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THE CLARION
NOVEMBER 13. 1963
Great Expectations
Some people have only to expect and they re
ceive. But the very opposite seems to be true on Bre
vard College Campus at the present time. A wave of
depression seem to be sweeping the campus.
Disillusionment has entered into our little com
munity and there are those among us who have sud
denly discovered that everything isn’t black and
white, and that it takes more than wishing to make
magnificent marks.
The expectations of several people seem to have
been crushed, because there are those other than stu
dents who are concerned with our grades, such as
faculty members, parents, and administration.
Whose expectations have been too high? I do
not believe that any have been. Perhaps some have
been t>ointed in the wrong direction and perhaps also
the wrong approach has been used to reach them.
Whatever the reason for depression and crushed
hopes, students should not forget that they may and
can redeem themselves. The following statement is
a challenge to the students of Brevard College. Dur
ing the next four weeks much will be expected of you;
how much you study and how well you accept your
responsibilities will do more than decide your final
grades — it will prove how mature you are and how
well you can live up to your decisions.
Believing the policy of encouragement is often
times better than criticism, these are the great expec
tations of an idealist. Tear them apart or scoff at
them, if you like. But a hard cold realist tells you that
you might do well to think about them and the confi
dence placed in you. C. G.
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Are You Passing
English?
Business Law"
For those Freshman English I department, said. Also in the
was the conclusion that
most students in their freshman
Guard Your Can Opener
With Your Heart
Recently, many students of Brevard College have
expressed alarm and indignation over the mysterious
loss of valuable personal belongings. Items missing
range from can openers to cashmere sweaters, from
15 cents to $20.
The only apparent explanation for the losses has
been theft. There are evidently persons in the dorms
who have the time and ingenuity to plan successful
raids on other students’ rooms. Large sums of money,
carefully hidden to avert temptation, have suddenly
disaptpeared after what must have been painstakingly
planned, exhaustive searches. Rooms have been ran
sacked while students are in classes; yet often nothing
more than a can opener is discovering missing.
Why?
thievery?
Why the deluge of carefully planned
Just about anyone should be able to offer several
theories for discussion. The first might be basic fi
nancial need. This could be true in the case of the
$20; but what about the personal letters, or can
openers, taken from haphazardly ransacked rooms.
The need to steal money leads to the desire to pilfer
personal belongings.
Or someone may feel that thievery is a good way
of “getting back at” his supposed enemies. The taunts
stemming from 'pilfered letters or the aggravation of
missing small itelns can be just as satisfying as re
venge taken by stealing large sums of money.
Are you an enemy? One conclusion that might
be drawn from discussion of these and many other
theories, is that judgment should not result in anger
or ostracism. Students who would steal $15, at the
risk of expulsion, when that amount might easily be
borrowed, are few and far between. It is the person
who steals merely for spite or revenge who concerns
us now . This person does not deserve our anger and
condemnation; he deserves our help and hearts. See
ing a friendly face and feeling a helping hand can
banish visions of enemies from a lonely, misled mind.
It’s easy — a smile and a nod to passers-by, helping
newcomers to adjust, helping, just as you would those
who are already your friends.
Just remember that an enemy may cost you a lot,
but a friend is priceless. And guard your can opener
with your heart. R.L.M.
be asking themselves why? the
following article taken from the
Intercollegiate Press Bulletins
might shed some light on the
subject. Students might also ask
themselves after reading the
article just how much attention
is given to their teachers in
class and how many times have
they discussed questions which
they personally find difficult.
—Schenectady, N. Y.— (I.P.)
—Results of a freshman Eng
lish experiment involving a cross
section of students at Union Col
lege show that the typical enter
ing college student is not mature
enough to carry out a program
of independent study.
The experiment also revealed
that the conventional approach
to the teaching of freshman
English—one hour classes three
3 times a week—is a “needless
strait-jacket”. The experiment
was conducted during the spring
semester and involved 116 fresh
men. They -attended classes six
times during the semester and
spent the remaining time in in
dependent study. Thirteen stu
dents improved their grades but
31 earned lower grades the sec
ond semester than they did the
first.
Students in the experiment
took the same final examination
in June as did those in the con
ventional classes. Nearly 88 pier
cent of the student in the con
ventional sections earned grades
of “C” (satisfactory) or a high
er as against 71.7 per cent of the
students in the experiment.
More experimentation will be
carried out during the current
academic year, Prof. Carl Mie-
meyer, chairman of the 12 man
Howe subscribed to the Pro
spect News for a six month’s
period. After the expiration of
subscription, the newspaper
company continued to send him
the paper by mail for 13 years,
Howe continued to use the news
papers but he failed to pay any
of the bills sent him. The news
paper company finally brought
suit. He defended on the ground
that he had never made a con
tract subscribing for the period
subsequent to the original six
months’ subscription. Decide.
Judgment for Prospect News
Printing Company. In the case
of prior dealings between the
parties, the offeree may have a
duty to reject an offer express
ly, and his silence may be re
garded as an acceptance. Under
the circumstances, the defen
dant’s continued use of the news
papers was an acceptance of the
offer made by sending him the
newspapers, and he was bound
to pay.
Durings Roberts’ illness for
one week he hired Miles to do
odd jobs around the house. The
next week Miles continued to do
the same work. Roberts who was
aware of the situation, made no
comment. During that second
week Miles stepped in a hole in
the yard, injuring his ankle.
Roberts disclaimed responsibil-
year are not mature or sophisti
cated enough to pursue indepen
dent study in literature and com-1 ity as an employer. Did an em-
position profitably.” I ployer-employee relationship ex-
This conclusion was support
ed by a student report which
stated in part: “Few students
could interpret the books assign
ed without a great deal of out
side assistance . . . There is a
definite merit in having an Eng
lish professor guide his class in
understanding literature. Group
discussion has a highly valua
ble role to play in literary criti
cism.”
ist at the lime of Miles injury?
Yes. A contract of employ
ment is implied when the em
ployer accepts services ordinar
ily performed by an employee
which, as a reasonable man, he
knows are rendered with the
expectation of receiving com
pensation. Therefore, Roberts
could be sued for the necessary
medical expenses incurred as a
result of Miles’ injury.
College Men Excel In
Almost Everything
Male students of Roanoke Col
lege, Salem, Virginia, are the epi
tome of masculinity. As noted
by Jane Cowan, staff writer for
THE BRACKETY-ACK, every
young man on campus is en
dowed with at least one of the
many qualities the freshman
psychology text describes as
masculine.
He is either loud and aggres
sive, superior to women in phy
sical strength, or uncivilized.
Roanoke College’s young men,
so gifted in seventh grade-level
note writing and amateur wom-
en-watching, can shout “Hey,
Sexy,” across the campus. They
can elbow their way into the
post office or out of a class
room.
However, these gentlemen
seem to feel they must go
through some sort of channels
and drift casually into a date
with the weaker sex. When the
proposition of actually asking a
girl for a date presents itself,
their strength evaporates, and
they are masses of timorous jel
ly.
A formal student recital
will be presented on Friday,
November 22, 1963, at 8:00
P.M. in the Brevard Method
ist Church.
Featured on this recital
will be students of flute, or
gan, and voice. The Brevard
College Wind Ensemble, un
der the direction of Miss Joan
Moser, will also present sev
eral selections.
The Clarion Staff
PRESS
^ITOR Cheryl Greene
BUSINESS MANAGER Robin May
SPORTS EDITORS Mike Clark, Johnny Cannon
CARTOONIST phjup Adams
PHOTOGRAPHER Tom White
TYPIST Linda Vogel
STAFF WRITERS joy Maugans
Terry Norman, Steve Clark, Treva Mitchell