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WNTAGDE UBHAB, Hj)l 0,11, Get Your Date The Hilltop For Junior-Senior ^ niLL. JM. MONDAY. APRIL 23. 1951 Number ] GraggtoLeadStudentUnion Heafner and Roberts =======^= Head Publications Seven Enter Tournament Mars Hill College sent seven Representatives to the National forensic Tournament at Martha ^ashington College, Fredericks- “'Ri'g, Virginia, March 21-24. Students entering the tourna ment were Joretta Devinney, Betty m^inchester, Mary Jo Isaacs, Harold England, Perry Ellis, Jim “Reene, and Demauth Blanton, pgland, Ellis, Greene and Blan co, debating as both affirmative *ad negative teams, participated nine rounds of debate. Winning awards in various con- ^sts were these: Joretta Devinney, Mter Dinner Speaking for Wo men; Harold England, Declama- ,°n; and Perry Ellis in Poetry ‘ending and After Dinner Speak- for Men. sg»««gaicayrig»i»"'i»ir*— ■ , ^Rs. Richard D. Watson of the 'I'Slish Department accompanied ® group to liYedericksburg. ‘college Choir Wes Concert , Mars Hill College Glee Club and euring Choir presented a concert college auditorium, Satur- April 21, at eight o’clock. j program consisted of a ^R'ety of choral and solo num- 'Re- Among the selections sung by e Glee Club were the following: linighty God of Our Fathers” James; “Omnipotence” by 'hubert; “Halleluiah” by Beeth- “Soon It Will Be Done” ^%ed by Dawson; “Herman the 'R'inist” arranged by Swift. "Mie Touring Choir was heard “Ezekiel Saw de Wheel,” “Old Cole,” and “Skip to my Lou.” Soloists for the performance Miss Alda Jean Clarke and Dorothy Weaver. Newly elected members of the Baptist Student Council are (left to right) : Frances Haynes, Ann Tunstall, Alan Gragg, Jean Short, Cath erine Bowen,. (Second Row): Eddie Gray, Corbin Cooper, Sarah Thornas, Rachel Granger. (Third Row): Lionel Cornell, James Powell, Jim Greene, Bob Owens, and Frank Woodlief. (Larry Power and Bob Reese were not present when the picture was made). Alan Gragg was elected president of the Baptist Student Union for the 1951-52 school session during the elections of religious leaders of the campus which extended throughout the week of March 15. Jim Green, Rachel Granger and Anne Tunstall are to act in the capacities of vice-presidents for the Union in the coming year, while Sarah Thomas and James Powell serve as recording and corresponding secretaries of the Council. Bob Owens is to take the position of treasurer. Touring Choir Sings At Church After several appearances in the state during the months of Febru ary and March, the Mars Hill Col lege Touring Choir continued its series of programs with an ap pearance at the Mars Hill Baptist Church on Sunday morning and at the First Baptist Church, Franklin, on Sunday evening, April 8. The choir rendered inspiring messages in song. Appropriate scripture references were given by members of the choir. Numbers in cluded on the program were “We All Believe,” “If Ye Love Me,” “Were You There,” and “There Is a Balm in Gilead.” Those sing ing solo parts were Cora Mae Rickey and Bill Ritchie. Other students who were elected to serve on the council are: Larry Power, music director; Bob Reese, town representative; Lionel Cor nell, Training Union Director; Eddie Gray, Sunday School Super- '^nior Day ^ Campus ^^,^Ucey County high school visited Mars Hill College 10. Arriving at the college the students were met by Eee and other Mars Hillians j took them on a tour of the “RRpus. Ij, '-®r the tour, the seniors in the Non-Eu Hall where gave them information )il|^R'Ping the requirements of the j.®' Melvin spoke about V: *^^®rent phases of activities j on here. Se afternoon the students •'^H^^^RRtertained at a tea in Stroup J'l R Siven by the student coun- XtJ, ^^RR Ei&Sers, Dean Lee, “Mother” assisted in the entertain- 7 jj‘ Refreshments were served Economics majors. Girls Elect Dorm Officers Officers for the girls’ dorms have been elected for next year. Edna Moore Dormitory has chosen the following as leaders: Mary Ruth Linville, president; Gladys Draper, vice-president; Sara Black secretary; Christine Ferrell, social chairman; Eleanor Gathings, musi cian; Frances Haynes, chaplain, and Betty Jean Hartsell, treasurer. Faye Pace will be president of Stroup Dorm next year, while the other officers are as follows: Janet Belote, vice-president; Virgie Cog gins, secretary; Rebecca Jackson, social chairman; Miriam Roper, chaplain; and Norman Jean Ban ner, pianist. Officers of Huffman are Marg aret Hudspeth, president; Barbara Herrin, vice-president; Dot Shields secretary; Mollie Stevens, chap lain; Freida Stiles, social chair man; Phyllis Me Cam, treasurer; Margaret Morgan, historian; Scot- tie Clark, pianist; and Gay Chand ler, chorister. The presidents and secretaries of these dorms will make up the student council for next year and are to be installed at a banquet which both the old and the new councils will attend April 25. intendent; Barbara Short, Y.W.A. president; Frances Haynes, Volun teers for Christ president; Cather ine Bowen, Youth Temperance Council President; and Corbin Cooper, Mission Council Chairman. Gragg, who will lead the council, has been outstanding in the re ligious life of the campus through out his freshman year. He is a member of the Oscar E. Sams Ministerial Conference and has been active in the Oteen work. Before coming to Mars Hill, Alan, an ordained minister, was pastor of a church near Brunswick, Ga., his home town. Jim Greene of Asheville, vice- (Continued on Page 4) Johnson Leads New Marshals Marshals for the 1951-52 session have been selected by the deans and the registrar on the basis of scholarship and campus citizen ship. Their term of office begins on May 1, when they will be recog nized officially during the Recog nition Day Program. Roy Johnson, from Henderson ville, N. C., has been selected as chief marshal, while Cara Blake, from Lumberton, N. C., will hold the position of assistant chief. Others who will serve during the forthcoming year are James Heizer of Louisville, Kentucky; Truett Allen, of Midland Park, New Jer sey; Ben Sloan, of Charlotte; Ned Teague, of Salisbury; Walter Long Jr., of Belmont; Mary Ammons, of Mars Hill; Lydia Berghauser, of Baltimore, Maryland; Nancy Lee Duckworth, of Canton; Carol Mc Alister, of Biscoe; and Betty Jo Usher, of Bennettsville, S. C. Gene Roberts of Pikeville and Bobby Heafner of Belmont have been elected to head the two campus publications. The Hilltop and the Laurel, respectively, for the 1951-52 session. Roberts is the present managing editor of the Hilltop and is affiliated with the Publications Department. Heafner assisted in the work of the 1950 Laurel, which will soon be here. Assistant editor of The Hilltop is Joann Schwab of Frostproof, Florida; and Joyce Taylor of Ashe ville, will be assistant editor of the Laurel. Ralph Riley of Lowell will man age the business transactions of The Hilltop, and Janet Belote of Newport News, Va., will assist him. Business manager for the Laurel will be R. L. Crisp of Cheoah. His assistant will be Mary Ammons of Mars Hill. Others appointed to editorships of the publications are: James Heizer from Louisville, Ky., the Laurel, and Margaret Morgan from South Hill, Va., and Mary Ruth Linville, Winston-Salem, The Hilltop. BSU Council Represents MHG at Spring Retreat Fourteen members of the newly elected Baptist Student Union Council represented Mars Hill at the State BSU Spring Retreat in High Point April 13 and 14. Ap proximately 300 students from fifteen colleges and universities were in attendance. All meetings of the retreat were held at the First Baptist Church of which Dr. Albert Hale, who recent ly conducted a youth revival on Mars Hill campus is pastor. The primary purpose of the Re treat was to plan BSU work for the 1951-52 term and to instruct new council members in their duties. Keynote speaker on the program Friday night was Dr. G. Kearnie Barbara Short To Lead YWA Barbara Short, the new president of YWA, has announced the names of those who will lead the organi zation on campus next year. They are, 1st vice-president, Margaret Morgan; 2nd vice-presi dent, Bea Adams; 3rd vice-presi dent, Mollie Stevens; recording secretary, Betty Jo Usher; corres ponding secretary, Janet Belote; treasurer, Blanche Richardson; dormitory representatives, Edna Moore, Jo Anne Hiers; Stroup, Julia Horne; Huffman, Lou Stew art; pianist, Julia Ann Sigmon; chorister, Ruth Durham; social chairman, Joan Schwab; publicity chairman, Mary Ruth Linville; community mission chairman, Sarah Lunsford. Saturday, April 21 the old and new YWA Councils met on Little Mountain for the annual Spring retreat. Each new officer talked with the former officer about her duties for the coming year. Keagan who challenged his hearers first “to know” then “to show” their religion. Saturday morning’s session was concerned with more specific train ing for council duties. In the elec tion of state officers Eddie Gray was chosen vice-president. In the afternoon each delegation reported briefly on the highlights of its year’s work. The session closed with the installation of state of ficers. John Wells, present chairman of the Mars Hill Mission Council, also attended the retreat and gave a report of the past year’s work. Miss Vera Ruth accompanied the council. Kendall, Nelson Attend Meeting Mr. M. H. Kendall and Dr. J. R. Nelson attended the meet of North Carolina College Teachers of Re ligion held at the Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte on April 21. The program this year was bas ed on “The College in the Present Crisis.” In the afternoon the “Emotional Impact of the Present Crisis on College Students” was discussed.
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