Volume XV
BREVARD COLLEGE, IVLARCH 18, 1949
Number 8
Student Council To Draft Constitution
Student Council Now Writing Constitution
Pictured above Is the, Brevard coIlege^ student council which is now formulating plans to draw up
a new constitution for the student body. Members of the council are, from left to right: back row,
James Holmes, St- Petersburg, Fla.; Lanue Floyd, Kingstree, S. C.; James Underwood, Winston-Salem;
and Hal Rhyne> Dallas. Second row: Ernest Gilstrap, Greenville, S. C.; Betsy Bowman, Marion; Bob Huntj
Oxford; and Walter Rogers, Atlanta, Ga. Front row: Jim Buckner, Asheville; Lander Beal, Gastonia;
Carolyn Hawkins, Brevard; Inez Elledge, Hays; and Claude Hicks, Randleman.
Student-Faculty
Committee Begins
Work On New Law
'Show Boat" Is Presented
In Behalf Of WSSF
To Be Given Again At Later
Date In iligh School Audi*
' torium
Jerome Kern’s great musical pro
duction, “Show Boat”, was staged
in the Brevard Auditorium on Fri
day evening, March 11, at seven
o’clock. The performance was given
in behalf of the drive for WSSF,
which is under way on the campus-
Members of th« cast included
Gene Baucom, Evon Davidson, Bet
ty Anders, Jaclc Prince, “Bat Eye”
Taylor, Loise Stratton, Jerry Craw
ford, Patsy Casteen, Betty Lou
Boykin, and Bill Huntley. The stu
dent director, assisted by faculty
advisor Carolima Gates, was Mary
Duke Howard. Frank Roberts ac
companied the musical numbers
on the piano, and rendered some of
Kern’s songs during the break
between acts. Several small
girls from the town of Brevard
played bit parts, portraying the
younger days of three of the lead
ing actresses. They were Katherine
Sweat, Mildred Miller, and Susan
Norwood. ,
The chorus which backed up the
musical numbers consisted of Al
len Henley, Lewis Swain, David
Duncan, Charley Freeman, Betsy
Boss, Eleanor Orr, Mary M. Gray-
beal, and Glenna Higgins. Ed
Moore was supervisor of scenery,
and choral arrangements were di
rected by Charles Barkley, Dixie
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Month Of March ^
Set Aside For
WSSF Drive Here
The goal for WSSF is $222.22,
and it will be collected throughout
the month of March. Ed Moore is
in charge of posters publicizing
the drive. Frank Thompson and
Charles Barkley are co-chairmen of
the coinmittee which places re
minders on trays in the cafeteria
and in mail boxes. Library dis
plays are directed by Inez Elledge
and David Duncan. The social cal
endar is kept by Nancy Suttles,
while Ouida Dulin is in charge of
entertainment. “Speedy” Cranford
is chairman of the publicity com
mittee. Bob Moore and Frank Rob
erts, co-chairmen of the chapel
programs, have spoken on behalf
of the WSSF in both chapels. Dale
Brown is chairman of the drive;
and faculty advisors are Miss Gates,
Miss Stamey, Mrs. Curtis, Mrs.
Smith, Miss Hayes, and Mr. Robin
son. Gladys Brewer is secretary.
Two plays, “Cornin’ ’Round the
Mountain,’^ and “Show Boat” have
been given to raise money for the
drive. Treasurer “Sissy” Suttle re
ports that approximately $60 was
collected from “Show Boat” and
$30 from “Comin’ ’Round the
Mountain.” Some pledges were tak
en, which makes the total $120 for
the drive so far. Mary Duke How
ard is chairman of the canvassing
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Phi Theta Kappa
To Initiate New
Members Into Club
Twelve students have qualified
for membership in Phi Theta Kap
pa, National Honor Society, it has
been announced by Jim Under-
v^ood, president.
Later this month, an initiation
for new mfembers will be held on
the college campus.
Earlier this year, Gerald Martin,
of Darlington, S. C., was elected to
serve the remainder of the year as
vice-president of the Brevard club.
Membership in the organization
is based on qualities of character,
citizenship, and scholastic standing.
To become a member, one must be
within the upper ten percent of
the class, and be approved by oth
er m-ambers of the club. An aver
age of “B” or better must be main
tained by members in order to re
main in the organization.
Those who will be initiated into
the club for this semester are as
follows: Betsy Bowman, Marion;
Frances Swaringen, Concord;"Mar
garet George, Penrose; James M.
Holmes, St. Petersburg, Fla.; John
Hershal Ayers, Pineville; Bertie
Ruth Ayers, Pineville; Betsy Dean,
Randlemaii; Mary Ellen Copeland,
Newton; Frances Sloop, Shelby;
Betty Lawrence, Aberdeen; Alma
Faye Suttle, Charlotte; and Evelyn
Eller, Creston.
During the period from March 31
through April 2, Carolyn Hawkins
and Jim Mac^Hollowell will attend
the annual convention of the Na
tional Phi Theta Kappa clubs to
be held in Bluefield, W. Va.
A new Brevard college student
constitution is in the process of
composition by the student coun
cil and should be ready for presen
tation to ■ the students sometime
soon after spring holidays, it has
been announced by Claude Hicks,
president of the student body.
Members of the student council,
along with a committee composed
of faculty members, are drawing up
the new law which, when complet
ed, will be the first new constitu-
tjon here in the past two years.
Work was begun last year on a
group of articles for student gov
ernment but it was never presented
to the students for approval.
Those on the council who are
aiding in the drafting of the consti
tution are: Claude Hickis, Inez El
ledge, Lander eBal, Carolyn Haw
kins, Jim Buckner, Walter Rog
ers, Bob Hunt, Betsy Bowman, Er
nest Gilstrap, Hal Rhyne, Jim Un
derwood, Lance Floyd, and Jim
Holmes.
Working with the council will be
a faculty committee composed of
Dean Stevenson, Mrs. Plyant, Mr.
Connaley, Dr. Coltrane, Miss Mor
gan, Mr. Livengood, and Miss
Smith.
When the work is completed, and
approved by both committees, it
will be presented to the student
body for ratification.
Recreation Room
Being Set Up In
Basement Of West
Work was begun last week to
renovate the old kitchen in the
basement of West Hall and change
the space into a recreation room.
Labor for the project is being pro
vided by Miss Morgan’s recreation
class and the room has been paint
ed and card tables for games will
be put in later.
Two shuffle board courts will al
so be painted and two ping pong
tables will be furnished for table
tennis fiends.
“Later, on the lawn, will be cro
quet, horseshoes, and badminton,”
Miss Morgan stated.
“When the work is completed,”
Morgan continued, “it will afford
students a place to spend their
leisure hours in a constructive
way.” It is hoped that the room will
be open to students sometime this
month.
Pertelote Goes
To Press; To Be
Ready Late In May
The 1949 issue of the Brevard
college yearbook, the Pertelote,
‘ has gone to press. Completed by
Gerald Martin and his staff, the
Pertelote copy was sent to the
Greenville printers about the fif
teenth of February.
No definite word was given con
cerning the date that the annual
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