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Woman Asserts Privilege
I came, I saw, I wrote . . . and naturally, being
a woman, I tried to change everything that I didn t
like.
It’s been said that journalism is two per cent in
spiration and ninety-eight per cent perspiration, but
keeping in line with my policies, I would like_ to
change that to: Journalism is one per cent inspira
tion, one per cent duration, one per cent improve-t^-
world-attitude, and 100 per cent perspiration; but the
rewards have been worth it.
A review of the crises faced this year: destruc
tion of student lounge property, cafeteria menus,
chapel schedules, albolition of Reading Days, and
requirecfassemblies, indicate the role that the Clarion
has attempted to assume—bringing results, we hope
—during the year.
To Mr. John Anderson, editor of the Transyl
vania Times; Mr. Henry Henderson, the Mechanical
Supervisor of the Times; and the other members of
the Times staff go my sincere appreciation for their
patience which has often meant the difference be
tween publication and no publication.
I want to esipecially thank Ted Lee, Randy Mc-
Knight, and CJene Ingram for their energetic moral
and journalistic support before they left Brevard and
the rest of the behlnd-the-scene workers, the staff
members, for their invaluable help during the past
year.
Mrs. Ena Kate Sigmon, the faculty advisor of the
Clarion, seldoms hears favorable comments or thanks
for the long hours she devotes to the class; but her
guidance, her steadying influence, and her interest
has kept this news medium alive.
The Clarion has been the source of some of my
greatest joys, yet mingled with acute failures that I
am only too aware of.
By being editor, I have become acquainted with
many of you that I would not otherwise have had the
opportunity to know. Thank you for your support and
for entrusting the editorship to me; I hope that you
will place that same trust and sponsorship in Miss
Cheryl Greene, next year’s editor—^it really helps.
It is hard to leave wanting to do so much more,
but time waits for no one—not even an editor.
—Joyce West, Editor
THE CLARION
may 24, 1963
Progress Moves Man
Of all the things that we may be concerned with,
Progress is a factor that has been with man since his
beginning. Without Progress, man would soon have
no reason for existing.
Our Clsu-ion this year, as well as in past years,
has crossed new thresholds and achieved new goals.
It has adhered to the belief that a college newspa
per must represent the school and the students and
present their opinions. As long as we can continue to
hol'd to this purpose, I am sure we will continue to
progress.
Very often we see the hands of the clock that
signify the time of day, but pay little heed to the
mainspring that makes it tick. The mainspring of our
newspaper this year has been Joyce West. Joyce has
put more than a little inspiration and work into every
issue that has been printed; I am proud to have been
on her staff.
If any of you who are returning next year are
interested in vmting for the Clarion, the opportunities
are unlimited. There are many positions to be filled,
and I am sure you will find the experiences rewarding.
I appreciate very much the confidence placed in
me; I assure you that I vdll do my best as editor of
the Clarion.
—Cheryl Greene
The Clarion Staff
EDITOR Joyce West
BUSINESS MANAGER Charles Gibbons
SPORTS EDITORS Freddie McMahan
Jim Ferguson
PHOTOGRAPHER Gil Coan
ASSISTANT IN PHOTOGRAPHY Sam Snyder
STAFF WRITERS — Lorraine Martin, Martha Curto, Cheryl
Greene, Jerry Shore, Ann Green
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Breathes there a man with soul so dead
Who never to himself has said
To heck with exams. I’m going to bed.
CALL FOR COMPLAINTS
By ANN GREENE
Any suggestions, students?
Wait! Let me get my pen ....
Talk a little slower, will you? . .
Each fall, a representative
group of students arrive on
campus early to lay the ground
work for the school year. The
students and faculty “hash over"
the issues, report the criticisms,
suggest the remedies, and
make whatever changes they
can.
The workshop would be very
beneficial; but, in effect, the
one I attended last fall seemed
rather sluggish. You would
think that a group of students
who have had a summer to re
lax and regain perspective would
be overflowing with enthusiastic
suggestions. Instead, the sum
mer interlude must have had an
opposite effect: no one seemed
to be able to elaborate on
What’s-Wrong-With-Brevard like
they did last year .... Where
have all the petitioners gone?
What did we reaDy have to gripe
about last year? There was some
thing, I know . .. . Just can’t
remember what it was aU about
anyway!
I am standing on my soapbox,
calling out in a loud, dear voice,
“Any complaints?” There is just
one request. Please make yoiu:
complaint in this form: (1)
What’s wrong, and (2) What can
be done about it.
These suggestions will be giv
en to the students who wiU rep
resent you at the workshop next
year. The suggestion box will be
provided in the soda shop. Com
plaints, anyone?
tUfj of West
JOYCE WEST
Ah, the time is almost here,
and I for one couldn’t be hap
pier to be packing my bus load
of junk and heading for good
old Stanley.
I gladly return “my chair” in
the library to be used by some
skirt size “22” freshman next
year; I resign my standing room
in the cafeteria to anyone with
“TVa” feet; my chapel seat (Last
row by the window) goes to any
one with 20-20 vision or a pair
of good glasses; and my chair in
RDH’s class goes, without
charge, to anyone, and I mean
anyone, who cares to accept the
challenge.
I leave Dean Robert’s jokes,
corny or not; Mrs. Munro’s “per
fection recipe”; Miss Creek
more’s parasites and worm; Mrs.
D’s cheery “good night girls”;
Mr. Fisher’s “So be it”, and “yes,
indeed”; Mr. Perez’s “Miss East”;
Miss Reigel’s “Bonjour la
classe”; Mrs. Sigmon’s choice “lit
pops”; Mr. Howe’s “Put away
your little books and get out
your little paper”; Mrs. Harris’
theory on the “way to keep a
man”; and the basement girls’
“shut up, West” with mixed emo
tions of relief and regret. Relief
that I shall never see most of
them again and regret that I’ll
never see most of them again.
It is the end . . . and witty
West has really witted out, but
one last word, as is a woman’s
undisputed (well, almost) priv
ilege: “Ef you strike a thorn or
rose, keep-a-going. Ef it hails
or ef it snows, keep-a-going. Ain’t
no use to sit and whine just
cause there ain’t no fish on your
line. Bait your hook and keep-a-
trying, keep-a-going . . .”
West closes off the brain, zips
up the lip, crawls into the sheet,
puHs up the bed, raises the win
dow down, and empties the pen
Gee^ I'm Getting
A DEGREE. I Hope
by Pat Ottemess
I received a terrible shock last
night when my roomy told me
that exams started today. I
thought surely the House Coun
cil would forbid the use of ex
ams this semester. Especially
after last semester’s poor results.
If we aren’t able to use exams
properly, then we shouldn’t be
allowed to use them at all.
I changed a number of my
plans for the future when I came
to Brevard. I had to give up the
idea of putting bubble bath in
the lily pool, and I finally des
paired of ever finding a stapler
large enough to staple my de
merits together.
Now that graduation is ap
preaching. I’m getting all excit
ed. I had a pretty good average
until I discovered that you are
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Greene Will
Edit Clarion
Cheryl Greene, a freshman
from Bryson City, N. C., has been
named editor of the Clarion for
next year.
Cheryl served on the Student
Council, was in the National Hon
or Society, a marshal, Saluta-
torian, and was elected “Most
Likely to Succeed” of her sen
ior class at Swain County High
School.
She is presently publicity man
ager of the BSU, a Big Sister, a
member of Phi Theta Kappa, and
on the Dean’s List. She is major
ing in art.
Jones Accepts
Yearbook Job
Richard Jones, who was ^y-
out manager and faculty editor
for this year’s Pertelote, has ac
cepted the position as Editor of
the annual for next year.
Richard is from Latiobfii
Pennsylvania, but he decided to
attend hgh school in Brandt®.
Florida. At Brandon High, he
was active in the Student Coun*
cil, a member of the Nation^
Honor Society, and President oI
the Future 'Teachers Associa
tion. In addition, he was in the
Hall of Fame, whose mem^
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