lAY 2,
1975
JOLUME XLIX, number 16
MARS HILL, NORTH CAROLINA
COMMENCEMENT ACTIVITIES
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Mars Hill College
announced the
Schedule of the 119th
Commencement ceremony
St the Baptist rela-
college.The sche-
“^ule combines "Alumni
^ay" activities with
the baccalaureate
Stid commencement pro-
9tams over a two day
Period, Saturday, May
and Sunday, the
t8th.
The weekend activ
ities will actually
^et under way with
the opening of an art
ss^hibit in the Fine
^ts Building Friday
Sf ter noon featuring
the work of the sen
ior art majors. The
^1-2 million Wren
*-ollege Union will be
the scene for nearly
^ll of the alumni ac
tivities Saturday,
''hich starts with the
^hnual business meet-
thg of the alximni as
sociation at 3:30 pm.
^iass reunions will
Slsp be held in the
College union with
years of 1910,
J9l5,1920, 1925,1930,
1^35,1940, 1945,1950,
1^55,, I960, 1965,and
i^7o being honored.
The alumni aiuiual
,^liquet, to be held
tii Bridges Dining
^^ll, will begin at
•30 p.m. It will be
the occasion at which
Members of the 1975
class will be wel
comed into the ranks
of the alumni,It will
also be the time for
awarding of "Alumnus
and Alumna of the
Year" honors to two
former students.
Activities during
the weekend will also
include the spring
meeting of the Board
of Trustees. The 36-
member policy-making
body will convene at
10 a.m. Saturday to
approve the 1975-76
budget,review faculty
appointments, and to
consider a 10 year
"master plan" of the
college's department.
Following the trus
tee meeting,the board
will participate in a
joint luncheon with
the collegers 100 mem
ber Board of Advisors
On Sunday, the spot
light will shift from
former students to
present graduating
seniors in the ritual
of the baccalaureate
and commencement ser
vices. The Honorable
Robert B. Morgan,Sen
ator from North Caro
lina will be the
speaker for the bac
calaureate service,
which will be held in
the college's Moore
Auditorium at 11 a.m.
Senator Morgan, a
native of Harnett
County, was educated
Robert Morgan^ Corrmenaement Speaker
in the public schools
of Lillington and re
ceived his bachelor's
degree at East Caro
lina University. In
1949 he received his
L.L.B. degree from
Wake Forest University
School of Law.
Senator Morgan saw
duty with the Pacific
Fleet during WORLD
WAR II, and was re
called to active duty
during the Korean
conflict. He has
served in both the
United States Naval
Reserve and the U. S.
Air Force Reserve. He
recently retired as
Air Force Reserve
Lt. Colonel.
In 1955, he was e-
lected to the State
Senate and served in
that body for five
terms. In 1965, his
fellow senators named
him President Pro
Tempore of the Senate.
Senator Morgan was e-
lected Attorney Gen
eral of North Caro
lina in 1968, and a-
gain in 1974, polling
more votes than any
other candidate for
statewide office.
In 1974, Morgan was
elected to represent
North Carolina in the
United States Senate
by a majority of 250
thousand votes. He
carried 94 of the
state's 100 counties.
It was as Attorney
General that Morgan
gained recognition as
a forcefull advocate
of reform in the a-
reas of correction,
mental health, and
education. He created
the Attorney General's
Consumer Protection
Division to protect
the interests of the.
public consiimer, and
was recognized nation
wide as a pioneer
in the consumer pro
tection movement.
Morgan's continuing
interest in education
has led him to serve
nine terms as Chair
man of the Board of
Trustees of East Car
olina University. He
is presently a member
See COMMENCEMENT
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Archie CampbetZ^ AZwnnuB of the Tear
Kathy Nailing Alvmna of the Year
ALUMNI
Archie Campbell of
Nashville, Tennessee
and Kathleen Wallin
of Mars Hill will be
honored as Alumnus
and Alumna of 1975
during Alumni Day
activities Saturday.
Over 280 seniors
will receive their
degrees Sunday after
noon, the culmination
of the two-day grad
uation weekend. Sena
tor Robert Morgan,
North Carolina's rep
resentative in the U-
nited States Senate,
will deliver the bac
calaureate sermon Sun
day morning in Moore
Auditorium.
Archie James
Campbell, a native of
Bull Gap, Tennessee,
is a member of Mars
Hill's Class of 1935.
He studied art while
at the Baptist-rela
ted school, but later
found the entertain
ment business more
lucrative than art.
He moved to Knoxville
where he was hired by
radio station WNOX.
After serving with
the U.S.Navy in World
War II, he returned
to Knoxville where he
had a radio show fea
turing such guests as
Chet Atkins.
He became a member
of the Grand Ole Opry
in 1958 and has be
come a well-known fi
gure in the recording
business as well as
TV, movies, and per
sonal appearances. Per
haps his greatest
notoriety came when
he signed as a comedy
star with the "Hee
Haw" television ser
ies in 1969.He earned
the coveted Country
See ALUMNI
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