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the CLAKlON IVTarch 8,, 1957 Page Two Letter To The Editor Dear Sir: . nnWer of unthinkable de In an age possessing the Po^er o Mrs. Lavender Now On Library Staff JVlrs. Lobdell Has Interesting Story in age possessintg tne . gygj-v citizen sfcruction, it must be the understanding, of this country to estabhsh f f r^ inl and to abolish the ever-present towards ted States today is in a ^e feel peace, and it must meet this g ^ as it is on the that our Present foreign policy, leading us struggle to maintain mi^li y of ev- towards, rather than a'N^ay fr , onri fhi^ one is carry- «ry arms race in history has The accumulation tag us headlong in the same „sj„g that «f military strength implies the “ 43 Sfbl^JhatTrfuny iSn'd runleash ISrirwmtT„1:c:Llty;orrace^^ ,acy draws us inevitably to the use . achieve Our military policy has repeatedly failed to , te oSeXs Sina aJd northern I”io-Oh-na hav^oft hp*nme communist in spite of such a policy, military ac tonTn Korrhas solved nothing. Cornmunisn, has conta- ned to spread without regard for military alliances, in growth of fear about us, reflected in £. ^ accelerated military production is an of this ex- oansion We must come to the realization that our mill S^pSicy cannot halt this advance. The aPPeal of com- STm if ideological. On this front we have failed to meet the communist challenge. Do we AfHra no strong alternative to offer the new nations of Africa and Asia? We submit that there is much in the democratic ideals of the United States to inspire these new nations. But instead of showing to the world the strength of ou wav of life, we show them a military policy deeply in con- mct with the very ideals upon which this country is found ed. Can we talk to the Arabs about democracy and freed om while still supporting the absolute monarch King baud. With our military outlook we cease to view the nations oi Asia and Africa as homes of human beings to whom our moral standards apply. This very way of thinking will lose the respect, friendship, and cooperation of thes*e nations *We have just witnessed another colossal failure pf policy based on military force. Let us not repeat the mis takes of Britain and France in the Middle East. Such ac tion will cripple us in the ideological struggle, and place us in immediate danger of the total war which we cannot af- To our militaristic foreign policy is now to be added the Eisenhower doctrine committing us to military in volvement in the Middle East. _ Expression of public opinion received by mail in Washington has been eight to one against such involve ment. We feel it our responsibility as citizens of the Uni ted States to add to this manifestation of opinion. As stu dents we have the unique opportunity to do so. If you feel as we do: 1. Write individual letters to your senator, express ing your views. 2. Urge your student (government to draft a petition against our policy in the Middle East, to be sent to the President. COMMITTEE OF WESLEYAN STUDENTS John S. Mann, Chairman Wesleyan University Middleton, Connecticut From a Bird’s Eye . . . .found it necessary to resign her im of the library, and Mrs. Laven d^r who is now doing the catalog uing Mrs. Lavender has her mas ter's degree in W'"*® [Je” Bucknell University. She resides at Lake Junaluska where she is fataloguing a rare collection o books for the World ^ Methodist Churches. She spend two days week, Thursday and Fri day, on Brevard College campus workin;g in the library. Her husband, until his retire ment, worked on a job connected with the rehabilitation of prison^ ers in Pennsylvania. Before her husband’s retirement, Mrs. Laun der worked at Bucknell Universi ty and catalogued for the largest Sunday School library m the world which she helped found. This library is in Louisburg, Pen sylvania, and is used by the city as its library. Mrs. Lavender collects stamps, pictures, and postcards. Of all o these her main hobby is postcards. She has 65,000 postcards catalog ued and another 15,000 which are This article is a second in a ser ies of articles about a member of the college faculty. We at Brevard are fortunate to have in our science department Mrs. Mary Gladys Lob dell. Mrs. Lobdell was bom on a Mis sissippi plantation. She attended Mississippi State College for Wq- inen where she received her B. S. degree. Mrs. Lobdell had planned to be a doctor but after talking with one of her uncles and weighing the question carefully, she decided to major in Zoology. But on the ad vice of the head of the department, she majored in Botany to get the proper foundation for graduate work in Zoology. Mrs. Lobdell re ceived her Masters degree from the university of Illinois and has done graduate work at the University of Minnesota. Results of her re search have appeared in several publications. Mrs. Lobdell was one of 117 ecol ogists asked to participate in the description of areas still in a nat ural state that should be set apart as natural parks or preserves. Mrs. Lobdell wrote the section on Mis sissippi of the NATURALISTS’ GUIDE TO THE AMERICAS. An interesting side line is that this ana anouiei — — -— — not catalogued in her collection. i took was picked in the first forty The couple moved to Junaluska | to be placed in the library at Gea- because they were tired of the ex- , eva, Switzerland. rrcme weather of Yankee-land and because they liked this part of the country. They bought a home on Lake Junaluska then built another in which they now reside. Mrs. Lavender has led a very in teresting and colorful life, and we welcome her to Brevard College. (or an oversized bathtub)! set as ide for boat racing. ‘Course the tiny motor (run by batteries) had „ to be shared, so only one boat could | ^y^o are planning I. i. _ r> «-k+ fciirat. • : Her hobbies include stamp col lecting, doing historical research, and drawing house plans. Mrs. Lobdell said this about her interests, "I never did anything in my life that wasn’t interesting.” Mrs. Lobdell has been at Brevard since 1942 and thinks that this college is one of the best junior colleges in this country. She offers this advice to students to major in science, “Be certain to have a good foundation before you start to specialize.” Choir Festival To Be Sunday Afternoon perform at a time. I’m not sure who had the most ship-shape craft . Dave, Mac, Warner, or Roland, but one little vessel seemed to positively lose his rudder and zoomed m.errily around in a con stant circle right smack-dab in the .middle of the pond where no one - could reach him ’til the waves he j Brevard Civic Chorus, direc- caused were spilling over the sides , pj.g|- kelson Adams, of the of the pool! Everybody knows it s j college music faculty, is against the rules to be IN the pond sponsoring a choir festival in the First Babtist Church on Sunday jfternoon, March 10, at 4:30. Ap proximately 150 children and youth will be singing, in addition to the Civic Chorus, of which several col lege students are members. to depend upon windows for its nat Lv UcpcllU U^jUII Wllll^UWo iUr lib IldL" iVitc a the building remains a standing | that is) may be seen drifting high , , ,, , , ! above the chimneys of Brevard And so, the year passes . . . Siiucure . . . 1 Tech. There is even a night flyer— "Tempus fugit”? Yep, how time j Members of the glee club are j £qj. goodness sakes. Oh, ’tis thrill- has flown. March has crept in ra-j anticipating that all-important j in g to observe activities on Ye Ole ther quietly with all her lamblike , spring tour which begins the last grace. The grey of the winter tree of this month. “Only six more is beginning to change to green; regular rehearsals.” (A direct the weeping willow thickening its quote from Mr. Adams who smil- foliage. The daffodils and hya- ingly but rather wickedly empha sized the “regular”.) Not only are many of the selections planned for use on tour very beautiful (i.e. “The Last Words of David”, “Bee- thpven’s “Hallelujah Chorus”, ! from “Mount of Olives”, etc. . . .) but it did look as if someone would have to stoop to some ex treme measure in order to rescue that runaway boat . . . Between Ed and Warner, it was finally re trieved, (they did it with a long stick and a long arm) his bor- . rowed motor removed and the rac-1 Campus lately! ing resumed. Don’t ask me who Plans for the “Stunt Night” per- outraced who . . . but I .believe I formance, which will be a sort of the runaway was the best of all! initiation service for the Student This seems to be the “Go Fly a Union Building, are beginning in earnest. Rehearsals will begin af ter mid-term exams. This, as a “Freshman - Sophomore Project” should prove to be very successful as well as being an opportunity for lots of fun for all who participate. Kite” month and quite a few (kites. cinths seem to be unaware of na ture’s mischievous tendency to warmly lure them from their cold weather earth-beds up and into the world — only to become the vic tims of recurrent cold and ice. The uuis OI rccuritjui. cuiu aiiu ice. me iivui muuixi, ui v/uvca , eve. . . May Court will soon choose and de-1 and should provide pleasant lis- THE CLARION STAFF INTERCOLLEGIATE PRESS MEMBER eide upon the proper “courtly at tire” for that Big Day. The new boDding has begun to acquire a middle. The stage of its hither to tening but are also a privilege and pleasure to learn and sing. The lighter pieces are cheerful, pretty and sometimes absolutely plumb cpcn-air auditorium will soon be j hearty! shrouded from the sky by a prop-1 Honestly, what will those boys er peaked roof and will then have j do next?! The other day the lily nral day and moonlight so long as | pond looked like a miniature lake Editor Laney Funderburk Feature Editor Kay Johnson News Editors Charles Hilbers, Eddie West Sports Editor l. G. Deyton Layout Robert Little, Mary Sue Drum Photographer Roland Peacock Advertising jgrry Brady Exchange Patty Curto, BJary Lou Parker Mrs, H. W. SigTOOW
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