An Oak Tree
Is Just A
The Clarion
Vfljuiae XXXIV
BREVARD COLLEGE, BREVARD, N. C., APRIL 7, 1967
Little Nut That
Held Its Ground
Number 21
pean Harris Returns From Trip Abroad
Scholarship
Competition
Opens
CompeUtion for Olin MatWe-
soS-s annual $800 scholarslup
!r sophomores who are plan
ing to continue their educa
tion is now open, according to
jtrs, Grace MunrOj chairman of
the Awards Committee.
This scholarship was begun
by the local plant in the 19M-
56 school year. The student who
receives this award must con
tinue in good standing to re
ceive the $400 the second year.
The scholarship will be sent
directly to the recipient’s sen
ior college.
To be eligible for the Olin
scholarship, the student must
iave a 2.000 academic average,
good character, outgoing per
sonality, active participation
in campus activities, and need.
The committee and other
faculty members urge all quali
fied students to pick up the ap
plications at Dean Harris’ of
fice.
The deadline for applications
to be turned in by the applicant
is April 24.
Doctors Speak
To Soc Classes
Dr. John Folger
Dr. John Folger spoke to
Mrs, Nell Harris’ 9:00 sociology
class on April 5.
Several topics were discussed,
one of these being birth con
trol. The doctor spoke of the
several ways, from the more ef
fective to the least. These meth
ods include the hysterectomy,
tubal ligation, pills, lUDC,
diaphragm, condom, and the
foam, jelly, or suppositories.
Abortion and the possibility
of legalizing it in North Caro
lina was also discussed. Sweden
and Japan have legalized abor
tions and have fewer deaths
from it than other countries.
The three reasons for this act
are health, a fetus defect, and
rape or incest.
Or. Folger also stated that
Premartial chastity vi^ill make
possible the fullest and great
est meaning within human mar
riage.
Born in Cooke County, Illi-
received his schooling
Davidson College and Bow-
®an Gr^. He has practiced
“iMicme in Brevard for 11
years.
Marius WeUs
Wells spoke to
tn!; , sociology class on the
of birth control.
Wells said that one of
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Dean Harris Tells
Of His Recent Trip
DEAN BRAXTON HARRIS recently returned
from a three-weeks tour and seminar of compara
tive education in Europe and Asia.
CLARION Wins 2nd Class
How does the CLARION com
pare to other college papers
across the nation?
Each semester the CL.^RION
is appraised by a staff of jour
nalistic experts known as the ,
Associated Collegiate Press at j
the University of Mmnesota, j
and its weaknesses are pointed |
out. i
There are four levels of jour
nalistic proficiency: “AllAmer-
ican,” First Class, Second Class,
Third Class, and Fourth Class.
“All-American” represents a
“superior” publication and is
reserved for the finest period
icals. First class is considered
“excellent;” Second class is giv
en to the majority of papers
and is a rating of good to very
good. With 3099 points as the
top of the second class rating
and 2500 as the bottom, the
CLARION scored a total of
2730, placing her somewhere
between good and very good.
Under coverage the paper
was judged to have a tendency
to cover only the surface issues
on campus showing a lack of
depth or prespective. There
was also noted a samess or lack
of variety in material present
ed.
The photography was consid
ered fairly good but often seem
ed stiffly posed. The captions
also left a bit to be desired as
to planning and completeness.
All things considered, the
staff thinks the CLARION trend
seems to be upward.
Faculty Talent
Show Planned
The next project that is be
ing planned in the Build-A-
School program is the Faculty
Talent Show which will be held
Friday, April 7, at 7:M p. m.
in Dunham Music Auditorium.
The program will include
skits in the areas of musk,
dance, and magic presented by
the teachers at BC. Tickets for
the show will be $1.00 for adults
and $.25 for students.
Miss Bobbi,Jean Nicholson,
coordinator of the show, urges
evervone — students, faculty,
and families — to support the
program by attending.
Dean Braxton Harris has
just returned from a tour of
comparative higher education,
sponsored by the Comparative
Education Society of the United
States and Canada, in Europe
and Asia.
He visited institutions in
England, France, Italy, Ger
many, and Russia. These in
cluded colleges, universities,
secondary, and elementary
schools. While touring, he learn
ed that America is the educa
tional model for all countries.
Among other schools, Dean
Harris visited the University of
Florence which is a relatively
new institution, being founded
in 1923. One fact he mentioned
concerned the Italian second
ary education explosion. The
percentage of ♦hose attending
high school has rise a 20 per
cent since 1952.
The leaning tower of Pisa
i and the Cathedral of Florence
j with its hodge - podge column
design made a lastin.ij impres-
; sion.
I Religion is one of the deter-
I ents to education as are poli-
j tics, social customs, and eco
nomics in Europe. In England,
the economy is the strongest
burden; in France, the political
and social problems; and in
Italy, the church. The class
system also determines a child’s
opportunity for education.
Then by way of Moscow by
Russian airline, at the Univer
sity of Moscow, Dean Harris
visited a 27-story skyscraper
which houses the entire univer
sity. 40,000 - 50,000 could be in
this one building at same time.
Dean Harris said the educa
tional emphasis here was nat
urally on math and science
with, much to an American’s
surprise, moral education and
the rearing of children an im
portant phase of study.
This university was perhaps
the closest to being a compre
hensive institution than any
other school, according to Dean
Harris. As a matter of fact, the
Russians are anticipiting com
pulsory education by 1970.
While in Moscow, Dean Har
ris had some free time which
he utilized by visiting Red
Square and the Kremlin, where
he saw a tremendous collection
of Bibles. Also, much to his
surprise, he found the streets
of Moscow quiet and orderly de
spite the hoard of i'eople
thronged there.
After a four-day visit, Dean
Harris moved on to East Ger
many, stopping in Berlin and
Rostock. An interesting visit
was made to a concentration
camp in East Berlin where
evidences and techniques of
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JIMMY CHILDERS, top step,
and Joe Hudgins board the charter
ed bus for the Glee Club tour. They
will visit as far north as New York
while on the singing trip. The group,
under the direction of Mr. Harvey
Miller, left during vacation and will
return this weekend.