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THE HILLTOP
jjnie 62. Issue 4
Mars Hill, North Carolina
Monday, November 7,1988
Homecoming weekend:
Looking to the Future, Remembering the
Hast, and Celebrating the Present
j- '-isa F^ams(‘v
Writer
Sottiecoming is always an especial-
time of year at Mars Hill
excep-
• Along with the usual homecom-
hpt the Board of Advisors
on that Friday.
^ne Vrrre
’Sts of
Board of Advisors con-
igo 1 approximately 82 people. These
L P 0 are of different Christian
Sanations
tale;
and live in various
y This group meets twice annual-
*OarH ^^’toheon in Spring, with the
of Trustees, and a fall busi-
^L ,?®®’^ng). The advisors do just
advise the college on fund-
lie n academic matters,
evg] °oard consists of two groups:
ig) °Pnient (in charge of fund-rais-
nih ^oademic services (dealing
jvij^*’’’^oulum, recruiting, etc.). These
le piny an important role in
igj^^oilege because they are able to
) 'Contact with important resources
)r prospective students, funds
leejjj^^Jocts, or other needs. At the
^ogre
laiis nnd made further
’hig|^ .*or the-million dollar project
Iher '’’diodes major fund-raising and
uiljji^^^ontials for the following items:
ifeteri® ^ chapel, building a new
to ‘
''' a verting the old cafeteria
Ig Qj. ^I’rary. library fund, convert-
On library to a Continuing Educa-
ail
^®nter, renovation of Marshbanks
iiuL.'^^lion of an art exhibition area,
g, aj%*:®nicr in Wall Science Build-
^tional parking on Women’s
Hill, HPERA, Wren College Union,
Cornwell Hall, Annual Fund, scholar
ships, and academic equipment Wal
ter Smith, Director of l^blic Informa
tion and Editor of the alumni magazine
EMPHASIS, said that he serves as an
ex-officio member of the Board. He
said that the reason this particular
date was chosen for the meeting was
alumni the progress the college has
made and to show them that they
are remembered and are cared about.
The number-one worry alumni have
about returning to their college is
whether they will know anyone. Mr.
Hoffmeyer said, "One of the things
we try to do with Homecoming is to
make it so it doesn’t make any dif-
os that these people could come to
Mars Hill one time for both this and
Homecoming itself. Mr. Smith, when
asked to comment on Homecoming,
had this to say: "Personally, I like for
Homecoming to be in good weather,
well-attended, and a winning football
game helps. I consider two out of
three of these to be a very success
ful Homecoming."
Another important part of MHC
Homecoming is the alumni activities.
Mr. Ed Hoffmeyer, Director of Alum
ni Activities, said that he believes the
number one highlight of Homecoming
was the Alumni Luncheon and Alum
nus and Alumna of the Year Aw^d
presentations held in Bridges Dining
Hall. Recipients of the two awards
were Bruce Murray, Sr. of Marshall
(Class of 1939) and Alice Mansfield
of AUanta, GA (Class of 1928). Class
reunions for several classes were held
at Homecoming, and 463 graduates
registered for the Homecoming ac
tivities. The second highlight that Mr.
Hoffmeyer cited was the new
children’s program, which was started
this year. Forty children participated
in the games, a mini-Olympics, and
the decoration of their own float for
the Homecoming Parade. Each child
was given a t-shirt. Mr. Hoffmeyer
feels that it is important to reach these
children because perhaps they will be
the future smdents of MHC. The col
lege has an obligation to show the
ference if you know anybody, all Mars
Hill people have one thing in com
mon, and that’s their love for the
school, and that alone should make
them comfortable coming back. Our
students need to remember that they
will leave the campus but never Mars
Hill, because its spirit will still be in
them and they’ll come back to recap
ture this and hope it’s here." Other
alumni activities included an
"Oldtimers" baseball game held in
Meares Field Friday afternoon, and a
meeting of the Alumni Association of-
J
m ’tn
ficers on Saturday. Class reunions for
the following classes were held around
campus: "Golden Years" for former
students in classes prior to 1938; 50th
anniversary "Golden" reunion of the
Class of 1938; and "Every fifth year"
reunions for the Classes of 1943, 1948,
1953, 1958, 1963, 1968, 1973, 1978
and 1983.
Yet another important part of
Homecoming is the role played by the
present MHC students in the- dance,
parade, and football game. The Wren
College Union staff deserve special
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