THE CLARION
THE
VOICE
Of BREVARD COLLEGE STUDENTS
Volume XXXVIII
BREVARD COLLEGE, BREVARD, N. C., APRIL 23, 1971
Number 24
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LATE LAST WEEK, Brevard gym, due to a sudden and as yet un-
College lost a landmark, the main- explained fire. ^ ^ ^ .
tenance barn which formerly was a Photo by Kent Deardorfi
Gantt, Livingston, Weishaupt, McKinney
To Be Featured In Sunday s Recital
Early Thursday morning,
March 15, the old Brevard Col
lege gym was totally-destroyed
in a fire. The cause has not yet
been determined.
The wood structure was built
in 1938 on the present site of
Boshamer Gymnasium^ it was
moved alongside the dairy
barn, and for the past 10 years
has been used there for storage
space.
According to Dan Merrill,
Fire Chief, the Brevard Fire
Department received the emer
gency call from Mrs. Louise
Brackett at 3:46 a. m. and by
4:00 a. m. had rushed 28 men
and 3 trucks to the scene of
the fire. The fire department
imn\ediately began hosing
down the blazing structure, the
adjacent vehicles, and build
ings.
At one point during the fire,
a city firemen, protected by
an absestos suit, braved the
smoke and flames to save the
Brevard College activity bus,
which was parked only a few
feet from the inferno.
By dawn the building and
its contents were completely
destroyed. The college esti
mates that the total amount of
property lost is valued in ex
cess of $30,000. This figure,
however, does not include the
items that were personal prop
erty of faculty members which
were being stored there.
President Davis, who was on
the scene early that morning,
was extremely sad over the loss
of what has been called a Col
lege landmark. When asked to
comment on the evenh. Presi
dent Davis said, “I would like
to say that it is fantastic how
quickly the fire department
camc: they really did a mag
nificent job in keeping it from
spreading.”
The cause of the fire has
yet to be determined at this
time; however, the insurance
companies are working on it.
The Music Department of
Brevard College will present
a sophomore formal recital
on Sunday, April 25tji, at
3:30 p. m. in Dunham Musit
Center Auditorium on the
college campus. The public is
cordially invited.
Four recitalists will be par
ticipating.
David Gantt, a voice major
from Charlotte, North Carolina,
will offer works from Bacon,
Engel, Durante, Morley, Keel
and Verdi. Mr. Gantt’s future
plans are for Christian educa
tion and church music. He is
a student of Mr. Harvey H. Mil
ler of the music faculty.
Donn Livingston, piano ma
jor from Charlotte, N. C. will
perform selections from Bach,
Chopin and Gershwin. Mr. Liv
ingston, a pupil of Mrs. Louise
P. Miller, plans to study jazz
at North Texas State University
after graduating from Brevard
College.
Charles Herbert Weishaupt,
also a piano major and student
of Mrs. Miller, will play selec
tions from Beethoven, Brahms,
Chopin, Scarlatti and Tchrepnin.
Mr. Weishaupt plans to gradu
ate from Brevard College and
continue his education in Flor
ida. He comes from Melbourne
Beach, Florida.
Yvonne McKinney, of Bre
vard, will be performing in
piano and voice. She is a stud
ent of Mrs. Carolyn G. Cox of
the music faculty, and her se
lections for the piano include
works of Debussy and Handel.
Miss McKinney will also pre
sent a vocal selection by Gaul
from the oratorio “The Holy
City.” Her future plans are to
continue in music education
and teach in elementary schools
and privately.
Human Relations
Discussion Is Held
What We
Can Do
Many students on today’s
college campuses sometimes
ask themselves, “What can I
do for my school?” This is an
extremely good question and
one worth considering.
Recently, Duquesne Universi
ty in Pittsburgh announced
that they had incurred debts
up to $6 million. This little
figure set some big minds to
thinking. One mind in par
ticular was, that of Duquesne’s
Senior, Patrick Joyce, now
known as the Kingfish of
Campus Promoters.
Patrick Joyce proposed three
plans of raising money: 1- beg
donations, 2. a $25-a-plate birth
day party, and 3. a scholarship
raffle. Needless to say, they
raised $825,000 in donations
and the like.
Now just think what can you
do for Brevard? Don’t just limit
yourself to the monetary con
tributions. Have you ever no
ticed the pollution, in the
mountains especially, from the
“now generation”? Remember,
only you can keep America
beautiful!
Dean, Kennedy, Brown Elected To
Lead Student Government, 71-72
Miss Maxine West, a black
educator in North Carolina,
was the speaker at an informal
round-table discussion on hu
man relations Tuesday night in
Sims Student Union.
Twelve students and six
adults comprised a panel,
which discussed the issues.
Miss West, whose topic was
“Concerns of Black Students,”
said, “The black man has been
tolerated, not understood.”
Miss West also stated, “Blacks
must learn to understand
Whites, and Whites must learn
to understand Blacks. We must
seek to understand the moods
of other people.”
Other panelists felt that the
pressures of reality are pres
ent when white students and
black students live together on
campus. Also there was ex
pressed a need for more black
girls on Brevard’s campus.
Milton Rankin served as
moderator of the discussion.
This was the second such af
fair held this year.
Tuesday, March 20i, marked
the start of another year of
student government at Brevard
College. Fred Dean, Burton
Kennedy, and Dennis Brown
w'ere overwhelmingly elected
as the “Big Three” of the
Executive Branch of the Stud
ent Union Government.
Probably the most disappoint
ing voter tunout in many
years was evident in this elec
tion. A total vote of only for
ty per cent was witnessed. As
people left the polls, remarks
such as “pathetic” and ‘dis
gusting” were made.
Yet no one on the ballots
was actually opposed. Fred
“Frodo” Dean received 77 per
cent of the votes for President;
Burton Kennedy totaled 85
per cent of the vote for the
Speaker of the Legislature;
and Dennis Brown tallied 90
per cent of the vote.
For Judicial Board, Miss
Donna Hall and Miss Ann Rog
ers were elected with the two
garnering 85 per cent of the to
tal vote.
These newly elected officers
will assume office next fall.
Hike Planned Nemos Plan
For Tomorrow Redecoration
OfficidI Dedication Of Student
Union To Be Held April 29
The Sims Student Union
will be dedicated April 29,
and all members of the col
lege community are invited.
The time will be 5 p.m. The
College Trustees, on campus
for their spring meeting,
will be present.
Faculty volunteers will again
lead a hike into the forests
this Saturday. The trail select
ed is Horse Cove, a circular
walk around the base of John s
Rock, and will start from the
Fish Hatchery. The trail
crosses the Davidson River by
cable.
The truck will leave the
Student Union Building at one
o’clock, and will return in tmie
for supper. No pre-registration
is necessary, and no charges
are made. Last Saturday’s hike
on the Coontree Trail was led
by Mr. Jackson, and the weath
er was perfect. On Saturday,
May 1, a bike over the rail
road bed through Swannanoa
Gap is planned, and will take
the entire day. See Mr^ Hol
combe or Mr. Henritze for de
tails of this last hike of the
semester.
The Nemos are in the process
of redecorating Jones kitchen
as a project. The shelves have
been cleaned out, and new
appliances will be bought. The
curtains will be black and
white checked to contrast with
the walls, which will be paint
ed yellow. The cabinets will be
painted orange. Not all of the
redecorating will be finished
by the end of the year, but
with the help of all the mem
bers it should be done by the
first part of the fall. With the
redecoration of the kitchen and
parlor, Jones should be an
even more lovable “home away
from home” next year.