NATURE
Since time immemorial, man has been perplexed and pleased, harassed and
helped, horrified and inspired by the awesome phenomena of nature. At times, man
has feared the elements. He has sought dry land in turbulent storms or the shady
shelter of a cliff on a desert. At other times, he has been still and felt the peace,
the great soul-filling peace, brought by nature and known that he has just exper
ienced something that he would never forget. It was then that he began to compre
hend that nature is a God-given gift to fulfill man’s innate desire for beauty — a
need not necessary to existence but one with which God created us and then gave us
the extra of nature’s beauty to satisfy that desire and round out our lives.
In nature one can find many lessons. Once I stood beside a rushing mountain
stream. In spots it hurled itself in white froth over moss-covered rocks. In other
places it was still and cool. There the wooded shoreline mirrored itself in the crystal
water. I thought how much life is like that stream. It is constantly racing onward.
Some places are rough, others smooth. After a person has passed each place along
life’s way, he can not turn and go back. He must go on, like the stream, becoming
broader as he goes, always pressing on toward his ultimate goal. S. C.
Rabbi’s Visit
Is Rescheduled
Because of illness Rabbi Meyer H. Marx,
spiritual leader of Temple Beth El in
Knoxville, Tennessee, was unable to speak
to the student body in December. He will,
however, be here in March to speak on
“What Every Christian Should Know About
Judaism”. This is an official college
function.
Rabbi Marx was educated at the Uni
versity of Cincinnati and Howard College
in Birmingham, Alabama. He was ordain
ed a rabbi by Hebrew Union-Jewish Insti
tute of Religion in 1938.
The rabbi, who has had articles pub
lished in the Synagogue, New Orelans
Jewish Ledger, Pulpit Digest, and in the
National Jewish Post, is presently serving
as spiritual leader of Temple Beth El in
Knoxville. Prior to this he served con
gregations in Mississippi, Nebraska, Illinois,
and Alabama.
At the present time. Rabbi Marx is visit
ing lecturer in Judaism in the School of
Religion at the University of Tennessee
and is Hillel Counselor to the Jewish stu
dents at the University.
The National Federation of Temple
Brotherhoods sponsors the Jewish Chautau
qua Society, an organization which creates
better understanding of Jews and Judaism
through education.
After Rabbi Marx’s lecture a coffee hour
will be sponsored by the CCUN.
Spanish Club
Plans Fiesta
Carolyn Merritt, president of the Spanish
Club, has announced that her organization
will have a fiesta this spring. At their
next meeting members will learn how to
make a pinata. Other leaders of Los
Amigos include Linda Miller, vice pres
ident; Ann Harbour, secretary; Ruth Dob
bins, treasurer; and Miss Elizabeth Max
well, advisor. Last month the club elected
Brenda Overman as their sponsor.
THE GUIDING HAND
As the hours pass by, my heart feels a sigh,
My soul rejoices while beyond there’s
remorse on the outside.
Maybe, it isn’t remorse; I feel more it is
honest concern.
As my feverish mind recalls the hard
lessons I had to learn.
Maybe it’s a prayer I’ve prayed and the
answer I do not understand,
Yet, dear Lord, I know that the longer and
the harder the road—more I need
Thy hand.
There are many hours I spend just to
think about life.
And what a world this would be without
a little trouble, sorrow, and delight
along with strife.
It would be like getting everything free
and we would have no needs.
Maybe that’s why it’s such a pleasure to
have a Friend like you to whom we
can plead.
Yes, dear Lord, I know, without you I’d
never understand.
That’s why I, like others, need Thy
comforting, guiding Hand.
—B. Ray
The Students Speak:
Dear Students:
A discussion arose from the article,
“Browsing with Bettye”, in the January
issue of the DIALETTE concerning, “Does
having a school paper really mean anything
to us?” As we talked it over, we decided
that it did. Usually, any news around Mon
treat is generally common knowledge, but
the publication of that news makes it more
prominent in the minds of the students.
It is also our opinion that a new insight
into the thoughts of our fellow students is
given us by the articles which they write.
A school’s publications add to the school’s
spirit, and most certainly a more active
participation by the students of Montreat
concerning the DIALETTE would add to
our school spirit.
Let’s help Bettye out! We’re willing, are
you?
—Becky Shillinglaw, Toni Baxter
JANUARY, 1960
VOLUME 3 NUMBER 2
Published monthly except June, July,
August by Student Government Asso
ciation of Montreat College.
SECOND-CLASS PRIVILEGES AUTHORr
IZED AT MONTREAT, N. C.—Subscription
rate: Students, $1.00; Parents, Friends,
Alumni, $2.00 yearly.
Editor Bettye Hampton
Associate Editor Susan Cooper
Art Editor Rosseaux Chappell
Business Manager Marcia Hudson
Co-Advertising Managers Mary Ellen
Sproles, Margo Forgey
Adviser ur. Karl Snyder
Reporters and Contributors: Rosseaux
Chappell, Margo Forgey, Mary Ellen Sproles,
Susan Cooper, Barbara Barton, Nancy Abel,
Toni Baxter, Becky Shillinglaw.
Typists and Proof Readers: Jean McClary,
Marvin Moore, Brenda Overman, Jackie
Hege, Margo Forgey, Norma Jean May,
Nancy Abel.
(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.)
The Dialetfe