IWontague Librar]'
iters M
CThe Hilltop
Published by the Students of Mars Hill College
Volume XXVIII
MARS HILL, N. C., SATURDAY, MAY 15, 1954
Number 15
Church Dedication
To Be Held May 23
Dedication ceremonies for the
Mars Hill Baptist Church, to be
held on Sunday, May 23, will in
clude a morning service, open
house in the afternoon, and a
recognition service in the evening.
Dr. Zeno Wall of Shelby will
conduct the eleven o’clock service.
Dr. Wall, an alumnus of Mars
Hill College, was for many years
pastor of the First Baptist Church
of Shelby and more recently super
intendent of Mills Home. He is
now retired.
Principal speaker at the evening
service will be Dr. M. A. Hug
gins, general secretary of the
North Carolina Baptist Conven
tion. His address will climax a
recognition service which will pay
tribute to leaders of Baptist agen
cies in the State, former pastors of
the Mars Hill Church, pastors of
the French Broad Association, the
local Building Committee, and
others closely connected with the
church. Special music will be fur
nished by the College Glee Club.
On Monday, May 24, the Mars
Hill church will be host to a joint
meeting of the Buncombe County
Ministerial Association and the
French Broad Association.
_ Leaders of Baptist Student Union work for the 1954-55 session are
pictured above. They are (first row, left to right): Jim Beane, music
director; Mouise Simpson, second vice-president; David Britt, first vice-
president; Doris May, corresponding secretary; Bill Brogden, third vice-
president; Katy Katsarka, recording secretary; Tommy Pearce, treas
urer.
Second row: Paul Gillespie, B.T.U. director; Pat Thomas, Volunteers
president; Ernest Ferrell, Ministerial conference; Hannah Blackwell,
Town representative; Charles Crook, Brotherhood president; Ann
Ruffin, Methodist representative; Clive Buttemere, Y.T.C.; Gail Full-
bright, Y.W.A.; Charles Jenkins, S. S. superintendent; Jackie Powers,
president of the B.S.U. Council; and Jim Otis, Missions chairman.
doniHiencenient Ifiermes
To He Heiil Maf
Mars Hill College closes its ninety-eighth session on May 31. Com
mencement exercises, beginning on May 28, include an art exhibit,
dramatic and musical performances, final society contests, alumni meet
ings and banquet, baccalaureate sermon, and graduating ceremonies.
Guest speakers vdll be Dr. Charles Trentham, Dr. E. Norfleet Gardner,
and the Honorable John S. Battle.
The Commencement program begins on May 28, with the opening of
- the Art Exhibit. Also on the 28th
Five To Appear
In Final Recital
Long, West, Coppedge
Stafford To lead Halls
On Thursday and Friday, April
29 and 30, C-I term officers were
elected in the four literary so
cieties. Nonpareil officers are pres
ident, Marianne Long; first vice-
president, Kitze Miller; second
vice-president, Mary George Pen
nell; censor, Winifred Moore;
secretary, Ann Joy Feezor; chap
lain, Phyllis Yates; treasurer,
Shirley Ledford; pianist, Ann
Ruffin; and chorister, Joyce Al
len. Faye Winchester was elected
chief hostess. Other hostesses are
Elizabeth Frye, Barbara Vanover,
Colleen Vann, and Ellen Barlow.
New Clio officers are president,
Shirley Coppedge; vice-president,
Molly Fennell; secretary, Mouise
Simpson; censor, Hannah Black-
well ; chaplain, Katy Katsarka;
chorister, Jackie Hull; pianist,
Molly Parrish; and doorkeeper,
Lorena Lee. Doris May was elect
ed chief marshal. Other marshals
are Pansy Gaynor, Bobbie Lin-
ville, and Mimi Devine.
New Euthalian officers are pres
ident, Tony Stafford; vice-presi
dent, John Hough; secretary, Da
vid Britt; censor, Leon Rooke;
chaplain, Joe Saunders; chorister,
Ivan Joslin; and pianist, Glen
Bolch.
Philomathian Society will be
led by president, Eddie West;
vice-president, Charles Crook;
secretary, Joe Matheny; censor,
Tommy Jones; chaplain, Ernest
Ferrell; and chorister, Jim Grant.
Marshals are Marian Rector and
Tommy Pearce.
Winners of society competitions
in readings, orations, essays, de
bates, and declamations will par
ticipate in inter-society contests on
Society Day, May 29.
In dramatic readings Lexyne
Stackhouse and Phyllis Yates,
Nonpareils, will compete with
(Continued on Page 4)
Religious Groups Elect
Leaders For Fall Term
College Sunday School and Training Union officers for the 1954-55
term have been elected. Training Union Director is Paul Gillespie,
with Mime Devine as his associate. Betty Ann Mooney is general secre
tary. Mary Seel is the new editor of the “Digit,” the Training union
paper. Charles Jenkins is superintendent of Sunday School.
The following were elected officers in their respective Sunday School
classes. After the class name the first listing is president; the second
is secretary; Ashworth —
- m Leonard Gerald, Howard Roten;
Dramateers To Give
Plays; Public Invited mJco" jfm’knf-Tish-jtal
my Southern, Frank Wilhelm;
At the final meeting of Drama- Louise Mizell, Mary
teers on Monday night. May 17, Geor^ PeMell; Howell George
at 7:30 o’clock in the college au- Tony Staf-
ditorium, two plays will be pre- ^ i ^ Owens; McLeod Bob-
sented. Cole, Harold Smith; Outten—
Bob Hensley, Leonard Wiley;
One of the plays, “Dr. Paul” is ~ Patricia Brasington,
an original by Carolyn Byrd. Vio- Ruth Herron; Pierce Ra-
let Overton is the director, and Joyce, Shirley Brown; Rich-
the cast consists of Brooks Allen ~ ^nnie Ruth Prevatte,
in the role of Dr. Paul; Faye Mary Hawkins; Sparks — Ellen
Pierce as Amy Tyler; CarLBaker, Barlowe, Dot Dalton; Underwood
“Little Jim”; Rossie Newsome,’ —Shirley Hicks, Faye Pierce;
Miss Sharp; Phyllis Yates, Mrs. — Carolyn Hart, Martha
Gaylord; Jim Parton, Walt McLeod; Watson—Shirley Sum-
Blakely; and Gayle Brown as Wilson.
Tom Crawford. 'Praining Unions and their
The “A o ^ • officcrs are as follows: Bykota—
Just Man,” has Barbara Vanover McCrary, David Stooke;
as its director, assisted bv Carolyn Feezor —Jack Montgom-
Byrd. The cast includes Glain Carolyn Killian; Train and
Pennell as Josiah Bancroft; Bet
ty Threatt, Molly; Betty Wyatt,
Miss Allen; Francis Funk, Mr.
Kennedy; Myrtle Dick, Mrs.
Gain — Tommy Jones; We Live
Christ — John Hough, Foy Len
non; New Hope—Lloyd Jackson,
Mary Lee Becton; John Lake—
Wilkins, Ward Purch, the Keep- Gordon Ripper, Jimmy Southern;
Side ^ 1 X L - Joyce Mahaffey. Sai
Donehoo; Go, Grow, Glow—Ken
The public is invited to the per- Bachand; Emoclew — Jimmy
formances. Whetstone, Jackie Hull; Howard
. Roper—Ken Small, Jimmy Skin-
Following the plays a short ner; John Lawrence — Marianne
business meeting will be held at Long, Pat Watts; Excelsior —
which officers for next year will Martha Miller, Barbara Culp;
be elertpd H2SO4C — Mary George Pen
nell, Colleen Vann; Shining Light
Dramatic activities for the year —Doris Gibson, Janice Peeler;
will be climaxed by the presenta- Living Christ—Calvin Kirkman,
tion of "Antigone,” in modem pT'T 7
, Ruffin, Audrey McCroskey. Dad-
dress, as commencement play on iy- Blackwell and Joy Unions
Friday evening. May 28. have not reporter officers as yet.
Five students will be presented
in the last music recital of the
}'ear on Monday night. May 18,
at eight o’clock. The three soloists
will be Robert Chapman, baritone,
Wayne Cooper, bass, and Joanne
Nixon, contralto, students of Dor
othy Weaver Roberts. Pianists
will be Carolyn Hutchinson, stu
dent of Martha Sinclair Biggers,
and Ruth Zelinski, student of
Dorothy Blakely.
Robert Chapman will song “O
God, Have Mercy” (St. Paul) by
Mendelssohn, “Beau Soir” by De
bussy, “My Lady Walks in Love
liness” by Charles, “Blow Ye
Winds” by Dougherty, and
“Green-Eyed Dragon” by Charles.
Piano numbers given by Caro
lyn Hutchinson will be “Six Vari
ations on ‘Nel cor piunon mi sen-
to’ ” by Beethoven and “Noc
turne” by Grieg.
Ruth Zelinski will play “Pre
lude op. 28, no. 4” by Chopin,
“Lotus Land” by Cyril Scott, and
“Hungarian Dance no. 5” by
Brahms.
(Continued on Page 4)
Eight To E ngage
In Mission Work
Eight members of the class of
’54 and one member of the class
of ’52, who is now finishing at
Wake Forest, will engage in sum
mer mission work in widely scat
tered fields.
Journeying to San Antonio,
Texas, where they will be assign
ed to specific work among the
Spanish-speaking peoples, will be
Martha Miller, Betty W^yatt, and
Carolyn Royal.
Dan Pace and David Pittman
will work under the supervision of
the Reverend Dan Thomas of
Louisville, Ky. They will aid in
revivals, conduct Bible schools,
preach in rural churches, and en-
gage in general religious activities
in northwestern Kentucky.
Violet Overton will be connect
ed with city mission work in New
Orleans, La., and Fommj' Rowe
will do mission work in Okla
homa.
Paul Stouffer has been chosen
to represent the State B. S. U. on
the island of Jamaica. Jim Greene,
Mars Hill, ’52, Wake Forest, ’54,
will also work in Jamaica.
In a recent letter Courts Red-
ford, Home Mission Secretary,
points out that summer work of
fers valuable experience to persons
who expect to go into full-time
religious work.
will be the presentation of Sopho
cles’ “Antigone,” by the Drama
tics Department.
On Saturday, May 29, the four
literary societies will observe So
ciety Day. The four presidents
will preside. Judges for the read
ings, declamations, orations, and
essays will be from the Plonk
School of Creative Arts, Asheville.
In honor of the occasion, the so
cieties will decorate the cafeteria
in society colors for the society
luncheon.
The annual meeting of the
Board of Trustees will be held in
the Charles M. Wall Buildings
Mrs. J. V, Howell and thQ Home-
Economics Department will serve
John S. Battle
at the luncheon for the trustees.
The business meeting of the
Alumni Association will be held
in the Nonpareil-Euthalian Hall
at 5 o clock. The Association will
(Continued on Page 4)
Walter Smith 1\)jMn
Pahlic KelatioBS Staff
Walter Price Smith of Pensa
cola, P'lorida, will join the staff
of Mars Hill college in mid-sum
mer as assistant to Dr. R. L. Holt.
Mr. Smith will be in charge of
general publicity and will relieve
J. A. McLeod of routine news re
leases heretofore taken care of by
his office.
Mr. Smith is a graduate of
IVIars Hall, class of ’-19. In his
second year here he was sports
editor of the Milliop. I ransferring
to Ba}dor University, he was dur
ing his stay there for one session
editor of the Baylor Daily Lariat.
After completing his work at Bay
lor he served in the Air Forces,,
a part of the time in Japan, deal
ing with top secret material.
Since he left the armed services,.
Mr. Smith has been on the staff of
the Pensacola Journal.