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VOLUME XXVIII
BREVARD COLLEGE, APRIL 21, 1961
NUMBER 13
New SGA Officers Will Be Elected April 26
Fourth Annual
Science Fair
Given By ABG
A Science show was presented
by the Alpha Beta Gamma
Scholastic Fraternity in the
Science Building, on April 14.
Exhibits of magic writing,
pH, indicators, and titration,
chemical gardens, electrolytes,
electrolysis, an ammonia foun
tain, and colloidal solutions were
presented by some of the chem
istry students. Those participat
ing were: Sandra Smith, Becky
Sigmon, Patsy Green, Vandalyn
Brown, Phil Berrier, H. M. Sum-
mey, Harry Golderer, and Jim
Neill.
Also Lloyd McGowan, Jack
Wampler, Steve Smith, Doyle
Chambers, James Sawhill, Jim
Heaney and Clyde Nagle.
The exhibit “Light and the
Spectrum” was presented by
Gene McGaha and Mahmood
Motamen. Other exhibits con
sisted of Theory of Distillation,
use of Distillation in Petroleum
Refining, Glass Blowing, and
Paper Chromatography.
Students participating in
these exhibits were Fred Bry
son, Tommy Buckner, Lawrence
Suggs, Steve Shephard, Barbara
Parks, Joe Cockerham, Jim Wil
son, Ed Brewer, and Gene Hol
land.
Barbara Pless and Patricia
Morrissey had a display of
books.
ABG faculty sponsor is Miss
Nicholson.
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Miss Bobbie Jean Nicholson, chem
istry instructor and faculty adviser to
Alpha Beta Gamma, is pictured with
one of the exhibits which were shown
at the recent science fair. The fair,
the fourth for the college, featured
exhibits from both the chemistry and
physics departments. Approximately
twenty-five students partici;pated in
the display.
Eleven Students Are Named To Mid-Semester Dean's
List; Twenty-Two Meet Requirements For Honor Roll
Final Lyceum
Will Be Held
On April 27
Speaking on the subject “John
ny Reb and Billy Yank,” Dr
Bell Irvin Wiley, Professor of:
History at Emory University,
will conclude the lyceum series
this year at Brevard College,
Thursday, April 27.
Dr. Bell is author and editor
of many books on the Civil War,
including “The Life of Johnny
Reb,” “The Plain People in the
Confederacy,” “The Life of Bil
ly Yank,” “The Road to Ap
pomattox,” “They Who Fought
Here.” His articles have appear
ed in the American Historical
Review, Journal of Southern
Historical Review, Journal of
Southern History, New York
Times and the Saturday Review.
For outstanding achievement
ir. the field of Civil War history,
rr. Bell received the Gold Med-
Award, in Awril 1959, by the
Washington, D.’ C. Civil War
Round Table. In 1957 he was
appointed to the Civil War
Centennial Commission by Pres
ident Eisenhower. He was a
Guggenheim Fellow in 1957-58.
and in 1941-42 he was a Julius
Rosenwald Fellow. Last Mav
he was appointed Chas. Howard
Candler Distinpxu'^ed Professor
at Emory University.
The Dean’s List and Honor
Roll for the first-half of the
second semester have been re
leased by Mrs. Brona N. Roy, Re
corder. The qualification for the
honor roll is a 2.0 average with
no D’s, F’s, or I’s; while a 2.5 av
erage is required for the Dean’s
List with no D’s, F’s, or I’s. There
were 11 students on the Dean’s
List, and 22 making the Honor
Roll.
Dean’s List: Thomas Dillon,
Cleveland; Brenda Golden, Mt.
Airy; Patricia Green, Thomas-
ville; Mrs. Patricia Holden, Ros-
Gibbs And Smithe
Give Spring Recital
The Music Department pre
sented a Spring Recital in chapel
on April 12, at 10 a.m. The first
section of the program consisted
of musical excerpts sung by solo
ist contralto, Martha Gibbs, who
v, as accompanied by Robert
Smithe on the piano. Miss Gibbs
selected for her numbers; Jon so
piu cosa son (The Marriage of
Figaro) by W. M. Mozart; Prin-
temps qui Commence (Samson
et Dalila) by C. Saint-Saens;
Khivria’s Hopak (The Fair of
Sorochinsk) by M. Mussorpky;
Silent Noon, R. Vaughn Williams;
Shoes, K. L. Manning; and Down
Bye Street, by S. Homer.
The second part of the pro
gram featured pianist Robert
Smithe. His musical selections
were four in number: Valse in
E minor (Posthumous) by f
Chopin; La Cathedrale Engloiitie,
bv F. Debussy; Seenas Infantis,
by 0. Pinto; and Ovage (Anises
de Pelevinage) by F. Liszt. The
two students were given a he^ty
applause by the entire student
body.
man; Shahriah Javaherian, Teh
ran, Iran; Ilena King, Hender
sonville; Barbara Parks, Lexing
ton; James Sawhill, Ruxton,
Maryland; Karen Schneider,
Black Mountain; Becky Sigmon,
Conover; Carlene Watson, Bre
vard.
Honor Roll: Reta Allison, Old
Fort; Burnitte Babb, Henderson
ville; Gary Barney, Winston
Salem; Phillip Berrier, Kerners-
ville; Jerry Chappell, Moores-
ville; Akbar Ettefagh, Tehran,
Iran; Martha Gibbs, Greensboro;
Gene Holland, Glenwood, Dor
othy Hunsucker, Columbia, S.
C.; Elizabeth Jenkins, Canton;
Carole Livingston, Bryson City;
Robert Martin, Charlotte: Gilbert
Massie, Canton; Bobby Maske,
Mt. Gilead; Clyde Nagle, States
ville; Linda Phillins, Kannapolis;
Sandra Smith, Marion, S. C.;
Hicks Summey, Hendersonville;
Dianne Wallace, Union Mills;
Jerry Whitmire, Brevard; Rob
ert Withrow, Forest City; Man
uel Wortman, Lawndale.
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MARTHA GIBBS AND ROBERT SMITHE
Three Are In
Running For
Top Position
Nominees for the forthcoming
student government election -
have been named by the Studenl
Government Association. Those
named were selected on the
basis of scholarship with regard'
to the established point system.
To be elected, the candidate
must have at least a C average,
no F’s, and not more than on®
D in all college work. Also^ an
officer may not accrue over
twelve points under the point
system.
Points for the various offices
range from 10 each for the Presi
dent of the Student Body^ EditoT
of the Clarion, and Editor of the
Pertelote, to 8 each for the Vice-
President, Secretary, and Social
Chairman of the Student Bo^,
business managers and associate
editors of the Clarion and Perte
lote.
Thus far, the following people
have' been nominated for office:
President: Danny Bost, Charles
Smith, and Craig Little.
Vice-President: Mary Ellen
Henley and Phil Berrier.
Secretary: Jane Royster andh
Sally Maynard.
Social Chairman: Diane Brack
ett and Doris Lawson.
Editor of Pertelote: Barbara
Oliver.
Editor of Clarion: John Goins.
Business Manager of Perte
lote: (not released).
Business Manager of Clarion:
Juanita McKee and Carol Liv
ingston.
Further nominations by the
student body must be accompan
ied by a petition containing ID
per cent of the student body’s
signatures.
On April 21, all petitions must
be turned in to some Student
Council member.
On April 26, campaign speech
es will be made. Active student
participation is requested by Stu
dent Government President.
Manuel Wortman.
Lois Frazier
Is Candidate,
BPW Office
Miss Lois Frazier, who was for
merly the Head of the Business
Department of Brevard College,
has been nominated as Nortb
Carolina’s candidate for nation
al treasurer of the Federation of
Business and Professional Wo
men’s Clubs, Inc.
From THE HEEL WOMAN,
the magazine of the North Caro
lina Federaton, come these state
ments:
“Look at her .... Presidiag
so well during meetings . .. .
knowing so well and practicing
so effectively the principles of
parliamentary law .... Now,
look behind that scene, and 'we
find her first becoming a
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