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Youth Revival
October 15-22
Published by the Students of Mars Hill College
Volume XXV
MARS HILL, N. C.. SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 30. 1950
Number 1
NASM Membership
Considered For
Music Department
The Department of Music, which
now has a highly trained faculty
of seven, is being considered for
membership in the National As
sociation of Schools of Music. Dr.
Burnet C. Tuthill, secretary of the
association, visited the college last
spring to make a thorough inspec
tion of the department. He was
favorably impressed with the fac
ulty and the work being done and
made some valuable suggestions
for improving the facilities. Ad
mission to the association would
he a significant recognition. At
present about 160 colleges and
universities of the United States
are members, eight of which are
junior colleges.
This summer eight new pianos
—three concert grands and five
Hamilton uprights—were purchas
ed for the Department of Music,
he three concert grands can be
ound in the auditorium; one in
Miss Biggers’ studio, one in Mr.
olts’ studio, and one on the
stege. The concert grand on the
® a^ge is to be used exclusively for
concerts and not for general pur-
Po^s. Last summer the Music
Building was renovated and a
practice organ installed. Other
^uipment recently provided for
the department includes instru
ments for the band and orchestra,
uniforms for the band, robes for
the chorus, and turntables for the
library of records.
At chapel time October 4 and 6
we shall hear Dr. H. B. Dendy
pastor of the Weaverville Presby-
tenan Church. Some of the stu
dents are well acquainted with
Ur. Dendy as one who has been of
great encouragement to student
mission activities.
October 7 at 8:00 p.m. Maury
Pearson, baritone, will appear in
the auditorium. This is the open
ing number of the 1950-51 Ly
ceum series.
Mrs. J. V. Erskine and Mrs.
Ogle poets and active members of
the North Carolina Poetry So
ciety, will present a chapel pro
gram on October 9.
Dr. E. L. Spivey, Field Secre
tory of the North Carolina Bap
tist State Convention, will con
duct worship services in the local
church on October 8 and chapel
services October 9 and 10.
October 14 at 8:00 p.m. Dr.
Murry Banks, Professor, Author,
Speaker, Columnist, and Humor
ist, will appear in the auditorium
in the second number of the Ly
ceum series. ^
Attending the inauguration of
Gordon Gray Us president of the
University of North Carolina will
be President Blackwell. The in
augural ceremonies will be held at
each of the three units of the uni
versity; October 8 in Greensboro,
October 9 in Chapel Hill, and Oc
tober 10 in Raleigh.
Boys’ Dormitories
Elect New Officers
During the past week several of
the boys’ cottages have elected
officers.
Humphrey Home has announced
Dewey Gpin, President; David
Wells, vice president; David
Hodge, secretary; and Ed Dowdy,
chaplain.
Leading Treat Dormitory will
be Ralph Hunt, president; Tommy
Wood, vice-president; Alfred Con
nell, secretary; and Jack Price
and Albert Leath, chaplains.
John McGirt will preside in
Landers Home with Dan Glenn as
secretary, and Oscar Lewis as
chaplain.
In Wood Cottage the officers
are Hubert Garner, president; Ed
Walker, vice-president; Moody In
gram, secretary; and Luther
Mann, chaplain.
President and vice-president of
Melrose are Homer Myers and Bob
Milliken, respectively.
R. F. Smith has been elected
president of Spilman; Bob Gore,
vice-president; and Bob Smith,
Chaplain.
Officers in Brown are Carroll
Ellenburg, president; Richard
Dubbs, vice-president; and James
Lambert, chaplain.
Proctors for the various build
ings will be chosen soon.
South Carolina, with 82, Virginia
with 71, Florida with 26, and
Tennessee and Georgia with 15
each. Maryland sends 6, Alabama
and Louisana 4 each. New Jersey,
New York, and the District of
Columbia, 3 each. Kentucky,
Pennsylvania, Texas, and West
Virginia send 2 each; California,
Indiana, and Washington, 1 each.
Moreover, there are 3 foreign
students this year as compared to
a total last year of 7. One is from
the Canal Zone, and two are from
Cuba.
There are 489 Cl’s and 298
CII’s. It is interesting to note that
of these 787 students, 439 are
men and 348 are women.
Ten religious faiths are repre
sented with Baptists predominat
ing with 633. The Methodists fol
low with 70, and the Episcopal
ians and Christians come next with
5 each. There are 3 Lutherans, 2
each of Presbyterians and Inter-
denominationals, I Adventist, 1
Catholic, and 1 Evangelical.
Thirty-nine students are not mem
bers of any church.
Dates To Remember
October 15-22
The BSU in co-operation with
the local church announces the
annual Youth Revival to be con
ducted by Dr. Albert S. Hale,
pastor of the First Baptist
Church, High Point, N. C. Let us
be looking forward to and
praying for this week of wor
ship.
Cheerleaders
Selected
This year’s cheerleading team,
which was chosen from a large
number of applicants, is comprised
of Charlie Tomlinson, head cheer
leader; Emma Lou Cox, Louise
George, Ralph Riley, A1 Paulk,
Vicky Ogle, Betty Ann Turner,
Ruth Ellen Monroe and Peggy
Page.
Ministers Organize
Off to a good start is the camp
us organization of ministerial stu
dents. At the first meeting July
21 there were 76 students present,
representing states from coast to
coast. Meetings are planned for
every Thursday night at 7:30 in
the Clio-Phi hall. Officers for this
term are: Henry Register, presi
dent; Luther Mann, vice-president;
Odell Breland, secretary; J. C.
Mainer, pianist; Willie Davis, re
porter.
NEW FACULTY AND STAFF MEMBERS
JOIN MARS HILL COLLEGE FAMILY
Mars Hill College opens the
1950-51 session with fourteen ad
ditions to the faculty and staff.
Three new instructors joined the
Music Department; two, the li
brary staff; two, the administra
tive staff; and one each of the
following departments: Art, Bible,
Business, English, History, Phy-
M.? to Right): Mr Liles, Mr. Aycock, Miss Ricahrdson,
M V ^^ow: Mrs. Marr, Miss
Turner, Mr. Felts, Miss 1\ eaver. Mr. Geer, Mrs. Nelson, Mr. Henderson
^rs. Ford were not present when the picture was made.
EIGHTEEN STATES, THREE COUNTRIES
REPRESENTED AT MARS HILL COLLEGE
Represented on Mars Hill camp-
us are 18 states, the District of
Columbia, the Canal Zone and
Cuba. North Carolina heads the
enrollment list with 541 students.
She is followed by her sister state.
Nineteen Graduate
During Summer Term;
Carpeuter Speaks
On August 11, 1950 at 11:00
a.m., graduation exercises were
held for the nineteen summer
school graduates. The address was
by Dr. L. L. Carpenter of Raleigh,
North Carolina. Those receiving
diplomas were; George Albert
Bright, Earl Hood Davis, Fred V.
Ellis, John Thomas Falls, Betty
Lucille Ferrell, Thurmond Thomas
Poster, William Vance Frye, Mar
tha Courtney Grant, Lelia lone
Hagan, Ralph Lee Hogan, James
Joseph McManus, Drulynn Morg
an, Clyde Feaston Polk, Johnny
M. Shaver, Ruth Geraldine Smith-
wick, Harry Bernard Stallings, Jr.,
James Belton Stribling, Jr., Lacy
Herman Thornburg and William
LeRoy Underwood.
Of the 261 students graduating
in May and August, 201 have en
rolled irf senior institutions. We
extend our most hearty congrat
ulations to these graduates.
Former BSU Home
Is Converted To
College Playhouse
In cooperation with the BSU,
the Drama Department will soon
have a home. The former BSU
building is now undergoing paint
ing and repairing, and, because of
historic value, will be named
“Rivermont P 1 a y h o u s e.” The
building will contain a Little
Theatre, which will be used for
rehearsals and one-act plays ;
make-up room; costume room;
speech studio; office; and work
shop. The seating capacity of the
Little Theatre is approximately
seventy-five.
As soon as the building is com
pleted, the Dramateers will spon
sor Open-House, and will present
a one-act play.
The Dramateers met September
21 in Stroup parlor for organiza
tion. There are thirty-one mem
bers of the club.
Officers for the club are: Vickie
Ogle, president; Betty Ann Turn
er, vice-president; Mary Frances
Silver, recording secretary; Ear
line Collier, corresponding secre
tory; Everett Gill, treasurer; and
Charlie Tomlinson, publicity chair
man. Mrs. David Rogers is advisor.
sical Education and Spanish.
Miss Pearl Francis, who teaches
piano and organ, comes to Mars
Hill from LaFollette, Tennessee;
however, she received her educa
tion at the Christian Junior Col
lege, Atlanta, and the University
of Michigan. She received her M.
A. degree from Mills College.
Miss Dorothy Weaver of Tulsa,
Oklahoma, has joined the music
department, also. She will teach
voice and direct the Glee Club.
Miss Weaver received her B.S.M.
and M.S.M. degrees from the
Southern Baptist Theological Sem
inary.
The new band and orchestra
leader is Mr. Garnett Felts, of
Russellville, Ky. Mr. Felts re
ceived his B.M.E. from Murray
State Teachers College, Murray,
Ky., and has done advanced work
in the Cincinnati Conservatory of
Music.
Mrs. D. N. Rogers, from Gates-
ville, Texas, is a graduate of Bay
lor University and a graduate
student of Northwestern Univer
sity. She is the director of drama
tics and teacher of speech.
A new member of the business
faculty is Mr. William D. Geer, of
Eustis, Florida. He has a B.S. and
M.A. from Stetson University and
has done additional study at the
University of Georgia and Baylor
University.
Mr. Don J. Henderson, of Lou
don, Tennessee, is the new director
of physical education. He is a
B.S. graduate of Tennessee Poly
technic Institute, where he was a
star athlete, and an M.A. graduate
of George Peabody College.
To the Spanish Department has
come Mr. L. R. Liles, of Akron,
Ohio. He received his B.A. from
the University of New Mexico and
his M.A. from Northwestern Uni
versity.
Miss Dorothy Turner, from
Chalybeate Springs, N. C., receiv
ed her B.A. from Meredith Col
lege and her M.A. from Escuela
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Three New Courses
Added To English
Three new courses are being
added to the English Department
fundamentals of speech, inter
pretive reading, and acting and
stage craft. Since the Speech De
partment has been correlated with
the English Department, full col
lege credit is given to those taking
these electives. Both freshmen and
sophomores may take these new
courses.
Dr. Pierce is experimenting in
supervised writing by conducting
a writing lab every Thursday at
1:30, and all teachers of five hour
English are going to utilize one
hour each week in instructing
their pupils in written composi
tion. A class in English 29 is de
voted entirely to journalism and
is being offered to sophomores.