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SI rtONTAGOE UBBAttl iA»r» am coUcg* Congrats to G-I Q*he Hilltop Published by the Students of Mars Hill College Society Officers MARS HILL. N. C., MONDAY, MAY 7. 1951 Science Club To Sponsor Banquet On May 12 the Science Club is sponsoring the Honor Club Ban- luet which active honor club mem- and honor club sponsors and their wives and husbands will at- tond. Dr. George K. Schweitzer, as sistant professor of nuclear chem- '®try at the University of Tennes- in Knoxville will be guest speaker for the occasion. His topic ^ill be “Beneficient Aspects of Atomic Energy.” Dr. Schweitzer, "'ho was born in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, has his A.B. from Central College, Fayette, Missouri, and his and Ph.D. degrees from the “diversity of Illinois. Although a young man still in 1® twenties, Dr. Schweitzer is a packer in the graduate school of University of Tennessee and ii'ector of Research at the Uni- "®rsity of Tennessee and at the ^tomic Energy Installations at Ridge, Tennessee. He is the JPthor of “Radioactive Tracer ®chniques,” published by D. Van ®atrand Company. ^ Schweitzer is married and a sixteen months old daughter. ®th his wife and daughter will *'Ond the banquet with him. Dr. Schweitzer is a member of ® First Baptist Church of Knox- j *6 and teaches a college Sunday Pool class there. He is also a ^^®Piber of the Board of Governors East Tennessee section of the liorican Chemical Society. Pictured are (left to right): Dorothy Rose Morgan, maid-of-honor; Robert Melvin, king; and Carolyn Getzman, queen. Hilltop Gains National And State Recognition ^on-Eu Officers ^0 Be Married Ij'^Pne Lynn and Frank Litaker, j^“Ppareil and Euthalian forensic presidents, 1950, will be n"*'Pled on June 3. Both were out- Pding students on the campus took part in many activities. ® Wedding will take place at h I'est Hills Baptist Church in ®^Sh, North Carolina. College Holds Recognition Day On May 1, annual Recognition Day was held at Mars Hill College. The purpose of this day is to give prominence to those students who have been outstanding in various organizations and activities on campus this year. Representatives of different ex tra-curricular activities were intro duced by their sponsors as follows: Mr. DeShazo, forensics; Mrs. Rog ers, di'amatics; Dean Diggers, wo man s student council; Dean Lance, men s student council; Miss Martha Biggers, piano; Mr. Felts, band and orchestra; Miss Weaver, glee club; Mrs. Robinson, string ensemble; Coach Hart and Coach Henderson, athletics; Miss Garner, Hilltop; Mr. Sams, Laurel. Dean Lee presided over the pro gram. JRed Sails in the Sunset ^heme of Junior-Senior ® junior class of Mars Hill V entertained the seniors at L ^*iPual Junior-senior Banquet night, April 28. Approxi- ( 600 students and faculty attended. Sails in the Sunset” was fEenie of the banquet which 111 Ulecorations characteristic of a k "I' liner. The audience was Vi > '"Ported to various ports and ^^J^Pies by songs representative 'liih, ® iPany lands included on the 5,^ Voyage. participating in the h Si's-- Were: Alma Davis, Ruth V Rachel Granger, Cather- Carolyn Redding, Corbin Dan Crouch, Eddie Gray, E ®izer, Henry Lucas, Ellen Sprinkle, Iris Summers, Sara Thomas, Jim P o w e 11, Marion Powell, Larry Power, Ed Bangs, Jerry Padgett, Dan Winstead, Ralph Riley, Bob Townes and Har old England. Song numbers on the program included songs represen tative of the following countries: Mexico, Brazil, Ireland, England, France, Germany, Italy, Russia, Egypt and Africa. The invocation pronounced by Alan Gragg, Baptist Student Union President, was followed by a wel come on the part of the Juniors by junior class president Lionell Gor- nell. Dan Glenn, senior class presi dent responded. The program con cluded with a talk by President Hoyt Blackwell. Seniors Visit Mt. Mitchell On Senior Day Seniors left from in front of Spillman at 8 o’clock Saturday morning for a trip up Mt. Mitchell. Although it was a rainy, foggy day, the surrounding mountains looked beautiful with their blank ets of clouds overhead. The fascinated crew of seniors arrived at the top of the mountain about 11 o’clock. The crew roamed around for awhile until the echo of the chow bell was heard about noon. The hungry gang flocked to the picnic grounds to enjoy their lunches. Although the atmosphere was very damp and cloudy, many ener getic camera friends went on a rampage. After a while the sun came out and the mountains were clear. Everyone viewed a sight that they would never forget. About 2:30 the weary group climbed aboard the buses and started back along the “Skyland Drive” toward home. Getzman Reigns Over May Ray Exercises The college amphitheater, on Sunday, May 6, at 2:00 P.M., was the scene of the Annual Coronation of the May Queen. The program opened with a fanfare by the trumpeters, Carolyn Barker and Ardie Bumgarner, after which the May Court proces sional began. The pages were Mary Dean Hedricks and Betty Rose Owens; the crown-bearer was David Eric Blackwell. C-I attendants to the Queen were Gaynelle Chandler, Mary Ann Jones, Peggy Savage, Sarah Thomas, and Joan Schwab. C-11 attendants were Ramona Allen, Judy Henderson, The Hilltop copped first prize in the Junior College division at the North Carolina Collegiate Press convention last week-end, April 26- 28. Five delegates. Gene Roberts, Bobby Heafner, Ilda Lide, Ken Byrd and Nancy Craig, represent ed Mars Hill at the convention which was held in the Sir Walter Hotel in Raleigh. Speakers for the meeting were Harold Lavine, associate editor and war correspondent for the News week; Sam Ragan of the Raleigh News and Observer; Ben Parks of the Raleigh Times; and Professor John Paul Jones from the Univer sity of Florida. Holding yearbook clinics were Fred Dixon; S. Her bert Hitch, Charlotte Engraving (Continued on Page 4) Musicians of Class of ’51 Stage Recital The Music Department of Mars Hill College will present Emily Rose Brantley, soprano; Lellan Carden, organist; and Mary Ellen Gregory, contralto; of the class of 1951 in a recital, Monday evening. May 7, at eight o’clock in the Church auditorium. The accomp anist was Miss Pearl Francis, and Marshals were Cora Mae Rickey, and Betsy Long. Numbers on the program will be the following: “Selve, voiche Le Speranze,” by Rosa; “Where’er You Walk,” by Handel; “He More Knightly Than the Noblest,” by Schuman; “My Sweet Repose,” by Schubert; and “You’d Better Ask Me,” by Lohr, sung by Miss Brant ley. “Fuque in G minor (Little),” by Bach; “Behold, A Rose Is Bloom ing,” by Brahms; and “Suite Goth- ique,” by Boellmann, will be tendered by Miss Carden. “Tu,Lo Sai,” by Torelli; “But the Lord Is Mindful of His Own,” by Mendelssohn; “Do Not Go My Love,” by Hageman; “Lilacs,” by Rachmaninoff; and “He’s Goin’ Away,” a North Carolina Folk Song, will be sung by Miss Gregory. Louise Norwood, Betty Shoaf, and Peggy Stahl. Following the atten dants came the maid - of - honor, Dorothy Rose Morgan, and the two majesties of the festivities, the Queen, Carolyn Getzman, and the King, Robert Melvin. A fairyland theme prevailed, the program being adapted from Lewis Carroll’s Alice In Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass, by Phyllis Ann Koehnline. The charac ters, in order of appearance were: Chamberlayne, Arno Stable; Alice, Ruth Durham; Rabbit, Harold Eng land; Humpty Dumpty, Kenneth Byrd; Card Dancers: Nancy Craig, Jean Eustace, Sarah Ellen Swann, and Frances Willingham; Mad Hat ter, Ted Fulp; March Hare, Ber nard Williams; Mock Turtle, Charles Tomlinson; Tweedle Bum, Tommy Olive; Tweedle Dee, Ever- ette Gill. Those taking part in the color ful Flower dance were: Dorothy Bridges, Martha Bridges, Jo Ann Dillard, Betty Jean Greenwood, Betty Jean Hartsell, Martha Loop- er, Dottie Manly, Dottie McDaniel, Vicky Ogle, Joan Rash, Doris Scott and Betty Ann Turner. The elves and fairies were Sarah Abernathy, Dot Carnegie, Eva Davenport, and F r e i d a Stiles. After the program came the state- (Continued on Page 4) ( Nons Emphasize Speech Contests Nonpareil Society put emphasis on public speaking during the month of April. In the temperance reading contest Carolyn Havner won first place; Carolyn Redding second place; and Jeannie Lynn third place. In the original essay contest Sammie Jean Johnson won first place, while Pat Yates and Mary Jo Isaacs won second and third places respectively. Joretta Devinney won first place in the dramatic reading contest; Judy Henderson, second place; and Nancy Wright, third place. The Nonpareil and Euthalian societies are working and planning for their joint meeting which will be held May 11, 1951. The Hilltop staff, along with the faculty and students of Mars Hill College, extend deep est sympathy to Miss Betty Rose Owens in the death of her father on April 26. Miss Owens is a C-I from Whiteville, N. C. Her brother, Mark Owens, was graduated from Mars Hill in 1960. Little Women” Selected for Commencement “Little Women” by Arthur Jea- rue, dramatized from the novel by Louisa May Alcott, has been chosen as the Commencement play. It is being produced in accordance with arrangements m a'd e with the Northwestern Press. The play will be given Friday, May 25, at 8:00 p.m. in the college auditorium. The story of this familiar play is based on the author’s life. The action of the play centers around the March family, particularly the four daughters of the family, Jo,. Beth, Amy and Meg. These roles are played by Betty Winchester, Patsy Stubbs, Carolyn Winberry, and Mary Jo Isaacs, respectively. Marmee is played by Sammie Jean Johnson; Aunt March, by Mary Ellen Holloman; Mr. March, by Gentry Crisp; Laurie, by Harold England; John Brook, by Willis Pence; Professor Baer, by Arno Stable; Mr. Laurence, by Ted Pulp; Hannah, by Betty Sebastian; the girls are played by Judy Hend erson and Ethel Evans. The pro duction staff includes: stage manager, Ralph Riley; Joretta De vinney, Joan Schwab, Bonnie Hul sey, Ted Fulp and Arno Stable. The play is directed by Mrs. D. N. Rogers, Jr.
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