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I ff THE PILOT Gardner-Webh College GARDNER-WEBB COLLEGE FEBRUARY 2, 1971 BOILING SPRINGS, N. C. Accreditation Progress Made Gardner-Webb College took another big step toward acc reditation when the College De legate Assembly of the Southern Association of Colleges andSc- hools designated Gardner-Webb as a recognized candidate for Senior College Accreditation. Gordon W. Sweet, executive secretary of the Commission on Colleges informed Dr. E. Eugene Poston, president of Gardner-Webb, of the action. Dr. Sweet also wrote that an evaluation committee will soon be named to visit the Gardner- Webb campus in April, 1971. This committee will report back to the regional body an d final action on the application for accreditation will be announced at the annual meeting of the Southern Association of Coll eges and Schools meeting in Miami Beach in December 1971. “ This status. Recognized Candidate for Senior College Accreditation, provides an id entity for your institution while it is in transition to a bacca laureate program and it recog nizes significant progress,” wrote Dr. Sweet. “The action taken also authorizes an Eva luation Committee visit during the Spring of 1971.” This step follows closely re cent action ofthe North Carolina Association of Colleges and Schools which granted full acc reditation to Gardner - Webb. This group has jurisdiction only in North Carolina, but its action was an important step in the college’s progress. Graham And Harrington To Speak Two famous Christian evan gelists will speaking on the Gardner-Webb College campus during the month of February. During the week of Feb. 15 Mr. Bob Harrington, the famous “ chaplain of Bourban Street” will take part in the annual Baptist Layman’s Foundation conference to be held on our campus. Mr. Harrington will speak in chapel on the 16th. Dr. Billy Graham, world fa mous evangelist, will be the principal speaker at the dedi cation service of a new dor mitory and a consecration ser vice at a student chapel at Gardner-WebD College, Feb ruary 23. Webb Building Addition Concept of Webb Administration Building Addition Gardner-Webb’s studentbody is constantly growing and wiCi this growth comes a need for a larger administration build ing. Above is a concept of the proposed Webb Adminis tration Buildirg Addition. The new addition will double the size of the present building and will be built toward the Cliffside road. Er. E. Eugene Poston, pre sident of the College, said tiiat Pr. Graham will be present for the dedication of the R. Patrick Spangler Hall. The service will be part o f the school’s weekly chapel service attended by the college family. National Fraternity Forms Chapter At GW Week Of Encounter Christian Emphasis Week, to be held February 4-12, will be a unique experience for all. The “ Pilot ” interviewed Dr. Robert Lamb, director and coo rdinator of the week , to find out what will occur and what activities are planned. According to Dr. Lamb the theme of the week will be, self discovery and growth through communication and envolve- ment. The tempo will be set by Rev. Gene Waterson of the First Baptist Church, Shelby, who will speak in the February 4th and 9th chapels. Classes will be excusedFeb- ruary 10th and nth. These days will be divided into four major time blocks (8:30-12:00 and 1:30 -4:00). Each student will be required to attend an encounter group each time his schedule shows that he is registered for one or more classgs within a time block. Meeting places will be sca ttered over the campus, and students will be notified of these locations at a later date. Mr. Burl Lucas, Secretary of the Sunday School Department ofthe Baptist State Convention of North Carolina, will be in gen eral charge of the encounter groups. Clinically trained cou nselors from off campus will lead the groups, and 90 Gard ner iVebb students, recomm ended by their department chairmen, will be assisting the counselors. A training session will be held for student lead ers on February 9, at 7:30. Everyone involved in the Christian Emphasis Week be lieves that it will be a worth while experience for the stu dent due to the manner in which it is being carried out. There will be no prescribed content for programs. Through encoun ter groups we hope to bring about personal development and cause self-realization in each individual so that students can see themselves and see how they relate to each other. As Reuel Howe, author of MIRACLE OF DIALOG, said, “Communi cation causes people to become involved in each otiier, and out of this comes better relation ships and understanding.” Christian Emphasis Week was made possible through the generous contribution of Mr. Thomas F. Staley, of the Sta ley Foundation in New York. H e donated one third of the funds required to execute this endevor. We gratefully acknow ledge the important role that Mr. Staley has filled in making this week a success. Placement Service Gardner-Webb College reco gnizing the rising level of unemploymsnt and the need to assist graduates in finding po sitions upon graduation has o- pened an Office of Placement. The college, now with its first senior class after being a junior college for many years, will graduate almost 300 sen iors in May. Every effort is being made to help these gra duates locate jobs upon grad uation. Already prospective employ ers are visiting the campus interviewing students and talk ing with Jesse Taylor, director of placement and financial aid. More than 500 letters have been mailed to various busi ness firms requesting infor mation on employment oppor tunities and informing them of the new service of the coUege. In addition to this information a listing of all major businesses in the nation are maintained along with a description of emp loyment opportunities and in- formtion along with a descrip tion of employment opportunit ies and Information as how to obtain applications. over 300 teaching vacancies are on file in the placement office with grade and subject listings. Teacher’s applica tions for all North Carolina school systems and many in South Carolina are available. All seniors, graduates and alumni are entitled to the ser vices of the placement office with grade and subject listings, which also handles part-time and off campus job needs. Food Committee The Food Committee met on January 20 to discuss recent Cafeteria problems and to offer suggestions for improving cafe teria service. A short cut line which would serve only sandwiches has been suggested by the committee. This line would operate during lunch and would allow students with a limited amount of time to have a lunch without waiting in the regular serving line. Another suggestion by the committee was to provide a line for those wishing to receive second servings. A national honorary English fraternity will become affiliated with Gardner-Webb College. Dr. Betty S. Cox, head of the Department of English, said the department has been approved for affiliation Sigma Tau Delta, national English fraternity. Dr. Cox said the affiliation will permit admission of the first honor group during this semester and that the chapter will formally follow during this semester upon Gardner-Webb’s accreditation as a senior coll ege by the Southern Association of Schools and Colleges. Ernest M. Blankenship, pro fessor in the English Depart ment, is handling the affiliation. He said that although twenty- two other colleges, including three in North Carolina had inquired about forming chap ters, only Gardner-Webb app lied in such a way as to be considered seperately on the fraternity’s agenda at a recent meeting in Atlanta and to win, as a result, immediate approval. State Committee Appoints McGraw Thomas J. McGraw, vice pre sident of academic affairs at Gardner-W'ebb College, has been named to the Committee on The College Student of the North Carolina Association of Colleges and Universities. Mr. McGraw was informed of his appointment by J. P. Freeman, acting executive dir ector of the association. Other members of the com- Thomas Dula, chairman, UNC-Charlotte; Jerry Godard, Guilford College; Jesse Mar shall, North Carolina A & T: C. Grier Davis, Montreat - Anderson College; Clayton Le wis, Chowan College; Carl Fis her, Pembroke State Univer- The students who will be taken into the fraternity will soon be chosen. Sigma Tau Delta has 154 member colleges and un iversities. Eutsler Joins Department Of Business From U. Of Florida A university of Florida pro fessor is joining the faculty of Gardner - Webb College as a consultant and visiting profeps- or in the Department of Busi ness Administration and Eco nomics. Dr. Roland Byerly Eutsler assumed his new position atthe beginning of the college’s se cond semester January 6. Er. Eutsler received his Bac helor of Science and his Master of Science degrees from the University of North Carolina In Chapel Hill and he earned the Doctor of Philosophy with a major In economics from the University of Pennsylvania. While at the University of Florida, Dr. Eutsler has ser ved a s professor of econom ics. He also served as acting head of the Department of Eco nomics in 1958. He has served two years as professor of economics at the University of California’s Indonesian Economics Project while on leave from the Uni versity of Florida. He also served one year in the same position for New York Univer sity’s Nigerian Project In La- Eh:. Eutsler Is a native of Danville, Virginia. He and Mrs. Eutsler have two children, Ruth Kay and Roland Byerly, Jr. sity; Grady Love, Davidson County Community College and Robert Davis, Brevard CoUege.