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King of Hearts
The Thursday
before Valentine’s
Day each February
sees four men
compete in the
annual King of
Hearts competition,
Montreat’s longest
running student
activity. No one knows
the exact origins of this
magnificent display
of Montreat’s greatest
examples of manhood.
Some say Chaplain
Steve’s arrival on campus
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inaugurated the event as
a means to display such
Davidic features. Others
contend Montreat’s
ladies demanded the first
class of male students to
undergo an initiation of
public Q&cA sessions.
Widespread abasement
ensued. Still others
say the torpor of cold
Februarv winters simply
demands some gambol
to arouse the lemargic.
This year’s
gladiatorial
competition
for the hearts
of Montreat’s
female
populace
consisted
of
Freshman
Seth McCleary,
Sophomore Brock
Gudeman, Junior
Daniel Dunn and
Senior Daniel
Lattimore. Before
the night afforded these
legitimate contenders
the opportunity to
introduce themselves,
campus pariahs
Patrick Connelly, Don
Shepson and Steve
Woodworth hijacked
the proceedings. Their
querulous video showed
the students exactly why
faculty remain judges
and not participants,
h^^nning costume,
Doris Day, Axl
Rose, Bono,
and Chaplain
Steve presided;
skeptical, seasoned
judges.
Immediately,
Daniel Dunn
separated himself
Jim Dahlin
from the rest in a risky
introduction that lacked
the standard video. The
risk paid off and Dunn’s
persona as ‘The Most
Interesting Man in the
World’ set the stage for
his eventual crowning.
The videos included a
ovation; Joo
Weon IGm’s
panoply
of Judo skills. Brock’s
musician ego enabled
his amazing rendition of
Flight of the Conchord’s
‘hfost Beautiful
Woman’. Daniel
Lattimore’s unmatched
yo-yo skills emerged,
once again, impressing
the crowd and 1 mari
Scarboroush.
broad range of campus
characters, including
Hub Powell’s interesting
eulo^ of Seth McCleary
and Dottie Schuman’s
mad accordion skills
(wildlp inadequate for
Brocks high standards).
The playing field leveled
during the talent
competition. Each
potential king put
lis best foot forward,
lighlighted by the
night’s only standing
The Question &
Answer time, always
a point of stress for
the contestants and
a highlight for those
reveling in socially
awkward moments,
delivered. Q&A
standout, Daniel
Lattimore, brought an
interpreter, Nathan
Adams, culminating in
an image of Nathan and
Bill Forstchen spending
an afternoon together
shopping; high comedy,
to say the least.
In the end,
the audience
was the
victor; such
an -impressive
array of
talent and
effort by the four
contestants. This
year’s King of Hearts
showcased Montreat’s
uniquely diverse and
talented students in an
impressive venue. Each
contestant’s hard work
bore fruit in the wildly
entertaining evening.
Finally, it is fun to see
our community have
fun in an appropriate
manner, avoiding the
cheap and easy jokes of
vulgarity.
“Ifyour brother sins against you, go and tell him hisfault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have
\gainedyour brother. But if he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, that every charge may be estab-
I lished by the evidence of two or three witnesses”
Matthew 18:15-16