Brevard College - Pertelote Yearbook (Brevard, NC)

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CTF A football team was even in exis- tence in the ' JCs. McLarty-Goodson stands on the 50 yardline. In 1934 the outlook for the team was fair. There were around 40 players on the team with an average weight of only 150 pounds. Brevard played such teams as Lees McRae. Applachlan (freshman). Furman (freshman). WIngate and Mars Hill. In 1938. the first Oriental student ar- rived from Seoul. Korea; his name was Soon Yi Kim. The ' 40 5 brought a time of strict rules following the tradition of church- related colleges. After 6 p.m. no girl was permitted to leave campus with- out the permission of the Dean of Women: no woman could ride in a car unless she had permission from home specifying the escort, time and desti- nation! and for a young man and wom- an to walk across campus, there had to be a minimum of two couples. Manda- tory chapel attendence was enforced. Once a day students had to attend chapel. But even with all the rules, the students had not lost their sense of humor. A sign hung on the dormitory that stated CLOSED FOR BREEDING. In 1941 the attack on Pearl Harbor came. Gilreath G. Adams, Jr. (Class of 1943) remembers that day. I suppose one of them (my most memorable ex- perience) was during lunch hour on Monday. December 8. 1941. ' Pearl Har- Dances have always been a favorite student activity. bor Day ' of course was on Sunday the 7th when the Japanese attacked our base there. We ate ' family style ' , all in one dining room in the basement of old ' West Hair, about where Dunham building is now. We filed into our as- signed places. Someone had brought a small radio and it was tuned to Wash- ington where President Franklin D. Roosevelt was addressing Congress and asking them to declare war on the Japanese and the Germans. We ate in almost complete silence as we listened to that fateful broadcast. In fact most of us were not very hungry and we soon left rather quietly and went on to other duties, hardly realizing how that action would affect all our lives. Many students found work-study very beneficial. The college had a 130 acre farm and much of the work was done by students. Vegetables, fruits, eggs, chickens, pork, beef. milk, but- ter, and flour were yielded on the farm. All of these products were used by the college kitchen and the excess was sold to the townspeople. The pro- fite helped with the expenses of the college. Other work-study jobs included working in the college bookstore like Mr. Adams did. I worked in the col- Clothing and styles have changed every decade since Brevard ' s beginning, but pretty girls still enioy being photographed.

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Christian Ideals Promoted Brevard continues success of predecessors. Man cannot live in the future alonei he must drift back to his past happi- ness if his life be complete (Foreward by Editor 1936 Pcrlelotc). If this history section is to be complete, one must turn back the pages of time and study the thoughts of the panarama of stu- dents who have passed through the gates of Brevard College. The ' JCs were a time when young men and women did not have private conversations on campus unless they were in a group or with proper chap- erons. But that doesn ' t mean students didn ' t meet and fall in love. John W. Miller (Class of ' 38) recalls his most memorable experience with a young woman. The opening day of my senior year when, as a member of the wel- coming committee. I met the train from Asheville and among the fresh- men greeted was the most beautiful girl I had ever seen. Ruth Helen Wag- goner, from Walkertown, North Caroli- na. She also had the heaviest trunk, or at least it seemed to be, as I helped lug ' it to the 2nd floor of West Hall. Ruth and I were married in December 1939 — the best thing that ever hap- pened to me as a result of attending Brevard College. As during any time period, dating was a major topic. Dat- ing had many restrictions and the song of the time was A Fine Romance With No Kisses (Evelyn Cross Hankins, Class of ' 38). The financial situation of the ' 30 ' s couldn ' t have been the best. It was the time of the Depression. John Miller re- calls: There was not a single student who owned an automobile on campus even tho the student body was com- prised of about 350 students. My mem- ory is vague regarding costs of room, board and tuition but I would guess the total annual cost was about $350. I know I had only $75 when I arrived there in fall of 1936. The college itself must have been hard pressed finan- cially but we students weren ' t too aware of those problems, the bulk of the student body was so engaged (in work study) in one way or another. To help meet my college expenses I worked in the cafeteria as a waiter, ran a drycleaning route thru Taylor Hall, pressman in the print shop (The Clarion) at I5it per hour and finally as a soda clerk in Long ' s Drug Store up- town. During her early years Brevard be- came well known in Western North Carolina for her farm. Many students worked their way through school do- ing chores on the farm. The farm grew mostly corn which fed the livestock. The dairy had one bull, seventeen milk cows, four heifers and five calves. Some students, like Evelyn Hankins. worked in the kitchen. My first year at the college everyone had to work for 6 months. This was duty in the kitchen such as peeling potatoes, stringing beans, washing greens, set- ting tables, cleaning up after meals, washing dishes etc. I did not mind the work as everyone was involved and with this plan of self-help many could attend college who otherwise would have been denied a college educa- tion. Many clubs were formed in the early ' 30 ' s because most students had very little money. Students found ways to enjoy themselves on campus through clubs such as: Mnemosyneans (literary society), commercial club, travel club, Delphian Society (literary society), Photonature club, boosters club and Pertelote. VISIONS OF THE PAST As wc have seen science classes have long been part o( Brevard ' s curriculum. Here a more receni group of siudenls prepares for class. This student appears to be out of place m the pond that used to be on campus.

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VISIONS OF THE PAST College Moves Forward Modern traditions are instituted. lege bookstore, which had the post of- fice boxes and a snack shop (though very primitive compared to the nice one today). I made the grand salary of ten cents an hour, and was paid by the NYA — National Young Administra- tion, which was born in the Depression years and was about to end up in 1941- 43. I worked 15 to 30 hours a week in the bookstore and carried a full load of class-work. The financial situation had not changed much from the ' BO ' S. Students were hard pressed for money. Gilreath Adams. Jr. recalled: If Dr. Coltrane had not gotten me that work scholar- ship and a ' preacher ' s kid ' scholarship, I never would have made it. My father had died and my mother and I had to scramble during each semester to pay the bills before exam time so I could take exams. The money was not due at the beginning of the semester back then. Mrs. Lu Robbin Nettles (Class of ' 48) found the exact amount from the fall and spring of 1947-48. Tuition was $94 per semester, board $157 per se- mester, music $50 per semester, prac- tice piano $5 per semester and a breakage fee of $3 per semester. Mrs. Mary Norwood Martin (Class of ' 47) was a day student. Her fondest memory was that of her parents. Times were difficult and many stu- dents could not afford to go home for the holidays. My parents invited them to stay at ' Norwood House ' so they had love and care — even gifts under our Christmas tree — at a time it was so needed. Pat Austin recalled the dress of the day in the 1971 Pertelote: Sweaters, a string of pearls, knee-length skirts, bobby socks, brown and white saddle oxfords or loafers were the fashion 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 sideburns ending about an inch below the top of the ear. There were no k ng beards and very few mustaches. The clothes were not much different from those of the more conservative cam- pus dressers of today. Navy vets wore the dungaree forerunners of the pre- sent bell-bottoms. During the fall of ' 45 the list of social regulations was long and detailed. Mrs. Lu Nettles found the following list from that fall. Young women and men were allowed to see each other every day. after lunch until classes and after din- ner until 7:15 every day. except Satur- day and Sunday, also on the campus from 4:15 to supper. On Saturday dat- ing was allowed from 7:30 till K) and Sunday from 5:30 till 10 (except during Vespers). There were no prolonged conversations between men and wom- en except during the dating periods. When a young woman wanted to leave campus she had to check out In the town book when she left. Young wom-