The ClarionI A Weekly Publication of Brevard College Volume XXXV BREVARD COLLEGE, BREVARD, N. C., APRIL 11, 1968 J V A 4( % 'li Number 24 Brevard College Trustees Hold Spring Meeting THE BOUNTY THREE let’er rip as they perform for the trustees last week. Also adding their talents to ihe occjision were the members of the band. Dinner Held For Convention Center Built At Myrtle Beach EC Trustees The Trustees of Breyard CM- lege and tiieir wives were guasts of tte CoJlege f®r din- Mr on ThiirsdEy .ewemiiiig, April 4. Hiey, witSa title facHlly and staff Bf the CoJlege, enjoyed after - dinner pi^seatatMms of Uie Music Bepartxnfiinfs Madri gal Singers, Wind Cbolr and the combined group under the direction of Miss Tillotson. Mezzo - soprano, Ann Sessions, sang “No so piu” from THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO by Mozart. The folk singers, “The Bounty Three”, were one of the highlights of the delightful program. Mrs. Doris Potts took the guests on a toiir with the Marine Ecology Group via color slides taken while the group was in the Bahamas during the C3irist- mas holidays. A dance drama, “Dance of Black - Haired Mountain Storm” from WIM) DRUM by Horhaness, under the direction of Mrs. Barbara Daye, was the finale of the evening. Fwday momitig, April 5, fe. McLarty held open house at her home for the wives of Trustees. They enjoyed sharing ideas about Easter dec orations. Mrs. Mabel Alderman displayed some of her famous intricately decorated Easter eggs. This weekend many of Bre vard sludenfi will be hitting the road to the Grand Strand area of South Carolina. The beaches are just beginning their season and a lot of enter tainment will be available to tlae £ji>llegiate crowd. Easter weekend April 12 and 13 Myrtle Beach Convention Center will play host to sev eral big name groups. On the 13, the Skcwv!ftffin, .^yder Tur ner, Barbara Lewis and the Ininen will be featared. On the 13 The ShireUes, The Show men, ClMord Cttrry and the Inmen will be presented. The Convention Center is a new multi - million dollar struc- Study Of Transfer Students Made ture and houses over 10,000 people. It promises to give college students better enter tainment during the coming summer montihs. Possibility of coming at tractions during the summer months are as follows: Paul Revere and the Raiders, Little Anthony and tlbe Imperials, The Platters, Marvin Gave, Ste\ie Wonder, Smokeyl Robin son and the Miracles, The Temptations, Righteous Broth ers and Sam and Dave. The Center wants to please the college crowd and asks that anyone having any preferred artist other than the ones list ed write and let them know. The address is P. 0. Box 743, Ocean Drive Beach, South Caro lina. NOTICE According to Dean Roberts, passes cut Saturday, April 13 and Monday, April 15, will not be considered double cuts. Between ninety and ninety- two percent of Brevard College graduates transfer to senior colleges or imiversities. The North Carolina Board of Higher Education has complet ed a study of transfer students in the fall of 1967 from two- year institutions to senior in stitutions. Senior institutions in North Carolina reported 104 transfers from Brevard College. Institu tions reporting ten or more transferring from Brevard were UNC - Cha^pel Hill (23), West ern Carolina (18), Appalachian (14), and High Point Ql). Six teen North Carolina Senior in stitutions reported one or more Brevard College transfer stud ents. This study was conducted for North Carolina institutions on ly, and does not include Bre vard College graduates who transfCT to out-0L&^tet6 col- leges and universities. Assembly On LSD Is Held Students sat in awe and fright and, at the same time, gained some valuable informa tion during an assembly pre sented April 9 by Eston Rob erts. Dean of Students. The topic, not an unfamiliar one but yet vague in meaning for many, was the ever ■ growing problem of LSD. Dean Roberts offered his personal comments, comments from a recognized authority, and comments in the form of a film. “I have no reason to think that Brevard College has a drug problem,” remarked Dean Roberts, “But I would be sur prised if we did not have one to a certain extent.” He continued to say that he was by no means an authority on the subject of LSD and —^Tam to Page Four The annual spring meeting of the Brevard College Board of Trustees was held on the campus of Brevard College on Thursday and Friday, April 4 and 5. Chairman of the Board, Mr. AlQen H. Sims announced that bids will be asked on the new Goodson Classroom Building by July 1. Construction of the new classroom building should be completed for the opening of the fall semester 1969-70. Efforts will begin immediate ly to raise fimds for the Sims Student Union Building which is in line for construction to begin in October. The construction of the Olontz memorial reflection pools in front of the Beam Ad ministration Building will be gin immediately. The Mary Jane Hefner Me morial Library Fund was ac cepted by the Board. This fund is given by the Reverend and Mrs. Cecil G. Hefner of States ville in memory off their daugh ter. Income from this fund will be used to purchase new books in religion. A scholarship fund to be used to help worthy students was announced by President Mc- Larty. This fund is given by Dr. Frank Jordan and Senator B. Everett Jordan in memory of their brother. Dr. Henry Jor dan, a former trustee of Bre vard College. The Board of Trustees nom inated Mr. Max Watson df For est City, North Carolina as a new member of the Board. The Executive Committee passed the proposed Study Sup- Club News Kappa Chi A retreat will be held for all members at Camp Rockbrook on April 20 - 21. The theme of the retreat is “Fakeout.” A slate of officers will be nomi nated. At last month’s meeting. Rev erend Dan McCall from the Presbyterian Church spoke on “How to Pray.” M.SJW. A program was held in Pis- gah Forest on Sunday, April 7. Monte Sharpe was in charge of the program including push ing everyone into Davidson River. A state conference was held on March 8 - 10 at Lake Juna- luska. The theme was secular City and the speaker was Dr. Don Welch from the Duke Di vinity School. Plans are being made for election of officers. Westminister Fellowship Officers elected at the last meeting are President. Margie Deavours and Vice President, Dorothy Bangs. Jones Hall A dinner wiD be held on April 18, at Mr. Cantrell’s house, for all house council members. plement and Sabbatical Leave Pi'ogram for faculty members of Brevard College. Members of the full - time faculty will be eligible for study supple ments, for summer under cer tain conditions. The Sabbati cal program will take effect in the fall of 1969-70. Counselor Writes Of Save-A-Child March 12, 1968 After three years of faithful study, Yung Twan graduated from his middle school in Jan uary this year and he entered a fine senior high school, Ryung Ki Commercial High School, through a competitive entrance examination. Yung Hwan said he was very happy when he was able to enter this school. This higih school is a three- year course. At this school, Yung Hwan will get a little ad vanced education and training for the development of his abilities and personality. He will learn and study more aibout his world and life through var ious subjects. And since his school is a commercial school, he will study many lessons on commerce. This high school education will lead him to bet ter opportunity for more suc cessful and productive life in the futtire. The Yoon family is living at the same place where they lived last year and the boy’s mother, Mrs. Yoon keeps busy “Turn to Page Fonr TALENT SHOW On Tuesday, April 16, a tal ent show will be held in Dun ham Auditorium at 6:30. Ev eryone is invited to participate or to come and view the ex citement. The show is being sponsored by the Business Club of Bre vard College. Admission will be twenty - five cents. The pro ceeds will be given to Sav-A- Child Foundation.

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