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Twenty-six seniors have been chosen to represent Mars Hill College in the 1968 edition of the national publication “Who’s Who Among Students in American Colleges
and Universities.” They are (1. to r.), top row: David Jones, Ann Russell Lancaster, Frances Bee Mayo, Perry White, Catherine Martin, Jay Flippin, Maxie Ann Rayford,
Janis Elam, Carroll Reed and Joel Reed; second row: Ann Cantrell, Ruff Wheless, Judy Whitlow, Beverly Cansler, Clarence Young, Martha Morris, Richard Gaskin, Sylvia
Fulbright, Charan Dibert and Paul Early Jr.; third row: James Smith, Bill Dyar, Rebecca Bergen, Ronald Aldridge, James C. Richardson and Mary Ann'Smith.
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Vol. XLIL No. 5
MARS HILL, N. C.
November 18, 1967
Collegiate Who's Who Picks
Twenty-Six Mars Hillians
Convention Approves
MHC Title III Request
Thirteen men and 13 women—
all seniors at Mars Hill College—
have been chosen for inclusion in
the forthcoming edition of the na
tionally recognized publication
“Who’s Who Among Students in
■A-merican Colleges and Universi
ties.”
The list was revealed this week
hy Registrar Robert Chapman,
'"’hose office handles the nomina
tions and related paperwork. As
in previous years, all of Mars
Trustees Chosen
Seven persons were elected to
the college board of trustees dur
ing a session of the Baptist State
t^onvention in Asheville Wed.
Named for four years, they re
place persons whose terms expire
31 and who were not eligible
immediate re-election.
The naming of an eighth person
tn the board also was approved
Py the convention delegates. He
is Dr. W. Otis Duck, local physi
cian who was picked by the board
inembers themselves in May to fill
P 'Vacancy in their ranks. (Dr.
tiPck’s daughter, Linda, is a soph-
PPiore here.)
The seven appointed to full
^Cfins were Mrs. George Pennell
Pt Asheville; Dr. C. Ray Law-
*’®nce of Boone; Dr. Robert Sey
mour of Chapel Hill, former pas-
of the Mars Hill Baptist
^hurch; attorney Ralph Ramsey
nf Brevard; the Rev. John Knight,
Pastor of the Calvary Baptist
"hurch in Asheville; Walter Gib-
^PP of High Point; and Judge
■^cith Snyder of Lenoir.
Hill’s nominations for the honor
were accepted by the publication’s
editorial board.
Those selected (pictured above)
vary in their major fields and ex
tracurricular activities, but they
share a common dedication to
their studies. All are high-rank
ing academically.
The ones newly chosen for the
honor constitute only the third
group of Mars Hillians ever to ap
pear in the publication. Twenty
were picked for the 1966 edition
and 23 were selected for 1967.
Thus far Mars Hill has been
represented only by seniors al
though juniors are eligible.
Nominations for “Who’s Who”
are made by an anonymous fac
ulty committee and tallied by Mr.
Chapman, who submits the names
to the publication’s senior editor.
The final decision as to which
ones will be included in the pub
lication is usually announced in
November from the publication’s
headquarters in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
The publication is a bound vol
ume of biographical sketches on
outstanding college students across
the nation. A frame-able certifi
cate is awarded to each person
chosen to appear in the book. At
Mars Hill these certificates are
presented during commencement.
In addition to the recognition
at commencement, those named
to “Who’s Who” will be cited in
a special section of the yearbook.
Editor Mike Swaim said appoint
ments will be made soon with the
26 honored students for the mak
ing of individual pictures for the
1968 Laurel.
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Vocalist Returns
The “Singer of the Year,” Mrs.
Marilyn Burris (above) of Greens
boro, will give a recital in Moore
Auditorium at 8 p.m. Monday, to
which the public as well as the
student body and faculty is in
vited.
Mrs. Burris is the wife of Dr.
William Burris, head of the De
partment of Political Science at
Guilford College. Dr. Burris was
a member of the Mars Hill faculty
during 1960-61.
A graduate of Meredith College
and Manhattan School of Music in
New York, Mrs. Burris won the
“Singer of the Year” title in na
tional competition earlier this year
sponsored by the National Asso
ciation of Teachers of Singing.
Her appearance here is part of
a nation-wide tour arranged as
one of the prizes in the contest.
Mrs. Burris won the “Young
Artist Award” in Charleston, S.
C., in 1959 and subsequently ap
peared with the Charleston Sym
phony. She also has been soloist
with the Manhattan Orchestra the
University of North Carolina Sym
phony and has performed several
times in the UNC Opera Theater.
(Continued on Page 3)
In a surprising reversal of pre
vious stands the Baptist State
Convention approved Tuesday and
Wednesday a request that Mars
' Hill College be allowed to partici
pate in a federally-funded Title
III program for faculty develop
ment.
The request was brought to the
convention, meeting in Asheville,
on a motion by the Rev. John
Knight, pastor of the Calvary
Church of Asheville who was re
elected a trustee of Mars Hill dur
ing the same convention session.
An overwhelming majority of
the 2800 messengers approved
the motion Tuesday afternoon de
spite vigorous opposition. Oppon
ents of the measure, led by the
Rev. H. L. Ferguson of Char
lotte, tried unsuccessfully Wednes
day to get the messengers to re
scind their action.
The Rev. Nane Starnes, another
Asheville pastor who is also a
trustee, spoke strongly in favor
Decision Due
On Accreditation
A decision will be made during
the meeting of the Southern As
sociation of Colleges and Schools
in Dallas, Nov. 26-29, on Mars
Hill’s application for accreditation
as a senior college.
President Fred Bentley and
Dean R. M. Lee wil attend the
meeting. They have agreed to
telephone the results back to the
campus immediately following the
vote, but Dr. Bentley jokingly
told the faculty last week, “If it’s
unfavorable, I may just go on to
Mexico and live in exile.”
of Mr. Knight’s motion as did Dr.
Joseph McLain, Shelby pastor,
and others. Several of Mars Hill’s
trustees were present to support
the request, which they had of
ficially endorsed at a trustee
meeting here May 28.
President Fred Bentley was
elated by the convention action.
He said he interpreted the two
overwhelming votes as indication
of the feeling of a majority of
North Carolina Baptists.
Mars Hill College does not have
sufficient faculty members with
the doctorate to meet accredita
tion standards and is short of
teachers with three year’s gradu
ate study beyond the bachelor’s
degree.
The convention action permits
the college to apply to the fed
eral government for funding of
a two-year faculty improvement
program, in which Mars Hill
would be affiliated with the Uni
versity of Georgia. Here’s how
the program would work:
A current member of the facul
ty who needs additional gradu
ate study would be granted a
leave of absence with pay. The
University of Georgia would pro
vide a teaching fellow (accept
able to the MHC administration)
to replace the faculty member on
leave. The teaching fellow’s sal
ary would be paid out of Title
III funds.
This progrram has frequently
been referred to as “federal aid”;
however, Mr. Knight carefully
explained that all of the funds
(approximately $140,000 in this
case) go to individuals and not
to the college.