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Volume XLIII, No. 2
LUNSFORD FESTIVAL
WELCOMES FALL
The Sixth Annual
Bascom Lamar Lunsford
"Minstrel of the Ap-
palachias" is to be
held October 5th and
6th at Mars Hill cam
pus on the spot where
our new classroom
building, Cornwell,
now stands. His fa
ther was president of
the school ip the
1870's and his mother
was in charge of one
of the residence
halls.
Mr. Lunsford work
ed long and hard dur
ing his life to pre
serve the cultural
heritage of the Sou
thern Appalachians.
He founded many fest
ivals, the first in
Asheville in 1928 is
still being held, en
couraging others to
learn and appreciate
mountain culture.
President Bentley,
in a tribute at Mr.
Lunsford's funeral,
stated that Mr. Luns
ford had seen "the
pendulum make a full
swing." "The bal
lads, tales, and dan
ces which were ex
pressed by our grand
parents, mostly aban
doned by their chil
dren, are now reborn
in their grandchild
ren. This rebirth
could not have occur
red had it not been
for the man known as
the Minstrel of the
Appalachians"
Mr. Lunsford main
tained close contact
with the college and
donated many of his
manuscripts, record
ings, and instruments
to the school. He
said that he first
learned ballad sing
ing and banjo pick
ing as a child on the
mountain campus.
A special memorial
will be held at this
year's festival.
Those presenting the
tribute will be Lou
Therrell representing
the college. Gratis
Williams representing
the Appalachian Con
sortium, Edward How
ard representing the
Mars Hill community,
and Tommy Hunter,
mountain musician.
This year "the
world's most authen
tic folk festival
has added a Friday
night of dancing,
which will start at
9 p.m,. Smooth buck
dancers and teams
will compete for tro
phies in Moore Aud
itorium. An admiss
ion of $1.00 for
adults and $.50 for
students will be
charged. The pro
ceeds will go towards
establishing an Appa
lachian museum and
resource center.
This year there
will be workshops
taught by outstanding
mountain musicians.
The workshops will
be held on the lawn
in front of Coyte
Bridges cafeteria,
Saturday morning. The
schedule and teachers
are as follows: 10
a.m. playing a banjo
claw-hammer style—
Lou Therrell; 10 a.m.
finger picking banjo-
-Gary Spence; guitar
flat picking— Nick
Hellerman; 11 a.m.
playing the dulcimer
—John McCutheon;
1 p.m. basic guitar
flat picking— Kirk
Randleman.
"Jam sessions" will
follow the workshops
and last all after
noon and Saturday
night then wind up
NEWS
TO
COMMENTATORS
ADDRESS CAMPUS
by Wes Pierce
On October 11th at
8 p.m. in Moore Aud
itorium, Robert Katz,
a reporter for the
Boston Globe, will
give a presentation
on WHO KILLED J.F.K.
Robert Katz, a
young convincing spe
aker, will have a
provocative verbAl
and visual presenta
tion using hundreds
of rare film slides
and suppressed films,
never before seen by
the Warren Commiss
ion. These photo
graphs will reveal
incontrovertibly that
the President was
killed by a conspir
acy and offers many
hints as to who was
responsible.
It will be an in
dispensable view on
past history and will
throw light on the
recent Watergate con-^
apiracy and govern
ment control.
Louis Rukeyser, ABC
News Economic Editor
and General News Com
mentator, will speak
on the Mars Hill Cam
pus October 23, at
8 p.m. in Moore Audi
torium.
Long known for his
ability to combine
wit with wisdom, Ru
keyser has had a reg
ular radio and tele
vision commentary
series since 1970.
From his home base in
New York he covers
all phases of busi
ness, government, and
social trends affect
ing economic condit
ions, from foreign
aid to the price of
bread in supermark
ets.
His knack for hu
manizing complex e-
vents won him nomina
tions for the Emmy
and Peabody Awards in
1970. In addition to
his work for ABC
News, Rukeyser has
served as host of the
critically acclaimed
public television
series "Wall Street
Week," which has now
become a nationwide
telecast and can be
seen weekly now on
coast to coast net
work public televi
sion stations.
Questions and an
swers will follow
each speech, which
should prove to be a
very informative ex
perience.
Obray Ramsey, noted banjo picker from Walnut
the festivities with
mountain musicians
and groups performing
in Moore
starting
o'clock p.m. The
admission charge for
the event will be
$1.50 for adults and
$.50 for students.
Auditorium Come on out for an
at 7 educational and mem
orable time.
PKA SPONSORS
throw-a-thoi
Mml-n^ster IN
B. C.
by Connie Montague
Interested in pol
itics? During the
mini - term a trip to
Washington , D. C. is
being planned , from
January 6-11, 1974,
sponsored by National
Student Ministries.
The basic purposes
of this seminar are,
to introduce students
to opportunities for
Christians to be in
volved in all areas
of political life; to
provide opportunities
by Ben Sprouse
Friday, Saturday,
and Sunday, Sept. 28-
30, was the big week
end for the annual
Heart Fund "Throw-a-
thon" and Pi Kappa
Alpha has worked dil
igently to make it a
successful service e-
vent for the fund.
Pi Kappa Alpha,
last year's Sigma
Kappa Lambda, is a
national service or
ganization and the
Mars Hill College
chapter is presently
in the "colony" stage
of transition from
local to national.
This "Throw-a-thon"
is one of several e-
vents that will aid
the chapter with its
transition require
ments .
Gary Mallette, the
Chapter president,
said that other frat
ernities had sponsor
ed the throw-a-thon
in the past and
raised only around
$2500. According to
Mallette, Pi Kappa
Alpha hoped to go far
beyond that.
The Throw-a-thon
was conducted by Gary
Mallette and Lynwood
Jackson. All pro
ceeds from the week
end long event were
turned over to the
Buncombe County Heart
Fund. The Throw-a-
thon was held in the
Tunnel Road Shopping
Center beginning on
Friday and running
through Sunday night.
for study of the
sources and uses of
political leadership.
Cost is $75.00 plus
transportation, and 4
hours credit will be
given , so, if you're
interested in the
Christians role in
politics then get in
volved. For further
information contact;
National Students Mi
nistries, 127 Ninth
Avepue, North Nash
ville , Tennessee,
37234. Registration
deadline is December
10, 1973.