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Volume XVII
BREVARD COLLEGE, DECEMBER 9, 1950
Number 4
CHOIR PRESENTS CANTATA ON SUNDAY
The Brevard College Glee Club pictured abova will present Lily Strickland’s cantata “‘And On
Earth Peace” tomorrow afternoon in the James AdJison Jones library. Miss Strickland will be guest
of honor for the occasion.
Christmas Party
Given Tonight By
George Ehlhardt
Since the college will close for
the holidays on December 14, not
to reopen until January 3, Brevard
College will devote today and to
morrow to the celebration of
Christmas.
EHLHARDT GIVES
STUDENT BALL
The students at Brevard College
are invited to a Christmas ball
given by Mr. Ehlhardt tonight at
8 p. m. The ball will follow a for
mal dinner in the cafeteria. Mr.
Ehlhardt requests that all the stu
dents attend the party so that they
may help him to celebrate his 36th
birthday.
Miss Louise Moseley will be in
charge of the entertainment. The
highlight of the evening will be a
skit given by students and faculty
members. Miss Moseley says that
cards and other games will be pro
vided for those who do not wish
to dance. “This party is not pri
marily a dance, so those who do
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New Constitution Is Adopted At
Election In The Library December I
Student government at Brevard College moved to
ward becoming a reality when the student body adopted a
new constitution in an election held December 1 in the
James Addison Jones library. The students voted over
whelmingly in favor of the new constitution, adopting it
by a 152-8 majority. The faculty have yet to put their
stamp of approval on the document; however, this action
is expected to be taken almost immediately.
During a series of student body
meetings held during the week of
November 27, Bernie Welch, stu
dent council president, read and
explained the proposed constitu
tion. Questions and suggestions
were discussed by various mem
bers of the student body.
A demerit system has been in
serted into the constitution as a
way of enforcing the rules of the
college and the student council.
When a student receives 25 de
merits he will be brought before
the student council. A list of the
demerits for each offense follows:
Noise in library 25
Violating coUege policy 25
Misrepresentation of facts 25
Noise in dormitory during
study hours 10
Girls smoking in town 10
Athletics before 3 p. m. on
Sunday 10
In order to prevent students
from overloading themselves with
extra-curricular activities, an ac
tivities point system has been in
cluded in the new constitution. A
student will be limited to 12 ac-
ivity points each year. The offices
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Lily Strickland
Guest Of Honor
An internationally-known
music figure, Lily Strick
land, will be guest of honor
here tomorrow afternoon
when the college choir pre
sents Miss Strickland’s re
nowned “And On Earth
Peace,” a Christmas cantata.
The 51-voice choir, directed by
Bruce A. Livengood, will perform
the sacred selection at 4 p. m. in
the James Addison Jones library.
Based on Scriptural texts, the
cantata includes several solos for
small groups. Soloists are Ellen
Faulkner, Mary Jane Kornegay,
and Jewell 'Sentelle, sopranos;
Wayne Umphlett, baritone; and
James Oliver Crawford, Jr., tenor.
Members of the Women’s sextet
are Mary Jane Kornegay, Ellen
Faulkner, Pat Brown, Jewell Sen
telle, Mary Alice Hollifield, and
Alice Leggett. Men’s sextet mem
bers are Mack Lassiter, James
Otis Crawford, Reid Gilbert, Low-
rey Ferguson, Wayne Umphlett,
and Francis B. Price. Miss Susan
B. Graham is choral accompanist.
Also to be presented on Sunday’s
program are “The Shepherd’s
Story” with soloists Ellen Faulk
ner, Francis B. Price, by Dickin
son, and Handel’s “Hallelujah
Chorus.”
SKETCH GIVEN OF
LILY STRICKLAND
Miss Strickland (Mrs. J, Court
ney Anderson), a resident of Hen
dersonville, was born January 28,
1887, in Anderson, S. C. Educated
in Spartanburg, S. C., at Converse
college. Miss Strickland took a
special music course there,, later
studying in New York. She has
traveled in. Jndia and the Far
East. Her compositions include
“‘Lindy Lou,” “Dreamin’ Time,”
“Songs of India,” and numerous
other well-known secular and re
ligious works.
Approximately 20 of Miss Strick
land’s East-Indian paintings will
be on display in the library. These
will be in the reference room. The
! library will be open to the public
'from 3:15 p. m. and for some time
after the concert.
Happy Birthday
President Ehlhardt