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if Q^he Hilltop Baptists Pastors W ill Meet Here Volume XXn Published by the Students of Mars Hill College Mors Hill, N. C„ September 27, 1947. Pastors, their wives and children, and delegates from forty- four churches in the Baptist French Broad Association will gather here Tuesday, October 30, to tangle with traditional, Number 1 old-fashioned southern fried chicken and the problems involved in the transfer of Wake Forest College to Winston-Salem, N. C. The Baptisft clerg:y will spend Pictured above are twenty-one new instructors who have been added to Mars Hill College’s faculty for the 1947-48 school year. With the latest additions, the college now has over seventy •nembers on the faculty. Top row, left to right, they are: Daughtry, Ford, Harris, Hlghfill, Hall, Sams, Prince, McDonald, Edwards, Bradford. Bottom row, zigzagging from left to right, they are: Charman, Starnes, Mrs. Hall, Miss Hlghfill, Miss Lamyer, Miss Gentry, Miss Styles, Mrs. Sams, Miss Reed, Miss Bugg. the day in conference and dis cussion groups and Tuesday eve ning in the college dining hall where they are to be the guests of Reverend John R. Link, Mars Hill Baptist church pastor and president of the association, at a special banquet. Campus Tour During the course of the day’s activities, the visitors will be con ducted on a tour over the cam pus. They will be especially inter ested in seeing Coyte Bridges dining hall under construction, Huffman dormitory, and the pro posed site for the new Mars Hill Baptist church. Reverend N. Starnes, Asheville minister, is to deliver the prin cipal address with Reverend Link presiding. College students may attend con ferences and discussion periods. Faculty Hits Seventy 23 New Instructors Added Annual Revival Set For October 12-19 Mars Hill college’s annual ^^11 Revival, one of the high- \ ^*ghts of religious life here on ; campus, is slated for October I ^2-19 when Dr. Glenn Blackburn, P^*tor of Lumberton’s First Bap- church, will come to Mars church to serve as the prin- ^*Pal speaker in the Spiritual ^^akening services. Services will be held daily at A. M. and 7:30 P. M. ^^®verend John Link, pastor of Mars Hill Baptist Church, “rges every Christian to pray for BY success of the Revival. tS'. U. Launches ear With Early ^treat Program Mars Hill’s Baptist Student P’on launched its year’s program r ®®Ptember 4, when Council jembers arrived on the campus r ^ three-day retreat before ® opening of school. ^0 group heard inspirational Bssagos from tho faculty mem- hjl others, and were led in *^'®oussions by the members /® Council. Through these, the learned of their duties * ^ campus and were given a po of their responsibilities in college community. During ^lly Workshop periods they pared posters, identification I*’ ®*’'cntation materials, and information for the new ents. Besides members of the poll, the senior class president, I’y society presidents, mem- of the Religious Life and ining Committee of the fac- R. M. Lee, and Rev. L ... I 6, J 111- Lee, j pEVIL 1 Link were present. (Continued on iPage 4) With only seven replacing former faculty and staff mem bers who left by resignations and leaves of absence, Mors Hill College begins this sem ester with twenty-three new persons employed. Following are additions to the administrative staff: Robert R Chapman, of Spencer, North Caro lina, a graduate of Mars Hill col lege and Furman University, is a part-time instructor in the de partment of business and serves as assistant registrar. Besides his du ies as personnel director here at the college, John P. Daugh- trey, of Norfolk, Virginia, who holds a B.S. degree from the Uni versity of Virginia and an M.A. degree in personnel administra tion from the University of North Carolina, teaches part-time in the department of business. Serving as secretary in the personnel of fice is Miss Phyllis Ann Gentry, of Richmond, Virginia, a grad uate .of Mars Hill college who has returned after serving some time in the office of the Foreign Mission Board at Richmond. Miss Regina Styles, of Trion, Georgia, another graduate of Mars Hill college, is serving as secretary to iPresident Blackwell. Mrs. Law rence Hlghfill, of Winston-Salem, an A'.B. graduate of Wake Forest college, is secretary to Dean Lee. Wallace, C. McDonald, of Asheville, a graduate in account ing from Cecil’s Business college, is the assistant bursar. Mrs. Em mett Sams, of Cane River, North Carolina, serves as librarian in the reserve bookroom. Head cook in the college dining hall is W. C. Bradburn of Canton, North Carolina. Fifteen new faculty mefbers have come to the various depart ments of instruction. Miss Lucille Sawyer, of New Bern, North Carolina, a'graduate of Mars Hill and Meredith colleges; Miss Edith A. Bugg of Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, B. Mu,, from Flora (Continued on Page 4) 979 Enrolled As of September 22 the en rollment of Mars Hill college was 979 students with 17 states and 2 foreign countries represented. The counts from the various states are as follows: Alabama, 4; Florida, 38; Geor gia, 34; Indiana, 3; Kentucky, 5; Maryland, 6; Missouri, 1; New Jersey, 4; New York, 2; North Carolina, 720 (including 88 coun ties); Ohio, 1; Pennsylvania, 2; Rhode Island,/ 1; South Carolina, 80; Tennessee, 18; Texas, 1; Vir ginia 56; Brazil, 1; Cuba, 2. Band Organized; New Uniform^ The 1947 Mars Hill band has begun rehearsals under its new director, James Hall. Mr. Hall is a native of Raleigh, North Carolina, and a graduate of University of North Carolina. While at U. N. C. he was presi dent of the band, vice-president of Phi Mu Alpha, and a member of Phi Delta Kappa. The organization of a forty- two-piece marching- band is now complete and it is equipped with new uniforms. Majorettes are: head majorett, Melba Collins of Lumberton, North Carolina; Martha Hunt of Asheville; and Bella Bauhuys of Enka, North Carolina. A number of new ad- (Continued on Page 4) Daughtrey's Personnel Hard At Wotk Dept CALENDAR OF EVENTS Sept. 27 - Oct. 11 Saturday, Sept. 27: B.T.U. Par ties. Saturday, Oct. 4: Movie.. Football Game: Pembroke vs. Mars Hill (here), Saturday, Oct. 11: Founders’ Day. Football Game: Biltmore vs. Mars Hill (here). Mars Hill’s new Personnel De partment launched its entrance battery of tests to incoming fresh man during the days of registra tion, September 10 and 11. First-year students spent more than four hours taking scholastic aptitude teats, interest and per sonality inventories, and complet ing a Vocational Outlook Ques tionnaire. The Personnel Office is now in the process of accumu lating pertinent data from these tests and questionnaires and calling in those persons who need or .have requested ■ appointments for interviews. John P. Daughtrey has recent ly assumed the duties of Personal Department director, and Miss Phyllis Ann Gentry is. office sec retary. Also helping in the office are Mary Marshall and Troy Day, both second-year students. A corps of counselors, consisting of Miss Gwyndola Pierce, Miss Eve lyn Underwood, and Messrs. Ra mon DeShazo, Lawrence Hlghfill, and Carl Harris, will work with advising students in their voca tional and educational planning and their personal adjustments. “The over-all objective of the Personnel Department might well be the growth of the individual student so that his impending and future experience might yield the greatest satisfaction—in terms of his abilities and interests—^to both himself and society,” accord ing to statement of Mr. Daugh trey in a recent issue of the De partment’s monthly new^ sheet, “News and Views of the Per sonnel Department.” Regional information and edu cational and vocational materials are available in the Personnel Of fice (Treat Dormitory) for all students and faculty who are interested The Personnel Office, which was connected with the Dean’s office last year, is an enlarged and separate office this year. Cheerleaders Elected After some strenuous tryouts held last week, the following were elected to serve as cheerleaders for this year: Evelyn Stapleton, Nancy Banks, Barbara Myers, Anita Watts, Betty Lou Steelman, Shirley Robertson, Phil Weeks, Ted Murphy, and Cecil Home. Of this group, a head cheerleader will be selected to lead the cheer ing squad. The cheerleaders are seeking the full cooperation of each student on Mars Hill campus to attend each game this year and support the teams with their cheers. Huffman To Be Dedicated At a meeting held at Mars Hill college, Pbriday, September 19, the buildings and grounds com mittees announced plans for the dedication of the new Huffman dormitory for women on Found er’s Day, October 11. At the same time, the cornerstone will be laid for the Coyte ' Bridges memorial dining room, now under construction. Also under consid eration are converting the pres ent dining room into additional rooms for students and remodel ing other buildings for temporary housing purposes It is hoped that :he dining hall will be completed on or about June 1, 1948. Band Chooses Officers An organization meeting of the Band was held Monday night, September 22, with the following officers elected for the 1947 season: Jack Dyer, president; Bruce Cartier, vice-president; Macklyn Mackie, secretary; Frank Lawton, treasurer. There are approxIm4teIy 45 members of the band with Mr. James Hall as the director. Singers Meet; Elect Officers An outstanding musical organi zation of Mars Hill college, the Glee Club, held its first meeting and rehearsal Tuesday, Septem ber 16, with its ■ director. Miss Edith Bugg, a recent graduate of Columbia University. Only a few of the club’s members were un able to be present because of con flicting schedules and other open ing week hazards. The following officers were se lected for the year: President, Bill Stapleton; sec retaries, (girl) Nell Neighbors, (boy) Max Cain; librarians, (girl) Evelyn Jowers, (boy) Dean Min ton. Miss Lucille Sawyer and Mrs. James Hall will act as pianists until suitable students are select ed. The club will also later pro cure a social chairman. Miss Bugg did not have specific information concerning the club’s calendar, but the college can be assured of fine musical programs on and off the campus during the coming year. The glee club mem-_ bership so far this year boasts seventy-two members.
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