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Published by the Students of Mars Hill College
MARS HILL. N. C„ SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 29. 1958
Attend
Sinclair’s
Recital
Number 5
rts plans IS PHI
Ians talc6
caption, iversary Theme
as their theme "Land of
of unity Free” from the patriotic
and freshA“'°'^ica,” the members of
■rburk, ani(“°"^^thian literary society
if EuthaP college gathered in
versary', auditorium on Thanks-
He November 27, for the
ess the anniversary program,
le commitfS around the American
s, Bob Re^ Fberty, the program com-
>hn Perni^*'^*^ founding of the so-
Pommy 1890.
ies rate tC'"8 was Phi president,
; very hit ^nd among the guests
Lnniversat)'^ officers of the Non
will be Euthalian literary socie-
Philomathians also wel-
*®tge number of Mars Hill
... . their program.
Jr’llgl'Fwing the eall to order by
from Pag>^t Fanny Cross, the invoca-
Dean Hoyt BlackwelF and a
mour wil'
Moore,
thought by chaplain
am
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. , based on the query
est Styr® ~j~that the United States
Quality 'le?H 1 position as
Qer. Speaking for the
Were Larry Harris and
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SHff:
hH Stanley Jack-
n Tunstall support-
^ position.
before the debate,
— ^^^yes from both sides
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- plays the part of
Other Wise Man;
: u his father, Abgarus;
far,.- , riogaius,
les; T Fis older brother,
^fio's- c Griffin, the wayfar-
V^ther Holbrook, Sarah,
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• Judith, the girl rescued
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Wise '"°^^urns Artaban,
j of hj who, against the
lairj ** Hmily, has neglected
in jg his property to
'ee ni^ ■ ^ journey with
ne ’•u seek the Victori-
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present the jewels to
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a sick man by
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Tipa appointed to meet
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ig messaf the program opened
umni Asfba^‘?g,of Captain Eddie
:lass of ’v”" ai,"" n?! ?
from the' " ^y Allen Page. Doyle
3f the senn'"i^ted the oration Oh
fni tuu bee, and last term
received ^avid Price, offered
usual tufj'”"?*’”. Fy Rudyard Kipling.
ner will ^ ™ ^
res Diniflirectfn'^^ Phi chorus under
ind of Van Ramsey,
fternoon Jup ^ presented by
evening America the Beau-
ill give j5‘°tit-Hearted Men,” and
of the Republic.”
point of the program
Ul^i^^t^crs Give
KU^^^rWiseMan^'
program in Owen
10 and in the audi-
fteerw
jg w Will present "The 0th-
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[J^ykr the story by Henry
John Stanton Elected Frosh President;
Stanley Jackman Gets Veep’s Position
John Stanton has been elected to head the freshman class for the
1958-59 school term as a result of the elections held November 14. Also
serving as class officers are Stanley Jackman, vice-president; Doris Ja
cobs, secretary; and Ann Woodall, treasurer.
John, a ministerial student, is from Greensboro. Already active in
campus affairs, he is a committee chairman for the Phi anniversary, a
member of the Ministerial Conference, and recently appeared in the play
"Caesar and Cleopatra.”
Sinclair Presents
Recital On Dec. 1
On December 1, the MHC De
partment of Music will present
John Sinclair, pianist, in a faculty
recital at 7:30 in the college audi
torium.
Freshman class officers, left to right, are John Stanton, presi
dent; Ann Woodall, treasurer; Stan Jackman, vice-president, and
Doris Jacobs, secretary.
Clio Literary Society Holds Reception
At Wall Tonight;THeme To Be ‘ ‘The Quest’ ’
Clio Literary Society is holding its annual reception tonight in the
Society halls and adjoining rooms of the Wall science building. Theme
of the program, which consists of two plays, is "The Quest.”
"East of the Sun,” the serious portion of the program, has its setting
in Greece. A girl is given a black pearl with one small spot of white
showing. The pearl represents indifference and love and darkness and
light. Through the realization of these things the lives of the characters
are transformed. The characters
in "East of the Sun” are Loretta
Millsapps, Doris Wilson, Faith
Danielson, Sally Rigsbee, Becky
Atkinson, Anna Greene, and Soyle
Moore. Greek decorations add
greatly to the effectiveness of the
drama.
"West of the Moon,” a humor
ous fantasy, concerns a falling star
in the kingdom of Old King Cole.
The play includes also the man in
the moon, with moonbeams high
lighting the action. In the cast of
thirty, leads are taken by Sue Camp
bell, Linda Canipe, June Hen
dricks, Marcy Fitzjohn, and Brenda
McCorkle, with Sandra Thorne as
the white rabbit.
The lobby setting is that of the
fairytale land over the rainbow—
east of the sun and west of the
moon; The heavenly portals are
represented by columns fading into
a backdrop of sky and soft pink,
blue, and white clouds. There is
a sparkling fountain, and two pots
of incense cast a glow of greenish-
blue. The highlight of the back
drop downstairs is a flying silver
horse. On the landing is a candy
tree, found "west of the moon.”
Forming the receiving line in
the Bible room were Clio officers,
Joyce Anderson, president; Meg
Collier, reception vice-president;
Betty Early, literary vice-president;
Sally Rigsbee, secretary; Melissa
Yelton, censor; Philamathian offi
cers. The scene represents a heav
enly hall. A Greek porch is crown
ed by a bowl of pink punch. Other
refreshment is in the form of a
huge tiered cake with columns
supporting each tier.
Clio reception honors their
brother society, Philomathia. In
addition to present members of
the two societies, former members,
“homecoming” alumni, faculty and
staff are guests. Receptions and
Anniversaries are highlights ot the
society year and outstanding so
cial events of the fall semester.
Mars Hill Debaters
Enter Tournament
The Mars Hill College Debating
Team participated in the Maryville
College Tournament at Maryville,
Tennessee recently. There were
five colleges and universities that
took part in the meet. Mars Hill
was the only junior college repre
sented.
The Mars Hill debating team is
coached by Gentry Crisp and com
posed of the following people: af
firmative, Ron Geiger, Margaret
Helen Smith; negative, Claiborne
Hopkins and Cynthia Schryver.
There were three rounds of de
bate, the negation of Mars Hill
winning over the debaters of Mary
ville College and Lincoln Memor
ial University.
Arrangements are being made as
the Hilltop goes to press for the
Mars Hill debaters to meet the
forces of Furman University. They
will also participate in a tourna
ment at Appalachian State Teach
er’s College at Boone, on Decem
ber 4-6.
This will be the first varsity de
bating tournament in which the
Mars Hill team has participated.
The Maryville tournament and a
tournament at Wake Forest sever
al weeks ago were both novice af
fairs
Stanley, from Concord, New
Hampshire, is familiar to students
as the drum major of the band.
He also is vice-president of the
band, group captain of "Radiators”
B.T.U., a member of Dramateers,
the church choir, and Philomathian
Literary Society.
Class secretary, Doris Jacobs, is
from Roanoke, Virginia. She is a
Clio and group captain in her
training union.
Ann Woodall, class treasurer, is
from Spindale. Ann, a liberal arts
major, is a member of the campus
choir, Volunteers, and is group
captain of Tigapa B.T.U.
"The success of a class lies half
in the class and half in the officers
whom the class elects. Every offi
cer needs the wholehearted sup
port of the freshman class,” says
John.
In a class meeting Friday, No
vember 21, committees were ap
pointed to choose a class nickname
and class colors. As we go to press
the class sponsors have not been
chosen.
"Fear Strikes Out” starring
Tony Perkins is the movie to
be presented in the auditorium
at 7:30 on Saturday, December
6. It is the true-life story of a
baseball player who loses con
fidence in himself and regains
it in the end.
MH Public Relations Department Covers
Wide Field Of Service For Collegians
John Sinclair
First on the program will be
Schumann’s "Fantasiestucke, Opus
12,” which will be played in its
eight separate parts by Mr. Sin
clair. The eight selections include
"Des Abend s,” "Aufschwung,”
"Warum?” "Grillen,” "In der
Nacht,” "Fabel,” "Traumes Wir-
ren,” and "Ende vom Lied.”
Secondly, Mr. Sinclair will ren
der "Six Etudes” by Chopin. These
etudes are "Opus 10, No. 7,” "Op
us 10, No. 12 (Revolutionary),”
"Opus 25, No. 1 (Aeolian Harp),”
"Opus 25, No. 8 (Sixths),” "Opus
25, No. 7 (Cello),” and "Opus 25,
No. 12 (The Sea).”
Liszt’s "Sonata in b Minor” will
be the last number on the program,
immediately following the inter
mission.
by Gerald Murdock
Housed in the Montague Build
ing, the large stone building next
to the Music Building, is a depart
ment of the College that many
Mars Hill students are unaware of,
the Public Relations Department.
There are four members in the De
partment, Fred Brown, Walter P.
Smith, Mrs. Walter Smith, and
Miss Kathleen Wallin. This group
also keeps up with Mars Hill
alumni.
Mr. Brown is engaged in public
relations in the various high
schools in North Carolina, South
Carolina, and Atlanta, Georgia. Mr.
Brown travels to these schools rep
resenting the College in College
Day programs. He will act as busi
ness manager for the touring choir
when they take their annual tour
in the spring.
Mr. Smith works in the publicity
side of the Department. He col
lects and writes news stories about
campus life, student activities, fac
ulty functions, and various other
asnects of the college, for newspa
pers. Mr. Smith does his own pho
tography for these stories. He de
velops, prints, and enlarges his pic
tures in the darkroom in the Mon
tague Building. Photography for
the Hilltop and the Laurel is in
cluded in Mr. Smith’s activities and
he also teaches a class in journal
ism.
Miss Wallin works with the
Alumni office of the department.
She maintains a current mailing
list of former students, collects in
formation about former students,
and prepares material for the col
lege Quarterly. The Quarterly is
mailed twice a year, in August and
December, to 11,000 former stu
dents. Miss Wallin is also respons
ible for mailing notices to former
students regarding Homecoming
and the Alumni Banquet.
Mrs. Smith works both with
Miss Wallin in the Alumni office
and with Mr. Smith in the Pub
licity office. She is responsible;
among other things, for keeping a
record of contributions to the Rob
ert Lee Moore Auditorium Fund.
She records gifts by names of don
or, amount given, and the amount
contributed Fy each class.
The Public Relations Depart
ment is also responsible for elec
tronics equipment. P. A. systems,
tape recorders, film strip project
ors. and slide projectors are avail
able to faculty members and var
ious organizations. Mr. Smith is
in charge of these.