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Published by the Students of Mars Hill College
Congratulations,
Sophomores
MARS HILL. N. C.. SATURDAY. MAY 23. 1959
Number 15
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„io.J Weekend
E”SiS Ahead
ience. presentation of OUR
1 by Thornton Wilder by
to stu>. Dramaleers at 8:00 p. m.
itana jO will begin the 1959
_1 Sencement program of
by tnc 1 fjjjj College. On Friday
ttie art exhibit will
in® annual Alumni Banquet
rfcsi Saturday evening,
^0, at 5:30 in the Coyte
!^s Dining Hall. Speaker
f evening will be Woodrow
' of Rutherfordton, an
an Hus of the Class of 1934.
the
enip*‘
the board
r-W
lav
!'>ored
p. m. Saturday there
- an intersociety debate
S awarding of society
^ I ^ in the auditorium.
i"® May 31, the Reverend
, (}f '^ny Parker, pastor of the
ke F” Street Baptist Church
rVa pT(tensboro, will give the bac-
n,.?e sermon in the Mars
set' I* Fihurch. At 3:00 Sunday
'k^^Chaf college band will
■ * concert, and a concert
presenteil by the college
8:00 p. m. that evening,
■ef^tion exercises on Mon-
^He 1, will terminate the
>Hl.
the
ina
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degf'
; .^pfsih ?y. while at Mars Hill, has
, jlsa I the beauty section of
Jnual both years. May
‘'^tli years, a Clio marshal,
^^neral officer of Sunday
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of
beg'^J
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bn
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this Jane BeShears, a
f m ^ ''nte from Boger City, has
hoa'’ ^.hosen Miss Laurel of
aal “ V
^el Recognizes
liears, Snelson
jct'* ^his year’s Laurel is dedi-
Miss Frances Snelson,
to the president.
at
^957
gratl''^'
.K^tielson graduated from
'Itll and received her BA
‘tom Temple University,
''‘ed the AIH College fac-
; 1957. _
® receiving journalism
Were Marta Fredy, Rog-
''> Tim Murray and June
of the Laurel staff and
‘‘tin Lawton, Claiborne
Taylor, Ron
and Janice Arnold of
staff.
'*^ene
Hairelson
Miss Home
was
Eco-
of 1958-59 at a recent
j^eeting. Imogene. a
^ore from Clinton, is
*^tesident of the club
.home economics
III
open
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Schooj^
stu‘fy‘'.'icratic Committee, a mem-
, ..1, ‘he chairman of the State
study “T
of trustees of
College, and is
— -
er "“‘ITer-Webb
‘‘I lawyer.
ffU'^^tl guests will be the
ry ins graduating class
They will be officially
nnfjl |‘fted into Alumni Associa-
d che by Bill G. B. Smith, a
. of the class of 1949 and
f j ^nt of the Alumni Associa-
Joe C. Greene, graduating
president will give the re-
vood, c. ^
Fou""^ 5-nn
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ARTIST’S DRAWING FOR ROBERT LEE MOORE MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM
Groundbreaking Slated To Occur On May 30;
Construction Starts Soon For Moore Audit.
Groimd-breaking ceremonies
for the Robert L. Moore Me
morial auditorium ore sche
duled for 2:30 P. M. on May 30.
The first shovel of dirt will be
lifted by Mrs. Nona Moore Rob
erts and Ernest L. Moore,
daughter and son of Dr. R. L.
Moore, who was for 51 years
the moving spirit of the col
lege.
Gallimore Construction Com
pany took the contract for the
building at $870,000. Construc
tion is expected to begin soon.
The foyer of the main floor
will open directly onto High
way 213, which runs through
the center of the campus. Be
sides the main auditorium,
which will include a balcony,
this floor will contain a music
library, music classrooms, listen
ing rooms equipped with record
players, four music studios and
a faculty lounge.
The building, which will con
tain 60,000 square feet of floor
space, will include an 1800-seat
auditorium, facilities for the de
partment of art, music, dra
matics and Bible and an aux
iliary auditorium which will
seat 100.
Although these facilities are
sorely needed for the present
program of the college, the
building looms even more im
portant for the future consider
ing approval by the Baptist
State Gonvention for the school
to begin working toward senior
college status.
Approximately $340,000 has
been contributed during the last
15 years to a building hmd for
this project. Last November the
Baptist State Convention cm-
thorized the trustees to borrow
up to $500,000. The remaining
expenses must be financed by
gifts from alumni and friends.
The exterior will be red
brick with limestone trim and
will be of the same general de
sign as most of the other build
ings on the campus. It will espe
cially harmonize with the Me
morial Library, which stands
nearby and was erected in 1955.
A four-manual Aeolian-Skin-
ner pipe organ for the larger
auditorium and a similar two-
manual organ for the smaller
auditorium have been promised
by friends of the college and are
now being constructed.
The ground floor, which will
be entirely above grade, will be
shared by the music and the dra
matics departments. It will con
tain a band practice room, which
will accommodate 100 musi
cians, and adjoining dressing
rooms; a similarly large rehear
sal room for the choir, also with
dressing rooms and space for
storage of music and choir robes;
and the small auditorium, which
will be used for recitals and
other performances by small
groups.
The dramatic department
area will include a classroom
with a stage, offices for the tech
nical director and the head of
the department, a sewing room,
costume storage room and a
large workshop for the build
ing anr repair of stage scenery.
All of these areas will be
soundproofed so that none will
interfere with the others.
The auditorium has been de
signed to produce the best pos
sible sound for an individual
piano concert or a 100-piece
orchestra. An orchestra pit just
in front of the stage will permit
accompaniment of on-stage per
formances. Every seat in the
auditorium will command un
obstructed view of the 35 by
80-foot stage.
A broadcasting studio will be
located at the rear of the stage
with connections to other parts
of the building so that broad
casts may be made from the
band or choir rehearsal rooms
or individual studios as well as
the main stage.
The front wing of the T-
(Continued on Page 4)
SS Officers
Are Elected
General Sunday School officers
for the fall semester of 1959-60,
in the college department are as
follows: superintendent, Thurston
Martin; associate superintendent,
Ann Woodall; secretary, Jeann
Watts; associate secretary, Connie
Brady; pianist, Janice Beck; and
chorister, Glenn Hodge.
Officers of classes are Maryan
Smith, president of Mrs. Max
Ammons’ class; Gwyn Picklesimer,
vice-president; Judi Miller, secre
tary; and Peggy Brown, social
leader.
Mary Etta Mann is president
of Miss Caroline Biggers’ class;
Nancy Dillingham, vice-president;
Malinda Duncan, secretary; Dot
Gilliam, associate secretary; and
Ruby Smith, Ann Nunn, Lydia
Spivey, and Carolyn Peurifoy,
dormitory representatives.
Miss Edna Eaves’ class has
chosen Sally Graham, president;
Becky King, vice-president; and
Helen Kelley, secretary. Leading
Dr. Ella J. Pierce’s class will be
Glenna Halsey, president; Mary
Katherine Latta, Millie Hurt, and
Aney Melton, vice-presidents; and
Wilma Lane and Marlene Evans,
secretaries.
President of Mrs. Ruby Sparks’
class is Sara Spoon; with Karolee
Lowe, Jeane Threatt, and Em-
mabelle Lovingood as vice-presi
dents; Celia Caldwell, Carolyn
Schneider, Nancy Lytton, and
Florence Starn, secretaries; and
Doris Jacobs, Joan Kilkey, Violet
Godfrey, Reva Cook, and Naomi
Carr, dormitory representatives.
Frances Shirley is president of
Mrs. Cornelia Vann’s class; with
Billie Faye Christie and Martha
Moore, vice-president and secre
tary, respectively. New officers in
Fred Brown’s class are president,
James Whitehead; vice-president,
(Continued on Page 4)
Mmey To Speak
M Comwencemat
Dr. Carlyle Momey, pastor of
Myers Park Baptist Church,
Charlotte, will deliver the ad
dress at the annual commence
ment exercises of Mors Hill Col
lege, on June 1, in the Mors
Hill Baptist Church.
The invocation will be given
by the Rev. Dean Minton, min
ister of education in the Mars
Hill church, following the sing
ing of “Come Thou Almighty
King’’. After announcements by
President Hoyt Blackwell, Bar
bara Dean will play an organ
solo, “Piece Horoique’’ by Ca-
sar Frank.
At the close of Dr. Marney’s
address, the College Choir, un
der the direction of Rufus Nor
ris will sing “The Righteous’’.
The class of 1959 will be pre
sented by Dean R. M. Lee. Two-
year students will receive asso
ciate in arts diplomas. Accele
rated students in the Depart
ment of Business will receive
certificates.
After the presentation of di
plomas, Dr. BladcweU will give
the president's message, ad
dressed to the graduating class.
Dean R. M. Lee will award the
scholarships and prizes custo-
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Soph Artists
Exhibit Work
The semester art exhibit will
be held in the audio-visual aids
room of the library and in the
art room from May 25 to June
1. Students of Joe C. Robert
son, head of the art department,
will present the exhibition. Over
70 paintings and drawings in
casein, oil, wash, charcoal, and
pencil will be shown;
The ceramics class will ex
hibit pieces in the display cabi
net on the first floor of the li
brary.
Sophomore art majors whose
work will be featured in the ex
hibit include Robert Poe, Mar
lene Guthrie, Jill Brpwne and
Carol Ann Lawton. Other art
majors represented in the ex
hibit include Pat Quillen, Tim
Murray, Philip Denny, Judy
Dunn, Kathy Glore, Julia Van
Proyen, Max Washburn, and
Jane Wilkinson.
Senior College
Switch Studied
The most recent action con
cerning the conversion of Mars
Hill to a senior college was the
acceptance of the report of the
Committee of Twenty-Five by the
meeting of the Baptist State Con
vention.
The Mars Hill trustees were
advised to proceed with a study
on the matter of becoming a
senior institution. A committee
composed of trustees and faculty
members will be named during
commencement. The report of this
committee will likely be received
some time during 1960.