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ber 30, 1957 d. 'I’hey are 'ce-p resident; larvin Gold, club. lb. Twenty- npus. T for the an- hich is held > one of the year for the )fficers urge •esent at the ler to have preparation D. C. Club ollowing of- •uackenbush, lullard, co- mian, secre- eVeer, chap- club held :eting in the eteria. Pre- sed for the y to be held halia Page 1) ing his wel- ne Burris, resented the rich was a rd version /ing. hree scenes : of Robin which he phases of t into the irker gave as included oration by I^offee gave Sloan and ited the af- :bate while rles Adams >ide. Volume XXXn Hilltop Published by the Students of Mars Hill College MARS HILL, N. C„ SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1957 Number 6 len s and LS Men BS DS CY ERS Dorms Hold Annual Christmas Parties Christmas parties will be held in the four girls’ dorms tonight following the Campus Choir con cert. Each dorm will present differ ent programs. Some of the fea tures of the programs will be an original skit, a talent show, carol singing, and a visit bv “Saint Nick.’’ After the programs refreshments will be served in an informal style from tables decorated to carry out the Christmas theme. I he dorm parlors are also deco rated in keeping with the season ns multi-colored and blue lighted trees and Christmas arrangements Rive the rooms the Christmas at mosphere. Humphrey cottage will hold its annual Christmas party tonight from 5-8 p.m. The residents of *^he cottage will escort their dates to dinner and return to the cot tage for a program of entertain- •oent and refreshments after which they will attend the Campus Choir concert. The Christmas T ea given by -urs. W. Spurgeon Sparks was held in Treet parlor Sunday, De cember 8. 1 reet residents, their dates, members of i\Irs. Sparks’ Sunday bchool class, and several out-of- town guests were present. E. D. Young, chairman of the Program committee, Tom Law- Tp't'tc, Joe Purcell, Ralph Cauthen, 1 om Randall, and Jim Williams presented several Christmas selec- tions and led the guests in singing carols. Hursinq Club Holds Supper i he Nursing Club had as its tegular meeting a Christmas sup- Per at the Infirmary, December Highlights of the evening’s Program were a reading of “The j^ittlest Angel’’ by Robbie Duff, the singing of Christmas carols, ^nd the exchanging of gifts. At present plans are being made Or the club members to visit and make a tour of Alission Memorial hfospital in Asheville. The pur pose of the club and its program to provide information for girls "ho plan to enter nurses’ training. 1 he officers of the club are I^Wcla Crawford, president; Bar- .t*ta Lawrence, vice-president; • oan Anderson, secretary-treas- ptor; Robbie Duff, chaplain; and Hester, .social chairman. Robertson Enters ^rt Exhibition (l^^^r. Joe C. Robertson, head of "Jars Hill Art Department, A Represented in the Twentieth p P"al North Carolina Artists’ TED at^^^'tion in the Aluseum of Art e,.|j^'*Icigh, December 4-29. His Beach.’’ It is one of the Featured as soloists and accompanists in the Touring Choir concert are seated (1. to r.) John C. Christian, organist, and Rufus N. Norris, director; standing (1. to r.) Jim Williams, tympanist; Jean Cox, alto; Tommy Teague, baritone; and Ray ford Sowell, pianist. (Photo by Smith) Bach’s ‘Christinas Oratorio” To Be Song By Touring Bhoir Johann Sebastain Bach’s Christmas Oratorio will be sung by the Tour ing Choir in its annual Christmas Concert Sunday, December 5, at 8:00 p.m., in the Alars Hill Baptist Church. Featured soloists will be Katherine Logan, soprano of Asheville; Jean Cox, alto, of Hartsville, S. C.; and T'ommy Teague, baritone, of Winston-Salem. Rufus N. Norris, voice instructor in the Depart-' ment of Alusic, is director of the fifty-four voice choir. Accompanists are John C. ==^=======.,=.^.,,=^5^-, “To Be Remembered” Highlights Program Christian, of the college Depart ment of Music, organist; Rayford Sowell, pianist; and James Will iams, tympanist. 'The Oratorio was composed in 17.54, when the author was forty- nine years old. The Lutheran version of the Scriptures is used as a basis for the words. The harmonisation of the Chorals is an illustration of the composer’s powers of combination. The Oratorio was intended for the Festival of Christmas as cele brated in the Refonned Church of North Germany, where it be gins on the 25th of December and ends on the 6th of Januarv. The German Festival particularly sol emnizes the 25th, 26th, and 27th, of December, New Year’s Day, the Sunday after, and the Feast of the Epiphany, or the ^Vise Men's following of the star, or the dispersion of the light among the Gentiles. 'I'he six parts of the Oratorio are defined as suitable for performance on these six days, respectively. “Tk painting entitled It is one of the elected to be shown from hundred entries. Bingham, Snelson Fete Students Miss Frances Snelson and Aliss Mildred Bingham entertained the eleven foreign students attending Mars Hill with a buffet supper and Christmas Party at their home on High School Road Monday eve ning, December 9th. The theme of the Nonpareil- Futhalia joint meeting held De cember 6 in the college auditorium was “To Be Remembered.’’ This meeting was the first joint meet ing of the year. A scene adapted from The Prophet by Kahil Gibran was the highlight of the program. The characters were as follows: Jim Langford, the Prophet; Carolyn McAbee, the seeress; Tom Foster, plowman; Glen Cornwell, elder; Frank Baker, teacher; Tonette Long, youth; Bill Pennell and Eugene Funderburke, narrators. One of the outstanding events of history to be remembered at this time is the bombing of Pearl Harbor. To commemorate this event, the radio speech that Frank lin D. Roosevelt made to the American people immediately after the bombing was presented. Society chaplains, Pat Alunday and Frank Davis, gave the devo tion which was centered around the Christmas theme. The lighter side of the program included a reading by Rae Tuck entitled “1 Remember Romance” and songs by the Non and Eu trios. The program ended with the finale being given by Jim Wil liams. Campus Choir To Present First Performance Tonight The Campus Choir under the direction of John C. Christian will present a Christmas Concert tonight at 7:30 p.m. m the college auditorium. Fhe program M'ill be m three sections with an orchestral ensemble, conducted bi Airs. Hobart Whitman, featured in the first section. The orchestra will play “Christmas Concerto Grosse” by Corelli. Five choral works will compose the second section of the program. The choir will present “Break Forth, O Beauteous, Heavenly Light” by J. S. Bach; “There Shall Be a Star From Jacob” by Felix Alendelssohn; “Fanfare for Christmas Day” by Bortniansky; and “Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming” by Praetorious. Students Observe Week Of Prayer 'Fhe Foreign Aii.ssions Week of Prayer, sponsored by the AYung Woman’s Auxiliary, was held the week of December 2-7. This week is observed through out the Southern Baptist Conven tion by the Women’s Alissionary Society and its organizations. The A WA was in charge of all the chapel programs during the week. A skit, “Her Lengthened Shad ow”, concerning the life of Lottie Aloon, was presented. Nina Faye Kirk platted the role of Aliss Aloon. A movie, “Alissionary to Wal ker’s Garage,” was shown in chapel also. Dr. James Belote, missionarj- to China, spoke in both chapels on the topic of world-wdde mission opportunities. Dr. Belote orig inally of Washington, D, C. at tended Columbia Bible College, Wheaton College, George Wash ington UniversitA', and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He received his doctor’s degree at New Orleans Seminar}’. He has serv’ed on the mission board for five tears in the Ha waiian Islands, three t’ears in China, and for the past six years in Hong Kong. At present he is president of the Hong Kong Bap tist Theological Seminar}’. James Belote, Alars Hill student, is Dr. Belote’s son. The programs of the dormitor}’ meetings held Alonday night, stressed the importance of the Lottie Aloon Christmas offering. This offering, with a goal of $500 for the campus, climaxed the AVeek of Prayer. 7 he Childhood of Christ, a cantata by Johann Christoph Bach, will be the final selection of the evening. Under the direction of Air. Christian, the mixed-voice choir, orchestra, and soloists will present the cantata. Featured as soloists are the fol lowing: Alabel Smathers, soprano, as an Angel; Tom White, bass, as the first shepherd; Bob Freund, tenor, as the second shepherd; Jacqueline AVyke, contralto, as Alary; and Bryan Miller, bass, as Simeon. The soloists are voice students of Airs. AVhitman. Student Night Is Annual Observance “We believe — .so we speak” Avas the theme of the model stu dent night presented in Chapel December 11 and 12. Students Place In Forensics Contest Four AI ars Hill students placed in the Appalachian Forensic Tour nament held at Appalachian State Teachers College, in Boone, De cember 5, 6, and 7. Tom LaAvrence placed second in poetry reading; Conrad AAJiitley, second in problem-.solving; Oleta Alurphrce, third in oratory; and Patricia Sechrist, third in extem poraneous speaking. Alars Hill did not enter the debating events. David-Haynes, B. S. U. presi dent, introduced the program. Jimmy Collins read the scripture, followed by talks by Sue Camp bell, Allen Page, and Eugene Funderburke on the program’s theme. A verse choir presented a reading and a double quartet sang. Student Night at Christmas has become a popular annual observ ance in the life of Southern Bap tist churches. Students at home for the holidays share their college spiritual experiences Avith the friends and loved ones through the medium of this special Sunday evening servdee. Southern Baptists are interested in conserving their college students for Christ. Student Night helps to strengthen the tie between the student and the church Avhile at the same time it acquaints those Avho are in high school Avith the spiritual ministry of the Baptist Student Union on the college campus. In this way the program serves a dual role of conservation and preparation. This night is important to all college students in that each one should take part in this annual event in order to get the most from his Church and its student programs.
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