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MARS HILL, NORTH CAROLINA,FEBRUARY 27, 1930
NO. 11
eicester Wins In Fifth Cage Tournament
*ast and Future Viewed in Charter Service
iharter Day
Celebrated At
Mars Hill College
(downment Plans of Alumni Re
vealed $250,000. To Be
First Goal
Number of Asheville Citizens
Speak
ribute Paid to Mrs. R. H. Hipps
=31
^ )n, February 17th Mars Hill College
brated for the first time Charter
, commemorating the day the col-
assumed its present charter, F'ebu-
1 5, 1859.
Fhe services which were held in the
itorium at 1 1:00 o’clock wferc direct-
by \V. H. Hipps, attorney of Ashe-
c and president of the Buncombe
mty Alumni Association. The speak-
of the occasion were President R. L.
ore, W. H. Hipps, Gilbert Morris,
iident of the Wachovia Bank and
ist Company of Asheville; Dr. J. K.
fee, president of the Asheville Nor
and Associated Schoojs; and J. M.
tall.
dr. Moore spoke briefly at the begin-
of the service, and introduced the
ker, W, H. Hipps. Mr. Hipps prais-
Mars Hill as a college oT distinctive
•acter and ideals, and paid high tri-
; to Mr. Moore, who has served the
ege as president for over thirty years,
>ne of the outstanding educators of
day whose lofty standards cannot be
:en. Mr. Morris stressed the value
the students’ taking a firm hold in
support of the college. By referring
cres of Diamonds, he brought out the
that opportunities await the student
will do his bit in the maintenance
he institution.
)r. Calfee recounted the progress of
college since it began in 1856 as
French Broad Institute, with two
dings, one of which was destroyed
ng the Civil War, to the present ten
dings, eighty-five-acre campus, and
ig faculty. He mentioned the fact
Mars HilFstarted off “ in wreck, in
rty, and in gloom” and that every
of the institution has been marked
vreck, poverty and gloom,
ir. Westall spoke briefly in response
introduction by Mr. Hipps.
•^recial tribute was paid to the Hipps
y, the only known family of which
member is a graduate of Mars
1 hree members of the family
present: W. H. Hipps, attorney of
iville; Dr. A. 'F. Hipps, physician
fsheville and member of the staff
le .Aston Park Hospital; and their
er, widow of the late Rev. R. H.
>s, who has recently pa.ssed her sev-
roj fifth birthday. The only member
Col (Continued on Page 4)
I'ibleris Club Holds
^Regular Monthly
'"Meeting February 11
Comedy Is Discussed From Four
Standfoints.
SPONSOR
PROF. “JASPER” ENGLAND
Professor Morris
Delivers Scientific
Lecture
Last Of Lyceum Attractions Given
Monday Evening.
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ted
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t.on
Mr. Glenn Morris, scientific enter
tainer lecturing under the auspices of
the Piedmont Lyceum Bureau brought
the last of the lyceum attractions of the
season Monday evening, February 24.
The lecture was accompanied by scien
tific experiments and displays which
added much to the delight of the au
dience.
While highly entertaining, Mr. Mor
ris impressed his audience with the pos
sibilities of scientific development in the
future. He also emphasized the open-
minded and scientific attitude and sug
gested what the mission of science
should be. His radio and other electric
demonstrations were particularly inter
esting.
Mr. Lee, chairman of the committee
on public functions and entertainments,
introduced the speaker. The committee
deserves the congratulations of the col
lege and community for the high type
of entertainment which has been pro
vided this year.
Two New Medals
Given to Societies
/. L. Burnette of Bakersville Offers
Medals to Phis and Eus.
On Friday afternoon, February 21,
at the meeting of the two literary so
cieties, Mr. J. L. Burnette of Bakers
ville High School offered two new med
als to the two literary societies.
Mr. Burnette stated his desire to help
individuals develop. In order to fur
ther encourage this individual attain
ment he offered a medal to each of the
societies. The F.us will give their med
al for individual improvement, while
the Phi medal will be given for schol
astic attainment.
Mr. Burnette spoke in chapel Friday
morning on “Coming Out of the Rut.”
He is now coaching Bakersville High
School and was at Mars Hill with his
team, which played in the finals of the
tournament with Leicester High School
Saturd.ay night.
PRESIDENT
Philomathian Society
Holds Its Election
le Scribleris Club held its regular
ng on February 11. Most of the
>ers who were taken into the club
present. A very good program
:ndered os the subject of comedy,
mbject was treated from the stand-
of four nations: Greek, Latin,
h, and F.nglish. The discussion
Greek comedy was given by F. L.
1. H. A. Lynch gave a discus-
SW the Latin comedy. Next, a dis-
1 of the French comedy was given
. wil Brown. The program closed
1 discussion of English comedy by
C. L. Weston. Each paper read
excellent order.
notable improvement in the pro-
__ — made each one feel as if the pres-
the new members was inspiring.
IF. Scott Buck Succeeds William Beal
as President.
SPONSOR
Leicester Wins 5th
W. N. G. Gage
Tourney
MOTHER MILSTEAD
I. R. G. Studies
European Countries
Eight New Members Are Admitted.
GEORGE W. STROUPE
Vocations Chosen by
Mars Hill Students
'Fhe I’hilomathian Literary Society
held a short program Friday afternoon,
February 21, and afterwards in the reg
ular business session elected the follow
ing oflicers: President, W. Scott Buck;
vice-president, Edd Fox; recording sec
retary, DeForest Hasty; corresponding
secretary, William Middleton; censor.
Graves Mumford; chaplain, M. H. R.
Kendall; English critic; T. Carl Brown;
expression critic. Nelson Jarrett; inside
sentinel, William Beal; janitor, Homer
Huie; fines collector, Woodrow Hay
wood; dues collector, William Long;
marshals, Edw,ard Washburn and J. L.
Suttle; librarian, Andy Albritton; pian
ist, ernon Jordan; chorister, John
Cain.
The statistics obtained from the office
of the register reveal the many interest
ing and varied chosen vocations of the
C-I class.
The number of students taking the
liberal arts preparatory cause led with a
total of 62. 'Fhe ministerial course came
second with a total of 19, and the pre-
legal students ranked third with a total
of 12, while 53 students are as yet un
decided about their life’s work.
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The daughter of a certain strict prin
cipled old deacon had attended a dance
the previous night, much against fath
er’s wishes. When she appeared for
breakfast the next morning he greeted
her with the words: “Good morning,
daughter of Satan.”
To which the maiden respectfully re
plied: Good morning, father.”
They call women the weaker sex, but
did you ever hear tell of a barber talk
ing one into a shampoo when she came
in only to get a haircut?—Jackson Cen
ter News.
Bakersville Wins Finals On Mars
Hill Court
Sixteen Selected Teams Participate
In Annual Hardwood Classic
Mars Hill To Demonstrate Her Hos
pitality Again Next Year.
'Fhe International Relation’s Club is
looking forward to great things in the
next three months. 'Fhe members have
been eagerly pursuing the study of the
various European countries during the
past semester, and the new members
seem to be keenly interested in taking
pan in the further study of these coun
tries.
The pleasure derived from this club j
is due in part to its informality. The
members—only twelve in number—
meet monthly at the home of Mr.
Grubbs. Different ones discuss various
phases of the past or present history of
the country to be studied, and then an
opportunity is given for general dis
cussion. In this way much enlighten
ment can be secured that would be im
possible to obtain in a formal way.
The officers of the club are president,
Josie Oliver; vice-president, John A.
Bryant; and secretary-treasurer, J. E.
Martin. Eight new members have been
recently admitted. They are Margaret
Allen, Edythe Roberts, Edna Stroupe,
Florence Johnson, T. W. Regan, Clar
ence Mayo, ATI Edwards, and William
Rossen. Mrs. Grubbs has also been voted
.m honorary member.
Ministerial
Conference Holds
Election
Clarence Mayo Elected President.
APOLOGIA
The staff realizes that
this issue should be print
ed in green ink to corres
pond with their ability as
young journalists. We
tried, however, to publish
a paper that was repre
sentative of the C-1 Class.
Those responsible for this
edition are: Editor, Nelson
Jarrett; associates, Mamie
Kelly, Bonnie Dolen, and
A. T. Usher.
The staff greatly appre
ciates the assistance ren
dered by Mr. J. A. McLeod,
the faculty advisor of the
Hilltop.
Our idea of a perfect
news sheet will be found
on the last page of this
paper.
After .1 very interesting .vnd helpful
meeting 'Thursday afternoon the Minis
terial Conference elected the following
oflicers, who the conference hopes will
efficiently lead the organization: presi
dent, Clarence Mayo; vice-president, J.
7’ Pickering; secretary, H. S. Corder;
chorister, Joe Phyler; pianist, Crawford
Poplin; janitor, Eli Caliban.
The Conference invites all to attend
its weekly meeting in the church.
Seniors Enjoy Merry
Valentine Party
Unusually Brilliant Affair Held in
Society Halls.
The Seniors held in the society halls
one of the most enjoyable socials of
the year, Saturday night, February 15,
given as a ATlentine party and was
planned in an excellent way.
As the Seniors strolled into the hall,
they were given a large paper heart and
a bag of little red candy hearts. There
was given on the large paper heart the
program which gave a special number
for every day of the week. Before the
program started it was made plain that
each person should have a different date
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The fifth annual invitation tourna
ment for western North Carolina high
school was held at Mars Hill February
20-22. The tournament was under the
capable leadership of Coach O. E.
Roberts. The meet was a great success
from start to finish.
The opening game of this tourna
ment was between Hudson and Bilt-
more. Hudson by consistent play went
into the second round by the score of
25-21. Monday for the winners and
Ponder for the losers were the stars of
the game.
Leicester, tourney Lworites, after
trailing Webster one point at half came
back strong to defeat Webster 25-15.
F'ullbright, gigantic guard for Webster,
was by far the defensive star of the
tournament.
A scrapping bunch of Mars Hill
wildcats clawed their vVay to a 20-15
decision over old Fort. Tomberlin, Mars
Hill forward, looked good for the lo
cals.
The fourth game of this tournament
was by far the most exciting. Glen-
wood, on the short end of a 23-11 count
at the half, came back strong to lose a
heartbreaking decision 32-31. Glen-
wood showed great ability as long shot
artists.
Sylva and Henrietta—Caroleen stag
ed a slow battle to end Thursday even
ing’s round. Sylva emerging on the long
end of a 27-23 count.
Play was resumed Thursday night.
Fairview came on the floor confidently,
and trotted off with a 17-13 decision
over Bald Creek. Guffey starred for
Fairview. ■
Bakersville’s crimson tide rolled on to
the floor and overcame a fighting bunch
of lads from Edneyville by the score of
27-1 5.‘ Green’s pla^^ for Bakersville was
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Science Club Has
Chemistry Meeting
Unique Program Given by Chemistry
Students.
At its regular meeting 'Tuesday night,
February 1 1, the Science Club gave one
of the most interesting and helpful pro
grams of the year. Margaret Wilson
gave a short discussion on sugars and
the manufacture of sweets, telling the
history of candy. Leonard England gave
an interesting history of ice from the
time when Alexander and Nero carried
ice from the snow-capped mountains in
the hot summer up until the present
method of making ice with chemicals.
Geraldine Mobley gave the life history
of Louis Pasteur, the man who has done
most for the removal of pain. Ray
O’Brian read an interesting paper deal
ing with the stuff out of which dyes
and explosives are made, entitled: “Coal-
Tar Colors.” Deforest Hasty gav'e a
talk about poison gas and chemical war
fare from a new ethical viewpoint:
“Humane or Inhuman?” Graves Mum-
ford did things before the club which
looked impossible for any person to do
except one with supernatural powers,
called “Living Chemicals.” James Cher
ry closed the program with an Interest
ing and inspirational discussion on “To
ward Infinity.”
Immediately following the program
each member taking part was subjected
to a barrage of questions, asked by dif
ferent members of the club. After much
discussion the meeting came to an end
with each member feeling that he had
been greatly benefited by attending the
program.