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Spring Fling to be Showered by“Mountain Juice ’78”
by Cheryl Aldridge
er
j^anana Split Race? Tomato Toss?
f Vale Race?” “Insanity?” You bet!
|u last chance for fun and frolic
, the Final Exam Syndrome sets
j'. Spring Fling ’78” is the occasion
li’ for the uninitiated, it is a campus-
(u® celebration of the return of spring,
f^east and Wren Student director,
Wilent have worked hard to make
hj^Vear’s festival extra special,
ijtnoon classes were cancelled on
urOesday. An action-packed day was
Vjj ^'od with an ice cream party, carni-
ond way-out games like Dill Pickle
S|' Volkswagen Push, and Balloon
on the agenda. Also on Wednes-
there was a dance contest
jijj Previous winners Cindy Nanney
ji Steve Holmes acting as judges.
’''libi'
,.i’*f®day will be highlighted by a craft
od and sale on the Union patio.
Epicure will host a Parisian Delight
with French cuisine for Friday night.
Afterwards you can retire to the rec
reation room and blow a “cool million”
in the Casino games. Friday night is
also the occasion of the semi-annual
Bookstore sale when all merchandise
(excluding textbooks) is 10% off the regu
lar price. An auction is scheduled and
the evening ends with pizza and enter
tainment by Appalachian musicians in
Timberline Coffeehouse.
On Saturday, the first intercollegiate
skateboard competition in the U.S.,
Mountain Juice ’78, will be held at
MHC. Co-sponsored by the YMCA and
Wren College Union, this event will
draw skateboard enthusiasts from sev
eral area schools. Spring Fling ’78
will end with a beach concert and dance
by the Four Tops in Chambers Gym. (No
street shoes will be allowed!)
From all indications this year’s cele
bration looks like a winner! Be on the
lookout for signs announcing more e-
vents soon.
Pictured are The Four Tops”, who are to be in concert the Saturday night of Spring
Fling, April 29, in Chamber’s Gym.
QentJey Delivers Candid Speech
iditorium,
by Archie
'i^^fnied by the attitudes and the con-
some members of the student
ioj(’faculty and staff. Dr. Fred Bentley
|i|. spring President Convocation
Ml j Occasion to point out certain abus-
intolerable situations which ex-
'O campus and to call for some
soul-searching by those who
lejl’*°t be fully committed to the high
^A^nd noble goals of the college.
®®®ing a small audience (prob-
4^ ^'ver than 300 persons) which turn-
for the service in Moore Auditor-
delivered one of the sharpest,
oandid speeches in his 12 years
igj|’^®sident: and he promised drastic
in the months ahead.
'efg *'ttroduce his remarks Dr. Bentley
L to a recent article by columnist
|itij pnderson entitled “What Is Happen-
the American Dream?” In it
i|)i^f*®tionally syndicated writer had
out “signs of rot on all sides,
fhat the nation’s ideals are being
f^y permissive immorality.”
'elf * foally he deplored “an orgy of
I iSif ^^Poriog, overdosing, loafing,
splurging, cheating, shop-
g,
''trip •
Ni ^*^**'8- institutions are becom-
looting, philandering, even
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N '
I'*** ^8.'!,!!!'P°tent before this moral
»*»noo iPt* I the Bentley said the concerns voiced
^ ® article seem relevant to Mars Hill
and, explaining the comparison,
jy j^sed on three groups:
student.s.” he said, “d
la t I
f>ifa
>ed
Mr. Anderson.
erosion.
Students,” he said, “do not re-
j-ffte property of others. This is
ktjj'^^ted on the campus ... in the
(j af ripped sofas and chairs, kicked-
ars, ripped-off phones, fire alarms
((|aioke detectors.”
"•'th evidenced, he said, by litter
a campus — bottles, paper and other
trash. Such filth speaks, he explained,
of an attitude that says “it’s OK; after
all, the college has hired help to pick
up behind me.”
He also cited a few students who
steal and who demonstrate their disre
spect for others through “vulgar, abus
ive language.”
“Some students do not respect the law
or our regulations,” he continued, tell
ing the story — well known on campus
by now — about a bizarre kidnapping
involving two students and the accusa
tion of drugs being “ripped off.” (Since
the convocation speech Dr. Bentley
has confronted several students who
were reported to him by law enforce
ment officials as suspected of dealing
in marijuana and has given them — as
he put it — “a chance to clean up their
act or get out.”)
“Equal to my concern over illegal drug
trafficking on our campus,” he added,
“is my concern for those who disregard
our regulations with respect to the pos
session or use of alcoholic beverages
on campus.” Such situations will
change, he asserted, “as we realign
our administrative staff and become
more active in residence hall life . . .”
Still referring to students. Dr. Bent
ley turned to the subject of sexual
conduct.
“There are a few students," he said,
“who go beyond what I consider to
be our basic Christian values with re
gard to premarital relations and, in
fact, engage in promiscuous sexual
activity — both heterosexual and homo
sexual. It is my hope,” he continued,
“that we . . .can reinforce the values
which we hold in order to make stu
dents more aware of more wholesome,
non-exploitive relationships.”
Finally with regards to students, Dr.
Bentley lamented the fact* that many
“do not take full advantage of the edu
cational opportunities afforded to them”
by the college. He cited those who
“freely cut classes” and cheat them
selves out of that for which their
parents are paying. He also expressed
concern over those who fail to become
involved in extracurricular activities —
“concerts, lectures, athletic events,
worship, etc.”
“It would seem,” he added, “that
many students drift through their edu
cational experiences with an ambival
ence toward trying to develop as com
pletely as possible their talents, abili
ties, and skills in order to be aggress
ively preparing themselves for produc
tive citizenship.”
The wrath of the president was also
aimed at a few members of the faculty
and the staff.
Some faculty were criticized for their
lack of commitment to the Christian
values of the college as evidenced by
“their lack of concern for the personal
development of their students”. Some
faculty members abuse their forum by
making claims which are directly con
trary to the Christian heritage and valu
es of the college,” he asserted. Such
faculty members ought to re-examine
their own commitment and values, he
said, and decide whether or not they
really should remain within the college
community.
“It does not seem fair or appropriate,”
he stated, “for the majority of our facul
ty who are committed to Christian high
er education and to Mars Hill College
as an instrument of that goal to bear
the workload of those who are not com
mitted Christians and professionals.”
“A few staff members Dr. Bently
blasted as “apathetic gossips.” They
show little appreciation for what the
college has been able to do toward in
creasing their pay and benefits, and
they complain because they do not get
everything for which they ask. Such
persons demonstrate an attitude, he
explained, that says “you should be do
ing more for me; what have you done for
me lately?” Those same persons, he
added, often waste time, waste mater
ials and even cheat the college through
dishonest claims on sick leave.
From the harshly negative viewpoint
Dr. Bentley then turned to a positive
view. He mentioned the natural beau
ty around the college and the other bless
ings of God. He emphasized that most of
the students are “warm and caring”,
most of the faculty are well-qualified
and committed;” and he reminded his
listeners that many people outside
the college — trustees and advisors,
alumni and friends of the institution
— have helped provide the physical
facilities which are enjoyed on the camp
us.
“What can and will be done to deal
with the few” (who are out of step)?
he asked.
Answering his own question, he pro
mised administrative reorganization, a
reaffirmation of “our Baptist/Christian
posture” and the demanding of “more
accountability.”
“We will not allow the few to con
tinue to disregard the rights of the ma
jority!” he pledged; ”... we will mount
a program to instill pride in our com
munity, a pride which would be based
on our Christian heritage, our Appalach
ian heritage, and our scholarly activity.”
Then, trying to make his point as per
sonal and as individual as possible, he
concluded with a question which served
as the title of his speech, “What are
you giving?”