Brevard College - Pertelote Yearbook (Brevard, NC)

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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-

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tution and its advantages. Without this mtcUigcnt and loyal sup- port, the successful opening of the college would not have been possible. During the first week of the new college year a definite effort was made to acquaint the students with the ideals of the college. A special program, known as Freshman Week, was earned out. Students and teachers became acquainted, a regular routine was established, and by the end of the week the college was ready for a systematic program of activities. Two ideas were uppermost in the minds of the founders of this institution. It was to be a church-related college, and there- fore emphasis was to be placed on the development of Christian character. Also, provision was made whereby the principle of self- help should be made operative in the college. From the beginning, these two principles have been adhered to. Since the college had no definite traditions of its own. the administration was free to develop such standards as appeared to represent the highest con- ception of what a college should accomplish. Primary emphasis was therefore placed on sound scholarship. Within a period of nine months this ideal has been accepted by faculty and students alike. . i i . ' ' ' , . ' •; i ■, t ' sA Wi rt - - ' tJ v ■ XYN . w L Jual West Hall — Girls ' Dormitory