The Pilot, page 2
R. Shawn Lewis
Oval Office Memoirs
Editor-in-chief
Those of you who are veterans of
Gardner-Webb may have noticed several
changes in The Pilot from years past. For
one, The Pilot now comes out on a
regular basis, once every two weeks.
Several regular features, i.e. Tidal Waves,
Oval Office Memoirs, etc., have been
established in order to provide a more
informative, entertaining publication for
you, the student body. On the horizon, a
Club page, an upbeat Sport Section, a
Resident Life column, and continued
attempts a creating a more
professional-looking newspaper (layout,
style, pictures) are in the works.
In order to accomplish all of these tasks,
The Pilot needs more help from you, the
student body. This help can come in the
form of suggestions, submissions, and
submergence. Any time you have a
suggestion for a story, column, etc., take
the initiative to let me know. My box
number is 520 and my humble abode is
Lutz-Yelton 305.
Submissions may be made in the form
of editorials, stories, or even humorous
anecdotes (no limericks, please). You
have a right to express your opinion in
The Pilot; exercise this right.
Finally, submerge yourself into the
campus surrounding you. Join a club,
team, or even The Pilot staff. We can never
get enough writers and who knows, you
may even discover your true calling in life.
So, if you feel the urge help us light the
campus, let me know.
Just one more thing before I go: The
Pilot is expensive to print and you are
receiving it "free". Please do not dispose
of this paper improperly. All the world
may be a stage, but it is not a garbage can.
Help keep the Gardner-Webb College
community clean by properly disposing
of items you are finished with. Thanks.
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PILOT
Editorial Policy
The Pilot’s policy for letters to the editor re
mains that the letter must be signed by the stu
dent in order for it to be published. The name
max- be held b> request.
We reserve the right not to publish articles
which are defamatory in nature. Views expressed
in [he editorials are not necessarily those of The
Pilot. V('e also reserve the right to edit any let
ters submitted.
All letters are welcome. Please place letters in
the box outside the publications office located in
the Reception Center.
Chris C. Vaughn, S6A President
You may feel October is a long, boring
month with no historical or cultural
value. But, if you do hold this opinion,
you are very wrong. October is a vital
month. If all of the Octobers in history
were removed from the records of
mankind, our lives would be drastically
changed. Consider the importance of
these dates to our lives:
OCTOBER 1, 1924 JIMMY CARTER’S
BIRTHDAY- our 39th President was born
on this date. Even if you have no political
ideologies or leanings, wouldn’t your life
have been a little more empty with all the
jokes about his teeth and brother Billy?
OCTOBER 6 DANIEL BOONE FESTIVAL-
this nationally-acclaimed festival has
taken place in Barbourville, Kentucky
every year since 1948. The activities
include a gigantic pancake breakfast, the
Miss Daniel Boone Festival (Miss
Kentucky Rifle Queen is crowned here),
an old-fashioned barbecue and venison
feast, the smoking of the peace pipes, the
Long Rifle Shoot, a two-mile long Daniel
Boone parade, and the annual square
dance concludes the day.
OCTOBER 9, 1871 THE CHICAGO FIRE-
this famous fire resulted in 300 fatalities.
90.000 out of a population of about
300.000 were left home- less. The fire
started in Patrick O’Leary’s barn. Mrs.
O’Leary was milking her cow when the
animal kicked over a lamp and set the
straw in the barn on fire. Ironically, the
O’Leary house suffered only minor
damage. (Did any of you ever sing "Hot
Time in the Old Town Tonight"? I learned
it in Girl Scouts, but I never knew it was
a true account of Mrs. O’Leary’s cow
setting fire to the town!)
OCTOBER 10 GEAUGA COUNTY APPLE
BUTTER FESTIVAL- this festival takes
place in Burton, Ohio. If you would get a
kick out of dressing like the Ingles family
and making apple butter and eating ox,
you ought to go.
OCTOBER 12, 1492 COLUMBUS DAY-on
this day, Columbus "discovered" America,
although he believed he had hit the East
Indies.
OCTOBER 13, 1792 WHITE HOUSE
CORNERSTONE LAID- this is an
important date for me, because if it had
never happened', I would not have a name
for my article in The Pilot.
OCTOBER 16, 1758 NOAH WEBSTER’S
BIRTHDAY- fellow college students,
where would we be today if Mr. Webster
had not been born? He spent 20 years
completing his American Dictionarv of
the English Language so that we
Americans could be cultured, intelligent
citizens.
OCTOBER 17 BRITISH SURRENDER AT
SARATOGA- this was a major turning
point in American history. Dr. Tony
Eastman will be glad to give you a more
detailed description of this day.
OCTOBER 21, 1879 ELECTRIC LIGHT
BULB PERFECTED- Thomas Edison
introduced the beginning of a new era
with his incandescent light bulb which
burned for 13 1/2 hours. Thank you,
Tommy!
OCTOBER 28,1886 STATUE OF LIBERTY
DEDICATED- for over 100 years, the
Statue of Liberty has welcomed millions
of immigrants, foreign visitors, and
returning U.S. citizens. The French
people gave this memorial to the United
States to symbolize a lasting friendship
between the two republican
governments. I wonder how the French
felt when David Copperfield made the
statue disappear?
OCTOBER 29,1929 THE PANIC OF 1929-
otherwise known as "Black Tuesday", this
day is remember for the stock market
crash which announced the Great
Depression.
OCTOBER 31 NEVADA DAY- Nevada was
admitted to the Union as the 36 state in
1864. Celebrations include the Miss
Nevada Day contest, an 1864 costume
ball, a pancake breakfast, and a huge
parade.
Of course I realize that October 31 is
better known as Halloween, a day where
people are rewarded with candy for
looking wierd, but don’t you feel more
intelligent now that you know it is also
Nevada Day?
Enjoy the remainder of this important
month of October and remember, each
day is an important day (even if it’s only
because of the Geauga County Apple
Butter Festival).
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R. Shawn Lewis
News Editor
Tiffany Davis
Features Editor
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Sports Editor.
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Dawn Camp
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