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THE BREVARD COLLEGE WEEKLY
Vol. II
Brevard College, Br3vard, North Carolina, January 15, 1937.
No, 15
“Pertelote” Staff
Selection of the staff for the
1937 edition of the Perlelote, Bre
vard College yearbook, has been
completed, according to Leighton
Presson, editor-in-chief of the
publication.
Those selected are as follows:
Editorial staff: Editor-in-chief,
Leighton Presson; assistant ed
itor, Conrad Wilson; associate
editors, Margaret Ryan and
Frank Craven; sophomore editor.
Satenik Nahikian; freshman ed
itor, Mary Fern Coble: athletic
editor, Howard Stamey: organ
ization editor, Betty Brookshire;
write-up editors, Geraldine De-
Vier and Irene Parsons; photo
graphic editor, Howard Wilkin
son; feature editor, Ellen L.
Gidney; chief typist,John Odom.
Mr. Dendy is serving as faculty
adviser for the publication.
Business Staff: Business man
ager. Harold fieversi^jaasist^nt
business manager, F'ierce Cole;
advertising managers, Bernice
Brantley, Jimmie Rogers, Midge
Cogdill, and Sturgis May; circu
lation manager, Guilford Ross.
THEME of ANNUAL
‘ ‘The future of the Brevard Col
lege student” has been selected
as the theme of the book. Leigh
ton Presson, editor of the book.
The Pertelote wishes to present
Brevard College as “a work insti
tution where all students may
receive a good education at a
reasonable price.’'
It is hoped that a large num
ber of students will participate in
the Photo-Nature Club snap-shot
contest so there will be a large
number of attractive photographs
to be printed in the book.
An extensive advertising cam
paign will begin immediately.
The business staff will appreciate
any suggestions by the students
regarding any advertisers who
may be secured.
The publication will be com
posed of six sections. Jokes, fea
tures, and snapshots will be in
terspersed with the advertise
ments in order to make them
more valuable.
Should youngsters be free to
read everything? Well, do you
let them eat everything and hope
that the things won’t be fatal?
— Robert Quillen.
The Gymnasium That the
Students Want and Need
The present student body has pledged fifteen hundred dollars
toward the construction of this building. Preparation for this pic
ture was made from an ink sketch of the architect’s drawing by
Mr. Campbell.
Operetta Charac
ters Have Been
^Selected
Characters for “The Willow
Plate, ” an 0 peretta to be given
under the direction of Mrs. Dendy
and Miss Irene Clay, have been
selected. Bill Hackney has been
appointed chairman of the adver
tising committee.
The characters for the pro
duction are Koong-Shee, a Chin
ese princess-MaryMcLarty, with
Annie Ruth Call as understudy;
Lin-Mee, her nurse-Gladys Wea
therman, with Marcella Pendley
as understudy; Wu Lung Fang,
her father-Roland Taylor, with
Marshall Houts as understudy;
Chang, keeper of the royal records
-Leighton Presson, with George
Stentz as understudy; Sung-Fat,
court poet and jester-Charles
Scott, with Frank Craven as
understudy; and Tai-Lo, a neigh
boring prince-Charles Woodson,
with Jack Taggart as under
study.
Cast of Play
Is Announced
The cast for ‘ ‘The Mouse-Trap, ”
a one-act farce by William Dean
Howells, has been selected for
production by the Dramatic Club;
and the play will be given in the
auditorium in about two weeks.
Admission will be ten cents.
The cast is as follows: Gussie
French Program
Is Presented
A rather uhiijue and interest
ing program was given in chapel
this morning, by Miss Hayes’s
classes in sophomore and fresh
man French. Hatty Giles con
ducted the devotionalsin French.
As an introduction to the pro
gam, Evelyn Swaringen spoke on
the patriotism and lov3 the
French people have for their
country. Her topic was “Vive la
France!” The French national
anthem was sung in French by a
group. Elizabeth Craft then ex
plained the origin and formation
of the French language. One of
the most famous pieces of French
literature, “La Chanson de Ro
land,” discussed by Edwin Hyatt.
Marshall Houts spoke on “Athlet
ics in France.” The audience
then sang “Frere Jacques” in
English, after which a group
sang it in French. The program
was closed by a group singing
“Ma Rose Sauvage D’Ireland,”
which in English is “My Wild
Irish Rose. ”
Rose Pless as Mrs. Somers, Con
rad Wilson as Mr. Campbell,
Susan Bundy as Mrs. Miller,
Bernice Brantley as Mrs. Beamis,
Midge Cogdill as Mrs. Curwen,
and Helen Parrish as Mrs. Rob
erts.
Punctuality is the,art of guess
ing how late the other feHow is
going to be.
Building Program
It is imperative that Brevard
College have several new build
ing within the next few months
to meet the demands of the in
creasing student body and to
maintain the rating which she
phenomenally obtained during
her three years of existence.
When Brevard College opened
in 1934, she was handicapped be
cause of inadequate material
equipment; but she was able to
pull through two years. Yet to
day there is an acute need for an
extensive building program, part
of which is under way; and the
remaining part must come from
friends of the college.
The most talked-of need is a
gymnasium, and the present stu
dent body has pledged by indivi
dual subscription $1,500 for the
construction of this building.
These pledges came spontaneous^
ly through profound school spir
it and loyalty of the students to
their Alma Mater. The college
administration believes that it
will be possible to get this build-
mg under construction within
the next sixty days.
An infirmary is the most acute
need of the college. There is no
building to which students may
go for rest, attention, and quiet
ness when they have a minor
illness. An infirmary would
counteract epidemics and help
safeguard the welfare of the en
tire student body.
Perhaps the most striking need
is a new library building and a-
bout one thousand new books.
The present library is located in
the main building and is not ad
equate for use for use by four
hundred students.
Undoubtedly the most techni
cal need is a science building
with rooms for chemistry, bio
logy, zoology, and home econom
ics. The equipment of the pres
ent space now used for these
classes is limited, and new equip
ment is a necessity.
Already the athletic field is
well under way, and several
minor building repairs and re
novations are in process. The
administration believes that,
with the aid of friends, it will
be possible to secure funds to
provide for these projects.