THE
CLARION
Volume 39
Three to
give recitals
tonight
The Music Department, under
the direction of Rev. Nelson F.
Adams, is presenting another in
a series of Sophomore Formal
Recitals at Brevard College on
February 18. It will be present
ed at the First United Metho
dist church at 8:00 p.m. Fea
tured will be Hal Easter, tenor,
and Pat Smart and Celia Tolar,
organists.
Mr. Easter, a pupil of Harvey
H. Miller of the college music
faculty, wiU be performing a
solo cantata, Vachet anf by
Franz Tunder and Five Sacred
Songs by Alan Ridout. On the
solo cantata, Mr, Easter will be
assisted by Marcia Cansdale and
Chris O’Brien, flute, and Ber-
nita Kiijney, violin.
Mr. Easter, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Ed Easter of 6 Baird Lane,
Asheville, N. C., plans to con
tinue toward a degree in per
formance and education at
Oberlin Conservatory.
Pat Smart, a pupil of Miss
Marilyn Keiser of the music
faculty, will be performing
works of Paul Hindemith, Jean
Langlais, and Johann Sebastian
Bach. Pat has been accepted at
Converse College for next year
and plans to continue her edu
cation in music toward a degree
in performance. She is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur M. Smart of 10 Turnpike
Road, Brevard.
Brevard Colleee, Brevard. N. C„ February 18, 1972
THE
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nf ? -olar, al.jo a pupil of
, Kei^jer, will be performing
works of Jeap Langlais, George
Fredorick Hand'I and Flor
Peeters. Celia i,- organi-t at Cal
vary Baptist church in Brovard,
snd IS a member of Phi Theta
f^PPa- She hope.s to continue
lOTard a degree in performance
at Duke University. She is the
Jaughter of Jlr. and Mrs. W. C.
tin qI Washing
ton St., Dillon, S. C.
Brevard is
safe place
Brevard has been included in
47 towns in the United States
li.'jted as safe places to live,
and is the only one included
from North Carolina.
An article on the book^ “Safe
Place‘,” by Oavid and Holly
Franks, appears in the Feb. 5
i.,suo of N'ationa] Observer, a
. ational weekly newspaper.
The bock, to be published in
March, i.s tlif. product of the
author ■ three and one-half
20,000-mile car trip
■'v-. t'-,c country, plus their
r cr.irh of crime statistics
fropT tlie FBI’s annual study and
of intvTviews with policemen
and residents of smaller places.
The National Observer ar
ticle, \'ritten by James Dris
coll, says:
“Brevard. N. C.. set charmins-
listed as
to live
ly in the Blue Ridge Mountains,
has a population of only 5,243
but each year hosts the South’s
largest summer camps. That,
plus Brevard College events,
provide a year full of cultural
activities.”
The 47 places on the list
chosen by the Frankes,
?ccord.';'g to Driscoll, not only
■: f'f the low crime rate
but :o” a combination of that
factor with “concerts, sports
aiTcl an active community life.”
Mtbc-r towrs with as low crime
rates do not offer the type
of community life and culture
available in places like Brevard.
The Frankes found that in
most smaller cities with a
strong ethnic base, the crime
rate was low, Driscoll says.
Students gather to
discuss problems
On Thursday, February 10, a
Gripe Session was held upstairs
in the Sims Student Union.
Coach Blackwell was present to
help discuss the students’ prob
lems. The main issues were the
cafeteria, convocations, open
dormsi, handbooks, transcripts,
and textbooks. In most cases,
the students suggested solutions
to their problems.
The cafeteria was criticized
for a couple of things. Several
people complained about not
being able to give their food to
visitors. Some felt that athletes
should be given extra food.
It was suggested that the cafe
teria have an optional 5-day
meal plan so that those who go
away for the weekend won’t
lose their money. Another sug
gestion was that students should
be able to purchase meal tick
ets for money-saving purposes.
lege, Brevard’s sister college,
allows open dorms.
The lack of anything to do
on campus was brought up. A
member of the Social Board
then said that there has been
more to do at Brevard this year
than ever before. The Social
Board has been trying hard, but
it is operating on very limited
funds. The raising of the Stud
ent Activity Fee might provide
the much needed revenue for
the Social Board, but this can
not come into effect next year.
The Administration was criti
cized for criticizing the movies.
Someone said that the movies
that are shown are so boring
the students could watch Dean
Martin on television and get
the same thrill.
CELIA TOLAR
PAT SMAKT
HAL EASTER
After a discussion of drink
ing on campus. Coach Blackwell
said that the situation could not
be changed by the college be
cause the Methodist Church has
control over this.
Mo.it of the students present
agreed that open dorms on a
limited basis would be a good
thing. Most agreed that com
plete open dorms would not
work. It was suggested that
each dorm be opened for 3
hours on one night each week.
Guests would sign in and out,
and doors would remain open.
The big problem is that hall
counselors do no like to be re
sponsible for patrolling the
halls during open house. It was
mentioned that Pfieffer Col-
Textbooks are a source of
antagonip for all students, es
pecially in cases where students
are roped into buying books
that are sieldom used during
the course, and are then stuck
with the books when the text
IS changed the next semester
It was suggested that the book
store buy these books back
from the students.
Some students complained be
cause private cabins are off-
limits to college students.
Transcripts vrore sent off
too late, complained several
students.
As tl>e session neared the
end, someone saidi, “I really
like Brevard. It could be a
great place if only we could
make a few changes.”