Brevard College - Pertelote Yearbook (Brevard, NC)

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Brevard College In Its Beautiful Setting History of Bre ard College In November, 1933, the Western North Carolina Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, in annual session, made provision whereby Rutherford College and Weaver College would be merged into Brevard College. Rutherford College and Weaver College had been operated for approximately fifty years. The excel- lent service rendered by these two institutions is attested by the large number of their alumni who have held responsible positions in both church and state. In each case the principle of Christian education received strong emphasis. Brevard College, as the suc- cessor of these two colleges, is pledged to the continuance of their noble traditions. The Annual Conference appointed a Board of Trustees con- sisting of eighteen members. On March 5, 1934, the Board selected a President and empowered the Executive Committee to select a faculty for the new institution and to open it in September. The mmmimmmmm

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Spencer Hall Aumlnistration Building necessary arrangements were made and tlie college opened on Sep- tember 17 with an enrollment of 385 students. On account ol this heavy enrollment, additional members of the faculty were em- ployed, so that now the college has a faculty of twenty-two officers and teachers. The citizens of Brevard, under the leadership of Rev. Joseph H. West, pastor of the local Methodist Church, had obligated them- selves to recondition one of the dormitories on the campus. For several months preceding the opening, a force of workmen had been busy in discharging this obligation. The property that formerly was useless was so thoroughly repaired and modernized that it be- came a suitable home for one hundred young women. As a fitting memorial to the untiring efforts of Mr. West, the board of trustees at a recent session named this building as the Joseph H. West Hall. During the entire summer preceding the opening, definite efforts were made to bring the college to the attention of the public. Many conferences were held in different localities with interested young people and their parents. The ministers in the Western North Caro- lina Conference were active in giving publicity to the new insti-