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President Ehlhardt!
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Now, Freshmen!
Volume XVIII
BREVARD COLLEGE, OCTOBER 6, 1951
Number 1
Pres. Ehlhardt Takes Leave; Admitted To Duke
Mrs. Joseph Pickelshner and WUburn Harrison are shown above
viewing the new lily pond, located adjacent to the library and infirm
ary. The pond and informal garden are part of a gift of Mrs. Pickel-
simer. In the background are seen the Ross Hall faculty apartments.
Top Honor Students Honored Here
As Freshmen From Brevard School
To have the valdictorian and salutatorian of the same
high school enrolled at Brevard college is a happening
worthy of broadcast. This year, from local Brevard high
school, both high-honor students are freshmen here at
Harrison Welcomes
All New Students
By WILBURN HARRISON
As president of the student body,
I wish to extend to each freshman
a most hearty welcome to the
campus of Brevard college. To be
able to attend college is truly one
of the greatest opportunities a
person can have. Because of finan
cial and other handicaps few peo
ple have the privilege of attending
college. Please do not waste the
great opportunity which you are
so privileged to have.
By entering college you have
taken the first important step to
ward building yourself into a use
ful American citizen. The chaotic
conditions of the world today de
mand alert and comprehending
citizens and leaders who have been
sufficiently educated both mentally
and spiritually.
The Christian fellowship and ed
ucation that you will receive here
at Brevard will enable you to cope
adequately with the hardships and
burdens that may fall upon your
shoulders in later life. There is
always a place for strong and coura
geous people in the world.
The faculty of Brevard have de
voted their lives to the enlighten
ing of young men and women in
order that they may be more able
to meet the future needs of human
ity. Remember that each one of
your teachers is really a humani
tarian. Very few teachers are teach
ing for the sole purpose of making
money, because no one ever be
came well-to-do on a school teach
er’s salary. Be considerate of your
teachers in the future, and always
enter a classroom with an open
mind ready and willing to grasp
every bit of knowledge offered to
you.
The second-year students feel a
great responsibility for helping to
make your stay at Brevard a most
rewarding one. The student coun
cil also feels responsible for your
happiness and welfare for the
—^Tum to Page Seven
Students To Receive
Motive For One Year
A nine month’s subscription to
MOTIVE, monthly organ of the
Methodist Student Movement, has
been entered for each Brevard col
lege student, according to the Rev.
George Brinkmann Ehlhardt, presi
dent of the institution.
The first issue of this current
events magazine, the October num
ber, has already been placed in
student boxes.
MOTIVE presents in editorial
form current events with interpre
tation of Christian principles. This
50-page periodical, though Metho
dist in support, is not limited to
Methodist contributors.
the college.
Council Offers Dance
Reception, Given For
All New Students
The student council of Brevard
college gave an informal reception
in honor of the new students and
new faculty members Friday, Sep
tember 28, 1951, in the James Ad
dison Jones library at 8:00 p. m.
The library was attractively dec
orated with tasteful arrangements
of gladiolas for the occasion.
Members of the student council
formed the receiving line. They
were as follows: Wilburn Harrison,
president; Joe Hipp, vice-presi-
dent; Betty Lineberry, secretary-
treasurer; Charles Yarbrough,
Norma June Merritt, sophomore
representatives; Mickey Monteith,
Bill Eller, freshman representa
tives; Ellen Faulkner, Taylor house
president; Kenneth Furr, West
—Tarn to Page Four
Mary Ann Holden, valedictorian
from the uptown high school, has
selected as her major, business,
with a secretarial course here. Dur
ing her high school days, Mary
Ann was a member of the Beta club
and was active in school organiza
tions. A reading fan of Charles
Dickens and Emily Bronte, Mary
also finds time to -enjoy sewing as
a hobby. Sewing pays off, too, she
says, because Mary makes most of
her own clothes. Additionally, she
enjoys crocheting, knitting; em
broidery, and from these pastimes
she musters the skills necessary to
a favorite feature of her hobby —
the making of dolls for gifts. This
summer, Mary Ann worked at Camp
Deerwood in the office, under the
supervision of Mr. Gordon Sprott,
owner and director of the camp.
Salutatorian from Brevard high
school is Jane Elizabeth Bishop,
who lives at Cedar Mountain, off
the Greenville highway. Also ac-
—Turn To Page Seven
College President Is
On Six Weeks’ Leave
Alluding publicly for the first
time to his seriously impaired
health. President of Brevard col
lege, George Brinkmann Ehlhardt,
addressing the students at the col
lege on the morning of October 2,
announced that he had requested
rnd had received from the Brevard
college board of trustees a leave
of absence not to exceed six weeks.
During this interval the presi
dent told the college students that
he will enter the Duke University
Hospital for observation and treat
ment. (It is remembered that the
Reverend Mr. Ehlhardt was long
associated with Duke University
in administrative capacity before
his election to the presidency of
Brevard college.)
President Ehlhardt, in robust
health when he assumed his duties
at the college slightly over a year
ago, has suffered since December
an illness characterized by progres
sive loss of weight.
The Reverend Mr. Ehlhardt ex
plained this the first extended ab
sence of his administration, so that
the students might have such assur
ance as may be in first-hand infor
mation. He requested the students’
prayers for him and the institution
which he was leaving in their care.
“I am convinced,” he said, “that
Brevard college has a high destiny.
This destiny,” he told the students,
“rests in your hands.”
In a brief sermon at the begin
ning of the service, Mr. Ehlhardt
developed as a text, Mark 4:38,
“Master, carest thou not that w#
perish?”
“The Master did care,” the col
lege president said.
Particularly among the students
at the institution of which Mr. Ehl
hardt has raised academic stand
ards and living conditions, have
there come expressions of grief.
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Methodists Meet
For Conference
The Western North Carolina
conference of the Methodist church,
meeting at West Market Street
Methodist church in Greensboro
during the week of September 25-
30, re-named the Reverend Mr.
George Brinkmann EhUiardt as
president of Brevard college.
In addition, the Reverend Mr.
Edward Roy was re-appointed as in
structor in religious education for
the college.
College students affected by con
ference action include these other
appointees and their charges: Don
ald Hawkins, Rosman Methodist
church; Walter Cooper, Etowah
and Horseshoe Methodist church
es; and Frank McFarland, Oak
Grove and English Chapel.