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sic Majors To Present
iduation Recitals Soon
Newman, Martha Teague, and Larry Reed will present
^uation recitals April 26, at 8 o’clock in the evening, in the
"ditorium.
* piano major is from Winston-Salem. She has studied
•'der the direction of
'a Hines, Mr. T. J. Cole
Aufus Norris. Her se-
|ar the recital are “Pre-
« “Minuet” from Par-
l Flat, by J. S. Bach;
i' and Allegro” from
F 27, No. 1 by Bee-
piazurka” Op. 30, No.
?pin: “Prelude No. 2”
.Win; “Ministrels” by
and “The Sea” by
j'as been a member of
I'lg choir, secretary of
.donor Club and Non-
pist.
a mezzo-soprano from
'alem, has studied mu-
the direction of Mr.
% Mr. Rufus Norris,
I Sinclair, and Dr. Jan
5n. Her selections are
fsa disperar” by De-
J Lord, What a Morn-
janged by Burleigh;
,.^y Widor; and “Monks
la's” by Samuel Barber,
her extracurricular ac-
jWtha has been vice-
I of Orpheon, a Clio
^nd touring choir li-
She will be accom-
I Judy Newman.
^’s a baritone from
’ Georgia. He has
a'der the direction of
dole; Mr. Rufus Nor-
.“hn Sinclair, and Miss
ijgey. He will be ac-
by Violet White,
.actions for the program
?>-illi, mia bella” by
louvre tes yeux bleus”
pt; “Little Pickaninny
jduion; “Is not His
I,® a Fire” from Elijah
idssohn. Larry is a
the touring choir
hg union chorister.
^To Give
^rt Tonight
ij^pus Choir will give
1,'Oncert in the College
r on Saturday, April
8:00.
.agram will consist of:
I Thou”, by Handel;
l^’s “Open Our Eyes”;
* Sanctus”; Dawson’s
«hted This Lonesome
'ower’s “Blessed Are
Fear the Lord”;
.Praise We Sing to
0 Down Moses”, by
J’ht; Dawson’s “M y
a Mourning”; Wat-
' Bones”; Mannev’s
j^hia Dance Song”;
“Summer Time”;
^ ,^nd Hammerstein’s
Lovers”; Lerner
^ p Selection from “My
^ is directed by Joe
. l/}i^'''tth Anna Naff as
Gordon Beten-
"dent conductor.
Art Museum Exhibits
Robertson’s Paintings
Joe Chris Robertson, chair
man of the Department of Art
of Mars Hill College, is current
ly displaying 22 paintings and
collages in a one-man show at
the Asheville Museum of Art,
March 29 - April 20. He was
recently honored at a reception
in the Museum on Charlotte St.
Mr. Robertson’s paintings
have been shown widely through
most of the continetal United
States. In addition, many of his
works are in private collections
and in galleries in the southern
and middle states.
He has also been invited to
have a one-man show at the Art
Gallery of the University of
Chattanooga May 1-14. He
has accepted a teaching position
for the summer at the University
of Chattanooga, where he will
replace Mr. George Cress, head
of the art department, who will
be abroad this summer.
The Asheville Art Museum,
where his paintings are current
ly being displayed is open daily
except Monday.
Hickory Scene
Of BSU Retreat
Baptist Student Union retreat
is in session in Hickory, April
22 - 24. All of the new council
members are there and some of
the former council members.
Freshman members attending
are Faith Edwards, Rosalyn
Creel, Betsy Jackson, Joyce Lock
hart, Kaye Jordan, Sam Beard,
Boblry Davis, Art Collier, Her
man Hicks, Joe Stanley, Bob
Baker, George Ridenhour, Larry
Williams, and Fred Linken-
hoker.
The sophomore members
there are Doris Jacobs, Don
Davis, Mel Luther, Thurston
Martin, and Nelson Tunstall.
Dr. Ella J. Pierce is accompany
ing the group.
The theme of the retreat is
“The Gospel in the Academic
Community.” The main speak
ers are the Rev. Harry Smith,
Presbyterian Minister to Stu
dents, University of North Car
olina at Chapel Hill; Dr. O. J.
Evans, of the Gordon Street Bap
tist Church in Atlanta, Georgia;
Mr. Bill Junker, Associate in
the Student Department in
Nashville, Tennessee; and Mr.
Lonnie Kliver, of the Graduate
School at Duke University.
Bobbie Sbiplett
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If
German Evening
Features Films
The German Department will
present a “German Evening” in
Owen Building at 7:30 P. M.,
Monday, April 25.
The program will include
three diversified films, in color,
with dialogue in English; Ger
man songs, sung by Miss Claire
Bergrum; and Goethe’s “Heid-
enroslein” by a student from a
German class.
Wunder des Klanges (Miracle
of Sount) is a film tracing the
development of the symphony
orchestra. It includes a scene
of Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt con
ducting a rehearsal of the Radio
Symphony Orchestra and con
cludes with the overture to Wag
ner’s “Die Meistersinger.”
The second film Streifzug
durch eine stadt, portrays a tour
through Munich as it might be
taken by three very different
persons: a twenty-three year old
art student, a business man, and
an elderly native of the city.
The third film, "Deutschland-
(Cont. on Page 4, Col. 1)
Shjplett, Coble, Take Key Positions
On 1960-61 Students Publication Staff
Bobbie Shiplett and Charles Coble have been selected for the
key positions as Editors-in-Chief of the 1961 Hilltop and Laurel
respectively. Bobbie is a math major from Greensboro She
IS a Cho and a member of the I.R.C. honor club. Charles, a senior
major, hails from Oakboro and is a member of Philomathian Lit
erary society.
Others on the 1961 Hilltop
staff include Cynthia Finch from
Greenville, S. C. as news editor;
Morris Mason from Greer, S. C.
as sports editor; Mayon Weeks
from Fayetteville as advertising
manager; Ann Broome from
Hickory as assistant advertising
manager; and Libby Auten, Mae
Beatty and Sandy Ragsdale as
staff reporters. Lillian Robin
son and Melba Vance will be
in charge of circulation.
Serving with Charles on the
Dramateers Enter
Plays In Festival
“Where’er The Sun”, a relig
ious play based on the life of
William Carey by Mrs. Eliza
beth Watson, will be entered in
the Spring Dramatic Festival at
Chapel Hill, April 27 - 30. John
Morrow plays the leading' role
of William Carey; Brenda Levy
and William Deans also have
important parts.
The seven ministers in the
play will be portrayed by Rhea
Fletcher, John Lowrance, Au
brey Smith, Jeff Griffin, Ned
Slagle, Davis Anderson, and Sam
Beard. There are numerous
other characters in the play.
“The Upper Ground”, a play
written by Lucy Rhodes, sopho
more, will also be entered in
the festival. The story tells of
underground people living in a
cave somewhere in Australia.
The leader Marradyer, is played
by Marlene Evans. One of the
members of the trible, Shandil,
is played by Belva Hudson. Oth
er members of the cast are: Rhea
Fletcher, Lynn. Messig, Brenda
Levy, and Betty Spoon.
Stage manager is Ned Slagle
and lighting director is Richard
Whiteheart. Costume mistresses
are; Frances Elkins and Linda
Thompson. Properties chair
man is Celia Caldwell.
Jackman, Stanton Rate Superior
At Recent Forensics Association
Charles Coble
1961 Laurel will be Kay Elliot
from Winston-Salem as assistant
editor and Bill Casey from
Jonesboro, Ga. as business man
ager. Peggy Hill and Jessica
Boyette will fill other positions
on the staff.
ap-
has
The staff of the Literary
Edition of the HILLTOP
wishes to make apologies to
Bill Everhart, author of the
story “The Silver Letter
Opener” which was erron
eously credited to Don Ever
hart.
Nancy Brunt, Loretta Mill
sapps, Stan Jackman, and John
Stanton represented Mars Hill
at the Southern Speech Associa
tion, April 4 - 7. Mars Hill was
one of the eighty high schools
and colleges which attended the
meet at Wake Forest College in
Winston-Salem.
As a debate team, John and
Stan were one of only five teams
which received a superior rating.
John was rated superior in
the men’s extemporaneous for
the speech, “The Meanings of
De Gaulles Activities to the
World.”
Stan rated superior in the
men’s extemporaneous w i t h
“Lyndon Johnson’s Chances for
Becoming the Democratic Nomi
nee.”
John also received a superior
rating for the men’s oratory with
the topic, “Capital Punishment.”
In this meet there were no
first, second, and third places.
The ratings were superior and
excellent.
Stan made the following com
ment about the meet, “Compe
tition was really stiff this year,
and more teams than previously
had come to this meet. Our ac
commodations were plush, and
the week, besides being interest
ing and educational, was a very
enjoyable one. I feel that as
a Forensics Team, the four of
us made a good showing in the
competition with such schools as
Duke, Carolina, Texas A&M,
and some of the “Big-10”
schools.”
John stated, “Competition
was keen, smart, and at some
times beautiful. The team’s
only loss was at the hands of
Stephen F. Austin College from
Texas. The Austin team was
comprised of two young ladies.
It was surprising to me to see
the number of female partici
pants in such a tournament.”
Nancy and Loretta comprised
the Forensics Team.
Nancy commented on the
meet, “Mars Hill should be
proud of the showing made by
the debating team. The com
petition was very stiff, and I
(Cont. on Page 4, Col. 4)
In regard to her newly
pointed position Bobbie
stated, “I have enjoyed working
on the Hilltop staff this year,
and I am looking forward to
next year. I hope, with the co
operation of the student body
and my very capable staff, to
make the Hilltop a highlight in
the life of Mars Hill.”
Upon being questioned con
cerning his being selected as ed
itor of the Laurel, Charles says,
“I feel very much honored to
be chosen editor of the 1961
Laurel. I, along with the rest
of the staff, will try to Record
to the best of my ability the
events of the forthcoming year.”
“Enchanted Evening” was
the theme of Tuesday night’s
Women’s Recreation Associa
tion annual banquet held in
the college cafeteria. The
new executive officers, Emily
Sodergran president; Zella
Moore, vice-president; Con
nie Edwards, secretary; Linda
Honeycutt, treasurer; and
Marie Newton, recorder, were
installed in a candlelight
service.