CONGRATULATIONS!
Freshman Class President
Charles Garner
The Clarion
CONGRATULATIONS!
Sophomore Class President
Tommy Bustle
Volume XXV
BREVARD COLLEGE, OCTOBER 25, 1951
Number 2
Studonts Elect Olass Officers
Freshman Class
Officers Named
In Election
The freshman class of Brevard
College met Monday, October 21,
for the purpose of electing officers
for 1957-58. Those elected were
Charles Garner, president; Dave
Chant, vice-president; and Jerrie
Mason, secretary-treasurer. Pic
tures of these officers and further
information concerning them will
be carried in the next issue of the
CLARION.
Professor J. J. Stevenson, fresh
man class advisor, presented the
Cc-ndidates for secretary-treasurer
and stated pertinent information
about them. After the class voted
on this office, the campaign man
agers of the presidential and vic?-
presidential nominees were each
alotted two minutes in which to
speak in behalf of their candidate.
As a number of re-votes were held
in order to elect the officers, lack
of time made it necessary for the
class to re-convene that evening to
have the final run-off for presi
dent.
The voting was conducted by sec
ret ballot. Members of the Student
Council distributed the ballots and
mimeographed lists of candidates
to the students and later counted
the votes.
Following is a list of those who
ran for offices:
President: Jerry Shepherd, John ^
Stewart, Bobby Tickle, Charles ]
Garner. Burl Hull, Kent Laughter,
and Marion Swann.
Vice-president: Dave Chant, Zeb
Harry, and Elaine Helms.
Secretary - treasurer: Peggy Lew-
is, Pat Harrison, Loretta Helms.
Frances Sanders, Jerrie Mason,
Gail Condor, Mildred Miller, and j
Ann Bradley.
At a previous meeting of the
freshman class, Mr. Stevenson was j
unanimously chosen as its sponsor,
and in an interview he expressed |
the hope that this year’s freshman j
class would function as a closely-1
knit unit and would strive to work :
together in carrying out worth-;
while activities.
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Bustle, Sigmon, Sherrill,
Whisnant Are Chosen
In Election
DEAN BENNETT is pictured with the newly elected
sophomore officers. From left to right, they are; Mar
garet Sherrill, secretary-treasurer; Fred Sigmon, vice-
president; “Bibba” Whisnant, student council repre
sentative; and, Tommy Bustle, president.
Brevard College
Rededicated At
Convocation
Brevard college was re-dedicat
ed to Christian Higher Education
I at a convocation held on the cam
pus here last Thursday and Friday
The opening service began with
an address by Dr. Wilson Weldon,
i conference director of higher edu
cation. Speaking on “The Christian
Mind,” Dr. Weldon directed the
thought of those present toward a
spirit which was to prevail
throughout the convocation of ser
ious thinking, self-investigation,
and concern for the Christian way
of life.
Helen Ray Is New
Editor Of The
Pertelote
Activities Of
EMA Club Are
Reported
This past week the E.M.A. club
made an interesting tour of the ma
chine shops, manufacturing, pro
cessing, and plant rolling depart
ments in the Ecusta Paper Corpor
ation, a subsidiary of the Clin
Mathieson Chemical Corporation.
A meeting was held October 22
to discuss future plans which will
develop through the year. Howard
Martin, president of the organiza
tion, gave a talk on the participa
tion and hard work needed to form
a good foundation for this newly
organized club.
An outline of the semesters
work was given by Paul Lewis,
vice-president of electronics. A
course will be given in the opera
tion and maintenance of radio, as
well as the Morse code and the use
of a telegraph key. It is this divis
ion’s hope to start work on a hi-fi
set to be shown in the Science Show
given annually by the club.
Coy Crawford, vice-president of
—Turn to Page Four
The new editor of the PERTE
LOTE, our college annual, is Miss
Helen Ray, from Charlotte, N. C.
Helen attended Brevard College
during the 1955 session. During her
freshman year she was selected a
!'member of Jhe May Court. Last
! year she was employed at Bell Tel-
I ephone Company in Charlotte. Hel-
en returned to Brevard this year
’ to resume her studies as a sopho-
i more.
A most capable person, Helen
I has high hopes for the PERTE-
j LOTE. The following appointments
I have been made to her staff:
! Business Mgr. John Huggins
I Freshman Editor Dot Williams
I Soph. Editor Diane Lineburger
I Sports Editor (boys) Bill Hall
! Sports Editor (girls) Frances
I Sanders
i Literary Staff — Norma Rodgers,
Phyliss McCain, Beverly Us-
sery
P'eature Editor Bobby Little
Asst. Feature Editor.-Loretta
Helms
Snapshot Editor Judy Kiser
Asst. Snapshot Editor -Gail Conder
Photography Ronald Peacock
—Turn to Page Four
Dr. Weldon stated that the Chris-
^ tian mind can find a basic guide in
I the mind of Christ. He stressed
; the necessity of acquiring an atti
tude toward life that will control
or determine one’s daily responsi
bilities.
Dr. Hollis Edens, president of
' Duke University, was heard Friday
morning discussing “Education
I and Religion”. Students expressed
I a vital interest in his talk. Dr. Ed-
i ens said he believes that religion
and education yield the whole
man, a completeness of personality.
Another prominent figure was
the distinguished Bishop Harmon
of the Western Carolina confer
ence. Bishop Harmon compared the
education process to the refine
ment of iron ■— pig iron. Speaking
profoundly he stated, “Colleges
which were founded by churches—
one by one — have gone beyond a
range of a particular control. If re
ligion is not taught, then anti-re
ligion is emphasized. You cannot be
neutral.”
An inspirational climax for the
convocation was the evening ser
vice Friday. Dr. W. Kenneth Good-
son, pastor of the First Methodist
church in Charlotte, delivered the
final message. He stated that the
soul of education is the education
of the soul. Warning that mere in
tellect is not enough. Dr. Goodson
declared the greatest danger faced
is to let the mind outrun the spirit.
Dr. Goodson named three obliga
tions of Christian education — to
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jMembers of the sophomore class
met on October 13 for the purpose
of electing class officers. The lead
ers were duly petitioned and elec
ted with only a run-off for presi
dent necessary.
The newly elected sophomore
president is Tommy Bustle of Stan
ley, North Carolina. Tommy is a
graduate of Stanley High School
where he was quite outstanding in
student activities. This year he is
president of the Freshman Advis
ory Council and a member of both
Phi Theta Kappa and Sigma Pi Al
pha. Tommy stated he is interest
ed in sports, reading, and business.
As of yet, he is undecided about
next year, but he has his eye on
High Point College.
Serving in the capacity of vice-
president is Fred Sigmon. Fred
comes from Lincolnton, North Car
olina, but he attended Clover
High School, Clover, North Caro
lina. Fred plans to major in engin
eering, although he is not certain
as to what phase. He likes to work
in the soda shop, sports, classical
and semi-classical music. His fav
orite sport is football.
As secretary-treasurer Margaret
Sherrill offers her services. Mar-
ga^'et, from Canton, Nort i Carolina,
attended Bethel High School in
Hey wood County where she was
very active. She was also president
of her M.Y.F. Margaret likes dra-
riatics, horseback riding, and
grapes. She states her pet peeve
as girls wearing sweater buttoned
down the back.
To fill the position of Sophomore
Student Council Representative is
Elizabeth Whisenant. “Bibba” is
from Maiden, North Carolina and is
majoring in organ with a minor in
piano. “Bibba” is secretary of the
Phi Theta Kappa, a member of the
Sigma Pi Alpha, a “Big Sister”,
and plays for the Glee Club. “Bib
ba” likes to have a good time and
to listen to records.
Brevard Student
Council Busy
The Brevard Student Council
has been very active during the
past few weeks. After assisting the
administration with the freshman
orientation, the council began its
work.
The television set was placed in
the student lounge and through the
Social Committee, there have been
many social activities given for
the entire student body. Co-operat
ing with the freshman class, the
council assisted with the election
of the class officers. Through the
Student Chapel Committee the as
sembly programs have been plan
ned and the council will take
charge of a few of the assembly
programs.
At the present, the Student Count-
cil is planning to have all the or^
ganization presidents come to a
meeting and present his constitu
tion to the council for review. In
cluded in this report will be the
purposes of the organization and
its plans for the coming year. The
council hopes that by doing this,
the organizations on campus will
become more active and will give
the students a better extra-curric-
ular program than ever before.