igratulations,
raduates!
^he Hilltop
To Strive
To Seek .
To Find .
Published by the Students of Mars HOI College
MARS HILL N. C., SATURDAY, MAY 21, 1960
Number 15
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*dl chapel induction services are the new marshals.
CiaJ “Jight on the front row are Sharon Wood, Cynthia Perkins,
* nr rtrc .jiiaron wooo,
pianiart, Peggy Woody, Jane Haywood, and Elaine Collins!
Franklin Anderson, Morris Hooten, Ronj
•ingS:
j, Bobby Davis, and Harry DeLoach’.
Ronald McClanrock,
iecte
mt.
de
ie
iciedes Lead Off Freshman Term
St v
d St’‘'
!r Students
is serving as chorister.
1 I^ual chemistry, phy-
resiUittiath award winners
TW| announced for the
le; Jr.
of J^ee (Hugo) Wong
secluded the chemistry
, Da'the highest chemistry
dent) of 300 students in
ay yhemistry. Hugo was
amihe latest edition of
o, of Chemistry and
hhe book which con
ed ' pages was published
lie a* ted by the Chemical
of ^'tiipany of Cleveland,
f lijSo had his name and
t aw College engraved in
Johf^ front cover.
hies award was won
Dennis, Jr. Paul al-
ttpy of the Handbok.
Murdock received
[thention. Both Paul
* received top awards
eligible students.
')t award was won by
"®ne for the highest
1^ freshman math test,
't'ed a book of math
'lonated by the Chem-
"'f Co. All freshmen
hts were eligible.
Mackie McLendon was elect
ed by the members of Euthalia
to serve as president of his so
ciety. Mackie is a pre-med maj
or from Oakboro. Allan Clark
from Canton was elected vice-
president. Bill Baber and Rhea
Fletcher will hold the offices of
secretary and censor, while Ed
Morton serves as chaplain. Bill
Deans will be chorister.
Pual Ivy Chain for
bating sophomore
held Wednesday
' front of the cafe-
'*dng this twilight
00 1'^ little sisters of the
'vill say farewell by
, J' them with an ivy
Jtte who wishes to
/‘tvice is invited, ac-
y Coach Virginia
f Women’s
1 Association which
e event.
The members of Philomathia
elected Page Shelton, a liberal
arts major from Durham, to lead
them through C-I Term. Ron
Cooke from Hickory was elected
vice-president. Ron Stamey will
serve as secretary, while Chris
Hardy fills the position of cen
sor. The religious side of Phi
will be led by Eddie Newman,
while Mayon Weeks will be re
sponsible for the society spirit.
Congratulations
The Hilltop staff extends sin
cere congratulations to the mem
bers of the Laurel staff for an
impressive publication which
will long be appreciated by the
student body.
Plemmons, Blackburn To Speak At Graduating Exercises;
Other Events To Include Play, Concert, And Art Exhibit
Alumni Banquet
To Be May 28
and|ephenson, Shelton, Creel, McLendon
Nort4
nch Rosalyn Creel, Page Shelton, and Mackie
ICY elected to lead their respective societies through
avne Yoder, Emily Sodergren, Faith Edwards, Ron
d^M» Allan Clark will serve as vice-presidents.
fephenson, a music major from Fuquay Springs, heads
I of officers. Jean Yoder from Hickory will be backing
die fpresident. The secretary and censor chairs will be filled
1 pf^doan and Feriel Forbus, respectively. Martha Compton
, Ji^. will head the religious ilfe of
' ^ yVwArriC Clio, as she fills her position as
' WVQlUa chaplain. The enthusiasm will
be led by Virginia Webb who
The annual Alumni Banquet
will be held Saturday, May 28
at 5:30 p.m. in the college cafe
teria. The speaker for the oc
casion will be Dr. George W.
Paschal, Jr., a surgeon from Ra
leigh.
Dr. Paschal, who attended
Mars Hill in 1923 - 25, received
his B.A., his B.S. and his B.S.
in Medicine from Wake Forest
College and his M.D. from Jef
ferson Medical College. In Ra
leigh, he has been chief of the
department of surgery at Mary
Elizabeth Hospital, attending
surgeon at Rex Hospital, and
chief of the surgical staff of the
Saint Agnes Hospital. He is a
diplomate of the American
Board of Surgery and a deacon
in the Pullen Baptist Church.
Mrs. Paschal is the former Miss
Beth Eleanor Cummings. They
have three children.
Dr. William H. Plemmons, Mars Hill alumnus, will be the
speaker at the 1960 graduation exercises on Monday, May 30, in
Mars Hill Baptist Church, when two hundred and twelve students
graduate.
After graduating from Mars Hill in 1926, Dr. Plemmons attend
ed Wake Forest College, where he received his A.B. in 1928. Since
then he has attended summer school at Duke University, University
of North Carolina. He received
Watson, Whitfield
Featured in Laurel |
Mrs. Elizabeth Watson, head of
the dramatics department, and
Sallie Whitfield of Lake Wales,
Fla., were honored in the 1960
Laurel, respectively, in the ded-
cation and as “Miss Laurel”
Mrs. Watson recently won the
Pearl Setzer Deal Award in play
writing for her original play,
“Where’er the Sun’’. She has
been a member of the Mars Hill
faculty for 16 years.
Presiding over the banquet
will be Mr. Charles Peterson of
(Continued on page 4, col. 5)
Nonpareil elected Rosalyn
Creel, an elementary education
major from Charlotte, to serve
as president. Emily Sodergren
from Bowling Green, Va. and
Faith Edwards from Leicester
were elected to fill the vice-pres
idents’ chairs. The newly elect
ed secretary is Mary Thore, and
Pat Johnson will serve as cen
sor. Non elected Jessica Boyette
to be chaplain. Brenda Welch
will serve as chorister.
Student Council
Leaders Chosen
Sallie is a freshman and was
a member of the May Court.
Neil Hartley, production super
visor of the David Merrick or
ganization and former Mars Hill
student, made the selection.
Concerning the selection which
was made from photographs, Mr.
Hartley said, “I have selected
the one who appears to me to
have the best features and
brightness of personailty. Please
know that I consider them all
quite pretty, but the first is out
standing to me.’i
Virginia Webb of Richmond,
Va., and John Fisher of Con
cord have been elected presi
dents of the women’s and men’s
student councils respectively for
pext year. Virginia is president
of Edna Moore Dormitory and
John is president of Melrose.
Awards were presented the
staff members of the Laurel and
Hilltop, staffs at the dedication
ceremony given in the Owen
chapel Tuesday, May 17.
his A.M. from Duke in 1935,
and his Ph.D. from U.N.C.
Dr. Plemmons is now serving
as president of Appalachian
State Teachers College at Bone.
Dr. J. Glenn Blackburn, pas
tor of the Wake Forest Baptist
Church in Winston - Salem, will
be the speaker at the Bacca
laureate service on Sunday, May
29 at 11:00. Dr. Blackburn is
a native of West Jefferson. He
received his A.B. from Wake
Forest in 1935, and his Th.M.
in 1938 from the Southern The
ological Seminary. In 1941 he
received his Ph.D.
Dr. Blackburn has been in
the ministry since 1941. He
served as chaplain at Wake
Forest College from 1948 - 1958.
He is also a member of the
Board of Trustees at South-
eastern Baptist Theological
Seminary.
Also included on the agenda
for Sunday is the College Band
Concert at 3:00, the Graduate
Tea at 4:00, and a concert by
the College Choir at 8:00.
Further commencement ex
ercises include an Art Exhibit
at the Memorial Library by the
graduating art students.
Friday night at 8:00 the Dra-
mateers will present “Where’er
the Sun,’’ an award winning
three-act play by Elizabeth Wat-
Graduates Receive
Scholarships
Florence Grey of Jonesville is
vice-president of the women’s
council and Marie Newton of
Roxboro is secretary. Rebecca
Bowen of Shannon is chaplain.
Randolph Riddle of Kan-
nepolis is vice-president of the
men’s council and David Coffey
of Durham is secretary.
“Far Away Places’’ was the
theme of the student council
banquet held in the cafe
teria May 11 at 5:15. Both the
old and new members of the
combined Men’s and Women’s
Councils, together with special
guests were invited to attend.
Several Mars Hill graduates
have received scholarships to
senior institutions. Carol Ken
dall, received a $200 scholar
ship from Meredith College.
Wake Forest has awarded $150
to Ken Aydelette of Greensboro.
The Poteat scholarships from
Wake Forest of $300 each have
been awarded to three students,
Dorothy Gilliam, of Charlotte,
Lydia Spivey of Raleigh, and
Gail Dowdy of Newport News,
Va.
The theme was carried out
in the colors of red, white, and
blue. A highlight of the eve
ning was tire giving of pot
pourri jars to girls who have
served on the council this year.
These colorful jars contain dried
flowers which are preserved
through the use of sweet smell
ing spices. Each person to at
tend the banquets assists in the
filling of these jars which gives
them special significance to the
girls who receive them.
Janice Beck of Kannapolis has
been granted a $300 scholarship
from Johns Hopkins Univer
sity for the pre-clinical period
at the School of Nursing. Roger
Shaw of Richmond is the re
cipient of $500 from the Univer
sity of Richmond.
Furman University has grant
ed $250 to Ruth Teague of Mars
Hill, and Patricia Robinson re
ceived $800 from Salem College.
Woman’s College of the Univer
sity of North Carolina awarded
to Martha Fisher and Nancy
Dillingham, both of Asheville,
$150 each.
Dr. Plemmons
son, head of the Dramatic De
partment. John Morrow and
Brener Levy have the leading
roles in the play. Others in
cluded in the cast are Rhea
Fletcher, Charles Stevens, Aub
rey Smith, Jeff Griffin, Ned
Slagle, Davis Anderson, Sam
Beard, and numerous others.
Saturday, May 28 at 5:30 Dr.
George W. Paschal Jr. will speak
at the Alumni Banquet. At 8:00
the Intersociety Debate will be
held in the College Auditorium.
The topic will be Resolved:
Congress should have the right
to reverse Supreme Court de
cisions. Following the debate
society honors will be awarded.