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THE DIALETTE
May, 1950
FRESHMEN FOLLIES
I think all Montreat will agree
our College Freshman Class is
simply loaded with talent! A good
indication of this could be seen
and heard April 8, at the Fresh
man Follies. Bursts of applause
and loud laughter greeted every
skit, and the crowd was heard
leaving Anderson discussing the
respective merits of each act.
It seemed to be a “spur of the
moment” sort of thing; in fact,
the program underwent change up
to the very second it was pre
sented. But whether rehearsals
were long or short, the script
written or impromptu, the pro
gram was greatly enjoyed. Helen
and Sarah Ann collaborated on the
dialogue, and the cast displayed
versatility and talent we didn’t
know they had! Who ever said that
Jolene wasn’t a monkey, and a
cute one at that! At all events
the college warmly congratulates
the Class of ’53 for their spirit and
enterprise in putting on such a
wonderful Freshman Follies.
SCIENCE CIRCUS
In the Anderson chapel at Mon
treat on Wednesday, April 19, Bob
Brown presented his Science Cir
cus. Besides being educational, the
show was highly entertaining, and
provided the audience with thrills,
and question-filled minds.
The show was especially inter
esting to the Montreat girls be
cause several of their friends as
sisted Mr. Brown in explaining
and demonstrating his points of
mystery. Elizabeth Whitlock and
Annabel Sutphin proved to the
audience that a human can serve
as an electric wire. Jolene Parks
demonstrated the effect that the
atmosphere of Mars would have
upon the speech of a human be
ing from earth.
Mr. Brown is now living in
Asheville but is known all over
the United States. His Science
Circus has been in twenty states,
Canada, the District of Columbia
and on ABC Television covering
twelve states.
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MONTREATERS HAVE MEMORABLE TRIP
THROUGH FABULOUS BILTMORE ESTATE
Dorothy Boardman
This was our introduction to
the interior of the great house. It
would take much too long for you
to travel with us through the many
rooms we visited in the majestic
chateau, but I know that you, too,
would have been impressed by the
Immense banqueting hall, with its
ceiling seventy-five feet above the
lloor; the great library, which
houses about twenty thousand
volumes; the tapestry gallery; the
print room; and all the others.
Within each one of these rooms
were beautiful antiques, reliques,
and ornamental pieces from
countries in both Europe and
Asia—so many things to make us
want to linger.
Outside we walked leisurely
through a part of the formal
garden which, at this time of
year, was just suggesting the
beauty which summer will bring.
A visit to the greenhouse reveal
ed many young plants waiting for
the proper time to be planted
out of doors.
It seemed much too soon; we
were not at all ready to go;
there was much more to see; but
while we were so engrossed, time
had slipped by quickly and ’twas
time to go. So, reluctantly, thirty
travelers said good-bye to the
grand mansion of French Renaiss
ance construction and drove out
the gates again into the present.
Out of the present into the
long ago I went with thirty trav
elers from Montreat as we visited
the Biltmore Estate last Monday.
All seemed eager with an anti
cipation which was not unreward
ed, for from the very moment we
passed through the Lodge Gate
we seemed to leave the busy
little town of Biltmore and slip
away into another world.
Immediately our attention was
(drawn to the beautifully land
scaped glens and wooded areas, as
we wound through the lovely,
shaded three-mile drive. Before
long, several surprised little gasps
and an excited murmur of conver
sation revealed that we had passed
through the iron gates, had
turned, and were now facing a
large and Impressive mansion re
sembling a great old castle of
France. This was Biltmore House,
the country home of the late
George W. Vanderbilt.
Soon we were walking through
the large main doorway and were
looking up and around in wonder.
The odor of sweet-smelling flow
ers greeted us and we saw that
before us, a little to the right
was an attractive palm court be
decked with lilies, wistaria, and
flowers of all kinds. On the op
posite side of the entrance door
was a large three-tiered spiral
stairway encircling a massive
wrought iron chandelier.
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Students Proclaim Sports
Day A Success
Whispered secrets among the
M-Club members first started the
wave of curiosity. Then posters
blazed the news abroad and every
one talked of the big event that
was soon to take place. What was
A all about? Why, Sports Day, of
course! The day came, and wasn’t
it fun ? The bright sun added to
the hopeful outlook for a wonder
ful day.
The program started at 2
o’clock, Monday, April 24, with a
general meeting of the partici
pants in Central Park. Agnes God-
ert, president of the M-Club, gave
the welcome. The two opposing
teams were Freshmen-Junior and
Sophomores-Seniors. After her
word of welcome, Agnes ex
plained that the two flags, yellow
for the Frosh-Jrs. team, and blue
for their Soph.-Senior opponents,
would be raised according to the
winners. Games played during the
day included croquet, horseshoes,
tennis, volley-ball, and softball,
with various relays and throwing
contests adding to the fun and
helping the Sophomor-Senior team
to run up their winning score.
The biggest event of the day
was the fast volley-ball between
the varsity and M-C!ub teams,
with Pat Conger as captain of the
varsity and Mary Ruth Denman as
leader of the M-Club. The M-Club
won by the narrow margin of one
point, 40-39, a game which was
both hard and fun.
After the afternoon of hard
play, the tired contestants had a
picnic supper behind Anderson,
and joined in square dances and
games on the lawn before going
back to study.
There were sunburns and sore
muscles; but there was fun, and
the M-Club girls deserve a “nod
of approval” for their work.
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