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MARS HILL, N. C., APRIL 25, 1959
Number 13
inverse College Trio Performing
ire Tuesday In College Auditorium
Converse College Trio from Spartanburg, S. C. will be heard
'•oncert at Mars Hill College Tuesday evening, April 28, at 8 p. m.
College auditorium.
Trio is composed of three faculty members of the Converse
School of Music, Spartanburg, S. C. They are Edwin Ger-
Dean and Professor of Piano; Marvin Mutchnik, former
"list with symphony^ orchestras in Indianapolis and at Tanglewood;
.Eckhart Richter, former cell- ■
i'*' the New Haven, Houston
**^^ational Symphony orches-
®rks by Brahms, Mozart, and
^delssohn wtill comprise the
iiiHi
Edwin Gerschefslci
which will open with
? in B Major, Op. 8” by
This will be followed
^'^zart’s “Trio in C Major
I And for a final selec-
Vii Trio will render Men-
' *'n’s “Trio in C Minor, Op.
Gerschefski has appeared as
soloast throughout the
^ Under the auspices of the
'"tion of American colleges.
,|^'>duate of Yale University,
Jj® holds a diploma from the
Pianoforte School, Lon-
j ■^rnong other honors he has
.grants from the Carnegie
Foundations. Mr. Ger-
pianist with the trio, was
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of the team of Southern
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■on examiners who visited
Campus in February'. He
jited the National Associa-
Schools of Music at that
mem-
^lutchnik has been a
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''hs, at Tanglewod, the Uni-
^^■intinued on Page 4)
jr. Editors of the HILLTOP
- ^ Voice their regrets for
published in good
\ the 1959 Literary Edi-
the HILLTOP. The
( * ®ntitled “Peter Is Dead”
. httiittgj as original work
1He Elder, sophomore.
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article referred to was
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iuU“®t!m, from the story
Last Gift” by Arch
(loj’ appearing the Novem-
Vst edition of READERS’
®*PeciaI apologies go to
ty-odd other contributors
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receive the recog-
them because of this
Hancock To Head
B.S.U.For'59-'60
Newly elected officers of the
Baptist Student Union Executive
Council were installed in a candle
lighting ceremony on Sunday eve
ning April 19.
Bob Hancock, a ministerial stu
dent from Van Nuys, Calif., was
elected president for next year.
Bob feels that, “This is a good
opportunity for me to get started
in the work for which I feel that
I am called.” At Mars Hill Bob
is president of New Hope training
union, teaches a Sunday' School
class in the Intermediate Depart
ment, is a member of Dramateers,
the Ministerial Conference, and
Logothia honor club.
Doris Jacobs, from Roanoke.
Va., will serve as first vice-presi
dent. She is freshman class sec
retary, a member of Scriblerus
honor club, and a member of Clio
Literary Society.
Mount Holly is the home of
Joanna Powell, second vice-presi
dent. Joanna plays saxophone in
the college band, is a member of
Dramateers, and is chief hostess
of Nonpareil Literary Society.
Loretta Millsapps, third vice-
president, is from Concord. She
is an active member Dramateers,
the Debate club, Scriblerus honor
club, and Clio Literary’ Society’.
Jeanne Threatt, from Green
ville, S. C., is secretary. She is
a member of the Campus Choir,
and is a hostess in Nonpareil Lit
erary Society.
Nelson Tunstall, treasurer, is
from Raleigh. He is a member
of the band, Scriblerus honor club,
and a member of Philomathian
Literary Society.
The other B.S.U. officers who
ware elected are Sunday School
Superintendent, Thurston Alartin
of Avon Park, Fla.: Training
Union Director, Don Davis of
Arlington, Va.; Campus Y. W. A.
president, Peggy Lois Tatum of
Kailua, Oahu, Hawaii; Town
Representative, David Bradly of
Alars Hill; Publicity Chairman,
Peter Wong, of Hong Kong,
China; Music Director, Ruth
Teague of Shelby; Ministerial
Conference Representative, Bobby
Cutts of Richmond, Va.; Volun
teer’s for Christ president, Shirley
Edney of Marion; Chairman of
the Youth Temperance Council,
Betty Davis of Asheville; Brother
hood president, Mel Luther of
Raleigh, and Chairman of the
Mission Council, Vollis Summer
lin of Hampton, Va.
Sandra Rogers
Business Alumni
Sponsor Banquet
The annual meeting and ban
quet of the Business Club Alumni
Association will be held on May 2.
Sophomore members of the
Business Honor Club will attend
the afternoon business session and
will be received into the Associa
tion at the banquet in the cafe
teria.
Theme for the banquet will be
“Let Peace Begin With Me.” Mr.
Robert Melvin will be the speak
er. Sophomore winner of the
Business Club Medal will be an
nounced and other awards will
be made.
Officers of the Business Club
Alumni Association are John
Lackey of Asheville, president;
Mrs. Mary La Logue Anderson,
Greenville, S. C.; vice-president:
and Airs. Patsy Henderson, Mars
Hill, secretary.
The Association serves as a link
between the Business Department
and the off-campus world.
Poteat Scholarship
Winners Released
Three Alars Hill students, Le-
thia Alullins, Carol Young, and
Allen Page have ben selected as
winners in competition for the
first annual series of five William
Louis Poteat Scholarships, as
established by the Wake Forest
faculty for graduates of the five
Baptist junior colleges in the state.
Applicants must have a quality
point ratio of at least 2.3 (2.00 is
a B) on three semesters of work
and expect to graduate from the
junior college in the spring of
1959. The scholarships are renew
able for the senior year. They are
awarded on a basis of leadership,
scholastic ability, and financial
need. The Mars Hill winners
report that they underwent a 30-
minute competitive test and “. . .
had more interviews than tests.”
The interviews were before an
eight-member committee.
The amounts of the scholarships
w o n are: Allen Page, a $-HK)
scholarship; Lethia Mullins, a
$500 scholarship; and Carol
Young, a $400 scholarship.
Sandra Rogers Will Reign As Queen
In May Day Festivities On May 2
The annual May Day activities will be presented on the Mars
Hill College Campus May 2 at 3 o’clock in the Amphitheater. Reign
ing as Queen and King of the festivities will be Sandra Rogers from
Waxhaw and James Langford. Mary Lawrence from Boone will at
tend the Queen as Maid of Honor and will be escorted by Mike Wil
liams. Joan and Jean Wood will be the crown bearer and flower girl.
Sophomore attendants for the May Court and their escorts are
===_=====_ Peggy BeShears from Boger City
with Ray Dehart; Jonita Harris
of Atlanta, Ga., with Emory
Chronister; Karen Hopkins from
Raleigh with Johnny Jordon;
AIar\' Richerson of Spartanburg,
S. C., with Mickey Conklin; and
Beverly Rogers from Miami, Fla.,
with Lowell Bachman.
Freshman attendants are Doris
Jacobs from Roanoke, Va., will
be escorted by Paul Jacobs; Hel-
len Kelly from Richmond, Va.,
with Robert Smith; Mary Etta
Mann of Concord with Robert
Mann; Deloris Wilson from
Chapel Hill with Larry Fink;
Ann Woodall from Spindale with
Morrison Lawing.
Miss Virginia Hart is in charge
of the activities which will in
clude a one-act play, “The Tenth
Word,” by Florence Ryerson and
Colin Clemente. The cast mem
bers for this comedy are Victoria
Norris, Irene Snow, Sally Hol
brook, Carol Harris, and Olene
Swain. Mrs. Elizabeth Watson
is director.
A member in the cast of “The
Tenth Word” describes this play
as “hilarious”. The plot revolves
around the differences in the prop
er girls’ school of a hundred of a
hundred years ago and the girls’
school of today. The differences,
the play points out, occur because
of the change in the customs —
not in the problems and desires of
young ladies in general.
Also taking part in the program
will be Frankie Stewart, Martha
Colburn, Jeanne Huntley, and
Inez Mills.
Speakers Succeed
In Southern Contest
Mars Hill was represented by
five students in the Southern
Speech Association Forensic Tour
nament at Louisville, Kentucky
from April 6-8. This is the largest
tournament ever held in the South
and this is the first year Mars
Hill has attended. There were
over 700 speakers, and 70 schools
represented.
Speaking for Alars Hill were
Nancy Carroll, Loretta Millsapps
and Alorrison Lawing, contest
ants, and Stanley Jackman and
Claiborne Hopkins, debaters. Mr.
Crisp, debate team coach, accom
panied the group.
Loretta Millsapps and Nancy
Carroll both won “Excellent”
ratings in oral interpretation and
Stanley Jackman won “Excellent”
in after-dinner speaking.
In debate, Mars Hill won lour
out of six rounds, alternating from
affirmative to negative from round
to round. The last two rounds of
debate were of the cross-examina
tion type. Mars Hill won over
Stetson University, Cumberland
College, Texas A&I, and Ballar-
mine College. Losses were to
Tennessee Tech and Lamar Tech.
The Mars Hill team won an “Ex
cellent” rating and Jackman won
a “Superior” rating as a debater
and Hopkins an “Excellent.”
This was the last event of the
season for the Mars Hill speakers.
Nelson, Neal Duo-Pianists>
To Perform at MH Map 2
Allison Nelson and Harrj' Neal,
famed Australian-American pi
anist, will present a piano concert
in the Mars Hill College Audi
torium May 2 at 8 o’clock. This
will be their third appearance on
our campus.
They became a duo-piano team
in 1948 and were married shortly
after. They have become one of
the world’s most popular and dis
tinguished piano teams. Nelson
and Neal have played many hun
dreds of concerts in Europe and
the United States. They have also
been featured on their own tele
vision and radio series. Both stud
ied at the famed Curtis Institute
in Philadelphia, Pa.
Nelson and Neal are noted for
their tasteful transcriptions, al
though they specialize in original
literature and have introduced
many new works for four hands.
Allison Nelson was Australia’s
leading child prodigy and was
brought to this country by Eugene
Onnandy in 1944. 'While study
ing with Rudolph Serkin at the
Curtis Institute of Music, she met
and fell in love with Harry Neal,
studying there with the renowned
Alme. Isabelle Vengerova.
Today this brilliant young cou
ple fills a rigorous concert sched
ule, traveling with their three chil
dren in a specially constructed
bus. This mobile unit in complete
to the point of carrying short wave
radio, television, and a mobile tele
phone. Tucked in the back are
two matched baldwin concert
grand pianos.
Their fascinating life story was
recently published in Air. Neal’s
own words in an antobiography,
whose title is taken from the buoy
ant sign on the back of their
bus: “Wave As You Pass.”
A great added honor was be
stowed on Nelson and Neal this
past Januar)’, when they were the
subjects of the Ralph Edwards’
NBC Television Program, “This
Is Your Life.”