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

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Montri at Normal School T HE S U N I) I A I Page Eleven CLASS PROPHECY Dear Diary: Ten years! An aye. some people may say. but for me the time has passed very quickly. Ten years ago today, twelve “would-be dignified Senior Highs marched down the aisle of the Anderson Auditorium with eyes fixed on the basket which held those long wished and hoped for diplomas. And then came the time for leaving with all its tears, good- byes. write me's , “come to see mc’s , ami more tears. After this we were scattered in seven states and two foreign coun- tries for a space of ten years. Today came our reunion (O what a glorious one!) at the wedding of our lovable, and vivacious chatter-box. Carrie May Mitchell to “he’s the sweetest thing and oh. 1 love him . Who is he? Well. I hardly think it necessary even to write it down, but 1 don't think anyone who knew her would be in the dark. Carolyn Allan, lovely as always, was maid of honor, the only attendant of the bride. Twelve faces in the ribbons were very familiar to me. Sitting there on the end of the first row was Virginia McChesney. Grease paint and the stage have lured Virginia and she has just returned from a stage tour through Europe. She will next appear on Broadway in a series of Shakesperean plays, a love for the plays ami for Shakespeare having been inspired by our beloved English teacher. Miss Nannie (I. Watkins. The next two who caught my eye were Blanche Hall and Ethleeen Reimcrs cooperative social service workers in Chicago. They have won great fame and are known and admired throughout the United States. Ann Owens, a lover of the sweet and simple life, has chosen the seclusion of a convent and spends days filled with the ex- citement of teaching small children. I would never have known little Edna McKinnon had I seen her in any other place. Ann Owens was sitting behind her and. as 1 was sitting behind both of them, Ann literally hid her from my sight. Of course everyone knows that Edna has become a noted possessor of the M. I), degree. She has just discovered a method of preventing mumps from swelling, which will be a great help to the younger generation, though for me this discovery has come ten years too late. 'Ehe most courteous ami sweetest member of our class. Isabel Martinez, is now raising a fund for the maintenance of blind mice. What possessed her I don’t know, but that’s what she is doing and has been quite successful so far. Eleanor Neel has become a famous scientist and has spent the last few months pouring through a microscope to solve the important question of the day: How many fleas arc required to make one normal, healthy pup? Kathlena McFerron was long ago admitted to the Kentucky bar—vcs. and is the state attorney. As soon as I saw Virginia Vates. I knew that she had been successful in the work that she had undertaken. She is very enthusiastic over the new Yates Mission School in Shanghai. To-morrow we shall separate, each to go to her accustomed place in life, but we have greatly enjoyed our brief reunion and can only hope that some time, not so far away, we shall be able to meet again. STUDENT BODY OFFICERS FOR THE COMING YEAR Student Body elections for 1934 were held in April. We are fortunate in having Betsy Miller, who has been a member of the student body for three years, as our president. Betsy has proved her merit in the past years ami is worthy of this office. Blanche Hall, a member of this year’s Senior High Class, was elected First N ice President. Jane Neel, a member of the pre- sent Junior High Class, was chosen as Second Vice President. Betty Avent, representing the Sophomore and Freshman classes of this year, was elected to the office of Secretary and 'Treasurer. LITERARY SOCIETY OFFICERS The following officers, who are to serve next year, were elected at the last meeting of the societies: Tritonia—President. Ann Sherrill: Vice President, Myrtle Wallace; Secretary and Treasurer, Louise Maxwell. PhilaUthea—President. Luciie Evans; Vice President, Agnes Smith; Secretary and 'Treasurer, Carolyn Frame. GIRLS ON FIRST CLASS FOR EN TIRE YEAR Alexander, Louise COLLEGE Knox, Sara Berrv, Miriam Martin. Louise Bird. Kathrvn Means, Ncllve Braswell. Virginia Mellette, Mary Browder, Charlotte Miller. Betsy Brown, Grace Orr, Cora Bell Burrows, Sarah Ribelin, Pauline Carroll, Martha Russell. Maurine Coleman, Ruth Sherard, Laura Crawford, Louise Sherrill, Annie Pearl Dill. Annie Lou Tucker, Inez Dodd. Gladys 'Turner, Erin Duff. Barbara 'Turner, Helen Gallowav. Inez Turner. Shirley C i reenwood. Georgia Wages, Grace Gresham, Sara Wallace, Margaret Hampton. Bertha Jean Wallace, Myrtle Holt, Anna Wicker, Mary Louise Baker, Annette HIGH SCHOOL McChesney. Virginia Collins. Alma McKinnon, Edna Cook, Nell Neel. Eleanor Hall. Blanche Neel, Jane Harris, Julia Reimers. Ethleen Kiser. Bet tie Sapp, Cora Lambert. Virginia Seaflcr, Roxalana Lewallen, Mary Alice Steele. Janet Machen, Iris Nates. Bet it Gordon Martinez, Isabel Yates, Catherine Maxwell. Edward N ates. Ellen Virginia Maxwell, Louise 'The Eta Sigma Phi medal, which has been given every year since l( 3 ). has been won this year by Iris (). Machen, who has completed her fourth year of high school Latin with a record showing no grade below 00. 'The complete roll of those who have won this medal is as follows: 1930. Josephine Woodward, 1931, Mart Jones, 1032. Mart F. Richardson, 1933, Sallt Knox and Betsy Miller. 1934. Iris (). Machen. Iris Machkn. Class Prophet.

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Page Ten T H E S U N I) I A L Montri-at Normal School GRADUATION By Virginia Yates, Class Poet I stood beside the closed door, 'flu key was in niv hand. And lingered on the threshhold floor, 'Ere I stepped from the old land. My eyes dwelt lovingly on the sight Of memories and friendship rare. My soul's joys cast a radiant light, And life seemed happy and fair. Yet in the golden past were Hecks of shade. Some were the shadows of grief and tears. Some were the scars of mistakes I had made, And some were the darkness of mists of my fears. I saw behind me my many deeds, The tasks I had started and never done. The garden I had toiled in, plenteous with weeds. The tangled threads of some work just begun. Troubled. I pushed against the door. And prayed as I fitted the key, “Dear Lord, may I profit by the years before, And go forth to the new, trusting Thee.” CLASS HISTORY SENIOR HIGH CLASS OF 1934 In the fall of 1932, about ten eager travelers started on a quest. From many parts of the country they had gathered here at .Montreat to start a pilgrimage up the narrow road of knowledge. Ann Owens, Edna McKinnon and Blanche Hall are the three graduating who began here in their Freshman year, because, as was to be expected, some, for various reasons, dropped by the wayside. With one last struggle, we landed at the foot of the large hill termed Sophomore Year”. Here we were joined by Car- rie May Mitchell, Iris Machcn and Isabel Martinez who had been convinced that our road led to the goal. As we journeyed on. we became more accustomed to the struggle, and our bur- dens were easier to bear. With Mrs. McLean as our sponsor, we found that the road was not all hard and difficult, but here and there, where we least expected it, smooth stretches and good times, such as picnics, hikes and parties, brightened the faces of the weary travellers. Now the third hill, not so steep as the first two, loomed ahead and Bernice Edwards, Ethleen Reimcrs and Eleanor Neel joined us on our quest for knowledge. Directed by our sponsor. Miss Hoyt, the “Jollv Juniors” staged a Merrv Car- nival, the proceeds of which helped us in entertaining the none- too dignified Seniors with a house party at Andelk lodge. Ah! As we gained the summit of the third hill, what is that which we see ahead—none other than that goal, for which we have been struggling these three years—Graduation. For this last lap of our journey, there were thirteen travelers. Virginia McChesnev, Kathlena McFerron. Virginia Yates and Carolyn Allan having joined us this year. We are very fortunate in having as our sponsor. Miss Harriet Stokes. The burdens, again, grew heavy, but there were pleasures generouslv scat- tered for the dignified Seniors. Near the end of the year, we were delightfullv entertained at a Junior-Senior Theater Party at Asheville. Our Senior Play, which had been one of our most troublesome pleasures, turned out even better than we had hoped. Thus, with bur- dens and with pleasures, we came to the top of the peak and our temporary goal is reached. After having thus reached our goal, we first look back at our past four years and decide that the victory has been well worth the trouble and the struggle has not been in vain. Then, with new determination and zeal, we look forward to the journey ahead, each hoping that it, too, may end happily. Eleanor Neel, Carrie Mitchell. LAST W ILL AND TESTAMENT Being of fairly sound minds and bodies, we, the Senior High Class, at the Montreat Normal School, knowing that we are soon to depart from the world of High School Education, do hereby make our last will and testament. It is our purpose, in thus disposing of our possessions, to acknowledge our debt to our beloved teachers and to distribute our few belongings to those whom they will most benefit. 1. We will and bequeath to our dean. Miss Margaret Spen- cer, our heartiest gratitude. 2. To Miss Harriet Stokes, we wish to express our appre- ciation for the mam kindnesses she has shown us as sponsor, advisor, and friend. 3. To our Junior Sisters, we will and bequeath our con- gratulations and senior privileges, such as: remaining in build- ing during vacant periods and graduating (if you have 16 credits), etc. 4. 1. Eleanor Neel, will to Alice McKinnon my ability to stick my big toe in my mouth every time it’s open. 5. I. Ethleen Reimers, leave to Connie Perry my ability to make myself heard all over the building. 6. 1. Blanche Hall, bequeath to Nancy Fontaine my ability to fight courageously in the wars of Caesar. 7. 1, Carolyn Allan, leave to Rachael Johnson my excess energy. 8. I, Ann Owens, will and bequeath to Virginia Lambert my unlimited height. 9. I, Iris Machcn, will to Jane Neel, my lovely golden locks and my ability to keep each in it’s correct place. 10. I. Virginia McChesnev, leave to Sue Reese Farrar my sophistication and my amorous ways with teachers. 11. 1. Carrie May Mitchell, will to Peggy Warner my dignity and my ability to pay close attention and comprehend every word Miss Watkins says in English class. 12. I, Virginia Yates, bequeath to Annette Baker my classi- cal nose. 13. I, Kathlena McFerron, leave to Margaret Cash, my per- fect figure. 14. I, Isabelle Martinez, bequeath to Mary Frazier my ability to speak English with the correct accent. 15. I. Edna McKinnon, will to Betty Kiser, my feminine traits. Signed and sealed this year of our Lord, nineteen hundred and thirty-four. Carrie May Mitchell, Testator. If 'itnesses: I ra Piiake I ma Dunce Ann Howe

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Page Twelve T HE SUN D I AL Montreat Normal School JUNIOR-SENIOR NORMAL BANQUET They told us that Daisies never tell, but we must bar con- vention for once because we could not pass out of the doors of our Alma Mater without pausing for a moment to tell of the Junior-Senior Normal Banquet. It was late in the afternoon of April 23. when the members of the Senior Normal Class, escorted by their Junior sisters, strolled over to Assembly Inn to see another banquet come and pass into history. The passing of it was most pleasant, however, and an occasion long to be remembered. Soon after all the guests had assembled in the lobby of the Inn. we were invited into the dining hall. The toasts, favors and decorations carried out the theme of the class flower—the daisy, and the class colors—gold and white. The program was as follows: Do Daisies Tell? ...................... Grace Kliedner To Die Petals Martha Carroll Response Jesse Lee Beamguard Sweet Bunch of Daisies Junior Class Miss Hoyt To The Center of Gold Response Miss Watkins To The Leaf Agnes Smith Response Miss Spencer End of a Perfect Year Junior Class Daisies. Daisies Everywhere Miss Hart ness To The Stem . Sallv Knox Response Dr. Anderson Daisies Don’t Tell Jane Kirkpatrick Alma Mater All SENIOR NORMAL CLASS PLAY 1 hrills and horrors! Notes were dropped mysteriously: doors were opened by invisible means, and girls were dragged into closets by a hand draped in black. 'The Senior play held the audience in a state of intense excitement until the identity of the Masked Murderer was disclosed. Mrs. Moss Louise Alexander Moria Moss Mildred Chandler Judith Atkins Jessie Lee Beamguard Ann Bradley ..Georgia Greenwood Hulda Mary Mellette Rose Lawn Louise Crawford Kathryn Tremavne Miriam Altec Miss Pruden .Virginia Braswell Miss Carnev Nellvc Means FOOD, FOOD, MORE FOOD! Anytime you want to attract a crowd of Montreal girls, all you have to do is put up a sign advertising food for sale. The Senior Normal Class acted on this hunch and served an ap- petizing supper in the Home Economics Department of the School on May 12. The supper was a delicious one: and it was enjoyed by many of the girls here and by many of our Montreat friends. HOME ECONOMIC TEA The Home Economics Department held Open House on Thursday afternoon. May 17. from five to six. The girls from the different classes wore the dresses they had made during the year. Refreshments were served during the hour. JUNIOR-SENIOR On the seventeenth of April the members of the Junior and Senior high school classes were summoned to the front entrance by the arrival of the conveyance which was to carry them to the fair city of Asheville for the big even: of the season: the Junior-Senior entertainment. When the last of the twenty- eight occupants had piled into the voluminous interior of the bus, it started amid the joyful shouts of the occupants. The road to Asheville was paved with song rippling from the throats of some of the melodiously ( ?) inclined Juniors and Seniors. Soon the Imperial Theatre appeared before us, and we entered to enjoy an evening of thrills as we watched Death Takes a Holiday . After the play we made a de- licious and refreshing pause in the drug store before piling into the bus to return to the enfolding arms of our Alma Mater. The Seniors were certainly entertained royally by their Jun- ior sisters, and that evening will always be remembered with the greatest of pleasure. ROSE OF THE SOUTHLAND On Saturday night, April 2S, the curtain rose on the pre- miere performance of Rose of the Southland in the Montreat auditorium chapel. This play, presented by the Senior High School class as a comedy in three acts by Marion Short. Ten promising young actresses made their debut in the cast as follows: Rose Dorinda. a charming young Southern girl. Eleanor Neel: Major Dorinda, a fine type of Southern gentle- man. Iris Machen: Burton (Bud) Dorinda, a lovable young chap. Virginia McChesney; Mammy Evelina, a Southern Mammy . Carrie May Mitchell: Cirant I.ee. a progressive and magnetic young cotton grower, Edna McKinnon: Ruth Beveridge, sophisticated and charming. Ethleen Reimers; Alfred Hickson, a lawyer, fine looking and suave. Blanche Hall: Hallie Burke, a pretty little chatter-box. Ann Owens: Elizabeth Paynter. attractive and indolent. Carolyn Allan; Stephanie De Barrie, a Southern girl of French descent. Kath- lena Me Perron. The character portrayals were exceedingly well done and were given before a large and appreciative audience. ----------6---------- INSTALLATION SERVICE OF THE YOUNG PEOPLE OF THE CHURCH The new year in our Young People’s Organization began on March 25. A beautiful and impressive service was held on that evening, every feature of which emphasized the theme. Light. During the first part of the program the retiring Vice Presi- dent presided. The members of the out-going and in-coming councils, dressed in white robes, marched upon the platform, the former carrying lighted candles, the latter unlighted ones. The devotional service which followed emphasized the idea that we are torch-bearers of Him who said, Y e are the Light of the World.” The new officers lighted their candles from those of their predecessors, each reciting a verse on light. The last feature of the program was the coming forward of the entire audience with lighted candles which they placed up- on the table provided for them. The new officers are: President. Martha Carroll; Vice Pres- ident. Helen Turner: Secretary. Anna Holt; Treasurer. Bettie Kiser. The Highway Chairmen are: Life Enrichment. Myrtle Wallace: Beyond the Seas. Gladys Dodd: Into the Homeland. Evelyn Baker; Enlistment and Training. Maurine Russell; Learning. Jane Neel: Stewardship. Mary Louise Wicker; Com- radeship. Charlotte Browder.