WELCOME
WELCOME
freshmen
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SOPHOMORES
VOLUMNE
XXVIII
BREVARD COLLEGE, SEPTEMBER 23, 1960
NUMBER 1
SEVEN FACULTY MEMBERS ARE ADDED
Nicholson, Hayes Return
MR. MILES
MRS. KAY
MISS BOLIEK
MISS NICHOLSON
MR. HAMILTON
Faculty, Students Hear
McLarty At Convocation
Dr. Emmeitt K. McLarty, pres
ident of Brevard College, gave
the mts^age at the armual con
vocation held Thursday evening,
Septerriiber 15, 1960, in the Sims
auditorium of Brevard College.
His message was ceTiiteired around
the thought that eladh student
had a purpose in being here at
the campus of Brevard College.
President McLarty sp^oke about
the unique place of a Ohrisiti'aTi
college in tha field of higher
education. He Stressed the Chris-
tiain naiture of the ideals and
purposes of Brevard College. Dr.
McLarty furlther stated that the
total life and deveiopmemit of
eiach inldividTial situdente is the
priniary conieeim of both faculty
wd adiminisitraition. In a Bmall
liberal arts college, mioT'e time
is allowed for persotnal attention
snd counseling betiween faculty
and studenitis. Dr. McLaity eix-
Pressed the hope tihat students
will take advamitaige of thiis op
portunity and feel no hesitency
in seeking beyond-the-cla'ss coun
sel whenever it is desired. “The
faculty,” Dr. McLanty Said, “is
the finest that we oouM gather
together, and Dhe liangest i® the
history of ithe college, aind judg
ing from the appeta!ran5e of this
students who hiave registered
this fall, the yeiar promise® to
^ the best the college has thus
far experiemced.”
Dr. John B. Bennett, Dean of
instruction, inttroduced the aid-
miniistrative staff and teachers.
Chaplin Roy conducted the de
votions.
Ushers for ithe occasion were
Barbara Parks, chief; Ilena King,
Patricia Green, Karen Schneider,
Thomas Barbee, and Gene Mc-
Gaha.
BJC To Hold
Homecoming
October 8-9
Brevard College will observe
its annual Homeciomimg Week
end October 8 and 9 with a var
iety of activities for students,
a'lumtni, and friienids. Moist of
theise activdti'eis ^ still in the*
planning sftages.
Petitions ior tihe 1960 Home-
coming Queien 'and ter aittend-
ants must be turned in by Mon
day, September 26. All nomuiiepB
will be presented in assembly
September 28, ainki the electira
will be held the samie) day, etart-
ing at 11 a.m.
The elected giirls will reign
—Turn to Page Foot
MR. KEETER
MISS HAYES
Reception For
Students Given
Saturday, Septemlber 17,
Presidenit and Mrs. Emmett K.
McLarty, Jr. bsM a reception in
the Sims Campus Center BuiM^
ing for retumimg amid new stu
dents. With Presideint aiid Mrs.
M'cLairty in the reiceiving line
were Dean amid Mrs. Beninett,
Dean Malcolm Htendersoai, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles ButJterworth,
Mr. and Mrs. Glentn Hardesty,
and Chaplain and Mrs. C. Ed-
—Turn to Page Two
Brevard College’s addition of
seven mem'bers this year has giv-
ven tha school ithe largesit faculty
in its history. The records of
these new members are imipreis-
si'V2, and their backgrounds in
teresting.
Louie Miles, inistru'ctor in re
ligion and histjory was bom in
Waverly, Virgindia.
After graduaition from high
school, he worked in Parkers
burg for a year ais a bookkeeper
for an office suipply oompainy. He
enrolled in Berea College, Ken
tucky and majored in religion
and history.
After completing has under
graduate work, Mr. Mites wesnJt
dirsictly to Boston for three
yeains, where he completed work
leading to the Bacheilor of Sac
red Theology.
He worked one year as asso-
ciatis minister of First Methodist
Church and Director of the Wes
ley Foundation of Southern Ore
gon College in Asihlamd, Oregon.
He did a year of study at Bos
ton Uniiverslity in church history
and another year of study in
English.
Mr. Miles holbby happens to
be creative writing. He hsas writ
ten sevenal short stories, poems,
and is in the process of wdting
a novel.
He likes Bnsvard ibeoaiuse it
suits his type of work, and he
has fooiind here an environment
that appeals stronglly to him.
Miss C. Elvena Boliek, instruc
tor in the English departmeint, is
from Kaninapolis, N. C. She grad
uated in 1958 with an A. B. de
gree from Caitaiwba College. Af
ter teaching one year in Pine-
hurst High School, Piinelhur^, N.
C., sihe continued her eduoaition
at the Universaty of North Car
olina; there she received her M.
A. degree in Bnglislh. Besides
teaching English, Miss Boliek
will be the mew Mountadineer
leader. She is very fond of hik
ing. She hate also had experience
in camp counseling and protff
reading for The Daily Independ
ent, a newspaper in Rann^poUs.
Our niew psycholoby teiacher,
Mre. Dorris Kay of Honea Path,
S. C., who previWsly was in the
English departmclnt at Palmetto
High School in Anidersion County,
S. C., is a graduatte of Erskine
College, having majored in Eng
lish. Miss Kay received her M.
A. at Furman University, amd
has done graduate work at West
ern Carolina College. She is preis-
eritly taking a course ini aJipMed
psychology under Mr. William
B. HiarriU from Webtem' Car-
oina. Being formerly acquainted
with Brevard Iby visiting her
relatives here, she sftMl exclaims
that Brevard is a “beautiful
pDace” that sJiie “likes very
much.”
Returning after 15 mioniths
graduate study in chemdstiTy at
Vanderbilt Uoidiveiristity in Nasli-
ville. Mists Bctobie Jean Nichol
son of Brevard is resuming her
teaidhiing toareer in the chemis
try departonenlt here. After gjiad-
ua!tin:g from Furman Univer^y
with an B. S. deigree, Milas Nich
olson continued her education
' alt Michd'gan ;Sitalte, there earning
her M. S. While at Vanderbilt
University she worked with the
Sl'oian Ketteriinig Institute in can
cer research, trying to determine
the chemical structure of cancer
ous tissue. Among her other in-
terelsts are reading and psych-
olo'gy.
Jack Crawford Keeter, Inistruc-
tor of Mathemaltics, was bom
in Cramerton, Nortih Carolina.
He attended the puibli'c Bchiool
there and early in life develop
ed an interest in maitihiematics
and music.
After graduatiing firom hi^
school, Mr. Keeter eniroUed in
Berea ttJllege, Kenltfucky, where
he successfully finished his un-
dergraduiate work amid received
hiis degree in musdic. He has dome
graduate work at the University
of Texas and A.S.T.C.
Mr. Keeter is married and has
one daughter, Tamera. They are
now residing on Robinson Street.
Henry Thoreau, author of the
philosophical novel WALDEN,
is Mr. Keeter’s favorite author,
beda'iuse of “his nonKJonfo(rmds.t
ideas.”
His philidsophy of life is the
Gulden Rule.
His favorite pastiimeis are gar
dening and siwimmling.
Jofhin Andrew Hamilton, Jr.,
instructor of Bngililsh, Was bom
in Transylvania County. He wias
one of three brothers.
He aifltended the Christ School
in Arden, N. C., and llalter bectame
a student at Harvard Universa/ty.
Mr. Hanmlton majored in
English Literature and received
his Mastter’s degree aJt Harvard.
His favoritiei ailtihor is Shake
speare.
Mr. Hamilton was married on
June 11, 1960, to Elise Wiarda,
a native of Holland. They now
live on Hanty Brafflch Hill, Route
1, Brevard.
Harvey H. Miiller, Jr. original
ly of Salisbury, Nortih Carolina,
holda the Bachelor of Arts,
Bacluelor of Music, and Mlasiter
of Arts diegrees-. He teaches sighlt-
singing, eiar-traSninig, pianlo,.
voice and violins He married in
1948, but spent his honeym'oon
in this area two years agio. He'
considers Brevard a beautiful
place, pleasant ito work and live
in. His boibbdies are photograpihy,
painting, and hiMnig.
Mr. MiUer and his wife, Adel-
aine, are residing at 501 N.
Bixiad Street. Mrs. Miller’s fe-
ther is from thiis area, so it is
something of a homielcoiming far
her.
Mrs. Robert L. iDaniels, who is
originalJy from Skyland, is as-
sdsitimg in the 'Mathema/tics De-
partment this year. Mns. Damdels
received her A- B. degree from
Mereditih Coilege and did gradu
ate study at N. C. Stiaite Oollegie.
Married to a local archilteot,
Mrs. DamdelB ffisits oamiping amd
scoutiing as faivoritte femily in
terests. The Diamdels’’ have two
sons and one daxil^ter.
Miss Dulcie Hayes is returning
to the Brevard CJoJilege catmipus
this year from retirement. Miss
Hayes retired last year but vras
requested by the presidemt amd
diean to return wlhen they oouUld
not find a siuitaWe replacemenlt.