October 1, 1948
THE CLARION
PAGE THREE
CAMPUS ACTIVITIES
CHRISTIAN WORKERS’ CLUB |
The Christian Workers’ club is
prabably the largest and most ac
tive club on the campus. At their
last meeting Tuesday night attend
ance was well around the sixty
mark. The club meets every Tues
day and has had two meetings thus
far this year. They follow the pro
gram of promoting Christian fel
lowship by dividing their meeting
into two half-hour periods. The
first half is devoted to religious
and business affairs while the re
mainder of the program is given
over to recreation in which every
one takes part.
Officers for this year are: Jim
Underwood, president; Betty Law
rence, vice-president; and Inez
Elledge, secretary and treasurer.
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
CLUB
One of the most interesting clubs
on the campus, the IRC club tends
to acquaint the student with the
political situations of the world.
During the meetings, which are
held the first and third Thursdays
of each month, the members dis
cuss problems of the world and na
tional concern. A ten dollar prize
is awarded the most outstanding
member of the club each year.
Officers for the IRC are as fol
lows: Jack Bennett, president;
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and make their plans for the year.
A Valentine dance has already
been planned and the Delphians
hope to increase recreational and
social activities on the campus
this year.
BETTY LAMP CLUB
The Betty Lamp club, a home
economics club for girls, wishes
to welcome all new students and
invite them to a social tomorrow
night; place to be announced. This
year the club plans to be more ac
tive than in the past and provide
fun along with club work.
Those holding offices in the club
are Marianne Gingele, president;
Evelyn Morlock, vice-president;
Betty Gray Billings, secretary;
Glenna Higgins, treasurer; Virgin
ia Faucette, reporter; and Corinne
McClure, photographer.
Training Officer
Visits Monthly
The Veterans Administration
has named John F. Williams, of
Waynesville, as the veterans’ train
ing officer for Brevard and sur
rounding areas. Mr. Williams will
make monthly visits to Brevard to
talk with veterans who have a
problem or who need advice.
His first visit will come some
time during October and any vet
who wants to talk over his school
ing or subsistence should contact
him.
Last year tlie training officer
for Brevard proved invaluable in
aiding veterans. Any change in
status or withdrawal from school
must be reported to the adminis
tration immediately to insure cor
rect proceedure under the G. I.
Bill, VA stated.
BAILAR CLUB
Organized last year, the Bailar
(which in Spanish means “to
dance”) club has grown into one of
the most popular groups in school.
The object of the club is to teach
dancing and have much fun in the
process. This year they intend to
teach the South American, regular
straight dancing, and “let my legs
do crazy eights” or jitterbugging.
Last year the members developed
pointed. Each year the names of
the two most, outstanding mem
bers of the club are engraved on
the Cliosophic trophy.
Officers for this year are: Jim
Underwood, president; Walter Rog
ers, vice-president; and Lander
Beal, secretary-treasurer.
DELPHIAN LITERARY SOCIETY
One of. the two men’s societies
at Brevard, the Delphian Literary
Society will meet tomorrow during
chapel period to hold elections
luwa their own version of the shag which
Hugh Seay, vice-president; and everyone will agree is pretty sharp.
Inez Elledge, secretary and treas- They plan to sponsor a Thanks-
urgj. giving and Christmas dance and
also to put on the May Day festivi
ties which they did last year. But
their main objective is to cut a
wide path in the forests of the
weak, “But I don’t know how to
dance.
Meetings are held every Thurs
day night in West Hall at 6:30.
Frank Roberts is president and
other officers are to be elected
MARTIN’S later
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VETERANS’ CLUB
Claude Hicks, last years presi
dent of the Veterans’ club has an
nounced that a meeting of the
club will be called in the near fu
ture. The club has a new consti
tution and the outlook is for a big
year. A dance and several suppers
at Gaither’s were given last year
and there are plans for a similiar
program this time. Officers for the
cfub will be elected at the first
meeting.
Davis Dance Band
Ready For Season
A larger and better Bob Davis
Dance band will make its appear
ance at Brevard sometime in the
near future and will include, in ad
dition to a 13 piece orchestra, a
vocal group of six voices.
After vacationing duting the
summer, the band has reorganized
and has been holding rehearsals
and auditions for the past two
weeks. One of the top musical com
binations in Western North Caro
lina last year, the band has already
started booking engagements and
will be available all year.
Bob, in his fifth year as a band
director, prefers the full orchestra
type of arrangements and goes for
the Stan Kenton type of music
along with slow, sweet ballads. He
has had several years’ experience
in Gastonia with his own orches
tra.
All members of the band are
Brevard college students and num
ber 18 in all. Jack Prince and Lois
Stratton will be on the vocals, sup
ported by a vocal group consisting
of “Sonny” McCormick, Bill Mar
tin, Buddy Mackie, Charlie Free
man, and Frank Roberts, arranger.
On the saxes will be Bob Davis,
Bill Duckworth, Jim Wofford, and
Frank Roberts. J. C. Grose and
Tommy Day on the trombones,
Thurman Rogers, Eugene King,
and Carl Guin on the trumpets,
and Wayburn Houck and I Hugh
Grijffith in the rhythm sec^tion,
make up the orchestra.
This year the band intends to
play for clubs and other schools
as well as for dances held at Bre
vard.
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CLIOSOPHIC LITERARY
SOCIETY
Planning to lean more to the
literary side this year, the Clioso
phic Literary Society met last Wed
nesday for the first time this year
and made several plans for the
coming term. Inter-club debates
and another minstrel were dis
cussed and social committees ap-
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Sylvan Valley
Florist
Flowers For All Occasions
Opposite Clemson Theatre
EUTERPEAN LITERARY SOC.
The Euterpeans, sister society
of the Clios, met last Wednesday
to formulate plans for the year and
elect officers. They look for a lar
ger organization than ever before
and plan to have activities for the
girls such as were carried out last
year.
Memorial Infirmary
Is Great Asset
MNEMOSNYNEAN LITERARY
SOCIETY
The sister society of the Del
phians, the Mnemosnyneans, wiU
meet tonight to elect officers for
the coming year. Plans for this
term will also be discussed. The
club hopes to promote social ac
tivities on the campus, Patsy Cas-
teen, president of the organization,
announced.
FOLK GAMES CLUB
Popularizing the long-famous
square dance, the Folk Games club
vail meet tonight for the first time
this year at 6:15 in the back room
GAITHER’S
CAFETERIA AND GRILL
Extends A Hearty
WELCOME
To
COLLEGE STUDENTS .
AND FACULTY ^ ;
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“Good Food Means Good Health”
SMITH’S
Barber Shop
39 Years In Brevard
The Mary Frances Stamey Mem
orial Infirmary, in the charge of
Miss Vera Ault; college nurse, is
the latest building to be completed
in the one and one-half million
dollar expansion program now in
progress at Brevard, and school of
ficials point out that the infirmary
is a great asset to the institution
here.
Built at a cost of more than
$30,000, the infirmary is a memo
rial in honor of Mary Frances
Stamey, former student at Brevard
who died in 1946 after service in
the air corps. The building; located
on the northeast corner of the
campus, has room for eighteen pa
tients and is equipped with an iso
lation ward and fracture bed. In
the downstairs there is a recep
tion room, clinic, and kitchen,
while two wards and a private room
make up the upper floor.
Opened during the summer term,
the infirmary has already had
several patients all of whom re
marked on the beauty and com
fort of the structure.
Brevard
Sample Store
McFee Jewelers
Diamonds - Watches
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GIFTS — REdORDS'
of West Hall basement. The club
is for having a good time dancing
and to help the coUege have a well-
rounded program of activities. They
are planning to haye two big dan
ces this year, one in the fall and
another in the early spring. Elec
tions will be held at the meeting
tonight. ^ .
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Austin.’s Studio
Home Interior Shop
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