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Published by the Stud^^nts of Mars Hdl CoUeje
mars HD.I.. N. C. SATURDAY. OCTOBER 9, 13M
Number 2
the
iee Club Chooses
Fall Roster
The music faculty has selected
xot members for the Mars Hill Col-
id Women’s Glee Club for 1954-
le s. The group has had several re-
)ut :arsals, and they have elected the
andllowing officers: president, Dot-
ros? Phillips; vice president, Jean
^asttyers; devotional chairmen, Sarah
i tden Dozier and Mary Long; social
]])iiairmen, Mary Jane Northern an
lail Fullbright; librarians, Carol
re bn, and Suretha Knott; secretary,
c jnarah Hudson.
,ee Miss Helen Hopkins, a new
■g 'aember of the music faculty, is di
ke ector of the Glee Club,
jg j The Glee Club is working on a
g^ew name for the group, a inotm,
’ iind a hymn by which they will be
recognized. Special small ensembles
will be drawn from the group for
extra services. The Glee Club will
perform for the traditional pro-
l) grams, and they are making plans
j^Qjfor* special programs to be an-
. jrjnounced at a later date.
r>;v( The members of the group are ^
follows: Carol Ahn, Marie Atwell,
ip, Martha Barnette, Sue Bishop, Louise
,-Bishop, Jo Bradley, Sylvia Brissie,
11 , Helen Brooks, Kay Castor, Martha
q*. Corn, Iris Jo Cundiff, Sarah EUen
V .Dozier, Molly Fennell, Evelyn
^ Floyd, Gail Fullbright, Barbara Gib-
; son, Carolyn Griffin, Doris Ann
Gibson, Janis Hightower, and Mary
^ ^ Anne Hunter.
rs B Others are Elaine Howell, Sara
Hudson, Jean Harrison, Sally
Joyce Huskins, Suretha Knott, Mary
Long, Janice Miller, Betsy McRary,
Jean Myers, Violet Moore, Joy Mc
Gee, Peggy . Melton, Mary Jane
JLE Northern, Doris Norton, MoUie
Parrish, Dottie Phillips, Lee Pass,
Sandra Pullen, Naomi Sheppard,
Ann Shackleford, Louise Toler, Sue
Tuttle, Carolyn- Welcn, and Cathy
Wilson.
Nine of the twenty-eight g^tcytanr FralclfMarf?Eto
College Honor Clubs
Induct New Members
Monday, October 11. At the ^ ^ gj-oup will make a
S. Logothia means “a study of God . Threat t
.mdv of the Bible, first takiDg_^ S Honoi Club banquet in
Srspiing will be in charge of the
Bible Club this year.
Business Club activities will be-
ain with their meeting on Tu^ay,
October 12 at 7:30 p. m. -n^Huff-
man Parlor. The theme fm the pro-
Btam will be "Helping Ourselves .
New members to become a part
of _,he__ club are: Patricm Heath
Holt, Ashworth And Smith
Push Radio, TV Programs
under the faculty gX, e stG^dent assistants.
Dr. R. L. Holt. Howard Webb and D^bale are ^ .^enty-fout
Every Sarurday SXoTrrprelentTfacts about Mars Hill
minute program is given. This progr p occasions
College lo the radio audience. Programs ate ^ Different
Feezor To Speak
At Fall Revival
Dr. F. V.. - -
Secretary of the Texas Baptist Con
vention, will hold the
Mars Hill Baptist Church Novem
ber 7 through the 14, inclusive. D .
Feezor was here last spring
Christian Focus Week on the cam-
^'^Dr Feezor attended Wake For
est College, and is a graduate of the
Southern Seminary m ^ouisv 1 .
After finishing college he was calkd
to the Tabernacle Baptist Church
In Raleigh. N. C. He was teer
pastor of the Btoadw^ Baptist
Church in Fort Worth, Texas.
It is interesting to note that U .
Feezor was Mr. Sodemans pastor
when he was a
iate in the Second Baptist Chute
in Liberty, Mo. , ,
Dr. Feezor is to be one of th
principal speakers at the N. C. Bnp-
Bst State Convention the week fol
lowing our revival.
An extensive visitation program
is being planned in connection with
the revival. There are also to be
opportunities for counseling. Ihe
fPP , for the counsel
leaders and plac«^^^^^ at a late
mg will
date.
on wnicn lucy & ,
organizations of the campus
part in these programs at certain
times. On some programs officers
about the campus or professors are
interviewed. Many times the tor-
1 eicn students are interviewed, and
I ngilfMl ^ express their
C Feezor the General feelings about Mars Hil o
LnTiRt Con- MaVs Hill will also have a thm
Seven C-olleges
To Participate
in Conference
Several SKops
Openins Here
A number of new businesses
are being added to Mars Hill since
the closing of the last school
Among these new enterprises ^ ^
Florist and Gift Shop, to be located
on Campus corner. J- M. Cox is
owner and Juanita Blankenship,
formerly with a Rutherfordton flor
ist, is manager. j r- 'C
Next door to the Florist and Gitt
Shop -will be a Barber Shop. This
will be operated by Earl Radford,
who formerly had a barber shop
here. The space behind the florist
shop has not yet been rent^.
Another new business which has
been added to Mars Hill is tbe
Laundromat. It is operated by Mts.
Guy George. Since the beginning
of school, this business has been
rushed. Because of the rush, the
laundromat has had to discontinue
the laundering of shirts.
A Feed Supply store operated by
C L. Cox and J. M. Fish; a Hard
ware Store owned by Coach Ed
wards; Joe’s Electric operated ^ by
Joe Hernandez; Mars Hill Drive-
in operated by Eugene Reese; and
a Watch Repair Shop, operated by
Burns Baird are already serving
customers.
, or tne ciuu ■
The Social Studies Conference, Fleming, Shirley E>aniels, an
participated in by teachers of socia ^^^^od. President Jack
Lidies, in the seven Baptist colleges pj-^giae at the
in Nor* Caiolioa, will The SciMerus Oub w.l^hoU
Mars Hill campus Octol^r /5 ■
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Mars Hirrwill also have a thirty
minute television program on alter-
Dr Robert L. Holt, vice presi
dent of Mars Hill College and
director of public relations, is pic
tured above.
Keeistratiou ^ next itguzet-x — o
man parlor at two o’clock on Fr - Tuesday evening, October
dav afternoon. The opening session parlor. The meet
will be held in the Philom^hian . opened with a greeting
at three o’clock, with C. C. ^^^^j^aed by the president, Charles -- M^iwknrC
aitrenden of the St.,te Department pJwill give a de- m6inu6lS
of Archives and History delivering thought. Ruth Putnam, as
the keynote address. Spirit of Literature, will receive
After a supper in the Blue „ew members into the club,
at which Dr. Blackwell will official- members are: Joyce Allen,
ly welcome the visitors, the evening gjj^abeth Frye, Mary Seel, an
session will meet in Stroup Par^r^ Stamper. ,
Miss Fannie Memory Farmer, Judge program is entitled The
of the Domestic Relations Court o Southern Renaissance”. It will be
Cabarrus County, will speak on the the form of a sym-
subiect "Legal Science and Social discussing the p^try of
Science”. A social hour will follow Crowe Ransom,
the meeting. . Donald Davidson, and Robert Penn
The Saturday morning program Those on program are
will include a breakfast in the fac- McCall, Hannah Blackwell,
ultv dining room, and ptesenta- Bishop, Mary Lee Becton
tion of papers by Robert Elliott o Herron, and
Gardner-Webb and Buck program will conclude with
Yearns of Wake Forest Jhe con- Pj fatmhar southern
ference will be concluded with a
business meeting. . . Qn October 12, the German Club
Officers of the organization are meeting of the
Miss Sarah Lemmon of Meredith (Continued on page 4)
ties loi o- Saturdays on sntion ''iX LOS.
,d places for the counsel- programs should start early
be designated at a later ]siovem-er. The Touring Choir
will provide the music for the for
mal opening of the television sta
tion. The exact d ts for this op^n
inc has not been announced.
The college also has a fifteen
minute recorded radio program ev-
erv week on the Morganton station.
This program is cut down from the
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Miss bar an jlcuhxzwx* "-,11 ,
College, president; Harley E. Jolky,
Mais*HiU, vice-president; Miss Les-
Ue Styron, Meredith, “Fi
liam\ Tioutman Gardnei-Webb
director; and Robert O. Boston,
Chowan, director.
Colleges participating ottet than
those named above ate Wingate,
Campbell, and Wake Forest.
The Selective Service Qualify
ing test will be given in Mars
Hill on December 9- All young
men of draft age who are inter
ested in taking this test should
secure application from their lo-
cal draft boards for the test.
The Mats Hill Home Economics
Club announces that
oirk were initiated on Uctob« ,
1954. The president, Carolyn Pate,
was in charge of the candle-hght
initiation service.
Those initiated were Carolyn
len Frances Ballard, Ruth Bishop
Ma’rtha Britt, Peggy Byers, Maxine
Edwards, Sara Fagan, Nancy Earn,
Gayle Hudson, Ellen Hossley, Eon-
rose Johnson, Mary Elizabeth Ken-
'n, Yvonne Lominac Caro yn
Lawton, Lavenia Martin, Mary Vir
ginia McCall, Lou Anne Osbourne,
To Ann Phelps, Jane Poplin, Fran-
ces Rowe, Shirley Sumner Elaine
Sanford, Juanita Swann, Margaret
Tankersley, Pat Thomas Marian
Ward, Pat Watts, Ann Wilkins,
and Sebelia Williams.
The program consisted of a pan
tomime entitled, "Tlae Challenge of
Home Economics.” Those on pro-
gram were Sara Fagan, Yvonne
Lominac, Carolyn Lawton, Gladys
Stamper, Marian Ward, and Jane
Wells.
Resional Clubs
Being Organized
Two regional clubs, Florida and
Virginia, have completed their or
ganization and have elected their
officers.
The Florida club has chosen as
its president, Martha McLeod, Oth
er officers are vice-president, Billy
Geiger; secretary, Hetty Corey;
treasurer, Larry Tucker; devotional
chairman, Suzanne Nordstrom; cor-
responding secretary, Gloria Gil
mer; and social committee chair
man, Patty Hutchinson and Nathan
Brooks, J
Jennie Sue Johnson was elected
president of the Virginia club.
Vice-president is Dick Sale and
Shirley Daniels is secretary-treas-
urer. . .
Other clubs being organized are
Georgia, South Carolina, Gastori
County, Guilford County, Haywood
County, and Mecklenburg County.