PAGE TWO
THE CLARION
DECEMBER 18, 1954
EDITORIALS
WHO CARES?
Why must there be a pile of coal and a contrap
tion to convey it into the basement at the entrance
of Dunham Hall the year round?
Should there be two penny gum machines (or
even one) in the hall of a class room building even
it the pennies go toward a scholarship toward ole
B.C.?
What about the oil drum incinerator that stands
under the one and only tree on center campus?
Wouldn’t an 89c spray can of green paint and
fifteen minutes of someone’s valuable time improve
the looks of the trash can and the cigarette stands at
Dunham Hall’s entrance?
Why do residents of Taylor and Green Halls
demand that they be treated as adults and insist on
appearing at a Sunday afternoon tea in sweat shirts,
dungarees, and without jacket and tie?
And, after they are served, grab all the chairs
and sofas, bury their faces in the salad and wolf
down the food as if they were participating in a pie
eating contest?
PUBLIC OPINION POLL
IS TAKEN
Ode To A
Bulb—Snatcher
Silence reigned as silver music
Filtered, star-flake, from the skies;
And God smiled upon the Yuletide
From a thousand twinkling eyes.
Ah, ’tis Christmas, blessed season,
Time of happiness and mirth;
And the sentinel tree is festooned.
Bulbed and tinseled ’cross the earth.
But lo! What is this hulking figure,
Dressed in black with collar raised,
That comes skulking from the shadows
Fingers clutching, eyeballs glazed?
’Tis some ghoul, without a question,
Grendel on some hellish tryst.
See, on raping his intent is—
See the lightbulb in his fist!
Ah, he holds it to the heavens,
Licks at lips that drip and droll.
I was wrong, it is not Grendel.
’Tis ole Brevard’s Christmas ghoul.
The Clarion Staff
EDITOR Treva Mitchell
BUSINESS MANAGER Bebe Garrett
SPORTS EDITOR Wes Howe
TYPIST Kay Trigg
STAFF WRITERS John Gosnell
Benji Sullivan, Rory McManus, Diane Ross, Diane Warman
CARTOONIST Jim Rickards
“Wliat is your opinion of j
the Student Judicial Commit- j
tee?”
“If my understanding of the
situation is correct, the student
government requested and was
granted the privilege of trying
cases concerning the breach of
college policy committed by
members of the situdent body.
Although the faculty discipline
committee still maintains final
authority, the recommendations
of the SGA will in most cases
be honored by the admindstra-
tion. If my interpretation of
this change is correct, I am
wholeheartedly in favor of the
present procedure, and I sin
cerely trust that the SGA will
exercise this privilege well and
that the student body will re
spect the SGA decisions in these
matters. If the SGA Council
has the respect of the student,
it will imdoubtedly demand
equal respect from the faculty
and administration of the col
lege.”
Mr. Adams
fronted solely by members of
the faculty; I for one would
much rather face my own peers
and be judged on the under
standing of a group my own age
and position. We sophomores
voted for these representatives
at the end of our freshman
year in the capacities in which
they now appear on the Coun
cil. When we voted, we, in fact,
gave them a vote of trust on the
basis of a year of knowing,
them. Have we now any right
to revoke this trust? Shouldn’t
we rather, under the circum
stances, realize what the Stu
dent Judicial Committee is try
ing to achieve and, there, hon
or it more? We now have an
SGA that is more than a name,
and a president who is more
than a figurehead; in this par
ticular sense, we are equals of
the most revered colleges and
universities in the nation. Is
this not to be desired? On the
other hand, if one is tried in
front of the Judicial Council
and is not satisfied with the ver
dict, he can appeal to the fac
ulty boaixi. We are in the posi
tion of having our cake and eat
ing it too. In the realm of jus
tice, what more could be ask
ed?”
Roreen McManus
“Wo should start by giving
them simpler responsiibilities.
If students are not considered
mature enough to decorate for
a dance without bedng chape
roned, how can they be consid
ered mature enough to judge
their peers?”
Mr. Ray Burson
Yung Hwan's Sister Writes
“As a newly formed body
with no previous tradition to
guide it, -the Student Judicial
Oomlmittee is doing a commen
dable job. It is not oinily set
ting precedent, but is also a
means to acquaint the student
body with regulation measures
they may meet in different ways
after college. It will take some
time to work out the kinks in
the judiciary process, but I feel
it is one of the most effective
ways students can realize to en
force the rules of their col
lege.”
Dean Jarrell
“As the Freshman Class SGA
Representative, I am a member
of the Student Judicial Commit
tee, but the committee has not
met since my election, and I
have not had the opportunity to
serve in this capacity as yet. I
feel that this organization is a
vital necessity to effective stu
dent government on the college
level. Students are given the
opportunity to present their
case in any way they choose
and tried by a group of peers;
'the committee does not hold
an actual court trial but reviews
all evidence and all possibili
ties concerning the accused; and
the committee only recommends
the punishment in case or guilt,
which may or may not be ap
pealed. The Student Judicial
Committee is a group of elected
representatives that I believe
will be useful as long as the
student body of Brevard Col
lege recognizes a self-governing
democracy of students as the
ultimate goal.”
David Morrow
“I believe that the Student
Judicial Committee is indeed a
necessity for the proper inter
action of student body and fac
ulty. The power given these
“ihypocritical children” should,
indeed, be given careful consid
eration.”
Bill Demeritt
“I think that the most effec
tive means to demonstrate the
desirability of the Student Judi
ciary Committee is to compare
it with the policies of last year.
Any student who has faced the
Discipline Board of the past
knows the feeling of being con-
Brevard College Student Body.
How are you these days? I
wonder whether you have re
ceived the letter I sent last
time. We are enjoying the fine
weather with the clear and high
sky and the lovely autumn has
grown giradually day by day.
At present time, everybody here
in Korea uses every chance to
listen to the relayed broadcast
ing of Olympics from Tokyo,
and I think you should be happy
to be able to see the games
through the TV in your coun
try. I am proud of your coun
try that you are the first peo
ples in the world as you are
clever and more active than oth
er countries in many ways.
To my regret, Yung Hwan is
staying in bed for a week these
days, not going to school, as he
is weak in body on account of
the hard work. We are very
worrying about him, but believe I
that he will be recovered soon
and enjoy perfect health near
future. On September 13, his
school went on a picnic to the
part which is 48 km far away
from here.
I am sorry that I wrote not
so good news to you. I guess
I had better dose here for now
with the hope that you are well
in good health.
Sincerely yours,
YOON, Yung Hwan’s Sister
Tornadoes
(Continued from Page One)
on the same day.
Everyone in the area at the
time should try to make it to
the games. Binghamton is about
one hundred miles west of New
York City, near the Pennsyl
vania border.
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