POST-COMMENCEMENT ISSUE
FAREWELL
SENIORS
WELCOME
NEWCOMERS
VOLUME 1.
MARS HILL, N. C., JUNE 18, 1927.
NUMBER 14.
Dean Makes Favorable
Report to President
There have been enrolled in the
College during the present year, 576
Sirtudents. Of this nutriber 315 have
been enrolled in the College depart
ment without any high school condi
tions. There have been 15 special
students. In the Academy there have
been enrolled 158. The significant
fact about this is the very great in
crease in the junior college section.
Practically all of our dormitory space
has been in use all of the time with
many students living and boarding in
town. The policy of placing young
men in town will have to continue so
long as we do not have enough dor
mitory space, but certainly no student
must be registered who does not room
in a home where the people co-operate
with the college. Most of the people
of the town do this to a very satis
factory degree.
We have twenty teachers giving full
time to Academic teaching. Our ratio
of pupils per teacher is approximately
23. This is high but below the maxi
mum set by the Southern Association
of Colleges. The work is arranged so
that those having the College subjects
must average about 15 hours teaching-
each week besides student confer
ences and class preparation, etc. The
high school instructors are supposed
to have about 20 hours each week.
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ALUMNI DINNE'^ A
NOTED SUCCESS
The Mars loUege Alumni As
sociation held annual dinner at
5:30 o’clock on Thursday evening May
26th in the O. E. Sams Dining Hall.
Dr. Zeno Wall, of Shelby, who is
president of the Association presided.
The meeting began by singing the
'ollege song followed by the Invoca
tion led by Mr. J. U. Sams. Doctor
c. L. Moore read notes and telegrams
from Mrs. Anderson Blanton, Messrs,
'om Walters, Fred Phillips, and L. E.
4.11man, members who could not be
'resent.
After Dr. Wall’s address of welcome
the senior class, ninety in number,
was represented by their president,
Festus Welch. Immediately after-
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RETIRING STAFF MEMBERS
SUMMER SCHOOL BEGINS
Back to Mars Hill again! How dear
is this to some of us who have spent
many happy days on the campus.
Quite a number of new faces greet
us, and we trust that ail are being
convenientily adjusted to their new
surroundings.
The summer session opened with an
enrollment of about one hundred and
twenty-five of both College and Aca
demic students. Others are yet to
come. Class work began on June 8
with the co-operation of each attend
ant. Great Improvement has been
made on the grounds since the close
Of the regular term. Although it
seems that the task will be hard, we
can work cheerfully: and we wish that
each new girl and boy might find the
desired spirit during these few weeks
spent here. Too, we hope that many
them will see fit to make Mars Hill
their Alma Mater.
J. R. RUSKINS
Editor-in-Chief
B. M. CANUP
Buti’ness Manager
M. E. CARTER
Editor-in-Chief
President of Mars Hill
Finally Accepts Degree
When the president of Mars Hill,
who is a trustee of Wake Forest, went
to the Wake Forest Commencement,
one week later than the commence
ment here, he little dreamed that he
would return with the degree of Doc
tor of Education (Ed. D.); in fact, if
he had suspected any such honor, it
is very likely that he would not
have gene. He has never sought
praiseful recognition and has always
detested titles as something that
a few men, overdesirous of fame
and not too intelligent, need to
make them appear learned. When
new students or visitors call Dr. he
casts a quick, keen glance on them as
though they disappoint or displease
him; then he quickens his pace and
Introduces a new subject of conver
sation. A very good example of his
dislike of degrees is the fact that
when he was returning from the Wake
Forest Commencement, he stuck his
degree in a newspaper and left it on
the train. It would have been enjoy
ing the pleasures of travel until now
if some kind friend had not found it
and sent it to him.
To leave unmentioned Dr. Moore’s
contribution to education would be .
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PAUL GRADY
Circulation Manager
PAULINE SITTON
Religious Editor
C. C. HARRELL
Exchange Editor
ANNIE JONES
Alumni Editor
H. O. PARKER
Reporter
G. T. GREENWAY
Joke Editor
NEW HILLTOP STAFF ELECTED
Successful Year Is Terminated with
This Issue.
As an outgrowth of a monthly
magazine and as a bi-weekly college
paper, the Hilltop has been remark
ably progressive under the leadership
and supervision of the staff of 1926-27.
Its recognition by other schools and
colleges is appreciated. During this
year it has been a four-page paper,
but it is anticipated that next year it
will grow into a six or eight page
paper.
The 1926-27 staff comprised two
editors-ln-chlef-'and a business man.
ager. This year the organization saw
fit to deviate a little from that in that
they now have an editor-in-chief, an
assistant editor, and a business man.
ager.
The Student Body, in chapel, elect,
ed the following to carry the Hilltop
banner for the year 1927-28: J. Glenn
Travis, editor-in-chief; Mary Hamby,
assistant editor, and Carl Meares,
business manager. Mr. Tiavis has
had some experience on a high school
paper and is an original, hard work
ing student of high standing on the
campus of Mars Hill. Miss Hamby
is Interested in the field of journalism,
and Mr. Meares has had some experi
ence in the field of bookkeeping, both
of these being earnest, sincere stu
dents.
The Hilltop of 1927-38 should, under
this conipetent administration, prove
worthy of the institution which it rep
resents.
W. C. P., ’27.
CLOSING MEETING OF
THE SCRIBLERIS CLUB
On Tuesday evening, klay 24th, the
Scribleris Club met for its last pro
gram. All members of the senior
English classes were Invited to hear
(he literary address by Professor P.
E. Elliott. The lecture was enjoyed
immensely by the club members and
seniors alike.
Besides the lecture, the following
numbers were rendered: I’iano solo.
“Scotch Poem,” l>y MacDowell, played
by Sallic W.arron, original poems,
"The Challenge” and “Solitude,” by
R. Paul Caudill; a vocal .solo by
Euzelia Smart.
At the business meeting these offi
cers were elected for the coming year:
President, C. W. Roper; vice-presi
dent, C. H. Sullivan: secretary, Kath
erine Roberts: treasurer, Gilma Baity.
DEVOTION AND LOYALTY MARK
CLOSING OF EUTHALIAN YEAR
Every true Euthalian that was in
the Hall on the evening of May 22
was touched by the impressive meet
ing which comprised, for the most
part, the farewell speeches of those
who probably will never return but
who will ever hold close and dear to
their hearts the ideals of the Euthalian
Literary Society. The' remarks of the
Seniors were more or less repetition.
Humbly, those members who had
joined most heartily and harmoniously
in the development of the society and
the holding up of its ideals expressed
their appreciation and gratitude for
the ^ood they had received and their
hopes for the even better success and
work in the years to come
It is useless to give a record or
resume of the work done this year,
for its results and effects will be seen
in the lives of those with whom it has
shared its benefits. Some, doubtless
ly, left at the close of school thinking
that the year’s work was in vain. That
Is Indeed a short-sighted way to look
at the matter. Rather, may the mis
takes of the past be stepping stones
for higher and nobler aooomplish-
ments in the future. May the Euthal.
ians, with renewed vim and determi
nation, work harder to pattern after
the Perfect One and bring about
forcibly the highest development of
the literary talents and the ideals of
the Euthalian Literary Society.
May the society live true to the
words of Browning:
“One who never turned his back but
marched breast forward.
Never doubted clouds would break.
Never dreamed, though right were
worsted, wrong would triumph.
Held we fall to rise, are baffled to
fight better.
Sleep to wake.”