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Are Presbyterians Asleep to Opportunity? Education in America has never been as completely democratic as it might be- yet It never has been extended to as many as it now has been. Every year therp I increase in the number of people who seek an education. It is the avowed phUosopS of our educational system to provide the opportunity to all who seek if providing nn portumty however, does not necessarily mean supplying the funds needed to Send college. It means providing a college which may be attended. I doubt that tLrl young people so rash as to DEMAND that someone else—society at larsl^^^ them with an education. I also doubt that they would say that LiltJ OWES them an education. Rather, I would expect them to consider that they owe it to^ietS^ provide themselves with an education. Now, it is no small thing for ^ people to spend from 3,000 to 4,000 or more dollars and four years of their hL ing not only for their own good, but for the good of society. It is no small thingfo; young people to struggle and work and save in order that they may be in a n -t- to take their place in society as responsible citizens. In turn society owes people to keep colleges open so that they may obtain the education they desi^r^^ Each college has its own type of program and turns out its own tvne f dents. These students go out in life and reflect, so to speak, the ideals of thPir They are indoctrinated with the hopes and aspirations of their college fleets, too, the individual place of that college in society. To bring thesA let us consider the colleges of the Presbyterian Church, U. S. These home, varied, scattered throughout the Southland. Without any o^^^ and schools, the education of the people of that area would be neglected i that school fills in society would go empty. The good of its services to would be lost forever, irreplaceable. And yet, in spite of the shortage of 11 trained college personnel, there are some schools which must close their is this? Who must answer for it? Is it you? Have you filfilled vour ent- ' bility to the college which serves you, along with its young peonle? Po that there is neglect on the part of some of those who share this responsibility^ answer can you give in later years when you look over the leadershin of th and nation and see that many places of leadership have not been fillpd? n ^ Church the places have not been filled with the most capable people simply bee Possibly the most capable did not have the opportunity for higher education while in't^eir^um It will be a sad thing if, in a land where so many are unable to • to our crowded colleges, the doors of Montreat College should be cl h entrance that there is a dire need for a good, accredited, four-year college in thT°' is not another within a fifty mile radius of Montreat. Here is a for the Southern Presbyterian Church. Here, at the heart of Southeim°p°^ ism, we could maintain a college that would make every Presbyterin ^’^®®"yterian- “I support Montreat College.” Montreat College, as an accredited spni^r reach far into the area and help those who cannot help themselves ^ accessibility, it could reach far out into Presbyterianism and help afford to attend other, more expensive, colleges of our Presbyterian Ch ^ treat gave the opportunity of higher education to many day students of could not possibly have moved with their families to another college It™^ portunity to many who would not have gone to any college at all had helped here. Because of Montreat many students who would have nth attended one or two years have completed their college educatinn skilled workers and leaders in the Church. There are many who th ° directly in the Church, are contributing their services as Christian ’teanhA working secretaries. What if these had been denied the opportunity for a Chr’t^*’ What if many young people—our young people, the leaders of tomo^'^^'^ education? it impossible to attend one of their own schools? Where would the h found deny the opportunity to our own, how can we expect it to he K WE oe granted by others’ Here we have our word again-opportunity. The opportunity fn. , Christian education has been taken from these and many other ^ ^ fow-cost speak especially on behalf of those who would not have attended People. We not been for Montreat. Where would they find another institution had it They could not, for even as every other college has its particular placTt ^“"freat? treat has its own. And this place is not as a iunoir college, b^tTs a Reducing Montreat College to the junior level will leave a great void ■ ^ college, system of the Presbyterian Church, U. S. This void can be filled bv^" educational either Church or state supported. Montreat alone can accomplish the college, Christian education for those who were destined to enter its gates ^ liberal February, 1959 Second-Class postage paid at Montreat, N. C., under the Act of March 8, 1879- $1.00 per college year. The verbal heart of Montreat College. montreat, NORTH CAROLINA—Box K. Return Postage Guaranteed. Editor Joy Townes Associate Editor Noel Morse Business Manager Tom Arena Advertising Mgr Pat English Assoc. Advertising Mgr Joan Dodge Circulation Manager Norma Prator Layout Editor Joan Conner Adviser Miss Elizabeth Maxwell Reporters and Contributors: Jo Dean Fad- dis, Mary Sullivan, Marsha Coe, Bettye Hampton, Jean Falls, Arlene Glass. Typists and Proofreaders: Jo Ann Jolly> Peggy Barnes, Marie Hunt, Alice Turner, Annette Gatlin, Barbara Corbin, Carolyn Merritt, Martha Owens, Lorene Key, Lettie Brewer, Carolyn May, Beverly Mabe. THE CHURCH COLLEGE I like colleges that nestle In quiet little towns And seem to offer something more Than credits, caps, and gowns. I like classes filled with friends Who have a smile for me; I don’t like profs who know me as Row 31 Seat 3. I hate to meet a former prof’s Unrecognized stare; I like the kind who knows your name Your hopes, your love affair. I like Church-college profs who teach Likewise, inspired crusaders; Who take the time to read your themes And don’t hire student graders. 1 like colleges which strive to learn. Years later, where you are; Yes even tho’ you’ve never been A campus queen or star. A mammoth institution holds Within its office space. Along with proof of my degree A photo of my face. The most it knows about me is My city, birth and class. I like my old Church-college best; She^ doesn’t think en masse. She’ll gaily cheer each grad’s career With faith that’s optimistic; To her a former student is No musty old statistic. —Helen Ruhenbrod The Dialette
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