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iefender. arned, in L. vent hys' Ld in al' f of the CD catch- oreboarf numbers li total/ beammates Lm upon iers and to the The mom' Lory fot binued aS ns joined of the irds pre' 'he top )utstand- buragous went to resident approval rowd and [ennii! fioe ir j top si^ ^ers ms' Ten' iin unde' ;r thre® jshman 1 has th® 3 recot^ ;e gaJne® )ut scot® iber oh® Mill®^ Susan :y Shoo]^' Robinso^ indef eat :h pl^^‘ ■ish ha® : of .e 'volume xlix, number 15 MARS HILL, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, MAY 2, 1975 SETS EXAMPLE EAR by Eric Garner "The success of ''sll designed pro grams, like those of ^rs Hill, will be better evidence the contribution that such colleges '^an make to the so ciety than will all the rhetoric about the need for their Survival to promote diversity in higher Education." These ''ate the words of Dr. '^avid Riesman, Pro- tassor of Sociology Harvard University ^fter he read an art- tcie about the Com- ^atence Program at Hill. The art icie which he read ''as written by Dr. Knott and was ^dblished in the '^'aurnal of Higher Education (JHE, Vol. ^Vi, No, 1, Jan/Feb ^975, pp. 25-40,"What A Competence Based '^riculum in the ^iveral Arts"). Knott is the 'director of the Com- ^®tence Program at In the past ^®ar, Knott and the Medals, prizes, ®^holarships, and in- ividual recognitions ''®te awarded to a '‘ditiber of students ^d faculty at Mars College during school's honors program, held an ally prior to com- ®hcement. jj Richard L. ^'^ffman, vice presi- ^®ht for academic af rits, said, "The re- th, ting theme of hon- days reminds us dt these rewards ''tend beyond indivi- j dl achievements to In, Of *^lude the quality life which we all ^'^entify as reflec- the purpose of t college...in hon- Vice President of Academic Affairs, Dr. Richard Hoffman, have been traveling across the nation instruct ing and demonstrating the Competence Pro gram and how it is starting to work on the Mars Hill campnis. Last June, Mars Hill College was fea tured at the Southern Regional Education Board Conference. In January, MHC was the main feature on the program of the Asso ciation of American College (Presidents and Deans conference) which resulted in 65 colleges requesting Mars Hill to present the Competence mater ials to their schools. This was truely a major achievement for the small school to. rise so quickly in national education, spotlight. Since the program in June, sev eral MHC faculty have been invited to be come consultants to some 25-30 schools. Almost 40 schools have sent teams to oring those who have achieved high levels, we also pay tribute to the community that created the learning environment from which these achieve ments evolved." Twelve faculty pro- motbns were announced during the program, which was held in the college's Moore Audi torium. They included: John Adams to full professor of Music; Dr. Vernon Chapman to full professor of ed ucation; and Dr. Virgil Gray to full professor of educa tion; and Virgil Gray to full professor of Theatre Arts. The promotions also included: Mrs. Genevieve Adams to visit Mars Hill from a day to a week to study the program and its effects in the beginning states. The national recognition will continue as the team of Knott,Hoffman, and Dr.William Walker prepare programs in May for the Universi ty of Michigan Center of Higher Education and in June to the American Assocation of Colleges Institute for College Deans (this trip will also include Dr. Bentley). The Competence Pro gram will take around fo\ar more years to really become estab lished as "normal procedure" at Mars Hill. The program is very complex but it is viewed as the "only way to go" in higher education.Mars Hill is one of the first colleges to em ploy this curriculum on a full scale and it has definitely been a giant step in recognition on the national level for Mars Hill. associate professor of Chemistry; Mrs. May Jo Gray to asso ciate professor of Music; Dr. Jack Grose to associate profes sor of Business Ad ministration; Wayne Pressley to associate professor of Music; Robert Abbott to assistant professor of German and Span ish; and Mrs. Teresa Stern to assistant professor of Educa tion. Chief Scholarship winners were: Debbie Aldridge, a rising senior English major from Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., and Pat Burchette, a rising junior English major from Winston-Salem, recepients of the Bob Caushy i if Lewie Wittiame TWO Chosen MHC Students AS Journeymen Two students from Mars Hill College have been chosen for Missionary Journeymen Trainees under the Foreign Mission Board for the year 1975. They are Robert H. Causby from Shelby,NC son of Mr. and Mrs. HaroE Winston Causby. Bob will be employed as a Bible teacher and youth worker in a Vainjanje (Liberia) Public^ School. The other student is James Lewis Williams from Woodruff,SC, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Williams. He will be employed as. a music worker in Guam. Missionary Journey men are college grad uates, 26 "years of .11a Janet Pierce English Scholarship of $375 each, estab lished by Dr. Pierce, a long-time Mars Hill faculty member; Dan Christian, a rising senior Business Ad ministration major from Raleigh, and Frieda HiHa Blackwell a rising senior Span ish major from Pensa cola, Fla.,recipients of the Truesdale Sch olarship of $250 each, established by Dr.and Mrs.Leonard Truesdale of Ocala,Fla., Blenda Elledge, a rising senior Chemistry ma jor from Jonesville, recipient of the Bra zil Pre-Medical Scholarship of $500, age or under who are employed by the Foreigh Mission Board for a two-year term of service overseas. They work with career missionaries, no sem inary training is re quired . An intensive train ing program will be held at Meredith Col lege from June 14 to July 26 concluding with a piablic dedica tion service.Journey men will leave in August to begin work in baptits mission stations all over the world. The HILLTOP wishes both these young men success in their en- deaver to spread the gospel. established by Dr. and Mrs. W. 0. Brazil of Asheville; Charles Sivlis, a rising jun ior Political Science major from Miami,Fla. and Steven Boyce, also a rising junior Political Science ma jor Asheville,recip— ients of the Taylor Debating Award of $250 each,established by the 11th District Congressman Roy A. Taylor of Black Mt. and Mark Schoenfield, a rising senior, and Accounting major from Boca Raton, Fla., re cipient of the $200 Ralph M. Lee Scho larship established See HONORS continued page 3
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