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Volume XXVI, Number 2 Montreat-Anderson College
September 15th, 1992
LATE NIGHT WITH SGA
- Belk A 24 Hour Study Center?
Last Wednesday night, or Huddle House. However, the
SGA member Jeff Reardon was Black Mountain restaurants — far
overheard telling a faculty member from being ideal study environments
that he is directing a search for a — are simply inaccessible to stu-
STALEY LECTURE SERIES
- "Hope In A Desperate World"
campus facility to
remain open 24
hours a day. Rear
don went on to say
that, currently, the
most likely candi
date for such a place
is the first floor of
the Belk Center, in
cluding the Cavalier
Grill and, possibly,
the Mall.
Reardon
explained that stu
dents who wish to
study late might
Jeff Reardon
dents without cars.
Exposing the
entire Belk Center
to theft or vandal
ism was not, Rear
don admitted, a
perfect solution. He
suggested locking
the fire doors lead
ing to the second
and third stories at
midnight as per
current operational
procedures. Rear
don did not discuss
the administration ’s~
Betty Ferrel
Special to The Aletheia
Today, Montreat-Ander
son Col
lege wel
comes The
Reverend
Dr. B.
Clayton
Bell, Sr.,
Senior
Minister of
Highland
Park Pres
byterian
Church in
Dallas,
Texas as
our guest
lecturer.
find it easier to do so if they had a response to the proposal, nor did
public place on campus where they SGA President Justin Ramb offer
could congregate in groups. comment on the subject when ap-
The current alternatives, proachcdhy The Aletheia.
according to Reardon, are Denny’s
COLLEGE REPUBLICANS
- Political Activism Hits Montreat
Dr. Clayton BeJl Sr. at Montreat in 1965
by Paul Shockley
Last week M-AC offered student
voters a chance to
register. Ofthe67to
register, 5 did so as
independents and 12
signed up as Demo
crats. The remain
ing 50, the largest
single contingent,
aligned themselves
with the Republican
Party.
The upcoming
election has fostered
an increase in politi
cal involvement
among students at
M-AC; for example, the M-AC Re
publican Party. The executive offi
cers of the M-AC Republican Party
are the following: President, Bob
Graham; Vice-President, Don
Collins, Jr.; Second Vice-President,
Bob Graham - President
Jennifer Branum; Secretary, Brian
Pernell; and Treasurer, Ann-Lois
Snyder.
The goal of the
party, as stated by
Collins is, "To pro
mote the Republican
Party and its candi
dates on campus, and
to help educate stu
dents on the political
issues.” The party
hopes to have Re
publican representa
tives Charles Taylor
and Don Collins, Sr.
speak here at M-AC.
The executive offi
cers are planning to attend the state
convention on September 19th in
Fayetteville. The M-AC Republican
Party is a member of the North Caro
lina Federation of College Republi
cans.
The Rever
end Dr.
Bell holds a B. A. from Wheaton Col
lege and a Masters of Divinity from
Columbia Theological Seminary.
Honors to Dr. Bell have included the
Doctor of Divinity degree from
Gordon-Conwell Theological Semi
nary, Doctor of Human Letters from
Roberts Wesleyan College, and
Doctor of Letters from Grove City
College
Dr. Bell has served in nu
merous positions at every level within
thePCUSA. He has been involved in
evangelisitic missions and lecture
ships around the world. Bell has
pastored churches in Alabama,
Georgia, and Texas. In 1990, he
authored the book Moorings in a
World Adrift: Answers for Chris
tians Who Dare to Ask Why.
The M-AC Republican Party
would like to encourage students to
become involved and support local
candidates. Fund raising and volun
teer work information will be avail
able at party meetings, which will be
posted and are open to any Republi
can students interested. For more
information about M-AC Republi
can Party, please contact Bob Gra
ham or Don Collins, Jr.
Well known in this area.
Dr. Bell is the son of the late Dr. and
Mrs. L. Nel
son Bell —
for whom the
library is
named —
and brother
to Ruth Gra
ham. He is
married to
Peggy Alex
ander of
Asheville.
The
theme for the
week of lec
tures will be
“Hope for a
Desperate
World.”
Speeches
with the following titles are sched
uled for delivery as indicated:
Tuesday
10 a.m. “A Long Night’s Journey
Into Day”
7 p.m. “Do You Deserve a Break
Today?”
Wednesday
10 a.m. “One Bride for Seven
Brothers”
7 p.m. “At the End of One’s
Rope”
Thursday
10 a.m. “A Woman’s Prudent
Investment”
Wednesday’s Class Schedule
Beginning at 11:00 a.m., all classes
will be shortened by ten minutes to
accommodate an extra chapel serv
ice for the Staley Lectures.
01
02
Chapel
03
04
05
06
07
08
8:00 - 8:50
9:00 - 9:50
10:00 - 10:50
11:00- 11:40
11:50-12:30
12:40- 1:20
1:30-2:10
2:20 - 3:00
3:10-3:50