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Vol. L, No. 2, Friday, Sept.l/J 1976
The
Inside
Story
,^'^olutionary Irmovtal-
'’'iy The editorial staff
J^_®flects on the death of
Tse-tung. (Page Two)
^ Inward Journey—Dr.
Pat
he.
Verhulst tells of
^ experiences in re-
'^iscovering both Ameri-
and herself.
(Page Four)
2^
tevi
aep—Joy Bridges
ews Peter Benchley's
^^'^iting new novel.
(Page Sixteen)
Table
of
Contents
Two
Four
'^ound Campus
Seven
Money's Worth? Eight
^Portj
Twelve
l*l-nal Column Fourteen
^^Une Pratt(2) Fifteen
®etures/Review Sixteen
Craftsmen,Musicians to
Gather for Annual Festival
Byard Bay3 a long-time fix
ture at Basaom Lamar Lunsford
Festivals 3 demonstrates the
fine points of making his
mountain fiddle sing.
Photo by John Campbell
The 9th annual Bascom Lamar
Lunsford "Minstrel of the Ap-
palachias" has been set for
September 30, October 1 and
2. Billed as the "world's
most authentic festival of
mountain music and dancing,"
the festival was established
by Lunsford and Mars Hill
pharmacist Ed Howard.
Lunsford, internationally
known for his vast knowledge
of mountain ballads, music
and dancing, worked at a num
ber of professions before re
turning to his first love,
mountain music. He became a
virtual one-man repository of
old tunes and conducted a cru
sade to rekindle the pride of
his own people in their music.
He was born on the campus
here, where his father served
as president during the 1870b
and his mother oversaw one of
the residence halls. He main
tained close contact with the
college and donated many of
his manuscripts, recordings,
and instruments to the col
lege. He said that he first
learned ballad singing and
banjo picking as a child on
the moiontain campus; and of
all the festivals he founded,
this is the only one he al
lowed to carry his name.
The festival, expanded to
three days in 1974, will a-
gain feature a Thursday night
devoted to mountain dancing,
both clog and smooth. The e-
vent will be held in the gym
nasium of the Madison County
High School in Marshall start
ing at 7:30 p.m. Beginning,
junior and adult classes will
be featured. An admission
charge of 50: for all stu
dents and $1.00 for adults
will be made.The money raised
during the weekend will go
to support the Southern Appa
lachian Center.
One of the primary func
tions of the Lunsford Festi-
See LUNSFOBD3 page eleven
Faculty Additions Total Sixteen
Sixteen new people have
been added to the Mars Hill
College faculty. The new mem
bers join the departments of
Music, Social and Behavioral
Sciences, English, Math, Ed
ucation, Allied Health, Reli
gion, Business, and Physical
Education.
Mr. J. Gary Armstrong, In
structor in the Music Depart
ment, received his BME from
Murray State University and
his MM from Catholic Univer
sity.
Dr. Donald Bearden, In
structor in the Music Depart
ment, received his BM from
Samford University and his
MCM from New Orleans Baptist
Theological Seminary.
Dr. Richard E. Getty, Asso
ciate Professor in the De
partment of Social and Behav
ioral Sciences, secured his
BA from William Jewell Col
lege and his MA from the Un
iversity of Missouri.
Mrs. Kay Gregory, of the
English Department, has re
ceived her BA from Mars Hill
College and her MA from East
Tennessee State University.
Dr. Phillip A. Hartman,
Assistant Professor in the
Math Department, received his
BS from Auburn University,his
MA from the University of
South Florida, and his PhD
from Emory University.
Ms. Laurel Horton,Instruct
or in the Education Depart
ment, received her BA and
MSIS from the University of
Kentucky.
Mrs. Susan Kiser, Assistant
Professor in the Math Depart
ment, received her AA from
Mars Hill College,her BS from
Appalachian State, and her MA
from UNC at Chapel Hill.
Dr. Michael Allan Kraft,In
structor in the Religion De
partment, received his BA
from the University of Cali
fornia and his MA and PhD
from the New School for Soci
ological Research.
Dr. H. Neal McKenzie, Asso
ciate Professor in the De
partment of Business Admini
stration and Economics, re
ceived his BS from Auburn
University and his PhD from
Georgia State University.
Mrs. Linda 0. Masburn, Di
rector of the Allied Health
See FACULTY3 page eleven