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MARS HILL, N. C., SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1963
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finally afteri, "*^**°" the drama, “Diary of Anne Frank,” which opened last
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Scheduled For 8:00 Tonight
moments Diary of Anne Prank,”
le ritual of drama based upon the
moment of tl^’ Frank: Diary of a
*”8 Girl, will be presented in
as various and final performance
ent of the efr^*^* ® o’clock in Moore
grueling the Mars Hill Col-
ctory. React' ^t'amateers.
the book has
ty and cunl„
Hackett. It was the
UU *he 1966 Pulitzer Prize
1 ,ar,n+^i *”*^*^Ql Critics’ Circle Award and
^ V ually every other coveted prize
ler the defenthe theatre
nse, or will 1
^err, of the New York Herald-
e of the nexhune, has written, “the precise
and hold its ihty of the play ... is the
tie is blown hty of glowing, ineradicable
le will enjoy~^life in its warmth, its won-
but win, los6 its spasms of anguish and its
field on Motf and flaring humor.”
the coming'
na lead role is being played
‘^*********^ as jjgj. understudy. The lead
npported by Arlis Suttles and
® Collins as Mr. and Mrs.
nk, Anne’s parents. Betty Sha-
Plays the part of Miep, who
>ed hide the Frank family in
attic of a factory. Reid Potter
Mimi Jones are cast in the
s of Mr. and Mrs. Vann Dann,
^ ashion Expert
Spe3,lc Here
h4>+++++'H'+'l^®hions, a subject dear to the
^t of nearly every woman, will
4 mrrp theme of the Nov. 18 meet-
W 1 ° f Mars Hill College Chap-
P the American Home Eco-
ncs Association.
Holmes, fashion co-
, ^ and designer for Win-
epartment Store in Ashe-
-> and his wife, will discuss
and designing.
chapter’s regular meet-
Monday night Mrs. Hoyt
a^H^ It “Spiritualiz-
“ Humanizing the Home.”
onda Robinette was appoint-
of a committee to
0 officers for next semes-
State BSU Convention V otes
Approval of MHC Letter
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who were responsible for helping
Mr. Frank find a job and place to
live when he got to Holland.
Others in the cast include Mike
Yelton as Peter; Rosemary Mc
Call as Margot; Henry Walden,
Mr. Kraler; and Mayon Weeks,
who plays the part of Mr. Dussell,
the dentist.
The story that Anne Frank’s
diary covers is spread over a
three-year period during World
War II. Anne, a 13-year-old Jew
ish girl, was forced into hiding
over a factory-in Amsterdam with
her family and four other people.
In two acts, three years are cov
ered.
The diary has been translated
into all the major languages of
the world and has been made into
a movie.
Anne Frank has become the
symbol of senseless persecution
and hatred throughout the world.
Foundations have been set up in
her name all over Holland, and
the refuge where she stayed has
been made into one of the chief
tourist attractions in Holland.
Seniors Vote
On Dedication
A new procedure for the selec
tion of a person to whom the col
lege yearbook will be dedicated
has been instituted by the editors.
Members of the senior class are
currently balloting on their choice.
If the first vote does not in
dicate a clear-cut preference, a
second ballot, listing the three
most frequently nominated per
sons, will be distributed to the 150
members of the class. Editor Gary
Goodwin said. Results will be kept
secret until the formal presenta
tion next spring.
Dedications in recent years have
been the choice of the yearbook
editors and advisor.
Commission
Acts Twice
Cafeteria lines and fire escapes
were discussed by the Student
Commission Monday night.
Commissioners agreed that it is
difficult to find the end of a cafe
teria line when students sit at
tables while waiting for the lines
to open. They requested that lines
be formed around the walls and
decreed that anyone sitting at a
table away from the wall will be
considered out of line.
The lack of a fire escape in the
left wing of Huffman was men
tioned, and a recommendation was
made that the faculty’s Safety
Committee be consulted.
At its Oct. 28 meeting the
Commission noted that keeping
the library open until 11 p.m. is
not justified by use and voted to
permit varsity athletes to break
line in the cafeteria following
their afternoon practice sessions.
Mars Hill’s delegation to the
state BSU convention last week in
Greensboro made news with a sub
stitute motion regarding racial
tension in the South.
The action began when the
BSU group from the University of
North Carolina offered for adop
tion a letter addressed to the BSU
of Alabama in its state conven
tion.
Mars Hillians, joined by stu
dents from several other colleges,
found the communication not
quite to their liking and prompt
ly drafted a substitute letter and
offered it for adoption. After
considerable discussion the Mars
Hill letter was accepted. A subse
quent motion even asked that it
be adapted and sent to all of the
other state BSU organizations
within the Southern Baptist Con
vention.
The letter is as follows:
Dear Fellow Baptist Students;
Because of the present racial
crisis in the South, and recogniz
ing that the numerical predomi
nance of Baptists in Alabama and
in North Carolina places us in a
role of unique responsibility, we
therefore:
1. Pledge our prayerful support
to you as you seek to make a rele-
Mars Hillians
Attend Retreat\
Four Mars Hillians will attend
the International Student Retreat
at Williamsburg, Va., during
Thanksgiving holidays.
Stella Lamb and Yuck Pon Wu
will be accompanied by Miss Snel-
son, and Susan Walker will serve
as a hostess.
The retreat will include lectures
and a tour of the city, giving the
international students an oppor
tunity to learn more about U. S.
history and to acquaint themselves
with each other.
Convention Will Elect Trustees
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Wake Forest College will be in
the spotlight when the Baptists of
North Carolina gather in Wilming
ton next week for their annual
convention, but Mars Hill will
claim a share of the attention of
the messengers.
Of foremost importance locally
will be the convention’s election
of seven new trustees to replace
the group whose four-year terms
are expiring.
The convention’s committee on
nominations will offer the follow
ing names: John Corbett of Mar
shall, the Rev. Charles B. Tram
mel of Burnsville, E. Lee Cain of
Asheville, Herman R. Eggers of
Boone, Walter N. Long of Bel
mont, Mrs. O. Leon Seymour of
Southern Pines and J. David Tay
lor of Charlotte.
Those whose terms are expir
ing are Dr. Robert Seymour of
Chapel Hill, former pastor of the
Mars Hill Baptist Church, Dr.
Carlyle Marney of Charlotte, Mrs.
T. H. Broyhill of Lenoir, W. R.
Chambers of Marion, the Rev. W.
F. Woodall of Gastonia, C. C. Wall
of Lexington and C. G. Fox of
Hickory.
Another trustee. Dr. W. Perry
Crouch of Asheville, will be nomi
nated for the important position
of general secretary of the con
vention. Pastor of the First Bap
tist Church of Asheville, Dr.
Crouch has been especially active
in a fund-raising drive for Mars
Hill during the last two years.
The more lively discussions of
the convention, however, are ex
pected to center on Wake Forest.
The administration and trustees
of the institution are seeking a
constitutional change which will
permit the election of out-of-state
residents and non-Baptists to the
school’s board of trustees. This is
necessary, they say, if the college
is to obtain the funds needed to
become a top notch university
with a good graduate program.
Opponents of the proposal see
the change as the first step in the
college’s separation from the de
nomination. A lively struggle is
expected to precede the voting.
Other items on the agenda,
overshadowed by the Wake Forest
proposal, will include a recom
mendation from the Christian Life
Committee that the convention go
on record as opposing capital pun
ishment and a request from the
General Board (the convention’s
board of directors) for permission
to sell the Baptist headquarters
building in Raleigh.
Dr. Blackwell and the Rev.
Charles Davis are planning to at
tend the convention.
vant Christian witness in the midst
of racial conflict.
2. Request your prayers on our
behalf as we seek to deal redemp-
tively with racial tensions in our
own state.
3. Invite you to join us in fos
tering a sense of concern for hu
man dignity and equality in our
Baptist Student Unions, and in
promoting understanding between
men of different races in our
communities by working with in
dividuals and groups toward the
removal of attitudes and prac
tices which stand in the way of
racial harmony and peace.
With best wishes for a success
ful convention, we are
Yours in Christ,
One of the Greensboro news
papers later called the Mars Hill
letter “a watered down version,”
but Mars Hill BSU president Dan
Keels insists that it was drafted
and offered in good faith with
hopes of making some contribu
tion to a better climate of race
relations.
In addition to the letter action
the convention also voted to co
operate with the Foreign Mission
Board in a special Korean Proj
ect. A work camp of eight men
and women will be sent from
North Carolina for 10 weeks next
summer to build a community
building in a Korean village to be
used for worship and other com
munity activities. The cost of this
project will be $10,000, which is
to be raised by the BSU groups
on college campuses throughout
the state.
News Briefs:
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Two members of the MHC
Chapter of -the Student NEA will
be on program at the state con
vention in Raleigh next Saturday,
Nov. 16. They are Susan Walker
and Jim Bone.
A Southern Baptist missionary
to Korea, Miss Lucy Wagner, will
speak to the Young Woman’s Aux
iliary in the.student parlor at Fox
Dorm at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.
A 1965 appointee. Miss Wagner
makes her home in Seoul but trav
els widely throughout the country.
She will be accompanied here by
the state YWA director. Miss
Sarah Hobbs.
Dan Finch was elected president
of the Young Democrats Club at
its organizational meeting last
week. Other officers chosen were
Delois Harris, vice president; Tim
Haithcock, secretary; Reid Potter,
treasurer; and Jo Wells, reporter.
Shortly after their election Dan
and Reid represented the club at
the state-wide YDC convention in
Charlotte.
An exhibit of graphic arts will
be the November display in the
art gallery on the second floor of
Moore Auditorium and Fine Arts
Building.
Beginning tomorrow, 25 wood
cuts by five Winston-Salem print-
makers will be on display.