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

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Page Six Montreat College THE SUN DIAL Alumnae Notes This is Station LX MI, located at Montreat College, Mon- treat. North Carolina. The following program originates in the Alumnae department of The Sun Dial, Montreat's lead- ing newspaper: Good evening, everybody, this is your Montreat Alumna; Reporter speaking. Let's sec where everybody is. “Well. Iris Machen is now Mrs. John Tigert V and is living in Gainesville. Florida. “Irene Wright is an honor student at the University of North Carolina this year. Calling all business men! Don't you need a stenographer? Inez Tucker is taking a business course at Rode Hill. “Lanie Miller is at home in Chester. South Carolina, and Prince still calls on her. Lillie Mae Jolly is teaching in Greenville. South Carolina. Do you suppose she still ‘balks tackwards?’ Mildred Yandell is married. Back to Montreat has come one of our former high school students, none other than Ethleen Reimcr. Erin Turner and Elsie Barron are teaching. Erin is at Recovery. Georgia, and Elsie is at Dadcville. Alabama. “When the second semester rolled up. Shirley Turner en- tered Florida State College for Women. Did you know Betty Mills is married? The farther South she is. the better Mary Mellette likes it. She is in New Orleans now. “Martha Carroll is now a junior at Winthrop College for Women. “Connie MacDonald is working in Asheville. “Becky Seafler has been working in Florida, and Miriam Atlee is in training in a hospital at Petersburg, Virginia. And that, ladies and gentlemen concludes our program this evening. This is Station LMNI. Montreat College. Montreat, North Carolina. Good evening, folks! BOOK REVIEW Miss Dickinson, the librarian, has a very delightful way of remembering the faculty and students at Christmas. She pre- sents them with a novel for the library. The novel which was the gift this Christmas was I'fin of Iron by Ellen Glasgow. Ellen Glasgow, a Virginian, writes about the people she knows. The setting for this novel is in the Appalachian moun- tains. She selects a Scotch-Irish Presbyterian family, the Fin- castles. who were pioneers in this region around which to center her plot. This vein of strong blood is found in the present generation of Fincastlcs. who live in Ironside. When I finished reading this novel. I felt that I had just become acquainted with some living people. Ellen Glasgow has a very vivid way of describing her characters: they step off of the pages and become live creatures. Grandmother Fin- castle is a stoic pioner though she is living in modern times. Her son.. John Fincastle. is a radical theologian. His wife is a nervous, amicable woman. Ada Fincastle, their daughtc», has the staunchness of the family strain. Ralph McBride, her lover, is not strong enough to rise above circumstances. Several other characters are introduced such as Janet Rowan, the spoiled only child of newly rich parents, and Toby Waters, the idiot. There are people who meet life the way Ellen Glasgow has her characters meet it. and yet 1 always regret that she doesn’t introduce a really admirable character. —E. Hoyt. VISITING SPEAKER During the week of January 21st the students of Montreat College had the privilege of hearing M:ss Virginia Holladay, a teacher from Central School at Lubandai, Africa, speak sev- eral mornings in chapel and at night in the living room of the dormitory. Miss Holladay was the first teacher at Central School, which is a school for missionaries’ children. Among the topics discussed by Miss Holladay were Getting the Best Out of Life. “Living With Ourselves.” and Follow- ing God's Plan. She also gave intimate verbal pictures of her life in Lubandai and of the work being done there. ----------0---------- YOUNG PEOPLES ORGANIZATION As the school year draws to a close. I wish to take this op- portunity to thank each one of you for your hearty cooperation and for your ready response to the work of the young People’s organization. You have contributed much toward making our society helpful to all of us. I appreciate everything you have done. Now as we have considered the different phases of the theme. “Christian Youth Building a New World, there comes to us a challenge to help build the world for Christ. In this program we each have a place which no one else can fill. With- out us the work will go on. but our part will be left undone. Let us remember always to think of others first, to he gentle and kind, to be honest and true, to stand up for the right, and to tell others about God’s love. “Every youth has a task of his own. For the Father has planned it so; He seeks the way. and He alone Can show him the path to go.” —Elizabeth Fleming, President. ----------o---------- MONTREAT GRADUATE HONORED All the school loves a poet (apologies to Shakespeare). This poet is none other than one Anna Hastings, college graduate of • 935- who is now teaching in Leeds. South Carolina. A group of her poems has been selected in a nation-wide search for talent and printed in American Voices. 1935. American Voices is an anthology of three hundred and forty-five poets who were se- lected from twenty-five hundred submitting entries. Needless to say. Montreat College is very' proud of Anna, and congratulating her on gaining this honor, wishes her con- tinued success in the field of poetry'. ----------0---------- AMERICA. THE BEAUTIFUL” Far down the future’s hazy vista, time Will come a child will say, “Grandfather, tell About that place. America—the one That had a place you called ‘United States.’ And tell about the man called ‘Washington.’ Was lie the only one? You never tell Of anyone in that United States but him, And anyone in Rome but Ctesar. Why? Did they have schools just like we have? They did? And did they go to Mass? Be just like us? Well, what became of all the people there? They had a war? What’s that? Oh, yes. we played That once. You have to play till everyone Is dead, and then you start the game again.” —Mildred Lee Brooks.

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Mon treat College THE S U N D I A L News from the Societies and Clubs Page Five AN EVENING OF MUSIC On the evening of December 9, the Music Club presented !this program in the chapel: 'Duet: Minuet ......................................Friml Margaret Thompson. Mary Wynne Williams C’s Chords .........................................Blake Country Dance ..................................Anonymous Ruth Richardson Song: Star Eyes....................................Speaks Margaret Sanders !Romance, For the Left Hand Alone................Spindler Mar ’ Wynne Williams Duet: TTic Indians Are Coming......................Bilbro Flower Parade ..............................Bilbro Peggy Dennis. Isbell Ager Song: Gifts .......................................Speaks Nell Sarles Duet: Country Dance ................................Nevin Cornelia Brown. Secondo Wind Harp ...........................................Ogle Geraldine Key Song: My Star...........................Mexican Folk Song Alice Prime The Rosary .........................................Nevin Margaret Thompson Duet: Turkish March ............................Beethoven I la May James, Sccondo Song: The Rosary ...................................Nevin Nancy Fontaine May Night .......................................Palmgrcn Margaret Botts Duet: Poet and Peasant Overture.....................Suppe Mary Bcckctt MUSIC Music does a lot to put the school spirit into us when we seem to lag a bit. the school leaders have decided, and so each class has written, or will write, its own particular song, and is also expected to elect a song leader. One Saturday night Betty Brown of Black Mountain enter- tained us with a program of tap-dancing, acrobatics, and sing- 1 ing. Afterwards the entire school took part by singing the school songs. 'File choir officers for the second semester are: Florence Wardrep. president; Charlotte Sanders, vice-president; Alice Prime, secretary: Sadie Hall Woodruff, librarian, Josephine Hyatt, keeper of the robes. On Saturday evening, February 29. the choir sang two se- lections at the banquet of the Southern Camp Directors Associ- ation at Assembly Inn. It also sang two anthems the next morning at a religious service of the association, leaving there in time to have its regular part in the service at the Montreat Church. -----o----- A few new members have been added to the Music Club bsince Christmas. Mrs. Crosby Adams has given two more chapel programs of piano solos. In the first one she played “Londonderry Air.” arranged by Manncy; “Kllin Revel. by Hyatt; “Romanze,” by VonWilm, and Minuet in E Flat. by Beethoven. The second consisted of the following numbers: “A Little Girl Im- plores Her Mother. by Rubkoff; “Heard in a Conch Shell. by Parker, and The Cow Keeper's Tune. by Grieg. 'Fhe hymns which Mrs. Adams has asked the girls to mem- orize during the second semester are: January— The First Nowell. February— Immortal Love Forever Full. March—“When 1 Survey the Wondrous Cross. April— The Church's One Foundation. May—“Dear Lord and Father of Mankind. This is to remind everybody that it is not too late to begin learning them. ----o----- PHILALETHIA LITERARY SOCIETY The first meeting of the Philalethian Literary Society after returning from vacation was limited entirely to business and the election of officers for the new term. The following girls received these respective offices: Peggy Porter ........................President Connie Perry ...................Vice-President Isa Clay ...................Secretary-Treasurer —Peggy Porter. President ----o----- DELTA BETA LITERARY SOCIETY The officers of the Delta Beta Literary Society for the new semester are as follows: Rosa Bell .......................... President Melva Huckabv ..................Vice-President Henrietta Lyle ............Secretary-Treasurer Rosa Bell. President ----o----- TRITONIA LITERARY SOCIETY The new officers who were elected in the Tritonia Literary Society were: Florence Wardrep. president: Harriet Brown, vice-president, and Cornelia Wolfe, secretary and treasurer. —Fi.ora ce Wardrep, President. DECLA I APION CO N TEST In the Tritonia Society the winners were Frances Cunning- ham. first place; Peggy Sloop, second place, and Margaret Botts. third place. The Philalcthia winners were Martha Reid Beilinger and Ruth Collette, while the Delta Beta winner was Dorothy Key. In the contest between the winners of first place, the suc- cessful contestant was Frances Cunningham.

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Montreat College THE SUN DIAL Pa$c Seven Madam X Observes that a great worn' is taken from the Senior College girls when the May Queen is elected. that Mrs. Dorsey’s little bird was proved fallible when lie told Madame that Hobby was married. Connie says that he is not, and that he thinks of her all the time. Good work, Connie? that a word to the wise is sufficient, so please don’t get Ruth Col- lette started on the subject of internes. that Miss Porter is still here. You know, Madame has heard that, just before the Christmas holidays. Miss Porter told the dean that another French teacher had better he lined up. “just in case.” that while the girls were going to see a movie the other day, a new student was enrolled in Montreat College. Ask Miss Miles! that Lib Hight must be going back to her childhood—else why was she singing “Good-morning to You one Monday morning when the first bell rang? that it’s a pretty ring Gerry is wearing. And aren’t the girls jeal- ous? You guess. that thoughts of rings and pins add dignity to the demeanor of Seniors. Don’t you think so? That must be the reason that not much has been heard from Ginny Ackiss lately. that one does not need more than five and one-half inches of hot water to take a bath. (Did someone speak of hot water?) Girls, be considerate of the assistant dean: Lake Susan is the place to go swimming, and not the bathtub. that there must be someone in Montreat who doesn’t like grits. Maybe there is. Anna-hoo. a girl who signs herself “L.A.” says. “There’s so much grits in Montreat that we even have hominy snow.” Catch on? that the girls, particularly Peggy Porter, enjoyed the visit recently paid by Marlise’s sister. that being a member of the Student Council certainly shows up a lot. that this is leap-year. (Madame is feeling hopeful these days, and she wonders if the girls, with unfinished term papers staring at them, are as hopeful as she.) that somebody has been rather extravagant with her perfume latelv. that Miss Watkins and her much discussed Bill” are becoming better acquainted every day. Enough said. that Mrs. Riley is becoming quite a socialite. Did you see her and that long maroon dress with the shim little pretties on it.'' Tut, tut. tut, tut. tut! Collegiate Spice Jennie DuBoss: “I’ve been stung by a wasp.” Lou Ada J.: “Quick, put some ammonia on it.” Jennie: “I can’t. It flew away.” -----o---- Miss Spencer: “Then, I heard that you struck Alice in the eye with your fist. Have you any explanation?” Mildred Coe: “Yes. ma’am. I’m terribly near-sighted. I only wanted to beckon to her.” .Miss Wade: “Gwen, if I substract 23 from 37, what’s the difference? Gwen C.: “Yeah, that’s what I say. Who cares?” -----o---- Miss Miles: “Didn't 1 tell you to notice when the soup boiled over?” Lib Check: “I did. It was half-past ten.” -----o---- Vivian S.: “Miss Smith, what's a parasite?” Miss Smith: A parasite is a man who walks through a revolving door without doing his share of pushing. Kay F.: Is Janet really a Scotchman?” Jinney: “Is she? She's even saving all her toys for her sec- ond childhood!” Wanted, by Nell Saries: A trip to the dentist. Nell broke a tooth while eating a biscuit one morning. Voice: Over Telephone: “Adelaide Brown is sick. Miss Spencer, and can’t come back to school Tuesday.” Miss Spencer: Who is speaking, please? Voice: This is my mother.” Miss Watkins: “Now. Peggy, your penalty for being late to class is to memorize the Psalm of Life. Peggy S.: “Yes. ma’am. What chapter of the Bible is it in? -----o----- And did you hear about Mrs. Riley trying to use her own keys to start Miss Wade’s car? Bad luck seems to dog at Becky Patton’s heels: Tanks ate some rat poison the other day. BASKET-BALL TOURNAMENT The basket-ball tournament between the four school teams is over. Honors go to the Hiwassie team, and the Choctaws were the runners-up. The final game was very exciting and both teams had the loyal, enthusiastic support of their tribes. A new star appeared in this game, Nancy Holler, a speedy brilliant forward. A lot of credit must be given to the work of guards in this game. Captain Hyatt says it couldn’t have been won without them, and Captain Brown, like the good sport she is. admits that they were “plenty good.”