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Brevard College, Brevard, North Carolina, Friday, December 13, 1935.
The Clarion [ Beautification of
the Campus
The Brevard College Weekly
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REPORTORIAL STAFF
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Faculty Sketches
By John Hoyle
Caney Edward Buckner
Caney Edward Buckner was born
in Madison County, North Carolina,
in 1897. His father was a farmer,
and little Edward lived for seven
years as “a true son of the soil.” At|
the age of seven he moved with his
family from Madison to Buncombe
County. Received his “lower” ed
ucation at Woodfin High School and
also played baseball. Entered Weav-j
er College in the fall of 1918 and
played against Mars Hill. While
Perhaps the first step should be charming co-ed who
one taken by the whole student Buckner. (B.C.
‘lovers,” note last sentence.) In
1919 Mr. Buckner entered Trinity
College (later Duke University) and
received his A. B. Degree in 1921.
Often the visitor or passerby
judges a college solely by the ap
pearance of its campus, not spend
ing the time or effort to look for
other qualities. Their impression
is simply a reflection of the way the
campus looks. Also a campus can
be a source of pride or shame to the
students, faculty, friends, and al
umni. We shoul seek to make our
campus a beautiful place so that we
Edith Beard
Summers Maugans
Archie Hardie
Robert Andrews I will be prOUd of it
Why Worry
About
Examinations
age
In
Most students, regardless of
or rank, dread examinations,
reality however it is not the exami
nations that worry us, but the
thought of having to take the ex
aminations. Psychologists tell us
that most nervous break-downs are
not caused by excessive work, but
by the thought and worry of hav
ing to work.
During the off-duty hours of war
the soldier worries, sweats, and
dreads the thought of the next bat
tle; but when he has reached the
front and the firing has begun, he
forgets the curse of war and be
gins action. It is the same way
with examinations. During the
week approaching the “big quissz”
we hate for the time to come. Of
ten it worries us so much that we
decide that we will not profit by
studying, and off we go to a show
or a “bull session.”
Now I do not say that cramming,
so to speak, is proper. Every stu
dent has had examinations l)efore.
We all have a faint idea as to what
our examination grades will be,
and we all know what kind of prep
aration, if any, we should make.
Our hours between now and exam
inations should not be spent in mis
erable forebodings about what ap
proaches; neither should we dope
ourselves—and there are more ways
than one—to ward off the thought
of examinations. Truly, the clear
er and freer our minds the better
our answers will be.
body and every person living or
working on the campus. It should
be the preservation of our present
resources. It would help greatly if
people walked in the proper paths
and roads, not tearing gaps in shrub
bery but depositing trash in waste
cans, which could be placed at sev
eral convenient spots on the campus
Perhaps this step could be enforced
by a plan devised by the student
council. One college that I know
of has a certain number of students
acting as “campus police.” These
deputized students carry whistles
with them wherever they go; and
when they see some person walking
across grass, or committing some
other undesirable act, they blow the
whistle to remind the offender that
he is doing wrong. Often we do
these destructive things uncon
sciously.
A second step that could be tak
en with.only a little trouble would
be the sponsoring of a beautification
program by some individual or or
ganization. Let there be a special
week known as “Beautification
Week,” and during that time have
the different clubs make efforts to
beautify the campus; and at the
end of the week let the club which
has done most along this line get a
special reward or recognition.
At any rate, much could be done
to improve our campus.
Brevard Will be
Represented at
Memphis
Brevard College will be represent
ed at the Young People’s Conference
in Memphis, Tennessee, December
27-31, by the following students:
Misses Alice Scott, Sara Lou Kiger,
Sarah King, Ethel Kerr, Louise
Ward; Messers William Scott, Rem
bert McNeer, Jr., James Rogers,
Earl Pearson, and Uoyd Parks,., ac
companied by Mr. Buckner and Mrs.
Coltrane.
The theme of this conference is
“Facing Life With Jesus Christ.”
The students of Brevard College
should be interested to know that
Dr. W. A. Smart, of Emory Univer-
_ sity is to deliver the keynote address
Accepted a job as instructor in Dur-[o”the topic The Answer to Youth S
ham. North Carolina, in 921; taught
winters and studied •ummers at Duke,
receiving his M. A. in '24. He lived
in Durham for ten years and then
moved to Burlington, N. C., where he
accepted the office as principal of the
Burlington High School. Joined the
Brevard faculty in the fall of ’35 as
Dean of the College. Mr. Buckner
has a pleasing personality, a wife and
three children, a Plymouth car, a
great faith in Brevard College, and an
earnest desire some day to receive his
Ph. D. from Duke University.
The
Are
Students
Going
Two girls were brought before
the dormitory council.
“Have you a lawyer?" Ida asked.
‘ ‘No, we decided to tell the truth. ”
Moon and Mist
By Helen Avett
The moon slips out her bed of clouds, |
And gives the night
A mellow glow like that of shaded I
lamps.
She spreads across the shivering |
earth
Her cloak of misty light.
Miss Smith used the blackboard to
make her points in the discussion more
impressive and distinct. After she
had completed her work she failed to |
move so that the board could be seen.
David Asheworth said: “Miss Smith, |
I can’t see that.”
Miss Smith replied: “Please be pa-
t'ent, David. Can’t you see I’m try-
iny to make myself as clear as possi
ble?”
Home
By Jack Dozier
Oh! you’d better step on it,
Prf^au down hard;
II’h surely going to be a dull time|
in Brevard,
The College students are going home. |
We’ve finished exams,
Now we’re making for the bus;
No late li^t jams;
Again for us.
The College students are going home.
We’re running 'round the campus,
We’re packing every bag;
We’re impaitent for the bus to come.
Oh! why does the driver lag.
Oh! you’d better step on it,'
Press down hard;
It’s surely going to be a dull time|
in Brevard,
The college students are going home.
With tales of delight we’re ready toj
go,
We’ll even sacrifice our very best]
beau.
The college students are going home.
With all the folks around us,
We’ll have a time of glee;
We’re going to build a family circle, ]
All around the Christmas tree.
Demands.” The delegates will have
the opportunity of hearing many of
the outstanding thinkers of the
world. Such people as Dr. Toyohiko
Kagawa, world Chnstian from
Japan, who will speak on the subject
“What Christ Means To Me”; Y. C.
Yang, presidentofSoochow Univer
sity, whose theme will be “Young
China—Bane or Blessing?” Senator
Gerald P. Nye, who will speak on
“The Munitions Industry and The
Cause of War,” Kirby Page, the
great peace advocate, and many
other pciople of international impor
tance will bring various aspects of
world affairs to the vast numbers
of delegates at the conference.
This conference should afford the
five or six thousand young people
and adults with definite proof that
the only method with which one
may face life and world conditions
at the present time is with Jesus
Christ.
Succotash
The way I feel now I think I could
write an entire essay on “Washing
Glasses.” I have it all figured out.
If I were to continue washing glasses
after three meals a day for nine weeks
for 217 people, by the time my duty
work is up I will have washed 40,013
glasses. Right now my idea of Public
Enemy No. 1 is the person who crams
napkins and other foreign matter
down his glass; the best and most
helpful thing a person can do is to
drink all of his water. Really though,
duty work isn't at all bad.
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Oh! you’d better step on it,
Press down hard.
It's surely going to be a dull time
in Brevard,
The college students are going home.
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