It is always interesting to hear another’s
views on a subject, and in college it is
especially interesting to know what one’s
fellow classmates think of their particular
college. The following articles were writ
ten by Montreaters who had a desire to
express their views.
my view of montreat
by Ruth White
The first time I saw Montreat was on
3 cold, wet, bleak summer day. My first
experiences were of utter confusion. First,
^ could not find Summer Set Lodge, and
when I did find it, I wished I had not.
Then my family left me, and my room-
iiiale Was out, so I was hopelessly alone
and scared. Those first days I will never
orget because I had never been away from
ome in my life. I was shy, self-conscious,
and had never been with a group of people
who were complete strangers.
That’s when the spirit of Montreat step
ped in. I call it the spirit of Montreat
ecause it is the general good feeling and
atiitude that seems to settle upon all the
inhabitants of this wonderful community,
sooner or later. I was no exception. As
shy as I was, I soon broke the ice I had
uilt around my heart and I began to live.
hever before in my life had I experienced
such wonderful fellowship among my
friends. Never before had I seen a group
^h- people so eager to do the right
fhing, to refrain from criticism, and to
Sripe as little as possible.
It has been said before and I will say
again: Montreat is definitely different,
here is no other place like it in the world.
As the summer progressed, I watched
those around me grow and mature a little
niere. i made some of the closest friends
cf my life, friends who were really deep
^nd sincere.
Then the summer was over even before
It had really begun. It had slipped gently
cut of my fingers and all my wonderful
experiences stood in the shadow of mem-
ery behind me. It was gone and the in
evitable tears came.
f was indifferent toward the future
months which I would spend in this quiet,
lovely place. It wouldn’t be the same, I
hept telling myself, because it was the
people who made Montreat what it was
m the summer. I came back to school
with a half-heart. Most all of my summer
friends were gone and I might never see
them again.
I couldn’t have been more wrong- The
first few weeks of my college experience
were the most wonderful weeks of my life.
I found there were people here who were
just as wonderful as my friends of the
summer. Even more important I found
that Montreat had not changed.
Montreat will never change- That same
heavenly spirit swells within our college
The same air of love and fellowship still
flows richly among these mountains. It
searches out each individual heart and
makes its home. Now I know why Mon
treat is so different. It is built, operated,
and controlled through love. Nothing on
earth can beat that!
This love is ours through Christ. We
have a great faculty at Montreat and they
are what they are because God is working
through them. God is using them as in
struments in helping to mold our lives.
The rest is up to us. Our president is
what he is because God’s hand is upon
him and guiding him every day.
Every day God reveals Himself to us
in so many, many different ways. This
I” Z Montieat Is what it is. This is why
Montreat alumni keep coming back. They
tZe for inspiration and they come to
rZpture some of the love God pours out
s^freely upon the College, the Community,
and the Organization. This is why Mon
treat is sometimes called Jerusalem, U.S.A.
This is my view of Montreat through the
window of my heart.
higher education
impressions by new students
Since we arrived at Montreat, we have
often sat in our homey room and truth
fully discussed how we feel about Montreat.
Being truthful with ourselves, and each
other, we are going to be truthful with
you. Montreat-Anderson is our idea of
a meaningful and lasting college exper
ience. In discussing every factor. Mon
treat offers us the best. Socially, we have
made many new friends with the ease that
surrounds the entirety of Montreat. Ment
ally, we have gained knowledge that has
built up a longing for further knowledge.
In our spiritual life we have felt the
warmth of faith of truly knowing our
Christian religion.
Although we have only been here two
weeks, we feel as much a part of Montreat
as of those who have been here before us.
—Becky Adkins, Roberta Debnam
THOUGHTS
strength
We never have more than we can bear.
The present hour we are always able to
endure. As our day, so is our strength.
If the trials of many years were gathered
together, they would overwhelm us; there
fore, in pity to our little strength. He
sends first one, and then another, then
removes both, and lays on a third, heavier,
perhaps, than either; but all is so wisely
measured to our strength that the bruised
reed is never broken. We do not often
look at our trials in this continuous and
successive view. Each one is sent to teach
us something.
These are the words of H. E. Manning.
I feel that Mr. Manning is right in his
article on strength because most of us
are always finding some reason for pass
ing some responsibility on to someone
else because we are just too tired to do it.
Let’s accept our own tasks and do them.
—M. M. W.
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