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May, 1950 THE DIALETTE Page 5 Don’t Be Surprised If Your Questions Bring Action Instead Of Answers Charlotte Burgess It is accepted as a well-known fact that you learn by asking questjons—I beg to differ with the proposition. At any rate, most of t le questions asked around here are DEstructive rather than IN- structive. At this point I would like to pause to dedicate this article to sill lose whose lives are made miserable by “foolish questions.’’ How often have you said to the chief bell ringer, as she stood with her hand on the rope and her eye on her watch (the latter niot Inken literally, of course), “Are you fixing to ring the bell— t time you know.” Instead of a cheery, “You know it, sis- , someday you are going to be surprised with, “No, I’m not go- ins to ring the bell. \\ hatever made you think that? I just love to run out here, rain or sliine, and pull this little rope—it develops such nice muscles in my arms! Besides it’s the only way to get any ex ercise around here. And as for its being early, I just set my watch Wi the radio; but it must have been before they checked their time with yours!” yeu Iiad better be careful how you ask it; because, if you are e millionth person that does so, the cheery voice might disappear. ... ^'1^6 “big chief mail-getter and wagon-driver” how would you • e to be asked five hundred times a day, “You are going to bring a letter today, aren’t you ? If you don’t I ’gonna be mad at’cha. ow don t ‘cha’ come back without one.” Instead of a mild, “O.K.,” pould you blame her for saying, “Certainly I’ll bring you one—if there IS anyone sidy enough to write you. Of course now that I know you ■Will be ‘mad’ at me if I don’t bring one. I’ll be glad to leave a day or so early and run down to Texas (or Florida, or Georgia) and get you one, since you take such a deep interest in my business.” , Those will be the last words before you are hit in the face with tns mail bag. Hearing this interchange, I was tempted to ask, “Does it really wia e you angry?” But, when I saw that she was frothing at the wiouth, I knew that it was not the time for another “foolish question.” Then there is nothing like coning indoors as red as a baked lab or, and with your skin beginning to pucker up in a most peculiar manner and having someone say, “Did you take a sunbath?” As you carefully mop the perspiration from your brow, hold Romper, and say no more than, “Most attractive, don’t you think? ' it on purpose. I wanted to match my eyes—bloodsliot, you know!” Yes, someday the ta' les are going to turn and when you get rjp to the dining room door .and find your passage blocked by a stout rope, and see the shining expanse of steana table before you bare, you aie going to receive a quite differnt reply to your “Why did you close early? I’m not late for breakfast.” As you feel strong fingers clutching your neck you will hear, “Oh, oar, why did you bother to get up ? I was just fixing to bring your ray to you, so you could have a nice, cozy breakfast in bed; but since you were considerate enough to get up, drink this coffee. I hope you ike it with sugar and strychnine for that is the way I fixed it!” . again while you stand ironing with great piles of wet 0 o hes still stacked around you, you are always asked, “May I use your iron?” Have you ever tried replying, “Certainly, and when you tri'k clothes I have some more upstairs”—that should do the are just a few of the brilliant questions asked OP you, r you every day. Let’s use our heads in the future and the next inie We see some poor soul straggling in out of the rain refrain from wet?” But surprise her by saying, “My, how today. I’ve never seen you look better.” Here s hoping that you survive. Picture Of Progress Suppose all of a sudden a big fat genie oozed out of a bottle and, taking you in his hand, flew with you to Montreat—you’d be seasick, wouldn’t you? But be sides your upset feeling, what would you have ? You’d have a new experience waiting for you, be cause Montreat has changed since you’ve seen it last. Yes, Spring was here when you were—and the girls and the pink dogwood, but look around you. Over there— that’s the new building just fin ished (it overlooks Susan), stand ing where the Alba once was. This summer it will house confer ence workers, but next fall and winter will see it overflowing with noisy energetic girls and resound ing with shouts of, “Anyone go ing to the gym ?” Two more buildings will be fin ished shortly. North Carolina house is first on the agenda, and plans for a new building for the Historical Foundation are under way. These will fulfill long-felt needs and are indicative of the growing spirit of Montreat. Per haps we should mention in pass ing another addition to our land scape. There’s a lily pond this side of the gates making several frogs happy! Like Topsy, M)ontreat’s “just growed.” It’s hard to say who’s lesponsible for this growth. You might give credit wholly to our administrative officers, to whose roll have been added two names, those of Miss Holmes and Mr. Hollis, Deans of Women and Fac ulty, respectively. They have ad ded immeasurably to our joy in the present and plans for the fu ture. They are wonderful people. But notwithstanding the work and foresight the officers have shown this past year, we must look for something more to account for our Choir Attends Festival On Saturday, April 16, the Montreat College Choir, com posed of thirty voices and under the direction of Miss Elizabeth Woodhouse, attended the College Choral Festival which was held at Mars Hill College. The 225 voices singing in the Festival re presented Appalachain State Col lege, Asheville-Biltmore College, Brevard College, Mars Hill Col lege, Montreat College, St. Gene vieve of the Pines, and Western Carolina State Teachers College. They were directed by Dr. Jan Philip Schinhan, director of Mus ic at the University of North Car olina. The Festival, the first to be held in this district, was spon sored by the North Carolina Fed eration of Music Clubs. The concert, given by the choirs at 2:30 p. m., offered a program of large variation. Montreat was especially repre sented by Mirta Borges who sang Handel’s “O Had I Jubal’s Lyre.” As a finale the Montreat Choir joined with all the others in sing- ing eight selections consisting of hymns, spirituals, folk songs, and semi-classics. “just growing.” I believe it’s the girls and the pride and interest they feel in the school that makes the difference. And, since you’re one of the girls, that should make you feel pretty grand, for what ever success has been Montreat’s, you have contributed your share of work and achievement. Yes, Montreat is a place of great expectations! SOSSAMON - TYSON Furniture Co., Inc EVERYTHING FOR YOUR HOME Black Mountain, N. C. 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