Volume 1, No. 6
Montreat-Anderson College
, P'ebruary 3, 1978
Interim Week Cancelled
Photo by Bruce Parrish
Jeep Fleet Volunteers
Services To Community
by Allen Meadows
(Montreat, N.C.)-Winter
brought more than the usual
snow, ice, and freezing
weather to Montreat-
Anderson College this year.
The “Jeep Fleef’consisting of
three College students:
Darwin Glassford, Jack
Edwards, and Allen
McLaurin; the Dean of the
College, Dr. C. Larry Wilson;
and the Commissioner of
Roads for the town, Mr. Andy
Andrews, arrived upon the
Community scene to fight the
adverse elements of winter.
Actually, the “Jeep Fleet”
is just an organized way of
voluntarily helping people in
trouble in the surrounding
College community which
began back in November with
the flooding rains disaster.
Each volunteer, equipped
with his own Jeep, checta in
periodically on a daily basis at
the College bookstore, or
“Contact point” where people
in need of transportational
service due to higher
elevations and severe weather
have called in. Other tasks for
these “men in jeep’ ’ include
picking up medicine and
groceries for the elderly and
disabled, and remedying any
emergency situation that may
arise.
One example is an incident
in which a recreational class
camping out in the wilderness
of Western Carolina, ran out of
gas in the school van. Tem
peratures were well below
freezing. Luckily, Glassford,
who was acting as back-up for
the excursion, was available
and reached the Rescue Squad
on his Jeep CB. The message;
was relayed to the College and
help was soon on its way.
These services rendered by
the volunteers are at no
charge unless a payment is
offered; however, 15 cents a
mile for gas is the maximum
to be accepted. According to
Edwards, their reward comes
from the “satisfaction in
knowing that the community
realizes the College cares
about it and its residents.”Mr.
Andrews, who acts as the
coordinator for the group,
says his reward comes from
seeing the “students’personal
satisfaction in helping and
by David Teague
In a meeting held December
14,1977 the faculty decided not
to have Interim Week during
the 1978-1979 school term.
The motion to cancel In
terim Week was made by
English professor Don King.
His main reason for not
wanting to have it next year
was the time spent preparing
for it. “I think too much time
is spent preparing Interim
Week that by the faculty
could be be better used
preparing their courses,’’said
Mr. King. He also stated that
the faculty voted last year to
have 73 teaching days each
semester and with Interim
Week there were only 70.
Another reason the faculty
voted not to have Interim
Week is that next year is a re-
accredidation year by the
Southern Association of
Colleges and Schools. Every
10 years schools are asked to
conduct a self-study and this
will mean a considerable
amount of extra work for the
faculty.
There is still a chance that
Interim Week will be
scheduled for next year,
however, due to student in
terest in the program. A
motion has been accepted by
the faculty to reconsider their
decision and it will be voted on
at the next meeting.
Cavaliers Avenge Greenville
having fun at the same time.
There’s a little dare-devil in all
of them.”
Volunteers help volunteers.
One resident of Montreat,
Mrs. Nancy Talmage, has
been doing volunteer work at
Highland Farms (a
retirement housing facility in
nearby Swannanoa), but she
has run into transportational
difficulties with the arrival of
cold weather. McLaurin and
the rest of the “Jeep Fleet’ ’
have solved her problem.
This voluntary service
organization has been com
mended by the Mayor of
Montreat, Mr. John K.
Abemethy, and the “Jeep
Fleet” will continue to assist
people as long as there are
needs. Or as Dean Wilson
commented, “as long as there
is such entusiasm and interest
directed towards 4-wheel
drive vehicles, particularly
jeeps, from students attending
the College.’ ’ Rumor has it
that the School’s Admissions
Department is adding the
“Jeep Fleef’to one of its at
tractions or reasons for at
tending Montreat-Anderson
College.
A highly regarded North
Greenville team made a long
trip down to the Cavalier’s
planks January 28, losing 69-
62, making it an even longer
trip back. North Greenville
was ranked third in their
conference (the one MAC
dropped out of) and had led
the nation in scoring for
several weeks prior to their
MAC encounter. The Cavalier
victory marked revenge for a
30-point defecit at the hands of
North Greenville, the previous
year.
The contest, marred by poor
officiating towards both
teams, saw ^e respected
coaches leave their seats on
several occasions, and the
cdpacity-packed crowd rise in
uproar. Willie “6-9” McCray,
playing with the flu, open^
the scoring for the Cavaliers
on a 15-foot jumper and
Greenville responded with a
basket to even things up. This
pattern didn’ t change
throughout the game as both
teams juggled with the lead.
The Cavs went on top 16-12
with 12: 09 minutes to play on
a three point play by McCray;
however , North Greenville
roared back as the MAC zone
defense experienced a
momentary lull. The MAC
attack strategy went to more
and more passing which
opened up Ivan Diggs for a 20-
ft. connection and allowed
“BuU”Brinkley to can 2 points
underneath. Gary Parris
followed with a steal and
fastbreak layup plus a comer
shot to make it 24-20 with 9
minutes remaining.
North Greenville again
started shooting holes in the
MAC zone defense, and with
the score 26-26, Coach
Wilhelmi called T.O. The
Cavaliers decided to “slow
things up as much as possible.
As much as thry’ll let us.”
North Greenville went to a 3-
man zone with man-to-man
coverage on Freshwater and
Parris.
After Ivan Diggs hit his
fourth bucket of the first half.
North Greenville spread their
offense out with 2 minutes
remaining only to see MAC go
on top 33^2 at the end of the
half.
During the first three
minutes of the second half
both teams traded fast-breaks
before MAC slowed the pace
behind accurate outside
shooting from Parris and
muscle plays by Brinkley.
MAC again caUed time-out
with 13:50 to go and the score
4640.
Seconds later Freshwater
looked in fine form after
turning his ankle on a fast-
break at the close of the half,
as he ,tole the ball for the
umpteenth time this season!
ivIAC moved out to a 52-48 lead
with 8:26 remaining on a tip-in
by McCray. The next 5
minutes consisted of
“basketbrawT ’ as the of
ficiating became a bigger
spectacle than the basketball
game.
MAC called time-out with
1:32 remaining. The Cavs
decided to forget about N.G.
and returned to the hardwoods
to beat the clock. After N.G.
called T.O. with 13 secondfs
left in the final stanza, trailing
67-62, the “Bull” took the in
bound pass for the Cavs and
went unmolested down-court
to slam-dunk the ball into
infinity. North Greenville
players stood in awe.
Fans rushed onto the floor to
congratulate the team, and
both enjoyed what was
probably the most memorable
experience in Cavalier
basketball history.
SCORING: Freshwater 16,
McCray 14, Parris 14,
Brinkley 12, Diggs 11, and
Edwards 2.
Left to Right: Top-Cappi Ricks, Randall Morrison, Dallas
McClain, Marcos Lehman, Peggy Howland, Gerald Eller.
Bottom-Debbie West, Mirium Russell, Marty Long, Laura Smith,
Nancy Chapin, Billy Binkley.