Vol. I
The Brevard College Weekly
Brevard College, Brevard, North Carolina, November 1, 1935.
No. 6
METHODIST
CONFERENCE
President and Mrs. E. J. Coltrane
have just returned from the West
ern North Carolina Annual Confer
ence wihch was held in Salisbury
October 24-28. The Board of Trus
tees of Brevard College held its an
nual meeting in Salisbury Thursday
afternoon of last week. President
Coltrane submitted the report of the
College to the Conference and made
a special report to the Conference
Board of Christian Education of
which Dr. W. W. Peele, of Char
lotte; is chairman.
Among the matters of special in
formation to the friends of Brevard
College was the enactment of a res
olution by the Annual Conference
which authorizes the Board of Trust
ees to convey to the town of Brevard
approximately five acres of land on
which the proposed gymnasium, ath
letic field, and library will be located.
Under the provisions of the charter,
the Board of Trustees cannot dispose
of any real estate without authoriza
tion from the Annual Confitojnce.
The five acres of land referred to is
now being used largely as the ath
letic field. Mrs. Coltrane made a
talk to the Conference Saturday
afternoon in which she explained
the general policies of the college
and likewise indicated the needs of
the institution at this time. We
understand that Mrs. Coltrane’s talk
was well received by members of
the Conference.
The Annual Conference reappoint
ed Mr. H. B. Kelly, of Henderson
ville; Rev. J. H. West, of Lake Ju'
naluska; Mr. J. H. Pickelsimer, of
Brevard; Dr. A. W. Plyler, of Greens
boro; and Mrs. E. L. McKee, Sylva,
for membership on the Board during
the next six years. Mrs. C. E.
Weaver, of Asheville, was appointed
for a term of six years succeeding
Mrs. J. W. Downs, of Nashville,
Tennessee. Mr. R. T. Amos, of
High Point, was appointed to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation
of Mr. J. C. Sales, of Fletcher. The
term of Mr. Amos will expire in 1937
The college administeration has ex
pressed pleasure with the new mem
bers who have been appointed to the
Board.
Rev. J. H. Brendall was returned
to Brevard for his second year on
this pastorate. Other appointments
of interest to the students include
Othello 1 On the Hill
Presented
Rev. A. L. Latham, the father of
Misses Octavia and Mary Lou Lath
am, who was returned to the Crouse
circuit for the second year; Rev. D.
D. Holt to the Davidson College sta
tion; Rev. C. H. Moser, of Hender
sonville, who becomes presiding el
der of the Gastonia district; Rev.
Paul Hardin, of Waynesville, who
becomes the pastor in Wadesboro;
and Rav E. K. McLarty, of Shelby,
who was transferred to the pastor
ate at Hendersonville.
The following quotation from
President Coltrane’s report will be
of interest to readers of the Cla
rion.
Brevard College is a new insti
tution. It came into existence in re
sponse to a very definite demand.
Its character was determined by the
body which gave it birth. From the
beginning, the purpose was to de
velop a small, well-equipped college,
with curricula designed to meet the
needs of its students, and a faculty
of able Christian men and women
who will train these students to ac
cept and discharge the responsibili
ties of civil society and of the
church.
How well the college can achieve
its purpose will depend upon the
moral and fihancial support of the
church which founded it. Since the
ownership and control of the insti
tution are vested in the Western
North Carolina Conference, it is
reasonable to expect that its princi
pal support will come from the
membership of that body. Some
provision should be made whereby
the college can be assured of finan
cial security. No college can march
toward any goal when its energy is
sapped by lack of adequate finan
cial support.
’Here and there are persons who
have indicated a desire to make
contributions to Brevard College. In
some cases a special feature has
been singled out for consideration.
It seems reasonable to suggest that
a plan ought to be instituted where
by the college can be brought to
the attention of all such interested
persons. Some of them would pre
fer to make small contributions to
the college each year. Therefore,
it is proposed that for the next five
years there shall be an annual giv
ing fund. Friends should be solic-
For about two hours Monday night
the Brevard College students were
carried back to the days of Shakespere
when they witnessed a presentation of
“Othello” by the Avon Players, of
New York.
The tragedy was unusually well act
ed, and it held the attention of the au
dience throughout. Joseph Selman,
playing the part of Othello exhibited
rare histronic ability. The part of
lago was played extremely well by
Robert Selman. Desdemona was play
ed by Florence Peyton so well that she
won the hearts of the entire audience.
The costumes were very accurate,
and definitely protrayed the Venetian
life in that day. Swords, daggers, lan
terns, and other accessories used were
with much fitness.
“Othello” was probably written and
first presented in August 1602; it first
appeared as a publication in 1622.
There is much dispute among the
critics as to where Shakespere con
ceived the idea of the tragedy; but at
the time it was written, there was e-
nough romance in Turkish or Moorish
wars and in trade to furnish material
for such a play as was written.
The leading cast was as follows:
Othello Joseph Selman
Desdemona Florence Peyton
Emilia Eugenia Dubois
lago Robert Selman
Cassio Don Patrick Carter
Montano William Henderson
Roderigo George Nance
ited to make annual gifts toward
the operating expenses of l;he col
lege. It is equally important that
adequate endowment funds be pro
vided. The financial statement
shows a total in the endowment
funds of practically $60,000. These
are the endowment funds formerly
owned by Weaver College. The to
tal annual income from this source
at the present rate of eividends is
less than $2,000. No part of this
income can be used for the opera
tion of Brevard College at the pres
ent time. The entire indebtedness
of Weaver College must first be
liquidated. Brevard College should
have a total endowment of $300,000.
This amount should be sought with
in the n°xt five years- At the end
of the first three years of operation
Brevard College should be accredit
ed by the Southern Association of
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The Ross Hall boys have changed
the time of their mid-week prayer ser
vice from seven-thirty until six-thirty,
or immediately after the evening
meal. A large number of boys have
been attending services since this
change was made; there is less of a
break in the evening’s routine. Tay
lor Byrd had charge of the last meet
ing. He gave a very interesting talk
on prayer, basing his exposition on
several passages from the book of
Romans.
Wilson Forbes was elected presi
dent of the Ross Hall Student Coun
cil at a recent meeting. The other
members chosen were Frank Penland
of the Sophomore Class and Matt
Herring who is to represent the Fresh
men. These counsellors are capable of
doing their duty efficiently and de
serve the whole-hearted cooperation
of all the boys.
Dean Buckner recently announced
that there would be no more Sunday
tennis on the college courts. Deciding
that hiking !s the next best thing to
playing tennis, Vernon Tucker, Bar
ton Farthing, Earl Fowler, Russell
Shinn, Cecil Belk, MiUiard Whiteside,
and Boyce Helms organized an over
night hiking party to Dunn’s Rock.
They left Saturday after the ball
game and returned Sunday afternoon. |
In spite of a cold night spent in un
comfortable sleeping quarters, the
boys agreed that the hike was a suc
cess and are looking forward to an
other one soon. They heartily rec
ommend Dunn’s Rock to thrill hunt
ers and advise all hikers to carry
f'Blondie Whitesides along as cook.
The following boys spent the week
end awaj^rom the campus: Ned Med
ford, George Ledbetter, Joe Heffner,
Jethfo Hoyle, Joe Melton, Bob Stev
enson, Taylor Byrd, Gordon Barbour,
and Russell Andrews. They reported
ah enjoyable week-end spent at their
respective homes.
Marine Display
Recently there has been a large dis
play case with a marine collection on
exhibit in the biology laboravory.
This collection was made by Mr.
Dendy during the past summer. A
present there are thirty-thret^ different
species, among which are the hard
shell clam, cockle shell, augel wing
shell, king crab, star fish, saaddollar,
and the right and left-handed conk
shell.
Mr. Dendy welcomes the entire
student body to come by and sise the
collection.