This Is The
Way The
Year Ends . .
The Clarion
Not With A
Bang, But
A Pfffft!
VOLUME XXXIII
BREVARD COLLEGE, BREVARD, N. C., MAY 6, 1966
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NUMBER 24
Rev. Hines, Decker To Speak
At Commencement Exercises
PRESIDENT McLARTY admini
sters the formal 'pledge to the newly
inducted Phi Theta Kappa members.
An informal induction-and-picnic
was held for the students on Friday,
October 29. (See story, below)
Mrs. Munro Attends
Delta Kappa Meet
Mrs. Thomas Munro, newly
elected president of Alpha
Lambda Chapter of the Delta
Kappa Gamma International
Society for women educators,
and Mrs. J. J. Stevenson attend
ed the Eta State Convention in
the Sir Walter Hotel, Raleigh,
April 29-May 1.
Mrs. Elizabeth Buck, South
eastern Regional Director, was
speaker at the birthday lunch
eon. Dr. IMaycie K. Southall,
Professor Emeritus from Pea
body College and a former In
ternational President of the So
ciety, gave the keynote address
on the subject “Creativity in
Delta Kappa Gamma.”
Mrs. Ethel Stephens Arnett
and Mrs. 0. Max Gardner, Sr.
were initiated as State Honorary
members.
Phi Theta Kappa
Inducts Members
Uaderjhip Training
Sessions Underway
On Tuesday, May 3, the first
ot three Leadership Training
sessions was held for newly-
elected officers of campus de
nominational groups. The pro
grams are sponsored by the
ani'- ^ Council organization
tk? « officers of the Bap-
V Union, Canterbury
Methodist Stu-
^tnt ^Movement, and Westmin-
initiated the sessions
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«®eral leadership. At a later
Phi Theta Kappa, Brevard’s
scholastic honor society, held
its formal induction in the Fac
ulty Lounge on Friday, April
29, at 4:25 p.m.
President John Brookshire
and Secretary Jean Harrison
briefly told the new members
the purpose of the club and ex
plained that the symbols of
PTK, a white rose and a torch,
represent the virtues of lead
ership and purity.
Next, members were asked to
pledge themselves to help sup
port Phi Theta Kappa activities.
The ceremony ended with the
signing of the club register and
the lighting of candles by Vice
President Joe Holder.
Following the ceremony, PTK
members traveled to Straus
Park for a steak cook-out. Pres
ent were President and Mrs.
Emmett McLarty.
In a brief meeting held Tues
day. May 3, the club elected the
following officers for 1966-67:
President — Bill O’Dell, Vice-
President — Carol Clayton, Sec-
retary-Tresaurer — Leslie John
son, and Historian — Clindy
Senn.
Sophs To Log
Their Visits
Following chapel services
Wednesday night, April 27, the
sophomore class had a meeting
in which they voted that a soph-
amore log be placed in the Ad
ministration Building. Accord
ing to Dave Elerbe, president
of the sophomore class, this log
would have the names and ad
dresses of all sophomores in it.
Whenever the student return in
future years, they will sign the
book. The practice of placing
the names and addresses of the
sophomores will be carried on
by future sophomores of Brevard
College. The log wiU also serve
as a help in locating people for
class reunions.
The commencement speakers
for graduation exercises at Bre
vard College which will be held
on May 15 have been announced
by the president. Dr. Emmett K.
McLarty, Jr.
The commencement sermon
will be delivered at 11:30 a.m.
by the Rt. Rev. John E. Hines,
22nd Presiding Bishop of the
Protestant Episcopal Church,
U.S.A. He graduated Phi Beta
Kappa from the University of
the South at Sewanee, Tennes
see, and from Virginia Theologi
cal Seminary.
The presiding Bishop has serv
ed as assistant rector of the
Church of St. Michael and St.
George in St. Louis, as rector
of Trinity Paris in Hannibal,
Missouri, St. Paul’s in Augusta,
Georgia, and Christ Church in
Houston, Texas. In 1945 he was
elected Bishop Coadjutor of the
Diocese of Texas, and in 1955
he was named Diocesan Bisht>p,
the fourth Bishop in the 125-year
history of the Church in Texas.
At the Church’s 61st General
DR. RALPH W. DECKER
Athletic Students Receive
Individual, Dorm Awards
The Athletic Department
would like to request the Stu
dent Body to donate any used
textbooks for future use in
the Athletic Department. All
donations will be greatly ap
preciated.
date Mrs. Hardesty will present
helpful ideas concerning pro
gramming to the group and Mrs.
Daye will speak to them about
directing recreational activities.
The denominational groups
have been active on campus
this year, and the organizations
have a definite place in the role
of education at Brevard College.
Intramural Awards Night was
held Tuesday night. May 3, in
Dunham Music Auditorium.
The awards were presented by
Mr. Gerhard Tauscher who sum
marized all the intramural
sports during the year.
Green Basement won the in
tramural floor award with
Officers Selected
For Business Club
Pam Huey, president; Janice
Lewis, vice - president; and
Elaine Byrd, secretary - treasur
er, were elected at the meeting
held on April 28 in the Faculty
Lounge of the Administration
Building to head the Business
Club for the coming year.
At this time, Mrs. Munro, the
sponsor, was presented a lovely
carnation corsage in appreciation
of her assistance and guidance.
“Take A Letter, Please” was
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7231/2 points. Taylor Basement
and First was second with 674
points.
Jones Basement and Ross Hall
took the igiry championship
v/ith 378 points while Jones III
aime in second wit^298 ponits.
Most Outstanding Athlete
awards were given to Rosemary
Williams of Ross Hall and Lu
ther Smith of Taylor Basement
and I.
Best Sportsmanship Awards
went to Diane Avery of Jones
I and John Hydrick of Green
Basement.
Louise Causey from Jones II
was presented the Most Out
standing Sophomore Girl Award.
Individual sports awards giv
en were these: football, Edie
Wysong of Ross Hall and Stan
Perry of Taylor Basement and
I; basketball, Diane Avery of
Jones I and John Trotter of
Green III; softball, Gali Lehman
of Ross Hall and John Colley of
Taylor Basement and I; volley
ball, Charlotte Hicks of Jones
III and Bobby Williams of Can
trell House.
RT. REV. JOHN E. HINES
Convention in 1965, he was elect
ed to its highest post.
Bishop Hines, who was born
in Seneca, South Carolina, is a
brother of Mrs. Dana Harris, a
member of the college faculty.
Dr. Ralph W. Decker will
speak at the graduating exer
cises at 3:00 pjn. Dr. Decker
received his A.B. degree from
Wesleyan University, Middle
town, Connecticut, and M.A.,
S.T.B., and Ph.D. degrees from
Boston University. At the uni
versity he held various positions,
including assistant professor of
the New Testament and religi
ous education, director of the
Division of Religious Education,
registrar, and professor of New
Testament literature.
In 1950, Dr. Decker went to
Wyoming Seminary, Kingston,
Pennsylvania. From the presi
dency of Wyoming Seminary he
began his work with the Board
of Education of The Methodist
Church in 1959.
Both the sermon and the
graduating exercises will be con
ducted in the Boshamer Gym
nasium.
Alpha Beta Gama
Selects Officers
The May meeting of Alpha
Beta Gamma was held Monday,
May 3. At this time the follow
ing slate of officers for next
year were presented and then
accepted by the group: H. Da
vid Tibbs, President; Brian
Doyle, Vice President; Bill
Nunes, Secretary-Treasurer; Bill
Patton and Bill O’Dell, Social
Chairmen.
Trips for the group and Sci
ence Seminar programs for next
year were discussed. Trips sug
gested were visits to an Ashe
ville hospital laboratory, Caro
lina Electric Power, Ball Broth-
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