Vol. 2, No 3, Form 3547
MONTREAT COLLEGE, MONTREAT, NORTH CAROLINA
March, 1959
Officials Hopeful About College Future
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ dents transferring after their sophomore
J, C. Curriculum Announced for 1959-60 is a definite possibility that such students
may be required to take an examination
Following the decision of the Board of There are other difficulties in this situa- before entering the college to which they
Trustees of Montreat College on February tion to which the officials are seeking are transferring. It was pointed out,
4, 1959, to revert the college to a junior answers. The greatest problem facing the though, that many four-year institutions are
status next year, many plans for the col- college seems to be its financial situation, now requiring their own sophomores to
lege have been in the making. Several The trustees are looking forward to a fund- fake such tests, and any transfer students
college officials, when contacted about raising campaign for the college; however, would naturally be expected to comply,
these decisions, seemed more optimistic no definite plans along this line will be The curriculum for the coming year, as
about the future of the institution than made until the appointment of a president, proposed by Mr. Stockton, will consist of
they had previously been. (There has never been any such campaign a strong liberal arts program plus a two-
in previous college history; the raising of y®ar business terminal course. Require-
The trustees have promised to give as money has always been the responsibility ments for an associate of arts for two years
much financial aid as is possible to indi- jjjg president.) Mr. Jones Pharr, chair- are as follows:
vidual students who are being forced to gf jjjg nominating committee of the Bible 6
transfer and who have been receiving Board of Trustees, in making a recent re- English 12
scholarship aid at Montreat. Steps are be- pgj.^ jq jjjg student body, stated that he Foreign Language 12
ing taken to help transferring students working daily to obtain a president Mathematics 6
meet requirements of other colleges. How- g^d that he was quite hopeful of results in Science 8
ever, some of the Juniors especially, are jjje near future. Social Studies 12
having some trouble in choosing a college Hygiene 2
from which they may graduate next year; There will necessarily be a two-year pro- Physical Education 4
this is true mainly because stipulations bationary period before Montreat-Anderson Electives 6
regarding the receiving of a degree in any Junior College, as it has been named, can
certain field naturally do not coincide in be fully accredited. However, Acting Dean Total 68
different schools. George Stockton has been assured that stu- ^Turn to Page 3
A Beautiful Valley Filled ivith the Fragrance of Visions and Dreams
by Mary Sullivan asked, “should this garden spot be occupied ed to General Assembly. Did General As-
T * j t tt, * t u-11 three months of the year and the rest sembly know they were getting a college
Once I stood at the top of a high hill conference grounds? Or, are
and looked down into a valley below. ^ , Technically the col-
enter and leave the vallev I saw dreams institution, an ideal opportun- lege belongs to the Association; the Asso-
. . , ,/■ , ., ’ ity for Christian education.” ciation belongs to the Church. Where
growing in abundance. I thought, “If you Imagination and prayer turned dreams Montreat College. We are
have once seen the sun, can you ever be to reality. Montreat Normal School was not a Presbyterian Church
satisfied with starlight?” It was not by established. In 1933 the normal school was school, that she is individually owned and
accident that this thought entered my mind, reorganized as Montreat Junior College, must be iMmdually supported. Yet our
It was the end result of many thoughts . . . More buildings began to go up. Each pillar Trustees are elected from General
„ ^ , -iu • was laid with faith and cemented with Assembly.
Forty^ight years ago a man with a vis- 1946-Montreat College became a 1947, another man came along. He
ion in his soul and determination in his four-year institution made President of the Association and
heart came into this valley. When he ' President of the college. He also had
arrived, there were only a few buildings Up to this time Montreat had been owned visions and dreams for the college. He
here and the valley was not much develop- by a group of individuals. Now they de- worked hard to keep her supported. He
ed. This man was able to see into the cided to turn it over to the Church as convinced General Assembly that Montreat
future. He was able to recognize the hid- permanent conference grounds. The Chart- was unique and worthy of support from
den potential of the valley. “Why,” he er was drawn up, and Montreat was present- —Turn to Page 3