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^ Serving the Mars Hill College Community Since 1926
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ollege Establishes New Tradition
f^ELCOME ‘S HILL - When Mars Hill College Vice President, Dr. Donald
HILL COLl'eltekopf, was formally installed Tuesday, September 9, the college’s newly
TUDENTS!’.'^.‘^^ mace led the procession of pomp and circumstances.
igmally a Middle Ages war weapon, the mace gradually evolved into a sym-
'f authority, most probably through the association with the king’s guards,
church adminiatrators, and other officials. The story of Mars Hill’s mace
ED CHICK^ a year ago with the installation of Lees McRae College president. Dr. Bud
e.
culty members representing Mars Hill, impressed with the ceremonies,
ned full of enthusiasm for an installation ceremony for their new vice presi-
>t was during the ceremony’s planning stages that the idea of a mace
oped.
e idea caught the imagination of college president. Dr. Fred Bentley, and he
[ involved several members of the region’s art community before the pro-
"'as finished. Don Mahy, art professor at Mars Hill, began the activities
' he accepted the challenge of drawing the original designs,
e design features a sculptered walnut cube, capped by a silver dome, and
>ghts images from the college’s seal, particularly the mountains, and the bell
r located on top of Marshbanks Hall. Other symbols on the sides of the cube
5000000^^ ^ Christian cross, the school’s founding date, a scene representing the
tic Paul preaching to the Greeks from Mars’ Hill as found in Acts 17, and a
an medallion. The dome would then be mounted on a staff of walnut and
’ ^^PPed by another cube and dome-type base.
6 - Bentley, himself an amateur carver of some repute, had been impressed by
'ood sculpture of artist Dirck Cruser, who had been featured in an exhibit at
ollege. He enlisted Cruser to oversee the project and to carry out at least
• of the work on the cube. An Asheville jeweler had been approached to com-
the silver work, but when all the estimates were in, the cost had risen to an
ceptable level of approximately $9,000. (continued on page 3 )
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finking Age Officially 21
kLEiGH —You have to be 21 years
lo purchase, possess, or consume
>olic beverages in North Carolina
September 1, 1986.
'C Alcohol Law Enforcement Divi-
(ALE) of the North Carolina
irtment of Crime Control and
'c Safety is charged with enforcing
>olic beverage control laws and
3tions. Since September 1, there
a crime. The conviction bears no conse
quence other than the payment of the
penalty.
A person charged with this infraction
will be given a citation by an ALE agent
and can go to district court for trial. If
you are found responsible for this in
fraction, you may not be assessed court
costs and will not have a criminal
record. A person can pay the $25 penalty
A conviction of this provision may result in
criminal record... ”
5een no change in ALE’s method of
fcing alcoholic beverage laws and
Nations. However, through the court
treatment of certain violators
=«50oeooc«s? the resultant penalty will be
'What different due to provisions of
aw.
you are 19 or 20 and attempt to pur-
or possess alcoholic beverages,
will be charged with an infraction,
•h is punishable by a penalty of not
“ than $25. An infraction is an
'^ful act which, under the law, is not
and not go to court, unless he has been
convicted of an ABC offense within the
last two years.
All other alcoholic beverages control
law violations are misdemeanors, in
cluding the sale of alcoholic beverage to
a person age 19 and 20. A conviction on
a misdemeanor charge can result in up to
two years in jail and a fine. This means a
19- or 20-year-old purchaser may be
charged with an infraction, while the
person selling the beverage may be
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New Faculty at MHC
MARS HILL - Mars Hill College has
several new faculty and staff members
among its ranks this fall, according to
officials at the Baptist-related college.
Leading the list of new faculty is Dr.
Peter J. LaRue, named Assistant Pro
fessor of Music and Director of Bands.
Dr. LaRue received his Ed.D. in May
from the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign, where he also earn
ed his master’s degree in 1980. His
undergraduate work was completed at
Capital University in Columbus, Ohio.
Prior to enrolling in the doctoral pro
gram, he was Director of Music at
Bloom-Carroll High School in Carroll
Ohio.
Lisa Wachtman of Asheville has been
hired as an Instructor in Mars Hill’s
Developmental Studies Program. She
earned both her bachelor’s and master’s
degrees from Western Carolina Univer
sity in Cullowhee. Carolyn Linkous, a
graduate of Tennessee Technical Univer
sity and UNC-Greensboro, has been
named Assistant Professor of Math.
New staff members include Kelly
McBride, who comes to Mars Hill as
Reference Librarian from a library posi
tion with the University of Chicago
library. Michele Jacon, a native of
Weaverville and graduate of Ap
palachian State University, has been
named an Admissions Counselor with
the Office of Admissions and Financial
Aid. Sandy Mainguy, a 1986 Mars Hill
graduate from Oakland Park, FL, is the
new Assistant Director of Residential
Living in the Office of Student Develop
ment. Four new security officers have
been hired and are being trained. They
include James Grady Harris of
Asheville, Randy Hensley of Marshall,
Glen Edward Hyer of Asheville, and
Delano Steadman of Mars Hill.
Changes in duties include the naming
of Ed Knight as Director of the Physical
Plant, while former ^director Jim Fish
has assumed new duties in connection
with the renovation of Wall Science
Building, under a grant from the Pew
Foundation. Donnie Caldwell has been
named Director of Purchasing for the
college, and Darryl Norton has been
named Manager of the College
Bookstore. Dr. W. Otis Duck has
become the College Medical Director,
following retirement from his family
practice this summer.