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Page 2, THE PILOT, Thursday, February 15,1973 Campus Queens Questionable! A tradition may soon fade from campus life as more women students refuse to be a part of the queen contests which are sponsored for various campus activities. Five campus events have queens to reign—Homecoming Queen, Holiday Tournament Queen, Sweetheart Queen, Spring Jubilee Queen and Miss ANCHOR Either by petition or nominated from clubs, these women students are selected to vie for a queenly title which is just that — a title. Paraded before the student body in a chapel session, the women students are reminded to smile pretty and the viewers are remind ed to vote for the loveliest. Several contestants have remarked that this is an interesting reminder of a cattle showing where the cattle are paraded and then judged on the outward appearance. As the educated of our society it seems that our value system would be more highly developed than to include superficial contests which judge appearance and personality of our colleagues. There is no place in an aca demic community for the exploitation of any trait or characteristic of any person. Five times a year women students are selected to be exploited. It may not be a deliberate humiliation, yet in reality it is just that. If the tradition of choosing queens cm be deleted from campus activi ties, it will not be too soon. Greater challenges await us when we are able to remove the dead weight of the unmeaningful. ★★★★★ Another on the Same ... The upper left-hand corner of the front page of the PILOT has become a reserved spot for the featuring of the queens. Each issue there is an elected queen to picture. This phenomenon reveals something about the value sys tem of the college and of the student body. Is there such a condition as too much of a good thing? Every occasion on campus seems to call for a campus queen election. Five queens are elected to reign throughout an academic year. The queens are elected by the student body and are representatives of the students, but is a queen necessary for Homecoming, Christmas Holi day Tournament, Valentine’s Day, Spring JubUee and a Miss ANCHOR? Five campus queens per year take away from the honor of being a queen. Every month one chapel session becomes a beauty pageant. The criticism here does not concern the existence of the queens but the logic behind electing five queens or more each year. An all-purpose “Miss Gardner-Webb” was part of the school’s past tradition which maybe needs to be reconsidered. Either one queen to reign over the years’ activities or a Homecoming Queen and a Spring Jubilee Queen would suffice. The ques tion is "Does Gardner-Webb need five yearly reigning queens?” S.A.H. ★★★★★ SENATE ABSENTEES Tuesday, February 6,1973 John Byrd — excused John Fowler — excused Judy Greene — excused Karen Meredith — excused Ed Cooke — unexcused John Taylor — unexcused Steve White — unexcused Lanita Wright — unexcused THE PILOT Editor Samala High Sports Editor Carrol Garrett News Editor Donna Turner Features Editor Lou Clontz Photographers Garry Cloer, Wayne Wike Cartoonist . Judy Greene Staff Carroll forest, John Spiess, Bruce Wade, Steve White, Lee Young Advisor » ... Mr. Bill Boyd Published by students of Gardner-Webb College, Boiling Springs, North CaroUn 28017. The office of the PILOT is lo cated in the Charles I. Dover Student Center, Room 112. Ad vertising rate is $2.00 per column inch. Telephone 434-2211. The opinions expressed in this student newspaper do not necessarily represent the views of the GWC faculty, adminis tration, or student body. Responsible comments to issues presented in the ‘Pilot are possible by writing, Editor; The PILOT, Box 439. Xoot- sL.s£asn&l[ 4V\t olViir dzoj sjjck \0ST Ulctsi.Utn?j kid X Usr&oed io’ -\ViE_ roar of -mt. OCJcZlO. VO tpLX- knouj uoh^dr X htard? Sa/ud -Pzt-IUAJQ Student Speaks On Cheating SGA NEWS STUDENT SENATE A call-meeting of the Senate was held on Tuesday, February 6 to re place past senators; two of which had been impeached and three which resigned for other reasons. There were twenty senators present which is not enough for a quorum and therefore, the meeting consisted of reports and announce ments. The attendance of twenty- three is necessary before there is a quorum. At the call-meeting the oath of office was administered to Steve Bowen who represents the portable housing I-O. The report to the Senate from the Executive Committee reported that there would be weekly meetings of the Senate for the next few weeks. An SGA banquet will be held on April 19 in the Bulldog Room. The dinner will include all senate members and the executive of ficers. The SGA banquet is an an nual event which was held during Christmas last year. A leadership conference for the spring is being planned. This week end conference will involve the old and new executive officers and other SGA leaders. It will be held the weekend of April 13-15 at Salt- erpath, N. C. STUDENT UNION BOARD The executive chairman of the newly established Student Union Board is Bob Grant. He stated that the Student Union Board is “a branch of the Student Government coordinating all student campus The vice-chairman is Frank Page who is also chairman of the Recrea tion Committee. The recorder is Sylvia Johns who serves as chair man of the committee initiating Arts and Crafts. The Popular Artist Committee is chaired by Julian Fowler. Chair man of the coffee house committee is Dick Stewart, and Kemp Savage is chairman of the Committee spon soring the movies on campus. Pam McCall is chairman of the Cultural Arts Committee which will sponsor the Distinguished Artist Series. The Chairman of the Publicity Committee is Bill Cooley. The Student Union Board has met twice this semester and they are making plans concerning the Spring Jubilee concert and are con sidering initiating an arts and crafts program that would use the coffee house as work space. The Student Union Board will send two representatives to the Na tional Entertainer’s Commission, February 18-21. The confernce will be held in Cincinnatti, Ohio and representing Gardner-Webb will be Julian Fowler and Kemp Savage. Do you cheat? Being a graduate of a college with the reputation of turning out cheaters is difficult to live down. We're students of such a college. Of course, you could trans fer — but will the other college/uni versity accept your records. The “future” employer would certainly have second thoughts about your credentials. This is something to think about, isn’t it? An IBM machine is too dumb to program itself. Will a test tube work its own formula or an educat or enlighten the world through his ignorance? Does a good athlete throw a game? And how will you fare in the competitive world of business? The minority should ask these questions of themselves. If 1 still have your attention, let me ask you an important question. Have we ever considered having the “Honor System” at Gardner- Webb? It takes the majority to make a system work. Analyze your irn for the present and future self. A id up fc rights as students and adults? The "Honor System” must have the support of the students and the concerned faculty members. IT’S WORTH A TRY! Thank you Linda Stine ★★★★★ Peace — In Our Time? There were no shouts of joy halle lujah exclamations with President Nixon’s long-awaited peace an nouncement. The cease-fire and signing of the peace treaty brought cases where men thought to be Man now faces questions such as: Was peace really gained? What is next in the history of the United States? These unanwered ques tions are traumatic and depressing, but the real tragedy may come as soldiers and prisoners of war return Newspapers accounts report cases where men thought to be dead and buried now appear as lost prisoners. Soldiers have been miss ing or gone from home for seven years or more. When these men return can they adjust to “normal” life? Can their families adjust? Unemployment and the end of the draft will have an explosive effect on the American economy. The drug culture will be influenced as soldiers return home. Men who have been captured and prisoners of war will probably need psychia tric help. After being taught to kill, can man suddenly return to a so ciety that outlaws killing? Can this It was an unmerciful tragedy that 50,000 men died, but the worst tragedy may be with the return “Bonnie and Clyde” concludes the movie-showings for Kebruarv The film will be presented on February 22 in Hamrick Auditorium at 7-30 p m
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