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VOLUME XXXIII
BREVARD COLLEGE, BREVARD, N. C., OCT. 22, 1965
NXJMBER 7
Devil Or Angel
They Dance
“Devil or angel?” That was
the question as couples entered
the gym, decorated with the
theme of “Two Different
Worlds”, on Saturday, October
16, at 8:00.
Dr. and Mrs. McLarty, Dean
end Mrs. Harris, Dean and Mrs.
Roberts, Dean Jarredl, and Doug
Tanner, president of the SGA,
and his date greeted the stu
dents and alumni as they en
tered either paradise or purga
tory, depending on one’s state
of mind.
The theme was carried out
both in the decoratiens and the
refreshments. The gym was di
vided into two areas, heaven and
the “other place”, and was dec
orated accordingly. Heaven was
done in white and blue wdth
stars, while the other was in
red and black. At one end of
the room the thrones of the
queen and her court stood bath
ed in light. Behind the throne
were the symbols — pitchforks,
halos, angel wings — of the dif
ferent worlds. The Ambassadors
from Appalachian State Teach
ers College played at the other
end of the dance floor. Cup
cakes with pitchforks, red dev
ils, and punch were the refresh
ments served at tables deco
rated with angel hair.
Doug Tanner, as president of
the sponsoring group, crowned
Linda Ratteree Homecoming
Queen for 1965. Linda, escorted
by Larry Price, wore a beauti
ful white evening gown and
carried long-stemmed, red roses.
The royal couples had the next
dance alone on the ballroom
floor. They were then joined
by the “commoners”. The queen
had been announced at the
homecoming soccer game ear
lier in the day.
JOHN SPENCER CHURCHILL,
nephew of Sir Winston Churchill, is
surrounded by Brevard College stu
dents after his lecture at Lyceum.
Churchill spoke on “Winston Churc
hill and the Churchill Family.”
A Churchill Views Churchill;
Statesman's Nephew Comments
Day Students
Win Award
John Spencer Churchill spoke
to the Brevard College student
body, Friday night, October 15.
His lecture was on “Winston
Churchill and the Churchill
Family.” The talk was accom
panied by slides showing Blen
heim Palace, where John grew
up under the influence of his
uncle, Winston, and sketches,
paintings, and murals that John
had done himself.
If one could remove himself
from the seating inconvenience,
the lecture might have been in
teresting. It turned out rather
dull. The most spirited conver-
Ladies Get Revenge;
Male Pledging Begins
The embarassed and humili
ated young ladies who under
went their pledge ceremonies
will now get their chance to
turn the tables as the Men’s
societies prepare for the rush.
Initiation vnll be all day Friday,
October 29.
The Clios will hold their
Smoker (the equivalent to the
feminine tea) Monday n ight,
October 26, followed by the Del
phian Smoker on Tuesday night,
October 27. This is a chance for
the old members t» survey the
crop and pick out the ones they
want. Thursday night, October
28, will be the night when the
old members vote and initiation
begins the following morning at
6:30. All pledges will be forced
to wear a coat and tie from 6:30
e.m. until 7:30 that evening. Then
the wild dress and razing will
commence and continue until
12:00.
Pledges will be chosen on
overall character, ability to so
cialize, ingenuity, and willing
ness to serve. There will be no
initiation proceedings in the
cafeteria or the library.
The annual pledge football
game, which was won by the
Olios last year after the Delphi-
ans won it for two years in a
row, will be held November 12.
The president of the Delphians
is Dave Morrow. Gary Click is
vice-president and Don Key, sec
retary-treasurer. Ken Cook is
president of the Clios with John
ny Logan as vice-president. Stu
Andrews is the secretary-treas-
urer. Tim Murray is the DelpM
an advisor, and Ray Fisher is
the Clios’ adviser.
sation was in the interview that
The Clarion had with Mr. Churc
hill. The following are some of
his comments of different sub
jects:
Sir Winston Churchill:
I think that the most impres
sive thing about Sir Winston was
when he took over at the begin
ning of the war. He was per
fectly relaxed about it. He seem-
e dto say ,“At last we can do
something.” It was normal, like
going to lunch or something.
He wasn’t a dictator. He was
very much in the hands of the
service chiefs. And then when
the Americans came on the
scene, he couldn’t do what he
wanted. You know, it’s very dif
ficult to accomplish anything
with all those officials running
about.
Had we come to an agreement
with Germany, he probably
wouldn’t have been elected. And
even if he had been, he wouldn’t
have been the right person.
Sir Winston’s downfall was
caused by the military, prompt
ed by various left-wing news
papers. Left-wing newspapers
did a lot of anti-Churchill. Also,
I think all people like c'hange.
I must confess (his downfall)
was unexpected. It seemed ra
ther a sad way of saying thank
you. He was known as a war
person rather than a proper
politician.
No one knew that he would
be a great historical figure. If
the war hadn’t taken place, he
wouldn’t have been. It had a
lot to do with luck. I don’t
think he was sure he would
get into power, but he obvi
ously hoped so.
His favorite president? Well,
Roosevelt was a tremendous
president for him, of course.
There was nothing he didn’t
know about the Civil War.
He admired the way that
Napoleon conducted his life, and
what he did for France. A lot
of people think that Napoleon
was a Hitler. I don’t think my
uncle did. Napoleon had such
a terrific power over the peo
ple and the soldiers. It is rather
surprising in that we were fight
ing France.
On politics:
-Turn to Page Four
Saturday afternoon, October
16, 1965, was filled with many
entertaining activities not the
least of which was the open
house sponsored by the various
dorms. Not only was every dorm
eager to show its clean rooms
to the visitors and alumni but
also to compete for the $50
prize, offered by the college and
Mr. Hardesty for the dormitory
best decorated on the outside
to carry out the Homecoming
theme.
The Day Students carried off
the prize with a gigantic Tor
nado bending over a king, sup
posedly representing King Col
lege in Bristol, Tennessee. The
structure was more than eight
feet in height, gray-blue in col
or, and added a great deal to the
attractiveness of the campus for
Homecoming. The Day Students
spent many long hours working
on the project, and their work
was well rewarded.
Ross Hall was decorated in
the style of the early 1920’s.
The occupants of Ross Hall
dressed in the costumes of the
era to carry out the theme. Re
freshments were served to all
visitors after a guided tour
through the hall. Since it was
Mrs. Walker’s birthday, the
girls surprised her with a song
and a small token of their ap
preciation for being such a won-
derfiil house-mother.
Taylor Hall was decorated in
Brevard College’s school colors
of blue and white. The two
pillars on the porch of the hall
were hung in blue and white
crepe paper. On the outside of
the hall was written “Welcome
Alumni.” Inside the parlor crepe
paper streamers of blue and
white were strung, meeting in
the center of the parlor with a
soccer! ball hanging from the
middle. The soccer game theme
—Turn to Page Four
Linda Ratteree Crowned
Homecoming Queen
Happiness, sincerity, intelli
gence, and vivaciousness are
only a few of the qualities that
characterize one of Brevard’s
loveliest homecoming queens,
Linda Ratteree.
“Rat” attended Landon High
School in Jacksonville, Florida.
Some of her activities included
cheerleading, picture editor of
the Landonian, and president
of the Latin Club. She wa=
voted the most attractive of her
1964 graduating class.
Since Linda has come to Bre
vard, she has become a member
of Nu Epsilon Mu Omega, the
cheerleading squad, and was a
member of the 1965 May Court,
along with upholding a good
academic record by making the
honor roll.
After graduation this year,
plans to become either an air
line stewardess or go on to Flor
ida State and into nurse’s train
ing. As far as positive plans
are concerned, she says that
“Mr. Larry Price is definitely
in my future.”
LINDA RATTEREE