EDITORIAL PAGE
PAGE TWO THE CLARION November 3, 1967
'iMI Wonclev-tuV^ V" kaUoween'?
"Trick Or Treat, Mr. Johnson!"
Well, Halloween ’67 has passed i^o Wstory.
We students at Brevard probably gave little tnougnt
to Halloween as far as the traditional trick or treat
ffoes. We’re at that awkward age too old to
get goodies, and too young to fret about giving
There is one man whom we would hate^ to be,
particularly at this time of the year. And that’s Pres
ident Johnson. Although confronted with world
problems and international strife, the Chief Execu
tive must take time out, as it were, to treat the tiny
callers who come knocking at his stately door.
Just think for a moment that includes the
Cabinet members’ kids, the Senate and House mem-
ibers’ kids, the Secret Service men’s kids, and so on
(down to Bobby Kennedy’s kids, which is saying a
lot right there! , -r.
We suppose the First Lady (thats the Presi
dent’s wife) would whip up some of her famed Lady
Byrd Fudge, Robert McNamera could contribute
some sipare Edsel parts, Hubert Humphrey might
drop by a few copies of his new book entitled 1 Try
Harder, and the President could add a bottle or two
of his classified barbecue sauce. What a bag of
goodies that would make!.
At any rate, we wouldn’t be a bit surprised if
the President’s Halloween budget becomes a major
issue in nejct year’s election.
Epilog: The Drinking Rule
There has been some discussion nay, dis
sent lately concerning the College rules per
taining to drinking. A group of sober - minded
students got together and wrote an editorial asking
that the present penalty of susipension for first of
fense be revised. The proposed new rule would
slap disciplinary probation on anybody caught in
dulging for the first time.
We feel that the proposed rule revision is over
due, in that it better exemplifies and upholds two
basic Methodist doctrines: abstinence and forgive
ness.
Lasting Wisdom
The Daily Times Leader of West Point, Mississ
ippi, has some things to say about the roots of poli
tical liberty that each of us should keep foremost in
our minds every day of our lives:
“We continue to marvel at the lasting wisdom
of the Constitution. The blending of colonies into
states and states into a nation was not an easy task
. . . Don’t take the Constitution for granted. Like
freedom, it is a priceless possession which must be
reearned by each succeeding generation. You breathe
life into it by exercising all the duties of citizenship
—and voting in every election is at the top of that
list. You supply the lifeblood by staying informed,
and letting your elected officials know how you feel
... So long as our Constitution is upheld, protected,
and keipt strong it will provide the basis for a stable
and responsible government.
It will allow you a voice in the government
through the officials whom you help to elect.
It guarantees you life, liberty, and the pursuit
of happiness.
It defends your rights even against the govern
ment itself . . . Just remember that upon it has been
built the greatest nation on the face of the earth.
The Clarion
EDITOR Steve Huggins
NEWS EDITOR Wayne Morton
FEATURE EDITORS Jackie Griffith, Peggy Mizzell
SPORTS EDITORS Mike Bumgardner, Bill Payton
PHOTOGRAPIffiR Dan Kirkendall
ILLUSTRATOR Norris Wheldon
BUSINESS MANAGERS Rod Binkley, Jo Ann Pace
REPORTERS Bruce Armes, Linda Benson,
Susan Zehrung
SPONSOR Ena Kate Sigmon
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R. I. P. For
Flower Children?
It seems to ibe the beginning
of the end for one of the most
wild, colorful and controversial
movements of our time. Accord
ing to the current issue of
Newsweek, the fantastic cult
of “flower children” is begin
ning to disperse. The hippies
are hanging their digger hats
in their psychedelic resting
places and rejoining the straight
world or at least attempting
to do so.
Many of these people, after
becoming somewhat bored with
a constant diet of love, drugs,
and groovin’, have perhaps rea
lized that even though the life
of the average American indi
vidual is conventional and mon
otonous, it beats trying to save
the world by not taking a bath.
For many, the idea of living
on a communal basis was a
new and thrilling experience.
Some joined arms with the hip
pies for the “kicks” involved,
but after reading the myriad of
articles and seeing endless
dlocumenitaries, it is evident
that some hippies believe that
their philosophies are the
answer to the problems of the
world. It must be disillusion
ing to And that no matter how
high you get, or how loudly
you shout, the world is still
full of ugliness and cruelty.
But is it really all that bad
that some have to escape it by
taking drugs? It takes a cer
tain amount of courage to dress
like a clown, but it is cowardly
to hide behind a mask of flow
ers and run from society.
All of the rest of our gen
eration is based with the same
problems as our parents were
faced with, and most of us
don’t need to present a frigh
tening picture of the future,
but man has survived so far
and will icontinue to go on
whether we face it, or escape
from it. As the hippies have
put it “Life goes on within and
without you.”
The College Commun
icates To Students
By
Joseph C. Bowles
Director of Public Relations’
(Editor’s note; This is the
first in a series of articles de
signed to bring closer com
munication between the Col
lege and its students.)
Student leaders have re
cently outlined student dis
satisfaction with the College
calendar. Most of the discon-
Letter To
The Editor
To the Students of Brevard:
Last week during the student
assembly we all applauded Mr.
MacDonald and Dean Roberts
as they presented us with the
plans for the new student
union. As you read in the
Clarion, a move to raise the
—Turn to Page Three
tent seems to rest on the lack
of a vacation period during
Thanksgiving. The College
would like to point out two
things. First, the present fall
semester is so arranged that
it ends prior to the Christmas
holidays. This means that stud
ents do not have to worry about
final examinations, tests, or
term papers during the Christ
mas break.
Second, in order to make
such a schedule possible, it
was necessary to compress the
fall semester as much as possi
ble. A certain number of class
hours must be scheduled dur
ing a semester for the College
to remain in good standing.
To have a three-day holiday at
Thanksgiving would mean
either starting earlier in Aug
ust, having a shorter Christ
mas holiday period, or having
first semester examinations af
ter Christmas.
Several students have re
marked about the unfairness
—Turr to Page Thre*
What’s Happening?
Saturday, November 4
Cross Country - WNCJCC Championship
(here)
Monday, November 6
5:30 - Women’s House Council
7:00 - Men’s House Council
7:00 - W.A.A. Meeting (CB-106)
Tuesday, November 7
6:30 - French Movie (Dunham Auditor*
ium)
Wednesday, November 8
3:00 - Soccer, Warren Wilson (there)
7:00 - Chapel
SGA Meeting
Thursday, November 9
Pre-registration for spring semester
1:15 - A^embly (Dunham Auditorium)
7:30 - History Seminar