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the CLARION THE VOICE Of BREVARD COLLEGE STUDENTS Volume XXXVII BREVARD COLLEGE, BREVARD, N. C., DECEMBER 12, 1969 Number 14 j^redidentia I Wessar I by rev. ROBERT A. DAVIS I 6 In a matter of days we come to the end not only of another college semester, but to the end of a decade. It is thus appropriate that we take stock of our life together at Brevard College. The ingredients of excellence in higher educa tion are present in our college. We have a fac ulty that is dedicated to undergraduate teach ing. We have facilities that are adequate in almost every respect. We began the semester with the great hope that each student would ded icate himself to the tasks of hard work and self discipline that are necessary to the achievement of a quality education. | It is appropriate that each student not on- | Iv take final examinations (and hopefully pass i them!) but that you examine yourself to see if ( you are doing your part to enable you to receive | the very most' from the opportunity that is | vours at Brevard. It is so easy to waste a great i S opportunity. It is so very easy to settle for ^ I mediocrity. It is my hope that each student at ^ » Brevard might set for himself the goal of per- j I sonal excellence — excellence in academic i I achievement (the achievement of your own high- j S est capacity ( and excellence is personal growth, j » If you have not chosen such goals for yourself, i » I would challenge you to do so — even as we ! I near the end of this semester and this decade. ; M As your president reviews thi? first semester K at Brevard College, he finds it to be gratifying i in almost every way. By most standards it has I been a good semester. We have produced I championship competitors in the sports arena. We have had excellence in the fine arts and music. Chapel services and guest lecturers have added greatly to the academic program. I would venture to guess that most students have receiv- g ed even more than the final report might indi- I cate. But in the final analysis, it is the mastery I of subject matter in English, math, chemistry, » music, etc., which must lae evaluated. For after I all, that is why Brevard exists — to see that I you receive the best that is available in a college I education. I » I wish for each student success in those fi- I nal exams. And may this Christmas Season bring much joy and happiness Legislature Passes Proposal Concerning New Closed Study The Student Legislature pass ed a bill that stated that all freshmen girls that have a cumulative “C” average at the end of the semester be allowed to be taken off of closed study. The second portion of the bill, as presented by Ken Eaton, President of the SGA, stated that both men and women who do not have a 2.0 average be put on closed study. The proposal was amended by Dave Chestnut to read that students can either go on or 'iff closed study at mid-term in stead of having to wait until the end of the semester. Passed, 7-6 The amended proposal passed by a 7-6 vote in the Legislature and now will be sent to the Dean of the College for his ap proval before it will be eligible to go into effect. “I have long been disturbed ! about the double standard,” I stated Dean Lawing, Dean of ! Student Affairs. He said that he i supported the proposal. I Eaton also presented three 1 other proposals, one of which I passed, one failed and one I which was withdrawn. I Proposal Withdrawn 5 I The proposal that was with- 5 drawn was done so as to allow I more time in which to investi- I gate the possibilities of the pro- I posal. The proposal called for I the Student Legislature to ap- fS prove a plan for a mid-term I break during the fall semester, ^ much like the one that comes I durine the Spring semester. It I was debated as to whether the S break would take the place of ^ t>ie Thanksgiving Holidays, and I Eaton said that he would pre- ® sent the matter to President Robert A. Davis, President of the College, before he presents the proposal to the Legislature. Open Study Anothei proposal presented by Eaton called for open study anywhere on campus that is designated for study. Those places as indicated by Eaton are a person’s room, another stu dent’s room, study parlor, li brary, classroom study hall and the music center. It was pointed out that these places were al ready open to students on closed study. The proposal fail ed. The Legislature also ap proved the appointment of three committees that would include students outside of the Student Legislature. The three com mittees are a Public Relations, Student Counseling, and a Stu dent Volunteer Committee. All three proposed committees passed. This was the last Student Legislature meeting of the semester. Pfeiffer College Announces New Transfer Regulations Three new programs of spec ial interest to transfer students have been announced by Pfeif fer College. These include a di rect transfer agreement, a grade transfer plan, and a transfer student scholarship program The college admissions office has ben authorized to enter in to direct transfer agreements with accredited two-year insti tutions whereby their graduates will be accepted on the recom mendation of the president or dean of their institution. This approach requires the appli cation form and transcript. A plan providing for the Pfeiffer registrar to transfer actual grades, includ ing D’s earned by the student, has al so been developed. This plan provides for using these grades in computing the student’s av erage at Pfeiffer and will have appeal to individuals aiming for academic honors. This plan also provides that transfer courses need not ex actly match with courses taught at Pfeiffer. Credit may be al lowed for a course not taught at the college if it fits logical ly into the Pfeiffer curriculum. A special scholarship series for graduates of two year in- ^titutions has been established by the college. These are valued at $500 yearly for dor mitory students and $250 year ly for commuting students. Candidates must be recommend- by their institution and rank in the top one-fourth of their class. Pfeiffer, a Methodist - relat ed liberal arts college of some 900 students, offers the bache lors degree in majors related to the natural sciences, the .so cial sciences, music, religion, business, teacher preparation, languages and pre - professional areas. Further information on these programs, student financial aid, academic programs, etc., may be obtained by writing K. D. Holshouser, Director of Ad missions, Pfeiffer College, Misenheimer, N. C. 28109. Smith Resigns From Clarion Ronnie H. Smith, editor-in- chief of the college newspaper tlie Clarion, announced his resignation last week in a letter addressed to Mrs. Ena K. Sigmon, newspaper advisor. Smith’s resignation will go into effect at the end of this fall semester. Smith’s reasons for resigning, as stated in the letter sent to Mrs. Sigmon, were forced by his plans to leave Brevard Col lege at the end of this semester. The letter stated that his reasons for leaving were “strictly personal” and “are not weant in any way to condemn the College or the many friends which I have amassed here dur- iiig the last three semesters.” The resigning editor served as editor this semester and as associate editor both semesters last year as a freshman here. He also served as a hall counselor this semester. RFriN STUDENT CENTER CONCTRUC- TION—President bulldozers tha" Grady H. Wicker the Sims turn the first ^ f ^ College Other College Student Center at Brevai d Co g • .^ruction officials and those Christina E. of the buil_ding, left to ngh Bowles, assistant to t ^ secretary, Luther Mrs. Imogene M. balce., aiuu H Lawing, dean of student affairs, Harry Ash worth, foreman of !he construction crew of Bryant Corporation, Bovd Smith, also of Bryant Corpora tion Jimmy Alderman, manager of the college =tore which will be located in the new .structure, Tohn I Anderson and Gil Coan, local trustees of the colleere, C. Edward Roy, college chaplain, Mrs. Brona N. Roy, associate registrar, and Toby Ives, admissions counselor.
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