Gaston College - Reveleer Yearbook (Dallas, NC)

Text from Pages 1 - 242 of the 1969 volume:

■ m a i I gaston college dallas, north ivolina helenc hr. nip to n pam ray editors helene hampton pam ray editors gaston college dallas, north Carolina administration and faculty 2 sports organizations features comics the year 5 6 ■■— — —, to. 4 C .W Cor J OA.1 .n Lit fa«j. Iv� . CUiS 7 ft 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 SSfwffi 20 21 20 21 administration “let such teach others, who themselves excel.” pope knowledge becomes an obligation . . . man’s duty and devotion to his fellow man . . . for who can, while knowing, turn from an unanswered question . . . a task where gratification, being abstract, refuses to console . . . where labors are not seen as visual heights . . . but quietly acknowledged by a deeper foundation. ir mr. james t. comer we dedicate 24 if serving was but a promise and not an action then our college would be built of words. yet some men rise above talking and begin laying the foundation for progress. to such a man the gaston college reveleer is privileged to dedicate our 1969 edition. in contributing time and effort this man asks no more of anyone than he has given of himself. he has taken time from the daily task that insures his own personal success, and has halted his own progress so that gaston college might grow. his voluntary donation of hard work provides leader- ship to the gaston college fund drive, enabling further expansion of a growing, young educational institution. to you, james t. comer, the student body, faculty, administration and community served by gaston college are humbly grateful for your work, faith and inspiration. mr. james t. comer mr. comer mr. comer, mrs. comer, nancy, jimmy mr. and mrs. comer 25 president 26 27 d. r. mauney, jr. albert g. myers, jr. fred smyre, jr. dr. thomas will 28 robert m. howard, dean of the evening school george s. mcswain dean of technical and vocational a d m • i n • i s t r a t • i o n 29 dr. e. michael latta, dean of adult education p. ray lane, business manager clyde h. robinson, director of technical education milton m. hagen, dean of student personnel services adminm adminis ‘ration j. bruce trammell, registrar joseph m. hamrick, director of vocational education ray 1. medford, director of admissions tration c o moffit fuller 0 r d • 1 n a t o r s hugh j. peeler Caroline p. hey wood rebecca w. carpenter horaee eline william cole guidance imogene devaughn oliver davis emmett burris staff jean dickson sam beard geneva brooks patricia costner helen babington norma alexander ann dodgin marstella funderburk Linda holmes edward jackson Linda greenlee pat mcginnis peggy mclair mary mcquere 35 staff delores parker linda raxter robert ryan 37 berge beam, english harold mcneely air conditioning-ref. department chairmen james kinard, electronics installations-maintenance bruce stirewalt, business dr. bruce hartung, mathematics gilbert, winchester m.d.t.a. 38 department chairmen paul lunsford, basic studies j. c. mitchell, automotive mechanics tom mccartney, social studies J. hugo duarte, foreign language raymond fuhrer, electronical engineering 39 pete brooks, physical education department chairmen russell a. keck, industrial engineering i 1 george ball, biology roland ball, drafting department john c. merritt, art j. lenoard armstrong, jr. electronic engineering I dr. Charles wimmer, chemistry robert m. michael, mech-prod. eng. tech. charles winkler, reading chairmen george ball ronald ball henry cline horace cline william cottingham pearlie brown faculty rebecca carpenter richard crawford frank creech ADMINISIPAIION helen culp claude davis gwendolyn duarte hugo duarte sam durrance joyce fowler milton hagen joseph hester Caroline heywood bruce hartung joe hamrick 44 faculty 45 james kinard martha lucas paul lunsford john merritt robert michael helen marvin george mcswain joseph mitchell julia oates j. v. richardson clyde robinson william robinson donald russell george robinson faculty 47 carl stewart jacob stewart brace stirewalt ylia walsh everett warren claude white r. 1. willis robert williams 'WmWi? classes i walk slowly through the darkened halls filled with the shadows of a busy day i see happy faces, faces filled with knowledge-of math and english and the sciences, faces with companionship reflected in their shining eyes. i walk farther and i see young men fulfilling their dreams of mechanics, and welding, and computerizing, i see the success they will someday be. i see the beautiful community they will create. only a short while ago the last class ended, they are the people of today bettering themselves for tomorrow’s world or tomorrow’s jobs. the year the classes 53 54 winter 56 57 i. 58 59 Ea, bill walker, president sophomore class officers miles weathers, vice president beth truan, secretary helene hampton treasurer 60 sophomore class officers 61 sophomores harry adams gastonia kenneth e. adams Stanley david 1. aitken gastonia william g. alexander gastonia Stephen r. alien shelby f susan allred gastonia terry anderson kings mtn. donald j. armour dallas teresa amdt gastonia 62 falah al-abdulany gastonia ronald w. aldridge gastonia raynor arthur hillsboro Charles ayers brenton w. bailey mike r. bailey fred s. ballard gastonia greenwood, s. c. mt. holly lincolnton mike ballard kings mtn. david beam shelby waiter d. belton gastonia harold bicleski gastonia michael e. bigger gastonia mike black cherryville paul h. black dallas donald d. blood gastonia 63 sophomores margaret boehler gastonia michael e. bolch gastonia aaron bolick gastonia jo ann bowman gastonia 64 al brandon gastonia william d. bridges kings mtn. john c. biinkley durham david r. britton gastonia john m. brooks albemarle i. v. brooks, jr. kings mtn. sharon broome lowell james brown cherryville james arthur brown. III gastonia bill bumgamer dallas j f sandra bumgamer Stanley 65 carolyn burke maiden david 1. bums gastonia sharon bums gastonia kenny cadwallader cherryville sophomores cynthia Campbell lincolnton r. e. Campbell gastonia louis cardin william 1. carden, jr. gastonia gastonia dan carpenter mt. holly james carpenter dal las lois carpenter lincolnton ronny carswell lincolnton 66 penelope d. cathey gastonia ned chadwick gastonia larry champion gastonia william c. chaney gastonia fran e. chapman lincolnton Charles childress Statesville richard chucci gastonia denette clara gastonia 67 david p. dark Stanley lace clawson gastonia Charles clemmer dallas richard clemmer gastonia sophomores alfred a. cloud Philadelphia, penn. steve h. coleman gastonia william cottingham gastonia george s. coble dal las karen k. coble dallas Charles w. collins gastonia joyce e. cook gastonia james c. courtney albert crawford york, s. c. gastonia 68 johnny coleman gastonia dana c. cooper gastonia gary f. cress dallas patricia cundiff eddie currence daryl n. curry robert e. dalton lincolnton york, s. c. gastonia lincolnton danny 1. dameron reginald davis david derreberry hal dixon gastonia gastonia gastonia lowell william douglas pineville larry r. draughn gastonia jack a. dry gastonia 1. leon drye charlotte 69 sophomores ken dunlap, jr. john eaker donald eamhardt ronnie ergle Washington cherryville Carolina beach cherryville barry farmer belmont billy lester farris john o. fayssoux nancy featherstone bessemer city gastonia gastonia i judith 1. ferguson gastonia edward h. ferris gastonia alfred w. finch thomasville daniel fisher Salisbury 70 don fletcher 1. c. fletcher, jr. greensboro Stanley ola mae foster frank fowler iron station kings mtn. richard f. flowers mt. holly linda b. forbis bessemer city simon p. frederick gastonia jerry o. franklin gastonia david c. frederick gastonia 71 sophomores david fulghum mt. olive evelyn funderburk gastonia tim lee frye charles g. fulbright gastonia gastonia jerry galloway gastonia johnny garrison mt. holly iarry gilbert ronnie gjttens lincolnton lowell fred goodnight taylorsville edwin gordon gastonia donnie greene gastonia james greene gastonia 72 lewis grubb charlotte bob guthrie dallas nancy greene belmont joel groves Stanley daryl m. guffey lowell aprile hager bessemer city anand m. gupta dallas daniel k. hamilton dallas. james griffin chHotte william guy dallas carl b. guffey jr. gastonia sophomores rick hamilton gastonia wayne hamilton shelby mildred hammer cherry ville helene hampton cherry ville Charles harris cramerton franklin harris bessemer city john harvey gastonia thomas w. harward bessemer city thomas w. harwell gastonia william hawkins gastonia michael hayes bowling green, s. c. 74 dennis hayes Stephen haynes samuel haynie calvin heafner bessemer city gastonia lowell crouse barry heffner gastonia hoyt m. helms Stanley ronnie 1. helms lincolnton victor r. helton belmont 75 sophomores gary 1. hill gastonia larry hinson belmont betty high high shoals creamous chogan belmont pat holbrook gastonia lynn t. holcomb belmont randy j. holland gastonia donna homesley cherryville I james hood harold hooks hugh b. hopkins bessemer city gastonia bessemer city michael s. houck oakboro 76 judy houser robert c. hovis maiden gastonia bill huffesteller lincolnton paula hull dallas 77 susan d. jackson lowell diane jacobs gastonia sophomores ronald jacobs Jacksonville james johnson n. wilkesboro glenn f. jones dallas roger e. jenkins gastonia brenda jenkins gastonia jerry johnson hartsville, s. c. robin jones david p. jordan lexington gastonia michael johnson gastonia 78 marvin c. job charlotte edward d. jones crouse henry justice gastonia james keams gastonia rita keener lincolnton anthony kakassy gastonia eugene kaylor gastonia judy kendricks gastonia clayton keever gastonia 79 ronald c. khin lincolnton thomas kimbrell shelby joyce king gastonia howard kiser lincolnton sophomores kenneth r. lambert vicky law roger lawing rita leatherman Statesville lincolnton mt. holly cherryville ronald f. leonard lexington bobbie sue lewis gastonia ronald e. leatherman newton jongholner lee-aphon gastonia £98 Charles lineberger lincolnton 80 james lineberger gastonia kenneth link gastonia ■•si frank long mt. holly robert logan kings mtn. nelson london lawndale Charles long gastonia j 81 judy Iona huntersville jack lyerly Salisbury daniel lynch belmont robert lytton gastonia sophomores thomas mcabee kings mountain john mcculloch gastonia a. donald mclamrocks gastonia russell mcallister lowell johnny mcdermid kings mountain Charles mclemore belmont jonathan mcbride gastonia danny mcdowell kings mountain bayne mcmillan cherry ville jackie mcclung lincolnton dean mcginnis gastonia joan mcmillan gastonia robert e. marziano asheboro betty mauney Stanley gary mauney gastonia harold meacham kings mountain sonda medlock lowell rickey metcalf bessemer city hugh michael iron station mary mitchem cherryville 83 sophomores keith monday gastonia mike moore Stanley james e. moser gastonia sharon moss cramerton michael murphy dallas william artliur murray hayesville hambright myerst,jr. kings mtn. loys a. murphe dallas roy neal 84 jolin nabors gastonia betty c. neal gastonia ralph s. neal, jr. lowell crouse william w. nelson jr. d alias mary ann nichols gastonia david 1. owens gastonia billy owensby gastonia barbara j. pasour dallas manhar n. patel dallas joseph g. patterson kings mtn. frank parks bessemer city william e. parker cherryville keith pasour dallas 85 sophomores greg payseur cherryviLle peggy p. pearson gastonia raymond perry belmont sue b. phifer kings mtn. 86 william puett gastonia Charles quinn cherryville julia quinn paul daniel queen ronald t. queen cherryville dallas shelby ronnie b. quinn gastonia judy ramsey Stanley daniel t. rankin gastonia danny rankin belmont gerald rankin lowell kathy rankin gastonia patricia ratchford gastonia sharon rawlings gastonia thomas ratchford lincolnton 87 sophomores deborah ray pamela ray Charles rayfield cherryville gastonia lincolnton dorothy reid gastonia larry reid gastonia robert reif lincolnton harry reinhard belmont worth e. rector, jr. gastonia 88 ronald rhea kings mountain john rhyne gastonia eugene richardson gastonia crandall riggs durham kenny robertson gastonia carolyn robinson dallas robert robinson gastonia lana rogers gastonia elvin robinson gastonia harriett robinson gastonia 89 mm william d. royal belmont edwin rozzelle Stanley randy rumfelt lincolnton roger d. sauage lowed sophomores william e. seitz, jr. dallas gary sharpe kannapolis mike shelby robert michael sherer mt. holly belmont linda s. shrum maiden george sigmon cherry ville jeanne sigmon dallas howard b. sims gastonia everette e. sipe cramerton bobby w. smith lincolnton mickey e. smith lincolnton robert m. smith mt. holly 90 sarah t. smith Stanley tim smith gastonia edwin craig snow gastonia gloria spencer gastonia 91 randy lee Steele bessemer city Stephen e. steelman rural hall sophomores a. m. Stephens belmont david sterling mt. holly beverly Stewart gastonia don Stewart lincolnton 92 lewis stone Stanley j. carl stowe gastonia ronny stowe gastonia paula Strickland gastonia william summey gastonia bill stroupe dallas reggie strutt anita sullivan gastonia lincolnton ben c. sutton gastonia ronald swann dallas billy g. talbot lowell 93 lloyd taylor lowell suzanne taylor gastonia don s. terry new london eugene thomas gastonia sophomores gerald thomas gastonia johnny tillman lincolnton jeny thomas john thomas matthew thomas gastonia gastonia gastonia james troynor gastonia carroll triplett shelby donald 1. trivette gastonia 94 f. david trivette cramerton beth truan gastonia ted tucker gastonia clyde w. turner dallas jeff turner lincolnton robert 1. veal gastonia william f. walker gastonia robert twitchell gastonia dorothy underdown gastonia michael usery lowell larry e. walker lincolnton joel w. Wallace donald 1. walsh martha ware kings mountain gastonia kings mountain 95 sophomores james c. warren, jr. gastonia reggie warren gastonia richard watson gastonia miles g. weathers lincolnton dennis e. whitener carl wiesener david e. wilcox claude d. williams vale kingmtn. gastonia gastonia 96 evelyn willis lawndale robert e. wise gastonia james d. withers gastonia diane ruth wright mcadenville robert yoder crouse ronald g. wynnberry gastonia 97 vice president stan laughter senators linda biggerstaff john truesdale 98 secretary sherry leeper treasure audrey hight 99 freshmen gary abernathy paul n. abernathy barbara abernethy don evans absher ruth mason adams thomas adams joyce aderholdt steve alexander khalid alkhadir curtis alien clarence allison johnny allison gracie anderson janice anderson john j. andrews david armstrong forest armstrong ralph w. armstrong tommy arnold gene arrowood glenda arrowood janet atkins max austin ralph e. auten 100 karen e. bailey larry g. bailey juditb w. bain ronald e. baker fred baldwin barbara ballard david lee ballard randy r. barker sandra barker james ronald barns ronald barnett waiter e. barnette harry barrett terry 1. barton james e. beal richard c. beal murray beam wade beam robert beatty joel becton dicky joe bedgood willis e. bell thomas a. bennett Charles bentley freshmen Virginia bernard robert best george bierlair linda biggerstaff richard biggerstaff daniel bingham david bingham michael bivens Chester block dennis block elaine black gary black delmar blake Finland blake bonnie blanton donna blanton harold blanton peggie blanton phil bledsoe james blevins bobby bodenhamer anthony bodenhein cathy boggs flara bolick 102 wilma bonson pamela booker johnny boone ralph bost sue bow larry bowen johnnie bowers jerry boyce terry boyce evelyn boyles rebecca bracket alan bradley Clifford bradley gary bradley jimmy bradshaw sandra bradshaw ralph brafford marie brafford Charles bralley michael branton sarah branton michael braswell delores bratton alien bridges 103 freshmen bonnie bridges ralph bridges vance e. bridges dannie bright ruth p. brittain dale e. britton sonny brockman reginald broome james c. brooks sandra broome stan broome brenda brown danny alan brown jimmy brown Iannis brown vickey brown richard brumley nancy brunnemer david bryson clarence buchanan j. d. bumgaruner jackie bumgarner glenn 1. burgess robert burnett 104 george w. burns jack m. butler alonso w. byers patsy byrd brian cabe rosemary cabe oliver cable katherine calhoun james v. caliendo helen dale callahan Charles g. Campbell terry Campbell thomas w. canipe Charles v. cannon john cantrell claude h. carnes dianah carpenter john s. carpenter melba g. carpenter parks c. carpenter ronald d. carpenter sue carpenter m. valerie carpenter blair carr 105 freshmen george carroil joan b. carrol pamela caskey alfred castle james castle gary caudell jacque causby cathy chapman donna chapman billy chappell randy chewning wayne chitwood neal choates Steve clawson carl clauton marie clanton fred dark jerry dark steven dark vance dark dennis clarke dale clayton kyler clemet grady clemmer 106 moira Clifford jerry Clinton dale cloninger michael cloninger robert cloninger sherry cloninger zoe cloninger russell cobb ted cochrane ronnie collier michael cook audrey cooper kenneth cope albert costner david cox rachel cox james croche hugh craft james craven alice crawford robert crawford Vickie crawford barry crenshaw patricia crenshaw 107 freshmen dwayne creson Charles crisp alan cruse kye culberson james cumingham larry Cunningham richard cupp jo ann cuthbertson vaughnda dabbs rayford dale harold dall david dameron john dameron george damell Cornelia davis essie davis gsther davis frank davis otis davis robert davis ronald davis ronnie davis ruth davis david day 108 bill deal suzanne deaton pat dechent billy deese debra dellinger frances dellinger fred dellinger jane dellinger karen dellinger mike dellinger milton dellinger william dellinger alien denton kenneth denton william dickson hugh dillingham douglas dills larry dills david dixon Stanley dixon donald dockery vinod doshi mona dowdle jack drum 109 freshmen russell wayne drum forrest dunbar donna dunn vickie earl ernie eason john s. edmonds gary edwards patricia ann edwards Stephanie elliott richard ellis Charles s. elmore donald 1. elmore gary england herbert w. estes larry evans robert w. fagan jr. robert david falls tommy farmer danny 1. ferebee j. r. ferguson yvonne finger ray dixon fisher mike figgs bobbie fletcher no donna j. flora cheryl a. floy annis floyd larry c. floyd bruce flynn ira t. foote Charles foster becky fox Charles w. fox, iii danny free ronnie freeman barbara freeze may 1. friday patricia friday kenneth fulbright jerry gainey joe gainey carolyn galloway linda k. galloway diane gamble blake gamble wayne garrison jimmy garrison paris georgia in freshmen perry gibson richard gibson Carolyn gilbert larry s. gilbert dorothy gill william gillespie lynn gillis billy gladden mildred gladden anne glenn jannette glenn jeanette glenn william p. green dean glaze raymond goforth benny 1. gordon jerry w. gordon mitchell c. graham raymond graham rick 1. grahl don r. grant bobby green donnie green donald greene 112 fred greene eddie greenway kenneth greer sue gregg debbie grenier david grice james grier priscilla grier june grigg rodney grindle micheal gury george guthrie ann hoger kristian hagman richard hagman william hall Charles hamilton Sydney hampton dorothy hand jennie harbin waiter hargrove richard harmon donald harrelson bobby harris 113 freshmen aaron harrison herman hart christy hartsell mike harvell dwight harwood ronald hayes nancy haynes michael heafner larry heavener mallie heavner gary helms william helms david henry linda herndon alien hice david hicks judy high audrey hight guy hileman ella hilliard 114 billy hilton michael hinsley william hinble betty hinson ronald hinson dairal hipp patel hiren billy hoffman george hoffman howard hogan george hoke james holland kathy holland william holland nancy holloway larry homesley robbie homesley sammuel hooper Charles hoover sadie hoover dick horne margaret hoskins kenneth house mable houser george ho vis ronnie hovis jim howe 115 freshmen brenda hoyle shirley hoyle william hoyle james hriso karen hriso david huckaby gary hudson roy hudson james huffman paul huffman Clyde huffsteler david huffstetler linda huffstetler elizabeth huggins robert huggins johnnie hughes micah hull jefferson hullander Steve humphrey Calvin humphries john humphries jimmy hunnicutt larry hunsucker thomas huskins 116 alien huss william hux frank impinna cheryl ingle david ingle john ingram eddie isenhour cecil jackson george jackson margaret jackson barry jenkins Charles jenkins dale jenkins myra jenkins robert jenkins vicky jenkins carol jewell carol johnson david johnson rhonda johnson ronald johnson sandra johnson cynthia jolly bruce jones 117 freshmen gail jones jay jones lovell jones ronnie jones jonathan jordan william jumper ervin june paul kavy jerry keenum martha kendrick willis kerley james killian brian kinch boyd king b. 1. king lawrence king randy king robert king jerry kinley edward kirkland james kirkland waiter kirkman john kiser m. glenn kiser 118 danny la count kathaleen lamkin paul lane cecelia laney stan laughter joseph lawing nancy leazer frances ledbetter debbie ledford rita ledford william ledford sherry leeper donald leigh jane leonard frankie lewis kent lewis lawrence lewis b. c. lineberger gretta lineberger johnny lineberger juanita lineberger lee lineberger pam lineberger peggy lineberger 119 freshmen wally lingerfelt richard littlejohn john lockman joseph long kathy long lwanda long ralph long yvonne longshore glenda looper nancy loudermilk dickie lovingood diane lowry linda lucas aletta lunsford judy lynch ridgeway lynch Stephen lynch jeffery lynn enoch lyon richard lytton ardist mabry kenneth mace john maier darryl maloy 120 michael manes ronald maples ronda martin james mason bobby massey edd maxwell pamela mcalister hiram mccarley michael mccarthy daniel mccaskill earl mcclain glenda mcclure thomas mccoy tim mccrary rodger mccraw johnny mcdaniel john mcginnis lin mclean sandra mclean lois mcleymore palmer mcmurry james mcnair wesley mcneely betty mcpherson 121 freshmen moris mcswain jean meadows dewey meek ilean melstead cathey melton david melton robert metcalfe k. c. messick tommy michael Steve michaels alfred milewski david miller david miller larry miller Steve miller william millwood dennis mitchel landy mitchem patsy mitchem terry mixon Stewart monroe loretta moody barry moore diane moore 122 ray inorgan debbie moore jule moose david inorris james morton shelia moses cynthia moss hugh moss elizabeth moton ralph mowery wanda mundy cynthia mull jimmy mull rhonda mullis luther murphy Sidney murphy dennis myers marilyn nantz johnny nantz pam nolen rickie neagle randy neafner robert neal tommy neal 123 freshmen herbert neely ennie newton james nichols lonnie nichols michael nichols Charles noblett larry norman james norris patricia norton Stephen norton henry oates jimmie Oliver mike ormand ronnie pack william pack william padgett clyde palmer dennis palmer frances parker jill parker terry parker clyde paseur donald pasour Charles patterson 124 michael patterson don paxton beverly paysour claude pearson larry pearson james peeler Charles pendleton Charles penley marvin pennington warren perkins david peterson robert peterson sara petrea kathleen petty bobby phillips Charles phillips vernon phillips blonnie pittman donald pittman cynthia place josephine poggen anita polston ferch price jerry price 125 freshmen larry procter katie propst dwight pruitt ann pursley danny putnam gene putnam scott quails c. e. queen ann quinn joyce quinn melvin raines woodrow ramsey kirby randall barbara rankin james rankin jeanne ratchford joe ratchford linda raxter thomas raxtrott james ray alan rayfield curtis rayfield william reardon randy reaves 126 waiter reed gene reep gladys reid ronnie reid sharon reid greg reszutch edward rexrode peggy reynolds david rhinehart a. p. rhyne george rhyne joseph rhyne leonard rhyne mary rhyne melba rhyne mary richardson richard rimmer phillip ritchie bobby roberts wayne roberts aaron robinson paulette robinson penny robinson thomas robinson 127 freshmen john rodden billie rogers gary rogers johnny rogers sue rogers michael rollins marion roper w. joe roper rodney ross bennie jo rowland eula rozzell edmon ru disill henry rudisill gerda rudy h. k. rumney becky russell nancy sain jimmy searborough Carolyn schrum laura scoggins sam scoggins danny self michael seronce jack setzer 128 james setzer john setzer carol shafer robert shea edwin shelton rick shelton sandra shepherd susanne shick jesse shipman roger shoemaker alien short glenda shrum roger shrum richard sides charles sigman johnny sigman sherry sigman don simmons ronald sims gilbert skar 129 freshmen shirley smarr arm smith billie smith david smith hazel smith joyce smith lewis smith linda smith marsha smith michael smith naia smith peggy smith roger smith sharlene smith thomas smith william smith johnny sweed jack sorahan larry sosebee judith southers linda spencer michael spillars ronnie spivey jerry stallings 130 russell stallings david Stevenson jerry Stewart lewis Stewart ronald Stewart tracy Stewart gay Stinnett james stinson robert stoower cheryl stone claudia stowe kenneth stowe mary stradley linda stroupe tony stroupe carolyn summer beth summey john summey Stephen summey dean surbeck mike surrette thomas talley keigo tatebe jack taylor 131 freshmen james taylor nancy taylor danny teague sandy teal julius tessner philip thomas eunice thomas cheryl thornburg gerald thornburg jerry thrift ronald tidwell don tillman james tinkle james tipton brenda towery mike trammell clarence treadway Charles trimnal john truesdale carol trull lana turner phyllis turner janice underwood ronald underwood 132 mary vause john voller william waddail randall waddell james wagoner edna walker robert walker ronald walker william walker william walker beirut wall john Wallace judy Wallace william Wallace lee wallin roland waiters ronnie ward nancy ware ann warren paul warren carrie Washington mike waters lynn watson david watts 133 freshmen larry watts harold welch randell well mary wells gerald whaley carole wheeler Charles whitley bill wickler jr. james wiggins nelton wiley barry willis becky Wilkinson glenn williams j. c. williams john williams linda williams terry williams william williams w. o. williams james wilson linda wilson rosie wilson terrell wilson billy wilburn 134 ephraim winkfield dennis winkles bruce wise john woodlief tony worley tommy worthy diaries wright doug yancy louise yarborough helen yates dennis yoder eugene young george young wanda young dewitt youngblood 135 remember when we first became friends? there were parties, and dances, and mystery, and fun. our first memory was the beauty pageant the girls were so pretty and you were so modest. and then came all the dances, you were in fine style dressed in your Sunday best! we laughed, and talked and listened together at concerts galore. and we never thought this year would end. then you were there for the may court, majestic and quiet. you must have known then you were dying. and the day came when the last spark flickered and you were no more, closed, only to open again at the sight of old friends. outstanding students --K 138 james whitener sue carpenter L— richard littlejohn james rankin biret wall 139 barry farmer pete fredrick msffw 2; lr d Ak 140 james norris 0 141 howard putman john eaker 142 143 don armor J 144 W‘.% 145 jon'gkolnee lee-aplion (gigi) miss gaston c suzanne tavlor 148 � - 1 A 149 diane lowry first runner-up cheryl thornburg second runner-up 150 anita sullivan miss congeniality 152 karen dellinger 154 ronda martin 155 becky mcleymore 156 . XV V 157 deobrah mo ore 158 paula Strickland 159 160 161 ■HHH you have nothing to do? but my friend, there is so much. must you sit there? what do you enjoy? do you like drama, or literature? or maybe engineering or brotherhood? then join us my friend. we’ll go our merry way and years from now we’ll have our memories. 162 reveleer editor - helene hampton if we must mention hard work, let us say it was done with pleasure, and our achievements were only done with your help, we have no way of knowing what effect this year will have on gaston college and its growth and success, we have only tried to do our best, and if memories of this year stick in your mind many years from now, may they be reflected in the reveleer, 1969. advisor — sam phillips photographers — glenn wiley, john mcbride 164 ronda mullis, lana turner 4 editorial staff sue carpenter, karen dellinger pam booker marsha smith, brenda hoyle dale widener, alfred cloud 165 aw the gas light is a student-operated publication for the gaston college student body. the newspaper has as its self imposed objective the responsible reporting of various campus and student- related activities, in addition the gas light seeks to enlighten its readers on all points of major interest, it endeavors to provide for those students interested in the field of journalism a practical work shop where they may attain the ethical code; and practical experience necessary for news gathering and editorial activities. 166 sherry sigmon laura scoggins, beverly Stewart sharon moss suzanne deaton ■ 167 literary magazine sponsor — mr. everette warren sharon moss beverly Stewart greg neal the literary magazine is our newest publication and provides a source of creative expression by those students interested in poetry, prose, and the arts. debbie dellinger ■ 169 in order to have better communications between students, faculty, and administration the gaston college s.g.a. of 1969 adopted a new and progressive constitution which will enable a closer relationship between the students and their governing body, it is hoped by the s.g.a. members that this new constitution will provide a model for other progressive colleges and we are proud that our government has fathered a new system. social committee chairman - david burns, karen dellinger, danny fisher, helene hampton 170 vice president - larry stiles summer inter-council with president — larry champion beth truan, helene hampton, larry champion, lynn price, bill walker, john eaker, terry queen £ e n a t o r s 171 richard cupp, henry justice, sue carpenter karen dellinger, pam ray, john fayssoux 172 senators — alan cruse, tim smith s.g.a. senators — terry queen,robert hovis, fred goodnight senators - lynn price, anita sullivan, robert hovis 173 inter-club council al cloud, gary helms, Charles quinn, sam haney, william seitz, jerry johnson, james whitener, donald armour, lynn holcomb, lynn price, helene hampton, bill cottingham the inter-club council of gaston col- lege is our co-ordinating organization composed of representatives of the individual clubs, it serves to unite our campus and bring the college closer together. secretary bill seitz president — don armour 174 treasure—roger hilderbran, vice president—bill seitz, pres- ident—jim whitener, secretary—bill bumgarner i.6.6.6. the student association branch of the institute of electrical and electronics engineers is a member of a national organization which assists in the dissemination of knowledge of theories and practices of all aspects of electrical engineering, electronics, radio, allied branches of engineering or the related arts and sciences, as well as the furtherance of the professional development of the student. ronald leatherman, bill seitz, melvin hodges, glenn Campbell, jim whitner, myers hambright. (2nd row) michael patterson, larry higby, Steve dark, ralph mowery, jerry johnson, bill bumgarner, roger hilderbran 175 junior jaycees vice-president—alfred cloud, sec.—gene rector, serg.-at-arms—alan cruse, presi- dent— richard cupp the purpose of the junior jaycees is to serve the community of gaston county and gaston college, it is directly affiliated with the gastonia junior jaycees and was charted in the spring quarter of 1968. richard gibson, alan cruse, gary mauney, dale widener, richard cupp, gene rector, gary helms, mike long, al cloud 176 pres.—johnny fayssoux, vice-pres.-bill cottingham, sec.—clayton keever, trea.—robert hovis, advisor—joseph hester rotaract the rotaract club is one of the newest clubs on campus and is sponsored by the rotary club of gastonia. the club being the fourth formed in the world is mainly concerned with services to the school, community, and sponsoring a local scout troop at the north Carolina orthopedic hospital, the clubs motto is “service to the community”. robert stogner, johnny fayssoux, robert hovis, scott gualls, dan rankin, clayton keever, mike cloninger, john coleman, bill cottingham, stan laughter, wayne bowen, mike bolch, joseph hester—adv., william gladden 177 ■!■■■ iwiiii ir mi inn hmhwbmbbhbbhhbbhBSBMBMB88BBBHBWBMBB8BB88HBBBB tau alpha phi the eta alpha chapter of the tau alpha phi national honor society is the organization on our college campus which recognizes and strives to promote the achievement of high academic standards of students in the technical division of gaston college, the qualifica- tion for membership is minimum quality point average of 3.3 for 38 hours of work. officers - donald armour, don terry, bill bumgarner 178 officers — james whitner, ronald leatherman, william seitz gamma beta phi the gaston college chapter of the gamma beta phi is instituted for the promotion of the ideals of service, scholarship, and char- acter among college students, the purpose of the society is the advancement of educa- tional ideals, the encouragement of scho- lastic effort, and the rewarding of academic merit among college students, the members of this national honorary society are selected on the basis of their college academic re- cords. william seitz, roger hilderbran, william bumgarner, ronald leatherman, glenn jones, james whitener 179 officers — william murray, Calvin 'heafner, nelson london, carlos hamilton william wicker, Calvin heafner, george burns, bill williams, thomas hamilton, carlos hamilton, kenneth dunlap, edwin snow, carrol triplett, randy barker, henkle matheson, larry lewis, james kerns, james lewis, mr. topp, rar. keck, terry queen, nrr. vance, jerry galloway, al finch, bill murray, nelson murray, bill watson, marshall hunter civil engineering the civil engineering club has as it purpose to further the members knowledge in civil engineering by the use of guest speakers and films, to encourage the students in higher academic achievements, it works in conjunction with school functions and participates in school activities, it provides a means of social fellowship among its members. advisors — mr. russel keck, mr. david vance, mr. topp 180 a.s.t.m.e. the american society of tool manu- facturing engineers serves to help broaden those members’ knowledge of tool manufacturing, it enables the stu- dents to gain personal contact with executives and engineers in the tool manufacturing field. advisors — mr. robert willis, mr. robert michael officers — don armour, lynn price, fred goodnight, william walker mr. robert michael, miles weathers, lynn holcomb, Steve miller, nixon lyerly, don grant, fred goodnight, jerry johnson, bill douglas, don armour, mr. robert willis, melvin pipgras, lynn price, william walker, david dark, bob metcalf, james courtney, jack drum, james ki Ilian 181 officers — karen dellinger, reporter; cynthia mull, chaplain; johnnie bowers, parlia- mentarian; helene hampton, treasurer; sandy corn, vice-president; patricia ratchford, president the civinettes of gaston college spon- sored by the civitan international emphasizes the advantages of the american way of life, it strives to promote good fellowship, high scho- larship, and service on the campus and in the community, it provides an opportunity for leadership and initi- ative and creates fellowship among its members. civinettes helene hampton, jill parker, patricia ratchford, linda biggerstaff, Sydney hampton, karen dellinger, cynthia mull, johnnie bowers, sandy corn 182 good fellowship, service to the com- munity and campus and incouragement to apply the golden rule in living is the major purpose of the gaston college collegiate civitan. they strive to build a better community and to render services to our college. mr. vincent long—advisor, jerry johnson president, eddie campbell-treasurer civitans ronald leatherman, eddie Campbell, jerry johnson, frank davis, norward whitener, mr. vincent leong, guy hileman, glenn Campbell, miles weathers 183 veterans club sponsor and officers - oliver davis, sam haynie, jim rankin, mclvin pipgrass, ken dunlop, Charles quinn fc; richard chucci, glenn wiley, david burns, brice warren, dale widner, ken dunlop, Charles quinn. (2nd row) ronald wynnberry, dean mcginnis, oliver davis, jim rankin, george burns, victor helton, melvin pipgrass, sam haynie “with pride we served” gaston college veterans association was formed September 1968. its purpose is to promote unity and general welfare of all attending gaston college. the association has been most successful in giving assistance to veterans applying for benefits goverened by the veterans adminis- tration. 184 library club the student assistants in the library are organized into a club, other students who are interested in the library may join, the purpose of this club is to train students in the use of the library and to provide assistance to those students who use the facilities. officers — mrs. pearlie brown, david hunsucker, janet neal, mrs. sara froneberger, mrs. rebecca carpenter al cloud, tucky bradshaw, bill cottingham, kenneth fulbright, audrey hight, laura scoggins 185 industrial engineering club sponsor — mr. keck officers — lynn holcomb, bruce guffey the industrial engineering club of gaston college serves to provide an effective means of association for the students with industry, it attempts to stimulate an interest in and understanding of the var- ious types of industry by providing a channel of communication between the student and industry. melvin pipgras, john rhyne, lynn holcomb, bruce guffey, ben sutton, lamar hice, lynn price, mr. russell keck 186 sponsor — mrs. helen marvin officers - dean mcginnis, bill cottingham, joyce quinn c.i.r.u.n.a. the gaston college unit of council on international relations and united na- tions affairs is an organization of students interested in the sound study of international affairs and in the stimulation of greater campus and community interested in and under- standing of international affairs and the aims, functions, and accomplish- ments of the u.n. and its related agencies. , m i H earl mclain, donald harrellson, dean mcginnis, bill cottingham, helen marvin, joyce quinn, david sterling, thomas harwell, kenneth fulbright, john eaker, myres hambright 187 campass club vice president—sandra bradshaw, president—bobbie lewis, (top row) treasure— cheryl ingle, secretary—diane wright ..fc the compass club of gaston college is one of the outstanding girls’ clubs on campus which promotes leadership, initiative and service for the college and community, it is a selective organization sponsored by the pilot club of gastonia and works closely with such groups as the gaston children’s center. board of directors — mrs. lucas, judy high, dale calahan, judy kendrick cheryl ingle, laura smith, betty mauney, susan alfred, lana rogers, sharon broome, priscilla grier, jackie thomas,lana turner, brenda hoyle. (2nd row) gloria spencer, magdelene jacobs, bobbie lewis, tucky bradshaw, mary ann nichols, peggy reynolds, sherry leeper, judy kendrick, dale calahan. (3rd row) marsha smith, diane wright, judy high, sandra bunrgardner, patsy byrd, beverly stewart, billy sharon moss, ann glcnn 188 lettermen’s club alfred cloud, bierut wall, larry reid, darrell curry, dee jones, mike shehan, hugh michaels, gary edwards. (2nd row) coach-pete brooks, danny fisher, jay powell, charley pagan, charley hamilton, mike shelby, bobby smith, buddy jones, louis cardin the lettermen’s club is made up of those individuals who have lettered in varsity sports such as baseball, basketball, track and field, during this year the club has sponsored a dance and plan to be in charge at the homecoming. 189 drama club the drama club of gaston college serves to join together students interested in the mechanics of the theater, it provides a source of enter- tainment and an opportunity to develope talent by those students. sponsor — mr. bob sampson; officers kye cuthberson, laura scoggins, audrey bight, reggie gentry audrey hight, laura scoggins, kye cuthberson, joe williams, danny fisher, reggie gentry, mr. sampson suzanne deaton, jean ratchford, linda biggerstaff, david Stevenson, kenneth fullbright, terry childress 190 the sound music � 191 completion of self rests with developement of being— the mind in conjunction with the physical body. sounds of excitement, roars for victory— tis not the glory of winnings’ sake but the satisfaction of having played the game fairly— push on for the final goal, spirit of unity rises to its height as anticipation becomes a cry and not a murmur. runningjumping, swinging, striking- push on for the victorious completion. the gaston college rebels mike figgs, Charles pagan, terry parker, jody long, ronnie davis, beirut wall, (top row) coach brooks, larry rcid, gary cress, paul kopp, Charles hamilton, ron kirkland, asst, coach burroughs, waiter kirkland 194 gary cress basket Charles hamilton beirut wall ball J I ( ronnie davis 195 jody long paid kopp 196 larry reid gaston college 1968-69 schedule home games dec. 4............................kings college dec. 6............................cape fear tech. dec. 7.............................s.c. college dec. 11.........................davidson county dec. 18...........................wilkes county jan. 6................................sand hills jan. 10.........................montreat-anderson jan. 24................................isothermal feb. 4...............................gardner-webb feb. 7.........................western piedmont feb. 14...........................wingate college captain-jan glenn nancy taylor cnee ronda martin margaret hoskins Stephanie elliott 200 danny fisher leaders 201 diane lowery linda herndon rita ledford baseball mike manus mike shehan, lewis cardin, micky heafner, greg payseur, gary cress, mike shelby, ronnie davis, bobby smith, bobby jones. (2nd row) coach burroughs, dan carpenter, ronnie j. davis, mike ballard, danny mcdowell, hugh michael, danny fisher, chuck bralley, hugh holland, wade beam 1968 schedule march I 5 march 18 march 22 march 25 march 28 march 29 march 31 april 2 . april 5 . april 12 . april 1 5 . april 19 . april 26 . april 29 . may 3 . may 10 . . . . wingate .n. greenville . . cape fear w. piedmont . . . wingate ........surry . Spartanburg .n. greenville . . . chowan . , anderson . Spartanburg . . sand hills . . sand hills . . cape fear w. piedmont . . .ft. bragg 204 205 golf jay powell mike ballard george Jenkins 206 ned shidmore 207 jerry galloway 208 209 c r o s s c o u n t r y t r a c k robert crawford, earl mcclain, bill bumgardner, terry parker. (top row) mike manus, gary cress, mike figgs, coach burroughs mike shelby, danny mcdowell, greg payseur, danny fisher, (top row) coach brooks, lewis cardin, hugh michael, mike manus, robert crawford, alfred cloud 210 I 213 gary edwards jay powell james turpin pat hannifin to laugh at the deeds of others we must first laugh at ourselves for life is a comic tragedy- separate the good from the bad the tears from the roars, walk down the road of life kick the hardship with a boot of cheer for in the end “oh what fools we mortals be.” PM 218 “where the boys are?? ?” 219 221 of christobpher rabb! 222 “the winner is . . . ‘opps!!!!’ brutality!!!” mr. hagen!” 223 ‘which dean’s list did you make?' ‘you play with your ball, i’ll play with mine! “glenn??!! 224 V “i’d have wrote you a letter, but i don’t spell x?!?' 'concentration???’ 226 227 “no, delores, mr. hagen ain’t here! 228 229 'maybe i’ll go as twiggy!” “who is up for auction, anyway?” 230 BETTER PHOTOGRAPHS MAKE BETTER YEARBOOKS