To Those Who
Feel, Life Is
A Tragedy
The Clarion
But For Those
Who Think,
It Is A Comedy
Volume XXXIV
BREVARD COLLEGE, BREVARD, N. C., OCTOBER
21, 1966
Number4
Brevard And A. B. Exchange Cultural Exhibits
Brevard Music
Department Under
Consideration, NASM
The Brevard College Music
Department is currently under
consideration for admittance
into The National Association
for Schools of Music. The
NASM is the only accrediting
agency for music schools in the
U, S.
To be an accredited member,
a music school must meet sev
eral requirements as prescrib
ed by the NASM. The purpose
of the music department must
be shown to comply with the
regulations of the association.
The NASM is especially inter
ested in the quality of music
education and the permanence
of the music department at the
junior college level. The admin
istration of the program and
the effect of its teachings must
be in accordance with the over
all music program. The quality
of the department should be
high so the student can trans
fer to a senior college without
difficulty.
The NASM is not only inter
ested in accreditation of schools,
iut also in uplifting and im
proving tile quality of schools
who become members.
The benefits of accreditation
are important to both the stud
ent and the college. Accredita
tion means a higher standing
Md prestige for the school. It
is also an insurance to the stud
ent of receiving a quality edu
cation in music.
During October 18 and 19, Mr.
Cooke And Bunker
Exhibit Work At B.C.
NO ODES on these urns — part
of the art exchange program be
tween faculty members of Brevard
and Asheville
for sale.
Biltmore, they are
(Otterness Photo)
Eugene Bonelli of the NASM
visited the Music Department
of Brevard College, in order to
evaluate it in accordance with
the standards of the NASM.
. After Mr. Bonelli rates the
music department, the associa
tion will decide W his report
if Brevard is qualified for mem
bership. The decision should be
known by the end of Novem
ber.
Spanish American Club
Offers Goal To Students
The Spanish American Club
held their first meeting last
Monday night. The ■meeting
was opened by acting president
Marshall Trammell. Marshall
then turned the meeting over
to Mr. Perez, co-sponsor, who
j expounded on the purpose and
goals of the club.
The purpose of the club,
stated Mrs. Perez, is to offer
motivation to Spanish students
and to supplement their class
room studies. Cynthia Senn
then gave a speech prepared by
Mrs. Perez, co-sponsor, entitl
ed “Every Man a Prince” which
portrayed the dipiity of all
Spanish speaking peoples.
So members of the club may
get to know one another, the
election of officers will not be
held until the latter part of
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A representation of art work
done by Mr. S. Tucker Cooke
and a display of ceramics by
Gene Bunker is presently be
ing displayed in the Dunham
Music Building.
All of Mr. Cooke’s art is fig
urative, done with several dif
ferent styles, from crayon to
oils, on various surfaces. Most
of his colors are muted, dom
inated by grays and blues. Mr.
Cooke sets a distinctly different
and unique mood with each
work of art.
Bs makes extensive use of
the texture of his medium,
building up the surface of the
canvas to almost relief pro
portions.
He is a recent graduate of
the University of Georgia and
his works have just been com-'
pleted.
Mr. Bunker’s works of art
are ceramics except for one
piece of porcelain. His works
have an oriental air radiating
from their smooth, shining sur
faces. Mr. Btuiker uses brovras,
blues, grays, greens, and reds to
create the colors used for the
bigger part of his collection.
The entire collection was com
pleted in two weeks.
The display is on a trade bas
is with Asheville - Biltmore
College, where both Mr. Bunk
er and Mr. Cooke teach.
At present Mr. Murray of
Brevard has on display his col
lection of art work at Asheville
Biltmore. Mr. Murray’s display
will be brought back to Brevard
for our own enjoyment when
the present display here is
taken back.
Both collections are for sale
and will be on display for a
month.
"The works are for the en
joyment of the students, and
it is hoped they are given the
appreciation they deserve.” Mr.
Murray says they are a good
“example of what the students
could expect from themselves.”
Mineral Collection Donated
7 o Brevard Area By Chelfs
BARRY WHEELER
BODY of officers were
vavi J"epresent the students in
college gov-
Went. These new officers are
^^®eler. President of the
John Woodson,
c!as«'sophomore
iirer ’ f ones, Secretary-Treas-
the sophomore class; Jim
SAMMY ROBINSON
Graver, sophomore SGA representa
tive ; Sammy Robinson, President of
the freshman class; Rex Taylor,
Vice-President of the freshman class;
Kay Welsh, Secretary-Treasurer of
the freshman class; and Steve Hall,
freshman SGA representative.
(Otterness Photo)
On the ground floor of the
Science Building is one of the
most extensive mineral collec
tions in North Carolina. In
four display cases, the collec
tion comprises many separ
ate pieces from 31 countries.
Mr. and Mrs. Hilary Chelf,
formerly of Peoria,^ Illinois, da-
nated the collection to the peo
ple of the Brevard area. i
Each stone in the collection ;
was included because of its per- I
fection as a representative of
its type. To emphasize certain j
characteristics, some of the |
stones have been cut and r.ol- |
ished. Most, however, are left |
in their natural state.
Notable in the collection are
-he “Growing Crystals,” that
have attached themselves to
another rock formation. Sev
eral “perfect” or unbroken,
rrystal formations are included.
Crystal formations always form
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The CLARION staff wish
es to extend its sympathy to
Debby Peterson on the death
of her grandmother and Wen
dy Sheridan on the death
of her grandfather.