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Gardner-\\febb Gdlege
Thursday, September 28,1978
Boiling Springs, North Carolina
New Programs—New Students—New Staff
Potter Heads Program for Deaf
Until a few years ago, a
deaf person wanting to go to
a college that had a special
ized degree program for the
deaf, had to go to Gallaudet
College in Washington, D.C.
But now, thanks to a grow
ing concern for the needs of
deaf people and the desire
for higher education and
achievement among the deaf
themselves, there are three
colleges in N.C. with such
programs. Those colleges
are Lenoir Rhyne, East
Carolina University, and
Gardner-Webb.
Dr. Jerry Potter is the
director of the degree pro
gram for the deaf, coming to
Gardner-Webb with twenty-
six years of experience as
Director of Deaf Missions
with the Baptist State Con
vention in North Carolina.
He became interested in
working with the deaf when
he picked up a hitchhiker in
Burns, Oregon in 1948.
After several futile attempts
to communicate with the
new rider, it became appar
ent that the young man was
deaf. Dr. Potter knew the
manual alphabet from his
boy scout days and began
talking with the hitchhiker
with his fingers. A friend
ship began and out of that
friendship Dr. Potter real
ized that the Lord was call
ing to fill the needs of a
strong deaf ministry in the
state of North Carolina.
Interest in a degree pro
gram for deaf students at
Gardner-Webb came to Dr.
Potter and Dr. Williams at
the same time. The two got
together and began making
plans which led to the estab
lishment of a program in the
fall of 1977. Expanded for
1978, the program utilized
hearing interpreters who go
into class with the deaf stu
dents and interpret what the
instructor says by means of
manual communication
(sign language). It is the
responsibility of Dr. Potter
to help the deaf students
and the interpreters sche
dule their classes to insure
that the deaf students will
have an interpreter for each
of his or her classes. The in
terpreters are also available
to serve as tutors and to in
terpret for any extracurricu
lar activities in which the
deaf students may want to
get involved.
In addition to the inter
preting and coimseling ser
vices now offered, Dr. Potter
gave the Pilot some insight
as to his goals and objec
tives for the deaf program in
the future. In the near fu
ture, Dr. Potter would like
to initiate a program to train
hearing students for inter
preting in classes, churches,
courtrooms, and any other
situation where deaf people
need interpreting. He would
like to soon begin a Deaf
Education Program for
hearing people to train them
to work with and teach deaf
people. Also, unrealistic as
this may seem, he would like
in the future to see as much
as fifty to seventy-five per
cent of the student body
using sign language and a
good many of the professors
being proficient enough to
conduct their classes in sign
language as well as in voice.
(Bear in mind that Dr. Wil
liams is learning sign lang
uage and if a college presi
dent can leam sign lang
uage, ANYONE can!).
Impossible goals? Maybe,
but for a man that has de
voted a lifetime to helping,
teaching, and preaching to
the “silent people,” he can
only view these goals as tre
mendous steps forward in
giving the highest quality of
education possible for the
deaf here at Gardner-Webb
College.
GW Graduates Excel on CPA Exam
Only one small college in North Carolina
had a greater percentage of students passing
the Certified Public Account examination
than Gardner-Webb College. This is the in
formation received from a recent analysis of
student performance on the CPA examina
tion given in May 1978.
All states require the CPA candidate to
sit for and pass a comprehensive four-part
examination, which lasts one afternoon and
two all-day sessions, though the qualifica
tions for the CPA certificate vary somewhat
among the states.
The four parts of the examination include
auditing, business law, accounting theory
and accounting practice.
“The accounting program is a vital part of
the Business Administration Department at
Gardner-Webb,” commented Dr. Richard
Wood, Chairman of the department.
Sharing teaching responsibilities in the
accounting area are Sue C. Camp, CPS;
John Snyder, CPA; and Barry Hartis, CPA,
Gardner-Webb business manager who is
teaching part-time.
Tasty TidBits
From The Cafeteria
The interminable long lines flanking each side of the cafe
teria on Tuesday and Thursday ... the occasional crash as a
mortified student (or professor) drops his tray down the
dumbwaiter ... the round of applause that accompanies this
crash . . . These are aU-too-familiar scenes to the Gardner-
Webb student in his favorite spot on campus—the cafeteria!
However, there will be some changes in the cafeteria, due to
Gardner-Webb’s new food service, ARA-Slater School and
College Services.
ARA is planning several improvements in the cafeteria,
some of which have already taken place. Students have pro
bably noticed the plants in various spots in the cafeteria to
add to the decor. Also, the chairs have been recovered. One
particularly nice change has been the addition of shades,
which greatly reduce the afternoon sun. Among the im
provements planned for the future are new tables which will
seat 4 or 6 people, a dividing wall which will separate the
serving area from the dining area, 2 soft-serve ice cream ma
chines, one for yogurt and one for ice cream. These machines
will not be purchased by Gardner Webb. ARA is paying for
them and therefore will own them. There will also be renova
tion of the salad and drink counters. These changes wiU take
place gradually this year and in the future.
In addition to these physical changes, there have been
changes made in the food itself. Mr. Wing and his staff have
rewritten the menus, including a wider variety of foods, the
most popular items, and some new foods. They have in
stalled the Dial-A-Menu service, so students can call to find
out what is being served (The Dial-A-Menu number is 434-
9761). To improve the food even more, Gardner Webb has
hired a new professional baker, Mr. Bob Mayn from Forest
City. The cafeteria staff try to run a professional establish
ment and want to please the students as customers. They
welcome all criticism good or bad, and hope the students
will enjoy the improvements to be made.
Meet Van Morrow
Dr. Van L. Morrow, new
assistant professor in the
psychology department, is a
man of many interests and
talents. He also has a varied
backgrovind. Some of his
past experiences include
odd jobs in construction
work, in a steel mill, and in
an oil refinery. His profes
sional work has included
counseling in an all-black
junior high school in West
Memphis, Arkansas, teach
ing psychology at the Uni-
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VAN MORROW