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Summer break is almost here!
Friday, May 1, 1992
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the Hilltop
The official student newspaper of Mars Hill College
Volume 65
Mars Hill, NC 28754
Issue 12
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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."