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la liUton Hill, N.C. 28754 Vol. LIL, No. 4, October 27, 1978 COLLEGE RECEIVES BEQUEST FOR SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT ■h-, .1 bequest from the estate of Miss Fuchsia Virginia Marshbanks of sh, who died June 10, has been announced by Mars Hill College. in the form of stocks and bonds, will go into the Marshbanks- Fund, which Miss Marshbanks and her sister, Flossie Marsh- totai i’ ^ Raleigh, established in 1977 in memory of their parents. It makes the the scholarship fund $375,000. Otice st^ Marshbanks sisters were born in Madison County, and their family home where,the college science building now stands. Their family, including associ mother’s and their father’s sides, (Anderson and Marshbanks), has been with the college since its founding in 1856. A great uncle, the Rev. J. aftkp ®fapn, was one of the founders of the college and served as the first secretary ^^original Board of Trustees. Marshbanks received her early education at Mars Hill College and later IfOft, University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She was graduated sioiigi ^ 'cursing division of the Medical College of Virginia and spent her profes- in the field for hospital administration. She administered hospitals in lO yg*® ®ud West Virginia, and was superintendent of Rex Hospital in Raleigh for P'"ior to her retirement. During Her professional career she served on commissions, state and national. In addition, she was active in the First Church of Raleigh and in numerous public and community services. She "thej, ^ sister traveled extensively throughout the United States and Canada and in 6(1(;[q^^®®s of the world. Despite the fact that they lived in Raleigh, they maintain- I Vilv* 'Contacts with friends and relatives in Mars Hill and regularly participated in ^ •'sunions. When the Misses Marshbanks announced the establishment of the scholarship fund last year, they revealed long-time interests in Christian higher education and explained their dreams of honoring their parents and helping deserving students. It is our hope, they said, “that the scholarships which will be awarded out of our gift will provide opportunities and blessings for many future citizens and lead ers of our state.” They proclaimed their conviction that children “constitute the state's most important and valuable resource” and that education is “the most effective ave nue by which young people can develop to the fullest their potential for becoming good citizens and leaders.” They cited Christian colleges as “offering the most pro mising opportunity for serious-minded youth to learn to think intelligently and effectively and to determine for themselves the most important values in life.” When fully implemented the scholarship fund will provide tuition grants to “superior and deserving high school graduates who desire to prepare themselves for service to their churches, communities, the state and humanity.” In accepting the bequest. Dr. Fred Bentley, president of Mars Hill College, was lavish in his praise of the Marshbanks sisters. In establishing the Marshbanks-Anderson Scholarship Fund, Virginia and Flossie Marshbanks have done a beautiful thing for the college and for young peo ple who seek higher education in a Christian environment. Their concern for the development of Christian leaders and public servants will be perpetuated through the young people who receive financial assistance out of the scholarship fund. What a marvelous way to express appreciation for being reared in a Christian home by loving and supportive parents.” you. shall letter. )zen beer the wall; till e 2o * ^®l6jo Jones Jr. of Mocksville, son of the Rev. Archie hol withe* "n S Sr., left Sept. 27 to embark to cry 25,000-mile four g through the countries of longg. Central America. jjj’® niaking his trip in conjunction ® academic studies as a junior ethl College. He will receive 'hp hours academic credit for the nind a he will be periodically f A fli'1 articles to the ENTER- conjuse Ecqrd describing his ad- r. e som i Jones Motorcycles Through South And Central America owcan 1 i ''■'eS r) . UCSl-UU 1 his tour, h S3,^P®hying Jones on the trip will ??hcia Clyde Townsend, the ord all of ^ ^^^atji^°lorcyde dealer in Dothan, Jones will keep a diary and be taking photographs to his instructors at Mars dor in South America and Costa Rica in Central America. “I spoke Spanish before I spoke Eng lish,” noted Jones. It was while Jones and his family were living in Ecuador in 1974 that they first met Townsend, who visited them for a week while he traveled through South America on a motorcycle. Townsend has been very active in missionary laymen’s work for the South ern Baptist Church and this work brought him in contact with the Jones family e it means of transportation n is of the trip will be by motor- .1'he redial'll ®*^d Central American tour Xse' th« '' ®^t ventured off together n orangd P ’ seem red*' f •' riQj V“ «na uemrai American lour (i>n Jones and intinue to Iways id motorcycle trip. In the ■'"ile t .^976, the two rode from thg ° Circle City, Alaska (16 miles ’•e trio Circle) on a 37 day, 12,000 ng questid‘‘ti5%n H "''nth * ®*ivironments, specifically I Central America, are noth- te bacK. ^*0 Jones. During the 1960-76 with his family, who i. page of Baptist missionaries, * the 16-year period in Ecua- Hill when he returns. He is pursuing a double major at the school in Spanish and business and hopes to go on to graduate school when he graduates and study international management. The academic credit which Jones will receive from his experiences on the trip will include 4 hours each in the subjects of history, geography, Spanish, and economics. He will also serve as the Spanish trans lator for Townsend while on the tour. Their tentative itinerary has them scheduled to go from Venezuela to LION SAFARI NOV. 4 The Admissions Office will sponsor “Lion Safari” again this year on Sat., Nov. 4. This is a day planned especially for prospective students. They will visit the campus, talk to faculty and adminis trators, enjoy entertainment and the football game, and generally see first hand what college life at Mars Hill is all about. Current Mars Hill students can help spread the word by contacting your friends at home who will begin college next year or your friends in other colleg es who wish to transfer. Invite them to “Lion Safari.” The only overnight accommodations will be sleeping-bag space on Sat. night. If you will have an empty bed in your room Fri. or Sat. night which you would be willing to share with a visitor, please contact the Admissions Office, telephone 201 or 202. Visiting students should plan to ar rive on Sat. morning in time to register in Wren College Union between 9 and 10 a.m. Additional information is avail able from the Admissions Office. Columbia, Ecudor, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uraguar, and Argentina all the way to Tierra del Fuego, which is the southernmost point of the South American Continent. From Tierra ael Fuego me two will then head north and pass through the countries of Chile, Peru, Ecudor and Pan ama and other Central American coun tries on their way back to Dothan. In addition to gaining academic credit for his venture, why is Jones making the extended trip? “One of the biggest reasons Mr. Clyde and I are going on the trip is to meet as many missionaires as possible and try to help them in any way we can and give them encouragement,” he said. “Also I just enjoy traveling very much. I guess I got this enthusiasm for travel ing from my dad while he was a mis sionary,” Jones noted. In addition, he remarked before leav ing that “At this point in my life I’ve got a lot of decisions to make about my future that I need time to think about. In order to make them more clearly it’s best to get away for a while and look at them objectively and while I’m riding on a motorcycle for as long as I will be I will have time to do a lot of thinking. Jones did comment before he left that “If there is any honor or glory of any sort to be given because of this trip Mr. Clyde and I don’t want it given to us, but to our Creator.”
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