Sunday, August 22, 1982
The Clarion
Page 3
ROTC Courses
Arrive This Fall
For the first time this fall, as a
result of a cross-enrollment
agreement between the College
and Furman University, students
at Brevard will have access to
Army ROTC.
The Army ROTC program is
actually divided into two parts:
The Basic Course and the Ad
vanced Course.
This fall the College will be of
fering the Basic Course only. The
Basic Course is usually taken in
the freshman and sophomore
years; no military commitment
is incurred during this time; and
students may withdraw from the
program at any time prior to
their enrollment in the Advanced
Course.
Subjects cover the areas of
management principles, national
defense, military history, leader
ship development, and military
courtesy, discipline, and
customs. Various social profes
sional enrichment activities are
available in conjunction with the
Military Science program.
While the student is enrolled in
the basic course, there is or
dinarily no financial compensa
tion, but uniforms, necessary
textbooks, and materials are
furnished without cost to the stu
dent.
After completing the Basic
Course, whether through high
school ROTC, through the basic
college program, or through
special summer camp, students
who have demonstrated officer
potential and meet Army
physical standards are eligible to
enroll in the Advanced Course.
The Advanced Course is normal
ly taken in the final two years of
College, but may be offered at
Brevard at a later date if there is
sufficient interest. It takes four
semesters to complete the Ad
vanced Course.
A paid six-week Advanced
Camp is held during the summer
between the junior and senior
years. This camp permits cadets
to put into practice the principles
and theories they have acquired
in the classroom. It also exposes
them to Army life in a tactical or
field environment.
All cadets in the Advanced
Course receive uniforms,
necessary military science
textbooks, pay for the Ad
vanced Camp, and a living
allowance of up to $1,000 each
school year.
Army ROTC scholarships are
offered for four, three, and two
years. The four-year scholar
ships are awarded on a
worldwide competitive basis to
U.S. citizens who will be entering
college as freshmen. The three-
and two-year scholarships are
awarded competitively to
students who are already enroll
ed in college.
The Army ROTC program is
open to any student, whether
male or female, and any student
may register for courses in
military science (e.g.. World
Military History, National
Security and Concept of Force)
whether (s)he is a member of the
ROTC program or not.
A maximum of 6 credit hours in
courses of military science is ap
plicable toward satisfaction of
the 66-hour graduation require
ment at Brevard College.
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Some former BC students enjoy a cool slide down Pisgah Forest’s famed Sliding
Rock, one of the Forest’s many attractions BC students can enjoy.
BC Enrollment Increases
Result In Room Shortages
For the first time in several
years, summer attrition among
males exceeded attrition among
females, and, as a result, on Fri
day, August 6, there were still 23
female students who could not be
housed in Jones, East Beam and
Stamey.
After considering every possi
ble option, including housing
these students at Womble’s and
with faculty on campus, the ad
ministration decided that the best
of all the options was to assign
these 23 students to Ross Hall.
Before making this decision, the
College first sent notices to all
students and prospective
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situation and requesting those
who had decided, for whatever
reason, not to attend Brevard in
the fall to notify the College.
Response was minimal.
Ross Hall was built originally
as a private residence by a local
physician, and it later became
the property of the College. Since
that time, it has served as the
home of the President of the Col
lege; it has provided accom
modations for female students;
later, it was converted into facul
ty apartments; and, two years
ago, as a result of increased
enrollment, male students were
assigned there.
Although the building is in need
of major renovation, these male
students found it to be a very
special place. According to Dean
Wray, the most difficult aspect of
the present decision was telling
students who had chosen to live in
Ross that they were being re
assigned. One of these, Mike
Stewart, was number 2 in last
spring’s lottery. Although, accor
ding to Dean Scarborough, it in
volved considerable effort, it was
»possible to re-arrange housing
patterns in such a way that
students who had chosen to live
together in Ross could be room
mates elsewhere.
For the protection of students
assigned to Ross, additional
lighting is being installed both
along the roadweay leading to
Ross and in the vicinity of the
building itself. Furthermore, for
reasons of safety and conve
nience, a limited shuttle service
will be provided.
The shuttle will run from Ross
to the cafeteria at 7:30 and 8:30
a.m., Mondays through Fridays;
from the gymnasium to Ross at
12:30 and at 1:30 p.m., Mondays
through Fridays; from the
cafeteria to Ross at 6:30 p.m.
Mondays through Thursdays;
and from the cafeteria to Ross at
6 p.m. on Friday, Saturday, and
Sunday evenings. Additionally,
the shuttle will run from the Stu
dent Union, beginning at dark
and continuing until closing time,
every thirty minutes on a nightly
basis. The exact schedule will be
adjusted as days become shorter
and longer again, and the present
schedule will be adjusted where
patterns of usage suggest a ra
tionale for doing so.
Although Brevard has
established itself as one of the
safest places in the United States,
and even th.ough it had been listed
as such in David Franke’s book
Safeplaces, a directory of the
safest communities in the United
States, Dean Wray insists, “no
place is absolutely safe, and no
female student should walk the
extremities of the campus, in
cluding the cross country trail,
alone, especially after dark.”
Those students presently
assigned to Ross were, at the
time of their assignment there,
the last to have paid the room
reservation deposit. Those a-
mong them who wish to so be will
be reassigned to Jones, Beam,
and Stamey at their requests as
rooms become available, but ac
cording to the established priori
ty (date of payment). Students
wishing to request such a change
should contact Mr. David Drury,
Resident Director of Ross Hall.
According to Dean Scar
borough, a final decision concern
ing the continuance of Ross as a
residence hall for women for the
remainder of the year will reflect
the wishes of the majority of
residents assigned there, but also
behavioral patterns and housing
requirements.