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THE HILLTOP, MARS HILL COLLEGE, MARS HILL, NORTH CAROLINA
Washburn Captures
Speaking Contest
Forest City Youth Awarded Phi
Contest Honors With Declam
ation On “Napoleon
Bonaparte’*
John Washburn of Forest City, N.
■C., was voted the winner of the An
nual Philomathian Literary Society
Declamation Contest on Feb. 3, when
he gave a declamation entitled “Na
poleon Bonaparte.” Second place was
awarded to Ollin Owens, of Wilson.
The subject for his declamation being
“Immortality.” Others placing were
Jack Dale, who gave “This Diminish
ing World.” Edwin Powell presented
“A Nation’s Orator;” and John Reese,
who was chosen alternative.
The first four winning places in the
contest will meet representatives of
the Euthalian society in the annual
contest at commencement.
141 Diplomas To Be
Awarded To Seniors
Floral Donations
Made To College
Mr. William Wyatt, Sr., Of Ra
leigh, Sends Great Quantity
Of Flower Seeds To Beau
tify Campus
The Value of a Sense of
Humor
A great number of Sweet Pea and
Nasturtium seeds were given recent
ly to the college by William Wyatt,
Sr., Raleigh.
Mr. Wyatt is the father of a former
Mars Hill student and has visited the
college frequently in the past. Seeing
the need of more flowers and wishing
to be of service he has contributed
enough seed to “cover a hillside” and
plans are being made as to the places
that the seeds shall be sown.
It is through such thoughtful and
gi’acious donations as this that Mars
Hill will soon become one of the most
beautiful colleges in North Carolina.
Ruth Kellar Sent
To State W.M.U. Meet
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y. W. A. Representative Attends
Three-Day Session At
Winston-Salem
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Dale, Mae Danner, Mary Denham,
Glen Elkin, Webster Ellenwood, Rich
ard England, Ernest Ludy, Vance
Ferguson, Douglas Ferguson, Hobart
Ford, Bonnie Mae Francis, Emmett
Francis, Doris Gibbs, Mary Green,
Marvin Harris, Carolyn Haynes,
Linda Haynes, Lois Haynes, Ruth
Hensley, Hazel Herndon, Pegram
Holland, Lucile Hollingsworth, Bay
ard Howell, Donnie Hudson, Mareta
Huggins, Kate Huskins, Alberta Ivey,
Herbert Johnson, Falk Simmons John
son, Ansel Jones, S. J. Justice, Aza-
leen Kickliter, Rebecca Knight, Mae
Ledford, James Taylor Lumley.
William Martin, Ralph Mauney,
Ralph Maxcey, Victoria Michael, Mi
riam Mohn, Mildred Moore, Sue
Stuart Moore, William Murray, Moses
McCall, Louise Mt^racken, John Mc-
Gehee, Roberta Nestor, Mary Ella
Newbrough, Ollin Owens, Pearl Own-
by, Fred Parker, Ivan Peterson,
Hariett Phoenix, Edison Archibald
Pickelsimer, Carol Posey, Edwin
Powell, Zelma Price, Pearl Pruett,
John Reece, Truett Rhyne, Robert
Richardson, Marie Roberts, Carl
Rogers, Ruth Rose.
William Sanders, Mabel Shaver,
Clarence Shore, Thomas Sinclair,
Marietta Smith, James Smith, Pau
line Snelson, Thomas Speed, Geotge
Sproles, Ruamie Squires, Lillyan
Agnes Stack, Arthur Stroup, Henry
Stroupe, Alma Swanson, Madge
Thomas, Marler Slate Tuttle, Emma
Antoinette VanSant, Alexis Vino-
kuroff, Vaughan Wagner, Ruth Wag
oner, Maggie Waldrop, Spurgeon
Waters, Hampton Frank Watson,
John T Wilkins, Jr., Hugo Otto Wil
liams, William Reed Wood, Law
rence Jay Woody, Abbey York, Elaine
Young.
Robert Hinkle, Ruby Jane Wells,
C. H. Williams, Pearl Cornwell, Clyde
Avers, Jonas Chandler, Boyd Hamnes,
Carlyle Jones, Bomar Lowrance,
Gholston Myrick, Agnes Lowe, Har
old James Nordan, Willie B. De-
Brule, Johnsie McCurry, Lena Young,
Mack Wilson, Edith Nichols, Connell
Roberts, Norman Young and Gar-
nette Shipman.
Miss Ruth Kellar was sent as the
Mars Hill college Y. W. A. represent
ative to the state W. M. U. conven
tion which met this year at Winston-
Salem on Tuesday, February 28 and
lasted through March 2.
It was the fortieth annual session
and one of the most outstanding in
the history of_ the North Carolina
Baptists. Representatives came from
all parts of the state and great pro
jects and plans were made.
Miss Kellar was chosen as the Mars
Hill representative by the Y. W. A.
council. No other girl in the organi
zation has done more than she to
promote its interests and to develop
it in every possible way. Miss Melba
Holt represented the town Y. W. A.
Fall Of Freeman
Features Service
Ralph Maxcey Chosen
To Lead Lan^ua^e Club
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in 753 B. C., as well as modern girls,
used cosmetics. The Roman youths
preferred tall, stately built young
women who had no wrinkles, but Avho
did have “a full I’ow of white teeth,
two good eyes, long dark lashes, brows
that were dark, well shaped and just
meeting betw'een the eyes, and, of
course, an unblemished complexion of
soft texture.” Since there were no
beauty parlors at that time each Ro
man lady had a troop of personal
slaves to attend to her beauty.
Next month the club will study the
lyrics. Spanish music will be the main
feature of the program.
A slip, a skid, a sickening crash, and
Mr. L. E. M. Freeman found himself
to be in a position on the floor that
was hardly becoming to a college stu
dent sitting in church while the col
lection plates were being passed.
Mr. Freeman had tilted his chair
against the wall at a precarious angle,
and it is believed that it was while
his attention was being claimed on the
other side of the temple of worship
his chair oozed from beneath him to
precipitate the catastrophe.
The crash came as a thunderclap
out of a calm to the meditative au
dience and it was feared for a mo
ment that even some of the most sab-
j bath-observing deacons would forget
the time and place. Mr. Freeman
quietly came to a knee posture and
peered over the edge of the pew to
see if there was anyone that wasn’t
watching him. Assuring himself that
he had been seen, he resumed his
seat as nonchalantly as possible and
gazed into infinity. >
It was rumored that a pal, sitting
near Freeman, encouraged the chair
in making its pilgramage, but no sub
stantial evidence has been disclosed.
No injuries were sustained other
than a wounded pride.
By SUE S. MOORE
One of the best and most valuable
assets a person can possess is a sense
of humor. Nature seems to have be
stowed such a gift upon some people,
but it is something all of us can ac
quire. A person does not have to be
a silly, care-free type in order to have
a sense of humor. On the contrary,
it is the serious-minded person es
pecially who needs a sense of humor.
Dr. Samuel Johnson, who is generally
considered a staunch, serious writer,
has said, “Can surly virture hope to
find a friend?”
Agnes Ripplier, a writer of the
twentieth centuj-y, gives the same
idea in the following passage from
her essay. The MIstion of Humor:
“Life has its appropriate levities, its
comedy side. We cannot ‘see it clearly
and see it whole’ without recognizing
a great many absurdities which ought
to be laughed at, a great deal of non
sense which is a fair target for ridi
cule.”
A certain amount of worrying
seems to be necessary for all of us,
but too much of it will take away the
joy of life not only for the worrying
individuals, but for all his associates.
Think over the people whom you care
least about. They are a grouchy, nev
er-satisfied group. Nothing pleases
hem, nothing is good enough for them.
Take cases in our own school. This
type of person says that the food in
the dining hall is not fit to eat. The
most of us know that the trouble is
not with the food but with the indi
vidual. In practically all such cases
the person is trying to make a good
impression, and has not been used
to things any better, probably not as
good. Sometimes, perhaps, the food
isn’t up to par. In feuch a case a sense
of humor would be the best remedy.
A laughing comment upon the “zip
or the continued serving of eggs
would be much better for the dispo
sition of the speaker and the other
members of the table than a disgusted
look and a very unpleasant comment.
Sarcasm, oftentimes, is applied in
stead of a sense of humor. It is an
attribute which few of us want, and
too much of it is disgusting and even
despicable. There are some cases
when people seeiji to be sarcastic in
order to have something to say. If,
instead of finding .something sarcastic
to say about everything they hear,
they could see the fun and humor ih
it, the world would be a happier place
for all of us.
It is the little things which make
life more pleasant, such as the joy
of an early morning walk or the ad
miration of beautiful flowers and
gorgeous sunsets. Along with this
ove of physical beauty should come
the love of family and friends, of
books and music. Disillusionment and
di.sappointment will necessarily come,
but the burden will be lightened if
one is determined to see the gayety
of life whenever possible, and the
smiles and laughter will leave little
room for the tears.
Campus Character
Claimed By Death^
Dean Carr Is
Head Of Soi
Athletic
Sooooooooooooooooooooooooc-
The faculty was the only group to
laugh at the funeral. The students
were crying loudly. Their bodies were
twitching, jumpy with grief. The
corpse was unconcerned.
The deceased (or just plain ceased)
was Frank Bull, a character (or char
acteristic) that had been for years
one of the most outstanding and out
spoken personages in campus congre
gations (including classes).
It is true that he was a lazy lo
quacious rascal that was continually
lounging around and talking aim
lessly, laughing good-naturedly and
saying Sunday School words every
now and then when it was safe. But
he was i-eally a good fellow. Even
the girls paid him almost constant
attention (and he, in return, paid his
attention to the girls). Some times
the lights winked (or the student
councilmen) a hint good night. But
Frank Bull remained.
Yes, at the interment, the students
cried loudly. The faculty was loud
too—smiling.
The end came at 2:26 last night.
Dr. Moore pronounced the benedic
tion and said that the death was the
result of overwork and late hours.
There were many hushed, red-eyed
was really an inopportune going.
There were three more months of
students about and on the bed. It
school and many do not see how col
lege life will be bearable without
their constant and jovial friend.
Most gentle and innocent reader,
weep for Frank Bull He has depart
ed. He has taken with him hours
and hours of joyous pleasure. Yes,
most innocent reader, Aveep.
This, of course, is just hull.
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Charles B. Austin has passed his
tenth anniversary as pastor of the
West Washington Church, "Washing
ton, D. C. Reports give that? during
those years there have been 355 ad
ditions to the church and $114,236.84
contributed to benevolences.
fifteen to ten dollarsj
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