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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26,1978 BOILING SPRINGS, NORTH CAROLINA
G-W Campaign Tops $1,000,000
The Convocation Center is getting closer to reality every day.
Jerry McGee, director for the $3.5 million campaign, recently reported
that collections and pledges have now topped $1,000,000. These funds
come from three areas of the campaign, those closest to the coUege:
Shelby, Upper Cleveland County, and Boiling Springs. Eleven more
areas remain, with kick-off meetings scheduled for later in the year.
Looking ahead, McGee commented: “It is encouraging to us that, as
the campaign moves further from the campus, we’ve gone over $1
million. It is significant when other areas look at what Cleveland
County is doing. It is certainly gratifying to see our home area respond
ing in such a way.”
Tentative floor plans have been received for the building, which may
be under construction as early as April, 1979. School officials hope to
have $3 million pledged before beginning. The building, pictured above,
is expected to serve as a center for both athletic and cultural events, to
serve the college and the community at large. Projections include space
for both a large sports arena and a 600-seat theater.
The building is expected to be the last major “brick-and-mortar pro
ject on this campus for a long time to come,” according to O. Max
Gardner, III, General Chairman of the campaign. Dr. Williams and
other leaders of the drive have been particularly encouraged by the
dramatic public response to the needs of the school.
Record Budget
Student Center Board
Homecoming 1978 Style
If you are one of those
people that can’t sleep at
night for wondering who and
what the Student Center
Board is, then this should
alleviate some of your in
somnia.
The Student Center Board
is a collection of eleven peo
ple, nominated by Chairper
son David Cooley, who plan,
coordinate (and even exe
cute) campus entertainment.
The ideas for those Thurs
day night movies, the Fri
day night discos, and the
occasional Saturday night
concerts originated in the
minds of these twelve peo
ple.
Working with a budget
alloted to them on a basis of
full time students, the usual
expense of two semesters of
entertainment mounts up to
a walloping $44,000. The
biggest chunk of this sum is
spent on VIP week-ends and
during Homecoming.
Members of the Student
Center Board recently at
tended the South Eastern
Convention in Charleston.
Entertainers from all over
the country displayed their
finesse with an audience
through booths, showcases,
and mini concerts. From this
glimpse of their capabilities,
the Student Center Board
will select who shall come to
GWC. A National Conven
tion held in the spring in
Kansas City similar to the
South Eastern one will be
atended by David Cooley
and the student activities
advisor, Ron Prevost.
Future plans for GWC
student entertainment in
clude a music radio receiver
for the cafeteria and a six
foot TV screen for the dog
Thumb twiddling and idle
dawdling will virtually be
non-existant October 26-28
as the Gardner-Webb suit
case college unpacks and
stays here to celebrate
Homecoming. Three days of
festivities have been
planned to celebrate Home
coming and to allow stu
dents to show their support
and spirit for the Bulldog
football team.
Beginning the festivities
at 8:00 on Thursday night is
“The Sting” which wiU be
presented in the gymna
sium. Then, on Friday night,
the Student Center Board
proudly presents epic re
cording artists Nantucket
and Buckacre in concert at
8:00. Tune in to radio sta
tion WGWG, 88.3 on your
FM dial, on Thursday and
Friday afternoon to hear the
newly released albums of
these above-par bands.
Saturday’s celebration
by Lynne Becker
will begin with a Carnival in
the center of the campus
from 11-2. Various groups
and clubs of our college
family will be sponsoring
booths, games, and other
activities such as person
ality tests by the Psychol
ogy Club, presentations by
our drama department, and
the musical talents of sever
al students. Bulldog buttons
and cowbells will be on sale
to supplement the spirit at
the game. Of course, no fest
ival could be complete with
out a down or two, and sev
eral Gardner-Webb clowns
will be present circulating
helium-filled balloons. At
the kick-off of the game, the
sky will be filled with these
balloons and the air will be
filled with Bulldog cheer.
As can be expected of all
good Baptist functions, food
is of primary interest. The
hearty appetites of the spirit
filled fans can
at the picnic lunch served on
the CID patio from 12:00 to
1:30.
One hour later, dorm
doors will be opened for visi
tation. So, if you’ve always
wanted to see the natural
habitat of a second floor
Lutz Lover or the infamous
room accomodations of
Decker Belles, your chance
will be during the 2:30 to
4:30 Open House.
Don’t linger long in the
dorms, though, because the
game wiU begin at 7:30.
Elon presents a challenge to
our football team, but with
cheering fans shouting sup
port and ringing cowbells,
no one can challenge the
spirit of Gardner-Webb Col
lege.
At half time. President
Craven WilUams and SGA
president Randy Kilby will
crown the 1978 Homecom
ing Queen. Attendants are:
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