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THE CLARION THE VOICE Of BREVARD COLLEGE STUDENTS Volume XXXVII BREVARD COLLiEGE, BREVARD, N. C., MARCH 6, 1970 Volume 20 World News Roundup By BARBARA PARIS about a spoonful of moon dust was found missing from a display of some 50 pricdsss lunar samples tlie night before a charity affair for scientific research in Los Angeles. It is hoped that the theft is a joke, but the police and the FBI are investigating. the ITALIAN CITY of Ven ice has been sinking slowly in to its lagoon for many years, while another Italian city, Poz- zuoli, has risen two feet in sev en months. Geologists say a volcanic eruption may be com ing. Houses are being evacuat ed as big cracks develop in their walls. 24 HOURS were given to the Guatemalan government to free a university student in re turn for their Foreign Minister Alberto Mohr. Mohr was kid napped Friday on his way home from work. AN AMERICAN treasure- hunting craft was escorted into Cuban waters Sunday after be ing boarded some fifteen miles from Cuba. Early Havana ra dio broadcasts made no com ment of the incident. GEORGES POMPIDOU, Pres ident of France, conferred with President Nixon during his eight . day state visit to the U. S. About 150 congressmen boy cotted Mr. Pompidou’s speech before a joint session of Con gress, and supporters of Israel demonstrated against Pompidou in Washington, D. C. and in San Francisco. APPROVAL OF EXTENSION Outstanding Minister To Conduct Services iillliliii iiiiiiiiiii Plyler Religious Emphasis Week Slated For March 8-12 RUSSELL T. MONTFORT of the Safeguard antiballistic- missile system was proposed by Defense Secretary Melvin Laird. He also asked approval for the acquisition of land and for preliminary work at five other possible Safeguard sites. “ONE - MAN, ONE - VOTE” principle extended to elective bodies at all levels of govern ment. Under this, election dis tricts would have to be as equal as “practicable” in pop ulation. The eleventh Plyler Religious Emphasis Week is scheduled for the Brevard College camp us March 8th - 12th with Dr. Russell T. Montfort, pastor of Burkhead United Methodist Church in Winston - Salem as guest speaker. Dr. Montfort will utilize the theme: “What’s Left to Be lieve in?” and will speak to the assembled student body Sunday evening, March 8th at 7:30 p. m. in the auditorium of the Dunham Music Center. Services will be held in the Center at 10:00 a. m. Monday through Wednesday, with Holy Communion closing out the week of services at 7:00 a. m. Thursday, March 12th. The annual services are named in memory of Dr. A. W. Plyler, a Methodist minister and charter member of the Board of Trustees at the Metho dist - related junior college. For many years he was co-edi tor of “The North Carolina Christian Advocate.” In 1956, Mrs. Plyler established a fund, the interest from which an nually brings an outstanding preacher to the campus for In 25,000 Communities Today Is World Day Of Prayer Brevard College students and faculty will assist in lead ing the interfaith World Day of Prayer services today, Fri day, March 6, in the chapel of the Methodist Church from 10:00 a. m. until 6:00 p. m. The theme is “Take Courage.” At the beginning of each hour, a person will lift up some of the problems of his or her country and lead in prayer for Music Planned For Religious Emphasis The music department of Brevard college will play a ma jor part in the religious em phasis week here March 8:12, providing music for various special services. The student coordinator of the musical activities is John Hoppe. Under the direction of Mr. Sam Cope, the College choir will sing for the opening service on March 8. Various vo cal soloists, instrumentalists, and organists will present mu sic for other services. Speaker for the services is Dr. Russel Montfort of Winston-Salem. the people involved there. Questions and discussion will be welcomed. You are free to come and go as yotir time per mits. The leaders and the coun tries they will discuss are as follows: 10:00 - Mrs. Vasant D. Chap- nerkar, India 11:00 - Miss Laura HiU, Cher okee Indian 12:00 . Mr. Lennox Stewart, Trinidad 1:00 - The Reverend Ernest Barnes, Hawaii 2:00 - Mr. Enety Tekundwa, Rhodesia 3:00 - The Reverend Fred Gordon, Ja., United States 4:00 - Miss Nancy Ting, Ma laysia 5:00 - Mr. and Mrs. William Overholt, China and Sarawak The World Day of Prayer will be celebrated in 25,000 communities. Millions of peo- pie will join in a bond of er spanning six contients with prayers being offered m 75 languages and a thousand dia lects. This annual chain of prayer religious emphasis week. Dr. Montfort is a native of Cincinnati, Ohio, and received the A. B. degree from Ken tucky Wesleyan College, the B.D. and Th.M. degrees from Duke University, and the D.D. degree from Davidson College. He has served churches in Thomasville, Davidson, High Point and Winston - Salem. Specifically interested in the ministry to youth, students and young adults. Dr. Montfort has been a speaker to these groups in many camps, assemblies and on college campuses. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Western Carolina Conference of The United Methodist Church, the Board of Education and Region al Commission on Christian Higher Education, the Board of Directors of the Forsyth County Mental Health Associa tion and of the Winston - Salem Committee on Fair Housing. He is married to the former Ruth Nance of Charlotte, N. C. daughter of Dr. and Mrs. C. L. Nance. They have two children, Leslie 12 years and Joe 10 years old. Serious Rehearsals Held For Brigadoon links the first voice at dawn in the tropical Tongas, just west of the International Date Line, with millions of others as it passes throughout the day across oceans and continents. By nightfall, its message of hope will have followed the sun’s arc until the last pray ers are said in Hawaii or the islands of Alaska. The theme “Take Courage” was chosen in view of the chal lenge of the 70’s to ^r wit ness to one’s convictions when faced with great political and moral changes. At the same time, it provides an occasion for participation in a nation wide offering committed to helping other “take courage.” Offerings this year will go to the development of new re ligious education materials for Latin - American and Spanish speaking families in this coun try; support for a secretary for women’s work in the Near East to deVelop leadership; for the dispossessed Spanish migrant and Indian - American com munities; for college education for young women in India, Ja pan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Guatemala, Cameroons, Leban on and Pakistan; and for illiter acy around the world. The Fine Arts division is currently in rehearsal for the largest musical production ev er attempted by the college. The well - known musical, “Bridadoon,” is under the ov erall direction of Mrs. Rhuem- ma Miller of the theater arts department, Mr. Samuel Cope of the music faculty is coordi nating the musical activities of the production, assisted by Vir ginia Tillotson of the instru mental department and Har vey Miller of the choral depart ment. The Art Department, under the direction of Mr. Tim Mur ray, will design the sets and assist in other ways regarding the production and publicity as pects. The musical portions are now being learned with seri ous rehearsal beginning the week of March 2. Dionne Warwick At Clemson Some people think of this part of the country as “not be ing with it” or “out of it.” If people are complaining about nothing to do, they haven’t been listening very closely. Last month in Littlejohn Col iseum at Clemson University, they had a ten - hour pop fes tival featuring Steppenwolf, Steam, The Flaming Embers, and four other great bands. Admission was only $5 a person and was well worth it. This Saturday evening, again at Clemson University, the dy namic Dionne Warwick will be featured. Admission will be $4 and you may buy tickets at the door. In the near future there will be other “happenings” that may be of interest to the stud ents of Brevard College and we will do our best to keep you informed on time and place and price. Murray And Poe Will Attend SAC Timothy Murray and Robert Poe of the Art Department will attend an art conference in Miami, March 12-15. Brevard College is a member of the Southeastern Art Conference, which in its annual convention will include seminars, demon strations, guest lectiirers, and exhibitions of different trends in the contemporary art world.
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