Belmont Abbey College - Spire Yearbook (Belmont, NC)

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MIRRORS OF MEMORIES H |M ' 11 mt i 1 s 1 1 tf C s i- j till

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MIRRORS OF MEMORIES There Never Is A Day When It Is Not Worth Your While To Be At Your Best

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THE YEAR No Matter What You May Undertake, Education, Forethought And Organization Will Help You To Accomplish It Better September 15. 1950! ' ! Bells began to ring! In procession we entered the Abbey Cathedral. We were awed by the solemnity, (he richness, the beauty of ihe ceremony. The inspirational sermon made us resolve to make good in this year of study. Six days later we heard wafting from the gym music, music, music. The annual Introductory dance was on in full swing. We watched the girls on our s.de of the gym and they watched us from their side of the gym. What beautiful music was wasted— remember? Now in October there was much done. Initiations were in progress or already completed. The bells continued to ring long and loud but we were also becoming accustomed to a new sound which came to us over the PA System. We were able to distinguish Mess Call from Taps. The big event of the month was attending the show BROTHER ORCHID given by the re- activated ABBEY PLAYERS. This was an all male cast and they were all stars from the silent Dum Dum to Little John Sarto (alias Brother Orchid) This was on the 27th. And oh yes, many of us journeyed to Sacred Heart College for the Halloween Dance. The Third Prep became the first class organization to sponsor a social event. This was the Armistice Day Dance. These lads of the Third Prep are hustlers. For a good reason too— theyve a heavy date in May— the annual Junior-Senior Banquet. November was also the month in which the height of Intramural Competition was in progress. The spirit of competition ofttimes produced a bloody nose here and a black eye there — d ' ya recall? Somehow, when December arrives, the spirit of Christmas permeates the air. The social activities have a tendency to lean to the happy holiday season. On the 2nd day of the last month of the year the successful and brilliant Christmas Formal Dance spon- sored by the Graduating Class was held. The decorative motif was in the Yuletide spirit and quite breathtaking. We were seeing the ABBEY PLAYERS for the second time this season. Their presentation sponsored by the Fourth Prep was a series of One Act Plays. They were THE YELLOW SHEET 1 (a comedy of campus journalism); THE RIVALS and SHE STOOPS TO CON- QUER (abridged plays of the original famous works). This presentation was good for a thousand laughs. How the heart leaped after Taps, a week before the holidays— over the PA system came the soft and sweet Christmas Carols. And then— the last bell! We were homeward bound for the Christmas vacation. Happy New Year! January, the month of exams, was upon us. Resolutions to do better dropped by the way. We followed the battles of the two representative teams on the hardwood. The Crimson and White Crusaders under Coach Wheeler were new and green and had an uphill fight all season. The Green and White Ramblers of F r . Thomas. OS.B., enjoyed a split season on wins and losses. In February, Ash Wednesday and the holy season of Lent arrived early. On the 4th, the ABBEY PLAYERS presented a satirical farce PULLING THE CURTAIN . This play was sponsored by the Freshman Class. On the 6th, the BETA ALPHA SIGMA again came through and gave us the Annual Mardi Gras Da ice. Fun and frolic reigned supreme. March came in like a lion and kept on roaring all the way. This was a very busy time for all. The date was the 2nd when the Ramblers went to Asheville and won the first K. of C. Catholic High School tournament. PHI THETA KAPPA held its initiation and banquet on the 8th. Our Retreat was a good one and th days were 9-10-11. The Frosh came through with the St Patricks Day Dance. Late that night, death took the college treasurer, Father Florian, O.S.B., from our midst. On the 18th the ABBEY PLAYERS presented the Passiontide Drama VISION . The 20th was a surprise because the bells stopped ringing and the bugles were quieted at noon instead of three: The Easter holidays began. The 29th ended the vacation and on the 30th we were attending a Pri« Dance at Sacred Heart College. We are on the last Up of school— or almost the end is in sight. The collegians are frantically doing research work for assigned Theses. The Prepsters are worrying about graduation; others, about passing. There was a Weiner Roast at SHC on the 3rd. The transferred Feast of St. Benedict on the 4th was enjoyed by attending the colorful holy rites in the Cathedral and a free day was acceptable.