Seveixth' Edition
Montrcat College. Montreat. H. 0..
T.Tnrrth.
BEWARE THE
IDES OF, MARCH'
We-have all-heard the saying, "Beware
the Ides of March", hut probably very
few of us know what the Ides really
are.
The word itself is derived from an
Etruscan word, meaning, "to divide". The
Roman had a system of dividing the
months of the year into what,they call
ed Kalends, -Nones, and Ides. The
Kalends were the first to the fouith
day or the first to the sixth, varying
vdth the mpnth. The, Nones were, nine
days 'before,the 'Ides, 'which fell,either
en the thirteenth or the fifteenth
also verying according to the month,
The appearance of a full moon signified
the Ides. . ■ ,
Today, the Ides of March., .recalls .that
Ides of the same 'month in 44 B. G.
Julius Caesar, the famous Roman general
dictator and statesman, was once pass
ing down a crowded street when an, old
soothsayer said, "Beware the Ides of
March." Caesar, not wishing,.to ' shov;
that such an insignificant person
could cause him anxiety, went about as
usual, ,..on the supposedly fateful day.
On xthe- way to the senate,, several days
later he remarked that the,-Ides had
come, and np evil fiad befal,len him.
The same soothsayer, hearing him, re
plied, "Ay, Caesar,-but not gone." At
the meeting of the senate Caesar was
stabbed to death.,
And so, ,in spite of wishing to appeap
bold, Caesar might well have listened
to this unimportant soothsayer when he
said, "Bevmre the Ides of March."
MONTREAT APPRECIATES
THE WORK OF
MR-^M RS C R 0 S b y A DAM b
Not one path a.lone, .but .s.o.yen woodland
paths vfind through shrubs and wild
flovj-ers to lead us to the dooi'way of
"The House-in-the.-Woods", home of It',
and Mrs. Cro.sby Ad^ns,, intornationally
known artist who fled from the, noise
of Chicago alyio.s’t thirty years .ago to
make their homo, in this quiet spot in
our own Montreat. . Though they first
gained renown in cultural centers of
the oast and middle west, they are con
sidered by the southland as its own.
On September 18, 1933, Mr. and Mrs.
Adams celebrated their, golden wedding
anniversary, marking fifty years in the
fruitful, harmonious life of this happy
pair. Everjrwher.o , they ' go tba Adams'*
are eagerly received by numerous
friends. Though ' they retreated to a
secluded sppt, they did not break the
many ties of friondship which bound
them to all parts of the country. Many
students and teachers make annual pil-
. grimages to their, simple, yot lovely,
home in soa.rch of ronovred. energy and
inspiration.
Mrs. Adams, understanding the diffi
culties experienced by children study
ing music, creates pieces, which tiny
fingers can master with case and which
sound much more difficult than they
j really are. For her pioneering in
children's music and her outstanding
■ contributions in music culture. Con
verse College in 1932 conferred upon
her the degree of Doctor of Music. Mr.
Adams' 'work is chiefly with choirs and
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