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Volume XXXVI
BREVARD COLLEGE, BREVARD, N. C., NOVEMBER 1, 1968
Number 9
Presidential Election Hits BC!
Ocean Regime Is
Library Display
Xhe Ocean Regime, a new
mmphlet concerned wl^h the
of ocean space resources, is
fte focal point of the November
fi IS library' bulletin board dis
play (OUTOENT AM) CON-
TROVERSIAL.)
'This recently puMishM Oc
casional Paper from tihe Center
for the Study of Democratic In
stitutions m'aintains that ocean
space beyond the limits of na-
lional jurisdiction is the com
mon heritage of mankind and
must be used for the benefit of
all mankind — that it must not
1)6 subject to national appropria-
ton by claim of sovereignty, by
means of use of occupation, or
by any other means. To imiple-
ment this thesis, the paper pro
poses the estaiblis'hment of an
faternational Ocean Refrime and
presents a draft statixte.
The Genera} Assembly of the
Udted Nations, also noiting that
developing technology is mak
ing the sea - bed exploitable for
scientific, economic and mili
tary purposes, on December 18.
196”, appointed a committee to
develop a practical means to pro
mote international co-operation
in the exploration, conservation
and use of the sea--bed.
Alithough official United
States Government policy has
been one of “open occupancy,”
there are defense - oriented
groups within the government
favoring U. S. jurisdiction of sea
fonnations close to American
soil. Cobb Seamount, an extinct
submerged volcano located 270
miles due west of the state of
Washington, is sucih a sea for
mation. The U. S. Navai Under
water Warfare Center has made
a nreliminary evaluation of the
Seamount for a possible man-
ned-in-bottom base.
A civilian consortium is pro
moting, with the personal in
terest of the Navy’s top antisub
marine warfare officer (Science,
July 19. 1968) an oceanograp
hic research projecit that calls
for establishing U. S. jurisdic-'
tion over this piece of ocean
bottom located in internatioiial
waters. One of the argu
ments advanced by the consor
tium is that the legal claim
should be firmly established in
amticipation of efforts at the
Uoited Nations to imternation-
adize the sea bottom.
November 5, 1968, will go in
to the history books as one of
the most decisive and most vi
tal election days in the his;tory
of the United States of America.
For the first time in our nation’s
history, there are three major
candidates with three differ
ent backgrounds, consequently,
three different platforms, seek-
Tfee United States recently
has been in the process of or
ganizing a 10-year international
ocean exploration decade, and
official government policy is
that the United States does not
wish to start a race for ocean
territory or to antagonize any
of the countries, including the
Sov^iet Union, wihich have been
asked to participate in the de
cade.
The Library Staff hopes that
Senator Olaibome Pell’s draft
(1968) “Treaty on Principles
Governing the Activities of
States in the Explosion and Ex
ploitation of Ocean Space” will
arrive from the Senator’s office
in time for the display. Also
ordered is the President’s Sci
ence Advisory Committee re
port, “Effective Use of the
Sea.”
Recognizing that most of the
ecological mistakes made on
eartih by man have yet to be
made in the deep seas, there is
a growing excitement about
ocean space by scientific, in
dustrial and governmental or
ganizations. Of interest is a pro
posal by tw'o prominent bio
physicists, one Russian, one
American, (Bulletin of the Ato
mic Scientists, February, 1968)
that would se.ciire for develop
ing nations a share of the eco
nomic benefits obtained from
utilizing oc&an spic€ resources.
Also iniciuded in t'he dispel ay
is a Saturday Review editor.al
(October 5 )entitled '“The Peace
ful Use of the Sea,” and a Sea
Frcntiers Magazine article (July-
Augus't, 1968) which describes;
prevention and con'.rol of o^l
ncllrition of the -eas.
Crossnore Needs
Your Help
The boy in the scholarship
office of Crossnore School
blurted out, “I want a pair of
shoes-” A glance at his feet
revealed his great need; soles
and upi)ers were about to part
company for good — and what
seventh grade boy should wear
shoes that flap audibly wfien he
walks.
Similar situations hapi>en ev
eryday at Crossnore where 191
youngsters have enrolled in the
twelve grades. Most of the
youngsters are there because
of divorce, .separation, or death
of a parent. The counties of Av
ery and Buncombe fumdsh more
children to Crossnore than any
where else in North Carolina,
but Mecklenburg (Charlotte)
runs a close third. More of the
out-of-state students are from
Florida than from any other
state.
Crossnore is housing and ed
ucating each child for about
$800.00 per year. Since it is not
affiliated with any type of or
ganization for support, it relies
on personal and group contri
butions. Two ways Crossnore
has in raising money are by
collecting trading stamps and
by cashing in coupo'ns. Don’t
pass up this opportunity to con
tribute.
Boxes for collection will be
placed in Jones and Beam Par
lor and in the soda shop.
Crossnore also collects old
clothing and sells it A box for
the collection of any clothp
that you wish to contribute will
also be placed in the soda shop.
Jacquie Collins
ing the highest office in the
land.
Brevard College is going to
be a vital part of this history-
making day. Brevard College
students, it is hoped, can look
back on Novemiber 5 and un
derstand the ■‘why” of the new
page of history.
Several weeks ago, the his
tory professors of the social
science department ajt BC ex
pressed an interest in involv
ing students directly with the
national campaigns for Presi
dent. From this grew three
student groups: The Nixon
Group, tihe Humphrey Group,
and the Wallace Group.
The groups, since that time,
have met on various occasions
and have formulated steering
committees and chairmen to
head the on - campus support
ers. A1 Horay was selected
chairman of the Nixon group;
Rick Hoffman for the Humphrey
Group; and Bruce Armes for
DR. SAMUEL LEVERING makes
emphatic point as he addressed
students and the community at the
Uiiited Nations Day program held
October 23 in Bo.shamer Gymnasium.
Levering, a leader in the Quaker
Religious Society of Friends and a
UN worker, stirred student opmion
his remarks on the Presidentaa
el^Cion to be climaxed Noveniber 5.
(Photo by Rory Blake)
Students Find
Oak Ridge
Fascinating
On Saturday, October 26, thir
teen students and Brevard’s
able chemistry teacher, Miss
Nicholson, w'ent to Oak Ridge.
Oak Ridge is one of six labora
tories established under the
Atomic Energy Commission
that condiicts research in Phys
ics, Biology, Chemistry, and
Math.
Chemistry students enjoyed
lectures, movies, and informa
tion ooncerning the research
done at the laboraitory. The use
of isotopes in medicine was one
very intriguing subject. Koto-
pes, suoh as Iodine 131, which
is used for detection of thyroid
is a major source of cure for
many ailments. The effects of
radiation on food was also dis
cussed. Students found that
food can be preserved through
radiation. Some very interesting
research concerning water was
disclosed. Scientists at Oak
Ridge revealed the fact that
they were on the verge of a
break through in the purifica
tion of water.
Students also did a little
sightseeing. They saw the first
nuclear reactor built by the
Atomic Energy Commission
w'hich is now one of eleven.
They also reviewed a model of
the first power reactor that
was built in Shippingport
Pennsylvania. Later in the af
ternoon they witnessed one of
the largest power reactors in
the world.
Oak Ridge was used as a con
clusion to chemistry lectures
I and certainly ser\’ed as an ade-
1 quate means of illustration,
i Needless to say, students en-
I joyed the trip and received
I much benefit from what they
; saw.
the Wallace Group. Interest has
gradually appeared in the ma
jority of the student body as
has a sense of awareness of the
national situation of politics.
Posters, bumiper stickers,
campaign buttons, etc. have pop
ped up all over campus.
Monday evening at 6:30 p.m.,
ithe three campus grouipis will
get a chance to formally debate
and speak for their candidates
in Dunham Auditorium. There
wiill be two speakers for each
group. Each speaker will be al
lowed to speak without inter
ruption in behalf of the sup
ported candidate.
Beginning at 7:30 Tuesday
morning, the poll will open in
a small dining room in iJi^eirs
Dining Hall. The poU wiU be
supervised by staff memehrs of
the CLARION until closing of
the poll at 1:00 p.m. Balloits
will be tabulated and released
in the afternoon by the CLARI
ON. The resiults wiU then be
released to the news media as
will results from other colleges
and universities throughout the
nation.
This “education of the stud
ents into American politics” is
under the direction of Mr. Rich
ard Wilson, Mr. David Hol
combe, and Mr. Victor Dugigins.
November 5 will, indeed, be
a vital day for America.
The Rainmaker
Is Progressing
Brevard College Masquers’
first semester piroduction, THE
RAINMAKER, is now making
great headway. This truly great
play has generated excitement
in the actors, directors, and
stage crew.
Commensurate with this ex-
citemenit is a feeling of ac
complishments — the barn is
now under a partial (student)
renovation and the set for the
play is rapidly taking shape.
Help, however, is still need
ed. The stage crew could stand
to be built up in number main
ly to take some of the pressure
off those already on it. If you
can and would like to help,
please see Bruce Armes some
time in the very near future.
Production dates for THE
RAIMVIAMKER are November
16 and 17. Tickets for both
performances will be on sale
within the next two weeks.
THANKS STUDENTS
The reopening of the Student
Union can be attributed te the
students of BBevard College.
The $12 that was needed to re
finish a table top before the
Student Union could be re
opened was collected by a fund
drive spearheaded by the men
of Green Dorm, and paHicipat-
ed in by the other do.Tns on
campus.