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Sat. Mourning Classes?
Saturday morning classes have been a thorn
in the collective foot here at B.C. for ^ respectab
number of years now, and discussion relates to d
ing away wit hthem has likewise been an item of
perennial debate.
In recent months, however, the five day week
has finally left the drawing board and seems to have
made the launch pad.
There’s a lot to be said for this system. A great
many other institutions have been using this program
for some years with no small degree of success.
But there seems to be in many (not all) minds
the idea that college is a work-a-week job and by
putting in X amount of hours per week we justity
our existence and expenditures.
The idea that we “earn” or “have coming” a
pre - determined amount of free time^ is generally
the product of an undeveloped intellect or a short
sighted philospohy of life. But, by the same token,
brought up in a materialistic, wage-hour conscious
society, (as we all are) it’s only normal.
College is a job, the most serious job most of us
will ever undertake, and relaxation is a phypcal and
mental necessity. But the “faucet concept of edu
cation doesn’t demonstrate a very mature approacn
to it. “Education is a life long process and isn t
restricted to lecture and study. The ultimate purpose
of education is the betterment of mankind.
Lofty words, but how do they apply a,t the in
dividual level? Too often genuinely great ideas are
ignored because they seem too far removed from us
as participants in the everyday grind. One ot the
real purposes of education is to show how great ideas
relate to the individual and how they affect or can
be made to affect “everyman’s” lot in life.
So education is looking up, stepping outside of
our own immediate experiences. In striving for ob
jective perpective, and philosolphical proportionat-
ness we come to grips with the means to exploit con
sciously our own potential, and civilization then real
ly does become the “freezing of men from men.
The idea of a five day week is fine, but the larg
er problem becomes will it contribute to or detra,ct
from the total educational experience. If we take
away, a vacuum will not remain—“nature abhors a
vacuum” — but what will fill it?
"Dear Sponsor, A Humane Answer
February 23, 1968
Dear Sponsors:
Thank you bo very much for
your nice letter wh^oh made
me very happy.
I hope ithis letter finds you in
'the besit of health. I am most
pleased to inform you that I
pass the difficult entrance ex-
aminatiom for semor high sichool
with flying colors. All of my
family and relatives coingratu-
lated me on my success, and I
was very much happy. The en-
■trance ceremouy of ithe school
will be held on March 6th, and
I will iattend ithe senior high
school regularly from the date
on.
I am now learning Hapki-do
(la sport for self - defense) to
harden my body. As you prob
ably know, Korea is famous for
Taefcwon-do (a Korean art of
iself - defense). I heard that
the world - wide famious nnovie
star, John Oor-nel, learned
Taekwon-do from Mr. Choi, a
Korean resident in Japan.
Thank you so very much for
your thoughtful cash benefit
whidh airived through Kor^
Field Office of Save the Chil
dren Federation in Seoul. It
will be spent on my edueaitio'n.
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good health and happiness, and
may God shower you and your
homes with His blesisings and
love always!
Sincerely yours,
Yung Hwan
The Clarion
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Clio Car Rally
Upcoming, April
By Mike Fagan
The Cliosoiphic Society an-
riiO'Unces a car rally to be held
on Sunday afternoon, April 7,
and will start promptly at
1:30 P. M. in front of the Ad
ministration BuHdinig.
This rally is based on the
comibined ability of the driver
and navigator to follow instruc
tions giving set speeds and
course directions. An alotted
time is set for the course. Poinits
are awarded to each car for
th^ir exactness to this time.
This is not la speed event and
rough driving will result in
disqualification.
The rally will end at North
Mills River recreation area and
there wUl be a picnic at 6:00
foiMowing the rally. It is open
to all participants of the rally,
students, and faculty. To get
to the North Mills recreation
area, head towards Asheville on
highway 280 until you come to
the intersection of highway 280
and 191. Get on highway 191
heading towards Asbev'ille and
turn left one and a half miles
down the road at the North
Mills recreation area sign.
First prize will toe a transis
tor radio from 'Mims and Lyday;
second prize is a gift certificate
from Patterson’s; and third
prize is a record album from
Austin’s.
The entry fee will be $2.00
per car and you can pick up an
entry form from Dick Hoffman
(Taylor B'all, room 312) or
Mike Fagan (Beam Hall, room
308).
TO IHE EDITORS: One of
the most forceful criticism of
our involvement in Vitenam
concerns the draft. These criti
cisms are voiced by the young
men Icmselves, their families,
liheir friends, and other per-
sDEis who held that it is not a
good thing. Those in authority
appear to feel that it is neces
sary, othe'rwise there would be
no cne to fight land we couldn’t
have a war at all. It seems oib-
vicus that these itwo views can
not be reconciled. Consequent
ly, I should like to put forth a
modest proposal, after the man
ner of Mr. Ferry’s “Black Col
onies” (January), for resolving
this disagreemenit.
The solution is lapparenit. ^ I
suggest that we take every third
child fro-m its parents at birth
to be trained and conditioned
to take his or her place in our
military life. We wouild noit
stand for having every firstr
born removed — there might
be no children after that; he
might be the only male heir; i)t
would be unkind. The siame
thing applies to the second
child. However, having given ev
ery couple ;two chances out of
three to produce the sort of off
spring it wants, it is only fair
ito require that the third be
taken. If this were done im
mediately after birth, one would
be spared the trauma of losing
a child one really knows well.
If it were standard policy, peo
ple would soon become quite
unruffled by it. And, after the
third child, they would be per
fectly free to bear and to retain
any subsequent infamts.^
Certain benefits will, of
course, have to be offered to
those who deciae to stop after
tiwo children — human nature
being whaJt it is, there are many
who would choose this selfish
course. One suggestion that
comes to mind would be to
permit the third to be claimed
as an income4ax exemipltion, ev
en though not living with the
parents. This Would be an en
couragement to all.
There is a certain element of
risk for the government in
this. Possibly the ohild taken
would be less than perfect. How
ever, some agency could be
created to deal with this situa
tion as it arotse. There are
many usieful war - like tasks
whidh can be performed well
by those who axe mentally de-
ficienit. Physical handicaps do
nolt always prevent one from
becoming a useiful contributor,
provided the proper job is
found. Those v/iho are too in-
adequalte for any useful pur
pose, of course, would have to
be dealt with in some manner,
which the agency created for
this purpose could devise.
But enough of ithe problems.
Let us consider the truly mag
nificent benefits that wooM
come through this simple solu
tion. We would have a beauti.
fully trained, properly nourished
and conditioned force which
had never at any time been ex
posed to any outside influeii''es
There would be no annoying
questions about free will and
conscience. Early training would
produce fine marksmen, splen
did technicians, capable sol
diers. Discipline problems would
not exist. Discipline would have
been part of each one’s life
from the first breath. Officers
would be selected carefully;
and most happily, there would
ailways be new recruits coming
along.
The advanitages to the remain
der of the populaitdon would be
tremendoius. No more draft. No
more protests. Those of dove-
like naiture would be far remov
ed from any exacerbating re
minders of millitary activities.
No more soldiers complaining
to their Congressmen. No more
anxicvus moithers writing to the
President. In time of war the
nation would remain as placid '
and unquestioning as in time
of peace.
It would, of course, take quite
a time to produce our first
crop of military personnel, and
iit may be that there are some
nervous souls who feel that we
do not have the time to spare.
However, what is worth doing
is worth doing well, and if
we have teetered on the brink
for this long, who can say that'
we cannot continue unltil this
plan is completely put into
practice?
S. E. BEAJJE
Monltecito, California.
Lyceum To
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of Music, where he earned both
the B.S. and M.S. 'de^ees. His
Edvanced piano training under
Ernest Hutcheson, Fred Klost-
erman, lOarl Friedberg, and
James Friskin, culminated in a
Carnegie Recital Hall concert
prior to leaving New York City.
Mr. Withers has a distin'guish-
ed repuitaition as performer
and teiaober. He has given many
solo recitals, concerto perfor
mances with symphonies, and
has conducted workshops for.
piano teachers in many states
from coast to coast. His annum
three - day summer piano teach
er’s workshops held at Duke
University consisitently attract
large enrollments. He holds tw
patents on a P'iano teaching aV
which will be introduced nation-
ally in 1968. .
Mr. Withers is Pasit-Chairm'an
of the Southern Division Piano
Section, natiomal Chairman o
Senior Piano, and Vilce-Presi-
dent of the Southern Divkk®
of the Music Teadhers Nation
al Association. In 1965 he
ceived the MTNA’s Teacher (H
the Year” award.
SIGN UP NOW FOR THE
($2.00 entry fee)
CLIO ROAD RALLY!!
APRIL 7, 1968
(A Brevard College First!)
FEATURING—
® 100 mile twisting, tortuous road course.
© Thrills, spills!
® Trophies!!!
0 Winner will receive a full page write
up in the April 12 CLARION.