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Brevard College, Brevard, North Carolina, February 19, 1937.
THE CLARION
Brevard College Weekly
MEMBER OF NORTH CAEOLINA
COLLEGIATE PRESS AS30CIAT ION
Editor-in-Chief Odell Salmon
Associate Editor Evelyn Swaringen
A^ews Editor IVlonk Landreth
Sports Editor Sturgis May
Columns ,
Geraldine DeVier Betty Brookshire
Irene Parsons Satenik Nahikian
Willa Daughtry
Reporters
Julius Page Mary Palmer
S^iisan, Bundy ; W. A. Campbell
Management
Buiiness Mahager Clem Thomas
Circulation Manager Gsne Matthews
Faculty Adtiaers
Miss Craig - Mr; Andrew r Miss Poove\
PRINTING
Faculty Supervisor Mr. Daniel
Manager Wallis Orr
T ypesetters
John Orr William Fowler
George Buchanan
Pressman John Miller
Are You Willing
To Do Your Part?
Babe Ruth in- an editorial on
fame once wrote, “You often
hear it said we haven’t enough
^rSat leaders, but I think we
haven’t enough grea:t followers. ”
Wfe think of Babe Ruth as the
home-run king of sports and not
as a philosopher, but I believe
when he wrotei' this he was hit
ting hard on an idea well worth
our consideration.
Leadership is essential in' -kll
walks of life. Without some one
to go befoi'e and chart 'new
courses we cannot make progress.
Sometime ago, the editor of a
college paper in this state re
ceived much publicity' when he
led the student body in a strike.
However, his success lay in the
students who followed him.
Able followers made him a good
leader.
While we are in school we have
a splendid chance to show our
ability as a follower. Let’s be
willing to get in line and do some
real blocking for one of the best
schools in this state. The U. S.
Commissioner of Education, J.
W. Studebaker, says, “Youth
has proved it can think, even
more efficiently, sometimes, than
we whose minds are cluttered
with customs or closed. ” Let’s
all do our small part to make
this student body one that will
measure up to this judgment.
With every sh6ulder to the
wheel we can make a worthy
record.
By Odell Salmon
To Jim,
Incidentally, I find that I am
just thirty minutes behind with
my correspondence. It is now
my usual retiring time, and this
letter must be completed. There
fore I am thirty minutes b. hindi,
since the writing of this will not
take longer.
It was fine to hear that you
played a “tip-top” basket-ball
game against M . The News
should have rated you iti.^ th-;
rotogravure of sports for that
final foul shot that won the gam-.
But don’t think what would.have
happened had, you missed.
B- ■ - was here last waek-fend,
and he brought, a girl friepd of
his for me to date. Were it not
for his lovableness and that she
was a friend of his, I would hav“
been completely disgutter'; for
all the poor simp could think sn"^
say was, “I” this, “we” that,
“swing orchestra,” etc. Girl?
with their tongue loose at both
ends and mind (really nQt,;,mind)
on nothing are worse than the
guy rooming over me who takes
tap-dance lessons.
Faithfully,
To Ann,
My dearest lady-faii*, you ^eem
to have a frankness that is- al
luring rat'her than hateful.
Certainly your last letter ihak°s
thHt'‘characteristic more- dom
inant. ' '
, It is fine that we are candid to
each other, that we have complete
faith in each other and in all our
associations. A frivolous relation
is rarely permpent; certainly it
is hever happy. All honesty is
alike; but each dishonesty is
diflPerent. There is complete
beauty in truth.
Last night a freshman, glim
mering with zeal, with whom I
became associated earlier in the
year, came by to tell me that he
is in love with the prettiest girl
in his class. He said that she
was the cutest, .prettiest, and
wore the best clotli’es-. He had
heard that she was dumb on class;
yet that made jt^o differences. He
thought she was infatuated with
him also.
Too bad the boy, has n^ver
“had it” before., ..But.it is . even
worse that he believes love to be
of the flesh only. There is never
perfect love unless two sOuls are
united for all eternity.
Ever yours and^uly,
To Pop,
It seems that your son has be
come as busy as his father; es
pecially is this true in correspon
dence, i. e. short and cold. You
know your letters: “So.n, you
must jbe m6re careful ; about
your studies; and it seems that
every time you write there is a
request for a ten or twenty
spot. If you are not careful, you
will have, us selling the gol/
sticks to pay your, a-h-h- ‘inci
dentals’ 1 believe you sald.^;
But nevertheless. Dad, J,, am
kept extremely busy; and if a
a bjy’s father writes only eight
or ten lines, how can he expect
his son to write a long, interest
ing letter? .' The chip is the same
kind of wood as is the log.
TH& bask-“t-ball t^>am is having
a good s2'ason--there was a lec
turer here fiom Harvard last
night -the debaters meet their
main i*ival tdriight—and,' / ,
Bdst wishes,
P. S. I feed a picture -of Lin
coin; you know, the one on a
five spot. ' ' ._
To A nn,
. It is a .rather pleasant atmos
phere in which to b^gin conver
sation with you, and I regret t
think that you will not-receive
this lette/ after a day.- Then it
will be,.morning, and yoM may
have just gotten out of bed pn the
wrong side or did not know your
psychology lesson. But if that
be the case,'do justid'e 'to my
present fetlihg.
You are lucky bedause of your
access to all the new books.
Generally I must wait weeks be
fore I even get,to glance at some
of the books I am most eager to
read. Yot must write me your
opinion of ‘.^Sharkenbroke.” I
am reading a batch of Lewis’
novels. He is not the type of
author I like to read, yet his
books have a distinction and a
special interest.
My English literature profess
or, about whom I have spoken
so much, gave a magnificent dis
cussion on Browning and his
poetry this morning. In the class
room she is a true ideal, and
most of her deeds and associations
outside the class room cause one
to have a certain faith in her.
Ever yours and truly.
To Brother,
The amount of times that you
write exhibits true brotherly de
votion. I believe that I would
“kickout” if you decided to write
very six weeks instead of every
two months.
I am happy that you are liking
it at D—, and especially I am
glad that you are “going to
town” on the boxing team. I
read of your bout last week-end.
Too bad it took you three rounds
to knock that boy out. I beg
your pardon. I mean it was too
bad that he cooled you ■ in the
second round; But don’t be dis
couraged with that bout; he was
a good fighter. You are still
young in this game. I have fol
lowed your record in the paper,
and you should ha,ve been here
tosee^' my rush’for the paper
this morning. I even got up in
time to ’ go to Sunday • School.
Maybe you should fight every
week-end.
' I have been extremely busy
with the paper. It i§ no easy
matter to handle a college news
paper. But this is my interest,
and it gets my best efforts. - -
I am planning, ifor jyiau to, visit
me the week-end of tne 6th. I’il
find you a‘,‘good” dat6. I know
the type that you want.
It is too bad that you, cpuld riot
come to school at Brevard; for
you would make,(^ perfect room
mate, as you h^ve been a perfect
companion. Yet it is best that
you attend the school where you
can get the best training for your
interest.
Faithfully,
The Candle
The flame sways and dances
Flickering luminous shades
Of gold with c. scarlet heart.
Then fades.
A shadow aimlessly leaps and
wanes.
The dusky counterpart
Of the blue-tipped brilliance.
A slim circlet of smoke
Clings to the crown of the flamie
As though held by invisible
chains
Which cannot release.
The shadows, the flame
Leaped in a last dance of ec
stasy.
Between them they brake
The chains, and the darkness
concealed ,
The unfeeling chill of candle-
grease.
—Ryan