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THE CLARION
November 17, 1972
Perezes Tell Of Journey To Spain
Danger!
By Mark McGuire
“Brevard College is in danger!” Is this a true
statement? Can the word “danger” really be ap-
plieid to this institution’s recent realignment? Are
people concerned - thse being the ones on both sides
of the situation - and is anything being done to help
ease this danger situation?
Let’s be realistic; Brevard College is in danger.
The school is, I believe, being lowered from its
high ranking 'position by disturbing the foundation
the school is built on.
Most people do not realize the main force in
the recent power move. The Trustees make the
statements, but are these statements really their
thoughts? If not, whose are they?
The Administration is made up of people who
only nod th.eir heads at the ways in which the rules
are made. Administrators should have questioning
minds, able to debate all things relating to the col
lege, and make their decisions the right ones for all
concerned, not just for a few.
I always thought college was for the student. If
the school’s standards are being lowered to the norm
of other colleges as I believe they are, then why can’t
the students be able to com'ply with social norms of
life these days? Not everyone lives by Victorian
standards, which seems to be contrary to someone’s
popular belief.
Convocation
By Mary Helen Huggins
Changes in an institution of higher learning are
inevitable. Some of these changes are beneficial to a
school; some are not. Like other institutions, Bre
vard Oollege has experienced changes. Some of
these help the school while some do not.
Last year, all convocations were held at night.
Just as now, students were required to attend them.
By moving the time of the services from evenings to
mornings, Brevard has made a change which bene
fits many students.
Perhaps some of the greatest benefits gained
from morning convocations deals with study time.
Night convocations lasted approximately one hour,
but many students spent from thirty to sixty minutes
dressing for them. Then after the services conclud
ed, students often did not get settled down to study
for_ at least thirty minutes. All together, one could
easily sfpend over two hours on a weeknight involved
in a convocation. By having them in the mornings,
students go directly from their classes to convoca
tions and then return to classes.
Another advantage of morning services involves
^y students. They can simply attend them during
the day with their classes and do not have to drive
back to campus at night.
Ml a changing institution. Only time
will tell how beneficial or harmful the changes are
But one change that does seem beneficial to students
is morning convocations.
Professors Mario P. Perez
and Viola C. Perez of the Span
ish Department of Brevard
College visited Spain last sum
mer as members of the Augus-
tana College Summer School
at the University of Madrid. A
sizeable number of High School
students traveled and stayed
along with the College group,
taking courses and participat
ing in activities especially de
signed for them.
The Perezes liked so much
the spirit and accomplishments
of this group that they have
been appointed to represent
EDUCATINAL SUMMERS IN
SPAIN, INC., in this area this
being the official name spon
soring the High School groups.
The group lived at the Uni
versity of Madrid, where they
attended classes and participat
ed in many social activities
The living quarters consisted
of one room per student. The
dormitory had its own private
swimming pool and tennis and
basketball courts. The academ
ic program was conducted by
native Spanish teachers from
Madrid and American Institu
tions.
As a part of the program, a
trip was taken to southern
Spain. As a group, they attend
ed a flamenco dance, Moroccan
night clubs, and visited famous
cities like Cordoba, Sevilla,
Granada and Malaga. They
also spent two full days at the
beautiful beach of Torremo-
linos. Along the road they saw
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battle fortresses, castles and
watchtowers that seemed to tell
stories.
When the tour was over in
the South the group returned
to RJadrid for two more days
and parties of farewell were
given.
Teachers, college students
and other interested adults may
participate in the College 9th
Summer Session, and take
courses in Spanish at any level,
(elementary, intermediate or
advanced) with full transfer
able credit given by Augustana
College, Rock Island, 111.
Plans are already in progress
for the 9th Summer Program in
Spain 1973. All persons inter
ested should write to Professor
Mario P. Perez or Professor
Viola C. Perez, Spanish De
partment, Brevard College, Bre
vard, N. C. 28712 for complete
information.
Cheerleaders
Active At BC
On Thursday, November 9,
the cheerleaders began their
work in preparation for the
soccer sectionals. The Brevard
College Cheerleaders held a
pep rally in front of Dunham
Music Building last Thursday
night. Then the cheerleaders’
behind the scene work began.
Thursday night and Friday
morning were spent making a
tornado, the Brevard College
mascot. Posters and signs were
made for the team and placed
around campus as reminders of
the games.
The cheerleaders also pre
sented the cross country mem
bers with a cake and sign Sun
day night in the cafeteria to
show their appreciation to the
members for an excellent sea
son.
No One Flunks At
Yale University
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Profile
By-M. B. SHEPPARD
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The CLARION
Brevard, N. C. 28712
Member of Associated Collegiate Press and Intercollegiate
Press. Three-time winner of ACP’s First-Class Rating.
Published during the, college session by students of Bre
vard College. The opinions expressed in this periodical
are those of the editorial board and not necessarily those
of the College.
Editor Mark McGuire
Associate Editor Sheryl Balogh
Advertising jiU ^^ight
Reporters — — — Liz Aldridge, Tom Boshamer, Tony
Forrest, Ray Rash, M. B. Sheppard,
Henry Weaver, Mary Helen fiuggins
Typist Diane Peacock
Photographer Ralpj, H^wey
Adviser Watterson
What does the future hold? The Brevard crys
tal ball, (with the help of mystical forces), forsees
great social and economic change treading across
the face of our nation. The reason being the lower
ing of adulthood in many states from 21 to 18.
Across the nation, bankers and businessmen
alike, are opening the doors to the 18 year old adult.
The credit business is on the boom, while car sales to
the young adults have increased by as much as 22
percent.
In the world of law, 18 year olds are also mak
ing the scene. Many are acting as jurors in our
courts. The results, in the opinion of many ,have
been very favorable.
Youth today are assuming great responsibilities.
Ihe world, amidst war, hatred, and confusion, is seek-
mg out the young as a source of salvation, the value
01 which will unleash new ideas and vitality into a
sagging and war tom land.
If youth today don’t act, and neglect their new-
found responsibilities, then all is lost. Don’t fall
along the waysides, lest you find yourself consumed
by tyranny an degradation.
America needs its youth now, as it never has
before. Bmvard College needs ita studenfa
you know, a crystal ball is not the most
crS^LnTs”^nt is apparent that a
o7loler hold yo^rptee”*
New Haven, Conn. (I.P.)—
A new grading system for un
dergraduates in Yale College
has been installed this year.
Actually it is a return to an old
system but with one new twist,
which in itself testifies to a
spirit of grumbling comprom
ise.
Professors will grade their
students A.B.C-or D . . . . but
there will be no public record
kept of any F for Fail. A stud
ent who “fails” a course will
obviously have to make up
credit by taking another, but
the failure will not appear in
his transcript.
The new Yale system, in fact,
was a compromise voted this
past year to get rid of the
old system that had been in
effect since 1967 and had four
grades: Honor, High Pass, Pass
and Fail. The 1967 vote was
the result of proposals by many
students and some faculty for
a simple Pass - Fail grading.
But apparently the H-HP-P-F
plan made fewer friends over
the past five years than Yale’s
Course of Study Committee on
Grading had hoped.
Clearly an answer to the is
sue would be to abandon grades
of any kind and substitute long
written comments or a simple
pass or no-pass program. But
even here there are problems.
John Greesman, ’73, a stud-
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