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Brevard College, Brevard, North Carolina, Friday, April 24, 1936.
The Clarion
The Brevard College Weekly
Published from September to June while the
College is in session, except on holidays aud
ctj^jing examinations.
$feOO per year by carrier. If by mail $1.25
fey the school year.
A^ertising Rates given on Request.
Editor-in-Chief: » William Davis
Associate Ed tors: Odell Salmon and Evelyn
Swaringen.
' REPORTOJIIAL STAFF
Earl Pears jii Edith Beard
Summers Maugans Katherine Coffry
Cecil Evans Ida Wliiseiianl
Annie Donnell Patterson Bill PaHton
Helen Ayett Frances Goforth
Bernice Brantley Mary Lou Latham
Typist; John Odom
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business Manager Wilson Forbes
Assistant Clem Xhomas
Advertising Manager R. D. McNeer, Ji.
Assistant Bob Sumiier
Circulation Manager Myzoii Murphy
Assistant - Joe Allpu
Faculty Advisers: Miss Craig, Mr. McNeer
and Mr. Cathey.
Are We Cqnsiderate?
To be considerate of oth9r„.people is
one of the most important things we
can learn at college, We have been
taught this before, perhaps; but we
seem to have forgotten it to a great
extent.
To begin with, roommates should be
considerate of one another, and
should realize that when one is trying
to study, silence is the most desirable
thing. A little cooperation within the
room helps considerably.
And in the halls! Honestly, some
times there is more fuss in the halls
than there is at midnight at a New
Year’s Eve party. Of, course, a death
like silence is not to be expected; how
ever, neither are stentorian shouts ex
pected from a supposedly civilized
group of girls.
Another place in which a little
more respect might be shown is in
the music practice rooms... The stud
ents are given certairi hours to pracr
tice and ate supposed to use those
hours. It is most iriconvenient for
one who is practicing for someone else
to come in and say, “Please don’t let
me bother you,” and then sit down
and immediately begin a ceaseless
flow of chatter. Conditions are not
in the least conducive to concentra
tion. "
Just a little more consideration and
Writers, Try It
Last Saturday night the students
witnessed a sketch or production
which was penned by a young lady of
the sophomore class, produced and
and acted by members of the orches
tra and assistants. On. two other oc
casions, the Freshman-Sophomore
Theatre Party and Stunt Night, stud
ents witnessed skits that were written
by local students.
If no othei- impressions were gain-
ed; these entertainments proved to
us that there are,,, talented writers,
in our school. We do not infer that
they are writers of perfection or even
writers that can alwaya sway our'
miinds or effectively use our senses or
passions with their writiugs; but we
do believe that they, can ,write skits,
plays, or forensic manuscripts that
can be used by some dramatic group
in a production to provide a pleasent,
beneficial, ^ and an edifying experience
for the students.
Seven weeks remain in the present
quarter and in'the school year. This
is sufficient time for an amateur
dramatic attraction to be "written,
practised, and presented before open
ing of examinations. We are prone
to believe that if a writer who has
been “holdingout” will hecbme alert
and present sUch a manuscript he or
she will be rewarded by witndssing, a
thrilled student body that will forever
remember the person 'who ' penned a
delight for their fancies.
Orations
Recently we as students of Brevard
College have been highly honored by
having two awards, the J. F. Moser
Memorial Medal and the Josephine
Bryan Doub Medal, offered in our col
lege for the wiii'ners of. oraticnal con
tests, which are to be held annually.
We should be, very proud of these
medalsv because .this shows . that peo
ple both oijtside and inside the col
lege who are interested in what we
are doing and believe in us enough to
expend some, effort in doing something
for us. This also shows that we are
doing things here that are attracting
attention. It is really a step in becom
ing, a tinie college when we grow active
respect shown for other people will go
a long way in promoting better schol
arship.
in work of this nature; and we should
and do, appreciatethe offering of these
medals very much.
But how can we show that we are
really appreciative of this interest?
We should enter into this work imme
diately with a whole-heartedness that
these people expect in return for their
kindness. The faculty is certainly
doing its part by working out the
regulations for the contests and doing
all they can to get things started in
this activity. And now it is up to the
students to show that we are deserv
ing of these medals. There ought to
be many of the boys and girls talented
along the lines of oratory who have
their orations worked out by this time
or who are beginning active work on
them. At any rate, we hope that there
will be a large group who will enter
the various contests and show our
friends that their interest and efforts
for us are not in vain.
Again may we say that we as , stu
dents here in Brevard College now
deeply appreciate this great kindness
done for us and our development.
Spring
Spring is here—spring with its mirac
ulous power to change the seemin gly
dead trees to shady, leafy ones, to
make the withered and well-trodden
grass green and fresh-looking, to fill
the air with music of birds that rejoice
in its return, and to open, out of their
tiny buds, fliowers beautiful and frag
rant. Besides the joy and happiness
that spring brings with it, it is the
most valuable of the seasons, for it
is a time for planting and growing.
Our school lives can be likened to
the seasons; the one that we are most
interested in now is spring, for this is
the time when everything is fresh and
new. It is now that we must seize
the opportunities offered to us, make
use of them, and thus establish a solid
foundation upon which to build as we
pass on to higher classes or institu
tions. What would we think of a
farmer who would sit and leisurely
enjoy the pleasures of spring? We
would think him foolish.’ When sum
mer comes, everything is still beau
tiful; no crops appear; autumn comes,
but there is no harvest to reap; win
ter comes, but there is nothing to face
but hardships and possibly starvation.
We would wonder at such foolishness;
but do not some of us, not realizing it
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