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PAGE FOUR THE HILLTOP, MARS HILL COLLEGE Mars Hill Bested by Milligan in Nocturnal Clash, Plemmons Stars 18 to 0 Mars Hill Downs Catawba in Opener Saturday, October 6, dawned upon an ill-tempered horde of Mountain Lions caged up in the murky foot hills of Eastern Tennessee—^the spe cial pets of our own coach Roberts— waiting with much impatience for the beginning of their battle royal with the infuriated Buffaloes at Milligan. At the end of the game, with the score 18 to 0 against them they were still eager for battle, but hardly so confident and full of enthusiasm. Although they were beten by a fairly decisive margin the Hill Billies presented the Milligan aggregation with some excedingly tough viands for mastication. In the third quarter Mars Hill threw a scare into the Tennessee breastworks when they started a series of line plays that carried the ball to the Bisons’ four-yard line. They failed, however, to cross the intervening space in four attempts and lost the ball. The game throughout was simply a repetition of the old adage too much Milligan. The local eleven scored in every quarter but the sec ond. Campbell and Springfield were the stars for Tennessee. Mars Hill kept them fighting all the way, but they were total strangers tonight playing; and this coupled with the intense fog spelled defeat for the old Blue and Gold. Plemmons was the highlight in the Lions’ attack. He was continually side-stepping his opponents -with the ball, a feat that caused no little con fusion in the enemy camp. The Johnson City Chronicle has this to say about Plemmons: “In Plemmons, playing quarter. Mars Hill had a man that was a con tinual threat. He was in every play, and kept the Buffaloes on their toes throughout the game. This youngfster has all the markings of a great foot ball man.” The whole team played like de mons, and thay deserved to win, but “hard luck” stories have no place in football. Line-up: M.H.C. Position Milligan J. Albritton L.E. Taylor Childs L.T. Jackson Buckner L.G. Travis Perrin C. Byrd 12 to 0 Victory in Ex tremes of Game Standing at the crossroads be tween uncertainty and assurance, sandwriched between the forces of hope and fear, on Saturday, Septem ber 29, Coach Roberts led forward his rampant Lions to do battle with the blood-thirsty Indians from Ca tawba College; and before the ref eree’s whistle had signaled a cessa tion of hostilities in the final quarter these unruly namesakes of the king of beasts had twice crossed the goal line of the opposition to register a shut-out victory to the tune of 12 to 0. Willis R.G. Wright R.T. A. Albritton — R.E Springfield Casey — Bowman Plemmons Q.B. Dennis Anderson L.H Campbell Bruce R.H. Irwin Rumfeldt F.B Owens Referee: Jackson (Emory and Henry). Umpire: Preas (Georgia Tech). Head Linesman: Arrant (Tennes see). Field Judge: Boswell (Milligan). Score by quaterrs: M.H.C 0 0 0 0 - 0 Milligan 6 0 6 6 - 18 Mars Hill Club Elects Officers at Wake Forest Much Interest Shown at First Meet ing of Year. 5(5 4: On the nigh of October 2 the Mars Hill students of Wake Forest College met for the purpose of electing offi cers for the coming year. The meet ing was called to order by Mr. R. K. Benfield, former vice-president, who after a brief word of introduction opened the house for nominations for president. Mr. Benfield was nominat-, ed and Mr. Raymond Long acting as chairman declared the candidate “au tomatically elected by acclamation.” Mrs. Nelson, a popular and able co ed, was elected to the office of vice- president. Mr. Wade E. Brown was elected secretary. Then came a bitter struggle between Mr. E. L. Bradley and Mrs. Charles Maddry for the of fice of treasurer. Mr. Maddry came out victorious. The meeting seemed to call back memories of those dear old days spent at Mars Hill. All those present pected that a great gain as well as were very enthusiastic, and it is ex- much pleasure will be derived from the club work this year. A brief dis cussion was made of the social func tions to be participated in with the Mars Hill Club of Meredith College. Staging an uphill fight from start to finish, these royal fighters stamped and roared through the sunshine and shadows of the long afternoon, while they shattered the ranks of their red skin neighbors for the second time in as many years. The fact that the locals were out weighed, cut no ice whatever in the matter of winning or losing. The visitors entered the contest as though such were the case, but they soon realized that they were not dealing with a bunch of weak-kneed pale faces who were fading away at their approach like chaff before a strong north wind. Instead they found them selves face to face with an irresist ible force that swept every obstacle from its path like an explosion of dynamite in the midst of a great forest. Plemmons, plucky Ititle quarter back of the home forces, fumbled the opposing kickoff and hostilities began with a rush, Catawba regain ing the ball. Our redskin brothers started the fireworks in excellent fashion by completing three first- downs in succession, but by that time the Mars Hill contingent had begun to see red. Before the nonplussed warriors from Salisbury could gain an unobstructed view of the situa tion, Andy Albritton recovered a Catawba fumble from the boot of Miller and dashed across the goal line for a touchdown. The run was estimated at about 30 yards. From that time until the end of the game the outcome was never in doubt. The second quarter saw Catawba making a valiant effort to even the score, and an equally valiant effort on the part of Mars Hill to prevent them. Back and forth, hither and yon, weaving in and out, plunging and bucking with the fierceness of its at tack, the visiting eleven fought like grim death, but all in vain. At times they seemed to be making progress by means of firstdowns, but always at the critical moment the local de fense tightened and held them for downs. It was during this quarter that “Rabbit” Wright, an old stand by, gave the fans somewhat to chuckle over by his thrilling tackle on Miller in mid-field. The half end ed with Mars Hill in possession of the ball on Catawba’s forty-yard line. In the third quarter with the ball in hostile territory, Furches passed to Anderson, who made a spectacular run around right-end for twenty yards. The latter was the main cog in the Lions’ offensive, and the most consistent ground-gainer of the day. The final quarter was a series of line-bucks and passes in which the ball changed hands not infrequently. Time after time each side made ef forts to punt out of danger, only to have the pigskin sail clear of wait ing arms. And then came the glit tering climax to a wild and hectic game: Harry Rumfeldt received a pass on the thirty-yard line, and completely ignoring the futile pro tests of a horde of blood-thirsty In dians at his heels, carried the gleam ing oval back to the white line. The line-up and summary of the teams follow: Scoring touchdowns: A. Albritton, Rumfeldt. Substitutions: Mars Hill: Gibbs for Albritton, Bruce for Furches. Catawba: Moore for Rhyn. Score by quarters: M.H.C. 6 0 0 6 - 12 Catawba 0 0 0 0 - 0 Tennis Tournament Ends; Seniors Stars The class tournament in tennis which has been running since Sep tember 25, is over. The entire tour nament will long stand out in the minds of those who participated and also the spectators, as one of friend ly rivalry and good' nature on the part of the players. It is because there is an egotistical element in the natures of all boys and girls that is loathe to acknowledge defeat. Be that as it may, the long-talked- of tournament has come and gone and its wake has left no trace of bitter ness among the defeated. Such a spirit as is manifested by the stu dents on occasions like this is truly a beautiful thing to see. Those who proved equal to the test in the singles are: Helen Brown, C-II, winning over Jerry Mobely, C-I, and Bobby Briant, A-IV, cap turing two sets out of three from each opponent. In the doubles the C-II team composed of Helen Brown and Ruth Singleton eliminated the C-I team composed of Ruby Reece and Jerry Mobeley and the A-IV team with Bobby Briant and Bernice Hutchins. The latter, although sche duled to play, failed to appear, and Jerry Mobley graciously substituted in her stead. Among the boys the A-IV class copped honors in the singles matches, Ulysses Dale beating Ed Harrel of the C-II’s and H. H. Welch of the C-I’s two sets in three. Of the dou bles the college seniors again won their monograms. Willie Egerton and Pelham Renfrom defeated H. H. Welch and Pralo Wood in a whirl wind finish. This is not a bad record for either class in its first attempt, and it is to be hoped that these records will be bettered in the future. B. S. U. COUNCIL MAKES PLANS Mars Hill J. Albritton L.E. Childs L.T. Buckner L.G. Perrin C. _ Catawba Rhyn Smtih Willis R.G. .... Wright R.T Boon Whitner — Sumerset Frazier A. Albritton Furches Anderson .. Plemmons .. Rumfeldt Summary: .... R.E. ... .... L.H. .. R.H. .. .._ Q.B. .. F.B. ... Gabriel Several members of the faculty with the B. S. U. council met in the Euthalian society hall Sunday, Sep tember 30, at 2:00 o’clock. After the devotional, which was conducted by D. L. Stewart, several important plans and encouraging reports were brought before the council. It is urgent that every student be in Sun day School and every Baptist bring his church letter to the college church. The Y. W. A. is making rapid pro gress. Most of the girls are lining up in the work and proving themselves to be worth-while Christians. Plans for the B. Y. P. U. courses are almost complete. Consecrated workers from this and other states will be here to teach the various study courses. These study courses have been carefully planned. The B. i. P. U. leaders are doing th^ best to give Mars Hill students the best that there is, and it is indeed their duty to avail themselves of every opportunity offered them. The faculty, presidents of Sunday School classes, and presidents of B. Y. P. U.’s met with the B. S. U. coun cil to discuss and aid in making plans for the betterment of the Christian life on the campus. Plans concerning the B. S. U. con ference, which is to meet at Chowan College this year, were brought to the council. One of the aims of the B. S. U. is to have thirty delegates at this coneference. Each student who comes to Mars Hill should have the opportunity of attending at least one of these conferences. He will gain much inspiration and get many valua ble ideas to bring back to the campus and to treasure later in life. EUTHALIANS RECEIVE GIFTS FROM NONS New l^embers Initiated and Interest ing Program Rendered. The high spot of the meeting of the Euthalian Literary Society on Friday evening, Qctober 4, was the presen tation of gifts from the sister so ciety, the Nonpareil. The gifts were a beautiful lamp shade and some glis tening picture cords. The sisters should have seen the curiosity which greeted the presentation of the ar ticles by the president; they would have no doubt of the appreciation! The program for the evening was shortened, the debate being eliminat ed to give sufficient time to the ini tiation of new members into the so ciety. The society was favored with a quartet from the old Mars Hill Quartet as an opening number for the evening. The society wishes to express to them the appreciation and enjoyment of their numbers. An ora tion by Nathan Brooks gave new in sight into his native ability that many of the members did not know even existed. The oration dealt with edu cation as he sees it today. F. M. Julian delivered a declamation which was also centered principally on edu cation, one of his statements being that the university campus and not the training field, is the training camp of future generations. Fred Bose gave a surprising demonstra tion of one-hand ability at the piano. His right hand being lame and band aged, he played entirely ■with the other. The piece was a pleasing se lection from Strauss. Comics were given by Mr. Elmore. Purpose, Preparation Perseverance and Prayer, O’Hara TheJ f. In Chapel Thursday morning, ober 4, Dr. O’Hara, superintenden % the mountain schools in nine so: ern states, spoke to the student b on four things that are essential a successful life—^purpose, prep 1: tion, perseverance, and prayer, j The substance of the address somewhat as follows: Before jr thing can be attained in life a d« ite purpose or plan must be in v ^ A life must conform to certain pi by which it can be developed in as: a way as to attain the purposed ideals which loom out in the fut But what is the purpose of havin plan for your life and not mal g preparation for it? Without the ;,, per training or preparation a j, cannot achieve what it would ^ erwise do. ^ Many purposes have been failq because purpose demanded preparation and perseverance lacking. The determination to ahead no matter what the result i ^ be to attain the purpose for y ^ life is an essential not to be (A estimated. With a purpose, prep ' tion, and perseverance a life ra occasionally be successful to a ( tain extent. There is another IS anoiner l ment that is perhaps the most es) ^ tial of all—sprayer. A life cannotJ“ as successful as it would othen ° have been if prayer is left out. ' / daily guidance of God can mean ni to a person in any phase of life t ° any other one thing. Miller _ Fesperman Kisler Aycock A negro employee of the express company approached his boss with the query: “Boss, wha’ we gwine do bout dat billy-goat? He done et up whar he grwine.” —^Farmers Federation News. When in town patronize our adver tisers. Charles W. Roper In the Non-Eu Hall now hangs the venerable likeness of Charles W. Roper, a loved member and former president of the Euthalian Literary Society. The society expresses to Mrs. Howard its great appreciation for her splendid work gpven ■without charge, and to Mr. Stringfield for his valuable assistance. Those of the members who knew Uncle Charlie do not need a picture of him to perpet uate his memory, for it is -written in their hearts; but there it shall hang for those who come after us. In the annals of the college they shall road of the sui*arlative life of one of her most beloved sons, a brother, a friend. To know him was to love him. his death a victory. For it is said of his death a victory. For it si said of him that ho accomplished more in death than in life. Surely he was a man whose ideals should be eternal inspiration for every Euthalian and for every Mars Hill student to live cleanly, loftily and more abundantly for Christ and his fello'wmen. Mr. Elliott Addresses Scribleris Cl p The Scribleris Club held its i ond meeting of the year in the Eut J lian Society HallTuesday night, C ober 2, at seven o’clock. The me ing was called to order by the pi ident After the roll was called Elliott read a most interesting pa; on “Plato’s Idea of Poetry.” After quite a bit of discussion . the program, the club went in short business session at which ti ® various committees were appoin ■nd further plans for the year w discussed Helen Bro-wn: “I hear you are a great artist.” Bill Logan: “I hope so. I’ve only just started.” Helen: “What are you doing?” Bill: “Well, I’m li-ving in the stu dio and gro-wing whiskers.” The largest life insurance policy ever sold was a group policy issued by the Metropolitan Insurance Com pany for $400,000,000 to General Motors Company on the lives of 200,- 000 people. f i; Biltmore Press Printers Asheville, N. C. Subscribe to The Hilltop and Keep in Touch with Your Alma Mater CUT OUT THE BLANK AND HAND TO A MEMBER OF THE STAF ’ OR MAIL TO THE HILLTOP. Subscription Blank Carl Meares, Editor Subscrition P. C. Hundley, Business Manager. Rates—$1.00 per year. 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