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1857-1928
VOLUME III.
MARS HILL, N. C., OCT. 12, 1928
No. 3
PORTRAIT OF
GHAS. W. ROPER
UNVEILED
Impressive Service Held
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An impressive memorial service
was held on Friday evening, October
5 in the college auditorium for
Charles W. Roper, a former student
here whose memory is revered by all
who knew him. The service was
held on the occasion of the unveiling
of a portrait of Mr. Roper, a splen
did likeness of him in his most char
acteristic expression, made by Mrs.
Howard of the Howard Studio of
Asheville.
The old hymn, “Abide With Me,”
was played softly on the piano as a
prelude while the audience were be
ing quietly seated. After brief in-
troUuctory remarks by Mr. N. C.
Brooks, president of the Euthalian
Literary Society, President R. L.
Moore, and Mr. S. Gale Morse, pres
ident of the Philomathian Literary
Society, in behalf of all societies,
and prayer by Pastor Owen, the pic
ture was unveiled amid a profoundly
reverent silence. The audience look
ed with hushed veneration on the
likeness of perhaps the most beloved
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From the Laurel
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Glios Entertain With
a Lovely Progra.n
LOYA L SON
Rev. J. Ben Eller, Pastor First
Baptist Church, Statesville,
speaking at 10:30 on “The Stu
dent’s Contribution to the
Greatness of a School.”
Reporters and Sten
ographer Elected
There seems to be some tendency
or reaction on the part of many
seniors and some few organizations
on the campus toward not having
their picture in the Laurel this
year. The staff is striving to give
all students and organizations a fair
deal and it will be only after the
students co-operate that the staff will
possibly be able to produce an an
nual worthy of the true representa
tion of Mars Hill College.
In giving this representation there
must be co-operation. If the annual
is the student’s publication, why
should they not assume their respon
sibility in helping?
The annual this year will com
prise the administration, classes, ac
tivities, and athletics. The art work
will bring to mind the period of
chivalry in English literature. All
of the cuts that enter the Laurel
this year will be entirely new.
The staff wants your support!!
William B. Logan, Editor.
tor,
, Ghiirch Relationship
Day Observed
an
Professor* Moore and
Lee Speak
On Sunday night, October 7, the
Mars Hill Baptist Church observed
Church Relationship Day, extending
the right hand of fellowship to over
two hundred of students of the col
lege who have united with the
church.
Mr; Moore addressed the congre-
-^gation on “The Relation of the Stu-
Ident to the Church.” The following
5pi® taken from his talk: “It is a beau
tiful thing to see one confess Christ.
All eternity is affected by a decision
of this kind. Paul in his letter to the
I Ephesians refers to the grace, ful
lness, hope, and glory of one who has
dedicated his life to Him. It is won
derful for one to become a Son of
.God, united with the church, and be
^^able to say, ‘I’m a child of the King.’
“Through Christ we have access to
God the Father, and for fellowship
with the saints we should seek the
church. Christ who redeemed us is
^ head of the church.
AM «i wonder if school is a prepara
tion for life, or a cross section of
►recilife? The question answers itself.
,If one is a Christian at home, he is
Christian when he leaves home.
Some students look upon school days
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At the regular Hilltop meeting Oc
tober 1 the staff elected three re
porters and one stenographer. The
reporters are James Cherry, Pearl
Justice, and William Capel; the ste
nographer, John Blackburn. The
work of these reporters, individually,
merited the position on the staff.
Their work gives promise of their
being valuable additions to the corps
of ink slingers. The stenographer’s
job is the least recognized and most
thankless of all; yet it is one of the
most important. Mr. Blackburn has
assumed the position handed him in
good spirit, much of the copy for
this issue coming from his machine.
A delightful program on love was
given by the Clio Literary Society
Thursday afternoon, October 4.
Jerry Mobley opened the program
with a piano solo, “Whisperings of
Love.” Neva McCoy delighted her
audience with a reading, “Oh, I
Don’t Know.” A vocal solo by Eva
Hensley was followed by a poem on
love given by Bernice Hutchins.
One of the most attractive feat
ures of the program was an im
promptu debate: Resolved, That the
soupline is more romantic than the
sun parlor. Although the negative
put up a splendid defense, the final
decision gave the affirmative the vic
tory.
While Ruth Singleton read Foss’s
“House by the Side of the Road,” a
group of girls acted it out. Ruth
Cooper and Bobby Bryant lived in
the house by the side of the road to
be a friend to man. The wise, the
foolish, the rich, the poor they di
rected over the road to happiness, to
peace, to purity, and to love. A
beautiful setting of flowers, vines,
and plants added to the effectiveness
and charm of the pantomime. An
essay on love by Novella Deaton
concluded the program.
B. Y. P. U. STUDY
COURSES ARE
ANNOUNCED
MR. CARR SPEAKS
IN CHAPEL
Mr. I. N. Carr, Dean of the Col
lege, who is now away doing grad
uate work at Duke, delivered a most
striking address in chapel Friday
morning on “The Measure of a Man’s
Responsibility.”
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Will Begin October IS
Yesterday is gone. We are living
today. Tomorrow may never come.
Communities of today would not live
without a church and school. Do we
ever think why we go to school? Per
haps it is to train ourselves to ;qual
—nay to surpass our fellowmen. But
just as surely as a community will
not live without a nucleus of church
and school around which it may cen
ter, a church will not thrive without
a real young people’s organization.
Then if we go to school to train our
selves to equal those about us, it is
more necessary that we train our
selves to lead our communities up to
equal all other communities. The
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ALUMNI PRESIDENT
Dr. Zeno Wall, Pastor First
Baptist Church, Shelby, and
President of the Alumni Asso
ciation, will preside at dinner at
5:30.
WELCOME
Endowments, lands, buildings and equipment are important, but
these alone do not make a school. Even teachers with high sounding
titles and degrees, lacking in personality and Christian principles, may
be mere cogs in an educational machine powerless to produce a wor
thy product. Sometimes, it is true, an outstanding teacher may be the
central factor around which a school is built, as in the case of Mark
Hopkins. But would Mark Hopkins have been heard of hut for the
great student who sat at his feet? The pupil richly endqwed, with
high ideals and determined purpose, who goes forth to serve accord
ing to the will and plan of God—his achievement is the measure and
mark of an institution. And a dozen students of this type fix the
standing of a school for generations.
Mars Hill is rich in the lives of those who have gone from its walls.
Men of vision and leadership in strategic centers, as professors in col
leges, school superintendents, doctors, editors, lawyers, judges, bank
ers; women as secretaries, missionaries, pastor’s as^itant, teachers,
homemakers—these who by kindly word and deed foster their Alma
Mater are more than money and gilded halls; they constitute re
sources of spirit and achievement far above material possessions.
The college authorities desire to keep in close touch with the
former students and to have them write more often of their work and
hopes and plans. And they ought to visit the old campus more often.
Grounds and buildings and faces change, but the old-time spirit,
please God, shall abide, incarnate in the heart* of tboje who “carry
on” with a devotion seldom equaled. You are always welcome.
R. L. Moore.
DRAMATIC CLUB
HOLDS ANNUAL
SOCIAL, OCT. 6th
Stunts I Refreshment! Dates!
FAITHFUL GRAD
Rev. J. Marcus Kester, Pastor
First Baptist Church, Wilming
ton, speaking at 11:15 on “The
Education of the Soul.”
A flash of color! All school cares
forgotten in anticipation of a good
time.
Last Saturday evening the Dra
matic Club held its annual social.
The cozy expression studio served as
a background for the dainty maids
.-itid gallant lads in evening attire
and fended to create a homelike at
mosphere. Upon entering each per
son had the name of an animal pin
ned on his back. The fun was found
in trying to gain knowledge of what
animal one represented by hints
thrown them from other participants,
j Everyone entered into the games
‘ with zest. Frances King and Bill
iMcLester played the parts of Queen
j of Sheba and King Solomon. They
B. S. U. Conference
were formally introduced to the
crowd by Helen Ramsey. The skill
ful trick in the handclasp cornered
Meets qt Chowanlaughter. After this nu-
games were enjoyed, such as
town gossip, community sneeze, part-
The Baptist Student Conference - ner stunts, and buzz,
of North Carolina meets at Chowan | There were ten four-minute dates
College October 19, 20, and 21. |jj, ■which to determine the best con-
Every Mars Hill student who can j versationalist. Katbjerine Bennett
should make arrangements now to|a,j^ Harrell were presented with
attend the conference. It will well' ^ box of animal crackers as a sig-
be worth his time and expense. nifleation of their having won this
Two years ago the South-wide
Baptist Student Conference was held
in Birmingham, Alabama. It was de-
contest. Bobby j^ryant and Miss
Wengert favored the guests with hu
morous readings that brought forth
cided there that each state should i bursts of merriment. The keen ap-
have a conference of its own. This predation of the 'listeniers as
makes it possible for more students
to attend the conferences.
Each year Mars Hill students at
tend this conference and bring back
to their campus ideas that are good
and wholesome, ideas that really
mean something to the entire student
body. At these conferences men
such as Mr. Von Hagen, Mr. Perry
Morgan, and Mr. Leavell speak to
the young people. These are men
who have the welfare and happiness
of young people at heart. Any stu
dent who does not know Mr. Morgan
has a treat in store for him. There
is never a dull moment in one of Mr.
Morgan’s classes or talks. There is
always something fine and noble, up
lifting and enlightening, just behind
the curtain. Every student who has
ever been in one of his classes has
come away feeling that he has some
thing better, something to live for.
Chowan is farther east than many
students feel that they can go, but it
is a fine place for a conference of
this kind. The environment seems
to glorify Our Maker. And this is
really why every conference of this
type is held—that every Christian
everywhere may seek to glorify God.
Intercollegiate Debate
Tryouts November 8
The try-outs for the intercollegiate
debating team take place November
8. There will be three teams, and
possibly four, requiring eight de
baters at least, or sixteen in all, for
both boys and girls. The query an
nounced for the try-outs is: Resolved,
That the Philippine Islands should be
granted their immediate independ
ence.
There seems to be quite a number
going out for intercollegiate debating.
Spirited competition brings out the
best debaters, and that is what is de
sired. Mars Hill must maintain the
record that she made last year in
forensic clashes. Eight victories
with only two defeats, over strong
teams, is not a record to be sneered
at. This year the representatives
will be chosen from the school as a
whole and not as last year when a
certain number was chosen from
each society.
quartet (John Blackburn, Ed Har-
ell, “Red” Mason, and Orville
Creech) sang several selections,
proved their ability.
Now, to complete the evening, an
appetizing plate of block ice cream,
chocolate cakes and sliced bananas
was served. Amidst the strains of
“Good-night Ladies” reluctant good
byes were heard.
Hats off to Evelyn Hughes, the
social chairman!
Gaston County Club
Elects New Officers
The Gaston County Club held its
first meeting in the sun parlor Sep
tember 20 for the purpose of elect
ing officers. The following were
elected:
President, Charles Stowe; vice-
president, Eva Froneberger; secre
tary, Lemmie Fite; treasurer, Sara
Holland; and sponsor, Mr. Furches.
Plans were made for the annual
banquet which is given during Christ
mas holidays at the First Baptist
Church, Gastonia. Although the en
rollment is small, the club is expect
ing to accomplish great things this
year.
Buncombe County Club
Holds Its First Meeting
The Buncombe County Club was
called together last Monday evening
for its first meeting, and plans were
made for the work of the year. It
is the aim of the club to make this
the most successful year it has ever
known and to give Buncombe County
even a more prominent place in Mars
Hill College than it has ever attained.
An interesting program for the year
has been planned, and many good
times are looked forward to by all
the members. A sunrise breakfast
and a trip to Little Mountain has
been planned for October 12, and
everyone is expecting a good time.
The following officers were elect
ed: Helen Ramsey, president; Louise
Clark, vice-president; Vemice Mar
tin, secretary and treasurer; Mr.
Blackwell, sponsor; Edith Roberts,
reporter.