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Page 2 Brevard College, Brevard, North Carolina, January 8, 1937. I'VZrO-Cf Kaleidoscope Human Interest Comment Events , By Odell Salmon Ifa4>s-goc»gooe-agoooo0‘e-ac500og‘0c‘goa‘gogcw? THE CLARION Brevard College Weekly MEMBER OF NORTH CAROLINA COLLEGIATE PRESS ASSOCIATION Editor-in-Chief Odell Salmon Associate Editor Evelyn Swariiigen News Editor Monk Landreth Sports Editor Sturgis May Columns: Geraldine DeVier Betty Brookshire Irene Parsons Satenik Nahikian Reporters: Julius Page Brownie Lipe Susan Bundy W. A. Campbell Management Business Manager Clem Thomas Cireulation Manager Giene Matthews Faculty Advisers Miss Craig - Mr. Andrew - Miss Poovey Printing Shop Supervisor Mr. Daniel Manager Wallis Orr Typesetters: Henry Miller William Fowler George Buchanan. Press Man John Miller When the Grades Came To the surprise of most of the students, the grades were mailec during the holidays. And what did you think when you saw the college envelope mailed to Dad, or when Dad called you in to ask about thatT) or Yes, it was rather embarass- ing, and it would have been a great pleasure to have been a thousand miles away or to have taken a beating. But there is a way to counteract this disgrace. Just try studying. That will be the best remedy. About that Pledge Shortly before the holidays made our hearts happy, there was a “loyal” chapel day at which time practically all the students in the college made a pledge for the construction of a gymnasium on the campus. That total amount was about $1,500, which was pledged to be paid be fore June. Since the time that these pledges were made, most of the pledgers have not even thought about the matter. Few, only few, have paid their pledge. But this is a matter of obligation, al though it is mixed with school loyalty. We must remember that we are expected to meet these ob ligations as we would any other debt. No greater loyalty can one show his school than to speak well of it and help support it. Many, many Brevard students It IS Time to Begin There are numerous student organizations on the campus, but most of them do not function so as to justify their name and pur pose. Now it is a difficult matter to decide just what a class or club is supposed to accomplish as an organization, but a group should design and build a large number of achievements so it will be praised rather than cause stu dents to wonder what the need is for such an organization on the campus. Any group can function with eflRcient. leaders, and efficient leaders are few; but there are only a few organizations on the campus that require specialized leadership. Incidentally, the groups that need this type of leader have them. It is the other organizations that are lacking in leadership-rather the proving of leadership-and in power to func tion. Among your New Year resolu tions it will be. wise to determine to devote a part of your energy to advancing the effectiveness of some organization on the cam pus. Basket-Ball Again Again the Brevard Tornado basketeers are on the court to be gin their 1937 campaign, which will be tougher than any before it. These boys find themselves playing against odds, since they must use the High, School gym nasium; but they practice reg ularly and with as much interest as any other Brevard team. They are closing the preliminary prac tice, and soon they will be taking on the first conference game of the season. These boys are playing the game for enjoyment, for body building, and for each other. Ev ery student feels the spirit as if See the fourth column exhibited real loyalty in support of their school through their pledge, for they knew that it would be by sacrifice that their pledge would be paid. It is now tirtie to begin saving on these pledges and feel the joy in helping build fur Alma Mater a gymnasium that will be of value to thousands of students. Remember that it is better not to pledge than to pledge and not pay. NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS Resolutions are never kept. Then you say, ‘‘Why use good space writing about something that fades faster than the pop ular dance tunes?” Certainly, you think, a columnist is daffy who can^t make a person follow one of his New Year resolutions. ' Though this is not an argu ment in favor of carrying out New Year resolutions, it is in favor of making them. New Year resolutions are fads, just the same as walking on the front porch in pajamas on a cold night to make a wish nn a star. But both of them are a great deal of fun. That is what a girl says when she thinks that she is in love, “It is lots of fun.” On the morning of January first we might have resolved to study this quarter. But even the atmosphere of the campus has caused us to break Resolu tion Number One. Some resolved to write home more often, but it is more pleasant to join a bull session. So we dispense with the letter. Some resolved that there would not be more blank-blank- ing the food, but that dish of goulash caused another of the resolutions to be broken. So on and on we go breaking our fool ish resolutions—for that is what most of them are—until that so- and-so asks us for a date. Then the last one is broken. He got the date. He resolved that he would not ask for a date. A KISS , Some sound “like the last ex haust of the bath tub.” Some sound about the same way, “like a cow pulling its foot out of the mud.” DURING LOVE SCENES When the Drama Club present ed its initial production of the year, it was rather amusing to glance through the audience dur ing love scenes. Some would rub their chins. Some would glance quickly to their date. Some--those who rarely date—sat with their eyes open and crouched tensely on the edge of their seat. Few showed absolute ease and natural ness. FOOT-NOTES There were ten million Christ mas trees used in the United States this season. There are 500 junior colleges in the United States with an enroll ment of 100,000 students. Bre vard is twice the size of the aver age junior college. FAMOUS JOURNALIST DIES Arthur Brisbane, who before his death on Christmas Day, from heart attack, was the high est paid journalist in the world. Brisbane began his career as a cub reporter when he was nine teen, and before his death at seventy-two he was considered in salary the leading journalist of the world. Had he not been connected with the Hearst newspaper, he would have been more famous; and his writing would have had more effect. WHAT a RACKET In New York there is a most peculiar organization, but it is successful; and the man who founded the .cluh jnakes money hand over fist. The group is an organization of college men who dance ex ceedingly well, who are good es corts, and who were given their share of good looks. The bureau operates to escort visiting women in New York over the city and to give them a big time. One of these boys. may be ob tained for a few hours for sight seeing, or he may be obtained as an escort for week-ends or for trips to Europe in the summer. The lady notifies the office and gives & description of the gentle man that she would like to have as an escort. The. list of employ ees is examined for the one who best fits the description. At the hour the lady asks for the man he calls at her hotel or house, introduces himself, and they leave for the evening. But before they leave, the lady must give the gentleman two envel opes—one containing his salary, which depends on the time he works, another with money to bear expenses for the night. it were a pinch when the team begins a game, but not only dur ing the game are we to pull _ for them. Attendance is the least that we can do to show that we have an interest-in a group that is on the way.
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