THE CLARION
THE BREVARD COLLEGE WEEKLY
Vol. II Brevard College, Brevard, North Carolina, October 2, 1936 No. 3
News In Brief
Faulkner Resigns
After the resignation of Mitch
ell Faulkner, Betty Brookshire
became the new president of the
Young People’s organization at
the Brevard Methodist Church.
Miss Brookshire was formerly
the vice-president. Faulkner re
signed because of duties that
will make it impossible for him
to serve in this office.
Odom New Treasurer
Johnny Odom was unaminous-
ly elected by the Sophomore
Class to serve as treasurer of that
class during the coming year.
Bill Patton, a member of the
class last year was elected at the
regular class officer’s election
last year; but he did not return
to school here. Mr. Odom is
prominent in practically all school
activities.
Hikes Conducted
Fi itccically three-fourths of th&
student body went on the hike
to one of the near-by mountains
last Saturday,while about thirty
other students hiked to Glenn
Canon falls. The group that
went to Glenn Canon Falls left
at two-thirty, and the other hik
ers left the campus at four-fif
teen. More hikes to near-by places
of interest will be conducted un
til bad weather interferes.
Dramatic Club
The dramatic club had try-outs
to determine which freshmen
will be permitted to join the club
of Brevard players. This group,
under the direction of Miss
Smith, will present several dra
matic productions during the
year.
Taylor Hall Council
At a recent meeting of the
men of Taylor Hall, John Wahon-
ick was elected president of the
Student Council in that dormi
tory. Jack Noblitt and Joe Jack
Atkins were elected to serve
from the basement floor. From
the first floor, Paul Westbrook
and Frank Bahnson will be coun
cil members. The group elected
Tom Peeler and Wahonick to be
council members to represent the
second floor. Residents of the
third floor put George Lee and
Bill Black on the council.
Forensic Club
Horace Raper, president of the
Forensic Club, announced on
Wednesday that plans for thede-
jating team this year are only
tentative.
Last year the team was late in
beginning its season, but it sent
a team to the junior college tour
nament which was held in Char
lotte in March.
Mr. Raper expects to arouse in
terest in all forensic activities
this year, with the early beginn
ing of the club’s work. Mr. Ben
nett will assist the club as facul
ty adviser. Mr. Pangle and Mrs.
Coltrane are the veteran coaches
of debating activities.
Teague Elected
Mary Helen Teague, an out
standing sophomore of West
Hall, was elected president of
the council in that hall at a meet
ing of the entire house residents
last Tuesday evening.
Miss Teague ’ will bs- assisted
by Elizabeth Sherrill and Mary
Thompson from the first floor,
Corine Self and Annie Ruth Call
from the second floor.
Like the other dormitory coun
cils on the campus, this group
will assist the dean and assistant
dean in maintaining proper con
duct in the building during study
hour and at other times. Also
this gronp will serve in any pos
sible way to provide for the gen
eral welfare of the group,
Digest Poll
Election Forecast
According to the “Literary Di
gest” poll of September 26, Gov
ernor Landon, Republican candi
date for president, had 293,972
of the 503,509 votes that have
been cast in the the “Digest”
poll to that date.
This vote lead shows Mr. Lan
don in the lead in 13 of the 21
states that have returned ballots.
Much interest is connected
with the “Literary Digest” poll,
for all strarW-vote elections that
it has conducted in the past twen-
ty-four years have gone the same
way as the real election.
The “Digest” mailed ten mil
lion ballots to legal voters, and
the complete returns will not be
in until the first of November.
Cheer Leaders
Elected
Last monday at the assembly
period Frank Craven and Midge
Cogdill were outstandingly elect
ed to serve as the head cheer
leaders during the three seasons
of athletics.
Susan Bundy and Revis Frye
were chosen by vote to assist as
representatives from the Fresh
man Class.
Frank Craven was a member
of the cheer leaders’ squad, apd
this election promotes him in the
field of cheer bringers. Midge,
a lively red-head, was prominent
in stage entertaining last year as
a freshman.
This group has been busy in
organizing yells and in their for
mation while leading the yells.
Many of last year’s popular yells
have been retained, and several
more have been added.
There will be a regular cheer
ing squad this season for all
home football games. This group
will have a certain poi’tion of the
stands at the high school field re
served for them.
Council Members
Members of the sophomore
class shuffled into the Adminis
tration Building lobby last Wed-
nesdaypost meridian between two
and four, marked a ballot twice
to designate their choice for the
new sophomore council represen
tatives, and then went on their
way.
At five o’clock the president of
the student council announced,
after check and recheck of the
ballots, that John Odom and Ruth
Brewer had received the highest
number of votes and were declar
ed elected.
Other candidates, whose names
were printed on the ballot in
heavy type, were Bernice Brant-
ly and Annie Ruth Call who re
ceived a high percentage of votes
regardless of their defeat.
Freshmen council members will
be elected the first Monday^in
November. Prior to that time
the class will make nominations
which must be confirmed by the
present student council. The
freshmen, by virtue of the coun
cil constitution, ar eallowed three
councH members.
Freshman Officers
At a prolonged meeting of the
Freshman Class last Saturday,
September 26, Jack Reid, a stud-
dent from Charlotte, North Car
olina, was elected president of
the class.
Other members of the class
chosen to hold office are Albert
DeShaw from New York, who
will be vice-president; Miss Mal-
va Tharpe of Brevard, who is
the class secretary; and Miss
Mary Anne Turner of Waynes-
ville, who is to be the treasurer.
Mr. Reid stands about six-feet
two inches to top on a measur
ing stick that will reach longer
than seven feet. Jack greets
you with a smile which forms
primarily around the mouth.
He is a member of the Minister
ial Band and assistant dean at
Ross Hall.
The Freshman Class is off to
a start similar to the extraordi
nary start of the freshman
class of last year, which passed
marks of any class of this school.
Class meetings will be held
once every two weeks unless the
class officers deem it necessary
to assemble more often.
On Not Studying
By “Monk“ Landreth
Well folks, the curfew has rung,
and all good boys are supposed
to begin studying. Your humble
scribe’ being a good boy (?), pro
cures a chair and diligently ap
plies himself to his studies. (Fac
ulty please note!)
Suddenly the door opens and
my “problem child” of a room
mate comes trucking through the
door singing the college hit song’
“The Carsons and the Coys.” I
gently but firmly thrust him out
the window, and proceed to do
my duty to freshman rhetoric.
I study “up a storm” for ten
minutes when a dear neighbor
sticks his head into my sanctuary
and asks, ‘ ‘Brother, can you spare
a match?” I gladly give him an
explosive match which pops in
his face, and he pursues his
quest elsewhere.
Quiet descends upon the base
ment of Taylor Hall again, and I
push my pencil across page
upon page of paper. Someone
knocks upon my door, and, I ask,
“Who’s there?” Then the voice
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