Brevard College - Pertelote Yearbook (Brevard, NC)

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were not allowed to smoke even in their own rooms. Lights had to be out by 10;00 p.m. for the girls. Girls could go uptown only in groups with a chaperone; mixed groups moved in double lines. Couples could sit to- gether or walk on campus at a distance of about fourteen inches separation. The dean of women had to Argus-eyed to perform her duties! Then, as now, the more defiant ones could find ways of getting around prescribed codes of conduct. Sweaters, a string of pearls, knee-length skirts, bobby socks, brown and white saddle oxfords or loafers were the fahion for the girls — oh yes, and those bulky padded shoulders on dress suits and coats. Rayon stockings were saved for dress-up occasions. Blue jeans could be worn on picnics and similar outings and also in the dormitory — but not to class or uptown. The hair-dos were shoulder length with loosely-flowing curls. Bright red lipstick plastered their mouths. Boys wore their hair clean-cut with side- burns ending about an inch below the top

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models being driven. Traffic was light — one could easily cross Highway 64 without risk of life or limb. There was no College Shopping Center or Methodist Church in the block across the highway. In their stead were three one-story white wood en houses used as faculty homes, a grassy field with a little creek running through it, and the two-story gingerbread home of the president. The faculty and administrative staff numbered thirty-nine. In our sophomore year six hundred eight students were enrolled — we were bursting at the seams because of the post war conditions. Classes were held six days a week. Tuition, room and board were approximately $251.50 per semester, $50 extra for music, and labs from .SI. 00 to $5.00 extra. We were quite aware that we were a church-affiliated institution. Three times a week we attended chapel. Sunday church at- tendance was mandatory for the dormitory students. Drinking was not permitted. Girls M

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