September 23, 1949
THE CLARION
PAGE THREE
ADVICE TO
New Students At
BREVARD COLLEGE
By Walter F. Rogers
[Editor’s Note: The following
article will be of much interest
not only to all new students at
the college, but to all readers of
The Clarion. Written by Walter
F. Rogers, graduate of 1949 and
editor of the Clarion last year,
the column is purely personal
and very informative. Mr. Rog
ers was voted the graduate -most
likely to succeed by the seniors
of ’49, and this fall he will be a
junior at the University of
North Carolina.]
Perhaps the most important per
iod of anyone entering college is
the first two or three weeks at
school when everything is new
and different and confusion at a
peak. It is during this period that
new friends are made and new
students are made to feel at home
by the upper-classmen.
As a freshman at Brevard col
lege two years ago, I met with the
exact circumstances which still
confront newcomers of today. May
be during the first days at Bre
vard some students will get the
opinion that the college is a terri
ble place; unfriendly, cold and not
in the least bit comforting to
someone who has just left home.
I guess I felt just about the
same way in September of 1947,
and if it had not been for a chal
lenge by Dr. Coltrane at the orien
tation program, I may never have
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been a graduate of Brevard. At
that meeting Dr. Coltrane, felt the
feeling of uneasiness and empti
ness of the new students and he
guaranteed that if they would just
stick it out for two weeks there
would then be no doubt in their
minds that Brevard was the school
for them. From the small number
of students who withdrew early
in that year, I gathered that Dr.
Coltrane was right and that most
of the new students realized from
the first week or two that Bre
vard was not the place it seemed
from some first impressions.
So give it a chance and you will
find that college life can be the
best years of your life. The atmos
phere is friendly and pleasant,
more so, I think than at other
schools of this tpye. There are
more varied activities here than
can be imagined and they are
open to all.
Club participation and tlie de
sire to work and become a part
of all that goes- on around the
campus Js probably the most im
portant phase of college life, next
to scholastic standing. Getting into
the thick of things broadens one’s
personality, wins friends and pro
vides a medium of recreation not
enjoyed by everyone. There is a
storehouse of fun and activity
awaiting you and I suggest that it
not be overlooked.
For those who like to keep up
with the events of the day there
is the International Relations club,
directed by Dr. Bramlett and open
to all students. Participation in
the semi-weekly programs is op
tional although it is through that
more can be obtained from the
club by everyone taking an active
part in the programs. Last year
several members attended the
national convention of IRC at
Nashville,. Tenn., and a similiar
trip is planned for this year.
The Christian Workers club of
fers to the students a weekly pro
gram of devotion and group rec
reation. Picnics and other outdoor
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trips are a regular part of the
activities of the club and this is
one club that every student should
join even if he or she doesn’t be
long to another single one.
Student participation in student
government is of the utmost im
portance.
What is student government if
the student body leaves it up to
just a few? This is your college
and therefore you owe it to your
self and the school to have the
desire to take a part in all that
goes on. This year’s student presi
dent, Bob Moore, of Statesville,
is an outstanding student and one
of the best-liked men on the cam
pus. If he gets the support of the
students, he will make a fine presi
dent and friend of every student,
Other clubs which offer interest
are the Commercial club for those
who take business education sub
jects; the Bailar club, a dance
club organized last year which
endeavors to get everyone in
school out for each dance (if you
can’t dance now, join the Bailar
club and you’ll learn so quickly
that you can enjoy every formal
this year.)
Let’s take a minute here to
stress the importance of getting
good crowds to these student
planned dances. Every one of
them is put on by some club and
there is no harder job connected
with college life than putting on
a dance, unless it’s making an
“A” in English. In previous years
at Brevard, it has been the un
fortunate custom of a large num
ber of the men students to go to
these dances stag. This not only
leaves a bunch of unhappy girls
in the dormitories but also makes
the number of boys and girls at
the dance far out of proportion.
To remedy this situation, it has
been a practice in the past to
charge stags the same admission
as couples. Why not all you guys
down there this year take dates
to the hops? It won’t cost any
more and you’ll never laiow how
happy some girl will be. That’s
the main point of college organi
zations — to teach students to
think of the good of everyone.
For the girls there is the home
economics club. The vets have
their club and students from
Charlotte ^d vicinity have an or
ganization. The ministerial stu
dents have a club and so do the
music enthusiasts. There are
three clubs for the brains of the
school. They are all local chap
ters of national honor fraternities
—Phi Theta Kappa, scholastic
fraternity; Sigma Pi Alpha, lan
guage fraternity, and Alpha Pi
Epsilon, commercial honorary so
ciety.
And even for those who enjoy
nothing more than a good friendly
fellowship there is a club. These
are the four literary societies; two
for girls and two for boys. They
are the Cliosophics, the Delphians,
the Euterpeans and the Mnemo-
syneans. Although they go by the
narne of .“literary,” don’t let that
fool you.^ Maybe in years, past
there was a touch of the literary
in .these clubs,.but not know. And
tha^ is a shame too; it’s not a joke.
They are good clubs and have the
maldngs of real literary societies
and in the department there is
room for improvement. Maybe
some students will come along this
year and reorganize them into
constructive and interesting clubs.
With all their shortcomings, how
ever, they should have large mem
berships and every student should
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Poet’s Corner
By DOREEN PEARSON
(For Wilnetta)
FOLLOW YOUR STAR
Chart your course while still in
your youth;
Make your objective the star of
truth.
Follow it forever as it leads you
beyond;
Whenever it beckons, do not fail
to respond.
If your footsteps falter on the
worn and treacherous road.
Straighten your shoulders and
bear the load.
Heed not the many failures you
meet along the way;
Avoid all those who would lead
you astray.
Follow the pathway wherever it
may lead;
Know in your heart that you’re go
ing to succeed.
Keep your eyes on your star and
never despair.
And someday you will waken to
find you are there.
BECAUSE
Because you have such high ideals
and never criticize.
Because you always are so kind
and quick to sympathize.
Because you’re so uplifting and
never seem depressed.
Because no matter what you do,
you always do your best.
Because you are clear-minded and
avoid argument,
Because you’re so broad-minded
and so intelligent,
Because yoU are so quiet, be
cause you are so sweet.
Because you are so friendly and
never show conceit,
Because you are so honest with
no thought to deceive.
Because you always stand up for
the things that you believe.
Because you always are a friend,
and your heart is always true,
I think you are so wonderful—
because you’re you.
YOU UNDERSTOOD
All my life 1 had been quite alone
With no one whose feelings and
thoughts were my own.
Then you came along, and you un
derstood me;
You were the best friend that ever
there could be.
You understood when I smiled,
when I sighed;
You knew why I laughed, and you
knew why I cried.
We shared our lives as only true
friends could
Because we loved each other, and
because you understood.
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