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IQixtaxml PAGE TWO THE CLARION March 26, 1971 Brevard College Students Doing "Mini" Practice In Schools Now The Clarion Suffers Due To Lack Of Participation Just prior to the recently completed Spring Va cation, March 10, the SGA submitted a new proposal on Student Publications to Dean Ferree. The 'pro posal stated, “The Brevard College students wish to see a more liberal and responsible policy towards the advisory capacity on student publications. (Con fetti, Pertelote, and the Clarion). As it is now, there is only one advisor per publication, and they more or less tend to use too much influence in regu lating the quality of the publications. The students Agree that there should be some advisor personnel; U owever, we believe that a larger group of advisors ' vould promote a much more qualitative and a broad- minded publication.” The proposal, despite the fact that it does offer a. somewhat worthwhile judgment, is not unlike the kind of thinking, typical of the student body. That is, misinformed thinking of individuals who know lit tle of the actual procedure involved in the publish ing of such publications. The question has come up several times this year of whether the Clarion, par ticularly, is guilty of a one-sided, heavily censored stand, and is attempting to skirt the “real” issues. Each time, the person or group doing the qu^tion- ing has been one who, in actuality, relied heavily on distorted rumors, or generalities for making his judgment of the Clarion. , In reality, only a tiny handful of articles have been rejected from the Clarion this year. The major problem is, and will probably continue to be, a lack of student participation and interest. Under this situation, certainly, it is not possible for the Clarion to be as diverse as some would wish it to be. A strange aspect of the issue is that students eeem to become most unhappy if an article is omitted; the omitted one is so satirical that it offers no solu tion and, therefore, is of no value. Continually tak ing this approach will get the students nowhere. So it is this.problem, not lack of “responsibility,” or overuse of regulation, that hinders the Brevard College publications. However, particularly in the case of the Clarion, the use of more than one advisor, as far as the decis ions of editorial policy and articles of borderline credibility, might be advantageous in one sense. A •weekly meeting of an “editorial board” composed of Clarion Editor and Associate Editor, Regular Advis or, Selected Faculty and Administration, and Stud ents of diverse background and ideologies for half an hour or so could prove worthwhile. However, the advisors on the Editoral Board, due to the nature of publication of a weekly news paper, would not be advantageous for a complete week’s activities. Lack of time for many of the members would make it impossible for involvement in more than the board decisions. Involvement in matters such as advertising, ’proof reading, and the like can best be handled in the present manner. A “ifiinl” practice teaching assignment at Straus and Bre vard Elementary Schools is keeping Assistant Professor Keith Lathrop’s Mathematics 14 class busy. Fifteen Bre vard College students in their second semest^;r of Mathema tics for Elementary School Teachers have begun a struc tured four week study of mathematics in the grammar schools. Designed to give the students an opportunity to learn content and technique from experienc ed elementary school teachers, the course will also allow them to see just what classroom teaching involves. “Practice teaching just be fore graduation often proves to be the only chance the teacher gets to see what it’s really like,” contends Mr. Lathrop. “I hope this contact with young pupils and their teacher will help each student become more enthusiastic about the teaching process— especially in the area of ma thematics.” Mrs. Gail Moore, a sophomore from Brevard, N. C. is working with sixth grade students^ in the “mini” program. She feels that she will be able to apply some of the modern math con cepts studied during the first semester of her work at the col lege. Having already been in the classroom as a substitute teacher in the county, Mrs. Moore is convinced that a pro gram designed to give students a chance to visit the classroom is extremely valuable. “Being in the classroom can prove more helpful than many lectures about what the classroom will be like,” she suggests. Mr. Lathrop, formerly a junior high and senior high math teacher, maintains that a child will either learn to like or dislike mathematics in his early school years, depending upon the attitude of his teach ers toward the subject. He wants the participants in his course to understand the im portance of attitude and prepa ration. Students in the math pro gram are expected to observe the teachers’ presentations, to tutor individual students, and finally, to instruct a small group of pupils. After the carefully structured four week “mini” unit is complet ed, students and their super vising teachers may agree to continue to work together during the remainder of the semester. Mrs. Gail Moore, a student of Mr. Lathrop’s mathematics class, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. O. Kyle of Fiber- vilie Road, Canton, N. C. The CLARION The VOICE of Brevard College Mark Todd Editor-in-chief Mike Jones Associate Editor Susan Moss, Jim Carroll — Advertising Frank Owen, Laurie Pearson, David Arledge, Susan Har rell, Betsy Goebel, Lynn Ryder, Dennis Avery News Reporters Mike E. Thorpe, Rowe fladen, John Pepper, Rod Jones Sports Reporters Diane Si^th, Adele Dickieson, Barbara Snider Typists Kent Deardorff Photographer Mrs. Ena K. Sigmon Advisor Published weekly during the college session, with tlie exception of holidays and examination periods, by stud ents of Brevard College. The opinions expressed In thif periodical are those of the editorial board and not neces sarily those of the College. Printed by The Transylvania Times, North Broad Street. Brevard, North Carolina. Spring Elections Planned For April The first two weeks of April are to witness the initial stages of spring elections. On April 7 the students are going to vote on the proposed constitution and on April 14, on dorm offi cers. Early in the fall semester, Dave Chestnut and his commit tee, the Constitutional Revision Committee, met to review our present constitution. After so doing, plans were made to draft a new one and after six months of dedicated work this committee has reached the fi nal stages of preparation. They must still take it before the ad ministration and the students before it can be ratified. How ever, this will be completed by April 7. . ' Then, on April 14, the Elec tions Committee will sponsor with the dorm presidents, the election of dormitory officer for the coming year. A new pro cedure has been planned to make this election a smooth and efficient one. In the near future, the Elec tions Committee will distribute bulletins and notices concern ing the spring elections activi ties. As students, you are urged to participate in spring elec tions and to vote. All Brevard College students are eligible to vote whether they registered last fall or not. Committee Proposes Curriculum Changes The fourth meeting of the Brevard College Curriculum Committee met February 18, 1971. Those attending heard suggested proposals for the im provement of the Brevard Col lege Curriculum. Mr. Hardin proposed cata log changes and course ad ditions from the Division of Social Studies and Religion. He went on to explain specific changes he felt that'are neces sary, and after some discus sion, the committee accepted his proposal. Mr. Holcombe also proposed that course addition^ be made to the History curriculum from the Division of Social Studies and Religion. His proposal was also accepted. The complete listings of these important proposals will be posted on the bulletin board of the McLarty - Goodson Build- in. All students ^^hould take note of these suggested pro posals. Of course the signifi cance behind these proposals is that students entering Bre vard College for the first time will have an option, o| either taking Religion M and'13, or courses in World' Religion, Christian Ethics, etc: UTLOOK ^ Wa,l DM EDITOR Camelot Production (Continued From Page One) of the Brevard Music faculty as King Arthur, Jane Hodge, a freshman voice major from Charlotte, N. C. as Guenevere, and Demming Smith, a Liberal Arts major from Goldsboro, N. C. as Lancelot. The show will be directed by Sam Cope with technical direc tion by Rhuemma Miller. Costumes will be by Claire Cope, lighting by Wilburt Kem- ple, and make-up by Berry Pidgeon. Joan Moser of the Brevard music faculty will be directing the orchestra which will be composed of both college and high school students. The proposed curriculum changes in the works for next year will offer Brevard College students a wider choice of subjects than ever before. This sounds parti(^ularly good since educators across the nation have been finding that students who are able to pick courses which are of greatest interest to them are achieving significantly better than before. Recent reports have stated that students who have been able to work closely with an advisor to select courses that closely fulfill their personal in terests and needs will react with greater student involvement. This greater initiative on the part of students to work outside of class on various aspecte of the course seem to have been a positive factor in the quality of education received. The Brevard College system of course selection already has been proven, on the whole, quite succe^ ful. However, with the new additions, particularly in the Religion and Social Studies deipartment, still more selection is available. The list of additions^ con tains courses that almost everyone would find intCT- estijng. The new courses reportedly will include Logic, Philosophy, Ethics, and Asian Religions, as well as others. I suppose the only regret of some students is that they weren’t offered sooner, before their Brevard College days were over. The academic situation looks brighter still at Brevard, it seems, as time goes by.
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