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VOLUME XXXII
BREVARD COLLEGE, BREVARD, N. C., NOVEMBER 13, 1964
NUMBER 4
Board Of Trustees
Holds Fall Meeting
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DRAMA OPENS LYCEUM SERIES
On Thursday evening, Novem
ber 5, the regular fall meeting
of the Brevard College Board of
Trustees was held. At Presi
dent Emmett K. McLarty’s home,
where the business session was
held, the entire program of the
rollege was reviewed and re
ceived with satisfaction by the
Chairman, Allen H. Sims, and
the other members of the com
mittee.
Nineteen members of the offi
cial Board of Trustees joined by
hose of the executive commit
tee met for the fall meeting on
Friday. Two new trustees, Mr.
Orton A. Boren, President of
Boren Brick and Tile Company
of Pleasant Garden, and Mr. Wil
liam J. Bullock, Superintendent
(>f City Schools in Kannapolis,
North Carolina, were introduced
by President McLarty. Accept
ed to membership was Bishop
Ei.rl Hunt, newly appointed
Bishop of the Charlotte Area of
the Southeastern Jurisdiction
of the Methodist Church.
The recent efforts to raise the
needed $50,000 for completion
of the second phase of the Col
lege capital development pro
gram was commented upon by
Chairman Sims. The architect
was instructed to proceed with
preliminary drawings of the
next major building, a new
library, in order to present this
project to foundations which
might assist by making mone
tary grants to the College.
Mr. Rob Connelly of Finance
Committee presented the 1964-
65 operating budget amounting
'.0 over $700,000. It was approv
ed.
Col. W. Bryan Moore reportefl
for the Committee on Endow
ment Funds, and stated that the
value of the Brevard College
endowment topped one million
1 dollars.
President McLarty reported
un the Self-Study just complet
ed by the College, and the fav
orable nature of the report of
the Southern Association’s Vis
itation Committee which came to
the College two weeks ago.
After reports from other vari
ous committees, and the presen
tation of a citation of award to
Mr. Gil Coan by Coach Chick
Martin, the meeting concluded
r,rd the trustees were joined by
several of their wives, officeis
of the College, and visitors for
lunch in the Faculty Dining
Room. Following the luncheon,
the meeting of the Board was
adjourned.
Peace Corps Test
Is Tomorrow
A reminder to any student de
siring to take the non-competi
tive Peace Corps Placement
Test; Testing time is Saturday,
November 14 (tomorrow), at
1:30 p.m. in Room 206 of Dun
ham Hall.
This test is for college stu
dents that are planning to join
the Corps in the fall of ’65.
Interested pupils should con
tact Mr. Harrison Tawney in
Dunham 106B now.
Congratulations to Presi
dent and Mrs. McLarty on the
birth of their grandson, Jona
than Edward Byrd on Novem
ber 1. Mrs. Byrd is the form
er Peggy McLarty.
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Adams Attends
NCMTA Meeting
On Oct. 24-26, Mr. Nelson F.
Adams, of the music department
of Brevard College, attended the
annual meeting of the North
Carolina Music Teachers Asso
ciation. The meeting was held
rt St. Andrews Presbyterian Col
lege at Laurinburg, North Caro
lina.
The teachers heard a number
of music programs, and several
papers were also presented. In
a business meeting, various state
clinics were set up for the com
ing year.
October 26 was specifically a
meeting of the piano section of
the entire conference. The sec
tion studied the works which
sre to be performed in the piano
contests in 1964-65. Mrs. Kath
erine Bacon, the clinician, is on
the faculty of the Juilliard
School of Music in New York
City. She will be the main judge
in the state contests, which will
be held in the spring.
The meeting which Mr. Adams
attended is held annually by the
NCMTA, a state unit of the
Music Teachers National Asso-
ciadon. Next year it will take
place at the University of North
Carolina at Greensboro.
IRC ELECTS
OFFICERS
The International Relations
Club, sponsored by Mr. Tauscher
has elected officers. They are
president, Hannelore Mueller;
vice president, Bruce Wauchope;
secretary, Frances Lynch; and
publicity chairman, Juanell
Gash. The members of the club
plan to know more about world
situations and to hold discus
sions and lectures.
The club took a poll on Octo
ber 28 of the national election.
Brevard CoUege students from
North Carolina voted emphati
cally Democratic in both the
presidential and governmental
race, with a two to one margin.
Out of the 124 students from
out-of-state who voted, Johnson
voters outweighed Goldwater
supporters and independents by
slightly over 5 to 4. A total of
248 students voted in the elec
tion poll. Johnson collected 58
percent of the votes; Goldwater,
29 percent; and independent, 13
percent.
“Comedy and Conflict”, which
will be presented in the CCB at
8:15 on November 20, at Bre
vard College, is a bright, new
and original experience in thea
ter.
It is a whirlwind perfomance
of the classics which is produc
ed to electrify audiences with a
v/ealth ot historical content,
emotional impact and artistry of
its players Jo Demmond and
Frank Wittow.
From the moment the stars
walk on the stage, the evening
abounds with wit, witchery and
wisdom which comes when you
mix men and women and great
playwrights.
The opening scene, taken
from the Greek comedy “Aristo
phanes,” sets the pace for an
exciting evening of drama. In
cluded in the program are scenes
from Shakespeare’s “MacBeth”,
Tennessee Williams’ “A Street
car Named Desire”, George Ber
nard Shaw’s “Man and Super
man”, and Eugene Inesco’s “The
Bald Soprano”.
Miss Demmond and Mr. Wit
tow have become established
names in radio, television, and
the theater. Both are now asso
ciated with the Southeastern
Academy of Theater and Music
in Atlanta, Georgia. Mr. Wittow
is the founder and executive di
rector of this eight year old
professional repertory theater
which produces both year-round
dramas and the Southeastern
Shakespeare Festival each sum
mer. Miss Demmond is the lead
ing actress of the Academy
Theater.
“Comedy and Conflict” is di
rected by Mr. Wittow. It has
ibeen acclaimed by dramatic
critics.
Jo Demmond has been follow
ing the spotlight since she was
a five year old giri in her native
Savannah, Georgia. Her entry
into show business began as a
singer on radio and a perform
er in dance revues.
Her first professional fram
ing for the theater came when
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NEBRASKA, HERE
THEY COME!
Euterps And Clios Sponsor Success
FLIP AND MUFFIE
aft'ernoon, with its brig^ht sun, blue s y,
ing leaves.
Fulfilli-^g their roles of add
ing to campus social life, the
Euterps and Clios held a dance
at the Brevard Country Club
from 7:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. on
Nov 7 The clubs arranged for
a bus to take the students to
and from the dance. They also
sold tickets and handled the ad
vertising. Music was provided by
the Echoes. Faculty sponsors at
the dance were Dean Jarrell and
Mr. Ray Burson. The event was
generally concjluded to be a
great success and to have fur
nished welcome relaxation from
the routine of school.
The Eighth Quadrennial Con
ference of the Methodist Student
Movement will be held in Lin
coln, Nebraska, from December
28 through January 3. M.S.F.’s
from all over the United States
v/ill be sending representatives.
Last Tuesday, a committee
composed of Miss Benge, Rev.
Brunson Wallace, Chaplain Roy,
Dean Harris, and Mr. Miles in-
ter\'iewed five applicants from
Brevard College.
The M.S.F. is proud to an
nounce that they chose Jean
Baucom and Charlie Koontz to
represent them. It is hoped that
they will have a very happy
and meaningful experience.
—Judy Sigmon