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Published by the Students of Mars Hill College
Till
Holidays
Volume XXXll
MARS HILL. N. C.. SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 30. 1957
Number 5
illninni Prexy
Greets Guests
Frank H. Watson, 1933 gradu
ate of Mars Hill College and
president of the Alumni Associ
ation, brought greetings from the
association to the student body
and the returning Alumni Asso
ciation members at the Thanks
giving service held in the Church
November 28.
Air. Watson graduated from
Wake Forest college where he re
ceived his degree in law. Most
of his life has been spent in private
law practice. He has served as
supervisor of the North Carolina
parole commission, and he is cur
rently a member of the Board of
Trustees for Western North Caro
lina College.
A Thanksgiving program in
which both college students and
local youth participated depicted
in three scenes the history of the
Thanksgiving holiday. The scenes
showed the landing of the Pil
grims, the first Thanksgiving, and
the three hundred years of
1 hanksgiving.
^ “Prayer of Thanksgiving,”
Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee,”
and the “Recessional” were among
the numbers presented by the Col
lege Band, Touring Choir, and
Campus Choir.
The service closed with the tra
ditional Thanksgiving offering
which goes to the Baptist Orphan-
‘tge at Thomasville.
Rollman Presents
Plan For Peace
Heinz W. Rollman, president
of Wellco Shoe Corp. and founder
°f a movement called “World
Construction,” spoke in chapel
A«ovember 25-26.
The general theme of Mr.
tollman’s address was peace
through world brotherhood and
prosperity. He has been working
a plan to raise the standard
of living all over the world. There
^re several claims which “World
Construction” seeks to accomplish
fhrough this effort. The first need
to stop the spread and growth
of Communism among the under
privileged by proving with action,
oot just vague promises, that
America stands ready to help them
•ft themselves out of their misery
and poverty.
Since the beginning of time,
^t’ant has been the prime cause of
In order to end war as an
^ternational instrument “World
^ onstruction” believes that the
^'^t method is to eliminate the
oauses.
"Che program, in order to create
sound basis for spiritual and
ofitical growth and maturity of
^ underprivileged countries,
ould have to encompass every
of life and activity that
Ould be a part of a democratic
of life. This plan, however,
not propose to thrust Ameri-
beP customs, or spiritual
^ upon the peoples of other
‘''uds.
Leading the freshman class are (seated 1. to r.) Sandra Rogers
and Jim Langford and (standing 1. to r.) Peggy BeShears, Robert
Bunn, and Mary Lawrence. Freshman officers are chosen after
mid-semester reports come out and candidates must measure up to
scholastic standards. The major project of the officers will be
planning the spring banquet honoring the sophomore class. (Photo
courtesy Mars Hill Publicity Dept.)
Bunn from Charlotte is a business
major.
Mr. and Airs. Fred Corbin are
the class sponsors.
The voting took place Friday,
November 22, in the college audi
torium. The officers were selected
from a slate of four nominees for
each office. The nominees were
as follows: president, Haskell
Ezell, Jim Langford, Larry
Holder, and Alaxie Welch; vice-
president, Alarvin Gold, Alary
Gold, Alarj' Lawrence, Clifton
AIcClure, and Allen F. Page;
secretary’, Nancy Carroll, Lanny
Cross, Sandra Rogers, and Sandy
Thorne; treasurer, Peggj' Be
Shears, Robert Bunn, Janet
Caudle, and Karen Hopkins.
Bitle JNXemters
Att en J M eet
The annual meeting of the
North Carolina Association of
College Bible Teachers will be
held Saturday, December 7, in
Winston-Salem at Wake Forest
College. Dr. A. E. Jenkins, Dr.
Raymond Nelson, and AI. H. Ken
dall of the Alars Hill Bible de
partment will be attending this
meeting.
Techniques and problems of
teaching Bible will be discussed.
Dr. Brownlee will lecture on the
Dead Sea Scrolls. He is a profes
sor at Duke University, Durham,
North Carolina.
Young Elected
Band President
L. D. Young has been elected
president of the Mars Hill college
band. The other officers for the
1957-58 school year are Albert
Blackwell, vice-president; Nona
Burnette, secretary; Jim Williams,
librarian; Martin Johnson, assist
ant librarian; Bill Adamson and
Paul Gibbs, maintenance crew.
The members of the band rep
resent the states of Florida, South
Carolina, North Carolina, Cleor-
gia, Tennessee, Rhode Island, and
Pennsylvania.
This fall the band appeared at
Lees-AIcRae, and at home for the
Lees - McRae game, Gardner-
Webb, and Carson Newman foot
ball games.
For the first time in the history
of the band, it has received an in
vitation to perform at the Junior
Rose Bowl game in Pasadena,
California, but due to insufficient
funds, the band will not be able
to attend.
The concert season began No
vember 18. Two concerts will be
given at Mars Hill, and in April
the band will go on its annual
tour. There is still a shortage of
clarinet players. If anyone can
play a clarinet and is interested in
the band, contact Mr. Magnus.
NonpareiLEutlialia Give
.nniversary;
eception
Life—A Fragment of Time” was the theme of the sixty-second
Reception of Nonpareil Literary Society which was presented November
30. (jerald Hall, Nonpareil president, welcomed the guests to the
reception.
In Non-Eu hall the program was entitled “Beyond the Maze.” The
main theme was that beyond the maze of a vacant darkness, one finds
himself on the threshold of light and a bounteous life. The cast included
- the following: Marie Buttermere,
Amelia Smith, Vicky Norris, and
Linda Boone.
Langford Wins Office
In Freshman Elections
Jim Langford from Fayetteville was elected president of the freshman
class. Jim is taking the liberal arts course, preparing for the ministry.
Alar}' Lawrence, Boone, was named vice-president, while Sandra
Rogers was elected secretar}-. Peggy Beshears and Robert Bunn are
co-treasurers.
Alary is a liberal arts student. Sandra Rogers from Waxhaw is also
taking the liberal arts course. Peggy Beshears from Boger City is taking
the liberal arts course, and Robert •
College Choirs
To Give Concerts
The Campus Choir under the
direction of John C. Christian will
present a Christmas concert, De
cember 14, 1957, at 7:30 p.m.
in the college auditorium. The
Childhood of Christ, a cantata
by Johann Christoph Bach, will
be given by the mixed chorus, so
loists, and an orchestral ensemble.
Other numbers to be sung by
the choir are “There Shall a Star
from Jacob” by Alendelssohn,
“Break Forth, O Beauteaous
Heavenly Light” by J. S. Bach,
“Cherubim Song” by Bortniansky,
“Lo, How a Rose E’er Bloom
ing” by Praetorius, and “Fanfare
for Christmas Day” by Shaw. The
orchestra will also play “Christmas
Concer to Grosse” by Corelli,
with Mrs. Hobart Whitman con
ducting.
December 15, 1957, at 8:00
p.m. in the Mars Hill Baptist
Church the College Choir will
give Bach’s “Christmas Oratorio.”
The soloists are Barbara Stevens,
soprano; Jean Cox, alto; and
Tommy Teague, baritone. The
accompanists are Rayford Sowell,
piano; John C. Christian, organ;
and Jim Williams, tympani.
In the humorous program, “Life
on Television,” given in Clio-Phi
hall, guests saw Herbert, the dog,
quite bewildered and amused over
the foolish and flattery-motivated
antics of the citizens of the human
race. In the cast were Jane Har
rington, Anne Elder, Glenda
Slough, Mickey McGuire, Elaine
Moore, Derenda Gulledge, Gladys
Bolick, Anne Tarver, Anne Loftis,
Dodie AIcKinney, (Carolyn Mar
tin, and Loretta Duncan.
“Somewhere Over the Rain
bow” was the theme in the Bible
room; it emphasized the blessed
ness of sight.
The foyer depicted the threshold
of life one finds when he enters
the imaginative world of wishing
wells, fountains of youth, and
quickly darting elves.
The gift presented to Euthalia
was a set of books, which the
Nons hope will represent the light
shown by the Eus to their sister
society.
The theme of the sixty-seventh
Euthalian Anniversary program
held Thursday, November 28,
1957, in the College auditorium
was “Justice — The Ideal of
Man.” Dr. Robert Seymour gave
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Representatives Attend
College Day Programs
During the fall months repre
sentatives from Alars Hill College
attend annual college day pro
grams which are held in high
.schools throughout North Caro
lina, South Carolina, and Virginia.
This program is under the
.sponsorship of the Committee on
High School Relations of the
North Carolina College Confer
ence of which Air. Grady Whicker
of High Point is chairman. On
Mars Hill campus Dr. Robert
Holt, vice-president, is in charge
of the Public Relations department
of which this visitation program
is a part.
At the college days practically
all the colleges in the state are
represented. This includes both
junior and senior colleges. A few
out-of-state schools are also among
those present. In North Carolina
business, nursing, and beauty
schools are represented as well as
the branches of the armed forces.
It seems that many students are
interested in the state-supported
schools but mostly because of the
size of these schools. Many stu
dents are interested in Mars Hill
because of the fact that it is a
junior college and also because of
its denominational affiliation.
The boys ask about the en
gineering courses and about the
ones offered in the field of liberal
ask concern the entrance re
liberal arts, nursing, teaching, and
business.
Some of the questions students
ask are concerning the entrance re
quirements and whether or not
there are entrance exams. They
are also interested in the size of
the school, the cost of tuition and
other expenses.
Alost of the principal cities in
North Carolina as well as smaller
towns are visited each year. In
South Carolina around thirty
towns are visited, including Green
ville, Charleston, and Spartan
burg. Approximately ten Virginia
cities and towns are visited; these
include Richmond, Roanoke, and
Bristol.
The members of the Mars Hill
staff who participate in this pro
gram are Dr. Robert Holt, Miss
Betty Shoaf, Miss Tookie Cash-
tvell, and Aliss Frances Snelson.