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PAGE 4, THE PILOT, Gardner-Webb College, January 20, 1972 Family Of Thirteen Is “Really Tough” Greenvile, South Carolina is a big town with room for people, including children who have no one to care for them. But the James E. Harrison family has a big heart and room enough for five children of their own, two adopted daughters, and six foster children now living in their home. Ella Harrison, a junior physical education major at Gardner-Webb is the fourth child of the original Harrison family. Ella explained how she acquired her foster broth ers and sisters, some of the prob lems involved, and the satisfaction her parents have received from having the children with them. Mr. Harrison and his elder son, James, Jr., own a painting busi ness and Margie Harrison is a busy wife and mother. Sarah, the oldest daughter, is a receptionist in Bronx, New York, and Larry attends Cushing Academy in Mas sachusetts. Muschell is the young est daughter by birth and is dis abled by a birth defect. She lives in Whitten Village in Clinton, South Carolina. When Muschell was born, all of the Harrison children were al ready in school. The doctors sug gested to Mrs. Harrison that Mus chell needed other children to play with and the first foster child, Deidre, came to the Harrison home when she was three months old. She was later adopted into the family and is now 13, plays the trumpet in the school band, and enjoys art and poetry. Wanda was the next addition to the family, first as a foster child and later adopted. Now 8 years old, she enjoys piano, dance, and gymnastics. Six foster children complete the family of fifteen: Marie is 11 years old and wants to be a nurse; Eu gene, 14 years old, has a part-time job and has established his own savings account; Karen has been in the family since she was four years old and is now in the second grade; Charles and Ray came to gether to the Harrison home four years ago and are now six and seven years old; nine year old Denise has lived with the Harri sons for five months and is a lively tomboy. All of the children were brought into the Harrison home through the Greenville Welfare Depart ment. There are approximately 14- 15 other foster homes in the Greenville area. Each child has a social worker who pays periodic visits. A monthly allowance is paid for clothing, food, medical bills, etc., but all of the private lessons such as piano, dancing, and swim ming are provided by Mr. and Mrs. Harrison. Each of the chil dren has the opportunity to be an individual and himself. Household chores are shared and there are the usual brother- sister feuds. There are also unique problems since the children are from varied backgrounds and came to the Harrison’s at different ages, some of them with idea pat terns already formulated. Some of the children have problems ad- Chapel Personalities For Spring Rev. Buddy Freeman, Chairman of the Chapel Committee, an nounces the following personalities for chapel in the Spring semester of 1972. Dr. E. Eugene Poston started the semester off with an address to the students on January 11. On January 18 Dr. Karl Leyasmeyer lectured on communism here. Jan uary 25 brings Rev. Rick Traylor to campus from the Training De partment of the N. C. Baptist Con vention. And Dr. Robert Lamb introduces the Religious Emphasis Week on February 1. February 8 has Dr. John Caypool, pastor of Broadway Baptist Church at Forth Worth, Texas as assembly speaker. Dr. Poston again addresses the students on February 15, with the following Tuesday an open date. Dr. Wayne Ward, Professor at Southern Baptist Seminary speaks on February 29, and Dr. Poston on March 14. Professor at South eastern Baptist seminary. Dr. Don ald F. Cook, meets the students on March 21. The comedian. Rev. Grady Nutt, will entertain students on March 28. April 4 brings Dr. Poston and April 11 has Dr. Clarence Cran ford, Pastor Emeritus of Calvary Baptist Church in Washington, D. C. April 18 is Award’s Day at Gardner-Webb. The Distinguished Artist Series brings Francisco Epinsoa, Guitarist, to Gardner- Webb the 25th of April. To close out the year Dr. Douglas Watter- son of Cliff Temple Baptist Church at Dallas, Texas addresses G-W students May 2. justing to the new situation. Mrs. Harrison loves all of her children and never has regretted her large family. Ella summed it up pretty well with this remark concerning her personal feelings about her family: “I think it’s really tough myself!” SGA News The Student Senate met on Jan uary 11, 1972, with a total of 24 senators present. The invocation was brought by Dr. Poston. The senate unanimously voted to remove Dr. Ellenburg, their fac ulty advisor, who had been absent since the first meeting in Septem ber. Other motions which were car ried include the authorization of the Chairman of the Recreational Facilities Committee to spend the sum of $77.42 to purchase a plaque for the purpose of dedicating the “Bulldog” located in the cafeteria to its donor, Mr. James O. Ham rick. The Senate will hold a call- meeting on January 25 for the purpose of preparing impeachment procedures toward the senators with chronic absences. This is ac cording to the constitution laws. GW OFFICIAL TESTING CENTER A testing center for the college Level Examination Program will begin early next year on the cam pus of Gardner-Webb College. Dr. E. Eugene Poston, president 0 fthe college, announced that a contract had been signed with the Educational Testing Service of Princeton, New Jersey, establish ing the college as an open test The College Level Examination Program provides a means by which a person may demonstrate that he has acquired college-level learning outside the college set ting. Gardner-Webb is one of many institutions that will grant college credit on the basis of “This testing center is open to the general public, and the test results may be sent to colleges and universities throughout the na tion,” said Dr. Poston. “We are happy to offer this service to the citizens of the area because Gardner-Webb is a community service institution.” Art Exhibit In OMG Two senior art students at Ap palachian State University, Joe L. Whisnant, Jr. and Gene McHar- gue, have an art exhibit at Gard ner-Webb College. James Rash, Gardner-Webb art professor, said that the exhibit consists of drawings and paintings of mixed media. It will be open Monday through Friday from 8 ships and abstract forms. En- Gardner Fine Arts Building through February 5th. Included in works on display are two encaustic paintings by McHargue employing the use of beeswax, paraffin, linseed oil, and pigment to create color relation ships an dabstract forms. En caustic painting was a technique used by the ancient Egyptians. The paintings by Whisnant use realistic figurative elements in juxta-position with abstract geo metric forms. The figurative ele ment is related to the abstract geometric form through the use of reduced medeling and a stress ing of linear and planar quality. In the dorm Christmas decoration contest, Stroupi Dorm won. Ac cepting the trophy above from Dr. Garland Allen is Jane McArthur, Chairman of Decorations Committee. Stroup girls gather around. EVENING COURSES STILL OPEN Twenty-eight courses are being offered in the Gardner-Webb Col lege evening school with one his tory course being offered free. Jesse Taylor, director of the eve ning school, said that there is still room in most courses for new students. Those wishing to enroll should contact Taylor by calling the college or making a personal The free course, "Highlights of American History”, taught by Dr. Arthur Nuhrah, professor of his tory, meets Thursday nights for two hours at 7:30. Those wishing to take this course should report to the class at its next meeting in room 106 in the Church Annex Building. It is a non-credit course and no fee will be charged. Results of SUSGA Survey At G-W . Do you favor President Nixon’s proposed visit to the Peoples Re public of China? Yes 147, No 16, No Opinion 11. :. Do you favor membership in the United Nations for the Peoples Republic of China? Yes 124, No 36, No Opinion 14. . Which of the following would you favor in a Republican presiden tial primary held today? 12 Pete McCloskey, 129 Richard Nixon, 24 Ronald Reagan, 6 No Opinion. . Which of the following would you favor in a Democratic presiden tial primary held today? 2 Birch Bayh, 4 Henry Jackson, 23 George McGovern, 41 George Wallace, 7 Hubert Humphrey, 34 Edward Kennedy, 42 Edmund Muskie, 7 John Lindsey, 14 No Opinion, . Should the Federal government assume a greater role in environ mental pollution matters? Yes 166, No 2, No Opinion 5. I. Do you favor legalizing abortion for consenting patients? Yes 106, No 60, No Opinion 6. '. Do you favor relaxing pornography laws? Yes 45, No 107, No Opinion 20. i. Do you feel that the use of marijuana should be legalized? Yes 41, No 119, No Opinion 10. I. Have you ever smoked marijuana? Yes 40, No 132, No Opinion 1. I. Are you aware of the laws prohibiting the use and/or possession of marijuana and the penalties if found in violation? Yes 153, No 17, No Opinion 1. . Do you approve of pre-marital sex? Yes 77, No 80, No Opinion 17. . Have you ever engaged in pre-marital sexual relations? Yes 91, No 72, No Opinion 9. . Do you agree with Selective Service System’s plans to abolish the draft? Yes 113, No 47, No Opinion 12. . Do you support the idea of an all-volunteer army? Yes 119, No 40, No Opinion 14. . Do you agree with the recent court orders concerning integration and bussing to balance racial ratios in public schools? Yes 23, No 143, No Opinion 7. I. Do you feel that steps toward full integration are being uniformly enforced through the United States, in the North as well as in the South? Yes 14, No 143, No Opinion 16. . Do you agree with the premise that violence may be a legitimate means of dissent? Yes 27, No 131, No Opinion 14. . Do you feel that Japan is a serious economic threat to the United States in the area of foreign markets? Yes 112, No 36, No Opinion 23. . Do you agree with the present Administrations proposals to “bail out” Lockheed Corporation by means of a guaranteed Federal Loan? Yes 50, No 161, No Opinion 61. . Do you support President Nixon’s proposal for a guaranteed an nual income? Yes 61, No 77, No Opinion 33. . Do you agree with recent attempts by Governor Reagan of Cali fornia to put able-bodied welfare recipients to work on public projects? Yes 154, No 4, No Opinion 16. . Would you support armed intervention on the part of the U.S. in the Arab-Israeli conflict? Yes 34, No 114, No Opinion 25. . Now that 18-21 year olds can vote, if you are 18 have you regis tered? Yes 63, No 98, No Opinion 13. . Do you attend church services regularly (at least twice a month-? Yes 133, No 39, No Opinion 1.
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