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'^^MELVII, Number 11
Serving the Mars Hill College Community Since 1926
Friday, March 9,1984
Snelson to Retire After 47 Years
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elves tr> a vacatl^,^an claim the Lion’s pride
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is limited to si"'* assistant to President
older. For morei® after being a part of Mars
lication forms, forty-nine years. As she
PR-WA, 205 "''1^ have served Mars Hill
t’ork, NY 100*^; j^^/orty-seven years.
2 Sutter Street,
18. (415) 421-347'% :"nool was
o do ’a the footsteps of her four
ment: financially suport her
Skyland will ^ ^^iss Snelson worked in the
*ce operating the college’s
PHOTO BY JOHN CAMPBELL
" to Mars Hill as a student
a junior college,
ffee House on
, at 8:00 p.m. S' /''"^s-keeping machine for four
er, will be
ance here at 1" , i,'^hen graduation time came,
hhere in the0T^U'
\ "'hile maintaining a regular
7he thought of leaving Mars
A J-.1 • .fti he/*'® now, “Those were
Audilorioi" „
• M ceremonies end-
^ college president at that
[Hg to see Miss Snelson about
® i ® "’Oman who was resigning
the “College Secretary.’’
accepted the position as
Secretary and served for
asked for a leave
ij[j complete her education.
Ventured north to Temple
yea**' Philadelphia to finish her
"'hich she loved dearly.
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tiill to Temple to represent
%j|“°hege on several occasions,
the duration of her ca-
Snelson has served under
®hts. Dr. Moore’s last year
irch 4
iissj ,
’Sef^'*®^^on’s first, and she contin-
"'tll ® ^'Venty-eight years with Dr.
is finishing her eight-
*C4[|j"^hh Dr. Bentley. Miss Snel-
a tender smile, “They
years. Never a blue
;*'tiie
\ I "'^fnith in her face and the
eyes, Miss Snelson has
^^Pturing the hearts of stu
dents and faculty throughout her years
at Mars Hill. She plays the role of
“Adopted Mother’’ on campus as she
shares genuine love and concern for all
the people that surround her.
One of the benefits she has enjoyed
while working in the President’s office is
“getting a view all across campus and
watching students develop in their par
ticular area.’’ She feels a great sense of
pride as she recalls the students that have
passed through Mars Hill College and
gone on to accomplish so many things.
In addition to working very closely
with the Board of Trustees and Board of
Advisors, Miss Snelson has enjoyed
, working with international students as
an advisor for about thirty years. Last
September she traveled to Greece with a
former student. She has also been in
volved with the International Club.
The special feeling Miss Snelson has
for the people at Mars Hill has become
evident through her sincere interest in
their lives. She has directed over fifty
weddings of the children of faculty and
staff as well as faculty members them
selves, including The Chapman’s and
the Fishes’. .
Of all the aspects of her job, the daily
routine is what Miss Snelson will miss
the most. She says, “I’m not looking
forward to the mornings to sleep late.’’
There is no doubt that her days will be
well spent. She is state treasurer of Delta
Kamma Gamma which has 96 Chapters
in North Carolina, and is also active in
her church serving as President of the
Women’s Club, chairman of her mission
group and member on the Board of Fi
nances. She looks forward to putting
more time into these things as well as the
opportunity to travel.
When Miss Snelson leaves. Mars Hill
will feel a great sense of loss, but there
will always be a part of her that will re
main and continue to bless the campus
of Mars Hill College.
Addresses
Governors’ Conference
Dr. Fred Bentley, the
1 ^ Southern Association of
Q Schools, addressed the
*^ernors’ Conference in
J^-c.
'Concerned the standards
K i}j^^7itution can become affil-
to College Commission. Ac-
fientley’ the standards
enough to insure qual-
Therefore, in December
of 1983, the College Commission adopt
ed a stricter new criteria for accredita
tion by the commission.
In addition, Dr. Bentley traveled to
Tallahassee, Florida on March 6 and 7
to address the.Florida legislature on the
same subject. These meetings constitute
the beginning of an effort to improve the
standards of preparation of teachers and
students, according to President Bent
ley.
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MISS SNELSON
Miss Frances Snelson, Assistant to the President.
PHOTOS BY DAVID WACHTER
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Last week’s snowstorm turned the Mars Hill campus into a battleground, as snow
ball fights broke out across campus.