DIAMOND
ANNIVERSARY
1856-1930
The Hilltop
WELCOME
DR. POWELL
VOL. V.
MARS HILL, NORTH CAROLINA, OCTOBER 7, 1930.
NO. 2.
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FOUNDERS DAY PROGRAM TO
HONOR OUR FIRST PRESIDENT
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Dr. Powell Will Deliver First
Series of the Brown
Lectures.
^—October 12-13 Mars Hill College
^ ■will celebrate the seventy-fifth anni
versary of the founding of the col
lege and the centennial of the birth
of W. A. G. Brown, the first presi
dent of the college.
In connection with the Founders
Hay program. Dr. W. F. Powell, of
Nashville, Tenn., will deliver the first
series of lectures under the Albert
E. Brown foundation, established by
the late Dr. A. E. Brown in honor of
his father, William Albert Gallatin
Brown, first prewdent of Mars Hill
College, 1856-1858.
The complete program for Found
ers Day and the Bro-wn lectures is as
follows: Sunday, October 12, 11 a.
m.. Mars Hill Baptist Church, the
Rev. J. H. Owen presiding, solo, “My
Kodeemer and My Lord”- (Dudley
Buck), Miss Coon; ten-minute talk
on the life of W. A. G. Brown, the
Rev. A. I. Justice, Hendersonville,
N. C.; ‘Recessional” (DeKoven), col
lege chorus; first address by Dr. W. F.
Powell. Sunday, October 12, 7:30 p.
m., Vice-President O. E. Sams, pre
siding, hymn, “Faith of Our Fath
ers,” congregation; ten-minute talk
on “Campaigning with A. E. Brown,”
Hoij. E. P. Watson, Burnsville, N. C.;
“Unfold Ye Portals” (Gounod), col
lege chorus; second address by Dr.
Powell. Monday, October 13, 11 a.
m.. College Auditorium, the Rev. J.
B. Grice, West Asheville, presiding,
“Praise Ye the Father” (Gounod),
college orchestra; recognition of all
living descendants of W. A. G.
Brown; duo, “I Waited for the Lord”
(Mendelssohn), Miss Coon and Mrs.
J. B. Huff; third address by Dr. Pow
ell. Monday, October 13, 6:30 p. m.,
twilight service in Locust Grove con
ducted by the Rev. J. Ben Eller, of
Statesville, N. C., 7 :30 p. m.. College
Auditorium, W. 0. Riddick, Azalea,
N. C., presiding, quartet, “Hear My
Prayer” (Bach-Gounod), Misses Coon
and Elkins, Messrs. Lee and McLeod,
fourth address by Dr. Powell.
The subject of the Brown lectures
for this year has not been announced,
but according to the bequest the lec
tures will be fundamentally of a re-
IJgious nature and related to present-
day problems. Dr. W. F. Powell, who
■will deliver the lectures, is widely
known as a speaker and ■writer. He
was also an intimate friend of the
Brown family. While pastor of the
First Baptist Church of Asheville for
several years prior to 1921 he was
actively interested in Mars Hill Col
lege and the educational development
of Western North Carolina. He is at
present pastor of the First Baptist
Church of Nashville, Tenn., president
of the Sunday School Board of the
Southern Baptist Convention, a mem
ber of the boards of trustees of
George Peabody College for Teachers,
Union University, and Tennessee Col
lege.
Mars Hill College is at present the
oldest and largest college in North
Carolina west of the Blue Ridge
mountains. It was established in 1856
as French Broad Institute and in
1859 was chartered as Mars Hill Col
lege with “power of conferring all
such degrees and marks of distinc
tion as are usually conferred in col
leges and seminaries of learning.”
FIRST PRESIDENT
Southwide B. S. U.
Convention to Be
Held in Atlanta
Two Thousand Students Expected—
Mars Hill to Send Forty.
W. A. G. BROWN
The First President of Mars Hill
College 1856-1858.
Mr. Homer Whitmire
Is Chapel Speaker
Discusses Possibilities of Silver Fox
Industry in W, N. C,
New Members Added
to The Hilltop Staff
At the regular meeting of the staff,
on Monday evening. Sept. 29, the
following new students were elected
to positions on the staff: alumni edi
tor, Conway Sams; sports writer,
Harold Hendricks; reporters, Louise
Smith, Martha Stack, Marion Justice,
and David Marshburn. Mr. Ray Fish
er was recently elected by the stu-
ent body to succeed J. D. Carr as
msiness manager.
On the morning of September 28,
Mr. Homer E. Whitmire, director of
the famous Ozark Silver Fox farms
at Davisville, Mo., and a former stu
dent of the college, spoke to the fac
ulty and students of Mars Hill Col
lege.
No definite subject was chosen by
the speaker. He merely made a few
remarks at random, which were of in
terest to those thinking of entering
the business ■world.
Mr. Whitmire stated that everyone
is located at a specific point, and
must have some goal to look forward
tc. In attaining that-goal one must
expect competition and work accord
ingly. In the business world money is
a leading factor, but there is no bus
iness at which one can expect to ac
quire much money without the ex
penditure of time and energy. In
gaining a position one must have a
background and follow a definite
scheme.
Mr. Whitmire spoke of his own vo
cation, comparing it to a graph. Elim
ination is a part of the business
world. Without being conscious that
he is doing so, there is always some
man who is working in a straightfor
ward manner for the other man’s po
sition. When you have a goal, go to
it, and stay there. Success does not
come to the most brilliant, but to the
one who can look sanely into the fu
ture and see the trend of affairs, sug
gested Mr. Whitmire.
In his closing remarks, Mr. Whit
mire spoke of the possibilities of
Western North Carolina as suitable
for a silver fox industry. In connec
tion with this he mentioned the silver
fox farm which he, together ■with oth
er business men of St. Louis are back
ing. The Asheville Citizen states that
this farm, which is to be located at
Brevard, in Transylvania county, is
to cost $500,000; and the Citizen
agrees ■with Mr. Whitmire in thinking
that Western North Carolina is one
of the few spots of the country
which is ideal for the silver fox in
dustry.
You can’t keep a good janitor
down. —Bro-wn Boys.
The second quadrennial All-South
ern Baptist Student Conference will
be held in the First Baptist Church of
Atlanta, Georgia, from October 30 tc^
November 2. The first conference
was held in Birmingham in 1926 when
1,650 were present. The number ex
pected and arranged for is 2,000 for
this conference.
Each college is alloted a certain
number of delegates to send .to At
lanta. It might be interesting to note
that forty are allowed to attend from
Mars .Hill, which is the largest quota
of any college in North Carolina.
The railroad rate will be one and a
half fare for the round trip. By vote,
the students have voted three dollars
for registration fee for. each messen
ger. Each student will buy his noon
and evening meals while in Atlanta
and while enroute. Entertainment
will be provided in Atlanta on the
Harvard plan, which includes room
and breakfast
According to all announcements
received concerning this conference,
world-famed speakers will be there.
Dr. George W. Truett, Dr. Hill, and
Dr. W. J. McGlothlin are among the
groat speakers scheduled to be pre
sent. Miss Eth^l McConnell, who
spoke at the college last spring, will
also be there. Very interesting speak
ers and programs will be held so that
everyone will enjoy the entire confer
ence.
Representatives from each state
will confer while in Atlanta. Each
state B. S U. president will preside in
his own group. Miss Lucile Knight,
of N. C. C. W., is North Carolina B.
S. U. president, so she will preside at
the meeting of the messengers of this
state. There will be an opportunity
of a trip to Stone Mountain, which is
about fourteen miles from Atlanta.
In the meetings all problems that con
front young people will be discussed.
Spiritual emphasis is the supreme
factor of the convention. It is the
deep hope of each person connected
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LIST OF MEMBERSHIPS IN
SCHOLARSHIP CLUBS POSTED
FRIEND OF MARS HILL
ALBERT E. BROWN
Son of the First President of
Mars Hill College and Lifelong
Friend of the College, Whose
Bequest Makes Possible the Lec
tures Bearing His Name.
THIRTEEN ARE ELIGIBLE FOR
ENTRY IN THREE CLUBS.
DR. POWELL TO REMAIN
FOR EVANGELISTIC
SERVICES AT M.H. C.
The most densely populated body
of land in the world is Java with a
population of 690 persons per square
mile.
LECTURER
Dr. W. F. Powell, who will deliver
the first series of the Brown lectures,
October 12-1,'^ in connection with
Founders Day program, will remain
at the College for four days to con
duct a series of evangelistic services.
The evangelistic services will be
held twice daily, beginning on Tues
day morning and continuing through
Friday evening. According to ten
tative arrangements, the morning ser
vices will be held in the College Aud
itorium and the evening services in
the church.
Mars Hill may consider herself for
tunate indeed to have Dr. Powell for
both the Brown lectures and for the
evangelistic services. He is a man
of broad experience and of conse
crated, Christian zeal, as well as a
, speaker of unusual power. Besides
phis duties as pastor of the First Bap
tist Church of Nashville and his work
with several civic and educational
I groups. Dr. Powell is chaplain of the
metropolitan police of the city of
Nashville and speaks each Sunday to
the largest Sunday school class for
men in Tennessee at the Knickerboc
ker theatre of his city. He is also au
thor of two books published recently,
“The Wedding Ring” (1828) and
“Nights With Jesus” (1928).
DR. W. F. POWELL
Pastor of the First Baptist
Chnrch of Nashville, Who
Will Deliver the A.E.Brown
Lectures and Will Conduct
the Series of Evangelistic
Services Next Week.
Two Descendants of
W. A. G. Brown
on College Campus
South Carolina Club
Organized at M. H.
B. Brown Is Elected President Tues
day Night, September 23.
There are on the campus this year
two direct descendants of W. A. G.
Bro-wn, the first president of Mars
Hill College, whose one hundredth
anniversary is being celebrated dur
ing the Founder’s Day Program.
The nearest relative on the campus
this year is Creasman Brown, of
Gates, N. C. His father is J. L.
Bro-wn, -the youngest son of W. A.
G. Brown
The other descendant is Miss Mar
guerite Green, of Bakersville, N. C.,
a great-granddaughter of W. A. G.
Brown. Her mother is the daughter
of the late A. E. Bro-wn. Mr. A. E.
Brown, who held the position of sup
erintendent of the Southern Baptist
Mountain Schools, was always' inter
ested in Mars Hill. During his life
time he contributed to the uplifting
Und upbuilding of our college.
Tuesday night, September 23, a
very happy group of South Carolin
ians met in Room 7. Each one re
sponded and gave his name, and the
name of his home and county. Mr.
Smith, chemistry and physics teacher,
was introduced. He gave a very in
structive tajk. Mrs. Woodrow, of
Columbia and Mars Hill, started
things humming in her fine manner.
Mr. England, the Man of the Campus,
gave ideas and ideals by which the
club hopes to be guided this year.
After everyone had introduced him
self the following officers were elect
ed: president, Boyd Brown; vice-pres
ident, A. T. Usher; secretary, Mar
garet Allen.
During the business meeting the
club voted to subscribe for the State
which will be sent to the library. Mr.
Smith contributed the Greenville
News.
If the reader sees a student with
his chest out and his .head erect he
will know that he is a South Car-
Mars Hill College has always em
phasized the -value of high scholar
ships. Its importance has been stress
ed in the classroom so successfully
that each year certain honor stu
dents are admitted to the Science
Club, to the Scribler-as Club, or to
the International Relations Club in
order that they may become profi
cient in their favorite subject. These
cl'ubs meet once each month.
It is interesting to note that last
semester no student made an average
of “A” on all subjects, but that thir
teen had an average of “B” and are
eligible for membership in either of
the clubs. These students are: Mar
garet Allen, Mae Ballow, Frances
Barnes, Cooper Gretter, Ruth Hoke,
Charlotte Hooper, Elaine Moore,
Ward Pittman, Eva Robbins, M. H.
R. Kendall, and C. W. Mayo.
There are fifty-two students eligi
ble for membership in the Interna
tional Relations Club. These students
ere: J. C. Adams, Virginia Adams,
Margaret Allen, Mary Baker, Mae
Ballew, Frances Barnes, Amalee
Brown, Eli Callahan, C. P. Carnes,
Bonnie Dolen, Hubert Edgerton, Evan
Evans, Roy Fisher, Howell Forester,
Marjorie Gant, Charles Gardner, Car
rie Green, Marguerite Green, Cooper
Gretter, Milton Hamby, Ruby Hayes,
Harold Hendricks, Ruth Hoke, Char
lotte Hooper, Nelson Jarrett, John
Johnson, Florence Johnson, Mamie
Kelley, Hoyle Lee, B. G. Leonard,
LeRue Mangum, Ernest Moore, Elaine
Mcore, Herman McCorkle, Sibyl Pace,
Corinne Pannell, Donald Plemmons,
Paul Reese, W. 0. Rosser, Walter
Smith, Louise Smith, Lorene Smith,
Christine Snelson, Frances Snyder,
Edna Stroud, Elizabeth Wilburn, Ger
trude Wingo, Ward Pittman, Gladys
Poindexter, Eva Robbins, M. H. R.
Kendall, and C. W. Mayo.
Those students who are eligible for
the Science Club are: Margaret Al
len, Nettie Ballew, Mae Ballew, Fran
ces Barnes, Deborah Buckner, Eli
Callahan, C. P. Carnes, Herbert Cor-
der, Hubert Edgerton, Troy Estes,
Mary Fortune, Cooper Gretter, Mary
Hendri'ck, Ruth Hoke, Charlotte
Hooper, Nelson Jarrett, John John
son, Hoyle Lee, B. G. Leonard, Ernest
Moore, Elaine Moore, Herman Mc
Corkle, Ray O’Brien, Sibyl Pace, Cor
inne Pennell, Hubert Price, Bernice
Prince, Paul Reese, W. O. Rosser,
Lorene Smith, Eva Snow, A. T. Ush
er, Ward Pittman, Eva Robbins, M.
H. R. Kendall, and C. W. Mayo.
Seventeen students are eligible for
the Language Club. These students
are: Margaret Allen, Mary Baker,
Mae Ballew, Frances Barnes, Cooper
Gretter, Ruth Hoke, Charlotte Hoop
er, Elaine Moore, Bernice Prince, Eva
Snow, A. T. Usher, Ward Pittman,
Gladys Poindexter, Eva Robbins, M.
H. R. Kendall, J. Y. Mathews, and
C. W. Mayo.
Each student should strive to keep
himself eligible for membership in
one of these clubs, because they are
designed to foster intellectual
growth.
McLeod Gives to
Staff on Journalism
Kind hearts are more than cor
onets, and simple faith than Norman
blood. —Tennyson.
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Mr. John A. McLeod, faculty mem
ber of the Hilltop staff, gave a lec
ture course on journalism last week.
The course was open to all members
of the Hilltop staff and all others in
terested in journalistic work. Quite
a few students and teachers attended
the three lectures. In the first meet
ing, Mr. McLeod discussed the news
story in detail. In the second lecture
the feature story was the main topic,
while in the last meeting a study was
made of newspaper English. Mr. Mc
Leod has made quite a study of jour
nalism and thus made his talks very
helpful as well as interesting.