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Published by the Students of Mars Hill College
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XXXI
MARS HILL N. C., SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1956
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Enrollment Gregory To Lead
Students trom many lands attending MHC are (1st row, left
right) Yukie Tomooka and Dong Choi, (2nd row) Dinorah
VnCertot, Lillian Sung and Yuriko Ohnishi and (3rd row) David
ndlilligan, Esther Milligan, Carel Whiteside, Norah Thomas^ and
gasuo Ohnishi. Not present for the picture are Richard Hirata,
pnglar Kengradomying and Ana Reyes.
4HC Welcomes 12
rom Foreign Lands
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.g jfmong the students enrolled at Mars Hill this year are twelve
j.g ients who are residents of foreign countries. Enrolled as special
j^^Jj^ients are Mr. and Mrs. Yashuo Onishi, from Sendai, Japan. Both
jjg_ graduates of a Tokyo college. Mr. Onishi worked for the Shell
Company in Sendai where he came in contact with Worth Grant,
gsionary, who recommended Mars Hill. Mr. Onishi has served
Superintendent of Sunday School in Mr. Grant’s church. The
Now Has
ixty Members
couple decided to come to Amer
ica to learn more about Baptist
work. Here at Mars Hill Mrs.
Onishi is studying home economics
and her husband is taking Bible
courses. During World W^ar II
Mr. Onishi trained as a Kamikaze
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This year, as in years past,
North Carolina is leading in the
number of students enrolled at
Mars Hill. There are twenty-
four states, sixteen denomina
tions, and eight foreign coun
tries represented.
Of the 1,070 students en
rolled, 706 are from North Caro
lina. South Carolina is second
with one hundred nine, Virginia
is third with sixty-four, and
Florida is fourth with forty-
three. Other states are respec
tively represented as follows;
Georgia, twenty-six; Tennessee,
nineteen; Maryland, twelve;
District of Columbia, eight; Il
linois and Pennsylvania, four
each; Alabama, Kentucky, and
West Virginia, three each; Cali
fornia and Texas, two each; and
Connecticut, Delaware, Indiana,
Louisiana, Michigan, New Jer
sey, New York, Ohio, and Rhode
Island, one each.
Sixteen denominations are
represented. Among these, eight
hundred and twenty-eight stu
dents are Baptist, seventy-two
are Methodist, fifty-eight are
Presbyterian, twelve are Episco
palian, nine are Christian.
There are three Catholics, three
Moravians, three Lutherans,
and three Church of God, two
Greek Orthodox, two Jewish,
one Buddhist, one Brethren, one
Christian Missionary Alliance,
one Christian Reformed, and
one Pentecostal. There are
thirty-one non-church members.
Shearin Gives
In Fall Revival
Randolph L. Gregory, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Wil
mington, N. C., will conduct the Fall Revival services of the Mars
Hill Baptist Church beginning Sunday, October 14, and continuing
through Friday, October 19.
“Five Cardinal Ideas in the Teachings of Jesus” is the general
theme of the morning services, Monday through Friday at the college
chapel time. Sunday morning the subject will be “Let’s Conquer the
■ - World,” and for the evening
Sixty nations now hold mem-
rship in the United Nations pilot.
(p^^anization, which came into Among the first year sm ents
^^.ng on October 24, 1945. There Is Dong Choi
scarcely a man, woman, or child Korea. Dong began his
the civilized world who is not education in the priniar}^
uiliar with the endeavoft of in Taegu. He learned of 3,rs
is great body. Over the past Hill through a Baptist rnissionary.
wen years the UN’s ten special- Dong is studying chemical engi-
agencies have offered hope in
rious forms to the world’s less
rtunate.
^Millions in widely scattered
r^as have been aided in the fight
;ainst epidemic and unsanitary
nditions. Children have been
tccinated against diphtheria,
alaria, whooping cough, and
iws. Supplies of milk and nour-
aing food have been made avail-
>le. Technical assistance in the
elds of economic development,
iblic administration, and social
' elfare have been provided lib-
•ally.
In addition, representatives
^•om all member nations have
rw*et regularly to sift problems pos-
neering.
Four Canadian students are on
the student roster this semester
from Edmonton, Alberta, Can
ada. Norah Thomas, freshman,
is a liberal arts student. She be
longs to the Clio Literary? Society,
WAA, and YWA, Carelton
Whiteside, freshman, is taking the
pre-medical course. His particular
field of interest is sports.
Also a pre-medical student is
Dave Milligan, freshman. He is
a graduate of King Edward High
School. David belongs to the
Philomathian Literary Society.
Esther Milligan, sophomore, and
liberal arts student, is the twin
of Dave. She is a physical educa
tion major. Active in the Non-
Y ig a threat to collective or in- pareil Literary Society, Esther
ividual security. secretary of last
In just the past few months, the year’s freshman class. In one year
western democracies have watched Esther traveled 20,000 miles to
mssia, a sister member, tear and from school.
•own a dictatorial regime to re- Songlar Kengradomying
dace it with a dubious co-exist- “Pooky” is a freshman from
:nt policy. Her future schemes Thailand. Born in Bangkok, she
or world dominance seem engi- moved to Switzerland at the age
leered to conquer weak countries of twelve. Her father is enlisted
PE niaterial tenders, in the Siamese army. “Pooky” is
1 hus^it seems that Russian foreign enrolled -in the liberal 'arts course.
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Oration At
State WCTU
Ellen Shearin, sophomore, pre
sented her prizewinning oration
on the alcohol problem before the
Women’s Christian Temperance
Union meeting in Charlotte, yes
terday, October 12.
Miss Shearin’s speech “Should
Young People Drink?” is the work
which won for her second place
honors in the state temperance
oration contest last April 12. This
event was held at Maxton Pres
byterian College, in Maxton.
The oration emerged from the
annual temperance writing com
petition for freshmen sponsored
each year by the Mars Hill Eng
lish Department. Miss Shearin
received a forty-five dollar cash
award in the state competition.
Miss Betty Barker, a student from
Gardner-Webb, won first place in
the oration event.
Included in the activities of the
W.C.T.U. session was a banquet.
Among the guests were repre
sentatives from Youth Temper
ance Councils across the state.
Miss Shearin is a Liberal Arts
student and a resident of Macon.
Dramateers Cast
Chosen For Play
Bill Currin of Oxford will
star in the title role of the Eng
lish butler in the Dramateers
fall production, “The Admir
able Crichton,” by James M.
Barrie, to be given early in No
vember.
Jan Hensley of Greensboro
will act as stage manager.
Other leading members of
the cast and the parts they play
include: George Spittle as the
Earl of Loam; Bill File, Ernest;
Phillip Slusser, Lord Brockle-
hurst; Roger Woodard, the
Reverend Treherne; Jerrie Pres
ton, Lady Mary Lasenby; Janice
Avery, Lady Katherine Lasenby;
Bonita Benfield, Lady Agatha
Lasenby; Sandra Bottoms, (Coun
tess of Brocklehurst; and Carole
Deaton as Tweeny. Fifteen
minor characters complete the
cast.
Newly elected officers of the
Dramateers are Harry Orr, presi
dent; Charles Parker, vice-presi
dent; Sandy Brothers, secretary;
and George Spittle, treasurer.
The program for the next
regular meeting on October 15,
in the playhouse, will include
reports on the life of Janies M.
Barrie, and the recital by new
members of lines from Shakes
peare as a part of their initia
tion into the club. Membership
is still open, and any students
interestecl in dramatics are in
vited to attend Monday’s meet
ing.
service “No Revival Without
Prayer.” Evening services each
night will be at 8 o’clock.
The Rev. Gregory, a native of
Norfolk, Virginia, attended
Maury High School in Norfolk.
He received his B. S. degree in
Civil Engineering from Virginia
Military Institute and his B. D.
degree from Crozier Seminary.
As a student the Rev. Gregory
was interested in sports as well
as his academic studies. He ac
quired football and basketball
letters from both his high school
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RANDOLPH L. GREGORY
Duke Offers
Jr. College
Scholarships
Duke University, beginning this
year, offers annually three scholar
ships to graduates of junior col
leges. The value of the scholar-
Twelve sophomores and twelve gj^jpg varies from $250 to $1000
freshmen took comprehensive tests depending upon the fi-
last week as part of a pro^am nancial need of the recipient,
sponsored by the Editorial ^Dst- Awards will be renewed for the
ing Service of Preston, New ggnior year if the holder has main-
Jersey. tained a satisfactory scholastic
The purpose of the examma- average and conduct record.
tions was to gather m ormation student in the second year
sufficient for setting up college ..g,,
Tests Given
24 Students
The annual Baptist Student
Union Convention will be held
in Raleigh, November 2-4 at the
Tabernacle Baptist Church. All
eligible members of the unit
organizations of the BSU are
invited to attend.
student norms to cover the whole
United States. Results will be
important in composing a new
Scat and Step achievement test
series.
The twenty-four selected to
participate in the testing were
designated by the location of last
names in the alphabet.
College Selective Service Quali
fication Tests are to be adminis
tered November 15, to those men
students desiring draft deferment.
An application for this test may
be obtained from the draft board.
average and who will be able to
complete a bachelor’s degree in
two years is eligible to apply.
Points considered in making the
awards will be these: secondary
school and college records; college
aptitude as shown by tests, breadth
of interests; participation in
church, civic, and other organi
zations; personality, stability, and
vitality.
Students interested in further
particulars should contact the reg
istrar, R. R. Chapman.