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MARS HILL, NORTH CAROLINA, JANUARY 13, 1934
No. 6
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«tarj?ss Of Yearbook Depends
The Students’ Support
By Prompt Payments
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MisAFF WORKING HARD
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ingtoj By Harry Word.
Clydspects for the 1934 Laurel as-
anoo| a much brighter aspect as the
iding danger of the old debt in-
d by last year’s staff was eradi-
'aylor, Because of that debt, it is im-
C-, Ive that we pay for the Laurel
atterjvance this year in order to al-
e inconvenience and reduce pub-
Id Gg price. If the student body will
Puhthe staff of ’34 their due coop-
ttendin in this respect, we assure you
makinyou will have just as good or
r Laurel than last year’s at a
year *er rate.
Mars ere has been some misunder-
lest giing in reference to the C-I’s
• ig for their Laurel out of their
thedeposits. This was suggested and
iroff, d into, and found not possible
>dall, jse room deposits are not col-
■ L. S)le until next year and the
Chessty for your Laurel is needed now.
estimated that the Laurel will
O’Briuhe C-I’s $3.00 and the C-II’s
■ irieno, this taking care of having
est h( picture engraved, your space in
>rest toook and your book. This is a
; deal cheaper than last year’s
SCS • “P furnish the
f for your picture which will be
has college photographer,
lies ]^tringfield. You will pay him for
le your picture instead of us in
le herf decrease the responsibility
meanf*^ on the staff. Seniors who de-
re coJ^° same picture as last
p^j will only have to pay one dime
t:~.ibeir proof. If you have paid for
us f(» Laurel, see Mr. Stringfield and
ting riyour proof at once,
mas, 1 is necessary that we have the
ssayspr amount you are to pay for
y ha^ Laurel collected by January 20
t veiirrder to get reduced discounts,
ire fl^re collecting only $2.50 from the
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Forensic Teams
he is.iy Enter Tournament
hoi
:as hiaters Have Light Schedule
I For Spring Speaking
nake 1 Contests
that!
The debaters of the Mars Hill
■ of sf&e team have no definite sched-
; is th^o look forward to this year ex-
ials) li tbe Junior College Tournament
» getje held March 8-10 at Greens-
;’s whi,” declared Prof. J. B. Huff, alert
the rfte coach of both the boys and
ng d^ teams. There is, however, a ten-
ker ale date some time at the last of
it, yiary with Wake Forest College,
tie tO(ret the place of debate has not
decided upon.
—-—rast year Mars Hill had a full sche-
^ during the second semester.
\7tic3Ily all of her twelve teams
T called upon to debate. This year
iccount of reduced budgets and
rseen reasons, the schedule is
ledly incomplete. Rather leery of
Hill’s ability to produce excel-
” debating teams, the senior col-
at Wx have been dropping Mars Hill
their schedules, presumably be-
s they do not want to run the
of getting conquered by a junior
Phi Officers
President—^Clyde Meredith.
Vice-President—Lynwood Todd.
Corresponding Secretary — John
Corbitt.
Recoi-ding Secretary — Calvin
Conner.
Treasurer—Bill Walters.
Censor—Darrel Middleton.
Fines Collector—Virgil Cox.
Dues Collector—Miltqn Gibson.
Chaplin—James Bruce.
English Critic—Oscar Carter.
Expression Critic—Thad Yelton.
Janitor—Ernest Dudley.
Marshals—Ben Grant, Cecil Stout.
Librarian—E. W. Parker.
Chorister—Thurman Briggs.
Hilltop Reporter—Harry Ward.
Seer—Billy Wright.
Pianist—Charles Jervis.
NOTED SPEAKERS FORM
STRONG LINK IN FIRST
SEMESTER CHRONOLOGY
With Increased Social Privileges
And Dramatic Activities Life
Here Has Been Full
Clio Officers
IMPORTANT EVENTS
QUARTET GIVES
RADIO PROGRAM
Philomathian Singers Heard
In Broadcast Over
WWNC
The Philomathian quartet compos
ed of John Corbett, John Washburn,
Virgil Cox and Thurman Briggs,
which the students of Mars Hill Col-
ege have heard several times with
pleasure is making quite a name for
its members as well as the literary
society which it represents, by broad
casting over station W. W. N. C. in
Asheville, N. C.
The quartet was heard Monday
night at 9 o’clock over station W. W.
N. C. in a fifteen minute program of
negro spirituals. Numbers sung were:
“O, Mary, Don’t You Weep,” “Hush,
Somebody’s Calling My Name,”
“Some of These Days,” and “You’d
Better Run.” The program was open
ed and closed by the singing of the
Mars Hill Alma Mater. This is the
second time which the Philomathian
quartet has been heard in a broad
cast.
GWA Funds To Build
Local School Gym
A strong link in the chain of events
which happened at Mars Hill during
the first semester was the group of
noted speakers Mars Hill was for
tunate to secure. Such forceful
speakers as Dr. B. W. Spilman, donor
of Spilman Home, Dr. E. Gibson
Davis, Dr. S. D. Gordon, Dr. Austin
Crouch, and Mr. Martin England and
his wife have inspired and provoked
much thought for the students.
Dr. Spilman, who has always some
cheerful, worthwhile message for
young people and old alike, was a
feature of the opening sessions of
school.
During the first part of October,
Dr. S. D. Gordon of “Quiet Talk”
fame spent several days on the camp
us. In his peaceful and informal man
ner he brought powerful messages
when he spoke at chapel periods and
at church services.
Not long after Dr. Gordon’s visit,
on Founders’ Day, Dr. E. Gibson
Davis of the First Baptist Church of
Asheville, delivered the principal ad
dress. Later Dr. Davis held a very
successful revival on the campus. He
was here for a week, preaching twice
daily.
Mr. Martin England, former teach
er at Mars Hill and now missionary
with his wife in Burma, proved an
inspiration in his brief talks while he
was here during the last of October.
The last speaker of note during
last semester was Dr. Austin Crouch,
Executive Secretary of the Execu
tive Committee of the Southern Bap
tist Convention. Dr. Crouch was here
for several days during which time he
delivered some concise and thought
ful messages.
On the social calendar of Mars Hill
College were the following: Get-ac
quainted Reception, September 9;
Class picnics, September 30; Prome-
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President—Edna Earl Nanney.
First V. P.—Dot Shipman.
Second V. P.—Virginia Ballard.
Recording Secretary—Doris Mes
ser.
Corresponding Secretary—Made
line Young.
Chaplain—Mrs. Wilmer Wright.
Chorister—Gwendolyn Butler.
Pianist—Mary Chiles.
Literary Critic—Miriam Early.
Expression Critic—^Rowena Ray.
Music Critic—Mary Morris.
Censor—^Irene Rollins.
Reporter—Margaret Hines.
Marshals—Chief—iMary Simmons
Ann McCracken, Ernestine Hamby
Program Committee—Lula Hous
er, Rose Ellen Elkins, Flor
ence Hatch.
Costumer—Albe Robinson.
STRINGFIELD ENSEMBLE
PLEASES COLLEGE GROUP
IN SYMPHONY CONCERT
America’s Most Promising Mu
sician IFas Once A Student
Here
IS FAMOUS FLUTIST
CALVIN CONNOR
IS I. R. C. HEAD
Three Honor Clubs Hold Reg
ular Session; Science Club
Postponed
ily two members of the girls’
S. and two of the boys’ are sec-
^ear debaters. They are Millicent
ig, Louise Bowles, L. C. Chiles,
Frank Powell.
I L group of non-decision debates
already been held with Weaver
:ge.
le subject for the intercollegiate
tes this year is “Resolved: That
power of the President of the
^d States should be substantially
C. W. A. funds are providing Mars
Hill and three other nearby communi
ties with $12,000 for a gymnasium at
Mars Hill if the people of the com
munities will raise $380 among them
selves. The county is also giving $500
to the project.
No definite plans have been an
nounced, but it is evident that rapid
progress is being made toward the
goal.
It is possible that if the funds for
the gymnasium can be raised, a new
high school building will be con
structed, the high school Ibuilding
now occupied to be used as quarters
for the grammar school. The present
grammar school building has been
condemned.
The following have been appointed
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Shakespearian Drama
To Be Offered Here
New Course Will Be Taught >ls
English 6 By Bascom Huff;
Subject Is Elective.
Next semester Mars Hill will offer
a course in Shakespearean drhma
taught by Mr. J. Bascom Huff of the
English Department.
The Catalogue states that “this
course will concern itself with the
drama of the English Renaissance. A
survey of the drama will be made to
Shakespeare, and certain of his plays
will be studied in detail.”- Three
semester hours of credit will be
given for the completion of this elec
tive course.
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lased as a settled policy.’
FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS
January 13-19, 1934
All English 1 and English 3 classes Sat. A. M., Jan. 13 (8:30-11:30)
Other Classes meeting at 8:15 M.W.F Sat. P. M., Jan. 13 (1:00-4:00)
Other Classes meeting at 8:15 T.T.S. and all 3:00 Classes Mon. A. M.,
Jan. 15 (8:30-11:30)
Other Classes meeting at 9:15 M.W.F Mon. P. M., Jan. 15 (1:00-4:00)
Other Classes meeting at 9:15 T.T.S..—Tues. A.M., Jan. 16 (8:30-11:30)
Other Classes meeting at 10:15 M.W.F—Tues. P.M., Jan. 16 (1:00-4:00)
Other Classes meeting at 10:15 T.T.S—Wed. A.M., Jan. 17 (8:30-11:30)
other Classes meeting at 1:00 M.W.F Wed. P.M., Jan. 17 (1:00-4:00)
Other Classes meeting at 2:00 M.W.F.—Thur. P.M., Jan. 18 (8:30-11:30)
Other Classes meeting at 1:00 T.T.S—Thur. P.M., Jan. 18 (1:00-4:00)
Other Classes meeting at 2:00 T.T.S Fri. A.M., Jan. 19 (8:30-11:30)
All Classes meeting at 7:30 Fri. P.M., Jan. 19 (1:00-4:00)
Classes not listed will meet for examinations at last recitation period prior
to regular schedule.
Chapel exercises will be held from 8:15-8:30.
..Lamar Stringfield and the sym
phony ensemble of the North Caro
lina Symphony society, of which he is
director, were enthusiastically re
ceived at Mars Hill college where
they appeared in a concert Friday
morning, January 5.
An audience of more than 500
gathered in (the college auditorium at
11 o’clock to hear the ensemble and
to greet Mr. Stringfield as he re
turned to the college which he atten
ded almost 20 years ago. During an
intermission in the program Mr.
Stringfield said that his returning to
Mars Hill for such a concert was the
fulfilment of what has been his
dream for the past ten years. It was
at Mars Hill, located in the moun
tains of North Carolina, he declared,
that he received the early training
and inspiration for his Southern
Mountain Suite that made him the
winner of the Pulitzer award inl928.
Mr. Stringfield was flutist in the
ensemble which he directed, and af
ter the concert many in the audience
said they agreed with those over the
country who acclaim him as Amer
ica’s most promising musician. Other
members of the ensemble are: Kath
erine Defenbacher, violinist; Alvin
BlUmberg, violinist; diaries HcNeiii,
violinist; Thor Johnson, violinist;
Adeline McCall, pianist.
The program which the ensemble
offered included Mr. Stringfield’s own
Southern Mountain Suite and selec
tions from Mozart and other of the
masters. “Drink To Me Only With
Thine Eyes” was especially well re
ceived. As a fluite solo Mr. Stringfield
played “A Poem” by a noted Amer
ican composer.
,Especially was the concert remark
able because of the fact that Mr.
Stringfield had just before the pro
gram began driven fifteen miles in
twenty minutes.
Mr. Stringfield has led a most
eventful and colored life, unusual yet
not at all uninteresting, as is shown
by Frank Smethurst in the Raleigh
News and Observer. He writes, “As
far back as 1930, Stringfield, who
played in an army band, studied music
^ and had won a Pulitzer prize for
I original composition, didn’t know
there was a depression.” Mr. String-
field has established a center of folk
music at the University of North Caro
lina and promoted at Chapel Hill a
unique experiment in musical expres
sion. When President Frank Graham
of the University asked for state aid
in the establishment of Stringfield’s
idea, he was refused by the Governor,
B. Y. P. U. Conference Max Gardner. But Mr. Stringfield con
tinues, “Since then, Frank Graham
The members of the I. R. C. met
at the home of Dean Carr Tuesday
night for their monthly meeting. An
interesting and enlightening program
on our economic conditions was pre
sented. Calvin Connor spoke on the
“Progress of the N. R. A.” Darrel
Middleton described “A Necessary
Foundation for Stabilized Employ
ment.” Woodhow Jones spoke on “The
Recovery Program in Operation.”
Edna Earle Nanney discussed “Impli
cation of Shorter Hour Movement.”
The club adjourned for fifteen min
utes to hear the “Phi” quartet broad
cast over the radio.
During the business meeting the
following officers were elected to
serve during the second semester:
President, Calvin Connor; Vice-Presi
dent, Henry Parker from Virginia;
Secretary, Louise Bowles; Reporter,
Woodrow Jones.
After adjournment of the club re
freshments were served by Mrs. Carr.
“Humor” was the delightful sub
ject discussed in various phases at the
Scribelerus Club meeting Tuesday
evening when members of that or
ganization gathered in the B. S. U.
building for their regular meeting.
Vance Hardin, President of the
club gave a discussion, “Short Sketch
of Humor.” Miss Frances Burnett re
viewed “Ernest,” a play by Oscar
Wilde and Miss Lillian Whitehearst
discussed the “Life of Booth Tarking-
ton.” Miss Grace Carter read a short
tory written by O’Henry and Martha
Hunt gave a review of “Alice Adams”
a novel written by Booth Tarkington.
The Foreign Language Club held
its regular monthly meeting Tues
day, January 9 at the home of Pro
fessor J. W. Huff.
A very interesting program was
given on the “Marriage and Social
Customs” of the different countries.
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Costner Writes Of
The Third Southwide B. Y. P. U.
Conference held in Nashville, Tenn
essee was a great success. There were
almost three thousand young people
from all over our Baptist southland
present there. The theme for the Con
ference, “Christ, Our Authority,”
with its scripture, “He Must Reign,”
was a great challenge to all who were
there. Every message and song burn
ed its way into our hearts. Such men
as Dr. M. E. Dodd, Dr. Frank Tripp,
Dr. C. 0. Johnson, Dr. Charles E.
Maddry, and Dr. George W. Truett
were on the program. As we came
away from the Conference, we felt
that “Christ Must Reign” in our
hearts and lives as never before.
—Robert Costner.
has learned much more about denials
and about money and the lack of it.
But somehow he managed to scrape
up a chair, a desk, a bit of space in
an office and a few dollars not other
wise budgeted.
“Stringfield, unimpressed, went
blithely along his inconsequential,
improvident way. And to crown his
inconsequence and improvidence, his
North Carolina Symphony Orchestra
of half hundred native musicians as
sembled from 14 North Carolina
towns, played three concerts in as
many places last week, concerts which
musical critics agreed were not
stunts, not sporadic expressions of
an amateurish urge, but competent
artistic performances.