THE
CLARION
THE
VOICE
Of BREVARD COLLEGE STUDENTS
Volume XXXVIII
BREVARD COLLEGE, BREVARD, N. C., SEPTEMBER 18, 1970
Number 2
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Adams And Roy Named Outstanding Educators
"' ' ' ' 1 inmimiimin BREVARD — President Rob- bert Humphrey, who wrote the native of Charlotte. He attei
PROF. C. EDWARD ROY PROF. F. NELSON ADAMS
Monthly Convocations
Scheduled For Fall Term
Monthly convocations have
been scheduled at Brevard Coll
ege this semester. Attendance
at the programs, which are all
of a religious nature, is re
quired of all students.
On August 27, students heard
President Davis’ address, and
on September 16 Reverend Or- Churc^^^ 9 _ program
Church
spoke at a convocation. m Adams
Convocations for the remain- Nelson Adams.
der of the semester follow:
October 19—Dr. Andrew
Baggs( Department of Politi
cal Science, Western Carolina
University.
November 18—Dr. J. Clay
Madison, Program Director,
Western North Carolina Con
ference, United Methodist
of
BREVARD — President Rob
ert A. Davis announced today
that Professors Nelson F. Adams
and C. Edward Roy have been
selected to appear in the 1970
edition of OUTSTANDING ED
UCATORS OF AMERICA. Nom
inated earlier this year, they
have been chosen for the awards
publication on the basis of
their civic and professional
achievements.
The Outstanding Educators
of America is an annual pro
gram designed to recognize and
honor those men and women
who have distinguished them
selves by exceptional service,
achievements and leadership in
education. Each year over 5,-
000 of our country’s foremost
educators are featured in this
national volume.
Nominations for OUTSTAND
ING EDUCATORS OF AMERI
CA are made by the presidents,
deans, superintendatots and
other heads of schools and coll
eges . . . individuals who have
first - hand knowledge of their
endeavors and accomplishments.
The educators included in
this biographical history receive
a high honor. They are chosen
for national recognition on the
basis of local standards of ex
cellence.
Former Vice . President Hu
bert Humphrey, who wrote the
introductory message for the
1970 edition, says of the men
and women included, “The
greatest strength of any nation
is its human resources. These
are the men and women who by
their actions in the classroom
today mold the course of his
tory. Our hope—^the nation’s
youth—is in their hands. As we
honor these teachers, we are
reminded of their awesome
duty. As they have our con
fidence, we must give them the
tools to wage Jefferson’s ‘cp-
sade against ignorance.’ With
men and women like these we
know that our faith in educa
tion has not been misplaced.
Guidelines for selection in
clude an educator’s talents in
the classroom, contributions to
research, administrative abili
ties and any civic and profess
ional recognition previously re
ceived.
Dr. Davis said “Both men
deserve this high honor. Their
contributions to Brevard Coll
ege over the years can never
be fully repaid. Their work at
Brevard College enhances the
quality of the educational ex
perience we offer to our stu
dents.”
native of Charlotte. He attend
ed Central High School and
Ekike University. Following his
post graduate work at the Duke
School of Divinity, Mr. Adams
studied at the Union Theologi
cal Seminary School of Sacred
Music in New York City. He Is
now working on his doctorate
at Union.
At Brevard since 1955, Mr.
Adams sees the aim of the Fine
Arts Division as a twofold ob
jective; to guide the college in
its cultural development and
develop a level of professional
competency in Fine Arts ma
jors.
Chaplain of the college and
professor of psychology and re
ligion, Professor Roy has been
at Brevard since 1924 and chap
lain since 1957. A native of
Birmingham, Alabama, Mr. Roy
received his B.D. from Pled-
mont College in Georgia and
his M. A. from Peabody Coll
ege in Nashville, Tennessee.
In his role of chaplain, Mr.
Roy sees himself as spiritual
advisor and college minister to
both faculty and students. Mr.
Roy says the best way to
complish this task is to seek
an understanding of the student
Professor Adams, chairman and
of the Fine Arts Division, is a own ideals and belief
Thailand Student Brings
Varied Background To Brevard
Miss Adelia Louise Medlin, ly rated, harder than American ha^ve ^ ^Everyone ^throws water
(Dee), a new Brevard College schools nature of Thai- on everybody else, a sort of
student, hails from Bankok, , ^s far as the „ Dee seems
Thailand. Her father is station- land. Dee says th ^ the
Srime^nf" W«t^' By pLr country, but everyone has best for her.
''"'LV him "often! Lrofc
nf the Student National Ji:auca- states Dee was born in Austria. She to river boats.
S *fS"an“in? te'SvK C-SV MarjS TO.
A., .uture t.achers shouldn'f ““c "aS i7Lu“arrn never
about the ot tne stuaeni- x'l. .
Brevard College Chapter
Of SNEA Now Organizing
The Brevard College chapter of education to see him often,
of the Student National Educa- , , Tjnited States. Dee was born in
Westminster
Fellowship
this organization as
way to learn more about tne ^ Educators as well as the
teaching profession. Teachers Convention in
The National Education Asso. Charlotte in April, 1971.
ciation is the largest profession- Each member •
al association in the world. The the state and
purpose of the organization is on education which Provide up
to promote the welfare of the to-date information in teaching
teachers and provide countless and its problems.
T/« 1
Virginia, North Carolina, Ger- two weeks in January. It never
many where she toured Europe, snows. Dee says there are three J^^jifiQUJlCeS PlonS
then to seasons: the hot season is
hack to Virginia, and then to seasons: the hot season is
Thailand plus a tour of the March, April. May; the rainy
Orient Dee says that she must season is June, July and August,
return to Thailand the next and the remainder of the year
three summers until her family is mildly hot.
moves again. The main food is
Dee saw the Brevard College fried rice is prepared caUed
id its proDiems. w epVinol one day “cow pot.” Mosquitoes are bad,
publications on teaching, re- If you " ^Mrsd^^^ Sd decided to come. She said but having lizards called ‘^chin-
search projects on pupils and meeting yesterd y, x + ,, mountains appealed to her chucks”
teaching and endless consulting September 17, please contact ^^e mountains appe ^ ^
services. This organization lob- Mr. Tawney, McLarty
bies extensively at both the fed- building. Room
Just because Westminster
Fellowship is affiliated with the
word church doesn’t mean “it’s
totally out of it!”
This year the Fellowship is
going to support a coffeehouse
off campus. It will be opened
to all and run by Brevard Coll
ege students. But this can’t be
done if no one is willing to help.
Other projects will be a trip
there is no problem,
the flni'5 i'teK lizards rid the area of
toe aTd niayte Sster to the the mosquitoes. Heat and traf-
Sersftv of Oklahoma. flc are the worst ProM™s_
-mT 11 Dee attended the Internation- There is a beach called P
VollintGCrS Tutors Needed ^ch^ 2o?a? siUoMn Sey'^^^^ to “the’ orphanage in Black
largest ”\tern foreign Sports are not as pronounced Mountain, possible sponsorship
chance for life the world, ^wenty^six fore ^
countries are • ' American holidays have no sig- the black children around Bre-
........ . ^ Three-fourths are Americans^ Amenc ^hey do vard.
more hours of your time dur- ^he school’s curriculum is higfi mncanc^
ing the day, any day you choose.
Why not become one of the
BEST. That is, join the Bre
vard Educational Student Tu
tors as a volunteer tutor in the
Brevard Elementary School.
This is a challenging and re
warding activity that gives each
tutor a tremendous feeling of
accomplishment,
him a better
success.
This activity wiU take one or
between the hours of 9 a.jn. and
2 p.m. ,,
You all know more than
enough to help any 1st through
Dean Whicker Wekomes Suggestions
The public schools just do 6th grader to Improve his lean.-
not have enough people to give ing skills. . , meeting
individual attention to some of The orga ^ Wed-
these children who need it. As for these , Room concrete has come from thes
a volunteer tutor you can help nesday, Septemb > , j? _ suggestions. If you have ideas
so*ie child be more assured of 115, McLarty Goojon buildmg. ^ ^ear from you.
There is much concern by
students and faculty for group
study areas. Suggestions have
been made and yet nothing
from these
please make them.
Our purpose is t* help stud
ents become all they are cap
able of becoming. If there
are areas that need attention,
the Dean of the College wel
comes your insight. Let us
There will be meetings every
Wednesday to get together and
talk about current happenings
and perhaps to do something
about them. Also, guest speak
ers will come to talk and an
swer questions. So if you really
care about yourself and others,
come to the meeting next Wed
nesday, September 23rd at 6:30
in faculty lo»»ge.
school success
and thus give See you all there!