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9 19, 1975 :e with ;he in- fe, Tues. Room tudent sdale. cps VOLUME XLX, NUMBER 2 MARS HILL, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1975 10-Year Recre- >f Wren 1. Mr. :tor. >ainting : those ;ing but to, get p., 7:30 Room of jnt Cen- acy, In- Ln Col- irn how our own on. ,7i)m f e Union / Short, ventures. 1 cover packing, 1, first and com- Tues., Chambers ates,In- a Movie. chniques of film. Thurs. / in Belk Mr. uctor.' amp Col- udy the ethod of our own ion. TBA. s true tor. es will the se- sses. If special would nduct a e let uS e or by [TATIVE Compo- I. High [. Se- INENTS, N. J., -6814. A 10-year, $10 mil lion development pro gram will be offic ially launched by Mars Hill College Friday with a lunch eon honoring Dr. Hoyt Blackwell, president emeritus of the Bap tist school. Funds for the con struction of Blackwell Administration Build ing, to be named for the 85-year-old ed ucator who retired in 1966, will constitute the major goal of the first phase of the lO-year program. Plans for raising the money and other •ietails of the total campaign will be an nounced at the lunch eon, which will be attended by members of the Blackwell fam ily, college adminis trators , members of fhe boards of trust ees and advisors, al- 'wini officers, and o- iher :^riends of the oollege. The 10-year devel opment program will be divided into three emphases using the theme "Excellence in Action." Emphasis I '"'111 concentrate on bhe new administrat ion building and on library improvement. The goal for this Phase will be $2 mil lion, with $1 million Earmarked for con struction of the Blackwell Building, ^500,000 to endow its operation and main tenance, and $500,000 for upgrading the library. Extensive landscap ing and new campus lighting will accom pany the errection of the new three story administration build ing, which will be lo cated on the site where Treat,and older dormitory,now stands. The new building will become the focal point of a redevel oped central campus. Plans call for the closing of College Street to vehicular traffic and develop ing the central cam pus area into a ped estrian mall. A 1921 graduate of Mars Hill, Dr. Blackwell served as a faculty member and administrator from 1928 to 1938, and as president from 1938 to 1966. At first he was a teacher of Greek and Bible; but in 1935, Dr. R. L. Moore,then president, asked him to become director of an endow ment and enlargement program.Dr. Blackwell demonstrated his ex traordinary talent for raising funds, even in those Depres sion years ,!by raising $61,000 in less than 18 months. In June 1938, when Dr. Moore retired,Dr. Blackwell was unan- Q2HTENTS PAGE Editorial 2 Good, Bad & Awful... ? Joker's Frying Pan.. 6 Guest Editorial 2 GSM 4 New Improvements....3 ^olZege Union 4 S. G. A. and L.A.P. .4 debate Team 7 Sports 5 Program imously chosen by the trustees as the 18th president of Mars Hill College. Under his guidance, the college showed unpre cedented growth in its physical assets, academic programs, and student popula tion. In the 28 years he was president, a science building,lib rary cafeteria, aud- itoriiam and fine arts building, and four large residence halls were constructed. A huge complex of build ings and outdoor fac ilities for physical education and athlet ics were begun. In addition, the bound aries of the campus were widened, older buildings were re paired and improved, extensive landscaping carried out,and miles of paved streets, broad sidewalks, and picturesque rock walls were added. Less apparent thaui the physical changes, but equally as im portant, were the ac complishments in the academic and extra curricular life of the college. Dr. Blackwell's adminis tration was marked by several historic mile stones. The most ob vious was the add ition of the junior and senior years a- cademic programs which converted the school into a four- year, degree granting college. The first baccalaureate degrees were awarded to 146 students in 1964. Two years later,Dr. Blackwell was able to pass the reins of leadership to Dr.Fred B. Bentley with the satisfaction of know ing that the college was debt free. Dr. Bentley will preside over the luncheon Friday. The second phase of the 10-year "Excel lence in Action" pro gram, Emphasis II, will focus on two o- ther major needs of the college: endowed scholarships and en dowed teaching pos itions . A $1 million fund to generate scholarship money is the first goal, and $2 million to endow I’, ’ professorships is the second goal. Emphasis III, the final thrust of the, 10-year development program, will seek $5 million in general endowment to help stabilize the col lege ' s operational budget, now approx imately $5 million annually, and to help combat the effects of inflation. Emphasis I of the campaign is ejq^ected to last approximately .18 to 24 months, and. Emphasis II will prob ably not begin until about 1979. f 1.4 k Dr. Blackwell , president emeritus, still very active. (See "Last Lectiire Series" p. 4) ' PHOTO: HAYWOOD
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