CLASS
ELECTIONS
The Clarion
COMING
VOLUME XXXII
BREVARD COLLEGE, BREVARD, N. C., OCTOBER 2, 1964
NUMBER 1
New Dean Joins Brevard College Community
Dean Harris Talks With Student
Dr. J. Braxton Harris, form
erly assistant registrar and in
structor at Appalachian State
Teachers’ College, has assumed
the position of Dean at Brevard
College. He has taken the job
formerly held by Dr. John B.
Bennett, who resigned last year
lo begin work at Western Caro
lina College.
Dr. Harris, who was born in
Reidsville, North Carolina, has
spent most of his life in Hickory.
As the son of a Methodist min
ister, Dr. Harris asserts that
"one can’t really call any one
town home.”
Nonetheless, it was in Hickory
lhat he met and married the
former Trudie Lawrence. The
Harrises have four children: Lor
raine, 11; Helen, 8; Joe, who is
six, and two-year-old Kelene.
Dr. Harris received his Bache
lor of Arts degree from Lenoir-
Bhyne College in 1949. For the
next three years, he “saw the
world,” or parts of it, anyway,
as an Air Force man. He served
as a training officer and educa
tional specialist during this time.
1954 found both of the Har
rises teaching in Hickory, with
Dr. Harris instructing in langu
ages, arts, and social studies, and
Mrs. Harris teaching English. At
this time, he began working on
bis Master’s degree, which he re
ceived from Appalachian State
Teacher’s College in 1956.
The next year found the Har
rises in Indiana, where Dr. Har
ris was the graduate assistant of
the Director of Student Teach
ing. During this time he worked
toward a Ph.D. in school admini
stration and social studies. In
i960, he completed his disserta
tion and received his degree
from the University.
Back at ASTC the next year,
he assumed the postition of As
sistant Professor and Supervisor
in the office of student teaching.
In 1959, he became the Assistant
Registrar and taught simultane
ously. On August 1, 1964, he
assumed his duties as Dean of
Brevard College.
When questioned abomt ntis
From Brevard To Japan
On September 13, 127 new
women and 149 new men started
their college lives. Two days
later 68 returning women and
73 returning men joined them
ior the 1964-65 year at Brevard
College.
Of the 276 new students and
141 returning students, the ma
jority, 236, are from North Caro
lina. The remaining 181 repre
sent 19 states, the District of Co
lumbia, and three foreign coun
tries.
Florida, Virginia, South Car
olina, and New Jersey boast the
largest number of out-of-state
students with 46, 28, 27, 26, re
spectively. New York and Penn
sylvania are each represented by
9 students, Georgia claims 8,
Connecticut and Massachusetts
5, and Tennessee and Hawaii, 2.
One student is attending Bre
vard from each of the following
states: Alabama, Delaware, Illi
nois, Indiana, Kentucky, New
Hampshire, and West Virginia.
One student hails from the Dis
trict of Columbia, and there are
three students from other coun
tries: Miss Loreen AnderSon
from Aruba, Netherlands An
tilles; Miss Hannalore (Anne)
Mueller from Germany; and Mr.
Yoshiharu Takahashi from Jap
an.
ORGAN RECITAL
aspirations for Brevard College
Dean Harris replied that he had
always pictured it as a solid aca
demic institution, and his hopes
are of its becoming even strong
er. “I think that good teaching
is what makes a school academ
ically strong, and good teaching
results in good learning. We
have been blessed with some
fine additions to the faculty, plus
the outstanding members here
previously.”
Dr. Harris is convinced that
Brevard offers a unique oppor
tunity to bring together for the
benefit of the student the two
“main forces in the world —
Christianity and education.” As
far as the student body is con-
—Turn to Page Three
An organ recital at the Bre
vard Methodist Church has been
scheduled for Sunday, October
11, at 4:00 P.M. The featured
organist will be Dr. Paul Lang
ston, Dean of the School of
Music at Stetson University of
Florida. Dr. Langston is also a
member of the Southern Asso
ciation Self-Study Committee
which will be on the Brevard
College campus October 11-14.
The program is to be presented
jointly by the Music Department
and the Methodist Church under
the direction of Professor Nel
son F. Adams, director of the
College Music Department and
Minister of Music of the church.
As a special notice to the stu
dents desiring to attend the first
of the Asheville Community Con-
—Turn to Page Four
New Club Organizes
The new International Rela
tions Club presented its first
program, Thursday, October 1,
in Dunham Auditorium. Mr.
Burson, who has taught in Tur
key for the past two years, show
ed slides of Cyprus and discuss
ed the political crisis of that
war-torn island. A short discus-
sion was held after the talk.
The primary purpose of the
International Relations Club is
to promote interest among the
students, the faculty, and the
Brevard community in the vari-
oiJs problems and events that
wke place in the world today.
Numerous crises or “hot-podnts”
nat concern not only the people
United States, but also the
People of other lands, vriU be
rought to the attention of the
group and discussed in an intelli
gent wav. Reasons for the erup-
fion of' a particular cnsis or
problem will be considered bo h
sides of the problem will be dis
cussed, and a possible soluton
and evaluation will be presente .
Through such an analysis, a nei-
ler understanding of other peo
ples and their problems, which
directly or indirectly mvo ve our
nation and the whole world, w
be developed. This will result
in an interest and effort to pr ^
mote peace in this world, though
only in a small way. A prob^™
understood is one less to worry
'“’'stSdents, faculty
-
ings, and particularly are invited
to join the club.
dr. ROBERT JEFFERS
Dr. Robert Jeffers, an instruc
tor in biology and chemist^, is
a B S M.A., and PhD. graduate
of the Uniiversity of Wisconsin
where he finished with honors.
Sfhas had teaching experience
at the University of Florida and
nhin state. More recently he
S b«. .ssocMed with Ihe
State Dej-wrtment in Nigeria.
DR. ORA RAILSBACK
Dr. Ora Railsback, an A.B.,
M.A., and Ph.D. graduate of In
diana University, is teaching
physics and mathematics. Dr.
Railsback served as head of the
Physics Department of the Chi
cago Division of the University
of Illinois for twelve years and
as assistant to the vice-president
of that division for two years.
He has written a number of sci
entific articles which have been
paiblisked.
Miss Jarrell Is
Dean Of Women
Miss Willoughby Gwen Jarrell,
a “yankee from Indiana”, has
taken the position of Dean of
Women for the College.
She was born in Muncie, Indi
ana, and when “the time came,”
went to MacMurray College for
Women for her first two years
of college. The next year, she
held two jobs, plus working as
secretary-treasurer of the Mar
shall County Young Republicans.
Indiana University was her
next goal. Three years of study
there brought her a BA degree,
plus a Master of Arts degree.
Her off-beat interests include
playing a guitar and writing
poetry, as well as participating
in sports activities of all kinds.
Why did she come to Brevard?
“The position of Dean of Women
and teacher offered the induce
ment 1 needed. Besides, I want
ed a small college.”
She has two personal goals
for Brevard College. “Our wom
en,” she states, “must be made
aware of the responsibility of
women in society today in addi
tion to developing a sense of
social conduct. Also, I want to
see an effective student govern
ment.”