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“WHEN YOU REACH FOR THE
STARS, YOU MAY NOT QUITE
GET ONE . . .
JL lie v^idrioii
BUT YOU WON’T COME UP
WITH A HANDFUL OF
MUD, EITHER”
VOLUME XXXII
BREVARD COLLEGE, BREVARD, N. C., JANUARY 15, 1965
NUMBER 7
jUi^ceum f^ro^ram SckeJu
(jrat
Five New England Musicians
To Perform At Brevard
The New York Baroque En
semble will be the featured ar
tists when the second lyceum
program of the year is present
ed on Thursday, February 4, in
1he CCB.
The Ensemble has appeared
at Carnegie Hall five times, in
cluding their first recital pro
gram in 1961.
The group has given several
truly unique programs. They
presented the New York pre
miere of Marin Marais’ “Gall
Bladder Operation” for viol da
gamba, harpsichord and narra
lor, and have even had music
written especially for them.
The artists in the Ensemble
Ere not only experienced en
semble players but are also
virtuoso soloists.
Founder and director of the
New York Baroque Ensemble,
Howard Vogel, obtained his
music education at the Dal-
corze and Manhattan Schools of
Music in New York City and
holds a Master of Music de
gree in musicology. His profes
sional career was begun as bas
soonist with the Kansas City
Philharmonic in 1956 and has
since played with the orches
tras of the New York City Cen
ter Opera, the Royal Ballet of
London, the Leningrad Ballet,
the Little Orchestra Society of
New York, and the Symphony
of the Air. For the past three
yars, he has taught recorder
for the English Country Dance
Society in New York and at
their summer school in Massa
chusetts.
A native of New York City,
Bonnie Lichter attended the
High School of Performing Arts
and Bard College before en
tering the Juilliard School of
Music in 1958, where she re
ceived both her B. S. and M. S.
degrees in flute. She was award
ed the Naumburg Scholarship
for her graduate year of study.
Miss Lichter has performed
many times as solo flutist, in
cluding appearances at Town
Hall during National Music
Week. In addition, she has per
formed with the Orchestra of
America, given recitals for the
New York Public Schools, has
performed over WNYC radio
and is a faculty member of
Smith College.
Born in Grand Rapids, Michi
gan, Judith Martin studied at
the Eastman School of Music
and with Josef Marx of New
York City. She spent two sum
mers in the Honors Orchestra
at Lnterlochen Music Camp and
was a member of the Grand
Rapids Symphony for four years.
She is a past member of the
faculty at Greenwich House
Music School and is presently
teaching at the Chapin and
Brearley schools, as well as
privately. >Iiss Martin a/ppeared
with the Stuttgart String Or
chestra at Town Hall and has
given numerous performances
with the Dessoff Choir and
Canterbury Choral Society. Be
sides being a member of the
New York Baroque Ensemble,
she is also doing solo and cham
ber music work with the Josef
Marx Ensemble, which opened
the Brattleboro Chamber Music
series last season.
Laurence Shapiro began his
professional career at the age
of ten with the El Paso Sym
phony and became concert-mas-
ter of that orchestra at the age
of fifteen. Mr. Shapiro has
studied at Columbia College,
of Music, and the Manhattan
School of Music the latter two
full scholarship. He was a
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President McLarty Announces
New College Calendar Slated
The Brevard College calendar will be changed
considerably for the 1965-66 term. Fall semester
classes will begin on September 2nd, and spring se
mester exams will terminate on May 13th.
The new schedule, introduced by President Em
mett K. McLarty, means that the fall semester will
end at the same time that students leave for Christ
mas holidays.
Spring semester will begin on January 17th, and
graduation will be on May 15th.
In introducing the new College Calendar, Pres
ident McLarty made the following statement;
“The formulating of the College Calendar is, ac
cording to the Charter of the College, the specific
responsibility of the President of the College.
After much study and collaboration with the fac
ulty, staff, and trustees, I am suggesting a rather
drastic change in the 1965-66 Calendar. As far as I
can learn, it meets with the complete approval of the
above-mentioned groups, though there are a few con
siderations and adjustments that will have to be made.
Several colleges and universities in our section
are also following such a schedule and the promise
of success is good.
The new Calendar offers several advantages to
all concerned. There will be, for instance, a three
week holiday period at Christmas, a week for Spring
holidays, and Commencement will be May 15. The
fall semester will be a steady schedule of work, but
there will be ‘breathers’ along the way.”
Jlr. Alan Wallace an
nounces that English 14, IN
TRODUCTION TO THE THE
ATRE, will be offered next
semester. The course covers
a history of the theatre,
forms of drama and the basic
techniques of play produc
tion in the areas of acting, di
recting, scenery, lighting and
management. Tryouts for a
spring production will be held
early in February, and will
be open to the student body.
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Academic Retention
Policy Stated
The Academic Standards and
Readmissions Committee has
recommended a retention policy
based on achievement at the end
of each semester in residence.
This policy has been approved
by the administration of Bre
vard College.
A student will be dropped
academically if his ciunulative
grade point average falls below
the standards indicated below
at the end of each semester list
ed.
Cumulative Avg. Of
At Least: At End Of
0.30 First Semester
0.50 Second Semester
0.70 Third Semester
A study has revealed that 58
of the 1963-64 freshmen failed
to achieve a grade point average
of at least 0.50 during the year.
Sixteen of these were dropped
academically at the end of the
first semester. Thirteen students
did not return for the second
semester. Twelve additional
ones were dropped academically
at the end of the second semes
ter. Eleven others did not re
turn in the fall of 1964. The re
maining six did return in the
fall of 1964, but three of these
were still below a 0.50 rating at
the middle of the current semes
ter.
PRESIDENT McLARTY
Math Curriculum
Changed
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In the past, Brevard College
has offered three advanced
mathematics courses: a three-
hour course in analytic geometry
(Mathematics 21) and two five-
hour calculus courses (Mathe
matics 22 and 23). This arange-
ment has been revised in order
to bring the course offerings
more nearly in line with current
requirements at senior colleges
and universities.
A recommendation of the
Mathematics Department has
been approved by the Curricu
lum Committee. The five-hour
and three-hour courses are being
replaced by three four-hour
courses which will combine both
analytic geometry and calculus.
These new courses will be nam
ed Analytic Geometry and Cal
culus I, II, III. The courses
will be numbered Mathematics
24, 25, and 26 respectively.
In the spring of 1965, Mathe
matics 23 and 24 will be offered.
In the fall of 1965-66, Math 24
and 25 are to be offered. In the
spring of 1966. Math 24, 25, and
26 will be open to students.
Job Opportunities
May Be Found
in Europe
THE NEW BEAM Administration
Building is nearing completion. 1 ®
cupola has been put into place, as
shown here, and workmen are busy
with completion of the exterior.
j Mr. C. Grier Beam, a .mem-i
Eber of the college Board of[
§l'rus(ees, recently made ai
|:.?1750 grant to James Addison|
; Jones Library for the pur-i
U-hasfc of new books. :
^
Work this summer in the for
ests of Germany, on construc
tion in Austria, on farms in Ger
many, Sweden and Denmark, or
on road construction in Norway.
These jobs are available as
well as jobs in Ireland, Switzer
land, England, France, Italy, and
Holland.
For some years students have
made their way across the At
lantic to take part in the actual
life of the people of these coun
tries. The success of this proj
ect has caused a great deal of
^ enthusiastic interest and support
i both in .-America and Europe,
i Every year, the program has
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