The Clarion Wednesday. November 9. 1994 Pagg 6
BC library contains much more than books
by John Roberts
Clarion Asst. Editor
There is a lot more to the Brevard
College library than meets the eye.
Look closer and you will find music,
movies, magazines, and newspapers
from other countries and much more.
The library has over 200 CD’s and
hundreds of movies available to any
student with an ID card. Check them out
the same way as books. Just show your
ID card to the person who’s working.
The CD’s are mostly classical, but they
also range from the Boston Pops
Orchestra to Pavarotti. The library also
offers over 250 movies to choose from.
Many of the movies arc educational but
also include: Disney’s Aladcfin. Malcolm
X, Cas^iblanca. etc. Movies can be
checked out for three days with no grace
period and a SI.00 per day per movie
fine. CD’s may be checked out for three
weeks with no grace period and a S0.25
per day per CD late charge.
The library also offers a wide
variety of newspapers and periodicals. It
subscribes to over 200 periodicals and 8
newspapers. Many of the pcricxiical back
issues are bound into volumes for easier
reference. The library also has 34
periodicals and The New York Times
back to 1945 on microfilm.
To aid in the search for knowledge
the library has Infotrack and Ncwsbank.
For students not sure what they are.
Infotrack is a news source that covers
worldwide events from the last six
months. Ncwsbank is a news service
that covers worldly events monthly.
Either source can access newspapers
from all over the world.
If you arc doing research and can’t
find books on that subject in Brevard’s
library, don’t worry. Brevard is part of
the Mountain College Network with
Blue Ridge, AB-Tcch, Lenoir-Rhyne,
Mars Hill, and other smaller mountain
schools. This agreement allows students
to check out materials from these
schools. Still can’t find the subject?
Brevard can also get materials from
public libraries in this area as well as
from large universities like Duke, UNC
and N.C. State There is generally no
charge for any materials, and they are
usually delivered within 24 hours.
Like many other places the library
is undergoing many changes. For
example, they hope to get rid of the card
catalog and replace it with a
computerized version by sometime next
year. They also hope to network the
Infotrack and Newsbank campus-wide so
access would be available from the
dorms. The library is also constanily
working to update the book, movie and
CD selection. They hope to add several
new chairs upstairs for reading, more
study carrels, and another computer area
in the near future.
Brevard College to host President of Westminster College
Brevard College will host Dr.
Kenneth B. Wilson, president of
Westminster College in Oxford,
England, on Tuesday, Nov. 15, at 7:30
p.m. in Dunham Auditorium. Wilson
will speak on the topic, “What It Is to
Be Human.” The program is free of
charge and open to the public.
After Kingswood School and the
University of Cambridge, where he
studied history and theology, Kenneth
Wilson went to Didsbury College in
Bristol to study for the United
Methodist ministry. Prior to his
ordination, Wilson was assistant to
Neville Ward at Hinde Street Methodist
Church and Chaplain to the University
Methodist Society. Upon ordination in
1966, he became Assistant Chaplain at
Kingswood School and minister in the
Bath Circuit, becoming Chaplain in
1969. In 1973 he was appointed to the
Rowbotham Chair in Philosophy of
Religion and Ethics at Wesley College
at Bristol, and was a lecturer at the
University of Bristol. Since 1981 he has
been Principal (the equivalent of
President at an American university or
college) of Westminster College, the
only Methodist college in England, and
a member of the Faculty of Theology at
the University of Oxford.
Wilson’s interests include inter
disciplinary matters, particularly
theology, economics, science and
religion. He has given much of his time
to committee work, including the
former National Academic Awards, the
Polytechnics and Colleges Funding
Council and, currently, the Higher
Education Funding Council for England.
He has also bee a member of the
Council for the Accreditation of Teacher
Education.
Brevard College and High School
plan upcoming choral concert
Special to the Clarion
from the BC News Bureau
Brevard College and Brevard High
School will combine their best vocal
talents for a choral conccrt at 3 p.m. on
Sunday, Nov. 20, at the First United
Methodist Church of Brevard. The
Brevard College Collegiate Singers will
be conducted by Instructor in Music
David Zuschin, who is in his second
year of leaching at Brevard College. The
Brevard High School Concert Chorus
will be directed by Mary Beth Shumate,
and the combined choir will total
approximately 100 singers. The conccrt
is free of charge and open to the public.
The main work to be performed for
the Nov. 20 program is Mozart’s “Missa
Brevis,” or “short mass,” in F major.
The work was composed by Mozart
when he was 18 years old - about the
average age of the two choruses
performing the work. By this time,
Mozart had written 25 symphonies, as
well as a variety of piano sonatas,
operas, string quartets and other music.
The piece is scored for chorus with
soprano, alto, tenor and bass soloists,
and will be accompanied by strings.
Included on the program is also
Mozart’s famous motet, “Ave, Vcrum
Corpus,” written in the last year of his
life. There will also be a performance of
Vaughan Williams’ festive setting of “O
Clap Your Hands” for chorus and organ,
and smaller works will be presented by
chamber choruses from each of the
participating institutions.
Wilson is a governor of several
schools, a Director of Dartington
College of Higher Education and
Chairman of the Council of the Institute
of Education of the University of
London. He was awarded the Order of
the British Empire in 1992. In addition
to his work in education, religion and
administration, Wilson is a published
author of such works as “Making Sense
of It” (1973), “Living It Out” (1976)
and “Focus on God” (1984).
Phi Theta Kappa inducts
several new members
by Kim Button
Clarion Editor
Phi Theta Kappa, chapter Della Pi,
had their induction ceremonies on
Wednesday, October 12 in the
Rutherford Room. Mr. Preston
Woodruff, Associate Professor of
Religion, was the guest speaker and
spoke about academic excellence for its
own sake and for career satisfaction.
Other speakers were Rhuemma
Miller and Robbie Warren, advisors, and
Amy Cuecia, Joshua Poindexter, Jon
Lambert, Robert Moore, and Kim
Button, chapter officers.
To be eligible for induction into
PTK, a student must have a cumulative
GPA of 3.5 for induction after the firsi
semester and a GPA of 3.2 for induction
after the second or third semester.
The students who took the oath and
were inducted were Sharon Brigham,
Brian Burris, Susan Chappell, Anita
Clark, Teri Credille, Dana Dudzinski,
Linda Epperson, Christopher Hall,
Brandon Hollicr, Kevin Kee, Min-Gook
Kim, Thomas Pittard, Melinda Ruch,
Scotty Setser, Bobbie Jo Simmons,
Keri Sorkin, Rebecca Stine, Jonathan
Trollinger, and Kevin Weiss.
“Fantasticks” - a huge success
for the BC theater department
special to the Clarion
from the BC News Bureau
The Fantastiks” was presented in
the Bam Theater Oct. 26 through Nov.
5. The musical was directed by Bob
White, insu-ucter in Theater Arts.
The “Fantastiks” is by Tom Jones
and Harvey Schmidt. Many talented
people worked together for weeks to
make this show happen. The musical
director was Sam Cope, professor of
Music and Theater Arts. Assisting him
m the orcheastra were Allyson Gore
h^arp, and Lezonn Miller, percussion’
Ihe stage was done mostly by Bob
White with help from the stagecraft
class. Lighting was done by Michael
Collins. Stage managers were Mindy
Ruch and Stephanie Nutting. Hou.sc
manager was Jon Ostendorff.
The cast included eight
students: Joshua Poindexter, Amyi
Franklin, Michael Dunsworth, Shane
Tanner, Meredyth Funkhou.ser, Chan
Graham, Justin McGuire and Lara
Sweet.
Nothing but praises were heard
from campus and community as people
left the theater. The fall production was
a great success, and as one person was
leaving the theater on opening night she
exclaimed, “Everytime Bob White docs
a show I think that nothing can bcai it,
but each time he proves me wrong.