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March 27-30
Services
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At Lily Pond
VOLUME XXVIII
BREVARD COLLEGE, MARCH 24, 1961
NUMBER 12
Glee Club Will Leave On Annual Spring Tour April 15tl
Orr, Brevard Alumnus, Is Author Of Biography Of Former Governor
The University of North Car
olina recently published a book,
Charles Brantley Aycock, writ
ten by Dr. Oliver H. Orr, Jr. |
The biography traces the vital
role which Governor Aycock
played in the shaping of North
Carolina into one of the South’s
leading states. He was a Demo-;
cratic party leader, governor,'
and elder statesman during his,
political career. He is sometimes !
called the “Educational Gover-'
nor” for his interest in the'
improvement and extension of
public education.
Dr. Orr received his Ph.D.
from the University of North
Carolina. He is now a member j
of the history and political:
science department of North:
Carolina State College. He was
born in the old Orr home which
stood where the present Bre
vard College Library is located.
His parents attended Brevard
DR. OLIVER H. ORR
Institute and his father served
both as principal and superinten
dent of the Instiute.
Mr. And Mrs. Perez Will
Teach Spanish Next \ ear
The Business Office force is
being assisted this semester by
Mr. Mario P. Perez of Havana,
Cuba. Mr. Perez will work in
the Business Office for the re
mainder of this semester, and
the following semester he and
his wife will begin teaching here
at Brevard College.
Mr. Perez will teach advanced
Spanish, accounting, and possi
bly economics. Mis wife will be
teaching beginning Spanish.
Mr. Perez was head of the Ha
vana Military Academy’s Busi
ness Department from 1953 to
I960. He was also Senior Pro
fessor of Accounting at the Ma
sonic University of Cuba. He
started teaching at the age of 18
as an auxiliary teacher of busi
ness, and in the short span of
three years he was promoted to
the Head of Commerce Depart
ment, and remained there for
twelve years.
Mr. Perez was affiliated with
the Havana Branch of Ford
Motor Company, serving as Per
sonnel Accessories Supervisor
for the entire Carribean area.
However, his main interest was
teaching, and he resumed tWs
profession at the Havana Mili
tary Academy.
His wife received her Doctor
of Education at the University
of Havana, and has been teach
ing for 15 years at Candler Col-
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Amendments To Constitution
Are Presented To Students
The Student Government Association of Brevard Col
lege presented these two amendments to the Constitu
tion of the Student Government Association to the
Student Body last Wednesday in assembly for their
approval or disapproval. Voting will take place Wed
nesday, March 29.
Resolved that: That part of Article VI, Section 3 of
the Constitution of the Student Government As
sociation of Brevard College which reads
“Each officer and representative must have a
“C” or above in all his work at any time grades
are reported from the time of his election
through his entire term of office. If the grade
average falls below a “C” in any subject at
any time when grades are officially reported,
the officer is automatically disqualified from
continuing in office.” be amended to read:
“Each officer and representative must have a
1.250 average with no “F” at any time grades
are reported from the time of his election
through his entire term of office. Failure to
maintain these requirements will result in the
student being permanently replaced in office.”
Group Will Sing hi
Washington^ Virginia
And North Carolina
Plans for part of the forth
coming Glee Club tour are still
incomplete, with Mr. Hardesty
still working to fill up the
empty dates in the tour. As
plans now stand, the glee club
will leave early on the morning
of April 15 and go straight to
Washington, D. C.
Sunday morning they will sing
in Alexandria, Virginia; Sunday
afternoon, at Washington Cathe
dral; and Sunday night, at Mt.
Vernonplace in Washington.
Monday morning the cluh will
sing at Groverton High School in
Alexandria. They will be free
for the remaining part of the
day for sight-seeing.
Pam McKinney’s father and
mother have invited the group
to a buffet supper at their home
in Bethesda, Maryland^ on Mon
day night. Most of the Glee Club
will go to Glen Echo following
the supper.
Most of Tuesday will be taken
up in traveling back to North
Carolina. Tour dates completes^
in North Carolina at the present
are these; Thursday nighty Cob-
run Memorial Methodist Church
in Salisbury; Friday night, the
Methodist home in Charlotte;
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Resolved that: Section 6 of Article VI read “If the va
cancy occurs during the first semester, the va
cancy is announced to the Association. The As
sociation will then nominate and elect accord
ing to provisions in Section I and Section 5 of
Article VI.” Be amended to read “If the va
cancy occurs during the first semester, a re
placement shall be elected by the student body
at a called assembly.”
AU library books mast be
returned by March 25. ThosB
desiring to check out books
for the holidays may do so
on this date.
According to an announce
ment by Dean John Bennett,
Spring holidays will begin at
12 noon Thursday, March 30,
and classes will resume at 8
a.m. Monday, April 10.