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Page 2 Brevard College, Brevard, North Carolina, December 11, 1936 THE CLARION Brevard College Weekly MEiMBER OF NORTH CAROLINA COLLEGIATE PRESS ASSOCIATION Edilor-in-Chief Odell Salmon Associate Editor Evelyn Swaringen News Editor Monk Landreth Sports Editor Sturgis May Columns: Betty Brookshire Geraldine DeVier Irene Parsons Satenik Nahikian Repo rters: Mary Ross Brownie Lipe Susan Bundy Mary Sue McGinnis Management Business Manager Clem Thomas Circulation Manager Gene Matthews Faculty Advisers Miss Craig - Mr. Andrew - Miss Poovey Shop Supervisor Manager Printing Mr. Daniel Wallis Orr Henry Miller - William Fowler George Buchanan. Press Man Sam Tweed One Falling Leaf One falling leaf from a once- flaming tree Is drifting, gliding, somer saulting down, To fall at last among the other leaves. When we in walking shuffle through the piles. We notice with a start the bare black boughs, say, among ourselves, “Why fall has come!” —Margaret Ryan And Another Chance It isn’t New Year's yet; but, in a sense, it is our New Year. It is our chance to start over, to begin anew, and to do our best. Many of us have made new reso lutions in regard to our work for the coming quarter. We resolve to do our best and not let exami nations find us unprepared as they perhaps did last week. GREETINGS “We greet the glad New Year With strong, courageous heart And putting all mistakes away Resolve to do our part. “To overcome all hindrances To make all weights our wings And all our failures stepping- stones To higher, better things.” ‘ A man is never a prophet in his' own pantry. ” — Slesinger. The Curse of Cleverness Cleverness can be the most cruel weapon a person can wield against the tender sensibilities of his fellow man. Cleverness has many forms - from brilliant witticism, through sharp sarcasm, to plain boorishness. Of course there are those clever people who write books or plays or poetry that is published, or who can man age a husband, a home, a bridge club and the Ladies’ Aid Society all at once. The clever person who uses acid sarcasm to gain his point is tru ly clever. He is able to say things about his neighbor through veil of wit. Such cleverness is like a barbed arrow, it also has the power of a boomerang. Only too often it returns to the detri ment of the original sender. I hate the person who culti vates rude cleverness. He is the one who monopolizes a group with off-color jokes, mere silliness, and frequent reminders of his person al superiority. His is the type is of cleverness which is soon tired of, except among those who know no better or who do not care. His type is tolerated for a moment and soon dropped. Cleverness is a curse. To of ten a person, thought clever by others, developes immense con ceit. A person who may have been so c lever as to hold popular attention, soon becomes too sure and is dropped. Cleverness has the power to make a man; but, like the Midas touch, it may break him. Cleverness, used spar ingly, is a boon to any dry con' versation or dull group; but too much is merely an abomination. Margaret Ryan Strength Let come the snows of winter wild Or gales with sleet and rain. I shall not fear the cold and snow Or storms upon the main. Let come the night without a star; Place murky darkness round I shall not fear to tread the path Until a road is found. I only ask some heart to love, Some work, and some of play. Then I’ll vnthstand the fiercest gale And never lose the way. —A Freshman L5"Oooeeoeaoa-e-5oaeoc5oe»3oe>ooeoeeeeoo!ya K aleido scope Human Interest-Comment-Events By Odell Salmon DISAPPOINTMENT IN LOVE Centuries ago there was a fam ous artist who did a painting of Jesus. But before he began his painting it was necessary to find a person who most resembled Jesus in his manhood. A pro longed search in numerous places was made, and a man was found. That man was young, vigorous, serious, but loving and gentle in appearance and action. His whole countenance radiated love. The man was as the normal man of his age—in love with the in tention of marrying. Years passed from the time the painting of Jesus was made, and the same painter sought to make a painting of Judas; so again a wide search was made for a man to pose, one who closely resem bled the most despicable char acter in all history. A haggard, worn, furtive-looking man was found for the sitting. When he was approached, he identified the man as the one who had asked him to pose as Jesus; but the painter did not racognizehis model. He thought that they had never met But the man told the artist that he was the same man who years before had posed as Jesns. He said that he had been in love with a girl who had forsaken him, who had taken his life and broken it in a love affair. ANOTHER WAITER Recently there was the heavy tax of one cent for each note im posed on all persons who desire to send communications while in the main dining hall. This fine in its accumulated sum—proba bly a thousand years hence—is to make a fund for superannu ated and indigent waiters at Bre vard College. To present this matter in a me^ ticulous argument we could write an editorial listing its weakness ess, but that seems hardly re quired. But we do suggest that another waiter be taken on to de iver all notes. This will relieve the strain (for that is what it is) on the regular waiters. After the note has been written, the writer can lift it into the air where it can be seen by the “de- Hvery waiter.” In a flash it will be away safely to its desti nation, with no burden of pro ducing one cent. FOOT-NOTES Take care of your love letters while you are young, and they will take care of you when you are old. There might be a better prime minister, say the English; but there cannot be a better king. THE WAY OF A BACHELOR Most bachelors make good, but few make five million dollars in twenty years. Noel Coward, now the most famous playwright and showman of the stage in America and England, has made good and good money. This au thor written about thirty success ful plays and many musical pro ductions since the war. He is an eccentric genius, yet he appeals to the public through his playing and acting. For several hours of life in modern circles, in unusual conditions, and in profound joy, I suggest that you live through some of his plays. Perhaps his best collection is “Play Parade.” A THOUGHT FOR THE NEW QUARTER During examination week a witty and clever person worked some word a together that ran — “Thought for the week or (weak) — Be Prepared.” Perhaps to avoid the strain of mind'and body that was very dominant last week, the thought for this week and all quarter is “Get Prepar ed.” WITTINESS vs. SOUNDNESS In every group there are super ficial people as well as sound- thinking people. Brevard-like most college campi —is resound ing with wise-cracks a great deal: but.the king of the jesters is Grover Boyd. Big, hale, and jolly Boyd answers to the name “Jeep” usually with a remark that brings laughter or certainly a grin. A bull session with this “witty - as - a-nitty” can take the blues away. On the other hand is Bill Fow ler, a quiet, smart, versatile fel-, low who can talk “real-sense” as efficiently and interesting as a graduate student at Duke. Bill sets type in the print shop in spare time, decks with the crowd at a party by playing rufus with the piano, and thinks before he talks.
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