BREVARD: LAND OF
WATERFALLS AND TEARS
ON HOMECOMING.
The Clarion
COLLEGE: LAND OF TEARS
ON ANY AND EVERY
TEST DAY.
VOLUME XXX
BREVARD COLLEGE, BREVARD, N. C„ OCTOBER 19, 1962
Number 2
Foster To Reign As 1962 Homecoming Queen
Trustees Visit
Campus, View
Improvements
Proctor Of Emory
To Speak Oct. 30
A meeting of the Brevard Col
lege Board of Trustees was held
at the college, Friday, October 12,
and was characterized by many
statements of approbation as the
chairmen of various committees
made their reports. A general
spirit of optimism was evident
among trustees as plans for the
college in the future were un
folded. Plans for the next phase
of development were outlined by
the President, Dr. Emmett K.
McLarty, Jr., and the Chairman
of the Board, Allen Sims, of
Gastonia, informed the trustMs
that announcement of specific
fund-raising proposals will be
made at the spring meeting of
the board or before.
President McLarty praised the
Brevard citizens and businesses
for the warm welcome given stu
dents and faculty as the fall ses
sion commenced, noting that a
new spirit of pride characterized
the relationship between the
town and the college.
Among other reports made to
the board was that of Faculty
and Curriculum Committee
made by Dr. Lester Zerfoss who
cited the upgrading of academic
standards and the more careful
screening of students as being
major factors in the quality of
students now studying at the col
lege.
President McLarty asked ap
proval of the trustees for the
periodic self-study to be made
at the college under the direc
tion of the Southern Associa
tion of Colleges and Secondary
Schools. This self-study is an ex
haustive review of every phase
of the college operation with
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Virginia Proctor, on recruit
ment tour for the Emory Univer
sity School of Nursing, will speak
at Brevard College at 3 p.m.,
Tuesday, Octo'ber 30.
Miss Proctor is director of stu
dent development for the Emory
nursing school.
Emory offers a collegiate nurs
ing program leading to a Bach
elor of Science in Nursing De
gree. The Emory nurse receives
two years of academic work in
the College of Arts and Sciences
before entering the three year
professional nursing program.
Miss Proctor was well known
in Christian education circles be
fore joining the nursing school
faculty last year. She has served
as president of the inter-denomi-
national Religious Education As
sociation of Greater Atlanta as
well as president of the Method
ist Directors of Christian Educa
tion of the North Georgia Con
ference.
She has been active in youth
work and counseling.
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Open House Planned
Annabel Jones Hall wiU be
open on Saturday, October 20,
from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. for visi
tors.
Open House is an annual event
at Brevard College. Linda Swar-
inger. President of the Womens
House Council, said that the
dorm will be open in the after
noon to everyone who wants to
take a tour. Both present stu
dents and alumni are cordially
invited.
THERESA FOSTER, 1962 Homecoming Queen
pictured at the left in the above photo, will be ac
companied by two attendants — Sherry Patrick, a
sophomore from Jacksonville, Florida and
Towles, freshman from Fincastle, Virginia
the traditional Homecoming Dance.
"Pledges To Be
Initiated Oct. 27
Pertelote
Staff Named
The pledges of the Cliosophic
and Delphian societies will be
initiated in the traditional man
ner on Saturday, October 27.
Sandy Hill, president of the
Mnemosynean Society, repo^
that there were 81 girls who
pledged “Nemo”. The presi
dent of the Euterpean Society,
Harriet Carey, relates that there
were 34 “Euterp” pledges.
Freddie McMahan, Clisophic
President, states that there were
40 “Clio” pledges; CharUe Peake,
President of the Delphians, says
that 41 boys pledged Delphian.
Each school year the two broth
er-sister societies sponsor two
formal dances. The “Euterps”
and “CUos” are in charge of the
annual Christmas dance and the
“Nemos” and Delphians sponsor
the Valentine Dance. A queen
is elected by the student body
to reign over each dance.
This year the four societies
will contribute not only to fee
SGA-MSF Save a Child fund but
will also undertake a community
project.
Jeanne Cleary, editor of the
Pertelote, has announced the
staff members for the 1962-63
edition of the yearbook. Karen
Sherrill - Business Manager, Lor
raine Martin, Sherry Morris, Nan
cy Boles, Sue Grofsick, Jane Bat
son, Becky Penson, Vicky Cald
well, Richard Jones and Dona
Vaughn have accepted positions.
The rostrum is not complete,
however, and there are still op
portunities to join the staff.
Pictures will t)e made begin
ning next week. Students are
asked to cooperate with the post
ed schedules in being prompt
and at the right place to have
club pictures and group activity
shots made. The schedules wiU
be posted in Dunham Hall.
Jeanne says that this year’s an
nual wiU be larger than ever
before by fourteen pages or
more. The additional pictures
will include pictures of the new
gym and swimming pool, of the
girl’s tennis team, of the soccer
team and more shots of the bas
ketball team.
Stocattos Will
Play At Dance
The annual Homecoming
events of 1962 are underway!
Athletic and social entertainment
have been scheduled for the en
tire day of October 20.
The highlight of the week-end
will be the crowning of the 1962
Homecoming Queen, Miss Ther
esa Foster, who will reign at the
dance Saturday night. Theresa,
a sophomore from Mocksville,
North Carolina, will be escorted
by Mr. Charles Cort of Ashe
ville, N. C. Miss Sally Maynard,
Brevard’s 1961 Homecoming
Queen, will crown the new queen
at 9:00 p.m.
The Queen’s attendants will be
Miss Sherry Patrick, a sopho
more from Jacksonville, Florida,
whose escort will be Mr. Richard
Lane of Morganton, and Miss
Margo Towles, a freshman from
Fincastle, Virginia. She will be
escorted by Mr. Dean Jevons
from Agawam, Massachusetts.
The Stacattos, a dance band
from Appalachian State Teach
er’s College, will provide the
music for the occasion. A “spe
cial” on the program will be the
return of last year’s “The Four.”
The vocal group, who won popu
larity and acknowledgment for
their participation in the 1962
Glee Club, consists of Dennis
HaU, Charles Smith, and Oscar
Smith. Johnny Faulker, the
fourth member, has joined the
armed forces and will be una
ble to return. Rick Sigmon will
substitute.
“Autumn Leaves” has been se
lected as the theme for the dance.
The Student Government Asso
ciation is the sponsor with Betsy
McLean heading the social com
mittee.
Other Activities Are Planned
Coffee for guests of the col
lege will be served at 10:00 a.m.
in the Campus Center Building.
Registration also will be at 10:00.
Lunch will be served in the
cafeteria at 1:00 for returning
students. Plates vidll be $1.00.
Class Reunions are scheduled for
1:30.
All dormitories will have Open
House from 2:00 to 5:00.
The cross-country event will
begin at 2:00. At 3:30 a basket
ball game between members of
the 1962-63 team and returning
alumni wiU be paced in the col
lege’s new gymnasium — the
first game to be played there.
A dinner for the participating
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Business Club Elects Officers
THE SOPHOMORE CLASS officers for^l|62^
63 have been elected. They are: gec-
dent Government Representative ,Ny Qene
retary-Treasurer; Don Briggs, Vice-P
Allen, President.
Five officers were added to
the rostrum of the Business Club
on Monday, October 8, at tte
club’s first meeting. Bemice
Baldwin wiU serve as vice-presi
dent; Sharon Beaty, secret^,
Annette Hyatt, treasurer; Jane
Hoke, reporter; and Ann Greene
as social representative.
Sherrill Ck)lden, President of
the Business Club, welcomed all
new members and returning s6p-
homores. Rita MerreU read the
Constitution. A committee of
four — Gwen Browning, Rita
Merrell, Carol Hunt, and Osc^
Smith — was appointed to study
the constitution and to propose
necessray changes.
Lost and Found
Miss Doris Montgomery, re
ceptionist in the Campus Cen
ter Building, reports the fol
lowing items that have been
found and returned: two pairs
of sunglasses, a charm brace
let, a pair of glasses, money,
a scarf, a key, and a boy’s
sweater. Lost articles that
are found are to be turned
into Miss Montgomery.