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CLARION
NOVEMBER 4, 1950
Stop, Look, Listen:
Our Constitution: For Your Consideration!
“Will the students think we are assuming too much
power?” This question arises frequently as a committee
of the student council works to draft the new constitution.
Is the student council assuming too much power? _ Will
the'students think that it is? Certainly not! ^ Why did the
students elect these members to the council if they did
not expect representation? If they did not expect the
members to work for more power for the student body.
Let’s be sensible! We realize that every college must
be governed. If it is not governed demiocratically, it will
be governed authoritatively. The student •council has
realized this and has begun to draft a new constitution
■whereby the student, through his student council, may
have more and greater authoritative power.
Our founding fathers saw the need of a code of laws
in order to live together as a democratic mass. Out of
the realization of this need came the United States Consti
tution—an instrument for government of the people and
by the pepole themselves. Every group needs a set of laws.
These laws should be made by those who are to be gov
erned, or else they will cry, out against control without
representation: “Tyranny!” . Our student council is re
sponding to this need. It is drawing up a new constitution
intending to assure the students of Brevard College, every
privilege that is rightfully theirs.
The drafting committee can proceed with their work
in full confidence that the student body will approve it,
at least in principle. For they are laying the constitu
tion on the same foundation that supports the Constitution
of our land: that under God individuals are equal, and
that as they have responsibilities they have rights. The
Council hopes that , from this constitution so framed may
spring a more democratic college.
We feel that the true discovery of a better life together
is before us. And we feel that we speak for every member
of the student council when we say that our democratic
College°is HERE—is NOW. What the constitution com
mittee is doing is organizing a democracy that already
exists.- They can be sure that when they present a con
stitution drafted oh this foundation our democratic stud
ent body will ratify it.
Its All In The Cards
By TOM NEAL, Jr.
CLUBS
Flash almighty: The Clarion and
Pertelote staffs have planned as a
means of making much-needed
cash a hayride to which all mem
bers of the student body are in
vited. Plans as this issue goes to
press are to have the first hay
ride of the season oh a Saturday
afternoon to be announced. Check
with a Clarioneer or Pertelotean
for details.
Brother and Sister literary so
cieties, Delphian and Mnemosynean,
have joined hands in presenting
two separate carnivals in the rec-
hall in the last three weeks. Sat
urday before last Pat Brown and
her herd of' literaries overran the
rec hall to sponsor a free for all
(but not free) carnival. Many fes
tivities prevailed, and it is report
ed, money was cleared on the
project. Long before the gay hour,
folk from around the campus were
busy making ready the hall for the
event, Fish pond had to be erect
ed; and the hall of horrors (HOW
ARD GRAHAM, HELEN HAYES,
ALICE LEGGETT, ghost, corpse,
and fortune-teller, respectively),
rigged; cake walk, sectioned; and
decorations of corn stalks, etc.;
made ready. Eearly in the post
meridian RACHEL FRANKLIN,
REID GILBERT, PAT CARTER'
JOE DAVIS, BILL LASLEY, HEU
EN HAYES, PEGGY WALLER
and .others were laboring away.
BILL BALDWIN and JAMES
DILLARD, JR., were peacefully
watching the gang from the side
lines. Ye Columneer was not on
hand last Tuesday to see prepara^
tions being made for the Delphiah
Hallowe’en Carnival. MACK LASS
ITER was viewed dragging in
corn stalks to be stringed to the
posts. At the function, gaity of all
sort was beholden! Faculty mem
bers LIVENGOOD, AULT, KEN-
NEDYS, BRAMLETT, FRAZIER,
WHELESS, PYLANT were all
garbed and with DR. HADACOL
EHLHARDT presented a fine skit
testifying the efficacy of Hadacol.
Many of the elite college crowd
appeared in full mascarade. DOT-
TIE GAY ROCKWOOD, JOAN
GAMBLE ,and others were men
tioned with HARRY WOOSLEY,
who won the first prize at the ball.
Harry was dressed as Groucho
Marx. MAX McCRACKEN was all
spiced up in a gay young maiden’s
outfit. REID GILBERT was one
of the best looking gals at the af
fair, and “VOICI” RAY CAIN
matched DOTTIE GAY’S outfit
—Turn to Page Four
Poiet’s Corner
ROLL CALL OF CLUBS;
GIVE US YOUR ATTENTION
FOR THIS MOST SERIOUS MATTER:
All high and mighty purposeful club members take
note!!! Would you like to have your club ranked as a
service club as well'as a social club of this college? If you
would, and should, you need stimulus to exort a means
for said effect, dear reader, read on:
Christmas cometh soon, and do you know off hand Joan
Friend’s and Bill Pal’s home addresses? More than like
ly you don’t!
Say, in what dorm does Ray Buddy reside, and what room
is his? In case you were in a rush to see him, would you
know? ’Tis doubtful!
Perhaps you ^wonder the correlation of two previous
paragraphs with their predecessor?
We need a directory for this college. W’'e need it badly.
Be it printed or be it mimeographed, the need is great
To you, who wpuld like to do a service to the school—
is the task worthwhile?
If you find your treasury unable to bear the strain of
publishing a dire!ctory, vanquish not the thought from
your head. We suggest that you contact President Ehl-
hardt to see if he would donate a few stencils and a gross
or two of mimeograph paper for such a Cause, or that
you"charge a few' cents for copy.
We invite your serious consideration on this inatter-
and pledge any help w'e might offer,
MIST-CLAD TREES
Vague outline through the misty
air
Little do you know of me—^little
do you care
And yet—such comforts you em
ploy
Making happy girl and boy
Spreading leaves of heavenly tint
Offering earth your Autumn scent.
0 tree, you sturdy pioneer
As you grow from year to year
Do you ever wonder why
You were put on earth, as I?
—Staff writer
STAFF
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Editor-in-Chief Jean Parrish
Associate Editors Reid Gilbert, Tom Neal
Feature Editor Bonnie Hawkins
Feature Writers Joyce Brand, Carolyn Collins,
Dot Dellinger, Ben Steele, Helen Hayes
Reporters Dot Wallace, Worth Wilkerson,
Pat Carter, Joan Williams
Sports Editor Edward Webb
Sports Writer John Randall
A.rtist r.= Wilburn Harrison
Susines? Manager Howard Graham
Business Staff Martha Bishop, Caroline King,
Barbara Hall, Clinton Tutterow, Betty
Shepherd, Tommy Caldwell
Secretarial Staff : Bettie Huff, Jean Arledge, n
Betty Kuykendall
Faculty Advisor Philip Kennedy