COUNCIL CANDLE
CEREMONY MONDAY
Vol. II
®!)e Clarion
the BREVARD COLLEGE WEEKLY
Brevard College, Brevard, North Carolina, May 8, 1937.
ANNUAL READY
MAY 28
No. 26
Langoage Fraternity
Receives New Memi)a‘s
Twenty-six students and facul
ty members attended the second
annual banquet of the Sigma Pi
Alpha Fraternity, which was giv
en in honor of two new members,
at the Virginia Lodge dining hall
at seven o'clock. May 3.
Shortly before the banquet be
gan, the language fraternity
held its annual spring initiation
service to receive into member
ship Misses Mary Ann Turner
and Dorothy Bunch, who have
proved their unusual ability in
the study of language during
the past year.
Marshall Houts, retiring pre
sident of the fraternity, was
toast-master of the banquet, and
he also delivered the welcome.
The response was given by Odell
Salmon. On the regular pro
gram Elizabeth Hayes gave a
German reading, and Charlie
Loa Washington gave a reading
in French. Remarks were made
by Mr. Coltrane, Miss Hayes,
sponsor of the club. Miss Smith,
and Dr. Trammell.
Bill Hackney was elected pre
sident for the ensuing year.
Miss Turner was named vice-
president, and Miss Washington
is the new secretary and treas
urer.
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May 28 For Pertelote Distribution
Editor Has Noted
Career At Brevard
Scribes Plan Unique
“Clarion Day”Event
At a recent meeting of the
Clarion staff the college scribes
mirthfully discussed plans for
“Clarion Day,” which is to be
celebrated May 14.
Original in their plans, the
group mapped a unique program
for the day. There will be a
breakfast at 4 o’clock, and a
short sun-rise hike will follow
There will be a picnic supper
and the group will rally the stu
dent body for a pep meeting,
since the Mars Hill game will
come the following day-
Flash! Flash! Flash!
After defeating p. J. C. Jun
iors 9-6 Thursday, and Oak
Ridge Friday 9-7, the Brevard
College nine now holds second
position in conference standings.
Under the editorship of Leigh
ton Presson, the 1937 editor of
the Pertelote, the annual, went to
press sometime ago; and it will
be on the campus ready for dis
tribution May 28.
Presson as editor and his as
sociates have had a difficult job
in the preparation of material for
the 1937 edition of the year book,
which is sponsored by the sopho
more class. For various reasons
the staff was held up with all the
actual work of the book until
about one month before the boc k
went to press.
Harold Severs, business man
ager of the book, found unusual
difficulty i n--soliciting sufficient
advertising. A committee of
the sophomore class and Mr.
Carlisle assisted the business
management in getting adver
tising.
Faculty advisers who have as
sisted the student staff are Mr.
Dendy, Miss Clay, and Mr. Ben
nett.
Many think Leighton Presson
to be the most talented and ver
satile person on the campus.
During his freshman year he
wrote the college song, which
has been sung in his presence at
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Leighton Presson
college occap^rins throughout
both yenrs. Last spring Mr.
Presson won the one-act play
writing and producing contest.
He has starred in many of t h e
dramatic club productions last
year, and already he has played
two leading roles this year. In
the operetta, “The Willow
Plate,” he had the leading role.
When the commencement play,
“Come Out of t he Kitchen,” is
presented May 17, Mr. Presson
again will be in the leading male
role.
Gives Concerts
Since the organization of the
Concert Choir about three
months ago, the group has made
numerous appearances, giving
concerts in Western North Car
olina and in South Carolina.
Under the direction of Miss
Clay and Mrs. Dendy the choir
gave concerts last Monday at
Central Methodist Church i n
Asheville. Last Thursday they
presented a one-hour concert at
Mars Hill College. This after
noon the choir travels to L a k e
Junaluskato render a program,
and Sunday morning the group
will sing at W. C. T. C. Again
Sunday night they will sing in
Asheville.
Recently new two-piece robes
were made by home economics
students for all members of the
choir. They were first used by
choir when they sang at the local
celebration of National Music
Week at Brevard Methodist
Church.
Last Tuesday and Wednesday
the college mixed quartet, com
posed of Mary Hel«n Teague,
rladys Weatherman, George
Stentz, and Roland Taylor, sang
at several occasions in the Pied
mont section of the state.
Spring Play Planned
“Come Out of the Kitchen,” a
delightful, fascinating, and stir
ring three-act cimedy, will be
presented as the spring produc
tion by the Dran?atic Club Mon
day night. May 17.
Alumnus Gets Office
C. W. Harmon, who graduated
with the June class at Brevara
last year, was recently elected
student body president at New
berry College for the 1937-38
session. Harmon was captain
of the football team htre las
year.
A new type of oxygen tent i
being rented in London.
Two Have Operations
Monk Landreth and Gene
Mathews, both important mem
bers of the GLarion staff, under
went a n appendectomy last
Thursday, April 29,
Mr. Mathews had his operation
at the local hospital early Thurs
day morning. New’s editor
Lanareth was taken to Charlotte
Thursday night.
Council To Take Office
New Bus Has Arrived
Last Sunday, May 2, there
was delivered to our campus a
new Furd bus, which has a seat
ing capacity of twenty-six per
sons and an eighty-five, horse
oower engine, to ba used for all
college group trips.
Next Monday, May 10, the
Student Council will have its
annual candle ceremony when
the old order changes to the new
as the newly elected officer and
members replace the present in
cumbents.
According to a provision of
the Student Council constitu
tion, council members officially
go into office at the candle cere
mony which must be conducted
by the second Monday in May.
At this impressive program
which replaces the regular asr
sembly period, all retiring men-
bers make brief remarks. The
retiring president gives a short
speech, and the new head de
livers h i s inaugural address.
All speeches are expected to be
laconic.