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Page 2 THE DIALETTE THE DIALETTE The DIALETTE is the official newspaper of Montreat College, and is published monthly by the Staff of Student Publications. Its purpose is to give the student body a fair and unprejudiced view of campus life. STAFF Executive Staff Editor-in-chief Elizaibeth Miller Associate Editors Louise Chandler Frances Brown Business Manager Winnie Ferguson Advertising Managers Marjorie Robertson Martha Atkinson EDITORIAL STAFF Literary Editor Jane Holt News Editor Jane Cook Club Editor Charlotte Roth Feature Editor Gordie Hylton I Humor Editor Margery Washburn Sports Editors Mary Ruth Denman , ^ Ophelia Williams Art Editor Jane Bachman BUSINESS STAFF Exchange Manager Betty Gibbs Typists Rose Marie Moore Ouida Swann Paulina Hagen SPONSORS Miss Margaret Wade Mrs. Keith Townsend Miss Carrie McElroy Greetings To The Alumnae.. • FROM THE PRESIDENT: j friendly chat I wish first of all that we might have an informa an about Montreat. Since I am denied that privilege I t m across it would be to have the more than two thousand of you might the world gathered in the Auditorium in Montrea , forward discuss Montreat now and its wonderful future. I eager y . „ ^th to having increasing numbers of you return to Montreat and enter us in our planning for the College and the School. I pleasant have the Dialette which certainly will bring to you from this memories of your months and years at Mon treat. I am ® continue copy of the Dialette you will agree that the present e i to do an excellent job. PoUege. There is You would be pleased with the progress of e requirements marked evidence that we are moving toward meeting of the State Educational Board for full accreditation as E- college. We are grateful to Dr. J. Henry Highsmith an cooperation Hillman for their sympathetic understanding and con . j^^gj^^gtic in with us. As you know, our faculty has been eager an e their efforts to all that is required. urpose thus; On January 21 the Board of Trustees expressed i s of “T'l.n ii-o tn nroceed with the a ^ gncourage" Kaleidoscopes oaiiuctljr id L nm? “The Board declares its purpose to proceed with Of all the combinations one could hope to find The all-embracing number comes in the mind. And yet kaleidscopes are made so many ways But Montreat girls will see alike, at least, about some days. In Georgia one may be a nurse, a teacher, or a wife. Another girl does mission work to which she gave her life. Or one girl dreams in Tennessee and one makes good the plan. Kentucky claims the Montreat girls as well as Caroline. But miles can’t stop a memory, so let it wildly roam. And it will come at last to rest in its old Montreal home. At first, there were home-sick tears, but big sisters lent a hand Y. P. C. gave a party, and The Staff picnicked us on Paradise Isle—then the classes began! But we liked the classes, and loved the teachers, too, although Assignments were made that were M-I-L-E-S too long, or so We claimed when lessons were called for next day. The kaleidoscope turns in a different way We all remember Lookout hikes, sunrises, sunsets, rainy days Thanksgiving soccer games, the banquet that followed, and wavs The mountains changed with every hour-and melted in the dark We can’t forget the first snow-fall, the snow-fights in the park The beauty of the winter creek, the forests filled with white The sharp March winds, the way April came one night The picnics on the mid-stream rocks, tree-greenness waving high Cold mountain water leaping up, then rushing quickly by. The kaleidoscope is whirling now . . . the Lake, bridges across the creek, the walk around the Lake, the waterfall, the madness of autumn colors on the mountains—or the freshness in the spring. Camp Montreat the apple orchard, the old Alba, the Montreat gate, Gaither Hall—especially the chapel. Dr. Anderson’s “train talks’’ the Christmas pageant, sunrise service at Chapman home’, installations. Senior play, music concert. May Day’ Baccalaureate, the president’s annual address. Commence ment—the marching and singing, the diplomas, the tears the Alma Mater, and good-byes ... ’ But kaleidoscopes keep spinning . . . —Dot Jean Sandefer ments at the helpful attitude of the to believe Colleges in the State of North Carolina, which leads i Montreat as a four year accredited College and voices -- . j.gjiting Committee for ^ which leads it o vgj.g of this can be accomplished. Gratitude was expressed the faculty in working this out.” . College degrees Fifteen very choice young women will receive forward to at this Commencement. Two-thirds of these are Christie'” teaching Bible in our public schools or going into u service for the Church. It is a remarkable record I i e le ,j, which we are to he profoundly grateful. I am treat Bcnuu* enough to you Alumnae that Montreat College an ^muld be continues to give the finest of Christian training, ou a girl® very proud of and grateful for the exceptionally fine g'r sure who are graduating from the Montreat Preparatory School. mtrear rrep»i _ The The enrollment for next year is already most encouaging year. outlook is that our student body will be larger than ggfistructio^ regret that it will be limited until the hotel now un er^ jg^.g].est is finished, but we continue to need the help of Alunina us the type of girl that Montreat wants. You can do muc ^ than all the paid advertisements we would be able to us —Continued on page 8 FROM THE DEAN OF WOMEN .. • every moi'ninS If you were in Montreat now you would wake up is feeling that something nice was about to hanpen, for ® blossoni® before flowering into spring. The tins of the pink og ^yggui. The are showing and the apple orchard is just about to be a p^y. grass in Central Park is as green as green—just waiting ^ around Every once in awhile you would see a squirrel nimb y ® iris in the trees in front of Gaither Hall. And the lemon jpahe behind Gaither are coming up. Do lemon lilies and purp ^j,gy you think of Commencement time at Montreat? I um hack always make me think of it. I wish all of you could co commencement (even if about half of you would have ■ Anderson Auditorium). If you can, come; and if you can ’ y^ur that Montreat is interested in you and that Montrea interest and your prayers and your help. . _ ^o keep We have some fine girls here now. They are doing ^ ^g pio'd- the ideals and traditions which all of you have e P many V/e have had some grand daughters and we are loo ghout y®'^ more. Remember that we here at Montreat want to kno ^ and your work, your husband and your children, and w e i P to know about us, too. Sincerely yours, Margaret wa
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