THE
Volume 42
CLARION
THE
VOICE
Of BREVARD COLLEGE CAMPUS
BREVARD COLLEGE, TUESDAY, MARChT8,1975
NUMBER 7
Interview On Transfer
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Silversteen Retirement and Recreation Center...
SILVERMONT
Do you remember the days of
the Great Depression? What
about FDR’s administration? No
? Well, what about one room
schoolhouses in Transylvania
County? Still No?
A small group of Brevard
College history students have
taken it on themselves to talk to
some of Transylvania County’s
senior citizens about those years
past, with the hope of preserving
them for years to come. Pat
terned in some respects after the
project FOXFIRE, initiated by
students at Appalachian State
University, these Brevard
College students are working
under the direction of Mr. Gene
Lovely, Mrs. Pat Fuleihan, and
Mr. Carl Wilson, conducting
interviews with many of
Brevard’s elderly. These in
terviews are taped on cassettes
for preservation in a county
museum.
The project was initiated
through the efforts of Mr. Gene
Lovely and Mrs. Pat Fuleihan.
Mr. Lovely is serving on the
Transylvania County Bicen
tennial Commission, and Mrs.
Fuleihan is serving as director of
the Transylvania County Day
Activities Program For Senior
Citizens of the area. This
program is sponsored through a
grant by the State of North
Carolina, and includes a hot
meal, five days a week, tran
sportation to and from the
program, and days full of crafts
and other entertainment.
To fill a need of the Bicen
tennial Commission for local
history and to fill the need of the
senior citizens for com
panionship, the Brevard College
program was initiated. It is
realized that for memories of
days gone by, today’s elderly are
the only source available, and
once they are gone, the history is
ost forever. With this in mind,
e students set to work at theii
task.
The site of the interviews is one
which has played a major part in
local history. Silvefmont is now a
beautiful house on its way down,
heyday it was the home’
the pioneer iransyivania
County family of Silversteens.
Located on Main Street, near the
Episcopal and First Presbyterian
Churches of Brevard, Silvermont
stands as a reminder of logging
days, when Transylvania County
was a booming industrial are
with a promising future, when
the Toxaway Dam broke in the
1930’s, this industrial expansion
died off, and things settled down
to what they have been since.
The question that the college
students are asking most of these
senior citizens concerns this
expansion and the life of the
people of early Transylvania
County. Three people who have
been interviewsed this far are
Mr. Chappel, Mrs. Hoxit, and
Mrs. Baynard, all native or long
time residents of the county.
Of the three, Mrs Baynard is
the youngest (70), followed by
Mrs. Hoxit (79), and finally the
eldest of all those participaing in
the program, Mr. Chappell
(90+). Mr. Chappell, (who will be
dealt with more in depth in a later
article) and Mrs. Baynard are
both natives of this area, and
Mrs. Hoxit has lived here for over
forty years; before that she lived
in Jackson County.
Whe asked about early
Transylvania life, Mrs. Baynard
and Mrs. Hoxit were unable to
supply much in the form of
politics, the Great Depression,
and the like, but in the area of
home life, large families, and
early childhood, both were very
informative. Have you ever
heard of “through the window”,
“Tapan”, or “Baptizin”’? Before
the days of T.V., G. L Joes, and
Rock-Em Sock-Em Robots, the
children played such games.
With families of fifteen or more,
these social games brought relief
from the hard work ritual of the
rest of the day. “Tapan” is
similar to our present day game
of “Drop The Handkerchief” and
“Through The Window” has no
modern day counterpart.
“Baptizin’” is just what is sounds
like. After watching the minsiter
baptize parisoners in the river,
the kids would pile up a stack of
leaves and bout about Bap
tizin”’ one another. Sound like
fun?
The days of one room school
houses, three month school
This article is a combination of
information and advice from
Dean Thurston, Miss Nicholson,
chairperson of the math and
science department, and the
writer, a sophomore student.
Clarion: “How can the student
narrow the field from the
multitude of senior colleges
available?”
Dean Thurston: “If the student
knows his area of interest and
what he intends to major in, then
he would do well to talk with his
advisor here or talk with either
the Deans of Student or myself,
and we can look at those colleges
that may be strongest in the
areas in which the student is
interested. I think that it would be
beneficial for a student to begin
listing his or her priorities, what
he is looking for in terms of the
school, then to discuss the matter
with the advisor, a faculty
member, or a staff member.”
Clarion: “Once the choices are
narrowed down, how can a
student find out whether or not a
specific college is for him?”
Dean Thurston: “If at all
possible, the student ought to
visit the campus. Prior to that
visit to the campus, acquaint
yourself with the catalog of the
college or university. In terms of
specific academic areas, you
could get some pretty good ideas
as to whether this is a school that
would meet your specific needs
by taking that catalog to some of
our faculty members here, who
teach in that subject area.”
Carion: “What should you look
for on a campus visit?”
Dean Thurston: “The size of
the classes, the faculty. If you’re
a science major, are the
laborotory facilities adequate for
the type of work that you want to
do? If you are a physical
education major, are the athletic
facilities adequate? If you’re
interested in going to a grad
school, does the school seem to
have a good record for having its
successful student admitted into
graduate school? Students should
arrange ahead of time to meet
with some faculty members in
the areas of their interest.”
years, and corner punishment
were well remembered. Mrs.
Baynard recalls having to bring
firewood as “homework” for
school, and remembers the
strictness of the teacher. “Why,
we couldn’t take our eyes off our
books or we would wind up get
ting punished”.
The schoolhouse was
always one room which held
grades 1 - up. The school years
was only about three months
long, so that planting and har
vesting could be taken care of
during the other nine months.
Attendance was semi
mandatory, but absences were
allovved for work.
Work. That is what all three of
the people interviews remem
bered most. The family lived in
one room cabins, in which beds
lined the walls. Cooking was done
on an open fireplace, and clothes
were made from wool sheared,
cleaned, spun, and woven by
hand. The day often lasted from
before daybreak until after dusk.
Politics, depression, fun and
social life fell to the side whik
these people went about their
lives, trying to survive.
The times were hard, and fun
came seldom. These times are a
part of our history, and thanks to
this cooperative venture by
Brevard College and the day
activities program, this history
will be preserved. In the next
issue of the Clarion an in depth
look at the life of a moonshmer m
Transylvania County will be
presented. Don’t miss it.
Clarion: “Under what cir
cumstances should a student
consider transferring from
Brevard at the end of his or her
freshman year?”
Thurston: “Generally, they
should plan on staying the first
two years. One of the department
chairmen and I were recently
meeting with a representative
from one of the major state in-
ct'tiitions here in the stafe He
indicated that the record of our
students and the expectations
that they had for our students is
much better if they completed
their two years here. In terms of
exceptions to that, if the student
arrived at a point that
philosophically they do not agree
with Brevard’s standards then it
is better that they go ahead and
transfer. A college can’t be all
things to all people. We have
certain rules, regulations, and
perspectives on the use of drugs
and so on.If a student feels that
they cannot be in agreement, it is
probably better if they transfer.”
Clarion: “How should the
catalog recommendations be
used?”
requirements for degrees are
spelled out on page 23 of the
catalog. Beginning on page 34, we
have suggestions so that of a
student knows what his eventual
major will be at a four year
school, then his or her advisor
can work with him, and they can
follow the suggestions listed here.
In addition, the advisors in
these specialized areas keep in
close contact with a number of
the four year schools so that if
there is some unique situation at
another school, the advisor can
alert the student to it. The
begninning of Page 34 are
suggestions. Sometimes students
are confused and think that they
are required to stay within one o
them. They are committed to it if
they take advantage of an ex
ception provided under a
suggested curriculum.”
Clarion: “Should a student
attempt to graduate from
Brevard?”
Thurston: “Ordinarily yes. Our
advising is based on that.”
Clarion: “Does graduation, in
itself, from Brevard help in being
accepted?”
Thurston: “Yes, particularly il
it’s an Associate in Arts degree
It means that you have fulfilled
what is basically going to be the
two years of general eduction
requirements on a four year
campus. In terms of those schools
that we have a direct transfer
agreement with, it means that
the degree will go in as a whole
package. The grades will tran
sfer in, in most cases, as will
courses with “D”s.”
Clarion: “When should you
apply to a senior college?”
Thurston: “If, during the fall of
your sophomore year, you know
the school or schools to which you
want to transfer, fall is a good
time to do it. If you have those
schools narrowed down during
Thurston
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