Mars Hill College - Laurel Yearbook (Mars Hill, NC)

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gl, H -wi' 1 J , I f PUBLISHED ANNUALLY BY THE SENIOR CLASS OF MARS HILL COLLEGE, MARS HILL, NORTH CAROLINA

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Copyright 1930 by FRANK DALE Editor-i11-Chiff EDNA XVILHIDE Literary Editor T. CARL Bnowxv Business Manage 7.

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