VOL. 20, NO. 2
MONTREAT COLLEGE, MONTREAT, NORTH CAROLINA
OCTOBER, 1954
College Chorus
Tour Begins Nov. 26
By Emily Mohler
On November 25, thirty-six students will
demonstrate the packing of the most mis
cellaneous articles into the fewest num
ber of suitcases. This ordeal will inform
ally open the touring season for the Mon
treat College Chorus. This tour is the
tour, although there will be various sing
ing engagements throughout the year, and
another tour in the spring.
The first concert will be at Lumberton,
North Carolina on Friday, November 26.
Saturday, the chorus will sing at Rose
Hill, and Sunday at Wilmington. On the
29 and 30 they will be at Darlington and
Lake City respectively. Moving steadily
southward, the chorus will be in South
Carolina for the rest of the tour. Wednes
day, December 1 they will be in Florence;
Thursday in Aiken; Friday in Orangeburg;
and Saturday in Summerville.
On Sunday, December 5, the group will
give three performances in Charleston.
These will be at the First Presbyterian,
Saint Andrews Presbyterian, and Second
Presbyterian churches. The last stops
will be made in the Columbia, S. C., vicin
ity on Monday, December 6. This will con
clude the long list of concerts given in
churches, schools, and on radio and tele
vision stations.
The Chorus program consists of sacred
anthems, negro spirituals, and Christmas
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Schoen Duo-Piano Recital
Is Set For Saturday Night
Nora Liang Is Elected
Montreal CCVN Head Debussy's Suite, "En Blanc et Noir"
Montreat’s Collegiate Council of the
United Nations has elected as its presi
dent Nora Liang. Nora reeently arrived
by airplane from Formosa, where her
father is a general in Chiang Kai Shek’s
army. Mrs. O. V. Armstrong, who taught
here several years ago, and is now a miss
ionary on Formosa, helped influence Nora
to come to Montreat.
We asked Nora to tell us a little about
herself. She wrote the following in what
she terms her “Chinese English”;
“My name is Nora Nan-fang Liang. I
am a Chinese. Come from Taiwan (For
mosa) Free China. I have a big family.
Almost 25 persons live together. Includes
my grandmother, uncle, parents, father’s
friends and my seven brothers and sisters.
My father is a military. He works very
hard for us. Mother is a worthy wife of
my father. So I have a very sweet home
that makes my tears coming down all the
.time when I think over that I am so far
from them.
“It is the first time that I leave my
family. Before I came here, I imagined
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At 8 p.m. on Saturday evening, October
30, Mr. and Mrs. Victor R. Schoen will
present a duo-piano recital in Gaither
Chapel.
For their first selection, the Schoens
will play The Concerto for Two Pianos in
C Major by J. S. Bach. This work in three
movements represents the Baroque era of
music.
Preceding the intermission, Claude De
bussy’s suite, “En blanc et .noir” will be
heard. This . impressionistic work, com
posed in 1915, is written in three move
ments, and each movement is based on a
poem or quotation. The essence of the
first movement adheres to the old proverb
that “all work and no play makes Jack
a dull boy.” The second movement is
based on a verse of Francois Villon, with
the paraphrased meaning that all French
men should be brave and noble. In this
movement, one hears Martin Luther’s
chorale melody, “A Mighty Fortress Is Our
God.” The third movement pictures mus
ically Charles d’Orleans’ quotation, “. . . you
are such a rascal ...”
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THIRTY-TWO HARDY MONTREATERS SCALE MITCHELL IN ANNUAL HIKE
By Kathy Rash
Monday morning, October 11, at 6:30,
quiet but definite shuffling feet, swishing
brooms, and swinging mop buckets could
be heard from scattered quarters in the
two dormitories at Montreat College. Now
any ordinary Montreater knows that this
is definitely unconventional. In the first
place, who would get up at such an un
earthly hour in the morning? And in the
second place, who would get up at such
an unearthly hour on Monday morning?
And in the third place, who, at .such an
unearthly hour on Monday morning, would
be cleaning their room at Montreat? What
strange motive compelled these select few
to be so industriously cleaning their room
while the rest of the dormitories were
still bound in the spell of innocent sleep?
As it happened, Monday, October 11 was
a special day for some; yes, it was the
much-anticipated day of the Mitchell hike.
For several weeks, thirty-two Mentreaters
had been preparing themselves for this an
nual hike and finally the day had arrived.
So, bubbling over with energy, they stole
out of bed, (at an unearthly hour) cleaned
their rooms, hurried to breakfast and once
back in their rooms, packed their knap-
sicks and rushed to the prearranged meet
ing place—the ramp of Assembly Inn.
The girls had the rare privilege of be
ing accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Guy
and another guy—Frank.
Once the whole group was assembled,
everyone was eager to be off and after
a few preliminary remarks and advice from
their competent leader. Miss Smith, the
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