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NO. 4.
tlarson-Newman
! Falls Before Mars
Hill Rush 14-0
ili
a St
ons Use Strong Offensive Against
Fighting Parsons.
The" Mars Hill Mountain Lions took
e measure of the fast Carson New-
an eleven Saturday to the tune of
-0.
^.Mars Hill, as usual, took the defen-
_je in the first quarter and failed to
lister any first downs at all. Car-
n-Newman made one first down in
e initial quarter. It was in the mid-
2 of the second quarter that the
jne shifted.
iThe Lions took the ball on their
fn 45-yard line. Here Jimmy Albrit-
n, the latest addition to the back-
id, went over right tackle for 12
rds. Dick Anderson hit the line for
yards, and Jimmy hit it for 6 more
‘d another first down. After two
;sses had failed and only two yards
d been made through the line, Cam
Iz passed to A. Albritton, who had
ne in for Grether, who went 18
rds for a touchdown. J. Albritton
|cked the line for the extra point.
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Leonard England Is
Chosen President
of the S. C. Club
Eighty-nine Members Comprise Club.
At the meeting of the South Car
olina Club, on Thursday, October 23,
Leonard England was chosen as pres
ident for the coming year. Other offi
cers elected were as follows; vice-
president, Eloise Carroll; secretary,
Mamie Kelley; treasurer, Ruth Coop
er; and reporter, Margaret Allen.
Mr. McLeod was chosen as the spon
sor upon the resignation of Mr.
Blackwell.
After much discussion and consid
eration, the members decided to
have “The Greenville News” for their
club paper.
The eighty-nine members of the
club hope to establish a good reputa
tion for the Palmetto state this year.
SOLONS
Mars Hill Sends a
Large Delegation to
B.S.U. Convention
Readers and Declaimers
Contest Is Announced
The fourth anual Readers’ and
Declaimers’ Contest will be held at
Mars Hill College December 13 and
14. The preliminaries will be held
the 13th.
Last year there were tweny-four
schools participating. Much interest
was shown and the contest as a whole
was extraordinary. Both cups were
won by the Lees McRae Institute of
Banner Elk, N. C., by Miss Harriet
Hand and Mr. C. L. Stucky.
The rules governing the contest are
fiternational Relations
Club Reorganizes
Twenty-three Leave for Greensboro
Friday.
er
The International Relations Club
t at the home of Mr. Grubbs Tues-
evening for the purpose of reor-
izing for the coming year.
The following officers were elected;
esident, Hattie Sue Whitesides;
;e-president, Pattie Moore; secre-
•y, J. Edley Martin.
Many interesting problems were
icussed concerning the work of the
:>IMb during the year, and the follow-
program was finally decided upon
the next meeting:
* International Events of Import-
g^^e During the Summer, Richard
ran?ore; the Young Plan and the
igue Conference, J. E. Martin; The
BJrpose and Importance of MacDon-
I’s Visit to America, Frank Dale;
anrrent Happenings of Present In-
A.Mest, Hattie Sue Whitesides.
ursEvery one seems to be deeply in-
■ested in the work of the club, and
>a. ;h such leaders as Professor Grubbs
1 Dean Carr they cannot help re-
ving much pleasure and benefit
m the club. The club is also hop-
' to be able to add several new
mbers at the end of the first sem-
iRS HILL BROADCASTS
HOUR OF SACRED MUSIC
ter
g program of sacred music is to be
y^^adcast Sunday evening from 8:00
o’clock from Station WWNC
Mars Hill College. Those taking
■t are Misses Coon and Allen,
r. ssrs. McLeod and Lee, who com-
e the college quartet; Mrs. Doug-
Robinson, John S. Cain, Marvin
Connell, and Miss Martha Biggers,
lompanist.
'he program is as follows: quar-
h “My Prayer” (Bliss) and “Jesus
11” (Ackley), Misses Coon and Al
and Messrs. McLeod and Lee;
lin solo, “Reverie” (DePouw),
i. Robinson; vocal solo, “The Holy
, (Nevin) and “The Good Shep-
d” (Van de Water), Miss Coon;
> solos, “Aria” (TreGiorni) (Per-
2si), “To a Wild Rose” (MacDow-
Marvin J. Connell; vocal duet,
^ Jesus, Thou Art Standing”
nes). Misses Coon and Allen; vo-
solo, “The Soul’s Longing” (Pro
roe), “The Ninety-and Nine”
•nkey), John S. Cain; violin solo,
1 Wings of Song” (Mendelssohn),
J !. Douglas Robinson; quartet, “The
/ Pour-Square” (Danks), Misses
•n and Allen, Messrs. McLeod and
7fS'> vocal solo, “Now the Day Is
led” (Bartlette), (Violin obliga-
by Mrs. Robinson.
■’he team is worth boosting!
The Baptist Student Union con
vention at Greensboro holds a high
place among the Baptist colleges of
North Carolina. The students of
these colleges meet in order that
their respective campuses may main
tain a better Christian spirit. Ideas
and ideals are exchanged; thus a
greater brotherly love is created for
each other. Christ is held as an ex
ample for students to follow. His
teachings are observed; and His pre
cepts made more clear.
The president of the State Baptist
Union is Charles E. Maddry, a former
student of Mars Hill. He was the
president of the local chapter of the
B. S.' U. while a senior in college.
Through his matchless leadership the
State B. S. U. has had a most suc
cessful year.
Two of our own students will ap
pear on the program. E. M. Leonard,
Jr., will speak on “Stewardship of
Life” Saturday afternoon. The fol
lowing Sunday morning Miss Mamie
Perry will give a vocal solo.
The convention started Friday at
7:00 p. m., and will continue until
Sunday noon.
The following students left Friday
morning to return Sunday: Mamie
Perry, Mr. J. M. England, Miss Elk
ins, Edd Fox, Vernon Gordon, Jerry
Mehaffey, Patty More, T. Carl
Brown, T. L. Dysard, Bessie Steven
son, E. M. Leonard, Jr., William
Beal, David Stewart, Ruth Cooper,
Sarah Cooper, J. W. Buckner, J. H.
Brown, Hubert Nash, Carl Brown,
Callie Williams, Mary Hudson House,
Ann Bishop, Ray O’Bryan, Eva Rob
bins.
TOP ROW; Left to right—T. Carl Brown, J. E. Martin, G. D.
Wilson; Middle Row — Leonard England, Ed Fox, W. C.
Capel; Bottom Row—Ray Tolbert, Gregory Dyches, L. M.
Dilday.
Biggest Year in History
of Intercollegiate Debat
ing Faced by Mars Hill
Leaders Plan for Triangle Debates
Among Junior Colleges for
State Championships.
Perhaps the biggest year in the
history of debating at Mars Hill Col-
Science Club Program
Given Over to Insects
The Science Club held its first reg
ular meeting for the fall semester
Tuesday night, October 29, in the
Science Club room.
The program was given over to the
biology department. Miss Allen had
lege is faced by the debate squad this’ worked out a very interesting arti-
year. The men who will debate under \ cle on “The Age of Insects.” Graves
INTRAMURAL BASKETBALL
TOURNEY UNDER WAY
9:30 Section Leading
The basketball tournament among
the gym classes is now in full sway.
There are four teams representing
the 8:30, 9:30, 10:30, and 3:30 sec
tions respectively.
At this writing the 9:30 class
seems to be the superior. Yet after
all the upsets in football games, who
knows but that the frail looking 8:30
class might emerge the victor. The
10:30 class seems to be the strong
est on paper. Yet they fell before
the 9:30 group and required an extra
period to trounce the 8:30’s.
The afternoon class is the dark
horse. This team may upset the dope
and win. Although the 10:30 class
has lost to the 9:30 aggregation, it is
the belief of this writer that they will
win the tournament.
A good crowd has turned out to see
the games, and everyone is highly
enthusiastic over one team or anoth
er. Coaches Hundley, West, and Jor
dan are each trying to turn out a win
ning team.
Mars Hill colors have not as yet been
chosen from the student body, but
will be selected November 12 and 13.
Only four boys, namely, W. C. Ca
pel, Scott Buck, Wade Baker, and
James Cherry, remain from last year
to fight the opposing teams. Bessie
Stevenson is the only girl back.
There will probably be twelve boys
and eight girls chosen for the de-
I bates, and some of these will be al
ternates. There have been some thir
ty-three names posted by the boys for
whom tryouts will be held on Novem
ber 12 and 13, from three to six each
afternoon. Some fine material has
come into the sehool this fall. Many
debaters have represented their
schools in debates held at Chapel Hill.
It seems, however, that the girls
have fallen short this year and are
not taking the interest they should.
If the girls are going to hold their
own they will have to be able to speak
in public. They ask for a place in
public affairs and then turn down
their opportunities to learn the most
essential thing. Mars Hill intercol
legiate debating teams give everyone
a chance.
Last year Mars Hill won nine and
lost two debates. Ilhey won twenty-
six out of thirty-two votes. The sche
dule last year was rather difficult,
but this year it is more so. The girls
debate Virginia- Interment and Mil
ligan; and, they have also entered
the state triangle debate for junior
colleges where they will meet the best
teams of the state.
The boys debate Carson-Newman
on the question of the cancellation' of
the German war debt. They also meet
the teams of Milligan, Wake Forest,
and Tennessee Wesleyan. The boys,
too, will enter the state junior col
lege triangle debates where they will
debate several times. The plans for
these triangle debates have not as yet
been fully made, but are well under
way by the leaders. Boone, Weaver,
Biltmore and several other junior
colleges are almost certain to par
ticipate.
Mumford told some interesting facts
about the boll weevil in his article, “A
Report on the Boll Weevil.” Gladys
Farmer then brought the club some
interesting things about the silkworm
and the development of silk in her
article, “The Silkworm.” This fine
program should be an incentive con
tinuing such during the rest of the
semester.
The various science departments
will put on programs representative
of their fields from time to time.
as follows:
be under 13
1. No contestant may
nor over 21 years of age.
2. Each speaker shall have at his or
her disposal not more than eight min
utes.
3. Preliminaries for the contest will
be held Friday, Dec. 13, between 2 P.
M. and 5 P. M. when the five best
declaimers and the five best readers will
be selected for the final contest.
4. The final contest will be held in
the college auditorium Saturday morn
ing, December 14, at 9:30 o'clock.
5;. F.ach high school is entitled to
send one boy and one girl to compete
in the preliminaries.
6. The name of each contestant, ihe
subject of the declamation and of the
reading, and a certificate from the prin
cipal of the school, stating the ages and
that the representatives are bone fide
students, together with a copy of the
reading and the declamation, shall be
filed with the committee by noon of
December 10.
7. Free entertainment will be p,oviJ-
ed for the two contestants representing
each school, and for the principal or
chaperone.
8. All contestants will be expected
to reach Mars Hill by one o’clock De
cember 13.
9. Awards: To the school winning
each contest, a silver loving cup will be
given, with the name of the represent
ative engraved thereon. This cup may
be held for a period of one year, or
until won by some other school. If any
school should win the cup two years in
succession, it shall become the perma
nent property of that school.
A letter with the copy of the rules
Although the number of members
is rather small at present all hope to is being sent to all the principals of
have a fine membership as soon as the high schools in Western North Car-
new ones are taken in. olina.
ATHLETIC RULING WILL GUARD
AGAINST PREVALENT ABUSES
TRUSTEES COMMMITTEE OUT
LINES POLICIES IN ATH
LETICS AND PHYS
ICAL EDUCATION.
“Any sincere idler will tell you that
the pleasantest form of murder is
killing time.”
A protest against abuses prevalent
in intercollegiate athletics and a clear
statement) of the policies of Mars Hill
College in regard to athletics and
physical education is found in the re
port of a committee of the board of
trustees, made public this week.
To Forestall Abuses
The statement of the committee,
prepared in collaboration with mem
bers of the faculty after careful stu
dy of the positions of other colleges,
will govern the athletic policies of
Mars Hill College and determine
largely the status of the physical ed
ucation department. While Mars Hill
has been relatively free from the
abuses confronted by many colleges,
the action of the board is designed to
forestall such problems as might
arise. The trustees propose also to
establish the department of physical
education in accordance with the
more progressive tendencies in educa
tion.
W. C. McConnell, of Asheville,
chairman of the committee, has been
for many years active in strengthen
ing the work in physical education at
Mars Hill College, the McConnell
gymnasium on the campus bearing
testimony to his efforts.
The Recommendations
The recommendations of the com
mittee, which will be submitted to the
board of trustees at their next meet
ing, are as follows;
1. It is the opinion of this commit
tee— (1) That many of the present-
day practices in connection with se
curing student athletes is unwhole
some and unsound in principle; that
for a friend, an alumnus, or an al
umni organization to pay the ex
penses of a student for the primary
purpose of securing his athletic abil
ity is an irreparable injury to that
student’s scholastic possibilities and
lowers the general appreciation for
learning and for things of a spiritual
nature in which any academic insti
tution surely believes. (2) That a
further mistake is made when one or
several members of a college faculty
connive at or participate in such
transactions as referred to above. (3)
That all our colleges, either individu
ally or collectively, should decide up
on a plan whereby present-day prac
tices may be corrected either by
elimination or a frank and above
board procedure in hiring, securing,
or making gifts to such athletes as
an, institution may enroll.
2. We affirm our established posi
tion—(1) That we offer no finan
cial inducement for a student's ath
letic ability; that athletes may have
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