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Gardner-WfebbCdkge
MAY, 1980
BOILING SPRINGS, NORTH CAROLINA 28017
Year’s £i?d; A Picturc Is Wortl?...
Looking Into The Past
“Time marches on” is an oft quoted expression that con
tains an apparent truth: change is inevitable. Last year’s
celebrity is this year’s critical target. Yesterday’s routine
tasks become today’s fond memories, i.e. the “good ole
days.” Yet no matter what our personal emphasis is, past,
present, or future, for everyone there is a certain amount of
fascination for the past.
In this 75th diamond anniversary year, many at G-W will
fall victim to the spell of the past. Seventy-five years may
not sound Uke a long time until you consider that as a nation
the United States itself is a mere 204 years old. Consider
also that Boiling Springs High School, first chartered in
1905, has existed during such dramatic historical events as
the two world wars, the Great Depression, Korea, Vietnam,
etc. During these years it went from a boarding school to a
junior college to a four year college. The physical size and
shape of the college has altered drastically also in the last
seventy-five years.
Global events and physical changes aside for a moment,
also stop and consider all of the lives that have somehow
been connected with the institution now known as Gardner-
Webb College. Some of the present study body may be the
children of some of the first students at Boiling Springs
High School. Think also of the hundreds of people who have
been (and currently are) employed by the college. The num
ber is certainly significant if aU of the aspects are taken into
account.
All of this has been said in order to say this; the history of
G-W is just one kind of fascinating glimpse into the past.
The Pilot, falling under the past’s powerful speU, wishes to
share just a few of the slices of history recently unearthed
from various old files with its readers. No matter what your
age or interest, as a part of G-W you will probably find your
self amused, fascinated, or maybe even a Uttle bit nostalgic.
Enjoy.
TkKm? Via u
“Athletic Association: We do not believe that the highest aim of a school is found in
athletic life, and yet we are aware that the body must receive a reasonable amount of
exercise in order that the mind may be active. We believe that athletics under limitations
is conducive to good scholarship. To this end local baseball, basketball, tennis and other
games are encouraged. But since character and scholarship constitute the ultimate aim
of the institution, we could not consent for those defective in moral character to repre
sent the school abroad ... Our experience is that... regulations put a premium on scho
larship and induce many careless young men to form studious habits.”
Quotes appearing on this page are reprinted from the Boiling Springs High School
Catalogues of 1912-13 and 1915-16.
“Advice to Parents: Parents are urged not to give their
children more money than is absolutely needed to meet
school expenses ...”
Special thanks to: Dr. Joyce Brown, Dr. Les Brown, Mrs.
Joy Sandifer for their assistance in obtaining and reproduc
ing material on this page.
EXTRA QUOTES
“Uniforms: . . . The Board
ordered that the students be
required to wear uniforms.
The attention of parents and
guardians is called to the
fact that this will make the
clothing of their children
and wards must less expen
sive.”
“The Influence: It is the
intention of the school that
intellectual development
and moral culture shall go
hand in hand . . . The young
men ... and young ladies ...
cooperate with the Faculty
in every effort to strengthen
a high moral sense in aU, and
in bringing every influence
to bear that makes doing
right easy, and doing wrong
unpleasant. In addition to
the school influence, the
morals of the conununity are
unsurpassed, the school en
joys the cooperation of the
good people here in elevat
ing the young people.”
“General Regulations: Un
necessary absence from the
school during the term can
not be allowed. It not only
interferes with the student
who is absent, but with
those of the class to which
he belongs, and with the
good order of the school. . .
Young Lady boarders will
not be allowed to visit with
out an accompanying
teacher, and then only at the
discretion of the Principal..
In Memoriam
Robert Lee Trexler
Apnl 21 1919 - Apnl 25, 1980
He left us as he served, in the Une of duty. This was
the way he lived and enjoyed Ufe, and if he could have
chosen the circumstances of his passing, the time and
place he selected would have been something like that
which came to him so sudden and unexpected.
Throughout his adult Ufe his choices were character
ized by the highest quaUty possible. This was true of
his response to the call he received to the ministry, of
his preparation for his Ufe’s work, of his relationship to
his family, and of his service as minister and teacher of
numerous churches and of Gardner-Webb CoUege.
Everything he did was flavored by a sense of divine
ownership and direction. Like the Apostle Paul, he con
sidered himself a “bond servant of Jesus Christ.”
His life and personality were affected profoundly by
his initial experience of faith in Christ the Lord as
Saviour. He sought to order his activities and atti
tudes in the light of what he believed to be the will of
God. A devout Christian and Churchman, he preached
and taught the Gospel of Grace. On this foundation he
took his stand and gave his support to the Baptist
denomination and to the institutions and agencies of
the same. In this light, he served and supported Gard-
ner-Webb, and contributed to the students he taught
here.
He left us too soon, we think. His reply probably
would be, “I am now ready to be offered, and the time
of my departure is at hand. I have fought a good fight.
I have finished my course, I have kept the faith.” (II
Timothy 4:6-7.) Indeed, he has, and he did!
We express gratitude to God for this choice friend
and servant who enriched our lives in the all too short a
journey here.