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Volume XVIII
BREVARD COLLEGE, DECEMBER 8, 1951
Number 4
Dean Stevenson Forms Student-Faculty Cabinet
Illness Causes George Ehlhardt’s
Resignation As College President
The resignation of Rev. George Brinkmann Ehlhardt
as president of Brevard collge was accepted by the execu
tive board of trustees at Dilworth Methodist church, Char
lotte, on Tuesday, November 20. The reason given for his
resignation was ill health.
The announcement of the Rev. Mr. Ehlhardt’s leaving
came from Edwin L. Jones, chairman of the college board
of trustees.
The board passed a resolution
expressing gratitude to Mr. Ehl-
liardt for his services and a wish
for his restored health. The for
mer college president had been a
patient at Duke hospital on a re
cent six week’s leave of absence,
and Friday, November 16, was in
jured in an automobile accident.
Until December 3 he was hospital
ized at Transylvania Community
hospital.
The Rev. Mr. Ehlhardt assumed
the presidency of this institution
about 18 months ago, and prior to
that time was librarian at the Di
vinity school of Duke university.
Named to head a committee to
find a successor for Mr. Ehlhardt
at the board meeting was the Rev.
W. A. Kale, of High Point. Other
committee members are 0. V. Woos-
ley, Winston-Salem; Rev. Frank
Jordan, Shelby; Flake Sherrill,
Statesville; and F. S. Best, Brevard.
In the meantime the college will
be run by an administrative coun
cil headed by Dr. B. Joseph Mar
tin, executive director of the Meth
odist College Foundation of North
Carolina. Inc., who was recently
appointed to handle financial af
fairs for the college. Others on
this council are Dean J. J. Steven-
—^Tum to Page Seven
Stevenson Releases
Dean’s List Today
Dean J. J. Stevenson, Jr., an
nounced today the scholastic hon
or roll for mid-semester. Students
must attain a “B” average to be
eligible for the dean’s list. Twenty-
eight students who were named
for this honor are as follows:
Lawson Bingham, Harold Black,
William Carter, Jack Gooch, Wil
burn Harrison, Joe R. Hipp, David
Johnson, Malcolm Johnson, Bruce
McGuire, Wilson Avery Morgan,
Tom Neal, Jr., Carl Outen, Worth
Wilkerson, and Robert Fred Wor
ley.
Also listed for this honor are:
Jane Bishop, Carol Carter, June
Craft, Frances Davidson, Caroline
Davis, Mary Louise Dean, Ellen
Faulkner, Carolyn Hamilton, Bar
bara Hansen, Bonnie Hawkins,
Mary Ann Holden, Norma June
Merritt, Elaine Orr Mitchell and
Gloria Starnes.
Glee Club Sings At
Chapel Monday; And
At Local Church
The Brevard College Glee club,
directed by Prof. Bruce Atkins
livengood, will present a program
of Christmas music in the college
auditorium, December 12, for the
regular chapel program.
Selections will include “Sing We
All Noel,” by York, Elaine Walker,
soloist; “Jesu, Thou Dear Babe Di
vine,” Dickinson, Rachel Meaders,
soloist; “Hark, Now, O Shepard,”
Invaas; “A Babe Is Born In Beth
lehem,” Westra, Elaine Walker, so
loist; “The Birthday of a King,”
Neidlinger; “Now Sing Noel,”
Whitney, Ellen Faulkner, soloist;
“And On Earth Peace,” Strickler,
Ellen Faulkner, soloist; “Good
Will Toward Men,” Strickler; ‘The
Shepherds Story,” Dickinson, Ani
ta Byrum and Francis Price, solo
ists; “Gesu Bambino,” Yon, Wayne
Umphlett, soloist; “Carol of the
Bells,” Leontovitch.
The college Glee club will sing
at the Brevard Methodist church
Thursday, December 13, at 8:30
p. m.
Clarion Editor Has
Poem In Anthology
Announcement was released
here last week from the National
Poetry association, Los Angeles,
that “Comrades,” a poem by Tom
Neal, Jr., editor of the Clarion, has
been selected by the Board of
Judges to be published in the An
nual Anthology of College Poetry.
According to the association, this
Anthology is a “compilation of the
finest poetry written by college
men and women of America.” The
poetry represents every state in
the country, and selections are
made from thousands of poems sub
mitted.
Neal’s poem is a metaphysical
one contrasting the love of God
with the love of nature. Accord
ing to the writer, the poem depicts
God’s love as universal and as
equal in degree for all the sons
and daughters of God.
Dr. B. Joseph Martin, of
Greensboro, has been appointed
to head the new college execu
tive board.
Dr. Martin Appointed
To Head School Board
Dr. B. Joseph Martin, executive
director of the Methodist College
Foundation of North Carolina, Inc.,
has been named by the board of
trustees of Brevard college to head
the executive governing board
which will administer the affairs
of Brevard college in absence of a
president.
Dr. Martin received his educa
tion at the University of Cincin
nati, at Pasadena college, where he
took his A. B. and Th. B. degrees,
and at the University of Southern
California, where the degrees of
M. Th. and Ph. D. were conferred
upon him.
Past director of boys work at
Wesley - McDonald Boys school,
Martin has also served as super
intendent of Laird Hall school, Hol
lywood, California; as professor of
sociology at Pasadena college; and
as vice-president of Oklahoma uni
versity.
A member of Phi Chi Phi, Nu
Alpha Nu, Alpha Kappa Delta, and
Theta Phi, Dr. Martin has served
10 years in teaching and adminis
tration. Additionally, he has served
pastorates in Ohio and California
for 10 years.
“It is going to take a lot of hard
vi^ork, conscientious effort and ev
erybody’s pulling together,” Dr.
Martin said. He continued, “I am
impressed by the calibre of stu
dents, the high calibre of the staff;
and by the interest of the commu
nity in the school. One reason that
I am willing to do this work of love
is that it represents the Lord’s
Work.”
Other members of the governing
board of the college are F. S. Best,
—^Torn to Page Five
Group Aids Dean In
Administrative Duty
Dean J. J. Stevenson, Jr., has an
nounced the appointment of a cab
inet consisting of representatives
of both the faculty and students.
Dean Stevenson’s responsibility is
the academic administration of the
school and this body will aid him
in an advisory capacity. The facul
ty members were chosen on the
basis of their position and the stu
dent faction will consist of the
Student council which are duly
elected representatives of the stu
dent body.
The faculty members are Dr. A.
li. Bramlett, head of the social
science department. Miss Lois
Frazier head of business depart
ment, P. E. Kennedy, head of the
English department, B. A. Liven
good, head of the music department.
Dr. B. W. Loomis, director of guid
ance, Miss Louise Moseley, faculty
advisor of the Student council, Mrs.
Lee Pylant, dean of women and
Rev. C. E. Roy, director of relig
ious activities.
The student members are WE-
burn Harrison, president of the
student body; Joe R. Hipp, vice-
president of the student body; Bet
ty Lineberry, secretary and treas
urer; Charles Yarbrough, presi
dent of the sophomore class; Bill
Eller, president of the freshman
class; Mickie Monteith, freshman
representative; Bonnie Hawkins,
day student representative; Norma
June Merritt, president of the
Christian Fellowship club; Ellen
Faulkner, house president; Ken
neth Furr, house president; and
Rachel Franklin, social chairman.
According to Dean Stevenson the
purpose of forming a group of this
kind is to get an organization
which will have the concerted back
ing of the entire college. It is en-
—^Turn to Page Eight
Drama Group Plans
Comedy For Chapel
“Suitable for Charity,” a one-
act play by Paul S. McCoy, will be
presented by the college dramatics
club on Thursday, December 13,
during the regular chapel period.
The play, a comedy, deals with
ihe mixups of a very flighty, but
charitable lady who gets her suits
mixed up when she decides to
“suit” herself.
Members of the cast include Ha
zel Greenway, played by Joyce
Wilkinson; Claire Greenway, Lila
Burgess; Ellen Cassey, June Craft;
William Greenway, Worth Wilker
son; Ralph Hamilton, Stanford
Hardin; Morgan Greenway, Lowry
Ferguson; and Mr. Honeysweet,
Wayne Umphlett.
The play is under the direction
of Mr. Ray Fry, club adviser. He
is assisted by Dorothy Dellinger.