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Published by the Students of Mars Hill College
MARS HILL, N. C.. SATURDAY. MARCH 18. 1961
Number 11
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following person
presidents: Art! DaIaa
Morris Wray; ByMCdU l\UlCd
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better; Daddy Bl
Lilly; and *e annual
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Archie Turner R Ruther will
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These new pr Guitar, and also
with the remainif
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Training Union )laying the follow-
Plans for the ry Beth Brundage,
are being made b Jackson, Windy;
Union Colncil. on, Parthy; Bill
plans include efun Andy; Cookie
to plan and give He; Arlis Suttles,
the importance Clark, Julie;
Monthly meetin^ardt, Rubberface;
at which the vari‘n, Vallon.
meet and make Halliwill as Joe;
coming month, fd, Ethel; Curtis
more about the rs. O’Brien; Ray
af their positiourlie; Faye Shelton,
or; Rebecca Sams,
’'»'»^ue McIntyre, the
will include both
Personal Atie/egro singers. So-
T« v„„r consist of Derith
Eeeter, and Gloria
At The LaS; Mary Phillips,
and Toni Sni-
Bowers, Sherry
3a Hamrick, Judy
i; Ruth Carter,
Phyllis Moore, Vir-
white.
len Cantrell, Ken
ilidge Porterfield,
.tick, Ron Jackson,
David Williams,
b Carter, Dixon
tall, Ray Morrison,
Luther, Arlis Sut-
lers Enter
Festival
s Dramateers are
This space ^o plays to be en-
MARS hill' Western District
Dry nt Western
Self Servic«^®^’
Tenym, given sev-
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The Gift of Tenyin
riginally cast with
1 of Suzy Brown,
EVERY DAY I’taking the part of
TO SOMEONEjyo.
Lady Shows her
;mes Matthew Bar-
iven with Martha
^ Mrs. Mickleham,
-^as Mrs. Haggerty,
.^cm as Mrs. Dowey,
an as Mrs. Tully.
will portray Pri-
and John Derrick-
^rend Mr. Wilken-
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Itory of World War
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To rememP'l and finds to her
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The new BSU Council includes: (first row, 1. to r.) Phyllis Jarvis,
third vice-president; Archer Turner, president; Ralph Halliwill, first
vice-president; Sherry Greene, second vice-president. (Second row,
1. to r.) Fay Coker, treasurer; Gene Hawkins, Training Union Direc-
tor; Reggie Carter, Sunday School superintendent; Ann Brookshire,
publicity chairman; Dixon Free, music director; Sharon Purcell,
secretary; Hazel West, town representative. Not elected when
picture was taken include Starr Keller, YWA president; Jane Milan,
Volunteers for Christ president; Dan Keels, Mission Council; and
Benny Elliott, Ministerial Conference.
BSU Council Elected For 1961-62;
Archer Turner Leads As President
Elections for the 1961-1962 Baptist Student Union Council were
held March 6-9, with Archer Turner being elected president.
Archer is a ministerial student from Scotland Neck. Other of
fices which he has held on campus are as follows: pianist and
chorister of Euthalia and president of one of the Training Unions.
Other members who wre elected by the student body include
Ralph Halliwill, first vice-president. Ralph is a music major
from Baltimore, Maryland and is also a member of Euthalia.
Sherry Greene was elected to
the office of second vice-presi
dent. Sherry is also a music
major, from Lowell. She is co
editor of the Freshman Edition
of the Hilltop and a member of
Clio.
Elected to the office of third
vice-president was Phyllis Jarvis.
Phyllis is a liberal arts major
from Roaring River, and is al
so a Clio. Sharon Purcell was
elected secretary. She is a busi
ness major from Asheville, and
a Clio.
The treasurer elected to the
new council is Fay Coker. She
is a liberal arts major from Can
ton, Georgia. Fay is an active
member of Nonpareil. Gene
Hawkins, elected as Training
Union Director, is a liberal arts
major from Roxboro.
Sunday School Superintendent
elected to the new council is
Reggie Carter. Reggie is a pre-
med. student from Lincolnton.
Ann Brookshire was elected
publicity chairman. Ann is
studying to be an elementary
teacher. She is from Wilkes-
boro, secretary of the freshman
class and is a Clio.
The town representative for
the 1961-62 council is Hazel
West. She is a business major
from Mars Hill. Dixon Free will
be leading the BSU as music
director. Divon is a music ma
jor from St. Augustine, Florida,
and is an active Euthalian.
Elected as president of Volun
teers for Christ is Jane Milam.
Jane is a liberal arts major
from Georgetown, South Car-
(Cont. on page 4)
MHC Team Places
In Tourney Events
In the South Atlantic Forensic
Tournament held March 9-11 at
Lenoir-Rhyne College, Hickory,
the Mars Hill College debating
teams won a total of twenty-five
debate points and seven debates,
beating Lenoir - Rhyne three
times, Wingate twice, Duke and
Maryville.
Two affirmative teams and
two negative teams represented
Mars Hill in debates on the in
tercollegiate debate topic of the
year, “Resolved: That the Unit
ed States should adopt a pro
gram of compulsory health in
surance for all citizens.’’ The
affirmative teams of Mars Hill
were composed of Paul Clark,
Harold Nesbitt, Jayne Tomlin
son, and Eurell Busby. The neg
ative teams consisted of John
David McGee, Annemarie Nuss-
baumer, Johnny Grier and Aud
rey Bunce.
Richard Dillingham and Bel-
va Hudson participated in the
poetry reading, address reading,
standard oratory, extemporia,
and after dinner speaking con
tests. John David McGee en
tered the radio announcing con
test. The team traveled under
the leadership of Mr. Gentry
Crisp, the debating team coach,
■who served as judge for debates
between other schools.
Fourteen Chosen As Outstanding Students;
Students Ballot In Recent Chapel Sessions
On February 22-23 each student nominated in writing six stu
dents whom he considered to be outstanding. Fourteen were selected
from these nominations.
Bobby Davis, a pre-med. student from Troy, Alabama, was one
of the more outstanding students. Besides his glowing personality,
Bobby has served as BSU president. College marshal, pianist of
Philomathian Literary Society, and a general officer of Sunday
School. He is a member of the Science Honor Club and made the
Dean’t List hoth semesters last year.
Ron Stamey, an electrical en
gineering major from High
Point, North Carolina, is also
one of the more outstanding stu
dents. Ron has served as presi
dent of his freshman and sopho
more classes, secretary of Philo-
mathia, president of a Training
Union, and Music Director of
the BSU.
Another of the selections made
is Art Collier. Art is a liberal
arts major from Greenville,
South Carolina. Art has served
as first vice-president of the BSU,
vice-president of the sophomore
class, an officer in Euthalia, and
a member of Logothia Honor
Club.
Herman Hicks, a liberal arts
major from Henderson, is an
other of the outstanding selec
tions. Herman has served as
Training Union Director of the
BSU and financial secretary of
Euthalia.
College Choir Goes
On Spring Tour
The Mars Hill College Choir,
under the direction of T. J.
Cole, is leaving today for their
annual trip. This year the choir
is going north.
Tomorrow they will be in
Richmond, Virginia. They will
be at Grace Baptist Church in
the morning and at Woodland
Heights Baptist Church in the
evening.
Monday, March 20, the Choir
will travel to Washington, D.
C. They will sing for the eve
ning service at the Bethesda
First Baptist Church, in the sub
urbs of Washington. The next
morning will be spent sightsee
ing. That night they will be at
the First Baptist Church in Dill-
wyn, Virginia.
On Wednesday, March 22, the
College Choir will be at Crewe
High School in Crewe, Virginia.
Wednesday night they will be
at the First Baptist Church in
Sulfolk, Virginia.
They will then go to Chowan
College in Murfreesboro, North
Carolina, for the morning of
March 23. That night they will
be at the Fuqtiay Springs Bap
tist Church.
Friday morning they will be
at Fuqtiay High School and at
the First Baptist Church in Kan
napolis that evening.
They will return to Mars Hill
on March 25.
The members of the Touring
Choir are sopranos: Patsy Clark,
Martha Compton, Belva Hud
son, Janice McCrady, Zella
Moore, Betty Morgan, Derith
Morris, Jill Richardson, Gloria
Rotan, Toni Snider.
Also Jayne Stephenson, Julia
Teeter, and Linda Thames. The
altos are Patsy Bowers, Mary
Dale Carter, Linda James, Ruth
Carter, Lynda McNeill, Phyllis
Moore, Judy Powell, Kay Sha-
doan, Faye Shelton, Judy Swift,
Carol Moore, Hazel Was and
Mary Beth Brundage.
The tenors of the choir are
Ed Alexander, Allen Cantrell,
Ken Denton, Bud Derrickson,
Wayne Fisher, Ronald Jackson,
Coolidge Portergield, Jim Miles,
David Williams, Bill Masten
and Dixon Free.
The basses are Ralph Halli
will, Fred Linkenhoker, Ronald
Luck, and Ray Luther.
Also Robert Carter, Richard
Nelson, Manly Teague, Mickey
Burroughs, Ray Morrison and
Glenn Williams.
Beard Selected
Another of the fourteen stu
dents is Sam Beard, a chemical
engineering student from Pitts-
boro. During his two years at
Mars Hill, Sam has received
many honors. He received the
Robert’s Editorial Award, sec
ond place Chemistry Student,
and is a member of the Science
Honor Club. Sam has served
as treasurer of the BSU, Sam’s
Building president, chief mar
shal, and has made the Dean’s
List all three semesters of his
college career.
Jane Haywood is also another
of the outstanding students.
Jane is a nursing student from
High Point. She has served as a
college marshal, Stroup chaplain,
program chairman for Training
(Cent, on page 4)
Annual Band Tour
To Begin Monday
Next week the band will be
going on their annual tour.
They will leave campus at 8:00
Monday morning, and will re
turn sometime Thursday after
noon.
They are scheduled to play
at Owen High School in Swan-
nanoa Monday morning, and at
Glenwood High School in Glen-
wood, that afternoon. Tuesday
they are scheduled to play in
Troutman.
Wednesday morning the band
will play at Taylorsville High
School, and at North High, in
Hays, in the afternoon. Thurs
day morning they are scheduled
to play in Mount Holly before
returning to campus.