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THE HILLTOP
Published Bi-Weekly By The Students of Mars Hill College
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S. J. C. PRESS MEET
MAY 6-7
VOL. VI.
MARS HILL, NORTH CAROLINA, APRIL 16, 1932
No. 12
Juniors Hosts to Seniors in Annual Reception
HILLTOP STAFF
IS NOMINATED
Ealk Johnson and Sam Justice Named
for Responsible Positions
The Hilltop staff met in regular
session Monday night and nominated
those who will carry on the work
through the coming year.
The following were nominated by
the present staff for positions in
dicated: Falk Johnson, editor; Hazel
Herndon, associate; Sam Justice,
managing editor; Geraldine Barrett,
associate; Sara Corpening, society
editor; Mary Ella Newborough, relig
ious editor; Carl Rogers, state editor;
Mr. John A. McLeod, faculty adviser;
Frank Watson, athletic editor; Rua-
mie Squires, poetry editor; Thomas
Speed, alumni editor; William Wyatt,
business manager; Albert Suttle, cir
culation manager; Claude Dills, ex
change manager; and William Cham
bers, typist.
A slight alteration in the staff was
made which will divide the office of
editor during the coming year by
providing the new office of manag
ing editor, who will do much of the
work now carried on by the editor
and will give the latter more time to
edit the copy.
In making all nominations the staff
considered the work and interest that
those mentioned have exhibited dur
ing th(T past year. Those nominated
have shown adaptability in the bran
ches assigned them, and will step
naturally into these offices if elected.
Any additional nominations from the
student body must be submitted to
the editor not later than April 18, in
order that they may be submitted to
the Publications Committee for re
jection or approval. All nominated
will be presented to the student body
for election in the near future.
Circus Theme Featured To Entertain Several
Hundred Guests At Affair Last Evening
171 In C-II Class
The Class of 1932 has the
largest enrollment of any CII
Class in the history of the col
lege, there being 171 students
on the Class roll. Approximate
ly 100 of these will receive dip
lomas.
The Class officers are: Marion
Justice, president; Tom Moore,
vice-president; and Martha
Stack, secretary-treasurer.
H. CLAY COX
LUTHER HAWKINS
RONALD GANTT
NEW I.R.G. HEAD
H. Clay Cox who is the retiring B. S. U. President. He is also a camp
us leader and a former president of the Philomathian Literary Society.
Luther Hawkins who is the new B. S. U. President was also elected presi
dent of the Euthalian Literary Society and is also a foremost religious
leader on the campus.
Hoover And Curtis Democrats Will
Nominated By G.O.P. Name Ticket
Government Clai* Stages National Roosevelt, Smith and Garner Aspir-
Nominating Convention. Nomination.
Hawkins Elected
Eu President
Tom Moore ^Vi ns First Place In
Declamation Contest.
The regular election of officers and
annual declamation contest of the
Euthalian Literary Society was held
on the evening of April the eighth.
Luther Hawkins was elected president.
Others elected to seiwe for the re
mainder of the year were: vice-presi
dent, Robert Burnett; secretary, Fred
Parker; censor, Ralph Maxcey; chap
lain, Hobart Ford; English critic,
John McGeehee; expression critic,
Paul Berry; debate critic, John
Holden; reporter, Edison Pickersei-
mcr; corresponding secretary, Mar
vin Harris; chorister, Ben Kirby;
pianist. Bill Forrester; sergeant-at-
arms, Tom Moore; treasurer. Bill
Murray; collector. Arthur Childs;
time keeper, ReeI Wood; janitor,
Alexis Vinokuroff.
Winners of the declamation con
test were: Tom Moore, Carl Lanford,
John Holden, and Wilson Ross, who
were awarded first, second, third and
fourth places respectively. Others
declaiming were: E. W. Bailes, Ben
Kirby Harold Sanders, John McGee
hee, James Leonard, Robert Layne,
Alexis Vinokuroff, J. C. Clark and
Fred Parker.
The query for the debate contest
held on April the first, was: “Resolv
ed, That The Nations Should adopt
A Policy of Complete Disarmament
Except as in Forces Needed for
Police Protection.” Ben Cox, Ralph
Maxcey, and Edison Pickerseimer re
presented the affirmative; John Hol
den, and Willard Griggs, the nega
tive.
Ben Cox was adjudged winner
while second and third places were
awarded to Willard Griggs and Edi
son Pickerseimer respectively.
With the auditorium filled to capa
city, the model convention held by
the government class of Mars Hill
college put forth its first nomina
tion Monday night. The Republican
party nor?|inated Herbert Hoover for
president and Charles Curtis for vice-
president.
Purpose Is Explained
The meeting was called to order
by Dean I. N. Carr, who explained
the purpose of the convention.- The
meeting was opened by Edmund
Fletcher, chairman of the Republi
can national committee. Dean Lee
led the invocation, which was fol
lowed by the “Star Spangled Ban
ner.” The call for the convention
was read by Harold Sanders, secre
tary of the national Republican com
mittee. Temporary officers were
then confirmed.
The keynote speech was made by
C. B. Jones, of Pennsylvania. He
brought to the mind of his fellow
partisans the glories and accom
plishments of the Republican party,
setting forth the policies of the
party. He reviewed the acts of Pres
ident Hoover during his administra
tion, pointing out that Hoover had
pro\Ied a leader in spite of criti
cism, and exhorting his fellow Re
publicans to rally to the support of
the administration.
The report of the nominating com
mittee selected H. Clay Cox as per
manent chairman, and L. H. Saun
ders as permanent secretary. Mr. Cox
then took the chair and in a short
talk challenged the Democrats to put
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Students Attend
Franklin Meet
About thirty Mars Hill students
attended the Regional B. Y. P. U.
convention held at FYanklin on April
15-16. Of these students several
participated in the program. Among
them was H. Clay Cox, Ben Kirby,
Francis Frisbie, Martha Stack, Feme
Hoover, Franklin Wilkins, Herbert
Baker, Conway Sams, Truit Rhyne,
Sarah Fox, and David Mashburn.
The program was of unusual in
terest. Such prominent speakers as
Dr. Frank Leavell, Miss Winnie Rick-
ett, James A. Ivy, Miss Mabel Starnes
and Coy Muckle, the State B, Y. P.
U. President. Mr. Muckle delivered
the opening address on the subject
of “Be Ye Transformed.” The con
vention was one of the most success
ful ever held.
On Tuesday night, the Government
and English classes will stage their
second presentation of the year. In
following up the Republican conven
tion of recent date, a Democratic
Homiiiatirig convention is to be bold.
The National Executive Committee
with Marion Justice as chairman, has
been working steadily for some time,
and a well planned program should
be the result.
Several phases of the program will
come in for considerable attention,
but the high-light of the whole con
vention will probably be when “Wil-
Yum” Atkins gives the keynote ad
dress. Bill has stated that this will
be his last public appearance at Mars
Hill, and invites all his friends to be
present for the occasion. A lively
discussion of the prohibition issue is
being hinted at by those who are in
on the know. This rumor takes on
added significance because the Hon.
C. P. Dills is a delegate from the
moist state of New Jersey.
Interest is mounting high in re
spect to the nomination of presiden
tial candidates. Garner and Roose
velt have many supporters, and the
“happy warrior” has many followers
left. The redoubtable Edison A. Pick-
lesimer has been chosen to put forth
the name of Roosevelt for the presi
dency, and recent developments pres
age an unusually good speech.
All are invited to attend this con
vention regardless of political con
victions. The college band has been
signed to play, and a very unusual
feature has been arranged for the de
lectation of the student body just
after chapel Tuesday. Be sure to take
a good look around then, and you
won’t miss the convention that night
for anything.
Great Britain, Philippine Islands, and
Japan Featured in April
Program.
Many interesting topics of the day
were discussed at the regular monthly
meeting of the International Rela
tions Club which was held at the
home of Professor and Mrs. R. M.
Lee, Tuesday evening.
The program was unusually inter
esting. The roll call was answered
with current event topics. Edwin
Powell discussed the “British Man
dates.” Martha Stack in heir talk
dealt with the Philippines and the bill
which is being discussed in connect
ion with them. “The structure of the
Japanese government” was taken up
by Bill Atkins. As a closing number,
Kenneth Clark was asked to discuss
the latest developments in the Lind
bergh kidnapping case.
The club went into a business ses
sion immediately following the pro
gram. The officers for the coming
year were elected as follows: presi
dent, Ronald Gantt vtefe-^presidfent,
Ossie Bullard; secretary,-treasurer,
Robert Burnett; reporter, Caroline
Haynes. L. C. Childs was elected to
the club.
Delicious refreshments added to the
entertainment of the evening.
Cox Wins Phi
Debate Contest
England and Johnson Place Second
and Third.
N. C. Resources Shown
In Science Club
The Science Club held its regular
monthly meeting in the Science Lec
ture Room, Tuesday evening, April
13. The Chemistry department had
charge of the program and presented
the following papers: “Ores and Min
erals of North Carolina,” by Reed
Wood; “The Chemistry of Rubber,”
by Everett Abee; “X-Rays and Elec
tions,” by Andrew Chesson; and
“The Mountains of the Eastern Unit
ed States,” by Mr. V. E. Wood.
The biology department has charge
of the program for next time.
First place in the annual Philo
mathian Debate Contest held Friday
night, was won by H. Clay Cox. With
this first place went the society de
bating medal. Second and third places
went to Dick England and Falk John
son, both C-I’s. Cox and England
will be the commencement debaters,
with Johnson as alternate.
The four best C-I debaters were
chosen for anniversary representa
tives next year. Those chosen for
this place were. Dick England, Falk
Johnson, C. B. Jones, and Carl Rog
ers.
Others giving speeches were: Ed
gar Osborne, Thomas Speed, and Bill
Atkins, affirmative; with Clyde Rob
erts, Bill Wyatt, Glenn Watts, and
Robert Richardson, negative.
The judges for the contest were
former Phis, Ned Jarrett, M. V.
Wells, and Rex Brown.
Glios Hold
Readers’ Contest
On Thursday afternoon, April 8,
the Clio Literary Society held its
annual readers’ contest with fourteen
readers entering.
The judges were Mr. Wood, Mrs.
Lee and Miss Pierce. The contest
was a very close one and showed much
preparation. The judges were well
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GYM CONVERTED INTO
CIRCUS TENT
The gala affair looked forward to
each year by the members of the
senior class of Mars Hill College
proved a delightful surprise as the
junior class gave a most successful
Junior-Senior reception in the McCon-
nell Gymnasium last evening.
The theme of the reception was a
circus idea. As the guests entered
the door they found a ticket window
where they received dating cards as
tickets. As they entered the gym,
they found they were in a huge tent
shaped room with green streamers
across the top of the building. The
sides of the gym were decorated with
school colors and along the walls hung
animal cracker boxes. At the ex
treme end of the gym, facing the
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PLANS FORMED
TO MOVE “JOE”
Ceremony To Be Held At
Commencement.
The plans announced to remove the
remains of “Old Joe,” the negro slave
who in 1856 was levied on by Ashe
ville contractors to help defray a
debt on the first building of Mars
Hill College, are taking definite form.
Consent to remove the ashes of the
old slave has been obtained from all
his living decendants, with whom it is
possible to make contact . The grave
rests near the Marshall highway, two
miles from Mars Hill, on the property
of Mr. Ed. Huff. Mr. Huff has voiced
his consent to remove the remains to
the campus, and has signified his will
ingness to cooperate in carrying out
the plans.
It has been decided to locate the
new grave at the entrance to the cam
pus leading to the boys dormitories.
Plans are under way to erect a suit
able monument, to consist of a native
mountain boulder with a bronze tablet
dedicated to the memory of this old
slave. «
Several chapters of the United
Daughters of The Confederacy have
manifested an interest in the plans
and are expected to take part in the
dedication ceremony which may be
made a feature of the commencement
exercises of 1932.
B.S.U. OFFICERS
ARE ELECTED
Luther Hawkins Succeeds H. Clay.
Cox as President.
Last Tuesday morning the follow
ing were elected in chapel by popu
lar vote to serve on the B. S. U. Coun
cil for next year: Luther Hawkins,
president B. S. U.; Agnes Stack,
vice-president B. S. U.; Rose Brad
ford, secretary B. S. U.; Carl Rog
ers, supt. S. S.; Paul Berry, asst,
supt. S S; Ollin Owens, director B.
Y. P. U.; Reed Wood, head of Col
lege Church; Lily Bennett, president
Y. W. A.; Minnie Brooks, secretary
S. S.; Dorothy Crutchfield, secretary
B. Y. P. U.; Sue Stuart Moore, sec-
r^etary College Church; Julia Cox,
town representative; Carolyn Haynes
asst. B. Y. P. U. director; Sarah
Corpening, cor. secretary of B. S. U.;
Donnie Hudson, vice-president Y. W.
A.; Mary Greene, treasurer of College
Church.
These students have been elected
to act as leaders of the various relig
ious activities on the campus for next
year. Credit is due the retiring offi
cers for their accomplishments in the
various organizations this year.