FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 1977
CLARION
Page Three
Brevard College
Fund Drive Begins
Brevard, N. C. — The 1977
Brevard College Fund in
Transylvania County officially
got under way Tuesday evening
witii a kick-off dinner for the
campaign captains and their
workers at the A. G. Myers
Dining Hall at the college.
Chairman of the campaign, Dr.
Milton V. Massey, told the group,
“I have participated in this
project for several years and it is
a job in which I firmly believe, I
have, again this year, gladly
accepted this responsibility of the
chairmanship for this drive.”
He expressed gratification and
his thanks to the many Tran
sylvania County people who
attended the dinner and who have
volunteered their time and effort
to make the project successful.
He told the group that more
than 500 persons now residing in
Transylvania County are alumni
of Brevard College. He also
stressed that Brevard College is
one of the private collies in
America which emphasizes its
religious heritage and spiritual
commitment.
Brevard College is a church-
related center of education with a
“mission to match the moun
tains”. Brevard College has been
able to maintain its commitment
that “no qualified student who is
willing to study and work will be
denied enrollment for financial
reasons alone”, because of
people who believe in an in
vestment for life. . .an in
vestment in young minds and
hearts.
At Brevard, the faculty and
administration, the curriculum
and the Christian environment
seek to provide the context in
which students acquire values
which give meaning and direc
tion to life.
The United Methodist Church
and 21 other religious
denominations are represented
in the student body. Brevard
College students this year come
from 50 counties of North
Carolina, 20 states and several
foreign countries.
Describing the program of the
College, Dr. Massey said that
secretarial science and business
administration are available as
two-year completion programs,
but most of the curriculum
consists of courses designed to
provide a two-year university
parallel program to enable
graduates to continue their
studies more effectively as
juniors in four-year colleges and
universities.
Each year more than 90 per
cent of the graduating
sophomores in those courses
continue tiieir education and find
ready acceptance in colleges and
universities across the country.
Brevard is accredited by the
Southern Association of Colleges
and Schools, the University
Senate of The United Methodist
Church and the National
Association of Schools of Music.
Brevard was one of the first
two-year colleges in the nation to
acquire this accreditation with
the National Association of
Schools of Music and today only
14 other two-year collies have
this accreditation.
Beginning this year Brevard
College now offers an Associate
of Fine Arts degree to students
who complete their two years
successfully.
“All of us at Brevard College
deeply appreciate the efforts of
the workers and contributors in
this Transylvania County Fund
for Brevard,” Dr. Jacob C.
Martinson, Brevard College
President, said. “This continuing
friendship and support make it
possible to improve and expand
our service to this commimity
and to the youth of our nation.”
Continuing, Dr. Martinson
said, “Real economic benefits
are generated by Brevard
College for this community. With
a faculty and staff of about 150,
the College is one of the largest
employers in Transylvania
County.”
“Brevard’s payroll alone last
year was $875,000 and total
operating expenditure were
considerably more than
$2,000,000. Most of this was spent
in Transylvania County. During
the past 9 years operating ex
penditures and capital im
provement out-lay have provided
an investment of $19,275.00 in the
future wellbeing of our state and
nation.”
Beyond the usual contributions
a college usually makes in a
community toward shaping the
cultural environment, Brevard
College makes a special effort to
provide many events for the
community, such as the Lyceum,
musical and dramatic produc
tions, and sports.
To keep the cost of attending
college within the reach of many,
tuition at Brevard is held below
what it actually costs to operate
the college. Tuition, income
generated by the Collie’s en
dowment, and appropriations of
The United Methodist Church
meet the major part of the
operating expenses. To this are
added gifts from business firms
and private foundations, as well
as contributions from trustees,
alumni and friends. The faculty
and staff also share in this un
dertaking.
A goal of $32,850 has been set
for Transylvania for the 1977
Drive.
Energy Crisis Causes Town, Campus Revisions
We are in the midst of a winter
which may prove to be the
coldest in our nation’s history.
We face a natural gas shortage of
critical proportions. This
disastrous combination promp-
te(^ Governor Jim Hunt to declare
an “energy emergency”. Along
with Governor Hunt’s
declaration came some
recommended curtailment
procedures. The Governor’s
Office asked that thermostats in
private homes be lowered to 62
degrees. In addition. Governor
Hunt asked that all places of
business cut back their operating
time to 54 hours per week. So now
North Carolineans find them
selves facing the difficult
decision of whether to live in cool
discomfort or waste our coun
try’s precious natural gas.
Brevard College’s efforts at
energy conservation result more
from a demand by the Public
Service Compnay of North
Carolina than from personal
initiative. The college received a
letter from the President of
Pubhc Service which explained
that because of the extreme cold
and the failure to obtain expected
emergency supplies of fuel oil, it
would be necessary to curtail
usage by 35 per cent. The letter
further implied that if these
demands were not met, the
college’s natural gas supply
would be completely cut off. “We
decided to cut back on our use of
natural gas in order to prevent
the closing of the school,” Dean
Houlk explained. Public Service
Company’s demand was met
with a thermostat reducation in
every building on campus to 62
degrees. In addition, the indoor
pool in Boshamer Gymnasium
was closed because of the
tranendous amount of heat
required to heat the water.
Looking ahead to next year, the
college has altered its schedule in
order to make more use of the
warmer months.
A phone call to Qty Hall
revealed that very few changes
have been made in the Municipal
Services Building to combat the
energy crisis. This is chiefly
because the city was in com
pliance with Governor Hunt’s
request even before he made it
public. Brevard’s City Clerk
explained that the Municipal
Services Building has always
operated fourteen hours short of
Governor Hunt’s suggest^
maximum. As a result of their
already limited working hours,
the city has had to lay off no
employees. One adjustment has
been made in the building,
however; thermostats have been
set back to 60 degrees. The City
Qerk commented that a
Chamber of Commerce meeting
was called recently, and
downtown merchants were told
that the city sanctioned the
request of Governor Hunt.
The manager of Patterson’s,
one of downtown Brevard’s
largest stores, stated that he too
feels that he has long been in
compliance with Governor
Hunt’s standards. However, he
said that he has cooperated vnth
the Chamber of Commerce by
lowering his thermostat to 62
degrees. He explained that a 54
hour week was his normal
schedule, and as a result he has
had to lay no one off.
Those businesses outside of the
Chamber of Commerce have had
to take their own initiative in the
fight to conserve energy. Sky
City, a local discount house, is
one such business which has
taken these steps on its own. An
interview with the assistant
manager revealed that the store
has cut back its operating hours
to 11:30 a.m. - 7: 30 p.m., and
dropped its thermostat all the
way back to 55 degrees. Because
of these measures, no one at Sky
City lost his job due to the energy
shortage.
obligated to suffer this
discomfort in order to conserve
the nation’s natural gas.
Not all of Brevard’s citizens,
however, are in complete
agreement concerning the
energy crisis. One delightful
elderly lady expressed her
doubts that an energy crisis
really exists. The Public Service
Company sees to it that she
complies with the Governor’s
request though. She keeps her
furnace completely cut off for ten
hours a day because she cannot
afford to pay the gas bill. This
skeptical citizen closed out oiu-
telephone conversation by more-
or-less summing up the sen
timents of the entire nation. She
drew a deep breath and ex
claimed, “It feels like the North
Pole out here”
Probably hardest hit by the
shortage in the Brevard area is
the Olin Corporation. Olin was
forced to lay off a large number
of employees, and the em
ployment office is accepting no
applications until late Spring.
The energy shortage, however,
goes much further than the large
corporations and businesses.
Many of Brevard’s private
citizens have also felt the squeeze
of the energy crunch. One
cooperative citizen explained, in
a telephone interview, that she
had cut her thermostat to 60
degrees. She added that she felt
Due to the natural gas shortage
this year and the future threat of
an energy shortage, the
academic calendar for the Spring
Semester of 1978 has been
revised. The revised calendar is
below with the revisions un
derlined.
Revised calendar for Spring
Semester, 1978 Calendar
Monday, January 16 —
Residence Halls open for all
students at 1:00 p.m.
Monday, January 16 — Orien
tation for new students
Tuesday, January 17 —
Registration
W^nesday, January 18 —
Classes begin at 8:00
Wednesday, January 18 — 7:30
p.m. Convocation (required of all
students)
Tuesday, January 24 — Last day
to add course (class must be
met)
Friday, January 27 — Last day to
drop course without record
Sunday, March 12-16 — Christian
Encounter Week (exams not to
be given)
Monday, March 13 — Midterm
grades due
Friday, March 17 — Spring
vacation begins after last class
Monday, March 27 — Residence
Halls open at 1:00 p.m.
Tuesday, March 28 — Classes
resume at 8:00 a.m.
Wednesday, April 5
registration
Pre-
Thursday, May 4 —
Examinations begin
Tuesday, May 9 — Examinations
end
Sunday, May
mencement.
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Prenregistration for the Fall
semester 1977 will be Wednesday
March 30, and all pre
registration forms need to be
turned in to Mrs. Roy’s office by
the end of the day. Rising
[sophomores will be notified,
before pre^egistration by their
advisors on when to plan their
ifall cours^. ^
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