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Gardner-Webb Cotlege—Home of the Bulldogs
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1972
BOILING SPRINGS. NORTH CAROLINA
Homecoming Weekend '72
“WeVe Only Just Begun’*
John R. Dover, Jr. Memorial Chapel will be dedicated on
Friday, October 27, and the cornerstone service will be on
Saturday, October 28.
Founders Day Program
And Chapel Dedication
The football squad has the con
fident look of victory. Women
students are being selected to rep
resent their classes in the Home
coming court. Resident halls and
classes have begun their entries
for the decorations contest. Spirit
is scaring. Excitement is increas
ing.
The recentfy opened coffee
house initiated the festivities as
Mary Smith, folk-rock singer, be
gan her nightly appearance on
Monday evening.
Founders Day toned the festivi
ties to a more serious note with
The annual Founders Day Pro
gram was celebrated in the chapel
assembly on Tuesday, October 23.
The Founders Day dinner and
chapel dedication will be held on
Travel Forum
The first of the films in the
Gardner-Webb Travel Forum was
held September 19 at 7:30 p.m. in
HamrickT Auditorium. The series
includes seven 60-90 minute color
films of area countries. One film
will be shown each month and a
representative from an airline
serving that particular country
will be present to narrate the
films.
The first film featured Hawaii
and future showing will feature
Austria, Switzerland, and Italy on
Dctober 17; France on November
14; the British Isles on Jan
uary 16; Mexico on February 13;
the Holy Lands on March 27; and
Japan on April 24. There is no
charge and door prizes will be
awarded at each monthly showing.
The Travel Forum is a free
community educational service
serving students and the surround
ing communities. The film series
is under the sponsorship of the
Cultural Arts Committee and is
coordinated through Deems Travel
and Tourist Bureau located in
Shelby. '
Friday, October 27.
At the dinner J. R. Dover, III
will present the chapel to Gard-
ner-Webb and the chapel will be
dedicated in honor of the family
of John R. Dover, Jr. who con
tributed the money for the con
struction of the chapel. A response
and acceptance of the chapel will
be made by Mr. T. Causby, a trus
tee; Mr. Steve Riddle, SGA Presi
dent; and Mr. Charles E. Mack,
Jr., representing the faculty and
staff.
The cornerstone ceremony will
be on Saturday morning, October
28, at ten o’clock. The cornerstone,
resembling a time capsule, will
hold a copper box sealed in the
cornerstone. The copper box, ten
inches by ten inches by eighteen
inches, will hold a 1972 silver dol
lar, a fall revival program, a rep-
licle of a bulldog, a current ath
letic program, picture of John R.
Dover, Jr., a current catalog, a
recent ANCHOR, relative issues
of the PILOT, a student hand
book, a copy of the constitution
and bylaws of the college faculty,
alumni, and Student Government
Association, promotional broch
ures from Dover Textile group, a
copy of the letter of accrediation
as a senior college, and a Bible.
Following the cornerstone cere
mony the chapel will be open to
visitors from eleven o’clock to
twelve o’clock.
the Founders Day address in chap
el on Tuesday.
The freshman class plans a bon
fire rally on Thursday evening
whiph should ignite a winning
spirit for the grid squad. Partici
pating in this activity will be
Coach George Litton, co-captains
Ray Hannon and Woody Fish, the
football team, the cheerleaders,
and the pep band.
The Founders Day dinner on
Friday evening will be given in
honor of the family of John R.
Dover Jr. who contributed a gift
which made possible the recently
Oat-Of-State Fees
The trustees have announced a
policy change which will aleviate
the out-of-state fees of one hun
dred and thirty dollars a year be
ginning in the fall of 1973.
The cooperative program of the
North Carolina Baptist Conven
tion allots sixty five dollars a
semester for each North Carolina
student. The convention has not
benifited out of state students in
this way thus the fee was created
to maintain the operating expense
of the college. The removal of
this fee was considered when it
was realized that the college had
financial supporters from states
other than North Carolina and
some counties in South Carolina
had participated in GWC capital
gift campaignes.
completed chapel. During the
dinner, the chapel will be dedi
cated by students, alumni, faculty,
staff, advisors, associates, admin
istration, trustees, and friends of
the college. R. Patrick Spangler,
Chairman of the trustees will pre
side during the dinner and Dr. E.
Eugene Poston will deliver the
dedication address. The College
Ensemble will present three musi
cal selections.
On Friday night students will
enjoy the entertainment of a con
cert in the Bulldog Room of the
CID at nine o’clock.
Saturday’s activities will begin
with a brunch. Saturday morning
will include a basketball scrim
mage at ten o’clock, open house
in the residence halls between
eleven and twelve o’clock and the
judging of the residence halls and
class decorations.
The Bulldogs will meet the
Mars Hill Lions at two o’clock in
Spangler Stadium. The Homecom
ing court will be presented dur
ing half time and the 1972 Home
coming Queen will be crowned.
Saturday evening will feature
Jim Croce in concert along with
Rick Nelson and the Stone Canyon
Band.
Library Construction Is Underway;
Addition On Webb Building
The fall semester has brought
the ground breaking of one new
building, and the expansion of an-
Construction of the new John
R. Dover, Sr. Library began on
October 9; the completion of the
$1,250,000 structure has been set
for April, 1974. The library is
considered the focal point of the
first phase of the college’s capital
gifts campaign which had a goal
of $2,500,000. The present library
will be converted into a class
room building providing additional
classroom facilities.
The Laxton Construction Com
pany of Charlotte will be paid
$l,llb,700 for the general con
struction of the library. The
Drexel Furniture Company won
the $98,193 contract for the in
terior furnishings. Shelving and
filng equipment will be supplied
by the Esty Company of Redbank,
New Jersey for $24,608.
The Webb Administration
Building is now under construc
tion with the present building
doubled in size. An expanded ad
ministration force has forced
adnjinistrators to have of
fices all over the campus. It is
hoped that the addition to the
Webb Building will allow all ad
ministrators to be under one roof.
Proposed John R. Dover, Sr. Library to be completed by
April, 1974.