THE DIALETTE VOL. 15, NO. 23. MONTUEAT COLLEGE, MONTREAT, NORTH CAROLINA OCTOBER, 1949 S. P. S. Announces New Members Sarah Sherman Freshman Class President Watch out. Freshmen! Your class president was born on Fri day the thirteenth; so if any of you are superstitioSus, maybe you’d better see about making a change quick-like. Before you make up your minds, though, it might be a good idea to find out if Frday the 13th is such an unlucky day after all. Anyway, let us check on the evi dence before condemning the poor girl. Let’s see - here it is in the re cords. ACCUSED: Sarah Ann Sher man BORN: Friday, February 13, 1931. KIN: Usual amount of par ents (Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Sher man), one brother, two sisters. RESIDENCE: Gadsden, Ala bama RECORD: High School honor student. Editor of high school annual. Member of several clubs. Winner of oratorical contests. President of Presbyterian Youth Fellowship. Secretary of Presby tery’s Young People. HOBBIES: Music, swimming, reading. COLLEGE MAJORS: Religion, Business Education. Well, there you have it. Still superstitious ? S. P. s. invites you to THE STAFF ROOM to a sale of ANNUAL PICTURES m.O'Ntreat scarves OLD ANNUALS Plan New Historical Foundation Building Patricia Williams The Historical Foundation of the Presbyterian and Reformed Churches was established in 1902 by Dr. S. M. Tenny in Texarkana, Texas. In 1927 the institution was brought to the Assembly Inn in Montreat. From a small beginn ing, consisting of a package of old manuscripts, the accumula tion of the Foundation has grown by leaps and bounds until the present-day library and vaults are fairly bursting their seams. Lot number one in Montreat has been selected as the site for the new Historical Foundation Building. The tentative date of April 1, 1950, has been set for the beginning of work on the new building which was designed by Alfred Morton Githers of New York City. The plans for this building pre sent a picture of space and ad equacy that the old rooms lack. It will contain a museum, book stacks, a Search Room for seri ous study, and various reading rooms for casual reading. A plaque is to be erected at the entrance of the Foundation in recognition of the two hundred and fifty individuals and organi zations that have contributed to the new Foundation. We are proud that this building will be here in Montreat. It will bring here many distinguished scholars, research workers, church historians, and the like, and we, the students of Montreat, will be greatly benefited by the possi ble contacts with them. We are especially indebted to this Founda tion for bringing here a man whose services we are enjoying. The chief reason for Reverend Curry’s being here is to complete in the Historical Foundation the research he began in Edinburgh, Scotland, and we are thankful for the opportunity of having him here among us. DIALETTE STAFF IS COMPLETED FOR THE 1949 - 50 SCHOOL TERM BY BOARD After several weeks of inter viewing and judging, the Staff of Student Publications is now proud to announce its new members for the 1949-60 school term. Anne Mereness, sophomore transfer from William and Mary, and Margaret Boseman, junior from Clinton, South Carolina, shared honors in being elected Feature Editors for the coming year. Both girls are very much interested in journalism and both have had poems published in the AMERICA SINGS Anthology of college poetry. Two freshmen - Jolene Parks and Patricia Williams - will bear the official title of News Editors for the year. Jolene is the daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Parks of Chatham Hill, Va., and served as reporter on her high school paper last year. Patricia is the daughter of Mrs. Pearl Bradham and hails from Columbia, South Carolina. Charlotte Burgess, junior, will 'ay aside her Club Editor’s cap to don that of Humor Editor. Her position this year will give her more chance than ever to exhibit her talents; her witty essays and sketches have long been favorites on the campus. Sports Editor for this year will be Barbara Smith, a sophomore, from Morganton, North Carolina. Already one of the hiking leaders on the Board, and a faithful par ticipant in all sports, Barbara is well oualified to fill this position. Serving on the Business Staff of the S.P.S. will be a group of very capable leaders. Pat Harley, iunior, s the newly-elected As sistant Adv. Manager of the SUN DIAL. Margaret Gonano, also a 'unior, is the new Art and Public ity Manager, and the three typists ”e Katie Groseclose, senior, PATRONIZE leanor Fnloe, senior, and Kath- I OUR ADVERTISERS ”yn Patterson, freshman. Choir Organized For The New School Year Recently, the Montreat College Choir, under the direction of Miss Elizabeth Woodhouse, organized for this school year. Fourteen new members were received, mak ing a total chorus of thirty-three voices. The following girls were added to the soprano section: Mary Fay Britt, Miriam Castillo, Beth Mc- Ilwaine, Josephine Overton, Jo lene Parks, Ruth Rozier, Mary Ann Smoak. New second sopranos included Wiha Dean Glass, Peggy Mc Clain, Mary English Porter. Altos added were Jackie Dillon, Mary Faye Leslie, Sarah Ann Sherman, and Colleen Story. The College Choir sings at every Sunday morning worship and at chapel on Wednesdays. Besides these regular programs, it pre sents annual Christmas and Spring concerts. Miss Ann Arthur, of the College mus’c faculty, is the accompanist for the choir. From Painting . . . ... To Puppets Jolene Parks Everyone was simply carried away by the puppet show that was given September 17, by Miss Kitchen, the art teacher at Mon treat. Miss Kitchen has been a pup- petier in the past, but now she teaches art, along with making puppets for various shows over the country. Miss Kitchen explained that there are three kinds of puppets being shown today. She gave a — Continued on Page 2