il 10,19^ Summer break is almost here! Friday, May 1, 1992 m the Hilltop The official student newspaper of Mars Hill College Volume 65 Mars Hill, NC 28754 Issue 12 will ards mds aent /NSIDE: OPINIONS Many student have found prob lems with the last election. Two let ters to the editor deals with this subject, while another letter deals with the selection of RA’s, RD’s and RM’s, Features The New York Stock Exchange Welcomed a group of Mars Hill stu dents over Spring Break. Endnotes Finally, the outcome of Summary of Murder is told, and Sylvia outdoes herself! Also, check out Dateline oecuase we would hate for you to be *ate for school next year! SENIOR STUFF... Pages 3 and 4 are dedicated to the Seniors especially as a list of gradu ates is given, along with some poems ^ud advice for the Seniors. EXTRA! EXTRA! Four Year Depression Nears an End Seniors to Graduate! Baccalaureate ’92 Mr. Wake P'orest," Dr. dwin Graves Wilson to speak Solved Donna Hooker staff reporter Mars Hill’s baccalaure- ate address is scheduled for am on Sunday, May 10 ^ Moore Auditorium. Dr. ^dwin Graves Wilson, Vice r’"esident for Special Pro jects since 1990 and member '^.f the Board of Trustees ^■nce 1991 with Wake Forest f^niversity, is the honored speaker. Dr. Wilson has been as sociated with Wake Forest, he baptist university in Win- Ifon-Salem, NC, for 53 years. ,^his has earned him the title Mr. Wake Forest.’ His du- ocs at Wake Forest have Ranged from being a profes- ’’Or of English to acting as ?^sistant Dean, and from Ocing the Dean to being the '^•'ovost. Andrea Deaton staff writer Annual graduation activities are just around the corner, and this year’s plans may prove to be the greatest yet! Plans for the graduating class of 1992 include: the opening of the Senior Art Exhibit, the graduate banquet and music concert following, and Baccalaureate and Grad uation ceremonies. The class of 1992 will celebrate in style as they bid farewell to their home for the past few years. The 251 graduating seniors in the class of 1992 will find May 8-10 to be anxious and eventful days. Friday will unveil the Senior Art Exhibit by Holly Howard and Mark Laszlo in the Weizenblatt Gallery in Moore Auditorium. The gallery will be open to the public this weekend on Friday evening, Saturday evening before and after the music con cert, and Sunday between bacca laureate and graduation exer cises. Saturday morning will mark the semi annualmeeting of the trustees of the college for a busi ness session of the board. Then Saturday evening the Senior Ban quet hosted by the Alumni Of fice will begin at 5:30 p.m. in the college dining hall. It will fea ture music, a skit, the annual pre sentation of the senior class gift and awards, and recognitions of Who’s Who of American Col Dr. Wilson enrolled at Wake Forest in September of 1939. When he graduated in 1943, he left Summa Cum Laude. He then moved on to the Navy where he became a Lieutenant in 1945. Since then, he has been honored with a doctorate from UNC- Greensboro, and of course, returned to WFU. As an expert on the Ro mantic poets, he is consid ered a brilliant man and is admired for his outstanding speeches. The 251 gradu ates should enjoy his presen tation at the Address. lege Students and the Alumni Association’s Outstanding Senior Award. The class of 1992 will honor a member of the staff who has been espe cially helpful to class members during their four years on eampus with the Out standing Faculty Award. Following the banquet the annual Graduation Coneert in Moore Audito rium will begin at 8 p.m. Performances by the Bailey Mountain doggers. Jazz Band, Choir and Chamber Choir ensem bles will provide the evening’s entertain ment. On Sunday, May 10, whieh is also Mother’s Day, Dr. Edwin Graves Wil son, long-time faculty member and for mer academic dean and provost of Wake Forest University, will deliver the bacca laureate address at 11 a.m. in Moore Auditorium. Dr. Wilson is an esteemed speaker and scholar in the area of En glish Romantic poets (see related arti cle). The afternoon’s activities are sched uled to shift location to Meares Stadium which will host the graduation ceremony for the first time ever. Last year’s grad uation was also planned for the outdoor stadium; however a morning rain forced the alternate plan to be activated which was to have the exercises held in Moore Auditorium where it has been held since 1961. This plan will once again be in effect. The colorful and tradi tional procession of faculty in academic regalia will be led by Emmett Sams of the math ematics department, who is the ranking member of fac ulty in years of service. This will be his first and last time because he will retire follow ing the ceremony after 45 years of service. 225 students will cross the stage on Meares Stadium field, receive their diplomas, and become official alumni of Mars Hill College as Dr. Earl Leininger presents the diplo mas and Dr. Fred Bentley confers the degrees individu ally. Bentley will also give a short address. Will it rain? Senior Jona than McCoy replies, "1 cer tainly hope not. 1 have over twenty people coming from various places who all expect to see me gradu ate! It sure would be hard to pick the six that could [if graduation was to be held in the gym). Besides, I have dreams at night about sitting outside with my sun glasses on at graduation!" The location of graduation was moved because of a majority vote by the Senior class to enable the graduating seniors to invite an unlimited number of guests because the stadium can accom modate 5000 whereas the auditorium can seat only 1800. The College Concert Band will begin playing at 2:30 which will then be followed by the graduation exercises at 3 p.m. * ♦ ♦ As the seniors look back on their years at Mars Hill College they have very fond, and quite humorous memories of practical jokes, romantic relationships and friendships, projects, classes, and professors. "I will miss the predictabil ity of Mars Hill. There’s a comfortable state of mind here. From now on it will be so unpredictable," states Jonathan McCoy. Kristina Langston adds, "What I will miss most is the people and the moun tains. I’m ready to move on and do things with my life beyond Mars Hill College."

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