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EDITION
THE HILLTOP
Published Bi-Weekly By The Students of Mars Hill College
SENIOR
EDITION NEXT
MARS HILL, NORTH CAROLINA, FEBRUARY 6, 1932
No. 8
giY. P. U. HOLDS
WEEK OF STUDY
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400 Enroll For Courses-
^ Strong Faculty Headed
tig, By Miss Rickett,
•1>
ihe B. Y. P. U. Department of
j rs Hill College, under the leader-
of the director, David T. Mash-
•ii, has just completed a most
jitabl© B. Y. P. U. study course,
und 400 students signed up to
2 the course according to a check
.1 Je at the first of the week. Miss
^nie Rickett, State B. Y. P. U.
^^etary was her© with that “con-
we must” spirit of hers. Miss
Del Starnes, State Junior-Inter-
iiate leader brought every bit of
ability to originate new and
ater plans for a new and greater
Y. P. U. department. Mr. James
Ivey, of Asheville, and former
;e secretary, filled th© atmosphere
a B. Y. P. U. spirit that pre-
linated the whole campus. With
se three workers and Professors
od, Moore, and Stringfield—
2© men that every student loves
respects—^what more could be
ected than a great week?
nvestments in Christian Living
•ft taught by Mr. Ivey. Miss Rick-
taught Advanced Leadership.
, Js Starnes taught the Manual-Gen-
I Administration. Mr. Wood
The Meaning of Church Mem-
ship, Mr. Moore taught Pilgrim’s
igress for B. Y. P. U.; and Mr.
ingfield taught The Plan of Salva-
•1. Th© first two books had never
in taught in Mars Hill until this
G-I GLASS TO
MAKE GIFT TO
SWIMMING POOL
|r.
Check Shows All Unions A-1
^ast Monday night at the regular
ithly business meeting a close
ck on all unions gave proof that
ry union on the campus reached
ll standard under the new require-
its. Those who have read the
W standard realize that to do this
^jjuired HARD WORK. Every un
I had its representatives at the bus-
s meeting and carried with it an
dration to reach higher heights.
C-I's Faithful Workers
t a recent check of officers it
found that th© C-I class of this
|r gave a very large number of
hful workers. Over two-thirds of
present B. Y. P. U. ofiicers are
C-I students. This means that
t department will have a fine group
^ which to start the next school
1 Ir. Six of the present B. Y. P. U.
Blsidents are C-I students: seven
the vice presidents are C-I’s; and
ht of the secretaries are O-I’s.
2 other officers run a higher per
t of C-Ps than these. All C-II
dents in the B. Y. P. U. Depart
nt can now feel that their work
be “carried on.”
Convention Data
The Western North Carolina Reg-
Ail B. Y. P. U. Convention will be
;1 this year in Franklin on Apri
It is hoped that Mars Hil
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.^therine Rollins New
Scribleris President
^hurian Legend Is Theme
For Program.
Last Tuesday night the C-I class
held a meeting, voting to give
their room deposits toward the
completion of the swimming pool
as their class gift for 1933. How
ever, those giving their deposits
will not have to put up new de
posits for their room next fall.
Some objection was voiced be
cause of the vagueness of the
time set for th© completion of the
pool, but the dissenting ones are
expected to come around when
they are assured that the pool will
be completed by next fall. Earl
ier in the year the C-II class voted
to give their room deposits to the
pool as their class gift.
A petition will be circulated
shortly for those to sign who are
in favor of making th© gift.
W. G. T. U. OfEering
Several Awards
Prohibition to Be Subject For
Prize Papers for College
and High School.
RAY GIBBS NEW
NON PRESIDENT
Miscellaneous Program Fol
lows Election Of
Officers.
In the business meeting of the
Nonpareil Literary Society on Thurs
day afternoon, January 28, the fol
lowing officers were elected: presi
dent, Ray Gibbs; vice-president, Mu-
riel Carroll; sec^tary, Lillmn Crowe^
censor, Frances Frisbie; treasurer,
Madge Dinney; corresponding secre
tary, Mildred Deweese; chaplain,
Gertrude Blaylock; chorister. Feme
Hoover; pianist. Ruby Young; chief
hostess, Ruth Moore; assistants, Stel
la Coulter and Doris Gibbs; reporter,
Sara Corpening; doorkeeper, Sara
Fox.
A miscellaneous program was ren
dered, consisting the following
numbers: Saxaphone solo. Dona
Shouse; reading, Elizabeth Corpen
ing; Short Story, Inez Hobgrod; pi
ano solo, Stella Coulter; vocal solo,
Sharon Buckner; spice of the camp
us, Muriel Carroll.
The society was glad to welcome
two visitors, Victoria Micheal and
Sharon Buckner, a former Non, and
now Mrs. James Ramsey.
The new officers took their chairs,
and after singing the society song,
the meeting was disnfiissed by the
president.
The National Woman’s Christian
Temperance Union is offering prizes
through the local organization for
the best written production on phas
es of prohibition.
The Ada Mohn-Landis prize of
$100 for first place, $75 for second,
and $40 for third is offered for the
best story or essay on the general
theme of “Total Abstinence and
Prohibition.” The ^v^inning selec
tions will be used in declamatory
medal contests throughout America.
This is open to any adult, especially
to college and high school students.
A prize of $35 for the best re
view of an article “The Psychology
of Drunkenness” is being offered by
the National W. C. T. U. Material
that will be helpful in writing this
review has been placed in the Mon
tague Library.
In addition to the prizes offered
by the National W. C. T. U., two
prizes are being offered through the
local W. C. T. U., by Dr. and Mrs.
L. L. Vann, on© for college and one
for high school students.
The Baptist Sunday School Board,
Nashville, Tennessee, is offering $150
in cash prizes: first prize, $100; sec
ond prize, $50, to the Baptist stu
dents in each state of the South who
writes the most approved essay on
the subject “National Prohibition:”
(a) What effect it has had on the
moral life of America, and, (b) What
can be done to make it more effec
tive.
It is hoped that a large number
of Mars Hill students will take ad
vantage of this opportunity for ex
pressing themselves on this question
which is of such vital importance to
every American today. Every one
stands a chance of winning at least
the local prize offered by Doctor and
Mrs. Vann.
Announcement
A few days ago a most deplor
able article submitted by an un
signed hand, and ostensibly aimed
at our spotless student government
was found on the desk of the Hill
top office. This is one of the most
flaring examples of yellow journal-
ims ever brought to our attention,
and we are herewith bringing it to
our readers, not for their enter
tainment, but to show them just
what is being created in the minds
of some of our students.
For the benefit of patrons,
trustees, and interested parties of
our beloved institution, who might
question the judicity of this inno
cent nonsense, the playlet, appear
ing elsewhere in this paper, obvi
ously produced from the pen of an
imbecile, is in no way typical of
dormitory life at Mars Hill—^rather
the opposite. We feel that the
writer of this obnoxious piece of
literature should be brought to
justice and as an added incentive
we offer Prof. B. H. Stilson’s calf
as a reward for any information
leading to the apprehension of the
author of this abomination. The
play entitled. “As You Take It,”
will be found on page 4.
—The Editor.
29 Honor Students
First Semester
Shirley Gibbs Takes First Hon
ors; Dorothy Aliens
Second.
A survey reveals that only 29 of
the 463 students enrolled in Mars
Hill College were eligible for the first
semester honor roll. There were 37
A’s made while the number of B’s
was 106. The best record made by
any student was that of Miss Shirley
Gibbs, with four A’s and two B’s.
The second best record was made by
Miss Dorothy Allen, with three B’s
and three A’s. The next best record
was held by both Bruce Grainger and
Edgar Osborne, each with two A’s
and four B’s.
The following is th© honor roll for
the first semester:
DRAMA STUDENTS
WRITE PLAYS
Plays Will Be Entered In State
Contests—Talent Shown
Among C-I Students.
TOUR TO BAILEY
ROMANTIC EVENT
Debaters Prepare For
Opening Contest
Girls To Meet Virginia Inter-
mont and Averett in Opener
March 7.
Joys And Trials Are Recounted
By Adventurers.
The Arthurian legend was the
pie for the last monthly meeting
the Scribleris Club. The follow-
papers were read: “The Begin-
? of the Arthurian Legend,” by
Cox; “Varying Treatments of
Arthurian Legend to Tennyson,”
Muriel Carroll; “Treatment of
Arthurian Legend from Tenny-
and the Present Time,” by Eliza-
1 Corpening; “Comparison of the
atment of the Arthurian Legend
^Tennyson and Mallory,” by Lil-
’ Crowe. Each paper was dis
ced and many interesting facts
^ emphasized.
•i^fficers of the club for the second
ester which were chosen at the
ijiting are: president, Catherine
'ins; vie© president, Eva Robbins;
etary. Hazel Sprinkle; reporter,
j(fiel Carroll; sentinel, Kathleen
fak; janitor, Robert James.
• Th© social calendar of Mars Hill
would not be complete without a re
view of perhaps the most meaningful
of all social affairs.
The party of sight-seers left the
Spilman Inn after lunch on Saturday,
January 23, in a train of sight-seeing
busses which carried them to the foot
of the mountain. From there on
trams were used. The bus left with
a group of giggling girls and also
rather foolish boys. The C-II stu
dents had to be reprimanded severe
ly for their foolish actions by the
dignified C-I chaperons. ’
From the beginning of the tour
Mr. Coffey remarked continuously to
his companion. Miss DeWeese, of the
beauties of nature in the romantic
hills of the dear old North State.
While just in front of these two sat
Miss Mauney and her escort, Mr. I.
A. Howell, they, too, musing continu
ally at the nature manifest in the
song of the lover, and just ahead sat
Miss Martha Stack and Mr. Lowrance
gazing into the sky, looking for sev
enth heaven.
Miss Denham played softly a little
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Plans have been completed for a
triangular debate between the girls’
debating teams of Mars Hill, Averett
and Virginia Interment Junior Col
leges, to be staged March 7, the af
firmative in each case remaining at
home.
Sara Fox and Lily Bennett have
been chosen to uphold the affirmative
for Mars Hill, and Madge Linney and
Kathleen Gilliland will go to Virginia
Interment for the contest there. The
negative of Virginia Interment will
meet the Averett affirmative.
The query for the debate is “Re
solved, That Congress Should Enact
Legislature Providing for a Central
ized Control of Industry.” Those
who are to participate in the event
are putting forth splendid efforts,
according to the committee on debat
ing, and they are looking forward
eagerly to this contest.
On April 4 the state preliminary
tournament for Junior colleges will
be held with Mars Hill, Wingate, and
Lees-MacRae contesting. Mars Hill
has six teams and each is given an
opportunity during th© season to de
bate, thus insuring splendid mater
ial for the preliminary tournament.
Although considerable interest was
manifested last year in play writing
in the Dramatic Club, even greater
enthusiasm has been shown this year.
Four original plays have been writ
ten during the fall_ semester, three
of which have been sent to the Dram
atic Association at Chapel Hill. Two
plays, written by Martha Parker and
Frances Barnes, were placed in the
State Dramatic Contest last year.
Hit Heritage, by Miss Barnes, was
awarded third place in its classifica
tion, and was presented at the Fes
tival with a cast comprising the auth
or, Eula Mae Hester, and Tom
Moore.
The first play completed this year
was Heart Atleep, an Irish fantasy,
by Ruamie Squires, the scene of
which is laid in a glade in Ireland
where the shamrocks grow. It is
Allhallows’ Eve when a peasant girl
comes to watch by a pool in the for
est, where her lover’s face is to be
mirrored in the water when the moon
reaches a certain point on the haw
thorn tree, by the brink of the pool.
The disappointment which falls upon
the colleen as the old witch breaks
the spell furnishes the tragic ele
ment, which the comforting words of
the Leprechaun and the haunting
notes of his flute cannot dispel.
Two folk plays, Red Velvet, by
Sarah Corpening, and The Goldfish
Bowl, by Hazel Herndon, are inter
esting contributions developed from
the same theme, depicting the aspir-
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C-I Glass Largest
The C-I class, sponsors of this
issue, is the ' largest Freshman
class in the annals of the school.
Some 255 are enrolled this year
against 248 for the C-I class last
year, which held the distinction
of being th© largest first year
class up to that time.
The officers of the class are:
Richard England, president; Ger
aldine Barrett, vice president; and
Louise Gilliam, secretary.
Allen, Dorothy
Ammons, Sylvia
Bradford, Rose
Brooks, Dora Sue
Carter, Alameda
Chiles, L.
Ellen, Bruce
Gibbs, Shirley
Grainger, Bruce
Haynes, Linda
Haynes, Carolyn
Humphries, Emma Lou
Justice, Sam
Keller, Ruth
Kelley, Richard
Kendall, M. H.
Matthews, James
Moore, Sue Stuart
Mullis, Dwight
McLean, Mary
Osborne, Edgar
Perry, Mayme
Pittman, Mard
Poindexter, Gladys
Price, Zelma
Robbins, Eva
Smile yrTldfis
Smith, Lorene
Smith, M.
Ben Cox Wins
Orator’s Contest
Cox Will Represent The College
In The Finals at Raleigh
February 22.
First place in the preliminary or
atorical contest, sponsored by the
American Legion, and held in the Eu-
!Non Hall January 28, was won by
Ben Cox.
The winner of the local contest
will participate in the state-wide con
test to be held February 22 in Ra
leigh among representatives of North
Carolina colleges, a contest sponsor
ed annually by the American Legion.
The subject for the orations this year
is “George Washington, Citizen and
Patriot.” There were four partici
pants at Mars Hill this year: Sara
Fox, Walter Cole, Ben Cox, and Tom
Moore. Judges for the contest were
Dr. Sams, Mr. Blackwell, and Mr.
Carr.
New Students Enter
Second Semester
Total Registration For Session
Reaches 475.
Unofficial reports indicate that
about twelve new students have en
tered the college at the beginning of
the second semester ,bringing the to
tal registration to 475. The number
of boys has increased about fifty
over the registration of last spring,
th© number of girls remaining about
the same.
There are now represented on the
campus sixteen states and three for
eign countries: North Carolina, South
Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, Tennes
see, Kentucky, Illinois, Maryland,
New York, Florida, California, Penn
sylvania, Alabama, Texas, West Vir
ginia, Louisiana, Cuba, Brazil, Man
churia.
More than four hundred students
are enrolled in college classes.
Clios Hold Two In
teresting Programs
An January 21, the Clio Society
enjoyed a very humorous impromptu
program. The first number was “Just
Imagine,” by Jerry Holcomb. Next
Martha Stack, after much hesitation,
sang a song of her own state, Texas,
which all enjoyed. Following this
Pearl Howell gave a very interesting
reading. The most humorous fea
ture of the program was a debate on
the query, “Resolved, That The Unit
ed States Should Provide Chairs for
The Standing Army.” Allowing for
the short time given for preparation
both the affirmative and the nega
tive presented good arguments. The
decision was in favor of the nega
tive because those on this side seem
ed best able to control their emo
tions. After the debate Carolyn
Haynes gave a piano solo.
The Clio’s were very glad to wel
come Dr. Moore to the hall as a vis
itor.
The program for January 28, was
of an historical nature. Interesting
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