The Montreat College Student Voice
WHETSTONE
Volume II, Number III Montreal College, North Carolina 28757 September 28, 2001
OFFICIAL SPIRIT WEEK AND HOMECOMING 2001 GUIDE
At a
Glance.
Page Two
• Spiritual Munchics
Page Three
• Waterdeep
Page Four
• National News
Page Five
• Sports
Page Six
• Restaurant Review: Madisons
Page Seven
• Matt Auten and Asbury Lane
Play Homecoming
Pages Eight-Nine
• Spirit Week and
Homecoming Schedules
Page Ten
• Alumni Give Montreat College
High Marks
Page Eleven
• New Staff and Faculty
Page Twelve
• Adventure of the
American Mind
Page Thirteen
• Crossword Puzzle
Page Fourteen
• Activities Schedule for
September 28-October 19
Page Fifteen
• Music Department Reorganizes
Verse of the Week
The conclusion, when all has been
heard, is: fear God and keep His
commandments, because this applies
to every person. For God will bring
every act to judgement, everything
which is hidden, whether it is good or
evil.
Ecclesiastes 12:13-14
Quinn Runs for Council Seat
By Donovan Campbell
“It’s time to get the next gen
eration of Montreatians involved in
the community.” That is not just
a statement. That is exactly what
senior, Woody Quitm has tried to
do the entire time he has been here
at Montreat College. Now, he takes
his efforts a step further. Some
of you may have heard; Woody
Quinn is running for Town Com
missioner. Montreat’s Mayor, Letta
Jean Taylor, remarks, “town coun
cil matters are typically not well
attended by the college.” However,
this has begun to change lately. She
continues by assuring that college
students have shown “more involve
ment recently.” No one testifies to
this involvement more than Woody.
Can someone that young, a
college student, hope for any suc
cess in this sort of endeavor? It is
true that no Montreat College stu
dent has ever before tried to make
it into town council, but as Mayor
Taylor and Commissioners Grims-
ley and Hollins assert, “age doesn’t
matter.” Actually, Commissioner
Bill Grimsley jovially takes this
sentiment a step further in stating,
“We would welcome new blood.”
Of course. Woody also harbors no
concerns about his age. In fact,
he says, “I can use my youthful
ness as they have used their experi
ence.” Even though Woody has no
past experience in town politics, he
remains confident that he could be
an asset as Town Commissioner. “I
want to bring a new perspective,
and open the town to new ideas and
suggestions,” he asserts. Accord
ing to their comments, the town
welcomes this new perspective.
Despite his youth. Woody proves
rather educated in town matters.
Quinn holding Savannah Hightower at last
year’s Homecoming square dance. He is
running for Montreal Town Council
Commissioner Grimsley identifies
some of the following main issues
in Montreat: property tax, erosion
control, parking, limited area for
growth, and water supply. Woody
is familiar with each of these con
cerns and hopes to, if elected, con-
fi-ont each of them. Woody feels that
“at this time there are issues that
need to be raised.” He continues
by declaring, “I will raise them.”
It seems that the main obstacle
so far is exposure. “The commu
nity hasn’t had the opportunity to
meet Mr. Quinn yet,” Mayor Taylor
laments. For the most part, she
is right. However, on October 4
they will. That evening, the coun
cil plans an open forum. Hopefully,
this will be well attended by the
Montreat residents as well as stu
dents, faculty, and staff of Montreat
College. This would be an excel
lent opportunity for them to get
to know Woody and the other
three incumbents running for the
three opening positions in the Town
Continued on Page 14
Homecoming 2001 Welcome
By Bob Graham, Alumni Director
Homecoming comes to Montreat
College yet again! To those of you
that are alumni and returning to
campus for the weekend, welcome.
To those of you who are students,
faculty or staff, I hope you will
join in the celebration and make
the alumni feel welcome! There are
many events planned for the week
end which you will read about in
this issue of the Whetstone news,
which is the official guide to Home
coming.
The Whetstone is published out
of the alumni office by a group
of talented and dedicated Elizabeth
Wilson Scholar students and other
student volunteers. This paper is a
testament to the generosity of Eliz
abeth Wilson, former bible profes
sor and Dean who gave so much of
her life and resources to Montreat
College. (See Page 7)
We hope you enjoy this excit
ing weekend and encourage you to
meet someone new this weekend.
If you’re a student, get to know
an alum and find out about life at
Montreat in “the good ole days”.
You’ll probably be surprised that
some things never change. If you’re
an alum, get to know a student or
a professor and find out what’s dif
ferent at Montreat.
Whichever events you choose to
participate in this weekend, have a
great time and welcome home!