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THE® PILOT
Gardner-Webb College—Home of the Bulldogs
THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1972 BOILING SPRINGS, NORTH CAROLINA
1971 The Greatest In
Gardner-Webb History
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8th Day In Concert
Problems Of
Registration
Students returned to Gardner-
Webb January 5 to encounter the
turmoil of registration. According
to Registrar, Mrs. Edwards, ap
proximately 1425 students were
registered and there were about
100 new students. These figures
include night students and special
students.
One G-W senior related that
he stood in line for five long hours.
In researching the reasons for
the slow down in registration this
year, it was discovered that over
150 “special” students were given
first choice before the senior class.
Certainly this was one phenomena
which requires investigation.
The actual registration for cours
es took a relatively short time,
once in the Bulldog Room. Stu
dents knew what courses they
were taking and had the approval
of their advisor, so this should
not have atributcd to the slow
process.
The location of the business of
fice in the registration line was
responsible for some of the con
gestion. Few students had pre-paid
and this held up the process.
Also students were not required
to pay the advance $50 to reserve
their room. This had been the
policy in past years and according
to Mr. Charles Mack, ^_>tisiness
manager, this was disbanded at
the request of the sttfdents. The
fact that students were not re
quired to reserve their rooms
caused a problem in that the ad
ministration and business office
could not determine the number
of students that would be return
ing for the spring semester.
All colleges encounter mistakes
with the time-consuming registra
tion. Students breaking in line
was a typical hinderance. Students
who attempt to register early
ahead of their class also contribute
to the turmoil.
Another reason for the long reg
istration lines may be related to
the numerous forms that are al
ways filled out during every regis
tration.
The answer to the question of
why any student had to stand in
line for five hours to register is
still unanswered. Maybe there is
no simple answer, but certainly
changes need to be made before
next fall.
Varsity Theotre
With the local theatre under
new management, students will be
able to see recent movies without
leaving Boiling Springs. The VAR
SITY THEATRE is open every
night, with shows at 7:00 p.m.
except for 9:00 p.m. on Sundays.
Coming January 19-25, THE
SUMMER OF '42 stars Gary
Grimes and Jennifer O’Neal. And
an old time favorite, GONE
WITH THE WIND, comes Jan
uary 27-29. It stars Clark Gable
and Vivian Leigh. January 30
through February 1 brings THE
WILD BUNCH with William
Holden and Robert Ryan. 2001
SPACE ODESSY comes to the
VARSITY THEATRE on Feb
ruary 2-5, starring Gary Lockwood
and Keir Dullea.
The price for students and
adults is 1.50 and for children, .50.
THE 8TH DAY -appear in con
cept at Gardner-Webb College
January 20 at 7:30 p.m. in Bost
gymnasium. This is one group
whose members can boast of hit
ting it off immediately, especially
Just two short months after
NEW TRUSTEES
R. Patrick Spangler, Shelby
businessman, has been elected
chairman of the Board of Trustees
of Gardner-Webb College. Span
gler has served two previous terms
as chairman of the board and he
succeeds Lloyd C. Bost, Shelby
bakery executive, as chairman.
Other officers elected include:
Mrs. Rush Stroup, Shelby, vice
chairman; Miss Charlene Stamey,
Fallston, secretary; A. T. With
row , Charlotte, treasurer; Paul
Bridges, Cliffside, assistant secre
tary and C. H. Harrill, Lincolnton,
assistant treasurer.
Nine new trustees were added
to the board at the first meeting
of the year. They had been pre
viously elected by the State Bap
tist Convention of North Carolina.
The nine include: J. Wayne
Burris, Lincolnton; Hobart C.
Smith, Charlotte; J. Toliver Davis,
Asheville; W. A. (Bill) Wallace,
Charlotte; Fred West, Gastonia;
Mrs. L. P. Frans, Hickory; Howard
Biggers, Jr., Charlotte; Woodrow
W. Jones, Rutherfordton; and Ar
thur C. Garrison, Charlotte.
In addition, Stan A. Lovelace,
general manager of General Fire-
proofing Company, Forest City,
has been named chairman of the
Board of Advisors of Gardner-
Webb College. Donald Warren,
superintendent of Spindale Mills,
was named vice chairman. Walter
Brown, Gaffney, S. C., is the new
secretary and Charles Alexander,
Kings Mountain, was elected assis
tant secretary.
Fourteen were named to the
Board of Advisors for the new
year. They include; Walter Brown,
Gaffney, S. C.; Harold Causby,
Shelby; Bill E. Gibbons, Gaffney,
S. C.; Sam Hargett, Rutherford
ton; B. B. Horn, Forest City; W.
J. Kiser, High Point; Jack Lutz,
Caroleen; Charles F. Mauney,
Kings Mountain; Aaron B. Moss,
Cherryville; Jack Ramsey, Shelby;
Jack Schweppe, Shelby; Clyde
Stutts, Shelby and Paris L. Yelton,
Shelby.
their formation, “She’s Not Just
Another Woman” was the pick
disk of the nation’s airwaves.
Their second release, “You’ve Got
to Crawl before You Walk,” made
the acquaintance all the more im
pressive. Their latest release is
“If I Could See the Light.”
The personnel includes:
Tony Newton (bass guitar). Be
fore the formation of the 8th Day
he was a vital component of studio
sessions that resulted in million
sellers for Freda Payne, Honey
Cone, Temptations, and Four
Tops. He also plays 13 additional
instruments.
Michael Anthony (lead guitar).
He began his singing and playing
career at the age of eight, about
the same time his neighbor Stevie
Wonder started.
Andrew (ones (drums). Andrew
looks like a basketball player
(6’10”). He taught himself to play
the drums.
Lynn Harter (vocals). She was
one of the background singers on
the popular hit, “God Bless Rock
and Roll.” She designs much of
the stage attire worn by the fem-
male segment of the group.
Jerry Paul (congos) Jerry has
played with the Miracles, Four
Tops, The Garden, Van Winkle
and the Allman Bros.
James Pavalack (rhythm guitar)
Prior to joining the 8th Day he
has own band.
Anita Sherman (vibes) She be
gan her career as a dancer. She
is also labeled a billiard shark.
Carol Stallings (electric violin)
She is a former member of the
San Francisco City Orchestra. She
decided to wire her performances
for sound after meeting Sly Stone.
Other entertainment planned for
this semester includes the follow:
ing:
January 28—Movie night at
GWC with COOL HAND LUKE,
starring Paul Newman, George
Kennedy, J. D. Cannon, and Jo
Van Fleet. This is at 8:00 p.m. in
Hamrick Auditorium.
February 19—SUGARLOAF in
concert at 8:00 p.m. in Bost Gym
nasium. They recorded “Green
Eyed Lady,” “Tongue and Cheek,”
and “Woman.”
March 17—THE 3 PROPHETS
(formerly the Georgia Prophets)
in blanket concert at 8:00 p.m. in
Bost gym.
April 29—THE SPRING JUBI
LEE.
The year 1971 could well be
called “the greatest” in the sixty-
six years of Gardner-Webb Col
lege.
Senior college accreditation, the
almost doubling of a $1,500,000
fund campaign, first graduating
class as a senior college and na
tional recognition in the field of
sports all combined to make 1971
one of the greatest of all years in
the college history.
The greatest achievement in the
eyes of the college officials was
senior college accreditation by the
Southern Association of Colleges
and Schools. The college entered
college ranks in the Fall of 1969
and graduated 350 students two
years later. Following more than
two years of intensive study and
investigation the college was given
senior college accreditation after
its first try before the national ac
creditation group.
“We knew that we had a top
rated junior college and it was
our hope and prayer that we
would be able to gain our senior
college accreditation soon,” said
Dr. E. Eugene Poston, Gardner-
Webb president. “We were over
joyed that accreditation came the
first time we made our formal ap
plication.”
The school had to reach certain
physical standards requiring addi-
The new year brought a new
change in the organizational sys
tem at Gardner-Webb. Mr. Robert
Decker, formerly music professor
here, has taken over the duties of
Baptist Student Union director to
make this a full-time job. He is
relieving Miss Ruth Kiser, Direc
tor of Student Affairs (women)
of this added responsibility.
Mr. Decker will help with the
organization to evaluate the pro
gram and help the officers in their
duties. He aims to help the pro
gram mean something to all stu
dents. Additionally his duties en
tail organizing other denomina
tional groups such as Methodists,
Presbyterians, etc.
Temporarily located in 113 CID,
Miss Kiser’s old office, Mr. Deck
er will later relocate in the chapel
ROBERT DECKER
tional funds which made necessary
a capital gifts campaign. The or
iginal goal was $1,500,000 to build
a new library, convert the present
library into a classroom building,
double the present administration
building and build a new dormi
tory.
This past year, less than two
years after the campaign began,
the fund drive passed the $2,600,-
000 mark. College officials feel
that the support of both manpower
and financial gifts was evidence
that helped convince accreditation
officials that the school had the
support of the community sur
rounding the college.
The appearance on the campus
of nationally known figures, Billy
Graham, Johnny Cash and North
Carolina Governor Robert Scott
brought world-wide publicity to
the college.
Graham spoke at the college’s
dedication of R. Patrick Spangler
Hall, named in honor of the man
who has directed two capital gifts
drives which raised more than
$5,000,000. Cash was presented an
honorary doctor of humanities for
his work in the fields of prison
and drug reform and his work
with alcoholics. Governor Scott
spoke at the college “victory din
ner” in celebration of the reach
ing of the $1,500,000 fund goal.
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when completed. Rev. Freeman,
campus minister, will join him in
the chapel, while Miss Kiser is
already in her new office in
Stroup dorm.
Excited about his new position
Mr. Decker has big plans for the
year such as developing the BSU
choir. He will be helping Dr.
Robert Lamb plan the Religious
Emphasis Week, “It’s the Real
Thing,” February 7-lL A Spring
Retreat is on the agenda in April
at Caswell, the N. C. Baptist As
sembly. The student Mission Con
ferences will highlight February
and March, with Southern Baptist
Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky
and New Orleans Seminary host
ing college students on February
25, 26 and Southwestern Baptist
Theological Seminary in Fort
Worth, Texas on March 10-12.
Mr. Decker sees his new respon
sibility as a challenge which he is
looking forward to meeting. He
wants to especially enlarge the
scope of the BSU to involve more
students.
Officers of the BSU this year
are President, Mike Shook; Vice-
President, Leland Kerr; Secretary,
Bob Raynor; Inner Campus Co
ordinator, Bob Grant; and Out
reach Coordinator, Richard Walk-
Decker New BSU Director