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September 28. 196 UORE utch Palmer .ion live? udents of Mars Hi agaged in. a war fo nd success of intei ^ ^tics at this schoOi tr i ttt tvt n a won a victoriou No. 3 uring football fo >aches have heel oney is being ap few battles do no ily as strong as th( uprise it, and th( ent body is only a! support which th it. Yet no teaii sful unless it hai ' its students, lope that you, the up the war or n and carry it t« T, the Mars Hill College hiUtod OPEN LETTER TO ALUMNI, PAGE 2 MARS HILL. NORTH CAROLINA October 12, 1968 Football-Less Agenda Tests Homecoming is for the tennis ided that practice and they should n&. acuity and staff their wives and the non-student vives of married ve to pay for all during 1968-69; 'illiam Deans, di- : promotions, will eial rates. tice has started erson would like re interested to ar the candidates lave worked on d batting prac- One artist and for the sports Phillips Cottage 1 in care of Box King of the Jazz Horn Blows into Town IR PMS Hill, N. C. TV ment Meals This year our Homecoming will ‘come alive” to the sounds of “Mr. Trumpet” A1 Hirt. The incompar- able Hirt will be in concert in Chambers Gymnasium beginning at 8:00 Saturday, October 12. A1 Hirt is an Everest in the field of musi cal entertainment. He has earned countless honors by working suc cessfully in the pop, dixieland, and classical fields. Born in New Or leans in 1922, he grew to love jazz, so much that in 1940 he was awarded a scholarship to the Con servatory of Cincinnati. In 1942 e married Mary Patureau and is the father of eight children. With these mouths to feed his career began with odd jobs. He at one time played with most of the name bands of the ’50’s. Ironi cally, it was a job outside the en tertainment field that started Hirt on his way to show business star- om. While working as a pest fontrol salesman in 1967, he was introduced to his employer’s father- in-law, owner of a Bourbon Street club called the Pier 600. He began playing at the club an each week the audience grew. - - „ before long the name of A1 Hirt ^ trumpet . . . until A1 Hirt came '"’as heard throughout New Or- along. As one fun-loving pundit leans. While playing at the swank recently described Hirt’s rise to Blue Room in New Orlean’s Roose- fuuie, “that’s what can come to a velt Hotel, Gerard W. Purcell sign- keeps a stiff upper lip.” t>!? HCA Victor’s contract. Hirt was chosen to present a concert on campus by a special student committee involved in se lecting talent for such programs as homecoming. All in all, the evening promises to be one of the most spirited and lively events of this school year. summer he hosted his own show, “Fanfare,” which showed the many sides of the “King.” Hirt’s title “the King,” has been attested by countless awards — a Grammy included—through which musicians have honored him. These include an Artist of the Year award from the Music Operators of the U. S., a citation in two an nual Billboard Disc Jockey awards, and four Gold Record Awards from the Recording Industry As sociation of America. Not so many years ago, if any one outside his native New Orleans knew the name A1 Hirt, it was as a good “jazz trumpet.” Today, he is the “King,” the most famous trumpet player (with the possible exception of the chap of yore known as Gabriel) the entertain ment world has ever known. More precisely, he has passed beyond a mere trumpeter, or even only an entertainer. He has arrived at the lofty status—shared by a mere handful of others—of being a full- fledged personality. But no one in recent memory has done it playing a ^ w»s making well over tv. ® . *^Blion a year, had brought ne Pier 600 (renaming it A1 Hirt’s und had processed four ® albums for sales of over one lion. He has been on most all »Jor network variety shows. This Several hundred former students, parents and other friends of the college are expected on campus today for the annual homecoming festivities. Despite the lack of football from the agenda, the campus visitors will find a good variety and an abundance of things to do. The Alumni Office, a part of the Division of Public Information, will staff a registration desk in the lobby of the Chambers Build ing from 10 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. Various members of the faculty— both newcomers as well as old- timers—will be there to greet the visitors. First official event of the day will be a cornerstone laying cere mony at Gibson Dormitory. This event will begin at 1:30 p. m. The family of the late trustees James Emory Gibson, Jr. and J. E. Gibson, Sr., whose memories the building will honor, will be present for the ceremony. The elder Mr. Gibson founded a toy manufacturing company in High Point and was a generous benefactor of the college. He ser ved three four-year terms on the board of trustees. In 1963 the younger Mr. Gibson was appointed to the board but died suddenly nine months after assuming the office. Before his death in February of this year the elder Mr. Gibson made a generous contribution to ward the cost of the planned 64- man residence which will replace ancient Treat Dormitory. The ' board of trustees voted to name the building for the younger Mr. Gibson. Another Gibson son, Walter, is presently a member of the board of trustees and will participate in the cornerstone laying. The widows of the late trustees and other mem bers of the Gibson family will be present. The College Band, under the di rection of its new conductor, Ray mond Babelay, will play at the be ginning of the ceremony; and the College Choir, directed by Robert Rich, will sing three selections. President Bentley will preside, and College Chaplain Robert Mel vin will offer the prayer of dedica tion. Also taking part in the historic ceremony will be W. R. Chambers, chairman of the board of trustees, and Emory C. McCall, chairman of the buildings and grounds committee of the board. A matinee performance of the play, “The Fanasticks,” will be given at 2:30 p.m. especially for campus visitors and for the stu dents and faculty members affiliat ed with the Upward Bound pro gram. At the same time and extend ing until 6:30 homecoming open house will be observed in the Cham bers and Harrell buildings. Mem bers of the physical education ma jors’ club. Pi Sigma Phi, will give demonstrations in the usage of var ious equipment and facilities with in the two buildings; and other members of the club will conduct visitors on guided tours through out the buildings. Refreshments will be served in the lounge. The famous New Orleans jazz man has agreed to share the spot light during the intermission of his performance with some of Mars Hill’s loveliest coeds. Thus, the annual crowning of the Homecom ing Queen will take place at that time. Miss Mary Shepard of Goldsboro will be crowned and escorted by Jack Frederick from Rose Hill. Miss Pam Culler of High Point, with escort Bill Gardner of Burke, Va., will represent the Senior Class. Miss Maria Hunt is the junior representative from Star- tex, S. C.; her escort, Steve Eib is a MHC graduated from Chester, Va. Miss Donna Long, sophomore representative from Nashville, Tenn., had not selected an escort at press time. Miss Myra Williams, Rat Queen, is from Weaverville and her escort, Richard Kohler, is from Jacksonville. MARY SHEPARD . Homecoming Queen Internationals Add Charm to Campus Life Beautiful Mars Hill is well known around the world. Proof of this can be seen in the number of students who find their ways across the oceans just to be a part of “the Hill.” Coming from far away Asia is Prida Chairisi, a second semester freshman from Thailand who heard about MHC from a close friend. Although at the present time he is undecided about his major and what the future holds, he is sure he wants to return to Thailand someday. He likes the college and enjoys the fellowship of the students but he “hates the food.” We find three MK’s (mission ary kids) from Brazil. Margaret Kirk, a junior, is studying Eng lish and French, hoping to enter the teaching profession. Her fa ther, an alumnus of MHC, told her about Mars Hill. Margaret Mein, who is a music major in her first year, hopes to return to Brazil to teach or to play in an orchestra. Martha Kolb, a freshman home economics major, desires to return to Brazil as a social worker. Coming from Africa is a fresh man named Jacob Adeleke. His pastor at home inspired him to come to “the Hill.” Jacob par ticularly enjoys the hospitality of the MHC students. Upon comple tion of his course in the account ing field, he plans to return to his homeland. Representative of Central America is Fernando Downs, a junior from Nicaragua. He is studying history and wants to enter the ministry as a Baptist preacher who will “spread the Gospel as it is.” The news that MHC was an outstanding Chris- tion institution challenged him. Coming from the beautiful is land of Bermuda is Mary Carol Harris, who is majoring in bi ology. She is planning to become a teacher or a medical technolo gist. Her missionary parents are alumni of MHC. All of these foreign students are a part of the International Club on campus under the spon sorship of Dr. and Mrs. Roman Gorski. This club helps its mem bers to adjust to life in the United States and assists in pro moting better relationships among themselves. The club held its first social meeting of the year recently at Big Ivy Camp Ground, with some 28 persons attending. With Mar garet Kirk as president, the of ficers for the coming year are as follows: Nikom Matragoon, Thomas Yount, Prida Caisiri and Mary Carol Harris. The MHC International Club met last week with about 40 foreign students at Warren Wilson College, representing 22 nations. In re sponse to the friendliness and en thusiasm of the Warren Wilson students. Dr. and Mrs. Gorski in vited them to participate in a joint meeting on the Mars Hill campus tomorrow. A better relationship be tween the international students of both schools is one of the goals. The meeting also will give the visi tors an opportunity to become ac quainted with our campus. All members of the MHC group are urged to be present for the get-together, which is scheduled for 1 p.m. Sunday in the Faculty Lounge of the library. The next regular meeting of the local club is slated for 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24, in the Library Auditorium. Adeleke will lecture on his country and illustrate with dances, native dress and customs.
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