Volume 1, No. 13
Montreat-Anderson College
April 28,
Academic Dean Chosen
Dr. I. Newton Wilson Jr.,
Dean of Students at Belhaven
College in Jackson,
Mississippi, has been ap
pointed Dean of the College at
Montreat-Anderson College.
The announcement was made
by Montreat-Anderson
President Silas M. Vaughn on
behalf of the Montreat-
Anderson College Board of
Trustees.
Dr. Wilson is presently Dean
of Students and Chairman of
the Department of Christian
Education at Belhaven
College. He was awarded
a Ph.D. in Counselor
Education and Supervision
from the University of
Southern Mississippi in 1975,
and received an M.R.E.
Degree in Pastoral Counseling
from New Orleans Baptist
Theological Seminary in 1970.
In 1966, Dr. Wilson was
awarded a Bachelor’s Degree
from, Columbia Theological
Seminary and was graduated
in 1963 from Belhaven College
with a B.A. Degree in Biblical
Studies.
Prior to becoming Dean of
Students at Belhaven College,
Dr. Wilson was Chairman of
the Department of Christian
Education and Associate
Professor of Christian
Education. He is an ordained
minister in the Presbyterian
Church, U.S., and .from 1966
through 1969, he served as
, Pastor of Ellisville
Presbyterian Church in
Ellisville, Mississippi.
He is a member of the
American Personnel and
Guidance Association, the
Southern College Personnel
Association, the Mississippi
Personnel and Guidance
Association and the
Mississippi Association of
Counselor Educators and
Supervisors.
In a statement to the
Montreat-Anderson College
Search Committee Dr. Wilson
outlined his basic philosophy
concerning the role of the
Christian college. “Christian
higher education,’ ’ he wrote,
“provides a viable channel
through which the church can
exercise a redemptive in
fluence upon society by of
fering an alternative to
secular educational
philosophies. The Christian
college is able to justify its
existence by making a
distinctive contribution in
education which state and
private non-sectarian in
stitutions cannot and do not
wish to make. The Christian
college is under obligation to
offer education from a biblical
perspective because of its
conviction that all truth
resides in a personal God and
that all true knowledge is
consistent with God’s revealed
truth. Christian higher
education should be excited
about the privilege of
educating men and women
who will be able to articulate
God’s truth in every discipline
of life.”
Dr. Wilson will fill a
vacancy at Montreat-
Anderson College created by
the death of the late academic
dean, Dr. Hoyt Evens of
Asheville, who died in an
accidental fall at his home last
October.
Dr. Wilson will assume the
position of Dean of the College
at Montreat-Anderson in July.
He and his wife will live in
Montreat.
Pnoto by Ken Lakln
Awards
The Greybeard Players presented the musical
production “Oliver’ ’ (Mandy Peele) this past
Weekend. Three evening sell-out shows and a
matinee were the result of weeks of hard work and
preparation for the final play of the year.
Carol Marks enjoys the April mountain showers.
by \ ,»n KMi negiiy
Graduation Approaches
One of the highlights of
Montreat’s schedule is the
annual awards banquet held
this year on Tuesday, April 25.
At this ceremony, a variety of
awards ranging from
academic to sports to
recognition of leadership are
presented.
With Dean Wilson as
Master of Ceremonies, the
program began with an in
vocation and a few songs.
The main speaker for the
evening was the former
Yankee second baseman,
Bobby Richardson, now a
resident of Asheville.
In the area of academics, an
acceptional number of awards
were given varying levels of
achievement. These were
followed by several service
awards including the Faculty
Service Award which went to
Rex Hoffman and the faculty
chosen Teacher of the Year
that went to Mr. Don King.
Eddie Blanchard was given
the Campus Life Service
Award, the yearbook
dedication was presented to
Mrs. Martha Evans and the
Student Activities Committee,
the Student Government
Association, the Honor
Council, and the General
Assembly all recognized their
outstanding members. The
remainder of the awards were
athletic. the Best All
Around Athletes going to Ivan
Diggs for the men and to
Carrie Wolfenden for the
by Karl E. Peters
Mixed emotions are
beginning to surface now with
graduation fast approaching.
The graduating sophomores
beg in preparations for their
future while many of the
others go home in anticipation
of another year at Montreat.
Speakers for Montreat’ s
graduation ceresnony of 1978
include the Reverend
Charles Parker Wright and
Clarence William Legerton
Jf., M.D. Reverend Wright,
born and raised in Penn
sylvania, is a graduate of the
Kings College in New York
and Pittsburgh Theological
Seminary. Since ordination in
1961, he has held four
pastorates and is presently
serving as the senior minister
of North Avenue Presbyterian
Church in Atlanta, Georgia.
He also serves on the ('ouncil
of the Atlanta Presbytery and
as a member of the Mayor’s
Advisory Committee. Mr.
Wright is married to the
former Margaret Burton
Sweet and has five children.
Dr. Legerton was born in
Charleston, S.C. and
graduated as second honor
graduate from the Medical
University of South Carolina
in 1946. He served in the U.S.
Army Medical Corps as a
Captain with some time in
Korea as a Battalion Surgeon.
Dr. Legerton is presently
Professor of Internal
Medicine and Director,
Gastroenterology Division,
Medical University of South
Carolina. He has served in
many capacities in both
education and church work
including moderator of the
Charleston Presbytery and
Chairman of the board of
Trustees for Montreat-
Anderson College.
Graduation ceremonies will
be held Sunday, May 7, 1978
with the baccalaureate ad
dress by the Rev. Wright at
10:30 a.m. and the com
mencement exercises by Dr.
Legerton at 2:00 p.m.
Election Champions
D. Swinson
women.
Election time has passed by
once again for Montreat
Anderson College, and it is
time to say farewell to the old
but very much loved officers
and welcome the new. The
new officers are: Joey Shore,
S.G.A.President, Kenny Kuhn,
S.G.A. Vice President, George
White, S.G.A. Treasurer,
Miriam Turner, S.G.A.
Secretary, Don Redman,
President of Honor Council,
Tricia Watson, Vice President
of Honor Council, Marrie
Leslie, Secretary of Honor
Council, Roger Smith,
President of Sophomore Class
and Gary Richardson, Student
Activities Chairman.
These new officers are
ready for the upcoming school
year, and they are ready to
serve, as Joey Shore states,
“I am real excited and I look
forward to a very good next
year, I look forward to getting
the Crosby-Adams House open
for next year and to serve the
students and the Community.
I feel it will be a very
challenging year, but in the
words of one of my old English
teachers, ‘What the
mind of man can conceive and
believe, he can achieve.’ And
there is no doubt in my mind
that we will do a good job,’’he
adds, “I believe there is good
leadership in the new officers,
and with their potential and
God’s help next year will be a
good year.”
There is much in store for
the students of next year as
far as activities are con
cerned. Gary Richardson,
who is also optimistic about
next year states, “I am
looking forward to a good year
of activities, I am not quite
sure about the bands yet, but
the money will be put to good
use. I can say, however, that
there will be more street
dances, and that I want to get
all the students involved.”
Miriam Turner feels much
the same thing, “I want to
voice the students’ ideas and
opinions, I am very much
looking forward to getting
everybody active in the
Student Body, and to get more
individuals to participate. I
have really got to thank this
year’s S.G.A. officers for
doing such a great job, and I
just pray that we can achieve
just as much as they did.”
Each officer has a
responsiblility to both the
College and the Community,
Roger Smith states, “My
responsibility is to carry on
the blood drive, and I am also
in charge of doing one class
project in the course of the
year, this project can either be
a money making project or a
service project, I will say that
I am going to do something
that is both beneficial to the
students and to the com
munity. It will be an in
teresting and exciting ex
perience to hold the office of
Sophomore Class President,
and I feel that with the total
involvement of the student
body much will be ac
complished.”