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the clarion
November 30, 1956
Change Homecoming Date
growing into a full-fledged institution — let s act like on •
It has been asserted that a majority of
pH tn wt the date for homecoming so it would tall on
Thanksgiving Day. It is my assertion that those who voted
thuslv did not bother to attend this homecoming. At least if
Serdid tSey must have been hiding in the tree tops or m
the third story basement. j a
Thanksgiving is a national holiday. Students lead
hard life and they like to be off during
ulty members like to get off during a holiday. Preparing
3for a homecoming is not a day off! _ •
The staff of this paper realizes that this
-college, founded and supported by the Methodist Church-
-and primarily run by church leaders. These leaders should
realize, however, that a majority of any sect is composed
^of laymen. These laymen are really the people to whom the
•school belongs. Homecoming is for the majority — n tney
are the majority, it belongs to them.
The majority of the alumni will not attend homecom
ing if it falls on Thanksgiving. Students will not willingly
attend homecoming if it falls on Thanksjgiving. This is com-
mohly known as a syllogism. It says not to have homecom-
uing/on Thanksgiving.
Green Room
The Clarion staff commends the student council and
‘the social committee for their magnificent work on the
student lounge. , , . ^ j 4-
At the beginning of this year, we had for a student
lounge, two barren, haunted-looking rooms. A dilapidated
juke box was brought in and placed against a dirty wall.
The juke box became even more dilapidated and the rec-
'.ords disappeared. Surely a sad state of affairs.
Things got so bad that the lounge was locked—leav
ing the students out in the cold winter air. THEN our lead
ers came through with the slingshot that killed Goliath.
Council President Steve Davis and Social Chairman Bob
Ivey, aided by their staff got out the green paint, put on
their most winning personality and went begging for furni
ture. Latching onto Jerry Forbes and Charles Walsh, our
outstanding artists, they rolled up their sleeves and went
to work. The results,: a beautiful and enticive lounge, com
plete with murals, furniture, and the student body’s own
record player.
Congratulations David!
Hungarian Students Write
New Chapter Of History
Cable received from Clive Gray.^rican WUS represen-
tative, Austria, November 19r 1956
(WORLD UNIVEESITTSERVICE 20 W 40 ST 3RD
FLOOR)
At least 12.0Q Hungarian refugee students including
manv former political prisoners have fled to Austria minus
bSoigings stop Hundreds more expected m face of brutal
Soviet deportations-stop All I’ve met participated in stu
dent inspired national revolution stop Show great courage
amazing devotion, and understanding Democratic ideals
and determination recommence constructive lives stop
European student groups providing magnanimous as
sistance but langescale American student help is essential
stop On 11-15 international student coordinating commit
tee supported by US and USNSA established special hostel
300 student refugees for next three months stop Tremen
dous step forward’ in handling_ student problem but still
short range need money for maintenance hostel also trans
portation clothih^g miscellaneous effects books instruction
materials and personnel stop Long range need assist re
settlement fill out gaps European scholarship programs
provide educational facilities all types to university of So-
pron now reestablishing self near Salzburg stop _ No possi
bilities yet ensure correct distribution student relief in Hun
gary but are investigating stop Hungarian students look
to America for aid and moral support stop Hope we won’t
let them down . . .
CLIVE
Hungarian Students Form College
They now call it the University of Sopron-in-Exile.
The curriculum is slightly curtailed and the setting is
altered but many of the lectures were interrupted only long
enough to permit half the student body and two thirds of
the faculty to cross the border from Soviet-occupied Hun
gary to Austria.
Five days after Soviet troops had invaded their coun
try to stamp out the rebellion, 314 students and thirty-four
instructors walked four miles to freedom.
The Austrian Ministry of Education, soon after their
arrival in Austria, invited them to resume their studies. The
offer was promptly accepted. Unfortunately, 180 other stu
dents had neglected to dispose of their arms and as “sol
diers” had to be interned and kept from classes.
At Saint Wolfgang in mountainous Salzkammergut
near Wolfgang, an ideal setting was found. Austria turned
over a two-story building normally occupied by a Salzburg
home economics school for the university.
Five miles away a home was found for members of
the faculty and their families.
In Hungary the university’s 800 students, who range
in age from 19 to 28, had attended schools of agriculture,
forestry, mining and surveying. The. mining and surveying
studies had to be temporarily disbanded but forestry and
agriculture lectures are conducted from ten A. M. to noon
each day.
Forty-four mining students among the refugees have
been sent to the Netherlands to continue their studies.
Linguistics are now studied for the first hour at Sopron
University. Because of their uncertain future, students de
cided it would be a good idea to learn German.
A number of students have applied for emigration to
'the United States and Australia. They are all being sup
ported by refugee relief funds. Most of them prefer to re
main in Austria until they are convinced that it will be im
possible to return.
College To Be Represented
At University Of S. C.
A team of five students will represent Brevard College
at the southeastern International Relation Club conference
at the University of South Carolina December 6 through 8.
Attending this conference will be Lincoln Benedicto,
Everett Bryant, Don Gentry, Janice Brown, and Louise Mc-
Taggaret.
This conference will be organizational in structure,
however, there will be a panel discussion and movies will
be shown. The theme will be the “New' Challenge of the So-
vit,” with numerous outstanding persons on the interna
tional level, speaking to the conference, including Dr. Phil
ip E. Mosely, head of the Russian Institute, Columbia Uni
versity; and Mr. John C. Broger, principal advisor to Ad
miral Radford on the Joint Chief of Staff. ,
The University of South Carolina will furnish a greet
ing committee, however, Professor Frank Harvin, the spon
soring instructor and advisor to the IRC at this college, is
hopeful of attaining private lodgings for the group from
Brevard.
Three Regional officers w'ill be elected at this confer
ence : chairman, vice chairman and secretary. A nomina
tions committee will present a double slate from nomina
tions made by participating colleges. Several students of
this college will probably participate as discussion leaders.
Committee Needs Support
A semi-permanent committee has been set up for rais
ing funds, answering correspondence, and generally sup
porting the student movement in Hungary. This committee
will be receptive to donations of both money and actual
support in the form of committee work by any student d^
siring to participate. I urge all interested persons to con
tact Prof. Harvin as soon as possible.
THE CLARION STAFF
INTERCOLLEGIATE PRESS MEMBER
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Editor Donald Gentry
Staff ]y|apy gyg Drum, Tom Higgins
I^ayout McCall, Violet Lindsey
Exchange Editor ^etty Sue Davis
Exchange curto, Joyce Allison
Photographer
Advertismg jg^ry Brady, Audrey Honeycut
Advisor jj ^ sigmoa