COMMENCEMENT
CLOSES MAY 29
SUMMER SCHOOL
BEGINS JUNE 7
Sights and Insights and The Chronicle
Receive Awards
College Places Leading Sunday
School Workers In Flat
River Association.
At the thirteenth semi-annual meer-
ing of the North Carolina College
Press Association, which was held at
North Carolina College for Women,
The Hilltop, after having been ap
proved by the Executive Committee
of the Association, was presented for
membership by the president of the
N. C. C. P. A., and was unanimously
admitted. There were in all three
publications that applied for mem
bership: but only two were admitted,
The Buccaneer not being admitted for
not having taken the proper proced
ure. Doubtless, however, this paper-
will become a member of the Associ
ation at the next regular meeting.
Delegates to the convention regis
tered in the Cornelian Hall of Stu
dents Building upon their arrival May
5, 1927.
The first feature of the ample en
tertainment that was provided for the
delegates throughout the meeting was
the Banquet given at the O. Henry
Hotel, 8:00 o’clock, on May 5. At the
banquet occasion was taken to make
the announcements concerning the
general activities of the Association.
The Association convened for busi
ness at 8:30, Friday morning. Fol
lowing the president’s address, a gen
eral business session was held. Each
publication was called upon for a re
port in regard to the work it had or
had not done. One of the greatest
problems discussed was concerning
the financing of the publications. It
was found that only those publica
tions which were financed by a bud
get plan were successes from that
point of view. The Association ad
journed at 12:30 in order that there
might' be a brief recess before going
to luncheon at Greensboro College for
Women.
The guests were entertained very
royally at G. C. W. The luncheon was
served in the regular dining hall. A
welcome address was given by a rep
resentative of the college. The vice
presiden;- of the Press Association re
plied, assuring the G. C. W. represen
tatives that the pleasure all belonged
to the visitors.
The convention reassembled at 2:00
in order to hear Mayor Jeffries. The
essence of Mayor Jeffries’ address wa.s
the responsibility of the college news
paper men in keeping the future
newspapers of North Carolina clean.
Mayor Jeffries’ address was followed
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From April 16 to 24 the Flat River
Association of North Central North
Carolina enjoyed a Sunday School re
vival. There are thirty-three churches
in tlje association, and thirty-two of
these co-operated. A worker was
placed in each church; and among
the thirty-two, fourteen were or had
been Mars Hill men. Four of thorn
are at piesent students of Mars Hill
college; Caudill, Maddry, Canup, and
Baker.
Among those engaged in this work
were George Andrews, Sunday School
Secretary of Georgia; J. N. Barnette,
Sunday School Board, Nashville,
Tenn.; Dr. A. C. Hamby, Mars Hill,
N. C.; Walter Gilm'ore and Dr. C. D.
Creasman, Nashville, Tenn.; L. S.
Morgan, Morganton, N. C.; H. E. In
graham, Sunday School Board, Nash
ville, Tenn.; Paul Cooper, Wake For
est, N. C.; B. G. Beach, State Sunday
School Worker; Miss Gladys Beck.
Sunday School Board, Nashville, Ten
nessee.
A religious survey was made of the
entire association, which compromised
several counties. All were given invi
tations to Sunday school. Study
courses were taught in every church,
and the six-point record system wan
introduced. The attendance rose from
about two thou.sand on April 16 io
over five thousand on April 24. Trul
it was a great week of work for the
Lord.
MISSES COFFEY AND
HAMBY IN ACADEMIC
PIANO RECITAL
MISS SULLINGER
VISITS CLIO SOCIETY
The Clio Society was delighted to
have Mars Hill’s distinguished visitor.
Miss SuUinger, of Fruitland, N. C., at
its regular program last Thursday af
ternoon. She gave an interesting talk,
in a few words, about what she
thought of the program.
The program w-as an extemporan
eous one; therefore, she received a
true insight into the society. It con
sisted of a reading, given by Miss
Irene Willis; a continued short story,
by Miss T,ouise Griffin, Verginia
Frady, and I.ois McCracken; and two
piano solos, by Evelyn Bolden and
Sallie Warren, respectively.
It was after this program that Miss
Sullinger was recognized by the presi
dent. The praise, however, that she
gave the program and society was
genuine and well deserved.
On Wednesday afternoon, April 20th
at 4:30 o’clock a Piano Recital was
given by Misses Joe Tate Coffey anu
Lucile Hamby, of the Academic clas.s
of 1927, who were assisted by Misses
Katherine Boyd, soprano and Bertie
I.elgh Holland, contralto.
The program was as follow-s:
Sonata in C Mozart
Allegro
Andante
Allegretto Grazioso
Lucile Hamby
(Second piano part by Grieg, played
by Mary Hamby)
Cliaracteristic Studies, No’s 1 and 2
Lerry
Imllaby Heller
L’Avalanche Heller
Joe Tate Coffey
Two Roses Gilbert t
Miss Holland
A Sketch Dubois
I’reludes, Op. 25, No’s 2 and 6
N. L. Wright
I.ucile Hamby
Sonativa. Op. 157 No. 4 Spindler
Joe Tate Coffey
(Second piano part played by Miss
Riggers.)
The Robin’s Song Wliitc
Miss Boyd
Viennese Refrain Kreisler-Felton
Sherzo in B Plat Schubert
Joe Tate Coffey
Fable
At the Donnybrook Fair
John Prindle Scott
Lucile Hamby
Each performer showed excellent
training combined with admirable tal
ent, and the program was enjoyed as
well as appreciated.
On Friday evening. May 6, the
Scribleris Club held its annual ban
quet in the dining hall. A small part
of the dining hall was curtained off
with green and white paper and
beautifully decorated in green and
white. Within this space four tables
were arranged in the shape of a cross.
Here the club assembled and was do-,
lightfully served by waitresses dressed
in white with green and white paper
caps and aprons.
All the members of the club gath
ered in the sun parlor at 7 45. Imme
diately they formed a line led by Mr.
and Mrs. Moore and proceeded to the
dining hall.
W’’hen all were seated, Mr. McLeod
gave the opening address. During the
first course everyone was delighted
with the instrumental music rendered
by Misses Euzelia Smart and Mary
Hamby and the vocal solo by Mi.ss
Bertie Leigh Holland accompanied by
Miss Nellie Powell.
While the second course was beln
served, several members of the club
displayed their marvelous talent in a
unique program of not more than ten
minutes. This program consisted of
the life of the greatest English writer
a 3-act play, and several other inter
esting numbers. All the new members
and visitors were amazed at such
genius.
A very much enjoyed feature of the
evenm.g was a reading given by Mis.s
Wingert.
Along with the third course came
short series of comments on Litera
ture by various members of the club.
While the last course was being
served, Mr. Elliott made an interest
ing literary talk.
The honor guests, Mr. and Mrs.
Moore, were then recognized. Mr.
Moore gave an after dinner address,
in which he spoke of the work of
the Scribleris Club in a gracious
manner.
When the final words had been
spoken, the happy group adjourned to
the kitchen, where their skill in cle.an-
ing up showed that they knew how to
dc more than “scribble.”
Impressive Ceremony Held In
Chapel
Bowden Stars In His Last Game
A thrill of exultation mingled with
sober thoughts was experienced by all
pre.sent in chapel Monday morning
when the B. S. U. Council of 1926-27
placed upon the Council of 1927-28
the responsibility for carrying on the
great work of Christ through the
campus activities. The student body
stood as the two Councils, singin.g
"Follow the Gleam,” moved to the
rostrum. Truly these young people
were as gallant as the knights of old
who endeavored to “follow the gleam.”
Mr. R. Paul Caudill, president of B.
S. U., read the Scripture, and Mr.
Moore, president of college, lead in
prayer, thanking God for these noble
young lives who had so earnestly
served Him throughout the year and
asking His blessings on those who
were taking their places for the com
ing year.
Mr. Caudill stepped from the semi
circle and delivered the appreciation
of the Council tor the co-operation of
his fellow students for the past year.
He gave his badge of office and the
light from his candle to Mr. Charle.s
Maddry who received them reverently.
He in return assured Mr. Caudill and
all present that he would strive fo
keep the light, of which the canule
was but a symbol, ever burning. Ho.
then lighted the candles of his sec
retaries while the lights of the retir
ing secretaries went out. In like man
ner the head of each department gave
his or her light to each incoming head
officer until the lights from the 1926
27 Council had gone out and those of
the 1927-28 Council were burning in
an unbroken line. The reverence and
earnestness with which these young
people pledged themselves to do their
bdst for Him assures us that the
nolileness and gallantry of the knights
of old has not died.
In the last game of the season the
Mars Hill Junior Baptists went down,
to defeat before the East Tennessee^
State Teachers by the score of 10-5,
The teachers started the game by
scoring three runs in the opening
frame. Isenberg, second man to face
Kennedy, poled a long drive to right
field for three bases and scored on
the throw from the out field when the
ball got away from the Tennessee
catcher. In the third inning the
Teachers collected three more tallies
to boost their score to six; Mars Hill
alifo scored one in this frame.
'Tripp went in to relieve Grady at
the beginning of the fourth and the
visitors made two more runs. Lewis
was the next selection of Coach Rob
erts to stop the heavy artillery of tha
visitors and he held them scoreless
till the eighth when the Teachers ran
their total to ten.
It was in the sixth inning that
Bowden, who was playing his last
game for Mars Hill, made himself the
hero of the game when he slashetT
out a' sizzling three base hit to right
field and drove in three runs. Bowden
in the game yesterday al.so hit a
single and a two base hit.
STANLEY McCORMICK
HARD FIGHTING VICTIM
SECOND GAME OF SERIES
Mars Hill Upsets Dope Bucket
COMMENCEMENT
REPRESENTATIVES
FROM STUDENT BODY
The following students will take
part in the oratorical contest to be
held in the college auditorium on Sat
urday, May 21, at 8:00 o’clock p. m.
R. Paul Caudill, “'The Battle of the
Border”; G. T. Cornwell, “Gone—The
Brotherhood of Man”; Ixixton Ham
rick, ‘Going Beyond Self-Weakness ;
C. H. Sullivan, “Man’s Control of
Destiny”; Raymond Iiong, “A Resolute
I’urpose”; C. W. Roper, “The Chal
lenge of the Heights.”
The debaters will,discuss the Farm
Relief Bill. The affirmative will be
discussed by Messrs. Moody Bridges
FIVE .. HILLTOP
and Dewey Jamerson. The negative
side will be di.scussed by Messrs.
Carey Parker and Paul Brown.
Misses Opal Pryor, May Plemmons.
Sarah Blackwell, and Ona 'Wloody
will represent the young ladles as
readers on Wednesday evening. May
Misses Barbara Freeman, Reb.'i
I,owe, Edwlna Dalrymplc, and Nina
DeBruhl are the orators for the young
ladles.
After losing the fir.st game of the
two game series with Milligan col
lege by a heavy score, the local team
came back on the following day and
defeated the visitors in a close game
by the score of 9-6.
Grady for the first five innings had
the Milligan team at his mercy only
allowing them three scattered hits
during this time. While he was pitch
ing superb baseball, his teammates
made four hits count for five runs.
During the sixth Grady weakened and
the Buffalos scored twice, but the
locals in their turn at bat scored four
runs which put the game on ice. In
the first of the seventh Milligan
staged a rally and scored four runs
before Mars Hill could retire the
side.
Tripp relieved Grady and held the
visitors scoreless during the last two
innings.
Milligan has only lost two games
this year. Maryville managed to win
one; and Mars Hill was the only
other team to force Milligan to take
the short end of the score. Elon, Le
nolr, Rhyne, Maryville, and the Uni
versity of Tennessee are teams that
have been defeated by the Milligan
team, thus making the Mars Hill vic
tory more impressive.
Mars Hill had little trouble in de
feating the fighting base ball team
from Stanley McCormick by the one
sided score of 9-0.
Lewis was complete master of the
game at all times. The visitors were
only aiile to collect four hits off his.
delivery. So tight was the pitching of
I.ewis that only three Stanley Mc
Cormick players were able to reach
the keystone , sack. One Stanley Mc
Cormick player managed to rcacn.
third.
Horton, the opposing pitcher,
pitched a nice game of ball, and with
better backing the game would have
been much tighter. He struck out
twelve men during the game and only
is.sued throe tree tickets to the initial
sack.
The feature of the game was the
hitting of Bowden, Honeycutt, John
son, Furches, and Joyner. Joyner
stepped on one of Horton’s fast ones
for a home run ov'er left field fence.
Furches hit a long one to right field
for three bases. If it had not been for
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CAROLINA PLAYMAKERS
PRESENT THREE PLAYS
On Saturday evening. May 14, the
Carolina Playmakers, from the Uni
versity of North Carolina, under the
direction of Frederick H. Koch, pre
sented three of their own folk plays.
The college auditorium was crowded
with the college students and town
people, forming a most appreciative
audience.
The following plays were master
fully presented:
“IJghted Candles,” a tragedy of the
Carolina Highlands, by Margaret
Bland.
“Quare Medicine,” a country com
edy of a Quack Doctor who turned'
choas into peace, by Paul Green.
“The Marvelous Romance of Weii
Chu-Chin,” a Chinese folk comerdy
which was unusually realistic, by
Cheng-Chin Hslung.