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I 24, ISElprU 24, 1965 THE HILLTOP. MARS HILL COLLEGE, MARS HILL. N. C. Page Three r Scratchpad Scribblings... as Kuth Delene Richardson has awarded an assistantship in ■’icrtion fi education at the Uni- ciation Tennessee for 1965-66. id interei* studying there for a j degree. Qv on 0^ T ® r Jerry C. Davis, a graduating -I *'>ned student, also has been the SW larded a $2,500 assistantship at to a tit le Knoxville campus. progr^ Congratulations to George Kin- 3St on of the education department, jonizatiollo y,;il receive the Doctor of ) the “W6 ‘^Ucation degree at Florida State *"rersity commencement exer- , but tiirf'« Monday. He is a specialist ^ comparatively new area, so- ^ foundations of education, ^hile handing out felicitations, sliould send one to sophomore Keller on his recent mar- Se to Linda Reid of Asheville, •^ust be spring fever! "lars Hill coeds were promi- in last Sunday’s society of the Asheville Citizen- ires eve- lelop os s in SG^ of you '• , Throu ig the ill be fc; ire in tb' lokshire ity )tist- '*• Announced were the en- ^^ftients of first term grad Jean Crawford, senior Corn, sophomore Mary I '*'a Edwards and Alumna Ja- I Edwards and the marriage ,.*'eshman-in-64 Anne Corn. t involve* ial :d — I Emma will wed sopho- 1 James Clouse; Janie will peop ® ex-student Wayne Mer- who is now stationed with 'Army in Germany. machines that sing and TT- 1 ' addition to their usual Volun , were viewed by members i.Business Honor Club dur- Ali P I a recent field trip. 1C OpP®*' 'll > make n and lal —- ® “ , ei! ch hol! iple. H,]; being V'aroiina win ue on in« d Forel I PUj today for the annual Jun- f^Koir Festival, sponsored by ill go 0'^'; s orouJl hopter Jl first sho'! ed in ivides imdef ITS. the dir«J naries die ^jH^'Jaic Department of the Bap- Convention. they ce in nt to they dng d in hors, vf>‘ medi‘ print® a Sic cpZ ,liege **5 aturity;.-! need- . ipS |C inistn gned J 'el chll,: leos,^ ig 'Box tiono* ^ The ma- * Were part of the scenery *Juestion-and-answer tour of three-floor office building at American Enka Corp. plant ^est of Asheville. ’**'dreds of youngsters from H, Vh, H ®s throughout Western Carolina will be on the *^t Weekend saw a mass ex- of Mars Hillians heading for the beach, home or visiting friends. The campus had only a sprinkling of students, but those who chose to stay enjoyed the warm spring sunshine, two Lion baseball victories, and a nice peaceful holiday in general. New Classical Club (Greek and Latin) officers are Jane Fleming, president; Dave Clapp, vice presi dent; Mike Teague, publicity and membership chairman; Bessie Cline, secretary-treasurer. Mr. Farkas will speak to the History Club Thursday night on “The Life of a Refugee.” During spring vacation, two of our boys took an interesting sight seeing tour. Starting in Salisbury, N. C., they wound up three days later in Columbia, S. C., via bicy cles. Tony Yates and Gene Rich ardson report that, except for the rain on Monday and the sleet on Wednesday, things worked out fine. While riding they stopped at Monroe, where they spent their first night; Kershaw, S. C., where they visited Faye Shaw; and Camden, S. C., where they visited Cherrie Moore and Pat Atkinson. Both say the only part that got sore was the seat. Meet Attracts SGA Officers It’s off to Gatlinburg, Tenn., for three days for the new SGA officers April 29-May 1. Repre senting Mars Hill at the Southern Union SGA Conference will be president, Chris Pappas; vice-pres ident, Arthur Earp; secretary, Mary Lynn Bunting; and treas urer, Louis Turner. The SUSGA, with headquarters in Birmingham, is composed of schools from all over the south. The purpose of the three-day con ference will be the orientation of newly-elected officers in addition to the opportunity to acquire new I ideas for the betterment of stu- »dent government. BUNION’S TRADITIONAL SHOP Now Serving Mars HiU With Shirts by Sero and Creighton. An Assortment of Suits. Sport Coots and Other Accessories Now Featuring A Sale on All Winter Merchandise *• ■i- 4- >*• * t * * *■ *■ * •F •j* >F >F H* >F •j- •i- *• •i- *■ Headquarters for Hairsprays of all Kinds and Sun Tan Lotions and Oils MARS HILL PHARMACY V >3- >*• •h >h * •h >i* H- *■ 4- 4* 4* 4> 4» 4* 4- 4- 4- 4- 4- 4" 4- 4" 4* 4* 4- 4> 4* 4* 4- 4- 4- Old Interest, New Instrument Has Narkinsky Searching The Heavens by Bessie Cline Stargazing seems a rather un usual hobby but it has proved to be of exceptional interest to Sam Narkinsky of the math depart ment. Last week when many Mars Hillians were gazing at the moon, Mr. Narkinsky was out with his new telescope, but learning much more about the stars than the students. Mr. Narkinsky’s interest in as tronomy began to develop when he was in the third or fourth grade and first began to read about the stars and planets. He memorized everything he could about the solar systems although he admits not much of his store of knowledge was understood. During junior high his hobby was all but forsaken, but when he entered high school, it was re vived by the vast number of new books and courses he found. It was at this time that he bought a four-inch reflector and began his intense study. But an abrupt end came to his hobby when his broth er broke the reflector. College offered more courses which Mr. Narkinsky either took or audited. Majoring in physics at the University of Illinois enriched his astronomical knowledge be cause of the obvious overlapping of the subjects. In graduate school his time was devoted entirely to math and his hobby suffered once again. After coming to MHC, Mr. Nar kinsky found a series of advanced books on astronomy in the li brary. While reading these, he wrote to several companies in quiring about telescopes. The price range had jumped from $175 to approximately $325 but for a better instrument. About two months ago he finally purchased a long-dreamed-of eight-inch reflec tor. It has a magnification power of from 60-400, but the atmos phere here is so turbulent that only once has the power been to even 240. With a high power in such an atmosphere, the images are greatly distorted so the lower powers prove better. Planets seem to interest most astronomers, but Mr. Narkinsky enjoys figuring out the various clusters of stars in the Milky Way or the galaxie of which the earth is a part. Currently he is study ing the Beehive, a part of the con stellation Cancer which can be V' “Better take off that shower cap I use for a cover,” Mr. Narkinsky says to Ron Gaylor as he starts to look through the eight-inch reflector. The delicate instrument was about to give Ron a good look at the planet Mars. seen easily now. Double stars, or a star around which another rotates, also in terest him. Mizar, the second star in the handle of the Big Dipper, has a double which has no name but also has a smaller star beside it that resembles a double. Both Mizar and the little stars are visi ble and were used by the Indians as a test for eyesight. The Greeks referred to Mizar as the “horse and rider” because the little star seemed to be riding Mizar. In studying the planets Mr. Nakinsky says one can see about 90 per cent of the surface of Mars, valleys on Venus, rings on Saturn (although they appear flat now), Jielts and moons on Uran us, Jupiter and Neptune, but some are very dim at this season. Many people protest that they have never seen a meteor, but according to Mr. Narinsky several appear every night. He stated that recently he saw a meteor fall from directly overhead to about a quar ter of the way to the horizon. It sent pieces flying from it, the brightness which was greater than a full moon. Many Persides or meteor showers are expected dur ing the summer. I DO YOU PLAN TO RETURN | I TO MARS HILL NEXT FALL? | J Hove your winter clothes stored in our cold storage vault— AR fuUy insured! Pay for them when you return next Fall. ||l •f* 4 MARS HILL CLEANERS CaU 689-2611 for Pick-Up + 4* 4 t + 4* 4 4* 4 4 4* 4 4 4 4 4 4« 4 4 4> MARS THEATRE April 24 April 26 - 27 ■ April 29 • 30 May 1 May 3-4-5 May 6-7 May 8 28 It's a Mad. Mad, Mad, World Behold a Pale Horse Becket The Outlaws Are Coming The Finest Hours Love Has Many Faces Disorderly, Orderly One Showing at 7:30 p.m. — Mon. through Sot. Last on the list of observations was the moon, but it seems to be the most outstanding to Mr. Nar kinsky and MHC students. He has seen one large crater, mountains, and rills or large cracks similar to the Grand Canyon. He said it wasn’t good to look at a full moon because the eyes became dazzled by the brightness. Better observance comes when the moon is either a quarter or half full and there are shadows on it. (Obvious ly he means it is harmful to look at a full moon through a tele scope—not from under a tree or some romantic spot.) When asked about observing conditions, there was only one major complaint. Cars have head lights and when as many as 200 or 300 come by in two hours, it is rather disturbing. Anyone who takes the Green Valley Road out of Mars Hill rather than driving past Mr. Narkinsky’s house on the other route out toward Asheville will be greatly appreciated by Mars Hill’s foremost local star gazer. Help In Math Still Available Are you worried, frustrated? Can you not do your math home work? Take math help sessions sponsored by the math majors and learn your problems away! Three more sessions are slated: May 10 with Jim Blankenship, Cathy Gilman and C. J. Goodman serving as the instructors; May 13 with Barkley Hendrix, Linda Mills and Katanyu Pongstaphone helping; and May 17 with Shirley Sorrells, Jerry Ellege and Anita Walker assisting the students. The help sessions will be held from 7:30 to 9:00 in Room 36 of the Science Building. Others who have assisted earlier this spring are Gary Broadwell, Richard Kelley, Jean Potts, Genn Thrush, Jim Wilson, Bill Huson, Terry Foltz, Glenn Ragsdale, Truett West, Stewart Fleetwood, Dalen Chiang, Mary Ann Shearon, David Cox, Troy Parham and Doug Justice.
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