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

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Page Ttro T H E S UX DIAL Montreat College THE SUN DIAL SEMESTER HONOR ROLL THE EXECUTIVE STAFF College Editor in-Chief .......... Faculty Advisor............ Literary Editor............ Social Editor.............. Sports Editor.............. Joke Editor................ Exchange Editor............ Alumnae Editor............. Music Editor............... Business Manager........... Assistant Business Manager Ruth Collette Miss Margaret Wade .....Margaret Botts ...Carlotta Sanders ....Florence Wardrep .......Connie Perry Eleanor Chenowetii .........Janet Steele .....Phyllis Stevens .....Lou Ada Jayroe .....Adelaide Brown REPERTORIAL STAFF Allan. Carolyn Anderson, Lenora Botts. Margaret Brown Adelaide Clay. Isa Dalton. Agnes Daniell, Opal Foulke. Ernestine Hartfield. Elsie Isenhour. Estelle McClelen. Elizabeth Sarles. Nell Shaw. Vivian Wolfe. Cornelia High School Ager. Isbell Bardwcll. Thelma Huckaby. Melva Key, Dorothy Laurent. Elaine Mann. Doris Maxwell Edward Maxwell. Louise Stevens, Phyllis Freshman High............................Dorothy Key Sophomore High..................Mary WYNN WILLIAMS Junior High....................................CAROLYN FRAME Senior High...................................VIRGINIA ACKISS C Marian Bass Junior College................J ELIZABETH McClelen Nancy Holler Senior College..................................Elinor Miller Typists Ix uise McDavid Lillie Mae Cousins DR. R. P. SMITH No organization has ever felt the loss of a more loyal friend than the Montreat College when, on February 4. we heard of the death of Dr. R. P. Smith, of Asheville. Dr. Walter L. Lingle, president of Davidson College, called him a Prince of the Church.” and a Man of God. and truly he was that, for he spent his life in the interest of Christian education. It was in honor of this great teacher, with his love for and his desire to help youth, that four years ago the Asheville Prcsbyterial established the R. P. Smith Memorial Scholarship Fund at Montreat College. From the time of the founding of the Col- lege, he was a member of the Board of Trustees and of the Executive Board. Dr. Smith serves as a splendid example and guide to young people. We girls can find much in his to copy. His unswerv- ing faith, his perseverance in the right, and his belief that the object of any leader of young people should be to enlighten, to direct, and love, give to us a fine picture of that to which we as mothers and teachers should aspire, while his confidence in today’s youth encourages us to live up to the ideals we all have. Dr. Smith lived a life of which his friends and relatives, even those with whom he was intimate, speak with pride. Often a person does not appear as likeable on close relationship as he did while a mere acquaintance, but with Dr. Smith this was not so. And in that fact we find another example for us to take to ourselves: Arc we so firm and sound in our ideas and aspira- tions that appear to people we scarcely know that when we come more closely connected with those persons, we arc just as well liked? It was a privilege and an honor for Montreat College to be associated with Dr. Smith, and we are proud that it was in our school that the Asheville Prcsbyterial instituted a memorial to him that will grow with time. o ON BEING TALL 1 have heard people say that they wished they were tall, but they have never been tall, so they really don’t know what they're wishing for. When I was small. I used to say that I didn’t care how tall I became, but I’ve wished a thousand time; to be small again. Of course, no one but a tall person knows how it feels to walk beside a small person. You feel as if you’re almost twice as tall as you really arc. It seems as if everyone is looking at you and saying. “What a tall girl! Doesn't she look awful?” If you were tall and graceful, it would be dif- ferent. but I don't think I have ever seen a person as tall as I am who was graceful. I became so tall in one year that my brother, who has been away at school, didn’t even know me when he returned home. That made me feel terrible, and ever since that day I have hated being tall worse than ever before. If I could forget being tall myself, other people wouldn’t let me, because they keep teasing me about being tall. My mother pretends she’s glad I am tall, but she just does it because she thinks it will make me feel better. My aunt also says that she thinks tall people look nice, but she is the kind of person who thinks everything is nice. One of my sisters tells me that if I wasn’t so slender 1 wouldn't look so tall (as if I can help being slender any more than I can help being tall!) Another sister calls me a bag of bones.” Someone is always asking. “How’s the weather up there?” I don’t really care so much for their teasing but I do hate to be tall. One reason I especially want to be small is because a small person doesn’t have $0 much trouble with her clothes. If you can make your own clothes you can buy less material and that is less expensive. But the real difficulty comes when you are buying ready-made dresses and coats. A tall, slender person never can buy a coat or dress to fit. It is always too large or too short. I always get angry, and then my mother says I am hard to please. Once I looked all over town for a coat, and couldn’t find but one that was long enough. All of my sisters arc shorter than I am. and I would like to be small so I could wear their clothes. I'll never be short, so there’s no use la- menting. I may as well make the best of it. —Nellie Simpson.

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'Tke SUN DIAL Published by the students of Montreat College OU in MONTREAT, N. C , MARCH. 1936 N I XJBER 2 Mount Mitchell, highest peak east of the Rockies, near Montreal RESOLVED; CRIME DOES NOT PAY On a bright sunny morning about 1896. a small boy was rudging slowly along a «lusty street in Ashboro. Pennsylvania, vhich was situated on the bank of the largest river in the state, he Susquehanna. In his appearance he looked no different rom any other small boy of that time, with his bare feet, over- ills with one trouser leg rolled up to his knee, small snaw hat )n the back of his head, and a sore toe which was magnificently icd up. »His errand that morning was to go to the store for his nothcr, Mrs. Wheeler, ami with a heavy heart he entered the louse. His mother was busy cooking, but when she heard him. I lie called out. Tom. come here. When lie entered the kit- I •hen. she stopped kneading the dough and stared, 'rom, what I lave you been doing? Just look at your pants. They were I dean this morning. Tom stood wiggling his sore toe and twisting his hat. Fi- I tally he answered. Well, you see, mom. I was walking home. I ind I happened to meet Joe Miller ami— “That’s enough! Stop right there! How many times do I lltave to tell you not to play with that awful boy? lie’s the l yorst bov in town. Why don’t you associate with some nice boys like Ambrose Smith? I’m sure he would never be seen with such boys as Joe Miller. But, mom. he’s such a sissy. All the boys hate him. I don’t want to go with an ol’ sissy. Well, don’t ever let me catch you playing with that hor- rible boy again. Now, run along ami play. Tom went out into the street. Before long Joe Miller came by ami catching sight of Tom, came over. He seemed excited about something and lost no time in telling Tom about it. “Want to go over to old man Whiting’s place and get some watermelons tonight ?’’ “Sure, I’ll come. Who's going? “Oh, just the fellers. Whose boat are you going to use? Tom asked. “I guess we can find one that’s not locked down by the river.” At this moment Tom’s mother appeared on the back porch. Seeing her. Joe beat a hasty retreat, with a muttered “We’ll call for you about ten o’clock tonight. Don’t forget the call. I won’t. It’s the owl call three times, isn’t it?” Joe. who was nearly around the corner, nodded his head in reply. (Continued on Page Four)

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Mon th bat College THE S L' N D I A L Page Three SPORT NEWS The .Montreat High School team defeated the Black Moun- tain Orphanage team in an interesting game. Feb. i. The High School is looking forward to another game with the Black Mountain team soon. A few of the outstanding basketball stars from the four teams are: Elizabeth Fleming, Jennie Hutton. Nancy Fontaine, Jo Hyatt. Janet Steele, Henrietta Lyle, Estelle Isenhour. Cor- nelia Brown, and Ruth Penland. Indoor tennis is beginning to be of great interest to the fans. Hiking is gaining much favor in the opinion of the Mont- reatites. The hills and roads are scouted daily by hardy hikers. It’s great fun and is good for the reducers. To them it’s only a step to Lookout, just a block or two to Black Mountain, and it’s predicted that it won’t be long until a hike to Asheville will seem to be only a short “before breakfast hike. “Have you ever played ping-pong? It’s really lots of fun.” That serves to introduce our indoor sports to this column. In- door games are new additions to our Montreat sports, and thee are serving to add spice and entertainment to many leisure hours. And. by the way. have you realized that checkers and parches! help to develop sportsmanship just as much as basket- ball and tennis? A new point system has been organized by the Athletic Coun- cil. Points are given for participation in the major sports and the indoor sports. Numerals are to be given when three hun- dred points are earned. letters are to be given for fre hun- dred points. The system is very well worked out and fs grousing the girls to more active participation in athletics. STUDENTS HOLD FACULTY MEETING Flash, flash! as Walter Winchell would say. It isn’t news when members of the student body go to the office for a scene. but when the faculty, each member of it. comes to the students with an office scene, it certainly deserves attention. Yes. the Philalcthia and Tritonian societies had an interesting program planned for their guests, the Delta Betas, but when Miss Gard- ner (Nancy Boyd) crept into the room and started typing and Miss Spencer (Ruth Collette) started trying to solve her prob- lems. the audience devoted its attention to the cause. During the evening Mrs Dorsey (Mary Mays) memorized the grades: Miss Hoyt (Etta Hubbard) enjoyed laughing at several jokes: Miss Doggett (Carolyn Allan) searched for the demerit slips; Miss Wade (Margaret Bower) told of her ride from Black Mountain with Dr. Anderson; and Miss Dickin- son (Buford Massey) was successful in having the library fur- niture attended to. Miss Lord (Harriet Brown) came to see about her studio: Miss Watkins (Vivian Shaw) asked again for curtains for her classroom; Mrs Riley (Mary Ruth O’Quinn) to call the plumber; Miss Porter (Sadie Woodruff) to complain about lazy pupils; Miss McEIrov (Ruth Penland) to get Tanks’s milk: Miss Miles (Nannettc Choate) to obtain a garbage can: ans Miss Jordan (Nancy Fontaine) to order more grits. In the meantime Miss Smith (Laura Mae Brown) tried her vocabulary on Miss Spencer, while Miss Brooks ( Margaret Tucker) got in some practise on the typewriter and hitherto unknown methods of the dean were revealed in her conference with Mary Lang.