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‘PuUuAtd eotfUf^ odi&i n^«^i4deuf except OKct examCtutUoM^ fienituU. Robert Heeth Waste versus starvation StudcMt R. B. Wilkins ^4dnUHi4ifiatc(XK Ruth Akennan Linda Field Stehs(^ AtUwtie^ Lucy Coker Robin Laughon Sfi0^tt4' Gary Smith Lynn Buie Barry Sullivan StcicUMt P>uMe*H4^ Rhett Taber /4ceieUMUt David Richey Linda Leach ‘P^ot^^'UipAef Allan Jones AnUlfM^ Virginia Meldahl Tim Peeler “Moose” Wall Judy Milliner ^peateeie4^ John Daniel Star Ught, Star Bright I Wish 1 Had Something to Eat Tonight. Somewhere a human being is saying “I wish I had something to eat - period.” People are starving all over the world. Even right now down in Black Mountain people are starving. I’m reminded of the missionaries in India who feed 20,000 people Steve Branham, BUI Iwinski and Dan Aughinbaugh show that the loss of Howerton’s fine china (due to lack of hot water for dishwashing) has not dampened their good cheer, (photo by Allan Jones) la day with their beef stew. iFor some of them that is the only meal they have each day. We take the food we have for granted. I should know -1 eat a lot. I can appreciate the food because early in my life we didn’t know where the next meal was coming from. But we shouldn’t waste food. Oh I know what you are going to say: “What do you want me to do, mail them my leftovers?” Of course not. I want you to stop wasting food. Everyone is guily of it - me, you, even the cafeteria. Some days we have good food and somedays we have food that looks good but is impossible to eat. The other day while working back in the cafeteria I saw someone put almost a whole cup of sugar in a coffee cup. It had to be thrown away. Waste is a necessity, starvation is not. We Waste All Day We Waste All Night One of These Days We will waste it all Out of Sight. but Boiler causes problems Problems and a ^^Promotion President Silas M. Vaughn is about to be demoted, though Fm sure he doesn’t see it that way. The Montreat-Anderson ( iillege president, who in the past has also headed the Mountain Retreat Association, will soon become Montreat’s first full-time president. As part of a program to partially sever a somewhat complex relationship between the A.isociation and the College, Vaughn’s “demotion” hopefully w ill mean more time to be spent toward solution of some of M- A C's problems. We wish him luck. Most likely he’ll need it. His grave face and quick, nervous gait reflect the mounting financial, governmental and personal pressures that gnaw at an ad ministrator of a small, church-affiliated college such as Montreat-Anderson. Mi'NTREAT’S FINROLLMENT GROWS EVERY YEAR despiie soaring inflation which pushes operating costs up and 'dr' e. financially-pressed families away from expensive private colleges. Montreat students naturally think they’re paying for their -ducation, but our tuition fees simply do not cover the expenses. I.ast year each student’s tuition was .supplemented by S643; this year the supplement is $671; next vear it will be even higher. Montreat-Anderson utterly by RHETT TABER Student Problems Editor bv Robert Heeth depends on ever-increasing contributions for its existence. In Vaughn’s words, M-A C’s enrollment is climbing when so many other private schools are closing their doors because the college “offers a product people want-a school with Christian atmosphere arf3 values.” This “product” is in danger of being “adulterated”by new HEW rulings forbidding sexually discriminatory curfew hours. To the average student this r uling - compelling Montreat- Anderson and private colleges like it to have equal regulations for guys and girls within a three-year period or risk the loss of federal funds - is either something of a joke pr ah object of whole-hearted rejoicing. But as President Vaughn sees it, the rule could mean the end of Montreat-Anderson and schools like it. Louisburg College, a Methodist institution at Louisburg, N. C., was the first church-related school to be hit with this requirement. “At first they tried to comply by easing the restrictions on the girls,” remembers Vaughn. “But parents wouldn’t send their daughters there. Then they tried putting tougher restrictions on the guys, but the guys wouln’t go. Now the school has suffered a 35 per cent loss in enrollment and is seriously wondering about its chances of surviving.” Vaughn thinks that HEW will relax its restrictions after some schools close. And, hopefully, before M-A C has to. The Howerton boiler has been a constant source of problems all semester. This boiler not only controls hot water in the dorm’s radiators but also in the showers and cafeteria as well. Due to the potential seriousness of a broken boiler the newspaper has decided to investigate this problem. I called the company that worked on the boiler hoping to find out exactly what was wrong with the boiler and what was being done to fix it. The man that I talked to could only tell me that they had fixed a leak in the water system and had put in a bid for a new boiler. Being unable to get any more information about the boiler from him I then turned to Mr. Widman who is the Business Manager for the Mountain Retreat Association. I told Mr. Widman that I was doing an article on the boiler for the newspaper. His first comment was “do you have to?” After I explained that the purpose of this article was to get the facts straight and not to condemn anyone he was very willing to cooperate. When asked if the problems we had with the boiler would continue or not Mr. Widman said “I can give no assurance.” He also added that the boiler may last another year or it may not last another week. A report on the boiler has been sent out to other memb- vers on the board concerned with the boiler according to Mr. Widman. He feels that the boiler repair company might have been a little pessimistic in their evaluation of the boiler. However they are the ones who went down and saw the condition of the boiler and . repaired it. And he is not going to have to spend the winter in the dormitory. Editor’s Note: The Howerton boiler is owned by the Mountain Retreat Association and not by the college. Therefore Montreat- Anderson College cannot buy a new boiler or fix the existing one. All improvements made on the heating system must be made through the association. Student Christians respond to needs The .Social Committee of the Student Chri.stian Association has begun its volunteer work at Dogwood Manor, the .Juvenile Evaluation Center and the WNC Hospital. Dogwood .Manor is a Nur sing Home on Montreat Road for elderly men and women. The .Juvenile Evaluation Center in Swannanoa is a rehabilitaion center for boys and girls from about eight to to eighteen years of age. Some of the reasons they are there is because of criminal action, theft, drug abuse, and pregnancy. The WNC Hospital between Swannanoa and Oteen is a place for patients with rc.spiratory di.sea.ses. Most of by LINDA LEACH them are middle aged and older. The committee is beginning to visit these three places, just taking a little time sharing and caring for other people. I>ater it will branch out into other areas. Responding to a request of the Billy Graham Association, seven SCA members voUm- teered their time to work with prisoners overseas. They have a list of Navigators in foreign countries and a list of the locations and numbers of all prisoners overseas. The students check both lists and locate Navigators closest to each prison. After they are contacted. the Navigators will distribute’ Bibles and minister to the prisoners. The main purpose in dong this is to speed up communication , between prisoners and and their country and to let them know that we are concerned about them. The students involved feel a real burden for these people and would ap preciate your prayers.
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