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Montague Mdrd y Societie ince Cont(_ Robinson won ft XXVII lackstone, second; at- third place in the M ; in February. “I. Elections npete against Clio ;1 sometime after spi .-egin Tuesday tyles Barbara n, Ins Merritt, and Pat Only $6.^Tn^CozMf^ Mary Forlomes, and Jean JJ.J- i. Sybil Lennon, chairman ^^on, and PhyUis Ander-’ t.95 \roliN^ ^ Ubtati CThe Hilltop Published by the Students of Mars Hill College MARS HILL, N. C.. SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 1953 Number 12 e Forensic term j„)iapel Period %'t MdS'cdibrttrB p tPcm fp,. Baptist Student Un- •■e query. Mary Je«ar“i95“v,4““if u” i*' Grelue rook pa , P>“ ince i, was “evlmfo”,? rL“„;o, °f “■=!> candi- loerry reading bytSf*' '>>e««cneive , and a tableaux ,oX '( rl ““V. ro the presidenory ‘'™8“ irares whose b,r,«£ht°h‘: ard'lotS! •f a. Poe-Pei nough to discharge the du ll building'in wSd" *hall be a person Garrison; and Jim^o/slholarshirh"''^- T a 1 1 scnolarship, that is pass- ua^^' ,st r“” 4s “cn IS a minimum of 14 ' Ours. In addition to these nil'll candidate for the nual Conceicy of the BSU must be of tinued from Pageiaith and must have earned almost every jP quality points and travels annu^inp semester. ly six thousand lUre coimr-n 4^ h opportunities it ty,p d ’P ® members will the Symphony ot's_ Vh^^^ Student Umon ipositions playei^the also [and compUrs held Trl ^,‘?“^Union Tbe symphony ' Albemarle, ApSl4-26’“'' cSEnTanJrtSr T‘l h^“ m regular chapel hour on the Baptist Student Council banquet Welonrtav T evening of the .ge weiconhy Irnni afterward^ nued from Page officers will assume Zecil, attended M>'. executive was a member ' an society. Her' so attended “’’iquct Slated was Mrs. Mahlonl » Iked Who. hor 7' 10 s, Mrs. Sloan ' C^^ean Voyage” will be the )ung people, YWA banquet to be ies, and Russian April 10, at 6:30 p. m. s given in her hfl*- .l^ge cafeteria. Libby Jor- arlor on Febru^.^'^cit, and Betty Anne Sni- al guests were chairman, are in charge Mrs. Talmadge.'^'^'^^^gements. lark Roberts. •'he banquet will be Cilpatrick.) j . ^ash registers in the , _y following SHOP AT ^A members will be asked ly’s GrOCeftteeTwh"h th With the present chair- 'ruits - Candio cnembers: tables & Meat* §ram: Harriett Rudd, chair- ----. -^-'^^‘^garet Wilson, Mary Hix, I Mancy Wesson, Caroline ; j and Judy Church. TT ri k"' Altman, chair- 1 U K »D?p’ J»r“ Sin- X W J.1. Dot pressler, and Rosa Can- Committee Meetings Scheduled By Board The Executive Committee and Buildings and Grounds Committee of the College Board of Trustees are meeting on March 19, and March 24, respectively. The two committees have sev eral things on the agenda among which are plans for the centennial year, 1955-56, the sewage disposal plant, paving of the Edna Moore dormitory drive, and plans regard ing the erection of the new audi torium. The annual meeting of the en tire Board will be held on Samr- day. May 30. New Officers Elected By Non-Eu, Clio-Phi Margaret Wilson and Bob Watson were elected president of Clio and Philomathia literary societies respectively, while Bobbie Jean Thompson and Ted Robinson gained the same office in Nonpareil and Euthalia for the commencement term. Other officers in Euthalia are Talmage Williams, vice-president; Fred —' ' ' Knott, secretary; Charlie Frisbee, DramateersTo Give 'The Will' In Chapel i The Mars Hill forensic team, which will compete in the Grand Na tional Forensic Tournament in Fredericksburg, Va., April 1-5, is com posed of (front row, left to right): Barbara Saunders, Mary Jane White, Dottie Phillips. (Back Row): R. Dudley Smith, Tom Waller, Bill Jones, and Harley E. Jolley, director of forensics. David Morrow was not present when the picture was made. Forensic Team To Attend National Tourney In April The Mars Hill forensic team will compete against other colleges, both junior and senior, of the nation at the Grand National Forensics tourna ment at Mary Washington College in Fredricksburg, Va., April 1-4. Debating the national college quety: "Resolved that the Congress of the United States should enact a Fair Employment Practices law,” will be Barbara Saunders and Mary Jane White for the negation and Bill Jones and Dudley Smith for the af firmation. Dottie Phillips will give a book review, declamation, dramatic read ing, and poetry reading, while Dav id Morrow will compete in the ad dress reading, book review, dra matic reading, encomium, and poet ry reading contests. Tom Waller will enter the decla mation, original oration, poetry reading, and response to the occa sion competition. In addition to debating Bill will give an impromp tu speech. Mary Jane will also compete in the encomium, extempore, im promptu, informative speech, and situation oratory events; and Bar bara will enter the encomium, after- dinner, standard oratory, address reading, response to the occasion, and poetry reading contests. Dudley will compete in the after dinner, encomium, extempore, in formative speech, and situation ora tory divisions. Accompanying the (Continued on Page 4) Holbrook, Firestone To Give Program A series of sketches entitled the "Twentieth Century Show,” and featuring Hal Holbrook and Lee Firestone, well be presented at Mars Hill Saturday, April 18, at eight o'clock. The two-person show con sists of sketches set in varied pe riods during the past fifty years, in cluding the early 1900’s, before and after World War I, the "roaring 20’s”, and today. Using basic costumes which can be swiftly altered and background material delivered informally by one of the two actors before each sketch, the team characterize, in comic and moving situations, people who lived through the events of the past. Hal Holbrook, along with his wife Ruby, has toured the U. S. and Canada for the past four years, play ing over 700 engagements in all but four of the forty-eight states. He has appeared on television as Abraham Lincoln in the play "With Malice Toward None” on the Hol lywood Screen Test series. When in New York, he attends an acting studio for professionals taught by Uta Hagen, a recent Broadway star. Lee Firestone, who took Mrs. Holbrook’s place after the arrival of a daughter prevented her from con tinued touring, first attracted atten tion when she starred as Emily in the Canton Little Theatre produc tion of Our Town. Later she won a scholarship at Northwestern Uni versity for her performance of Ophelia in Shakespeare’s Hamlet, and while there had her own radio program. Following graduation, she played summer stock for two seas ons and last year she appeared on (Continued on Page 4) "The Will”, a one-act tragedy by James M. Barrie, which is to be presented by Mars Hill dramateers at the Carolina Drama Festival in Chapel Hill on April 15, will also be given in chapel here Monday, April 13. The setting of the play is in the private office of Balfour, Balfour, and Balfour, solicitors of London. The first scene occurs in 1880 dur ing the reign of Queen Victoria; the second, in 1905 during the reign of King Edward VII; and the third, in 1920 during the reign of King George V. A portrait of the ruling monarch appearing on the office wall during each scene will indicate the passage of time. These portraits were paint ed by Janet Egleston, art student. Students taking part in the play are Jack Loadman, Mr. Balfour, senior; Gordon Luther, Mr. Robert Balfour, junior; Clinnie Reddick, Philip Ross; Barbara Donehoo, Mrs. Ross; and Richard Hughes, David McKee, and Tommy Rowe, the three clerk§, Surtees, Sennet, and Creed. Veteran performers, Bar bara Donehoo, Gordon Luther,and Jack Loadman, will be remembered for their parts in last year’s pro ductions. censor; and David Pittman, chap lain. Assisting the president. in Nonpareil are Mary Jane White and Frances Drake, vice-presidents; Har riett Rudd, secretary; Martha Wil liams, censor; and Alva Wallace, chaplain. John White is vice-president of Philomathia; Henry Hardin is sec retary; Dudley Smith, censor; and Ken Freeman, chaplain. In Clio, Eloise Bates is vice-president; Bob- bye Barnes, secretary; Volina Dixon, censor; and Virginia Wimberly, chaplain. During the commencement term dramatic readings and original es says are given in the girls’ societies, while orations and declamations are presented by the boys. The term is climaxed on society day during commencement week when the winners in each of the societies compete against each other. MH Business Club To Honor Alumni Plans are being made for the fourteenth anniversary banquet of the Mars Hill Business Club Alum ni Association which will be held Saturday, April 11. The Business Club is the only club on campus that has formed such an association. The alumni will meet on Satur day afternoon for the purpose of re newing acquaintances, attending to business matters, and electing new officers for the 1953-’54 term. The banquet will be the climax of the evening. At this time a pro gram carrying out the theme of "Keys” will be presented. One of the highlights of the evening will be the granting of an award to the most outstanding club member of the year. Last year the award was given to David Garrett. Following the banquet, guests will attend the Glee Club concert which will be given in the college auditorium. 'The last event of the evening will be a reception in Huff man parlor. At this informal social hour, alumni, invited guests, and student members of the club, will have an opportunity to meet each other. Rooker To Give Exchange Concert James W. Rooker, piano instruct or at Appalachian State Teacher's college in Boone, will give a piano recital in the Mars Hill college aud itorium, April 7. The program will include the Bach-Liszt "Prelude” and "Fugue in A minor,” a Mozart sonata, Chop in’s "Fourth Ballade,” and several Schumann and Debussy selections. Mr. Rooker studied-music with the wife of the famous American composer, Ray Harris, at Peabody college. He then received his Mas ter’s Degree at the University of Kentucky and did further work with Katherine Bacon at the Jul- liard School of Music. Before assuming his duties at Ap palachian, Mr. Rooker taught piano at Carson-Newman college. Spring Schedule Mar. 28 - Apr. 6: Spring Holi days. Apr. 7: Exchange Concert. James W. Rooker, Appala chian Teachers' College, pi anist. Apr. 11: Business Club Alunrni Banquet. Apr. 18: "Twentieth Century Show." Hal Holbrook and Lee Firestone. Apr. 20: Concert. Mars Hill Band. Apr. 21: Senior Day. Junior- Senior Banquet. Apr. 28: B.S.U. BonqueL May 2: May Day. Clio-Phi Wed ding. May 4: Concert. Mars Hill Or chestra. May 9: Honor Club Banquet. May 22: Examinations.
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