EXTRA
Vol, 2,-No. 3
Montreat-Anderson College
October 11, 1965
MONTREAT:HO
Montreat Normal .School
for Young Women was opened
in 1916 by the Rev. R, C.
Anderson. The purpose, as
stated by the first cata
log, was "to prepare Bible
taught and well trained
teachers for the sub-col
legiate church and mission
schools."
The campus of the Nor
mal School must have
seemed -bare compared to
today's campus. The dam
was newly constructed and
Anderson Auditorium had
not been built. Montreat
Hotel, on what Is now the
site of Assembly Inn, ser
ved as ,doxT7iitory and class
rooms. If we are wildly
happy if we have matching
bed spreads and curtains,
what did the first Mon
treat girls think about
electrically lighted
rooms? Have I heard grum
bles when one book is not
in this library? There
were only 3,000 volumes in
the Cora A, Stone Memoilal
Library. Don't you wish
the tuition and board were
the same today? Board, in
cluding room rent, heating
and electric lights.- $90.
Tuition for the term -i$3$.
Total - $123.
See HISTORY, page two.
BIG FUTURE AHEADi
MONTREAT TO GROW AND GROW
Montreat•has grown during the last- fifty; years to
a student body of approximately $00, but this last
figure is not the end. Authorities expect the en
rollment of Montreat - Anderson to increase annually
until 1970, when the nunber of students is predicted
to be approximately 1000. To accommodate the in
creasing enrollment, there are many prospective
plans for enlarging our campus facilities. Fellow
ship Hall is to be renovated. An addition to the
gymnasium, a new athletic field, and an amphitheater
are included in the projects to be completed in the
near future.
How will these elaborate plans be sponsored fi
nancially? The earned income of the college tuition
fees, endowment interest, etc. - does not produce
enough revenue for this purpose. Therefore, as in
past years, the Current Funds Operation Campaign
will be attempting to raise money, to insure the
continued accreditation of Montreat-Anderson, to con
trol faculty salaries in order to maintain a high
quality of instruction, -to liquidate ooeratiny ex
penses of past years, and to finance the proposed
improvements and expansion of Montreat-Anderson.
_It is evident that an especially intensive fund
raising campaign will be necessary tliis year. The
students of Montreat-Anderson College are encouraged
to participate in the program by contributing their
dollars during the Loyalty Fund Drive in February
Only if the public sees that the alumni and students
themselves are interested in the future of Montreat-
Anderson will there be a successful money - raisint?
campaign in the, community and bright future prospects
for our college campus. ^ °