x^elcome, B. Y. P. U.
Teachers
The Hilltop
A Study Course
for Everybody
,L. IV.
MARS HILL, NORTH CAROLINA, JANUARY 28, 1930.
No. 9.
first Southwide B.Y.PU.
Conference at Memphis
\ars Hill Sends Five
Representatives.
teresting Reports Brought Back by
Delegates.
On December 31, the B. Y. P. U.
tders of the South met together at
^mphis, Tenn. for the first south-
~ile B. Y. P. U. conference. And
in session until the evening of
nuary 2. The Conference was a
^t success. Mr. J. E. Lambden, sec-
iary of the B. Y. P. U. work in the
NEW MEMBERS
MAKE GOOD
SHOWING
uth, was head of the conference.
ATTIE MOORE
IS CHOSEN TO
HEAD GLIOS
iiteresting Program Given. Other
Officers Elected.
pn Thursday afternoon at 4:00
lock the Clio Literary Society ren
t'd the following program: “Ideals
Society,” by Mary Mull; Solo. “I
luld Be True,” by Mamie Perry;
ciety Song by the Society; “Rotros-
gction,” by Ruth Cooper; “Intros-
Rion,” by Lena Mae Chaffin; “Pros-
ption,” by Martha Parker; “musi-
, Conception of Clio,” by Thelma
-- yle. Era Stewart, and Edna Hcn-
rson; “Clio-Phi” by the Society,
idummediately following the program
0 ; society went into the election of
icers, the following were officially
ected to serve: president, Patty
)ore; first vice-president, Ann Bi-
Dp; second vice-president, Mamie
__ rbie Kelley; recording secretary,
“ raldine Mobley; corresponding sec
tary, Belle Howell; chaplain, Mrs.
L. Weston; censor, Mary Hudson;
mist, Grace Elkins; chorister,
,(j imie Perry; collectors, Grace Mit-
aifem, Katie Sneed, Lena Mae Chaf-
i ', Vernie Huffman, Nettie Ballev/;
rshalls, Mae Bragg, Alta Ruth
ese, Maude Kinsland; reporter,
>nkie Oliver; and librarian. Ella
' Aith.
and he led gloriously through the
three days. There were representa
tives from nineteen states, as far
north as Maryland and as far west
as New Mexico. The number which
registered’ranged from 2500 to3000.
The meeting was very beneficial to
all who attended. The South’s great
est religious workers were present,
and each brought to the conference
an interesting message. Some of the
noted speakers were: Dr. George W.
Truett, Dr. I. J. Van Ness, Dr. W. F.
Powell, Dr. John H. Hill, Mr. E. E.
Lee, Dr. Frank H. Leavell, Miss Win
nie Rickett, Dr. G. S. Dobbins, and
others.
Aside from the lectures there were
conference periods. In these were dis
cussed the different problems facing
the B. Y. P. U. today.
The keynote of the conference was
“No Other Name.” Each day this was
stressed in a different line of thought
—“No Other Name for Our Salva
tion”; “No Other Name In Our Train
ing”; “No Other Name In Our Ser
vice.” These were predominant
throughout the meeting.
Mars Hill was well represented at
this conference by five young men:
E. M. Leonard, Paul Reese, Edd Fox,
J. H. Brown, and Fred Anderson, a
former student of Mars Hill. We arc
expecting these students to strive to
place our B. Y. P. U. on a higher
plain.
Philomathians Start Off New Year
With Test.
Euthalians Resume
Work With Strong
Program Friday
lol
uthalians Sweep
to Victory in
Inter-Society Clash
J In the opening society game of the
son the Euthalians out passed and
shot a bigger Phi team to win a
sely contested game 19-13.
The opening seconds of play saw
Phi’s go into the lead with a goal
m the floor by McCless and a foul
t by Potts. The Eu’s then settled
yn and with a fast passing attack
'n tied the score. The Phi’s took
e out and ran the score to six-
e just before the half closed,
^es sank a long one to make the
. re five-six as the half closed.
'he Eu’s started the second half
scoring rapidly from tip off and
passing rapidly down the floor,
y stepped into an early lead and
e never headed,
layes for the winners was the in-
p^dual star of the game, making
it points for the winners. Tolbert
played a fine floor game. For
losers Camnetz and Potts played
^ most consistent ball. The Phi
—-n presented a well balanced team
j could not locate the basket on
f shots and were too closely guard-
jo score under the goal. The teams
clash again this Saturday and
,h Camnetz promises some new
s that will be sprung by the Phi’s
n effort to dislodge the Eu’s and
s from their position at the top
The Euthalian Literary Society
met for its first regular of the new
year Friday night, January 3. A very
j interesting program was rendered
I which served to give a good start for
the year.
The program was opened with a
very interesting oration by Herbert
Corder. Following this Preston Gibbs
was called on for an impromptu
speech. According to Mr. Gibbs’
speech he enjoyed a very fine Christ
mas. The next number on the pro
gram was an impromptu debate. The
query for the debate was “Resolved,
That It Is More Important to Pre
pare a Part on the Society Program
than It Is to Prepare One’s Lessons
for the Following Day.” The speakers
chosen for the affirmative were Arn
old Butler and A. T. Usher, while Val
Edwards and Claude Hamby were
chosen to uphold the negative. Many
facts, both pro and con, were pre
sented on the question and much en
thusiasm was shown by both sides.
The judges rendered their decisions
in favor of the negative. Following
the debate Jose Cardenal rendered a
selection. The last number on the pro-;
gram was an impromptu quartet by
J. T. Morgan, G. D. Wilson, Robt.
Tolbert, and Wilford Reece. On a
whole the program was very interest
ing and entertaining.
Prospects Are Bright for
Intercollegiate Debate Season
Heavy Schedule Being
Philomathian Literary Society met
last Friday night in its weekly meet
ing and gave one of the best pro
grams of the year. After the roll was
called and the chaplain had perform
ed his duty, Tilson Fleetwood ren
dered a declamation, “George Wash
ington.” Mr. Fleetwood had joined
the society only a few weeks before
this appearance and the entire so
ciety was surprised at the splendid
declamation which he rendered. The
second number on the program was
a reading by T. Carl Brown. Mr.
Brown was up to his usual standard
and perhaps he surpassed himself a
bit in this number. The debate, “Re
solved That the President Should
Have Veto Power to Veto Parts of
Bills,” was upheld on the affirmative
by Wade Privett and Bruce Tharring-
ton, and the negative side was re-
presentated by Steve Lee and John
Chiles. The negative won by a un
animous vote of the judges. The last
number was jokes by Howard Cam
netz. Camnetz is also a new member,
and everyone enjoyed these jokes.
After recognition of the visitors the
hall was canvassed for new members,
and the name of Earnest Moore was
presented before the society.
Arranged.
Carson-Newman to Be First Opponent
in Forensic Affray.
The prospects for a successful sea
son in entercollegiate debating this
year are exceedingly bright. The new
material that has been chosen to re
present the school has proved to be
of high quality, and the old debators
from last year are known to be of
high caliber. The schedule this year
calls for several hard debates. The
schedule is as yet incomplete pending
answers from various schools, and
negotiations are now under way to
secure several more debates. The
squad has been divided into two
teams. One team will debate one
query while the other will uphold a
different query. The first team will
debate more often than the second.
Tolbert Is Chosen
to Head Dramatics
Members Are Eligible For Member
ship In National Organization.
The meeting of the Dramatic Club
Science Club Elects
New Official Family
Jeffrie Freeman Chosen President.
on January 7, was a busy one. The |
director. Miss Wengert gave an ex- \
cellent talk, mentioning that several
members were eligible for member- i
ship in the National Organization, j
Miss Ruth Whitmore is at present the j
only one who represents Mars Hill
College in that organization. After i
outlining the year’s work the follow- ^
ing officers were elected:
President, Roy Tolbert; vice-presi
dent, Belle Howell; secretary, Nellie
Butler; treasurer, Helen Woody; re
porter, Boyd Brown; collectors, Jerry
Mobley and Wade Baker; janitor.
Mack Moore.
The Science Club at the semi-annual
meeting for the election of new of
ficers for the incorriing year chose the
following to guide the club through
the new year:
President, Jeffrie Freeman; vice-
president, Graves Mumford; secret
ary, Margaret Wilson; treasurer,
Leonard England; censor, Geraldine
Mobley; reporter to the Hilltop, Ray
Tolbert and initiation chairman, De
Forest Hasty.
The retiring officers look back over
a period of pleasant and successful
work. The Club has functioned re
gularly inspite of the many difficul
ties that have fallen in the path of
success, and the programs have, been
interesting as well as instructive.
Dr. Fox Conducts
Chapel Services
Nonpareils Give
Impromptu New
Year Program
iieyvsay that Adam was the ffirst
D bug for he made a loud speaker
of his spare parts.
The members of Pittsboro Baptist
Church heard pastor, Paul Candill de
liver one of his finest sermons Sun
day before Christmas. Mr. Candill is
also teaching at Mellbrook, N. C.
On Friday morning, January 3, the
student body was delighted to see Dr.
Fox of Morristown, Tenn., on the
platform at the chapel hour. They
always enjoy his visits and wish that
he might come more often. Dr. Fox
brought an interesting and inspira
tional new year message. He told
each one that the old page had been
turned and a new sheet had been be
gun. He explained how that sheet
might be kept pure, clean and bene
ficial to anyone who might gaze up
on it in the years to come.
All of the Mars Hill students are
looking forward with pleasure to an
other visit from Dr. Fox. He is wel
come on the Hill at all times.
At the first meeting after the holi
days the Nons enjoyed an impromptu
program. Virginia Stikeleather gave
a piano solo. Following this was a de
bate, “Resolved, That all New Year’s
Resolutions Should Be Kept Inde
finitely.” Emily Patrick and Jessie
I Owen defended the affirmative: Vir-
I ginia Isenhour and Marietta Bryan,
I the negative. The next number was
j a selection tenderd by the girls from
the third floor of Spilman. It was
composed of Edna Wilhide, Helen
Woody, Blanche Pairless, Kathleen
Marshall, and Emily Upchurch. The
last number was a stunt arranged by
Ruth Gribble, Ruby Whitely, Gert
rude Hannon, Ruby McClain, and
Thelma Darby. The program was en
joyed by everyone as the Nons be
gan the work of the coming year with
renewed zeal and enthusiasm.
and consequently there are more men
placed on that team.
The two questions that the boys
will discuss are as follows: “Resolved,
That a Plan of Complete Disarma
ment Should Be Adopted Except for
Such Forces as Are Needed for Police
Protection,” and “Resolved, That the
German War Indemnity Should Be
Cancelled.”
The first debate of the year will
be held in the home auditorium and
will be with the strong Carson New
man team. It will be on the second
question, and the team will probably
be composed of Mack Moore and
Claude Hamby. This team will also
debate on a trip that is being plan
ned on the same question.
The other team will be required
to prepare both sides of the question
which, confronts them and be pre
pared to debate on either side. The
purpose is to prepare a better de
bate and also to make it possible for
more debates to be scheduled on trips.
There are two varsity teams on this
question and possibly several others
will debate also. These teams are
James Cherry and Scott Buck and
Nelson Jarrett and Bill Capel.
The schedule this year as is being
planned calls for encounters with the
freshman team from Wake Forest as
well as a varsity team from there,
Carson-Newman, Wesleyan, Milligan,
Boone, Campbell and many others.
The girls schedule is not as yet
complete. Virginia Interment will a-
gain be on the schedule as will Milli
gan and Biltmore. The girls this year
are faced with the difficult task of
building a team without any old de
baters as a nucleus for the new team.
Under the expert coaching of Mr.
Grubbs and Mr. Blackwell, however,
coaches feel confident that they will
equal if not exceed the record that
they are progressing rapidly and the
was set last year.
SENIORS VOTE
CAPS AND GOY/NS
Hilltop Moves Into Spacious Quarters
At a call meeting of the senior
class last week a vote was taken on
the matter of caps and gowps. The,
vote carried with a large iftajority
in favor of the academic costumes.
It was decided that the caps and
gowns would be rented for the com
mencement week for the sum of $2.-
50 each and would be returned at
the end of that time. In choosing
the caps and gowns for this year the
senior class is setting, a precedent
at Mars Hill. They were chosen both
from the standpoint of appearance
and for the sake of economy, especial
ly on the part of the girls.
The color will be blue and the
gowns will be the regulation type for
gi'aduates of senior colleges.
The senior class this year is the
largest in the history of the college
and the new additions which have
come in at the beginning of the se
cond semester are expected to sweil
the total of those who will appear
commencement day to about an even
tiundred and ten. Besides those who
\vill graduate at commencement a
number will complete their work
during the summer.
College Sets Aside New’
Space in Administra
tion Building.
The Hilltop has'been shifted from
one office to another for the past
four years, but it has at, last found a
permanent 'abiding place on the
ground floor of the Administration
building. 'There are concrete steps
leading down to the office. TJie door
is supplied with a Yale lock, and the
members of the staff are supplied
with keys.,
Within the. office is found a large
vault in which will be stored the valu
able papers of the College along with
the important, files of the Hilltop,
which will aid students in reference
to the past history of the college. This
office will be supplied with an editor’s
desk, reporters’ desks typewriter files
and other equipment. Chairs will al
so be furnished to match the other
furnitui-e. The walls will be painted,
and pennants will .be-hung upon them;
Relics which have been brought back
from the different conferences will
also be found here.
Our editor states that this office
will be very comfortable in all kinds
of weather, being steam heated
(when the central heating plant is
installed). Curtains and carpets will
hlso be here to dispell any dismal
appearance.
. This office will be held for strictly
.business purposes. No other ■colleg
iate newspaper office will be found
ih North Carolina that will, surpass
th.ia, ,ftew,-q|pse,..iri- A.^fi«aJ, ^appointr:
SPLENDID RECORD
SHOWN IN REPORT
Teacher Training in Sunday Schoal
Work Sets a New and
Interesting Pace.
In the “Teachers in Training” Surf-
day School class the purpose is to
study how to do effective teaching a^
well as make use of what is learned*
When a teacher is absent in the genijr
ments.
ral Sunday School, the class is calle^
upon to furnish a teacher. This
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