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THE CLARION
Man* 28, i960
EDITORIAL
COMMENTS
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A Seasonal Thought
All kinds of people, short, tall, smart, dumb,
dirty, clean, black, white, fat, skinny, you and me,
need love.
But the problem is how to get it. Is it done by
grasping at it, or hiding away from all forms of
pain? I think not. We need to be willing to take
the blows head-on in a search for the truth and love,
not afraid of what people will think, what will hap
pen to our good name, etc.
Can we do this on our moral strength alone? I
think not. With the help of a skinny carpenter
named Jesus, then we can stand up for love and
truth. You see, he went around blowing the minds of
the “religious" people in his day by loving just any
body, whether it be a prostitute, hated tax collector,
or the poorest beggar on the streets. And then he
was hanged on a cross, for you, for me, and he still
hangs there tpday unless we let him come down to
help us. If that happens, then even hell can’t stop
us.
Jesus is a man, “the real” man, a word, a truth,
a bridge, a hint, a street sign, the entrance and the
exit. Jesus is our napkin, wipe your grubby face
and hands on him.
GOOD NEWS, He loves you.
A BRILLIANT ACHIEVEMENT
Now that the reports from the Attendance Com
mittee and the Social Behavior Committee are out
and the vote set for Tuesday, it is hard for one not
to reflect on the brilliant achievement Brevard Col
lege has made.
Ultimately the real problem at Brevard College
and all schools in the area of social and academic
areas, has not been so much with the rules as it has
been with the lack of understanding and communi
cations between faculty, administration and stud
ents. With these reports, regardless of whether they
are passed or not (hopefully they will pass), some
thing greats has happened to Brevard College which
we hope will continue and get even better in the fu
ture.
When one surveys the problems, great and
small, in our present day world the real problem is
communication. When a problem exists or some
one has been hurt, instead of sitting down and dis
cussing the problem, the offended party jumps to
conclusions and fits of anger and often will foolish
ly start a war, a riot or some other type of unwar
ranted revolt.
Probably the best illustration of this point is
the planned student demonstration 1 ast October.
Only through the guidance of some concerned facul
ty members was the demonstration prevented and
student - Presidential Council communication begun.
We doubt very much if these reports and the proposed
changes would have been possible if that demon
stration had been held. What golved the problem
was a simple half - hour talk yith the Presidential
Council — COMMUNICATION!!
Communication is not only important for big
problems but also in person to person relationships.
How many times have people been hurt and instead
of discussing the problem, resorted to an unChristian
act of hate or violence. How much personal dis
like CO Id have been avoided through communica
tion.
. e is no doubt how important communica
tion is in solvng problems. Brevard College’s Presi-
deruia. Council, some of the faculty, and some stud
ent- h ve -n a very mature way showed the value of
gr > e ■ viunication this year. To all of us, this ex-
pei ' should prove to be one of the most valuable
G' - ;ional experiences learned at Brevard College.
Opinions Are Given
Concerning Reports
iNow that the Attendance and
Penalties Committee’s report
has been presented, here are
many points which need clari
fication. First of all, it was evi
dent at both the faculty and
student meeting that the real
signifiance and value of the re
port was not grasped.
From the beginning to the
end of the report the Commit
tee was guided by a basic phi
losophy greatly needed at Bre
vard College — this is respon
sibility. This is college and
one main purpose of a college
education is the development
of the person into a mature and
responsible member of society.
This report strives to de
velop this point by setting up
guidelines and a few rules. One
of the main gripes of both fac
ulty and students is over the
statement on successful com
pletion of the cultural pro
grams being necessary for grad
uation. This argument seems
to indicate that some people on
this campus do not desire ma
turity. To these sheltered peo
ple who feel that life is one
big rule, I suggest you vote
not for the entire program. To
those who desire to accept
some responsibility and desire
to control the course of their
lives — this program was made
for you.
One of the biggest points that
students disagree on in the pro
gram is not over the pro
gram itself but over the fear
of the teacher. To attempt to
erase the image of the teach
ers in a newspaper article
would be imipossible. All that
can be said to this is that I
doubt if there is a single teach
er on this campus who does
not consider the best interest
of each student with each de
cision he makes.
The reason for developing a
policy that is controlled by the
division is more involved than
meets the eye. First of all, the
reason that a cut system was
not developed in which each
teacher handled his own
course was due to the negative
vote by the faculty to such
plan at the beginning of this
year and on the questionnaire
given to the students and fac
ulty. Secondly, there is quite a
significant difference in each
of the five divisions. Third
it is a compromise to give both
student and faculty responsi
bility.
Another point to remember
is that the three minimum
guaranteed cuts in classes
meeting three times a week for
three hours credit was estab
lished to protect the student.
These three guaranteed cuts do
not mean that there can be no
more than three, a division
could give up to ten cuts in a'
three hour course, but that they
cannot establish a system of
less than three; which they
probably would not have done
anyway.
The proposed academic and
cultural policy has its weak
nesses but what policy doesn’t-
So, if you’re looking for the
ideal policy, forget it! Before
votimg add up all of the posi
tive points (such as no quality
point reductions) and see if
they don’t outweigh the nega
tive ones. If you desire a real
istic policy for this campus, de
sire to make decisions on your
own and desire a better morale
atmosphere on campus—VOTE
YES! Anyone having questions
is invited to get in contact with
any one of the eight commit
tee members.
John Lum
Vice - President
SGA
Committee Rules
Having served on various
committees, I have drawn up a
list of rules: never arrive on
time, this stamps yon as a be
ginner. Don’t say ansrthing un
til the meeting is half over;
this stamps you as being wise.
Be as vague as possible; this
avoids irritating the others.
When in doubt, suggest that
sub - committee be appointed.
Be the first to move for ad
joxirnment; this will make you
popular; it’s what everyone is
waiting for.
Harry Chapman, Greater
Kansas City Medical Bulletin
1963
One feathered biped in the
terminal area of the receptacle
appendage is equal to the value
of two feathered bipeds in
tensely branched shrubibery.
in
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Dear Editor:
In reference to Monte
Sharpe’s letter last week, there
can be no doubt in anyone’s
mind that the social life of
Brevard College is grossly
lacking. The whole concept
of the newly initiated Social
Activities Committee has been
a near catastrophe. The reasons
for this development are sev
eral;
1 — The administrative di
rector of social activi-
ties is in her first year.'
2 — Due to uncontrollable
circumstances, the lead
ership in the past has
apparently been inade
quate and the entire'
job has fallen on her.
3 — The apathetic view of
the various clulbs in re
spect to social activi-
vities does cot help.
This last point concerns Mr
Sharpe. The Methodist Student
Fellowship, of which he is pres
ident, has done almost nothing
this year in the way of social
activities with the exception of
having their weekly meetings.
The blame does not rest with
Monte alone, however; There
are twenty - eight cluibs on
campus and about five are ac
tive. Some clubs exist in name
alone, having no president.
The purpose of the Social
Activities Committee is to pre
sent ideas to the various clubs,
to instill incentive in the cluibs
and to coordinate social activi
ties. The reason for the estab
lishment of this committee lies
in the fact that it would be
impossible for a small group of
people to provide the quantity,
quality, and variety of social
activities this college needs.
This point has already proven
itself. The combined efforts of
each club is theoretically sup
posed to do its part to create a
broad scope of activities for
Brevard students. It seems in
teresting to me that the con
cerned Student Activist Move
ment (CISAM), which is not ev
en affiliated with Brevard Col
lege except that the members
are students of Brevard, has
probably done more on its own
with respect to student activi
ties than any other organization
on campus.
All is not lost, however. The
Social Activities Committee is
presently undergoing recon
struction as are many other as
pects of campus life. Hopeful
ly, the committee will become
organized, eliminatinig the “do-
nothing” clubs and provide
room and drive for the remain
ing clubs.
Ey the way. I’d like to in
vite Monte and everyone else
to the dance Saturday night.
Sincerely,
Wayne Lottinville
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Dear Editor,
Who is a hypocrite?
In two chapels this year,
the speakers mentioned that the
youth of today are sick of hy
pocrisy in the older generation.
We want them to “Tell it 1»®
it is.” Both of the speakws
praised the youth ^ for tha
stand against hypocrisy.
After observing Lyceum at
tendance, I contend that we
have been falsely praised, n®
once but twice. Students t ^
are basically honest” and fi"
to have society tell it
is, hand in a ticket at one d
and walk out the other,
sometimes they say, "s
balcony open?” Then they g
to the “balcony.” It’s
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