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PAGE TWO THE CLARION 6, 1960 I We Are What We Do It is hoped that recent events on campus will be forgiven in years to come—they will never be forgotten I®' the students who were spectators at the occurrances. These demon- atrations will leave a black blot on fee pleasant memiories of students wiio love Brevard College. Will they sear or even singe the conscience of those who were active participants in them? A year ago, no one would have believed such actions by students were possible. Even a few weeks ago, the campus was shocked by Coe destruction of symbols which mean much to students—the cross wfcich symibolizes Christ’s love and sacrifice for human beings, and the shniJ>bery which beautifies our campus. The willful mutilation of a swmbol of a living being is much I a»re despicaible and contemptible, j tt is hard to admit publicly and in print that such students exist (if they truly lived here, they could not m degrade it) on Brevard College campus. But this small group is iiere—a minority. They are as a fiock of children (unworthy of be ing called college students) playing m a reckless fashion that, at first, is humorous, but left to breed, is dangerous. Some persons merely shrug their shoulders and say, “It’s Spring time!” Does that explain anything? Does Spring time give license to be have in the manner of young sav ages released from a winter of hiber nation? Does Spring give permission to throw off the cloak of human de cency and kindness, and to assume a coat of animalistic barbarism? In even plainer words—^for plain actions call for straight-forward words: Have these childish demon strations accomplished anything positive? No! There is now a wary feeling of distrust and dissatisfac tion On campus. These past actions have hurt many more people than those they were aimed at. The col- I lege cannot live such events down —it must only apologize for having admitted the irresponsible persons capable of committing these actions. The loyal students here at Bre vard have honestly been shocked by the attitudes displayed. They feel that their college has been degraded by the acts of a few who feel no loyalty or sympathy toward the aims a!id goals of Brevard. —ERS Dean Clarifies Questions Concerning College Policy By JOHN B. BENNETT Dean of Brevard College The foUowin/g questions are among those most frequently asked in my office, and so I believe stu dents in general may be interested in them. The answers, of course, simply describe college policy and in no instance reflect a decision of any one faculty member or admini strative official. Q.: Why can’t we take what we want to and drop a course when we want to? A.; An important question. First, note that students are required to take only certain basic courses. These are courses widely recognized as valid. They are generally re quired in liberal arts colleges and college in mand. As for secretarial work, we anticipate that next year we will need additional instructional assistance for work in secretaria courses. Q.: Do I have to be at com. mencement to get my diploma’ A.: Yes. This is S. 0. P. at all good colleges. Degrees are granted in absentia only for extreme emerg- ency reasons—military service for example. Why? Ceremonies’and ritual are an important part of gracious living. Graduation events are ceremonies of dignity with which we crown tasks well done. Q.: But the alumni dinner? Do we have to attend this, too? A.: Yes, if you are a candidate for graduation. This is one of the im- they are welcomed for credit iniportant courtesies extended What Is Democracy? Rows and rows of them—so white, so silent, so perma nent. They stand there, in startling contrast with the cold, hard ground. The crosses—the crosses that mark the burial places of the men who gave their lives for their countries. These men knew, in the most realistic of ways, the meaning of democracy. In many foreign countries so far removed from us as to aeem almost nonexistent, small, thin children cry pitifully tor food. Their tired wails that sound so hopeless pierce a finy corner of the night. If these children could suddenly know the advantages of a country like ours, they would not take them for granted; they would fully appreciate and make use of what would in their eyes be miracles. They would open wide these sunken eyes, staring about them with wonder; and they would never be able to realize how we can expect these things as our daily due. They i»x*uld truly be a part of a democracy. They would add to it* would keep it high in their hearts. We, though, did not die so that democracy could live. Neither do we live in a place where the very word is "prac-' Kcally unknown. But we should be the ones who really ^derstand democracy. We should be the ones who do not -iiimt it to Webster’s definition: “Government by the peo ple.” We should feel it, should live it, should be it. If the answers to today’s problems do not lie with democracy and with us, where do they lie? We must not ^ow ourselves to sleep while others work, to take for ^nted while others appreciate, to let good die while evil thrives. Clarion Raises Standing Associated Collegiate Press Institute rates the CLARION against other junior college pampers in assigns it a national rating as compared With these other papers. The staff of the CLARION is 'Pleased to announce that its ACP rating for the first time m its history has been raised from third or fourth class to a national second class standing. For the hard work and that they have put into making the J^RION an outetandmg junior college paper, we would l^e to thank each member of the staff and especially our adviser, Mrs. Ena Kate Sigmon. technological colleges. For the two- year student, of course, these courses can have just as much cul tural value as for the student who plans to go to college for four years. Q.: We have heard some col leges won’t accept religion and English literature. Why do we have to take these? - A.; We know of no college in the southeast and only one college in the country to which any student has ever transferred where these courses are not accepted. Certain technological schools, N. C. State, for example, are increasing their own offerings in the humanities. N. C. State, Clemson, Alabama Polytechnic, V.P.I. and similar schools readily accepted our pre scribed work. Q.: Is business on the way out at Brevard College? A.: No, definitely. Our commerce curriculum is a good one according lo a recent survey of a dozen of the colleges having the strongest busi ness departments in the southeast. All twelve of these colleges and uni versities endorse our commerce cur riculum as outlined in the catalog. Elective courses in this as in any field should be chosen, of course, with care and with a specific senior an alumni group and outstanding guests of the college. This is a way of carrying on an important tradi tion for those who wish to assist a college which has done so much for them. Q.: Why must a student be “heading toward graduation”? A.: This is a college and not a country club or an academic delica tessen. The individual student needs to work toward a definite goal. Stu dents who graduate find doors open ing to numerous good opportuni ties—opportunities for study else where, scholarships which depend upon completion of their work here, and even a more ready welcome by employers. Jobs undertaken need to be completed in consistent fashion. Q.: Who sets these policies? You? A.: No. The aims and broad poli cies of a college are set by the sponsoring group by way of a board of trustees. Within this framework a faculty determines specific poli cies. Which means the dean is simply a sort of traffic cop directing students along roads they must fol low in order to attain the aims and meet the requirements of the col lege as set by the board and the faculty. The Knowledge We Seek.,, Then said a teacher, Speak to us of Teaching. And he said : ]• reveal to you aught but that which already les half asleep m the dawning of your knowledge. 1 he teacher who walks in the shadow of the temple, .u ^^L^owers, gives not of his wisdom but rather 01 nis taith and his lovingness. bid you enter the house I’ather leads you to the threshold of your own mind. t man vision of one man lends not its wings to another stands alone in God’s ede-ft nf must each one of you be alone in his knowl- fprom f-h his understanding of the earth. the Erskme Mirror) —Kahilil Gibran THE CLARION STAFF PRESS I Editor-in-Chief 1 Associate EdittM- _ Vandal b I Business M«««ep = A Cnuck Rimer I --- --- I Raptor Bi ZJSS I ^hange Editor Eric Greene 5 Cartoonist —l r, ^ ^ 5 » "IT Kent Dorsev I Ee^wters Edna Grimes, Sarah Lowdermilk, Becky I Sigmon, and Don Walser His style is a little different, but he's fast!
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