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MARS HILL. N. C.. SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 25. 1961
Number 10
to Present
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saw the car cortlj .
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Sampson and the — an American
them more than dy standard based
Monroe Mace Edna Ferber—
shall, driver by the Fresh-
cleared of blameonor of the Sopho-
Dr. W. A. Sams the annual class
death was an “u E3.
cident.” tation will be un-
Sampson was ^ I'
and Mrs. Clauder
Rt. 4, Lumberto(”^ clramat.es.
honor graduate, officers along
High School, Miss Vir-
ident of his sen?, Robert Melvin
dent of the stude?^ following
captain of the bad Preparation for
his senior year. 1’
'or achievement > over-all in charge
science and in Rosalyn Skelton,
ship and was voPT h e decoration
nates “Best Alltnirman Curtis
lent in his seniod Belinda Trout-
jineering studentdecoration; Gene
re was interested! Nancy Qualls,
lio and planned t*n; and Moses Mc-
mgineering studnne Beck, general
state College.
Memorial servk lighting is Wayne
vere held in the ^e and table estab-
ist Church at hder the direction
[anuary 28, witl^e, Stan Wrinkle,
^ee and The Re'' and Dan Keels,
n charge. Funeir. Steve Robinson,
onducted on Sinard are in charge
19, at his hom*rations which in-
..umberton. Att*ps and props,
dars Hill were.mittee chairmen
)oug Lilly, SanrAnn Messer and
barter. Gene Fo* invitations; Alta
aers, Joe Oates, bonna Poe, place-
Jeorge RidenW Jarvis and Ray
lorn, Glenda ^.e-up; Thora Belle
tone, Beverly WBeverly Beshears,
lendren. mne Bennett, pub-
Fore, clean-up.
Gregory, the artist, depicts in this sketch the brilliance of
Aeschylus great tragedy, “The Oresteia,” as presented by Players
Incorporated 12th Touring Company. riayers
Honor Clubs Initiate New Members;
Programs Stress Meanings of Clubs
ALENTII|.5 Sc|,gj„|g
•Act Plays
L.AI1 J,r Iteers will present
iday night, Febru-
ILL
regular meeting,
"e Owen Building.
,^^y will be “What
an adaption of
-eo Tolstoi. Play-
,e cobbler, will be
Martrena, his
ter; Michael, Dan
baron, Roy Me-
[obs will play his
yn Skelton, Sonia;
ascow, Anna; Al-
'foniff; Annamarie
an angel; and
’Cll, the devil.
ANDIES
HAR
play, “The Tot-
pted from a story
jkson. Playing the
be Hazel West,
an, Glen Roberts,
(Myon Weeks, Mae
'"’orman, and Cyn-
a.
^ roles as villagers
iiilford, Kay Sha-
^iJikley, Richard Dil-
mel Forbus, David
' B. J. Boling.
The Scholastic Honor Clubs of
Mars Hill College held their first
meetings on Monday and Tuesday,
February 20 and 21, with the
initiation of new members as
the main item of business. In
order to be eligible to join an
Honor Club a person must have
at least thirty quality points and
a B average on the represented
subject.
Scriblerus Honor Club met
Tuesday evening in Huffman
Parlor. President Gene McCreary
was in charge of the reception of
the new members. Old members
of the club presented a history of
the Scriblerus Club. New mem
bers are Helen Brown, Glenda
Cannon, Patsy Harris, Starr Kel-
J^ne Milam, Phyllis A'loore
and Joyce Payne.
Also initiated as new members
were Mary Ann Price, John
Rawls, Kay Shadoan, Arlis Sut-
tles, Susan Walker, Carol)m
Williams, Phyllis Williams, Thora
Belle Worley, Judy Sitton and
Jill Richardson.
Officers for the Spring Semes
ter include president, Gene Mc
Creary; vice-president. Sue Mil-
burn; secretary, Carole Wall; and
treasurer, Lillian Robinson.
The program for the Februarj'
meeting of the French Club was
le ceremome de Bougies, I’identi-
ficatioti of caracteres fameux de
France, et I’imitation des membres
nouveaux. New members include
Kay Chapman, Joan Grigg, Nancy
Hannah, Dennis Johnston, Ron
ald Kates, Annemarie Nuss-
baumer, Patricia Staton, Jeriy
Jordan, Suzanne Beck, and Car-
roll Williams.
Second semester officers include
Alice Boley, president; Janis
Layne, vice-president; and Peggy
Woody, secretary.
A newly organized Honor Club
is the German Club sponsored by
Mr- Valentine Farkas. The char
ter members of the German Club
include Mary Brown, Patsy Clark,
James Cook, Anne Dowdy, Willard
Griffin, Jimmy Lowery, Mary
MeIntire, Judy Pearce, Patsy
Sparrow, and Judy Woodard.
Officers chosen are James
Lowry, president; Patsy Clark,
vice-president; Anne Dowdy, sec
retary; and James Cook, treasurer.
Mr. Farkas was in charge of the
first meeting.
The recently elected officers of
the Spanish Club led the induc
tion ceremony of the new mem
bers at the home of Mrs. James
Fish on Tuesday evening. Presi
dent Edward Hensley called the
meeting to order. Martha Nan-
ney, vice-president, then intro
duced the program, a candle-
lighting service in recognition of
the many contributions to the
world by the Spanish-speaking
countries. Those on the program
were Morris Hooten, Edward
Hensley, Mary Sentelle, Marie
Newton, Mary Helen Burch, and
Betsy Jackson.
After proving their ability to
speak and understand Spanish,
Pete Boisseau, Larry Farrell,
Betty Jane Foster, Nancy Stack-
house, Garnette Jones, John
Hazelgrove, and Beverly Wells
wer accepted as new members of
La Tertulia.
The International Relations
Club had Dr. R. H. Hopkins,
who spent last year in Europe,,
as guest speaker for the February
meeting. The president, Lee Dan-
lels, then initiated the twenty-six
new members into IRC. The new
members include ATary Frances
Ammons, Dave Beck, Pat Bowers,
Ann Brookshire, Suzanne Brown,
Ken Cathey, Paul Clark, Cole
man Cody, and Fay Coker.
Alarilyn England, Mary Etch-
mson, Mar>' Ann Glasgow, Juan-
da Hamrick, Belva Hudson,
Curtis Hunter, Roy Hutchins,
oylvia H. Jones, Susie Alerriman,
Laura xNash, Eddie Newman,
(Cont. on p. 4, col. 1)
Players Incorporated Retum°^To Campus
In Modem Version of ORESTEIA Trilogy
Players Incorporated will make its annual appearance on Mars
Hill campus on Saturday, March 4, presenting The Oresteia at
8:00 in the evening, in the Owen Building. The Players is the
longest running national repertory company in the U. S.
The performance is a modernized version of the Greek trilogy
by Aeschylus, and is presented as one play.
Playing the title role of Orestes is John Knight, who has worked
in all phases of theatre, from ushering to writing programs, pub
licity and news releases, music and lyrics for variety shows. He has
appeared in numerous productions.
Mariclare Costello, playing
Symphony To Give
Concert Tonight
Returning to Mars Hill for
its 16 th annual concert, the
North Carolina Little Sym
phony, under the direction of
Benjamin Swalin, will appear in
a concert in the Owen Building,
on February 25 at 8:30 P.M.
Guest soloist will be Kenji Ko-
bayashi, violinist.
Air. Kobayashi is a brilliant
young Japanese violinist, now
playing for his third series of
guest artist appearances with the
Symphony. Making his debut
in Tokyo at the age of 16, Ko
bayashi concertized extensively
in Japan. Since 1952 he has
been a student at the Juilliard
School in New York and has
been soloist with the Julliard
Orchestra touring Europe in
1958, including a week of con
certs at the Brussels Universal
and International Exhibition.
Clytemnestra, has studied dra
matics and ballet both in the
U. S. and in Vienna, Austria.
She has won three Gilbert
Awards for acting and one for
directing. Her experience in
cludes roles in the “Taming of
The Shrew,” and in “Oedipus
Rex.”
Agamemnon is portrayed by
Clyde Wadlow, Jr., who it an ar
tist as well as an actor. In ad
dition to dramatic roles, he has
appeared in a variety of singing
acting roles, also on TV shows,
and in a Naval Training film.
Rosemary Schiraldi’s back
ground includes acting on stage
and in television, set designing,
lighting, costuming and direct
ing. In the current production
she plays the parts of Cassandra
and the Priestess. Carol Keefe,
playing Athene, has studied
ballet and dramatics and worked
in radio. Her stage experience
includes an appearance as Elea
nor Roosevelt in a summer
theatre production of “Sunrise
at Campobello.” She is also an
artist and writer and has had an
original musical comedy pro
duced.
John Bergan, Horst H. Vol-
lemer, William Deseta, Mary Har-
rigan, Richard Mennen, Diane
Harrison, and Bernard Mclner-
Jr.. have comparable back-
ney.
grounds. In fact in a small com
pany of fifteen people acting is
only one qualification.
Every member of Players’ per
sonnel doubles in brass and has
a full quota of non-histronic
chores. The men are stage
hands, lighting engineers, motor
mechanics, accommodations di
rectors, company managers, and
drivers. The girls are in charge
of make-up, costume repair,
laundry, and props.
At the concert, Mr. Kobayashi
will perform “Concerto for Vio
lin and String Orchestra No. II
in E major” by Bach, and “In
troduction” and “Rondo Capric-
cioso” by Saint-Saens.
Featured work by the Sym
phony will be “Symphony No.
29 in A major” by Mozart. This
“Symphony” was composed in
1774 when Mozart was only 18
years old. It is a delicate and
precise work of his first period.
Additional works will include
“Overture” to the opera The
Italian Girl in Algiers by Ros
sini; Suite English Folk Songs
by Vaughan Williams; and light
er works by Menotti, Stravinsky,
and Strauss.
Touring around the Tar Heel
state the North Carolina Little
Symphony will make 80 con
cert appearances, 33 being adult
concerts and 47 being free chil
dren’s matinees.
Freshman Edition
Set For Mar. 18
Mars Hill freshmen will be
in charge of the Alarch 18 edi
tion of the HILLTOP. The
freshmen who have been work
ing on the paper so far this year
will compose the staff. This
group includes Janice Eiland,
John Grier, Glenda Cannon,
Sherry Green, Johnsie Reynolds,
Mike Randleman and Garnette
Jones.
Anne Dowdy, Nancy Hannah,
and Marsha Ezell will also be
helping the group.
The Business staff will be
composed of Ken Honeycutt,
Steve Robinson, George Mum-
ford, Faye Milstead, Linda Mel
ton, Joyce Hinson and Joyce
Craft. ' ’