Clarion
Volume 52
Brevard College, Brevard, N.C.
Sunday, August 26, 1984
Number 1
Fall Semester Begins
Orientation & Derby Day Events Mark Opening
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Friday night’s Orientation Dance features “Castle,” an exciting five-piece group
with a professional stage presence and colorful lighting. The band utilizes two guitars,
bass guitar, keyboards, and drums. “Castle’s” Repertoire includes the music of Huey
Lewis & the news, Loverboy, Van Halen, Police, and ZZ Top. Make a 9:00 stop at the
Gym part of your evening plans and share the fun of “Castle’s” electric performance.
Bluegrass
At Its Best
Clap your hands and stomp
your feet! The Stoney Creek
Boys, a four-piece band from
Asheville, will perform Tuesday,
August 28, during the dinner
hours of 4:30 to 6:00 in the A.G.
Myers Cafeteria. The Stoney
Creek Boys are the house-band
for Shindig-on-the-Green and the
Bascom Lamar Lunsford Folk
Festival and have appeared at
numerous festivals and square
dance competitions. Whether you
can dance or only tap your toes,
you’ll enjoy Bluegrass at its best
when you hear the Stoney Creek
Boys.
Hot Shandy
Hot Shandy premiers this
year’s coffeehouse entertainment
with two performances at the Stu
dent Union at 9:00 on both
Wednesday and Thursday nights,
August 29 and 30. Described as
“two gentlemen who play high
powered acoustic music from
Ireland and America.” Jim
Magill and Rick Bouley are from
Gainesville, Florida. They admit
to being “total goofballs” who
play stringed instruments for
everyone’s enjoyment.
Hot Shandy is one of the most
popular campus entertainment
groups and has drawn raves from
students and all who have heard
them. Be sure not to miss this
special coffeehouse entertain
ment treat.
Clear Creek “kicks off” Derby Day with a performance
on the Green.
Clear Creek Featured
Derby Day events begin on
Saturday, Sept. 1, with a picnic
on the Green at 12 noon, featuring
an appearance by Clear Creek.
This energetic, five-piece rock
band was formed in 1977, by
Brevard student Steve Gwaltney,
and Bill Hill, a member of the
staff. They have expanded by ad
ding drums, bass, percussion,
rhythm guitar and vocals. Their
performing area now covers a
one hundred mile radius of
Asheville, and their repertoire in
cludes a broad range of styles
and artists.
At 1:30 p.m. the tossing of the
derby signals the beginning of the
popular Derby Day competition.
Teams representing each
residence hall and the day
students are formed and par
ticipants should wear his or her
respective t-shirts. Events for the
day include Izzy Dizzy, tug-of-
war, watermelon eating contest,
3-legged race, softball, tennis,
volleyball, and other contests.
Convocation
Marks 50th Year
Dr. Martinson
Fall Convocation, scheduled
for Sunday, September 2nd, at 11
a.m. in Dunham auditorium,
marks the 50th anniversary of the
formation of Brevard College
from the 1934 merger of Weaver
College, founded in 1853, and
Rutherford College, founded the
same year, on the campus of
Brevard Institute. Dr. Jacob C.
Martinson, President of Brevard
College, will be the speaker for
the occasion, and faculty will
wear academic regalia.
Professor Grace Munro, the
most years of service to Brevard
College, will serve as College
Marshal. Student Marshals,
selected because they are the
returning sophomores with the
highest academic averages, are
Richard Ledbetter, Chief, Caryn
Clause, William Eddins, Jr.,
Frederic McClure, Andrea Rose,
and Angela Vickers.
The Fall Convocation is part of
the Life and Culture Series.
Students who attend six pro
grams in the Life and Culture
Series during the fall semester
will receive V2 hour of credit
toward graduation. A total of two
semester hours toward gradua
tion may be earned by students
who fulfill the Life and Culture
requirements each semester.
Dr. Charles Teague, Chaplain
of the College, reminds us that we
shall want to attend since this
convocation is a celebration of
our community and a symbol of
the rich tradition we all share.
Welcome Students
Several area churches have
planned special activities on Sun
day, September 2nd to welcome
Brevard College students ana
staff. The First United Methodist
Church and the First Baptist
Church have each planned an
evening meal and program for
students beginning at 6 p.m. Ad
ditionally, the Brevard
Presbyterian Church is planning
a special event which will be an
nounced at a later date. Churches
will be sending letters to students
in the near future outlining the
schedule of events.
In addition to events in local
churches, church-sponsored on-
campus events will be held dur
ing the school year. Roman
Catholic students are invited to
celebrate Mass at 9 p.m. each
Sunday evening in the Weaver
Room located in the Beam Ad
ministration Building. On Sun
day, September 2nd at 7 p.m. in
the Weaver Room, all Jewish
students are invited to meet witn
Dr. Charles Teague, Brevard Col
lege Chaplain, to learn of
synagogue activities in the area.
Other denominational events will
be offered periodically
throughout the year.
In describing the relationship
of students to area churches. Dr.
Teague said: “While Brevard
College is a United Methodist in
stitution, it has always been the
policy of the College to keep our
students tied to their religious
traditions. By building on the
strength of the various religious
traditions, one’s growth and
development of faith is greatly
enhanced.”
For further information about
church-sponsored events, contact
Dr. Teague or the denomina
tional church of your choice.
Remodeling
Complete
Over the past year Brevard
College has spent in excess of
$30,000 for the renovation of Ross
Hall. Ross Hall is not only one of
the oldest buildings on campus,
but also located on the most
scenic areas. Twenty women will
be living in the nine Ross Hall
apartments in 1984-1985. Each
will enjoy life in an apartment
which consists of bath, kitchen,
living room and bedrooms.
Renovations which will enhance
the quality of living in Ross in
clude new electrical wiring,
smoke alarm system, rebuilt
baths and new fixtures, repain
ting, kitchen appliances repaired
and replaced, refinished floors,
and landscaping.