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the D I a L E T T
E
June, 1950
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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 a fair and unprejudiced view of campus life.
STAFF
Editor-in-Chief Janc Holt
Associate Editor Jolene Parks
Business Manager Betty Marshall
Advertising Managers Evelyn Hennessee - Frances Curry
EDITORIAL STAFF
Literary Editor Charlotte Burgess
News Editor Patricia Williams
Feature Editors Anne Mereness, Margaret Bosemon
Humor Editor Charlotte Burgess
Sports Editor Barbara Smith
Art & Publicity Manager Margaret Gonano
Assistant Adv. Mgr. jo Ann Gordon
BUSINESS STAFF
Typists Kathryn Patterson, Eleanor Enloe, Katie Groseelocse
SPONSOR — Dr. Fronde Kennedy ^™seciose
“FRAN” — She needs no tribute of ours—not a reader of the
SUN DIAL or THE DIALETTE for the past three years is unaware
of what she has done and been in Montreat. Faculty, Student Body
the Montreat Community—all love her and believe in her and bid her
Godspeed as she leaves us. We do not lose herj for she will remain
in our memories, and she will carry memories of us into the years
ahead. And so we do not say Goodby, but Bon Voyage!
SENIORS GLANCE BACK .
By Frances Brown
September 13, 1946, was just
another rainy registration day to
the Dean and faculty on the Mon
treat campus, but to the one
hundred and five intimidated
freshmen who, for the first time
drove through the gates of the
campus that was to be “home”
for the next nine months, it was
the beginning of a new era.
Enveloped in the Montreat
Spirit as soon as we entered the
bounds, we found our way, with
the assistance of “big sisters” and
old girls” to our rooms. Those
who roomed at Assembly Inn
marveled at the luxury of college
life and felt a touch of pity for
the unlucky ones at Fellowship.
But as the rains came and the
snow fell, their pride wore thin
and they found the task of trudg
ing from the Inn to the old cafe
teria on the hill a difficult one.
■All freshmen from Florida re
member that year for its abund
ance of snow; and photograph al
bums bulged with pictures of
Montreat In Winter.
We of the class of ’50 weren’t
too slow in fitting into life here;
and with the election of class offi
cers, we felt equal to everyone.
Fran Brown was the Class Pres
ident that year; Dot Hodnet, Mary
Davis, and Sara Johnson served
as the other class officers. We
hose our class motto; “Onward,
ever; backward, never”; our class
olors: lavendar and white; and
our class Lower: sweet peas. Miss
Carrie May McElroy was our
class advisor, and under her wise
leadership, we sponsored the
Thanksgiving Banquet. Our talent
progi that spring was called
I'reshman Jamboree.” We chose
Sybil Mackorall to represent us
m the May Court. Before we real
ized it, our fi'G'ihman year was
over, -and wo had passed our tend
erfoot stage.
The following September, our
-orces were depleted to 54 mem-
' ’-S, but with one whole year’s
experience ami knowledge of the
CO ege way of doing things, we
took our places confidently. This
time we helped to get the fresh
men settled and we were happy
to discover that all the college
girls were to room on this side of
the lake. Our leaders for the year
were Sybil Mackorell, President,
Sara Johnson, Vice-President,
Myra Spence, Secretary, ®
Alyene Draper, Treasurer.
Mary Branche was elected cl -
sponsor.
We had learned by this time
how to use every moment o 
vantage, how to write
that looked and sounded in e
ual, which bell called us W ,
: lass, and how much fun mi^ "V
parties and “short-sheete
coiild be! We looked j
weekends when we ges
one night out. We were hostes^^__
at the Christmas party m An
son that year; and when ^
had passed, we chose Fran ,
to represent us in the May
The Commencement songs we
nearly as difficult to leain
spring; and again, before .
ized, we had finished another
golden year at Montreat.
The following fall,
upon our Junior year, we g
in number. By this Dme c
life was mere routine, w
to classes, did our work, g,j
our parties. If we ever^^s
to consider, we realized
a third of our time was
with extra-curricular a .
But we went our busy wa
Our social thought for the y
was the Junior-Senior
with extra-curricu,i*x
. tvip limit-
crowded each day to riw
Eleanor Enloe was Class _
dent; Betty Attwood, Vic -
ident; Mary Bland Dunbar, S
tary; and Alyene gtgading
elected Treasurer. Miss S
was chosen sponsor for
Baniqu®*-
We carried out the v the
for the Forty-Niners.’
talk of May Queen and att
ringing in our ears, w® repre-
Dorcas Connelly as
sentative to the May f'^^gj-ch-
we began practicing an
ing for Commencement, we
conscious of the passage 0 ,
er whole year and ? sen
sibility of leadership that
iors were leaving with us.
With the opening of
past September, we 4
began our last phase ot
of our life at Montreat. m
months we would be Jj^ths
the days during those niim
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