151 Graduates LeaveMay 8
By (ienie (llov er
Sunday, May 8 is definitely a
(jate marked on every
sophomore's calendar as the en
tire school anxiously prepares for
this year’s Commencement exer
cises, just under two weeks away.
Many activities have been
planned around the actual Com
mencement ceremony, which
will take place at 2 p.m. in
Boshamer Gymnasium that Sun
day.
Rehearsal for graduation will
take place Saturday in the gym
following an Alumni brunch
which will be held in the Myer’s
Dining Hall.
That night there’s going to be a
candlelight Dinner with buffet
(semi-formal dress), again in the
cafeteria. Following the dinner,
students, faculty, and parents
will be treated to a Big Band
Sound dance which will be per
formed by the BC Stage Band in
the cafeteria.
A Baccalaureate service will
take place on Sunday at 11a.m. at
the First United Methodist
Church. Dr. John McWhorter,
District Superintendent of
Greensboro for the United
methodist church will preside as
speaker. Sophomores Susan
Traynor and Susan Eastwood will
be providing music for the ser
vice.
North Carolina Representative
James McClure Clark will be the
®he Clarion
speaker at the graduation
ceremony.
Following the presentation of
the Citizenship and Scholarship
awards, President Martinson will
present the diplomas.
“Students are almost always
surprised by how - nice the
graduation experience is,” said
Dean Wray.
Volume 30
Brevard College Tuesday, April 26, 1983
Number 9
Clarion Wins ASPA
First Place Award
Above is the “Brevard Wall” currently nearing completion.
PTK Inducts 24 New Members
Twenty-four provisional
members were inducted into Phi
Theta Kappa April 5 in Dunham
Auditorium as faculty members,
parents and friends looked on.
Michelle Ebner, secretary of
the Delta Phi Chaper, presided
over the candlelight ceremony as
a fraternity member lit the can
dle of each inductee and offered a
personal word of welcome.
College President Martinson,
himself a member of PTK, ex
pressed his congratulations to the
new members. The main thrust
of his brief message was as
follows:
“If you don’t rememberanything
else I have said tonight, I want
you to remember this one thing:
you are here to obtain knowledge
and wisdom, but when you leave
here, you have a responsibility to
serve. The gilt of knowledge and
wisdom, if not used to serve those
around us, is useless.”
A reception for the new
members was held in the lobby
afterwards.
New PTK members include
Susan Bridges, Pam
Caldemeyer, Natalie Carie,
Cheryl Chester, Janet Clark
(Secretary-elect), Shari Eakes,
and Greg Guillebeau (Vice-
President-elect).
Also Ron Hendrix, Diana
Howard, Kim Johnson, Tomoko
Kitagawa, Lai Nar Leung, Judy
McDonald, Madeline Madden,
and Brian Merusi.
Also. Scott Merusi, Jeff Moore,
Margaret Nifong, Stuart Noell
(Treasurer-elect), Christine^
Peliicio, Richard Pitts, Terry Lee
Robinson. George Sweet, Cheryl
Vickers, and Nancy Wheatley
(President-elect).
N^ews Briefs
Honors And Awards Day Set Tomorrow
Tomorrow is a big day at
Brevard College as the entire stu
dent body and faculty, along with
•Tiany parents and friends, will
gather in Boshamer Gymnasium
at 10:30 a.m. for this year’s
Honors Day.
Honors Day is the one day a
year that the College sets aside to
recognize those students, both
freshmen and sophomores, who
have excelled in any of a variety
of areas.
Awards to be given away
tomorrow include several Stu
dent Organizational Awards.
Special Recognition Awards,
Divisional Awards (math,
science, social science. Fine
Arts, etc.), and the distinguished
Brevard College Awards.
Recipients of these honors were
chosen by the College faculty and
administrators.
Mr. B"d Cunningham will
preside as Master of Ceremonies^
Honors Day has been organized
by the Ceremonies Committee.
FACULTY CHANGES
Faculty changes lor next year
at Brevard College are enp«ted
u be minimal, says Dean Morns
The Brevard College Clarion
has been awarded First Place
honors in the 1982 American
Scholastic Press Association an
nual newspaper competition. The
Clarion scored an even 900 points
out of a possible 1000 on a rating
system which judges papers on
content, general plan, page
design, editing, art, and creativi
ty.
The Clarion received perfect
marks for general plan and
editing, and near perfect marks
for page design.
First Place is the highest rating
category given by the ASPA. The
award letter accompanying the
certificate stated “articles are
well written and are laid out in a
professional manner that makes
the format quite attractive.” The
judges’ letter also said “your
devotion of the last page to sports
coverage is a professional techni
que.”
1982-1983 Clarion editor Jon
Zillioux was pleased with the an
nouncement. Said Zillioux, “It’s
very satisfying to win this kind of
award. It makes all the hard
work seem worthwhile.”
Mr. Ken Chamlee, Clarion ad
visor since 1978, said, “I’m very
happy for Jon and the staff. It has
not been the easiest of years, but
this recognition makes you forget
the headaches.”
The Clarion competed against
other junior and community col
leges across the United States.
The ASPA serves over 800 schools
nationwide.
Concert Band Tours May 2-7
By Genie Glover
While most students will be gone
by then, Brevard College’s Con
cert Band is going to stay in the
area for a little longer as they are
scheduled to tour area high
schools May 4-8.
The band is scheduled to play
at Asheville High, Enka, Tuscola,
Pisgah, East Henderson, Rober
son, and West Henderson high
schools. '
According to Director Dr. Up
church, this tour has a two-fold
purpose: firstly for practice, and
secondly for publicity.
Dr. Upchurch explained that he
felt the need of performance
outlet because professional
groups rehearse an equal amount
of time for their performances.
He is attempting to d6 the same
with the students here.
“There’s a need to play pieces
as many times as you can,” he
explained.
Dr. Upchurch indicated that
the programs for this tour would
not widely differ as they trek
from school to school.
Wray- , ,
Dr. Wray said that only three ot
the present faculty have officially
announced leaving Brevard, in
cluding Catherine Arroe,
Charlotte Breed, and Carr
Bullock.
The college expects to hire
three new resident tutors for the
women’s residence halls and one
resident tutor for one of the male
halls.
Dean Wray expects Dr. and
Mrs. Chris Marsh to become the
resident tutors at Ross Hall, in
the event Ross is opened next fall.
On The Inside
Take a trip to the beach with Tim and learn about “beach eti
quette”. See page 2
Where are sophomores going next year? Find out on page 3.
Sophomores voted for some of their class favorites. See who they
are on pages 4 and 5.
Next year’s SGA officers reveal some plans for 1983-84. See what
they are on page 6.
Tornado tennis teams come to the mid-point in their season. Find
out more on page 8.