MERRY CHRISTMAS! ine Clarion HAPPY NEW YEAR! VOLUME XXVI BREVARD COLLEGE, DECEMBER 19, 1953 number 5 ANITA SMITH REIGNS OVER CHRISTMAS BALL ''-i ^ *'4: -V vf : i" ■-' ?►’i -.S'W' •••■-* f. ^ ^ '1^3^ ■» Mibb AMi a SMUH, Brevard College Christmas yueen, is pictured above. Anita will I’eign over the “Blue Christmas” dance tonight. CAPULES COMMENTS “Messiah” The Brevard Civie Chorus pre : entcd Handel’s ‘'Mcs:ir.h” on Si:n- Brevard Circuit, was the guest speaker at the regular Kappa Chi Fraternity meeting on Thursday day, Decem^ber 14, in the Metho-i December 11. Mr. Kerr’s dist Church. Professor Ad^ms di- rural preacher. Loretta Helms Wins j May Queen Contest Miss Loretita Helms of Charlatte vi’uS recently chosen to reign over the May Day festivities at Brevard College next spring. Miss To.-nmye Bradley of Cherokee will serve as maid of honor. Queen Loretta is twenty years of sge; has brown hair, green eyes and is five feet two inches tall. Sh-j is a primary education major and plans to continue her studies at High Point College. Her hobbies are basketball, swimming and col lecting pictures. Loretta was the Halloween Queen of 1957 and serv ed in the 1958 college may court. Tommye Bradley is eighteen years old and is five feet, six in- ch'es tall. She has brown hair and blue eyes and is a physical educa tion major planning to attend the UniverETty of North Carolina next fall. She is very active in sports end enjoys eating haimlburgers. Those serving as sophomore at tendants to her royal highness arc: Louise Waters of Charlotte. She lias brown hair, blue eyes, is 5’7” till and nineteen years old. She is majoring in histoi-y and plans to attend the University of South Car olina. Her hobbies- -are listening to records, reading and playing sol itaire. A primary education major, Shir ley Moses, from Clover, South Car olina, has dark hair and brow'n eyes. She is nineteen years old and —Turn to Page Two Mr. And Miss Soph, Freshman Elected In recent class meetings, Mr. and Miss Freshman and Mr. and Miss Sophomore were elected. —The Freshmun class chose Jean- ie Armstrong and Joe Young as their ideal representatives. Jeanic is from Gastonia, and, being a bus iness major, is active in tihe Bus iness club. Joe also hails from Gas tonia but is planning to move to Asheville soon. He is an engineor- ijig student. The Sophomore class' elected Shirley Mosr; and Wallace Fortcn- tury to be Miss and Mr. Sopho more, respoctivcly. Shirley’s home town is Clover, South Carolina. As for her major, she !kl; ni>t decided ootween physical education and primary education. She is a mem- bpr of the Women’s Mfi'nogram club and enjoys music and sports, especi.'’lly tennis. Wallace is from Shelby and is a bus iness .r.ajor. His primary interest is b;!.st'l>all, and he is active in the Monogram club. Campus Christmas Tree Is Lighted 'The Christmas tree in front of le Campus Center was formally ighted on Friday evening, Decem- L'er 12. President McLarfy turned on the lights after reading the Christmas story. Also participating on the pro gram were Mr. Cousins and Mr. eed, who directed the music for ine occasion. r with its seventy-five 2 project of Kappa Chi laternity under the direction of —Turn to Pape Two w.ctod; Professor Cousins was the asscci'atc dTcctor. Members of the coll:r/e faculty and staff and fami lies, iii to Mr. Adu^ns and Mr. Cci:.s;ns, who participated in cluded Dgio'.’iv Wallace, Professon' McF',■:^:^, n. Dean Bennett. Mrs, E. iC. MeLarly and jir.-;. Nelson Ad- uir.s. Kerr S’^eaks Rev. W. A. Kerr, pastor of the Roy Attends Professor C. E. Roy attended the North Carclin'a Association of r''l;cal Instructors meeting at Pfeiffer Oellege December 5 and fi. Blown Licensed Stephen, Webb “Steve” Brown, p;’p:'!.;r member of the Freshmen —Turn to Pa«c Three Clios, Euterpeans Sponsor Gala Event The Chri'stimas dSTice, a newly in augurated eivent at Brevard Col lege, will be held tonight, Decem ber 19, 1958, from 8:30 p. m. until 12:30 a. m. in the Campus Center auditorium'. The occasion is spon sored by the Cliosopihics and Euter pe ans. As “belle of the ball”, Miss Ani ta Smith, the 1958 Christmas Queen, will reign over the festivi ties. Anita is a graduate of Pleas ant Garden high school, Pleasant Garden, North Carolina. A fresh man at Brevard College, she is ma joring in secretarial science. Anita also likes sports and enjoys play ing the piano. The “Blue Christfmas” theme of the dance will be revealed tonight when the Brevard student body flocks to the ball to be entertained bj- the Delmonioos from Slielby. The various comimlittees responsi ble for the dance and their chair men are: entertainment, Pat Gray; decorations, Elaine and Loretta IDelms; refreshment, Gail Har well and Peiggy Lewis; aind pro grams, Martha Adams. Pat Gray and Dick Starnes are presidents of the Euterpeans and Clios, resipectively, and the facul ty advisors of the two societies are Mrs. Thomas Cousins and Mr. Alex McFadd'en. Christmas Pageant Given By Masquers A CliristmJas pageant, sponsored by the Masquers, and created, ar ranged and directed by Mr. Alex McFadden, was presented to the Brevard College student body dur ing assembly on December 19. The pageant was a pantomime, presented against a musical back ground and with narration of scrip tural passages by Bruce Taylor. The effective lighting, narration, and music set the mood for the pro duction. Included in the program were Murj- Ann Fisher, Jim F^att, Phil lip Schoonimaker, Tomany Buck ner, Harrell McDaris, Horace Tur ner, and Keith Morris. The Brevard College choir rendered special mu sical selections, and Mildred Mil ler sang a solo, .accompanied by her mother, Mrs. Miller, at the or- grn. Costumes for the pagelant were made by the Play Pi'oduetion class. Gail Bonnell acted as stage mana ger, while Tom.my Jiltoert oipera- ted the lighting. Women’s Assembly Sponsors “At Home’’ Christmas at Home, held in Jones Hall on Sunday, December 14, from 6:00 p. m. to 8:00 p.‘m. was sponsored by the Women’s Assem bly. Guests were greeted at the door and introduced to Miss Ruby Plant, Dean of Women; Myra Del linger, President of Women’s As sembly; Agnes Haimilton, Vice President; and PhyUis McCain,. Secretary-Treasurer. Guests were served refreshments in the beautifully deoorated par^ ■ —Turn to Page Two . PRESIDENT EMMET K. McLARTY AMD ANITA SMITH are pictured above as they admire the beautiful Brevard College Christmas tree, lighted during a cere mony on December 12.