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BREVARD COLLEGE, FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 1957
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GLEE CLUB LEAVES WEDNESDAY ON TOUR
I
Will Tour Piedmont
And Western Sections
Of North Carolina
The members of the Glee Club are pictured above. Left to right, beginning on the
Jeannette Miller, Janice Brown, Grace Hunter, Barbara Connelly, Shirley Robinson, Myra C^pentCT,
Marti Smathers, Margie Long, Lou Cloninger, Elizabeth Whisenant, Donna Johnson, and P^fe^or
Nelson Adams. On the second row are: Mary Anne Matthews, Martha Carpenter, ^ ’
Johnson, Sylvia Jones Minna Morrow Martha Laughlin, Shirley Thompson, Jams Smith, Judy ^s*r,
and Letitia Schenck. Those on the third row include: Ronnie Money, David
Jim Morris, Gary Frick, Larry McElveen, John Whitener, Charles Adams, n^rBo^gr
the back row are: Regie Wyont, Hayes Bishop, Harvey Pulbam, Jei^ Forbes, Rodney Frye, Ole
Ross Wingo, Laney Funderburk, Don Payne, Horace Turner, Phil Schoonmaker, and
Those not included in the picture are: Betty Bradley, Suzanne Witter, Gene Ladd, Lewis LedweU, How
ard Martin, and David Trucksess.
This Thing Called | Little Theatre Will
English Composition j Give Play In April
Methodism Has Need
For College Students
(I. p.) “Of all the required cour-1
ses in tlie curriculum, English,
composition, as usually taught,;
seems to yield about the lowest re
turn for the effort expended,” de
clares Dr. James H. Pitman, chair
man of the Department of English
at Newark College of Engineering.
Dr. Pitman said that if, especial
ly in the engineering colleges, Eng
lish composition is taught as a
purely utilitarian subject, then
such instructions are failing in
their duty, and until the situation
is changed not much progress can
be made.
“If we (Elnglish teachers) are
worth our salt, we must teach writ
ing as an art,” he said since, “com
munication on anything but the
most elementary levels is still an
art, not a craft. Indeed, the whole
of living is mainly a large extens
ion of the art of communication.
In almost everything we do we are
concerned not with techniques as
such, but with the effect our tech
niques produce on other men.
Dr. Pitman said that the Eng
lish teachers should try to treat
their subjects from a basical^ ar-
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Gene Ladd, of Brevard College,
has his second role in a Brevard
Little Theatre production this sea
son, in the British play entitled,
“Here We Come Gathering”, by
Philip King and Anthony Arm
strong, authors of “See How They
Run”, a play that has enjoyed great
success throughout the United
States. Gene plays a strong support
ing role, portraying Gray Meredith,
an actor playwright.
This is the third production this
season by the Brevard Little The
atre under the direction of Rob-
roy Farquhar. The play will be
presented April 9 and 10 at the
American Legion building at 8:15
p. m. Admission for college stu
dents is only fifty cents.
Committee Appointed
To Revise Handbook
At the Student Council meeting
Monday, March 18, action was tak-
en toward the revision of the Stu-
dent Handbook. President Pete
Beatty will head a committee com
posed of Jack Kimbro, Sue Jack
son, Libby Moore, and Judy Kiser.
Due to an increase in enrollment
and the addition of new facilities
there will be several changes in the
handbook next year. Anyone wish
ing to express his ideas or views
on the matter is urged to contact
one of the members of the Hand
book Committee.
Coach, Players And
Cheerleaders Feted
The banquet honoring the coach,
basketball players, and cheerlead
ers was held in the college cafeter
ia, March 14.
After a short program of enter
tainment consisting of the ‘ coun
try cousins”, the Girls’ Quartet, and
j John Carper, speeches were given
by Coach Martin and President
Stamey. In his speech Coach Mar
tin said even though the season
was not the best Brevard has ever
had the team proved itself during
I the tournament. President Stamey
1 complimented the coach and the
' team on their excellent sportsman-
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I NASHVILLE, TENN. — The
[ Methodist Church is seeking 177
Methodist college students and old
er youth who will give the summer
of 1957 in service through Metho
dist Youth Caravans.
In the caravan, selected Metho
dist churches across the country
will be visited for one week each
by a team of four youth and an
adult counselor. The teams will try
to help revitalize and strengthen
the ministry to youth in these chur
ches.
Team members will serve eight
weeks without salary.
It is expected that 41 regular
caravan teams will serve in the
United States during the summer,
said the Rev. Harold W. Ewing,
Nashville. He is chairman of the
caravan committee of the Metho
dist General Board of Education,
which sponsors the annual project.
In addition, a specialized team of
five youth and a counselor will
work in the field of religious dra
ma, traveling in four north central
states. Also, Cuba will have four
caravan teams, with two U. S.
[youth on each.
I Minimum qualifications for car
avan applicants are; At least 18
years of age, two years of college,
deep Christian faith, and broad ex
perience in the Methodist Youth
Fellowship.
“To recruit enough qualified
youth,” said Mr. Ewing, “we must
h;4ve the assistance of both pastors
and lay people.”
Applicants or those wanting to
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The Brevard CoUege Glee Club
will leave Wednesday, March 27th,
for their annual spring toiu-, which •
will take them to eight high schools
and three churches in Western and
Piedmont North Carolina.
Directed by Professor Nelson F.
Adams, head of the college musie
department, the 43-voice group will
sing both sacred and secular se
lections. Miss Jeannette Miller,
sophomore from Icard, North Caro
lina, is accompanist. In addition to •
the Glee Club, the Men’s Quartet
and Women’s Trio will render se^
eral selections each.
The schedule is as follows:
March 27 — High Point High
School
Rankin Memorial Methodist
Church, High Point
March 28 — Asheboro High
School; Rockingham High School;
Wadesboro High School.
March 29 — Monroe High
School; North Mecklenburg High
School.
March 31 — Myers Park Metho
dist Church, Charlotte; Covenant
Methodist Church, Gastonia.
April 1 — Bessemer City High-
School; Kings Mountain High
School.
The Men’s Quartet, which is ae^
tually a sextet, includes: first ten
ors, David Trucksess, and Ronnie
Money; second tenors, Jim Morris
and Horace Turner; baritone, La
ney Funderburk; and bass, Don
Payne.
The Women’s Trio, which has
developed into a quartet, includes:
Sylvia Jones, first soprano; Loo
Cloninger and Janis Smith, second
sopranos; and Margie Long, alto.
Group From Brevardi
To Attend MSM Meet
A group of ten Brevard College
students, Mrs. Edna Randoljph and
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Roy wiU attend
the State Methodist Student Move
ment Conference, being held this-
weekend at Greensboro.
Jimmy Calloway, the President'
of the Brevard College Methodist
Student Movement, will presite
over the opening session of this
conference. Jimmy has also been
nominated for the office of State
Vice-president of this organizatiott
for the coming year.
The students going include; Jim
my Calloway, Chris Fisher. Bobby
Little, Evelyn Cook, Virginia Bl-
ler, Suzanne Witter, Birdie Lee
Bingham, Benny Martin, Claudia
Ramsey, and Jeannette MiDer.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
, „o Spelling Bee between societies (8:00)
March ^ (2:00)
March Farewell Party (8:00)
» K "-’--I- Spring Holidays begin
' __ Magic through Science (7:30)
■I ,o — Spring Frolics
April 13
Benny Martin Chosen
President Of MSM
Benny Martin was recently elec
ted President of the Brevard Meth
odist Student Movement for th«
coming year. He is presently serv
ing as fellowship chairman of this
organization. Benny has had much
experience with Methodist youth
viork, having served both as vice
president and as president of his
Sub-District, President of his IIYF
at his local church, and hafing at-
I tended several workflhope and as-
1 semblies.