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the clarion April; 26, 195T PAGE TWO Three Down; One To Go One election is over. The ^^^hefr offices capable ones, and we think they will with a deep of the student body ever, remains unfilled. The Pres ^ is certainly the most important coming election Before any student casts consider many for president of the j integrity of the can- things: The attitude, capability, and mtegrity oi didates are only a few. .+4.1,+ Another thing one must keep the other offices have been u ’ that is re elected to guide the student council nms officers spected and one that can get along will with the already elected. The fact that the most important office remains un filled should arouse much interest and - gy. centive to elect the best qualified person should bring .eryone to the polls on election day. From by KAY JOHNSON Let’s Do Our Part This strange substance recently planted around the campus is concrete, my dear fellow ^^^dents^ Long have we waited for an event such as this; our thanks goes the administration and others involved. Now that we have this welcomed addition to our cam pus, let us all use it in the proper manner. The grass is coming greener and thicker; let’s give it a chance eome even more greener and thicker. The beauty of the campus means a great deal to all ■ concerned; we should therefore avoid walking on the grass and littering the campus with debris. Let us have a campus that we can all be proud of. So True Today In the year 1835, a noted French humanist and trav eler, Alexis de ToQueville, wrote an article concerning world affairs of that day; we think this article could just as well have been written today. Toqueville wrote: There are at the present time two great nations in the world, which started from different points, but seem to tend toward the same end. I allude to the Russians and the Americans. Both of them have grown up unnoticed; and whilst the attention of mankind was directed elsewhere, they have suddenly placed themselves in the front rank among the nations, and the world learned of their existence and their greatness at almost the same time. All other nations seem to have nearly reached their natural limits ,and they have only to -maintain their power; but these are still in the act of growth. All the others have stopped, or continue to advance with extreme difficulty; these alone are proceeding with ease and celerity along a path to which no limit can be perceived. The American struggles against the obstacles which nature oppose to him; the adversaries of the Russian are men. The former combats the wildreness and savage life; the latter, civili zation, with all its arms. The conquests of the American are therefore gained by the plowshare; those of the Rus sian by the sword. The Anglo-American relies upon per sonal interest to accomplish his ends, and gives free scope to the unguided strength and common sense of the people; the Russian centers all the authority of society in a single arm. The principal instrument of the former is freedom; of the latter, servitude. Their starting points are different, and their courses are not the same; yet each of them seems marked out by the will of heaven to sway the destinies of half the globe. Now that Easter has passed on to another yesterday, longer "^ed SS” but can meander rroind in fresh, summery cottons without feeling even a little^ of guilt every time a cool breeze blows! Is it mv imagination or does it seem to 'you, too, that dogwood trees always wait until Easter to fully open their blossoms. Perhaps this thought came to me again be cause of the tall glass vase on the dresser facing my bed — branch ing out with sprays of pure white dogwood—which seem to be more dense by their relection in the mirror behind them. ]n the room with me and the dogwood are six slim white beds two of them filled with sleeping I tore throats. Bobbie and Foxie simply turned over and gave up. The empty corner bed with the rumpled covers was earlied today occupied by a sunburn . . . Bibba ] finally creeped and winced out into | the drizzly world, taking each ex- 1 cruciatingly painful and sun-sear-, ed step ver-y slow-ly. But, she just laughed — ’cause she did look so , well-done! I’m beginning to think | that if the girls’ dorm isn’t—then the infirmary is — the most popu-. lar place around campus — and 1 don’t believe it's because of the . softness of the beds either! The real “because” peeped in on us a few minutes ago with a blanket on either arm — afraid we wouldn’t i be warm enough — and spread one i gently on my bed and the other on j Barbara’s. The "Dr." here runs ■ the very most hospitable hospital j —and it is always so—whether one drops by for a pill, a spray, a night’s lodging or just to say hello! Speaking of sunburn, it is quite obvious as to the way many "schtu- dents” spent their Easter weekend! By the way, girls are sure 'nuff at a disadvantage this spring since they took away the "back yard” Professor In The Spotlight Miss Lucille Smith, head of the English department at Brevard College, has been chosen profes sor of tiie month. She received her B. A. and M A. at the University of Georgia, and did work at the University oi Chicago in history and English, For a while she taught in a pri vate girls school, but she decided that she would like a change, so she went to Washington, D. C., and secured a position with the Treas ury Department of the United States. She missed working with students, though, and when she was [given an opportunity to act as a I representative of the North -Caro lina Business Women’s Council, I she accepted work at Brevard In stitute, which was at this time a mLssionary school sponsored by the Women's Missionary Society of the Methodist Church. Later she taught at Weaver College in Weaverville, According to Miss Smith, there have been many changes on our campus since she first came. Most of the old buildings have been done away with, and our faculty, staff, aod student body have all increased. When Old West Hall stood on Brevard College campus, and the women teachers lived in the Wo men's Residence Hall, Miss Smith held the position of Dean of Wo men. She held this position for about fifteen years. Today Miss Smith holds classes in freshman English and English Literature. In past years she has taken an active part in dramatics, and civic clubs: she has served as advisor to annuals; and is present- y advisor to the Mnemosyneans. Her hobby is painting with oil, al- (hough she has done some water color painting. Two Attend Student Council Convention THE CLARION STAFF INTERCOLLEGIATE PRESS MEMBER Editor Laney Funderburk Feature Editor Kay Johnson News Editor Charles Hilben Sports Editor l G. Deyton Little Photographer Adverting c ange Patty Carlo, Mary Lou Parker Advisor Mrs. H. W. Sigmon The Easter Bunny (ole sly Tom Letter to the Editor Dear Editor: Is it true, sir, that students have to be in their seats in their appro priate classes by five minutes af ter the hour? Is it also true, sir, that three tardies constitute a cut? If this is so, then may I ask, why do several professors sometimes keep their classes past the dimis sal bell which allows students only five minutes to make their next class? It may be, sir, that my feel ing about this is cockeyed, but it seems to me that five minutes is not an overly long time to go from one class to another and when a professor takes up part of this time to make an assignment or fin ish a lecture, this time is appre ciably cut down. If it wouldn’t be too much trouble, Mr. Editor, would you please bring this prob lem to the attention of the faculty who are, I’m sure, a fair minded group, and who would, in the fu- (t'ure, help their loyal students avoid tardiness or at least tell us how we can avoid this problem in the future. Sincerely yours, An Antiprocrastinator Brevard College sent two repre sentatives to the South Carolina, North Carolina, and V'irginia Stu dent Council Convention held at Hollins College, Hollins, Virginia. Friday was the big day, with the discussion groups beginning at P;30 and lasting to 5:30. A lunch eon was given by Hollins College in honor of the delegates. To top off a perfect day, there was a ban quet held Friday night with all the delegates attending. Every school had different ideas ind different problems; these ide as and problems were discussed and exchanged. The two delegates from Brevard received a grea many ideas which they hope w help Brevard to have a better a dent Council. himself) came calling on Haley with a diamond egg • • ■ shucks, what about that? Congra ulations and very best wishes ar also quite in order for Becky who a couple of weeks ago beca ']Mrs. Bob Hale. . . Would you like to see sometnins beautiful? Sometime soon * you have a spare moment, c 1 the stairs up to the fourth the Ad. building and take a 1^6 panoramic look through j screenless windows facing the campus. Look at the campus 1 s first, and then train your , j the tawny-topped trees—and many shades of green ones, dark, rich furrowed fields and pumpkin-tinted ones, the green hills dotted here and with pines, the colorful, ro bushy mountains — occasion spotted by cloud shadows, ing as a backdrop for it aU"^ blue that is the sky.
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