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Vol. XLII. No. 1
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Mike Swaim, junior from Thomasville, newly-appointed editor
of the 1968 Laurel, looks over a variety of materials he and his
staff will be using in putting together the 210-page picture book.
Off to an early start, the staff has already decided upon a cover
design and the basic layout of the book. Keys Printing Co. of
Greenville, S. C., will be the printer for the lithographed publi
cation, which will contain some full-color engravings and a second
color in various places throughout the format.
Greek Tragedy Due Next
The second drama performance
to be presented this year Oct. 12-
13 by the Mars Hill drama de
partment will be “Antigone,” a
Greek tragedy from Sophocles’
41 Achieve
Dean's List
Forty-one students who have
returned for the 1967-68 school
year have been named to the
Dean’s Honor List for the spring
Semester.
Those achieving the academic
distinction include the following:
Sophomores: John Britton, Cyn
thia Byler, Leslie Cook, Sandra
Coston, Cynthia Floyd, Jack
Gaines, Delores Griffin, Denise
Kornegay, Reid Laney, Marilyn
Jo Lonon, Cynthia Miller, Patricia
Iteavis, Joyce Sorrells, Gary Stur-
Sis, Virgil Styles, Garland Wil
liams, Jr.
Juniors: Linda Alt, Diane Co-
'van, Diane Eubanks, Ida Hearn,
Sandra Kiser, David Smith, Bren-
Ja Wilson.
Seniors: Ronald Aldridge, Re
becca Bergen, Wanda Brown,
Thomas Byerly, Beverly Cansler,
Charles Durant, Barbara Fox,
Sylvia Fulbright, Judy Henson,
Catherine Martin, Bee Mayo, Kay
Teppers, James Claude Richard-
“^on, John Standi, Wayne Strick-
lor, Patricia Waldrop, Carolyn
Warner, Brenda Withers.
Regular students having a qual
ity point ratio of 2.5 on a mini-
^'lum of 12 hours and having no
krade below C are placed on the
biean’s List at the close of the
homester.
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Teaching Force Expands to 95
trilogy, “The Theban Plays.”
The cast includes: Linda Duck,
Antigone; Katie Swafford, Is-
mene; Ken Goble, Creon; Brick
Tilley, Haemon; Larry Hulls,
Tiresias; Michael Cox, boy lead
ing Tiresias; Ted Castles, a sen
try; Dan Hayes, a messenger; Pat
Tullus, Eurydice; Joe Bingham,
leader of chorus; Wayne Slagle
and Bill Thomas, soldiers; Charles
Watkins, attendant to Creon;
Deborah Compton, attendant to
Eurydice; David Jones, Perry
White, and Tommy Cavalaris,
slaves to Creon; and Andy Biro
and Ron Pulliam, messengers.
The tragedy involves a king
who is trying desperately to up
hold the integrity of the state
against treason but who, in so do
ing, orders a ruthless punishment
upon a traitor and rebel, Anti
gone’s brother. Antigone is con
demned to death for defying the
king’s order. Thus, it is here that
the stage is set for tragedy, “be
tween two passionately held prin
ciples of right, each party justifi
able, and each to a degree vitiated
by stubborn blindness to the
merits of the opposite.”
The appearance of a third char
acter, the son of Creon, brings
into a single focus the tragedy
begun by the first two antagon
ists. “This triangular tragedy, of
the woman ruled by conscience,
the king too confident in his au
thority, and the young man tor
mented by conflicting loyalties,
it is the function of the chorus
to resolve by appeal to God’s law,
which alone can hold the scales
between opposing and imperfect
human wills.”
Fifteen new faculty members
have been welcomed to the cam
pus and three others have re
turned from leaves of absence for
doctoral studies, boosting the
teaching force to an all-time high
of 95.
The new arrivals are Dr. Fred
Diercks and Norman Garrison in
biology; Joseph Godwin, Mrs.
Mabel Moser, and David Walker
in education; Phillips Smith in
modern languages; George Don
nell, Casey Frederick II, Roy
Wood, and Mrs. Mary Anne Gibbs
in business administration; Joseph
P. Schubert and Mrs. Lucille God
win in English; Robert Schwu-
chow in music; and George Britt
and Mrs. Bobby Jean Peake Rice
in mathematics.
Returning from leaves of ab
sences were H. Page Lee in re
ligion, who has been at Southern
Baptist Theological Seminary in
Louisville, and Richard Hoffman
and David Knisley in history, who
have been at UNC in Chapel Hill.
Dr. Diercks received the Doc
tor of Science degree in Hygiene
from the University of Pittsburgh.
'Atelier 20'
On Display
The Art Department now has
prints from “Atelier 20” on dis
play in the Fine Arts mezzanine.
They will be displayed until Oct.
16 or possibly longer. This ex
hibit may be followed by an Ashe-
ville-Biltmore College faculty ex
hibit in mid-October.
Those whose works are involved
include Peggy Dodge, Dr. Fred
Bentley, Joe Hall, Gordon Mahy,
Jos Vandermeer, Joe Chris Rob
ertson, and Bruce Chang. Ap
proximately eight-tenths of the
prints are by Miss Dodge, the
owner of “Atelier 20,” a graphic
arts studio located in Asheville.
She previously studied with the
American originator of this type
of printing, Michael Ponce de
Leon of New York.
Miss Dodge’s works have been
shown throughout the Southeast.
Her collection of “collography”
(collage printing) was done on a
large Brand printing press in
“Atelier 20.” She allows anyone
interested to use this press.
Dr. Bentley, who began his
study of art at the University of
Louisville, is making it possible
for Mars Hill students to obtain
a press of this type for their own
use.
The Art Club has made some
tentative plans for the year. They
hope to have films and guest
speakers under the Piedmont Plan.
An Art Fair with a “French
Cafe” theme has been planned
for October. Any students who
are intrested in the Art Club are
invited to attend.
Also of interest are the
changes which have been made
in the art department studios.
There are now separate studios for
art education, designing and
printing, and drawing and paint
ing. Each member of the faculty
now has an office, while previous
ly all shared one office.
He also holds a Master of Public
Health degree from UP, an M.S.
from the University of Maryland,
and the B.A. from East Texas
State.
Mr. Garrison received a B.S.
degree in biology from Mars Hill
and recently received his masters
at Wake Forest.
Mr. Godwin has a masters from
UNC-CH, a B.D. from Southwest
ern Theological Seminary and a
B.S. from Troy State. He has
taught at High Point College,
Limestone, and Gardner-Webb.
Mrs. Moser has received de
grees from Western Carolina and
Appalachian State. She has
taught library science at Mars
Hill for the past three summers.
Mr. Walker holds degprees from
Western Carolina and Columbia
University. He taught in the Bel
gian Congo under the Division of
World Missions of the Methodist
Church.
Mr. Smith received the B.A. at
Harvard University and the M.A.
from UNC-CH. He is completing
his Ph.D. at that institution and
has taught there since 1965. He
succeeds Mrs. Nona Roberts as
head of the Modern Languages
Department.
Mr. Donnell, a certified public
accountant, holds degrees in law
and business from St. Mary’s Uni
versity, New York University,
and the University of Texas.
Mr. Frederick received his B.S.
in business from Mars Hill in
1965, and recently earned the
M.A. in business from Appalach
ian State.
Mr. Wood holds the B.A. and
M.A. degrees from the University
of Virginia. He taught at Mars
Hill during 1962-64, and at Ashe-
ville-Biltmore since then.
Mrs. Gibbs, a Mars Hill gp:adu-
ate of 1966, has been doing
graduate work in business at
UNC-G.
Mr. Schubert, who succeeds
John McLeod as head of the Eng
lish Department, received a B.A.
from Carson-Newman, and the
M.A. and Ed.S. degrees from
Peabody where he is working for
his Ph.D. He has a wide range
of teaching experience in Flor
ida, Illinois, Puerto Rico and
Japan.
Mrs. Godwin holds a B.A. from
Limestone College and an M.A.
from UNC-CH. She has taught at
Limestone and High Point.
Mr. Schwuchow received the
B.M. degree from Western Ken
tucky and the Master of Music
degree from East Carolina. He
formerly taught band and music
appreciation in Lancaster, Ken
tucky, and attended summer
school at the University of Ken
tucky.
Mr. Britt holds B.A. and M.A.
degrees in mathematics from St.
Andrews and Appalachian.
Mrs. Rice received her junior
college diploma from Mars Hill,
a B.S. with honor in math from
Appalachian State and an M.A.
in math from East Tennessee
State. She has done post-gradu
ate work at Western Carolina.
She has taught at North Bun
combe High School since 1960
and at Walnut and Marshall high
schools prior to that.
Accreditation Foreseen
Latest word on Mars Hill’s
striving for accreditation as a
senior college came this week
from President Fred Bentley.
“We have done all we can to
assure us of our accreditation,”
he said.
The final decision on the mat
ter will be made by the Southern
Association of Colleges and
Schools at its meeting in Dallas
late in November. Earlier that
month Dr. Bentley will discuss the
matter at length with officials
of the regional accrediting agen
cy.
If the Association gives its
stamp of approval to Mars Hill,
it will mark the successful con
clusion of a process that began
in 1960, when the Baptist State
Convention of North Carolina
gave its consent for Mars Hill to
shift from junior college to senior
college status.
The move began with the ad
dition of a junior class in Sep
tember 1962. The first degrees
were awarded in the spring of
1964.
A thorough self-study of the
college was made by the faculty
and members of the administra
tion during 1965-66. The results
were compiled into a thick vol
ume, which was submitted to the
Southern Association. A compre
hensive inspection on campus
was made last April by a team
of college administrators appoint
ed by the Association.
In a preliminary report the in
spection .team suggested several
changes in the college. Among its
criticisms were what it deemed
“a lack of intellectual curiosity”
on the part of students, a too-
conservative curriculum and an
insignificant role played by the
library in the life of the students.
Of major concern was the fact
that only’28 per cent of the facul
ty hold the doctorate or its equi
valent. Dr. Bentley, in a rebuttal
prepared for accreditation officials,
points out that 12 other faculty
members expect to receive their
doctorates shortly. He further ex
plains that plans have already
been initiated for attaining the
level of half the faculty with a
doctorate within five years.
In each instance in which the
inspection team suggested a cor
rection or change, definite steps
have been taken to comply. Dr.
Bentley said. The budget for
1967-68 was increased substanti
ally to permit such changes.
Plans for the curriculum will
take a new trend in 1968, Dr.
Bentley predicted. Part of this
trend will include a humanities
program and core curriculum re
quirements. A new course will
be offered by the library to help
students find and use the facili
ties there.