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BACK THE LIONS The Hilltop Published by the Students of Mars Hill College MONTAGUE library Mars Hill Colieg. WELCOME TO M. H. C. IVol. VIII ICOLLEGE WILL CELEBRATE 78TH ANNIVERSARY OCT. 12TH MARS HILL, N;0RTH OAROLINA, SEPTEMBER 22, 1934 \Dr. IJ". P. Few, President of Duke University, To Be Principal Speaker. Dr. W. P. Few, president of Duke lUniversity, will be the principal peaker at the Pounders’ Day pro- am at Mars Hill College, October |l2. Other numbers on the program |will be the first appearance of the college orchestra and glee club. As lyet, there has been no complete pro- Tam announced. Mars Hill College is the oldest col- Jlega in North Carolina west of the |Blue Ridge Mountains. In the fall of 1856 under the name of “The French Broad Baptist Institute,” with Messrs. W. A. G. Brown and P. W. Anderson in charge, the work began at this school. The years which pre ceded the Civil War were prosperous lones. Students from a wide range of territory flocked here. On February 16, 1859, a little more [than twO' years after the opening in Il856, the first charter of the school ^as secured, and the name changed [to “Mars Hill College.” This charter gave the “power to confer all such Idegrees and marks of literary dis tinction as are usually conferred in colleges or seminaries of learning.” This power has never been used nor has it been taken away. The college was first managed by self-perpetuating board of trustees. But in 1925 the charter was changed, and now the Baptist State Conven tion appoints the members of the ooard. This insures a perpetuation bf the principles and purposes of the founders. I The college today is a junior col lege of recognized excellence. The prganizations and all resources are Hevoted to the educational needs of lunior college students. Graduates from this college rank high in senior colleges, universities, and profession al schools. Mars Hiill is a college pf distinctive traditions with an at- nosphere favorable to right thinking and right living. An uncompromis ing effort is made to keep it distinctly ilhristian. Founders’ Day is observed each Lear on October 12, and Charter Day pn February 16. FOUNDERS’ DAY SPEAKER DR. W. P. FEW President of Duke University, who will be the principal speaker Found ers’ Day, October 12. DR. SPILMAN DELIVERS LECLURES ON GOSPEL “Literary Portrait Painter (Jt Jesus” Is The Subject Of Four Inspiring Messages. ^8 Singers Pass Glee Club Try-Out 'lub Under Direction Of Miss Whittington Plan Organization. The glee club held its first meeting Vednesday afternoon at five o’clock |n the college auditorium with 48 nembers present. Tryouts held early In the week indicate an abundance pf material for the club for this year. Under the direction of Miss Whit- jington of the voice department and liss Diggers, head of the department j-f music, as accompanist the club be- ran practice on a sacred anthem, “Ye IVatchers and Ye Holy Ones”, a sev- Inteenth century melody. Those chosen for the glee club |o date are: sopranos, Eutha Adams, Tiara Lee Bowen, Lois Church, Rose tllen Elkins, Gaynell Franklin, Eliza- leth Hicks, Lucelle Hartley, Eliza- leth Johnston, Sara Jarrett, Doris lohnston, Dorothy Lukhard, Eleanor Ifoore, Melba Nanney, Iris Rabb, Nina Belle Ray, Mary Douglas Tin- |en, Edith Wall, Ruth Yates; altos, jlartha Glazner, Mildred Hellen, Nina Bayes, Ernestine Hamby, Kathleen johnston, Louise Lane, Nina Gray |des, Marion McManus, Eleanor Sal- ers, Francis Warlick; tenors. Jack pnson, Robert Costner, Hubert El- Jot, William Hill, Clay Hemric, Paul Vendall, Edgar Kirk, Hubert Miller, allace Smith, John Stevens; basses, Prnest Diidley, Charles Fisher, prownlow Hastings, Donald London, (Continued on page 4) Dr. B. W. Spilman, field worker of the Baptist Sunday School Board of Nashville, Tenn., engaged in special work among the colleges, concluded last Tuesday a series of four inspir ing lectures on “The Literary Por trait Painters of Jesus.” On Friday at the chapel period Dr. Spilman spoke on Matthew, the pub lican and Homan tax gatherer, who became the disciple and writer of the first gospel. Sunday morning at the local church he spoke on Mark the business man; Monday at the chapel period on Luke the physician; and Tuesday at chapel on John the fisher man. For almost half a century Dr. Spilman, who is the oldest field work er in the service of the Sunday School Board, has been associated with Mars Hill. The oldest dormi tory for girls on the campus was made possible by his generosity, and at present the largest home for girls bears his name. He also founded a generous loan fund for girls a few years ago. Dr. Spillman said Tues day morning that he had spoken to Mars Hill audiences seventy-seven times during the past thirty-six years. NEW MEMBERS ADDED TO COLLEGE STAFF Several Changes Among House Mothers And Music Faculty. • Several additions have been made to the faculty this year, and several leaves of absence have been granted. Miss Zula Evelyn Coon, head of the Voice Department, is studying this year at Southwestern Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. Miss Margaret Whittington, who received her degree at Meredith College last June, will he the head of the voice department for the coming session. Miss Caroline Paul, a native of Beaufort, S. C., is taking over the head of the orchestral training in the Music Department, replacing Mrs. Douglas Robinson. Miss Paul came to Mars Hill from Stuart Hall, Staunton, Va. Succeeding Mrs. Burnett as hostess in Melrose is Mrs. C. D. McComb formerly of Ward-Belmont and Bay lor College. Mrs. Burnett, who won her way into our hearts during her two years here, joins her husband in Louisiana, where Mr. Burnett is pres ident of Dodd College. Miss Eula Mae Hester, a former student and a graduate of the Geor gia Baptist Hospital and School of Nursing, will have charge of the in firmary this year. In Treat Dormitory, Miss Pearce will act as hostess; in Spilman Home, Mrs. Jane H. Miller, of Evanston, 111.; in Rivermont, Mrs. Arthur Fox, of Morristown, Tenn. With these excellent additions, a successful year is seen ahead. No. 1 TOTAL OF 467 STUDENTS ARE ENROLLED FIRST WEEK OF TERM HAPPY BIRTHDAY .V ' Sixteen States, Three Countries, Represented Among Students. President R. L. Moore, age 64, who has served Mars Hill 37 years. MR. BLACKWEU WEDS MISS OLIVE BROWN Couple Sails For Europe Where Mr. Blackwell Will Study; To Return To Mars Hill. From The Society Presidents B. S. U. Council Lay Plans For The Year ‘Christ Must Reign On The Campus” To Be Motto. The Baptist Student Union Coun cil held their first meeting of the year Monday evening, September 3, At this meeting plans, including a so cial hour, a vesper service, and the get-acquainted party were made. The council sponsored a surprise party for Dr. Moore on his birthday. The president. Bob Costner, urged the adoption of the motto, “Christ must reign on the campus,” by every student this year. George Noel, Jr!, state B. S. U. president from Wake Forest, was on the campus at the beginning of the year. Mr. Noel stressed the respon sibility of Christian boys and girls to their fellow students, the faculty, and most of all to Jesus. With each councilman and member of the faculty enthusiastic and zeal ously working to fulfil the commands of the Master, all feel sure that the Baptist Student Union will accom plish great things this year. NONS As president of the Nonpareil Lit erary Society, I welcome you to Mars Hill and especially to our Non-Eu Society Hall. The Nons meet every Thursday at four o’clock, and sin cerely hope that some time during the year you will visit us. If you are attracted by us and the type of work we are advancing, we will be so glad to extend you an invitation to become a member with us. Throughout the year, call on any Nonpareil to help you out in anything that you are endeavoring to do. We are here for service. We want to help you—and we will! IRIS RABB, President. CLIOS In behalf of the Clio Literary So- ciety, I wish to extend to each new student a hearty welcome. We hope you are “well”, we see you have “come”, and we know you are “wel come”. We are happy to have you on our campus, and we welcome you to our society. You have a place here, and you must find it. The old members have already commenced the friendly fight for the honors, and it is our desire to have the new students with us. Find your place in one of the socie ties. Begin your fight today. We need your pep; in fact, we need YOU, Welcome! ERNESTINE HAMBY, President. A wedding of wide interest was solemnized at the First Baptist Church of Irwds, Tenn., Wednesday afternoon, September 12, when Miss Olive Brown, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Brown of Irwin, be came the bride of Professor Hoyt Blackwell, of Mars Hill College. The wedding was one of beauty and simplicity. The altar before which the vows were spoken was banked with evergreens and ferns among which were placed floor bask ets of White asters. Tapers burning in tall candelaJbra on either side of the altar cast a soft glow over the scene. The pre-nuptial music began with an organ solo, “Kamennoi Os- trov”, by Rubinstein, played by Mrs. Vreeland F. Peters. Following this Mrs. Douglas Robinson, of Mars Hill, a schoolmate of the bride, ac companied by Mrs. Peters at the or gan played a violin solo, “Liebe- straume”, by Liszt. Just before the processional, the Bridal Chorus from Lohengrin, Mrs. Preston C. String- field of Mars Hill, sang “Entreat Me Not to Leave Thee,” by Gounod. The pastor of the bride. Rev. Roscoe C. Smith with Dr. O. E. Sams of Mars Hill, officiated at the ceremony. Miss Jodie Brown, sister of the bride, served as maid of honor. Misses Ruth Brown, Sara Penney, Alda Sams, and Mrs. Ted Harrison (Continued on page 4) Boys Hosts To Girls On Saturday Evening Music, Readings, Stunts, Fea ture Evening Of Enter tainment. Statistics from the Registrar’s of fice at the close of last week state that 467 students have registered for the first semester at Mars Hill this year. The number enrolled shows an increase of 52 over the total regis tration for last year at this time. Sixteen states—Germany, Cuba, and Brazil—are represented among the students; The present registration shows that the boys have outnumbered the girls by 97, there being 282 boys, and 185 girls. . ■ North Carolina claims the. largest number of students with a represen tation of 350. South Carolina fol- ows vnth a total of 36; Tennessee 31; Virginia 17; Georgia 5; Florida 4; Louisana 4; New York 4; Indiana 3; Michigan, 2; Texas 2; Kentucky 2; and New Jersey, New Mexico, Mary land, and Connecticut have one rep resentative ea'ch. There are 75 counties of North Carolina represented with Madison Co-unty leading. Madison has an en rollment of 60 students, and Bun combe follows with 43. Madison, Buncombe, and Rutherford Counties had the largest representation last year. Statistics show further that on the campus there are 367 Baptists, 53 Methodists, 13 Presibyterians, 4 Episcopalians, 3 Catholics, 1 Morav ian, 2 Christians. Mars Hill has held her place well during the storms of recent years, and it is gratifying to friends of the coillege to know that the increase in enrollment L -♦-'edil'" Mars Hill has been the choice of many in preference to senior colleges. The nominal sum which the college charges has done much to help the needy student receive a college edu- jation who otherwise would be left DUt. Construction Begun On New Infirmary PHI’S As president and spokesman of the Philomathian Literary Society I want to say that we welcome heartily every new student on our campus. We, as Philomathians, are at your service in any capacity you may de sire us. Do not fail to use us when ever you find a need of our services. Having been a society member for two years at Mars Hill, I know what it means to be a member of a foody which was founded to bring out the best that is in a man. If you have not joined a society, do so at once, so that you may enjoy the fellowship and social contact that they offer. You will miss a great part of life at Mars Hill if you do not join one or (Continued on page 2) The entire female student body of Mars Hill College was entertained last night by the boys with a delight ful program of music and mirth at the boys’ dormitories. All of the girls of the college were present and were delighted with the type of pro gram rendered and were proud to re ceive the honors bestowed upon them by their fellow students. Several numbers of a musical va riety were rendered by Misses Whit tington, Paul, and Biggers. The solos of each of these were enjoyed very muoh by all who were privileged to hear them. Several students, some of them C-l’s, gave special piano and expression renditions which were re ceived with enthusiasm by the stu dent body. Miss Wengert’s students did themselves honor with their read ings, while Bowan and Brockman also (Continued on page 4) Last week the excavation was com pleted for the new Robinson Mem orial infirmary of Mars Hill College. The structure will be completed in the near future and is to be placed directly west of the newly-finished ibrary, facing the extension of the main court of the future campus. The new building is to be a stone structure, matching the library, and is to contain modern accommoda- ions for more than twenty-five pa tients and a nurse. Pull details of the construction have been approved and the heating, plumbing, lighting, and actual stone work will begin this week, according to information re ceived from Mr. Tilson. On the southwest end the building will have three stories, with furnace, storage and laundry rooms in the basement. The forty by fifty feet building will be of the most modem type of eighteen inch stone wall construction, one of the main features being a very mc-dern diet kitchen. Both boys and girls will be provided with open front wards. According to President Moore, the building was made possible through a gift of $2,500 from Mrs. W. P. Rob inson and an equal amount from the faculty and a few friends. This leaves a total of $4,000 to be raised by the sixteen alumni associations of Mars Hill College which are scattered along the Blue Ridge from Boone to .Murphy. It is expected that the money will be raised easily and the onstruction is to ibegin in face of the lack of funds.
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