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blume XXXI
MARS HILL, N. C., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1956
Niimber 1
lollegi; ilcquires
ew iBstriictors
Two new instructors have
)ined the Music Department to
ike up the work relinquished by
lembers who resigned to be mar
led.
Replacing Miss Pearl Francis
teacher of organ is John C.
'hristian of Clinton, Iowa. He
xeived his B.M. at Ottawa Uni-
lersity and did work as a grad-
late assistant last year at the Uni-
jersity of Illinois, where he re
lived his M.S. this past summer.
iss Mary M. Haydon of Spring-
ield, Missouri, replaces Miss
•orothy Blakely as instructor in
[iano. She received her B.S. at
dssouri State College and M.Ed.
It the University of Missouri. She
]as taught in several other col-
;ges and has done supervisory
mrk in public schools.
There have also been some ad-
litions and replacements in other
epartments. Joe Kenneth Horn
|f Paris, Texas, has joined the
iculty in the Department of Busi-
[ess. He has both a B.S. and an
\S. from East Texas State
'eachers College. Since 1952 he
las been in the Air Force, more
[ecently stationed at Scott Air
mrce Base, in Illinois.
Coming to the Department of
locial Science as an additional
[eacher is Carl W. Holland, orig
inally of Suffolk, Virginia. He
las a B.S. from Virginia Poly
technic Institute and an M.S.
jrom East Tennessee State. Prior
[o joining the Mars Hill faculty
le taught in the Bristol, Virginia,
ugh school.
A new member of the Modern
language faculty is Mrs. Helen
lelson of Asheville, teaching
"rench and Spanish. Mrs. Nelson
jias her B.A. from Western Caro
lina and her M.A. from the Uni-
jrersity of Kentucky. While a
|tudent at the University', she
rrote and directed a French radio
program which was broadcast in
^aris, France. She has taught at
liwassee Junior College and in
ihe Brenau Academy, Gainesville,
reorgia.
Enrollment Rises
AsCenturyOpens
Enrollment of bona fide college students in regular courses has
reached 1031 for the first semester of Mars Plill’s second century.
The total of additional special students was expected to approach fifty
by the close of registration on September 24. This enrollment has
set a record in the history of the institution.
There are 654 freshmen, 370 sophomores and 7 unclassified students
on the student roster for the current term. Among this number 454
are girls and 577 are boys.
Boys enrolling for the 1956-57 session at Mars Hill enjoy
living facilities such as this parlor in a dormitory for men.
Cauthen, Beattie Head
Executive Council
Carolyn Cauthen has been elected as president to head the Baptist
Student Union this year. Dr. Pierce is the advisor of the council.
Members of the council include: Paul Beattie, first vice-president;
Paddy Wall, second vice-president; Raymond Laws, third vice-
president; Rebecca Keller, recording secretary; Doris Cole, correspond
ing secretary; Cecil Greene, treasurer; Gail Colvard, music director;
Herb Brown, associate S. S. superintendent; Suzanne Mims, associate
Training Union director; Brenda
Briddell, YWA president; Toni
Carter, town representative; Ina-
belle Lawton, Volunteers For
Christ; Jim Poteat, Ministerial
Conference; Douglas Cole, Mis
sion Council; Bill Frady, Broth-
Growing popularity of several
departments of the college have
stimulated faculty increases in
such.
Due to increased interest in the
engineering and scientific courses
four new faculty members have
been added in these departments.
^ 1 i- i. 4. Fred Corbin of Cullasaja, North
Two members of the present ,he Science
Mars Hill faculty and one pas Department as a physics teacher
instructor have completed recently supervisor of chemistry
various stages of work leading to ,),e past two
academic depees. years he has taught at East Meck-
Lora Milton Outten, biology High School in Charlotte.
Two Complete
Degree Work
Readers Digest
Contest
professor, received his Ph.D. from
Cornell University in June, and
spent most of the summer work
ing at the Marine Biological
Laboratory, Woods Hole, Mass.
He also attended the Interna
tional Congress of Developmental
Biology at Brown University.
Harvey N. Lance of the Mars
Hill Mathematics Department was
the recipient of his master’s de
gree in mathematics this summer.
Mr. Lance’s post graduate study
was pursued at Furman Univer
sity.
Mr. Corbin is married to a Mars
Hill graduate, the former Frances
Todd.
William A. Sherwood of Nash
ville, Tennessee, is teaching bot-
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Societies[Seek
New Members
Op
. ens
, . -j. . erhood; Jimmy Morton, YTC;
The Reader s Digest is offering Woodle, Methodist Stu-
$41,000 in cash and scholarships Movement,
as prizes in an October contest
open only to college students and
faculty members in the United
States.
First prize is $5,00 in cash with
Suzanne Mims heads the Bap
tist Training Union for the
young people at the Mars Hill
Baptist Church. The union, under
the direction of Miss Under-
Mars Hill’s Literary Societies
culminated three weeks’ efforts to
gain new members at their regu-
A past member of the Biology lar meetings held September 20,
Department, Ralph P. Ashworth, 21, 27, and 28 when they pre-
has begun work at the University sen ted programs to acquaint the
of North Carolina leading toward visiting freshmen with the^ cus-
a Ph.D. degree. Mr. Ashworth toms and procedures of their re
will assume responsibility for con- spective meetings,
tinning work on a biology book The programs were planned by
begun by the late W. C. Coker, the societies’ vice-presidents, Mary
He has moved with his family to Belle Moore of Nonpareil, Nancy
Chapel Hill.
students Win
iwards At Finals
Honors at the June 1956 grad-
lation exercises of Mars Hill Col
lege were won by three members
of the spring semester’s freshman
class. General scholarship awards
i^ere presented to three graduates.
^ Nancy Picklesimer of Pisgah
mrest was the recipient of the
R. O’Brien medal for the best
freshman paper on a Bible theme.
Winners of the two English De
partment awards were Rebecca
^^shley of Warrensville, and Shir-
jley Hudson from Easley, S. C.
iLeather-bound Bibles, gifts of the
iReverend J. Kenneth Clarke of
jCartersville, Virginia, were pre
sented to these girls for their
themes on the subjects of “The
I H^rmJul Effects of Tobacco” and
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another $5,000 to the scholarship wood, got underway with a big
fund of the winner’s college. Sec- start the first night with an over-
ond prize is $1,000 cash with an flow crowd of approximately five
equal amount to the school’s schol- hundred and fifty students,
arship fund. There are ten $500 Jo Ann Thomas is in charge
cash orizes with an equal amount of the arrangement of assembly.
S scholarship funds. The pianist is Janelle Wise while
Tommy Bodkin leads the singing.
There will be 100 prizes of $10 Hugh Wagner is in charge of the
in book credit from local college presidents of the various
book stores. The best entry from unions. Ushers have been added
each college will receive an addi- seating situation,
tional $10 in book credit. Guest evangelist for the fall re-
On blanks available at college «val at the Mars Hill Baptist
book stores, entrants simply list in Church will be the Rev. Randolph
order the six articles which they Pf
consider the most interesting in Church, Wilmington The revival
the October issue of Reader’s Di- services will begin October 14.
gest. Those with listings closest
to the results of a survey of Digest Graduate
readers will receive the prizes.
Entries must be postmarked be
fore midnight of October 25 and
addressed to the Reader’s Digest
Contest, Box 4, Great Neck, L. L,
New York. Entries will be judged
by O. E. McIntyre, Inc.
The October issue of the maga
zine includes an article by How
ard Whitman urging contribu
Dramateers Lay
Plans For Year
The Dramateers held an organ
izational and planning meeting
September 17, in the Rivermont ^viusic was proviaea uy a on
Playhouse to which all students gtegner. At the Nonpareil meet
interested in acting or any other parts were taken by Bonita
Pickelsiemer of Clio, Carl Drig
gers of Philomathia, and Len
Evans of Euthalia.
Both Non and Eu presented
programs on the theme of “The
Power To Become.” Those tak
ing part for Euthalia were Jim
Steele, Bobby Carter, George
Hord, John Hammond, Herbie
Brown, Charles Parker, Bob Hol
land, Dave Dyer and Jim Morton.
Music was provided by Tom
phase of theatrical work were
invited. Included in future
plans is a production of The
Admirable Crichton” by Sir James
M. Barrie, a fantasy in four acts
to be presented on November 17.
Benfield, Carol Deaton, Ruby
Hickman, Tucky Hinton, Rozella
Jewell, Peggy Frith, and Pat Al
lan. Music was provided by Gail
Colvard.
The Clio program was centered
Twelve students completed the
requirements for graduation from
Mars Hill at the end of the 1956
summer session.
Joan R. Bradley of Mars Hill
received a diploma in Business.
The following completed the Lib
eral Arts courses: Barbara Chand
ler and William E. McPeters of
T.444—vv.. -.to—to Mars Hill; Watson Black, Ed-
tions to scholarship funds in lieu die Rickett, and Joe Wright of
of flowers at funerals and an ac- Asheville; Gary DeBruhl, Alex-
count of the success of the Fund ander ; Sarah Fagan, Franklinton;
for the Advancement of Educa- Jeanine Benton Hughes, Hamp-
tion’s program for admitting ton, Virginia; Jo Ann Phelps,
brighter boys and girls to college Winston-Salem; and John Shep-
fwo. years earlier. ■V^ilLesborq.
Tryouts will be Thursday and around the theme, “A Pretty Girl
Friday, October 4 and 5, m the Like a Melody” and the Phi
playhouse. The play provides program presented “Different
twelve main parts and twewe Phases of Society.” On the Clio
small parts. Any student is eligible program were Vivian Hollings-
for tryouts. worth, Pattie Sue Hackney, Bar-
In the near future the Drama- bara Coffey, Grace Carswell,
teers will present a one-act play Janelle Wise, Dean Brigman, Gail
in chapel. The play is not yet Allen, Nancy Hayes, Sue Phillips,
decided upon. Sara Woodle, Carolyn Moore,
The Dramateers provide excel- Bonner, Carolyn Lewis, Mary
lent opportunities for those stu- Lou Davenport, Peggy Ramsey,
dents who are interested in act- Martha Baker, Mary Ann Nich
ing either as a profession or as ols, Amy Brooks, Shirley Donahue,
a hobby. An example of the abil- Loretta Hester, Betsy Holland,
ity of the Dramateers was the and Esther Ramirez. Participating
play “Peg O’ My Heart,” which on the Phi program were Tom
was presented, to the delight of Bodkin, Bob Hale-Cooper, Ed
the. students, as part of the Fresh- Ferrell, Wayne Stancil, and Bill
man Orientation program. Collins. .