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,$tian Focus Week February 16-20
, ,he fJs Noted Speakers, Varied Topics
'^'Warr^son *^he mornings at the church, afternoon and eve-
ja • Mary^'*^^^®’ evening church services will be some of the events
„ c fhc Christian Focus Week activities Februan^ 16 through
Hill Campus.
P ^ c^dition the speakers will hold personal conferences for all
cQm^ell wish to speak with them;
c ,, Wilson, publicity chairman, said, “I think it will be a ven’
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Washingt^-
many meetings as pos-
th Morris,! u " .k
p „ r'„fk others to come.
k f of the program “The
,, World, and You” will
_ ?pd^sized by the speakers in
■’ , ’ .^'-odents to choose a vo-
um erton,in vvhich they can serve
a, Roanoby -
‘I'fp^'ohairmen for the various
[eidt Wilhees are: Jeanene Hardy
Gieger, program; Doris
nclude Gt ^nd Ronnie Ervin, pub-
Blowing Teague and Hilton
ard Lance^lh seminar; Man^ Law-
from UNP't Phil Kelley, informal
sheville, ff?> Jonita Harris and
; Larry fl'*^3rris, hospitality; Jack
5. C. froffl_^d Ann Woodall, spir-
Morgan,^^tation; Shault Coker
ate; SidnP^ Lois Tatum, visitation ;
'am, fronJ-P^t and Jeanne Threatt,
obert H. Sue White and Ron-
rom Cleni'p^’ books and literature;
Atkinson, ''^^tds and Stan Jack-
Polvtech. .Potion or continuation.
Mars
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of the
. highly
the enthusiastic co-
''^hich we have received
KenO' '^^’^*°us committees, the
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William each
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tadiant Christian in-
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week and
^ ^ represent are
*'*'*'*'*'*'^^hoL. Deane, law; Mrs.
our Shoe' I'^^tnaker; Mrs. George
go to Hr- Robert
1- t n affairs; Dr. Jesse
larlies;,’ "aedicine; Dr. J. A.
: ServfctC““i pOj,
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“ary 25 And 26
“'pi Hculty members will
2ona S^'Shbors,” a com-
9 in chapel on
10 as the annual
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11 ..'-omposed of the fol-
y Diantha Abel
IS, Ruby Cox; Ezra
obert Chap ma n ;
|ter T Elizabeth Wat-
" Naff;
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, Inez, Miss
G^art; Mis’ Elmira
Martha Linney;
iss Virginia Hart;
f^llsworth. Dr, Ella
in^ *rie faculty pro-
^ Lhg a small midwestern
tts centers around
til, 'pp’^all town folks to
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a^ppN*', always work, they
time anyway.
Young Balladeer
Coming Saturday
Miss Karen Duke, a ymung ball
adeer who accompanies herself on
the guitar, will present a concert
in the college auditorium Satur
day, February" 21, at 8:00 p. m.
Miss Duke sings a variety of songs
from the traditional folk to Mo
zart, an extensive repertoire. She
is also a professional model.
Miss Duke has done extensive
summer stock work; has toured
with “Can Can,” “Silk Stockings,”
“Mr. Wonderful”; and had her
own radio program over WHMP
of Northampton, Massachusetts.
She played the lead for 144 per
formances in a melodrama at
Cripple Creek, Colorado, and has
been a favorite guest attraction on
television and at the Westbury,
Valley Forge and Camden Coun
ty Music Fairs.
She began her novel fashion of
entertainment in an atmosphere
most conductive to a musical liveli-
Karen Duke
hood. Both her maternal and pa
ternal grandmothers sang, and one
played the guitar as well. Her
father is John Duke, celebrated
composer of songs, and professor
of music at Smith College in
Northhampton, Massachusetts.
However, Miss Duke became
fascinated with music quite on her
own when she became intrigued by
the guitar when, as a teenager,
the first wave of popular folksong
recordings and folksingers swept
the country" after World War II.
She taught herself to play and be
gan finding songs that would suit
her voice and guitar. Concert
work was a natural transition for
Miss Duke from what was origi
nally a fascinating hobby.
A modern religious drama,
“Christ in the Concrete City,” by
P. W. Turner will be presented
in late March by the Dramateers.
The cast has been announced and
is as follows: Man One, Charles
Stevens; Two, Tucker Gibson;
Three, Bill Pennell; Four, Bill
Culver; Woman One, ATartha
Colburn ; and Two, Joanna
Powell.
Jeanne Davidson Coleman with
69 quality points and Stuart Luce
with 64, both sophomores, lead
the Dean’s List for the fall se
mester.
All-A students include Jeanne
Coleman, Barbara Susan Shepherd
and Albert Blackwell, sophomores;
Celia Caldwell, Lucy Ramona
Rhodes, Amelia Frances Shirley,
and Alaryan Tate Smith, fresh
men. In numbers sophomore girls
lead with 39; next come freshmen
girls with 32; freshmen boys with
27; and last, sophomore boys with
8 representatives.
Others listed on the Dean’s List
are: Alary" Yeakle Adams, Kay
Frances Archer, Carolyn Rebecca
Ball, Carolyn D. Bennett, Alice
Alarie Board, Linda Boone, Nancy
P. Bowers, Thomas Fletcher
Bry-ant, Ernest Wayne Byrd,
Nancy Anne Carroll, Dana Lee
Conn, Betty Jo Cox, Bette Davis,
Barbara Kathryn Dean, Paul
Samuel Dennis, Jr., and Barbara
Jane Dill.
Also included are: Marilyn Gail
Dowdy, Betty A. Drum, Emily
Nelson Dunn, Frances Arlene
Edwards, Dorothy Clay Eller,
Alartha Colleen Fisher, Marta
Fredy', Judith Carol Frisbee, Tho
mas Howland Gattis, Lorenzo
Gibson, Alarilyn Amelia Gillespie,
Dorothy Jane Gilliam, Patricia
Ann Glass, Mary" Jo Gossett,
John S. Graham, Wilda M. Gro
gan, S. Roberta Gunnett, A. Jea
nene Hardy, Jackie V. Harron,
AVilliam Hubert Hawkins, Maria
Olga Herrera, Julia Frances
Hicks, Northrup Lenair Hood,
Jacquelyn Sue Hough, Louis
Bryon Hudson, Graydon Lee
Hudspeth, Jacquelyn Eveta Hutch
ings, Doris Ruth Jacobs, Paul
James Jacobs, Mildred Allene Ket-
ner, and E. A. Lackey.
There are also included: Ann
Fleming Loftis, Taree Tonette
Long, Emmabelle Lovingood, John
Robert AIcKelvey, Alice Gayle
Alaney, Robert William Mel-
drum, Elizabeth Ann Miller,
Letha Alae Alullins, Gerald Leon
Alurdock, Alargaret Jane Phillips,
Gwendoly n AI. Picklesimer, Frank
Number 9
DAN I EL LLORDS
Daniel Llords is shown with a group of his famous puppets. This
noted entertainer will perform tonight in the college auditorium. Be
in attendance for a delightful Valentine evening.
Coleman, Luce Lead Dean’s Honor List
Girls Top Boys In Quality Points
Hansford Pittman, Jimmy Dod
son Poe, Robert Harold Poe,
Brenda Hudspeth Poston, David
Eugene Price, Myra Ann Putnam,
Patricia Ann Quillen, Wade Ed
ward Radford, Ilene Linn Rice,
Lynda Kathleen Ridings, Sally
Adair Rigsbee, Ida Patricia Rob
inson, Janette Robinson, John
Richard Sellers, Aubrey Thomas
Smith, Lydia Luella Spivey, Sarah
Jane Stainback, James Franklin
Stamey, Florence Sophie Starn,
Bill Rex Stephens, Frankie Lee
Stewart, Olene Sue Swain, John
Allen Thomas, John Nelson Tun-
stall, Jo Ann Watts, Betty Sue
White, Hilda Grace White, Saun-
dra Jean Williams, Cheung Cheun
Wong, Ann Elizabeth Woodall,
Alice Kay Wright, Mary Kathe
rine Wylie, Melissa Yelton, and
Carol Ann Young.
To qualify for the Dean’s list
a student must make 40 or more
quality points with no grade be
low C.
Llord*s Puppets
Appear Tonight
Daniel Llords and his Llord’s
Puppets “International” will pre
sent a show of puppetry tonight at
8 o’clock in the college auditorium.
Famed for making “theatrical
history”, Mr. Llords has the only
waltzing chorus in the world
which dances around a water foun
tain. The show will consist part
ly of an oriental scene in which a
goddess appears in clouds of smoke
and a gay carnival in Venice with
electrical skyrockets.
Since the age of seven Mr.
Llords has been in the theater. At
his command are many voices and
accents including French, German,
Italian, Spanish, and, of course,
English. His motion picture ap-
pearences include “Love Affair”,
“Angels with Dirty Faces,” and
“The Hunchback of Notre Dame”.
During his career in movies he
has appeared with such artists as
Bing Croshy, Fred Astaire, and
Ginger Rogers. On radio, Mr.
Llords has performed with Eddie
Cantor and Donald O’Conner.
After entertaining overseas dur
ing World War II, Mr. Llords
turned to the art of puppetry.
Over 100 puppets take part in each
of Mr. Llords’ performances. This
“intimate puppet theater” has
played host to many Hollywood-
ians, among them Judy Garland,
and Gregory Peck.
Sunday School
Leaders Given
The general officers for the
spring semester in the Sunday
School are Bob Blanton, superin
tendent; Peggy BeShears, assistant
superintendent; Jonita Harris,
secretary; Bill Mcllvaine, music
director; and Aladeline Bragg, pi
anist.
The new officers elected in
Mrs. Ammons’ class are president,
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Mission Council Continues Christian
Evangelism; Results Prove Rewarding
By Ron Denton
The Mission Council, under the
leadership of Don Van De Veer,
has been holding regular services
at Oteen Hospital, Cane River
Prison Camp, and Mount Olive
Baptist Church.
A group of Mars Hill students,
headed by Larry Holder, journey
to Oteen Hospital each Saturday.
They conduct devotions in the re
spective rooms of persons unable
to attend regular church services.
The Mission Council aids greatly
in giving these people spiritual
guidance.
Each month, on the second and
fourth Sunday, services are held
at Cane River Prison Camp. Mar
vin Gold has been doing an out
standing job as head of this group.
Under his leadership, the council
has greatly influenced the lives of
many of the men. Two of these
men will devote the remainder of
their lives to Christian service
when they are released. The two
men have influenced others, and
the response to the services has
been exceptionally good.
Services are conducted on every
first and third Sunday at the
Mount Olive Baptist Church. The
council members join in with the
regular Sunday School and Train
ing Union classes, and then con
duct the regular church service.
They are helping to promote bet
ter relations between the colored,
and white in this district. Hilton
Bonniwell, group head, should be
commended for his work at Mount
Olive.
In addition to these duties, the
council also holds week-end re
vivals and special services at
churches other than the regular
visits.
Anyone interested in working
with the mission council may con
tact Don Van DeVeer or any one
of the group heads.