ONE L-O-N-G VACATION COMING UP! The Clarion DRIVE HAPPILY AND PARTY SAFELY! VOLUME XXX BREVARD COLLEGE, BREVARD. N. C., DECEMBER 14, 1962 Number 6 Holidays To Begin Today For Brevardians Kappa Chi Sends Needed Medicine The Kappa Chi, in response to the urgent request from Rev. Dr. Jorge Leon of Cuba, sent $9.00 worth of medicine. Dr. Leon, who refused to re nounce his church and join the Communist party, has been refused the right to buy sup plies in Cuba. The medicine v/ill reach Cuba in approximate ly three months. At a business meeting on De cember 7, Kappa Chi voted to contribute $15 to the Casa Ma- terna Orphans’ home in Italy. David Cort was elected report er to the Clarion. Members of Kappa Chi went Christmas caroling on Sunday, December 9. Afterwards, they visited Mrs. Roy’s home and were served Pizzas and Russian tea for refreshments. Christmas Season 62 History-Maker At B.C. President Emmett McLarty officially opened the Christmas season at Brevard College by the annual lighting of the Christmas tree on December 7. President MoLarty read the Christmas story, Freddie Mc Mahan led the group in prayer, and the Madrigals sang Christ mas carols. Some 150 students turned out despite the cold weather to at tend the traditional ceremony. Whitley Reigns At Dance Saturday, December 8, was the date of the campus - wide Christmas Dance presented by the Euterpean and Cliosophic Societies. The setting for the dance was the Campus Center Building, which was gaily dec orated by the combined efforts of the two societies, and which displayed an atmosphere of blue to coincide with the theme “glue Christmas.” Music was provided by the Clemson Bluenotes with Vincent Dennen acting as Master of Ceremonies for the evening’s entertainment. The crowning of the Christ mas Queen, Miss Lynn Whitley, —Turn to Page Three Mr. Kenerly, manager of the college bookstore re minds the students that the college is now served for mail pick-up twice a day. Students are asked to use the outside mail box at all times. Letters are not to be mailed from within the store. Mail pick up is made twice a day on weekdays, at 9:00 A.M. and at 4:55 P.M.; on Sundays it is picked up at 9:00. \ I m 1 Classes To Start Again On Jan. 3 Brevard College will be va cated today by 2:00 P. M. as students, faculty, and adminis tration leave for their homes for the annual Christmas vaca tion. The holidays will be observed from Decem)ber 14, until Janu ary 3, Transportation will be pro vided from the Asheville bus station, railroad station, and air port on January 2. A charge of $1.50 will be made for the avail ability of these facilities. Classes are due to resume Thursday morning, January 3, 1963, at 8:00 A. M, CREATIVE WRITING WILL BE OFFERED During the Spring semester English 16 (Creative Writing) v/ill be offered for 1 semester hour credit. Last year eleven students completed the course, and their work was represented in a small paperbound book en titled CONFETTI I. Membership in the class will be limited to twelve students. Prerequisites for the course will be (1) a grade of at least B in English 11 and (2) consent of the instructor. Students wish ing to enroll for the course should contact Mr. Miles (108 Dunham) as soon as possible, and consent to enroll for the class will be given shortly after the Christmas recess. SANTA AND HIS COURT! Pic tur'd above is the 1962 Christmas Queen, Lynn V^hitley (center) and her court. Miss V^^hitley, Dhv N. C., was crowned w the an Lai Christoas Dance »n December 8 Harriet Carey (top left) ±rom Greenville, S. C., and Susan Maxwell (top right) from Charlotte, N. C-, V ere sophomore attendants to the nueen. Representing the freshman class on the court were Martha Ward (bottom left) and Priscilla Dalway (bottom right). What Santa Claus wouldn’t like to have a court like this? ‘‘Crime And Punishment To Be Topic A group of students interest ed in discussing vital life issues with the influence of an initia tor, Dean Roberts, have met on two occasions to expound their views. On the first evening, the eternal question of religion was exploited. Mr. Miles, who is the holder of a S.T.B. degree and is doing graduate study at B^- ton University, expounded his views and tenets in answer to the prodding of the group. At the second meeting, rec ords of Robert Frost’s famed “Death of the Hired Man,” “Bir ches,” and “The Tuft of Flow ers,” were presented, and fol lowed by a lively discussion on the life, significance, and beau ty of Frost and his works. Mrs. Holder, the librarian, and Mr. Lance, psychology profes sor have attended the sessions. Tosh Hamerschlag, Betty Cairn- —Turn to Page Three