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

Page 6 text:

P.ige Six T HE SUN 01 A L Montreat Normal School HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS HISTORY OF THE HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR CLASS The Class of 1931 began their High School career in l927-’28 with tuentv-two members of whom only live — Earline, Curtis, Thelma, Laura, and Frances — survived. This class began bravely its journey down the long path that leads to that eventful day — Graduation! Finally, the trials and hardships, as well as joys, of the Freshman class were over. The first milestone was passed, and the Sophomore year was begun. Many good times were enjoyed with Miss Watkins as our spon- sor. Then came exams, which carried us into the stage known as “Jolly Juniors.” As we, the Faithful Five, started our journey to- ward the third milestone, none joined us from the former Soph- omore class, but two new students, Mary, with her many talents, and Marion, who is always cheering us bv tickling the ivories and driving our blues away, came to us. This year is very memorable because of the hard work and the happy times. In September, 1930, the Faithful Five, now increased to seven with Mary and Marion, were joined for our last lap of high school by Kat. Anne, and Ruth, with their love affairs; Joyce, with her cver-ready smile; Hanna, with her thoughtfulness, and Louise and Ethel, with their studiousne -. Many were the good times enjoyed by us, such as the weinie roast on the Gray beard Trail, entertain- ment given us by the C. E. Society for a recognition of our win- ning the contest, delightful teas given by l)r. and Mrs. Caldwell, and Kat and Anne. The first week in April we were grieved at losing our sponsor. Miss Marshall, who had to leave on account of her health, but in our sorrow wc found great joy in having Miss Watkins as our spon- sor. She has been a constant help to the Senior class, and wc wish we could be together longer. On the 30th of April, a very eventful day arrived for us, as on that day wc began having our Senior table. What grand and glo- rious times we have had together there! We were very fortunate in getting Miss Cook as our class mother. In the May Day Festival wc were represented by Anne, who did us great justice by her attractiveness and sweet smile. The Junior-Senior banquet was a marvelous event. Everything was perfectly lovely, and it is impossible to tell the Juniors, our younger sisters, how much wc appreciated the banquet. What a grand feeling it was to be the guests of honor! The next good time was the entertainment given the Juniors by the Seniors. Wc hope that, in a small way, wc have shown our ap- preciation of the good time they have given us at the banquet. Then came the bugbears of the whole year — Final Exams! On them rested our diplomas' Would wc pass? Of course, a class as industrious and climbing as the Senior class of I930- 31 would pass with colors Hying! May 25 came with much jov and anticipation to us! As wc marched down in our caps and gowns, mounted the rostrum and heard the Commencement Address, what thoughts filled our minds! Oh, the receiving of the “sheep-skin!” What a small article to work so hard for! Finally, the idea came to us that wc were grad- uates, and that we would be separating to go into different kinds of work Ethel, I-ouisc, Thelma, Earline, Laura, Mary, Kat, and Marian have college to look forward to. Curtis and Hannah ex- pect to prepare themselves for real service by going into training. Ann, Ruth, and Frances expect, with their chosen companions, to “live in a house by the side of the road and be a friend to man.” A reunion of the class is planned for live years from now, at the Alumnae banquet of 1936. Wonder what we will have to tell each other? Thus ends the history of the Senior Class of 1930 31. What joys and good times we have shared!

Page 5 text:

Movi m at Normai. School THK SUN DIAL Page F it e J uNIOR-SENIOR BANQUKT An occasion which will always be a memorable one in the heart of each of the college class of HI was that of the lovely banquet given by the Junior sisters, on Monday evening. May II, at the Assembly Inn. Each Junior acted as an escort to one or two guests. After hav- ing assembled in the lobby of the hotel, we were invited bv the Junior Cla-- President, Norenc Cunningham, into the dining room in which the banquet table was arranged. The table was artistically decorated with sweet peas, lilacs, tulips, and other accessories, car- rying out the Senior colors, orchid and pink. A most original program was carried out, having as its theme a llowcr garden. The first toast was to the gardener and his wife, l)r. and Mrs. Anderson. Dr. Anderson responded in his usual in- teresting way. Caltha Smith then told in song of the Fairies at the Bottom of the Garden.” “To the Soil,” the School, was the next toast, given by Elsie Quick; Carolyn Kim .ey, our saudent body President, responded. Susie Jackson then expressed our appreciation to the Sowers of Seed, the Faculty. Miss Hyde, our sponsor, replied. Following this, a reading. Widow McGee and Larric O'Dec. was recited by Elsie Blankenship. Ida Mac Ellington then toasted Dr. and Mrs. Caldwell, who were representative of the Sunshine and Rain. Dr. Caldwell responded. Mr. and Mrs. Crosby Adams were paid tribute to as the Gentle South Winds, by Mildred Brooks. In reply, both of them said a few words. The “Rustle of Spring was next given, through the voice of the piano, by Doris Nallcy. To Mr. and Mrs. Woodward, truly representative of the stalks to which they were compared, Margaret Gash expressed something of our deep love and appreciation. Mr. Woodward responded with a most inspiring little message. Irene Smallwood and Mildred Books followed this with a lovely duet, “Springtime. Irene then toasted the “Blossoms, the Seniors.” Our class President, Lena Rose Poovcv, answered by expressing our feelings that we hope we may always share our blossoms with others. After a most delightful meal, together with an enjoyable pro- gram, we closed with the singing of our Alma Mater. I think it can be truly said that it was sung from the depths of our hearts. Dear Juniors, you will ever hold a very dear place in our hearts in the help, inspiration, and pleasure you have been to us. r STATISTICS Best All-round — Carolyn Kim .ey. Most Intelligent — Margaret Hook. Most Original — Mary Frances Harrell. Most Musical — Caltha Smith. Most Dramatic Marv Frances Harrell. Most Artistic ■— Lena Rose Poovcv. Most Dependable Mary Mayfield. Most Dome tii - Corinnc Macdonald. Most Studious Mary Miller Knox. Most Athletic Ncllc Roberts. Wiuicst Estelle Thomas. Most Dignified — Lena Rose Poovcv. Most Indifferent — Sarah Frances Stoddard. Mo : Popular - Ludie laiftis. Most Gcncrou- Sarah Frances Stoddard. Sweetest- Ludie Loftb. Happic-t Estelle Thomas. Friendliest — Mary Branche. Most Attractive Lula Mae Thoma-. Mis! Courteou- - Sarah Johnson. Most Serious Man Miller Knox. Most Capable ■ Man Branche. Biggest Flirt Lula Mae Thomas. Most Mischievous Man Branche. Neatest and Most Stylish Corinnc Macdonald. Best Sport - Mary Branche. TO OUR SPONSOR And now. Miss Hyde, our sponsor, our leader, our helper, and our friend, through all this adventure of school life, wc pay tri- bute to you. Truly you have been an efficient and capable guide. You have given us encouragement when we were discouraged, and praised us when we did a thing well. You have shared in all our fun, and furnished many of our good times. Your sponsorship during these two years will mean friendship to each of us in years to come. Wc arc losing you as a sponsor, but never as a friend. All vour student-friends wish their friend a happy time in New York thi- summer, and a successful life t much love and happiness. CHARACTERISTICS CONTINUED FROM PACE THREE Margaret Hook (Uve me true friends and music, m ! life will be a pleasure.” Margaret is one who talks to us through her music. She is a good student and is always ready for fun. Margaret, the hope of your friends is that your life will be tilled with sunshine such as your music is. Saraii Johnson “ To knotc her is to I we her.” Sarah is quiet and studious in the classroom, but she is as jolly as anyone on the outside. She never refuses to grant a favor and is always willing to help a friend in time of need. Mary Maytii i.t» “Let come what max, and I will do m best. If one is looking for a dependable person, just call on Mary. She is slow to anger and is willing to let time take its course; yet she is always ready to act when called upon. Mary Miller Knox “She's a good worker, never a shirker; a friend true, loyal through and through. Mary is independent and has a mind of her own. She is stu- dious and to those who know her best she proves to be a worthy friend. Cokinm Mai ijonai.o (Connie) “A rare compound of oddity, frolic and fun. Connie has it on us, for she has spent six years in Montreal while we have been here only the last two years. Nil.i. Roi’.ikis Never too wer-serions, not too frivolous, but a rare good fellow. President of Philathia Literary Society. 1930. Caltha Smith (Kat) “d gentle wax, sweet-toned voice, a charm of friendship, is her choice. President of Choir, 1931; Vice-President of Philathea Lit- erary Society; Treasurer Senior Class, 1931. Sara Frances Stoi»i ari “Let the world wag as it will. I'll be gay and hap- py still. Sccrctarv Senior Class, 1931.

Page 7 text:

T Hi: S U N 1) I A I. Page Seven Montreat Normal School CLASS PROPHECY Nineteen eighty-six — another class is graduating from Mon- treal Co-F.d School; another group of youths go blithely on their way to various colleges, or the closer contact with reality in the form of work. The graduating exercises are over, the young men and fair ladies are forgetting the solemnity of the past hour in the im- mense Woodward Gymnasium, where the annual Alumnae banquet is in progress. In the vast library, amid the thousands of volumes that mark the increased interest in literature of the world, sits an old grad- uate. She is too old to attend this outstanding event. The giddy colors of the evening dresses hurt her dimming eyes; she is in a reminiscent mood, and turns the pages of “The Sun Dial for the long-dead year of 1931 -her graduating class! She looks at the young faces of that long-gone year, and sees in place of her dear classmates some prominent women of today. And you, dear read- ers, shall see them as she saw them, and listen as she talked to her- self in the fashion of the very old people who have somehow lost contact with life, and who turn back into themselves. “Well, well, here's ol’ “Kat” Gaston, whose greatest ambition was to be governor of dear ol’ South Carolina. True, she achieved her ambition, and has now retired from the political world, and is making her home in Washington, I). C. “This distinguished looking woman can be none other than — ye-, it i- Marion Weaver! Yes, yes, she has made a name for her- self; for she has established the Weaver Conservatory of Music in New York City. “And there’s ICthel Dawsey, who did not say much; but when ■b did, it usually went down in Miss Watkins’ grade book for an A or A-f-. They say that she is doing great missionary work in the interior of Brazil. “I would like to know who this is. Oh, yes, I remember now; but that picture I see every day advertising the Lewis Hotel Chain doesn’t in the least resemble this. I stayed in one of Farline Rob- ertson’s resort hotels in Palm Beach. Her price took about all my money, but the service was well worth it. “You would hardly recognize Hanna Alexander now, although she is as easy to look at as ever. She married a famous surgeon, I believe, whom she met when she was head nurse at Thomas Broth- ers’ Hospital. “Joyce Price, another notable! She is now editor of one of those tabloid aifairs that gradually came to take the place of the more lengthy newspapers. She gives the news of the day mostly in pic- tures, for people are too busy to read except when they are going to and coming from work. Her face is probably as well-known as anyone’s, for her picture appears quite frequently on her own front pages. “l.indbcrg made dying famous, and Thelma McLean made it a habit. Thelma i now head of the McLean Airway, whose huge- red planes one can see bv only looking out of the nearest window. 1 think I hear one now. “I wonder who this can be. Her face looks familiar. My good- lie- ’ If it isn’t I,aura Hall. It isn’t hard to place her now, for her position in Columbia University as head of the Home Re. Depart- ment i- a coveted position by many of the fairer sex. “Here’s the only one I’ve seen so far who hasn't changed a bit. I’m glad she hasn’t, loo. Mary |one , the champion reader of Mrs. Miller’s Latin classes, is now President of Montreal Co-ed School. In an interview the other day, she said that teaching was the only thing for a woman to do. “As I live and die, if it isn’t Curtis Beam, and she still re- sembles that picture. Curtis has also made a name for herself; she has established “The Sunbeam Hospital” for crippled children in Charlotte, N. C. Who wouldn’t remember this quiet little Miss, who was always ready to help anybody in any way she could, including the teachers when the lessons got too hard: Mary McCoy Hodges has used her tine mind to help others to learn, and for the past twenty years has been Dean of the School of Women at Davidson. Well, well, that is about all of the classmates, excepting Ruth Neal, Anne Kstes, and Frances Ale-wine. 1 have been told that Ruth and Bob were married, and are making their home in Chicago. Yes, of course. Anne and Fuzzy got married, but I don’t know where they are living. Frances and Fvcrctt were married and went to South America to make their home. How well I remember those three talking about their “wonderful” beaux! And it is a comfort to know that they got married and lived happily ever after. Well, that seems to be about the whole list. How far awav now the time seems as I look back on it! In those days we were all to- gether, moved by the same incentives, stirred by the same joys, depressed by the same sorrows. Here we are, fifty years after, scat- tered all over the whole round earth. There arc the old memories, and now and then the echoing call from the past. But, for the most part, we have gone separate ways. Yet something of the dear old school remains with us still. I seem to have recaptured some- thing of my lost youth in looking over this “Sun-Dial” — the symbol of what we did and were back in 1931. Margaret Louise Wilson, ’31. I)r. and Mrs. Anderson Entertain Juniors and Seniors Dr. and Mrs. Anderson gave a Tea at their beautiful home, Montozonc, Monday afternoon. May 18th, in honor of the Juniors and Seniors of the College and High School Departments. These friends always prove themselves delightful host and hostess, and the girls look forward to visits in their home. Delightful refresh- ments of ice cream, wafers, nuts, and mints were served. Dr ani Mrs. Cai.dwki.i. Most Welcome Wi have been so happy to have a pastor since Christmas, and Dr. and Mrs. Caldwell have meant much to us in every way Their informal “At Homes” on Sunday afternoons to the various classes have been a great pleasure to us. They have opened their home, their garden and their hearts to us, and we have been happy to enter.