November
la Gan Attend A
, Christmas
LidrS Concert
N. C.
imma Chap_
of Memorr
cThe Hilltop
Published by the Students of Mars Hill College
XXXIII
MARS HILL, N. C.. SATURDAY. DECEMBER 13. 1958
of Busines
includes al
and Yance)'
of women
;ey Chapelle, World-Wide Traveler
[olds A. B. I Photographer, Coming In January
nd n e/ writer, photographer, and foreign correspondent, will
,, an an ^ subject "What Is Brainwashing?” in the College auditori-
radTate 10, at 7:30 p. m.
a° ^ lun™^^ prisoner of the Communists, Miss Chapelle will report on
^^f^ N C^ ’■^‘^^riiques of Communist brainwashing and the newest devices
d°b M resisting it.
, y ^ ive of Wisconsin, Miss Chapelle has covered the world in pictures
Days at During World War =__==_=
otte; pnn . s
I ■ , ^ jwas assigned as a corre-
•. to the U. S. Pacific Fleet,
f^ ^ War she served with the
D j ■ J'* hrietjds committee in
r the tea, ^^56 she went in-
e faculty'1®^^ was captured and
rogram, ar!"^^'!’ becoming the only
:man, Edni°““^list to return from
Mrs. Tentt P^son. From De-
Howell, f. 1^57 to February 1958
Elizabeth covered the terri-
f Pierce ''1'® Russian, Bulgarian,
Gwyndola^^” Frontiers as the only
berts are a accredited to the
inter This assignment
,duded the U. S. Mediter-
Fleet where she was the
SrS Pi'f’^j^'can newspaper reporter
1 from Algerian armies.
■usalem, b
eying
fortune Af
ust too lai
1 bestows
)on the ne
: many
ig he fini
ilem on tt
1. There |
lom he
umphantly
DEP
rORE
MAS Gll
ir the
: FAMIl™'’ amazing woman,” she
. Mn .1°’' hsr articles in lead-
II Ch^ Sazines. Last year she won
^ing EarlWerV /^ard for her
s^'nas”^
Non Reception Has
Contrasting Theme
Nonpareil Literary Society held
its annual reception December 6,
in Wall science building. The
theme of the program was "Rags
to Riches.”
"Riches,” the serious part of the
program, was the story of a girl
who was constantly tortured by the
fact that her life had been ruled
by the wealth of her parents. The
play was a flashback of her life in
two scenes. As an introduction
the crowd was milling around her
home; she had just committed
suicide. A flower girl gave the
poem, "Rich Man.” The crowd
asked why this young girl had
taken her life.
Scene I showed the mother and
father arguing over money; this
was their chief concern. They had
no time for their only daughter.
(Continued on Page 4)
f gifts.
m the December Di-
■*****^s^^tu ^y Crawford pro-
, January 10 program
ted ^ lyceum number
the college this fall.
Strand^^ By
^^ftson Chosen
^ St
painting by
head of the Art
-hos selec-
ig 550 entries for
: E
T i
the Twenty-First An-
th ^^'■o.lina State Exhibi-
2 Museum of Art, Ra-
Vth
[Her® ^Useurq
1 t^t:en5b£j. 4.28
,ys project
before the
lir''^' ^'■ttt^ents have been
to
in^
WAC
iscj^‘J°'eum block prints
ladg t^tnaas cards. The prints
% L, y pressing paper on
Ut : which have a de-
tevio^° ^^^rn. The blocks
is y been inked and the
p priginal, and quite
Ch:
rtstmas card.
Christmas Parties
Are Coming Tonight
A variety of Christmas parties
have begun the holiday festivities
here at Mars Hill. The four girls
dormitories will hold annual
Christmas parties tonight. The fun
will begin immediately after the
Christmas program in the audi
torium.
Edna Moore dorm will present
a Christmas debate as one facet on
the program, which will include
carol singing and refreshments.
Stroup dorm will have religious
readings on the Christmas theme
with a jolly old Santa to emcee the
remainder of the program.
Spilman dorm will feature a
humorous and serious side to their
Christmas party, including im
promptus and refreshments to spice
things up. Huffman dorm will
present a religious skit and Santa
and his eight tiny reindeer will be
there.
Humphrey cottage will hold a
Christmas party tonight also. Sup
per in the Blue Room will initiate
the evening’s fun. After a tour of
Humphrey, refreshments will be
served with presents for the guests
topping off the evening.
Tomorrow a Christmas tea will
be held in Melrose dormitory, from
5 to 6 o’clock. The traditional tea
at Treat dorm was held last Sun
day afternoon. The party began
the Christmas entertainment on
the campus. Special music was
presented ' by Van Ramsey, and
Christmas carols were sung. The
festive decorations added much to
the gay atmosphere of the largely
attended party.
The Girls’ Ensemble selected from the Campus Choir consists of
front row (1 to r): Anna Greene (accompanist), Doris Elrod, Elizabeth
Miller, Woody Shepherd, Karen Hopkins, Janice Bowman, Linda
Canipe, and second row: "Tonette Long, Eleanor Roberts, Sarah Davis,
P®ggy Cabaniss, Connie Joiner, Martha Connor, Betty Jo Cox, Ruby
Smith, and Nell Rita Fox. Joe Naff is director.
Christmas Music By Band^ String,
And Voice Will Be Heard Tonight
A program of Christmas music will be presented tonight at 8:00 p. m.
in the college auditorium by the String Ensemble, the College Band, and
a Girls’ Ensemble chosen from the Campus Choir.
Sonata No. 9, "The Golden Sonata,” by Henry Purcell, will be played
by the String Ensemble under the direction of Mrs. Hobart Whitman.
Members of the group are Nancy Kendall, Patricia Robinson, and Janice
Elam, violins; Mrs. Whitman, viola; Doris Yates, cello; and Charles
Adair, bass. - _
The band under the direction of
Joe Naff will play "Five Yuletide
Favorites,” and a medley of carols.
The Girls’ Ensemble will sing
several selections of Christmas mu-
Singing in the Ensemble will
SIC.
be Connie Joiner, Nell Rita Fox,
Ruby Smith, Eleanor Robbins,
Tonette Long, Peggy Cabaniss,
Linda Canipe, Doris Elrod, Janice
Bowman, Karen Hopkins, Woody
Shepard, Martha Connor, Betty Jo
Cox, Elizabeth Miller, and Sarah
Davis. Anna Greene will accom
pany the group.
Mars Hill Debaters
Enter Tournament
The Mars Hill College Forensic
Team participated in the 18th an
nual Appalachian Mountain For
ensics Tournament at Appalachian
State Teacher’s College in Boone,
on December 4-6. There were eight
colleges and universities and three
states represented at the meet.
In the Women’s Division of the
forensic events, Nancy Carroll won
third honors in extemporary speak
ing, second in poetry reading, and
third in radio broadcasting.
In the Men’s Division of the
forensic events, Claiborne Hopkins
won second honors in extemporary
speaking and third in radio broad
casting. Louis Hudson won third
honors in poetry reading.
The Mars Hill affirmation, com
posed of Ron Geiger and Louis
Hudson, won rounds of debate
over Maryville College and East
Tennessee State College. The af
firmation won the honor of being
the third highest scoring men’s af
firmative team in the tournament.
Ron Geiger had the fourth highest
point total of any of the men de
baters.
(Continued on Page 4)
Eu’s Have "Liberty"
As Program Tbeme
The 68th annual anniversary
program of the Eurhalian Literary
Society was presented in the col
lege auditorium, 'Thursday, Decem
ber 4. The theme for the program
was "Liberty—The Dream of Hu
manity.” Guests of the Euthalian
Society included Nonpareil Society
members and officers of the Clio
and Philomathean literary societies.
Following the call to order by
president Jim Langford, the invo
cation was given by Dr. Robert E.
Seymour. The curtain then opened
on the first act of the play. The
play was a story of the American
Revolution, and covered the pe
riod between 1775 and 1781. The
first scene was in a tavern in Bos
ton. During the scene members of
the cast engaged in a debate. The
subject of the debate was "Re
solved — that a colonial people
should have the right of revolt
against Foreign Tyranny.” Repre
senting the negative were Robert
Smith, and Mack Craddock. Don
Van De Veer and Larry Sloan up
held the affirmative.
The second scene took place at
St. John’s Church, in Richmond.
At this time Jim Langford, who
was playing the part of the Rector,
give a devotion. Afterward, Pat
rick Henry, who was played by
Charles Stevens, gave his declama
tion in which he made the famous
statement, "Give me liberty or give
me death.”
The third scene took place on
the battleground at Yorktown, Vir
ginia. It was in this scene that Bill
Pennell, who was playing the part
of George Washington, gave a
stirring oration.
Music during the program was
(Continued on Page 4)
Have The
Happiest
Holidays
Number 6
Touring Choir Sings
Chrbtmas Program
The MH Touring choir will pre
sent Bach’s Magnificat and R.
Vaughan William's Fantasia on
Christmas Carols in a program of
sacred music under the direction
of Rufus Norris, voice teacher,
Sunday, December 14 at 8:00 p.m.
at Mars Hill Baptist church.
Soloists in Johann Sebastian
Bach’s Magnificat, first on the pro
gram, will be Nancy Bowers, so
prano, Jessamine Hiatt, soprano,
Sara Rickenbacker, alto, Barbara
Warren, alto, Elton Freund, tenor,
and Van Ramsey, bass. In addition
to six choruses the Magnificat will
consist of duets, trios, and solos. A
hymn of praise, the Magnificat was
originally written in Italian.
First chorus of the Magnificat is
"My Soul Doth Magnify the Lord”.
Following will be the airs "And
My Spirit Hath Rejoiced” and "For
He Hath Regarded.” A chorus,
"For Behold, All Generations,” will
be sung next, succeeded by the two
airs, "For He That Is Mighty” and
"And His Mercy Is on 'Them.”
"The Lord Hath Showed Strength”
will be the next chorus, and "He
Hath Put Down the Mighty” and
"He Hath Filled the Hungry”, are
the next airs to be given. Tlie
piece will conclude with three
choruses: "His Servant Israel”,
"Even As He Promised,” and
"Glory Be to The Father.”
Mel Luther, tenor, will be soloist
in Vaughan Williams’ Fantasia on
Christmas Carols with the chorus.
This work includes twelve tradi
tional Christmas carols collected,
edited, and arranged by E. M.
Leather, and R. Vaughan Williams.
It tells the story of man’s creation
to the triumphant birth of Christ
and the "great news of Christmas.”
Miss Donna Nagey, MH organ
teacher, will accompany the tour
ing choir, at the organ, with Lucy
Rhodes at the piano. The Touring
choir is planning the annual Spring
tour which will begin a week be
fore Spring holidays. This year the
tour will include South Carolina,
Georgia, and Florida.
Rogers, Lawrence
Head ’59 May Court
Sandra Rogers has been elected
as May queen of the 1959 May
Court, with Jim Langford as King
and Mary Lawrence as Maid of
Honor. The elections are under
way for court attendants but re
sults are not available as the Hill
top goes to press.
Sandra, a sophomore from Wax-
haw, is an elementary education
minor and Spilman dorm chaplain,
as well as class veep. Jim is
Euthalian president from Fayette
ville, and was on the football
team. Mary starred in the recent
play, Caesar and Cleopatra, and
serves as Spilman dorm president.
She is from Boone.
The May queen and her escort
and attendants will reign over the
May Day festivities, continuing
an annual tradition.