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MARS HILL, NORTH CAROLINA
November 23« 1968
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New 'Miss Laurel' Begins Reign
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i,.. Happiness, excitement and joy radiated in the face of Cynthia Ann Dixon, senior from Vernon
M ’ immediately after she was crowned “Miss Laurel of 1969” in the annual campus beauty pageant
onday night. The 21-year-old beauty is studying toward a Bachelor of Music Education degree and
opes to become a music teacher. Cynthia is the first senior to be chosen as_ “Miss Laurel” since the
began holding the pageants and using “Miss America” standards of judging back during the 1965-
o school year. One of her predecessors was classmate Pam Culler, who was “Miss Laurel of 1967.”
Shipment of Laurel Copy Goes to Press
Meals
Late April and the dedication
^ the 1969 college yearbook. The
. may seem like a distant
Incident to most students; but to
staff of the annual it has a
special significance associated
^th the dates Nov. 16, Dec. 15,
■'an. 15 and Feb. 15.
Those are the deadlines for
for the 1969 edition. The
irst one, which called for 60
Pages of copy, pictures, headlines
aad layouts, was successfully met
last Week.
Included in the first shipment
a the printer. Keys Printing Co.
® Greenville, S. C., were the
Pages of the four class sections,
ae job of alphabetizing, sorting
y class, labeling and logging in
Position on the dummy sheets
aiore than 1200 pictures required
*aach hard work by Editor Carol
Chandler, Hays Goodrum, Mat
Graham and others of the staff.
In addition to including the
pictures of 1195 students and 162
faculty and staff, there was a dif
ficult job of listing the namps of
another 171 persons not pictured.
Thus, all students, all administra
tive and faculty personnel, and
all staff members normally listed
in the college catalog will be in
cluded in the book either by pic
ture or by name.
An interesting note on subse
quent work to be done on the
book is that the third deadline
falls during the Christmas holi
days. It will be necessary, there
fore, for the staff to assemble
100 more pages of copy by Dec.
16. This will present some diffi
cult problems. The editor and
other staff members, however,
have expressed confidence that
the job will be done and the book
will be delivered on schedule late
next April.
Upward Bounders
On Campus Today
Fifty-five Upward Bound stu
dents will arrive on campus to
day to meet their assigned “bud
dies” (MHC students), discuss
Hobbit, tour the campus and to
meet in tutor-counselor groups to
discuss Saturday programs as well
as the Upward Bound program
for next summer.
All this is an attempt on the
part of Upward Bound to offer
friendship and counseling services
to high school students in this
area.
With Sally Spaulding and Dan
Hayes serving as Master and
Mistress of Ceremonies, “A Mo
ment to Remember,” the 1969 Miss
Laurel Pageant, ended with the
crovming of Cynthia Ann Dixon,
a senior, as the new Miss Laurel.
Judges for the annual pageant
were Mr. and Mrs. Alex B. Myers
of Greenville, S. C., Mr. and Mrs.
Tuck Gudger of Asheville, and
Mr. John Kiriakides of Greenville.
They interviewed all the contest
ants Sunday afternoon in the
Faculty Lounge.
Following the introduction of
the judges the pageant swung into
the street clothes competition and,
from there, moved swiftly into
the talent presentations after
which Bob Sparks, accompanied
by the Stage Band, sang the theme
song. The contestants presented
talent programs in a spectrum that
ranged from an original skit to
a tap dance. The fifteen con
testants, in order of appearance
were: Mary Ann Fentress, Jarvis
House; Norma Lynette Vaughn,
Humphrey Home Management
House; Elizabeth Marie Bennett,
Freshmen; Delores Marie Deal,
Juniors; Donna Jean Culler, Spil-
Operas Given
The Mars Hill College Opera
Workshop presented “An Evening
of Opera” Friday night, Novem
ber 22, in Spainhour Hall under
the direction of Douglas Therrell.
The first segpnent of the eve
ning’s program was a hilarious
scene from the traditional opera.
The Marriage of Figaro, by Mo
zart. Virginia Brassell won the
hearts of the listeners as enter
prising Susanna while Cynthia
Ann Dixon captured the imagina
tion of the audience as the young,
confused and easily excited
Cherubino. The part of the so
phisticated Count Almavia was
played by James Hayes. The
comic role of Basilio was very
well played by William Gardner.
An aria from the opera was well-
performed by Janet Van Proyen.
A more dramatic production.
The Consul, by Gian-Carlo Menot-
ti, was next on the progp'am. This
veiy sorrowful scene was per
formed well by Virginia Brassell,
Peggy Robinson and Roger Wil
liams.
At this particular point on the
program, William Gardner thrilled
the audience with an aria from
the opera Rigoletto by Menotti,
“Questa o quello per me pari
sono.” Roger Williams and Cyn
thia Dixon presented a scene from
The Old Maid and The Thief with
remarkable credibility.
Janet Van Proyen and Kin
Goble performed The Telephone,
a one-act opera by Menotti.
—Jim Hayes
man; Anita Kathetrine Coggin,
Huffman; Janet Parrish Lester,
Sophomores; Nancy Carolyn Har
rison, Fox; Constance Ann Hen
derson, Brown; Phyllis Ann Dorn,
Moore; Cynthia Ann Dixon, Mel
rose; Janice Anne Gellak, Myers;
Myra Rose Smith, Stroup; Nancy
Maria Hunt, Treat; and Suzanne
Bussey, Seniors. Anita Katherine
Coggin was awarded the Most
Talented Non-Finalist Trophy and
tied with Myra Rose Smith for
Miss Congeniality. This is the
first year an award has been
given to the most talented non
finalist.
The five finalists were: Donna
Jean Culler, Nancy Carolyn Har
rison, Cynthia Ann Dixon, Janice
Anne Gellak and Myra Rose
Smith. They each answered a
question of vital political, religi
ous or social importance to to
day’s world after which the judges
made their final decision.
Janice Anne Gellak was first
runner-up with Cynthia Ann
Dixon becoming the 1969 Miss
Laurel.
Following the pageant a recep
tion was given for the new Miss
Laurel in the Faculty Parlor.
1-Act Plays
Set Dec. 6-7
Two one-act dramas authored
by two Mars Hill students are now
being rehearsed in preparation for
presentation to the public on Dec.
6-7. “The Star-Crossed Lover or
Gond With the Wind,” written by
Tim Ellmore, is designated to
poke fun at TV westerns with
the characters for the most part
being one-dimensional cariaca-
tures of the familiar western
stereotype. Leading characters in
the play will be played by Dan
Hayes, Brick Tilley and Deborah
Compton.
“Murphy’s Last Stop,” by Brick
Tilley, is' a horse-race plot with
a twilight zone atmosphere.
Characters in the drama will be
played by Jim Johnstone, Rick
Garrison, Teddy Cassells and Tim
Ellmore.
Both plays were originally
■written as classroom assigpiments.
“The Star-Crossed Lover or Gone
With the Wind,” -will be under
the direction of Mr. Thomas,
while “Murphy’s Last Stop” will
be under the direction of Mr.
Holcomb, both of the Drama De
partment,
Both plays were taken to
Chapel Hill recently for a state
wide drama workshop headed by
Paul Green and Sam Selden.
Both men are nationally and in
ternationally known playwrights
and authorities on drama. After
the December presentation in the
Owen Building, the plays may be
performed in Asheville’s Brandy
wine Theatre in the Manor
House,