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admission
REQUIREMENTS
to
Brevard
College
Admission to study at Brevard
College is based upon:
1. Ability as revealed by tran
scripts of high school work or, in
exceptional instances, by examina
tion.
2. Character as certified by at
least three references.
3. Purpose as demonstrated by a
student’s personal history or in
interviews with mern'bers of the
Committee on Admissions of the
college.
The Committee on Admissions is
thorough in its investigation of ap
plicants for admission not to make
the College’s student ranks exclus
ive, but so that maximum service
can be rendered students who are
best qualified to profit by the re
sources The Methodist Church has
placed, by way of the College, at
tlieir disposal. It is wasteful of hu
man resources to work ineffectual
ly with students who lack suitable
ability and vital motivation. Con
versely the rewards of working
with students who are both well
prepared for college level work
and possessed of a will to study
are manifold — for the student
first and also for the college and
society.
The procedure for gaining ad
mission, then, is as follows. Regu
lar students, applying by certifi
cate from accredited high schools,
must present a transcript for high
school work bearing an average
grade of “C”—for schools having
“D” as the passing grade. Students
with less than a “C” average, or
whose “C” average depends to any
considerable extent uipon igrades
earned in areas other than college-
preparatory courses, are admitted,
if at all, only if they demonstrate
through examinations the college
requires, an ability to do college-
level work — and demonstrate
through interviews a serious pur
pose to work hard.
Graduates of non-accredited high
schools may be admitted on the
basis of a record of work plus an
examination given by the college.
And veterans or those of more ma
ture years than the usual college
student who have not completed
their high school work may be ad
mitted upon the recommendation
of the Dean of the College provided
a General Education Development
Test indicates the applicant’s abil
ity to do college work.
In order to meet the increasing
need and demand for adult educa
tion, Brevard College admits as
special students those who, twenty-
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President E. K. McLarty
LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT
I
I OBJECTIVES
1 of
I Brevard
j College
Brevard College has three ma
jor objectives in her work with
young people;
1. To develop a sensitive and vi
tal concern for religious and moral
values. Brevard College emphasizes
tenets which the mainstream of
Protestantism has held valid, and
is forthrightly devoted to her Meth
odist affiliations. The Methodist
tradition is inclusive rather than
exclusive, and Brevard College
therefore welcomes students of
various religious and cultural back
grounds.
Religion is given a prominent
place in the student's program
through five channels; (1) There-
First of all I wish to congratulate the editor and staff of The Clarion quirement of six semester hours of
for this special edition depicting life on the Brevard College campus. ^tu^y of the Bible for graduation.
It is a privilege to write about a college where students are m res- (2) Attendance at Chapel exercises
id„« te Ll, two short years »d whkh 1» th.s c.mpar.t.vely bnef
span .f time finds so large a place in thel, hear^ and .v^
Ideally situated at the edge of the Pisgah Forest, . • ational opportunities under the
phere of retreat while nurturing the whole person for e ec ive ivi g of both deno.Tiinational
in many areas of life, Brevard College is a part of Brevard, a sma campus-wide religious organi-
town with “grown up” ways. zations. (4) Emphasis upon attend-
About one hundred and twenty-five acres of choice valley land ance at church and church school
comprise the campus. There are buildings old and new, with plans on the services on Sunday. (5) The work
drying board for additional ones. The newest is the Campus Center w,th .n .nnreo,.t,on nf
building, housing auditorium, cafeteria, college store, post office, stu
dent and faculty lounges, and executive offices. Green Hall, a dormi
tory for men, is also new, as is the Annabel Jones dormitory for wom
en. Older buildings are Taylor Hall, dormitory for men; Dunham Hall,
the classroom and faculty offices building; the infirmary; science build
ing; library (containing the largest number of books of any Methodist
Junior College); the “Barn”, a recreational center; a gymnasium and
athletic fields.
Brevard College is accredited by the best accrediting agencies, in
cluding the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools,
The University Senate of the Methodist Church, The North Carolina an opportunity to engage in crea-
State Department of Education and the University of North Carolina. the case wiTh%dt
Some of our students conclude their education after two years, re-
ceiving the Associate in Arts Degree or a Junior College Diploma. Our ^^e biological sciences,
s'Hudents transfer to Duke University, North Carolina State, The Uni- physical sciences, and in math-
versity of North Carolina, Wake Forest, Davidson, Clemson and M.I.T., ^matics.
to name only a few.
Brevard College is a Christian college, owned by the Western North
Carolina Conference of the Methodist Church, yet it is not exclusive.
There are four clubs sponsored by major religious denominations, and
in addition to these there are several campus religious organizations.
The new Methodist Church is located directly across the street from
the college gate. This beautiful edifice with its up-to-date equipment,
its fine minister, and hospitable membership, makes church going
among our students a Sunday “must”.
of a faculty with an appreciation of
religious persp>cctives in their var
ious academic areas.
2. To link students effectively
with the beautiful. Brevard College
offers courses in art, music, and lit
erature, and it is the explicit pur
pose of these courses to cultivate
an appreciation of what has proved
bsting for man in beauty. These
courses and extra-curricular activi
ties linked with them give students
3. To prepare students both for
earning a living and making a con
tribution in life through specific
vocations and professions. The
guidance and counseling program
at Brevard College is directed in
large part toward helping a student
discover the area of work for
w'hich he is best suited. When a
TT- I, 1 • ■ i , , student has made this exciting dis-
Higher learning in a Christian atmosphere, and studies taught by f^j-ther vista are opened ei-
a Christian faculty make Brevard College a uniquely fine place for ther to four or more years of col-
serious-minded students who are away from home for the first time, lege work or to terminal two-year
and who wish to gain a sound footing before entering the often imper- courses. Students may prepare
sonal society of a larger educational institution. tl'emselves for junior entrance st
The college has a social calendar which is arranged to meet the a four-year college or university in
diversified interests of present day youth. either of a number of fields; art,
We shall be glad to mail a catalogue and other printed material to j^’Urnalism, law, teaching, com-
those who write the Public Relations Office, or, better still, we shall be engineering, medicine, mu-
most pleased to welcome interested persons for a visit to the camnus ministry, or others. Or stu-
Emmett K. McLarty Jr prepare themselves for
President ' secretarial work, vocations in bus-
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MR. GLENN HARDESTY is
the Director of Public relations
at Brevard College and is also in
charge of admissions. Mr. Har
desty received his degree from
N. C. State College and assum
ed his duties at Brevard in the
fall of 1957. He represents the
college at various College Day
programs in high schools
throughout the area and is in
charge of contacting prospective
students. As he is the Director
of Admissions, all applications
come in through his office. Mr.
Hardesty is responsible for news
releases concerning happenings
on the campus and for sending
releases to the hometown news
papers of the college students
who receive honors.
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The Clarion Staff
PRtSS
Editor ^ ^ ...
Associate Edito'r
Business Manager'
Feature Editor —Ronald Daniel
Sports Editor
Photography and Layou't Tappy
Exchange _ t '"nT Roland Peacock
Staff Writers' ' Blythe, Judy Ross and Lois Payne
“V'T”' Mary Lou Parker, Ann Bradley,
y Audrey Honeycutt, Horace Turner, Eddie
Typists West, Carl Walker and Linda Boliek
Advisor Tatham, Donna Johnson
Mrs. H. W. Sigmon