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Pictured above is Harry Cho of South Korea. Harry is now study
ing at Brevard college. Harry is a second semester freshman.
Prison Camps And Communist Armies
Have Played An Important Part In Harry
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Kulture Korner
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READ FOR RECREATION —
That’s the slogan of our James
Addison Jones library staff. Yes,
make a dent in that busy schedule
of yours to go to the library and
read something just for the pleas
ure you get out of it. This year our
library has more newspapers and
magazines than ever before.
TAKE NOTICE — On the main
desk in the library you will find a
notebook marked Book Requests.
In it write the title and author of
any book which you would like to
read and as far as possible these
books will be purchased and be
come a permanent part of our
growing collection. This is strictly
for students, so take davantage of
it.
News Bulletins From
President’s Office
Dr. Kenneth Goodson, new dis
trict superintendent of the Win
ston-Salem district, was elected a
trustee of Brevard college follow
ing the resignation of Mr. Holt Mc
Pherson at the annual Board of
Trustees meeting at High Point.
His term expires in 1954.
Mrs. J. J. Stevenson, Jr., is teach
ing English 01-11 to relieve Miss
Shepard, who is giving full time to
the library again. Mrs. Stevenson is
a graduate of Wesleyan college,
Macon, Georgia. She did graduate
work in English at Peabody college.
She has taught in Nashville, Tenn.,
and in Asheville. She also taught
English at Brevard college in 1948.
The auditor’s report of Brevard
college showed the value of land,
Night Bus. Classes
Offered At Brevard
The midnight oil being burned
on the top floor of the Administra
tion building can be attributed to
the industrious aims of Miss Whee-
less and her evening business class
es.
These classes are being offered
by Brevard college for the first
time this year and are for the ben
efit of people in the locality of
Brevard and Transylvania county
who wish to receive the benefits
of beginning shorthand and typing.
Students other than the regular
student body of Brevard college are
urged to look into the advantages
of these night classes.
The classes in shorthand begin
at 7 p. m., and the typing classes
are held one hour later at 8 p. m.
These times are set to accommo
date people who have late working
hours. The shorthand class has 11
members and the typing class has
raised its total to 15.
buildings, and equipment to be $1,-
390,844.38. This is an increase of
$150,000.00 over last year. Our en
dowment funds total $552,595.83,
which is an increase of $11,979.20
over last year. During the fiscal
year the college operated with a
new surplus of $2,724.91.
President Robert H. Stamey, of
Brevard college, presided over the
higher education division of the
NCEA which was held at Ashe
ville on October 9. At this same
meeting Dean J. J. Stevenson, of
Brevard college, gave an address
on the subject, “Helping Students
to Help Themselves.”
All colleges in Western North
Carolina were represented at this
meeting of the North Carolina Ed
ucation association.
Hai-Hyumg was the name given
Harry Cho by his parents some 17
years ago. Or was it 17 yeras? The
different way that the Koreans ar
rive at their age is very interest
ing. It seems that the day a child
is born he is one year year old
and the next New Year’s day he
is automatically two years old, re
gardless of whether he was born
February 16 or December 28. In
other words, they have one nation
al birthday for everybody once a
year. At least it would not be as
confusing as remembering so many
dates.
Harry’s family is average sized
and very much like any that we
know. His brother is a junior in
high school at Pusan and his sister
is a sixth grader there. His father,
who is now manager of the food
stuff manufacturing company, at
one time owned and ran a printing
company in Seoul, their pre-war
home. However, this project was
completely destroyed during the
war. Mr. Cho’s company provides
the Korean government with food
supplies for their armed services.
Mrs. Cho serves as secretary of
the South Korean Women’s asso
ciation and president of the Paiwhi
Bible school alumni association.
She and her husband both attend
ed high school in Korea and col
lege in Japan.
During the Second World War
Mr. nad Mrs. Cho taught in Seoul
high schools.
On June 28, 1950, the North Ko
rean army captured Seoul, the cap
ital of Korea, and took many pris
oners. Among them were Harry
and his mother. However, they
were not captured together nor tak
en to the same camp. Harry was
asked repeatedly to join the com
munist army, but his refusal stood
firm and in a short time he was
able to escape from the school
camp and return home. A week lat
er his mother succeeded in escap
ing, and for three months they had
to remain hidden in the attic of
their Seoul home. In the meantime
the younger children were taken
care of by relatives, but Mr. Cho
knew nothing whatsoever concern
ing his family’s welfare, for he had
been away in Pusan on business.
The Korean school system teach
es a required English course from
the seventh grade up. The Korean
English teachers instruct the chil
dren in grammar, composition and
reading, but they have no conver
sation in any medium. When Harry
went to Pusan, he found that there
were no school buildings nor
enough teachers or books. Howev
er, the children continued their
education in a tent, and the build
ings that they do have now were
built at their own expense and la
bor.
After deciding to come to Ameri
ca, Harry realized that he needed
not only to know the fundamental
construction of the English lan
guage, but be able to speak it. Two
American soldiers gladly went to
his home each evening and helped
Mm put his knowledge of English
into oral use. Harry in exchange
British, Love & Honor
Clash In ‘‘Yorktown”
(Editor’s note: YORKTOWN is
reviewed by Brevard Student.)
The revolution! 1781! Lafayette!
Most important Yorktown! All
these take form under the skilled
pen of Burke Davis in his latest
historical novel, Yorktown.
Actual historical events are en
twined with a fast running plot in
such a way that the names of La
fayette, Wayne, Montaigne and the
many other never-to-be-forgotten
personalities of the war between
Britain and the colonies actually
come to life and take form as liv
ing men rather than stagnant his
torical figures.
The common people of the colo
nies issue the actual importance
of the occasion. Their ranks are
divided between the Loyalists, who
remain in sympathy with Britain,
and the Rebels, who in voice at
least pledge allegiance to the cause
of freedom. These common peo
ple, as well as the wealthier mer
chants, take sides quickly; but the
main idea in their minds is the
British gold that is much more
plentiful than Washington’s almost
valueless paper currency. To the
Loyalists the British gold means
almost everything in life. Dance
halls, booze, harlots—they all play
an important role in this phase of
history.
Spargo, Davis’ swashbuckling
hero, plays the role of army ser
geant after escaping from the Brit
ish prison ship. His love life is as
torrid even as his spirit in battle.
He plays an admirable role as he
marches with Lafayette and Mon
taigne’s remnant of an army to
ward the Battle of Yorktown and
the final phase of the Revolution.
Brevard college should indeed
feel honored that Mr. Davis choose
Miss Marjorie Craig, who taught
English at Brevard last year and
in many years past, to dedicate the
book to.
taught them to speak his own lan
guage and now they correspond
frequently in Korean.
Harry’s passport to the United
States will last nine years. During
this time he will go to school in
order to become better prepared to
rebuild his war-torn country when
he returns. From Brevard Harry
hopes to go to Boston and com
plete his education at the Massa
chusetts Institute of Technology.
“It is my happy privilege to be
greeted as a new freshman in this
beautiful campus of Brevard col
lege.
“The qualified faculty with kind
ness and the fellowship and com
panionship with interest among the
students is a pleasant, most enjoy
able thing to me. The life at this
Brevard college for the next two
years certainly might be enjoyable
and profitable.
“I always remain your foreign
friend with best regards of living
and working with you.” — Harry
Cho.