CLARION
Volume XVI
BREVARD COLLEGE, SEPTEMBER 23, 1949
Number 1
BREVARD OPENS SIXTEENTH FALL SESSION
Brevard College
Has Successful
Summer Session
The student enrollment for the
summer term of Brevard college
was over 100 students, many of
these being citizens of Brevard
and Transylvania county. The ses
sion lasted from June 15 through
August 21, a 10-week period in
which much was accomplished.
The figures, broken down into
tlieir component parts, include
about 35 pre-college students, ap
proximately 55 college freshmen
and sophomores, and a number of
special students in the music, art,
and commerce departments.
Commencement exercises were
held at the Brevard Methodist
church on Sunday morning and
night, August 21. The baccalau
reate sermon was delivered by Dr.
W. F. Quillian, executive secretary
of the southeastern jurisdiction of
the Methodist church. The com
mencement address was given by
Mr. O. Max Gardner, Jr., secre-
tary-treasurer of the Gardner
foundation, Shelby.
College graduates, who received
their diplomas on August 21, were
Betty Grey Billings, North WUkes-
boro; Charles Franklin Blackweld-
er, Charlotte; Eloise Crawford, of
Rutherfordton; Inez Virginia El-
ledge, Hays; Charles Ladd Free
man, Raleigh; Mary Duke Howard,
Fayetteville; John Robert Hyre, of
Raleigh; John Thomas Jones, Jr.,
North, S. C.; Estel Earl Ogle, Ba
sham, Va.; and Charles Edward
Teague, Seagrove'.
Clubs Meet And
Elect Officers
For "Hiis Year
The past week at Brevard col
lege has been a busy one as far
as club meetings and reorganiza
tions are concerned. Many of last
year’s clubs have already elected
officers for the current scholastic
year, and others will meet in the
very near future.
The most important of the forth
coming meetings will be a mass
meeting of all sophomores for the
purpose of electing their repre
sentatives for the student council
during the year of 1949-50. Presi
dent Bob Moore hopes that this
part of the council will be chosen
next week and then the student
governing body can begin to func
tion. Moore is already backed by
Dan Stowe, vice president of the
student body, and Joyce Wilhelm,
secretary-treasurer.' Also a mem
ber of the council is Gladys Brew
er, president of the Christian
student movement at Brevard.
The Dramatics club has reorgan-
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Brevard College Music Intructors
Pictured above are two members of the music department fac
ulty at Brevard college. At left is MRS. LOUISE P. MILLER, in
structor in piano and harmony. She studied at Huntingdon college,
Fontainebleu Conservatoire Americaine, and Coliunbia university.
She has been on the faculty since 1945. At the right is BRUCE A.
LIVENGOOD, instructor in piano, organ and choral music. Mr.
Livengood received his music education at the Cincinnati Conserva
tory of Music and was last year promoted to the position as head
of the college department of music.
Newcomers To College Music Faculty
E. ALLEN LIND, left, and EARL HOLLOWAY, right, are new
additions to the college music faculty. Mr. Lind' is a native of St.
Louis Park, Minn., and was trained at the University of Minnesota
and received his master’s degree from the University of Colorado.
He will teach violin and direct the band in. addition to teaching
other instruments. Mr. Holloway comes to Brevard from Nashville,
Tenn., and received his music degree from Peabody college. He is
noted for his solo and choral work and will teach voice in addition
to directing all music productions at the college.
Music Department Advances; Two
Members Are Added To The Staff
With the addition of two mem
bers to the music faculty of Bre
vard college, the department has
begun to work full time getting
the 29 music majors assigned to
private voice, piano, organ or in
strumental lessons and schedules
for their practice sessions.
Mr. E. Allen Lind has the po
sition of violin teacher and band
director in addition to teaching
private instrument lessons. Mr.
Earl' Holloway will teach voice
and direct all music productions
at the college.
The mixed chorus has begun its
full program of rehearsals for the
schedule of public appearances
during the academic year. Mr.
Bruce Livengood, head of the mu
sic department, directs the mixed
chorus, which has a membership
of approximately -60 me
This year the college ^
woman’s chorus and a mf
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10 States, Cuba
Represented In
Registration
Statistics show that more than
400 students have now registered
for the fall semester at Brevard
college, according to Mrs. Isabel
D. Coltrane, registrar. Most of the
students come from North Caro
lina, with 54 counties being rep
resented. Ten states and Cuba
contributed to the Enrollment of
Brevard this fall.
The orientation program began
on Friday, September 9, and regis
tration was carried through Tues
day of last week. All new students
were required to take aptitude
and placement tests Saturday. This
part of the program was given in
order to form a basis for the ex
tensive guidance program here at
Brevard.
Dr. E. J. Coltrane, president of
the college, stated “The outlook
for a successful season is bright.
We have added to our teaching fa
cilities and have increased our
faculty.”
Many students from Brevard
and Transylvania county are at
tending the college. They are as
follows:
The following students from
Brevard and Transylvania county
are attending Brevard college this
year: Bessie Ann Allison, William
Robert Barton, Marilyn Elizabeth
Brewer, James Oliver Brooks, Wil
liam Ray Cain, Jr., Sarah Rhuema
Carter, Mrs. Dovie White Coan,
Edwin Foy Currie, Caroline Davis,
Magaret DeBord, Ann Duck-
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Students Asked
To Help Beulah
Finish College
Diuring a chapel period at the
college last week, a plea went out
to the students to. help Beulah, a
little colored girl from the Bre
vard community who wants to get
a college education. Beulah was
very enthusiastic about going to
the Allen school in Asheville, and
plans had been made for her
freshman year there. Just at that
time, however, her brother had to
Jiave an operation, and all of the
girl’s money was used to cover
the expense. For another year
she saved her money, and prepa
rations were made whereby she
could begin school the next year.
Some other calamity came about,
though, and Beulah’s money was
used for other purposes again.
For most people, they would
give up hope when so much dis
couragement had presented it
self, but not so with Beulah. Dur
ing the second year of waiting to
enter college, she saved her money
again, and wrote to Allen for ad
mission. This time the money
wasn’t her problem—the school
was already full and they couldn’t
admit her. She still didn’t give
up, but boarded the bus for Ashe
ville, went to the school, told her
story, and was accepted as a stu
dent for that year.
During that first year at Allen,
she had a steady income of $10 a
month which carried her through.
■V she has been informed that
’’owance has been cut off, for
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