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XXXIV
MARS HILL. N. C.. SATURDAY, MAY 7. 1960
Number 14
Chosen Chief/ Tart Is Assistant
iculty In Marshal Elections
“ard and Edwina Tart have been selected to serve as chief
jjfor the 1960-61 term. Sam, who is an engineering major,
, jjtnttsboro. He is a member of the Science club and the
^two newly-elected" BSU Council and was
q£ tli"^'^'* semester. Edwina, a straight A student,
major from Hendersonville. She is a member of Orpheon
Lr BS nnd was on the Dean’s List.
^'sobl* Psckins, Ronald Me-
chall' Peggy Woody, and
Anderson were also
BSU .'Marshals. Cynthia is
> retiAmaston, Georgia, and
ng codjl arts major. Ronald,
ited liberal arts major, is
the bficord. From Stedman
)fficetggy, .yvho is a pre-med
d pf*|rank, of Mars Hill, is
le Iwering major,
k wodniarshals are Harry De-
Jti engineering major
^*^*Jeville; Sharon Wood,
^ .1^ Prts major from Green-
. A; Bobby Davis from
icat'ybama, a pre-med maj-
ckt^^ Jne Haywood, a liberal
eguB^ir from High Point.
are chosen on the
rere
ter
Scholarship, character,
5 ''^*[,'1 loyalty. A nominat-
to jtiittee presents a slate
to the entire faculty
approval.
s will assume their du-
'•Bmencement and will
at jtidtlic functions
'ext year.
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ds.
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ji^-Neal Team
% Tonight
Sp
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husband and wife
T an ingenious
I'Bie to keep their grow-
together while they
,eir musical careers will
- pPat Mars Hill College
i^fay 7, at 8 o’clock in
Faculty Members
Receive Scholarships
Alfred W. Edye will be study
ing at Bucknell University in
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania this
suitmier.
J.V. Howell and Arthur Wood
will be at Clemson for summer
study. At Clemson, where forty
applicants are chosen, a stipend
og $600 will be paid to each
teacher for the eight week
period; a subsistence allowance
of $120 will be paid for each de
pendent, up to a maximum of
four; a travel allowance will be
paid up to eighty dollars; and
the teachers will be exempted
from all tuition and fees.
The purpose in giving these
scholarships to teachers in jun
ior colleges and liberal arts col
leges is to establish a closer
liaison between the degree grant
ing engineering institutions and
the colleges participation or
planning to jtarticipate in pre
engineering programs.
'These eight week institutes
give no credit, either graduate
or undergraduate, lor the
courses offered.
(Cont. on Page 4, Col. 2)
Loretta Millsapps
Watson, Rhodes Receive Top Honors
From Carolina For Original Plays
auditorium.
S Harry Lee Neal and
ifbe former Allison Nel-
Jjpwn professionally as
'Id Neal. Their strug-
ikJ’ fearing three children
up with a concert
carries them 40,000
Rr have been recount-
ylightful book by Lip-
Wave as You Pass,”
■d in a “This Is Your
'''ision program.
years ago Harry, a
'oy from a Tennessee
family and Allison, a
'fonde musical prodigy
'^tralia (sent to this
'Mer the patronage of
^ governor - general)
|low students of piano
Rphia’s famous Curtis
'^f Music.
f ^ere married on New
i [V 1949 and promptly
f mountain of personal
10 problems stem-
^ ’b two separate musical
joining forces as a
^f>d wife two - ])iano
5mne the home - on -
. the other unitjue fea-
b'h have become fa-
‘nars Hillians on May
year.
Mrs. Elizabeth Watson’s origi
nal play, “Where’er the Sun”
won the Pearl Setzer Deal Award
in playwriting given for a re
ligious drama, and Lucy Rhodes
won the Betty Smith Award for
“The Upper Ground” at the
37th annual Carolina Dramatic
Festival in Chapel Hill April
28-30.
Mrs. Watson, a member of
the Mars Hill College faculty
and head of the Drama depart
ment, received the initiative to
write “Where’er the Sun” upon
discovering the lack of religious
dramas currently being written.
The play concerns the life of
William Carey, first Baptist for
eign missionary.
Lucy is a sophomore music
major from Tryon. She is a
college marshal, member of Clio
Literary society, Orpheon Club,
and tops the Dean’s List as an
all-A student. Her play, “The
Upper Ground” was first writ
ten for Clio Reception, 1959,
and was later revised for pre
sentation at Chapel Hill.
Approximately 40 members
of Mars Hill Dramateers com
prised the cast of the play and
handled the technical aspects of
the production. Those included
in the group were John Mor
row, William Deans, Brenner
Levy, Marlene Evans, Belva
Hudson, Lynn Mesnig, John
Lowrance, Rhea Fletcher, Au
brey Smith, Carolyn Schneider,
Robert Bandy, Betty Spoon,
Judy Elam, Feriel Forbus, Jeff
Griffin, Lowell Dotson, Richard
Whitehart, Sam Beard, Betty
Leonard, Kay Shadoan, Richard
Dillingham.
Also included were Davis An
derson, Robert Young, Ann
Moore, Joan Walker, John Stan
ton, Stan Jackman, Loretta
Millsaps, Northup Hood, C. W.
Moss, Don Everhart. Suzanne
Jones, Richard Braswell, Carol
Ann Harris, Ned Slagle, and
Celia Caldwell.
John Morrow, who played the
leading role of Carey in
“Where’er the Sun” summed up
the entire event with these
words: “EVERYONE concerned
worked hard and worked togeth
er to make the performances a
success.”
The faculty and students
extend sympathy to Mrs.
Paul Davis cmd family in
the loss of her husband.
Joiner, Smith To Give
Organ Recitals, May 8
Connie Joiner from Vienna,
Ga., and Ruby Smith from Mar
ion, organ majors will present
their graduation recitals in the
Mars Hill Baptist Church at 3
o’clock Sunday afternoon. May
8. Connie will perform “Pre
lude and Fugue in C Minor”
by Bach, Chorale Prelude:
“Herzlich Thut .Mich Ver-
langen” by Brahms, “In Dulei
Juhila” by Hermann Schroeder,
“Plaint from Seven Sketches on
Verses from the Psalms” bv
Whitlock.
Ruby will present “Canzona”
by Buxtehude, “Adagio frotn
Trio Sonata No. I in E Flat
•Major,” by Bach, “Canticle” by
Cesar Franck, and “Ave Maris
Stella IV Finale Atnen” by
-Marcel Dupre.
Millsapps, Stevens To Reign Over
1959-60 May Day Festivities Today
Loretta Millsapps will reign over the 1959-60 May Court this
afternoon at 3:00 o’clock in the amphitheater. Charles Stevens is
the consort. Connie Linville from Fairforest, S. C. is the maid-of-
honor. Her escort will be Jim McCarson.
Loretta, who is from Concord, is a liberal arts major. She serves
as president of Treat Dormitory and is an outstanding student.
She is also third vice-president of the BSU Council. She is a mem-
■ ber of the Scriblerus Honor
Club and a member of the Stu
dent Council. Loretta was a
Miss Laurel candidate last year.
The remainder of the Court
with their escorts are Ann Wood-
all, Van Ramsey: Patricia Rob
inson, Jim Early; Marlene
Evans, Donald Lane; Mary Etta
Mann, Ron Cooke; and Delores
Wilson, Larry Fink.
From the Freshman Class
there are Sandy Daniels, Johnny
Riddle; Sally Whitfield, Ron
Denton; Zee Wall, David Ba
con; and Joyce Lockhart, Ron
Stamey.
Melanie Chapman will be the
crown bearer. Cynthia Coch
ran and Zella Moore are the
trumpeteers, and Eleanor Wood
and Charlyne Hearn are the
pages.
The program, a fantasy in
one-act, is entitled “The Maker
of Dreams.” John Lowrance
and Mary Thore will portray
Pierot and Pierrette. The mak
er of dreams will be played by
John Morrow, and Beliv Leon
ard will play a lady.
Alumni, Members
Stage Banquet
The Business Club Alumni
Association of Mars Hill Col
lege will hold its twenty-first an
nual meeting Saturday, May 7.
The business session will be held
in Moore Hall 20 at 4:30 p. m.
at which time the graduating
members of the Business Club
are to be officially received in
to the Alumni Association.
More than 50 out - of - town
guests are expected at the ban
quet which begins at seven
O’clock in the Coyte Bridges
Dining Room. Approximately
one hundred twenty will be
served at the banquet which is
the largest of any previous year.
'Fhe theme of the banquet
program will present something
of the history and the future
outlook of Mars Hill College.
The mottos for the basis of the
evening’s itrograin will be tak
en from the Great Seal of the
United States: Annuit Coeptis,
“He Has Prospered Our Begin-
tiings,” and Novus Ordo Se-
rlormn, “A New Order of the
Ages.” 'Fhe unfinished pyra
mid — firmly based, strongly
built, and reaching ever upward
will symbolize Mars Hill Col
lege. Decorations will feature
the Great Seal of the United
States, the Seal of Mars Hill
College, the unfinished pyramid,
and one phase of the progress
of our country—modes of trans
portation.
The Business Club Alumni
Association awarded its first
$150 scholarship last year to
Emmabelle Lovingood. The
scholarship will be awarded
again this year and the recipient
for 1960-61 will be announced
at the banquet. The winners
(Cont. on Page 4, Col. 2)
Main Officers
for S.S. Chosen
The general Sunday School
officers for next year have been
selected. The general superin
tendent for the student assembly
is Larry Williams of Tabor City.
His assistant is Gene McCreary
from Mooresville. The secre
tary is Rebecca Bowen of Red
Springs and assisting her will be
John Gardner also of Red
Springs.
Page Shelton of Durham will
serve as chorister and Bobby
Davis, of Troy, Alabama as the
pianist.
ACP Ratings
Commend Hilltop
The Hilltop has just received
from the ACP a rating of “first
class” for the fall semester of
the 1959-60 term. Qualities and
departments rated “very.good”
or “excellent” include balance in
content and treatment, copy
reading, editorial page features,
sports coverage, and headlines.
In a summary opinion the critics
state, “You are on top of campus
news events, know how to write
well, and are creative in newsy
layouts.”
Constructive criticism includ
ed suggesting more frequent use
of personalized features, striving
for variety in layout especially
on the editorial page, omission
of trivial or unimportant mat
ters, and avoidence of “pad
ding.”
Critic for the bi-weekly junior
college division was Duane An
drews, public relations staff of
Minneapolis - Honewwell and
former member of the staff of
the Minneapolis Star and Tri
bune.
The 1960 Laurel will be
distributed on May 17, bar
ring unforeseen difficulties in
printing, it was announced
recently by Roger Shaw,
Laurel editor. The dedica
tion ceremony and the an
nouncement of “Miss Laurel”
will be made in chapel on
May 16. Awards will be made
to members of the Laurel and
Hilltop staffs at that time.