Brevard College - Pertelote Yearbook (Brevard, NC)

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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-

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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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en were allowed to attend the picture show not more than twice each week on regular show days, but only one at night (Mon.. Tues., Thurs.). They could be accompanied by a young man. Pro- visions were made for students who could not attend in the afternoons for one evening movie. Even the amount of time a young woman was allowed for taking a walk was restricted to one hour. Young women were allowed to go home, provided they had written per- mission from parent or guardian sent directly to the dean. If they visited at other places, an invitation had to be sent directly to the dean from the hos- tess and permission sent from the par- ent or guardian. Only young women on the honor roll were allowed to leave campus twice a month. The college made it clear that young men and women were to be discreet. Under the rules of conduct from the fall of ' 45 the following statement was made. There will be no physical con- duct between young women and men. Each will keep his or her hands off the opposite sex and so-called play will not be recognized as a legitimate excep- tion to this rule. The only exception to this requirement might be holding each other ' s hand, but TOO MUCH OF THIS MIGHT VERY EASILY BECOME NAUSEOUS AND THEREFORE IF IN- DULGED IN AT ALL SHOULD BE DONE SO SPARINGLY. Dating even had a definition! Dating, as here used, means any conversation or association between young men and women which is more than five minutes in duration. Sunbathing was another topic which the school made rules about. Boys and girls are allowed to sunbathe in places designated by their deans at any appropriate time. But boys and -fr frr: w i. Style have changed dramaticaJly in the patt decades. girls do not sunbathe together nor do they intrude in places designated for the others to sunbathe. Mrs. Nettles remembers those rules well because she was in pre-college at the time. But some changes did occur that fall. Dr. Coltrane called a meet- ing of the girls in the chapel one night. The smoking rule was changed. We could now smoke in our rooms. Not five minutes after the meeting Taylor and West Halls needed fans to clear the air. I think this was the time he changed the Vesper rule to voluntary attendance. If you chose not to attend, you were to be in the dorm and quiet. Brevard entered the 1950 ' s on an up- swing. In 1953 the ground breaking for the Annabel Jones Hall was held. At Easter time of 1953 the West Wing was completed and X girls were housed there. An interior decorator was hired to decorate the lobby. The East Wing wasn ' t built until 1956 and finally in 1957 it was named in honor of Mrs. Edwin L. Jones of Charlotte. An interesting habit was forming in 1953 on campus. The game of croquet was taking the campus by storm. One student, Nancy Carson, shared her view of the new campus craze in a newspaper article. There is someone on the croquet green from breakfast