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THE DIALETTE
Dean Sfockfon
Addresses The
Student Body
“Skim, read, recite, review”,
Dean Stockton admonished the stu
dents of Montreat-Anderson Col
lege in a chapel talk in which he
lectured on Study Habits of Col
lege Students. He said that many
students taking business courses
such as typing and shorthand are
working with a definite goal in
mind, while those taking liberal
arts had to depend upon getting
a sense of achievement from their
work. He also added that students
over-rate their own ability; they
have no external motivation to
make the grade.
“It is not how you study, but
how well you study”. Dean Stock-
ton said. “Many college students
are finding out that college re
quires more study than high school.
You are not MADE to study in
college as you are in high school.
You are supposed to budget your
own time for studying, which re
quires a lot more time than the
average college student thinks. This
is why college requirements are so
high”.
“Dean Stockton’s lecture made
me understand'that the ability to
study is the most important factor
in college today”, said Camille
Monroe, Rockingham, N. C.
Editor’s Note; Jan Morrison,
Summerville, Ga., daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. William Morrison,
is working with the Publicity
Department of Montreat-Ander
son College as a student journal
ist.
Poefs Corner
“SILENCE”
I have known the silence of the sea.
As it slowly glides its way.
Past the luminous lights of the city.
When dusk draws the curtains
of day.
I have known the silence of the
stars.
When they close their twinkling
eyes.
And the vast sky is set afire.
As the sun begins its rise.
I have known the great silence of
God,
As He quietly passed my way;
Looking round at the sea and the
stars,
I reverently knelt to pray.
By—Judith Anne Jettner.
“LAST NIGHT”
I met a girl last night
She was about so high;
Her eyes were not too blue
But her skin wore a pinkish hue
As if she were a new born babe.
I met a girl last night
And heard her voice so sweet;
It flowed like music from her lips
And rang upon my ears so gently.
Her voice so clean and sweet.
I met a girl last night
Whose hair some say is blond;
Her face reflected light so clean
Her eyes were wide with the vital
flame
She overflowed with energy.
I met a girl last night
Her name is life.
^UDENTS CITE REASONS
FOR CHOOSING MONTREAT
Several students have been ask
ed why they chose Montreat-An
derson college. Here are the an
swers :
Sue Sutton—“Montreat will give
me a better start for a senior col
lege.”
Penny Pinner—“I came to Mon-
treat to get adjusted to a small
college before entering a univers
ity.”
Lucy Lee Talley—“I came to
Montreat because my pastor told
me about it and it will give me a
start for a senior college.”
Dave Dawson—“I came to Mon
treat because I heard it was a good
school and that I could get a well-
rounded education. I had to study
at a small college before going to
a large college.”
Frank Gesner—“I owed it to
myself.”
Fred Ballard—“Cause it was a
good Christian college and it is
close to my home.”
Now that we have asked these
people these questions, we would
like to know your opinion. Would
you have chosen Montreat-Ander
son for the same reason that these
people did, or would you have
picked some other reason? Did
you come here to study or did you
come to play around? Did you pick
Montreat-Anderson College be
cause you wanted to come here?
The majority of students say, yes!
CdnIUS FirinUS ^ Christianas View of Disarmament
“A PRAYER FROM
AN ANXIOUS HEART”
Beneath the dark shadows comes
A prayer from an anxious heart.
’Tis cold and damp in the Cell of
Self
But He shows warmth on his part.
If only the Cell of Self
Would come to this place each day.
It would no longer live
But gradually decay.
And in decaying the sunlight comes
And no more is it damp.
But warmth and light give us a
home
And other Cells our Camp.
This camp also has cold and damp
Ones longing for the light.
’Tis our duty to plant
His word. His love, and His light.
—^Nancy Whittemore.
“LOOK AHEAD!”
When time drags along,
I often think everything goes
wrong.
'What good is my endeavor.
If my search for happiness goes
on forever?
Here is the hope of some,
If only tomorrow would come.
Will it too leave me forlorn?
Or must I learn to hope and not
to scorn?
For there’s a brighter day ahead
of me.
And much hope that I can’t see.
So down life’s rugged path I’ll
trod.
And keep my faith, and look
to God.
Then my striving shall not be in
vain.
For a rich reward I’ll surely gain.
—H. Davis
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—“Hugo”
It Pleases
THE BOOKSTORE
To Please You
The regular scheduled business
of the Cantus Firmus was held
Friday night, October 9, at 7:30.
Officers for the year were elected.
They are as follows: President,
Gipsy Bevins; Vice President, Ann
Ayers; Secretary and Treasurer,
Barbara Pound; Devotional Chair
man, Betty Armfield; Asst. Pro
gram Chairman, Shirley Pound.
The program for the next meet
ing was planned. Mr. Clair Hard-
enstine, sponsor, and three mem
bers of the club will lead the
group in a discussion on progres
sive jazz.
—Gipsy Bevins, President
Where To
From Here?
This question is one that all jun
ior college sophomores ask them
selves. Where will I transfer to
continue my formal education?
Let us then explore another
Presbyterian college, St. Andrew’s
Presbyterian College in L,aurin-
burg, N. C. St. Andrew’s is the
new look in Christian education
today. It has a beautiful sprawl
ing campus on which some of the
most modern educational buildings
are located. Since this is a new
college, several of the buildings
are still in the planning stage.
Among them is a library building
and a centrally located Chapel.
The center of the college is a lake
which separates the student resi
dences and academic buildings.
This lake is spanned by a cause
way, and directly off this cause
way will be located the Chapel.
The students find the church the
center of life there on campus.
Not only is it located physically in
the center of the campus, but it
is the aim of the college to locate
the church and Christ as the spirit
ual center of this school.
The students reside in attractive
one or three-story dormitories.
There are now four dorms for girls
and two for boys. The students
will spend a great deal of their
leisure time in the Student Center
Building. This is the place where
the students have their meals in
an ultra-modern cafeteria and din
ing room. The _ Student Center
also contains lounges, bookstore,
and a fabulous student snack shop.
On the top story of this building
there is a balcony overlooking the
lake where one can get a pictures
que view of the campus.
This is the newest college in
North Carolina, and it is centrally
heated and air-conditioned to in
sure a more comfortable and safer
stay on campus. For more details
and information check the St.
Andrew’s College Catalogue which
is available in the library.
—Ronnie Morris
During the week preceding the
writing of this article, it was an
nounced that the Union of Soviet
Socialist Republics possessed a
nuclear bomb with destructive po
tential equal to that of fifty mil
lion tons of TNT.
We as Christians are faced
with a question, disarmament.
Campus Opinions
By Tom Stewart
The biggest thing now facing
the world is nuclear blasts, and the
possibility of another war. It is
a well known fact that the radio
active fallout is harmful to man
and may have some effect on fu
ture generations. With this, and
other facts in mind, here are a
few opinions which exist on our
campus:
“Shows a tremendous ad
vance that man has made in sci
ence, but the Russians have
shown that science can be a hind-
ranee to man as well as a help.”
—Tom Flowers
“It’s good, because some
neutral nations may join with
the U. S., and it’s bad because
it is spreading radioactive fall
out through the world”.
—Micky Lane
“I believe that man is tamp
ering with things that God
never meant for him to delve
into, and if it continues, it will
bring on self-destruction”.
—Annonymous
“It’s a regretable thing that
countries persist in setting off
atomic blasts, and polluting the
air with fallout”.—Dean Maddox
“I think they should keep it
up, because as long as the
Russians keep it up, the Amer
icans will keep it up”.
—Jim Nance
' “I think we should stop all
nucelar blasts to protect all the
wives, mothers, and children”.-
—Ronnie Williams
“What good it it doing?”
—Gerry Jones
“I am convinced that the
United States government will
fall within the next ten years
or less because the American
people no longer are willing to
fight for freedom”.
—"Reb” Hash
“A bomb capable of such dev
astation defies my comprehens
ion of what horror can be
wrought, if used; and yet God’s
power, if used by prayer, is in
comprehensibly greater”.
—Raquel Torres
What will be the results of these
violent experiments which endang
er the lives of millions? Will God
provide, or will He become angry
with his people for possibly trying
to go beyond what He has meant
for them?
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Should we, as a nation, “Turn the
other cheek”, or should we, as
Nehemiah, be prepared for war by
exhibiting and strengthening our
forces? (Nehemiah 4:16-18)
We look at the New Testament,
and compare its ethical teachings
with those of the Old. One point
of contrast stands out. Whereas
Jesus spoke to His disciples as in
dividuals, Jehovah spoke to Israel
as a nation. It matters not
whether the New or the Old Test-
ment states a fact. Divine truths
are timeless and changeless.
We can readily see that certain
policies that are questionable for
an individual may be perfectly
legitimate for a nation. The Mos
aic Law said, “Thou shalt not kill”.
That same law authorized, for cer
tain crimes, the death penalty.
What man as an individual could
not do, Israel could; they admin
istered justice to offenders.
Ethical responsibilities may
vary for the individual and for the
nation. The injunction to turn the
other cheek, as spoken to an indi
vidual, told him not to anger at
injury from others. Applying this
to a modern nation seems illogical
when the 50 megaton’s first blow
may destroy BOTH cheeks in a
nuclear fireball.
It is my opinion, therefore, that
we as a nation must keep our de
fenses up. We must be ready. We
must show our enemies that we
ARE ready. When Nehemiah was
supervising the rebuilding of Je
rusalem’s walls, the work was
threatened by enemies. We are
told that half of the men worked
on the wall, and the other half
held weapons for defense. Each
worker had a weapon by his left
hand. Each builder had a sword
by his side. They were ready, and
demonstrated their readiness to
their enemies. The peace was
kept.
Our nation might benefit from
their experience. —Bob Hann