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Page 2, THE PILOT Letter Xo The Editor Tuesday, March 25,1975 Dear Editor, As a student at Gardner- Webb College, I feel the time has come for the truth about many things to be known. For instance, we have seen several raises in tuition in the past few ye£irs. When I began as a student here in 1972, tuition was $600.00 per semester, plus that mys terious activity fee of $75.00. This semester, tuition was $870.00 reflecting an almost $200.00 increase, approxi mately 30%. What is the money going for? One would suppose that the overwhelming percentage of this money would go for in structional expenses, parti cularly professors’ salaries (after all, inflation has hit everyone). It is interesting to note that professors on this campus received an average of 0% increase for the year 1972-73 and only an average 5% increase for the year 1973-74. This and all other figures used in this let ter are taken from the Gard ner-Webb CoUege Self Study Report, 1973-74 (now in the hands of student leaders). Inflation has been pro gressing over the last three years at an approximate rate of 10% to 12%. However, if the college is not raising salaries in proportion to the cost of living, then what is the school doing with the money? The Self Study Report shows that over the past five years the athletic program has had a total deficit of $429,652.00. However, do not despair, this hole is filled with the $435,754.00 out of the money we pay for our boarding plans. Both of these figures are listed in Table XVII Auxiliary Enterprises Net Income on the Self Study Report. Nei ther of these figures includes utilities or depreciation of buildings. Apparently, the school rakes their cut off the top before the food service ever sees the money. I doubt that there is a single student who would say that the food and service of the cafeteria couldn’t use some improve ment. Just think how $89,025.00 (the amount for last year) could improve the food services. Just think how we are being ripped off. Applications for next year's Editor of the Pilot and the Yearbook are now being taken. To pick up applications, come by the Public Relations Office. I am one person who thinks it is time that an end be put to such as this. We live in the United States of America. We are guaranteed the right of free dom of speech. It doesn’t matter if I am in a church- supported school or a state institution, it is still my right to say what I feel, pro viding it is fact, without fac ing such a charge as insubor dination. I am asking that the name be withheld on this letter so that those persons associated with me wiU not fall imder attack, as they surely would if my identity was known. Respectfully submitted, “Just thinking for myself” (See Editor’s Column.) Oum What? You’re InMited The students of Gardner- Webb College are planning and conducting a revival to be held April 7-11, and YOU ARE INVITED! Services will be held each evening at 6:00 p.m. in the Dover Chapel. Speakers for these services include Bob Dominy, Don Wilson, Bobby Cline, Dan Robinson, and Jerry Bryant. The theme is “Crossroads Ahead.” Sup port your fellow students by making a special effort to at tend, and bring a friend. You’ll be glad you did! 1975 SPRING SCHEDULE STUDENT CENTER BOARD PROGRAMMING Date Activity Place Time March 26 Drifters-Show/Dance Gym 8:00 March 27 Movie-Executive Action Gym 8:00 April 3 Donkey Softball Intramural 6:30 April 10 Movie-Jesus Christ Gym 8:00 Superstar April 19 Tubing Broad River 2:00 Steel Bridge April 25 Arts & Crafts Festival CID Building 12-8 April 26 Arts & Crafts Festival 0 Max Gardner 9-6 April 25 New Directions (Concert) Gym 9:30 April 26 Mo vie— “So Long Joey’ ’ B.S. Baptist 7:00 Church May 2 Spring Jubilee Ball CID Cafeteria 8:30 (Spontanes) May 3 Dave Loggins- Gym 8:00 Doug Kershaw Concert Sue Poper Will Appear In PAG’s “Carousel” April and May will be “bustin’ out all over” with the sovmd of PAG’s “Carou sel” to be presented the lat ter part of April and the early part of May in Ruther- fordton, Shelby, and Kings Mountain. “Carousel” will mark the beginning of The Performing Arts Guild’s fifth year of arts program ming in the Region C area, and will be the eighth major musical theatre production since the premiere of “Came- lot” in May, 1971. Casting for the major roles is complete and accord ing to director Matthew McEnnerney, “This is one of the strongest casts ever in a PAG production, and in cludes a large number of newly discovered talents. ’ ’ The cast also includes two performers who have pre viously played major roles in PAG productions. A1 King of Rutherfordton wiU play the starring role of Billy Bigelow, the carousel barker with more charm than luck. Audiences wiU remember King as Curly, the lead role in PAG’s hit show of 1972, “Oklahoma”. For that per formance he received an ex cellent review from Dick Banks of The Charlotte Ob server. King is employed by Stonecutter Mills of Spin- dale and lives in Rutherford ton with his wife, Joan, re cently seen as Maria von Trapp in “The Sound of Music,” and their two chil dren, Jeff and Ginger. King is the first person to play a leading role in more than one PAG musical production. Gary Southard, who will play the staid fisherman, Mr. Snow, a leading role in “Carousel”, was enjoyed last spring as Max Dett- weiler in PAG’s production of “The Sound of Music”, which played to large audi ences in both Rutherfordton and Shelby. Southard is As sociate Pastor of the Second Baptist Church in Shelby and a graduate of Southern Baptist Theological Semi nary in Louisville, Ken tucky, with a Masters De gree in Religious Education. Southard and his wife Janet are residents of Shelby. Making her debut with PAG as the leading lady of “Carousel” is Rosemary Waither of Rutherfordton. Mrs. Waither is a graduate of Asbury CoUege in Ken tucky. She and her husband, James, spent two years as missionaries in the Virgin Islands where she served as choir director. Mrs. Waither is a member of the La Mar Stringfield Music Club. Her husband is Associate Pas tor, First United Methodist Church, Rutherfordton, and a juvenile court covmselor. A new and talented per sonality is Sue Poper of Gardner-Webb College, who will be plajang Nettie Fow ler, Julie’s cousin and the character who sings the fa miliar, “You’U Never Walke Alone”. She is a junior music major at Gardner- Webb and a member of two select choral groups, the Col lege Ensemble and the Up per Classmen. Have you tried to get some money from the finan cial aid office? You haven’t! Well, why don’t you try? It is easier than transferring to other schools. There are funds available with those who have a need. A need is shown in the Par ent’s Confidential State ments. Even if this doesn’t work out, you might be able to get documental evidence to help (Ex. two from a fam ily in coUege, your father be ing laid off from work). The Financial Aid Office hopes to get all returning students satisfied by May 1. But it is still not too late to try. There are several ways for you to receive money. There are loan grants, pack age deals, but nothing is going to work unless you try. Editor’s Column This letter to the editor was written close to three weeks ago. It was even written before the article in the Shelby Daily Star appeared concerning the spending of the athletic department. Since that time this matter has been discussed in more detail by several committees and the administra tion. The Division of Humanities, since their statement con cerning the spending of the athletic department has finally brought attention and the course for other committees to start working. The Division of Humanities had their reasons for making their statements BUT why did so many people get upset? After reading the statement myself, all I read was a sugges tion that the Athletic Department should try (at least try) to work within their means. The statement did not say to do away with the Athletic Department. Now they say that the deficit spending for the Athletic Department is because of scholarships. Well, that’s good and fine, but let’s get facts on the table where everybody can see them. These athletic scholarships are good, but at this way we might find out that we have more athletic scholarships than academic. Why was there such a hassle because of the statement from the Humanities Division? There are several colleges whose Athletic Department is operating in the red. A Bap tist University near by, has the same problem. Their athletic program is $170,000 in the red. In this college’s newspaper they were asking that they do away with the football program all together. Just because everybody else is in the red, should not mean that GWC should do it also. We need an athletic program, but should we let it put us out of busi ness? It might be said that the program is just a little in the red, but let’s try to work within our means so that it won’t happen in the future. In other words, let’s don’t try to drive a Cadillac while we are still on a Volkswagon gas allowance. Gardner-Webb will have its day, but we will have to work for it. NOTICE Phi Beta Lambda of Gardner-Webb College is proud to annoimce that its annual Amateur Talent Show will be held this year on Aprill7, 1975, in Hamrick Auditorium. All per sons interested in participating in the talent show are asked to please contact Mr. Joe Allen in 305 Church, or John Roemer at 434-2914 by April 14. Cash prizes will be awarded in the amount of $35 to the 1st place winner, $25 to the 2nd place winner, and $15 to the 3rd place winner. All proceeds will go to a student scholarship fund. There will be a lot of fun for everyone involved. See you there. The Pilot Editor Wofford Caughman Feature Editor Charlotte Meyer Sports Editor Ken Com News Editor Becky Host Staff Crela Landreth, Kay Snyder Leah Hayes Photographer “Chapie” Chapman Advisor Mr. Bill Boyd Published by students of Gardner-Webb CoUege, Boiling Sprmgs, North Carolina 28017. The office of the PILOT is located in the Charles I. Dover Student Center, Room 112. Advertising rate is $2.00 per column inch. Telephone 434-2361. The opinions expressed in this student newspaper do not neces sarily represent the views of the GWC faculty, administration, oi student bixly. Responsible comments to issues presented in th Pilot are poLsible by writing, Editor—THE PILOT, Box 163.
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