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NoveniT)er 6, 1970 THE CLARION PAGE TimXB I Mr. Leon Lee Brings Interesting Views To English Dept. From Guilford, Wake Forest A SPOOKY SIGHT at the Halloween carnival Saturday night was Brevard student Dave Ches- nut. A TYPICAL SCENE as Brevard Students gath ered at the Halloween carnival. THE WATCH SHOP 14 W. MAIN ST. BREVARD, N. C. PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTIZERS CO-ED today THROUGH TUESDAY |fif»mounl Pietur** AHoward W. Koch*I Ann Jay Lernej Production Slarrtng . ^Bartjra Yves Streisand / Montand t^nWut' iKMeelar'AfmnwuntnakM Q|_ Witier’. LAUNDRY & CLEANERS, INC. 343 King Street Why pay more when you can walk a little further and save a lot? Try our prices on laun dry and dry cleaning. Kuykendall s Esso 940 ASHEVILLE ,HWY PHONE 883-8911 By Susan Harrell Mr. Leon Lee, new this year to Brevard’s English depart ment, has surprised many stud ents with what some define as a “University approach.” Mr. Lee, however, does not feel he is imposing academic standards that are too difficult. He re- New Books In Library Those who are looking for information on British and American authors will not lack material when they go to the James Addison Jones Library for help. For ten years Twayne Publishers has been issuing a series called ENGLISH AU- THORS (EAS) and another called UNITED STATES AU THORS (USAS) and yet another WORLD AUTHORS SERIES. Although the library for some time has had a num ber of the Twayne series, this fall the entire USA of 95 books has been secured. Forty-four books have been added from the ESA. These cover authors from Sir Francis Bacon to J. D. Salinger; from Anne Brad- street to James Michener, from well-known authors to the very obscure. These books not on ly contain biographical ma terial, but they offer excellent criticisms of the author’s works. Another interesting series is the University of Minnesota PAMPHLETS ON AMERICAN WRITERS. These pamphlets provide concise, authoritative introductions to American writ ers of all periods. The library has 67 of these. It is a growing series, and as other pamphlets are published, they will be ad ded to the collection. Mr. C. Adams Joins Staff A welcome and smiling face seen on campus is that of Mr. Charles Adams, Mr. Adams is instructor in Biology and will teach one or two sections of Zoology next semester. Mr. Adams attended Stetson University on scholarship for a semester and then went into service. He received his B. S. at Troy State in Alabama. At Auburn University Mr. Adams got his Masters. He did further study at the University of Southwestern Louisiana. He taught there while working on his Ph. D. After suffering a cerebral hemorrhage he requir ed easier hours. He took the title of principal at a high school for two years. Mr. Adams then came to Brevard. He and his wife, the former Betty Johnson, have two chil dren, Angela 11; Gregory 9. Mr. Adams stated his god for students: a program of sci ence that includes a course of general biology for non-biol ogy majors. Further study for these majors will be Zoology, Botany, and Microbiology. Mr. Adams commented on how much he likes Brevard, and that he thinks the students are “among the iSnest.’' He says that he enjoys working with them. spects Brevard students’ capa bilities to the point that he wants to help those lacking mo tivation to find it A native of South Carolina, Mr. Lee has lived in North Car olina for the past 20 years. Graduating from Young Harris Junior College, he transferred to High Point, where he gradu ated with a major in Philosophy and Religion, and a minor in English. He received his M. A. degree from Wake Forest Uni versity, working in America Literature, and has had addi tional work at the University of North Carolina. After two years of teaching at Wake Forest and six years at Guilford College, Mr. Lee has come to Brevard with a de sire to help his students de velop their thinking ability through the discipline and or ganization of the mind that is involved in writing. He has been through both a 2-year and a 4-year college experience, and he does not feel there is any difference in student potential. Mr. Lee has a great interest in literature and the value of the printed word. He expresses some disappointment, though, in students’ reaction to litera ture today. He realizes that many students are bored with the early literature that was emphasized in high school and then again in college courses. He sees a need for some more relevant 20th century reading, in addition to the necessary study of past literature. What Mr. Lee is trying to effcct is the feeling he receives that many students just do not enjoy learning. This he feels is sad, because learning can enable an individual to extend his mind to incorporate more of the world, that all of us today are so concerned about and eager to help. Mr. Lee feels that there is today a slight change from the written word to visual and vo cal communication. T. V., in creased personal involvement, and constant group contact has tended to influence means of communication toward the easy informal bull session and casual conversation, rather than writ ing. Mr. Lee feels that it Is In writing that a student can ex ercise his mind and organize his ideas, enabling him to be a more effective communicator. Mr. Lee stated that he would like to see Brevard students motivated toward expanding their minds for the “sheer kick in learning.” Brevard Sends DelcQation To Pfeiffer Consultation Saturday (Continued from Page One) hard workers. He also said that nothing is more discouraging than to see a Student Govern ment Association dedicated to its task, yet lacking the support of the students. The afternoon discussion led by Dr. Early related itself to “Student Life on the Campus.” The rest of the afternoon was devoted to this topic. It was pointed out that the size of a college campus, its affiliation- either state, church, or private —the availability of funds, and the amount of student interest all determine the total aspect of campus life. Of these four factors apathy was the formost factor discussed.. The three schools agreed that apathy is a major problem on each respec tive campus. It was agreed that to refute apathy the students have to provide the inspiration, but to do so they should be stimulated in the educational process. Dean Ferree .stated that apathy begins in the class room when a member of the faculty fails to inspire and stim ulate a student’s mind. In the course of the discussion, it was stated that a faculty evalua tion system be instituted. This in itself is not a bad idea. Dean Briggs of Pfeiffer College stated that he would like to see a change in the con cept of the Dean of Student Affairs, first by changing the title of the position to Dean for Student Affairs. He felt that the dean is regarded by the students as a cop and a prose- cuter; and if the title and con cept were changed, he could then be looked upon as the stud ents’ voice in the administra tion. Frank Owen stated that this could conceivably take place without changing the title, but by having a dean re late himself to an issue and support the students all the way. He would tend to gain the respect of the students and lose the old image. Dean Guy. of High Point Col lege, acknowledged the fact that Campus mores have changed considerably since the last gen eration underwent the educa tional process. He pointed out that an administration should be aware of these changes and put itself in the students’ shoes; taking into consideration their background and experiences and in so doing try to understand the students’ actions and not condemn them unnecessarily. . A great deal was accomplish ed at Pfeiffer. It was apparent to everyone there that we sU need to strive a little hardef to understand each other and different points of view. Un fortunately some students who are In discord with the odminis. tration and SGA could not be there; but had they been thetfe, they would have come away from Pfeiffer with a broader and more sympathetic opinion of the problems that both an administration and a student government encounter. BERRY'S RESTAURANT 935 ASHEVILLE HWY PHONE 883-4500 OPEN 6 A.M. - 1 A.M. BURGIN'S STORE 1004 HENDERSONVILLE ROAD BREVARD. N. C. OPEN 7 DAYS 7AM-11 PM
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