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The Clarion
Merry Christmas Later!
Volume
XXXV
BREVARD COLLEGE, BREVARD, N. C., DECEMBER 8, 1967
Number 14
Merry Christmas! Be Good! Take It Easy!
Messiali" Is Presented
By Brevard Civic Chorus
Plie Brevard Methodist
Church was the scene last Sun
day afternoon for an mspir^
periormance of Handels MES-
oaH The work was perform
ed by the Brevard Civic Chorus,
a groujp made up of people
from the town of Brevard and
of students at Brevard College.
The soloists for this occasion
were drawn from College stud
ents and faculty and from other
members of the Civic Chorus.
An orchestra, with organ and
harpsichord, prov|hded the ac
companiment for this work.
The wind players of the or
chestra were students and fac
ulty memibers of Brevard Col
lege, and the string players
were visiting performers from
Mars Hill College, from the
Asheville Symphony Orchestra,
from Hendersonville, and from
Knoxville, Tennessee.
The soloists for this perfor
mance were Teena Windham,
Ann Sessions, and Joe Hudgins,
sophomore musk majors at
Brevard College; Marion What
ley, a faculty member in the
Department of Music; Gloria
Sanders, Ruth Hunter, Kay
Storrs, Lloyd Burhans, Richard
Seiler, Frank McGuire, Charles
Martin, and Leon Wall, all from
Brevard.
The performance was con
ducted by Nelson F. Adams,
Chairman of the Fine Arts Di
vision and Director of the
Brevard Civic Chorus.
MESSIAH is the most popu
lar and most beloved of Han
del’s several oratorios, and it
is singularly appropriate for
the beginning of the Christmas
season. This performance used
only a portion of the complete
oratorio. The excerpts which
were used, from the beginning
prophecy of Christ’s birth to
ttie triumphant “Hallelujah”
chorus, portrayed the story of
Christ. Handel’s settings of
these words (all taken from
WHO WILL BE
MISS UNIVERSE?
, Baptisit Student Union
^ completing its plans for the
«ss Universe Contest” with
sU male contestants on January
20, the fu-st Saturday night af-
wr Christmas holidays. The con
test wiU follow the basketball
Same with Wingate.
At present, about thirty men
^ents have expressed an
West in being in the con-
1 . Thus, preliminaries will
held Monday, January 15,
loiiowing registration for the
Semester.
talent will be pre-
Tof ®, "^^ing the contest and
r«resbments will be sold. All
go to the state
supported by
n BSU’s across North
^&en. '^nderprivileg-
scri5>ture) are esipecially ap-
proipriate and absorbing.
This performance of MES
SIAH was attended by at least
650 people. This is a record at
tendance for any such musical
event in the town of Brevard,
and the sanctuary of the church
was completely ffiUed, with
hardly any room left even for
standing. These people were
treated to a concert of very
high quality, in which the lyri
cal musicianship of the soloists
and the rich, full sound of the
50-voice chorus blended with
the orchestra to render a mag
nificent presentation of this
music, a perennial favorite of
music lovers.
A record of this performance
is being planned. Those people
who are interested in obtain
ing a copy of this record should
contact the Fine Arts office
very soon, since the record can
be made only if enough peo
ple indicate an interest .in this
project. Those people who heard
the concert will surely want a
copy of the record, and they
could certainly recommend this
record to anyone who missed
the performance.
Financial Aid
Reaches The
$100,000 Mark
“Any student with the abili
ty and drive to get an educa
tion can always find the money
to do it.” So stated Mr. Luth
er Lawing, Director Qf Student
Financial Aid of Brevard Col
lege in a report of the finacial
aid program of this past se
mester and its continuation in
to next semester.
The entire financial program
for the 67-68 school year
amounts to over $100,000. Of
this amount, the college has
control of about $70,000 of
wMoh $05,000 is total loans.
The remaining $30,000 is con
trolled by individuals and
firms not associated with the
college. .
Scholarship money available
at the beginning of the first
semester included:
$22,000 Work p'ants
$25,000 Loans
$20-25,000 Grant-in-aids
$20,000 comes from the
United States government
through various loans programs.
With the largest enrollment
in its history, Brevard College
granted financial aid to more
than one-third of the student
body the first semester.
Aid is given on the basis oi
need or on the evidence of
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B. C. STUDENTS express mixed feelings.
Those horrible exams! If we could only spend
our time planning for Christmas. Hurry up De
cember 15!
Holly Williams Is
Selected Christmas
Queen By Delphians
Holly Williams, a sophomore,
was selected Christmas Queen
at the annual Christmas Dance
sponsored by the Cliosophic
and Euterpean Societies De-
cemiber 2. The dance was held
in the auditorium of the Dun
ham Kne Arts Building and
feaitured the Fliud Ounces of
Western Carolina Colege and
the Caberets from Black Moun
tain.
Holly, who was bom in Ha
waii, now makes her home in
Hollywood, California. She is
a well known figure on campus,
serving as President of tte
Euterpean Society, a Big Sis
ter and usually is among those
listed on the honor roll. She
is also a member of the W
men’s Athletic Association. Af
ter graduation, Holly plans to
major in physical therapy at
the University of North Caro
lina at Chapel Hill. She also
hopes to enter the Peace Corps.
The new Christmas Queen
was escorted by Bob Gray, a
Brevard College freshman and
national junior coUege cross
country champion.
The sophomore members of
the court were Judy Heyland
of North Babylon, N. Y. es
corted by Steve Williams, and
Clathy Wayant of Gjreensiboro,
N. C., escorted by Bob Julian.
Freshman representatives were
Kay Ashbury of Cresent City,
Florida, escorted by Steve
Hayes, and Eileen Christopher
of Daytona Beach, Florida, es
corted by Milton Harkey.
Congratulations to Holly and
to Clio President Mike Fagan
for an event enjoyed by all.
“For unto us a child is born,
unto us a Son is given, and
the government shall be up
on His shoulder: and His
name shall be called Won
derful, Counsellor, the
Mighty God, the Everlasting
Father, the Prince of Peace.”
College Wiill
Provide Trans.
As the thoughts of “going
home” becomes more and more
vivid with each passing day,
many Brevard students have
already purchased their tick
ets, closed out their local bank
accounts, and written that last
theme before final exams and
the beginning of the Christmas
holidays.
The final day of classes was
Wednesday with Reading Day
Thursday. Final exams began
Friday and will conclude next
Friday. All dorms will be
closed at 6:00 p. m. on Decem
ber 15 and w^l open for all
students on January 14 at 12:00
noon. The cafeteria will close
the same day with lunch and
will open for all returning stud
ents on January 14.
The college is providing
transportation to and from
Asheville at the beginning and
end of the holidays. The bus
will leave at 1 p. m. each day
and will load on the street be
tween the Classroom Building
and Dunham Music Center. Ap
proximate arrival times at
Asheville transportation termi-
nals will be as follows:
Airport — 1:40 p. m.
Bus Terminal — 2:15 p. m.
Train Station — 2:45 p. m.
It will be necessary for stud
ents to sign up for this trans
portation on the posted notices
at various locations around cam
pus. The type of vehicle sent
to pick up students will be de
termined by the number who
sign up for each trip, so there
will be no extra space to ac
commodate those who fail to
sign up.
Dean Roberts, Dean of Stud
ents, urges students not to im
pose on college personnel in
returning from holidays to Bre
vard from the transportation
terminals.
The returning schedules are
as follows:
Sunday, January 14, 1968
Leave: Bus Terminal—1:30 p.m.
and 5:00 p. m.
Railway Station — 2:00 p. m.
and 5:30 p. m.
Airport — 2:45 p. m. and 6:15
p. m.
Arrive at Brevard College: Ap
proximately 3:15 p. m. and
7:00 p. m.
Monday, January 15, 1968
Leave: Bus Terminal — 10:00
a. m.
Railway Station — 10:30 a. m.
Airport — 11:15 a. m.
Arrive at Brevard College: Ap
proximately 12:00 noon
NOTICE
There are many intstrument-
alists on campus who are not
members of the college band.
The directors. Miss Joan Moser
and Miss Virginia Tillotson,
would like to talk to any in
terested students about joining
the band before registration
day, January 15, 1968. Audi
tions are not mandatory.