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VOLUME 5, NO, 1
MONTREAT-ANDERSON COLLEGE, MONTREAT, N. C.
SEPTEMBER, 1961
Students Honored
At Reception
The stairs and lobby of Assem
bly Inn were arrayed with many
lovely gowns and smiles at the
first formal reception of our school
year which was held on Monday
evening, September 11. Guests
and students were first gi'eeted by
Miss Elizabeth Wilson, Dean of
Women, and Nancy Whittemore,
Social Chairman. Each one was
presented to the president of Mon
treat - Anderson College, Dr. C.
Grier Davis and his wife, Mrs. Da
vis, who in turn introduced the
guests to our vice-president, Dr.
Ivan Stafford and his wife, Mrs.
Stafford. Following these in the
receiving line were the Executive
Dean, George E. Stockton and his
wife, Mrs. Stockton, the Dean of
Men, Mr. .1. M. Maddox and his
wife, Mrs. Maddox, and the other
faculty members and their hus
bands and/or wives. Later the
members of the Cabinet of the
Student Government Association
were introduced.
The three hundred or more
guests were served punch by Cab
inet and Social Committee mem
bers. Arrangements for the recep
tion were made by Miss E. Wilson,
Dean of Women, Miss Elizabeth
Hoyt, Professor of History, and
Mrs. Harry K. McDonnald, wife of
Harry K. McDonnald, Business
Manager.
. MISS SEPTEMBER
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From left to right the faculty members are: Dean Stockton,
Mrs. Stockton, Dr. Stafford, Mrs. Stafford, and Dr. Davis.
—Photo by Harkins
MONTREAT DIALETTE HONORS
"MISS SEPTEMBER"
Miss Marion Moore
Editor’s Note: The Dialette, in
connection with the Cabinet of the
Student Government Association,
has decided to feature an Out
standing Student each month. This
student will be elected by the Cab
inet on the basis of school spirit,
leadership, and character. It is
hoped that this will be considered
an honor by the entire student
body.
This honor has been awarded
this month to one who has gained
the love and respect of each of us,
Mai’ion Moore—our Miss Septem
ber.
Miss Marion Moore is the daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. John E. Moore
from Rock Hill, South Carolina.
More commonly known as “Fros
ty” by those who love her here
at Montreat, it is impossible to
miss her vivacious personality and
sparkling smile. It is no wonder
that she is so well-liked and known
by everyone because of her many
assets.
At Montreat “Frosty” is in ev
ery activity she can handle. She
will be very well-known to all the
Freshmen before too long as she
gives forth all hei- Montreat spirit
in urging them to participate in
the team sports as vice-president
DR. DAVIS CHALLENGES
TEMPTATIONS UPWARD
As a new college year opens I
.should like to speak to you on
“Temptations Upward.” My sub
ject is borrowed from Dr. W. H.
F. Founce, former President of
Brown University, who' wrote:
“There are many temptations in
the modern college. Wherever
there is life, there is the testing
of life. There are no temptations
in the cemetery but no one wants
to go there. To be alive is to
feel, to choose, to grapple and the
good life is a good fight.”
To be sure, a college cannot
abolish temptation. As a matter
of fact you will be coinfronted
with now and exciting temptations
here which you have never had be
fore, but college can and does pro
vide temptations upward, oppor
tunities and challenges to a high
er and larger life.
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SOCIAL CALENDAR
SEPTEMBER 29 Hayridc
SEPTEMBER 30....Combo Dance
Band
OCTOBER 7 Movie
OCTOBER 10 L Mitchell Hike
OCTOBER 14....Freshmen Talent
Show
OCTOBER 19 Long week-end
OCTOBER 27 Official College
Function: Piano Recital by
Hopkins
COLLEGE FACULTY GAINS
FIVE NEW MEMBERS
THIS SCHOOL YEAR
' This year we are very fortunate
to add five additional members to
our faculty.
The Reverend Robert Gray is
originally from Rochester, New
Hampshire. He went to school at
Gordon College and Andovar-New-
ton Theological Seminary in Bos
ton, Mass. He is teaching Fresh
man Bible and is minister of the
Black Mountain Presbyterian
Church.
Mr. Alton R. Cates comes orig
inally from Georgia. He attended
Davidson College and Louisiana
State University. He has taught
previously at Troy State Teacher’s
College in Alabama, Bethel Col
lege in Tennessee and Meridian
Junior College in Mississippi. Mr.
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COUEGE STUDENT BODY
ENROLLMENT DOUBLES
of W.R.A. The athletic program
is not her only interest. Unlike
many students, she takes a real
interest in all her studies. In Fel
lowship she serves as Hall Court
Chairman and Prayer Group Lead
er.
Montreat is not the only place
“Frosty” is so well-liked. At Win-
throp Training School in Rock Hill,
she participated in dramatics, was
May Queen, assistant cheerleader,
made All-Area as a guard on the
girls’ basketball team, and was
elected “friendliest” of her senior
class. She was also among the
fourteen debutantes presented in
December 1960, at the annual De
butante Ball.
Personally, one could not say
enough about this girl we admire
so very greatly. She is not only
admired for these, her accoihplish-
ments, but for what she is. As
such a true friend, lady, and re
spected personality, one does not
need know her too long before he
realizes that she ha« something
many of us lack, a real faith and
trust to the One who loved her
enough, to die for her. Now
“Frosty” seeks only to honor Him
and she woul^ like any glory she
may have to go to Him.
The school year 1961-1962
brings to Montreat the largest
number of students ever to be en
rolled in this Junior College. With
a total of 243 students on campus,
the enrollment has doubled that of
last year. Eighty of the student ,
body is composed of male stu
dents, This is the largest number
of boys to attend Montreat, since
the recent change to a co-educa-
tional college. There are 16 wo
men taking advantage of the adult
class for nurses at Oteen Hospital.
Also, a number of local students
from the surrounding area are on
our campus. ■
Freshmen
OHentation
One, two, three, four .... one
hundred, two hundred, and on and
on they came from the four corn
ers of the earth. Some carried
trunks, some carried chests and
others just carried themselves.
Nevertheless, they all grouped to
gether to form the new Freshmen
Class of Montreat-Anderson Col
lege. The first day was filled
with the excitement of moving,
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Within this large student body,
some 21 states and the District of
Columbia are represented. Wc have
students from as far wc.-t o.s Cali
fornia, as far north a.s Conrocti-
cut, and as far south as the Florida
Keys, but of all these states, North
Carolina still manages to lead in
the number of students represent
ed. The Floridians have the sec
ond largest representation.
On the international scene wc
have eight foreign countries rep
resented in our student body. From
the Far East come four students,
a boy and girl from Japan, and a
brother and sister from Hong
Kong, who now reside in Japan.
From South of the border come
girl twins of Morelia, Mexico. Even
farther south, from Brazil, comes
a sophomore girl. Another sopho
more is from Honduras, but she is
now living in the United States.
From Cuba we have a boy who has
recently become an American citi-
z.en, and girl who has only been in
this country for five months. Two
of our students have lived abroad
in Venezeula and Korea.
No matter from where you hail
—east or west, north or south,
Asia or South America, we are
glad to have you among the stu
dent body of 1961-1962. WEL
COME!
Pictured above are members of the Freshman Class arriving
at the Black Mountain train station. —Photo by Harkins
Dr. Nelson Bell
Visits Campus
The question. What Will We Do
for Jesus Christ?, was asked by
Dr. L. Nelson Bell in a chapel per
iod on September 19 of the stu
dent body. Dr. L. Nelson Bell is
a Montreat resident and is a firm
supporter of Montreat-Anderson
College. Dr. Boll served as a mis
sionary to China for a number of
years, and since that time has
practiced medicine in the United
States.
“Today we live in the smallest
world of anybody that has ever
lived. Many efforts of men have
brought the world closer and clos
er. We also live in the most dis
turbed world ever. There are two
great contending forces in the
lands of our earth—communism
and the forces for freedom. The
tiling we need is to have men and
women stand for the things of
lasting values.
“The most important question
that can be asked of our age or of
any age group is concerning Jesus
Christ. What will you do for
Jesus Christ, and what will you do
with Jesus Christ? Our questions
concerning vocation, marriage, ma
terial security, education, and
friendships are of utmost import
ance, but only in their relation
ship to Jesus Christ. Our decision
as to what we will do with Jesus
Christ is one that will effect us
through eternity. The others arc
dealing with this life only.
“St. Paul decided what he would
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