Student Faces
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Lundblad is former
champion twirler
Jose Ramirez
. . . plans music major
By LINDA FIELD
What kind of teacher would
drive a white Firebird with a
bumper sticker that says, “Do'
America’s Discoverers a
Favor - Take a Viking to
Lunch’’? How about one of
Montreat’s English teachers,
Mrs. Bonnie Lundblad.
Bom on Oct. 22, 1941, of
Swedish-Norwegian descent, j
Mrs. Lundblad grew up in;
Chicago, Illinois. One of her
major girlhood interests was
baton twirling and dance.
Through her jr. high and high-
school years, she won several •
m/im
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Karen Shelling
. . . remembers fireflies
By RUTH AKERMAN
Karen Shelling can often be
seen cruising around Mon
treat in a blue Jeep. She is an
18 year old freshman from
Clearwater, Fla.
Karen’s first exposure to the i
campus occurred when she
was a youngster in summer
camp here. She still
remembers catching fireflies
in front of the conference
center.
She enjoys daring sports
like jeep driving and
motorcycle riding on moun
tain high roads. She intends to
hang-gliding before she leaves
here.
She plans her career around
some kind of art like drawing,
or painting. One summer she
won a Summer Scholar^p to
The Florida Gulf Coast Art'
Center. I
The sciences also interest'
her and she can conceive a'
future in medicine perhaps as!
an x-ray technician.
“The main thing I’ve en
joyed about Montreat has
been getting to know a verie^
of people, learning how dif
ferent people are,” she says.
By RUTH AKERMAN
Puerto Rico was the
stomping-ground for one'
Montreat freshman, Jose
Ramirez.
Jose first came to the United
States in 1%3 when he visited
New York. He saw something,
special about American!
people and society. At that
early time he felt a love for
Americans kindling inside
him. i
One night last year im
Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, a man
from America visited Hose’s
church and told him about
Montreat - Anderson College.,
He prayed that Jose would be
prepared financially to comei
to this small, American;
school.
Well, this fall, Jose with his
limited knowledge of English,
showed up in this mountain
cove he had heard so much
about.
“Without English I was a
‘Strange man’ here,” Jose
recalls. “The first day I was
here I mostly made signs with
my hands.
“People still talk to me like
they’d talk to a deaf person,
re-e-al slow-w-w and lo-u-ud.”,
Communication has im
proved for our “stammering
lipped” friend and he plans to
complete four years of college
in the U.S.
Jose claims that his main
goal is to minister in the Body
of Christ, in speaking and in
song. At age 20 he is already
an “elder” in the Puerto
Rican church he comes from.
He plans to transfer after
Montreat to Bryan College in
Tennessee and major in
Music.
His favorite sport is
basketball. One member of his
family is a professional
basketball player in Puerto
Rico.
Lately, Jose himself has
been noted more for weaving
down Appalachian Way on a
skate Imrd.
state and national twirling
competitions. During her
summer months, Bonnie
traveled throughout the States
teaching at baton camps and
clinics and working with diill
corps.
“I entered North Illinois.
University on a twirling
Professor says, “Take a look at the heavens
99
By DR. ROBERT MORRIS
To the amateur the most
inviting aspect of ob
servational astronomy is the:
opportunity to look through a.
telescope. Admittedly it is!
interesting to see Jupiter and
ils moon=, the rings of Saturn,
and the Great Nebula in Orion.
After several observations
lhe.se phenomena, one’s
interest turns to being able to
locate I lie planets, learningj
the constellations, and the:
( haracteristics of particular'
>,tars. To aid one in these
pursuits, I would recommend
consultation of the monthly
magazine, “Sky and
Telescope.” I
Let me warn you that it’
requires some experience and
effort to read this magazine.
Because of my interest in
astronomy and my reading
“Sky and Telescope,” I wasi
able to view the planet Mer-i
cury with the unaided eye in
February. This is the first;
time I had seen Mercury.
This was a rewarding ex
perience, even though I had to
arise at 6:00 a.m. and nm to
the top of a hill to view the
planet. Mercury was at its
maximum distance from the
sun as seen by an earth-bound
observer.
If you would like to see
Mercury, this same situation'
occurs April 27. However, this'
time Mercury will be an
evening star. You should
begin looking about a week
earlier.
For those who desire a less
difficult challenge, the planets'
Jupiter, Mars, and Saturn are
well-placed for early evening
viewing. Jupiter is the very
bright object located high in
the western sky after sun-i
set.
Jupiter will set one hour
after sunset on April 11.
Mercury will be very close to
Jupiter on this date. Mars is
overhead about one hour after
sunset.
It is located near the con
stellation Gemini. Saturn is
also near Gemini; Saturn is
east of Gemini with Mars to
the West. Saturn is easily
confused with the two bright
stars Castor and Pollux.
Step out one evening and see
if you can locate these planets.
Should you have trouble, come
by and I’ll lend you a pointing
finger. For those who accept
the challenge of spotting
Mercury, the reward is the
satisfaction of having done
something that few other
people have done.
scholarship,” Mrs. Lundblad
says. She stayed to do un
dergraduate work and then
majored in English. “I had so
many interests that it was
hard to choose a major. But I
am glad I made English my
choice.”
In 1972, the Lundblads came
to the Asheville area, where
Mr. Lundblad was to have a
job, planning to stay only two
years. In explaining why they
settled permanently Mrs.
Lundblad says, “We both liked
the outdoors. I enjoyed
teaching at Montreat because
the students were very open
and friendly. She adds, “You
hear a lot about the South
being slow, but I think it is
more a case of setting your
own pace.”
'The Lundblads have been
married 12 years and have a 7
year old son, Mark, and a 4
year old daughter, Kristin.
Mr. Lundblad is vice-
president of a series of plants
of the DuPlan company. Since
their marriage the Lundblads
have made two trips abroad.
The first was to France,
Germany, and England, and
the second was to Scan
dinavia.
Mrs. Lundblad still has
varied interests. She sews
most of her clothes and likes to
collect antiques, especially
pewter. On return trips to Ohio
during the summer and over
Christmas holidays, she works
with two high-school and
college drill corps that she
organized.
She can play tennis with her
husband more frequently now
that “the children can sit by
the sidelines.” “For golf. I’d
still have to hire a baby
sitter.”
As a note of interest, Mrs.
Lundblad acquired the
Firebird by “default.” The
Lundblads have a smaller car,
a Vega, with a stickshift. “I
couldn’t handle it as well on
the mountains as I could on
the flat land of Ohio, so my
husband took the Vega and I
got the Firebird,” and what
else could we do than to salute
all English teachers who are
Vikings.
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