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MARS HILL. N. C.. SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 8. 1958
Number 4
ford, Mars Hill Native, Will Bring
r^d Program To MHC, November 2
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aturday, November 22, Bascom Lamar Lunsford, noted ballad
olklorist, and promoter of folk festivals, will present a program
^’^’■^^“^''tican ballads in the college auditorium.
^Langford^^”®^°’^'^ was born in Mars Hill in 1882. In the field of folk-
i ^bas made his most valuable contribution and has received wide
Funderf'®”' ^ native of the mountains,-Mr. Lunsford has a first hand
ginia- liter’’®"'-^ tbe customs of former days, and devotes his know-
y Otis talents to the preserva-
Florida; '’'^'genous songs and dances
f Miami,
Pennell oft^n as the “Minstrel of the
Permar ofAians” Mr. Lunsford en-
rister, Bobbree-fold distinction in the
ia. Florid? field — as performer, coi
ls have festival founder. Last
)f Florenci extensive ballad collection,
oe Green pbt-lore materials, and his
iversary v| bbrary were presented to
oung of by’Mr. Lunsford
, as liters the consent of his family,
tries Traiit'tsford included in his gift
ginia, as si’^ok of considerable historic
ird of Da> containing records of folk
r; Doyle R ballad collecting, and
IS chaplai' and accounts of entertain-
of Cbad other personalities. In the
are two sets of the mas-
twelve-inch aluminum
j'^hich he transcribed for
IcIhVC . University library.
from Pag,;!!''' library of Congress.'
.'■c Ills refusal to com-
presentinf'ze the songs, calls, and
vo day mC of the mountains in their
evening, t ^tni) he has won consider-
1 Carolinf°gnition among critics and
will open'^ts. leading figure in
t theme ."ttial sessions of National
an origin*®*tivals Mr. Lunsford was
Mould 1939 to perform for the
roup will|".‘i Queen of England at
on world“‘te House,
ig. be originated tbe An-
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own Lamar Lun.ford
'sh Dance and Folk
Asheville, the first fes-
native American
In 1946 he in-
^allp ^ ^'niilar event at Ren-
LunjJ’ I^cntucky. In 1948
Polij founded the Caro-
fnivp . stival, sponsored by
lapei'^^^y North Carolina
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BSU Has Pilgrim
Day Program Here
“Lest We Forget,” annual
Thanksgiving Pageant will be
presented at the Mars Hill Bap
tist Church, at 10:00 A. M. on
Thursday, November 27. The
program is sponsored by the BSU
and directed by Dr. Ella J.
Pierce, head of the English de
partment.
Prologue to the pageant will
be read by Louis Byron Hudson.
Scene I, the Landing of the Pil
grims, will be narrated by Phil
Kelley. Scene II will be a tableau
portraying the first American
Thanksgiving, Plymouth, 1621.
Scene HI will present three
Centuries of Thanksgivings. Nar
rator will be Charles Stevens.
Representing the Pilgrim col
onists will be a number of col
lege students and the following
community children: Pilgrims
Carla Crisp, Susan Chapman,
Melanie Chapman, Benny Joe
Jolley, Billy Pegg, Mary Wood,
Paula Sams, Rebecca Sams, and
Dean Minton, Jr. Indians will
be Jonathan Crisp and Peggy Jo
Smith.
Music will be furnished by the
College Choir, the Campus Choir,
and the College Band. Selec
tions by the Campus Choir will
include “Prayer of Thanksgiv
ing”, and “Joyful, Joyful We
Adore Thee” The College Choir,
accompanied by trumpeters, will
sing “God of Our Fathers”, and
also “The Recessional.”
The President’s Proclamation
(Continued on Page 4)
MHC Profs Attend
Regional Meetings
Miss Martha Biggers, head of
the Music Department, will rep
resent Mars Hill at the annual
meeting of the National Associa
tion of Schools of Music, con
vening in Saint Louis, November
27-29. Mars Hill College is one
of a small number of junior col
leges belonging to the National
Association.
The Twenty-fourth Annual
Meeting of the Southern Histori
cal Association will be held on No
vember 6, 7, and 8, 1958 at Nash
ville, Tennessee. Host institutions
for this meeting are: Vanderbilt
University; Peabody College;
Tennessee Historical Society; Ten
nessee State Historical Commis
sion; and Tennessee State Archives
and Library.
MH History teachers attending
the meeting are Mr. and Mrs.
Harley Jolley, David L. Young,
and Robert Melvin.
Mary Lawrence and Phil Kelly are shown above in scene from
CAESAR AND CLEOPATRA, a dramatic tragedy in five acts by
George Bernard Shaw. The two main characters are being coolly
observed by the huge papier-mache sphinx in the background which
serves as one of the most outstanding props in the play. Mrs. Elizabeth
Watson, MH dramatics director, is directing the production.— (Photo
by MH Publicity Bureau.)
Caesar and Cleopatra Preparations Go
At Rapid Pace; Play Set For Nov. 15
Rehearsals and preparations are
feverishly being carried on by the
Mars Hill Department of Dra
matics, under the direction of Mrs.
Elizabeth Watson, MH drama di
rector, for the coming presentation
of Caesar and Cleopatra on No
vember 15. The cast of thirty is
headed by Phil Kelly as Caesar
and Mar>’ Lawrence in the role
of Cleopatra.
“A very fine play for stagecraft
endeavor” says Mrs. Watson of
Ceasar and Cleopatra, adding
“The four drama classes have been
busy.” In the costume room down
in Spilman annex all is a bustle
of activity, where thirty-five cos
tumes, each unique, have been pre
pared.
There are eight Roman soldiers
and four Egyptian soldiers. Cleo
patra’s striking costumes promise
to be most eye-catching.
In the costume room we were
huriying about to keep up the
pace set by Mrs Watson in order
to get this story. Suddenly any
idleness on our part was a thing
of the past as huge boards were
shoved into our hands while Mrs.
Watson and one of her students
chose one of them to go on the
stage.
An eerie feeling came over us
as we realized we were surrounded
by tall Roman columns, chains
and other papier-mache properties.
And then, with jangled nerves we
came face to face with a huge pa
pier-mache sphinx, who gave us a
reproving stare. Adding to the
flavor of the place were assorted
swords and helmets of burnished
gold. From somewhere came the
exciting rattle of drums.
Mrs. Watson was being called
into a conference with the sound
effects director when we took re
luctant leave of the world of
drama and returned to normal life.
“The play’s the thing!” Don't
miss it.
Mars Hill Debaters
In WF Tournament
The Mars Hill Debating Team
participated in the Wake Forest
Novice Tournament of October 31
and November 1 at Wake Forest
College. There were fourteen col
leges and universities that partici
pated in the tournament.
The Mars Hill’s debating team
is coached by Mr. Gentry Crisp
and composed of the following
people: affirmative, Ron Geiger,
Margaret Helen Smith; negative,
Claiborne Hopkins and Cynthia
Schryver
The negation of Mars Hill won
rounds of debate from the forces
of Wake Forest and also Gardner-
Webb. Mars Hill had previously
encountered Gardner - Webb in
practice debates two weeks ago.
Mars Hill traveled to Maryville
College at Maryville, Tennessee
Thursday, November 6. The re
sults of this engagement came too
late for publication in this edition.
On November 15 the Mars Hill
debaters will travel to Emory Uni
versity of Atlanta, Georgia for a
tournament there.
Poteat Scholarship
Fund Established
The William Louis Poteat
Scholarships have been established
by the Wake Forest faculty for
graduates of the five Baptist Jun
ior colleges in the state.
Five scholarships, ranging in
value up to $500 per school year,
will be awarded annually on a
competitive basis beginning with
the 1959-60 school year.
An applicant must be enrolled
in one of the Baptist junior col
leges in North Carolina. He must
have a quality point ratio of at
least 2.3 (2.00 is a B) on three
semesters of work and expect to
be graduated from the junior col
lege in the spring of 1959. The
scholarships are available to both
men and women and are renew
able for the senior year.
The scholarships will be award
ed on the basis of ability and
need. Acording to the Committee
on Scholarships and Student Aid,
they are “intended to aid young
people who are ambitious and who
show promise. Factors of leader
ship, personality, motivation, and
judgment, as well as scholastic
ability, will be considered in the
selection of scholarship holders.”
Renewal for the senior year will
be conditioned upon social con
duct and a satisfactory scholastic
record.
Detailed information and an ap
plication should be requested prior
to Dec. 15, 1958, from the Com
mittee on Scholarships and Stu
dent Aid, Box 7305, Winston-
Salem.
(Continued on Page 4)
Workers Council
Makes New Plans
Plans were made for a Visita
tion and Enlistment Program at
the regular Sunday School and
Training Union General Work
ers Council, Monday night at the
Mars Hill Baptist church.
Absentee and prospective mem
bership slips will be distributed
to student members of the two
organizations within a short time.
Teachers received these reports
earlier and have been visiting for
several weeks.
Plans for a faster and more
accurate secretarial system were
also discussed by Eugene Funder-
burke. Training Union Director,
and Fred Corbin, faculty advisor.
Bob Blanton, Sunday School Su
perintendent, and Emmett Sams,
advisor.
Caption Contest
Won By Ponder
Tony Ponder has been named
winner of the cartoon caption
contest which was featured in the
October 11 edition of the Hill
top, the campus newspaper.
“1 understand the new Eng
lish prof used to be a weight
lifter” was Tony’s caption for
the cartoon depicting two amused
male students watching a frus
trated Mars Hill girl running to
class with an armload of books.