THE CLARION vo^E
X BREVARD COLLEGE STUDENTS
Volume XXXVII
BREVARD COLLEGE, BREVARD, N. C., OCTOBER 31, 1969
Number 9
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Dean Grady Wicker
Addresses Legislature
In a special apiiearance be
fore the members of the Stud
ent Legislature Wednesday
night, Dean Grady Whicker,
Dean of the College, answered
questions concerning his veto
of a resolution sent to the Ad
ministration concerning atten
dance policies.
The resolution was passed by
the Student Legislature at its
regular meeting tw’O weeks ag6.
In the resolution it was demand
ed, among other things, that the
required outside class activities
demanded by an instructor be
submitted for regular class
meeting time.
In opening his address to the
members of the legislature
Dean Whicker said that when
he first arrived at Brevard Col
lege two years ago there was a
committee of faculty members
at work on 'a specific atten
dance policy. This committee
had been at work for more than
three years and had yet failed
to produce anything that was
acceptable by the majority of
the faculty members. The sub
ject was then transferred to
another committee made up
of both students and faculty.
The report made by this com
mittee was voted on by the
student body and faculty in the
spring of 1969. It failed.
Thus the problem of finding
an acccptable attendance policy
was turned over to Whicker.
It was either to come up with
a new policy or to go back to
the previous policy of tho
school which Dean Whickur
felt was immoral.
‘T came up with the iitten-
dance regulation that the pro
fessor will dcclare the number
of absences allowed in his
class,” said Dean Whicker. "And
1 don’t know of anyone that is
being unfair.”
Legislature member Sherry
Queen told Dean Whicker that
the main problem as meant by
the resolution was the reciuired
attendance outside of class, es
pecially the Wednesday assem
blies.
“Just as a professor decides
the amount of homework and
outside work ... I feel that a
division has the right to do
this,” responded Dean Whick
er. “I don’t think that they are
going to be unfair,” he repeat
ed.
Legislation Is Passed On
School Beautification Plan
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RECEIVE GROUP INSTRUC
TION — Six Brevard College music
majors receive instruction at the
college’s new electronic piano lab
oratory which enables one instructor
to teach all six simultaneously and
independently of one another, if so
desired.
New Electronic Piano Lab
Is Installed At The College
Brevard College is utiliz
ing the time of its instructors
in the music department more
effeciently this fall due to
the addition of an electronic
piano laboratory which en
ables one instructor to teach
up to six students at one time.
According to the Rev. Nel
son F. Adams, chairman of the
college’s division of fine arts,
the electronic equipment makes
it possible for six persons to re
ceive instruction simultaneous
ly. The instructor talks to all
six, or any combination of the
group, through the use of
headphones.
Students then can play
their programmed material
3s a class, in smaller groups,
or individually. A manual at
the instructor’s position en
ables him to utilize any com
bination of groups, all play
ing separate pieces, without
disturbing each other. Com
munication can be with the
entire group, with one in
dividual, or with any group
the instructor desires.
tive use of the electronic piano
laboratory, Mr. Adams said:
“Use of this equipment
makes it possible for the same
size staff to handle many
more students. For the be
ginning piano student on the
college level, it provides an
ideal group approach to learn
ing a new instrument.”
At present, the electronic
laboratory is being used to
teach secondary piano in
struction to music majors not
majoring in piano. Mr. Adams
asserted that use of the equip
ment is planned for expansion
in the fall of 1970, when town
students wishing to take les-
sons from the music faculty A Hand Meeting
will be introduced to the group
teaching method.
Music Faculty
The laboratory, designed
and produced by Wurlitzer,
is equipped so that auxiliary
units, such as cassette tape
records or music turntables,
can be plugged into it, mak
ing it an even more versatile
teaching instrument. More
piano keyboards may be ad
ded, up to a total of 24.
In commenting on the effec-
Several members of the Bre
vard College music faculty will
be attending the convention of
the North Carolina Teachers
Association, October 25 - 27, at
Elon College, Elon, N. C.
Attending will be Mr. Adams,
Mr Cope, Mr. Cousins, and Mr.
Miller. The association is pri
marily an organization of Col
lege and Private music teach
ers, and is affiliated with the
National Association of Music
Teachers.
Legislation concerned with
the beautification of the school
grounds were the main topics
of discussion at the meeting of
the Brevard College Student
Legislature.
Dean Grady Wicker also made
a guest appearance to answer
questions concerning a veto of
a resolution sent to the Ad
ministration two weeks ago
concerning attendance policies.
The Legislature appropriated
$25 to supplement the $50 of
fered by the Administration for
the purchase of shrubbery to
plant in front of the Science
Building running from the cafe
teria parking lot to the side
walk in front of the Classroom
Building. The purpose of the
purchase of the shrubbery would
be the prevention of students
cutting across the lawn and
eventually wearing a path.
The Legislature also approp
riated $100 to be joined with
$200 from the Administration
for the completion of the side
walk running parallel to West
Beam Dormitory and the new
Coltrane Art Department. It
was meant by completion the
continuation of the present
sidewalk to the street.
In other legislation present
ed to the governing body,
there was a proposal by Mack
King for Ken Eaton concern
ing the joining of the project
Biafra Hope. The proposal call
ed for the setting up of a com
mittee to organize students in
the Biafra Hope project. It
.was passed.
Also a proposal was present
ed by Representative Sherry
Queen that the Legislature ap
propriate $25 to the Moritorium
Day drive to get special speak
ers and films for the two-day
exercise. It was defeated.
Midterm Grades
Bring Emotions
Now that midterm grades
are in and known to most of
the Brevard students, typical
emotions can be seen all over
the campus. For many it is a
time of disappointment, perhaps
agony, and for others a time of
satisfaction.
Those students whose grades
were low may we walking
around in a depressed mood
these days, wondering if they
can ever really make the grade
or will have to resign to fail
ure.
However, in many cases
these grades can be improved,
and -with a greater effort from
now till Christmas, a great deal
can be salvaged. This is es
pecially true in the case of
those of us who didn’t give our
work the proper attention. For
those who tried and still failed
to do acceptably, the thing to
keep in mind is perseverance.
Although we may think that it’s
no longer any use, a continued
effort might just prove to be
the answer.
This also is true of the stud
ents that did well, as too big
of a letdown might prove disas
trous when exam time rolls
around. Continued effort is the
key for these students as well.