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XV
MARS HILL. N. C.. SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 26. 1960
Number 5
Vebb College, an^sents Circus
,^t’s Reception
The negative tei
if Mickey Burrou^
ly Grier, won over ^ Society presents
annual Reception
reachers College,^ Building with
)uke University,.jg
Jniversity, the Uni '.nr . ,
igia and the 1'
ittsburg. Ihe Building
inder the leaders!, . •, ,
■ , c!ete side show will
’a^ing team coach ^
^nsp, who served .
lebates between o’^‘“ Pl^ys, humorous
The team noteC f ^/itten
;iven them by stud‘s'" Jean Yoder
ecently at Mars ? P^7 ^ P^>'°‘ly
tow studving at 1 children s story and
The trophy giv/ It features
legative team, wa^*®’ Brookshire,
Duke A team, onf""/^’ J°^’^ Gnfhn,
’. „ oodard.
earns representing
ifv* The Ilniveltn, which
ity. The Univei“> .wnicn is being
lurg won the tropF ^ is cen-
ffirmative team. *-"e backstage life of
earn, with a reed® circus performer
irins and one loss, i^nipty Trapeze and
nt of the trophy^°^""y- Roddy Ed-
eam at the touri; Reynolds Virginia
Jniversity of Pi^ ^^^“dia Parks,
cith a record of chairmen for the
wo losses, receivcct Kay Shadoan, Re-
or second placeJe®ident, include Lib-
hird place were Lynda Huneycutt,
,nd Mary team J, Linda McBride,
5 team Jayne Stephen-
.. ^^^^^yS JoyCe,
vard, Elaine Collins,
, Webb.
We Exten
THANKSG^^
GREETIJ D L A
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Thanksf
frift?^ Sue Nagey and
■'^mertson were united
rv A 'll Thursday, Novem-
IJ x\ V’O p. m. in the Fire-
_ _ ^ ri°^
r L l) K^oh by the Rev.
* “ *5. A reception was
the wedding in
^.ounge of Memorial
T,T,TT.»Tr»Tv°V L the daughter of
FRIENDLY ys. Frank Nagey of
QUALITY WOBom Indiana State
Visit Indiana, Penn. She
VI.A. from the East-
MARS of Music. Miss
S T T ^ rj' tfen a teacher of or-
•Tl V-' ^ ^nd theory at Mars
Located '^^t-ee years.
Mars Hill 11'^®°” *® son of
Thomas W. Rob-
•'^''''•'''''''''''''''''^arleston, Arkansas.
from the Uni-
'T' U g ^ 'J'ansas. He received
591
Motine«"*^ University of
i.gf-oBertson has been
Saturday 1.J‘ _
Leads
for nine years as
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d Steiger, Joan v
It’s Over—Ernie '
is Day, Richard '
[ope, Vera Miles
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led—Steve Reeve®
M "■ K’"" Ras been elected
Id in Eighty Day*L„ f^w- . . , _
vart, Kim Novak Ministerial Con-
American— he second term of
atest football motcers who will serve
I. to our Monday Maddry, vice-
turday matinees-bti Keels, secretary;
pianist; and John
D. M. Roberts, icity chairman.
Pictured above are Elaine Collins, Jean Yoder, Ann Brookshire,
and Kay Shadoan as they hastily complete the decorations for to-
night’s Clio Reception.
“So Proudly We Had” Is Used as Theme
For Philomathia’s Seventieth Anniversary
Using as a theirie “So Proudly We Hail”, Philomathian Literary
Society presented its seventieth Anniversary program in the college
auditorium at 8:00 p. m. on Thanksgiving evening.
After the formal opening of the meeting by the desk officers Ron
Cooke, president, and Chris Hardy and W^esley Boling vice-presi
dents and the welcome of guests, the strains of “When Johnny
Comes Marching Home Again—” heralded the beginning of the
dramatic performance.
As the curtain rose on the first '
scene of “So Proudly We Hail”,
an old man (Bob Carter), his
daughter (Feriel Forbus), and
his grandson (Jesse Garrison)
were seen on stage sitting around
a camp fire. They were fleeing
from Atlanta during General
Sherman’s siege of that city.
After these three left, four
Union soldiers came on stage.
These men were deserters and
during the scene they revealed
their ideas about war and why
they deserted. Richard Dilling
ham, Terry Swords, Don Shep
ard, and Page Shelton portrayed
the deserters. The four were
killed by a Confederate patrol,
but before Conway, the coward
ly teacher, died he asked if war
is worth all it costs in human
lives.
When the last scene ended,
the finale was begun with the
scene at Appomatox Court
House, when Lee surrendered to
Grant. The Phi Chorus sang
the “Battle Hymn of the Re
public” in the background. The
second scene of the finale was a
Confederate soldier returning to
his destroyed home. In the
background the chorus sang
“Dixie”.
The last scene was Lincoln’s
Gettysburg Address in front of
a large American flag. “America
the Beautiful” was sung in the
background by the Phi Ghorus.
As the audience left the audi
torium, which was decorated
with relics of the Givil War,
many remembered other wars
and realized anew that war is
not a glamorous thing, again
Funeral Rites Held
For Mrs. Lawrence
Mrs. Florence Johnson Law
rence, wife of Dr. C. Ray Law
rence, died in a Watauga hos
pital on Monday night, Novem
ber 14, after a short illness. Fu
neral services were held on the
following Wednesday at 2:00
p. m. at the First Baptist Church
of Boone.
Following her graduation
from Mars Hill in 1931, Mrs.
Lawrence was a member of the
faculty in the Department of
Business 1935-37. Dr. Lawrence,
an optometrist, graduated from
Mars Hill in 1934 and is cur
rently vice-president of the
Board of Trustees of the college.
Other survivors are a son,
Tom, and a daughter, Mary.
Both are Mars Hill graduates.
Tom did his senior college work
a t Northwestern University,
where he completed work for a
master’s degree in speech and
communications. He is now in
television work in Charlotte. His
wife, the former Earline Sams,
is also an alumna of Mars Hill.
Tom did outstanding work in
speech and drama while a stu
dent here.
Mary is a senior at the Univer
sity of North Carolina, where she
is a prominent member of the
Playmakers, and has participated
in several productions. While
at Mars Hill, she was a member
Nouparei! Reception, Euthalian Anniversary
Planned for Evenings of December 1 and 3
Nonpareil Reception will be held on Thursday, December 1,
and Euthalian Anniversary on the following Saturday, December 3.
Preparations have been under way for several weeks.
In accordance with tradition. Reception programs will be given
at 8:00 p. m. in two parts, with the spectators attending each in
turn. The comedy will be given in the Clio hall and is being
directed by Donna Day.
Other Nonpareils in the com
edy cast include Nancy Qualls,
Susan Walker, Fay Coker, Mick
ey Dowell, Billie Elliott, Vir
ginia Collis, Bette Kelley, and
Mary Sentelle.
The serious portion of the
Reception program in the Hall
of Black and Gold was written
and is being directed by Linda
Haney. Maude Wells, Ellie
Moore, Curtis Compton and Bill
Deans are included in the cast.
Following the dramatic per-
fonnances, the guests will be re
ceived by society officers in the
Bible class room, which will be
decorated in keeping with the
theme of the evening. Refresh
ments will be served there.
(Cent, on Page 4, Col. 3)
Freshmen Elect
Bone President
Jim Bone of Raleigh, has been
elected by the freshman class to
lead his classmates through the
coming year. Larry Bruce, Ann
Brookshire, and Susan Walker
were elected to the offices of vice-
president, secretary, and treas
urer, respectively.
Jim is a Liberal Arts major
studying to be a missionary. Since
coming to Mars Hill he has joined
Euthalia, and he is very active
in the BSU.
Larry Bruce of Greenville,
S. C., is taking a pre-medical
course here, and he plans to attend
Duke University. Larry played
end on the varsity football team
this past season.
From North Wilkesboro, comes
Ann Brookshire, who plans to be
a teacher. Ann has joined Clio
Literary Society since coming to
Mars Hill.
Susan Walker, from Pulaski,
Va., also plans to be a teacher.
Nonpareil was Susan’s choice of
a society.
, o— oI the Dramateers, a president
they asked themselves “Does the of Clio Literary Society, and oth-
end justify the means? erwise active in campus afairs.
Nanney, Worley Win
In Commercial Art ^
Martha Nanney and Thora
Belle Worley of MHC recently
were first place winners in a
Commercial Drawing contest held
at the annual meeting of the State
Home Economics Club in Char
lotte, November 11-13.
Other Home Economics Club
members attending the convention
were Joyce Craft, Joyce Almond,
Katherine Powell, Alda Jean
Cantrell and Reba Perry. Mrs.
J. V. Howell, head of the Home
Economics Dept., accompanied the
girls. The girls heard many out
standing speakers in the field of
Home Economics.
Besides attending the conven
tion the girls were able to tour
the Charlotte television station,
WBTV.
At the November 7th meeting
of the Home Economics Club a
fashion show was planned for the
spring. Martha Nanney is chair
man of the committee working on
the completion of plans. “Careers
in Home Economics” was the
topic of the night’s program.
Those participating were Joyce
Craft, Thora Belle Worley, and
Katherine Powell.
Ethel Townsend Wallen, a
home demonstration agent from
Marshall, spoke at the meeting
on November 21.
Chastain Chosen
YWA President
Because of the illness of Kaye
Jordan, YWA President, which
made it necessary for her to leave
school for the semester, Dixie
Chastain, formerly the vice-pres
ident of YWA, has moved up to
the office of president. Susie
Hembree was elected to succeed
Dixie as vice-president. Earlier
this semester Cynthia Finch was
compelled to leave school, and
Julia Burgess was elected to suc
ceed her as campus secretary.
As a part of the Week of
Prayer for Forei^ Missions, or
Foreign Missions Emphasis
Week, the YWA’s will be re
sponsible for four chapel pro
grams November 28, 29, and 30.
Miss Virginia Miles, a mission
ary on furlough, will speak two
of those days and a program will
be planned for the two chapels
on November 28.
This year the YWA has set
the largest goal ever for the cam
pus Lottie Moon Christmas of
fering drive, $700. All of this
money is used directly to aid
in the Southern Baptist foreign
mission work. The girls’ dormi
tories will compete with each
other in an effort to raise this
amount. The boys are also
urged to participate in this cam-
paign and will probably be re
sponsible for a certain percent
age of the amount.
Six girls from Mars Hill at
tended the Ann Hasseltine-Grace
McBride state YWA Conference
in Durham November 18-19.
This convention was held strict
ly for college and nursing stu
dents interested in YWA work.
Those attending from Mars Hill
were Lillian Robinson, Anne
Dowdy, Virginia Costner, Betty
Morgan, Annie Lee Chambers,
and Linda Duvenant.