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volume XXVII
BREVARD COLLEGE, NOVEMBER 20, 1959
THE BREVARD MASQUERS blasted
off to a roaring season on Friday, No
vember 13, in an English farce and
ballad recital for lit students. Shown
above are a few of the characters—and
ain’t it the truth—out of the season’s
informal premiere production. They are
Mr. Karl Harrel, adviser to the Masquers,
Backy Sigmon, Dee Carden, Jayne
Gassaway, Ken Westall, Judy McManus,
Sam Cannon, Polly Hamrick, Ken Faulk
ner, Bev Holloway, Jerry Cantrell, Hal
Robinson and Joe Alexander.
(Photo .by “Scoop” Scott)
The 1959Brevard Little Theatre
Presents ‘ Loud Red Patrick ’ ’
Brevard’s Little Theater opens | wants to be married, but her
its season tonight at 8:00 p.m. with father thinks she is too young. The
The Loud Red Patrick, a three-act
comedy, by John Boruff. The story
is based on a family situation
wherein the daughter, Maggie,
antics concerning the situation en
thralled the audience when pre
sented at Flat Rock Playhouse by
the Vagabond Players.
Civic Orchestra Debuts In December
Brevard’s Civic Orchestra, con
ducted by Mr. Ralph Reed of the
College faculty, will present its
first concert of the year on Decem-
tier 3, at 8:15 p.m. in the Sims’
Campus Center Auditorium.
This is the third year in exist
ence for the Civic Orchestra. It is
composed of town’s people and stu-
dtnts from Brevard College and
I'os a membership of thirty-seven
people.
McLarty And Bennett
To Attend Conference
President McLarty and Dean Ben-
®re scheduled to attend the
meeting of the Southern As
sociation of Colleges and Secondary
schools in Louisville, Kentucky,
November 30-December 3.
^°“t-hern Association is the
gional accrediting agency for col-
ges and secondary schools in
even southeastern states. Brevard
accredited as a
p°llege in 1949 and currently
opph- her accreditation by ex-
sopior® standards of the As-
ation by a margin of attainment.
Mrs. James H. Saunders, Jr., who
is a soprano soloist, will be featur
ed. She and the orchestra and
chorus will do selections from
Weber, Wagner, Rubenstein, and
Smetana. Selections from Romberg
and Victor Herbert will be sung by
an all male glee club.
Students are urged to attend the
presentation. The Clarion Staff
wishes Mr. Reed and the orchestra
e''ery success in their third year.
Brevard Masquers
Premiere One-Act
Monday, Nov. 23
In the premiere production of
the year, the Brevard Masquers wdll
present three one-act plays on Tues
day, November 23, in the Campus
Center Auditorium.
“Winter Sunset,” a drama based
on the ancient Oedipus theme, will
star Jim Pyatt, as Bill Andrews, a
i weak-willed husband who can’t
make decisions; Judy MacManus as
Anita Andrews, Bill’s clever and
selfish wife; Virginia Doscher as
Mrs. Andrews, Bill’s feeible and
sentimental old mother; and Lamar
White as Dr. Michaelson, the family
physician.
“Husbands Supplied” is a one-
act farce on the desperation of
womankind in the unending search
for a husband. These man-hungry
females are portrayed by Gayle
VanLandingham, Sylvia Long,
Jayne Gassaway, Becky Sigmon,
Bobbie Harris, Barbara Ballew, and
Dee Carden. Their prey is played by
the courageous John Trevithick.
“Concert in the Park” is a light
romance with a sudden twist. Polly
Hamrick plays the very young and
very much in love Ann; Bill Kale is
Steve, her aspiring and ambitious
young boy-friend; Reggie Barnes is
her suspicious brother; and Bill
Bazemore plays the policeman.
Each of these plays has been per
formed as a classroom project and
is now ready as an experimental
theater production. This is the first
attempt in dramatics by the Mas
quers in almost two years. Dee
Carden is president of the group,
and Mr. Karl Harrell is the adviser.
The Civic Orchestra, under the
direction of Mr. Ralph Reed, will
play for the production during the
intermission. The selections will in
clude overtures from Gilbert and
Sullivan and My Fair Lady.
The Masquers, as an informal ex-
Two college students are in the
production. Fred Bryson, appearing
for the second time with the Little
Theater group, plays the role of I perimVntal\heale7productionrpre^
Maggie’s suitor, sented a ballad recital and English
Phi Theta Kappa
Taps Siniard
Roberta Siniard, the only sopho
more to qualify for Phi Theta
Kappa, was admitted into the or
ganization last month,
A day student from Brevard,
Roberta has met the scholastic re
quirements for the honorary fra
ternity as well as those of leader
ship, service, and character.
Another tapping service will be
held sometime in February to ad
mit both deserving sophomores and
freshman.
Ralph Penrose,
Barbara David plays Mary Flanni-
gan. This is Barbara’s first exper
ience in the Little Theater.
Students are urged to attend the
productions and anyone interested
in participating in future produc
tions should contact Fred or
Barbara.
Thirty-Three Have
Outstanding Grades
For Mid-Semester
Recognition on the Dean’s List is
accorded students who have at
tained a 2.5 average for a given
grading term, and recognition on
the Honor Roll is accorded stu
dents who have attained a 2.0 aver
age for a given grading term. For
honor purposes, of course, the cal
culation is made in terms of regu
lar work being taken for hours of
credit at the college level.
Dean’s List
Celia Hooper, Canton; Gene Mc-
Gaha, Waynesville; Jo Anne New-
some, Brevard; Nancy Poley, Char
lotte; Jo Ann Shouse, Pfafftown.
Honor Roll
Martha Adams, Gastonia; Thomas
Barbee, Weaverville; Judith Britt,
Greensboro; Dinah Carden, Con
cord; Jerry Chappell, Mooresville;
Glover Coggins, Thomasville; San
dra Fleenor, Kingsport, Tennessee;
—Turn to Page Two
farce on Friday, November 13, in
Dunham Hall.
Produced for the benefit of the
literature classes, the recital includ
ed Hal Rabinson, as Prince Hal;
Saim Cannon, as Falstaff; Mr. Har
rell, as the Prologuer; Ken Faulk
ner and Polly Hamrick, as char-
Hamrick, as “Molly Malone;” and
—Turn to Page Two
Music Department
Announces Schedule
The Music Department announces
the following winter itinerary;
November 19, 6:30 p.m.—The
Men’s Quintet, consisting of John
Howren, Bill Barnes, Larry Oakley,
Sam Cannon, and Steve Brown, will
sing for a Ladies’ Nite Supper
Meeting at the Kiwanis Club.
November 23, 8:00 p.m.—For all
music lovers: The first Asheville
Civic Music Concert will be given
at the City Auditorium by the New
York Opera Company—^A perform
ance of Verdi’s La Traviata.
December 4—The Madrigal sing
ers will sing at a party given for
the Ministers of the Asheville Dis
trict and their wives.
Sunday, December 6, 8:00 p.m.—
Alan Paton’s Cry the Beloved
Country will be given in the Metho
dist Church Sanctuary.
December 10 and 11—Glee Club
tour of nearby high schools.