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Published by the Students of Mars Hill College
MARS HILL, NORTH CAROLINA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1956
And
Other Programs
Number 10
muc Debaters Honor Clubs Enroll
■° 177 New Members
Marks
7th Anniversary
lb members i
tts, Herbie Bi
John Tyner, — — — _ _ ^
fourth major program in the observance of Mars Hill’s
^ hundredth birthday was presented on February 16, the 97 th
an W^treii^ygj.g^j,y acquisition of the charter for the college. Dr.
'ard H. Pruden, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Wash-
> have taken spoke to students, faculty, and guests on the subject
numerous ci^cation for Christian Statesmanship.”
'he history of the college was briefly outlined by Dr. Hoyt
.pZkwell, president, as he depicted the progress of the French
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'UR SHOE^^ Baptist Institute from its beginning in 1856, chartering
IRED? growth through the years to its present size and
m Fix Them^^ influence.
1* > "he program was opened by the procession of the faculty and
orL ^ academic robes, the College Choir, and the students
Shop ) the auditorium of the Mars Hill Church. After the invocation
-'Dr. Robert L. Holt, Dr. Blackwell welcomed the guests and
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Mars Hill College’s _ varsity
debate squad will participate in
the annual South Atlantic Foren
sic Tournament which will take
place at Lenoir-Rhyne College in
Hickory, March 1-3.
On Friday night, February 17,
the Girl’s Debate Team from Ap
palachian State Teachers College
presented a standard debate in the
hall of the Euthalian Literary So
ciety. Both the affirmative and
negative sides were debated by
the same group. Dan Pritchard,
Doris Miller and Julia Hough
represented Appalachian College.
Doris Miller is a former Mars
Hillian. The negative debaters
for Mars Hill were Norman
Hupp and James Shurling, and
the affirmative were Don Kroe and
Steve Blackwell. Mars Hill won
both the negative and affirmative
debates. The national query was
used.
The debate squad from Fur
man University visited Mars Hill
yesterday. This was a practice
debate. Accompanying the group
from Furman was Mitch Carnell,
a former Philomathian president
at Mars Hill College. At present,
he is an assistant in the speech
department at Furman.
Other forensic events coming up
this spring are the Grand National
Forensic Tournament at Mary
Waashington College, Fredericks
burg, Virginia, and the American
Speech Association Tournament at
Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Anyone
interested in orations, declama
tions, poetry reading, and similar
events for particpation should con
tact Mr. Jolley immediately.
Jr.-Sr. Banquet
Slated For April
speaker.
)r. Pruden spoke with profundity on the vital problem of world
ice, saying that a lasting peace cannot be achieved until each
•son is willing to accept his own personal responsibility for
; instigation of such a peace. In discussing the tendency of
lericans to shift their responsibility to the shoulders of others.
Dr. Pruden said, “We would
do well to remember that
our elected leaders can go no
further than we are prepared
to go with them, and, however
ideal our plans for peace may
be, they will be ineffective un
less we are spiritually prepared.
Dr. Pruden also warned
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Store Anonymous Girt
Hill College has recently
made the recipient of a gift against false complacency when
$65,000 from an anonymous he said, “We must not assume
mor. The gift was made with that the winning of battles, the
e stipulation that the college signing of treaties, and the hold-
ustees authorize the raising of ing of conferences in themselves
produce peace, and we must not
accept a temporary solution to
some specific conflict as though
it were a final solution to the
problem of war.”
Finally Dr. Pruden stated the
ultimate and only successful so
lution by asserting that no peo
ple or nation can begin to work
iling
Y
1 equal amount.
The money will be used to make
^tensive improvements in Mel-
3se and Brown Dormitories for
len. The buildings are approxi-
lately thirty years old and the
lanned renovations will bring
hem up to modern standards.
4ost of the improvements will be they first
oade to the interiors of the build- experienced a “transform-
ngs, although some exterior im- . gncJunter . . . with Jesus
irovements will also be made. It ”
s hoped that the improvements College Choir, directed
:ogether with extensive landscap- , Rufus N. Norris and
ng around the three men’s dormi- accompanied by Miss Pearl
tones will be finished by next jj^anci?, presented “How Love-
beptember. Dwelling Place,” by
These improvements will be an- Brahms, and Praise Be To
other step in the current building Thee,” by Palestrina. Mr. J.
program which Dr. Hoyt Black- A. McLeod of the Mars Hill
well has been carrying on during English department offered the
his years as president of the college, benediction.
College Choir
Plans Concerts
The College Choir will present
concerts in North Wilkesboro and
Lenoir on March 4. They will
sing in Mars Hill Baptist Church
on March 10. These engagements
are preliminary to the annual
tour which will take place March
18-23.
Numbers sung by the choir have
been recorded on tape by Dwight
Wilhelm. The records will be cut
by RCA and will be available at
cost both here and at places visited
by the Choir.
While on tour, the choir will
give two concerts each day. A
concert will be presented in the
morning at various schools and
one at night in churches. The
concerts for schools will be a com
bination of sacred and secular
numbers. Some of the more fa
miliar selections will be a Fred
Waring arrangement of “Onward
Christian Soldiers,” and works by
Handel and Brahms.
At their February meetings the nine scholastic honor clubs on Mars
Hill campus initiated a total of 177 new members who became eligible
at the end of first semester. ^
The Business Honor Club held its February meeting in Huffman
Parlor on February 14. The theme of this meeting was “Know Your
Club.” Talks on this subject included “Business Club Review” by
Sarah Scruggs, “Business Club Alumni Association” by Carol Pace,
“The B.C.A.A. Medal” by Barbara Coram, “Stage Furniture Project”
by Barbara Stewart; and “Business Club Emblem” by Eileen Ger-
ringer. New officers for the club are Joel West, president; Sarah
Scruggs, vice-president; and Bonnie \Vooten, secretary.
There are seventeen new members in the Business Club. They
are Clarissa Beattie, Chad Bumgardner, Phyllis Clifford, Garva Day,
Barbara Funderburke, Donnie Horton, Nell Hobby, Jimmy Hunter,
■■ Rose Marie Jackson, Patti Led
ford, Carolyn Lewis, Francis
Poole, Carolyn Tolbert, Shirley
Tripp, Hazel Wall, Carol Wil
liams, and Marlene Williams.
“Kruschev and Bulganin’s Visit
to the East” was the subject for
discussion at the February meet-
The annual Junior-Senior International Relations
banquet will be held in the which was held in Stroup
cafeteria, April 14. Bobby Cox parlor, February 13. Thos taking
will preside over the festivities, program were Jane
and Gail Elliott will be master popHn, Sammy Stillwell, and Bill
of ceremonies. General prep- Qobb. The new officers installed
arations are under the direction j^geting are Wallace Tay-
of the class sponsors, Mr. and president; Ted Carpenter,
Mrs. Ramon De Shazo. A spe- vice-president, and Barbara Rhy-
cial band and choir have been mer, secretary,
chosen to furnish music for the . . ,
orrcQi'nn After the program twenty-nine
new members were initiated into
The committee chairmen are club. These are Mary Grant,
as follows: program, Charles Anders, Rebecca Ashley,
Webb and Joy Anders; ente:D (Charles Blanton, Billie Everhart,
tainment, Esther Milligan and Jarrett, Jane Ann Butler,
Paddy Wall; music, Bobby Bur- ^gbecca Keller, Rachel Mixson,
roughs and Dave Dyer; decora- p^ana Krause, Dot Walker, Len
tions, Jim Morton, Dewey Davis, p^^ns, Jean Pickelsimer, Nancy
and Carol Deaton; tables, Mary j^^yes, Martin Erwin, Don Shaw,
Carolyn Grant and Hannah Woody, Lillian Liu, Mary
England. Carlisle Driggers w'ill ^nn Jones, Nina Dellinger, Sarah
operate the lights. Suth- Sigmon, Peggy Frith, Frank Nor-
erland and Barbara Funder- Raymond Laws, Arley Rosen-
burke will plan the menu.
Nancy Mumford has been
chosen to furnish the favors.
The finance committee will be
composed of Cecil Gieene and
Bobby Cox. Emerson Glenn
and George Pashales will serve
as the clean-up committee.
Anyone who would like to
sign up for a committee is asked
to see the committee chairmen.
re-
berger, and Amy Wilson.
Following the initiation,
freshments, appropriate for the
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The Hilltop staff joins every
one at Mars Hill in extending
sincerest sympathy to Harley E.
Jolley in the recent death of his
stepfather, Clinton T. Phillips.
Mr. Phillips was a furniture dealer
in Boomer, N. C.
Work Progresses
On 1956 Laurel
Work on the Laurel is in full
swing. The final copy is being
written and last-minute pictures
taken. While facts concerning
theme and layout are secret, a
few things one can look forward
to in the 1956 Laurel are: one-
thiid more pages (about 200) sev
eral color pictures, the announce
ment of Miss Laurel, and several
other features.
All in all this Centennial edi
tion promises to be a fitting tribute
to Mars Hill’s one hundredth
year. If all goes well, the Laurel
will be distributed some time
around May 15.
All students whose pictures are
yet to be made are asked to co
operate with the staff.
CKoralettes Sttig
For State Y WA
The Choralettes, under the di-
rction of Miss Irma Helen Hop
kins, are going to provide special
music for the state wide YWA
Houseparty at Charlotte, Feb
ruary 24-26. Leaving Mars Hill
on Friday by bus, the Choralettes
will reach Charlotte in time to
sing for the opening session Fri
day night. During the week end
there will be opportunity for
“fun” music as well as sacred
programs. In addition, the Choral
ettes plan to sing on Sunday morn
ing, February 26, at the Oakhurst
Baptist Church in Charlotte.
Plans have also been made for
the group to make several over
night trips later in the spring.
They will leave on Saturday and
return Sunday night, singing in
several churches each trip. Thse
trips will provide not only experi
ence for the Choralettes, but also
advertising for the college and its
music program.