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VOLUME XXXI
BREVARD COLLEGE, BREVARD, N. C., OCTOBER 18, 1963
NUMBER 2
OLD GRADS RETURN FOR HOMECOMING
Beam Grant
Now Matched
The construction of the
Beam Administration building
on the campus of Brevard col
lege was authorized by the
Board of Trustees at their an
nual fall meeting last Friday.
This beautiful structure will
be erected in the quadrangle^
with the new Science building,
and construction will begin in
the spring when weather condi
tions permit.
This building is named in
honor of Mr. and Mrs. Grier
Beam, of Cherryville, whose
challenge grant of $100,000.00,
initiated the most recent capi
tal funds drive.
Matching funds of $125,000.00
were raised by the Board of
Trustees under the able direc
tion of Allen H. Sims, of Gaston
ia who is chairman of the board.
The trustees approved other
long-range projects at the im
portant meeting last Friday.
The present cafeteria will be
enlarged to serve 50 per cent
more students, and the $500,-
000 Campus Center building
will be remodeled to become
the music building.
Plans were formulated for
the building of a new library,
and efforts were launched far
necessary funds for its con-
pletion.
The present library building
will then be remodeled to be
come the Student Center build
ing, which will be named The
Sims Student Center in memory
of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Sims’ two
sons, Albert Harold Sims and
Rufus David Sims.
The new library will bear
the same name as the old one,
“The James Addison Jones
Library”, in memory of the
father of Edwin L. Jones, who
has served as trustee of the
college for many years, and
whose leadership guided the
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ili
HOMECOMING ROYALTY . . .
Smiling Sue Rising", Brevard’s 1963
Homecoming Que«n is show^n in the
center with Vicky Roveano, Sopho-
inore Attendant, on tne left and Rose
mary Webb, Freshman Attendant, on
the right.
Students Suggest Highlanders
In a contest conducted by the [ the S.G.A. chose four that would
S.G.A., the majority of the stu-| be the most significant and pre
dent body chose Highlanders as | sented them to the student body
the nickname they would like for
the athletic teams at Brevard.
The Student Government As
sociation placed a suggestion box
in the Soda Shop and studente
were asked to submit names if
they would like to see the name
Tornadoes changed. Several
names were suggested and many
were suggested more than once.
From all the names submitted,
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FRESHMEN OFFICERS are left to right—Dot
Goedert, vice-president; Hugh Milner, pr^ident,
Donna Nichols, secretary-treasurer; and Judy Har
per, S.G.A. representative.
The voting was as follows: Bears
-16, Blue Knights—80, High-
iiders—132, Wildcats—30.
The new name, however, will
not be official until it has been
approved by the Executive Com
mittee of the college.
Milner Wins
In Run-Off
Library
Receives
New Books
The College library has been
receiving large orders of new
books of every sort for months.
Using the Buckner Memorial
Fund for many of the books, the
Library has purchased a new vol
ume of the Encyclopedia of Art,
music dictionaries, foreign lang
uage dictionaries, a number of
standard biographies, history,
many, fiction works, and works
cf general interest.
The librarians urge the stu
dents to watch the New Books
After two weeks of hard cam- foj the orders of new
books placed there each week.
These books will be available for
circulation on Thursday of the
week they arrive. Before that
Jones Announces
New Staff Members
paigning, Hugh Milner was elect
ed president of the Freshman
Class. He defeated Tony Rigual
111 a run-off election.
At the end ot a week of cam- time they may be put on reserve,
pjigning elections were held and
due to the lack of a majority of
votes by certain candidates an
other week was spent in the run
off campaign. In the first elec
tion Dot Goedert was elected
vice president.
Donna Nichols was elected sec-
; etary - treasurer over Dianna
Young and Rosemary Webb. For
the office of S.G.A. representa
tive Judy Harper was elected
over Shep Oliver.
The climax of the campaigns
came on the day before the final
elections. Students and candi
dates gathered in the CCB audi
torium for a political rally. All
the speeches were of a very high
quality.
Rising Reigns
Over Festivities
Tomorrow promises to be one
of the biggest and best Home
comings in Brevard College his
tory.
According to all indications, a
large number of old grads will
be back on campus for a week
end of visiting and festivities.
The program will begin after
classes end on Saturday. Class
reunions will be held, beginning
at 2:00 p.m. Also at 2:00 p.m. the
Homecoming game will be play
ed with Brevard’s soccer team
taking on Furman.
At 3:00 p.m. the annual bas
ketball game will be played with
tlie college team challenging the
returning alumni.
Taylor, Green, and Jones Hall
are having “open house” from
2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Students, alum
ni, and visitors are invited to
tour the dormitories. Refresh
ments will be served in the par
lor of Jones Hall during this
time.
From 4:00 - 6:00 the swimming
pool will be opened. Everyone
is invited to take a dip in the
new pool.
The day’s activities will culmi
nate with the annual Homecom
ing Dance in the Campus Center
Building, beginning at 8:00 p.m. '
“Fall Fantasy” has been chosen
as the theme for this first formal
dance of the year.
The PLAIDS from Charlotte
will provide music for dancing.
Dean Jevons and Priscilla Dal-
way will also be featured in the
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Orchestra
Performs
Richard Jones, editor of this
year’s Pertelote, announces his
new staff members.
They are as follows: Jimmy
Warren, sophomore editor; Pen
ny Brosche, freshman editor;
Jane Hoke, business manager;
Fred Miller, assistant business
manager; Dona Vaughn, copy
editor; Donna Blankinship, ac
tivity editor; Elaine Rutti, assis
tant activity editor; Richard Ald-
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The Asheville Symphony Or
chestra proudly presents its
1963-1964 season of concerts.
Conducted by Albert Chaffoo,
the orchestra is to perform four
subscription concerts, a chil
dren’s concert, plus three “Bon
us Performances” in an exciting
Mozart Music Festival.
The subscription concerts will
be presented at 8:15 p.m. in the
David Millard Auditorium on
Tuesday evenings, November 5,
January 14, March 17, and May
17. The Mozart Music Festival
will be held May 14, 15, 16, and
17, at the Asheville-Biltmore Col
lege auditorium.
Subscription tickets are avail
able from the music department
at 2.50 each. Make checks paya
ble to The Asheville Symphony
Society, City Building, Room 311,
Asheville, North Carolina.
Congratulations to Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph M. Dixon on the
birth of their daughter, Alma
Jo, who was born Friday
morning, October 11, at the
Transylvania Community Hos
pital in Brevard.