March 6, 1980
ALETHEIA
Vol.9 No. 14
44
ALADDIN” On Tour
by Bonnie Walke
Un me evenings of Feb. 21
and 22, a group of peddlers
visited Montreat-Anderson
College, where they per
formed a children’s par
ticipation play, Aladdin. The
peddlers were really a part of
the play, performed by the
Greybeard players, made up
by M-AC students.
The play consists of six
players. They start off as
peddlers and Later decide to
perform Aladdin. The parts of
the peddlers who later
become the cast of Aladdin
are portrayed as follows:
Domino - Jim Stevens,
Burgundo-Ken Sausedo,
Dahlia - Bonnie Walke, Cor
dova - Martha Neville,
Zampono - Beth Marshall and
Pico, a mute-selina Coleman.
The play is written for
children. During the per
formance the children become
involved when asked by
Aladdin, portrayed by Jim
Stevens, to grow into flowers
and the Genie of the Lamp,
portrayed by Ken Sausedo, to
make bricks. The kids
become spellbound when the
evil magician takes the magic
lamp and the princess to
Africa. Aladdin comes to the
rescue. He duals with the evil
magician, which ends with the
magician crying, “I’m dead!’’
The play is filled with
laughter, music and romance,
all written in Fairyland style.
Feb. 21st and 22nd, Aladdin
was performed in the Moore
Center for the M-AC students.
During spring break, the
performers will take Aladdin
on tour. They will be touring
to several elementary school s
and performing for 400-550
kids at a time.
Hall Counselors
The new Hall (Jounselors for
1980-81 will be announced in
April. The Hall Counselor
position is viewed as an
education and service op
portunity as well as a means
of supporting one’s education.
Few other student positions on
the college staff afford a
better opportunity for
development of leadership
and experience in human
relations than does this
positioon. There are many
qualifications that a Hall
Counselor must have. Among
these are friendliness, sen
sitivity, avaUability, fairness,
and tactfulness. Future Hall
Counselors must also have a
1.75 QPA in the preceding
semester before they can be
considered for the position.
The selection process for
Hall Counselors is not easy.
Each application is screened
for poor academic records or
discipline records. If an
applicant passes the screening
then his name is submitted on
a list to the Dean of Student
Affairs. Upon notification by
the Head Resident the ap
plicant must get two
references, one from a student
leader or a Hall Counselor and
one from a College faculty or
staff member. Interviews are
then conducted by the Head
Residents with the held of
Dorm Presidents and-or Hall
Counselors. One thing that is
cconsidered during the in
terview is what the applicant’s
Christian committment is. In
other words, how close each
individual’s walk with the
Lord is.
Mrs. Sarah Bixler, Head
Resident of MA Hall says,
“Hall Counselors make my
iob easier. I couldn’t run this
building without them. I am
really dependent on them. We
have Bible studies together
and will talk about the con
cerns of the dorm and we pray
about it. I feel very close to aU
of my Hall Counselors this
year.’’
All the Hall Counselors in
each dorm form what is
known as the Dorm Council.
The Dorm Council elects a
President, Vice-President,
Secretary, Chaplain, Fire
Marshall, and Social Com
mittee Oiairman for each
dorm. In MA Hall, Danna
Ogletree is the Dorm
President. The duties of the
Dorm President are to
become familiar with all the
girls in the dorm and to
preside over Dorm Council
and Dorm Meetings. Also, the
president is to assist the Head
Resident in any crisis. The
responsibilities of 'the Vice-
President are to preside over
Dorm Council and assist the
Head Resident in the absence
of the president. In MA Hall
the Vice-President is Donna
Ruth Osborne.
The Secretary must take
notes at Dorm Council
meetings and keep an ac
curate record of what
disciplinary action is taken on
each case. The secretary
must also call the roll at aU
dorm meetings. The duties of
the Chaplain are to open each
meeting with a prayer. This
year, all the dorm Chaplains
have been conducting Bible
Studies in each dorm.
The Fire Marshall must
make sure that the required
amount of fire drills is con
ducted. He or she must also
hand out the information
about where to go when there
is a fire drill ana must m-
struct the Hall Counselors in
what their job is when there is
a fire drill. The Social
Conunittee Chairman of each
dorm is responsible for
decorating the lobby during
the holidays and presiding
over any dorm parties or other
social get-togethers.
Wnen quesiionea about their
position as Hall Counselor this
year there were many dif
ferent responses. Lisa
Kendrick, who is also the
Secretary of Montreat-
Anderson Dorm, said, “My
job as a Hall Counselor is a lot
harder than I thought Jt
would be and it is more time
consuming. My greatest
challenge was getting to know
each one of the girls in
dividually and then being able
to bring them together as a
union. My job has really
helped me to grow spiritually
because I have to depend on
the Lord for all my decisions.
It has also given me more self
confidence in myself.’’
When asked if her year as a
Hall Counselor had been
anything like she expected it
to be Cee Challis said, “No. I
had to do a lot more serious
counseling last semester than
I ever thought I would have to
do. I learned more about
myself than anything. I
learned my faults and I also
learned good points about
myself which the Lord helped
me to use. Another thing I
learned is that is is not always
easy to be a disciplanarian.
You have to learn to be
consistent in your discipline.
At first a lot of the girls
thought I was too strict but the
Lord hash helped me through
that. My greatest challenge
When asked what here
expectations for tour were,
Selina Coleman doing her first
production, was quoted
saying, “The greatest reward
will be in the children’s
reactions; the way we react to
them as well as toe way they
react to us.’’
Jim Stevens, having b een in
several other plays, thought
doing a childrens play was
somewhat different. “You
have to use more facial ex
pression, in order that the kids
catch every little move.’’
But in what way did college
students react to a children’s
play? Frances Tamboli, the
director, was quoted, “The
audience was very responsive,
especially for being college
age rather than children for
whom toe play is intended.’’
Thus far, Aladdin has been
very successful. May toe Lord
go with the six performers, the
two crew members - Rita
Stanley and Tim Delapp, and
the director and designer
Frances Tamboli.
Bonnie Walke In "Aladdin”
(Photo by Clyde)
Phi Theta Kappa
by Sarah Howell
was getting toe girls’ respect.
It is hard to learn to be their
friend and to persuade them to
keep the rules at the same
time. Some advice for the
future Hall Counselors is to
remember that things don’t
always work out like you plan
it and you ' shouldn’t get
discouraged.
Linda King, who is Chaplain
of MA Hall, said, “I have
learned that you have to treat
each person differently and
that you really can’t rely on
yourself. It calls for a real
reliance on toe Lord because
when you rely on yourself you
mess up. My advice to future
Hall Counselors would be to
read Proverbs and work hard
at getting to know each girl
individually. Stay in touch
with the Lord. Being a Hall
Counselor is one of the neatest
experiences. At times you
don’t always think so, but in
toe end the opportuntiy you
have to help people is really
tremendous and it is really
rewarding.’’
Breanda Irwin and Edie
Best are Co-Chairmans of the
MA Hall Social Committee.
About her position as Hall
Counselor Brenda says, “I
have learned how easy it is to
reach out to people and how
many times people just need
somebody to talk to. I have
learned how to discipline
myself and how to provide a
comfortable situation for
everybody around me. I have
also learned how to trust in toe
Lord more to pull me through
times when I have a lot of
stress and I learned that he is
always there.
by Leta Parks
Two exciting events have
happened fro Phi Theta Kappa
during toe month of February.
On February third at 2:00
p.m. in Gaither Chapel, the
new members and provisional
members were initiated into
the chapter. Since toe theme
for Phi Theta Kappa this year
is “Renaissance in Govern
ment,’’ Miss Barbara Hersey
gave an address emphasizing
the need for both a new
standard of morality and
more Christian involvement in
our government. The chapter
members would like to ex
press their appreciation for
her willingness to share her
ideas with them.
Also, on February eighth
through tenth, six chapter
members and their advisors.
Miss Pearson and Mrs. Evans,
attended a Phi Theta Kappa
convention for the region of
North and South Carolina.
During the convention, the
Montreat chapter ran for
sSecretary of the region and
won the election. This is the
first regional office which has
ever even been attempted
and it is a big step forward for
Montreat. The duties of the
office include hosting a con
ference here at Montreat, next
year, and taking minutes at all
regional conferences.
Those who attended toe
convention would like to say a
special thanks to Richard
Roccanti and Mary Olschner
for providing transportation
through toe snow.
Winter Today - But . . .
Spring Break Tomorrow!!