SUBMIT YOUR
SNAP-SHOTS
Iht Clarion
ATTEND THE
“CORNERSTONE”
PROGRAM
THE BREVARD COLLEGE WEEKLY
VoLII Brevard College, Brevard, North Carolina, January 22, 1937. No. 16
News-in-Brief
COLLEGE DEMOCRATS HAVE
INAUGURATION PROGRAM
The Democratic Club of Bre
vard College gave an interesting
and unusual program Jannary 20
in connection with the inaugura
tion: of President Roosevelt
Instead of chapel at the reg
ular time, the first four classes
were run straight through until
twelve o’clock, when the students
assembled in the anditorium and
heard a radio broadcast of the
inaugural ceremonies from Wash
ington, D. C.
A delightful tea was given lat
er in the afternoon at West Hall,
during which an amusing pro
gram was given under the direct
ion of Jack Taggart, master of
ceremonies.
WORK BEGINS
ON NEW PLAY
Rehearsal for the new three-act
comedy “The Imaginary Inva
lid,” by Moliere, was begun this
week. The play, which will be
given in four weeks, is directed
by Miss Smith, with Doris Thorne
acting as assistant director.
PHOTO-NATURE CLUB
SNAP-SHOT CONTEST
The Photo-Nature Club snap
shot contest is slowly gathering
impetus. Nineteen interesting
and unique photographs have
been submitted. • Mr. Dendy
requests all students to get their
cameras out, oil them up, and
snap unique poses of friends and
various scenes of campus life.
Folk-Lore Club
The Folk-Lore Club of Brevard
College is sponsoring a program
presented by the Negro Choir of
Bethel First Baptist Church,
under the direction of Miss Bessie
Ellis. They are to present a pro
gram of Negro Spirituals. This
program, which will be of interest
to everyone, is to be in the col
lege auditorium Saturday, Jan
uary 23, at 8P.M.; and the ad
mission is ten cents to everybody.
Proceeds will be used to pay the
club’s pledge to the building fund.
James Rogers, who during
the election of Sophomore
class superlatives, was chosen
the Best-All Round boy.
Debates Held
Brevard College debat3rs have
participated in two debates re
cently and are looking forward
to a busy season.
The first was with Western
Carolina Teachers’ College.
Charles Woodson, Turner Feezor,
Mavis Shinn, and Helen McCon
nell debated here, while Julius
Page, Horace Raper, Dorothy
Jonas, and Geraldine DeVier
went to Cullowhee. The debates
wpre of the non-decision type.
The second debate was with
Bard College, a branch of Co
lumbia University. The visitors,
William Jordy, Dalton McBee,
and Louis Koenig, were the op
ponents of Turner Feezor, Horace
Raper, and Charles Woodson.
Odell Salmon acted as chairman,
and Geraldine DeVier was sec
retary. Instead of rebuttal there
was open discussion from the
floor, and no decision was ren
dered.
John R. Kirby
Mr. John R. Kirby, of Ashe
ville, N. C., has been selected to
assist, temporarily, Mr. John
Carlisle, business manager of the
College, in soliciting funds for
the building fund and for the col
lege endowment.
Mr. Kirby has taught in col-
Sophomore Class
Superlatives
Chosen
At a meeting of the Sophomore
Class at the assembly period last
Saturday, January 15, the class
superlatives were chosen.
The following were selected:
Most Handsome Boy^Thomas
Peeler, Most Beautiful Girl—
Bernice Brantely, Most Popular
Boy—Eddie Carlisle, Most Pop
ular Girl-Evelyn Swaringen,
Most Original Boy—Frank Cra
ven, Most Original Girl-Price
Cornelius, Most Friendly Boy,
Harold Severs, Most Friendly
Girl-Annie Ruth Call, Most In
tellectual Boy—Marshall Houts,
Most Intellectual Girl—Margaret
Wilson, Best All-round Boy—
James Rogers, Best All-round
Girl - Satenik Nahikian.
Students Attend
Bishops’ Crusade
Nine Brevard College students
attended the Bishops’ Crusade,
which was held in Spartanburg,
Wednesday, January 20.
Students attending the crusade
were Marshall Houts, Jack Reid,
Mavis Shinn, Russell Andrew s,
Margaret Wilson, Thelma Hub
bard, Helen Parrish, John T. Fra
zier, and Betty Brookshire.
The delegates from the college
were accompanied by Miss Irene
Clay, Dean C. E. Buckner, and
Mr. John Bennett.
Principal addressses were made
by Bishop Frank Smith, Bishop
Arthur Moore, Mrs. J. W, Downs,
Dr. Elmer Clark, Dr. Freil Man-
get, and Dr. Yang, President of
Soochow University.
While in Spartanburg the del
egates made a short tour of the
campuses of Wofford and Con
verse colleges.
leges of Kansas, his native state.
He has studied at the University
of Chicago and also at North
western, where he received his
M. A. degree.
Mr. Carlisle and Mr. Kirby have
just returned frcm Charlotte, N.
C., where they began their work
this week.
Student Council
“Cornerstone
Program”
^ The Student Council of Brevard
College will sponsor a “corner
stone” program in the auditor
ium the evening of Tuesday, Feb
ruary 2. The purpose of this
program is to begin a series of
student activities from which
money will be raised for the
building fund.
A “best-all-round” contest will
be held in connection with the
“cornerstone” program. The
contest will begin Friday, Jan
uary 29, and terminate Tuesday
evening, February 2, at which
time the v^inner of the title
“Miss Brevard College” will
be presented with various prizes.
There will be a charge of five
cents for nominations and votes
will cost one cent each. Any
girl who is a student at Brevard
College will be eligible to partic-
pate in tha contest.
The last part of the program
will be a minstrel under the direc
tion of Mr. John A. Carlisle, in
which the following students will
take part: Frank Ausband, John
Odom, Harold Severs, Jack Tag
gart, Frank Craven, and Sammy
Little. Mr. Bunyan Andrew
will serve as interlocutor. Ad
mission for the entire program
will be only fifteen cents.
Ministerial Band
Elects Officers
The Ministerial Band of Bre
vard College met January 11 and
elected new officers. Jack Reid,
the retiring president, presided.
Thomas Angell was elected presi
dent and presided over the re
mainder of the program. Rufus
Cuthbertson was elected vice-
president; John Frazier, secre
tary and treasurer; James Craw
ley, chaplain and program com
mittee chairman. The new presi
dent appointed George Carver to
be in charge of the deputation
work for this quarter.
The nien of the Ministerial
Band are looking forward to an
other quarter of service on the
campus and in the community.