THE
CLARION
THS
VOICE
Of BREVARD COLLEGE CAMPUS
Volume 41
Brevard College, Brevard, N. C., October 12, 1973
Number 3f
Homecoming Begins Tonight With Open Dorms And Movie
Packed with happening, the
Homecoming weekend will be
officially ushered m Friday, Oc
tober 12th by the myriads of
returning alumni, who in their
search for long - ago faces of
friends and vital memories of
cain - raising, will disrupt the
small - college atmosphere of
Brevard. The Homecoming fes
tivities will be activated on Fri
day evening at 6:00 as the Social
Board attempts to sullen the
mood with the presentation of
“Brian’s Song” in Dunham Aud
itorium. Following the movie at
8:00, the cheerleaders will set
fire to a corner of the soccer
field as they sponsor the an
nual bonfire. A Montreat-Ander-
son ‘dummy’ will be sacrificed
as fuel for the fire.
Sometime before 10:00 Sat
urday morning, Brevard will
witness a change of scenery
when the “living quarters” un
dergo transformation into vi
sions out of “Fantasy Land.”
Due to some confusion con
cerning our homecoming pe
titions, a ballot of ten sopho
more girls and eight freshmen
girls will be selected by the
Cross Country and Soccer
teams, and will be announced at
the soccer game during half-
time.
The Tornadoes will challenge
the Western Carolina Cats in
cross country at 1:30 and at
2:00 (preced^ by a perfor
mance of the Concert Band)
the soccer team will take to the
field against Montreat - Ander-
son. Half - time activities will
be geared toward the male in
terest, with the presentation of
the Homecoming Court and a
flashy display by the Monroe’s
Girl Corps from Georgia.
For the occasion, the Campus
Store is selling Brevard YELL-
0-PHONES for a $1.00. The
Student Union will also be up
for the madness. Along with
decorations, the Union will have
on display sign boards from the
past five years. These plywood
boards cover the square column
in the Tornado Room, are usu
ally changed every year to allow
students to leave some written
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MONROE GIRLS CORP to be here tomorrow
evidence of their stay at Bre
vard. Such moments of magic-
marker wisdom captured and
passed down by the boards are
phrases such as “FRODO
LIVE” and “Townies are tops!”
(further evidence of Brevard
ingenuity)
As a musical supplement to
Saturday supj)er, Rick Pusey,
Frank Cothran, and company
will play an assortment of
rock, while at 5:30 the music
department will provide an in
formal dinner for music stud
ents and alumni.
At 8 p. m. Saturday, Dunham
Auditorium will be converted
into “the Land of Fantasy,
site of the semi-formal Home
coming dance featuring live
entertainment by “Nantucket
Sleighride.” The dance will last
until midnight when students
take off on their own celebra-
tive sprees into Sunday morn
ing. Sunday will slow the pace
down as friends and alumm
leave and students remember a
basic factor of coUege, HOME
WORK.
College Trustees Hold Annual Meet
The Brevard CoUege Board
of Trustees met on the campus
October 4 - 5 for the regular
fall meeting. The trustees heard
reports from President Robert
A. Davis and the several stand
ing committees of the Board.
Dr. Davis reported a good in
crease in enrollment and a
wholesome and positive atmos
phere on campus. The freshman
class of over 300 students is
well prepared and serious
about academic matters. The
new class comes from 22 states
and several foreign countries.
Major action of the trustees
was the election of Dr. Herman
Nicholson of Charlotte as
Chairman of the Board of Trus
tees to succeed Allen H. Sims
of Gastonia who has served as
Chairman of the Board for the
past 12 years. Nicholson is pas
tor of Providence Road United
Methodist Church and has been
a member of the Brevard Board
since 1963.
Other action by the Board
was adoption of a report pre
sented by the Development
Committee which calls for the
raising of $1,000,000.00 for the
College’s Endowment Fund. The
report outlining plans for the
effort was presented by Gil
Coan, Sr., Chairman of the De
velopment Committee.
The trustees welcomed a new
member, Thomas Jordan of
Asheboro, and elected Wilson
C. Boshamer of Gastonia to fiU
the unexpired term of he late
Cary C. Boshamer who died
last June.
The trustees paid tribute to
AUen Sims for his statesman
ship and his progressive and
dedicated leadership of Bre
vard College for over a decade.
Speaking in behalf of all the
trustees, Bishop Earl Hunt not
ed the progress Brevard Col
lege has made under the chair
manship of Mr. Sims. He not;ed
also the great esteem with
which the retiring chairman is
held by the Annual Conference
and in his home tovra of Gas
tonia. Other statements of trub-
ute were given by Dr. Lester
Zerfoss of Hendersonville and
Winston - Salem attorney, Nor
wood Robinson. Mr. Sims will
continue to serve the Board as
Chairman Emeritus.
Other officers elected were
Vice Chairman, William C.
Stanback of Salisbury, Gordon
L. Goodson, Ldncolnton, and
Marion J. Corbett, Valdese. Re
elected as Secretary of the
Board is the Reverend James
B. McLarty of Black Mountain.
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Doctor Herman Nicholson Elected Chairman
Duke President, Conference^ His- |- -
Contest
^ ^ „ at niike President, conierenti:
Dr. Ralph Herman Nichol- gree; the B.D. Degr e , , torical Society; Chairman,
son, of Charlotte, was named Divinity School; ^ Citizens Committee for Bet-
chairn^an of the Brevard Col- Duke Graduate Schoo Schools for Haywood
lege Board of Trustees dur- and Sciences and m
mg their annual fall meeting cevied the Do*:tor ,,
last Friday, October 5th. degree frim Pfeiffer Colleg . jje is a member of the Rotary
Club; U. S. Naval Reserve, Re-
He succeeds Allen Sims, of He is married to the fomer president-Elect, Duke
Gastonia, who announced his re- Hazel Montgomery and they pjyjjiity School Alumni Associ-
tirement from the post after 12 three children: Garren
years. Mr. Sims was named Herman, Erick Monty ana «
Chairman Emeritus. Melanie VerciUe. In addition to
and Asheville, he has aiso
Dr. Nicholson has been Nicholson is Delegate, Memorial Meth-
mmister of Providence United „ ggtern Jurisdictional Con- church, MooresviUe;
Methodist Church in Char- Delegate, General Con- » ^jg^urg Circuit in North
lotte since 1970. Prior to his J® .’Trustee of Brevard Col- ^ Conference; Whxt-
gomg to Charlotte, he was ?®®^“,fj.ustee of Pfeiffer Col- circuit; Naval Chaplain;
mmister at Central United Jefe, Board of Edu- circuit; Lafayette
Methodist Church in Ashe- Conference. church, Shelby; First
’ M^fliodist Church. Waynes-
• = He was formerly a mem- Melodist c
Dr. Nicholson received his rntifprence Commission vdle, and iggs-
education at Mitchell Junior k and Fi- T^miasviUe District,
College, Lenotr-Rhyne College conference Historian; 1966.
where he received his A. B. de- n i
HERMAN NICHOLSON
You don’t have to be an ar
tist to enter the Basketball
Bumper Sticker Contest. A
catchy slogan and a general
idea for the sticker could win
you one of two prizes". 1st
prize; a $25. gift certificate at
Patterson’s, 2nd prize; 2 steaks
of your choice at Berry’s Res
taurant.
The stickers are aimed at
boosting the Tornado basket
ball team into a winning season.
Guidelines for the contest
are as follows:
Enter as often as you like
Entries no larger than 2” x
13” or 4” X 13”
You may enter as a team
Deadine for entries is Wed
nesday, October 17th at noon.