ALETHEIA
Volume XXVI, Number 8
Montreal-Anderson College
November 4,1992
"Constructrion Zone Ahead..."
Students Reach Out
Greybeard Players Start
'92 -'93 Season
By Heather Ferguson
Guest Writer
The M-AC Student Govern
ment Association has a new stand
ing committee this year called the
Relations Committee. With mem
bers representing all facets of our
college, this diverse committee has
the task of working to improve and
maintain communications between
students, faculty, and administra
tion as well as the Montreat Com
munity. This is certainly no small
task.
The first step has been to orga
nize an evening where the students
of M-AC will host the residents of
Montreat for an evening meal and a
great opportunity to get to know one
another. The evening meal will
take place on Tuesday, November
10, at 5:00 p.m. in the Howerton
Cafeteria.
Glenn Bannerman, nationally
known for his recreation ministry,
will be there to help us get ac
quainted, and Kristine Buckwalter
and Joe Troutman will provide mu
sical entertainment. Featured
speaker Ed Bonner, Campus Chap
lain, will outline why our efforts to
unite the community are so vital.
And last but not least. Jack Spencer
and the cafeteria staff will dazzle us
with a wonderful dinner.
This will be just one of the
ways that we can get to know the
residents, many of whom are retired
from the very fields that we are
studying.
Family Weekend at M-AC
- Talent Show and Festival to Welcome Parents
By Jennifer Gunsch
On Wednesday, October 28,
the Greybeard players made their
debut. They presented two one-act
plays to an audience of about 60
people. The audience was a good
mix of faculty, staff, students, and
members of the community.
The first play. The Freezer,
was a play about trying to achieve
the perfect, eternal life. The play
portrayed a man and a woman who
were paired together because there
were genetically perfect for each
other. The cast - comprised of
Ann-Luise Snyder, Ashley B. Perry,
and Dean Peteet - did a great job
playing their roles. When asked
how she thought the play went, di
rector Jennifer Hardman replied, "I
believe it went real well, everyone
remembered their lines and remem
bered what they were supposed to
do." Perry commented, "I wish we
could do a play every night. It made
me feel really great doing some
thing of this quality."
Immediately following, T/ie
Freezer , The Greybeard Players
Tprtstnitd Death Knocks. This play
again shows how humans attempt
to "put off" death. Nat Ackerman,
played by Clay Martin, attempts to
play cards with the Grim Reaper,
played by Laura Beth Henry, to
avoid death. This play shows
Ackerman trying to "play" for time.
Brian Fuller, director of the play,
commented, "The problems that
were present in the rehearsals were
non-existent in the presentation."
Both plays created an ex
citement and wonderment in the
audience. Janie King replied, "The
contrast between the two plays was
exciting. The first one made me
think about death, the second one
made me laugh at it (or her, in this
case)." Both plays were well di
rected, well acted, and overall well
produced.
By David T. Caldwell
The "Family Weekend" will
officially run from November 6-7.
According to Tom Hilgers, who is
the director of student activities, the
"Parent" in "Parent's Weekend" has
been changed to "Family" in an at
tempt to highlight the actual spirit
of the occasion. The weekends'
activities will include opportunities
for parents to meet the faculty and
staff as well as catching up with
familiar news.
On Friday, November 6, at 7:00
p.m., parents are invited to a recep
tion which will be hosted by Presi
dent and Mrs. Hurt at the Belk Cam
pus Center deck. The reception will
be followed by the Freshmen Talent
Show in Gaither Chapel to be held
at 8:00 p.m. "This is a chance for
those freshmen who were not able
to participate in the upper class tal
ent show at the first of the year to
show their stuff," began Hilgers. "It
should also be nice since about half
of those families who have indi
cated that they will be coming are
form the freshmen class."
On the following morning reg
istration will officially commence.
Coffee and doughnuts will be pro
vided as refreshments on the Belk
Campus Center deck from 8:00-
9:00 a.m. The college bookstore
will be open from 8:00- 9:00 a.m.
and from 1:00- 3:00 to provide par
ents with the opportunity to pur
chase souvenirs and memorabilia
of the weekend.
On the heels of registration
will come an opportunity to hear
from faculty, staff and student gov
ernment representatives in "An
Update on the College" which will
be held in Gaither Chapel from 9:15
- 10:00 a.m. From 10:00 - 11:30
a.m. interestedparents will be given
the chance to meet the faculty infor
mally. Parents will also be given
the opportunity to become better
informed about the college as well
as to state some ideas when the "M-
AC Parents' Council Meeting" con
venes at 12:30 p.m. in the Gaither
Chapel.
Visiting family members will
also have the added treat this year of
experiencing "Harvest Fest" which
was postponed from an earlier date
due to inclement weather. The
games begin at 1:30 and will con
clude at 5:00. The site of the street
festival has been changed to the
Dunn Pavilion near the campus
swimming pool in order to ensure
against similar difficulties prevent
ing the success of the event.
International Students Association Expands Membership
- American students with more than a year of study abroad receive invitation
By Paul Shockley
The International Student's As
sociation is a club here at Montreat-
Anderson to help facilitate better
understanding for foreign exchange
students who are adjusting to the
culture of the states, as well as the
educational system of a private col
lege. The emphasis of the club is to
share with American students the
differences of international cultures
and to interact with students here at
Montreat. This supplies both inter
national students and American stu
dents with a learning experience
outside of the classroom.
This year the international stu
dent club wants to expand their or
ganization to American students
who have lived or studied abroad
for more than a year. This new
expansion will give the American
students rights as an honorary mem
ber. This includes all rights of a
member, except that if holding an
executive position with in the club.
Bob Mwaura, president of the inter
national student association, stated
the reason are not a lot of interna
tional exchange students. The num
bers drop from last year. Second,
we thought the definition of "inter
national student" was too restric
tive. We want to include American
students who have lived abroad a
year or more, but before, they could
not join because they were Ameri
can citizens. With the new expan
sion they can now join as honorary
members."
Mwaura also feels that "we
[Montreat-Anderson] need more
recruitment of International Stu
dents."
Often times the main struggle
for international students in trying
to adapt to the educational system in
the United States, is the language
barrier, as well as financial aid.
Massamba (Max) Fall, in his opin
ion, said, "One thing that stays in
the back of your mind here in the
states, you have to pay for your
education. In Europe, education is
free, and you don't have to worry
about working and studying. I think
it affects my grades some, as well as
the language, but I'm handling okay.
" Jonathan Hoyle, who was bom in
Belfast, Northern Ireland, and lived
in the United Kingdom for thirteen
years stated this about the European
education, "The level of high school
education in England is so much
harder than here in the states."
The club holds meetings on
the first Monday of every month.
Meetings are open to all students,
and are encouraged to come. For
more information see Bob Mwaura
or Mrs. Patsy Hilliard, the
organization's staff advisor.