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Volume XXXI, Nimiber 7
Montreat College
21 November 1997
Ferguson survives 25 foot fall
Climber breaks ankle, dreams of next climb
By Jeremy Isaac Wittevccii
Last Sunday, Sophomores
Mark Brennan, and Nathan and
Tim Ferguson were climbing the
south faee of Looking Glass
Rock. Nathan was leading and
was having trouble getting over
the crux (the hardest part of a
climb). Suddenly, he fell 25 feet
and broke his leg, suffering a
compound fracture of his left
ankle, and he sprained his right
ankle.
“Two pieces of his protection
popped as he fell, and he was
caught by a hex (a climbing
bracket),” explained Brennan.
“Fortunately, there were two
other climbers near by, one had
a cellular phone in his car,” re
called Tim. “It took about 40 min
utes before we heard sirens,”.
During the wait, Nathan de
veloped intense shock and hy
pothermia. “We prepped Nathan
as much as possible before the
rescue got there, elevating the
leg, stopping the bleeding and
whalnot,” said 'fim.
Meanwhile, Brevard Rescue
Squad, Job Core, 'fransylvania
LMS, and the Forest Service
hurried to scene.
file entire procedure took al
most four hours during the
reletively fast rescue. One para
medic assisted, as Nathan was
lowered by a pulley in a stokes
basket.
The paramedics rushed him
to the Transylvania hospital
where an orthopedic surgeon
inserted a plate and two screws
in Nathan’s leg. ARer the wound
heals, a cast will be placed on
the leg for further healing. With
the right ankle sprained, Nathan
will not be able to walk for some
time.
Nathan will return to campus
after Thanksgiving, but his
brother assured that he’s in
good spirits.
“When Nathan came out of
surgery, the first thing he asked
the doctor was, ‘When will I be
able to climb again?’” said 'fim.
“We’d like to give special
thanks to the Job Core, visitors,
and those who sent greetings
and prayers,” said fim and
Brennan.
Fuller delays Fall
drama production
Alpha Chi inducts new members
By Marcella Arnold
Last Thursday, Alpha Chi
sponsors Dr. Stan Bamburg and
Dr. Charles Risher inducted the
top ten percent of the junior and
senior classes into the academic
honor society.
Alpha Chi is a coeducational
society whose purpose is to pro
mote academic excellence and cx-
cmplaiy character among college
and university students, and to
honor those who achieve such
distinction. “It’s a great honor
to be a part of Alpha Chi,” says
Gragg.
'fhe new members are seniors
Robert Farkas, Tim Hulse, and
Jeremy Witteveen (secretary/
treasurer). The fraternity also
welcomed juniors Katy Kirk
(vice president), Allie Sitts, and
Jeremy Toomy.
April 2 to 4, a group of del
egates will be chosen to attend
the regional conference in
Montgomery, Alabama. These
delegates have not been cho
sen, yet.
The focus of both the Na
tional Convention and the re
gional conventions is schol
arly presentations by student
members, who share their re
search, creative, or perfor
mance projects with their
peers.
Active chapters are found
on 300 campuses in 45 states
and Puerto Rico.
By Heather Conroy
The Greybeard Players have
postponed their production of
“The Glass Menagerie” until
February 5,6 and 7. Originally,
the troupe planned a December
premier, however a late start and
other difficulties warranted the
delay.
Director Brian Fuller explains,
“The delay was necessary.
Many factors led to the deci
sion. The development of the
characters took more time than 1
allowed.”
“The Glass Menagerie,” by
Tennessee Williams, is an auto
biographical account of Will
iams’ life struggles. He faced
several home problems, such as
dealing with an overbearing,
southern-belle mother, his desire
to care for his crippled sister, and
his need for independence.
The four character cast in
cludes Melissa Brown, Chet
Landaker, Shayla Ghiotto, and
Nathan Gragg.
Brown, who portrays Amanda
(the over-bearing mother).
stated, “1 think things are stall
ing to fall into place. Had the
play not been postponed, it
would have been crunch time.
Now, we have more time to per
fect and polish the acting. 1 think
the delay will benefit the audi
ence.”
Fuller continued, “We want
a production that honors God.
Through this experience, I
learned more about I Cor. 12 that
talks about bearing each other’s
burdens, 'fhe players’ response
to the delay has been very posi
tive.”
Set technician Margaret
Harrison agrees, “'fhe fact that it’s
pushed back should not hinder it.
I think the play will be very pow
erful. It saddens me that we can't
do it for this semester, but I think
Brian made a wise decision.”
Technical Director Sam
Simpkins declares, “Eveiyone’s
working hard. We could have
pulled it off this semester, but it
would have been hell. 1 know
on opening night all of the hard
work will be so worth it.”
Anderson to lead drama ministry team
By Ashley Ecklcr
Christian theater professional
Carol Anderson is holding au
ditions for a student theater min
istry, December 9 and 10, from
6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The group will
perform on campus, at regional
churches and youth confer
ences.
“It’s a tremendously fun and
rewarding experience and a
worthwhile commitment,” she
exclaims. Anderson, who has
her MFA in acting from UNC
Chapel Hill, has headed Chris
tian theater groups for 15 years.
She and her husband Jim
Shores, who is an Enviromental
Studies professor, travel around
the country using theater to ad
dress tough issues on college
campuses through their group
“Acts of Renewal.”
“Drama places words and
pictures together so that the
message becomes that much
clearer,” reallirmsjunior Marga
ret Harrison.
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As a part of the Fine Arts Di
vision of the college, the group
will include four to six people
who will undergo a month of act
ing training. They will then go
on tour performing pieces writ
ten by Shore and Anderson.
“I want to train students to
perform and act well so as to el
evate the view of Christian the
ater,” states Anderson. “My de
sire is to have a student team to
share the gospel through qual
ity theater and promote
Montreat throughout the re
gion.”
Scholarships are available to
each team member.
Anderson seeks people with
a teachable heart and natural
giRs to apply for the team. Even
tually, she would like to sec the
students writing the material for
the performances themselves.
“It’s an opportunity for people
to use their God-given talents
and promote the college,” says
so|)homore Carrys Marion.