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THE CLAKION
December 13,
editorial
COMMENTS
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I SHALL NOT
“And, it came to pass, , . . ^
Early in the morning toward the last day oi tne
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There arose a great multitude smiting the books and
wailing.
And there was much weeping and gnashing of teeth,
For the day of Judgment was at hand.
And they were sore afraid, for they had leit undone
Those things which they ought to have done.
And they had done
Those things which they ought not to have done
And there was no help for it.
And there were many abiding in the dorm
Who had kept watch over their books by night,
But it availed them naught.
But some were who rose peacefully.
For they had prepared themselves the way
And made straight paths of knowledge.
And these were known
Ae wise burners of the midnight oil.
And to others they were known as “curve raisers.
And the multitude arose
And ate a hearty breakfast.
And they came unto the appointed place
And their hearts were heavy within them.
And they had come to pass,
But some to pass out.
And some of them .
Repented of their riotous living and bemoaned their
fate,
But they had not a prayer.
The Christmas
Blanket
By Monte Sharpe
Then Linus, alone now on the
stage, said, “Lights, please.
When the spotilight was turned
on, he spoke. “And there were
in the same country shepherds
abiding in the field, keeping
watch over their flocks by
night. And lo, the angel of
the Lord came upon them, and
the glory of the Lord shown
round ahout them and they were
sore afraid. And the angel said
unto them: Fear not: for, be
hold, I bring you good tidings
of great joy, which shall be to
all people. For unto you is born
this day in the city of David,
a Savior, which is Ctaist the
Lord And this shall be a sign
unto you; Ye shall find the babe
wrai)ped in siwaddling clothes,
lying in a maniger.’ And sud
denly there was with the aogel
a multitude of the heavenly
host praisicbg God and saying,
Glory to God in the highest
and on earth peace, good will
toward men.”
“And that’s what Christoas
is all about, Charlie Brown,”
said Linus. “Listen again. Go
outside. Look uip at the stars
and listen.”
(jHettevA ^lie
And at the last hour there came among them
One known as the instructor; and they feared exceed-
ingly.
He was of the diabolical smile.
And passed papers among them and went his way.
And many and varied
Were the answers that were given,
For some of his teachings had fallen among fertile
minds.
While others had fallen flat.
And some there were who wrote for one hour.
Others for two;
But some turned away sorrowful, and many of these
Offered up a little bull
In hopes of pacifying the instructor.
And these were the ones who had not a prayer.
And when they finished.
They gathered up their belongings.
And went their way quietly, each in his own direc
tion,
I shall not pass this way again.”
And each one vowing unto himself in this manner;
GOOD LUCK
ON EXAMS!
And so he did in “A Charlie
Brown Christmas” presented on
T.V. last Sunday night. Out
there he concluded, “Linus is
right!” He decided not to let
commercialism spoil his Christ
mas, to decorate the tree, and
to show the gang that his small,
real Christmas tree would work
in the play instead of an alum
inum one. But when he placed
a bulb on it, the tree just droop
ed, as did his last hope of
finding the true meaning of
Chrisitmias.
Put then Linus came along,
he saw the tree alone, and said,
“It’s not a bad Jittle tree, real
ly. It just needs a little love,”
and put his blanbet around it.
The tree sprang back to life,
and then everyone began to
hanig ornaments on it. The more
they worked, the fuller and
more beaut'ful the tree be
came.
Then Charlie Brown came
back., and Lucy said. “We need
more people like Linus. Look
how he made your tree grow!”
And that’s what Christmas
is all about. Someone gave up
som^ething that was very dear
to him in order to show some
one else the tri’e meaning. It’s
•he fcianfcet that did it.
We the people of God are
not really !b?d people, all we
need is a little love. We have
it. God gave up his blanket,
Christ, for all of ws. And how
do we love him in return? He
said by loving one another.
What blanket do you have to
give? We need more peoBle
like Linus to help show true
meaning through love.
“A Merry Christmas to you
' all,” said Charlie Brown.
Dear Editor:
It was very gratifying to bear
so many comments aibout the
Clarion’s drinking poll. All of
the praise, insults, snide re
marks, etc. prove that sotme
people, at least, are paying at
tention to whait is going on.
It was especially gratifying
to get a response from Mr. Gil
bert Coan, whose letter aippear-
ed in last week’s Clarion. As a
student I would like to thank
Mr. Coan for bis interesit in our
proibleims and to answer his let
ter with my personal views and
opinions.
The purpose of the drinbing
poll and the newspaiper article
which followed was to bri^ the
proiblemis relating to drinking
at Brevard out into the open.
There is a discrepancy between
what is practilc^ and what
is preached (and preached, and
ipreached) here. From my ex
perience the college’s approach
to the problem has, in the past,
been shoddy to say the least. I
think that it is time for some
definite action to be taken to
rid the school of ithiis aura of
hypocrisy (and Micky Mouse-
ness).
>I did not say that our policy
makers are unintelligent, I
cnly asked if they were or if
they are detached from the
students that they govern.
I do have confidence in the
type of people you named in
your letter. Each is suiocessful
in his own way. I do not, how
ever, consider success in the
business world or in the church
as a valid qualification for
ruling another person’s life.
You contend that the trus
tees have responsibility for the
students; but it is my belief
that each person, whether he is
a minor or not, must assume
the rosponsiibility for himself
as soon as he is capable of in
dependent thinking. Every per
son with a brain has to make
the decisions which will affect
him regardless of his financial
situation or in loco parentis or
pnything else. People must be
free to make mistakes if they
are going to be able to make
correct judgments. They must
have the freedom to suffer the
consieqi!ences of their errors if
they are to gain any benefits
from anything. To my way of
thinking there can be no “right”
decision where there is no de
cision at all. We are very lim
ited in our choices at Brevard,
and this does not apply only to
dr'okinig.
I agree that alcohol is not a
recessity to life. I can thiiA of
nothing that is besides food
and air.
I also agree that a clear mind
is needed to learn lard absorb,
but I feel that limi'ted iniforma-
tion and a restriction on the
♦•hings thsit ore may experience
is much more deterimental to
c’ear thinkine than a liquid
that comes in a bottle or can.
T reject your idei?. that we need
“ex'en.sive quidance and coun-
seling.” We do r>eed the opwr-
tunity to gather information
■and to form oTir own opinions.
—^Tum to Page Three
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To The Clarion:
As the 1968 fall s&mester at
Brevard College closes, one can
proudly say that this semester
has shown definite progress. At
the beginning of the semester
the fate of the campus looked
doomed. Communications be.
tween students, faculty and ad
ministrators had reached such
a low that the only alternative
seemed to be to appeal to the
trustees for help.
The day the trustees came to
campus was a day of reckoning
for everyone on caoipus. At
this time the Presidential Cotai-
cil promised to aid the students
by looking into the problems,
their causes and possible ways
to reform the difficulties. Now
in December the promises have
(become realities as the Presi
dential Council took the first
step by creating two contmit-
tees. One committee deals with
the problems of absences, qual
ity point deduction for exces-
silve aibsences, the aumll>er of
cuts each student should liave
and, in short, all problems that
have anything to do with ab
sences. The other coifflmittee,
deals with the social problems
on campus. Needless to say,
this committee has an extreme
ly broad area to deal with. They
are concerned with the dress
code on campus, quiet aBd or
der in the dorms, and looking
into almost every rule and its
significance tbat is placed upon
the students. The problems of
drinking and pot are being tak
en up directly by the Presiflen-
t'al Council. Presently, they are
looking into the legal matters
involved with both drinking and
pot.
On November 25 both com
mittees met with the Presiden
tial Council. At th:s meeting
they discussed exactly what
their jobs were and how they
could go about achieving tie
goals they set. I feel safe u
saying that everyone in the room
was shocked at the depth of'«
tjroMems and the complexity
the work involved.
On December 2 the commit
tees met to choose a chairmaii
and secretary for its comm-
tee The Committee on AOj®
ces elected Mr. John Setze
chairman, and Mrs.
was appointed
Committee on Sotiial Beha ^
elected Mr. David
chairman and Bonn.e u -
er was selected secretary. _
this point on^ the j
were on their own an =
to plan their individual
“^S^h student has an ^
tion and can perform ^ ® , j
each of these comm tte«.
Starting next semes f th
mittees will be holding
sessions where interested s
pnts who have a
plaint or 0!pin:on to
will “ ".lot
ing surveys on tne
body’s feelings
=cc,ues. This .IS wheii
ent participation Lpj al-
needed. Bark in Sepje^
Turn to rage