THE PILOT
Gardner-Webb College
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19,1975
BOILING SPRINGS, NORTH CAROLINA
New Students Adjust To GWC Life
The freshmen began their new life and college career here on Sunday,
August 24. The SGA Orientation Committee was in charge of the entire
week’s activities. This year’s orientation had a more personalized ap
proach. All the freshmen were divided up into groups of 25 to 30 people
with two or three Orientation Committee members in charge of each
group. These Committee members were otherwise known as the Fresh
men’s “Big Brothers and Sisters.” These “Big Brothers and Sisters”
worked closely with the freshmen trying to get them more acquainted
with life at Gardner-Webb.
ORIENTATION RUNS SMOOTHLY FOR NEW STUDENTS.
Bill of Rights Passes
The Statement of Student
Rights and Welfare, which begins
on page 36 in the Student Hand
book, has recently been approved
by the Board of Trustees. The
Board of Trustees met on Friday,
August 29, 1975, for their Annual
Fall Meeting, at which time the
Statement of Student Rights and
Freshman
Officers
Elected
An election of the freshman
class officers for the 1975-76
school year was held on Septem
ber 2. A run-off election for the of
fices of Vice-President and one of
the Senate positions was held
September 9. The following offi
cers were elected:
President: Ken Scarlett, 18, is
a religions major from Daytona
Beach, Florida. He lives in room
number 315 Mauney. His post of
fice box is 720.
Vice-President: Scott Eanes,
18, is a resident of Lesinton. He is
majoring in religion. He lives in
room 312 Lutz-Yelton. His post
office box is 327.
Secretary: Betty Diggs, 18, is
from Sumter, South Carolina, and
is a music major. She presently
resides in Decker, room 218 and
owns post office box 500.
The Senators elected are:
Cindy Bridges^ Kings Moun
tain.
Candy Holt, Durham.
Dana Jenkins, Charlotte.
Hollis McDonald, Camden,
New Jersey.
Welfare was discussed. The 'Trs-
tees felt it was a good document
and approved it unanimously.
The Chapel Bill, which the
, Senate passed last year, was also
discussed by the Board of Trus
tees. This bill calls for having
three required chapels and one
non-required chapel. The Trus
tees approved this bill also but
with one stipulation—that it be
on a trial basis for one semester.
The students, themselves, would
be responsible for the non-re-
quired chapels.
Orientation began with a wor
ship service in the Bost Physical
Education Building at 10:30 a.m.,
Sunday. Dr. Eugene Poston,
President of the college, delivered
the message to the new students,
as well as their parents and
friends. This service provided an
introduction to the college and its
purpose.
A parents’ orientation meeting
was held that afternoon in the
Hamrick Auditorium. Mr. Martin
Banner, Coordinator of Student
Personnel Services, presided over
the meeting. Open house in all the
residence halls followed the
parents’ meeting. A reception
was also held that afternoon for
all freshmen and their parents in
the Charles I. Dover Campus
Center Lounge.
Mr. Ray Pople, Director of
Counseling, presided over the
convocation meeting on Monday
for the freshmen and transfer stu
dents. Representatives of the
Alumni and Student Activities
Board were included in the pro
gram. The meeting presented and
introduced the activities in which
the freshmen could become in
volved. A “Red Tape” session fol
lowed the general convocation
along with testing for those stu
dents who had not been tested ur-
ing the summer. At 7:30 p.m.
that day, the freshmen filed into
Spangler Stadium and were
briefly instructed on “Being a
Bulldog.”
The long, tedious job of regis
tration began on Tuesday. The
juniors and seniors registered
that day. The freshmen attended
an SGA assembly in the morning
and at 1:00 p.m., they attended a
“How to Study” session. That
evening, a concert was held.
Registration continued on Wed
nesday for the sophomores and
freshmen. The freshmen Talent
Showcase was presented to the
student body that evening.
Classes began on Thursday. A
picnic was held outside for supper
that evening. Softball, volleyball,
and relay games accompanied the
picnic.
As classes continued on Friday,
freshmen began to realize more
fully the attitude and purpose
here at Gardner-Webb. The Fall
Ball, featuring the Spontanes was
held Friday evening.
A hearty thanks goes out to the
Orientation Committee for
making this year’s Orientation
Week such a success.
Chat With The President
In an effort to promote better
communication between students
dents, faculty and administra
tion, Dr. Poston gives his views
about Gardner-Webb in the com
ing year.
Dr. Poston feels that the most
important aspect of any college or
DR. POSTON OUTLINES COMING YEAR.
university, is that the particular
institution keep in mind its pur
pose for existence. The purpose of
Gardner-Webb College as stated
in the Student Handbook is, “to
develop quality Christian stu
dents who think for themselves,
and who will dedicate themselves
to the Christian way of life in the
vocation of their choice.” Accord
ing to Dr. Poston, everyone
should keep this purpose in mind.
Each should strive for a better
understanding of, and a belief in,
the purpose. He also states that,
according to a study conducted
by the Danforth Corporation, the
religious colleges which stuck
with their stated purposes, sur
vived. As far as Gardner-Webb is
concerned, the president hopes
that this year, everyone will fos
ter an even stronger commitment
to the purpose of the college.
A second area of concern to Dr.
Poston, is the salaries of faculty
members. As of this year> any ex
tra money raised will be for
warded into a special fund desig-
(SEE CHAT, PAGE 2.)