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VOL. VI
Brevard College, Brevard, North Carolina, March 12, 1941
No 7
Forensic Group Wins Tournament
NEWS BRIEFS
I
Mr. Olcutt Saunders, who spent
three days on our campus last
November, paid us another visit
on February 26, at which time
he again presented his views of
pacifism to the student body at
a chapel talk. Mr. Saunders, a
draftee, will enter selective ser
vice training in a few weeks.
According to the results of a
student poll relative to the war
situation taken February 26, the
student body as a whole does not
favor the United States acutally
entering the war against Ger
many : but the poll indicated that
a majority of students are in
favor of sending all possible aid,
short of war, to Great Britain.
Practically all of those voting
considered the draft a good thing-
As the program for the college
radio series over WWNC on
Thursday night, February 27,
the Brevard choir sang “Celes
tial Voices,” “Crucifixus,”
■‘He’s Gone Away,” and “Cousin
Jedediah.”
Mr. Raper, Edward Glazener,
James Crisp, and Hazel Bradely
report that they derived many
experiences of value from the
International Relations Confer
ence they attended in Tallahassee,
Florida, on February 27, 28, and
29.
Coming Attractions
Notice, students, make your
dates now to see “Lady. Winde-
mei'e’s Fan” which will be pre
sented by the faculty on March
22 for the purpose of buying new
curtains for our auditorium.
Those belonging to the Medical
club will be interested to know
that a party is scheduled for
them on March 15. (Warning,
this is for members of the club;
not for those wanting medical
attention.) Those studious enough
to be members of the Sigma Pi
Alpha will be entertained at a
banquet with a movie afterwards.
The Dramatic club has shown
a spark of genius when they
voted on the unusual procedure
of letting the girls make dates
for the play that the club will
present April 5. It is; reported
that they are a little doubtful
that our “timid girls” , wilP ao
this, so girls, let’s show them.
And now for the climax that
comes April 10, when the Fresh
men entertain the Sophomores at
a theater party the night before
Spring Holidays.
On April 26 a movie is sched
uled, and on May 3 comes our
big 6vent, May Day.
The Farmerettes will be taken
off the Farm long enough on May
10 to be taken to Asheville to a
formal banquet which is listed
as “The Agriculture Shindig.”
The college choir went on tour
Saturday and Sunday. They pre
sented a concert in the Crossnore
school auditorium Saturday night
at 7:30 and one at the First Meth
odist Church i n Marion Sun
day afternoon. The choir is mak
ing preparations for its journey
into the North this spring.
Delphian mentors for this sem
ester are as follows: Wiley Com'
er, President; R.C. Allred, Vice-
President; Marshall Curtis, Sec-
retary-Treasurer; a ir d Billy
Clouse; Sergeant-At-Arms.
Students Hear
Unique Speaker
-Dr. Laughlin
Gives Address
In an address Friday morning.
Febiuary 28, before the students
and faculty. Dr. Maud Laughlin,
research historian from Columbia
university, now at Asheville col
lege, said it is false to believe
the present European conflict is
World War No. 2.
“This is still World War Noi
1,” she continued; “It hasn’t
ended yet.” ' .
Speaking under the auspices of
the Asheville branch of the Com
mittee to Defend America, she
presented the viewpoints' of
those who favor aiding Great
Britain,'in a brief and pointedly
significant talk.
Mrs. E. H. Ould, of Roanoke,
Virginia, treated us last week
to one of the most enticing and
powerful series of lectures we
have heard this year.
No speaker has received a
more insulting welcome than
Mrs. Ould (as the moans and
groans clearly showed when a
full week of chapel was announ
ced) and yet no speaker has gain
ed the response that she did af
ter she had masterfully turned
the embarrassing situation into
one in which everybody was at
ease.
Mrs. Ould first announced the
nature and scope of her lectures.
Tuesday morning her talk was
on the query, “Where aire you
going?” As young people we
should have made ^up our minds
definitely. She related humorous
incidents of her childhood as
illustration. Possession of all the
material things the heart desires
does not insure happiness
“Young people,” she urged,
“don’t go into the world with , a
gimmie attitude, but ask your
self, what can I do for folks?
Then you will really be happy in
working out an answer.” When
choosing our field of work we
should ask these questions: Does
it fit? Can I grow in it? Can I
be proud of it? Am I making a
contribution?
“We need to take a personality
bath; we need to pick up,’' began
Mrs. Ould Wednesday morning in
her discussion on “Personal
Charm.” “One great lesSbn that
we need to learn,” said Mrs.
Ouid, “ is this: We need to learn
the art of returning decency for
slam remarks and hateful
actions.”
In her closing talk, Mrs. Ould
discussed boy and girl relations.
Following the captivating stories
of her courtships and her obser
vations of other people in that
interesting stage, she emphasized
the importance of “letting your
head catch up with your heart.”
Wins Its Honors
In Boys’ Debating
Brevard College debaters won
first place in the junior college
forensic tournament held in
Monroe last Friday and Saturday
by taking a total of seven out of
eight debates. Donald Funder
burk was named the best'debater
in the entire tournament. Fun
derburk and Charles Owens, part
ners, did not lose ^ single debate
in their defense o^ the negative.
Marvin Wing and Ray Swink up
held the affirmative contention.
In debating, Mars Hill, the es
tablished favorites, won second
place.
DRAMATIC CLUB
IS MAKING
.FULL LEMGTH-MtmR.^,-
. Lights! Camera! Ac
tion ! Sucli expressions will
soon become familiar to
the group that has been
selected from the Drama
tic Club as the cast for the
full length sound movie,
‘Home-«-o and You-'Li-Et,’
which has already enters
ed the first stages of pro
duction. Actual shooting
will begin next week, bar
ring adverse weather con
ditions. The cast will be
made up of the following
actors: Norma Lee Ashby
or Florence Spillman (the
decision as to which of
these will take the leading
feminine role has not bMn
made at this writing), Ro>
bert Elliott, Doris Rad
ford, Joe Havner, Myra
Su^ , Killian, Wilbxu" Hel
ton, Gene Houck, and Clay
Tom Carpenter.
Students Enjo
One-Act Plays
Following the gala Delphian-
Mnemosynean banquet on Sat
urday night, March 1, more than ^
a hundred students attended' 
three hilarious one-act plays in
the auditorium. Directed b
members of the Dramatic Clul^ >
the plays proved to be success-j
ful comedies.