THE CLARION
Volume XV
BREVARD COLLEGE, FEBRUARY 25, 1949
Number 7
WSSF CAMPAIGN IS UNDERWAY ON CAMPUS
Scholarships Are
To Be Given By
American Univ.
The American University, of
Washington, D. C., has announced
that it will award two scholarships
and three workships available for
the academic year beginning Sep
tember 23, 1949, and renewable
upon superior academic perform
ance for the academic year begin
ning in September, 1950, the ses-
quicentennial year in Washington.
In a letter to Dr. Eugene Col-
trane last month, Paul F. Doug
lass, president of American Uni
versity, stated that “because each'
year so many junior college gradu
ates continue their studies with us
in this great World Capital, I
have the pleasure to announce
these scholarships and workships.”
He further said that the awards
would be cash awards, and would
not include tuition in addition.
The scholarships which will be
given are as follows:
1. The R. M. Davis Scholarship,
in International Affairs. This
scholarship, in the amount of $500,
payable in ten equal installments
during the academic year, will be
awarded to the junior college grad
uate who indicates the greatest
promise for leadership in the field
of international affairs.
2. The Patrick Clendenen Schol
arship. This scholarship, in the
amount of $500, payable in ten
equal installments during the aca
demic year, will be awarded to the
junior college graduate who shows
promise of leadership in a field of
work for which he is recommend
ed by the faculty of the institution
from which he will be graduated
this spring.
3. Workships in Journalism and
Public Relations. Three work
ships in journalism and public re
lations will pay three graduates
of junior colleges $500 an aca
demic year for duties performed
in these fields on the staff of the
university. Ordinarily each stu
dent appointed to one of these
workships will be expected to per
form fifteen hours of work a week
during the academic year. The
students will have an experience
which is rarely opened to students.
—Support the WSSF—
Ruth Taylor
Talks On WSSF
In Chapel Here
Show Boat And Cornin' Round The
Mountain To Be Presented Soon
Last Wednesday and Thursday,
the students of Brevard College
were addressed in chapel and at
vespers by Ruth Taylor, religious
education director of the First
Methodist Church of Marion. Miss
Taylor graduated from Greensboro
college and last year went on a
Methodist youth caravan covering
many European countries.
Here to aid in the WSSF appeal
at the college. Miss Taylor told of
the terrible devastation and ruin
in foreign countries and cited the
needs of their people.
At Wednesday night vespers, a
movie of world student relief was
presented and Miss Taylor spoke
to those attending on the work of
the WSSF.
Women’s Intramural
Basketball Season Is
Now In Full Swing
For the past several weeks. Miss
Morgan’s physical education clas
ses have been participating in an
intra-class basketball tournament.
Each class has been divided into
two teams, with a captain in charge
of each team.
This program has extended the
physical educ£(tion program for
the women students, and good
sportsmanship and fair play have
been characteristic of all games
so far.
The first game was played be
tween Glenna Higgins’ team and
Marian Ray’s girls. Glenna’s win
ners claim the following girls:
Joyce Wilhelm, Doreen Pearson,
Betty Lou Sparks, Marianne Gin-
gele, Barbara Henderson, Margaret
George, Glenna Higgins, Maria
Font, Gladys Brewer, Ida Kate Ray,
Evelyn Morlock, Evelyn Phillips
and Nancy Suttles. The losers in
clude: Mary Esther Graybeal, Eliz
abeth McConnell, Betsy Ross, Mar
ion Ray, Beitty Jean Whitmire,
Inez Elledge, Pat Hockett, Alma
Suttle* .Ann H]ale|y, and Lillian
Williamson.
The second game was between
the teams captained by Maxine
Mann and Lou Hamrick. Mann’s
girls, who took the victory, are as
follows; Mary Catherine Wood,
Doris Dellinger, Betty Lou Starnes,
Jane Kuykendall, Betty Lee Reno,
Evelyn Eller, and Mildred David
son. Hamrick’s team has the fol
lowing girls on the roster: Martha
Ann Hauser, Jewell Burdell, Mary
Augusta Brite, Betty Howerton,
Lou Hamerick, Peggy Keener,
Martha McKelvey and Ann Mes-
samer.
The opening game for the- fol
lowing week was a clash between
“Giner” Price’s team and Audrey
Elmore’s girls. “Ginger’s” team
came out losers and consisted of
Beverly Schaede, Ann Smith, Isa
belle Harrison, “Ginger” Price,
Lib Latham, Lena Walling, Edith
Dayvault, and Evelyn King. The
winners were Captain Elmore,
Betty Anders, Isis Villar, “Jo”
Rowe, Lizette Lewis, Kat Adams,
Frances Swaringen, Ouida Dulin,
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r
Church Calendar
EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Morning Services — 11 A.M.
METHODIST CHURCH
Sunday School — 9:45 A. M.
Morning Services — 11 A.M.
Youth Fellowship — 6:30 P.M.
Evening Services — 7:30 P.M.
BAPTIST CHURCH
Sunday School — 9:45 A. M.
Morning Services — 11 A.M.
B. T. U. — 6:15 P. M.
Evening Services — 7:30 P.M.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Sunday School — 9:45 A. M.
Morning Services — 11 A.M.
Miss Gates And Miss Smith
Are Directing Presenta
tions For WSSF Drive
Two stage productions, “Show
Boat” and “Comin’ Round the
Mountain” will be presented to the
college during the next two weeks,
all proceeds going to the WSSF
drive which is now underway on
the campus.
Next Friday night in the audito
rium, Jerome Kern’s “Show Boat”
will be presented on behalf of the
World Stu(lent Service Fund. No
admission will be charged, but
contributions will be taken at the
door, to be given as a donation to
the Fund.
The characters and the parts
they portray are as follows:' Mag
nolia, Betty Anders; Galord Reve-
nal. Jack Prince; Captain Andy
Hawks, Gene Baucom; Julie, Loise
Stratton; Joe, Jerry Crawford;. Par-
thy Hawks, Evon Davidson; Schult-
zy. Bill Huntley; Elly, Patsy Cas-
teen; Kim, Betty Lou Boykin; and
the First Mate, Bill Taylor.
Two choruses, one of singers
and one of dancers, will be on
hand to back up the musical num
bers.
The songs to be heard during
the program include “Make Be
lieve,” “Why Do I Love You,” “Old
Man River,” “Look For the Silver
Lining,” “Bill,” “You Are Love,”
and “Can’t Help Loving That Man
of Mine.”
The newly organized Dramatics
Club of Brevard will present a one-
act hill-billy comedy next week
entitled “Comin’ Round the Moun
tain.” A small admission fee will
be charged, and all proceeds will
be turned over to WSSF officials.
The date for the p.resentation has
tentatively been set for next
Thursday^ March 3. The exact time
will be posted on the bulletin
board.
The cast of “Cornin’ Round the
Mountain” includes the following
Dramatics Club members: Pap
Judkins, Walter Rogers; Maw Jud
kins, Betty Anders; Daisy Judkins,
Frances Swaringen; Zeke Bemis,
Bob Moore; “Dynamite” Ann, Bet
ty Lou Starnes; Mrs. Belmont-Cliff,
Lib Latham; Millicent Lovell, Bet
ty Cook; and Carey Newbold, Bill
Taylor.
—Support the WSSF—
IRC Delegates
Attend Conference
In Nashville, Tenn.
On February 11 and 12, two del
egates from the Brevard College
International Relations Club, Jack
Tucker and Jim Underwood, along
with the club’s faculty adviser. Dr.
Bramlett, attended a meeting of
the Ndrth District of the Southeast
International Relations clubs held
at Vanderbilt University, Nash
ville, Tennessee.
The^ theme of the conference
was “Security In An Atomic Age.”
Delegates represented c o 1 le g e s
and universities throughout the
states of Virginia, North Carolina
and Tennessee, and met in round-
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PLAYTOBE GIVEN
TO RAISE MONEY
Over Fifteen Students Now
At Work On European
Aid Campaign
Beginning last Wednesday, Feb
ruary 23, the World Student Serv
ice Fund campaign got underway
on the Brevard campus with a mu
sical show and a play coming up
to raise money for this worthy
cause.
Caroline Gates, faculty adviser
for the WSSF colnmittee, has an
nounced that the campus will be
made WSSF conscious by the
many posters which will be dis
played around, and by the speak
ers and presentations that wiU aid
in the drive.
Dale Brown is in charge of the
drive and is being assisted by the
following:
Ouida Dulin; Inez Elledge and
David Duncan, library display;
Bob Moore, student chapel; Nancy
Suttles, social calendar; Ed Moore,
poster committee; Frank Thomp
son and Charles Barkley, notes
committee; Mary Duke Howard,
canvass committee; “Speedy”
Cranford, advertising; Tudie Craw
ford; Frank Roberts, chapel pro
grams; Miss Hayes, faculty can
vass; and Hall Smith, Jr., day stu
dent canvass. Gladys Brewer is
secretary of the campaign.
Forty members of the Christian
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—Support the WSSF—
Intramurals Set
For Final Week;
Tournament Next
Next week the eight men’s in
tramural basketball teams will go
all out for the final week of play
with three teams tied for the top
spot.
During the week of March 7,
the annual intramural tournament
will begin with all teams partic
ipating. As last year, the tourna
ment will be a double-elimination
affair and will decide the intramu
ral champions of 1949.
The three teams which are cur
rently tied for first place are H,
D, and K, each with four victories
and one defeat. Major upset of
the last two weeks of play was
the 32 to 16 shellacking of Dorm
“K” by Barrack “H.” Hershel
Ayers, top scorer of the “H” team,
led his quintet to victory, hitting
the net for 21 points.
Another siu:prise in last week’s
games was the defeat of “J” by
the boys from “G.” The loss
dropped “J” into a tie with “G”
for second place.
Complete standings of the
teams as of February 23 are as
follows:
Dorm. Won Lost Pet.
H 4 1 .800
D 4 1 .800
K 4 1 .800
G — 3 2 .600
J - 3 2 .600
T 2 3 .400
F 0 5 .000
MV 0 5 .000