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MONTREAT COLLEGE, MONTREAT, NORTH CAROLINA
May, 1953
McKinnon, Commencement Speaker
Department Of Music
Holds Spring Concert
On May 22, the Department of Music
presented its annual Spring Concert in
Gaither Chapel. Featured on the pro
gram were the College Chorus and the
High School Glee Club. Accomoanists for
the evening were Misses Sallie Warth,
Frances Mouzon, and Betty Down.
The College Chorus presented several
selections by Brahms. The first group
called “Three Love Songs”, contained
“Like the Sunset’s Evening Splendor”,
“Bird in Air Will Stray Afar”, and “Seat
Thyself, My Dearest Heart.” The second
group was “Songs for Women’s Voices”,
Opus 17, and included “Greetings”, and
“I hear a Harp.” Two French horn play
ers from Lee Edward’s High School as
sisted in the accompaniment of this work.
The High School Glee Club sang “Ded
ication” by Franz, “0, Dear, What Can
the Matter Be”, an old English song, “The
Night Has a Thousand Eyes”, by Cain,
“Three Little Maids”, and “The Baboons’
Wedding” by Delaney.
Also on the program was a duet, “La
Ci Darem La Mano”, sung in Italian by
Ann Broom and Francis Green. This duet
is from “Don Giovanni”, an opera by
Mozart; Ann sang the part of Zerlina
with Mr. Green taking the title roll. Mary
Ann Smoak sang two numbers, “An
meinem Herzen, an meiner Brust”, and
“Du Ring an meinem Finger”, from the
song cycle “Frauenliebe Und Leben” by
Schumann and “Vervovgenheit” by Hugo
Wolf.
Ivy Dee Chaffin, pianist, played one of
Mendelssohn’s songs without words,
“Hunting Song”.
1953 MARSHALS
Faculty chooses the Marshals for the
Commencement exercises:
Freshman Jewell Bailey
Sophomore Dorothy Todd
Junior Mary Jane Gillespie
Rev. John H. McKinnon
Montreat College Blues
Winners In Tournament
The Blue Team of Montreat College,
composed of the Junior and Freshman
classes, has won the Athletic Cup this
year, 1952-53.
The Blue Team has been victorious in
soccer, basketball, volleyball, and softball,
plus the individual sports.
Congratulations, Blue Team! You fought
hard, played well, and deserve the champ
ionship!
Finals Set For Gaither
Chapel, Monday, May 25
We are happy to announce that the
guest speaker for the Commencement
exercises this year will be the Reverend
John H. McKinnon, Jr., pastor of the First
Presbyterian Church in Knoxville, Tenn
essee.
The Commencement exercises will be
held in Gaither Chapel on Monday, May
25, at 10:00 a.m. At this time, diplomas
will be presented to the 1953 graduates
of Montreat College and Montreat High
School.
The Reverend John H. McKinnon, Jr.
was born in Tampa, Florida. He received
his Bachelor of Arts degree from David
son College and his Bachelor of Divinity
degree from Union Theological Seminary,
Richmond, Virginia. He has also done
post-graduate work in Scotland and
Germany. He has held pastorates in
Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee.
All who know Reverend McKinnon like
him well; all who have heard him heartily
agree that he is an excellent speaker.
He will be the guest speaker for the
D.R.E. Conference which is to be held
here at Montreat this summer.
The Senior Class
presents
The Heiress
by
RUTH and AUGUSTUS GOETZ
A 2-Act Drama
Saturday, May 23, 1953
8:00 p. m.
ANDERSON AUDITORIUM