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Page TWO BULLETIN e From Indian Days To Paved Highways In Transylvania Long before the white man came into the mountains of southwestern North Caroli na, Cherokee braves were iishing the streams and hunt ing among the hills and coves which surround the head wa ters of the French Broad riv- -er. Up until the American Revolution, Brevard and its •environs were conceded to be Indian territory. The only "white men to visit this region were a few hunters, trappers and traders who occasional ly ventured into the upper reaches of the French Broad. About 1783 a few hardy Eng lish, Irish and Scotch settlers commenced to come into the valley. In January 1861 the Legis lature of North Carolina cre ated Transylvania county from portions of Henderson and Jackson. The county seat was named Brevard in honor of Colonel Ephriam Brevard. Though known as an out standing Revolutionary sol dier, his greatest fame rests in his signature to the Meck lenburg Declaration of Inde pendence as clerk of the com mittee which drew up this iassffliMSil The library building is a gift of the family of the late ■James Addison Jones of Charlotte, N. C. It was dedicat- >ed in 1948 and contains 15,000 volumes and several hun dred musical recordings. ISBW DORMITORY FOR WOMEN document on May 20, 1775. The past two decades have been years of steady devel opment for Brevard and Transylvania county. The re gion has long been regarded as an ideal vacation land be cause of the scenic beauty of the French Broad valley and surrounding mountains, and the pleasant climate. Even in the coldest months, from De cember through February, the average temperature is 39.3° F and during the warm est months, from July through August, the mean temperature is 71° F. Many years ago it came to be a cen ter for summer camps for boys and girls. More recent ly, with the establishment of Brevard college, the Transyl vania Music Camp, the Bre vard Music Festival, and with the substantial increase both in population and pros perity, there has been a Quickening of the intellectual —Turn To Page Four Women’s Dormitory Will Be Occupied After Holidays As this bulletin goes to press, work on the new dor mitory for women is being pushed to completion. It will be occupied by students Thursday, April 8, when they return to the campus after the Easter holidays. Everything has been done to make the dormitory at tractive and livable. The rooms are approximately 13 by 16 feet in size, with built- in vanity and large closets. The baths are of all-tile con struction with marble stand ards. The large reception room, cozy fireplace, and picture windows overlook the college farm and distant —Turn To Page Four
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