I [The ClarionI
VOLUME xxxn
BREVARD COLLEGE, BREVARD, N. C,, MARCH 12, 1965
NUMBER 10
Asheville Community Concert
Association Presents Series
DR. MARK DEPP confers with man, Carol
residents of Jones Hall during an in- bin, Linda
formal discussion. Pictured left to (standing),
right are Dr. Depp, Linda Leather- da Ratteree
Students Acclaim Depp
Speaker, Not Preacher
Lanning, Gladys May-
Hall, Jeanne Powell
Delores Cathey, and Lin-
(standing).
The 1965-66 concert series of
the Asheville Community Con
cert Association has been an
nounced. There are five en
gagements.
The first performance will be
on October 19 featuring Tom
Krause, a distinguished young
Finnish baritone who is a regu
lar member of the Hamburg
Opera. He has performed at
Bayreuth, Glyndeboume, La
Scale, Berlin, and Vienna. He
made his American debut in
1963 in the American premiere
of Benjamin Butler’s “War Re
quiem.”
On November 5, pianist Van
Cliburn will present a concert.
Cliburn won the 1957 Tchaikow-
sky International Piano compe-
tion in Moscow. Since then he
has had one triumph after an
other, and is presently rated
among the top pianists in Amer
ica.
The Metropolitan Opera Na
tional Company, a division of the
Metropolitan Opera will open
the new year with a perform
ance on January 13. This is the
inaugural season of the Nation
al Company. They are under the
general management of Miss
Rise Stevens and Mr. Michael
Manuel.
Mary Costa, celebrated new
star of the Metropolitan and
San Francisco Opera companies,
will appear on February 8. She
also is a leading soprano with
the Royal Opera at Covent Gar
den, London.
On March 18, the Monte Car
lo National Orchestra will close
out the series. Michel Block
will be the piano soloist. This
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Throughout Religious Empha
sis Week the students
of Brevard College had the pri
vilege of hearing the stimulat
ing sermons of Dr. Mark Depp,
Pastor Emeritus of the Centen
ary Methodist Church in Win
ston-Salem, North Carolina.
Dr. Depp made a profound
impression upon the student
body. He has a knack of deliv
ering his sermons in such a way
as to evade a “preachy” atti
tude. This appealed to most
students and enabled them to
feel more at ease when talking
with him personally.
There were a number of per
sonal confrontations or “chats”
with Dr. Depp. Various socie
ties and organizations held din
ner meetings at which he gave
brief talks. Then he also gave
the students a better chance to
talk with him and ask questions
in his visits to both the men’s
and women’s dorms. In answer
ing various questions posed by
Adams Speaks To
History Students
the students. Dr. Depp revealed
helpful insight into the prob
lems of young people.
Possibly the most significant
question was in regard to his
opinion as to what makes life
most meaningful. In the search
for the true essence of life he
said that one should follow these
three guides: (1) Find a goal
in life, something for which to
struggle and work. (2) Become
an unselfish person; show an in
terest in the well-being of oth
ers as well as yourself. (3) Find
! a person to whom you can give
your love.
The character of this
served 3s a. sermon within it-
self. One doesn’t have to talk
with him long to find that he is
an exceptionally brilliant man
with a refreshing sense of hu
mor. This appealed to the stu
dents and helped to make Reli
gious Emphasis Week a reward
ing and enjoyable experience.
Former Dean s Son
Is Morehead Scholar
DL WitL
present
ram
Larry Burch Named To
All-Tournament Team
On Monday, March 8, Mr. Nel
son Adams presented to the
History 12 students a discussion
on The History of Music.
The lecture, which was held
from 6:30 to 7:30 in the CCB,
concerned specifically Classic
ism and Romanticism.
Mr. Adams added much to the
interest of his talk by including
taped portions of great musical
compositions from such masters
as Mozart, Beethoven, Haydn,
and Stravinsky.
This is the second in a series
of lectures designed to enrich
the subject of history for Bre
vard’s students.
John Boyce Bennett, Jr., son
of the former Dean of Brevard
College, and Mrs. Bennett, lang
uage teacher, was one of the
record number of 67 boys to re
ceive a Morehead scholarehip to
study at the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill.
This award, amounts to $5,8(H)
and provides for all college ex
penses, plus spending
for four years of study at IJNC.
In addition to his academic
achievements, young B^ne t
also excels in spo^. This is
exemplified by his being select
ed to play on tl,e Blue te^
in the annual high school Blue
White All-Star basketball game
in Asheville on March 26.
Throughout March, the Mus
ic Department is to present a
series of programs, one of the
most notable of which will fea
ture Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Miller.
Mr. Miller wiU sing selections
from Dichterlibe by Schumann,
arias from Mozart’s “Don Gio
vanni,” Gounoud’s “Faust,” and
“Songs of Travel” by Vaughan
William. Concluding his por
tion of the recital, Mr. Miller
will play Sonata in E major by
Handel. Mr. Miller will be ac
companied in his vocal selec
tions by Mrs. Miller on the
piano.
Mrs. Miller will present sev
eral piano selections including
Rhapsody in G minor and Inter
mezzo in A major, both by
Brahms. To end her presenta
tion, she also will play French
Suite in E major by Bach and
Poissons d’Ors and Ballads m
G minor by Debussy and Chop
in, respectively.
Exhibiting a diversificaUon ot
talents, Mr. Miller teaches piano,
voice, violin, and directs the
Glee Club. Hs wife teaches pi
ano and plays an integral part
in the Brevard College Music
Department.
Brevard’s Larry Burch was
named to the Western Carolina
Junior College Conference All-
Tournament Team. Larry re
ceived the honor after the fin
als at Forest City on February
27.
He also received the
sportsmanship trophy the same
night.
Larry, a native of Waldron,
Ind., scored 68 points for the
Tornadoes who took third place.
He averaged 22.7 points a game
in the tournament.
In the 26 game season Larry
scored 430 points for a 16.5 av
erage, which made him Bre
vard’s high scorer for the sea
son.
Larry became quite adept at
drawing fouls. This is shown by
his more than 100 trips to the
foul line and his scoring 155
points there.
Congratulations to Larry
Burch, an excellent athlete and
a great sportsman.
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LARRY BURCH di-: lays the WGJCC Sports
manship Trophy which was pi^^ssented to him foi-
SSng the final game in conference tournament
play.