Montreat Anderson College - Agape / Sundial Yearbook (Montreat, NC)

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THE SUN DIAL SUN DIAL Published Every Spring by the Students of Montreat Normal School. EDITOP.IAL STAFF Mary Ki.mbrell - - - - Editor-in-Chief Elizabeth Hamilton - - Literary Editor Vela Smith ------- Athletic Editor altce Frazure ------ Social Editor Lucile Gladxry ------ Club Editor Carolyn McElveen - - - - Joke Editor Elizabeth Miller - - Business Manager Mary Vance - - Asst. Business Manager Mrs. S. L. Woodward - Faculty Adviser Happy vacation to everybody! Come back this fall and help make Montreat Normal bigger and better. A GOOD SPORT of which we are members ; for our community, in which we live, and for our nation, to which we owe our allegiance? Every one admires a good sport, although opinions may vary as to what constitutes good sportsmanship. Conceptions of a good sport are largely governed by one ' s ideals. However, all will agree that to be a good sport, one must be unselfish, loyal and true. Let us consider a few of the requisites of good sportsmanship in school, church, community and nation. In the school it is necessary that one be loyal to the spirit of the school, willing to sacrifice personal pleasures for the gocc of others. In the church, a good sport will stand ready to respond t every call to service, performing willingly and cheerfully every as- signed task In the community, he will see!-: the advancement of his fellov men, ignoring personal gain if it interferes with civic duty. In the nation, sportsmanship demands obedience to law, readi- ness to serve and willingness to sacrifice. History furnishes numerous examples of good sports, one of which we find in Robert E. Lee, who was willing to make person- al sacrifices for the good of oth- ers. When our country was dis- turbed over the slavery question, he made this statement If I had 4,000,000 slaves, I would give them all to save the Union. As bitterly opposed as he was to the division of the United States, he said, If my state secedes, I will take up my lot with her. After the war was over and his prop- erty was gone, he still stood fore- most as a good sport in the eyes of both friends and foe. Al- though he had offers from large corporations, who wanted him to become their head, he refused in order to become the president of a small college that he might train the young men of his own station. Are we going to be good sports in this sense of the word ? Are we going to be willing to make sacrifices of our own per- sonal interests for our school, to which we belong; for our church. Recollections of Mother Goose As Seen at the Shadow Picture Show Jack and Jill were first in view, A-speeding ' cross the curtain. While in their turn soon followed more From Mother Goose for cer- tain. There was the old. old woman, who Lived in a Shoe ' s dimension. And had so many children that We cannot give them mention. Sprat and his wife, who. slim and fat. Did lick the platter for us ; The milking maid and lover bold Who crossed her path, but soon grew cold ; Miss Bessie Brooks and her young man. The dillar-tory scholar Whom teacher caught while yet he ran And took by his coat collar. We hold our pen here for a bit, While of the rest we ' re think- ing — Of Molly and her sister who Were tea and coffee drinking: While crafty Cross Patch one could see Quite thriftily was thinking, I ' ll go out now that I ' ve had tea And call in my two neighbors, But on refreshments for their taste Spend not a moment ' s labors. Then we recall the nimble Jack Who pleased us by his jump- ing ; Miss Muffett, too, whose heart we know The spider sent a-jumping. Mrs. C. E. Dorsey has done a great work this session by en- couraging the girls in memoriz- ing passages of Scripture. She offered a prize to each one who would learn as many as twenty- five chanters. The following gills received Bibles for finish- ing the required work: Oris Blackburn, Evelyn McElroy, Ag- nes Dvennan, Elizabeth Worrall, Hettie Taylor, Mae Walker and Evelyn Poberts Leon, spell cloth, said Mrs. Miller. Leon was silent. Come, come, said Mrs. Mil- ler impatiently, you know the word, what is Your coat made of? Father ' s old pants, replied Leon. Strayed — one boat ride. Please return to Ernestine Hollings- worth. I- - ■ ■ A RESUME September 9, 1924. to June 1, 1925 — nine months of life in a little world apart and yet, after all, a replica of the world at large for whatever we have had in our school life we may find, and shall find, elsewhere. Joy has been ours in large measure. We have reveled in the great natural beauty of Men- treat; we have delighted in the friendships we have formed ; we have rejoiced in the count! blessings that have filled our days. Sorrow has come to us as a school and as individuals, but who of us have not learned, or at ie-ast begun to learn, the truth of Faber ' s words — 111 that He blesses is our good, And unblest good is ill ; And all is right that seems nost wrong If it be His sweet will? Every day lias had its fair portion of work and play. Shall we ever forget the picnics and parties, the long hikes and moun- tain climbs, the boating and the swimming? Shall we ever live to regret the hours we spent in earnest study? Truly the lines have fallen to us this year in pleasant planes. Whatever the details of our lives, however, whatever the emotions and experiences of the school year, we surely cannot have lived the eighty of us under cne roof, without comprehending as never before the meaning of good citizenship. This one thing at least we must have gain- ed in common — a better under- standing of the social group witl its need of law and of obedience to that law if the group is to be be saved from becoming a law- less mob. Down through the blackened forest To the water ' s edge she came, There moon-lit ripples danced And echoed forth her name. Night! I heard them say. Bathed she in that water clear, Sparkling with reflected stars; Then stepped she out upon the bank — Light broke forth in silver bars. Morning! echoed through the hills. Wrapped in deepest wonder, I watched the glorious scene Till Heaven ' s golden sunshine Reigned alone as queen — Queen of a Perfect Daw E. ' N. M. Montreat is beginning to take on new life with so many of the summer visitors coming in and we welcome all our friends back.

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THE SUN DIAL Domestic Art Department Gives Exhibit STATISTICS All Round Girl— Vela EVANGELISTIC SERVICES Mr.- The annual reception and ex- hibit of the Domestic Arts was held Saturday afternoon, May 30th, in the Domestic Science Department. The large room was most at- tractive with a profusion of ton. mountain laurel and evergreens. ! As the guests entered they wore served fruit punch and wafers by some of the girls in this de- partment. The front of the room was de- voted to Foods and Cookery. In the center was a table attractive- ly arranged for a buffet lunch- eon. On other tables were dishes of vegetables, salads, cakes, pies and all the good things to a peal to one ' s appetite. All th food was most tempting in its appearance and showed skill its preparation. Hanging around the walls and on tables in the rear of the room were the various articles of clothing made by the Domestic One of the greatest blessings that has come to us as a school Buckner Entertains At Girls ' Club Best Smith. that has come to us as a school The Executive Committee of Most Sensible Girl — Mary ! during the past year , was the se- 1 the Christian Endeavor Society Kimbrell. ' ries of evangelistic services held ' was delightfully entertained by Most Attractive Girls — Sara during March and conducted by Mrs. A. B. Buckner at the Girls ' Jenkins, Doris Perkins. I Dr. S. H. Hay, of Morristown i Club on Saturday evening, April Politest Girl — Elizabeth Ham- Tenn. 25th. The evening was spent in Some time before the meeting progressive games of various tarted special prayer services kinds, all those present taking Mary Kim- brell. Most Popular Girl— Sara Jen- kins. Cutest Girl — Maria Godina. The Freshest Freshman — Sa- rah Noland. Most Dignified Senior — Myrtle Foster. Neatest Girl — Doris Perkins. Prettiest Girl — Marjorie Gray. Maria Godina. Handsomest Boy ner. Most Intellectual Student — Elizabeth Worrall. biggest Flirt — Mae Walker. Most Energetic Girl — Maria Godina. William were held each day by the girls part most enthusiastically, and teachers, banded together in Late in the evening delightful different groups. These prayer refreshments were served con- services were continued durin sisting of a salad course with the meeting and all were great- brown bread sandwiches, nuts, ly blessed spiritually, mints and punch. Mrs. Buckner Dr. Hay ' s sermons were the was assisted in entertaining by simple gospel truths, presented Mrs. Woodward and Mrs. Dor- in a most convincing manner. At jsey. Little Misses Josephine the close of the meeting every Woodward, Bessie and Virginia girl had made a profession oi Wilson assisted in serving. Frank Buck- faith in Christ and by the clos of school every one had bee a member of the church. DORIS JOSEY . McElveen. Most Ambitious Boy Most Ambitious Girl 1 aires. Quietest Gir Art classes. The beautiful anc 7 1 Buckner. many colored spring dresses on first appearance were quite sty] ish and on close inspection show ed that they were neatly made : Buckner. and trimmed with dainty hand work. A number of posters show- ing the value of foods, simplicity of dress, and other phases of the e1 ' , work were displayed. Besides the work done by the students there were exhibits showing the evolution of various articles such as spool cotton, scis- sors, teaspoons and of sugar products made from corn. Miss McGirt, the efficient teacher in the department, and her classes deserve much cred for the attractive exhibits whii showed that the students h done a good year of hard w along these special lines. The Christian Service Band In the Montreat Normal there is an organization called the Christian Service Band and. the members are girls who plan to give their lives in a special way home and foreign missions havo William to Christian service. The ban meets on Sunday evenings — Ruth i the programs this year on both been interesting and instructvie. Mary Ford Mil- New members have been added to the group during the year an; ' Most Bashful Girl — Mattie it now numbers fourteen mem- Johnson, bers. Love of Nature Beside the brooklet ' s flowing stream, Where violets bloom and daisies dream, Where sunbeams fleck the glint- ing waves of gold ; I wander thru the shining day And fritter fruitless hours away. Forgetting winter winds and dreary cold. But when the winter comes, ' tis then I wander by the stream again And view its icy waves and snow- bound shore ; Each season seems the best to me, For beauties in them all I see. And love each day their beauties more and more. —Ruth Sikes. We Speak for Your Trade HALL ' S Wearing Apparel for the Family Camping - Outfits — and — ufitge Assortment of Hiking Clothes The only difference between a girl chewing gum and a cow chewing her cud, is that the cow usually looks thoughtful. HALL MERCANTILE CO PHONE 57 BLACK MOUNTAIN, N. C. In Memoriam Little did we realize at the be- ginning of the year that our .joy- would so soon be turned to sor- row. The Angel of Death vis- ited our school and took from us one of our choicest spirits, Doris Josey, bright, vivacious, beauti- ful of face and beautiful in character, but our loss is Heav- en ' s gain. Montreat Normal School pays tribute to this one, whom we loved for her genial, happy dis- position ; one whose face was al- ways wreathed in smiles; one whose heart was full of love for others. One of her teachers, who knew her intimately and valued her for her sterling qualities, has often said that in all her inti- mate associations she had never heard Doris say an unkind re- mark about any one. To her loved ones, we would say: Oh, you have had a lovely child. Who is with you now no more, Soon you shall be reconciled When life ' s brief time is o ' er; For Heaven is made of those we love, The beautiful and true ; God has Taken Doris above To build a Heaven for you. Others Just a little whispered prayer, Just a little kindness here, Just a little word of cheer For others. Just a little bit of jest, Just a smile for all the rest Just give it all, your very best To others. —Elizabeth Miller. Mary Kimbrell (addressing- student body) : Girls, you must stop wearing- such short dresses. You must do away with them en- tirely.

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THE SIN DIAL CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR ACTIVITIES The Christian Endeavor So- ciety of the Montreat Normal, has been a vital force for good in the lives of the girls this ses- sion, not only through the splen- did programs given each Sunday evening, but through the mid- week prayer services and the many social events planned dur- ing the year for the pleasure of the students. There has been keen interest manifested in all phases of the work. Those who have been re- sponsible for planning the pro- grams have been faithful and earnest in their efforts and the ones attending the meetings reg- ularly have been greatly streng- thened and inspired by the good things they have heard. The ones taking part on the programs have done so willingly and capa- bly at all times. Some special phases of the work have been the study class- es held during the year. There was a Christian Endeavor Ex- pert class, a Mission Study class, and a class in Stewardship. All these were well ' attended and much interest manifested in each special work. At the close of the Mission Study class a most im- pressive pageant was presented by those who had taken this study Another interesting feature of the work has been the beautiful posters of each week ' s program, prepared by Florence Harrison, and placed where they could be seen by the public as an adver- tisement of the meeting. A col- lection of these posters will ' ■ sent to the International C. E. Convention to be held in Port- land, Oregon, this spring, and the Montreat Society is expecting to win the first place. At the mid-week prayer serv- ices the Society has had the plea- sure of having talks by several missionaries who have been in Montreat some time during the winter. The Efficiency Chart has been brought up to a high standard after much effort on the part of the officers and sponsor. Tenth Legion pledge cards, Comrades of the Quiet Hour pledge cards, and Christian Endeavor member pledge cards have been signed by a large number of the girls. A social feature of some kind was planned for each month of school ; these consisted of parties appropriate to the season, pic- nics and mountain hikes. All these occasions were entered into whole-heartedly by the Faculty and Student Body and have con- tributed much to the happiness of all. The officers who have so suc- cessfully managed the C. E . So- ciety this year are : William Buckner, President. Annie Bell McDonald, Vice- President. Marguerite White, Cor. Secre- tary. Emilie Miller, Recording Sec- retary. Evelyn McElroy, Treasurer. Miss Crocheron, Faculty Ad- viser. THE STUDENTS ' ORGANIZATION On September 9th our school opened with an enrollment of 90 splendid girls and boys, all ready for work, as evidenced by the look on their faces, and this readiness has been kept up all through the year. On October the 9th we elected our Student Body officers and the attitude of girls toward the officers has been one of helpful co-operation at all times. The spirit of loyalty and the high ideals for which the students stood have been manifest on all occasions and the co-operation of each boy and girl has made our school year a joy. First of all, we stood for Christian princi- ples and we are grateful that each member of the school is a professed Christian and many are planning for definite Chris- tian woi ' k in home or foreign field. Mary Kimbre.ll served as pres- ident of the Student Body this year and we are grateful to her for the splendid way she lias managed all our common inter- ests. Mary is a Senior and has been a member of Montreat Nor- mal for two years. She has won the love and respect of all by her gentle, loving ways and her wil- lingness to always sacrifice her pleasure for what help she might be to some fellow student or teacher. It is with a heavy heart that we bid her farewell and send her out into the great, big world, but we are sure that she will lie blessed in bringing hap- piness to other lives as she has brought to ours. Vela Smith, our vice-president, has been a constant help to each of us and one whose unselfish character has been felt by all. Of her it might truly be said. None knew her but to love her, none named her but to praise. Elizabeth Hamilton, who has served as secretary of the or- ganization, was voted our po- litest girl and she deserves that title w ith all its true meaning of thoughtfulness for others. She has meant much to the school as a whole by her positive influence for good. William Buckner, our faithful treasurer, has been our standby on all occasions. In every thing we undertook, Bill was always ready to lend a helping hand and when things went wrong and no one else seemed to know what to do we could always count on i him for a helpful suggestion. As we come to the close of our school year, we hope that some one can say of us, They tr their best. We hope, too, that we have been able to make some life just a little brighter and may we face all our tasks with the same determination that we have gone about our work this Now we come to end of our happy year, Near the time for departing, too, But it leaves a thought that is big and strong, With a wish that is kind and true. For memory has painted this happy year With colors that never fade. And we find at the end a thought so dear — The thought of the friends we have made. THE SPIRIT OF MONTREAT NORMAL SCHOOL It was just a small school sit- uated in one of the prettiest spots of the world but an ideal place in every respect. There was everything to make the girls happy, and happy they were most of the time. Yet there was a day in their life at school that loomed up as a nightmare. In this tiny cove there was a most beautiful figure that glid- ed here and there through th buildings and campus, leaving sunshine in her wake and scat- tering smiles to the entire com- munity. She was only a small image, clad in a long, shimmer- ing white robe and her face seemed to betray her inmost thoughts and feelings. One could always find her in a room of darkness and sorrow but when she did come gloom was always dispelled. She was present in every activity of the school : in both societies she took part, in Christian Endeavor she gave her best ; she was an active member in the athletic association play- ing in every game : she sang in the choir, was a member of the church and attended Sunday School regularly while she rigor- ously upheld all the other reli- gious activities. Last, but not least, she was a member of the wonderful student body and here as well as elsewhere her loyal support was felt. Myriads ' of light seemed to herald her ap- pearance and she was welcome everywhere by the ' parliament of wits as well as by the very wis- est. One day the sky was dark and misty and gloom reigned su- preme. There was a flurry in the buildings to straighten mat- ters. Here and there girls hur- ried to classes that were dry and uninteresting; to meetings ' that were complete failures, and to games that were played only to be lost. Nothing seemed to go right from the minute the day dawned to the close. Something- was missing and no one knew what. There were tears in some girls ' eyes as they realized that a whole day, had been wasted while other girls moped around without any definite aim in sight. Groups of girls huddled together mourning the loss of a day and the incident approach of disaster while others quarrel- ed and fussed over mere triviali- ties. Some of the braver girls decided to make an investigation to see what had happened to ruin their day — to oppress their feelings and to cloud each mo- ment with unhappiness. In and out they searched until they were about to give up their at- tempt as fruitless when one of the girls spied a little crumpled heap in the fartherest corner of the dark attic. It was such a dirty, crushed heap that it was hardly distinguishable, but the beautiful face that loomed up from tlie midst could not be mistaken. She was the maiden of sport, truth, love, sincerity, kindness, happiness, co-opera- tion and Christianity that had been cruelly pushed out of the lives of the girls and crowded into the dirty corner. No wonder the day had been a failure when the sunshine of the school had been so excluded from all. The girls helped her up, brushed off her robes and walked witli her to her room where they left her to change her garments and prepare for the morrow. The next day the sun came out in all its glory. Laughter w-as heard all through the rooms and corridors of the building and the girls went about their several tasks with light hearts and airy steps. That day was remembered for many, many years because peace had been re- stored, laughter, happiness and contentment installed and every- thing was at last in harmony. No wonder, for the beautiful maiden was again treading soft- ly around and everyone was happy in having back the glo- rious spirit of the Montreat Nor- mal School. LITERARY SOCIETY The two Literary Societies, Tritonia and Philathea, have done good work during the ses- sion. One phase of their activi- ties, that all have enjoyed, has been the special programs given on Saturday mornings at chapel by the Societies in turn. They have planned many stunts and plays that have delighted their audiences. Lost — one piece of chewing gum a month old from under my bed. Finder please return to Florence Beck and receive re- ward.