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%■ y d TOLUllE HL MARS HILL, N. C., JUNE 6, 1929. No.-t^ EIGHTY RECEIVE DIPLOMAS; 117 INCLUDING SUMMER SCHOOL Dr. H. T. Hunter Delivers Principal Address At the final exercises of the com mencement program, which consisted of an address by Dr. H. T. Hunter, presentation of diplomas and other awards, and announcements from the Board of Trustees and President R. L. Moore, a total of eighty were awarded diplomas or certificates, fifty graduating from junior college, nine teen in the academy, and eleven in the departments of art, music, and expression. The following received Associate of Arts diplomas from junior college: Flora Allison, Jamie Anderson, Fred Anderson, James Baley, Thelma Bar ton, Katherine Bennett, Sarah Black- well, H. L. Bridges, N. C. Brooks, M. F. Brown, Rex Brown, Louise Clarke, Lois Cockrell, Novella Dea ton, Ruby Edwards, Gladys Farmer, H. C. Furches, Aileene Gold, W. M. Grogan, L. B. Hagar, E. T. Harrell, Irma Henderson, Leila Honeycutt, Catherine Hurley, Frank Huskins, Theron King, Frances King, John Kirk, Madeline May, Elizabeth Min ton, S. G. Morse, M. V. Parrish, C. H. Patrick, Quentin Plumbee, Florence Poole, Helen Ramsay, Frances Rich, Clyde Roberts, R. L. Sams, Evalee Snelson, Mattie Snyder, Ruth Stone, S. T. Strom, M. T. Ware, Mattie Wat son, H. T. Wells, Ruby Whitmere, Green Whitt, Floyd Williams, Scott Westall. The following received high school aiplomas: R. R. Barnes, Boyd Brown, Houston Ervin, Evan Evans, Olympia Fletes, Julia Howell, Mildred Meares, Nellie Powell, Guy Sanders, Ella Smith, Frances Snyder, R. L. Snyder, Charles Stowe, Wallace Steele, George Stroupe, Clarence Tillery, Ralph Tolbert,, Ruth Whitmire, M. R. Mills. Miss North Is To Study At Oxford Work at Mars Hill Won Love Admiration of All and LITERARY SOCIETIES BREAK EVEN IN COMMENCEMENT AWARDS Hazel Welsh received an art certi ficate; Frances Snyder and Robert Robinson received piano certificates; M. V. Parrish, Katherine Bennett, Helen Brown, Gladys Edwards, Ruth Whitmire, Evelyn Hughes, received expression certificates; Sarah Black- well and Edward Harrell received ex pression diplomas. The total number of those gradu ating at Mars Hill this year, includ ing forty-eight, who will graduate in summer school, and exclusive of those graduating in the departments, will be 117. The combined alumni and com mencement address before the grad uating class was delivered by Dr. H. T. Hunter, president of Western North Carolina Teachers’ College, an alumnus of Mars Hill. The theme of Dr. Hunter’s subject was education as the discovery of self. New Faculty Rules To Take Effect In Summer Term The Euthalian Literary Society In Retrospect Being a Review of the Progress And Achievement of a Year By D. L. Stewart Not regretfully, but in profound gratitude do we look back in retro spect over the closing year, and re count the history of a year’s work. Gratitude for a spirit indicative of increased devotion to greater ideals. Of course the sailing has not al ways been smooth. Yet would we wish it to be smooth always? For men are made to think by the adversities of life; and organizations likewise. But there has been distinctly no ticeable an upward trend in the eth ical and literary ideals of the society. The vital, living principles that will drive real manpower out yonder where we are going to live have been magnified by our leaders, and they have felt the conviction that the lit erary society should make men of character and high purpose in life, as (Continued on Page 4) Phis Conclude Successful Year Review of the Achievements For The Session Is Given The year of 1928-29 has been one of the most successful of many years in the entire histoty of the Philo- mathian Literary Society. The society broke all previous records at the be ginning by^receiving about eighty- three new members, which makes a total enrollment of about one hun dred and twenty-five members. The excellent programs rendered at the beginning of the year, the courtesy shown the new students on the cam pus, and the previous records of the society were the main causes for the outstanding record in the enrollment of new members. The officers serving for the first four weeks were: president, Carl Meares; vice-president, Sam Morse; secretary, James Baley; correspond- (Continued on Page 4) At the last faculty meeting there were inaugurated several changes that will be of importance to members of the student body. The first of the new rulings is about the matter of personal appear ance in the dining hall. This summer and next fall every boy eating in the dining hall will be expected to wear a tie and keep his collar buttoned while at the table, and on Sunday will be expected to wear a ' coat to meals also. This new ruling is made as an at tempt to cause the boys to be more tidy in their personal appearance, and passed with the unanimous vote of the faculty. Dean Lee said in com menting on the new ruling, “that it w’'ill greatly add to the neatness and tidiness of the boys and will com mand more respect, especially in the dining hall. Of course a boy will be at perfect liberty to wear what he chooses on the campus but will be expected to don tie for his meals or else eat outside the dining hall. The second ruling is in regard to social privileges and C-2 privileges. Next year, it was announced, students in good standing will be allowed to have dates from 6:46 until 7:30 in the teachers’ parlor, sun-parlor or similar place. The C-2 will have the privilege of having a date twice a week but the other classes will have dates once a week. This ruling will apply to these privileges alone and will not affect the soupline. The third ruling of major import ance is the passage of the new re quirement law that regards to clubs of learned origin. Hereafter there will be only three clubs on the hill. The Social Sciences Club, Modern Sciences and Modern Languages Clubs. To be a member of any of these three clubs a person must average “A” on one of the related subjects and “B” on all other subjects and must maintain a high morai attitude as well. With a few other minor changes these rules embody all the changes that will become laws at Mars Hill in the near future. The purpose of the change in the social privileges is to give the boys and girls more chance to become more acquainted through gentlemanly encounters. There has long been a feeling that there are too many clubs on the cam pus; therefore, this ruling in regard to clubs was passed in order to curb them. Miss Eleanor B. North was with us only a few months, February to | May, 1929, but these few months were full of worth while experience to us. She came while Miss Pierce was on her leave of absence and filled the place in the English Department most acceptably. She is from Pennsylvania State College, State College, Pa., where she is a member of the Poets’ Colony, and from the way she gives evidence of intimate knowledge of today’s writers she deserves the place. She possesses an unusual power to hold in memory poetical thought and can quote poetry to fit almost any thought that comes up in class or conversa tion. She writes with fiuency, holds con ferences with students at their neces sity, and we could say of her without reservation that she is an educated person, ethically, socially, intellectu ally, and we who were intimate with her found her to be a practical Chris tian character. She goes to Europe to travel this summer with a group of students and returns to Oxford, England, this fall to study in Saint Hilda’s College for the coming year. We give Miss North a standing in vitation to return to us, and a warm hearty welcome awaits her coming. Large Numbers Attend Annual Clash Of Literary Talent; Speakers Maintain a High Standard. Societies Break Long Standing Tradition When the Nonpareil Literary So ciety visited the Euthalian Society and the Clio Society visited the Pli- lomathian, a tradition that is as old as the college was shattered. Never before had the hallowed halls of these two imposing societies ever beheld a scene like this. These old halls that have listened to the heavy bass voices of men who have gone forth and achieved things that have been a credit to the societies and the high girlish treble that has quavered its first public attempt before an assem- 'blage of fellow students had never before listened to the combined voices of the two societies blended into the harmonious strains of the two rival songs. After long and arduous string pull ing and lapel grabbing, it was agreed that since these two societies were brother and sister societies they should be allowed the privilege of at tending a meeting together and thus show the affection that the two so cieties hold for each other. So, at seven-thirty, the Clios and Nons, attired in their best regalia, swept down the walks to the two so ciety halls and the breaking of the tradition had begun. Both societies strove to present a crack program for the occasion. In the Euthalian hall the meeting was characterized by the vim and pep that the occasion required while in the Phi hall much the same spirit abounded. The Eus had the following pro gram: Oration, S. T. Strom, a com mencement alternate, delivered a strong oration on “America, a Newly Discovered Gem.” Mr. Strom deliver ed his oration in a strong and impres sive manner. Mr. Rouse, a declama tion alternate, then gave his speech, also a well delivered affair, and show ed a thorough familiarity with the subject. Mr. Fred Bose, Fred Allen, N. C. Brooks, Bryson Tipton, H. C. Batson, Roy Griffin, composed the quint that offered as the next selec tion a musical novelty number. Mr. Brooks and Mr. Allen were soloists of the crowd and the novelty was greatly enjoyed. Mr. Blackburn then sang a couple of the latest hits, “The Song I Love” and “Sweetheart of All (Continued on Page 4) The annual contests between the literary societies of Mars Hill College are regarded as the most important phase of commencement. It is then that the literary societies bring forth their best to represent them in their friendly but keen combats. This year these contests seemed to be more tense and spirited than in many a year, and they were attended in unusually large numbers. The ac tivities of the literary societies at commencement are perhaps the big gest feature of the whole year in lit erary and rhetorical work; and he who is among that select number who are chosen to speak for their societies upon the commencement program is happy indeed, and well might be. And happier still is he who captures a medal or an award of merit. Following are the winners of awards and medals: The Orators’ Medal, given by Mr. L. D. Edwards, of Mars Hill, was won by Edward T. Harrell, Philomathian, Rosemary. The Debaters’ Medal, given by Mr. C. B. Mashburn, of Marshall, was won by Neros F. Ransdell, Euthalian, Va- rina. The Declaimers’ Medal, given by Mr. G. C. Brown, of West Asheville, went to Thomas L. Dysard, Philo mathian, Statesville. The annual commencement debate between the two young men’s literary societies, one of the tensest moments of the commencement program, was won by the Euthalian team of W. C. Capel and N. F. Ransdell, of the affir mative side, opposing the Philoma thian team of Dean Plemmons and Carl Meares. The query for the de bate was: Resolved, That the United States Should Enter the World Court. The medal presented by Mr. C. C. Jones, of Cameron, to the student most outstanding and well-balanced in general school work, literary work, campus activities, personality and achievement—in short, the “best allr round student”—^was given to Miss Louise Clark, Nonpareil, of Candler. (Miss Clark also was recognized by her Rterary society as the “best all round Non.”) The medal (also given by Mr. C. C. Jones, of Cameron), to the young woman who carries herself most mod estly, neatly, attractively, and eco nomically in dress and deportment, went to Miss Rachel Price, Clio, of Hollis, N. C. In the Young Wom en’s Oratorical Contest for the J. L. Corzine Cup, given by Mr. Corzine, of Columbia, S. C., Miss Irma Hen derson, Nonpareil, of Asheville, won the coveted prize for her society. The Young Women’s Readers’ Medal, given by the College, went to Miss Bessie Stevenson, Clio, of Mary land. The American History Medal, given by Mrs. Quaid, of Texas, was won by Mr. Paul Grubbs, of Mocksville. The U. D. C. Essay Medal, given by the Asheville Chapter of United Daughters of the Confederacy, was won by Miss Lillian Honeycutt, Clio, of Burnsville. The Hilltop Award, given by The Hilltop, for the best persistent fea ture work, was given to Mr. W. C. Capel, Euthalian, of Candor; and the award for the best regular reportorial work went to Mr. Ray Bowman, Philo mathian, of Marion. The Woman’s Club, of Mars Hill, this year gave a scholarship award in music to the student who made the highest grade in the Music Depart ment. This scholarship was won by Mr. Marvin Connell, Philomathian, of Monroe. Clio’s Review Work Of the Past Year Varied Programs and Splnedid Co- Operation Outstanding In giving the resume of the work done by the Clio Literary Society for the year it is fitting that it be said that never in the history of the so ciety has more interest, more co operation, and more enthusiasm been shown. At the beginning of the year there were only a few girls who belonged to the society, most of them having graduated last year. Soon the fine spirit of the Clios permeated the en tire campus, and it seems that it gained its share of the new girls. Each meeting there wore several vis itors and some new members. Soon the number began to grow, and at the end of the year there were eighty- five members. Much credit must be given to the chairman of the poster committees for getting such attractive, inspira tional, and interesting programs. Each program was given well, and each member taking part co-operated heartily to make it the best program ever. The programs were varied. They showed much thought and time on the part of those who planned them. Sometimes there would be a drama tization of a Shakespearean scene, a southern plantation scene, the history of music, the life of composers, and many other interesting programs. Yet, the society could never have attained the standards it did had it not been for efficient leadership. Each president proved worthy of her office and more competent presidents were not to be found. At the beginning of the semester last fall Ruth Cooper was president and Helen Brown was secretary. The second term these places were filled by Helen Brown, (Continued on Page 4) Regular Annual Alumni Dinner Given May 29th Hon. Clarence E. Blackstock Elected President for Year to Succeed Dr. Zeno Wall The annual alumni dinner of Mars Hill College was given on Thursday, May 29, at 6:30 P. M. Though we might have hoped for a larger num ber to be prseent, still there were many of the former students and friends of the institution present at this meeting. Reyerend W. L. Griggs, pastor of one of our churches in Charlotte, pre sided at the meeting. Dr. Zeno Wall, the president, being absent. For the same reason the secretary’s chair was vacant; so Mr. P. L. Elliott was chos en to act in this capacity. Just after all had entered the din ing hall. Miss Madeline May, repre senting the junior college graduates of tms year, and Mr. W. F. McLester, representing the academic seniors, made brief speeches concerning the past work and the future plans of their respective classes. Counting back from this year by ten-year periods, special effort was made to secure a large attendance at the classes of 1899, 1909, and 1919, as well as the last year’s graduates. The Class of 1928 was well repre sented. Mr. E. F. Baker, now of Greenville, S. C., made an interest ing report of the activities of the alumni in the Palmetto State. Four members of the Class of 1909 were present: Hon. Clarence E. Blackstock, of Asheville; Rev. W. W. Marr, of Brevard; Mr. Arthur J. Miller, of Leicester; Dr. A. T. Hipps, of Ashe ville. Mr. Blackstock was elected presi dent of the association, to succeed Dr. Zeno Wall, who has served effic iently several years.
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