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VOLUME XXVIII
BREVARD COLLEGE, JANUARY 13, 1961
NUMBER 7
CHEMISTRY DEPARTMENT GIVEN GRANT
Receives $5,000 From Du Pont
Company To Be Used In 1961-62
The CLARION, on behalf of
the student body, wishes to
express deepest sympathy to
Mrs. Sigmon in the loss of
her brother and to Dean But-
terworth in the loss of her
uncle.
The final examination period for
the fall semester starts tomorrow and
continues through Friday, January
20, so studying is uppermost in most
students’ minds. Getting an early start
on reviewing are, left to right, Jack
Wampler (with back to camera),
Ronald “Flash” Foster, Gene “Bird”
Ballard, Clark Smith, John Smith,
Tommy Dillon, Jim Griffin, and Bud
Garris. (Photo by Reid Griffin)
Alan Wallace To Teach Courses In
Play Production And Public Speaking
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After a three month “tour of
duty” in the Public Relations
Department, Alan Wallace will
resume the teaching of English
14 (Play Production) and Eng
lish 15 (Public Speaking) next
semester, according to Dean
John B. Bennett.
Mr. Wallace’s class in Public
Speaking will meet for a three-
hour session every Monday even
ing from 6:30 to 9;30, beginning
January 30. It will be open to
the general public as well as
college students. His course is
designed and conducted to de
velop the student’s ability to deal
effectively with speaking situ
ations. During each session every
student will speak at least twice.
Any one in the community in
terested in developing self-con
fidence and ability to “say a
few words effectively,” either
from the platform or in a dis
cussion group, is invited to at
tend the first session January 30
to determine whether or not he
would like to take the course.
The Play Production class will
meet every Monday afternoon
from 2:00 to 4:00 o’clock. This is
a practical course covering the
basic techniques in acting, di
recting, scene design, lighting ^
and management. The class will,
collaborate with The Masquers to j
present an evening program of
three one-act plays in May.
under consideration are: THE
OLD LADY SHOWS HER MED
ALS, by J. M. Barrie; THE BEAR,
by Anton Chekov; ILE, by Eu
gene O’Neil.
Mr. Wallace came to Brevard
College after a twenty-five year
career as writer, director and ad
ministrator in network radio and
television programming. After
graduating from Earlham Col
lege he taught Public Speaking,
Drama, and English for three
years at Friends University be
fore taking two years of gradu
ate work under Georgia Pierce
Raker in the Yale School of
Drama. His experience in broad
cast media was preceded by
seven years in both professional
and community theaters as ac
tor and director. For several
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Graves Goes
To Sanford’s
Inauguration
Col R. D. Graves, professor of
mathematics at Brevard College,
attended the inaugural cere
monies in Raleigh as guest of
Governor-elect Terry Sanford.
Col. Graves commanded the
517th Parachute Infantry in
World War II in which Mr. San
ford served as Lieutenant of one
of the battalions.
The unit fought through the
Italian campaign in the summer
of 1944.
In recalling the maneuvers of
the summer, Col. Graves said:
In August we were dropped
behind the lines in the interior
of France and as the right flank
of the Seventh Army we fought
our way toward the English
Channel to meet the amphibious
forces that had invaded the coast
I
A grant of $5,000 has been I
made by the Du Pont company I
to Brevard College to assist In- i
strengthening the c d 11 e
chemistry department, it was so-
r.ounced toda3' by Dr. Emmett
K. McLarty, Jr.
Word of the grants for th£
1961-’62 academie year^ came In
a letter to Dr McLarty from
Crawford M. Greenewalt, presi
dent of the Du Pont Comp^^ny.
It was delivered to Dr. McLarty
by L. S. Grogan, manager ef Du
Font’s Brevard plant, who is a
trustee of the college.
According to Mr. Greenewalt,
the grant is awarded for the pur
pose of advancing the teaching
of chemistry. “It is intended^” he
said, “that the grant be used to
purchase laboratory apparatns,
to aid faculty, or in any othfir
v;ay the department »ay choos'e
consistent with the purpose.’’
"Brevard College te one of IS
institutions receiving special
grants for the strengthening ol
their respective chemistry de
partments. It is the first two-year
college to participate in the Du
Pent aid to education prograra.
The company’s overaltpiO'
gram for 1961-’62 encompassies
grants of more than $1^400^1®
to 159 universities and colleges,
the company announced in Wil
mington.
Several different Du Pont
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France. Later on we joined
the 82nd Airborne division in the
Battle of the Bulge.”
The Colonel said that the Gov-
ornor-elect remained with him
until the end of the war, rising
to the rank of Captain.
Library fines must 6e paid
and overdue books either re
turned or renewed before
exam permits wiD Be given.
Students may continiae to
check out books during
exams.
Introducing the 1960-61 Brevard College cheer-
l^flders' The “yell-belles” who keep the spirit up
LTthe basrettoll games are, left to right Kitty
Whitworth, Carol Chaplin, Chns Farnan, chief Hel
en Nelson, Harriet Nelson, Mary Jo Eady, altematB
Fran Jaquette, and Marsha Martin. Absent when
picture was taken were Alice Barnhill and alter
nate Joyce Clark. (Photo by Reid Griffin)