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MARS HILL PERSPECTIVES
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MARS HILL, NORTH CAROLINA
January 31, 1970
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ly Nutt and Mike Douglas are shown here making corn bread on Douglas’ television talk show. Nutt will be the feature speaker on this
tpus for Christian Focus Week, Feb. 2-5.
rady Nutt Bolts Into Mars
jor Christian Focus Week, Feb. 2-5
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jut is vii*s Week, Feb. 2 - 5. There will
iprovern^ kick-off party with Mr. Nutt in
cafeteria at 8 p.m. on Monday,
j 2. Entertainment for the af-
“ will be by local music groups
ITT the incomparable music and
lor of Nutt himself,
e will speak at evening worship
'ices on Tuesday and Wednes-
evenings at 6:30 in Moore Audi-
Jni and also lead dormitory dis-
sions.
L\J1/ spoken at Ridge-
rt and Glorietta and to half a
on state student conventions. He
contributed a regular column
the Baptist Student Magazine.
Versatility is the key word to
Grady Nutt; he sings, tells
’orous stories, juggles, plays
a dozen musical instruments,
niost unusual of these is a
■-E, a ten-stringed "ukulele with
1 ° trouble”, as Grady likes to
cribe it. Grady calls it a Biblical
* rument because, "his left hand
er knows what his right hand
ng”! He has a unique ability
relate the Christian message to
■rady Nutt is a native of Texas,
*0 Kentucky, and is a
graduate of Baylor University
\*i ^ graduate of Southern
a Theological Seminary. Both
irees were paid for by perform-
^ before audiences of every
irady Nutt Isn’t an ordinary
'list minister. Most of the time
to concert stage or a
Of ham and green peas; he is
concert and
^r-binner appearances annually.
irady s talent wit, and unique
of humor caught the atten-
»nn world-famed television
® l®ai Ralph Edwards and
Mike Douglas. Since 1967 Grady has
become a regular guest on the na
tionally syndicated Mike Douglas
Show. These television appearances
have sky-rocketed the demand for
in-person performances so much that
Grady must now turn down more
offers than he accepts.
Elections, Finances, Radio Station
Important Topics of Senate Discussion
For
by Jim Ewart
A motion to recall the bill forbid
ding line-breaking in the school
cafeteria was voted down at the Jan.
22 meeting of the SGA Senate.
Also failing to pass was an alter
native measure which would have
allowed line-breaking for those who
have logical excuses. Those people
would have had to turn in their
names to the SGA specifying their
reasons and times of line-breaking.
Representatives of the campus
radio station, WMHC, reported to
the Senate that the station board
had been rewired over semester
break and that lines had been strung
to all the dorms. Plans are being
made by the Executive Board of
WMHC to rewrite the station’s con
stitution. It is hoped that a consti
tutional revision would allow the
SGA Treasurer to be placed on the
Board and to give him one vote in
all Board decisions. He and the
station’s business manager would
approve all expense checks written
by the station.
Senate President Bill Pons pro
posed that underclassmen be urged
to attend the State SGA Convention
in Charlotte at the end of this month.
He called on ail present SGA offi
cers to begin "breaking in” their
prospective replacements in view of
the SGA turnover coming up in
April.
Pons declared that, in light of the
large amount of shelved Senate
business, the incoming officers will
need to become familiar with all the
responsibilities of their offices so
that they will be immediately able to
assume their positions.
Pons reviewed the calendar of up
coming SGA election events. Peti
tions for SGA offices will be filed
by Feb. 19; approval of petitions
Feb. 24; campaign speeches in
chapel March 3; general office elec
tions March 4; speeches by sena
tors and class officers March 10;
class elections March 11; and in
stallation of the new officers on
April 7.
Treasurer David Sperling intro
duced the SGA financial report of
Jan. 22, 1970. The report contained
a balance on hand of $2,436.90.
Total expenses were listed at
$1,622.84 out of which $1,491.00 was
paid to the classes of 1971, 1972
and 1973 as class dues.
Pons reminded Senate members
that parliamentary procedure will
stand at all times during Senate pro
ceedings. He charged that all mem
bers will attend meetings properly
attired in coats and tie or dress or
would be barred from participating
in Senate proceedings.
Following presentation of new
business several Senators protested
course schedules for the current
semester, sales of text books and
curriculum changes. Some Senate
discussion took place but no action
was taken.
Mini-Mester System
Eyed For Adoption
by Sam Wallace
The curriculum of Mars Hill Col
lege in the future may undergo
drastic changes. Mr. Bob Knott,
Chairman of the Curriculum Sub-
Committe, has announced the com
mittee is now considering the mini-
mester system. He emphasized
though, that the mini-mester system
is only in the planning stages.
The mini-mester system basically
consists of a fail semester lasting
from Sept.-Dee.; a January quarter
of four weeks; and a spring semester
lasting from Feb.-May. During fall
semester, four courses would be
the maximum load for a student. In
the January quarter each student
would direct his interests on one
course for four weeks. In the spring
semester a student would be al
lowed to take a maximum load of
four courses.
Educators feel the mini-mester
system makes a significant reduction
in the student load for a term and
allows the students to apply more
emphasis on fewer subjects. The
January quarter would allow stu
dents to become more intellectually
independent, emphasizing indepen
dent research. Research could be
done in libraries or labs or through
discussions with visiting scholars
or possibly through research off-
campus in other colleges, domes
tic and foreign. Some of the pro
grams might emphasize inter-dis
ciplinary cooperation and utilize the
abilities of the campus faculty and
guest lecturers.
Mr. Knott said that whatever sys
tem his committee proposed would
be in the light of trying to meet the
needs of the students in the best
way possible. Mr. Knott said, "We
have a large range of students here
at Mars Hill. We have the well
educated with a fine cultural back
ground and on the other hand we
have the high risk student who
comes from a poor cultural back
ground. The Curriculum Sub-Com
mittee’s job is to find the best pos
sible curriculum to meet the needs
of all the students. A system which
allows time for independent study
would allow the advanced students
to go ahead in a higher field of
study while allowing some faculty
members to work closely with the
students of lesser cultural back
grounds.”
The Curriculum Sub-Committee,
composed of eight faculty members
and four students, has traveled to
various colleges to study their cur
riculum. Such colleges and univer
sities as Duke, Wake Forest, Fur
man, and North Carolina Wesleyan,
which have adopted the mini-mester
system or are in the process of
changing their curriculum to a more
practical system, have been visited
by the sub-committee.
Should the Curriculum Sub-Com
mittee propose the mini-mester
semester program, the proposal
would first go to the MHC faculty for
discussion. The proposal would then
be presented to the students for
discussion and debate. Follow
ing discussions between the stu
dents and faculty, the faculty would
then vote to reject or accept the
mini-mester system proposal. Should
the mini-mester system be approved
it has been speculated that the
1971-72 school year would be the
earliest time for its implementation.
Mr. Knott has arranged for two
consultants to discuss the mini-
mester system on the MHC campus.
On Feb. 5, Dr. Thomas Turner, Pro
fessor of Physics at Wake Forest
University, will lead a discussion
concerning college curriculum with
the faculty and students from 7:30
to 9 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 6.
Dr. Turner will discuss curriculum
changes with various organizations
on campus. Following up the dis
cussions led by Dr. Turner, Mr. Knott
has arranged in late Feb. for a
consultant from a school which Is
actually on the mini-mester system
to speak to the faculty and stu
dents giving the practical stand
points of the system.
Scholarships
Are Available
Mars Hill College will offer an
nual scholarships of $400 to stu
dents of Western North Carolina
and Eastern Tennessee living in
commuting distance of the school.
All are based on academic stand
ing and will be awarded yearly start
ing in the fall.
The $400 scholarships earmarked
for commuting students are called
trustees scholarships. To qualify, in
coming freshmen must be in the top
10 per cent o"f their graduating class;
and sophomores, juniors and seniors
currently enrolled at Mars Hill must
have a 3.0 grade point average
(roughly equivalent to a “B” aver
age).
Thirty president’s scholarships of
$200 each will be awarded to stu
dents with high academic standing
entering as freshmen or transfer
students.
Twenty-seven dean’s scholarships
will be awarded to students with a
3.0 grade point average or better
after two semesters at Mars Hill.
In this category there are 24 $200
scholarships and one $300, one
$400 and one $500 scholarship.
The new scholarships will help
maintain a balance in the school’s
educational objectives according to
Dr. Richard Hoffman, Vice President
for academic affairs.
“A vital part of our objectives are
our programs to enhance the oppor
tunities of high-risk students and
students expressing financial need
to obtain a college education,” he
said. "To maintain a balance In
our educational objectives we must
provide scholarships and aid pro
grams which will affect students
from a different socio-economic
background and a different level of
achievement.”