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Published By The Students Of Mars Hill College
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Mars Hill, North Carolina, March 29, 1941.
No. 12.
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OLLEGE CHOIR PLANS ANNUAL SPRING EXCURSION
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H.DRIGH BECOMES NEW B. S. U. PRESID ENT
‘eplaces Harold Mc-
_ /proskey As Relig-
*®°ious Leader.
^pouglas Aldrich, of Orlcmdo,
>rida, has been elected by
ro^iular vote of the student
jn(4Y to the office of president
the B. S. U. Douglas, a cam-
s leader, is now president of
th the Volunteer Band and
b «>rida Club and is former
aplain of the Euthalian Lite-
■Y Society. As president, he
11 preside at B. S. U. chapel
igroms on Tuesdays and at
weekly B. S. U. council
ietings, direct all religious
livities on the campus, and
present the college in re-
ious activities and orgoniza-
ns over the state,
n t Douglas Aldrich replaces
^ ^trold McCroskey, of Rock-
jham. who has conscienti-
sly led the B. S. U. through
£ ge of its most successful years
activity. With the co-opera-
n of all the members of the
S. U. Council, Harold initiat-
• several changes in the pro-
3m and work of the B. S. U.
d brought the work closer to
' students. A fond farewell
; R 5 Harold and hats off to
•uglasl
o tt.
iyill«
mJews Flashes
ar6n, Tonic^t
uhree ploys, two of which are
dtten by Mors Hillians, will
' presented in the auditorium
sight. They will be "Jacob
imes Home," "Sir Aggressor,"
id ’Nightmares."
Baseball
The first baseball game will
> with Textile of Spartanburg,
•uth Carolina, on Friday,
r. CJDril 11.
Concert
■“^he annual band concert
Si be held in the college
iditorium Saturday night,
?ril 12.
Coming
The Junior-Senior Banquet is
owing near. There ore only
■enty-one more days in which
get dotes. Warning—Don't
3it until the last minute. You
II ay be disappointed.
SPECIAL
* :f*mgton, Ky., March 28.—
C;. Hope, of Mars Hill
■'Oll^e, has been elected
rf National
& student Legislative As
sembly. Not only is it rare
or a junior college to enter
National Assembly, but
his is the first time a junior
college man has been elect-
^ 3d to any office in the his-
ory of the Assembly.
History Of The
G o 11 eg c G h o i r
The date of the birth of our
glee club is rather indefinite;
however we do know that a
Miss Legrand headed the glee
club in its early stages. It is
known that we had on orches
tra under the leadership of a
Miss Yarborough around 1905.
Miss Booker was with the or
chestra too.
In an old catalogue of the
college it was observed that
out of twelve faculty members
six were music and expression
teachers.
Some of the former directors
of the glee club hove been Miss
Ruby White, Miss Mattie Ire
land (now Mrs. J. B. Huff), Mrs.
Kazer, Mrs. Thelma Fleetwood,
Miss Margaret Whittington and
Miss Zula Evelyn Coon, who
is now at South West Baptist
College in Bolivar, Missouri.
At first, the glee club work
was done on the campus.
The first trip away from the
college was a visit, along with
the orchestra, to one of Ashe
ville's high schools.
'The glee club group which
makes trips is generally
known as the college choir.
The first sacred programs
were given in 1933-34 under
the direction of Miss Zula
Evelyn Coon, who also estab
lished definite membership re
quirements and the point sys
tem. Sacred concerts hove been
given in various churches since
that year.
The college choir has visited
various places, including Can
ton, Waynesville, Brevard,
Swannonoa, Marshall, Burns
ville, Shelby, Black Mountain,
and Morgonton, North Caro
lina, and Greenville, South
Carolina. It has made a num
ber of radio appearances.
College Choir
P e r son n e I
Below is the personnel of the
of the college choir who will
begin its excursion on April 6.
Ruby Allen, from Charlotte,
N. C., sings second alto.
Idella Aydlett, from Eliza
beth City, N, C., sings first alto.
She was a member of the girls'
trio in high school and is now
a member of the college sextet.
Paul Brunner, from Baltimore,
Md., treasurer of the Glee
Club, sings tenor.
Edith Cole, from Canton,
N. C., member of the college
sextet, sings first soprano.
Frances Davis, from Connelly
Springs, N. C., sings second
alto.
David Dorr, from Mt Rainer,
Md., sings tenor.
Fred Ellison, from Milan, Ga.,
sings bass.
Bill Gobbert, from Lancaster,
S. C., sings bass.
LaMonna Gottis, from Bur
lington, N. C., member of
the college sextet, sings second
soprano. She sang in the
church choir at home.
Mary Nell Hardin, from
Morgonton, N. C., sings first
in soprano solos in the state
soprano. She won first rating
high school contest in Greens
boro.
Walter Harrelson, from
Cheverly, Md., sings bass. He
sang in the church choir and
the glee club at home.
Bob Holt, from Dallas,
Texas, member of the Eutha
lian quartet, sings tenor. He
sang in the choir of the First
Baptist Church of Dallas, Texas.
(Continued on Page 3)
Program Of
G o 1 1 e g e
The
Ghoir
Hymn, Congregation; "O Lore
Most Holy" (C. Franck),
Soloist, Mary Nell Hardin
Christine Pope, Paul Brunner
Idella Aydlett, Walter Harrel
son; Prayer; Response; Offer
tory, "Arioso" (Bach), Miss Mil
dred Gwin; Scripture, Numbers
24:17, Rev. 22:16; "There Shall
A Star" (Mendelssohn), Choir;
Scripture, Luke 2:11-14; "Vir
gins' Slumber Song" (Reger),
Edith Cole, Idella Aydlett, Jeon
Kuszmaul, Christine Pope, La-
monna Gottis, Carolyn Wil
liams; "Voix Celeste" (Alcock),
Choir; Scripture, Mark 1:28-32-
34; "The Stranger Of Galilee"
(Morris, arr. Gwin), Girls' Sex
tet; Scripture, Mark 14:32-35-
36, Heb. 9:26-28, I. Cor. 15:57;
"Into The Woods My Master
Went" (Lufkin), Christine Pope,
Bob Holt, Idella Aydlett, Wal
ter Harrelson; "O Lamb Of
God" (Stainer), Choir; "By
Early Morning Light" (Tradi
tional German, arr. Dickinson),
Choir, Soloist, Miss Ellison;
"Alleluia Of The Bells" (Marr-
yott). Choir; Scripture, II. Tim.
1:12, I. Peter 2:7; "Jesus, Our
Lord, We Adore Thee" (James),
Choir; "When You Know Him"
(Ackley), David Dorr, Dean
Willis, Bob Holt, Paul Brunner,
Fred Ellison, Bill Gabbert, Dou
glas Little, Walter Harrelson;
"Jesus, Thou Joy Of Loving
Hearts" (Poteat), Choir; Scrip
ture, II. Cor. 4:18, Isaiah 42:4,
Heb. 2:14; "Sanctus" (Gounod),
Choir, Soloist, Mary Nell Har
din; Benediction and Amen.
Thirty tjtuaents And
Teachers Will Make
Trip. ^
Story Of The Life Of Christ
Will Be Depicted In Song.
On April 6 the college choir
will begin its annual spring
excursions into nearby North
Carolina cities and neighbor
ing states. This year it will tell
the story of the life of Christ in
song.
A group of thirty students
and teachers, including Miss
Elizabeth Ellison, director; Miss
Martha Biggers, accompanist;
Miss Mildred Gwin, violin so
loist; and Mr. H. Rerworth
Walker, Jr., business manager,
hove been rehearsing and
making plans for a refreshing
program of religious music. A
special bus will be chartered
to transport the group.
The choir's itinerary includes
the following cities: April 6,
Salisbury and Forest City; April
11, Swannonoa; April 13. Er
win, Tennessee, and Burns
ville; April 20, Kings Moimtain
and Shelby; April 27, Brevard
and Asheville; and May 4,
Weaverville and Mars Hill,
The program will be given in
the churches of these cities,
and in most cases both a morn
ing and on evening perfor
mance will be given at the
regular scheduled church serv
ices.
In addition, the choir will
perform over the air through
the facilities of station WWNC
in Asheville on May 1. As
these plans ore finally worked
out, more will be announced in
these pages.
The program has been care
fully and logically worked out
by Miss Ellison. Following the
main events in the life of Christ
from the prophecies, birth, life,
crucifixion and resurrection, it
ends on the note of praise and
adoration. Walter Harrelson
will introduce each.phase with
the reading of appropriate
scripture.
Among the special groups
developed by Miss Ellison this
year ore the mixed quartet,
composed of Christine Pope,
Idella Aydlett, Paul Brunner,
and Walter Harrelson; the sex
tette composed of Edith Cole,
Christine Pope, Idella Aydlett,
LaMonna Gattis, Jeon Kusz
maul, and Carolyn Williams;
and the double male quartet
composed of David Dorr, Dean
Willis, Bob Holt, Paul Brunner,
Fred Ellison, Bill Gabbert,
Douglas Little, and Walter
Harrelson. Vocal soloists will
be Mary Nell Hardin and Miss
Ellison, and Miss Gwin will be
the violin soloist for the serv
ices.