May, 1959
VOLUME 2
NUMBER 5
Published monthly except June, July,
August by Student Government Asso
ciation of Montreat College.
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Joy Townes
Associate Editor Noel Morse
^s Editor joan Conner
Business Manager Tom Arena
Advertising Mgr pat English
Assoc Advertising Mgr Joan Dodge
Circulation Manager Norma Prator
Adviser Miss Elizabeth Maxwell
Reporters and Contributors: Mary Sulli
van, Jo Dean Faddis, Bettye Hampton,
Arlene Glass, Marsha Coe, and Jean Falls.
Typists and Proofreaders: Peggy Barnes,
Mane Hunt, Alice Turner, Annette Gatlin
Betty LaFon, Barbara Corbin, Carolyn
Merritt, Lorene Key, Lettie Brewer, Caro
lyn May, and Pippin Carter.
(The editorial policies of this paper are
not necessarily the views of the students
at large. All unsigned editorials are writ
ten by the editor.)
BEYOND DUTY
April when the 1958-
59 Dialette Staff published its first news
paper as though it were yesterday instead
ot one year, nine issues, ago.
In this space I would like to pay tribute
to the staff that made the Dialette the
pubhcation It is. Without them the Dial-
ette could not have survived. Their versa-
fnr ®°'^®thing every editor looks
sell effectively,
sell ads, mail ten thousand copies of one
almost and
almost anything else pertinent to pub-
nnhv 1- ^ n^aPaper-when it comes to
publishing the Dialette, anything is pertin-
entertained as Nebbishes, sold
snf ^atniks, cleaned apartments, and
still asked for more.
I remember last April so well. No one
thought the Dialette could make it through
September and certainly not through the
whole year. You of the staff certainly
proved what could be done when a little
effort IS put forth. Congratulations!
Joy A. Townes, Editor
Note from a staff member: We are thank-
lui for the leadership, persistence, stub-
A Definition of Honor
So often this year the question has been
asked. Exactly what is the honor system?”
And just as often it has been explained.
Either a lot of people have not been listen
ing or a lot of people have said one thing
and done another. The fact that the quest
ion has been asked and continues to be
asked indicates that something is lacking
in student government. Those who govern
have not responded to their responsibility
as they should have, and, as a consequence,
the honor code has little or no meaning
among students. This abuse of honor is
a sad commentary on the character of the
present student body.
Children are continually told that tattle
tales are the worst kind of people. When
this child runs to his mother to tell her
about the faults of his playmate, he has
no thought of helping that child. His act
IS in spite to gain revenge for himself.
The child is committing a wrong when he
tattles to his mother, because he is inter
ested only in seeing that other child pun
ished. He has not grown enough to re
spond to the needs of others, but as he
grows this concept should also grow. He
should come to a realization of right and
wrong and how to apply it to individuals.
What is honor anyway, but a sense of
right and wrong, or, as Webster puts it,
“adherence to action or principle consid
ered right”. Add this to the teaching of
Jesus to love one another and the sum
total IS our honor system. When we ac
cept Christ, we accept Him as the way of
life. This way of life entails a feeling of
responsibility for the welfare of others.
When we see them doing something which
is wrong we want to correct them because
we are motivated by Christian love to set
hem back on the right track, not because,
like the tattle-tale, we wish to gain re
venge on that person. We often smile at
the phrase made by the mother before she
punishes her child, “This hurts me more
than It does you”. To discipline someone
IS no the easiest task in the world, but
w a would the world be if every child
were allowed to do as he pleased whenever
he pleased? It is concern for the child
which causes the mother to punish him.
She loves him so much that she is willing
to correct him in order for him to grow
mto a mature person. This principle is
m erent in our student government. That
IS why we ask individuals to report them-
selves when they break a rule. That is
borness, and benign dictatorship of our
editor. Without Joy to head up the work
n;!fi would not have been a
lalette of the caliber that it has been.
why we report them if they fail to act on
our request.
If the student body is too immature to
understand this basic principle, the priv
ilege of self government should be taken
away. If Cabinet members cannot rise
above personality conflicts in their actions
as a group, then Cabinet is useless and
without purpose. Its members do not de
serve to be in positions of authority.
The quality of Montreat graduates is the
means by which society interprets the value
of the college. How well we have grasped
the meaning of the honor system shows
how well we understand the ideals and
goals of Montreat College.
Next year is a crucial year in the life
of Montreat College. She must do or die.
Those returning should be fully aware o
the task before them. Our type of student
government offers a challenge to t ose
who are willing to see it. “Therefore, my
beloved brethren, be steadfast, immova e,
always abounding in the work of the Lor ,
knowing that in the Lord your labor is no
in vain”.
A LOOK AROUND THE YEAR—
From Page 1
Living Endowment had continued to grow
through the fall.
Christmas Spirits prevaded the campus
through December. Bears danced
never had anything like that—and T e
Littlest Angel” flew around Gaither. Caro
lers slid down the mountain side to sing
to neighborhood families. Hospitalization
insurance proved to be a good thing to have.
The Holiday was a relief.
January was a calm, apparently settled
month. On the surface everything was
rosy. A trustee was still some vague
creature in the background. The Junior
Class produced a successful Winter Carni
val and crowned its own lass queen.
Then February hit with winter’s full
blast. Why not a senior college at Mon-
treat? The question was asked ten thous
and times to no avail. Juniors shed a
tear for the scattered class of 1960.
By March most were quietly adjusting
to the change. The junior college curri
culum appeared. Officials were hopefu
about the college’s future, anyway.
Spring blew her gentle breath over all,
giving new life to each. April charmed Mon
treat into a happier mood.
By May most were reconciled to Mon
treat’s destiny and ready to profit from
the experiences of a harsh winter. Osborne
reigned supreme over the May Court. T e
Junior-Senior Banquet was a success—en
tertainment, food, and all. Exams 1®
their mark. And the Living Endowmen
had continued to grow through the year.
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