The Dialette
MONTREAT COLLEGE, MONTREAT, N. C.
c:jii:iv..l in iiont.i:i.t
"Gone one
ridiCLilousl/ lo
you nay vaitness
come all J For the
price of tv:o ccnt$
tho most s\ipcrb,
the most yiyantic, to say nothing
of colossal and stupendous produc
tion >';vc.r pr.'s.nited in hontreat'J
Right this uay for your popcorn,
peanuts 1 Hamburgers, Icecream,
five cents, a nachel I Right this
way for the big show of the eve
ning.'" These v;crc t'-ie crios of
barker Hiblock who called in the
fun-lotlng spectators from far
and near to celebrate Carnival
Night.
This gala festival was pre
sented unc’or the auspices of the
' ;.thlotic Association on 3at\xrdayi
night, December 11, in tho college
gymnasium. The. g^/n. was converted
into a carnival sceno v/ith Icc-
.cream, hambe;rgor, and .various
other booths on all sides, side
sho\7S in v.hich you received your
photograph, •fortune, or v/hat-havo
vou, and rides :alorc.' INdrogoh
in
filled the air, wNAlc
the midst of thvo crowd v;as a merry
go round whirling ''.round '.nd
at full speed. i:crr;^m'iakers rode
in all types and descriptions of
strange vehicles from Sho\.'man Ilill^
own original *.ddis .Noaba chair on
up and dov'n to tho River Styx. The
C-rnival band kept bhe festivo
crowd on their toes with tho
music of school songs and
hit tunes. Costumed figures darted
to .and fro amid the shouts of laug
ter and cries of tho motley crov/dsj
Prcmptl'r at 8:30 a hush fell
over the crowd, and lights \7ore
extinguished. Out of the darkness
sounded the chimes of a clock
striking the hour of midnight.’.then
the lights flashed on the audiaicc
CnRlCTh.S.SNRVICNS
CONDNC'TND 3b~ND .Y
The regular Christmas Sunday
Services v:cro held in Gaither Hall
Chapel on December 12. On Sunday
morning, after the processional,
the choir rendered several anthems
among which was tho lovely song of
Nrs. Crosby Adams, "Tho Star". Dr.
Caldwell imparted to the audi-.nce
a v.'ondorfuliy im.prossivc sermon,
using as his subject,* "The Real
Spirit of Christmas". Daring our
holidays let us remember the real
spirit, •of Christmas as ho gave it
to us,
Sund.ay nigjat the Toman's Aux
iliary and the Y.P.C. under NTss
Heyt's direction presented a beau
tiful pageant entitled, "As 'Tith
Gladness lien of Old." In this
pageant two readers told of tho
birth of the Christ Child and as
a. chorus sang Christmas carols, tho
Ilothcr of Jesus \;as shev/n sitting
by the manger of the Holy Cabo as
the three Kings of the Orient pre
sented unto him their gifts of
also c
popular
rankinconso and I^yrrh. Others
mL. to pros nt gifts and to
worship Christ, the Nqw Born King,
,.s a concluding part of tho
pageant, Dr. Caldwell lighted the
"Christ Candle" from v.diich tho rep
resent-'tivos of tho -iuxlli-'.ry and
Y.P,C. officers lighted their can
dles and r ,main._,d in silent rev-
r'oncc \,intil the recessional was
completed. A s the congregation
'■loft the chapel they coaild hoar
the chorus singing carols,"Peace
on earth, good will to man."
sa\7 on an
scene of
toys seated
s t":
0
im.pro vised
. tov shon T.'ith'v
the
rious
nd standing. . After
a moment, t.'o jades climbed stc'l-
thily out of their boxes a?.id colc-
Seo-'Pft^o-4’
The staff of the DI.XLKTTE takes
this opportunity to wish the stu
dent body and faculty of N.cntr.;at
College a very merry Christmas and
a New Year full of joy and happiness,