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TAKE A STUDY COURSE BEAT OAK RIDGE Volume II. MARS HILL, N. C., OCTOBER 8, 1927. Number 2 MARS HILL DEFEATS CATAWBA 14 TO 2 Long Gains By Aerial Route Feature of Game 'CATAWBA SCORES ON UNUSUAL PLAY Carrying the battle to Catawba front the first sound of the referee’s whistle, Mars Hill plunged and pass ed her way to a 14-2 victory over Catawba College on the latter’s ground on Saturday afternoon, Octo ber 1. It was a smooth running machine ■that showed up the Catawba eleven. Mars Hill kicked to Catawba, and j Finch dropped the kick. Bill Dock ery was on the ball like a cat grab bing a mouse. Furches .straight way passed the pig skin to “Fuzz” for a 12 yard gain. Rumfelt and An derson ripped off a pair of nice gains, and Suggs carried the ball behind the goal line for the fir.st Mars Hill score. In a jiffy he had kicked the extra point. Mars Hill, smelling victory, launch ed another terrific drive against the bewildered Catawba lads. Before they knew what it was all about Mars Hill had forced them to theii- own four-yard line. It was then that they stiffened and received the ball on downs. Miller got off a beauti ful jiunt and changed the scone of battle to Mars Hill territory. The fir.st half ended while Mars Hill Was gradually working her way down the field to the enemy’s goal. Immediately after the third (luar- fer opened, Furches heaved a long pass to Suggs for a 25 yeard gain. Mars Hill fumbled on the next play, And Catawba recovered. The JIars Hill line broke through on Millei, And he got off a poor punt, ,l\Iars Hill was soon in scoring distance. And again the strong, well trained arm of Furches sent the ball through fbe air. I.senburg grabbed the wind- filled leather and galloped through the enemy for a touch down. “Bill” ®uggs again drove the ball square iy between the goal posts for the 6xtra point. At this point Catawba launche(i A savage air attack that threw a Continued on Page 4 Great Interest Shown in Religious Activities on the Campus “UNFINISHED BATTLE" SUBJECT OF ADDRESS IN THE AUDITORIUM MAJOR F. T. EBBERT SPEAKS COLLECxE CHURCH HAS EXCELLENT BEGINNING ' Sixty-five of the .students have al ready joined and about thirty have come under the watch-care of the college church. This is an excellent beginning for the school year of 1927-28. When such a large number of fellow’-students are launching out for greater and higher things for Christ, it inspires them to climb to ward nobler things in the Christian life. The students have splendidly' co-operated with the College Church, and this seems to have a tender and uplifting spirit which permeates the entire campus. This department of the religious work endeavors to enrich the lives of tho.se who enter into its service and makes them con scious that they are free to work for the Lord just where they are. The .Ma.ster needs the ser\’ice of the entire body of His believers and others which they can render. The students are to be highly com mended for their foi-%vard steps, and may they' ever press on to reach a higher plane of Christian living. All the former members of the church welcome those who have come inio their midst and pray that tliis may be the greate.st and most active year of their lives up to the present time. B. Y. P. U. Study Course To Be Given Oct. 17 to 22 Euthalians Render Anniversary Program Under the au.spices of the Anti- Saloon League of America, Majoi’ F. T. Ebbert of San Francisco, Cali fornia, gave a great law-enforcement address before a large audience ir the Mars Hill College Auditorium, September 29, on the .subject, “The Unfinished Battle”. Major Ebbert was introduced by the superintendent of the League in North Carolina, who in his introductory remarks gave the purpose, membership, and a brief history of the league and its work. The following is a .summary of the superintendent’s speech. The anti-saloon league is a unioi; of the best God-fearing people, founded twenty--four years ago for the purpose of saving America’s y-outh from the clutches of alcohol. At that time a truce-less war was de clared against all forms of alcoholic drinks. Liquor is the devil’s be.st friend and God’s worst enemy. Quebec, our nearest neighbor hav ing licensed liquor selling disposed CELEBRATES THIRTY- SIXTH BIRTHDAY The thirty-.sixth annual program of the Euthalian Literary Society was given Saturday evening, October 1, at 7:30 o’clock in the college audi torium. The representatives were ushered to the platform by the marshals, who were: T. N. Cooper, chief, and Mary Harris; H. C. Powell and Kath erine Roberts; D. L. Stewart and Barbara Freeman. Miss Hinton play ed the opening march while the rep resentatives entered and' took their places. The chairman of the thirty-sixth anniversary was Moody S. Henderson, with D. B. Humphrey, Jr., as secre tary. A quartet by Messrs. J. K. Black burn, C. E. Parker, S W Hughes and O. H. Forehand started the program off smoothly. The program continu • ed as follows: Declamation—“The Romance of NOTABLE FACULTY IS SECURED Discovery in Life of Today,” by O. of'one hundred and twenty million Murphy, Franklin County. Water system be COMPLETED SOON OUR NEW WATER SUPPLY At last Mars Hill is well started on a project to furnish clear, spark ing mountain water to the town And school. Nine miles north of Mars Hill, near Bald Mt., there is a huge natural reservoir of water which cov ers five hundred acres. The Kelly Construction Co., of Asheville contracted to put in a pipe line from this basin of ■water to Mars Hill. In August, they started to ■^-’ork, and at this time are over half done. The water will flow through A six inch pipe which will be buried three feet under ground. This three teet depth will serve to keep the Water as cold as when it left Bald Mountain. The ba.'-in in oue.stion is surround ed by a ridge or ridges which keep the water from overflowing. Thus tkere is no loss of water due to over flow. This ridge also serves to turn Continued on Page 3 B. Y. P. U.’S WORK IN EARNEST To start the year off right in the B. Y. P. U. work is the desire of many earnest hearts. A good begin ning should not fail to reap a good ending. Every student is urged to enlist immediately. The reports are very pleasing. That fine spirit of zeal, earnestness and reverence seems to predominate in ev’ery union. As the days come and go, may every member measure up to that spirit. The workeis ue.sire to make the general ■is.sembly help ful as well as intere.sting. Last .Sun day the B. Y. B. r. was especially favored with a short talk by Miss Simms of Clay Square Mission, New Orleans, Louisiana. Miss Simms re lated to the assembly many intcre.=t- ing facts about her mission work there. The B. Y. P. U. is looking forward throughout the year to other vi.sitors who will come, bringing with them inspirational messages of much value. No student .should mi.s.s the joys and privileges of the B. Y. P. U. Each one should join now with the Baptist j-outh of this va.st Southland as they press onward and upward to the higher callings of life. 120 Enrolled in The Y. W. A, The Young Woman’s Auxiliary has had a most encouraging start for this year. On Sunday night, Sep tember 16, the first circle meetings Continued on Page 3 dollais worth of beverage.s in the la.st two years. Those w'ho deal with liquor are the low'-down, the feeble minded, and politicians who want to ride into oflRce on a liquor wagon. ' j Major Elbert, the speaker for the evening, is a traveler and soldier. He served in the Spanjsh-.A.merican war, and was a major in the chem ical department during the recent war. He is a republican and a Methodist. Major Ebbert, of San Francisco, California; Major Ebbert entered upon his discussion by explaining that the wets are demanding a modification of the Volstead Act. The context of Major Ebbert’s address follows: Ninety-three per cent of the pre prohibition beverage .sales was beer. The only digerence in that beer and the modification beer would be a legal definition declaring it to be an intoxicant. If the modification bill is passed, ' no re.striction will be possible, and beer will be sold even in the cafes and drug stores of Mars Hill as it i was in the saloons of other days. The wets put themselve.s in a precarious position by placing a re striction clause in the modification bill. The wets dodge one issue; not one has faced this fact squarely; and the fact is that in the wording of all bills in congress, they have used weight as a percentage basis while the Bureau of Standards always uses v'olume in determining the percent age of alcohol in beverages. The percentage in the modifica tion plea is 2.75 percent by w'eight which is equivalent to 3.5 per by volume. 'This was the percentage of 80 percent of the beer that caused 93 psr-cent of the drunkenness be fore prohibition. How can a legal definition keep the same amount of alcohol from having the same in toxicating power even though eight years have intervened. Continued on Page 4 (Continued on Page 3) MARS HILL COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS ORGANIZE The -Y-IV Class met on Thursday evening September 29, to organize for the ensuing year. Mi.ss Nellie Powell, acting as chairman pro-tem called the meeting to order. The houke was thrown open for nomina tions, and Miss Nellie Powell, who guided her class through a success ful year w'hen it was A-III, was again elected president. The follow ing officers were elected: Nellie Powell, President; Ruth Cooper, Vice-President; Bill Boger, Secretary; Kathleen Young, Treas urer; Miss Howell, Honorary Mem ber; Beulah Furgeson, Cheer Lead er; Coet Long, Cheer Leader. The .A-IV Class is making great plans for the coming year. We hope to surpass the record of any pro ceeding class, 'riiis class had a nice looliing group of girls and boys who will help to do this work. We also have Miss Howell who is very nice in helping us to decide what we want to do. Plans are now under way for the greatest and most successful Study Course Week that Mars Hill College has ever known. All the .students are urged to cooperate with the head officers in carrying these plans out to the fullest extent. Indeed, the success of the Study Course de pends entirely upon the recognition of its vital importance by the en tire Student Body. The students will be given an opportunity in chapel to select the desired study course. Eight courses will be offered cover ing the different phases O'!' the B. Y. I’. U. work. The Manual for which a diploma is awarded will be offered as usual. The other sub jects will be arranged so a.s to of fer a balanced program in an ef fort to furni.sh a course suitable to the needs of as great a number of the .students as possible. The B. Y. P. U. is indeed fortun ate in having among the .study cour.se faculty the following outs^-anding B. Y. P. U. workers; Mr. Perry Mor* gan, state .secretary, Mr. E. E. Lee, Mrs. A. li Crawley, and Mi.ss Win nie Rickett. 'Tliey will be assi.sted in conducting the classes by .some of the members of the college faculty. The schedule of classes will be slightly altered during the study course week. The classes will be shortened to. fifty minutes in order that the period from eleven to twelve o’clock each day may be given to the B. Y. P. U. work. Chapel, which will be from one until one-thirty in the afternoon, will be conducted by the Study-Course faculty. Many im portant messages will be brought to the student body at this time. Rouember it’s one week filled with wonderful opportunities and pri'vileges. A feast of good things (Continued on Page 4) DR. WOOD HERE FOR REVIVAL MEETING Dr. Wood of Macon, Ga., a former pastor of Mars Hill Baptist Church came to us on Sunday, September 18, to conduct the annual revival meeting. Through his stirring mes sages and by the assi.stance of our pastor, all were benefitted and there were several conversions. A number of the college student.s, also local people, dedicated their lives for spe cial service to the Lord. During the ten days of the revival, cottage prayer meetings were held in many of the homes; this added much fo the interest of the meeting. Dr. and Mrs. Wood, and their faithful work will long be remember ed by their large circle of friends here. International Relations Club Holds First Meet Qualified members of the Inter national Relations Club were called together to re-organize on September 29. Very few of the members of last year were present, but new ones came in to fill their places. Of the twelve that were present only three were former members. The member.ship now con.si.sts of the following: Samuel Morse, Dean Plemmons, Burt Johnson, Harry Ward, Harry Isenberg, Paul Laughrun, Sam uel Miller, Ed Haynes, Ray Ben- net, Jack Mui-phy, Henry Overman, and Glenn Freeman. This first meeting was concerned chiefly with the transaction of busi ness. Problems of organization were discuised, and the following officers were elected: Samuel Morse, presi dent; Samuel Miller, -vice-president; Dean Plemmons, secretary; Paul Laughrun, cor. secretary; and Glenn Freeman, reporter. Ha-ving this bunch of workers as a nucleus, the club is bound to be a success.