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\ I Join Volume XXVIII cThe 1 Society Published by the Students of Mars Hill College MARS HILL, N. C., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1953 Number 1 Mars Hill Widens College Curricuium With New Courses Mars Hill students are this year being offered several new courses which include additions to both required and elective subjects, in the fields of photography, physi cal education, science, and engin eering. A course in the fundamentals of press photography, with John E. Jones of the Asheville Citize?i- Times Company as instructor has been added to the curriculum. In the physical education program, a class for physical education majors and minors is offered. Students who take this course meet in spe cial classes of their own, and in addition serve as assistant instruc tors in the regular classes. The chemistry program has been strengthened by the addition of three new courses; one in quanti tative analysis, one of qualitative analysis, and a course in process principles of chemistry. In the field of engineering, there are be ing offered for the first time cour ses in surveying, electrical meas urements, and the fundamentals of electrical engineering. The new courses are designed to broaden the curriculum of the college in keeping with the policy of other members of the Southern Association. Clio Party Shows C-I’s Collegi! Life C-I girls received an insight in to their Mars Hill college futures at the Clio pajama party in Stroup parlor, Thursday and Friday nights, September 18 and 19. Ma dame Zelda, alias Dottie Phillips, was the center of the program which presented the highlights of this year’s school events. Betty Wyatt served as mistress of cere monies. B. S. U. activities, W. A. A. parties, and other activities were outlined to Joan Paisley, who de picted the homesick Mars Hill student. Society anniversary and reception were represented by Ter ry Thomas and Betty Threatt. Madame Zelda told of the de bates that would be held on So ciety day. Violet Overton and Clara Brincefield presented the two opinions on Resolved: The Six Inch Rule of Mars Hill Col lege Should Remain in Force. The excitement of the Home coming footgall game was depict ed by Pat Hendrix as a cheering fan and Carolyn McCaskill, dressed as a football player. Barbara Barr reigned at a representative May Day program. Ann Wakefield, Lou Mary Switzer, Barbara Prid- dy, and Carol}m Black acted as attendants. Peanuts, cookies, and punch were served to the tune of music, country style, in Stroup playroom following the program. The play room was decorated in the form of a county fair with Carol Hanes as the sad-faced clown. Later the Philomathians, decked out in bath robes and turbans, sang to the Clios. New members added to the faculty and staff of the College for the ensuing term are, front row, left to right: Miss Blakely, Miss Smith, Mrs. Fullbright, Mr. Holland, Miss Miller, Mrs. Anderson, and Mrs. Puckett. Back row, left to right: Mrs. Holland, Mrs. Charles, Mrs. Pop lin, Mrs. Richardson, Dr. Richardson, Dr. Holt, and Mr. Puckett. Eighteen Members Added To College Faculty, Staff Eighteen new members have been added to the faculty and staff of Mars Hill College for the ensuing year, eight of them as teachers and ten as staff members. D. T. Holland, a native of Georgia, is teaching dramatics and speech. Mr. Holland is a B. S. graduate of the United States Merchant Marine Military Academy, and has an A. B. degree from Howard College in Birmingham, Alabama, and an M. A. from the University of Alabama. He was formerly an assistant in drama at Howard College, and is at present studying toward ■ ■ a degree from the Southern Bap tist Theological Seminary. In the science department. Dr. D. E. Richardson of Alabama has been added as a chemistry instruc tor. Dr. Richardson has been, at various times, a teacher at Ito- wamba Junior College in Missis sippi, a teacher in the high schools of Alabama, and a pastor in churches in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and South Carolina. Miss Mary Jean Smith is now teaching history and French at Mars Hill. She has been for five j^ears an employee of the American Embassy in Paris, and of the of fices of the Economic Co-opera tion Administration and Mutual Security Agency. Miss Smith is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the Woman’s College of the Univer sity of North Carolina, and has (Continued on Page 4) Summer Graduates Receive Diplomas Eight students were awarded their diplomas by President Hoyt Blackwell at the graduation exer cises of the 1953 summer session of Mars Hill College, held August 6, at eight p. m. in the college auditorium. Those students receiving diplo mas were: Mary Barbara Aus- band. Literary; Dorris Louise Brouder, Literary; Rosa Lee Can trell, Literary; Robert C. Green lee, Business; Dorothy Faye Leach, Literary; Emogene Louise Metcalf, Literary; Robert Wen dell Sodergren, Literary; and Sharron Ford, Commercial Cer tificate. Also awarded a Literary diplo ma in absentia was Ila Marie Kornegay, who completed gradu ation requirements last June. Fifteen States Included in Year’s Student Body Eight hundred eighteen students from fifteen states and the District of Columbia, as well as six foreign countries make up this year’s en rollment at Mars Hill. This is an increase of 52 over last year s en rollment of 766. Three hundred seventy men and 445 women compare with last year’s 352 men and 415 women. i i- Leading among the states in the number enrolled is North Carolina with 488 students from 69 counties. Second with 148 was South Caro lina and Florida was third with 42. Also represented were Tennessee, Geo’rgia, Texas, Washington State, Kentuckjq Virginia, Pennsylvania, Dean’s List Is Posted Out of 154 students included in the honor roll for the 1952-53 ' spring semester, 66 achieved the forty or more quality points neces sary for the Dean’s List. Of these, fifteen were credited with fifty or more points. The requirement for the honor roll is thirty points or more. Highest in the number of qual ity points were Amy Fisher, Nan Long, and Shirley Ann Owen with 57 each. Second place went to Jac quelyn Roberts with 56. Peggy Huss and Opal McCall each had 54, and Janice Dennis, Ruth Pos ton, and Tom Waller tied with 53. Others with fifty and above were Dexter Conner, Bill Fergu son, Kenneth Freeman, Doris Mil ler, Dean Propst, and Shirley Revan. Others included in the Dean’s List were Sarah Adams, Phyllis Anderson, Rachel Baird, Barbara Barr, Carolyn Black, John Blake, Charles Bobo, Ruth Bramlett, Norma Bridgers, Helen Brown, Claire Buckner, Bobby Coley, Ag nes Congleton, Mary Frances Cowart, Sylvia Dabbs, Joyce El lis, Gena Jo Fant, Douglas Fox, Tommy Funderburke, Viola Gal- limore, Ellen Rae Garrison, Nan cy Greco, Charles Greene. Owen Hunt, Betty Jo Huskins, Carol}m Lawton, Sybil Lennon, Delano McMinn, John Madison, Roger Martin, Iris Merritt, Rich ard Miller, Judy Northern, Violet Overton, Bill Parrish, Dotty Phil lips, Betty Pike, Cliffogene Pilk- enton, David Pittman, James Potts, Carolyn Royal, Grace Sav age, Shirley Schuette, Mildred Scroggs, Geraldine Simmons, Ma rie Smith, Terrr^ Thomas, Betty Home Economics Program Begins “Careers in Home Economics,” was the theme of the Home Eco nomics Club meeting last Monday night, presented by vice-president Sybil Lennon. Gerry Rhymer led the devotional to open the pro gram. Several different phases of the careers in Home Economics were given by Rebecca Trammel, Gerry Rhymer, Edith Bradley, Shirley Mitchell, Shirley Schuette, Sally Everhart, and Charlene Bennett. Gladys Stamper was elected re porter. She is a new member. The returning members of the Home Economics club had a sup per meeting at the home of Mrs. J. V. Howell, advisor, at 5:30, Sunday night, September 6, 1953. Gerry Rhymer, Rebecca Tram mel, Edith Bradley,Shirley Mitch ell, Sally Everhart, Charlene Ben nett and Sybil Lennon were the guests at the buffet supper. The group discussed plans for the open house which was to be held the two days following. After the meeting adjourned, the girls went to the evening worship ser vice as a group. West Virginia, New Jersey, New York, Alabama, Maryland, and the District of Columbia. In the State of North Carolina, Buncombe County leads with 71 students. Forty-four hail from Madison, Mecklenburg 24, Gas ton 22 and Haywood 20. Two hundred sixty-eight of the North Carolinians are women and 221 are men. Six hundred forty-six of the stu dents here are Baptists, 43 are Methodist, 22 are Presbyterian, and six are Episcopal. Also repre sented are the Lutheran, Christian Science, Catholic, Moravian, Jeru salem Reform, Christian and Free Evangelist denominations. Among the foreign countries, Cuba is represented by four stu dents, Korea by two, and Greece, Honduras, Puerto Rico, and Ha waii by one each. Foreign Countries Represented Here Ten foreign students represent ing six countries are enrolled at Mars Hill this year. Five are C-I’s and five are C-II’s. First year students include Nelia Gonzalez of Manzanillo, Cuba, who is taking a general business course; Roberto Negron, Santurce, Puerto Rico, enrolled in pre-den tal work; Jose Arias, Zanzanillo, Cuba, general business; Katy Kat- sarka, Thessalonika, Greece, studying church music; and En rique Hernandez, Manzanillo, Cuba, whose registration is in complete. Returning for a second y^ar are Alfa Delgado, Cruces, L. V., Cuba, who is pursuing a business course; Denorah Salgado, Man- zanilla, Oriente, Cuba, business; Evelyn Funaki, Kahulei, Maui, T. H., pre-nursing; Susie Kim, Seoul, Korea, taking pre-medical work; and Leila Cassis, Sela, Honduras, general business. Threat, Anne Wakefield, Bill Wallace, Marshall Wilson, Shir ley Winn, and Betty Wyatt. Tojf-Shop 1$ Scene Of nonpareil Party “The Toy Shop” was the scene of some my^sterious happenings Thursday and Friday nights, Sep tember 18th and 19th at the Non pareil pajama party in Huffman parlor when the toy^s came to life to entertain little Robin Non and her C-H friends. The group saw little Robin Non (Linda Bridgers) go to sleep and wake up in the land of make-be lieve where her fairy God mother (Jean Nelson) took her to visit the toy's. At the stroke of twelve, a pink teddy bear (Bert McBride) came to life and told how it was to be loved by a little girl. The little Scotch dolls, Cathy Craine, Jean Gilreath and Ernestine Cor bett did “The Hopscotch Polka.” “The Parade of the Wooden Soldiers” was led by Norma Faye Bridges, and her soldiers were Ann Woodam, Loretta Walker, Cathy Yates, Jean Jackson, Doris Mil ler and Frances Carson. Also in the toy shop were twin monkey's, Jean Cooper and Edna Smith, who sang “Abba Dabba Honey Moon.” Phanalia Blackstone was a sad clown and Judy Northern a comic Ballerina. A Chinese doll, Vivian Jenkins, led the audience in singing “The Chinaman.” A Hillbilly Band, known as the Mars Hill Plowboys, provided “mountain” music. Members of the band were Pat Loving, Mary Frances Cowart, Joyce Ellis, Sue Waldrop and Pat Reeves. Nut cups, pimento sandwiches cut in the shape of toys, animal crackers and punch were served to the guests. The party ended with a serenade by the brother society, Euthalia.
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