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Volume 49
Tuesday, April 27, 1982
Nuftiber 10
B.C. To See
Many Changes
by Steve Piotter
Starting next fall, Brevard Col
lege will undergo some additional
changes which will affect
students and faculty.
The Adminsitration approved
an R.O.T.C. Program which will
take effect in the fall. As a result
it will bring in such courses as
Military Science.
Mr. Preston Woodruff will be
teaching a new course Ethics,
and Dr. Alfred Ames will be
teaching World Literature.
Dr. John Upchurch, head of the
Music Department, stated that,
regretfully, Tony Sirianni will be
leaving to attend the University
of North Texas to work on his doc
torate in music. They are now in
the process of interviewing Lori
Packerd, a twenty-five year old
pianist, to take over Sirianni’s
position. She attended the Curtiss
Institute in Philadelphia and
received her master’s and Art
Diploma in piano and perfor
mance at the University of In
diana. She has played three dif
ferent times with the
Philadelphia Symphony and
“seems to be very well qualified
for the job.” says Upchurch. Dr.
Upchurch also stated that
Brevard will have the largest
number of returning music ma
jors within the five years he has
been here, twenty-four
sophmores and five freshmen.
Dean Wray says that for the
sophmores, registration will be
made a lot easier and simpler, if
the pre-registration is not
altered.
Cable Television will be install
ed into each lobby and each room
which will no doubt be a pleasure
to many.
Fried chicken will be an addi
tion on the menu along with other
foods, as the cafeteria purchased
a 3000 dollar frying pan.
Last but not least, Brevard Col
lege will be opening a new apart
ment complex this fall. The com
plex is much needed says Dean
Wray. The pre-enrollment for
Brevard is the highest it has ever
been.
Future Enrollment
Looks Good
Gay Harshbarger
Last fall there were 392 enter
ing freshman. Out of these, 326
have preregistered for next year.
Although this number may seem
low, both Dean Wray and Dean
McClendon report this as being
the largest preregistration in
Brevard’s history. Also, as Dean
McClendon pointed out, the new
budget cuts are responsible for
the loss of some people, yet
Brevard is trying to get approval
for the building of a new
residence hall to help ac
comodate a maximum enroll
ment next fall. If funded, the new
dorm will tentatively be built on
the other side of the track near
the faculty residence, and should
house approximately 30 people.
With the housing. Dean McClen
don says he is expecting
somewhere in the area of 400 to
425 students all total.
Brevard may not be the right
college for everyone, but many of
President Martinson presents D.C. Taylor with his Presidential Award for leadership during Honors Day.
More on Honors Day on page 7.
Graduation Plans Completed
the returning freshmen had some
very positive things to say about
our school. Although quite a few
said they didn’t think Brevard
should be so much like high
school, and they were unhappy
with dorm hours and rules, all
agreed that they like the social
aspects of dorm life.
And although some said that
Brevard is a boring town, all said
they can usually “find things to
do on campus.” Some complaints
were voiced about the ad
ministration’s inactive role in
student affairs, yet most agreed
that Brevard’s faculty takes a
much more personal interest m
students.
All in all, the small college at
mosphere of Brevard has things
to offer that larger universities
can’t: smaller classes with more
personal attention, a closer at
mosphere, parking on campus,
classrooms in close proximity to
dorms...It’s all a matter of per
sonal preference!
by Regina Wortman
The plans for the graduation
festivities on May 8 and 9 have
been completed and the schedule
indicates that the graduates and
their parents will have a lot to
look forward to.
The festivities will begin with
an alumni brunch on Saturday,
May 8, Then, Saturday evening at
7:00 there will be a candlelight
dinner (semi-formal attire) for
all graduates and their families
in the A.G. Myers Dining Hall.
The cost will be $6.75 for adults
and $3.35 for children ages 7-14.
Children under six and
graduating students will get in
free. A buffet will be available
from 7:00 until 8:00 p.m.
On Sunday, May 9, the bac
calaureate service will be held at
11:00 a.m. in the First United
Methodist Church. The speaker
will be the Reverend W. Thomas
Parsons, Jr., who is the senior
minister at Grave United
Methodist Church in Venice,
Florida. Rev. Parsons is a
graduate of the Citadel and Duke
University Divinity School. He is
the father of Judy Parsons, a stu
dent at Brevard College, and a
close friend of President Martin
son.
Graduation exercises are plan
ned for 2:00 pm Sunday in the
Boshamer Gymnasium. The au
dience will be addressed by
Stanley Z. Koplik, Commissioner
of Higher Education, State of
Missouri. Mr. Koplik was named
one of the Outstanding Young
Educators of America. He is in
demand across the country as a
speaker and interpreter of the
educational enterprise. Mr.
Koplik began his career as a New
York City policeman. He then
went to Columbia University and
New York University where he
received his degree in public ad
ministration. Mr. Koplik is also a
graduate of the Institute of
Educational Management of Har
vard University.
Three Brevard College
students will appear with the
Brevard Chamber Orchestra at
the World’s Fair in Knoxville,
Tennessee, on May 28. Allen
Barbee, oboe, Peter Nelson, bass,
and Gail Tutterow, flute and pic-
colo, are the BC students who will
join the Chamber Orchestra,
which has been invited to per
form at the Fair’s North Carolina
Day for Governor Hunt’s flag
raising ceremony. The Brevard
Chamber Orchestra is conduc ed
bv Prof. Virginia Tillotson of the
Music Facul^
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reSWbers Derby Da" ..for a further look baek over the fond memories of the year, look to
pages 4 & 5 (Photo by Steve Rabey).