An
All-American
Newspaper
CThe Hilltop
Published by the Students of Mars Hill College
Beginning
Its Fortieth
Year
Volume XXXX
MARS HILL. N. C.. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1965
Number 1
Homecoming Beauties Are Chosen
Dozen Newcomers
Run Faculty to 83
A dozen new faculty members
two others returning from
fiaves of absence have boated
college teaching sta:M/to an
®*l-time high of 83. ^
t-leven of these fiH vacancies
^*"cated by three retirements, a
®ath, two leaves of absence, a
“"ansfer to the administrative
^^■aff and four resignations. The
other three represent expansion
the teaching force.
The two returning from gradu-
^'•6 study are Joseph Taylor of
science department, who has
the
h,
cen Working on a doctorate in
lology for the last two years at
uhurn University, and Mrs. Lou
aerrell, who recently received a
Rasters degree in education from
Ppalachian State Teachers Col-
Men’s Club
Activated
, Sigma Kappa Lambda, men’s so
cial
Service club formed on the
®-^pus last spring, will under-
its first project today, co-
Pcrating with the Mars Hill
j’^oman’s Club in improving the
Community Center.
Other projects already on the
dub'
to
s schedule include assistance
Some elderly persons in the
^Wiinunity and the preparation
float for the homecoming
^^’•ade Oct. 9.
p •'According to President Bill
t^’^^^t, the club is currently in
® *nidst of a membership rush.
16 charter members held a
Th,
8et-i
acquainted social for fresh-
and transfer students (male)
arsday night as the first step
, ''’ard inducting 10 new mem-
oers.
i club’s membership was in-
htionally limited to 26 to pro-
, a closer working relation-
P® and to encourage the for-
•on of similar clubs. Other
cers of the club include David
Shi
Piati
offi,
Cl
P ^PP> vice president; Larry
, ^d. Secretary; Paul Thompson,
®asurer; and C. K. Caldwell,
'^''aplain.
^ similar organization for
is designated as Sigma
lege at Boone.
The newcomers, their educa
tional background and teaching
areas are as follows:
Dr. Robert J. Carner, BA and
MA, University of Virignia, MA
and PhD, Harvard, modern lan
guages; Miss Constance Constant,
BA and MA in library science.
University of Michigan, acting
librarian; Miss Joyce Faggioni,
BA and MM, Florida State, music.
William D. Higdon, BA, Ten
nessee Temple College, ThM,
Dallas Theological Seminary, MM,
University of Tennessee, math;
Mrs. Betty Jean Hughes, BS and
MA, Appalachian, English; Miss
Beatrice Hutzler, BS, Western
Kentucky State, MS, University
of Kentucky, biology.
Robert Kramer, BA and MA,
Mississippi State, modern lan
guages; Dale A. Roberts, BA,
Furman, MM, East Carolina,
music; Dalmuth Shealy Jr., BS,
Carson-Newman, MA, Peabody,
physical education; Paul Sorrells,
BA, Lenoir-Rhyne, BD, South
eastern Seminary, MA, Western
Carolina, English.
Joel Stegall, BA, Wake Forest,
MME, North Texas State, music;
Mrs. Marian Tisdale, BA, Drake
University, MA, UNC at Chapel
Hill, modern languages.
In addition to the teachers sev
eral persons have joined the gen
eral staff in recent months. These
include Mrs. Ossie Ponder in the
Student Center, Mrs. Brenda Mc
Leod in the public relations de
partment; Miss Sarah Cabe, a ’65
graduate, in the library; Mrs.
Vera Houck, hostess in Huffman.
Alumni Killed
Two recent Mars Hill students,
well known to many juniors and
seniors now on campus, were
killed last week in separate auto
mobile accidents.
Gary Frank Tucker of State
Road, N. C., a senior who dropped
out of school during the 1964-65
school year, was killed in a
crash near Statesville.
Reginald Christian Haynes of
Acworth, Ga., a sophomore dur
ing the 1963-64 session, died in
a smash-up in Georgia.
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The 1965 Football Queen, Betty Pate (left), and the 1965 Home
coming Queen, Judy Hill, will share the spotlight during an event-
filled homecoming celebration two weeks from today.
Radio Goal Within View
A campus radio station, spon
sored by the Student Government
Association, has moved from the
planning stage to the preparation
stage and should be in operation
before too long.
First suggested last spring by
Craig Covey, then of the sopho
more class, the idea won admin
istrative council approval and fi
nancial support from SGA.
Most recent developments have
been the location of a studio-con
trol room in one corner of the
publications office in the Monta
gue Building and the preparation
of the room for utilization as a
station control center. The room
was originally constructed for a
similar station established in
1958 and is well-suited for the
needs of the newly proposed
station.
Covey worked on the project
while attending summer school,
securing donations of parts and
equipment and consulting the ap
propriate persons on the college
staff.
He returned to the campus
early this month and began im
proving and remodeling the con
trol room, installing insulation
and sound proofing and setting
up broadcasting equipment.
Completion of the task of set
ting up a station should take
Summer Commencement Adds 48 Grads
^ill
the first time since Mars
became a senior college de-
Qj®®® Were awarded at the close
JIq ®*inimer school in August.
,y'®ight persons qualified, in-
***& 19 for Bachelor of Arts,
ojj for Bachelor of Science and
® for Bachelor of Music,
be complete list is as follows:
BA
Brassell, Mrs. Janette
!>^®bner, Mrs. Corina Capote,
^ Sue Cummings, Linda Lou
Davis, Joe David Fore, Judy Gid-
dens, Mrs. Linda Rape Glenn,
Janice Karen Green, Eva Mc
Intosh, Mrs. Mary McKinney,
Emily Mizell, Paul Nuckolls,
Stephen Parker, Brenda Pope,
Dianne Price, Billy Sellers, Mac
Watson and Mrs. Lola Wilde.
BS
Harry Alban, Judy Ball, Van
Carroll, Benny Mac Carter, David
Cox, Casey Frederick, Bill Har
vey, Linda Gail Haynie, Dale
Henson, LaDonna Jenkins, Al
bert Marion Kinker, Don Love,
Jimmy McCarson, Leonard Ed
wards.
John McLaughlin, Don Melton,
Nancy Morgan, Tommy Moncrief,
Mrs. Iva June Morrow Neill,
Harold Renfro, Sharon Purcell,
Benny Roberts, Thomas Shinn,
Rex Sprinkle, Perry Steen, Harry
Taylor, Glenn Thrush and Carter
Eugene Wilson.
BM
Edward Wyatt Alexander.
several more weeks, but a new
voice for Mars Hill College stu
dents is definitely on the way.
The 1958 station operated from
the same location. A transmitter
in the attic of one of the gprls’
dorms and one in the attic of
Melrose gave good coverage of
the campus but limited broadcast
to the campus, which was a re
quirement set by the Federal
Communications Commission. The
station played “quiet” music and
broadcast campus news and an
nouncements. The new station
will presumably follow a similar
format.
Photography
Concluding
Monday, Sept. 27, will be the
final day of picture taking for
the 1966 Laurel, Editor Tracy
Heath announced this week.
Any student or faculty mem
ber who has not been photo
graphed should have his picture
made Monday, even though he
has not received an appointment
notice.
Proofs of the individual pic
tures are being shown in the
Montague Building as soon as
each roll of film is returned by
the processor. Cards filled out
at the time the pictures were
made are being sent to the in
dividual as his or her proof is
ready.
Photographer Russ Johnson of
Asheville asks that each person
adhere as closely as possible to
the time schedule shown on his
or her proof notice.
A pose for the yearbook will
be selected by the photogrrapher
for any person who falls to come
by and indicate his own choice.
A price list will be displayed
with the proofs and prints may
be ordered for delivery before
Christmas, Johnson said.
Homecoming festivities, just
two weeks away, were assured
an eye-catching lineup of lovely
coeds with the selection this week
of the homecoming queen, a foot
ball queen and four attendants.
Judy Hill, junior from Mt.
Airy, was elected homecoming
queen Tuesday in campus-wide
balloting. Betty Pate, junior
from Kannapolis, Wednesday be
came the choice of the grid team
to reign as football queen.
The attendants, one represent
ing each class, were to have been
picked at class meetings Thurs
day, too late to be included here.
Plans are being made by both
faculty and student groups for a
big homecoming celebration on
Saturday, Oct. 9.
A letter from President Hoyt
Blackwell will be mailed by the
Alumni Office next week to for
mer students and friends of the
college, inviting them to the
campus for the occasion.
Highlight of the homecoming
observance will be the dedication
of the new football stadium just
before the opening kickoff of the
game between Mars Hill and Car
son-Newman. The pre-game cere
monies, including the crowning
of the Rat Queen, are scheduled
at 2:15 p.m. sharp. Kickoff will
be at 2:30.
The long-awaited opening of
the 3500-seat stadium with its
beautiful gridiron will see the
athletic department honor all
former varsity athletes, who will
be seated in a reserved section
and recognized during the game.
Halftime will be utilized for
the traditional crowning of the
homecoming and football queens.
Band Director Wayne Pressley
has invited the Carson-Newman
band to perform.
Lyceum series entertainment
scheduled that night will feature
the Don Shirley Trio.
Founders Day, usually observed
in connection with homecoming,
will be celebrated at a special
convocation chapel on Tuesday
(Oct. 12) following homecoming.
Guest speaker will be Dr. Dale H.
Gramley, president of Salem Col
lege in Winston-Salem.
ID Followup
Consolidated
Requests for duplicate iden
tification cards and any ques
tions pertaining to ID cards
should be made to Mrs. William
Lynch in the office of the dean
of students, according to Walter
Smith, director of publicity, who
coordinated the ID card process
during registration.
Anyone losing his or her card
should see Mrs. Lynch at once,
he said; anyone finding a card
should return it to the owner or
turn it in to Mrs. Lynch. Any
student withdrawing from school
is requested to turn in the ID
card when checking out through
the bursar’s office.
Replacement of a lost card can
be accomplished in only a few
minutes but will cost $1.