THE PILOT, Page 3
Letters To
The
Editor
Continued
a live Lord. Let,
us rejoice and let
us spread the good
news (that Jesus
Christ came that
we might have
eternal life) with
rejoicing. Wake
up Gardner-Webb
and begin to live
for Jesus. We can
make an impact
upon the world,
but only if we
begin to surrender
our all to Jesus.
Let’s stop the
clique groups and
begin to talk to
everyone around
campus. The mes
sage those angels
gave over 2000
years ago applies
to everyone on
campus but it
won’t help others
if we don’t spread
it. Let’s start
working!
Yours In Christ,
Rev. Elton J.
Williams
Dear Students,
I would like to
bring up some
problems that have
been preying on my
mind; the first of
which YOU can do
something about.
First, let me
apologize to the
freshmen class
because this
letter will be a
generalization of
some of the stu
dents in it’s
class. The prob
lem is what I call
the "Warm Body
Syndrome." The
Warm Body Syndrome
is brought about
by policies of
Gardner-Webb
College, which is
to accept the
students who they
(the administra
tors, trustees)
know will not
finish their
college degree.
They are looking
for the approx
imately seven
thousand dollars
that the indivi
dual will pay
their first year
at G-W before they
drop out or fail
out. It is not
fair for this
college to build
up the hopes of an
individual by
promising him a
college education
that he or she
will probably
never complete. I
find this situa
tion both totally
unacceptable and
laden with a
absolute disregard
to any sense of
ethics or honor.
I think we as
student should
demand a reason
able SAT require
ment or QPR from
high school. I
suggest a minimum
700 SAT score or
2.3 high school
QPR. Some might
say these require
ments are too
high, but the SAC
Eight’s require
ment for a fresh
man football
players is a
minimum SAT score
of 700. These
requirements would
protect our
degrees in the
future by mini
mizing the
detremental
effects of
Gardner-Webb’s
quest for capital.
I would like to
talk about the
student population
that exists off
the Gardner-Webb
campus in the form
of GOAL Students.
These "college
students" are
receiving the same
degree as you and
I with a fraction
of the work,
training, and
intelligence.
Talk about an area
which needs admis
sions standards
(AND NOT THE
FALSE, UNENFORCED
ONES ALREADY IN
EFFECT). There
are requirements
which the admini
stration will
rattle off in
argument but at
the same time they
argue for the need
to force teachers
to travel long
distances to teach
these GOAL
classes. They say
it is a matter of
money and being
able to keep
faculty members on
staff.
Yes, a simple
matter of econo
mics which makes
our blood and
tears worth less
than a piece of
paper with the
Gardner-Webb High
School name on it
(no, not a typing
mistake). I
suggested that a
petition is
started with the
first blank sheet
of paper availble.
This petition
should demand for
a written revision
to the admission
policies. It is
up to you; unless
you like paying
between 27-30
thousand dollars
for tissue paper.
David Delafield
To Gardner-Webb
College,
As a member of
the student body,
I want to say that
I am thankful for
the privilege to
be here at this
school. I love
this school and I
appreciate the
privilege I have
being a student
here. I was led
by the Lord to
Gardner-Webb in
the fall of 1984.
I have never
regretted making
this my home.
This place has
been my home away
from home.
I want to ad
dress a need that
is very great at
this school.
There should be
more emphasis put
upon the spiritual
value and aspect
of our col-lege
activities than
what is shown.
Christian value is
one item that has
been neglected in
the planning of
student body acti
vities. There is
a spiritual need
on this campus.
There is a spiri
tual need on this
campus. Students
are hungry for
spiritual fulfill
ment. The secular
entertainment of
this world will
not fulfill this
need. I want to
issue a challenge
to all Christians
that we seek and
pray for revival
upon the Gardner-
Webb campus.
There needs to be
a Return to
Bethel. The Bible
states in II
Chronicles 7:14,15
that "If my people
which are called
by my name, shall
humble themselves,
and pray, and seek
my face, and turn
from their wicked
ways; then will I
hear from Heaven,
and will forgive
their sin, and
will heal their
land. Now mine
eyes shall be
open, and mine
ears attend unto
the prayer that is
made in this
place."
I am not
speaking out of
judgement, but out
of love and con
cern for this
school. I want to
ask all students
to join with me in
Student
Editorial
by Pam Sharts
The use of drugs by young people is
one of our country’s greatest prob
lems. Drugs are ruining the minds and
bodies of young adults, teenagers, and
amazingly, even some elementary
children. Our nation must continue to
search for ways to combat this
problem.
Drug abuse has reached into all
areas of society. It knows no social
or economic boundaries. It is our
most democratic problem. Whether rich
or poor, educated or uneducated, black
or white, living in urban or rural
areas, all are equally affected.
No child is safe from the threat of
drug abuse. Drugs are available vir
tually everywhere. They have spread
from college and high school, to even
lower levels, affecting countless
numbers of people.
The world of drugs has been glamor
ized in movies, music, and television.
Often youths move into the fast lane
of life with no thought of the dead
end that awaits them. For many it is
peer pressure that pushes adolescents
into involvement with drugs. Stress,
failure to achieve, and other personal
problems may also contribute to one’s
decision to turn to mind-altering
substances.
These substances provide a quick and
simple escape from the stresses that
are a normal part of growing up.
Youths who continually blot out pain,
boredom or frustration never learn to
cope with them. Teenagers who conti
nually "get high" may grow up believ
ing that getting high is the only way
to enjoy anything. Youths who do not
experience and grow out of adolescence
because of regular drug use may become
chemically-dependent adults.
How can our nation send an anti-drug
message? Parents must play a major
role in protecting their children from
the threat of drug abuse by becoming
more involved in their children’s
lives. Parents must now, more than
ever, bridge the generation gap and
keep the lines of communication open
between their children and xnemsexves.
Parents should have strong values, and
convey them to their children. Being
a proper role model for a parent
doesn’t include abusing drugs-
prescription or otherwise.
Children, parents, and communities
need to become more knowledgable about
the problem of drug abuse. The
greater knowledge we have, the better
equipped for dealing with the problem.
Schools can play an important part
by drug prevention, beginning classes
as early as third or fourth grades.
Helping to build character in children
early is an important step in making
them strong enough to resist the
temptation of drugs.
Another way schools can reinforce
the anti-drug message is by inviting
speakers knowledgeable about the
problem to address schoolchildren. A
local police officer could describe
experiences with drug users and the
personal tragedies that result from
drug use. A health professional could
discuss the physical and psychological
harm drugs cause. A former drug user
could deliver a powerful message about
an effort to bet
ter the spiritual
aspect of this
school for our
generation and the
ones that are to
come.
In His service,
Daniel Black
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