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ime XXVII
MARS HILL. N. C.. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1952
Number 3
cholarshipClubsHold
all Initiation Services
chapel prograi
outstanding spe
)enny, associate
Department of B'
. of the Southernven of the eight scholarship honor clubs at Mars Hill have
ion, and Dr. D their fall induction ceremonies. Students were inducted who,
ed Methodist ming last year’s spring semester, met* the requirements for mem-
hip and accepted the invitation to join. A minimum of 30 qual-
nber 23, Mr. points and a grade of B or above in the subject concerned are
Religious Empred for invitation. Students '
will begin Feb not belong to more than
ained that a coiiclub.
and women froiian Upton was initiated into
life would enric Scriblerus Club, and Mrs.
am with confetren F. Benson was welcom-
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es. s a new sponsor.
, . _ he Business Club initiated
e^ Martin En^ew members, two boys and
Hill teacher, i They were Bobbie To
Der m the progr^ers, Betty Ann DeBorde,
r. Soper gave % Hearon, Betty King,
ditions in Engla^mas Land, and Curtis Black-
ot his most outs
es as a street preuernational Relations Club
-ondon Mission, the highest number of new
d, a returned mii^^^\® Carolyn
na, is now doing^f.’ Barbara
' World ^eorp
hum, Dudley Smith, Bobby
Jper, and Ray Leach.
Danish Club initiated Bever-
iage, Wilma June Angel, and
I Delgado as well as electing
ew secretary, Martha Yates,
o new members were admit-
St? '■he French Club, and
” Science Club will hold its
Home Made iation meeting next Mon-
oughnuls
ands of Pies -t the first meeting of the
arge Hamburge™^'^ Club, October 6, Ber-
and ; Neal was elected secretary;
>us Hot Dogs p. Johnson, treasurer; and
1:30 every nighrgaret Marr, reporter. Other
>:ers are John Garren, presi-
t, and Faye Carter, vice-pres-
New members initiated
E A U T I F '^he club were Margaret
R S O F A Charlie Frisbee, and A. P.
t I E T I E S ‘oson. At the meeting all
les and songs, as well as the
’EHEAD'S gram, were in German.
Florist
•. North Carol) Officers Elected
Representative OO
:tie Edward/ ^IdSSes
dephone Dfficers of the Sunday Schools
the first semester have been
lounced by Warner Bum-
Iner, superintendent,
iara Frances Jones is presi-
it of Mrs. Richard D. Wat
’s class. Other officers are
by Mays, 1st vice-president;
;ty DeBorde, 2nd vice-presi-
it; Loraine Carter, 3rd vice-
:sident; Phyllis Anderson and
y Hooper, secretaries; and
th Liles, chorister.
.n Mrs. Ralph Ashworth’s
ss Carolyn Cowan is presi-
it; Katie Calhoun, 1st vice-
esident; Julianne Sinclair, 2nd
:e-president; Jean Sheets, 3rd
:e-president; and Pauline
erlin and Nancy Wesson, sec-
;aries.
President of Mrs. Cornelia
inn’s class is Louise McCall,
•hers are Imogene Carter, 1st
:e-president; Ruth Mann, 2nd
:e-president; Jean Colvard, 3rd
:e-president; and Betty Jean
tie, secretary.
Mrs. Fish’s class is led by Jo-
me Brooks. Emma Lou Chap-
:11 is 1st vice-president; Wilda
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Sunday Climaxes
Revival Services
Dr. Herbert W. Baucom, Jr.,
pastor of the Tacoma Park
Baptist Church, Washington, D.
C., will bring to a climax in to
morrow’s services, the annual
fall revival, which began last
Monday. In addition to preach
ing in the evening services. Dr.
Baucom has spoken each day at
the regular chapel period.
Music for the revival was pre
sented each evening by a volun
teer choir, accompanied by the
church orchestra, piano, and or
gan.
A prayer-chain for the success
of the revival was participated
in by many of the college stu
dents beginning at 7:30 p. m.,
Friday, (Dctober 10, and contin
uing through 9:00 a. m., Sun
day, October 12.
Musical Ensemble On
MH Lyceum Program
Thursday night, October 23, students and patrons of Mars Hill
college will be entertained by a musical ensemble, “An Evening in
Vienna,” which will be presented in tbe college auditorium at 7:30.
The American trained cast, which includes such outstanding
singers as Hattie Brown Payne, Virginia Shuey, William Kirk-
patrick, and pianist Alfred Pat-
Deadline Nears
Turn In Money
Time is flying! There are only
two weeks left before November
1 when registration fees of one
dollar must be in Raleigh for
the annual Baptist Student Un
ion ccnvention to be held at the
First Baptist Church there. No
vember 7-9.
Chartered buses will leave
Mars Hill Friday morning in
time to reach Raleigh for the
ojsening service Friday night.
'The ccnvention will close with
the morning worship service
Sunday.
“Christ Must Reign,” is the
theme of the meetings and the
Lordship of Christ will be made
clear through the four main em
phases of the convention. These
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Dr. Herbert W. Baucom, Jr.
Girls Attend
Workshop
Virginia Mumford, president
of the Home Economics Club,
accompanied by Sybil Lennon
and Shirley Mitchell, is in Boone
attending the annual Province
111 tV'^orkshop at Appalachian
State Teachers college.
The theme for the Workshop
is “Training for Life.” In addi
tion to business meetings the
two-day session has included
scenic tours and will be climax
ed this evening by a banquet at
which Miss Henrietta Thomp
son of the University of Alaba
ma will be the speaker.
Eleven girls were taken into
the Home Economics Club at
the regular meeting Mcnday
nigh'., October 6.
Prior to the initiation Vir
ginia .Mimdbrd stressed the aims
and goals of the club. These are
(1) to develop interest for fu
ture Heme Economists, (2) to
learn and give out professional
information, (3) to study ca
reers in the field of home eco
nomics, (4) to learn more about
our foreign fellows and inter
national relationships in the
fields touching family life, (5)
to study some phases of home
economics not touched on in the
classroom, (6) to work together
for fellowship, knowledge, in
terest, and training, (7) to work
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Marine Officer
To Talk Thursday
The Marines will land on
Mars Hill college campus, Oc
tober 23, in the form of Major
James Donnell, of the USMC,
who will talk with C-H boys in
terested in the officer candidate
course and the platoon leader
class.
College seniors between the
ages of 20 and 27 who meet
physical requirements, are eligi
ble to enroll in the officer can
didate course. This program of
fers deferment from selective
service.
Air Force representatives were
on campus, October 10, to dis
cuss their branch of service with
the boys. These representatives
were not here for the purpose
of recruiting but for that of dis
cussing the possibilities of the
aviation field with those who are
interested in joining after grad
uation.
Choir, Glee Cluh
Plan Music Season
Plans are underway for the
season of music to be i>resented
by the Mars Hill Touring Choir
and Glee Clubs.
The Touring Cheir, under
the direction cf Miss Dorothy
Weaver, presented its first pro
gram of the year at the West
Avenue Baptist Church in
Statesville, Friday, October 17.
The Thanksgiving music this
year will be given by the girls’
and boys’ Glee Clubs instead of
by the Touring Choir, which
usually has charge of the sjtecial
music.
A joint Christmas program
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Editors’ Roundtable Held At WCTC;
Six Represent Mars Hill College
Mars Hill college was well
represented at the E d i t o r s’
Roundtable held in Cullowhee,
October 10 and 11. The confer
ence was sponsored by the West
ern Carolina Teachers college
and the Asheville Citizen-Times.
The group, consisting of Kay
Wells, representing the Laurel
staff; Harriett Rudd, for the
Hilltop; Sara Galloway, photog
raphy; and Evelyn Dupree, from
the publicity department, and
accompanied by R. R. Chap
man and Emmet Sams, arrived
just in time for the first general
session, which was held in the
Little Audtorium at 3 o’clock.
President Reid and Howard
Aldmen welcomed the visitors
and made the necessary an
nouncements. Afterwards the
conference was divided into
three groups in order to take
full advantage of the lectures
and discussions on photography,
yearbooks, and newspapers.
George W. McCoy, managing
editor of the Asheville Citizen
was the first speaker for the
newspaper group. After him,
James M. Rogers, managing edi
tor of the Asheville Times, ex
plained the duties of the city
desk editor. Next was a discus
sion led by sports editor of the
Times, A1 Geremonte. The last
speaker was Miss Gertrude Ram
sey, a Citizen reporter. She dis
cussed journalism as a career
for women.
George Searle of Miller Print
ing Company assisted by Gerald
Hanoker conducted the year
book seminar. It was composed
of seventy-two high school and
college yearbook staff members.
The general topic was the struc
ture of an annual. Planning,
printing, lithographing, title
pages, division pages, class sec
tions, snapshots, sports, and ac
tivities pages were all discussed
in an interesting and informa
tive manner.
Guy Teague of Canton and
June Glenn, Jr., of the Asheville
Citizen-Times conducted a class
on how to use the Speed-Gra-
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ten, is evidence of the talents
our country is developing.
Hattie Brown Payne, the so
prano member of the musical
group, has appeared in all en
tertainment media. Her voice
has been praised by critics in
the concert, grand opera, light
opera, and in the radio field.
She has sung in many light op
era leads, concert tours, and last
fall she played the role of Mica-
ela in the Celebrity Opera Com
pany’s tour of Carmen.
Besides appearing as a soloist,
she will also appear in duets
and trios with the other mem
bers of the cast.
The mezzo - soprano of the
group, Virginia Shuey, has tal
ents w'hich have gained her
recognition in three different
fields, dancing, piano playing,
and singing. In addition to her
solo and ensemble numbers
with the other singers, she will
join Alfred Patten at the piano
for a group of four-hand selec
tions.
Starring in solos, duets, and
trios with the other members of
the cast, is the tenor, Whlliam
Kirkpatrick, who is a native of
North Carolina. He has appear
ed in concert tours as soloist in
all cf the major oratorio works,
and he was leading tenor taking
the rcle of D n jese in Bizett’s
“Carmen” with the Celebrity
Opera Company.
The accempanist, Alfred Pat
ten, is a graduate 5f Ithaca col
lege. He has appeared as soloist
and assisting artist since his
graduation. His work adds much
to the unity and spontaneity of
the Viennese program.
Among the selections to be
sung are “Synopsis of Duets”
from “Hansel and Gretel” and
“Yours Is My Heart Alone”
from “The Land of Smiles.”
The program will include se
lections from such famous com
posers as Schubert, Beethoven,
Lehar, Hugo Wolf, and Em-
meuch Kalman.
Florida Club Has
Thirty Members
Thirty students from the
“Sunshine State” organized the
Florida club at a meeting in the
Blue Room of the cafeteria Fri
day, October 3.
Fred Girvin was elected presi
dent. Other officers are Henry
Hardin, vice-president; Margar
et Ann Tomberlin, secretary-
treasurer; Jenny Hanshaw, chap
lain; and Gene Allen, social
chairman. William R. Beaton
of the Department of Business,
is sponsor.
At the next meeting the con
stitution will be drawn up.