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

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THE SUN DIAL Page Three Montreat College SENIOR COLLEGE CLASS HISTORY It was a dark and dreary day two years ago when we, now the dignified seniors entered the Montreat gate and found opened to us the Road to Learning. Those first few days were days in which for many the beckoning Light of Wisdom burned exceedingly «lini; and reddened eves told of other lures which were gaining ascendency in the mind. Finally, however, the sun shone through; new friends and companions stepped out of the gloom; and we were glad to travel together this Road to Learning. Then it was that we began to fully appreciate that which we had often heard but so seldom understood. There’s no royal road to learning. Even though much of the neces- sary work was duly done by our able president, Virginia Yates, and our sponsor. Miss Hoyt, each of us still had her share to do. Not without results were our well-directed efforts, however. Probably the most brilliant of the results may be judged by our widely lauded Junior-Senior Banquet and our Minstrel. Final- ly, through mountains of work such as six weeks’ tests, demerit slips, term papers, conferences in the office, and exams, we ar- rived at the Alumnae Banquet and at the realization that through hard work competently done we were the seniors. As seniors we walked confidently back onto the ground which the preceding year had seemed so dismal and gloomy. Now memories and associations gave a warm glow to the gloom ; and we were glad to link arms with old pals and take up again our travels on the Road. Seniors not only have their privileges but also their duties to perform; and then it was that we found it was expected of us as Seniors not only to put our work on the highest level, hut to assume a new senior dignity. With Bible charts, practice teaching and Lear papers hanging over one's head to be done immediately, it is no easy task to make one’s work play: but we did our best; and our success could be called great if estimated by the really good” work we did on our Senior Supper or by our great acting in the Senior Play. Of course, there were times when the monster Drudgery hung around our shoulders; but, in spite of him, we played to- gether a great deal. In spite of our playing we have not been entirely oblivious of that other characteristic demanded of seniors, our dignity. This was duly exercised as we welcomed at the beginning of the year the naive freshmen from the distant heights of our newly acquired dignity. Later wc were recognized through our priv- ileges and senior table as the dignified Seniors. Finally, at the Junior-Senior, our little sisters fittingly avowed their deep re- spect for the learned Seniors, and we settled back in recognized dignity to await that crowning event, the diploma. Thus our two years arc ended. We have traveled far on our Road to Learning; and many are the lessons we have learned. But the Light which called us at the beginning of our journey two years ago is still calling as the Light of Wisdom shines far down the Road; and we realize that learning has not ended, but just begun. Carolyn Allan, Class Historian. LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF THE SENIOR COLLEGE CLASS—1936 We. the Seniors of Montreat College, Montreat, North Carolina, now find ourselves reflecting on, instead of anticipat- ing, our days at our Alma Mater. Just before we make our final departure, we wish to draw up our last will and testa- ment, being of run-down bodies and terribly abused minds. Wc do first bequeath our most treasured possession, Miss Watkins, to the class of thirty-seven” most worthy of her. To the present junior class we leave our dependability and capability of receiving honors to the extent of being called on to entertain when Montreal is again besieged by males. To Miss Spencer we leave our deep devotion to Tanks,” hoping that some day she will he able to abide her presence and understand our attachment to her. To the town-people of Montreat we leave our hearty appre- ciation of their support in all our endeavors and undertakings. 1. Carolyn Allan, will and bequeath to my little sister, Susan Cooke, my colossal store of excess energy, with the ar- dent desire that there will be no future need for running to classes in Montreat. To my stately kid sister. Elizabeth .vlc- Clelen, 1 hereby will my long flowing locks, feeling quite sure that with such a donation she will have no future need for worry about her dignity. 1, Frances Bowen, hereby will to my little sister, Sadie Lou Nunn, my office hours and my ability to remember where 1 put the keys each day, and to Margaret Tucker my vocal ability. I, Margaret Botts, will to Ernestine Foulkc, my passion for Florida and my long hair, to increase her mermaid appearance. I. Nancy Boyd, do hereby will and bequeath to my little sister, Mary Mays, my extraordinary southern drawl. To Ada Mac Robertson, I leave my ardent admiration and daily use of V ick s.’ I. Martha Reid Bcdingcr, bequeath to Josephine Hyatt my ability to play basketball, and to Harriet Walkup my Biology notes and grades. I. Helen Branch, do will and bequeath to Mary Lang my charming and fitting nick-name of Frog. To Mary Page Kirk I leave my ability to ring bells. I, Adelaide Brown, do hereby will ami bequeath to Flora Gordon my unique ability to call my roommate— Elneeecer, and sincerely hope that she will have better results than I ever had. I, Frances Cunningham, do hereby bequeath my wonderful ability to recite to one of my little sisters, Edna Leonard, and to the other, Ruth Hodck. my ability to lose weight, with the sincerest hopes that she may lose more than I did. I, Ruth Collette, leave to Ellen Lee Bridewell my interest in internes, hoping that she may have more success with them than 1 have had. To Isa Clay I bequeath my worn and dog- cared Sears, Roebuck and Company catalog, which has been a favorite piece of literature of many of the girls, including my- self, during the past year. I. Nannette Choate, do hereby will to my little sister, Ruth McGill, my ability to be Miss Miles' assistant, and to Cornelia Wolfe my ability to have curly locks. I, Opal Danicll, do here will to Sarah Groves my many, many bobby pins” and the patience ( ??) to use them faithfully. I. Lottice Duffcy, do hereby will to my little sister. Hat- riett Brown, my remarkable ability to “gab, anti to Marlise Torrance my excessive supply of freckles. 1, Mildred Knox, do hereby will to my little sister, Mabel Johnson, my short stature and to Lennie Cassada my firm foundation (or number ten shoe). 1, Louise McDavid, do hereby will to my little sister. Kath- erine liustcad, my unusual ability to work all trigonometry problems, hoping that she will not see the hands of the clock move on to 11 p. m., every night while still on one problem. I, Helen McCain, do hereby will to Bud” Prime my poise, which 1 know she will need while singing in Budapest. To Geraldine Key 1 will my ability to eat all I want and not be afraid of gaining. I, Louise McCutchcn, do hereby will to Marion Bass my ability to sleep serenely through both rising bells and then get to breakfast at the hist minute. To Margaret Suttlc I will the ability to go to sleep promptly at 10:30.

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Page Two 'I' HE SUN D I A I. Montreat College TIIE SUN DIAL THE EXECUTIVE STAFF 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 Chenoweth ........Janet Steele .....Phyllis Stevens .....Lou Ada Jayroe .....Adelaide Brown Life, we said a moment ago. is a period of time given to us so that we may show our skill at using minutes, days, and years. If we use them rightly, think of the joy we will mean to other people and the good we will be to our communities, our states, and our nation. o---------- DR. RICHARDS IS SPEAKER Sunday morning. May 24th. the baccalaureate service for the two graduating classes was held. After an impressive proces- sional into the chapel by the entire school singing “The Chil- dren of the King, Dr. C. M. Richards. D. D., of Davidson, N. C.. conducted the service. “Hark! Hark! My Soul” and Kipling's “Recessional were sung by the choir. After an in- spiring sermon by Dr. Richards, the school made a recessional singing Brightly Gleams Our Banner.” REPERTORIAL STAFF Freshman High.........................Dorothy Key Sophomore High................Mary WYNN WILLIAMS Junior High................................Carolyn Frame Senior High...............................VlRCINIA AcKISS C Marian Bass Junior College.............J Elizabeth McClelen Nancy Holler Senior College..............................Elinor Miller Typists Louise McDavid Lillie Mae Cousins Mary Elizabeth Gilbert USING OUR LIVES RIGHT Take a few minutes out of the day’s run. and let’s sit down and ask ourselves this question: What is Life? Well. “Life is an isthmus between two eternities.” Ummm. A pretty good definition, but where does it get us? Life’s but a walking shadow.” Maybe it is. but what of it? By this time ive surely must have come to some conclusion, and it is this: Life is a period of time in which we have the upper hand. a period of time given to us so that we may show our skill at using min- utes, days and years. “Our lives are our own, wc impatiently tell our elders. So they are. hut that only makes things harder for we are the people who make ourselves what we’ll be a few years from now. The truth of the matter is. that our reins are in our own hands and that we are guiding ourselves in whatever direction we go. Yes. Fate does play a big part in it, but even then we arc responsible for ourselves. The goal of every person is happiness—happiness in society, in work, and in religion. True, the selection of each plays a large part in the happiness connected with them, but what plays the biggest part in everything in life is making the best of the situation and seeing the good in what we have. Nobody can be happy if he is dissatisfied, and nine times out of ten those who are dissatisfied are people who see the worst points in their surroundings instead of the good ones. Happiness comes, too, with Duty. Duty really isn’t such a hard task-master, when she is accepted cheerfully, llierc’s a very comfortable feeling down inside of us when we’ve done what she suggested, and oh. the pleasure that comes with the thought, I’ve done what I should have done.” Duty first to others, and then to myself”—if that were everyone’s motto. Heaven would be right here on earth. o-------- COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES The annual commencement exercises of the Montrcat Col- lege and High School were held at 10:00 o’clock Monday morning. May 25th. Forty college and twelve high school stu- dents received diplomas. Scholarship and athletic honors were also given, together with the awards for the twenty-two girls who recited the Westminster Shorter Catechism and thirty- six Bible chapters during the year. The commencement ad- dress was given by Rev. A. A. McLean, Lenoir, North Caro- lina. --------o-------- RECENT SPEAKERS Miss Lucy Fletcher, missionary to China, made a talk at the regular prayer meeting on March 24. She spoke on stew- ardship. Her main thought was the four commands of Jesus, Look ye.” Pray ye. Go ye.” and Tarry ye.” Dr. MacDill, pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Gas- tonia, N. C., gave a series of evangelistic talks to the students of the school and to visitors during the week of March 3-6. Individual conferences were given to those who desired them. The students appreciated very much the help Dr. MacDill gave them in spiritual matters and those pertaining to their life work. Mrs. J. E. Thacker, of Norfolk. Va. spoke in chapel on March 10. Her subject was the story of Joseph and God’s plan in his life as applied to our own lives. ---------o ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT CONCERT On the evening of May 22 in the chapel of the new admin- istration building the annual commencement concert was given by the choir and pupils of the Music Department. Piano solos were played bv Margaret Botts. Mary Beckett. Geraldine Key, Margaret Thompson, and Mary Wynne Williams. Duets were played by Cornelia Brown and Ila May James. Margaret Botts and Miss I ord, and Martha Reid Bcdinger and Miss Lord. A quartette composed of Carolyn Allan, Margaret Botts. Mary Beckett, and Ila May James, played two numbers, and the choir sang four selections. The students and the community are very grateful to Miss Ix rd and to her pupils for the presentation of this enjoyable evening of music.

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Page Four THE SUN DIAL Montreat College I. Elinor Miller, do will to Nancy Fontaine a share of my unceasing love and admiration for dear ol' Virginia, “the place where I was born. and to Cornelia Brown my hearty love and appetite for doughnuts at Mr. Dorsey’s store. 1, Laurie Reynolds, do hereby will to Annie Reid Wilkes my remarkable ability to always have something to say, and to Bunny Alexander, my unfailing habit of making breaks. 1. Vivian Shaw, do will to 1 la May James my experiences as psychology teacher and hope she will always know her les- sons. To Mary Beckett. 1 bequeath my love for Josephine. to inspire her to greater and nobler deeds. I. imogene Stepp, will to Nancy Nelson my excess flesh, and to Margaret Sanders I leave all of my love letters, so that she may learn the technique. I, Alice Ellington, will to Leonora Anderson my wonder- ful ability to translate French and to Nedra Deans my musical voice. 1, Elizabeth Fleming, do hereby will and bequeath to Gladys Cross my old Home Economics recipes, hoping that they will be of much aid when ‘‘Harris” comes along. I. Elsie Hartfield, leave to Martha Monroe my package of eighty-seven blue letters (hoping they inspire you as they did me), and to Connie Perry I leave my senior privileges (you won't find them with a microscope, though). I. Blanche Hall, do will to Laura Altman my reputed Senior dignity. (How's that for a starter, little sister?).. I. Etta Hubbard do hereby will to Ruth Severson, my little sister, my ability to interpret Miss Hoyt's history lecture notes. 1, Elizabeth Hight, do hereby will and bequeath to Mildred Hale my somber disposition. To Margaret Tipton 1 leave my quiet ami submissive nature. I, Estelle Isenhour, do hereby will to Roy Ellen Osborne my great scientific ability, in the hope that she will be able to prove whether roosters lay eggs. To Peggy Porter I will my magnifying glasses, so that she will be sure to see her Senior privileges. I, Nelle Jackson, will to Eleanor Chcnoweth my willing- ness to cooperate and to Mildred Coe my class spirit. 1, Lou Ada Jay roe, do hereby will and bequeath to Caroline Heriot my ability to get to Miss Watkins’ English classes on time and also my authoritative window-gazing while in those classes. I. Faye Smith, do bequeath to Natalie Tom bras my ability to look cheerful on all occasions, and to Sara Elizabeth Jones my position as P. C. at Montreat. To both of them 1 be- queath my uncontrollable love for mince meat pie. I, Mary Stowe, will to Marietta Walker and to Helen Dav- enport my various and numerous Senior privileges with the sincerest hopes that they will not completely spoil them. I. Cariotta Sanders, do will to my “little sisters, Sarah Adams and Frances Humphrey, my place on the bus en route to and from old Virginia. I. Florence Wardrep, do will to Nell Sarles my ability to be a Fairy and my strange powers of coordination and sinis- trality. To Margaret Bower, my Yankee little sister. 1 will my love for Tennessee, hoping that she will continue to make her Tennessee roommate happy. 1. Ruby Wheeler, do will and bequeath to Lillie Mac Cous- ins my immense understanding, hoping that it will never ven- ture any farther from her head than it is already. I. Nell Wilson, do bequeath to my “little sisters, Margaret Ramscur and Lois Cassady, the faithful old shoes that 1 hope will serve them as bedroom slippers. There will be one for each of you. 1, Sadie Hall Woodruff, leave to Elizabeth Holler my abil- ity to get to places on time, thus avoiding the rush in order to get a front row seat. To Louise Kelly, I leave the joy of ex- pecting my relations” every Sunday and on special holidays. To both of them, I leave my greatest accomplishment of “goose Stepping. and hope this will inspire them to take the higher walk of life. I, Mary Delle Wilkins, do hereby will to Nellie Simpson the key to the costume room, hoping she will get as much pleas- ure as I have gotten from visiting the room at all hours of the day or night, and 1 assure Nellie there will be no time when she will be without a new spring hat. I, Mary Elizabeth Gibert. do hereby will my good sense of balance to Frances Rodman, and my password in Miss Wat- kins' class— 1 don’t know —to Ida Lyle. I, Peggy Sloop, do hereby will to my big little sister. Mary Ruth O'Quinn, my ravenous appetite with which I can eat and not gain. To Laura Mae Brown 1 do will my innumerable freckles to complete her collection. 1. Ruth Pcniand, do hereby will to Sarah Rudisill my ability to concentrate on my lessons and to Jessie Gouge 1 be- queath my ability to put off 'till tomorrow what I should do today. Signed: Adelaide Brown, Class Lrnvyer. -----------o----------- SENIOR COLLEGE CLASS PROPHECY It was my first vacation, and I was making a tour of New York. I entered the newly opened restaurant just off Broadway, and who do you think greeted me?—Mildred Knox, the new proprietor—Mildred Knox, whom 1 hadn't seen for ten years, not since we had left Montreat. Of course we immediately be- gan to talk of our Dear Old Alma Mater. Mildred told me that Nancy Boyd was her assistant and that Frances Cunning- ham was their hostess. I was thrilled at seeing three of my old associates at one time, but the surprise had only begun. When the floor show began, the master of ceremonies stepped forth and announced, Ladies and Gentlemen, tonight we are presenting for the first time in New York the latest sensation in tap dancers. For the past twelve months she has held all Europe spellbound with her fast dancing. May 1 present Miss Adelaide Brown and her manager, Robert --------. ’ Well, 1 finally got seated and Mildred and 1 began to talk. She told me that she had received a card from Miss Wat- kins, who was touring England, with Bill Shakespeare and M jss Lord as chaperons. Peggy Sloop was now dean at a Girls’ school on an Indian Reservation in Oklahoma. She was liking it just fine.” And Laurie Reynolds—Oh! She has made a great success as a social service worker in the slums of Norfolk. Virginia. She did a wonderful work last win-tcr. Nancy came and relieved Mildred. She told me that Nan- nette Choate ran a smart Dress Shoppe just off Park Ave. where people had individual clothes designed. She showed me a clipping announcing the marriage of Miss Carolyn Allan, beautiful professional model for the Odor- less Perfume Company to Count No-Count. The wedding took place at the “Little Church off Times Square.' By this time I was so anxious to learn about the rest of my dear school mates that Adelaide and I, for she had joined us after the performance, decided to go to the fortune teller around the corner. He had us give him a list of names that we wished to know about. After this he gave us a queer kind of tea to drink and re- peated over and over to us the list of names. Finally I lost