KAOE TWO
THE CLARION
OCTOBER, 1956
Dare To Be Edocated
*.m home and familiar sarroundings by comm^to coljeg ^
You have heard all the oratory, met all ^J
wy sure that you are on the proper road to obtain ng
an education.
Have you ever toyed with the ^eal conception of
education? Does a certificate of completion fulfill the
definition? Or would it be good grades and a place on t
list? Perhaps it is a well mounded persona ity^
Social adeptness is certainly a requirement We could
aearch forever and would never find a satisfactory def -
aftion of education.
Education, like God and man, is infinate, for it is
flie search of the latter for the former. It falls withm the
Malm of no definition; yet each definition is a part of th
wliole. Can God be defined? Can he be patented and so d
:fcom the pulpit of yonder church? As God is, so is edu-
Mition! No man owns it. No man can show you the best
route to follow. To obtain an education, you must grope
along — in complete darkness at first — stumbling into
■nseen pitfalls, getting covered with slime and mud; but
always retaining your direction toward knowledge. If you
would be educated, you must stay well off the beaten path
and run the gauntlet of ridicule.
American educators and students have given to know-
fedge, a definition and are acting on this premise. They
are, in this point, suffering from insanity. Instructors im
plant when they should suggest, they scorn the query with
akillfully elusive answers concerning the real essence of
fife, and the gravest sin of all — past theories are taught
and accepted as fact, a closed book never to be questioned!
If two and two equal four, there is a reason why. The law
of relativity might only be a recondite theory of guesswork.
Who knows the law of gravitation to be a certainty? No
fivingman should be a teacher; but each and all a fellow
jdtadent!
Therefore, devour your books, go eagerly to class and
during the midst of a disertation think and ask why!
Siould the reaction be scornful stares or bits of wit housed
within the English language, stand your ground; with your
iatellect strip them bare of all artificiality, see the ungainly
■forms going to bed with their fears and uncertainties, pon
der where their theories go when they read Tolstoi, and
fcnw they would explain to their mates that their newborn
was an idiot. When you have completed these thoughts,
you will find that your abstracted stare has beaten the
anpercilious brow. Before you will stand no longer haughty
critics; but fellow students. Then, and only then, will you
truly leam.
You will be called an oddity. Fingers will point and
above, the averted eye and hidden mouth will tell the tale
—the tale of you, the college idiot. These things are ephe
meral; they are unimportant. Seek only lasting values.
Search always for God, but follow only the way of the
keart. God, who is the embodiment of all knowledge, will
not necessarily be found in required religion courses or
in required chapel attendance. He will be found where and
when the heart is ready — a blade of grass, the soft, wet,
iofveliness of perennial snow — such is God. So often
aought; so hardly ever found.
“TO BUILD THE FINEST structure of it’s type lu the States”,
is the ambition of Mr. J. D. Jamerson, superintendent for the J. A.
Jones Construction Co., as he labors to complete the new Campus Cen
ter building by early 1957. The photographer is standing near the
northwest comer of the foundation looking in a southeasterly di
rection.
Covering The Campus
Art
Under the guidance of Mr. C.
Kenneth DuBois, the painting class
is eagerly planning and sketching
their first mural. Decorating the
wall oi Mr. DuBois’ office, the mu
ral will be .painted in the medium
of tempera and will measure six
by twenty feet. An exhibition will
be given upon completion and the
public will be invited.
Dramatics
The predominant interest of dra
matic students this year is the new
course in play production, direct
ed by Mr. Alex B. McFadden. All
of the technical aspects of play
production will be studied, i.e., set
design, make up, acting, and light
ing, etc. Planning to present nu
merous plays, the class will have
to call forth their improvisatorial
talents in converting the gym into
a theatre until the Campus Center
Building is completed.
IRC
THE CLARION STAFF
INTERCOLLEGIATE PRESS MEMBER
Editor
Staff .
Donald Gentry
Tom Higgins, Mary Mullis, Mary Sue Drum,
Susanna Witter, Betsy Northrop, Shirley Parsons
layout Jean McCall, Violet Lindsey
Exchange Betty Sue Davis
Photographer Roland Peacock
— — -Mrs. H. W. Sigmon
The international Relations club
met September 27 at the residence
of Mr. Frank Harvin. President
Louise McTaggart presided while
nominations for secretary and
treasurer, program director, and
advisor werff placed before the
club. The voting culminated in the
choices of Doyle Liske as secre
tary and treasurer, Jean McCall
as program director, and Mr.
Frank Harvin as advisor. A for
mal invitation was extended to Mr.
Lynwood Halliburton to act in the
capacity of co-advisor without pla
cing official responsibility upon
him.
Music
The first of a series of recitals
to be held in the chamber room was
given Sept. 28, by Brevard’s ver
satile and talented pianist, Mr. Pe
ter Ford.
Delphians
The Delphians were guests of
the Mnemosynean Society Sept. 30,
at a party held in the basement
of the Women’s Residence Hall.
Members recently pledged parti
cipated in the Societies first so
cial event of the year.
Veterans Association
In an address presented at
their first meeting, President Pete
Beatty called on veterans “to ac
tively support Steve Davis’ pro
gram of a more effective student
government”. The roll-call show
ed a sharp increase in the number
of veterans enrolled at Brevard.
With Mr. Frank Harvin acting in
the capacity of advisor to the
group, the veterans are planning
various activities including lunch
eons, dancies, and a series of talks
on the military preparedness of the
United States.
Canterbury Club
The Canterbury Club held their
first meeting Sept. 24, under the
leadership of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Harvin and Rev. Frank McKenzie.
While basically a club for young
Episcopalians, all members of the
student body have been extended
an invitation to attend meetings.
Student Fellowship
Jim Callowey presided over the
first meeting of the Student Fel
lowship on Sept. 30. The program
revolved around the topic: “What
Brevard College Offers in Religious
Activities.” The Student Fellow
ship meets every Sunday at 6 p. m.
Christian Fellowship
Christian Fellowship met Sept.
25, in the gym. Roger Pearson led
the group in a short devotion which
was followed by square dancing,
led by Miss Bess Francis. It has
'been learned that Roger Pearson,
a ministerial student, has obtain
ed a parsonage in Waynesville, N.
C.
Office Of The
President
Of The College
The student body has been sad
dened by President Robert Sta-
mey’s recent illness. Though not
critically ill, President Stamey is
now at The Brevard Hospital for
further medical analysis and
prognostication. The Clarion
staff wishes to join the entire stu
dent body in wishing our friend
and trusted advisor a speedy re
turn to the campus of Brevard
College.