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THE DIALETTE
NOVEMBER, 1966
EDITORIAL
THE MEAT OF THE MATTER
Students who use the facilities
of Howerton Cafeteria, served by
Slater’s Food Service, Inc., are a
captive group and have no other
choice of places nearby to eat. Any
food service which undertakes the
responsibility of serving 3 meals a
day to 500 captive students has an
obligation to meet the requirements
and desires of the student body.
We realize that any institutional
food cannot be expected to compare
with the home cooking each of us
has been accustomed to. Therefore
we do not intend to criticize the food
served, nor the preparation of the
food.
However, there have been sev
eral actions taken by the cafeteria
management we cannot understand.
One is their definition of “premium
meats.” They consider all meat they
serve to be of premium quality.
Since the dictionary defines premium
as “something of unusual quality”
we conclude that premium meat must
be a meat of unusual quality, better
than the average. Can hot dogs, tuna
fish or salmon cakes be considered
premium? We ask the Slater of
ficials to compile a list of all meats
they consider to be of premium qual
ity and to submit it to the student
committee working with the cafeteria
officials.
We also feel it unfortunate the
cafeteria has tried to discourage
seconds on food served. By the time
seconds are permitted, most students
have left the cafeteria, and those re
maining find very little to select
from. The very nature of “seconds”
means having seconds on what a
person has eaten, not what is left
over.
■ For these reasons, we urge the
cafeteria management to meet with
the student cafeteria committee to
explore possibilities of having a
large variety from which to choose,
and to issue a clear-cut statement
regarding premium meats and sec
onds.
PAUSE THAT DEPRESSES
The student union’s 10-cent
cokes have vanished from Montreat’s
way of life. It used to be that the
cups were larger, less ice was used,
and the coke was good. That was
when it cost a dime.
Today, though, things have
changed. We have been told the cost
of merchandise has gone up, thus
bringing down the size of paper cups.
Lots of good cold ice is fine, too, al
though less coke is used.
What we cannot figure out is
why a penny is attached to each 10-
cent coke sold. In North Carolina,
sales tax on the dollar is only 3 per
cent. If the union sells ten 10-cent
cokes individually, and charges a
penny tax on each one, then they col
lect 10-cents worth of taxes. How
ever, tax on each dollar of goods sold
amounts to only 3-cents. It appears
to us that between the student union
and the state government seven cents
is unaccounted for. Will someone
please tell us why cokes cannot be
sold for 10-cents?
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dertaken a challenge. In the past,
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which may be too controversial. You
may express your feelings through
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and it will be what you help to
make it.
THE DIALETTE
MONTREAT-ANDERSON COLLEGE, MONTREAT, N. C.
Editor A1 Weisiger
Assistant Editor Dot Randall
Feature Editor Eugenia Tomason
COLUMNISTS
Political Dan Bayluss
S. C. A Carson Nolton
Humor Maria Haubrick
Fine Arts Jane Maples
Staff: Dianne Zitsman, Phil Ramsey, Sue Myers, Bernie
Osterman, Mary Gramling.
'The views expressed herein do not necessarily reflect those
held by Montreat-Anderson College.
IT'S OK KID; EVERYBODY
DOES IT
(Reprinted from the Bulletin of
the First Methodist Church,
Cherryville, N. C.)
by Jack Griffin
When Johnny was six years old,
he was with his father when they
were caught speeding. His father
handed the officer a five-dollar bill
with his driver’s license. “It’s 0. K.
son,” his father said as they drove
off. “Everybody does it.”
When he was eight, he was per
mitted at a family council, presided
over by Uncle George, on the sur
est means to shave points off the
income tax return, hit’s 0. K., Kid,”
his uncle said. “Everybody does it.”
When he was nine, his mother
took him to his first theater pro
duction. The box office man could
n’t find any seats until his mother
discovered an extra two dollars in
her purse. “It’s 0. K., Son,” she said.
“Everybody does it.”
When he was twelve, he broke
his glasses on the way to school. His
Aunt Francine persuaded the insur
ance company that they had been
stolen and they collected $27.00. “It’s
0. K., Kid,” she said “Everybody
does it.”
When he was fifteen, he made
right guard on the high school foot
ball team. His coach showed him
how to block and at the same time
grab the opposing end by the shirt
so the official couldn’t see it. “It’s
0. K., Kid,” the coach said. “Every
body does it.”
When he was eighteen, Johnny
and a neighbor applied for a college
scholarship. Johnny was a marginal
student. His neighbor was in the
upper three per cent of his class,
but he couldn’t play right guard.
Johnny got the scholarship. “It’s
0. K. Kid,” they told him. “Every
body does it.”
When he was nineteen he was
approached by an upperclassman who
offered him a set of questions for
three dollars. “It’s 0. K., Kid,” he
said. “Everybody does it.”
Johnny was caught and sent
home in disgrace. “How could you
do this to your mother?” His father
asked. “You never learned anything
like this at home.” His aunt and
uncle were shocked also.
If there’s anything the adult
world can’t stand, it’s a kid that
cheats.
CAMPUS BRIEFS
Fall elections for Freshmen will
be held within two weeks after the
first nine week grades are in, for
Freshmen Class President, Vice
President and Honor Court Repre
sentatives.
All students who have not pur
chased their P. E. Textbooks are ask
ed to do so as soon as possible.
The administration wishes to re
mind students who drive cars to
please obey the speed limits on our
campus!
Russel Shealey was Elected Pre
sident of the Men’s Recreation Asso
ciation and Moose Hall was elected
President of The Women’s Recreation
Association.
Crosby Adams girls are holding
a “Scavenger Hunt” on November 6.
What their plans are remain a secret.
On Thanksgiving day a Football
game will be held between the best
Montreat Intramural team and a
team from Warren iWlson College.
Mr. Spann informs us that the
following movies will be coming our
way this semester. “Seven Days in
May,” “The V.I.P.’s” (with Liz
Becket), “Donovan’s Reef,” “Von
Ryan’s Express” and “The Yellow
"HELPING OTHERS'^ IS SCA
GOAL
Fellowship with others and a
deeper understanding of one’s own
self—through these come the joy and
satisfaction of a closer relationship
with God. The Student Christian
Association hopes that each student
might in some way experience a ful
ler spiritual life by helping others,
or just by attending vesper services
on Sunday night.
This year the SCA will present a
varied program, trying to hold ac
tivities that will appeal to as many
students as possible. On October 9,
the SCA held a hootenanny in Moore
Center, followed by a movie, “Mr.
Brown Comes Down the Hill.” Oc
tober 16 the SCA will present Dr.
Paul Leslie Garber, a professor at
Agnes Scott College, who will speak
on “The Historical Value of the
Bible.” Another movie, “The Gift,”
will be presented on October 23 in
Gaither Chapel.
Committees of the SCA involved
with community services this year
include the Dogwood Manor commit
tee, which helps the aged; the Youth
Evaluation Project, which gives birth
day parties once a month for the
children at the center; the Children’s
Home project, better known as the
Entertainers, who perform for young
sters with music and drama. The
Veterans Hospital project has stu
dents going to the V. A. Hospital at
Oteen to help cheer the patients.
Each month members of these com
mittees visit to entertain or to help
in any way they can.
The SCA has plans for a suc
cessful year. Anyone having an in
terest in any of their activities is
invited to join by contacting the As
sociation’s president, Betty Robinette,
or vice president, Charlie Baier.
WINTER NIGHT
John Greenleaf Whittier
As night drew on, and from the
crest
Of wooded knolls that ridged the
west
The sun, a snow-blown tjraveler,
sank
From sight beneath the smothering
bank.
We piled, with care, our nightly
stack
Of wood against the chimney back
The aoken log, green, huge, and
thick
And on its top the stout back-
stick
The knotty forestick laid apart.
And filled between with curious art
The ragged brush; then, hovering
near.
We watched the first red blaze
appear,
Heard the sharp crackle, caught the
gleam
On whitewashed wall and sagging
beam,
Until the old, rude-furnished room
Burst, flower like, into rosy bloom
While radiant with a mimic flame.
Outside the sparkling drift became
And through the bare-boughed lilac
tree.
Our own 'warm hearth seemed blaz
ing free.
Royce.” Announcements will later
be made as to the dates.