The Clarion Wednesday. April 1.1. 1994 Page 8
Teacher Feature
Murray has dedicated his life to teaching art
by Alex Bedient
Clarion Staff Writer
Tim Murray was bom in Redding,
England on Oct. 28, 1938. He started
school in England when he was four
years old and stayed in school there until
he was eight years old before he and his
fannily moved to the United States in
1947.
When his family moved here, he
started school in the fourth grade while
living in Winston Salem, N.C. The
high school that Murray went to was
Gray High School, which is now the
North Carolina School of the Arts. He
graduated from there in 1956.
After completing school at Gray, he
worked for two years as an electrical
draftsman. After those two years, he
enrolled at Mars Hill Junior College.
After he graduated from Mars Hill, he
went to the University of North
Carolina, in 1959, as an art major and
graduated again with a M.A.C.A.
Murray has also done some post
graduate work at Clemson University
and at the University of Tennessee.
Murray is married to Mary
Whitehurst Murray, and they will be
celebrating their 25th wedding
anniversary soon. They have a son,
Gordon, who graduated from Brevard
College and Appalachian State
University. Gordon is currently
managing a restaurant in Huntsville,
Ala., and is married to Julie Carrol
Murray.
During the time that Murray was at
Mars Hill, he first heard of Brevard
College because Mars Hill used to play
against Brevard in sports. Murray was at
Arden, N.C., at a camp session one
summer teaching crafts to youngsters.
The Art Department at the University of
North Carolina recommended Murray to
the Dean here at Brevard, and Murray
became a faculty member at Brevard the
next fall. The Dean, Dr. John Bennett,
came and visited Murray at the camp in
1963 and Murray finished up his
masters work for the University of
North Carolina while teaching his
classes here at Brevard.
Murray enjoys working with the
students and seeing them grow. He feels
that there is a disadvantage because
BC Concert Band to
perform on April 26
The Brevard College Concert Band
will present its Spring Concert, under
the direction of Brevard College
Instructor in Music David Kirby, at 8
p.m. on Tuesday, April 26, in Dunham
Auditorium. The program is free of
charge and open to the public.
For more information, call (704)
883-8292. ^
according to Murray, he gets the
students right where they can show their
best potential and then the students
either transfer or graduate.
by Kelly Wright
Clarion Staff Writer
A PIO service trip was held over
spring break. The group of students that
participated in the trip were Claire
Doughtery, Adam Ducey, Marla Getford,
Helen Grindstaff, Charles Miller,
Chisako Nakamura, Tim Predmore and
Jason Stroud. PIO Coordinator Fran
Lynch led the group to Cumberland
Island National Seashore. Along with
the time spent on the island, the group
toured Savannah, Ga., and Charleston
S.C.
During the week, the group tore
down a block building and helped to
build a new interpretative trail. One
student said, “When most BC students
were at the beach or home doing
nothing positive, we were out on an
island doing hard wwk that most people
will nevCT know we did, that will help
the looks of the wilderness
preservation.” The group also got lots
of time to enjoy the beach.
Most participants agreed that the
Mainly for the art students, the
really necessary piece of advice that he
gives them is this:
“They need to spend a lot of time
best experiences during the week were
the trail maintenance, campfire time,
tours of the island, free meals, food,’
wildlife, fishing, the beach and the
beautiful surroundings. While staying
on the island, a few things were learned
about life, such as, “you can’t live
without good food and company.” Bugs
studying, and really get involved and
concentrate on their work. The students
needs to understand and trust themselves
to feel comfortable in what they do.”
became a nuisance to the group. One
member commented that “The bugs
were thicker than the hair on a shaggy
dog’s back.”
The trip was a success. A
participant added, “The island is
beautiful, you should go see it if at all
possible.”
Brevard College book store
officials explain high prices
by Darren Kaye
Clarion Staff Writer
Every semester when it is time to
purchase new books for classes, students
are constantly complaining about the
high prices of the texts.
There are several reasons why the
books are so expensive. The first reason
is that the prices are not set by the store
Itself. They are owned by a nationwide
company who submits a bid to the
college to operate here. Portions of the
prices are paid for copyrighting fees,
royalties to the author(s). and
publishing costs.
When it is time to buy the book
back, a standard price is set by the
parent company depending on the
condition of the texts. This price is,
however, only for the end of the
semester within the buy back period. If
you sell your books before this time the
price will be significantly less.
Henry Stepp/Clarion
Professor Of Art, Tim Murray, has taught at BC for over 30 years One of
his students was Assistant Professor Bill Byers.
Students clean up Cumberland Seashore