Remember that you
are only an actor
in a play,
The Clarion
Which the
manager directs.
Epictetus
Yoiaine
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BREVARD COLLEGE, BREVARD, N. C., FEBRUARY 24, 1967
Number 16
Eighth Plyler Religious Emphasis Week Begins March 5
Wolfe,
Johnson
Lead BC
Seminar Delves Into Unknown
Brevard College held elections
on Wednesday, Feb. 15, to vote
for all of the foUow^ posi
tions: president And vice-presi
dent of S.G.A., freshman and
»ophomore representatives to
S.GA., president of the sopho
more class, Mr. and Miss Fresh
man, and Mr. and Miss Sopho
more.
Tom Wolfe was elected pres
ident of the Student Govern
ment Association, replacing Dan
Hall. After being nominated by
Paul Allen, Tom promised to
abide by the preamble of the
S.G.A. constitution in creating
an opportunity for students
and reminded the student body
that S.G.A. is a “student body
in action."
The vice - presidency went
to Lesley Johnson, who was a
Tmtein candidate. Lesley is re
placing John King.
John Woodson was elected
president of the sophomore
class. The nomination was made
by Tim Bryson who came well-
equipped with his usual hu
mor. Following the nomination,
the “red - headed wonder of
Green Basement” asked for
co-operation and promised to
try his best to have a success
ful sophomore class.
The sophomore representative
is now Charlie Bruce, who was
nominated by Barry Wheeler.
Diane Ritchie, nominated by
David Tibbs, was elected Fresh
man Representative.
Miss Ritchie was also elect
ed Miss Freshman. Her male
counterpart is now Danny Den-
Behind the red door at Ross
Hall a few weeks ago^ a hand-
picked group of fifteen history
scholars met for the first time
under the direction of Mr. Wil
son and Mr. Holcombe.
The Feb. 16 meeting of the
American History Seminar was
essentially an organizational
meeting, but various topics,
ranging from the American Rev
olution to the United States Is
olationist poUdcs prior to
World War I were heatedly
discussed.
The nature and basic purpose
of the seminar is, and vnll be,
to enrich and deepen the mem
bers’ appreciation and working
knowledge of American His
tory through research and dis
cussion of the many issues to
be considered.
With no Q.P.’s or other sort
of compensation offered for
participation, the persons who
become members by invitation
only, are expected to involve
themselves in extensive research
on their respective topics of
discussion during the week so
as to contribute and leam from
the pooled knowledge which is
the end result of the group’s
endeavors.
Not all serious stuff, the
group also concerns itself with
refreshments and entertain
ment after the evening’s pur
pose has been realized.
A democratic organization,
Mr. Wilson and Mr. Holcombe
have pledged their earnest in
tentions to be a part of and
not boss of the group.
ton.
The titles of Mi-, and Miss
Sophomore went to David Tib
bs and Lynda Jones respective
ly.
Dan Hall completed his last
formal duty before the stud
ent body as president of S.G.A.
in presiding over the meeting
for the nominations for candi
dates for vacant offices.
Although Dan was forced to
resign from his office because
of srholastic reasons, his was
a job well done. Dean Roberts
—Turn to Page Three
In The Oaks
Refreshed All
Sarvis
Displays
Melancholia
Representative members of
the Anglo - Cats this past week
end attended the annual Feb
ruary Youth Conference of the
Episcopal Church.
The conference was held at
“In the Oaks” in Black Moun
tain, North Carolina, and is un
der the direction of the West
ern North Carolina Diocese.
Episcopalians from Gardner-
webb, Lees McRae, Western
Carolina, Appalachian, and Ashe
ville - Biltmore were also pres
ent. Several topics were dis
cussed including the plays Dr.
Faustus, Everyman, and Samp
son Agonistues.
■‘In the Oaks,” the former
mansion of a railroad mag
nate, was given to the Epis
copal Church in 1957. The house
has its own basketball court,
Olympic - size swimming pool,
and bowling lanes. The inter
ior of the building is filled
with fascinating rooms, passage
ways, and art relics, with the
sttir having the most atmos
phere.
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By TOM WOLFE
A collection of art by Mr. Al
va T. Sarvis is now on display
in the Dunham Music Building
lobby. Mr. Sarvis is Asso. Pro
fessor of Art at Western Caro
lina College at CuUowhee, N.
e. He has studied and taught
at many universities across the
country, and has had exhibits
in thkty art shows. The present
collection by Mr. Sarvis con
sists of woodcuts, oils, and sev
eral other art techniques.
The art of Sarvis is much
like a book, for in it can be
read the expression and the
feeling of the subject. However,
it is hard to judge the art of a
man by studying only one ex
hibit; only a few works of his
productive life. But, this ex
hibit, consisting of thirty-eight
works, shows such strong the
matic unity that it is difficult
to overlook their representative
significance.
The majority of the works
seem to possess a shadow of
the melancholy, an inbedded
feling of loneliness, a mood of
the forgotten. This theme of
sadness dominates the collec
tion, “narry a happy face hangs
from yonder lobby wall.”
An example of this melancho-
lia is “Exit,” a color wood cut,
A face is shown behind a door
marked exit, looking in. The
face seems to be lost behind that
door, as if he is outside of life,
gazing in upon the world. The
expression of the face shows
timid desire to gain entrance
through the door; or more like
ly, an expression of fear for
that which lies behind the door.
The portraits of Mr. Sarvis
are most interesting. They,
too, reveal a melancholy mood
—Turn to Page Three
Jones Gets
Face Lifting
There Is A
Word From God-
By Eben Taylor
The eight annual Plyler Re
ligious Emphasis Week at BC
will be March 5-9 and will fea
ture the Reverend Eben Tay
lor.
Mr. Taylor, who graduated
from Wofford College and Duke
Divinity School, is now pastor
of College Place Methodist
Church, Columbia, South Car
olina. He has held pastorates at
two previous places. North
Charleston and another church
in Columbia. As a mem'ber of
the U. S. Army, combat infan
try, Mr. Taylor served three
years during World War II.
He and his wife, Martha Mal-
lary Taylor, met at Duke, and
they now have three sons.
THERE IS A WORD FROM
GOD will be the theme of this
Religious Emphasis Week.
Finding the Word, Defining the
Word, Receiving the Word,
and Enjoying the Word will be
his topics.
The services will be held on
Sunday, March 5 at 7:00 (in
place of chapel); Monday,
March 6 at 10:00; Tuesday,
March 7 at 10:00; Wednesday,
March 8 at 9:00; and early
morning Communion service at
7 a. m. on Thursday, March 9.
Other group meetings will be
in President McLarty’s home on
Monday evening, to the boys on
Tuesday at 7:30 in Taylor lob
by, and the girls on Wednesday
at 7:30 in Beam parlor. In ad
dition, Mr. Taylor will be avail
able to individuals at pre-ar
ranged times during his visit
on campus.
The various clubs at BC are
responsible for the program and
other plans during the week.
In 1959, Mrs. A. W. Plyler
honored her husband by estab-
li.^hing a fund, which, by using
the interest, will bring an out
standing preacher to the Bre
vard College Campus annual
ly-
Dr. Plyler, who died in 1956,
devoted his life to the Metho-
—Turn to Page Four
JONES HALL has recently had a
lifting operation; it has lifted
We heads of a few of the late sleep
ers, too. The construction crew is
going to make the new porch fit the
traditional pattern.
“What is this all going to
[ead to?” ask the girls of Jones
Hall, who are plagued with the
noise of construction, which
begins faithfully every morn
ing at 8.
They should be able to see
Ihe new face of Jones Hall ear
ly in May. It will be in the tra
ditional colonial style.
Six large, round columns
will form a semi - circle around
the front of the parl-r. The
impressive columns will be 19
feet tall, falling just a little
below the third floor w.'ndows.
The roof will also be in p. semi
circle.
Grill - work will adorn the
top of the roof as well as the
WFPlans
Dinner
fides of th
the porch.
estairs a-c"ndjng
A spaghetti dinner will be
held by Westminster Fellow
ship on February 26, at the
Brevard - Davidson River Pres
byterian Church at 4:30.
Janet New invites all mem
bers to attend and help cook
iheir own supper at the first
nightly meeting of the semes
ter. The fellowship and fun
will break the routine of study
ing and more studying and she
=aid she hopes everyone will be
i there.