edition 8
THE CLARION
THE VOICE or BREVARD COLtEOE STUPEMTS
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1980
VOLUME 47
1980 Sweetheart Court and Royalty. Front row (left to right) Erin Gregory, Judy Early, Donna
Harriger, Laura Estep, Queen Paula Cox, Marianne Williams, Debbie Mosely and Princess
Melissa Lambert. Back Row (1 to r): Baker Heard, Mario Muniz, John Mckue, Fred Kinnear,
King Ron Jones, Prince Vere F’isher, Jeff Bryson, and Charles Huckabee. This year’s Royalty was
crowned Thursday the 14th at the V'alentine’s Dance which was a joint effort by the Social Board
and the Nemos and Delphian. (Photo by Mary Doyle).
Tornado Club Support Wanes
by Michael Ledbetter
In 1974, former head basketball
coach John Myerhoff formed a
new organization designed to
support and upgrade the athletic
department at Brevard College.
During these past few years, the
Adult Chapter of the Tornado
Club has done just that. Since it
was established, the club has
been one of the key factors in
boosting the athletic program to
its current level of greatness. Not
do the members of the
Tornado Club support the athletic
events at Brevard College, they
3lso provide financial backing
owards many athletic related
activities.
This past year, however,
support for the club has sharply
decreased, Martha Nolen,
secretary of The Tornado Club,
attributes this to the fact that two
of the club’s biggest supporters
left the organization. John
Myerhoff and Ned Whitmire, a
past president of the club, left for
various reasons, leaving the
Tornado Club to practically start
from scratch. As for now, the
club has about twenty members
and can only hope to gain more
members by way of word to other
residents in the community.
Many people are under the
impression that the Tornado Club
was organized for the sole benefit
of the basketball program.
Although the club was formed by
Coach Myerhoff, his intentions
were designed to help out the
entire athletic program. Sam
Lewis, the new basketball coach
would like to stress this fact.
A member of the Tornado Club
is entitled to benefits that include
the use of the swimming pool at
designated times, and season
passes to the basketball games.
Although membership has
fallen off this year, Ms. Nolen
feels that through the effort of the
present members, next year will
show signs of improvement in
both support for the club as well
as the number of members.
The officers of the Tornado
Club for the 1979-80 year are:
President - Mike Rose; Vice
President - Chester Crumrine;
Treasurer - Jimmy Alderman
and Secretary - Martha Nolen.
by Kathy “Mud” Clark
The Collegiate Choir opens its
usical repertoire for the Spring
semester Thursday evening,
srch 6, at 8:15 p.m. in Dunham
^Witorium. The program will
onsist of a diverse range of
usic which should appeal to
almost every taste.
one euphonic evening the
fvard College community will
■ ness the dramatic cultural
®''ges which have occured
within the past few centuries as
the choir revives the contrasting
harmonies of baroque and the
stirring emotions of the Negro
spiritual. In addition to some
renaissance madrigals, some
Bach, and some Corsi; a few
twentieth century concert
composers will be featured.
Among the more interesting
arrangements is one by Bassett
in which a moog synthesizer
provides the accompaniment.
Lee Bratton, the choral
PTK, Harriger
Win Top Honors
by Judy Early
In the snow-capped mountains
of Asheville, N.C. over 100
members from 11 Phi Theta
Kappa (PTK) Chapters par
ticipated in the Carolina regional
convention the weekend of
February 8-10 which was hosted
by Delta Pi, Brevard’s local PTK
Chapter. “The convention was a
success thanks to the great
members and sponsors of Delta
Pi,” reported Donna Harriger,
president of Delta Pi.
Several chapters were
presented with honors at the
convention at the Holiday Inn
West in Asheville. The Phi
Lambda Most Distinguished
Member Award went to Donna
Harriger, who was honored for
her achievements. Also the
Carolina Chapters presented
Delta Pi with a plaque and ex
pressed their gratitude for a fine
convention. Other awards in
cluded: The Travel Award -
Piedmont Tech, Most
Distinguished Chapter
Isothermal, Most Improved
Chapter - College of the Alber-
marle, Best use of Honor Topic -
Lees McRae College, Yearbook
Award - Isothermal. Another
award, the Sally Beard Service
Award, initiated by Delta Pi will
be given the following year to the
chapter who has been involved in
the most service projects.
Judging the awards was the
keynote speaker, Fred Baker,
who is a math statistician with
the U.S. Department of
Agriculture and who organized
the Carolinas, Georgia and
Alabama into a region for PTK.
Mr. Baker delivered a speech to
the PTK members mentioning
the services and needs of the
Agriculture Department. He sees
a need in this country and in this
(Collegiate Choir To Perform March 6
government for “good people
working not just for economic
purposes but for personal
satisfaction and for
achievement.” In short he feels
“the government needs PTK
people.” Several other guest
speakers at the convention in
cluded President Jacob Mar
tinson, who welcomed the par
ticipants to the convention. Also a
humorous speech on the history
of western man was given by
Gene McDowell, Delta Pi’s co
sponsor.
Delta Pi’s members stayed
actively busy during the weekend
registering members,
scheduling activities, and
campaigning for regional vice
president. Although Delta Pi was
not elected, an active campaign
was headed by Kitty Brandon
who along with other PTK
members put up posters,
distributed key chains and
necklaces supporting the lingo
“step out on the right foot with
Delta Pi.” During the campaign
speeches. Delta Pi gave a
comical commentary similar to a
Saturday Night Live newsbreak.
After a competitive campaign the
election resulted with Lees
McRae, regional president; York
Tech College, vice president and
Montreat-Anderson College,
secretary.
Adjourning the Carolina
regional convention the members
concentrated on their plans for
the up coming national con
vention which is scheduled the
last few days of spring break,
March 20-22. The convention at
the Capital Hilton will include
meetings at night and sight
seeing during the day. Around 100
Carolinians plan to travel to
Capitol Hill with Carolina in their
mind.
Speech Contest Set
Tomorrow Night
director, feels optimistic about
thescheduledperformance and a
ten,’?.‘ive tour which the choir will
hopefully take part in March 12-
18, The various places which the
choir will visit are still up in the
air but a performance at
Disneyland is certain Mr^
Bratton feels that the projected
tour will greatly benefit the
students as both a social and
performing experience while he
• it will recruit new m-
hopes i>. •'■■■
dividuals to this school.
The final round of the
Brevard College Oratorical
Contest will be held tomorrow
night, February 20, at 7:30 in
Dunham Auditorium, An
elimination round reduced the
nine entrants to the present
five finalists.
The students competing for
the $100, $50 and $25 prizes are
Clara Allen (“Imagination-A
Developed State of Mind”),
Debi Crane (“Who Is In
Charge of My Life?”), Teresa
Waynick (“Is the U.S, Going
To Be Caught Off Guard
Again?”), Tony Bradshaw
(“Rating the Candidates”),
and Judy Early (“Action”),
Judges for the contest are
Sarah Barnhill, Ken
Chamlee Ed Cunningham,
Frank Davis, Ray Fisher, and
Ed Roy,
Lostand Found
A silver Speidel identification
bracelet was found in the library.
It has the name “Mark” and a
date on it. If this bracelet is
yours, please see Mrs, Chamlee
in the library office.