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VOL VI.
MARS HILL, NORTH CAROLINA, SEPTEMBER 26, 1931
NO. 1
DR. B. W. SPILMAN MAKES
OPENING ADDRESS SEPT. 9TH
Series of Story Addresses Feature
Orientation Week.
On Wednesday morning, Septem
ber 9, Mr. Moore opened the first
Chapel service of the year in the Col
lege Auditorium. After a hymn and
the greeting of visitors. Dr. B. W.
Spilman addressed the audience with
a timely warning about the mistakes
often made by college students.
“Students sometime neglect to keep
their bodies fit,” he said; “careless
ness in personal appearance results.
Wrong conceptions of manual labor
and wTong ideas as to a purpose in
life cause a deterioration in the men
tal attitudes of college students.
Avoid these faults,” Dr. Spilman
urged, and make clean, successful
careers of your college lives.”
“Your record is what you leave
'behind you,” said Dean I. N. Carr on
the following morning. “The grades
filed of your classroom work are fig
ures that testify either good work
or bad work. The life you live at
Mars Hill is an index into your char
acter. What a feeling of security
it is to know that your college can
offer you a reference of which you
can be justly proud.”
Prof. Vernon E. Wood, choosing
as his subject, “Finding Your Place,”
.spoke in part, the following: “A
student’s life depends upon his phil
osophy. If he realizes that he has
only each day as it comes for living,
and for preparation for living, and
that to achieve that purpose for which
God has placed him in the world, he
miust first realize the purpose and
then plan a training which will ful
fil that purpose.
“The opportunity for such training
has been provided at Mars Hill as a
legacy open to the student but not
provided by him. Each student who
realizes the special privilege of his
stay at Mars Hill should at the same
time so live as to transmit the bene
fits of Mars Hill, enhanced in value,
that generations yet to come, may find
here the same idealism of the past.”
Mr. Huff, professor of English, on
Monday spoke interestingly of “The
Spirit of Mars Hill,” delivering a
most inspiring message, especially
beneficial to the new students on the
campus.
“That Spirit,” said professor Huff,
“is found here because of the school’s
individuality, its geographical situa
tion, and its Christian atmosphere.”
“The aloofness of the school, its
site amid the wonderous mountain
peaks of the Blue Ridge and the
Smokies, the absence of city life, mak
ing our surroundings that of rugged
ness, and finally, the great Spirit of
the Master, all tend to make Mars
Hill the ideal place for educational
purposes.”
The last in the series of orienta
tion chapel ^ addre.sses was given by
Professor Hoyt “Daddy” Blackwell
when he spoke on the three funda
mental attitudes of the religious life
on our campus, pointing out these
as being humility, self-respect and
sympathy.
A clarifying illustration was used
by “Daddy” Blackwell in describing
an equilateral triangle as being rep
resentative of these religious views,
the center of which is Christ, and
each side equally important in our
daily life
S. S. WORK
BEGINS WITH
ENTHUSIASM
Ten Strong Sunday School Classes
Meet Weekly on Campus.
FEW FACULTY
CHANTS MADE
Seven New Teachers and Officers
Assume Duties This Fall.
The College Organized Sunday
School Department began work Sun
day, September 13, with unusual en
thusiasm under the directorship of
Charles Runy°en, superintendent,
Luther Matthews, assistant superin
tendent, and Madge Linney, secre
tary.
The College Department consists
of the well organized classes. The
classes with their presidents and
teachers are as follows: Berean I,
Mr. McLead, teacher, Joe Farmer,
president; Berean II, Mr. Moore,
teacher. Earnest Bailes, president;
Berean III, Mr. Trentham, teacher,
Keating Pharr, president; Fearless
Fighters, Mr. Carr, teacher, Charles
Murphy, president; Ruth, Miss Pierce,
teacher, Eva Robins, president; Cru
saders, Miss Elkins, teacher, Marie
McNNeil, president; Workers at
Work, Miss Rutherford, teacher, Lil
lian Crowe, president; Ever Faithful,
I Miss Gregg, teacher, Dwight Mullis,
president; Teachers in Training, Miss
I Bowden, teacher, Mai-ietta Poteatt,
president.
Get Acquainted
Reception Success
jGames, Stunts, Refre.*hments Enjoyed
By All.
Miss Bourne and Miss
Lawrence Coming
Miss Pearle Bourne, Southwide
College Y. W. A. Secretary, of Birm
ingham, and Miss Alva Lawrence,
who holds the same position in this
state, will visit Mars Hill September
29th to aid the B, S. U. and Y. W. A.
councils with their plans for the
year. While here they will be the
guests of the Y. W. A. council at an
. informal tea. Both will be pleasant
ly remembered by the old students
as mission study course teachers of
last year.
On the evening of September 12,
the annual get-acquainted reception
was held by the student body of Mars
Hill College, under the auspices of
Baptist Student Union. This recep
tion was enjoyed by every one no
matter to which class he belonged. It
began about 6:30 and lasted until
8:00. It was indeed an hour and half
of fellowship which was both instruc
tive and entertaining.
Pennants from six of America’s
larger and better known universities
were pinned on each student. Duke,
Cornell, Yale, Harvard, Stanford and
Tulane were the universities repre
sented.
Immediatly following this was a
contest which called for a great deal
of handshaking. The crowd was told
that a great sum of money would be
given to the person who shook hands
twenty-five times with a particular
party. In the end the large sum of
money turned out to be a few pennies.
Then came the division into individ
ual college groups. This was done
very enthusiastically and with much
cheering.
The suitcase relay race was prob
ably the outstanding event of the eve
ning. Two teams of three couples each
were given a suitcase and unbrella.
Within this suitcase was a dress and
hat for the boy and a man’s coat and
hat for the girl. The object was to
upon the suitcase, don the clothes,
close the suitcase, raise the umbrella
and race a certain distance, lower the
umbrella, doff the clothes putting
them in the suitcase, fasten the suit
case and race back to the starting
point, giving the suitcase and umbr
ella to the next couple.
The relay race was followed by in
dividual college stunts. These stunts
were very interesting and entertain
ing and showed a spirit of willingness
and co-operation which was surpris-
ing_
Then that greatest of vocal mas
terpieces, Mars Hill College Song,
was sung by every student with a
note of affection which was strikingly
noticeable.
A “soup line” finally followed
which led to the punch bowls, where
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Three new teachers and four of
ficers of the college make their debut
on the campus this fall_ Two of the
number, however, have been associat
ed with the college previously.
Professor Vernon Everett Wood
succeeds Professor Smith in the De
partment of Chemistry. Mr. Wood
comes to Mars Hill from Bluefield,
W. Va., where he has been for sever
al years head of the science depart
ment and dean of Bluefield College.
He is an A. B. graduate of Carson-
Newman College and holds an M. S.
degree from the University of Ten
nessee. He was formerly in the
chemical warfare department of the
United States Army and for four
years head of the science department
of Broadus College.
Mrs_ Cornelia Howell Vann fol
lows Miss Harms in the Modern Lan-
i guage Department as professor of
I Spanish. Mrs. Vann, who was a much
I loved, teacher and dean of women at
Mars Hill from 1920 to 1929, has an
A.B. degree from Baylor College and
an M.A. from the University of North
Carolina. She has also done graduate
work at Columbia University and in
Spain.
Miss Elizabeth Rutherford, for the
past ten years teacher in the Univer
sity of Nebraska, assumes her duties
as head of the Department of Home
Economics and housemother in Spil
man Home. Miss Rutherford is a
bachelor and master of pedagogy
from Central Missouri Teachers Col
lege; Ph. B., University of Chicago;
M_ A., Columbia University, and has
been a student at Boston University
and at the Southeastern Theological
Seminary.
Miss Gladys Johnson begins this
fall her work as Librarian, succeed
ing Miss Bowden who will devote her
time largely to her work in art and
to teaching the Bible Department of
the College. Miss Johnson, who is
the daughter of Mars Hill’s Dr. and
Mrs. Walt N. Johnson, was an A&--
sociate in Arts graduate of Mars Hill
in 1924; A.B. of Coker College in
1926, and holds a diploma from Pratt
Institute of Library Science (N. Y.)
Last year Miss Johnson was librarian
in one of the Charlotte city schools
and this summer was teacher of li
brary science in Florida State College
for Women. Dr. ’Johnson also re
sumes his connection with the College
this fall, teaching a course which is
unique in educational institutions,
“Economics, of the Bible ”
Mrs. J. Mason Richardson, house
mother in Melrose, comes from Vir
ginia. She was born, however, in
Washington, D. C., and studied in
George Washington University. Mrs.
W. N. Harman, housemother of
Brown, comes from Clearwater, Fla.
Both of these have already endeared
themselves to those living in their
dormitories and the rest of the college
as well.
Miss Patty Moore returns to Mars
Hill as secretary of the College, suc
ceeding Miss Virginia Isenhour, who
was forced to obtain a leave of ab
sence because of the illness of her
mother^ Many, perhaps, do not know
that Mfss Moore three years ago was
May Queen at Mars Hill and an honor
student. Since that time she has
completed a two-year commercial
course in Atlanta.
TOTAL ENROLLMENT REACHES
FOUR HUNDRED AND THIRTY
NEW ATHLETIC
PROGRAM IS
INAUGURATED
Many New Intramural Sports Have
Been Added.
Beginning this year a point system
was inaugurated to be used by the
physical education department. All
students, both men and women are re
quired to make six points each year
while here. At registration every
one was assigned to various activities
in which he could secure his or her
credit points.
The varsity sports open for men
and their point value are: football
(4); basketball (4); baseball (4);
and tennis (2). There are no varsity
sports for the young women.
Each intramural sport counts two
points with the exception of gym,
which counts six points if taken
throughout the year. Last year only
basketball, baseball and tennis were
offered for the young men, while only
basketball and tennis were open to
the young women.
The sports open for the men this
year are: basketball, tennis, track,
baseball, speedball, soccer, archery,
golf indoor hockey and gym.
For the women the following sports
are offered: basketball, tennis, play-
|groundball, volleyball, hiking, archery,
golf, indoor hockey and gym.
Not more than two sports may be
taken per term. To be excused one
must be working two hours or more
per day. The College Physician will
examine those who think they are
physically unfit.
Fourteen States And Two Other
Counties Are Represented.
President Moore
Honored On Birthday
Students and Faculty Present Huge
Nosegay of Wild Flowers.
Friendship
We each in life have a business,
A task in life we must choose.
But the greatest business is making
friends
In this we never lose.
We sfend our lives in a business,
That fays large dividends.
But no investment on the street
Can fay like making friends.
Carl W. Rogers
At a surprise reception. Dr. and
Mrs. Moore received members of the
faculty and student body Tuesday
evening, September 8, who called to
honor President Moore on his sixty-
first birthday anniversary.
Dr. and Mrs. Moore greeted the
guests on the spacious lawn of their
home, where the evening vespers
were held and a short program was
given. Group singing was followed
by an address by Dr. B. W. Spilman.
Dr. Spilman, an old friend of Pres
ident Moore, spoke at length on the
coming of his friend and former
schoolmate, with Mrs. Moore, to this
institution more than thirty years
ago, and paid a beautiful tribute to
our President and his wife for their
splendid efforts toward the advance
ment of Mars Hill College and for
their unselfish and untiring work.
A lovely nosegay of wild flowers
caught with a bow of tulle was pre
sented President and Mrs. Moore by
the School.
The statistics released from the
registrar’s office Tuesday, when com
pared with last year’s figures indi
cates an increase in college enroll
ment, and a decrease in enrollment
for the academy with a wider range
of territory being represented. The
C-2 class this year, having a marked
increase over last year, is the largest
in the history of the school. With
students preparing for 44 vocations,
a greater variety is exhibited in the
selection of life work than ever be
fore.
As usual there are more boys than
girls on the campus, the boys num
bering 257, the girls 173, totaling
430. The C-1 clqss, having 235 mem
bers, is the largest campus group;
the C-2 with 167 enrolled comes sec
ond ; the A.4’s and A-3’s have re
spectively 28 and 5 members. The
students fiowing in from the south
as far as Brazil, from the north as
far as Illinois, from the west as far
as California, represent 14 states and
2 countries. The North Carolinians,
numbering 313, represent 61 of the
100 counties in their state. South
Carolina with 42, Tennessee with 20,
Virginia with 41, Florida with 13, lead
the other states. Kentucky, Georgia,
Alabama, Illinois, West Virginia,
California and Texas are the other
states found on the student roll.
Cuba and Brazil have boys studying
here. A total of 276 students are
listed as having definite work in life,
75 studying to become teachers, 30 !
preparing for the ministry, 29 as pre- !
Med students, 15 training for the
business world and 10 studying law
With the intermingling of the old
and new students of this year. Mars
Hill should take a great stride for
ward in realizing the ideals and prin
ciples for which it has stood for the
last three quarters of a century.
B. Y. P. U. Completes
Plans For The Year
State Banner Awarded Roper Union;
' Officers Named.
And Life Goes On
We spend our years as a tale that
is told. In the course of human life,
events move with startling rapidity.
It seems but a day since we were an
ticipating the opening of school. We
anticipated the B. S. U. Reception,
the first society meetings, the first
dates, and many an event which has
now passed on into oblivion.
But now we are still looking for
ward. We are looking forward to
the anniversary programs, the Sen
iors’ picnic, the first touches of win
ter, the first football game, etc. There
is one more event which we are look
ing forward to with the keenest an
ticipatory delight. Have you already
surmised- what it is. It is the first
appearance of peanut butter in the
Dining Hall.
—Bruce Grainger.
All unions of the B. Y. P. U. de
partment met in the church in a gen
eral assembly last Sunday afternoon
at three o’clock to discuss plans for
the coming year. A most inspiration
al talk was delivered by the presi
dent, David Mashburn, in which he
toW of the aims of the B Y. P. U.
department. All present were in
spired to do their part to make this
one of the best years in the history
of the organization. Preston Union
was awarded the banner of excellence
for their efficient work during the
last quarter. The Charlie Roper un
ion was awarded the state banner of
efficiency which was won at the state
convention held at Ridgecrest this
year. Each new student was assigned
to a union, and the presidents of the
unions were introduced.
The presidents and secretaries
are as follows: Elliott Union, Willie
Newall, president; Richard England,
secretary. Charles Howard Union,
Tqm Moore, president, Sarah Fox,
secretary; Apex Union, Katheleen
Gilliland, president, Claude Dills,
secretary; Hustlers, Douthit Furches,
president, Julia Cox, secretary; Char
lie Roper, Max Hamilton, president,
Gertrude Blaylock, secretary; Judson
Union, Grace West, president. Flora
Huffman, secretary; Preston Union,
Judson Stephenson, president, Truitt
Rhyne, secretary; John Lake Union,
C. B. Jones, president, Keating Pharr,
secretary; Hill Climbers Union, Luth
er Mathews, president, Margaret
Mauney, secretary; Winnette Union,
Wilford Reese, president, Mabel
Jones, secretary.