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Volume
XXXVII
BREVARD COLLEGE, BREVARD, N. C., MARCH 12, 1970
Volume 21
Ensemble President And Dean Make Hawaiian Trip
On Tour
The Brevard College Cham
ber Ensemble, a group of 25
student - musicians, will tour
hieh schools and churches in
central and Western North
Carolina for a three-day period
beginning March 15.
Composed of 16 vocalists with
instrumental accompaniment,
the ensemble will offer a va
riety of sacred and secular
music in their programs. The
group is under the joint direc
tion of Miss Joan Moser and
Miss Virginia TiUotson.
The Chamber Ensemble wiU
begin its tour by singing at the
8:45 and 11:00 a.m. service of
Grace United Methodist Church
in Greensboro Sunday, March
15th, with an appearance sched
uled that evening at Ardmore
United Methodist Church in
Winston-Salem.
Mount Tabor High School
students of Winston-Salem will
hear the Ensemble’s concert at
8:30 a.m. Monday, March 16th.
The group will sing at 8:00 p.m.
that evening in the Taylorsville
Baptist Church.
The tour will conclude Tues
day, March 17th with a 9:30
a.m. concert at Statesville High
School and an 8:00 p.m. presen
tation in Hendersonville at the
Parrish House of St. John-in-
the-Wilderness. The latter con
cert is sponsored by the Hen
dersonville Welcome Wagon.
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BREVARD COLLEGE WIND ENSEMBLE
Wind Ensemble Plays Tonight
The Brevard College Wind
Ensemble will present a con
cert Friday, March 13th, at 8:00
p.m. in the auditorium pf the
Dunham Music Center.
Directed by Miss Virginia
TiUotson and Miss Joan Moser
of the college’s music faculty,
the 45-member concert band
will present a program featur
ing works by Rossini, Ralph
Vaughn - Williams, H. Owen
Reed, Beethoven and Edward
Grieg.
Featured soloist will be Miss
Cynthia Slate playing the first
movement of Grieg’s “Piano
Concerto in A Minor”. Miss
Slate is a sophomore piano ma
jor at the college.
Other offerings to be pre
sented include “Soiree Musi-
Study Underway
Final Examinations May Be Eliminated
cales” by Rossini, arranged by
Benjamin Britten, “Toccata
Marziale” by Vaughn-WiUiams,
'La Fiesta Mexicana” by Reed,
and Beethoven’s “Edgmont
Overture”, the latter number
being presented in commera-
tion of the 200th anniversary of
Beethoven’s death.
World News
Roundup
By BARBARA PARIS
Dean Whicker, in a speech
to the Student Government As
sociation last semester, revealed
the possibility of final exami
nations being eliminated from
courses of study at Brevard
College. He even spoke in
terms of examinations being
eliminated this semester; but
now, in the light of further
study, such possibility is doubt
ful.
“A committee has been ap
pointed to study the advisabili
ty of making final examina-
Business Club
Bridges The Gap
On Tuesday, March 3, 1970,
the Brevard College Business
Club got a new and different
look at the work-a-day world of
business.
Mrs. Munro, sponsor of the
club, shared the challenging
events of her secretarial career
with the young women of the
Business Club. With the color
slides of her, travels and the
explanation of her work ex
perience in each place, the
members became aware of the
many opportunities available
to every graduating secretarial
science major.
The purpose of the Business
Club is to bridge the gap be
tween the classroom and the
business world, and it is open
to all business majors.
To replace Libby Maybry, Su
zanne Lowery was elected Vice
President of the club.
tions optional,” disclosed Dean
Whicker in an interview.
The committee hasn’t met
yet for serious discussions and
the amount of work to be done
in making a decision will take
too much time for a decision
regarding this semester. Dean
Whicker commented that many
professors he has talked with
are in favor of eliminating
exams, while others are equal
ly in disfavor. For that reason,
after the committee reaches
its decision, the professors of
Brevard College will be pre
sented with the conditions of
the decision for their criticism
and their final decision.
The question of final exami
nations arose when
Whicker acknowledged discus
sions he had had with concern
ed professors who questioned
the merits of final examina
tions. He felt that there was
enough controversy to require
the formation of the commit
tee.
In a personal comment, Dean
Whicker said, “I think if we
did away with examinations
completely and students went
to colleges that had final ex
aminations, they would be at a
disadvantage. I think examina-
tions good methods of
evaluating a student’s know
ledge, but there are also oth
er methods that might be just
as effective.”
Served In Viet Nam
Nurse To Speak At 1st Methodist
Miss Tharon McConnell will
be at the First United Metho
dist Church this weekend to
speak about her experiences in
Viet Nam and what is involved
in Reconciliation. Students and
all members of the community
are invited to hear her ^t 7.0
on Friday evening. There wiU be
a panel -discussion on What
are Your Experiences in Recon
ciliation” after Miss McConnell
QT)P3KS
Saturday at 1:00 will begin a
workshop period when leaders
of the community will share
the efforts being made in Bre
vard in the area of reconcilia
tion, and participation of all
will be encouraged in discover
ing where each of us can be
involved in this work which is
so crucial at this time.
At 7‘30 p. m. Saturday eve
ning, a play, “Construction,”
will be given on the various
ways in which we relate to
others, and steps which are
needed for reconciliation. L^-
don Ashworth, Mr. Hardin,
Enety Takundwa, and Miss Bur
gess are in the play.
Miss McConnell will speak
at the 11:00 worship service at
the church on the subject of
“War and Peace in Viet Nam,
Sunday morning, March 15.
NIXON HIDING FACTS
about American involvement
in Laos, say two Senator crit
ics. Senators Fulbright and Mc
Govern stated that “A number
of things have been glossed
over” and they are pressing for
testimony and Laos before a
closed Senate subcommittee.
ARMS SPREAD BANNED
after the signing of a treaty to
ban nuclear weapons by the
United States, the Soviet
Union, Malaysia, Mali, Jama-
cia, and Peru, bringing the
total of countries involved to
46.
TRIAL OF RAP BROWN has
been postponed after the death
of two unidentified men in an
explosion that tore apart their
car. Brown was not involved in
the accident.
SOLAR ECLIPSE AWES
MANY as people all over the
United States watched. The
skies grew dark, the sun was
completely Blotted out, and
the temperature dropped no
ticeably. There won’t be anoth
er one in or near the United
States until 2024.
former PRESIDENT
JOHNSON shows much im
provement in ah Army hospital
in San Antonia after suffer
ing from irregular heart beat
and severe pains in his arms
and chest. His condition was
diagnosed as hardening of the
arteries.
bill PROHIBITING
STRIKES by four railroad
unions for 37 days was signed
by President Nixon. It was
signed only a few hours before
—Turn to Page Two
President Robert Davis, Dean
Grady Whicker, and Mrs.
Whicker returned last weekend
from a trip to Hawaii where
they participated in the annual
meeting of the American Asso
ciation of Junior Colleges. Al
though the Southern Associa
tion of Junior Colleges actual
ly accredits Brevard College,
the American Association sup
plies its members with guid
ance and counsel in areas o£
future policies, developments,
and programs. President Davis
and Dean Whicker attended the
meeting for the purpose of
gathering ideas for potential
use at Brevard College in the
future.
The business conducted at
the meeting was concerned pri
marily with academic evalua
tion, new programs, and stud
ent - living on campus.
Dean Whicker said he has
brought back many new ideas
for Brevard that are still in
their first stages of develop
ment.
Aside from the meeting it
self, President Davis, and Dean
and Mrs. Whicker also enjoyed
the scenic assets of the beauti
ful state of Hawaii. They made
an interesting visit to the Dole
Pineapple Farm. Also, they
made visits to the Polynesian
Cultural Center that was built
and is sponsored by the Mor
mon Church. Dean Whicker
said that the Mormons also
opened a Senior College pri
marily for the Polynesian peo
ple. Other visits included a
trip to Pearl Harbor where
they saw the Arizona Memori
al.
Brevard Needs
Representatives
Do you want to be of service
to your college? Then become
a Student Representative from
Brevard College. Your job
will be to visit your high
school and surrounding high
schools and give information
about Brevard College to grad
uating Seniors.
If you are interested, please,
contact Mifchael Blondin in
Room 113, Green Dormitory, or
put your name in the mail box.
No. 43.
Reminder
Dance, Mar, 21
Get your tickets for the
dance to be held on Saturday,
March 21, at 8:30 p. m. The
featured band Is the “Straw
berry Alarm Clock.” Tickets
are $2.00 a couple and $1.50
stag, and they may be pur
chased in advance from dorm
presidents or ‘TWo” Scott.
Mars Hill Band
Will Appear Here
The Mars Hill College Con
cert Band will appear in Dun
ham Auditorium at 4:00 p. m.
on Tuesday, March 17, under
the direction of Mr. Ray Bob*
elsy.