THE
CLARION
THE
VOICE
Of BREVARD COLLEGE STUDEyTS
Volume XXXVIII
BREVARD COLLEGE, BREVARD, N. C., MAY 7, 1971
Number 26
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Dean Grady Whicker Resigns
As Brevard College Dean
PRESIDENT ROBERT A. DAVIS, left, wel
comes Mr. Allen H. Sims, Chairman of the Board
of the College Trustees and outstanding benefac
tor, to the official dedication of the Student Umon
named in his honor. (Photo by Kent Deardorif)
71-72 Marshals
Are Selected
Dr. Davis Reviews
The Academic Year
' In one short week the aca- to work more creatively for an
demic year 1970-71 will come to attitude on campus in which
an end for Brevard College. As ‘■tudents take more seriously
with any year, it is a mixture Ihe educational opportunities
of success and failure, of good ^^at are theirs at Brewd. Fust
things and disappointments, emphans mus. be Pjace
We began the year filled with academic achievement It is
hope and great potential. Some my hope that this will increas-
of these died along the way. mgly be the case next year.
Others continue to grow and Our entire communi V
hold promise for the future. fJ^f^kS.^HirSribution to ev-
Academically, Brevard con- coHege
tinues to hold its place oi ex- Turn to Page Two
cellence. Your diploma carries
with it a distinction that is rec
ognized by the finest colleges
in our state and region. Dur
ing the year a number of ex
citing changes have been made
in the currijculum and will be
in effect next year. The facul-
ty have been concerned to make The Honor and Awards^ Com-
the curriculum as stimulating mittee, acting upon informa-
and useful as possible. I believe tion received from the .^so-
they have accomplished this ciate Registrar have design
in an admirable way. ed the following persons as
Beyond the classroom, the marshals for the 1971-72 ac
single most important event demic year at Brevard CoUege.
was the completion of the Sims Susan Jo Decker, ^ le
Building and the beginning of
extra - curricular activities
through this new facility. A
more creative and wholesome
social life awaits future gen-
"in the event
Tnere' ha.e Deen sad events that one ol the above cannot
too. Some of your classmates .se^e. cmith
have died, or dropped out of ar Rhodarmer
school, or. given up for one Ca y gelect-
reason or another. We have S academic ex-
been aware of a supporting and ^ student must
concerned community at such cel en , .
times. In a more positive way be m the top six^t ^
we need a community which man pq],
emphasizes achievement m sha , chaplain C. Ed-
academic and in personal mat- ^ge conducting such
Ipnts a^ commencement and
In keeping with this is the ev . programs,
need for the student leadership conv
Mr. Grady H. Whicker, Dean
of Brevard College, recently an
nounced his resignation, effec
tive shortly after the end of
this academic year. At Brevard
since 1968, Dean Whicker has
been a popular and effective
administrator in his years of
service here.
Dean Whicker will become
Dean of the Oxford Orphanage,
located 29 miles north of Dur
ham, N. C. He will work close
ly with the staff of counselors,
and lead them toward their re
sponsibilities in the develop
ment of rapport with the chil
dren. The orphanage includes
youth from age four through
high school age, and enrolls
300 young people in a strong
educational program.
Dean Whicker seeks to “help
Trustees Set
Planning Conference
What is the purpose of Bre
vard College? Although a legi
timate question, it could be one
of much confusion and contro
versy in the forthcoming
months. But on Friday, April
30, 1971, the Board of Trus
tees enabled Brevard College
to move forward.
The Trustees adopted a mo
tion from the Student Affairs
Committee which provided for
a planning conference to be
gin this summer. This means
that next fall students, facul
ty, administrators, and Trus
tees will meet to reevaluate the
purpose of Brevard College in
relations to where it has been,
where it is going, and where
it will go.
the kids become aware of their
talents,” and “to help them to
become all they are capable of
being.” He sees a major need
for helping the orphans feel
that they are important in the
eyes of others, and that some
body cares. To produce a home
like environment for these
students and help them to over
come the emotional problems
of being an orphan is Dean
Whicker’s goal.
Dean Whicker calls his new
job “just too good to turn down,”
as it will make good use of
his love for working with chil
dren. He feels that it will of
fer him a better chance than
ever to work intimately with
young people, and to take ad
vantage of his background and
training in the field of coun
seling.
Dean Whicker admits he has
mixed feelings about leaving
Brevard, and feels that Brevard
is ‘on the way up.” He sees a
bright future for the College,
and feels that future students
will have a fine opportunity to
take advantage of Brevard’s
outstanding faculty, staff, and
overall program.
Old Classroom Building Razed
of the present Dunham music
building its name was again
changed, this time to the class
room building.
Finally in the Fall of 1969
with the opening of the Mc-
Larty - Goodson Building it
was abandoned.
By David Arledge
On April 12, 1971i, Brevard
College signed into effect a
contract with Brummett and
Waddell, Inc. for the destruc
tion of the old Classroom build
ing.
The building was built in 1914
for Brevard Institute and was
first named Spencer Hall in
honor of Mrs. J. S. Spencer, a
benefactor of the school. Lat
er in 1933 when Brevard Col
lege opened, the building
housed the library. Chapel, ad
ministration offices and class
rooms. During this time it was
commonly referred to as the
administration building.
In 1949 it was officially re
named Dunham hall as a trib
ute to n. A. Dunham, member
of the board of trustees.
Three years later in 1950 a
fire severely damaged the in
terior, and for one semester
all activities Avere continued
elsewhere while it was rebuilt.
In 1957 with the completion
There has been no official
date set for the completion of
tlie work; however, on Satur
day and Sunday afternoons sev
eral students voluntarily help
ed hurry the project along. On
Saturday students were allowed
to stand outside and break
f^lass to their hearts’ content.
Later on Sunday afternoon
some students retained and at
tempted to demolish the inter'*
ior. They nearly succeeded.
The administration is grate
ful for the students’ efforts in
tryiny to save the school mon
ey, but they would like to ask
that from now on the contrac
tors be allowed to fin^h the
job so as to avoid possibly in
jury to amateur wreckers.
OUoaxx wv
Margaret Lucinda Dees
Charles Ray Rinehart
Keith Michael McGinnis
Thomas Fain Taylor
Celia Newrton Tolar
The following students
are
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* .T- /-VI rk A«;;RnOM BUILDING is finally disappearing,
Wek as de^oimon wor. has be^„.