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April 24, 1946. THE HILLTOP, MARS HILL COLLEGE, MARS HILL, NORTH CAROLINA. Page 3. ■7^ College Views ••• Old and ^ew Homecoming Day (Continued from Page 1) the college from its inception and OLD AND NE\\—(Left to right I View of the amphitheater, scene of tlie coining college pageant, with Edna Moore dormi tory in the hackgronnd; Robert Lee Moore Hall; Dr. W. F. Rob inson Memorial Infirmary; the parlor of Spihnan dormitory for girls; Melrose dormitory for men (now inhabited, as is Brown dormitory, by women) ; Charles M. Wall Science building, home of the societies; Edna Moore dormitory for girls; and the Es- tella N. Montague library. founded in 1856 through the period of thf Civil War, the days of the rer onM I uction, the admin istration of i)r. R. L. Moore, dur ing whii-1) lime it developed from a poverl.y-sliicken mountain school into an institution of ■!trongth and wide renown, and jp to the present administration. !t will lie so up to date that there i.s to he included in it a scene of the breaking of the ground by Dr. floyt Blackwell for the dormitory ■vhich is now under construction. This event occurred as recently IS March of this year. The pageant was first given in 1928. The current presentation is under the direction of Dr. Ella J. Pierce of the English Depart ment, Miss Bonnie Wengert of the Speech and Dramatics Depart ment, and Miss Martha Diggers, Mrs. Elizabeth Souther, and Mr. Elwood Roberts of the Music De partment. There will be a cast of over 126 persons, including citi zens from the surrounding com munity who are decendants of the founders of Mars Hill College, members of the Board of Trus tees, members of the faculty and administration, and students. Music will be furnished by the glee club, orchestra, and special ensembles. Dr. H. M. Poteat. member of the faculty of Wake Forest Col lege, will deliver the annual com mencement address on Friday morning. Prayer at the gradu ation exercises will be led by Rev. John R. Link, pastor of the Mars Hill Baptist Church. Dean R. M. Lee will present the grad uation class, with President Hoyt Blackwell awarding the diplomas. STILL ON THE HILL (Continued from Page 4) saying persists: “You haven’t really been to Mars Hill unless you’ve had a course under Dr. Pierce.” Ralph Marion Lee, College Dean, divides his time between his administrative duties, govern ment and economic classes, and being a Republican. He remains famous for his smooth, witty chapel talks, and his generosity with leaves of absence. He came to Mars Hill in 1926. Vernon Everett Wood, chemist and world strategist extraordi nary, is the youngest of Mars Hill’s veteran professors. He came to the Hill in 1931. Since then, he has acquired the congno- men, “Booger.” His current chief interest is the atomic bomb, with which he has familiarized him self and his classes. Last of the veterans—but by far not the least—is Oscar Ernest Sams, vice-president since 1931. He is still head of the ministerial group and, although feeble, at tends chapel services often. AUSTERE PROFESSORS LET THEIR HAIR DOWN Lost: Myth of the dignified Mars Hill professor. Finder please keep. The theory has been advanced that perhaps the “myth” was ex ploded in a recent faculty fellow ship hour, when you might have seen Miss Martha Diggers beating out boogie-woogie while hepcat (Dr.) Ella Janet Pierce kept time. Miss Caroline Diggers in slouch plaid skirt, and almost any other Mars Hill teacher doing almost any other thing taboo on the campus.
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