Students Fail R eagan At His Midterm
By
Jamie
Harkey
Half of those students polled in
a recent Clarion survey strongly
believe that President Ronald
Reagan has, at his mid-term of
office, done a poor job managing
the country.
The question asked, “Do you
believe Ronald Reagan is a good
president?” resulted in nearly
half in favor and the other half
opposed to Reagan’s policies.
Forty-percent of the 50
students polled said that Reagan
has done well thus far as presi
dent.
Five students didn’t know what
to think as they remained
neutral.
For those who were opposed to
Reagan, most cited the subject of
the economy and the cuts in
Social Security benefits.
Dave Smith noted, “Under the
circumstances that the United
States economy is in now, he has
done a relatively good job; but
although he has passed many
bills for our benefit, we have seen
no positive outcome.”
Another student, Jonnie
Johnson added, “He has made it
hard on most people and college
students because he cut Social
Security. His tax cuts help the
wealthy-not the needy.”
But for the 20 students who
favor President Reagan, their
reasoning was the President’s
plan to reduce the country’s
deficit. These students believe
Reagan is doing a good job at, as
one student put it, “keeping
America ‘out of the red’.”
Jim Dorchak replied, “I feel
that under the circumstances he
has done a very good job. It would
be premature to expect that there
would be an easier way of balanc
ing the economy than what he has
developed.
“Although he has some
downfalls, I feel he is the best,”
Jim. added.
Heather Winchester explains,
“He is the first president in a long
time to really try to do something
about the country’s deficit, even
though many people oppose it.”
It’s interesting to note that out
of the 50 students polled, not one
brought up anything about party
preference. Perhaps this in
dicates that the students of
Brevard College made their deci
sions based on how President
Reagan has affected them, and
not on whether he or she was a
Republican or Democrat.
®i)c Clarion
Friday, February 4, 1983
Volume 50 Brevard College Brevard, North Carolina 28712 Issue 6
The internationally recognized St. Olaf Choir.
Pertelote Nears
Spring Deadline
By Cindy Cox
The 1983 Pertelote is nearing
completion following the months
of planning, organizing and
preparing the barrage of copy,
photos, and layouts neccessary to
reflect Brevard College 1982-83.
All three designated deadlines
have been met on time, according
to Mrs, Priscilla Chamlee,
Pertelote advisor.
A deadline is a “time of doing
and re-doing,” stated sophomore
Kim Gilbert, co-editor. Co-editor
sophomore Richard Sheehy
described deadlines as being a lot
of hard work and long hours.
Some of those long hours lasted
through a week of Christmas
vacation that Kim and Richard
were willing to give up in order to
meet one of the deadlines.
Describing the editors, Mrs.
Chamlee explained, “You can’t
ask for more dedicated people,
more concerned people, or more
dependable people than Richard
or Kim.”
Since the last pages of the year
book are sent in near the end of
February, the coverage of spring
events cannot be printed. Mrs.
Chamlee stated that if these
pages were held back in order to
include spring activities, the book
would arrive only after the school
term ended.
According to the scheduled
shipping date, the Pertelote
should arrive during the week of
April 18th.
Valentine’s Dance Set
By Kathi Ferguson
The Valentine’s Day Dance,
"'hich is sponsored by Circle K
"'ith the aid of the Social Board,
will take place next Friday night.
February li.
Formal attire is required, but
tuxedos are optional for the men.
The band, Bermuda, will play
top-40 and pop rock from 9 p.m. to
2 a.m. „
Present at the dance will be a
professional photographer, but as
of press-time, charge is no
'^'According to Circle K, a queen
and king, and a
princess will be chosen during the
dance.
St. Olaf Choir To Present
Life And Culture Concert
By Regina Wortman
The internationally renowned
St. Olaf Choir of Northfield, Min
nesota will present a concert of
sacred music on February 14, at
8:15 p.m. in Dunham Auditorium.
The St. Olaf Choir is credited
with the growth of a cappella
singing by colleges, high schools,
and churches throughout the
country.
The 65-voice choir is conducted
by Kenneth Jennings, the group’s
third conductor in its 70 years as
a touring ensemble.
The choir’s repertoire under
Dr. Jennings’ has included “The
Mass in B-Minor”, “Jesus
Priceless Treasure”, and “Sing
Ye to the Lord” by J.S. Bach;
“Pslam 90” by Charles Ives; “Vi
sion of Peace” by Jean Berger;
“Stabat Mater” by Krzysztof
Denderecki; and a variety of
other works by Hugo Distler,
Robert Stone, Leslie Bassett,
Bernhard Lewkovitch, and Ariel
Romirez.
The St. Olaf Choir has toured in
both the U.S. and in Europe. In
recent years, it has performed in
the major concert halls of New
York City, Washington D.C.,
Philadelphia, Chicago, Detroit,
San Diego, L.A., San Francisco,
and Minneapolis.
The choir’s most recent tour
abroad was in the summer of 1980
when it visited Norway. Among
the cities in which the choir per
formed was Laruik, where its
founder, F. Melius Christiansen,
played the organ as a youth
before immigrating to America.
The St. Olaf Choir’s 1983 tour
will include 23 days of concerts
throughout the Southeast.
According to Jennings, the
choir has three roles: a musically
professional responsibility, a
religious commitment, and an
educational experience for its
student members.
Dr. Jennings, a 1950 graduate
of St. Olaf, has a master of music
degree from Oberlin College and
a doctor of musical arts degree
from the University of Illinois.
This concert is part of the Life
and Culture series. Tickets are
free and should be picked up at
the front desk in the Admissions
Building.
Because of the expected
popularity of this concert, tickets
will be necessary for admission.
News Briefs
BC Enrollment Down 7%
Total enrollment at Brevard
College dropped approximately
seven-percent this semester,
following a record-high enroll
ment of 745 last semester.
Two-hundred and ninety-seven
new or returning sophomores and
398 freshmen comprise the 695
current total.
Also, according to Mr. Bill
Gash, college registrar, the
number of foreign students atten
ding BC has reached 28.
Most foreign students learn
about Brevard through the East-
West Foundation, a Japanese
foreign students exchange,
ROTC
The Brevard College ROTC
program will be participating in
an orientation trip to Ft. Jackson,
S.C. today and tomorrow.
Led by Captain Jim Harrison,
the group will take part in a
“hands-on” experience with
military life. They will be living
in barracks and eating in a mess
hall.
Firing of small rifles and
machine guns is one of the many
activities planned for them.
Some of the other activities
planned for this semester include
several rapelling trips in Pisgah
Forest and a rafting trip on the
French Broad River sometime in
May.
SWIM CLUB
The Brevard College Swim Club
organized on January 23, and will
meet from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. each
Sunday, it was decided.
Swim Club sponsor Mr, Belton
Hammond stated, “There are no
requirements or cost to be in the
club. All you need is the interest
in swimming and the will to par
ticipate.”
This club is for those who want
to swim laps; in addition, if any
student is interested in making
the club a competitive one, then
he should see Mr. Hammond.
INTRAMURAL
BASKETBALL
The 1983 men’s intramural
basketball season began January
24 and will continue until an 11
team tournament takes place in
late March.
Every men’s dorm is
represented by at least one dorm
“This year the teams are even
ly matched with many good com
binations, so no one team should
dominate easily,” says Kimo
Anderson, league director.