MONTREAT
COLLEGE
Volume XXIX, Number 13
ALETHEIA
Montreat College
March 7,1997
Softball Team Awaits
Home Field Advantage
By Jamie Pate
The Montreat Softball team is now
in its second year of competition, but it
still does not have a place to call home.
Their field has been in construction for
almost a year. It was projected to be
finished before the start of this season,
but due to some miscommunications and
bad weather it has not been finished.
“This is ridiculous,” snapped sopho
more Mary Custer. “We have to play
on the primary school’s field. Even the
umpires made fun of it.”
President Hurt was shocked to know
that the field was not finished and that
the team was playing at the primary
school. But he wants the team to un
derstand that “they have had a terrible
time growing the grass for the out field.”
“1 think that it is pathetic that this
school spends so little time and interest
in the very thing that brings the most stu
dents to it, which is athletics,”quipped
sophomore Angie Beck.
But the grass in the outfield is the
least of the teams worries. According
to Coach Everhart, there isn’t an infield.
no water or electricity. She explained,
“Even if we had those things, there isn’t
dugouts for the Individual teams or
bleachers for the fans.”
To add to their distress the team
never knows where they will be playing
their home games. “1 did not find out
where we could play until the day be
fore last weeks game,” sighed Everhart.
“I don’t even mention the field to
prospects any more. Coach Everhart
said. “Not having the field puts one strike
against us before the prospect even has
a chance to visit the school.”
With the team in mid season it is
doubtful that the team will have a field
for this season. For now, the team will
continue to use the field at the primary
school.
Lately, the baseball team has been
working on their future field. Coach
Everhart and the rest of the team would
like to thank Coach Chaplain and the
baseball team for going above and be
yond the call of duty. “If it hadn’t been
for them, we wouldn’t be this far along,”
remarked a grateful Mary Custer.
Controller Hired to Manage
Montreat’s Money
By Shcliie Bowser
Montreat College has recently hired
a new member, Mr. Palin Spruance, to
the business office to handle the school’s
budget.
Spruance’s job entails basically ac
counting, day-to-day operations, making
sure money gets posted in student ac
counts and to the ledger, making sure bills
have proper authorization, watching the
cash in the bank, moving funds, and also
overseeing some of the aspects of the
financial office.
Spruance previously was an ac
counting manager for a real-estate com
pany in Pennsylvania. He moved to
Asheville in 1989 and went back to
school to get his accounting degree. He
spent five years as a public accountant
Spruance continued page 3
OSHA Fines
College
By Daryl Bryant
Recently, the Occupational Safety
and Health Association out of North
Carolina inspected Montreat College. It
was a surprise visit since it has been over
20 years since the last OSHA check
up.
Robert Phillips, NC Safety Compli
ance Officer, headed the inspection and
presented the results from his visit about
the lack of safety equipment and other
features.
Since this visit many changes have
already been made. Changes and addi
tions have included, a Bloodborne Patho
gen program and a First Responders.
The First Responders include train
ing in First Aid, CPR, and Bloodborne
Pathogen, which deals with the proper
removal and disinfection of blood.
People included in this are RD’s,
RA’s, and at least two people from Main
tenance, Security, and the Custodial
Departments.
These, however, were not the big
gest of problems and many were over
looked since the last inspection. Phillips
found three serious problems. The prob
lems found included no safety guards on
a Hobart kitchen mixer, radial ann saw,
and a circular hand-fed rip saw.
All fines will cost the school
$1,876.00.
Controller, Palin Spruance, ex
claimed, “We are asking for an abate
ment, because we are a small school and
because a new saw is being bought. The
new saw costs around $ 1,700.00, and if
we receive the abatement the saw is al
most free due to the previous fines.”
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