ArtARS HILL COLLEGE
f^ARS HILL, N. C.
5lume XXVII
lars Hill Opens
linety-Sixtii Year
'ith 735 Students
[ Mars Hill College opened its
linety-sixth year Monday, Sep-
^mber 8, with an enrollment of
pproximately 735.
The first meeting of the week-
png orientation program was
leld in the auditorium Monday
Ifternoon, with President Black-
Veil instructing the working
indents. Monday night a movie,
k’hich concerned the life of Ed-
lar Allan Poe, was shown in the
Jtiditorium.
Tuesday morning was free for
Tl students, while the C-II’s
net in the auditorium for pre
registration information and im
mediately afterwards for consul-
mtion with their faculty advis-
prs. In the afternoon C-II’s be-
fan registration and C-I’s took
alacement tests in English and
Tiathematics.
Vesper services in the amphi-
^eater began at 7:00. Holmes
Baumgardner led the group in
Iseveral choruses after which
IPresident Blackwell spoke. After
Ivespers C-I’s met in a group to
■hear various members of the fac-
julty speak on the history and
[traditions of Mars Hill College.
On Wednesday morning C-II
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Repairs Made On
Campus Buildings
The Maintenance Depart-
ment, headed by Mr. Bryson Til-
son, has made many renovations
and improvements in the build
ings and grounds of the campus
during the summer.
1 wo girls’ dorms, Edna Moore
a n d Stroup, were repainted
throughout. The furniture in
these parlors, along with that of
Spilman, was re-upholstered, and
new draperies were hung. Larg
er closets were built in Spilman,
which has been re-converted in
to a girls’ dormitory. A dozen
and a half lawn chairs have been
placed in the court between Ed
na Moore and Stroup.
The boys’ dormitories have
also been noticeably improved.
The outside wooden trimmings
of Melrose and Brown were
painted, as were the rooms in
Brown. New draperies and uphol
steries brighten the parlors of
these two dormitories also. Drop-
leaf tables were purchased for
the parlors of both boys’ and
girls’ dormitories.
The small cottage which form
erly stood behind the Rivermont
Playhouse has been razed. Other
faculty cottages were renovated
and repainted.
The work is continuing. The
lobby in Moore Hall is being re
floored. Fluorescent lighting is
being installed in Moore Hall,
in the library, and in the Science
Building. A survey has been
made for a sewage disposal sys
tem. "The creek bed between the
athletic field and the Cascades
has been re-located, making
space available for the future
extension of the playing fields.
CThe Hilllop
Published by the Students of Mars Hill College
MARS HILL, N. C.. SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 20. 1952
Number 1
Eight additions to the Mars Hill faculty and staff begin work with the college
this year. They are, left to right: front row, Mrs. \Varren F. Benson, Mrs.
Mahlon Fish, Miss Alice Martin, and Mrs. tVilliam Duncan. Second row, Warren
B. Benson, William R. Beaton, and Orman Spivey. Mrs. Mary F. Shuette was not
present when the picture was made.
Eight New Members Join Faculty
And Staff Of Mars Hill College
Eight new m embers have
joined the Mars Hill faculty
and staff.
Three new members have
been added to the music depart
ment this fall. Miss Alice Mar
tin, of Columbia, Mo., will teach
violin and piano. She is a grad
uate of University of Missouri
and this summer was a student
at Mills College.
Warren F. Benson, of Toledo,
Ohio, is band and orchestra di
rector and teacher of band in
struments. He has a bachelor’s
and master’s degree from the
University of Michigan, and last
year he ‘e- ved as director of
music at .\natolia College in
Greece.
Orman Spivey, of Greensboro,
teaches voice and piano and will
direct the men’s glee club. He is
Wonderland Theme
Of Nonpareil Party
“Alice In Wonderland,” the
story of a little girl who fell into
a rabbit hole, was the theme of
the pajama party given by the
Nonpareil Literary society in
honor of the C-I girls Monday
and Tuesday nights, September
15 and 16, at 9:30 o’clock in
Huffman parlor.
The Ace of Spades, who was
Jean Colvard, C-I term president
of Non, and the two Jokers, who
were Jeanne Upton and Eliza
DeLoach, vice-presidents, wel
comed the guests into a \Vonder-
land of pink toadstools and
green caterpillars. Martha Wil
liams, chaplain, gave a devotion
al on “Beauty.” Narrator for the
story was Harriett Rudd.
Alice, portrayed by Jean Peter
son, was surrounded by singing
flowers, w’hich were Alarcie
Johnson, Frances Drake, and
Louise McCall, and a smiling
Cat, Caroline Hartsell. Carolyn
Anderson was the rabbit who
was late for the Queen’s tea. The
Mad Hatter’s tea party was at
tended by the White Hare, Mary
Ausband; the Sleeping Mouse,
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Announcement
Bob Brown, of Asheville,
nationally known entertainer
and science writer, will pre
sent his Science Circus in the
college auditorium tonight at
8:00 o’clock.
Mr. Brown, native of Ashe
ville, and professional photo
grapher, will be assisted by
Betty, his sixteen - year - old
daughter. His son. Bob
Brown, Jr., is now a student
at Mars Hill.
Bob Brown jnesented his
circus for the enjoyment of
Mars Hill students at a sum
mer school session some years
ago.
Mars Hill Acquires
Two New Doctors
Dr. W. Otis Duck will act as college physician, with Dr. William
Ernest Powell, Jr., as his assistant, to replace Dr. Locke Robinson,
who, after almost 20 years of service, has retired because of ill health.
Dr. Duck, who is the great-
a graduate in music of Hough-
ten College, where he was di
rector of music for the local
radio station.
William R. Beaton, of Jack
sonville, Fla., is the new addi
tion to the business department.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in
business administration from
Stetson University and a mas
ter’s degree in business manage
ment from Florida State Uni
versity.
Mrs. Mahlon Fish, a former
faculty member of Mars Hill,
has returned to teach Spanish.
She is a graduate cf Mars Hill
and received her B.A. degree
from Woman’s College, Univer
sity of North Carolina, with gra
duate study at Columbia Univer
sity and the University of North
Ciarolina.
Mrs. AVilliam Duncan has ac
cepted the position of secretary
in the dean’s office. She received
her training at Danville High
School and at Transylvania Col
lege, and has been employed for
the past three years by the Hub
Frankels Company of Danville,
Ky.
Mrs. Mary F. Schuette, of
Louisville, Ky., is the house
mother in Brown dormitory this
year. She has been for four years
a teacher and leader of young
))eople.
Life Adjustment
Program Set Up
In striving to meet standards
set up by many colleges and uni
versities, Mars Hill is inaugurat
ing this year a series of ten life
adjustment classes to be taught
by members of the faculty dur
ing the regular chapel period
each Monday for twenty weeks.
These courses are comparable to
orientation programs in other
institutions.
Students were scheduled for
these half-hour classes by the
dean of the college and will ro
tate every two weeks.
Some of the subjects offered
are “The History and Traditions
of Mars Hill College,” “Choos
ing a Vocation,” “Improving
Our Cultural Attitudes and
Manners,” “Acquiring Basic
Study Habits,” and “The Chris
tian’s Attitude Toward Moral
Issues.”
Clios Give Party
Using Space Idea
Clio Space Ship, flight nine,
captained hy Betty Ann Snider,
C-1 term president of Clio Liter
ary society, left for outer space
frem Stroup runway with paja
ma party guests on board Alon-
day and Tuesday nights, Septem
ber 15 and 16, at 9:30 o’clock.
The first entertainment pro
vided on board was a get-
acquainted period in which each
passenger on the space ship en
deavored to learn the home
])lanet of each member of the
party.
Later, on “Spacevision,” the
group saw a Mars drama as
Edith Lyday, reporter and pho
tographer from Earth, met Sara
Frances Jones, wife of a travel
ing salesman, and her six-foot,
backward - growing baby, Bar
bara Saunders. A feature of the
program was the discovery by
the salesman that flying saucers
are plates discarded by people
of Mars.
After the “Spacecast” Gerry
Brown and Billie Lollis pictured
a happy life through the song,
“Swinging on a Star.” The en
tire party, led by Nancy Wesson
and Marian Bearden, sang
“Count Every Star,” and Juli-
anne Sinclair led an expedition
“Somewhere Over the Rainbow”
through “Night and Day.”
Having been serenaded by a
grouj) from their brother planet,
Philomathia, the group adjourn
ed to the lower part of the space
ship where the Space Bar was
manned by a crew headed by
Virginia Mumford. Moons and
dijjpers of satellites were served
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grandson of Berry Duck, one of
the founders of Mars Hill, has
served the town of Mars Hill for
six and a half years both as a
general practitioner and as an
obstetrician. He is a graduate of
Mars Hill College and of Wake
Forest College where he received
his B. S. degree. He received his
M. D. degree from Hahnemann
Medical College, after which he
interned at the Knoxville Gen
eral hospital in Knoxville, Tenn.
Dr. Duck also did post graduate
work at Harvard University.
At present he is president of
the Aladison County Medical
Society, president of the Lions’
Athletic club of Mars Flill Col
lege, chairman of the board of
deacons of the Mars Hill Bap
tist Church, and a member of
the staffs of Aston Park, Memor
ial Mission, and St. Joseph’s hos
pitals in Asheville. Dr. Duck is
also past president of the Mars
Hill Civitan club and past vice-
president of the Tenth District
Dr. W. Otis Duck
Medical Society. He is married
and has three children, Rosi-
land, who is five; Linda, who is
four; and Sigsbee Walter, who
was born September 5.
Dr. Powell came to Mars Hill
this year after serving as a resi
dent physician in the Duke Uni
versity hospital in Durham last
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Vacancies Filled
Paul Boyles was elected first
vice-president of the B. S. U. and
Colleen Redmond was elected
corresponding secretary at a
meeting of the C-II class recent
ly to fdl places left vacant by
students who were unable to re
turn to Mars Hill this year.
Paul, who is from High Point,
replaces Jay Johnson; and Col
leen, whose home is in States
ville, fills the vacancy left by
Dotty Todd.