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HILOMATHIANS TO CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY
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MARS HILL, NORTH CAROLINA, NOVEMBER 10, 1934
No. 4
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X^^^ollege Players Present Fairy
\^Tale In College Auditorium
. Saturday Night; Cinderella
lone Magic Cat.
INDERELLA TO LIVE AGAIN
IN DRAMATIC CLUB PLAY
ANNUAL FALL PLAY
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Lovers of the beautiful fairy tale
'Cinderella” will be delighted to
g^pnual fall play, a modern dramati-
^tion of "Cinderella,” in three acts.
ow that on Saturday night the
Aars Hill College Dramatic Club will
resent in the auditorium as their
New Business Dept.
Off To Good Start
New Typewriting Group; Aver
age Of Twenty-Three In
Other Classes.
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Those who delight to dwell in the
nchanting Land of Let’s Pretend
dll welcome the beautiful Cinder-
™o?la with her magic cat. Ashes, her
*^t iomineering stepmother, and her two
®”*-2alous step-sisters, Tilliebelle and
^ t^ladiola. Along with these characters
a^tVill be the King and Queen and their
^^)n, the charming young prince, with
*^*lifT, the royal jester. In attendance
lat tlj; ^)all will be the Chancellor,
Vis wife, the Prime Minister, and
®^ie vain, beautiful Princess in Gold.
^ '’®ldded to this group will be the Fairy
'odmother and her helpers who will
s(jiake us enjoy the old fairy tale ns
tant f*® characters live "happily ever
to lift®'--”
ould I *^^® which has been trained
of jjnder the direction of Miss Bonnie
m1 wh^®'’Sert of the college expression de-
m, lartment, is as follows:
nes ( Cinderella, Mildred Pittman; Ashes,
Toward Richardson; Stepmother, Ma-
ion McManus; Tilliebelle, her step-
not hi^g^gj.^ Kathryn Ellis; Gladiola, her
ly to t^op-sister, Frances Walker; the god-
cised, .pother, Nina Grey Liles; fairies,
stud^ij^aiipth Jackson, Doris Johnson,
'Sorothy Lukhard, Margie Sawyer,
[olda Tillery and Evelyn Shephard;
AHAN.jg Prince, Neil Hartley; the King,
Jdgar Kirk; the Queen, Kathryn
[ollowell; the Princess in Gold, Viv-
”in Scurry; Biff, the Court Jester,
i ubert Elliott; the Prime Minister,
illiam Hill; Mrs. Chancellor, Eliza-
Rh Fleetwood; the Chancellor, Ma-
>r Arrowood; a lackey, H. L. Hart.
jThe play will be in the following
;e it tder: Act One, Cinderella’s kitchen,
re anf® present, late afternoon; Act Two,
Sweaf® reception room at the palace, lat-
• that night; Act Three, Scene One,
acketS^g same as Act Two, the next mom-
ts, fVg; Scene Two, Cinderella’s kitchen
’ill alstat afternoon.
will be furnished during the
^^^ening by the college orchestra un-
^r the direction of Miss Paul.
technical staff who will direct
5, weje activities of the players are; di-
ur grtetor. Miss Bonnie Wengert; man
ner of stage, Brownlow Hastings;
anager of lights, Ethel Hill; music-
n, Mary Sue Barnett.
tJew Term Officers
Elected By Nons
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-Catherine Ellis Is President;
Dortha Morgan Vice
President.
of Clayton,
the Non-
Miss Katherine Ellis,
B SHO^ elected president of
reil Literary Society October 25
ence the ensuing term.
,Miss Ellis takes an active part in
different activities on the camp-
In an address to the society, she
••dged her allegiance and asked the
SI ti support of every Nonpareil.
VY ss Iris Rabb is the retiring presi-
TOES^t.
officers are: Dortha Morgan,
e-president; Mildred Helen, re
ding secretary; Majorie Ingle,
■responding secretary; Thelma
lian, treasurer; Nina Hayes, cen-
; Annie M'ackie, chaplin; Kath-
,ie Hollowell, pianist; Marian Mc-
'nus, chorister; Frances Walker,
C. reporter; Lura McCracken,
2f hostess; Mary C. Cornwell,
rtha Mae Glaziner, and Elizabeth
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The newest department of Mars
Hill College got off to a flying
start during the first few weeks of
the fall session. The new business
department was organized with a lim
it of six typewriters, but the depart
ment has been forced to purchase six
more, making a total of twelve, which
does not accommodate the number
wishing to take up this type of work.
A total of 48 students are now en
rolled in the new department, and
several other students have tried to
get into this course, but have been
unable to do so up until this time,
because of the limited facilities of
the department. The average enroll
ment in all of the other business
courses is 23, which is much larger
than was expected by the officials be
fore the opening of the session.
The future of the business depart
ment is very bright, according to Mr.
Canup, the director of the depart
ment. Next year the second year
course of the department will bo
taught for those who are now enter
ing it. Also, there will be a one-
year course' for all the graduates of
Mars Hill this year who wish to take
up a general business course which
can be completed in a short time and
with very small expenses attached to
it. It is expected by officials that a
comparatively large number will en
roll ;n this course in order to take
advantage of the opportunities of
fered by such a course for those who
have completed two years of other
college work as those students 'will
have done by that time. Other stu
dents, however, will be permitted to
take this course also. Next year stu
dents will also be allowed the priv
ilege of choosing the subjects in this
department in which they are espec
ially interested and will not be forced
to conform to any regulations re
garding the studies which they ■will
wish to take up in the business de
partment of Mars Hill as heretofore.
There will be a regular secretarial
course, a regular accounting course,
and a one-year course for those who
do not wish to take the full time of
two years in preparation for entrance
into the business world or for those
who have already done their other
college work in the usual time and
manner.
Mr. Canup, director of business ac
tivities of the college, says, "We
have a fine group of students in the
new business department. They all
seem to have an enthusiasm for their
various courses. We have had a very
fine beginning and it is our hope that
the added features of the business
department will add to the usefulness
of Mars Hill College in serving its
constituency. We hope that a larger
number of young people who plan to
enter the business world will patron
ize Mars Hill because of its new busi
ness department.”
PHILOMATHIANS TO CELEBRATE
FORTY-FOURTH ANNIVERSARY
Library Outgrowth Of
“Uncle Jacob’s Library”
Dr. John E. White ITas First
Librarian; Miss Gladys John
son Present Librarian.
ROBERT COSTNER
Robert Costner To
Head State B. S. U.
Elected At Southside Student
Conference; Succeeds Noel
Of Wake Forest.
Robert Costner, member of the
C-II class, was selected president of
the North Carolina State Baptist Stu
dent Union at the Southwide Stu
dent Conference held in Memphis,
Tennessee, recently.
George Noel, Jr., of Wake Forest
college, was the retiring president of
the State B. S. U., an organization
which includes more than a thousand
students in the colleges of North
Carolina.
Costner, whose home is in Greens
boro, besides being president of the
State B. S. U., is also president of
I the Mars Hill college B. S. U., chor-
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ciety. Intermediate Sunday School
teacher, member of the intercol
legiate debating team, and a member
of the Glee Club.
Out of the nine former presidents
of the State B. S. U., five of them
have been Mars Hill men.
At tihe convention in Memphis, the
Mars Hill delegation was entertained
by Dr. and Mrs. Fox and their friends
of that city. Those who were priv
ileged to attend this meeting from
Mars Hill were : Edith Baucom, Ethel
Hill, Inez Gaskins, Margaret Pattillo,
Ruth Yates, Christine Roberson, Mrs.
Fox, J. N. Barnett, Bro^wnlow Hast
ings, William Hill, J. R. Thompson,
John Wilder, Eddie Lieberman, Dan
iel Kesler, Herbert Peacock, James
Randleman, H. L. Hart, and Robert
Costner.
The group was represented on the
program by Eddie Lieberman, who
gave a very interesting and well-re
ceived speech telling about his con
version and life.
The North Carolina poster exhibit
won the first prize in this division
and Mars Hill was well-represented in
this exhibit. The representation from
Mars Hill was the largest single group
from North Carolina.
The students who attended the con
vention return to the campus fired
with an enthusiasm to carry out the
motto of their organization, "Let us
make Christ master of our campus.”
The first Mars Hill College library
came into existence about the year
1893. Tradition has it, however,
that many large leathernbound vol
umes had been with the school since
its establishment, but were destroyed
in the Civil War when the soldiers
who were then quartered in the
buildings of the school cut the leather
from the books and made souvenir
purses from it.
In 1893 the first library of the col
lege was officially located in one of
the rooms of the Music building. The
room was very small, and was kept
open only for one or two hours per
day.
Because of the numerous gifts
made to it by Mr. Jacob Sams, the
library was dubbed "Uncle Jacob’s
Library,” a title which it held for
many years, but only with the stu
dents.
Dr. John E. White, well-kno-wn min
ister and former president of Ander
son college, was the first librarian at
Mars Hill and did much to interest
the students in the use of the refer
ence books which were placed at
their disposal at such a tremendous
sacrifice. Each student was allowed
only about 1 hour per day in the li
brary at this time.
Soon after 1900, the library was
moved to room 7 of the Administra-
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til the present structure was erected
for it.
Here in the Administration build
ing one student had charge of the
entire library for one hour per day
usually, with a special schedule of
two hours per day during rush per
iods of the year. The books were
usually hastily distributed at the be
ginning of the library period and
then left in disarray upon the tables
at the conclusion of the reading or
study hour. At times, some teacher
in the college helped to instruct the
students in the proper use of the
facilities, but most often it was left
entirely to students to conduct the
periods of library study.
It was in 1919 that Col. H. Monta
gue gave the necessary $5,000 to
build the original Estella Nissen
Montague library in honor of his
wife. This building was constructed
of steel, stone, and concrete and was
50 feet long by 25 feet wide 'by 25
feet high set almost due east and
west on the south side of the circle.
This structure was dedicated at the
commencement in 1919. Soon after
the edifice was completed, the editor
of the Outdoori Magazine said, "One
of the most picturesque library build
ings in the United States is the one
at Mars Hill college.” Located on
the Dixie Highway, it has been an
attraction to thousands of tourists
through the years of its existence.
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DUDLEY TO PRESIDE
Program To Be Given Novem
ber 17; Will Open Season Of
Keen Rivalry Between
Societies.
On Saturday,. November 17, the
Philomathian Literary Society of
Mars Hill college will present its
forty-fourth anniversary program to
open a season of keen rivalry be
tween the societies of the college.
Coming as a result of months of hard
work and planning, the program to
be rendered will represent the "cream
of the crop” in society work on the
campus.
This year the Philomathian Anni
versary will precede the Euthalian
Anniversary by a period of two
weeks. It is thus that the society
which gives its anniversary program
first each year sets a goal which the
other society endeavors to better for
itself.
For the anniversary program the
following presiding officers have been
chosen by the members of the society:
President, Earnest Dudley from Vir
ginia; and for secretary, Harold
McGuire of North Carolina. These
men will serve in office only for the
night of the anniversary program.
The speakers for the evening con
sist of: Robert Fleetwood, Wallace
Smith, Lionel Hoffman, Major Ar
rowood, Erskine Plemmons, Clay
Hemric, H. L. Hart, and Charles A.
Fisher.
The active officers in the Philoma
thian society for the term of office
now going on are: Lionel Hoffman,
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pYfesiaentV a'KS~"'£/rs>tane neinmona,
secretary. These men were elected
by the members to hold office for sec
ond term in the scholastic semester.
Since both are upon the program for
anniversary, other officers were elect
ed to hold the offices and to preside
over the meeting during the annual
program. Charles Fisher, well-kno'wn
orator, who is to take part on the
program, was the president of the
society prior to the last election.
The Marshals for the occasion have
been chosen by the Clio-Phi societies
and are: Joe Crumpler, chief, Beu
lah Pruett, Ernest Symms, Faye
Ebbs, James Reid, and Edna Jobe.
These were selected because of their
ability to fi:ll such positions and will
serve only for the night of adniver-
sary.
One of the most interesting fea
tures of the coming program is to be
the debate between four of the best
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PAJAMA PARADERS THRILL CAMPUS HALLOWE’EN
Traditional Revelery Unmarred
By Rowdism; Teachers
Praise Orderly
Procession.
What they said:
Mr. Huff, "I think that there was
no sting in it ■with Mr. King leading
it. We won’t have him up before
the faculty for it.”
Dr. Moore, "'The usual spirit of
Hallowe’en is absolutely out of ac
cord ■with the spirit of a Christian
institution. I haven’t heard of any
damage being done except waste of
time and the regular habit of rev
elry.”
Another faculty member says, "So
far as I know, it was just about as
calm as we could expect from the
boys. I don’t think that they over
did it particularly.”
Mrs. McComb says, "I don’t think
that there was anything indecent or
wrong about it. I’m used to shirt-
tail parades over here all the time!”
When the subject of Hallowe’en
celebrations came up in the dormi
tories, it was decided to ask Mr. King
to lead the rather traditional pajama
parade since he had promised to do
so last year after a rather rough
demonstration bad been held- Soon
after he had been asked to lead the
parade, Mr. Huff was telephoned and
his sanction was given to the leader
ship of Mr. King.
Soon after the study hour was past,
the group of perennial revelers gath
ered and started their noisy, but
calm, parade toward the campus.
Reaching the highway, the gp’oup
turned and circled through town,
where they were greeted with bucket
after bucket of water being thro^wn
from the upper story windows of the
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Community Mourns
Loss of Mayor Connor
Mr. Connor, Civic Leader, IFas
Formerly Trustee Of College
And Postmaster Of
Mars Hill.
Final rites for W. O. Connor, 83,
mayor of Mars Hill, who died Mon
day morning, October 29, at 12:05
o’clock in an Asheville hospital after
an illness of two weeks, were held
at two o’clock on Tuesday afternoon
at the Mars Hill Batist church with
interment in the Mars Hill cemetery.
Mr. Connor was one of Madison
County’s most useful citizens and
took an active part in civic and busi
ness affairs. For several years he
served faithfully Mars Hill College
as a trustee. For twelve years he
was the local postmaster. He was
from one of South Carolina’s most
prominent families; a native of
Orangeburg.
The community mourns the loss of
this esteemed citizen, and as a re
mark of respect all stores were closed
during the funeral services Tuesday.
Active pallbearers were the follow-
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