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Volume II,
MARS HILL, N. C„ NLOVEMBER 5, 1927.
Number 4.
1ARS HILL ELEVEN DEFEATS
ENNESSEE TEACHERS 19 to 0
Anderson and Suggs Star
J
i^ith none too much optimism on
October 30, Coach Roberts
ected his forces and marched in-
the East Tennessee State Teach-
i stronghold located on the out-
rta of Johnson City, Tennessee;
1 before 'withdrawing his charges
m the field of battle, he saw them
>d the Teachers an 18-0 drubbing,
i'he opening of hostilities found
Teachers kicking to Mars Hill.
^ the second play Mars Hill fum-
”1. and the Tennessee team re-
'ered. The Teachers then uncov-
] d a pas.sing and hidden play at-
k that carried them Ieep into
irs Hill territory; but as it is
i>t to do in critical circumstances,
* Mars Hill line stiffened and held
■ Tennessee Tide for downs. Mars
• II w-as too near the Tennessee goal
• risk line bucking; so Wee Willie
steppeci back and booted the
far into Tennessee territory,
e Teachers realized that gaining
rough the Mars Hill line was a
ificult task and began a passing
tack. During this rain of pig skin,
•&SS appropriated the oval as it
ared by him and launched out
rvard the Tennessee goal line. Al-
Two Hundred and Forty
Six First Year Students
CLARENCE H. PATRICK ELECTED
PRESIDENT
DR. B. W. SPILMAN
. SPENDS' WEEK-END
AT MARS HILL
FOR THIRTY YEARS FRIEND AND
BENEFACTOR OF MARS HILL
Organization of the largest C-1 i
class-in the history of Mars Hill
College has just beem launched.
Clarence H. Patrick, graduate of the
high school department of Mars Hill
College, debater, minister, has just
been elected as president of one half
the student body.
For the first time in the history
of the institution, the freshman col
lege students comprise one-half of
the entire student body. This means
that there are tw'o hundred forty-
six in this class, while in the rest
of the student body there are only
two hundred forty-five.
Their willingne.ss to make sacri
fices for an education is one of the
encoui'aging marks of this student
body. It is beautiful to see their
..determination, hopefulness, and faith.
They, as .successors to the past
.students and predecessors of those
that follow, are doing their best to
carry out all the high ideals and
MR. RODEHEAVER, NOTED
SINGER, VISITS MARS HILL
Mars Hill Club Met at
Meredith
The town of Mars Hill as well
as the college was gladdened by the
recent visit from Dr. B. W. Spil-
man when he stopped over for the
week-end en route to Knoxville, Ten
nessee. He was .speaker at the minis
terial conference held 9:00 o’clock
Sunday moniing and at the 11:00
o’clock preaching services.
In speaking to the ministerial con
ference concerning the “Eye of the
Soul,” Dr. Spilman urged those pres
ent to stick to the truth. He insist
ed that any one who would preach
should know what he would teach,
that he .should live with his sub
ject, if he would make it vital.
“Young men, you are to preach to
people who are real,” he said.
At the morning services Dr. Spil
man gave out of his long rich ex
periences some interesting reminis
cences of Mars Hill. The theme o{
his sermon was taken from the
life of John Mark, the writer of the
Gospel bearing his name, from which
according to Dr. Spilman, will be
taken the Sunday-School lessons next
standards of Mars Hill College that
ough the Teachers hissed and | have been heretofore maintained.
The members of this class seem to i ^
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' years been associated with Mars Hili
ow'led behind him like a pack of |
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On Friday evening, October 15th,
the Mars Hill Club of Meredith Col
lege entertained the former students
of Mans HMl College now at Wake
Forest, State, Carolina, and Duke in
the Astro Hall. After the guests
had assembled, our president, Lenna
Gambill, welcomed them in a few
well-chosen words.
The evening was devided into five
dates, each of which lasted fifteen
minutes. Pauline Huff was the very
capable mistreiss of ceremonies, and
upon her signal each date began.
The first of these dates was called
the “soup line,” an expression near
and dear to the heart of each M.
H. C. .student. A bowl of punch in
one corner of the room represented
the “spring under the beechnut tree”
where,down through the ages, couples
liave stopped to quench their thirst
on their way home from a walk to
the Cascades.
During the second date the couples
were seated and were entertained by
an Inverted Quartette compo.sed of
Dorothy Satterfield, Blanche Horton,
Mozelle Wall, and Bessie Snyder.
Once again the signal wa.s given,
and the third date began. At this
'Nellie Powell Sin^s with Mr. Rodeheaver
Miss Nellie Powell, a blue eyed,
slender Virginia lassie, was the
mter of much excitement on the
liet campus of Mars Hill Tuesday
iternoon, October 25, when she was
iked to sing with Mr. Rodeheaver.
lie responded with much poise and
ise. Mi.ss Powell sang in such a
■uy that her talent, as well as her
ireful training, was detected by per-
)ns from those less appreciative of
rtusjc to the worthiest of musical
fitics.
^ Miss Powell was bom in Norfolk,
Virginia, May 12, 1910, and is the
twighter of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Pow-
11. The former is a government of-
■cefi and the family at present is
g^ding at Portsmouth, Virginia. Miss
Vowell, with her brother, Caswell,
Iso a student at Mars Hill, spends
er summers in Virginia, .swimming,
ttending beach parties, and partici-
ating in all kinds of wholesome
EASTERN CAROLINA CLUB
SETS FORTH PURPOSE
The Eastern Carolina Club has not
forgotten its organization and its
purpose. Although it has been very
quiet and there has not been much
publicity, the club has been at work.
'I'he purpose for which the club
was organized, that of literary discus
sions and social entertainment, has
been neglected to a certain extent
because of other important activities
in the college life, but the Club hopes
from now on to create more club
spirit and carry out its purpose.
When will the time come for an
Dr. Spilman has for over thirty! toward Mumford proved her-
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Homer Rodeheaver, forty-six, five
feet seven, dark hair, and ever alert
eyes, visited our College Community
and conducted a wonderful song ser
vice in the church Tuesday afternoon,
October 25.
Pastor J. R. Owen opeiied the ser
vice, and Professor Fair of the Voice
Department introduced the speaker.
Mr. Rodeheaver spoke very highly
of Mr. Farr's ability and training,
stating that he now suipassed his
teachers.
Sacred music, he said, offered as
gi’eater field of service than any
other and .should have just as care
ful training as any other form. The
field is open for young men and
women who have native ability and
will train for it.
“The Liring God” was the title
of the song which probably was the
feature. “The Cloudless Day,” “Gold
en Bells,” “Good Morning Up There,”
and “Mother’s Pitiyers” were intro
duced and sung as only Homer Rode
heaver can present a song. “The
Old Rugged Cross” and “He Knows
the Way” were sung by re((ue.st. At
the request of Mr. Rodeheaver for
an alto. Miss Nellie Powell sang
“The Old Rugged Cross” with Mm;
“Little Batesse” by William Henry
Drummond illustrated how effectively
a story can be told in song.
There was an almost breathless
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as a wi.se tnend and beneiactor anc t-n t-t • • O 7 7 7A
has bound Mmself to the hearts of UV. rVO.TLClS LlCLlTieS OpOk-C JTOllTlCieVS L)Ciy
the college and community. The build
ing which is now Treat dormitory
was given by Dr. and Mrs. Spil-
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Mars Hill Loses Hard
Faught Game to Tenn.
DICK ANDERSON STARS
Mars Hill College band, headed by
the music director, cheered the local
warriors on the battlefield while the.se
men held Tennessee Wesleyan to a
score of 18-6. After having defeated
Maryville and the University of Ten-
Eastern Carolina picnic? Every day nessee yearlings 13-0 and G-0 re-
Rain Does Not Dampen
Spirits
C-Us ATTEND PICNIC AND
FOUNDER'S DAY EXERCISES
is full, and there are so many other
thing.s to be done in the way of enter
tainment. The eastern “Tarheels” are
hoping it will not be long; for then,
and only then, will they get to know
each other.
With Mr. I^ and several other
ports. Her winters for the last three n^^mbers of the faculty to boost the
ears have been .spent in Mars Hill
"here she has done academic work.
Slie entered Mars Hill in January,
®25, as a high .school freshman,
|%reen but growing.” Since her en-
rance, honors have been added to
®r name. She was elected secretary
f the A-II class, president of the
‘■■III; and tMs year, as president,
he is leading the activitie.s of the
icademic senior class.
Her mu.sical training has centered
J"ound piano and voice. With the
assing of this school year, the young
^■hy will have been permitted to
•resent her academic voice recital,
ler school and friends wish for her
peat success in her chosen field.
When the reporter interviewed
Jiss Powell, who meekly and reluc-
antly gave the desired information
■oncerning her life, she made the
dllowing statement: “If you must
«U anything about me, say above
,^11 things else that I am a NON.”
club, it surely will be one of the best
clubs on the Hill.
57 MINISTERS IN SCHOOL HERE
The organization of the Ministei--
ial Conference tDok place immediate
ly after the opening of school. This
weekly conference together definitely
adds to any training otherwise re
ceived by them. The programs that
are rendered are excellent, and the
.spirit is fine.
As the reports of the many
churches that are without pastors
and as the needs on the home and
foreign fields are realized, the call
is heard for trained, ambitious, and
consecrated ministers of the gospel.
It is hoped that the Conference
will be to the young ministers what
the Egyptian court and the desert
were to Moses, and what the Mount
of Transfiguration wast to Peter
James, and John.
spectively, Tennessee Wesleyan rolled
into Mars Hill expecting to emerge
from another battle on the gridiron
without being scored upon. They
carried a soiled record back home
with them.
Wesleyan kicked to Mars Hill to
start the game. The punt went out
of bounds beyond the goal line, and
it was brought in to the twenty yard
line. After a brief exchange of
puntvS and a few lo.sing line plays
by Mars Hill, Tennessee had crept
down to within sco:ring distance.
Rumfeldt was forced to punt from
behind the Mars Hill goal line, a
vei-y delicate po.sition. Naturally he
had to do a ha.sty job of it, for it
would have been a mean position for
the most experiencel of punters.
The punt traveled a great distance,
but it was straight up, and when the
ball at last reached ground, Tenn
essee claimed it on the Mars Hill
five yard line. On the fir.st play, the
Tennessee quarter-back eased around
the right end for a touch-down
Tennessee failetl to get the extre
point, and the two teams again lined
up for the kick-off., Mars Hill re
ceived again. Mars Hill began tr
warm up and made one fir.st down
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Early in the morning, October
1.2th, the C-1 class, filled with laugh
ter and much enthusiasm, left the
campus. Jlvery C-1 was in line, and
Mr. Owen and Miss Hinton acted as
chaperons. The clas.s made its way
to the top of Little Mountain.
The early moniing clou-Js wMch
had appeared to waste away until
the class was safely on Little Mountain,
about the time breakfast was ready,
gathered thickly over the top of the
mountain. While the C-l's were at
tempting to sustain their physical
bodies with the lunch prepared, the
downpour of rain softened the bread
and weakened the coffee until ap
petites craved them no more. A yell
was given to go, and back to their
domiciles the class returned.
A ha.sty preparation was made by
each member of the class that they
might be ready for the “Founder’s
Day” program. When the program
started, every C-1 was in his place.
THE NEW PRESIDENT OF W AKE
FORE.ST HAS INTERESTING
HISTORY
DRAMATIC CLUB WILL ENTER
ASSOCIATION
PLAY WRITING CONTEST ON
At .seven-thirty 'fuesday night
October 25th, the president of the
Mars Hill College Dramatic Club
called the meeting to order. After
the roll was called and the minutes
of the last meeting were read, some
items of vital importance were dis
cussed by the advisor, Mis.s Wengert
Among them were the entrance o'"
the club into the Association of Dra
matic Clubs, and the plans to b"
carried out in order to improve the
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Dr. Fi'ancis Pendleton Galne.s, -son
of a South Carolina mini.ster, was the
principal speaker at the program
commemorating the 70th anniversary
of Mars Hill College, October 12.
1927.
After completing his college course,
Dr. Gaines went to the agricultural
and mechanical college of Missis.sippi
as Professor of English. He taught
there for several years and was .so
popular that he maiTied the daugh
ter' of the Dean. Miss Sadie D. Rob
ert was also the granddaughter of
Dr. J. C. Robert of Mars Hill.
Granted a leave of absence, he pur
sued his studies at Columbia where
he took Ms Ph. D. degree in an in
credibly short time. A s^ond edition
of his the-sis was requested by the
publishers.
Dr. McGlothin o,f Furman Uni
versity secured Dr. Gaines for the
Engli.sh Department of Furman. His
worth and personality were imme
diately recognized. As a .speaker, ho
was constantly in demand. He him
self is not a minister; yet he regu
larly conducted the .services of the
young people and was so popular
that many others were frequently
in attendance. As a teacher, for two
summers he taught in the Univer.sity
of Virginia and la.st summer at Col
umbia Univer.sity.
Elected to the pre.sidency of Wake
Forest College, Dr. Gaines is one of
the youngest college presidents in
the land. When he stepped to the
front, there was an eager and ex
pectant audience confronting him.
His message was convincing. After
bringing greetings from his college,
and reviewing briefly the changed
relation.sMps between teacher .and, pi:-
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