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PAGE TWO THE CLARION February 14, EDITORIAL COMMENTS ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ Editorial comment* expressed here, unless signed, represent the opinions of the editor and not those of the staff. * ♦ * ♦ • Mr. David Holcomb'© and his mighty crew on the Social Behavior Committee have been very, very oc cupied for the past several weeks and are on the verg^e of completing their enormous task. However, one meeting still remains and is the final opportuni- ty for sug'g'estions to them from studonts. Neod there be any other remarks? Dean Whicker has brought it to our attention that many students, perhaps in anticipation of a more liberal cut system, are over - cutting three class es an dare receiving quality point deductions. Let it be said that the class attendance regulations are the same as stated in the student handbook, that the cut system is therefore the same, and that students will lose quality points for over - cutting. The mat ter, seems to be getting well out of hand, so please read the handbook and be sure that you know the rules. Borrowed ... We are the younger generation of our society Often it is said that we are the most mis-understoo^. generation of history. It is true we are guilty of do ing strange, and even weird things: for example, some of us have smoked banana skins and pot, and others have taken trips on drugs. But, we are not different from any other gen eration in its youth. Remember when the college kids were swallowing goldfish? Remember when they stuffed themselves in small oars and telephone booths? Remember when college students ran un usual items up the campus flag pole? The only thing that has changed is the degree of reporting: News media exaggerates and often dis torts facts about student opposition. Our parents showed opposition in their way, but it was not known out of proportion as our acts are today. True, we do have our young Castros, Hitlers, and Carmichaels. But, we also have young Lincolns, Washingtons, Frosts, Edisons. We are not all bad. Many of us are trying to find the right way to live our lives. Therefore, please do not be too quick to judge, until you have understood our problems and have considered our solutions. North Greenville College SKYLINER t ts Election 1969 Is Upcoming With less than three months left in this semester, the time has now come for students to think of the upcoming Student Government Association elec tion in April. Soiphomores and Freshmen, begin to look among the fresh men class fO'r potential lead ers and urge them to consider seeking one of the many im portant offices. Never before has Brevard had as many changes made as those being completed in the Committee on Attendance, the Committee on Social Behavior, and the Presidential Council. The changes that these com mittees will make can only suc ceed if next year’s Student Gov ernment Association stands be hind them and makes them work. John Lum Vice-President Student Government Association rJletter6 ^lie Editor Today’s History Is Interesting In ancient Rome, the mid dle of Peibruary was the time of Lupercabia, feasts held in honor of the deities Pan and Juno. Among other practices at this time was a lottery conduct ed to match couples for the festivities. Such a festival last ed the greater part of a month. In the third century, a priest by the name of Saint Valentine was martyred. He. was clulbbed to death for his Christian teach ings. Because his death oc curred at the same time of the Roman Lupercaibia, the feistival was adapted (so'meiwhat modi fied) by the Christian ecclesias tics to honor St. Valentine. As time passed, the annual abser\^ance became so labored that in the 19th century a widespread belief held that “'the first person to meet anoith- er of the opposite sex while walking abroad on St. Valen tine’s day was a destined hus band or wife.” Elaborate cards with Cupid and a strung bow would be exchanged, “honeyed with complim«nts to her vari ous perfections.” Today, the facsimile of the mood has been somewhat al tered. Valentine cards have trolls and other comical char acters proclaiming their love inspirations. Parties and dances are the order of the day, and the spirit is tongiSe-in^iheek. Today, the earlier spirit rests with the children. The fruits of their'crude artistic ef forts are sent in the hopes of winning a little boy or girl. The simplicity of they: illus trations foils the grand adult display, and it leads one to vron- der which serves the intention of St. Valentine’s Day. Dear Editor: I would like to resipond to Mr. Rankin’s comments on what Brevard is and is not. The implication is that in “aint - intellectual” Brevard, the students would, if unleash ed by the dictatorial faculty, suddenly bubble with briMiant and (of course) workable solu tions to the problems which adults have bungled thus far and that intelligent conversa tion would blossom in bull-ses- sions — mayibe even in the classroom. True intellectualism, however, is not usually dr nec essarily squelched by a “hos tile” environmenit; and intel lectualism seldom springs full- grown from vacant minds. It involves more than empty de nunciations of systems and empty generalizations based on one’s individual “hanig ups.” Mr. Rankin sighs, ‘^Perhaps no one cares.” The facts simply do not substantiate such an easy and righteous cliche. Bre vard enrolls many low risk students; yet an uncommonly high 90% of its graduates con tinue their education in four- year schools where they do very well academically and so cially. They apparently feel few after - effects of the “men tal” limitations they endured at Brevard. In spite of their “incidental” and “burdensome” classroom chores, they learn something; perhaps they even manaige to avoid the pseudo- intellectualism of those who believe they possess innate wisdom which is not to be changed by knowledge or by anybody in any classroom. Brevard is by no means a little heaven on earth, guided by divine wisdom; neither is it a place of perverted Oiris- tian values. It is simiply an in stitution rf learning — and a good one — with students who know their needs and apply where they have a good chance of having them met. If ‘‘unqual ified” pepple, are admitted, competent persoiis are gradu ated. If all the rules are not sat isfactory (an accepted fact), neither is all behavior. If Bre- —^Turn To Page Three Four (Continued from Page One) ton’s nationally known PRIDE; and Julius Hobson, black mem ber of the new DC school board. The conference will also have many other guests that will be barraged by questions from the visiting college stud ents. many who will be travel ing all across the country in —^Tum To Page Three Dear Editor: Well, here I am, a protester and a dissenter. For the fiut time in my life I have been campused in my room for five days. And the crazy thing about it is that I asked to be camipused. And in a real sense for no reason at all ex cept to have the right, I think to gripe and complain about Taylor II being campused. But lets start at the very beginning The whole commotion start ed about two weeks ago on Taylor II. A towel fight got started and soon there was a shaving cream fight in on the act. This doesn’t cause much noise, but soon there were more guys that added to this. With these new additions it did get loud. And in the end re ferrals were given. The fel lows who were mainly in on the activities admitted their terrible sins and the referrals came up before House Council. The House Council noted^ to campus all of the nine students for five-days . * So why am I griping? I bet you’re thinking it sounds like a just punishment. But today I am an angry young man who believes that this dorm is my home as long as I live here. I spend a great deal of time in my home, and I live in it, real ly live in it, not just study, sleep, study. I know that the world-wide question that pops into your mind is “What if you bother someone when you let go a little bit.” I feel that any time a student lets his hair down, he is going to affect someone else. The question is: Does this bother that someone else that, much? Sometimes it does-that’i when one gives real referrals (not demerits — but then agai® sometimes it doesn’t. I believe tihat perhaps we need to loc(k at the dorm situation from a different perspective. I mean that we are human beinigs, n^, robots, and it’s just not in us to study, sleep, study, which is supposedly th® way we , ar?; to act in the dorjplto^. So here I am in my little,' X 8” ouibby hole, crawling the walls. And here I’ll ponder over, maybe learn some thing new.. Who knows, maybe I’ll become enlightened, or —Turn To Page liuw The CLARION Th^ VOICE of Brevard College Wayne Morton - Editor-in-Chief Ronnie H. Smith Associate Editor Dorothy Bangs Business Editor Kickey Nichols — Feature Editor Ronnie D. Smith Sports Editor Sally Perkins, Linda Martin, Kenny Eaton — News Staff John Lum, Tony Galvan - Editorial Staff Monte Sharpe, Bill Rankin - Golumnists Gloria Locklear, Pat Downing Feature Sta f Bob Gray, Bonnie Brewbaker Sports Sta Loretta Sanders, Bill Robison - Business StaH Robbie Tillotson Cartoonist Rory Blake, Bruce Laudig, Don Kirkendall, John Copes van Hasselt photographed Mrs. Ena Kate Sigmon Advisor Published weekly during the college session, with the exception of holidays and examination periods, by stu ents of Brevard College. Printed by The Transylvania Times, North Broad St., Brevard, N. C.
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