Aletheia
Volume 2, No. 2
Montreat-Anderson College,
October, 1978
Seminars To Encourage Learning
Newlyweds Steve & Fran Aceto
Acetos Settle
In Davis Dorm
by Karl E. Peters
Montreat has two familiar
faces in new roles this year.
Steve and Fran Aceto have
taken on the job of Head
Residents in Davis Dorm.
Steve, a Montreal resident,
and Fran, a former Montreal
student and more recently an
admissions counselor, were
married this summer before
taking the job.
Steve is a 1977 graduate of
UNC-Chapel Hill with a BA in
History and has extensive
experience in counseling in
varying areas. Fran, for
merly Fran Conger, is a
graduate of both Montreat-
Anderson College and
Wheaton College with a BA in
Christian Education. She is
presently working on her
masters in guidance and
counseling from Western
Carolina through UNC-
Asheville.
The couple came to the job
foravariety of reasons. Steve
said he had spent “lots of time
working with juvenile
delinquents’ ’ and looked for
ward to working with a
basically Christian group. He
also enjoys the outdoors and
likes “to get paid for playing
in the woods” as he is now in
charge of the conservation
club.
When asked for their
reactions to the job so far,
they expressed an ap
preciation for the ability to
work closely with the staff and
for the cooperation and
courtesy of the students. They
also put across a special
appreciation for the wise use
of authority by the hall
counselors and their ability to
lead positively.
Witt the acception of Fran
and the completion of her
masters, the two have no long
term plans, just “living day by
day”.
by David Teague
Beginning on Wednesday,
Oct 25 and 26, a series of
lectures entitled “Secrets of
Survival”will be given to aid
McHitreat-Anderson students
in their studies. The lectures
will be held in Gaither, Room 2
from 5:00 to 5:40 and will be
held each Wednesday and
Thursday from the beginning
dates through Nov. 22 and 23.
The lectures are designed to
help students who nlay be
having any kind of study
problems, according to Miss
Estelle Brousseau, who is
heading the project Lecture
titles include Tips on Time
Management, Studying
Techniques That Will Improve
Your Grades, Ho>w To Read
Faster And Remember More,
How To Take Lecture Notes,
and How To Write Term
Papers.
This project is designed to
go along with the tutoring
program that the college has
had for a number of years.
According to Miss Brousseau,
who also leads the tutoring
program, it is designed to
benefit the student by
providing individual in
struction which will eittance
what tte teacher provides in
the classroom.
.-.-There.are nine tutors, four
who are head residents in
dorms and five students. The
four dorm residents each have
B.A. degrees and work for 10
hours each week. The
students are chosen on their
desire to service tte students
and to make contributions to
tte student’s lives. They are
also chosen on their academic
proficiency.
According to Miss
Brousseau, there are three
main goals of tte tutoring
program: 1) helping tte
student to understand any
concepts or principles that
have been presented in tte
classrooms, 2) to help work
out any homework problems,
and 3) to help anyone catch up
who has been ill.
“If a person is honest, he’ll
have to admit that there
comes a time sometimes when
lie runs into a problem,”say£
Miss Brousseau, “and tte
tutoring center is there when
people come across these
problems. It is also to help
those who are behind to catch
up and those who are abreast
of things to stay there.”
The majority of subjects
offered on campus are
covered in the tutoring
program and if there is any
subject that tte student needs
help in that might not be
list^, a student can request
help. “If ttey will come to tte
tutoring coordinator, we’ 11
direct a person to Where he
can get help.’ ’ says Miss
Brousseau.
The tutorine center is open
Election Coming Soon
Offices to be filled:
Freshman Class President
SGA Representatives
(man & woman)
Honor Council Representatives
(man & woman)
If you are interested, contact SGA President Joey
Shore or Vice-President Kenny Kuhn.
Bagley Message Moves MAC Students
On October 9, Colonel Bobby
Bagley, a former POW, told
his moving story to over 400
students and faculty during
Convocation. Starting from
tte beginning on a September
day in 1967, his soft voice
spoke of tte pain and torture
he would endure before ever
seeing freedom almost six
years later. A broken jaw, a
broken back, and paralysis in
his arms and legs were but a
few of tte things Bagley
suffered. But Bagley still had
hope that one day he would see
freedom even when tte North
Vietnamese said that freedom
was impossible.
“The North Vietnamese
communists said I would
never go home, ttey told me
there was no God, that tte
United States was a weak, sick
society, and that the
,American people did not care.
I told them, ‘No, you are
wrong. Someday I will go
home, but you will have to
stay here and live without
freedom under communism.”’
During this ordeal, Bagley
found loneliness was the
hardest thing to cope with.
IVhen the torturing first
began, Bagley deserted God.
“I was decreased to tte state
of an animal...crying for
mercy in that dark, dingy,
wet, solitary cell praying to
die. Then God asked, ‘Why
had I deserted Him?”’ It was
then that Colonel Bagley knew
that God was with him and
that he was going to live. “I
knew I would walk again. I
would set tte bones. I would
survive. God was always
there when I needed Him. 1
talked to God about
everything. Because of my
belief in Christ, I knew God
loved me and would never
leave me.”
At tte tone of his capture
and imprisonment. Colonel
Bagley had left his wife,
Sandy and his 10 year old
daughter, Vickie in tte United
States. When he returned
home, Vickie was 17, nearing
graduation. Colonel Bagley
stated that faith and love had
kept the family together
during those long years.
“I’m not here to tell you
what was right or wrong alMut
tte conflict in Vietnam. I’m
here to tell you that, as yoimg
people, you are tte futwe of
America. Be proud you are an
American! Communism has
not just taken over Vietnam, it
has taken over much of tte
world - and it’s still growing.
Don’t take for granted tte
freedom you have in this
country! Don’t be ashamed to
be patoiotic; to stand up for
your country. And don’t ever
forget tte role God has played
in tte formation of this
nation.’ ’
Many students and faculty
commented that ttey were
touched by Colonel Bagley’s
story and would remember
him for a long tone. An
autography session and
reception followed Con
vocation which gave the
students a chance to talk to
Colonel Bagley individually.
(cont. on
Baggley signs autographs for appreciative students.
six days a week. It is open m
tte afternoon and evening on
Mon. - Thurs. and on Friday
afternoons and Saturday
mornings.
“This program shows that
God has potential for all
people.”says Miss Brousseau.
“Sometones a tutor can see
that potential whereas one
wouldn’t in a classroom.”
Calouri, Ramlogan
Impressed By MAC
by Mandy Pound
In our first issue, we
highlighted two of our four
foreign students. In this issue
we will highlight our otter
two, Christina Calouri of
Switzerland, and Esther
Ramlogan of Trinidad.
Although Christina was born
Calourri
in Switzerland, she only lived
there four years. The rest of
her life has been spent in such
countries as New Delhi, India,
Hong Kong, and most
recently, Iran. Her fatter
works for American Express
and his job requires that he
travel often. Recently he was
transferred to Hawaii. “I
have been in a lot of different
cultures, and it has really
expanded my mind,’ ’ says
Christina. “It has helped me
not to criticize people, and it
has really helped me to ap
preciate other things and
different ideas.’ ’
Christina says that she loves
tte location of Montreal and
that she has been impressed
by tte friendliness of tte
people. She says she is also
impressed that tte school is
religiously oriented.
Christina found out about
Montreat-Anderson from tte
Dean of Salem College in
Winston-Salem, where her
sister attends.
Esther comes from a fairly
large family of three brothers
and two sisters. She attends
an Evangelical church in
Trinidad which is somewhat
similar to Baptist churches
here. She has been a Christian
for about five years, and she
finds many differences bet
ween Christianity here and at
hrane.
Estter says she really loves
Montreat-Anderson and has a
real peace about being here.
“I love Montreal because it is
a Christian school and you are
not put down for being a
Christian.’’she says. “I have
learned a lot of discipline'from
this college and I like it being
a small college because
everybody can get on a per
sonal level with each otter.”
Esther found out about
Montreat-Anderson during a
crusade led by Evangelist
Ramlogan
Mickey Rice, who is the father
of freslman Suzy Rice.
Bloodmobile Receives
93 Units Of Blood
by D. Swlnson
The Red Cross returned this
year in an attempt to drain 100
pints of blood from the
Montreat-Anderson students.
That goal was not quite met
They did, however, come very
close. They managed to get 93
pints which was only 7 pints
short
It was found that tte reason
tte goal was not quite met was
because not everyone was
able to show up at their
scheduled time. “The
majority were very
cooperative ttougn, says
Roger Smith, Sophomore
Class President, who was aiso
in charge of getting tte blood
drive organized.
According to statistics, most
of tte dorms had fairly good
turn outs. Davis dorm had a
turn out of 29 per cent out of 94
occupants and won once again
for having tte most men
donate. Groseclose won
among tte girls donns with 40
percent out of 20 residents,
then came Howerton with 26
percent out of 97 occupants
and McGregor with 20 per cent
out of 56 and lastly MaHall
with 15 per cent out of 124
residents.
This is tte first tone Roger
Smith has taken on sometting
like this. "I learned from my
mistakes, ”he says. “The Red
Cross and I were pleased with
tte enthusiastic turn out, we
hope that next semester it will
be just as good.’ ’