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the clarion
NOVEMBER 1, 1963
We Want To Go Home
By CHERYL GREENE
Because the length of the Christmas holidays is
a mattei* of deep concern among the student body, I
feel that there should be some presentation of the
reasons why a ^petition has been drawn up and is
being signed by the students.
“This is very important to me.” This simple
statement sums up all the reasons, in my opinion.
This is a statement made by a student who is not try
ing to change the world, the policies of Brevard Col
lege, or even the demerit system. It is rather the
words of a student who honestly believes that he
deserves more than two weeks away from books and
studying to be with his family to feel that it is the
Christmas season. He represents almost surely every
student at Brevard College.
Approximately one half of the student body is
made up of out-of-state students. These students feel
they would not be able to reach their destination, rest
from the trip, go shopping, and buy gifts before
Christmas if they leave Brevard on December 20. In
their opinion, Christmas would be over before they
have had a chance to catch their breath.
Another reason, one which a large group of stu
dents consider the most im^portant, is that those who
would like to work during the holidays will not
have the chance to do so. If the holidays did not be
gin until the week-end before Christmas very few
stores would hire students for just two or three days.
Students have not disregarded the fact that a
change in the school calendar is an important matter
and one which is out of our hands. But it has been
noted that no other dates, including those in the spring
semester, have been affected by the addition of one
week to the school year before the Christmas Recess.
Therefore why would they be affected if classes re
cessed Friday, December 13, the same Friday as last
year?
We Salute Our Veterans
Throughout the nation the ending of World War
I is observed with a three-minute pause at 11:00,
November 11.
The grave of the Unknown Soldier in Washing
ton, D. C. is decorated, and impressive services are
held in honor of the men who gave their lives in
the performance of patriotic duty. Veterans are hon
ored throughout the United States.
It should be mentioned that there are several
veterans on Brevard’s campus this year from three
branches of the armed forces.
Veterans of the Navy are Tom Werling, Bob Var-
den, Jay Gleason, Jerry Shepherd, Lowell Curry, and
Richard Brown.
These who have been in the Army include Tom
White, Joe Felts (paratrooper), and John Poe.
The Air Force is represented by Banks Nichol
son, Zeno Wright, and Doug Hintz.
The Clarion salutes you for your services to your
country.
A Little Goes
A Long Way
Young alumni of Brevard
College are often heard say
ing, “I’d like to do something
for the College, but I can’t
give enough money to amount
to anything.”
Don’t let that bother you ever
again. Only a few dollars vi^ill
be a long - lasting contribution
to the Buckner Memorial En
dowment Fund.
Shortly after the death, in
1944, of Mr. Caney Edward
Buckner, who had served as
the beloved and efficient Dean
of Brevard College for seven
years, the Alumni Association
undertook the establishment of
a suitable memorial. Because
of Mr. Buckner’s sincere in
terest in learning, the associa
tion felt that nothing could so
suitably express his continuing
influence on the campus as a
gift of books. Therefore, the
group set its goal the raising
$10,000 to act as a standing cap
ital, the interest from which
should be used each year to
purchase books for the James
Addison Library. These books
are known as the Buckner Me
morial Volumes and bear a
bookplate with this designa
tion.
The first books were purchas
ed in 1951. Ever since then, there
has been about $200 interest
on hand each year to add many
needed volumes to the Library’s
collection. The Buckner Fund
has been used to purchase new
editions of encyclopedias and
many other volumes that stud
ents will find particularly use
ful.
So when you alumni, present
and future, wonder what you
can do for the College, remem
ber that a $5 contribution to
the Buckner Endowment Fund
will return interest for years
to come to serve the students
of Brevard College.
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The Clarion Staff
EDITOR Cheryl Greene
BUSINESS MANAGER Robin May
SPORTS EDITORS Mike Clark, Johnny Cannon
CARTOONIST Philip Adams
PHOTOGRAPHER Tom White
TYPIST Linda Vogel
STAFF WRITERS Joy Maugans
Terry Norman, Steve Clark, Treva Mitchell
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Homecoming Is Success
Leon Raue, aged 19, pur
chased an Oldsmobile coupe
from Standard Motors. His
mother and sister signed the
contract with him. The next day
the contract was assigned by
the seller to the First Finance
Company. Leon made three pay
ments to the finance company.
Five months later Leon return
ed the automobile to the seller
and demanded that the seller
cancel the contract. The seller
raised the defenses that (a)
Leon had not purchased the au
tomobile by himself and there
fore could not set the contract
aside by himself, and (b) Leon
had not inotified the finance
company. Decide.
Judgment for Leon; a minor
may set aside his contract ev
en though adults have joined
with him in making it. The
right of a minor to set aside
his contract is not affected by
the fact that the other party
has assigned his right under it.
The minor is not required to
notify the assignee of the res
cission of the contract.
Brevard College’s Homecom
ing on October 19 corresponded
with the height of the autumn
color in the mountains, and re
turning alumni were impressed
anew with the beauty of their
surroundings.
The day started in fine fasti-
ion, with warm and beautiful
weather prevailing. As return
ing alumni arrived on campus,
they were inspired by the al-
ready-obvious results of the col
lege’s current building program.
Registration in the lobby of
the Campus Center Building was
followed by a morning coffee
in the faculty lounge. This and
the luncheon which followed
gave former students a good
opportunity for renewing old ac
quaintances and catching up on
recent happenings.
An interesting sidelight of the
luncheon was the group appear
ance of eleven elderly ladies
who were once students at old
Epworth School and/or Brevard
Institute, the forerunners of our
present Brevard College. The
oldest one of the group. Miss
Sadie North, reported that she,
at 88, could “smell 90.” Miss
Sadie was a student at Epworth
School and later taught at Bre
vard Institute.
The ’63 grads were not so
quiet. Shrieks of joy were heard
echoing all over the campus as
last year’s students greeted old
friends.
During the early afternoon,
reunions were held for the class
es of 1935, ’39, ’43, ’47, ’51, ’55,
’59 and ’63.
Later in the afternoon, old
grads attended various sports
events, among them a soccer
game, a student-alumni basket
ball game, and a cross-country
track event.
Evening found alumni and
students enjoying the annual
Homecoming Dance, at which
Miss Susan Rising of Bronxville,
New York, was crowned Home
coming Queen.
As Homecoming at Brevard
College concluded, everyone
agreed that it had been one of
the mo.st successful ever!
Please Meet Mr. Henderson
In case you students don’t
know this man, he is Henry R.
Henderson, the plant superin
tendent of The Transylvania
Times who .supervises printing
of the Clarion.
Henry has worked for The
Times for almost thirty-eight
years, and for the entire life of
the Clarion, has supervised its
printing.
Last week, he was honored as
a Masonic leader in Transylvan
ia County. He received the high
est degree in Masonry, the 33rd
degree, Friday, in special cere
monies in Washington, D. C. He
is the first Transylvanian to re
ceive the honor of the 33rd de
gree, which is awarded on the
basis of distinguished service to
m'>snnry.
Henderson is a past master
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AMBASSADOR HENDERSON