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XVII mars hill. N. C., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7. 1953 Number 9
fRlSTIAN FOCUS WEEK BEGINS MONDAY
|\I. A. Huggins
treasurer of the
State Baptist Con'
to the Old Gi
|ave Wake Forest
a brief review of
educational and
[duggins said tha
Baptists in Nortl
Inow giving approx;
poo to church andj
I'Ctivities each ye
ollar given, 84 ce
'cal church. 7'hai
|tist churches in t
ing between $20;
poo,000 locally eat
ring for a HappI
survey conducl
erj’ Lee, revealf
orest College
t dating and ml
students considerj
mportant” are t|
good disposition
. Other importani
|itelligence in andl
erious discussions!
ties are good appe
le and^amiisfn”J^lr?!?hf®+^ leaders in Christian Foeus Week at Mars Hill College February 9-13. They are,
g amusing top row: Robert S. Denny of the Department of Student Work of the Southern Baptist Con-
■ ■“ Tennessee; Miss Estelle Slater^ also of Jhe Dep^tment of Student Work, Nashville;
AciiiitJbbee, iviiss HiSieiie oiaxer, sxso oi tne j-/epartinent oi student Work, NashviliG!
Df professor of chemistry, Howard Colege, Birmingham, Ala.; and Dr. A. E Titibs'
L I. C im- University. Bottom row: Dr. J. Winston Pearce, pastor of the First Baptist Church oi
►fit OCCrClof tvii TT- 'Yinston Pearce, formerly state-wide young people’s worker; the Rev. Carl G. Giers,
til© i? irst RflntlcX" OViiiY*/^V\ r\f TonT’ioccoo* TD _j* _i _i
*a n Vk Baptist Church of Chattanooga, Tennessee; and the Rev. Jack Robinson of Philadel-
I Murp Olympic team and popular minister and youth leader. Those not in
In ^n^itts Toronto, Canada, successful business executive and personnel specialist;
)d of Montevallo, Ala., student secretary, Alabama College for Women; and Dr. Leslie
[day, student miW ’-^arJnt.tP obstetrician and gynecologist.
I _
;^w Students Enter Mars Hill
Baptist Conventio
campus Monds)
January 12-13, ■
:nts who are inf
lummer work students who registered for the second semester
mtion. ^ Mars Hill College there is only one recorded
' also spoke at the^' Mrs. John Collins, from Asheville, who was married
lesday, giving t> “e Christmas holidays, transferred frcm W.C.U.N.C. to complete
t body an idea year elementary teachers course rt M.H.C.
I’ork available. ■ returned to Mars Hill =
associational beginning their studies
Is; staff work ^,^rris Browder from Pet-
rell and Fruitltf^’^ *rginia, who will gradu-
id work with the' ^7; Gwen Cole, a liberal
lard. ^ ^rom Gastonia; Lucille
ualified for Andrews, who is als
IWI \> v/» ^ >V HU IS cUSU
[Mission Board, [ ^ ^ hberal arts course; and
18 years old, Newsome from Tam-
■Orida.
lunteer or a mifp
U1 tl fill* » ,
1 must have con'^ usttn from Kings Moun-
college work. engineer-
Purse Wilham Cheek from
ac-
of positions, re1 p, ,
ications, will he; ^ ^ is taking the
assembly staffs, and Wesley Mel-
interested in fijs studying
get application ft q nother business major,
. Kendall in tMg a veteran from
Department, aso u °
ago and has returned to com-
his last semester of work.
Hilton from Fort Mill
roRS»~
Palni'rkY'r'w"?;
irom^cS I"*' '’“'"I Stout
course Af liberal
The
1
is issue is caition.
•ctpA i C>ut by a staff
from the C-Fs Jnt
working on t
are beini Hi,,
ram now for
|ire-medical student, a n d Joe
Townsend from Charlotte, a law
student. Stephan Davenport of Roa
ne ke Rapids is taking the liberal
arts course, and Donald Roberts
frcm West Asheville is also taking
up his work at the beginning of the
second term. Troy Palmer, engi
neering student, is from New-
jiort, Va., and Jim Rash, a re
turning student, from Lenoir, is
jnirsuing a jire-med course.
OF
11 Types
.f the annual C-I edition
A R O L I N'
ing
Officers Selected
By Honor Clubs
Three of the seven honor clubs
have elected new slates of officers
for the second semester, and the
other four are planning elections
following the introduction of new
members at the February meetings.
Because of Religious Focus Week,
the meetings have been postponed
until the third week in February.
The Scriblerus Club’s new offic
ers are Jeanne Upton, president;
Tommy Morris, vice-president; and
Imogene Carter, secretary. A recep
tion service for new members will
be held at the next meeting, and a
program on the theme of "The
Power of Love” will be presented.
The program will include the
founding and history of the Scrib-
College Choir Plans
Spring Program
The Touring Choir has begun
working on its program for the
spring performances which begin
early in February. The first pro
gram will be presented Sunday
morning, February 8, at Burnsville,
to be followed by an evening per
formance at Bakersville. Selections
sung by the choir include "Let All
Things Now Living,” "Brother
James Air,” "Alleluia,” "O Praise
the Lord of Heaven,” "We All Be
lieve in One True God,” and "Heav
enly Light.”
Special numbers include "I
Walked Today Where Jesus
Walked” sung by Charles Storey
and "1 Waited for the Lord,” a duet
by Julianne Sinclaire and Carolyn
Anderson.
lerus Club and a portrayal of An
tigone.
New president of the Interna
tional Relations Club is Ira Green.
Sara Frances Jones is social vice
president; Louise McCall, program
(Continued on Page 4)
Beginning Monday, February
16, and going through Saturday,
February 21, students may go by
the President’s office and sign
up for rooms which they will
occupy during the 1953-54 ses
sion. Present rooms will be held
for students until Monday, Feb
ruary 23.
Visiting Team of Eleven
To Lend Spiritual Aid
"Maximum Christianity Applied” will be the theme for Christian Focus
Week which will be held at Mars Hill college during the week of Feb
ruary 9-13. A group of eleven speakers including ministers, educators,
and other professional men and women will be present for the week’s
activities. Official programs, giving a detailed daily schedule of events,
will be given to students at chapel
Qualified Students
Obtain Recognition
A total of 111 students were
named to the Dean’s List for the
fall semester when quality
points were tabulated last week.
Of this number, which repre
sents 14.84 percent of the stu
dent body, 53 are C-II’s and 58
are C-I’s. These numbers com
pare almost exactly with last
year’s 111 making the list, of
which 52 were C-I’s and 59 were
C-II’s.
Leading in the number of
quality points are Frances Drake
and Carole Garren, who each
had 57. In addition to these
there were four others making
all “A”s on their credit courses.
C-II’s making the list are Ca
rolyn Anderson, Wilma June
Angel, E 1 o i s e Bates, Holmes
Baumgardner, Wilda Dell, Cur
tis Blackwell, Carmen Bolick,
Gerry Brown, Mary Ethel Buck
ner, Imogene Carter, Barbara
Chalk, Betty Jean Cole, Jean
Echols, Janet Egelston, Robert
English, Bill Fox, Beverly Gage,
Ellyn Gardner, John Garren,
Carolyn Gragg, Danny Gryder,
Wanda Hart, C’.aroline Hartsell,
Doris Huneycutt, Frances Jen
kins, Margaret Johnston, Sara
Frances Jones.
Also Bill Jones, Liliby Jordan,
Roberta McBride, Louise Mc
Call, Carl Monk, Betty Lou
Morgan, "Virginia Mumford, Je-
rane Page, V. W. Parrish, jr.,
Martha Reeves, Doris Rhyne,
Ted Robinson, Frances Royal,
Harriett Rudd, Kay Russell, Bar
bara Saunders, Bill Sherman,
Jean Smith, Marie Smith, Betty
Anne Snider, Barbara Strick
land, Elizabeth Wall, Mary Jane
White, and Martha Williams.
C-l’s are Sarah Adams, Bar
bara Barr, Charles Bobo, Helen
Brown, B o h h y Coley, Agnes
Congleton, Barbara Conner,
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Mrs. Sams Replaces
Mrs. Warren Benson
Mrs. Emmet Sams is replacing
Mrs. Warren F. Benson in the Eng
lish department.
Mrs. Sams, the wife of Emmet
Sams of the math department, is a
graduate of Appalachian State
Teachers College. She formerly
taught in the Mars Hill high school.
TTie Samses, who live on High
School Road and have a two-year-
old (laughter, Becky, are sponsors
of the C-I I class.
Monday, February 9-
A message will be brought by one
of the guests each morning at chap
el. A seminar on love, courtship,
and marriage entitled "Are you fit
to be tied.^” will be conducted each
afternoon at 4:30 with the excep
tion of Thursday at which time it
will be at 2:30 so that societies can
meet as usual. Other seminars on
topics chosen by popular demand
will be held each night at 7 o’clock,
and they will be followed by the
worship service at 8 o’clock. At
9:30 informal discussions will be
conducted in the various dormitory
parlors and cottages. Officers of
certain campus organizations and
members of some of the Focus
Week committees will have a brief
social period with the team mem
bers in Spilman parlor following
the evening seminars. The Focus
Week speakers will also visit class
rooms and be available for indi
vidual personal conferences as
scheduled.
There will be a display of books
in the library and college book store
during the entire Focus Week.
The visiting speakers for the
week will be Reverend Carl G.
Giers, pastor of the First Baptist
Church of Chatr.mooga, Tennessee;
Douglas Cow of Toronto, Canada,
successful business executive and
personnel specialist; Miss Pitts
Hughes of Montevallo, Alabama,
student secret.try, Alabama College
for Women; Doctor Leslie McLeod
of Charlotte, obsr.trician and gyne
cologist; Doctor J. Winston Pearce,
pastor of the First Baptist Church
of Durham; Mrs. J. Winston Pearce,
formerly state-wide young people’s
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Students Respond
To Polio Drive
A total of $55.40 was receiveef
during the March of Dimes drive,,
sponsored by the Hilltop, January
26-31. Contributions were re
ceived from a talent show and from
donations in the college cafeteria.
Frieda Smithwick, circulation man
ager, was in charge of the cam
paign.
Dan Cozart acted as master of
ceremonies for the talent program
which was held the night of Jan
uary 26. The first entertainment of
the evening was furnished by a
quartet consisting of Barbara Barr,
Joanne Nixon, Hoagy Baumgard
ner, and Benny Barr. A solo by
Martha Swanson followed a piano
duet by Warner Bumgardner and
Barbara Saunders. Charles Story,
Julianne Sinclair, Ray Rodgers,
Joanne Nixon, and Jimmie Jones
gave impromptus.