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cember 14, 196S the Mars Hill College hiUtod VoL XLin. No. 8 MARS HILL. NORTH CAROLINA re speed and good )uthern Cal over won’t be stopped ) -Penn State over las many indivi- ae stopped.) - Tennessee over will need many - Arkansas over acks are too fast. )ro football Super d, I see the Ne^v gainst the Baltij 'm chicken! ♦ )all will be domi; again, but Nortli oked better than far this season. ^ idson and Detroit k aywood of Olym- p| close behind. lA district, New ks to be the team | lle-Biltmore’s an-, Rocke, Bob Hart] the season he Id our Lions ever fog, Kansas Citjj mastic and Slim- were introduced s Recreation As; past Wednesday lall gym at 8:O0 ! women were in-; rate in this pro- i e all the benefits % Any further in' be obtained W [ ^ r Peggy Roach r ‘ mastics, or Patsy the slimnasticS intramural vol- las been in full! /ember, and will ■ terminates witt tl First semester exams didn’t prove to be too much for these_ students^ as evident by this shot of ^ c Great Snow-Coaster Crash. Looks like the riders had fine physical stamina, but was the coaster un- after Christmas- conditionally guaranteed by its manufacturer? Weatherman says more snow is coming, so be sure and lext on the intra- 'J“®ck your sled, your coaster, your cafeteria tray—oops, er - - - your other gear for fun and games in or men and will —5__*now^ Williams Gets SREB Grant January 25, 1969 TORE Junior Bill Williams is current ly receiving a grant to participate ^ The Resource Development Project sponsored by the South- Regional Education Board ^bich is concerned with the re- ^tionships of higher education to programs and problems of eco- Pomic and social change. The Project seeks to support and fa- p*litate the roles of university and colleges in applying their research PJid training capabilities to the Poeds for information, knowledge, PPd trained manpower of organi sations concerned with the de- ^clopment of human resources PPd related programs, "^he Resource Development In ternship Progprams have been sponsored by the Economic De velopment Administration Depart ment of Labor, Tenn. Valley Au thority, Office of Economic Op portunity and Appalachian Re gional Commission, and state, lo cal and regional agencies con cerned with social and economic development. Bill’s proposal in cludes the formulation of a pilot study to establish the criterion and methodology for gathering infor mation about the nature and scope of existing statewide in ternship programs. This includes determining the higher education programs with service-learning dimensions, student manpower New Orleans Jazz Band To Play Here JNTER The music of The Preservation Pb Jazz Band of New Orleans * present a program of music the Old South at 8 p.m. on Uesday, Peb. 4, in Moore Audi- tonum. jjj^The music they play is much ® what we now pigeon-hole as ji^^'p^^nd or Dixieland jazz. But closely: it is rawer, more iRiitive, less elaborate, less pre- ,, It is practiced, yet free, and i °PSh the dark faces behind the ® ruments still look solemn, their attr'*^ is warm and happy. The .^Pption is jazz — plain, un- orned, foot-stamping early jazz ^yed by elderly Negro musicians P learned their trade in fu- marches. company of five includes DeDe Pierce, blind trumpeter, and his wife, Billie, pianist and blues singer, who have been playing together 30 years in New Orleans with tours of campuses and con certs across the country. When Louis Armstrong with King of the Zulus in Mardi Gras in 1948, DeDe was chosen as New Orleans finest trumpet, to lead the band in front of the float. Billie Pierce was accompanist in the 20’s with the great Bessie Smith of Clarks- dale and Memphis. Members of the band, all of whom are over 60, have been playing in New Orleans and the surrounding area for over 40 years. They are among the few living talented jazzmen who originated the New Orleans style. Lower Requirements Urged for SGA The Mars Hill Senate has called to the attention of its members two recommendations which are to be presented at the next Ad ministrative Council meeting. It is believed that passage of the recommendations could mean the difference between “an effective voice through which students can be better represented and an or ganized system that has neither the support nor interest of the students.’’ Recommendations, which are concerned with the lowering of academic eligibility of candidates running for S.G.A. office. They are as follows: 1. ) “All S.G.A. officers, except President, Vice-President, Secre tary and Treasurer of S.G.A. be lowered to a 1.0 on a 3 point scale or a 2.0 on a 4 point scale. 2. ) “The President, Vice-Presi dent, Secretary and Treasurer’s academic eligibility be lowered to 1.25 on a 8 point scale or 2.25 on a 4 point scale.” Senate sentiment is that pas sage of these essential recommen dations can bring about better student representation through a larger number of eligible elective leaders. The Senate would thereby be able to incorporate a more di versified student interest. The following are a list of a few reasons we believe this recom mendation should be passed: (1) So that S.G.A. can become more inclusive in its elected lead ers. (2) So that students will feel that they can participate in the functioning of S.G.A. by being an average student, and it not necessitating an outstanding aca demic student to gpve leadership. (3) So S.G.A. leaders may have a larger number of students from which to choose appointed posi tions. It is sometimes hard to find both a qualified and inter ested student. Persons with high academic averages are interested Cent, on Page 3 Dr. Bentley Suggests Hiring Student Activities Director availability in North Carolina and specific work locations for intern ship opportunities in this state. Bill was one of six students chosen to represent six institu tions of higher learning on this project in North Carolina. Other universities participating are Western Carolina University and Richardson Fellows Programs at Davidson, East Carolina, Guilford College, N. C. State, and UNC at Chapel Hill. It is hoped that Bill’s grant will serve as a basis for future participation by Mars Hill students in internship programs of this nature. Now they are regularly featured at New Orleans’ Preservation Hall, one of the outstanding jazz cen ters in the world. These aren’t the candy-striped types in straw hats or beards who play a spirited, imitative music called Dixieland. These are the originals, men whose instruments have long been gathering dust while they struggled for a living at whatever they could. The music they play is scarcely changed from the turn of the cen tury. The brassy horn, the slick clarinet, the sliphom, the rhyth mic piano and the rolling drum of the Old South come to life and give one a taste of the old jazz, the old blues that has made New Orleans famous throughout the world. Editor's Note: Interviews with the fscnlty will be a feature of the paper this semes ter. Any commnents on the interviews or recommendations will be appreciated. The brevity of the first interview with Dr. Bentley is due to complications of first semester organization. Taking time out from a rushed . schedule. Dr. Bentley consented to answer a few questions in re gard to the future of Mars Hill. He further elaborated on his chapel speech to say the primary obstacle to activity at Mars Hill is a lack of communications in the student body. Attributing part of this problem to the ad ministration, he plans to open channels for students to voice their opinions. Going into immedi ate effect will be the Student Advisory Council, under the di rection of Student Government, which will consider and serve as spokesmen for the campus to the Administrative Council. Adminis tration, faculty, and students will each have a one-third representa tion on this committee. Recognition of lack of student activities has resulted in plans being made to budget for a Stu dent Activity Director for next year. Dr. Bentley feels that this person will serve the students di rectly as their spokesmen and wants to insure that a true repre sentative of the student body is hired. Thus he is encouraging the students to speak out on the kind of individual they want and make specific recommendations. It has been suggested that a former graduate of Mars Hill whom the students consider in line with their own social interests would be successful. However, support and recommendations by the stu dent body are mandatory for the project to be carried through. The subject of Mars Hill and Asheville-Biltmore relations were also discussed by Dr. Bentley. He anticipates that the consolidation of A-B with the University of North Carolina will be of definite benefit to Mars Hill. Plans are being made to have a reciprocal exchange program for a greater depth of educational experiences. With the spotlight on A-B more attention will also be paid to other resources in the western part of the state and particularly Mars Hill. The possibility of graduate work at A-B will also benefit Mars Hill because of the proximity of the campus. One situation that he hopes will not occur is a loss of commuting students. The idea has been suggested that a direct transportation line of several runs a day could possibly be developed between the schools for use of re spective facilities. On the road once again this week for the college. Dr. Bentley summarized his feelings and plans for Mars Hills’ future. He thinks that things are really beginning to move and that there is “more ferment here right now than on 90% of the college campuses.” He hopes to see Mars Hill become more liberal by the representation of all views and attitudes, with exclusion of or dominance by none. He is receptive to ideas like a ski club and greatly encouraged by the grants and internships now accessible to the college. He plans to “see to it that every founda tion within reach of this school knows about us” and looks for ward to the positive results they will bring.
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