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Gardnet'Webb University
THE PILOT
October 3,1996
The Official Campus Newspaper
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A Look Inside...
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GWU's fall play—"You Can't Take It
With You"—a must see
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GWU, students busy at Carolina
Panthers opening game
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GWU sports
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An update on campus events
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GWU's new faculty
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See what GWU has to offer students
GWU's father of
Year of the Scholar:
Dr. Les Brown takes leave next spring
to study Harvesters in Linville Cave, NC
by Janet Jones
Edimi —
The individual who organized the idea
for Year of the Scholar at Gardner-Webb is
taking a leave of absence
next semester to study
spiders.
Study spiders?
That's right. Dr. Les
Brown will be going to
Linville Caverns, NC in
the spring to continue his
research for a project on
the migration of harvestmen, or granddaddy
spiders.
Dr. Burkett of the science department
has helped Dr. Brown in the research. The
two have given a presentation on the
research to the North Carolina Academy of
Sciences.
Brown said that he hopes to have this
research published after he completes his
study in Linville Caverns.
Homecoming '96:
Celebrating 9B Vears
by JNic I' loyd
staff writer
In 1907, Boiling Springs High School
opened its doors with one goal in mind: to
educate tomorrow's leaders. Twenty years
later this goal would be threatened. With the
sudden outbreak of state-supported high
schools. Boiling Springs High ScTiool had to
make an important decision: either close its
doors permanetly, or change its curriculum
drastically. So in 1928, the curriculum was
updated and Boiling Springs High School
became Boiling Springs Junior College,
according to documents in university
archives.
Under the leadership of Presidents
James Blaine Davis, Dr. Zeno Wall and J. L.
Jenkins, the junior college flourished.
Interestingly, these first presidents worked
with little or no pay and considered
themselves pastors first and presidents
second, said Dr. Lansford Jolley, university
historian.
In 1935, the Great Depression was
taking its toll on the country and President
A.C. Lovelace was afraid that he was not
going to be able to open the school, said
Jolley. There was no money for books, food
or teachers' salaries. Therefore, Lovelace
relied heavily on.donations and he allowed
students to pay their way through college
with food and milk, Jolley said.
According to Jolley, one student
remarked that "he could always tell when
they were going to have turnips for dinner,
because the hedges had been trimmed the
day before." In 1936, stress from trying to
keep the school open took its toll on
Lovelace and he had to retire. Lovelace's
successor was George J. Burnett, who
served from 1936 to 1939, according to
documents in the archives.
See "Years of change” on page 7
"Scholarship Showcase" reveals hidden
talents among GWU students and faculty
Fifteen students and 19 faculty were involved in the first Gardner-Webb University
Campus Scholarship Showcase. This "Year of the Scholar" event, held 9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. on
Sept. 26 in Ritch Banquet Hall, was coordinated by Physics Professor Tom English. Each scholar
prepared a visual display. Another showcase is already being planned for spring,, English said.
Senior chemistry major _
Marlene Wheeler presents
her immunochemistry
showcase to some fellow
students. Wheeler has had a
summer job for two years at
Duke University Medical
School as a research
assistant on using pig organs
for transplants in humans.
She has been offered a job as
a researcher on the project
after her May 1997
graduation.
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See "Brown" on page 8