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uters need Sth from Hong Kong, will become better acquainted with Thanks-
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tlolidays Begin
bracing the minds of the stu
dent body and is successfully
squeezing out all thoughts other
than those dealing with the mass
exodus which will take place Wed
nesday noon (Nov. 27), when
Thanksgiving holidays officially
begin. No doubt it will be with
mixed emotions that students and
faculty members return to classes
on Monday morning, Dec. 2.
The Thanksgiving observance
on campus will begin Tuesday
morning when a special dramati
zation, ‘The Rock of Plymouth,”
is presented in chapel. The script
was compiled from various his
torical selections and was ar
ranged for dramatic presentation
by Mrs. Elizabeth Watson of the
drama department.
The cast will include the BSU
ligious drama class as Indians and
several children of faculty and
staff members as Pilgrim children.
Charles Stevens will narrate,
and Arils Suttles will play the
part of Governor William Brad
ford.
The play calls attention to the
“true rock of Plymouth” which
is visualized in the body of cour
ageous Pilgrims and not in the
physical rock which all the visi
tors to Plymouth see.
The play opens on the May
flower as it sails toward America.
It depicts the signing of the May
flower Pact, the landing of the
Pilgrims and the greetings of the
Indians with whom peace is made.
It recalls the story of how the
Indians taught the Pilgrims to
grow corn, and it closes with the
observance of the first Thanks
giving Day, which has become a
traditional holiday in the United
States.
The presentation of this new
Thanksgiving drama will mark
the end of one tradition at Mars
Hill and, perhaps, the beginning
of another. It will be the first
time in 35 years that a pageant
entitled “Lest We Forget,” adapt
ed by Dr. Ella Pierce of the Eng
lish department, has not been pre
sented as part of the on-campus
Thanksgiving observance.
Until three years ago the col
lege did not schedule Thanksgiv
ing holidays. Homecoming was
observed on Thanksgiving and the
pageant and the homecoming foot
ball game were the big items on
the agenda.
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MARS HILL. N. C.. SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 23. 1963
Number 6
^ich. Choirs, Orchestra
'Ian Special Performance
JTwo special musical programs
? on the campus calendar dur-
the next few weeks.
|Ienor Robert C. Rich, voice in-
AUER director of the tour-
weeks ago. ’’ ^nd chapel choirs, -will
po-wer of a faculty recital of
le hod a persC ^ P-»»- Tuesday (Nov.
d himself a CC Spainhour Hall.
Among the selections Mr. Rich
nance -was ^ group of songs
3 felt the Donna Robertson,
lay boll -withmusic faculty. She will
y picking ^*m on the piano,
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■^ecovered fuu\ I vri c
nories of Aue^ -L-/Adll J &
onding defen^^t Here
e request, S Education majors and other
_°spective public school teach-
the student body will have
‘ opportunity to take the Na-
mal Teacher Examinations on
ir campus in February, John
°ugh, head of the education de-
announced recently.
Mars Hill is one of numerous
s ing centers throughout the
' Jon designated for administer-
e the exams. In addition to
u ents, teachers and other pros-
-0 s from off campus may take
exams here. The one-day
eiJt -will be held in the library
p.j..|,.j..j,.j,.|„|..j,44Jditorium.
More and more school systems
•J^oss the nation are requiring
icants for teaching positions
i submit scores on these exams,
1 Hough explained, and it is
Sood idea for education majors
ake them while still in col-
ge.
Th
^ _ e common exams cover pro-
jjjformation, general cul-
“rh* , expression and non-
“ al reasoning. In addition to
rie^ candidate may take
t'J^o optional exams des-
’ ^ test mastery of a par-
•^ular subject field.
PPlication for the exams may
1 Placement Office
in d Building. A bulle-
gjy ^Scribing registration pro-
ig giving sample ques-
•!'++++++++‘' ® available there.
den;
ypes.
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The second musical perform
ance is scheduled in the main au
ditorium at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday,
Dec. 8. It is the annual program
of Christmas music involving the
College Choir, better known as
the touring choir, the College Or
chestra and the Campus Choir.
The touring choir -will sing
“The Christmas Story” by Hein
rich; the other choir and the or
chestra will combine in the pres
entation of “The Magnificat” by
Bach. The orchestra is conducted
by Douglas Therrell, a new mem
ber of the music department.
Soloists in “The Magnificat”
will include Mrs. Dorothy Roberts
of the music faculty, Angharad
Carmichael, Ron Jackson, Linda
James, Mary Beth Brundage,
Aileene Lawson and Carolyn
Rhodes. Ed Alexander mil have
the part of the evangelist in “The
Christmas Story.”
The performances will be open
to residents of the community and
other off-campus visitors as well
as members of the student body
and faculty.
Normally the Hilltop is pub
lished twice each month; how
ever, because of Thanksgiving
and Christmas holidays and
exams early in the New Year
there will be only one issue
each during December and
January. The December issue
is scheduled for the 14th and
the January issue for the 18th.
40 Coeds To Compete
For ‘Miss Laurel’ Title
Four Societies
Plan Plays
The four literary societies,
which were recently Integrated
into two brother-sister organiza
tions, will combine their total
pool of talent for the presenta
tion of a joint anniversary pro
gram in the auditorium on Dec.
13, at 8 p.m.
Planned around the theme,
“Two Faces of Drama,” the pro
gram wil consist of two one-act
plays, one comic and the other
tragic.
The comedy, “The Glowin’
Darkies,” is a minstrel, written
by a group of Nonpareils. It will
be directed by Mary Ann Hol
land and Dianne Haviland.
The tragedy, entitled “Another
Man Done Gone,” was written
by Bill Deans.
A total of 40 coeds have been
nominated for “Miss Laurel of
1964,” contest director John
Lackey announced Wednesday.
A beauty pageant for prelimi
nary judging to reduce the total
to seven finalists will be held in
Moore Auditorium on Friday
night, Dec. 6.
The nominees and their spon
sors are as follows: Stella Lam,
AGO; Alice Swofford, Art Club;
Penny Ellison, Brass Ensemble;
Art Club Is
'Reorganized
The Art Club has recently been
reorganized with Craig Greene as
president and Robert Haycraft as
faculty advisor.
Its purpose is to promote cam
pus wide interest in art as well
as to provide an opportunity, by
way of a spring Sidewalk Exhibit,
for those members of the faculty
and student body who are not tak
ing college are courses to show
their work with that of the Art
Department’s regular students.
Membership is open to anyone
who is interested.
Campus Briefs: MHC Is ‘Stocked’
Mars Hill recently became one
of 600 private colleges across the
nation to receive support from the
Aid to Education program of
Sears Roebuck and Co. Twenty
shares of Commonwealth Edison
stock were presented to the col
lege by Curtis J. Dolan, manager
of the store in Asheville and fath
er of freshman Donald Dolan.
6:30 p.m. each Sunday in the
Beige Room of the Mars Hill Bap
tist Church.
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New officers for the Westmin
ster Fellowship were elected last
Sunday: Frederick Ray, president;
Rachel Levy, secretary-treasurer;
Malcolm Watson and Dianne Kel
ly, program co-chairmen.
The Fellowship’s program for
the next two weeks will center
on the book. Your God Is Too
Small, by J. B. Phillips. Visitors
are welcomed to the programs at
New officers of the Home Eco
nomics Chapter, elected Monday
night, are Karen Harker, presi
dent; Glenda Robinette, first vice
chairman; Dianne Fletcher, sec
ond vice chairman; Betty Deans,
secretary; Lula Dickens, treasur
er; Pam Howell, devotional chair
man; Jo Wells, reporter; Barbara
Talley, historian; and Alia Wea
ver, refreshments committee chair
man.
Next chapter meeting is sched
uled for Dec. 2.
meeting of the Student National
Education Association on Wednes
day evening, Dec. 4. He will dis
cuss a recent trip to Russia. The
public is Invited.
Mr. Adams, acting head of the
music department, will represent
Mars Hill at the 39th annual meet
ing of the National Association
of Schools of Music in Chicago,
Nov. 29-30.
John M. Hough, Sr., the father
of Mars Hill’s department of ed
ucation chairman, will speak at a
A special window display, call
ing attention to the Mars Hill vs.
Western Carolina football game
tonight, has been shown this week
by Belk’s Department Store in
Asheville. A similar display, fea
turing the homecoming game, was
exhibited in October.
Judy Chandler, Business Club;
Margaret Bruce, Campus Choir;
Linda Boone, Commuters; Glenda
Robinette, Concert Band; Mimi
Jones, Dramateers; Patsy McDow
ell, Edna Moore Dorm.
Kay Brooks, French Club; Nan
cy Trotter, Fox Dorm; Judy Hill,
Huffman Dorm; Brenda Grass, In
ternational Relations Club; Kay
Dixon, Junior Class; Polly Peach,
M-Club; Ann Johnson, the March
ing Band; Pam Howell, Melrose
Dorm; Nancy Bates, MENC; Pat
Russell, Myers Dorm.
Ruth Ramirez, NEA; Susan
Walker, Nonpareil-Euthalia; Mar
sha Ezell, Senior Class; Dell Broy-
hill, Spilman Dorm; Judy Baber,
Stage Band; Penny Crasrton,
Stroup Dorm; Gloria Rotan, Tour
ing Choir; Kathy Dunevant, Treat
Dorm; Sara Sellers, WRA; Elaine
Teague, YRC.
Jo Wells, Home Economics
Chapter; Grace Carter, Day Stu
dents; Beverly BeShears, Hum
phrey House; Elaine Mize, Fresh
man Class; Ann Mize, Jarvis
House; Janet Snead, Orchestra;
Linda Jam.es, Orpheon Club; Car-
en Ownby, Science Club; Karen
Harker, Scriblerus Club; Jean
Lowndes; Cathy Powell, Wood
wind Ensemble.
During the pageant the con
testants will parade before a panel
of off-campus judges. Each girl
will appear twice, once in street
clothes and once in evening gown.
Senior Arlis Suttles, an an
nouncer for Radio Station WLOS
in Asheville, will be master of
ceremonies. He will introduce the
contestants and “Miss Laurel of
1963,” Mary Horton, will describe
each girl’s attire. Mrs. Pat Ezell
will assist the contestants back-
stage.
Eight brief entertainment acts
will be interspersed throughout
the parade of beauties. Music will
be provided by the stage band.
“We are planning the program
carefully and will try to keep it
around two hours long,” explained
Lackey, director of the contest
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