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PAGE TWO THE CLARION FEBRUARY 12, 1965 The Spur That Pricks Our Intent As the new semester begins many students no doubt 'plan to carry out some noble resolutions. Af ter having received our grades for the past semes ter we' are determined to make the next one better. But as we consider the prospects of making better grades, it might be well to consider just why we are here in the first place. Shakespeare’s immortal Mac beth boasted, “There is no spur to prick the sides of my intent, but only vaulting ambition.” Can we truth fully say this? Is ambition the motivating force be hind our choice for higher learning? If we want to learn, if we do the best we can, if we have the ambi tion—success will surely come. But if we haven’t the desire to learn, if we try to get by with as little work as possible, if we lack ambition—^the inevitable result will be failure. Again we might ask ourselves just what we are doing here. Are we concerned with obtaining an edu cation which will insure a successful future, or is our main objective to have a good time, to shirk the re sponsibility of holding a job, or to dodge the draft? Are we concerned with the prestige that going to college brings, or are we interested in the education that college offers? Possibly we haven’t stopped to realize that we have within our grasp the key to a rewarding future. Nevertheless, it will not be handed out to us; we must work for it. Experience teaches us that the most worthwhile things in life must be fought for. Are we willing to enter the I’ing, or will we sit on the sidelines and watch others win success? Lvnn Gold Mtch ! A Job Well Done A new officer has taken over the position of SGA president. To Jim Hall, we extend our best wishes for a successful term of office, and our whole-heart ed support. To David Drum we extend our congratulations on a job well done. The position of student body leader is no small job, and is in no way an easy one. It requires many hours of hard work, constant effort, and in many instances, sweat and tears. David was elected by the student body last year to represent them this year, and he accepted the job, along with its many responsibilities. He has success fully pulled the SGA up from a flagging position to one of solid substance that commands respect. The organization itself is now looked upon as more than a mere figurehead. It is a vital campus concern, and we owe thanks for this to David Drum. Elections To i Awards Announced Be Held We of the Clarion would like to make a suggestion that the Administration might well note. We should like very much to see a new dorm for sophomores constructed adjacent to the li brary. We feel that it would prove a great asset to the sopho mores, since this semester we find ourselves practically taking up residence in that building, anyway. It seems as if the faculty held a war conference during semes ter break and decided that we weren’t doing enough serious reading, so outside reading as signments are now a mandatory feature of every course offer ed to sophomores. In order for us to spend every available min ute reading, a new dorm ad jacent to the library would save us many valuable minutes of walking back and forth to the library every day. How about it? Jim Hall, SGA President, an-| nounced on Wednesday that sev eral college elections will be held next week. Petitions for the May Queen and her Maid of Hon or must be in by Monday, Febru ary 15, at 5:00 p.m. Petitions for candidates for Mr. and Miss Sophomore, Mr. and Miss Fresh man, and Vice-President of the SGA must also be in at this time. There will be an assembly on Tuesday, February 16 at 1:00 for the election of Mr. and Miss Sophomore, Mr. and Miss Fresh man, and the May Queen and Maid of Honor. Glass meetings will be held on Wednesday, February 17, for the election of the May Dance atten dants, four of whom will be elected from each class. Fresh man class Vice-President will also be elected on that date. The Vice-President of SGA will be elected on Friday, Feb ruary 19. C. A. Butterworth, College Busiiness Manager, announces that for the fall semester, the first place housekeeping award of $50.00 went to Green Hall with a total of eight points, and second place award of $25.00 went to Annabel Jones Hall with a total of four points. Awards are given on the basis of month ly inspections by an indepen dent inspector, with each dor mitory being ranked first, sec ond, or third each month. At the end of the semester, the awards are given to the dormi tories with the highest num ber of monthly wins. "Just Call Me Jim" Hall Alpha Beta Gamma Initiates Last Thursday night James “just call me Jim” Hall took over as President of the Student Government Association of Bre vard CoUege. Jim comes prepared for the job, his natural aptitudes forti fied by varied learning experi ences. At Cane River High School in his ovm Burnsville, N. C., the Hall name graced the Beta Club roles for both his jun ior and senior years. The switch to college found Jim amply pre pared for both scholastic and social attainment. He is the President of Phi Theta Kappa, a member of the Alpha Beta Gam ma Society, and a proctor and member of the Green Hall Dorm itory Council. In the spring of 1964, Jim successfully wooed the SGA Vice-President’s chair in a come-from-behind upset that left his allies giddy and his oppon ents dumbfounded. He served faithfully and capably as Vice- president until a vacancy thrust him into the presidency. As President of the Student Government Association, Jim in tends to pursue the course taken by first semester’s administra tion, blending in just a tad of the “Hall touch.” The SGA will take a firmer stand on the mat ter of cheating and shoplifting, give identical enforcement to the drinking rule, and rewrite the handbook with a distinctive ly student slant. An admirable set of goals for a student who will make the SGA click—Jim Hall. f"- The Clarion Staff EDITOR Treva Mitchell ASSISTANT EDITOR Benji Sullivan BUSINESS MANAGER Larry Hall SPORTS EDITOR Wes Howe TYPISTS AND REPORTERS Diane Warman Rory McManus, Deanna Young, David Drum, John Gos- nell, Lynn Gold ...+ NEW STUDENTS WELCOMED With the beginning of second semester, several new students enrolled at Brevard College. We wish to welcome back to the college two students who attended last year, Richard Buell, of Lansdowne, Pennsyl vania, and Johnny Goforth, of Kannapolis, North Carolina. Four other students enrolled at Brevard for the first time, Jimmy Crawford, of Waynes- ville, Elaine Waters, of Boger City, and Mrs. Mary Jo Wike, and Robert Morley, both from Brevard are extended a hearty welcome from the student body and faculty. The Alpha Beta Gamma, Hon or Chemistry Fraternity, initiat ed twelve new members on Monday, February 8, 1965, at 6:00 p. m. in the faculty lounge. Luis Jiminez, president, was in charge of the formal initiation ceremony. Mike Gillespie, vice president, and Tony Rigual, secretary - treasurer, assisted in the initiation. The new members include John Brookshire, Bruce Bryant, Steve Foland, Harvey L. Fergu son, Ted Hamilton, Joe Holder, Wesley Howe, Donn Key, Mi- chaeil D. Key, Charlie Koontz, Craig Smith, and Susan Wilson. Following the formal initia tion, a banquet was held in the Faculty Dining Room. The speaker for the evening was Dr. M. H. Wells, a local surgeon. Dr. Wells was intro duced by James Hall, Program chairman. Dr. Wells discussed the importance in chemistry in medicine. He stated that chem istry is needed to find the reac tions involved in diseases and to prepare the drugs necessary for prevention or treatment. Dr. f^ain lin^ ^Flfjurrai^ ^electeJ. A painting by Timothy Mur ray iiead of the Brevard College Art Department, entitled ‘Study in Greens,’ has been selected to hang in the dining room of the Governor’s Summer Mansion in Asheville. Also, a note of interest, Mr. Murray is presently continuing his weekly Thursday night sem inars this semester. Open to stu dents, faculty, and members of the community, the seminars are for the purpose of discuss ing the work of contemporary lartists, theory, and the inter pretation of current social trends through art. Wells also encouraged the mem bers to seek ansiwers to the many unsolved problems in medicine and other fields of sci ence. Milton Milner, Roger Owen, and Mike Wilson assisted in preparations for the banquet. Miss Bobbie Jean Nicholson is faculty advisor for the organiza tion.
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