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Montreal-Anderson College,
Freshman
Elections
by David Teague
Elections for the freshman
class of Montreat-Anderson
College will be held next
Monday, Nov. 6, and more
freshmen have signed up to
run for office this year than in
quite a few past years. The
offices to be filled include
Freshman Class President,
SGA Freshman Represen
tatives and Freshman Honor
Council Representatives.
The nominees for Freshman
Class President include Chuck
Linkston, Jim Montgomery,
Ralph Self, Walter Priebe,
Richard Raconti and Ar
mando Arrastia. The duties of
the Freshman Class President
include leading the freshman
class, taking an active role in
the executive committee of
the Student Government
Association (SGA) and being a
voting member, and working
on a committee to revise the
Student Handbook.
Those freshmen running for
SGA Representatives are
John Gibson, Paul Kirk
patrick, Mike Sausedo, Tom
Roberts, Richard Snyder,
Tripp Thorton, Colleen
Challis, Nancy Dun well, and
Beth Marshall. One man and
one woman are to be elected.
The duties of the SGA
Representatives are to be a
voting part of the SGA and to
be the voice of the freshmen.
Those students running for
Honor Council Represen
tatives are Tom Blackshear,
Stuart Jones, and Mark
Snoddy, Donna Osborne,
Terry Thomas, Linda King,
and Lynne Shepard. One hian
and one woman are to be
chosen from this group, also.
Their duties will be to act as a
voting member of the Honor
court and to hear^evidence and
make sentences.
The candidates will make
their campaign speeches on
Monday in Convocation.
According to SGA Vice-
president Kenny Kuhn, the
main quality that each of
these candidates should have
is a willingness to work.
Freshmen from Davis 3rd floor and McGregor
2nd floor act out a scene from the movie "Grease.”
The skit was part of the entertainment provided by
the freshmen on October 21 for the sophomores.
Parents Weekend Activities
At M AC
by Brenda Irwin
.The weekend of November
3-5 is the 1978 Annual Parents
Weekend. Many activities are
planned for both students and
parents.
Friday night there will be a attend,
square dance at the barn to parents will
get things started for the
weekend. It will start at 8:00.
Saturday from 9 -10:15 a.m.
will be registration in Gaither
Hall for the parents. Af
terwards, Dean Newton
Wilson will speak on
Academic Affairs until 11:00
with the faculty will have a
chance from 11:00- 12:15 p.m.
in Gaither. From 12:15 -1:30,
a Special Parents Lunch will
be held in the college
cafeteria. Students will also
have free time
from 4:00 - 5:30p.m. at which
time a basketball scrimmage
among Montreat’s basketball
teams (men and women) will
take place in McAlister Gym.
Parents are also encouraged
to use the tennis courts and
other local areas for
Parents wishing to meet recreation during this time.
Supper will be provided
between 5:00 - 6:00 in the
cafeteria. Later on in the
evening at 8:00a concert titled
“Bright New Wings’ ’ will be
performed by the Montreat-
Anderson College Chorus. A
reception will .ollow in the L.
Nelson Bell Library for both
students and parents.
Sunday from 9:30 - 12:00
p.m., there will be Sunday
School and Worship Service
ending the weekend.
From 2:00 - 3:30 p.m.
parents will be given a taste of
campus life. Mr. Andy An
drews will give a slide
Howerton
Renovation
Approved
by David Teague
On Oct. 20 the semi-annual
fall meeting of the Board of
Trustees of Montreat-
' Anderson College was held in
the L. Nelson Bell Library.
Among the topics discussed
were the renovation of
Howerton Dormitory and
changing Montreat-Andersons
soccer club back to a soccer
team.
The motion to renovate
Howerton was made by Miss
Elizabeth Wilson, a former
faculty member and long time
friend of the college. The
motion stated:
In view of the deplorable
conditions of parts of
Howerton Hall Dormitory, the
Student Life Committee
recommends that the Board of
Trustees request the ad
ministration to take im
mediate action to correct the
worst of the conditions in the
dormitory with first attention
being given to the bathrooms.”
Some repairs have already
been made n the dorm, and
other major renovations are
(photo by .Susan Crockett)scheduled to be made this
summer.
Other decisions made at the
meeting included the con-
. firmation of new faculty
members Estelle, Brousseau
and William Morri.son, and a
motion was made to allow the
Charlotte-based architectural
firm of Snoddy and McCulloch
Associates, Inc. to study a
plan for the refurbishing of
buildings, preventative
maintenance, the-location of
new buildings, and the
upgrading of classrooms and
associatetl teaching aids at the
college.
A tuition increase of 9.2 per
cent for the next school year
was also approved.
For more information on
soccer returning as a varsity
sport, see page 3.
presentation of Montreat.
They Joey Shore, President of
(SGA) Student Government
Association; Don Redman,
President of Honor Council
and Joe Maggelet, President
of (SCA) Student Christian
Association will give ex
planations and reports of the
groups they represent.
Following them, Roger
Coleman will have a
discussion on the Develop
ment Report which he will
give. This will all take place
in Gaither Chapel.
President Vaughn and Mrs.
Vaughn will hold a Tea for the
Parents at Florida Terrace
between 3:30 - 5:00 p.m.
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M-AC Firefighters Take Care Of
"What God Has Given Us'
McGregor Ministry
If
Karl E. Peters
Of the many organizations
on campus, one stands out
uniquely. That is the group of
firefighters that assemble in
time of need to battle neigh
boring fires. The group as it
stands now is made up of two
crews, one from each men’s
dorm. Jack Edwards and
Allen McLauren lead the
groups, each made up of
several trained volunteers.
The work isn’t very glorious,
mainly cutting trees, digging
trenches, and other com-
perable jobs, but people still
want to do it. When asked for
what encourages them to
continue or even start, they
replied; some of us are
volunteer firemen, some have
first aid training, and one
summed it up in saying that it’
s our “duty to take care of
what God’s given us’’and “it’s
doing our part’ ’.
The first outing for the
group was Tuesday, the 17th,
when they left at eleven thirty
p.m. not to return until the
next day at five-thirty, a total
of eighteen hours involved,
this not including the other
hours of sleep that were sorely
missed by the crews.
Training for others in
terested in the work was held
Wednesday, the first of
November.
Although the work isn’ t
always right where the fire is,
it does have its dangers such
as falling rocks and the subtle
dangers such as hypothermia.
’The training and experience of
workers help to minimize the
injuries that might otherwise
plague them.
Tlie firefighters have a very
worthwhile purpose. Their
task is not always an easy one,
but it is necessary. For more
information on how to become
part of the group, talk with
Jack and Allen.
ON THE INSIDE
Black Mtn. College pg. 2
Soccer Becomes A Varsity
Sport pg. 3
Square Dancing Doctor
pg- 4
Every Monday night from
5:45 to 7:00, about ten girls
from McGregor get together
and go to Highland Farms in
Swannanoa. Highland Farms
is a health care facility.
Hillary Runne, director of
activities, describes it as an
IGF which stands for In-
termidiate Care Facility. It
fits in a category somewhere
between a hospital and a rest
home. Most of the patients
come to the facility from a
hospital for rehabilitation.
The majority of the people
have suffered from strokes,
fractured hips or back in
juries. At Highland Farms,
they receive the necessary
medication and physical
therapy to gain their in
dependence once again. If
they do recover well enough,
they usually go to their own
homes or a nursing home
depending on family and
financial situations.
The girls from M-AC have
found it to be a very rewarding
experience to visit these
elderly people. Says Susan
Longenecker, “We both have
a lot to offer each other. I
appreciate the opportunity to
establish friendships with
these people.’ ’ Mindy Mills,
who regularly visits at least
three of the residents, says
“The commitment to regular
visits is one of the most im
portant aspects. They need
to have something to look
forward to each week.”
Hillary explained that the
girls visits to the people are,
for some, the only visits that
thev receive all week.
Although they don’t always
express their appreciation,
they do enjoy the company.
Some of the elderly have
entered Highland Farms
involuntarily and may feel
resentment. The senior
citizens need to feel that they
are still needed.
—Susan Carroll
McGregor Head Resident Jane Issacson visits with a resideiu
of Highland Farms. photo by Susan Crockett)