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and several months of declining health.
^neral services were held Wednesday at the Mars Hill Baptist Church.
McLeod, Former MHC
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le classes, “t, ®”*°rials to the John and Evelyn McLeod Scholarship at Mars Hill College may
and “Fantas/j'*'®'*^ in lieu of flowers, a spokesman for the family suggested.
Duld get in tofj' ^^^ition to his teaching duties at the college. Professor McLeod did the research
irtment at Ml^e official history of the college. The work was published in 1956, under
.... “From These Stones,” in connection with the school’s centennial celebra-
;re are no
th the stimula%
kin said. “It % ° addition to his teaching over the years, he edited college catalogs, the alum-
hey enjoy ha\ and other publications and directed the college news service. He also
as a community correspondent for the Asheville Citizen-Times for more than
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;s and share i’*'f assistance of J.P. Huskins of Burnsville and a few other students,
. °tinded the college’s student newspaper. The Hilltop. Huskins, who was the first
instance, Fra«i ^^^er became editor and publisher of the Statesville Daily Record and served in
legislature Carolina General AssemW
unty has everfijj Furman University presented Professor McLeod its Algernon Sidney
jhe has travele^^** Award as an outstanding alumnus and praised him as a man of “high aspira-
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Jhe has travele^tij ^ ,,'T” " T,‘
ina last Sprin«|ii noble, humanitarian qualities of character.”
or and also taC‘ ^^Leod was born in Alfordsville in Robeson County on August 19, 1895; but
retired. Since his years prior to his coming to Mars Hill were spent in South Carolina. He
Jucation ProgC'^^^ North Greenville Academy and Haywood Institutes at Clyde before enrol-
Purman, from which he received a B.A. degree in 1923. During the 1923-1924
helps bring a fir h he was principal of Berea High School in Greenville. At the end of that
n contact witfu® invited by Dr. R.L. Moore, president of Mars Hill College, to join the
English faculty.
jj°^essor McLeod did graduate work at UNCChapel Hill, receiving a master’s
there in 1929; and he later did post graduate studies at the University of
and the University of London.
/ his long-time colleague at Mars Hill, Dr. Ella Pierce, retired in 1965, Pro-
fj j' McLeod was named to succeed her as chairman of the English Department, a
1 he filled until his own retirement two years later.
jh Ordained Baptist minister, he pastored churches in the Greenville area while
^ at Furman; and, after coming to Mars Hill, he pastored the Jupiter and
j, h^ountain churches in Buncombe County and the California Creek Church in
^'^on. He also served on the board of deacons at the Mars Hill Baptist Church for
^han 40 years.
^ j,.*hodiate survivors include his wife, the former Evelyn Allen, to whom he was
^ J®'* for 56 years; a son. Dr. John A. McLeod Jr., chief pathologist at Memorial
^ Hospital in Asheville; and two daughters, Mrs. Evelyn Thomas of Bristol,
^ music teacher at Milligan and King colleges; and Mrs. Graham Hoffman of
^ University of Tennessee faculty member who is currently teaching
War histO;Sitoj.y Harvard University. Also among the survivors are 11 grand-
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l(,?^®ssor McLeod’s history of Mars Hill College was hailed as a scholarly work
^^ved valuable materials which had been in danger of becoming lost. Few of-
^ jj^^®cords were kept during the first 40 years of the college’s operation, and most
^ had been lost or destroyed by the time the trustees asked Professor McLeod
H JJPile an official history of the institution.
tr' L^'*P®fcly, there were a few elderly citizens still living in the Mars Hill area who
9 le '^^*^^^1 much of the college history. Mr. McLeod interviewed all of them,
^ ; ^Pg as much information and as many facts as he could. To this storehouse of
™ jj ^ferial he added his own careful research done in denominational records,
I® ^hd private libraries, courthouse flies, and other sources. His book not only
the history of the college but also sketched the educational, sociological and
conditions in which the institution was founded and through which it
spring its first 100 years.
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John Angus McLeod
Group Discovers Diversity
Through Midwest Adventure
Pat Buckner
HILLTOP Reporter
Four MHC students and two ex
perimental education workers were in
volved in a cross-cultural adventure dur
ing fall break to the Midwest as part of
the Appalachian Center’s Program of
Experimental Education.
Those who ventured to northern Ohio
and southern Michigan were: Pat
Buckner, Ron Johnson, Sheila
Ammons, Paula Edwards, Jill
Mannisto, and Jerry Plemmons.
Highlights of the journey included:
the Michigan vs. Illinois football game,
tours of Michigan State University and
the Henry Ford Museum, plus a visit to
Detroit’s Renaissance Center.
The objectives of this trip were to en
counter a particular region through
firsthand experience and to observe any
diversity among the culture. Students
did find many differences such as
technological advancements, diverse
ethnic groups, and a fast pace of life.
Another interesting contrast was the
amount of crime in an urban area as
compared to a rural one. In a town the
size of Mars Hill, the crime rate is fairly
low, but in downtown Detroit crime is
commonplace. In fact, a mugging took
place in the Renaissance Center while
the group was there.
A tour of Michigan State Uiiiversity
proved big isn’t always better. Even
though facilities were geared for a max
imum amount of learning, the MHC
group found that students don’t become
acquainted with professors and that it is
sometimes difficult to make a lot of
friends. Of course, this could be at
tributed to MSU’s enrollment of 48,000
and classes which sometimes ac
comodate up to 600 students.
Most importantly, students
discovered that the Civil War is really
over. There were no ill feelings shown
toward them because of their southern
background, nor did anyone from MHC
hold any feelings against “yankees.” In
contrast, the group found obliging peo
ple like Ida Tibbels, Jenny Brown,, and
Crystal Noftz who allowed them to
board at their homes with no expenses.