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

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Page Tao THE S U N I) 1 A L Montreat College THE SUN DIAL THE EXECUTIVE STAFF Editor-in-Chief....................... Sara Knox Faculty Advisor ................. Margaret Wade Literary Editor.................. Margaret Botts Social Editor.................... Pauline Ribelin Sports Editor .................. FLORENCE WaRDREP Joke Editor ....................... CONNIE PERRY Exchange Editor..................Edna McMillan Alumnae Editor .................... Ruth Branch Music Editor.....................Kate McChesney Helen Turner Assistant Business Manager REPORTORIAL STAFF Mary Bauman Junior High Senior High Junior College Betty Avent Marlise Torrance Estelle Isenhour Helen McCain COMMENCEMENT Commencement day—that great goal upon which our eyes have been fastened for these many years—has come! The race, you might say. is ended, but is it? Because we have received our coveted sheepskins, the reward for running an acceptable race, arc we going to stop? Are we ready to stop? Is grad- uation day indeeed the end of our course? Such a conception, I am sure, could not possibly exist amidst such economic dis- tress and social disturbances as are present in the world today. Commencement holds a greater challenge for the graduate of today than ever before. Upon him is placed the responsibility of solving world wide problems. So. what kind of success or failure we make out of the responsibility depends upon our am- bitions. our motives, our intellects, and our determinations. To every man there openeth a highivay and a Ion . And every man deeideth the way his soul shall go.” Everyone can have high ambition and strong, upright mo- tives to urge him on. Even if our ambitions are not realized, we at least have something worthwhile for which to strive. May our motives have as their basis the high ideals of service which have been so diligently taught us while in Montreat. All of us do not have superior intellects; all of us cannot expect to become famous. However, we can use our intellect, whether great or small, to the best advantage by directing it into sane and serious channels of thought whereby we may gain a solution which will lift the world out of its present social, economic, and political chaos. Back of all this there must be a determination, a might, and a power to carry out the above instructions. A strong deter- mination is within the reach of each of us and may be strong for good or evil. Which? Our lives are valuable if directed along a well rounded plan, but they may easily become worth- less if not carefully guided. We can do with them what our wills determine. May our decisions be wise ones as we face our tasks; may we “climb the highroad” ami thus reflect in our lives the wonderful environment of our college days -------------o COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES Monday morning. May 20. at io:oo o'clock, the graduating exercises for the senior classes of Montreat College and Mon- treat College High School were held. Dr. Anderson intro- duced the speaker of the occasion Mr. George Wright of Asheville, who addressed the two classes. After the address diplomas were delivered by Dr. Anderson. Awards were given to outstanding students in the form of scholarship recognition, athletic letters, and medals. Thirty-five girls from Mrs. C. E. Dorsey’s class received Bibles for having recited the Westminster Shorter Catechism, and prizes were given to girls who recited thirty-six or mon. Bible chapters during the year. BACCALAUREATE SERMON The baccalaureate service for the graduating classes was held Sunday morning, May 19. in the Anderson Auditorium. The student body, led by the two graduating classes, marched into the auditorium singing the processional. “The Children of the King Are We.” The Montreat College choir added to the inspiration of the service by the beautiful anthems which were sung. The Rev. J. A. Flannigan of Franklin, North Carolina, delivered the sermon which was a challenge to each scnioi. I he recessional. Brightly Gleams Our Banner” concluded the morning service. Sunday evening in the auditorium Rev. R. C. Anderson. D. I)., president of the college, delivered his annual sermon to the Young People of the Church. ----------o---------- COMMENCEMENT CONCERT One of the biggest and most enjoyable features in the musical program for this year was the Annual Commencement Concert, presented by pupils of the music department and the college choir under the direction of Miss Mary P. I-ord. This concert was given on Friday night. May 17. 1935, at the Anderson Auditorium Chapel. The following program was enjoyed: 1. Choir: “Voice in the Woods ...............Rubinstein 2. Piano Quartette: “In the Hammock..............Powell Betsy Miller, Bcttic Kiser. Margaret Botts and Kate McChesney 3. Piano Duo: Rondino”..........................Schultz Margaret Thompson and Mary Wynne Williams 4. Piano Duo......................................Heller Annette Baker, first piano 5. Choir: “The Shepherd’s Dance..................German 6. Piano Solo: To Spring”.........................Greig Bettie Kiser 7. Piano Solos: “To a Ix)g Cabin”.........................MacDowcII Hungarian”...............................MacDowell Betsy Miller 8. Piano Quartette: “Military March”............Schubert Carylon Allan. Adelaide Brown Helen McCain and Ella Wilson McCreight 9. Choir: “Wanderer’s Song ...................Rubinstein 10. Piano Concerts in G minor. F'rst Movement..........................Mendelssohn Margaret Botts (Orchestra part on second piano) 11. Choir: “Sunbeams”.............................Ronald 12. Piano Duo: Allegro Brilliant....................Law Betsy Miller and Bettie Kiser 13. Piano Quartette: Song of the Toreador” from Carmen............Bizet Margaret Botts. Kate McChesney. Betsy Miller and Bettie Kiser 14 Choir: “Mayday Dance”. ....English Folk Song

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Ja ie S UN 01A L Published by the students of Montreat College Volume IX MON TREAT, N. C., MAY, 1935 Number 3 MRS. R. C. ANDERSON DR R. C. ANDERSON TO THOSE WHO HAVE MADE MONTREAT POSSIBLE To those who founded Montreat College we owe a deep debt of gratitude. Therefore we wish to dedicate this issue of The Si v Dial to Dr. and Mrs Anderson, who have been instrumental in making Montreat College possible, and through whose loving interest it is continuing to grow year by year. Not only have our president and Mrs. Anderson made our Alma Mater a reality; they have made each student who has come to Montreat a better person for having known such radiant personalities. Through their lives of courageous ser- vice. they have unconsciously inspired each of us to endeavor to live more truly “the better life.” Through our associations with Dr. and Mrs. Anderson we have come to a realization that if life is worth living at all. it is worth living well. Our wish is that many other students who take our places will have the opportunity of knowing the Anderson as we have. Above all do we hope we may always reflect some of the ideals we have gleaned from our associations with them. Long may they live, and may every dream and plan they have formulated be realized in a bigger and better Montreat College. Dr. anil Mrs. Anderson accept our praise and gratitude for what you have meant to each of us.

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Movtrfat College THE SUN DIAI SENIOR COLLEGE CLASS PROPHESY . .This morning when 1 awoke, naturally my first thought was that of my mail. I dressed myself lazily and strolled out on the front porch. Imagine my disappointment when I saw only a small paper peeping above the top of the mail box. 1 thrusi my hand into the bottom of the box, but with no better results. 1 was about to lay the little paper aside—thinking it was only an advertisement—when these words caught my eye: The Sun Dial, Published by the Students of Montreat College. May. 1945. ’ 1 could hardly realize that ten years had passed since the Montreat College Senior Class of 1935 had marched down the long isle of the Anderson Auditorium to receive their 1 much cherished diplomas. We were happy—very happy in sense; but on the other hand our hearts were filled with sad- ness—sadness with the thought of leaving our dear Alma Mater and all our friends whom we loved and who loved and understood us. While 1 was thinking those things, and wondering what each of my classmates was doing. 1 was slowly turning the pages of the Sun Dial—now a much larger paper than our little one had been. Suddenly my attention was called to the Alumnae Column. I glanced hastily down the pages, recog- nizing many names, and found to my great delight that the column was entirely used, this month, for the Senior College Class of 35—a report having been gathered from various sources by one of the members of that class. The report was as follows: Ruth Branch, graduate of St. Luke's Hospital in Rich- mond, Va., is making a great success as head nurse at that institution. Charlotte Browder, who finished college at .Belhaven, Jackson, Miss, is now a dress model for a very exclusive shop in Gay Paris. Katherine Bird has given up her idea of being a school teacher ami is now a very successful home demonstration agent in Atlanta, Ga. Martha Marion Carroll is finding much happiness in gracing the manse of Winnsboro, S. C.—as its mistress. Ruby Cross has left us all and gone abroad. She is studying French under a very noted professor in Pans. Sara Dcndy has at last reached the height of her ambition and has gone into the Foreign Fields with much enthusiasm. “Annie Lou Dill, who completed her Home Economics course at L. T., is a very efficient dietitian there. Jennie Du Bose's dream, too, has come true. She is a very happy little mistress of the great ranch-—way out in Montana! “Gladys Dodd, with her usual understanding of little chil- dren, is making a wonderful success at writing Bible stories for the Little Ones. Doris Franklin has left the States and returned to Ger- many—there she is becoming quite famous with her singing in Berlin. “Ada Free has finished college and is now increasing her education with a tour around the world—is she lucky? A poetess has come out of the Senior Class of '35. Anna Hastings has recently published her first book of poems. Anna Holt, who has been studying advanced Home Eco- nomics. is rapidly becoming a noted interior decorator in New York City. “Grecnacrc School in Greenville, S. C., found a valuable Superintendent—when Lilly Mae Jolly was recently elected head official.. Merle Kinningham has reached an attainment worthy of note. She i accompanying Lawrence Tibbet! Page Three Sally Knox. too. has become quite famous. She is an illustrator for unique fashion departments. “Sara Scott Lee’s house is littered with silver cups. She is the champion tennis player of the South. “Edna McMillan has certainly taken a step—imagine being a mathematics professor at Duke University. “Betsy Miller was not merely day dreaming when she used to say that she was going to be a technician. She now holds that position at Johns Hopkins. “Mr. and Mrs (Lanie Miller) Prince have recently cele- brated their 10th wedding anniversary to which the faculty of (). R. M. I. was invited. “News comes to us from Washington. D. C., that Miss Pauline Ribciin is making a great success as private secretary to one of the President’s cabinet members. “Laura Sherard has found her life work in the field of medi- cine. She is a very efficient nurse for an old invalid millionaire lady. “Anne Sherrill is doing exceptionally well in her work with the little tots—like herself. She is superintendent of a largi- day nursery in Charlotte, N. C. “One of our classmates has entered the athletic field. Inez (“Tuck”) Tucker finds the position of athletic director of Maryville College very interesting. Remember when Helen Turner used to be business man- ager of the Sun Dial Well, she has gone quite a step farther— she now holds that position with The Was hint ton Star. Shirley Turner has won for herself the love of hundreds of little boys. For several years she has been house matron in the Darlington School for Boys—even Sam would:.'t be a problem now, says Shirley. Another of the members has gone into the newspaper world, Myrtle Wallace is a journalist instead of a business manager. “Mary Louise Wicker's hopes have been realized. She is doing wonderful work as a missionary in dark Africa. Irene Wright, with her usual pleasing personality, has won much distinction as a social service worker. Grace Fliedner, Class Prophet. ---------------o--------------- LAST WILL AND I . STAMEN !’ OF 1111. SENIOR COLLEGE CLASS—1935 li t’, the Senior (.lass 0 Montreal College, of . city of Montreal, the county of Buncombe, ami the state of X or to Carolina, have seriously considered our college life at Montreal amt have found it very unstable. Therefore, we, being of sound minds, do hereby make our last will and testament: -------------------------------0---- We, the Senior Class, do wish to bequeath our faithful and beloved sponsor, Miss Watkins, to any class who will have the mental efficiency and good luck to get her. 'I o tile incoming Senior Class we bequeath our unitedness for it is a quality any successful class must possess. To Miss Spencer we leave our Psychology term papers, hoping that they will give her a better insight into the li cs of others. To Miss Watkins we leave our love and many thanks for her untiring service and helpfulness. -----o---- i, Katherine Bird, do hereby will to Louise McDavid my unfailing ability to always know and answer correctly each question tiiat Miss Watkins asks me in English Literature. -----o---- 1. Charlotte Browder, do hereby bequeath to my beloved- little sister, Carolyn Allen, my technique in keeping my hair