THE CLARION
Vol. XIV BREVARD COLLEGE, NOVEMBER 8, 1947 Number 2
Staff Of 1947-48 Pertelote Is
Given; Tentative Plans Made
Brevard Applies For
Membership In The
Southern Ass’n
People interested in Brevard
havp long wanted her to become
a member of the Southern Asso
ciation of Colleges and Second
ary Schools, and long strides have
been made in that direction.
Brevard has made application
to the executive secretary of the
Association, and this application
has been forwarded to the Com
mittee on Junior Colleges. It will
be presented to the regular an
nual meeting of the Association
held in Louisville, Kentucky, De
cember 1-3, 1947. Dr. Coltrane
and Dean Stevenson expect to at
tend the meeting, and will con
fer with the Junior College Com
mittee.
At the time it appears before
the Comittee, it will study the
reports that are filled in the ap
plication. And if convinced of our
meeting the requirements, it
will recommend that a survey of
the school be made in 1948. If
the report of the survey com
mittee is favorable, the Associa
tion will act on the application
and vote on it.
The'' Southern Association is a
regional accrediting agency. Bre
vard is already accredited by the
North Carolina College Confer
ence, North Carolina Department
Of £:ducation, and the University
of North Carolina. One of the
items required to be included in
the application is la record of how
students, who have graduated
from here are doing in other col
leges. In the past thirteen years,
Brevard has sent students to sev
enty senior colleges over the U.
S. "The records we have already
received,” said Dean Stevenson,
‘‘have been very encouraging.”
What students average here, he
announced, they usually average
wherever they go.
If we succeed in getting the
Southern Asociation, we will be
stamped as one of the best.
Dean Of Men
Rev. J. P. PORTER assumed
his position as Dean of Men at
the college this fall. Receiving
his A. B. and M. A. from the
University of Tennessee, wherei
he also taught for fourteen
years, he did graduate work at
Cornell imiversity. He has
shown intense interest in the
well-beinj{ of the students.
Edits Pertelote
ARNOLD McPETERS, of Wea-
verville, N. C., was eleicted last
spring by the student body to
edit the 1947-48 Pertelote. At a
recent meeting, he chose liis
staff for the year and with them
has begun making plans.
Dept. Of Drama Is
Opened At Brevard
This fall for the first time the
college is offering a course in dra
matics. There are sixteen students
enrolled in the department this
semester. Studente enrolled ob
tain three semest'er hours credit
which is transferable to other in
stitutions.
The main purpose of the course
is to teach the fundamentals of the
theatre to those who are interested
in dramatics, and would like to
make the theatre a career. Includ
ed in the course will be all the
fundamental phases of lighting,
makeup,' and acting.
There are no definite plans as
yet, but Miss Alexander, the di
rector, expects to give several
plays later in the fall. These plays
will be fostered by the Dramatics
club, with principal parts being
open to the entire student body.
Miss Alexander, who is the head
of the new department, is a grad
uate of Greensboro college and
did graduate work in the theater
at Northwestern university.
Under her capable direction we
should have a department of
drama of which we can well be
proud.
TALENT SHOW TONIGHT
,0n Saturday night, November 8,
there will be a talent show pre
sented in the college auditorium at
8:00. John Benfield is to be mas
ter of ceremonies for the program,
and it promises to be an evening
of real enjoyment. There will be
no admission charged.
Tom: “My wife talks to her
self.”
Tim: “So does mine, but she
doesn’t realize it—she thinks I’m
Jistening.”
Should Be Excellent Year
Book. Keyes Engravers
To Do Printing
In a meeting of October 22,
the 1947-48 .Pertelote staff was
chosen and some tentative plans
for the college yearbook were
made. The Pertelote will be print
ed by the Keyes Printing Company
of Asheville and photographs wUl
be handled by Austin Studio of
Brevard. The Pertelote is due for
distribution sometime shortly be
fore final exams.
A record enrollment at the col
lege is one factor which prom
ises the biggest and probably the
best annual the college has ever
produced.
Such matters as the dedication,
color scheme, and theme were dis
cussed, but will not be decided
upon until a later date.
In connection with the Pertelote,
there is going to be a picture con
test in January to choose the best
snapshot of any subject related to
college life. Snapshots will be
submitted to judges and a prize
for the best one will be offered.
Work on the yearbook will be-
,gin almost immediately and the
"eilitor solicits the co-operation of
all the college organizations in
getting their pictures and all nec
essary material in on the speci
fied time which will be announced
later.
Arnold McPeters was chosen edi
tor by the student body last spring
and his staff for the year is as
follows:
Assistant editor, Carolyn Pen
nington; senior editor, Elsie
Prestwood; freshman editor, Dolly
Davis; pre-college editor, Cath
erine Andrews; write-up editors,
John Benfield and Joanne Mus-
grove; men’s sports editor, Arthur
Agnew; women’s sports editor,
Vera Pearson; organization editor,
Gerald Martin; photography edi
tor, Bill Huntley; fe'ature editor,
Fred Dellinger; typing editors,
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Vet’s Coffee Shop
Open For Business
The Vet’s Coffee Shop, located
in the basement of Dunham Hall,
is now open for business. Man
aged-by LeRoy Thompson, who
will, be aided by several other stu
dents, the shop plans to handle
such supplies as coffee, sand-
wiche§, soft drinks, candy, and
cigarettes. The Coffee Shop also
has a juke box.
This popular gathering place of
students was opened last year by
the Vets, who, with the help of
generous donations in money and
equipment from different sources,
remodeled the former storeroom
into one of the mok attractive
spots on the campus. The Vet
erans’ Club receives all proceeds,
which are used for the various ac
tivities of the club on the campus.
A tentative schedule is from
7:00 in the morning until 5:00 in
the afternoon. The hours will be
adjusted, if necesary, to suit the
requests of the student body.
College To Have
New Grade “A”
Cafeteria
Mr. Hall Smith, Jr., business
administrator of Brevard, has an
nounced that the college is plan
ning to have a grade “A” cafe
teria in the new building being
built to replace the dining hall
we are now using.
The building itself will probab
ly be finished sometime around
the end of this month, but a de
lay is expected in the new equip
ment which has been ordered,
and actual occupation of the
building will not take place until
some time after the Christmas
holidays. Most of the equipment
will be new and far more service
able than that which we now have.
Space for eating will double
that which we have now, as no
part of the serving apparatus will
extend out into the dining hall.
It 'will all be kept back in the
“T” portion of the building; al
so there will be separate rooms
for t washing dishes and cooking.
Mr. Smith states that the cafe
teria will be available for pur
poses other than eating, such as
club meetings and recreational
activities. Electrical outlets have
been installed so that a movie
projector or other electrical ap
pliances can be used.
As part of the expansion pro
gram of the college, the cafeteria
will be one of the most needed
and worth-while additions.
Baptist Students
Plan Program Sun.
All Baptist students of the col
lege and their friends are cordial
ly invited to attend the special
Baptist Student Union Recogni
tion Night which will be held
Sunday night at 7:30 o’clock at
the Brevard Baptist church. At
the conclusion of the program,
there will be a social hour in the
basement of the church, with re
freshments by the ladies of the
church.
The program will be presented
by the five students who attend
ed the state Baptist Student Un
ion convention in High Point last
week end. The students and their
offices in the local organization
are Gene Naylor of Dunri,'. presi
dent; Ramona Bagwell of Ashe
ville, social vice-president; Lyle
McConnell of HayesviUe, devo
tional vice-president; Everett Carr
of Dunn, enlistment vice-presi
dent; and Carolyn Hawkins of Bre
vard, recording secretary,
These officers met last Tuesday
night at the home of Marse'.Grant,
who has represented the First
Baptist church in the formation of
the union and made plans for the
Sunday night, service. They also
nominated the following for the
remiaining offices in the organi
zation: Inez Elledge of North
Wilkesboro, treasurer; Bill Town
send of Bennettsville, S. C., pub
licity director; and Harold Spur
rier of Gastonia, music director.
On Sunday afternoon, October
25, approximately 30 Baptist stu
dents of the college enjoyed an
outing and vesper service at the
Pink Beds as guests of the local
church. The Brevard church also
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