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Brevard College, Brevard, North Carolina, Friday, November 15, 1935.
The Clarion
The Brevard College Weekly
Published weekly from September to June
while the College is in session, except on hol
idays and during examinations.
$1.00 ptr year by carrier. If by mail
$1.25 for the school year,
Advertising Bates given on Request.
Editor-in-Chief: William Davis
Associate Editors; Odell Salmon and Evelyn
Swaringen.
REPORTORIAL STAFF
Gordon Barbour Edith Beard
Charles Stackhouse Summers Maugans
Katherine CofTey Archie Hardie
Sybil Spratt Robert Andrews
Cecil Evans Rebecca Brady
Ida Whisenant Pauline Orr
Annie Donnell Paterson Edwin Hyatt
Emma Leape Frances Goforth
Typist: John Odom
Business Manager Wilson Forbes
Assistant Clem Thomas
Advertising Manager Rembert McNeer, Jr.
Assistant Jack Armstrong
Cireulation Manager Mazon Murphy
Assistant Joe Allen
What Can College
Give Me?
Although this question may seem
selfish, either we or our families
have considered that something of
value can be obtained from college
life, or we would not be here now.
The answer to this query depends
a great deal upon what we intend
to give to the college. Are we gO'
ing to loaf through without expend
ing any efiort, or are going to put
the most into and get the most out
of it that is possible? Shall we ac
cept all the help we can receive and
return nothing, or shall we deter
mine that all our talents are going
to be exercised to the fullest extent
for the benefit of our college, that
each of us is going to prove a vital
and influential unit in its structure,
and that it will be a little better for
our having attended it.
What Is Your
Creed?
Every person thinks differently
but somewhat along the same chan
nels. Every student here is living
a little differently from the others,
but our goals are approximately the
same. Every civilized man lives
and thinks differently from others,
but all have a common cause to
gain and end to face. Living, then,
with a common cause necessitates a
creed or standard by which we
ought to shape our lives.
Many are not conscious that they
have a creed; but all disciplinary
moral, or spiritual decisions are
based either directly or indirectly
on their creed. Many take a cer
tain definite stand on a matter and
say, “That’s just the way I’m
built.” In reality that is their
creed. The person with a noble
standard which he incessantly ob
serves will likely be a jump or two
ahead.
When you pass judgement on
some one by expounding that you
admire his or her moral policies,
congenial disposition, or brilliance,
you can say that he or she has a
worthwhile creed. No man can be
better than his creed. You see get
ting ahead or even just getting a-
long requires a creed built on help
ing others, forgetting the faults of
others, bridling your tangue when
an angry word would hurt, or smil
ing rather than passing snap judg
ment upon a person a course which
might otherwise result in remorse,
shunning the sloughs in which the
foolish wallow, and studying to ob
tain great knowledge and under
standing.
Hills
By Leighton Presson
I love the hills,
Enveloped in autumnal beauty.
Forever silent and strong,
As eternal as God,
Staunch columns
Supporting the blue infinity.
I love the hills,
Laid out in October’s wrap,
A mantle as gay as Joseph’s
Yet bespeaking calm"dignity;
A swift departure
From man’s somber shroud.
I love the hills.
So peaceful and quiet,
Giant sentinels
Who love their charge,
Guarding the valley
That lies between them.
I love the hills
When nature spreads
A splendor of color everywhere
To gladden the sight.
When hemlocks whisper
A song of the past.
I love the hills
With their frowning rocks
(Like a stern father
Teaching his wayward child,)
Echoing lessons
As old as the sun.
I love the hills,
Guiding each turbulent stream
As it dances and laughs through life
(As every youth would,)
Coaxing its fanciful flight
To the narrow path.
I love the hills
Now shrouded in autumnal beauty,
Facing the blackness of winter
With sacred courage
When, robbed of their lovely plum
age,
They stand forsaken.
I love the hills
Though shorn of October’s glory,
Standing in dreary coldness.
TuccoaLudlleSmithlsjjjl Nam.l™
By John Hoyle
Tuccoa Lucile Smith, A. B., M.A.,
Dean of Women, and Guardian
Angel of West Hall was born at
Decatur, Georgia, December 7, 18-.
She is the oldest of five children
born to Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Smith.
At the age of six Miss Tuccoa mov
ed from Decatur to Columbus, Geor
gia. When sixteen years of age she
was graduated from Columbus High
School with all honors as valedicto
rian. The fall after graduation
Miss Smith entered Georgia State
College at Milledge. On complet
ing two years there she taught for
three years in the grammar schools i
of that state. Miss Smith then en
tered the University of Chicago,
where she studied for two years.
After the two years in Chicago she
accepted a position as instructor at
Columbus Seminary for girls. While
there she taught English, French,
Spanish, geography, history, and
what have you ? At the outbreak of
the World War Miss Smith went to
Washington and there worked for a
few years in connection with the
Treasury Department. In 1921 Miss
Smith joind the faculty of Brevard
Institute and in 1924 became a mem
ber of the faculty of Weaver College
as head of the English Department.
Her last three years at Weaver she
acted as Dean of Women of the or-
ginal “Biddie Coop.” She joined
the faculty of Brevard College in
the fall of ’34 and has had her heart
and hands full of Brevard College
ever since.
She received her A. B. and M. A.
degrees through summer school
work at Georgia State College for
Women. Her favorite poet is Brown
ing; her favorite poem “Rabbi Ben
Ezra,” her greatest pride and job
are her “biddies,” but she loves to
see the boys around too. Miss
Smith’s interests are divided among
dramatics, football, art and love af
fairs of the students. At football
games she yells like an Apache and
gives the students a first class ex
ample of real school spirit. Her
greatest ambition is to have a rustic
log cabin atop a near-by hill so that
lovers from the campus might stroll
up on moonlight nights and rest un
disturbed on the cool vine-shaded
porch.
[Note: This is the third in a series
of biographical sketches of the members
of the faculty.]
A frowning mass of ugliness
Stretching gaunt arriis to heaven
In supplication.
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I’m still wanting a name suitable for
this piece of scribbling commonly
known as a column. Some one sug-
ge.‘»ted that I see Miss Fewell and ask
her the name of some of the conglom
erations she prepares for our lunches
and christen this column with that
name. However, I want more ideas.
Please submit your ideas to either the
editor-in-chief or the associate editors.
Well! I’ve heard of girls doing queer
things when they’re in love, but I’d
never heard of this before. Tissie Mc
Kinney washed and pressed her shoe
strings before the Boiling Springs
game. But yet when she was talking
to the “football hero”, they seemed so
engrossed in looking into each other’s
eyes I hardly see how he could have
noticed her shoe strings.
Since last week’s column I’ve found
that my room-mate is not the only one
who would like to engage in fishing as
a sport. What IS this attraction.
Odell?
It seemed good to see Phil Brooks
out to the Boiling Springs’ game, but
we wish it could have been under dif
ferent circumstancos. A speeedy re
covery to you, Phil.
Few people have the carefree air that
Harriet Rhineheardt has or the man-
of-the-world look of Ed Powell.
R. D. was feeding Vick’s cough drops
to Madeline Farthing at the game last
Friday. Are you feeling better or
worse, Madeline?
Just forty days until Christmas.
Shirley Temple wants the Dionne
Quintupletes. What do you want?
Clubs
Fireside
Ivey Allison had charge of the
program of the Fireside club and
made a most interesting talk on the
history of home life. Elizabeth
Craft gave the Scripture reading
and led in prayer. Louise Jenkins
also gave a talk on the Biltmore es
tate in Asheville. There were fif
teen members, five of them being
new memders.
International Relations
At the meeting of the Interna-
tional 'Relation club on Friday night
a program was presented of the so
cial life of various countries. The
Italo-Ethiopian situation was infor
mally discussed. Mr. Cathey talk
ed on the origin of the organization
and urged the members to do ex
tensive outside reading.
Travel
The program of the Marco Polo
ravel club was planned by Vivian
foeeger. Lallah May Edwards
talked on the history and geogra
phy of .Ethiopia, and Rena Morgan
discussed the people and their cus
toms. Miss Binford told about the
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