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MARS HILL, NORTH CAROLINA, NOVEMBER 29, 1934
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UTHAUAN ANNIVERSARY IS SATURDAY NIGHT
[cadets And Dedaimers Contest Decembet 7-8
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have nfft Annual Contest To Be
•ces tield Here; 100 High Schools
Invited T o Send
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The ninth annual Readers’ and De-
.imers’ contest, sponsored for the
3t eight years by Mars Hill college,
11 be held at the college on De-
•essinpber 7-8, 1934. This year, in-
ations to participate in the meet
ve been sent to 100 high schools
mdenttered throughout 20 counties in
• the t western part of this state. Last
ar, 43 schools were represented in
, e contests.
® ^''iDean Lee, who has charge of the
{ntest, says, “We can count on at
ibraipst 100 representatives, including
e chaperones or teachers who will
{company the contestants.” A good
'presentation from all of the coun-
es is expected this year.
I^st year, the contests were won
f a boy from the Sparta high school,
jsonstid a girl from Old Fort high school,
jg ihese two are ineligible to partici-
* ate in the contests this year, but
leir winning does not bar their high
'ant thools from entering the touma-
lent. Some of the schools send their
'jlil quota—a hoy and girl as con-
jstants and one chaperon. Some,
ANNUAL Clio RECEPTION
IS BRILLIANT AFFAIR
Unusually Fine Program Pre
sented By Talented Group;
200 Guests Attend 31st
Anniversary Reception
HEADS PASTORS
owever, send only one contestant.
The contestants and the chaperons
« re given free entertainment, includ-
rooms and meals ■while they are
n the college campus. All of the
ontestants are expected to be pres-
nt and registered by 12:00 o’clock
ii Wednesday, December 7.
I The letter of in-vitation sent to the
fincipals of the high schools gives
1© purpose of the contest as. We
elieve that through these contests
;e are helping boys and girls to bet-
Et express themselves bfefore the
iublic, to improve their ability as
vhicljublic speakers, and to become bet-
Er citizens. We are, therefore, in-
iting you to send one boy and one
lirl to represent your school at the
^n tests.”
I Briefly, the rules governing the
pntests are; no contestant utider 13
tr over 21; no speech of «ve/r 10
Linutes; each representative must be
tegistered by December 4; no win-
ling student of any previous contest
nay participate again; school win
ding first place twice in sucecssion
lets permanent possession of loving
“”"^up gh'en from year to year.
The Clio Literary Society of Mars
Hill college last Saturday night, cele
brated its thirty-first anniversary
with a reception for its Philomathian
brothers in the college administration
building to mark the opening of a
series of social high-spots of the in
stitution with a guest-list of over
200 students and patrons.
The reception climaxed the literary
achievements of the Clio society for
the first semester of the scholastic
year. The program was given in
foi-m of a radio program with Jimmy
Reid as principal announcer.
The progi-am was given as follows:
Reading, Elizabeth Fleetwood; music
by James Reid and Ralph Bowen;
reading by Mildred Pittman; duet by
Joe Crumpler and Nina Gray Liles;
jokes by Ernest L. Symms, Jr.; vo
cal selections by Blizabfeth Hicks;
dialogue by Charles Fisher and Mil
dred Pittman; piano solo by Judith
Eller; reading by Doris Johnson; se
lections by the girls’ quartet; piano
solo by Loiis Church; reading by
Georgia Ingle; vocal solo by Eleanor
Salters; duet by Melba Nanney and
Herbert Miller; clarinet solo by Har
old Tysinger; jokes by Erskine Plem-
mqns; ntano selections by Christine
Nash; reading by Golda Tillery;
pianologue by Nina Gray Liles, “That
Reminds Me”, as compiled by Loris
Dover.
Parts of the program were given
t-wice since the reception was held
in the two society halls of the col
lege.
After this part of the program had
been completed, a pageant on the
spirit of Olio-Phi was given. Clio was
shown to mean one of the muses
the muse of history. Mary Simmons,
representing the Olio muse, stood
back of the presiding officer and read
the history of the Clio society from
a scroll. She sent her three goddess-
helpers to earth as Truth, Purity and
N. C. SCHOOL SYSTEM
IS CONTEST SUBJECT
Best Letter On Defects Of Pub
lic School System To Receive
Prize; Contest-Hjids
February 15.
JOE DICKSON TO PRESIDE
Forty-Third Anniversary To Be
Celebrated By Typical Pro
gram; Debate To Be
Feature.
REV. L. BUNN OLIVE
Robinson Infirmary
jHas Imposing Entrance
Mrs. Rex Hensley Donates Lin
tel; Adds To Natural Beauty
Of The Architecture.
Atop the imposing main entrance
to the new natural stone infirmary of
Mars Hill college, there rests a lintel
rock which is 8 feet long by 12 inches
wide by 24 inches thick.
When the new infirmary ■was be
gun, Mrs. Rex Hensley, daughter of
Lee Ramsey, donated this stone for
the purpose that it now serves. It
is now the main lintel rock over the
• front entrance to the Dr. W. F. Rob
inson Memorial Infiarmary now un-
.^=*der construction.
The stone comes from the farm
which formerly belonged to Mr. Ram-
igey, but •which now belongs to Mrs.
■ Hensley. Mrs. Hensley had intend-
I j ed using the rock as a lintel rock in
an antique fireplace in her new home
I which is to be constructed some time
I in the future near the spot from
! ■which the stone was obtained and
I on the farm now o^wned by her.
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44th PHI ANNIVERSARY
ACCLAIMED SUCCESS
Intricate Figure^ Executed By
Members; Hoffman and Ar-
rowood Awarded Debate
Decision.
On Saturday, November 17, the
Philomathian Literary Society of
Mars Hill college presented its
forty-fourth anniversary program to
open a season of keen rivalry be
tween the societies of the College.
The Philomathian Anniversary
preceded the Euthalian Anniversary
by a period of two weeks. It is thus
that the society which gives its anni
versary program first each year sets
a goal which the other society en
deavors to better for itself.
For the anniversary program the
following officers, chosen by the mem
bers of the society, presided. Presi
dent, Earnest Dudley from Virginia;
and for secretary, Harold McGuire
of North Carolina.
The speakers for the evening were:
Robert Fleetavood, Wallace Smith,
Lionel Hoffman, Major Arrowood,
Erskine Plemmons, Clay Hemric, H.
L. Hart, and Charles A. Fisher.
The high spot of the program was
intricate figure formed by the
iidjjtAo vvy wfcv--.. — — —, — - - I the
Fidelity, these three being the found-, Phis and Clios at the conclusion of
ations of the society. A mortal, Eliza
beth Denham, president of the Clios,
accepted the challenge given her by
the three goddesses. The three mem-
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the program. The stage was artistic
ally decorated with Phi colors, flank
ed by candelabra on either side, and
was bathed in soft lights. On the
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What is ■wrong with the public
school system of North Carolina?
If you were head of the state school
board would you ibe satisfied with
present conditions?
From your O'wn person'al observa
tion in the high school that j'ou have
just come from you have seen many
defects. What are they?
Was discipline a problem in your
public school?
Were the teachers fit for their as
signed work?
Was a science teacher required to
be a Latin teacher because there was
a very limited fund for the salaries
of the teachers?
Were athletes given too much con
sideration? Was it easy for them to
“get by”?
Was cheating a daily pastime?
Were the teachers, who were cap
able, receiving decent salaries?
You are proibably wondering what
has called for all of these direct ques
tions. The Hilltop, cooperating ■with
a committee appointed by Dean I. N.
Carr, is starting with this issue a con
test—^its object to accumulate from
you students a wealth of information
about the defects of the public school
system in this state.
Says Mrs. Jeanie M. Frank, of
El Paso, Texas, in an article in the
December American Magazine, en
titled, “From a Schoolteacher’s
Notebook”:
“Some teachers are 1890 minds
in 1930 classrooms.
“A child should not be taught to
do better than someone else, but to
do better than himself.
“Everything a teacher says and
does in the classroom is remember
ed—for good or ill—by some child.
“We should show the youngster
the sense and purpose of what he
is learning.”
Next spring, the legislature of the
state of North Carolina will hold its
session in Raleigh. We believe that
the attention of the lawmakers
should be called to the present situ
ation in our schools. Along with Par
ent-Teacher associations and other
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The forty-third anniversary pro
gram of the Euthalian Literary So
ciety will be celebrated Saturday
night, December 1, with the present
ation of a typical Euthalian program
by the anniversary representatives
chosen by the society, in the college
auditorium, after weeks of persist
ent planning and preparation. This
event will mark a long continu
ation of honest-effort on the part of
the society members.
The presiding officers for the anni
versary program have been elected
by the society and they are as follows;
Joe Dickson, of North Carolina, pres
ident; and William Hill, of Pennsyl
vania, secretary. These men will
serve in this capacity only during the
anniversary program. The regular
president is John Fisher, of Tenn
essee.
Among those who will appear on
the program are: Jack Benson, Wat
kins Blane, Bfownlow Hastings, Ray
mond Midkiff, Tracy Church, Robert
Costner, Neil Hardy, and Edgar Kirk.
A vital question that concerns ev
eryone either directly or indirectly,
will be delbated between four of the
society’s best debaters. This debate
promises to be the feature of the
evening and will bring the program
to a climax.
The Nonpareil Literary Society,
sister to the Euthalians, will give
their brothers a reception a week
from ■ their anniversary, honoring
them at this time for their forty-three
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Mars Hill campus.
During the evening the following
Eu’s and Non’s will marshal: LaFay-
ette Wrenn, chief; Garlon Hamrick,
Leslie Griffin, Kathryn Hollowell,
Pauline Livesay, and Evelyn Shepard.
THANKSGIVING IS OBSERVED TRADITIONALLY HERE
Mr. Tilson To Beautify
Old Tennis Courts
Mars Hill has its own way of cele
brating Thanksgiving Day. What has
become a traditional mode of observ
ing the day is not only picturesque
and colorful but most appropriate and
in keeping with the spirit of the col
lege.
One spending his first Thanksgiv
ing Day at Mars Hill is usually deep
ly impressed by the experience. The
silence of the early morning brok
en by the strains of hymns ^nd pa
triotic songs, such as “Come Ye
Thankful People, Come”, “Rejoice
Ye Pure in Heart”, “America, the
Beautiful”, “America”, as a chorus of
trained singers move from place to
place in the village or on the campus.
One looking out to see from whence
the singing issues sees a band of pil
grims and Indians solemnly strolling
through the da^wn.
As one enters the dining room at
breakfast, he is greeted by this same
band in their picturesque costumes,
grouped against the opposite wall and
singing their Thanksgiving Day songs.
When the students and teachers have
taken their places at the tables, the
Indians and Pilgrims lead in singing
“Praise God From wjiom All Bless
ings Flow”, and take theif places
among the others. After breakfast no
Indians or Pilgrims are seen until the
chapel hour. At the eleven o’clock
chapel assembly the group again ap
pears at the rear of the auditorium
and marches singing down the central
aisle to the rostrum—stal^wart men in
knee-breeches, broad-brimmed hats
with bright buckles, carrying guns;
demure women wearing sober dresses,
quaint caps and collars of white, car
rying Bibles or leading children. Fol
lowing these ape a group of Indian
men and women with one or two
Indian children. These take their
places on the platform, which is ap
propriately adorned with Thanksgiv
ing decorations, where they remain
during the program.
The program usually consists of
suitable musical numbers, reading the
Thanksgiving proclamation, prayer,
and an address by some visiting
speaker. A feature of the program is
the tabulation and announcement of
gifts to the orphanage at Thomasville,
an offering in which nearly all teach
ers and students participate and whch
usually amounts to several hundred
dollars. After the chapel program all
adjourn to the college dning hall for
the annual Thanksgiving dinner, us
ually of turkey, cranberries, and all
the rest. The event of the afternoon
is the final football game of the sea
son on the college athletic field.
Since many of the students live too
far away for the college to adjourn
for the day, a modified schedule of
classes is maintained in the morning
and a half holiday declared for the
afternoon.
This year the Rev. Wayne Williams,
pastor at Oteen, brought an inspiring
address as the principal speaker of
the day. The football game was the
state championship contest with Bre
vard College.
The nev[ formal garden and the in
formal one leading off from it toward
the rear of the Moore Hall is rapidly
taking on its final aippearance under
the able engineering of Mr. Tilson,
superintendent of buildings and
grounds at the college.
The garden is an idea of Mr. Til-
son’s to replace the space formerly
occupied by two tennis courts wihich
were too small to be of standard
size and which were too close to a
main building to allow the players
to play in the full comfort necessary
for the game.
The work that is being done on the
garden is all being accomplished by
student labor. Tbe cost for the ma
terial is very low and the garden
when finished will have cost very lit
tle in comparison to its utility.
The garden 'will be ready for use
by the students by next spring or
early summer, promises Mr. Tilson.
The main portion of the garden
will be of a formal pattern ■with a
pool and fountain in the center, with
a background of shrubbei’y and white
lattice w'ork. The chief court will be
of grass with rustuc stone benches
placed at various points in the scheme
to harmonize with the general theme
of the garden. Leading from this
part of the garden into the other part
which is situated behind the Admin
istration building, is found an infor
mal rock garden which is centered
around a rustic pool of native stone.
This part was added to the main gar
den merely to utilize the space and
to eradicate the ugliness of that por
tion of the campus.
The space occupied by the sunken
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