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Page 4, THE PILOT Gardtier-Webb To Operate Radio Station A 5,000 watt FM non-commercial tion of the station and student help radio station will begin operation will be utilized for the remainder of within 90 days on the campus of the staff. Gardner-Webb CoUege. The 5,000 watt power will aUow Dr. E. Eugene Poston, president the station to reach as far east as of the coUege, announced that the Charlotte, west to HendersonviUe, Federal Communications Com- north to Lenoir and south to mission had granted the coUege a beyond Chester, S. C. It will have a permit to operate the station with radius of a Uttle more than 50 an assigned frequency of 88.3 on miles. the FM dial. The station will be a stereo Dr. Poston said the station will operation with some of the finest operate seven days a week for 12 equipment available, hours each day, 11 a. m. to 11 p. m. Much of the equipment was The station will have a 200 foot made possible through a memorial tower which will be located in gift of the Lee P. Frans family, of Boiling Springs at the rear of the Hickory, N. C. The late Mr. Frans coUege’s former alumni house. The was a Hickory businessman, an station itself will be in the house avid supporter of the college prior which was once used for the college to his death in an automobile acci- president’s home. dent in January of 1970 while “We are very pleased that we visiting in Bradenton, Florida, have received our permit to go on Mrs. Frans and other members of the air with this FM station, ’ ’ said the family gave in excess of $30,000 Dr. Poston. “I am sure that the to be used for radio equipment, station will benefit the entire com- “We are very indebted to the munity, and will provide oppor- Frans family for their gift to the tunity for training in radio work for college,” said Dr. Poston. “We feel that there would be no better way It is our hope that the station to use this money than to have a wffl be a great asset to the area. We fine Christian educational station plan to make it a strong Christian on the campus. Mr. Frans was a station with many educational fea- fine Christian businessman and I tures in the programming.” am sure that he would have wanted The college president said a fuU- to have a part in the estabUshment time manager will direct the opera- of this station.” Tuesday, September 18,1973 Chair of Bible—Rev. Morris Food Problem on Campus Gardner-Webb College has two new cafeteria directors this year, namely, Mr. Connie Branch, who is the head director, and Mr. Ron Harpe, who is Mr. Branch’s assis tant. We at G-W are glad to have them and we welcome them to the campus. Mr. Branch states that he enjoys working with people and that his desire and purpose here at Gardner-Webb are to give the students the best quality food and service the cafeteria staff has to offer. This task is not an easy one, however. Because of this being his first year at Gardner-Webb, Mr. Branch has found many new things he has had to adjust to and to One of the major problems sweeping throughout the United States is the rising cost x>f food due to the inflation of the American dollar. This problem is also evident at Gardner-Webb. Mr. Branch feels the students can help here by not wasting food. Large amounts of food are being found wasted after every meal. Students should come to the cafeteria knowing their apetites and then taking only the amount of food they feel they can eat. If afterwards, the student is still hungry, he may always come back for seconds. The cafeteria staff does not wish to shortchange the students. Their desire and aim are to serve the students to the best of their ability. Mr. Branch is merely asking that the students cooperate with him and his staff to conserve on the waste of food. The food is there for the students and you, the student, may have as much as you want to eat, but please do not load your tray with food and beverages and throw half of it away. Be courteous and con siderate by helping to conserve on the waste of food. Mr. Branch’s office is located directly below the cafeteria and his door is open at all times. He would be more than happy to help anyone with complaints or problems. He also would appreciate suggestions if anyone has any. Stop by to visit and get to know him. His aim is to serve you, the individual student. At the faculty meeting, Vice-President of Gardner-Webb, Mr. Tom McGraw, asked Mr. M.A. Mosley, Professor of Math & Science, to start the new year by ringing the bell. Another step toward the estab lishment of a chair of Bible at Gardner-Webb was taken with the announcement that a long-time North Carolina Baptist pastor. Rev. B. E. Morris, will teach a course this semester. Thomas J. McGraw, announced that Morris would teach a one hour course for credit each Wednesday afternoon at one o’clock in the John R. Dover Jr., Memorial Chapel. The first class will be held September 12. In reference to the chair of Bible, Dr. E. Eugene Poston said that it is his hope that the chair can be fully endowed within the next three years. It cost $100,000 to endow a teaching chair at Gardner-Webb. “I can think of nothing that we need more at Gardner-Webb than an endowed professorship in Bible,” said Dr. Poston. “It would certainly be a great step in the future of the college if we could Summer Tour Have you ever wanted to take a trip to a European country and get coUege credit for it? 'That is exactly what seven G-W students did last summer. These students were; Brian Waters, Marcia Leazer, Beth Honeycutt, Brenda Jones, Mary Jo Byrd, Sharon Capps and Sherry Jenkins. Accompanied by Dr. Robert Morgan, they joined a group of students from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro to make the trip. Also from the same university were Dr. Roch Smith and Professor Paul Koenig. This group took part in a nine- week study program most of which took palce in France. They departed on June 4 for five weeks in Paris. During this time, they stayed in various hotels. Classes and tours were held Monday through Thursday. The afternoon tours led to such events as opera and Comedie Francaise. The long weekends left the students time to visit other countries. Each day consisted of two one- hour morning classes; one being on civilization in culture and the other on pronunciation and conversation. After lunch, a two to three hour tour was conducted by a French guide. This meant that everything was spoken in French. In fact, the participants in the study program were asked to speak in French at aU During the sixth week of the program, aU of the participants resided in one hotel in Tours Franck. The study portion of the program ended with a trip to Chartres, to visit the Chartres Cathedral. At the end of the six weeks of study, some of the students came home. Others remained for the next three weeks to travel independently about Europe. Registration According to the registrar’s calculations so far, the total en rollment for the year 1973-74 at Gardner-Webb CoUege is 1,531. By classes, there are: Freshmen — 530 Sophomore — 352 Junior — 296 Seniors — 318 have an endowed chair of Bible and I am going to work hard toward that goal.” The course, ReUgion 318, wiU deal with the material from the “Sermon on the Mount” with exposition of Matthew 5-7. It wiU be entitled, “Living ReUgion.” Those wishing to sign up for the course should contact Mr. McGraw. The course wiU be open to anyone who wishes to take it. The course is especiaUy pointed toward reUgion majors at the coUege and others in fuU-time church positions in the churches throughout the area. Rev. Morris has some 60 years experience as a North CaroUna pastor and educator. He is a native of Stanley, N. C. and graduated from South Fork Academy in Maiden, N. C. He later earned two degrees from Wake Forest University and two degrees from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, LouisviUe, Ky. He is also dean of BibUcal studies at Mulberry Baptist Church in Charlotte and is interim pastor of the Wilmont Baptist Church in the There wiU be no charge for taking the course. The course wiU be closed when seating space is fiUed. Noted Individual “If you raise your hand in this class you wiU be properly ignored,” is a brazen statement that would offend any student unless the pro fessor making the statement is blind sucli as Ralph Logan Carson. Such is the case and under standably so with Carson who is an assistant professor of reUgion at Gardner-Webb CoUege. He has been blind since his birth in Marion, N. C. and graduated from the North Carolina School for the Blind and Deaf in Marion, N. C. A condition such as blindness would handicap most people. Carson has definite views about handicaps. “There are three ways an individyal reacts to a handicap,” commented Carson. “You can either give up and say its got me or spend your time fighting it or take your handicap and make stepping stones out of it.” Carson has certainly made stepping stones out of his handicap. If aU goes as he expects he wiU have his Ph. D. from Drew University in Madison, N. J., next year. He is presently writing his doctoral dissertation along with teaching three classes of Old Testament and a class on Black Church History at Gardner-Webb. Old Testament is his area of concentration in reUgion. Carson has a unique system for grading test papers. He has confi dential readers that read him the student’s answers. The reader never teUs him the name of the student until he has made his comments for the reader to write on the test paper and has recorded the grade. He beUeves this is the only way he can be completely fair. Many have asked Carson if he has had problems with students cheating in the past. He commented that since he always gives essay tests that he could spot any cheating readily. “In my case you have to have a good memory and I can always teU if I have heard something similar in another paper,” commented Carson. “It breaks my heart to catch a student cheating and I am very low for a few days.” He feels that this is the reason that in his seven years of teaching only six students have been caught cheating and in each case when confronted they admitted it. “I want students to know that I care about them as a person and not as a number in my class,” explained Carson. "Students do not take advantage of me phy- sicaUy but they do sometimes try to take advantage of my ‘We Care Principle’.” Carson has an exceUent memory for names. In two or three weeks he says he wiU be able to caU out his class roles by memory and wiU recognize the students’ voices. When in Nigeria he adopted a Uttle girl whose mother had died in childbirth. The baby was considered a curse to the “bushmen” and it was common procedure to abandon the child. The chUd’s father could not abide with that so the Carsons were asked to adopt the child, which they did. Tricia GaU is now five years old. They also have a son, Aaron Peters, twelve years old. “I want people to accept me as an individual and as a professor who is going to be a complete professor.”
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