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Published by the Students of Mars Hill College
Happy
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MARS HILL, N. C., SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1956
Number 5
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s l^ymmy Hogan was elected president of the freshmen class at a
nd, college auditorium on November 16. Other officers
:ed are Ronnie Erwin, vice-president; Bea Champion, secretaary;
Bill Currin, treasurer.
^®^*)mmy comes from Oxford and is pursuing a liberal arts course.
member of the Philomathian Society and the Brotherhood and
aoeg'PU group captain.
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^;/o Conventions
'licakulty members in the De-
nents of Modern Languages
e CO History spent last week end
^oniVinston-Salem and Durham
mce’iding conventions in their re-
ew -ive fields.
‘Thtrs. Cornelia Vann, teacher of
ist aian, Mrs. Oren Roberts,
Acier of French, and Mrs. Jim
oon) teacher of Spanish went to
ler ke Forest College to meet with
^Jage teachers from the other
colleges in North Caro-
stu conference on
£ ^teaching of modern languages.
’• ^^nn is head of the Depart-
n of Modern Languages at
^ -Pilll,
^jdembers of the faculty in the
’ ‘jartment of History who at-
led the twenty-second annual
stuttmg of the Southern His-
willcal Association in Durham
1 bA^ernber 16-19, were Miss Ev^!
mol Underwood, Carl Holland,
that, and Mrs. Harley E. Jolley
lenfs. Carl Holland also made the
B».
Eoirleadquarters for the meeting
mnre m^the Washington Duke
tel. I he program included a
sideration of several aspects of
history of the South from Civil
ar days to the present. The
tmg and publishing of the pa-
s o great men was one topic
pussed. Pertinent problems re-
mg to South America and Eu-
*e were also on the agenda.
Vice-president Erwin is a min
isterial student from Baltimore,
Maryland. He is president of the
Maryland Club, a member of the
ministerial conference and the
BTU.
Bea Champion, the newly elect
ed secretary, is from Dublin, Geor
gia, and is taking a liberal arts
course. She is a member of Clio
Society, the Choralettes, Y.W.A.,
and the cheerleading squad.
The treasurer. Bill Currin, is
also from Oxford and is a liberal
arts student. He is a member of
Philomathian Society, the Brother
hood, B.T.U. and Y.T.C. He
played the lead in the Dramateers’
fall production.
Sponsors for the class are Mr.
and Mrs. Emmett Sams. Mr.
Sams is a member of the faculty in
the Department of Mathmatics
and Mrs. Sams teaches in the local
high school. They have two daugh
ters of pre-school age, Rebecca
and Paula.
Ex-Captain of Lions
Heads State Team
Mike Miller, 1954 captain of
the Mars Hill Lions, served
along with John Szuchan, as co
captain of the North Carolina
State football team in its battle
with Penn State at University
Park, Pa., on Saturday, Nov. 17.
Miller, a senior halfback from
Allentown, Pa., has been the
Wolfpack’s number two right half
back for two seasons. He is a 152
pounder and is one of the best
defensive backs on the squad.
fill a distinct’ • ^ Mars of building the administration ii
3 extend its Institution and trying to provide even greater op-
thp f>Knii„ services and that portunities for the students who
come to Mars Hill. This project
not being undertaken in hopes
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Above are pictured some of those who participated in the
singing early Thanksgiving morning. The group also took part in
a pageant in the church at the annual Thanksgiving service.—Photo
byMHC News Service Photo
Pill Anniversary Presents
Life mthout Hope Tli erne
“Life Without Hope—the Sickness Unto Death” was the theme
of the 1956 Philomathian anniversary program staged in the audi
torium, Thursday, November 22 at 8:00.
Bob Hale-Cooper, president, made a brief welcome address. Dean
William Lynch delivered the invocation, followed by a hymn. During
the dedication, a gift consisting of a guest book, ink well, and pen
was presented to the Clio organization. Chaplain Tommy Bodkin
brought the evening devotions -
P'i. tMaU ReuecUi Plani
S^xp,aitilo4t P^uoxyiam
od”° Eight new buildings are being
ose tl^” reaching forth unto proposed, and they include an
ars H’B^pTi before” it, auditorium, gymnasium, two dor-
e small k u grown from mitories for women, one for men,
let to ■ A ^our-acre an administration building, a
indred buildings on one maintenance building, and housing
al adcTP ^ acres with sev- for the faculty members. This
anned f^ buildings being proposed building project is not
^ the near future. new, but it is merely the continu
ant of vice-presi- ation of a program started approxi-
brochnr^° mately fifteen years ago. Dr. Holt
'hat PVhich I 7^° describes the building project as
: ^ ^ which tells “one continuous, long-range pro-
filPs futur^^ h Mars gram of which one cycle has been
IP ^tiring the past completed and another is now
nd oAer Sf
earts and ! u -fT® In beginning this second cycle
fill a distinct’ Mars of building the administration is
T institution and trvincr to nrovide even treater on-
after which the pledge to Non-
pareil-Euthalia was sung.
Included in the program were
a declamation “Oration at His
Brother’s Grave,” Robert G. In-
gersoll, presented by Harvey Dail,
a dramatic monologue, “A Dream
Within a Dream,” Edgar A. Poe,
rendered by Wendell Holland;
and an oration “A Life Without
Hope” written and delivered by
Robert Mann.
Following these events was a
debate, the querj’^ being: Resolved
“That capital punishment should
be abolished by law in every state.”
Supporting the affirmative were
Sonny Cheek and Hyatt Gibbs,
while the negation consisted of
Ralph Cauthen and Tom Hogan.
Special music was provided dur
ing the program by the Phi glee
club, a group of twenty-five under
the direction of Bob Borroughs.
They sang “The Whiffenpoof
Song” and “Deep River”. Mu
sical numbers were also offered by
an instrumental group, the Blue
Notes, who played “Artistry in
Rhythm,” and “When I Grow
Too Old To Dream.” The or
chestra was conducted by Terry
Mitchell and performed for ap
proximately a half hour before the
program began.
To climax the evening’s enter
tainment, the finale “Man With
out Hope” was dramatized. The
cast consisted of Bill Currin, Tom
my Bodkin, Tom Lawrence, Larry
Robinson, Sonny Kester, Malcolm
Holland, Dick Randleman, and
Bud Triplett. The finale was
written by Bob Haycraft.
Performing in the orchestra
were Charles Vaughn, Tommy
Teague, Joe Seab, Clifford Frith,
Regional Clubs
Number Three
As the Hilltop goes to press in
formation is available concerning
only three Regional Clubs. Others
will be organized in the near fu
ture.
Ronnie Erwin was chosen presi
dent of the Marjdand-Washington,
D. C. Club. Officers serving with
him are Charles Adams, vice-
president; Winnifred Bowie, sec
retary; Bob Haycraft, chaplain;
Brenda Briddell, song leader.
Miss Mildred Bingham, a native
of Maryland, and Dr. and Mrs.
J. Raymond Nelson, who formerly
lived in Bethesda, Md., are faculty
sponsors for the club.
The Haywood County Club
chose Don Shaw as president.
Other officers are Thomas I.
Francis, vice-president; and David
Haynes, secretary.
Miss Nancy Medford, Miss
Evelyn Underwood, and Miss
Collie Garner, all faculty mem
bers from Haywood County, will
serve as sponsors.
The Mecklenburg County Club
has organized.
Tom Lawrence, Jennings Wagner,
Conrad Austin, Byron Godfrey,
Joe Purcell, Joe Ashborne, and
Charles Webb.
Judges for the debate were Dean
R. M. Lee, Emmett Sams, and
Harley E. Jolley.
MHC Observes
Thauksgiviug
The annual Thanksgiving pro
gram sponsored by the Baptist
Student Union under the direction
of Dr. Ella Pierce was presented
at the Mars Hill Baptist Church
at 10:15 A.M. Thursday, No
vember 22, 1956.
Dr. Hoyt Blackwell pronounced
the invocation. The program was
opened with “Rejoice in the Lord
Always” by the Choralettes, after
which the band played Chezette’s
“Thanksgiving Fantasy.”
Robert L. Holland gave the
Prologue to the pageant “Lest We
Forget,” which was presented in
three scenes.
The first scene “The Landing
of the Pilgrims” included the read
ing “When the Pilgrim Fathers
Landed” given by James O. Shur-
ling and the hymn “God of Our
Fathers,” by the College Choir
and trumpeters.
“We Gather Together,” a
Netherlands Folk song, was used
as the processional for scene two
which depicted “The First Amer
ican Thanksgiving.” Approximate
ly two hundred students and com
munity children took part in
representing the Puritans and In
dians who gathered on that oc
casion.
The third scene entitled “Three
Centuries of Thanksgiving” was
concluded with the singing of the
“Recessional” by the Choralettes,
with Gail Colvard as solosist.
Persons making responses from
the audience at different points in
the program were Marjorie Gar
rison, Margaret Ann Gidney,
David Haynes, Thomas Lawrence,
and Patricia Sechrest.
Dean R. M. Lee read the presi
dent’s proclamation. Dr. Robert
Seymour gave the Thanksgiving
message, immediately following the
greeetings from the Alumni As
sociation. In keeping with a cus
tom of many years, an offering
for the Alills Home was taken.
Dr. Seymour gave a prayer of'
Thanksgiving, after which the con
gregation sang “Rejoice Ye Pure
ni Heart” as a closing hymn.
Debate Team Is
In Competition
The Mars Hill College Forensic
team plans to participate in the
Mountain Forensic Tournament
sponsored by Appalachian State
Teachers College, Boone, North
Carolina, on December 6-7-8.
Contests will be held for both
men and women in debating,
poetry-reading, after-dinner speak
ing, problem solving, oration, and
radio news-casting. Although Mars
Hill is planning to take part in
this tournament, participants have
not yet been chosen.
The local forensic team, under
the direction of Coach Harley E.
Jolley, will go to Gardner-Webb
College Thursday, November 29,
for practice debating.