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MARS HILL, NORTH CAROLINA, NOVEMBER 13, 1931
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. J. M. HAYMORE CONCLUDES
SERIES EVANGEUSTIC SERVICES
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P."'al Thleme of Sermons Was
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‘‘Christ and Christian
VISITING MINISTER
Living’
>ND VISIT TO MARS HILL
Wednesday night, November
jT. J. M. Haymore, Pastor of the
^Qrood Avenue Baptist Church, of
ta, concluded a nine days series
[ angelistic services on the camp-
[ The morning services from elev-
itil twelve o’clock were held in
college auditorium and the ev-
; services in the church. For
Live Is Christ,” was the topic
•. Hajrmore’s first message. “For
live is for Christ to Live Over
’ says Dr. Haymore, “Put
t first in your life and all other
s will take care of themselves.
1 true in the hour of trial.”
e general theme of his messages
lol“ Christ and Christian Living.”
J ^.resented a number of doctrinal
ons, taking the majority of his
I from Paul’s writings. Some of
,_jtopics were “Seeking Those
gs Which Are Above,” “The
f of the Lord,” “Walking With
“Justification,” “Sanctifica-
and others.
le climax of his messages was
*snted Sunday morning when he
—Jof “Christ Weeping Over Jeru-
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CONVENTION
‘Victory for Christ” Is Keynote of
Annual Convention In Durham.
Mars Hill Sends Thirty Delegates.
llowe’en Program
lej Given By Glios
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ense And Thrills Provided By
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Impromptu Program.
le members of the Clio Literary
ity have had excitement for two
ecutive programs, an impromptu
)ctober 22 and a Hallowe’en on
ber 29, An element of suspense
■I the girls on the alert as the ex-
.oraneous numbers were called.
quartette, “Alma Mater,” was
with unexpected harmony by
Lr\‘lucky” four. Kathleen Gilliland
bly spoke on “The Value of Co-
^2^tion.” A poem by Ruth Cates,
ano solo by Alberta FYy, jokes
T^uth Robertson, and a reading by
^ Ella Newbrough followed,
^••beth Denham, Julia Cox, and
.beth Blanton were surprised to
jofltheir musical instruments in the
when they were called on for
jstral selections,
le spirit of Hallowe’en was dram-
"d on the following Thursday by
ooky presentation of the gala
Witches and ghosts terrified
? j little Orphant Annie in the dark-
hall. A weird tale was told in
ting tones by “Dot” Johnson.
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DR. J. M. HAYMORE,
of Atlanta, who concluded a strong
series of evangelistic services on
Wednesday.
Euthalians Open An
niversary Season
O^he*- Societies Follow On Successive
Saturdays.
As the time approaches for the An
niversary programs of the college
Literary societies, interest grows and
the buzz of secret activity is preval
ent. It is expected that the 1931
anniversary presentations will prom
inently stand among those of the past
by reason of the fact that there is
present this year a remarkable variety
of talent, and an excellent co-opera
tive spirit for work. The first of
these events will take place Satur
day night, November 21, with the
Euthalian Society in charge. On the
following Saturday night, November
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^iano solo, “Twilight,” by Madge
has helped the audience to regain
jmposure. The society was glad
'elcome Miss Starnes, a popular
member of the faculty, and hap-
Ofe always to have a brother Phi,
l^elius Jones, and his mother in
lall.
I Atkins Heads
The Yancey Club
^-^ity-Three Yancey County Stu
inj dents On Campus.
V.
first meeting of the members
Yancey County Club was held
^er 16 for the purpose of form-
Yancey County Club from the
^ounty Club of last year. Of
Jwenty-three Yancey students
;y-two were present at the first
Miss Wergert were
mously chosen as faculty ad-
aH’" following officers were
:d: Bill Atkins, president; Kath-
Watson, vice-president; Friel
t secretary; Douglas Ferguson,
irer; Pearl Howell, reporter;
I Committees, Elizabeth Evans,
an Young and Edwin Powell.
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Mr. Lee Goes To
Inauguration of U.
N. C. President
Members of The Faculty Represent
College at Several Important
Meetings.
It is a frequent occurrence for
members of our faculty to attend
various important events of leading
colleges and universities. November
10 saw the departure of Mr. Lee and
Mr. Blackwell for the University of
North Carolina to attend the presi
dential inaugparation of Dr. Frank
Graham.
In the last week of October Mr. J.
W. Huff and Mr. Stringfield attended
the eleventh annual meeting of the
North Carolina College Conference
held at Durham. Mr. Wood went to
Maryville College to attend the inaug
uration of the new president of that
college. The meeting was of much
interest, and Mars Hill was one of the
ninety colleges and universities duly
represented. Mr. Trentham and Mrs.
Moore went to Cullowhee to attend
the “Live at Home” Conference.
This conference is rather new, and
it hopes to bring out the importance
of the people of Western Carolina
using their own natural resources.
Representatives from practically ev
ery college in Western Carolina were
present.
Dr. Sams represented the College
at the Founders’ Day celebration at
Fruitland Institute and brought back
a favorable report of that meeting.
From October 30 through Novem
ber 1, about 30 Mars Hill students
joined 350 other North Carolina Col
lege students at Durham to discuss
and study the problems of student
life. Among those speaking to the
convention were Rev. Charles How
ard, of Wake Forest; Dr. Louie D.
Newton, of Atlanta; Dr. John L. Hill,
of Nashville; Dr. Luther Little, of
Charlotte; Mr. William Hall Preston,
of Nashville, and Dr. Ira D. S. Knight,
of Durham.
Each program was begun with sing
ing and was followed by the devotion
led by the Rev. Charles Howard. He
stressed six different ways to “Vic
tory for Christ,” through Prayer,
Faith, Courage, Self-Control, Pur
pose, and Sacrifice.
Friday night the students were in
spired with a talk by the State presi
dent of the B. S. U., W. Herschel
Ford, on “Making Investments for
Future Dividends.” This was followed
by “Present-Day Prerequisites for the
Victorious Christian Life,” by Dr.
Louie D. Newton. As the three pre
requisites, he gave redemption, self-
denial, and courage.
The Saturday morning session con
sisted of conferences on the plan, pur
pose, and progress of the B. S. U. and
the work of its different departments.
Dr. Louie D, Newton closed the morn
ing session with “Victory for Christ
in the World Battles, of Peace,” in
which he stressed the task, the vision,
the motive, and the power. The fea
ture of the Saturday afternoon ses
sion was the B. S. U. calendar in
which the important days of the year
were analyzed. Dr. Luther Little
followed this with “The Vision of
Youth and Divine Adventure.” He
contrasted the vision of youth and
that of old age. After this the B. S.
U. departmental conferences were
held. In tl|e Saturday night session
Miss Cleo Mitchell presented “Echoes
from the Prague Young Peoples’ Con
ference.” Then the B. S. U. play,
“The Leavin,” was presented by
Meredith and Wake Forest students.
The session was closed with a con
secration service conducted by Dr.
Ira D. S. Knight.
Sunday morning Mr. C. A. Up
church led the Sunday School lesson
on “Prohibition 'and Temperance.”
Then two students gave testimonies
of their Christian life. After this
“The Wonder Power of the Chosen
Few,” was presented by William Hall
Preston. Dr. John L. Hill closed the
morning session with “The Cost of
Christian Leadership.” He traced the
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CHANGES IN SCHOLARSHIP
CLUB RUUNGS ARE PROPOSED
I. R. C. SPEAKER
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C. DOUGLAS BOOTH
Carnegie Foundation speaker, Nov.
ember 4.
C. DOUGUS
BOOTH IS 1. R.
C. LECTURER
Economic World Leadership Falls
From Great Britain to America
Is Opinion.
LOCAL CLUB HOST AT TEA.
The English traveler, lecturer, and
authority on international affairs, Mr.
C. Douglas Booth, as emissary of the
Carnegie Peace Endowment, visited
the campus on November 4, giving
authoritative lectures on Disarma
ment and the British Foreign Policy.
His coming was under the auspices
of the International Relations Club.
The members of the club and stu
dents and faculty members especially
interested in social sciences met with
Mr. Booth at an informal tea given
in the Philomathian hall, Wednesday
afternoon. Miss Beth Rutherford
and Mrs. 0. E. Sams presided over
the tea table.
A round-table discussion of inter
national affairs was much enjoyed
over the teacups. Mr. Booth proved
his wide knowledge of foreign sub
jects by his logical answers to the
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DRAMATIC CLUB
SCORES SUCCESS
“Once In A Lifetime” Presented
As First Play of Season.
Debate Try-outs Friday
The Intercollegiate debate try-outs
will be staged in the Auditorium Fri
day afternoon at 3:00 P. M.
According to advanced reports ap
proximately forty candidates expect
to debate the query, “Resolved:
“That the United States Should
Recognize the Soviet Government of
Russia.”
The debate council is composed of
Mr. J. B. Huff, Mr. Bladswell, and
Miss Wengert.
On Thursday evening, October 29,
the Dramatic Club scored a success
with a romantic comedy, “Once In a
Lifetime,” presented in the College
Auditorium. An unusually well chos.
en cast, directed by Miss Bonnie
Wengert, was supported by excellent
lighting and scenic effects. A musi
cal supplement of Gypsy selections
lent a gala spirit to the occasion.
The role of Konrad, the boy who
succumbs to the call of his gypsy
blood, was played convincingly by
Charles Alexander. Katherine Rol
lins and Elizabeth Corpening shared
honors in the widely different roles
of Laurie and Zara. The outstand
ing character performance was the
portrayal of the Daya by Dorothy
Hon, whose acting showed remark
able finesse.
Paul Berry and Pearl Howell sup
plied an inimitable touch of light
comedy. The exclamation, “Whip-
persnapper!” and the expression,
“Money and plenty of it,” were great
ly amusing.
Grace West, Tom Moore, James
Matthews, and Willard Griggs gave
their usual capable characterizations.
Douthit Furches; Louise Gillian, and
Flora Huffman contributed good sup
porting roles.
The music by Elizabeth Dunham,
Charlotte Dorrough, Joe Farmer, Hu-
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Eligibility Grades To Be Lowered
With Responsibility Vested In
Individual Clubs
FOUR CLUBS ARE APPROVED
According to advanced information
from the faculty committee charged
with the duty of revising the regu
lations governing scholarship clubs
on the campus, sweeping changes may
be made in the present rulings.
The fact that the clubs were being
handicapped under the present regu
lations was brought to the attention
of the faculty at a recent meeting;
whereupon President Moore author
ized a committee to recommend such
revisions to the regulations as seen
practicable. One of the principal
changes which the committee propos
es is the lowering of the general
scholarship standing of those eligible
to the clubs. Thus the responsibility
of selecting members is thrown moue
largely on the different clubs. The
suggestion is also made that four
clubs be recognized instead of three
as at present, the English club being
made separate from the other lang
uage clubs.
The following are the new regula
tions which will be submitted to the
faculty for approval:
1. Scholarship clubs shall be four
in number.
2. Scholarship clubs shall be known
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Sara Fox Chosen
Non Presicient
Series of Interesting Programs Are
Given.
Election of officers for the Non-
pariel Literary Society was held on
Thursday, October 22, with Sarah
Fox succeeding herself as president.
Other officers elected were vice-pres
ident, Ray Gibbs; secretary, Madge
Linney; corresponding secretary.
Dona Maude Shouse; censor, Ruth
Moore; doorkeeper, Inez Hobgood;
pianist, Elizabeth Roberts; chorister,
Rubye Young; chaplain, Martha Wag
er; treasurer, Elizabeth Corpening;
hostesses, Donnie Hudson, Dorothy
Crutchfield, June Ramsey; reporter,
Geraldine Barrett.
A fitting program of “Memories”
preceded the business meeting in
which Frances Frisbie sang a number
of popular songs. A characterization
of each was given as the song was
being sung.
At the meeting of October 29 a
program appropriate to Hallowe’en
was presented. A piano solo was
played by Mabel Shaver, Martha
Wager read a paper on the “Origin
of Hallowe’en.” A short playlet en
titled “The Ghost Walks,” characters
of which included Sara Corpening,
Hazel Herndon, and Josephine Smiley
as college girls, Lillian Crowe, the
meek new-comer to school, and Jerry
Barrett, as Dean of Women, was giv
en. The program was concluded with
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November 17 Last Day
For Laurel Pictures
Work on the Laurel is progress
ing to some extent, but not so well
as had been hoped for.
The staff again urges that the stu
dent body promote the perfection of
the Laurel by giving their cooperation
in the photographic work. It is very
important that all pictures be made
at once. November 17 has been set
as the latest time possible to have
an individual picture made.
Each student is earnestly begged
to have his picture put in the annual.
When the book is put on sale and
classmates are enjoying autograph
ing their pictures for their friends
we hope that not one will have to re
gret that he did not have his picture
inserted.