A Weekly Publication of Brevard Collegej
Volume XXXV
BREVARI) 'COLLEGE, BREVARD, N. C;,' FEBRUARY 9, 1968
Number 17 U
TO PERFORM
Group Is
Direct From
New Orleans
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JAZZ is the name of their game. The six in
dividuals pictured above seem to really enjoy their
performance. The group vi^ill be at EC Monday
and Tuesday for evening performances. It oughta
be a blast!
Sophomore Art Is Exhibited "pg^^jlty Publication'
Is Unveiled At BC
For the next several weeks,
ithe sophomore painting exhibit
will be in the lobby of Dunham
Fine Arts Building. This exhibit
is -the result of a semester’s
work by the sophomore art stud
ents, and is one to be pnoud of.
AH of the paintings and col
lages in the exhibit are done
in the acrylic media. Acrylic
paints are mixed by using dry
pigment and polymes (acrylic)
medium to form a liquid plas
tic. Most of the students in the
class enjoy using this particu
lar media because of its ver-
satiility. Acrylics can be used at
any thickness, can be made
opaque or transparent, and can
be used to adhere objects to
the painting for different tex
tures. In addition, acrylics dry
quickly, so that a well thought
out painting can be finished in
a short period of time. It is for
these reasons that acrylic paints
are replacing oils in today’s art.
The members of the class are
Mark Hatchett, Norris Wheldon,
Pam Rees, Carol Miller, Susie
Zehrung, Sandra Harmon, El
len Ebert, Karen Grubb, Shu-
ford Young, Karen Hurd, Jay
Earrowclough, Melinda Doub,
and Helen Lewis, who had just
joined the class.
This semester, the class will
contonue working in acrylic
paint, under Mr. Murray’s care
ful guidance. At the end of the
Miss Patsy Neal, physical
education instructor at BC,
has written a timely feature
editorial pertaining to spec
tator conduct at athletic
events. Although the last
home game was played Thurs
day night, the message of
Miss Neal’s editorial is an
enduring one, one which
can and should be carried
over into baseball, track, and
tennis competition. Otir
thanks to Miss Neal for her
concern and action. (See in-
sert).
school year, a fifty dollar prize
will be awarded to the stud
ent who has shown the most
improvement in the class after
two years of work. The sopho
more painting class is, at times,
a rewarding, but frustrating ex
perience. Every one is invited
to stop in for a few minutes,
and take a look at the paint
ings.
SNEA To Hold
Convention
The Student National Educa
tion Association of Brevard Col
lege announced pla-ns for at
tending the State Convention of
the National State Education
Association at its monthly meet
ing February 1. The convention
will be held April 3s 4, 5, in
Charlotte.
Each SNEA Chapter will be
represented at the convention
by the delegates and particul
arly two delegates referred to
as “Miss” and Mr. Delegate.”
Representing Brevard will be
Jackie Lawing of Charlotte
and Marc Phillips of Winchest
er, Virginia. They will act as
official representatives of Bre
vard College in all meetings at
the conventiion.
Mr. Tawney adviser, in
stressing the importance of at
tending the convention said,
“The convention itself will give
you an opportunity to talk to
professional people about their
preparation, and give you some
hints about pursuing your pos-
'ible careers.”
President Kathy Van Netta an
nounced that the next meeting
will be held March 8 in the
faculty dining room. At this
time, the members of SNEA
will be told of qualifications
and procedures of becoming a
certified teacher in North Caro
lina.
Mrs. NeU Harris announced
the publication of Volume I,
Number one of the Brevard Col
lege Faculty Publication at the
February 1 faculty meeting. It
is a collection of research
and original writings of faculty
members. Mrs. Harris, editor of
! the magazine, presented the
I first copy to President McLarty.
The black and white cover
presents a sculpture by Mr. Tim
Murray of the Division of Fine
I Arts. Included in the new
publication are articles by Dean
Braxton Harris, Mrs .Celia
Tauscher, Mr. David Holcombe,
Miss Willoughby Jarrell, and
Miss Joan Moser, poetry by the
Rev. Ix)uis Miles and Mr. Mur
ray, music by Mr. Harvey Mil-
I ler, now engaged in doctoral
i studies, and additional art
work by Mr. Murray and Miss
Moser.
A limited number of the Fac
ulty Publication are today on
sale at the College Bookstore at
one dollar each. Other copies of
I the unique magazine will be sent
to professors at other institu
tions, other faculty reviews,
and various friends of the col
lege.
The Faculty Publication start
ed in the fall of 1966 as an idea
among various members of the
I Brevard Collese faculty. Mrs.
I Hatr.is’ interes*" a'^’d past ex
perience in publishing led Dean
i Harris to appoint her the chair-
I man of the faculty publications
I committee, along with other
members. The commKttee v'rote
many colleges, and received
copies of re'^iews frO'm those
wh'ch had them. The most
I common response was congrat
ulations at the ^ C. idea and re-
auests for the printed res’’lts.
Keves Printin'? of Crreenvil’e.
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and many committee meetings
resulted in the final format. Re
sponse from ithe faculty was
very high, and the committee
read many more submissions
than could be printed.
Mrs. Harris and the faculty
publications committee are now
in process of organizing the
second number of the Faculty
Publication. Several papers have
been received and it appears the
next issue will even surpass the
first.
Film On
Smoking Shown
Mr. Earl E. Lee, representa
tive of the Narcotics Education
Program, presented a most in
formative program concerning
tobacco smoking and narcotics
to the student body on Febru
ary 6, in Dunham Auditorium.
Mr. Lee was assisted in his pro
gram by Mr. Asher of the NEP.
Mr. Lee and Mr. Asher point
ed out the seriousness of smok
ing and narcotics and urged the
students to take a long look at
the problem. Actual cases and
current statistics were related
to the students. Mr. Lee cau
tioned students about being ap
proached by LSD salesmen cur
rently infesting college camp
uses.
A film, “Time Pulls the Trig
ger.” was shown by the two
men. Tfie film depicted the
problem of lung cancer and cig-
areti'-e smoking as the cause.
The program presented by the
NEP has appeared at many
colleges and clubs, especially
the PTA and the 4-H club.
M-. Lee,, in his closing re
marks, offered help to any stud-
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The Brevard Mutual Concert
Association is proud to announce
the Preservation Hall Jazz Band,
direct from the bright lights and
smoky jazz halls of New Or
leans, in the third lyceum
program in the 1967-68 series,
on February 12 and 13 in Dun
ham Auditorium.
A quintet of musicians, all
born at the turn of the century
and. with an insight into pre-
Dixieland New Orleans jazz,
make up the Preservation Hall
Jazz Band. All are old-time Neg
ro performers with their roots
in the music of the marching
funeral band, the days of Jelly
Roll Morton and Bix Beider-
beck, and the early New Orleans
history of Storyville and the
French Quarter.
Featuring Billie and DeDe
Pierce on piano and trumpet,
the group also includes Jim Rob
inson on the trom'bone or “,slip-
horn,” William Humphery, Jr.
as clarinetist, and drummer
Josiah Cie Frazier, all musici£/fl6
who were brought up in the
great, warm swinging rhythms
of the Delta land.
Billie Goodson Pierce, Flor
ida born in 1907, came from a
family of pianist - vocalists and
learned the blues rhythms al
most before she could talk.
When Billie was fifteen, she
took Clarence Williams’ place
for a week as accompanist for
the great blues singer, Bessie
Smith. As substitute piano play
er for the silent films, organ
player for touring minstrel
shows, and pianist for numer
ous traveling bands of the era,
Billie found herself in New
Orleans at Popeye’s, Charlie
Palooka’s and the Kingfish. At
the latter, she played with
George Lewis and DeDe Pierce,
whom she married in 1935.
“DeDe” Joseph LaCroix
Pierce was born in New Orleans,
in 1904, and grew up with a
trumpet which he learned to
play from Professor Chaligny.
Of Creole roots, DeDe learn
ed his folk songs early, even
before the frequent Brass Band
jobs at parties, ball games and
funerals. After his marriage to
Billie, they seldom played ex-
= together, in a variety of
places from Stell’s Wiggling
Wagon and the Club Playtime
to the (’ozens of tiny spots in
the French Quarter. In spite of
' . ' health f'"- both and De-
Dc’- a’most ct mi'lete loss of
eyesisht in 1950 both have be
come two of the greatest lead
ing exponents of the rapidly be
coming - extinct form of New
Orleans jazz.
Born in Deer Range, Louisi-
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