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.MARS HILL, NORTH CAROLINA, DECEMBER 14, 1934
No. 6
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ULLOWHEE AND EDNEYVILIE WIN
IN W. N. C. SPEAKERS TOURNEY
CONTEST WINNERS
hirty-Five High Schools Of
ir. A’. C. Participate In 9th
Contest Sponsored By
College.
The ninth annual Readers’ and De-
^*'°^aimeis’ contest, sponsored for the
’ast eight years by Mars Hill Col-
^^ge, ended last Saturday with Jane
^ hunter from Cullowhee and Juni
nnet
the
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'ressley from Edneyville winning the
}aders’ and declaimers’ cups respec-
\’ely for the first time. The
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cups
ist year were won by the Saluda and
jld Fort high schools.
.\bout 95 students and chaperons
Lieslere on the college campus during
^e daj's of the contest last Friday
Mars^^ Saturday. These came from 32
Th^gh schools throughout Western
j^jjorth Carolina.
3 The students who took part in the
^elaimers’ contest were; .\ltamont,
ere f”’ Ledford; .Andrews, Carl Scott;
gvejlack Mountain, Thomas Summey;
j^^j^^ndler, Jerry Israel; Cullowhee,
s Er^™®® Hooper; Edneyville, Junior
•yyjj^essley; Fairview, Paul Bishop;
loth H. B. Buckner, Jr.; Har-
s, LawTence Buehanon; Hayesville,
jm Parsons; Leicester, Charles Wea-
b^i?r; Murphy, Jack Barnett; Pleasant
j^ardens, Guy Rabb; Sand Hill, James
nwrence; West Buncombe, Mack
tell, Ji-.; Woodfin, Grover Penland;
. _^_alley Springs, tVoodfin Rhodes;
A.J'*fcuitland. Bob Morgan; Ellenboro,
forth -Mien; Hollis, Hubert Melton;
arshall, Ray Frisby, Mooresboro,
ppi on Whitaker; Oak Hill, Glenn Mc-
' eod; Old Fort, Jack Hughes; Row
an, Harry Cook; Waynesville, Eu-
■ne Francis; Weaverville, Allen
)nda; Wilkesboro, Lee Settle; Bar-
rdsville, Harry Brown; Robbins-
tVayne Williams; Bald Creek,
irl Maney.
The readers in the contest were:
tamont, Annie 'Williams; .\ndrews.
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mietn
ibitha .\bernathy; Black Mountain,
>rnelia Brown; Candler, Frances
Wing organ; Cullowhee, Jane Hunter;
nber Ineyville, Kathleen Bailey; Fair-
Boone; Flat Creek, Lo
me Burleson; Harris, Helen Green-
ence ’ > Hayesville, Myrt Padgett; Leices-
•, Edith Morrow; Murphy, Dorothy
hn; Pleasant Gardens, Irene Hens-
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Contest Letters Are
Coming In Fast
Loris Dover Writes: Others
To Be Printed Next
ISSU'‘.
Mr. Elliott:
In response to your plea for let
ters regarding the high school sit
uation in our stat"', I write this
complaint against the high school
which I attended as compared with
the other high schools represented
at this institution.
-\t the high school that I at
tended, the mathematics course
was rather lightly touched and
therefore, when I came to this col
lege, I was sadly delinquent in
this course and it was only with
extreme study that I managed to
keep ahead in this group.
My suggestion, since I found
that numerous others were in the
same predicament that I was,
would be for a complete state and
perhaps sectional standardization
of all cour.ses which are required
for college entrance and college
preparation.
Perhaps this is a somewhat fool
ish suggestion, but I truly believe
that it would have a tendency to
eliminate such radical variances in
the preparation of high school stu
dents wlicn they reach the several
college campuses of our state and
naton.
Yours sincerely,
LORIS DOVER.
NONPARIEL RECEPTION
DECLARED SUCCESS
300
Guests Attend; Aeroplane
In Afternoon Thrills
Members.
Jane Hunter and Junior Pressley, Winners of the Ninth Contest.
Pres, and Mrs. Moore | Euthalians Present
Serve College 37 Yrs. Typical Program
Forty-Third Anniversary Cele
brated; Costner And Church
Win Debate.
Heroic Devotion To College And
\ Education Of Youth Marks
Years Of Service.
Working for a cash salary as low
as twenty-five dollars a year, and re
fusing the presidency of several larg
er colleges, taking the covering from
their own beds for needy students
Before a large crowd of friends
and members, the Euthalian Literary
Society presented its forty-third ann
iversary program in the college audit
orium, Saturday evening, December
and giving back to the college a large ! 1. Two weeks ago the Philomathian
Faculty Well Equipped
To Serve College
Sixteen Hold Gradual-: Degrees;
Three Awarded Honorary
Degrees.
jrogress Seen In
Campus Organizations
tare
C.
tnday School Has 323 Mem-
j bers; B. Y. P. U.
i Has 262.
O A/«^Tnder the leadership of Bob Cost-
TTRA'N’ College B. S. U. president,
p the other 14 members of the B.
quart^^- council, the religious organiza-
^s on the campus have been mak-
^ steady progress since the open-
of school in September,
ncluded on the council arc repre-
tatives from the Sunday school,
„ Y. P. U., Y. W. A., Ministerial
Ilow uf
, jiference. College Church, and
nethodj . A •
cjotj,e,l“'i*-eer Union.
he Sunday school, of which Brown-
ffivc y*
unifoi is the superintendent,
shape largest single religious organ-
ion on the campus, having eight
it” [ses with a total enrollment of
'. Miss Margie Ingle is the gen-
secretary.
Jhe B. Y. P. U. is the second larg-
^organization. It is composed of
«n unions totaling 262 members.
I general officers are: Jack Ben-
I director; Miss Thelma Killian,
ciate director, and Miss Annie
kie, general secretary. Next in
.according to size is the Y. W. A.,
enrollment of 122, which
9 per cent of the total number
ne young wmmen enrolled at the
ge. Miss Annabel Lee is presi-
of the Y. W. A. council. The
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The teachers of Mars Hill College
are well prepared for the positions
which they hold on the faculty.
A survey shows that sixteen mem
bers of the faculty hold advanced
degrees from American universities,
three hold honorary degrees, and four
have studied abroad. In addition to
these the teachers in the departments
of fine arts have studied under widely
known instructors in their fields. A
study of the college catalogue shows
that each teacher is specially trained
for the subject which he or she
teaches.
The leading American universities
and graduate schools are listed among
those attended by members of the
faculty. Among those listed are: Duke
University, University of North Caro
lina, Columbia University, Cornell
University, Yale University, Univer
sity of Tennessee, University of Chi
cago, Northwestern University, Uni
versity of Michigan, University of
Illinois, Peabody College, University
of Pennsylvania, Boston University,
Massachusetts Institute of Technol
ogy, Ottowa University, Pratt Insti
tute.
Gifts Reported For
Dormitory Fund
By KATHERINE ELLIS.
Donations for the girls’ new dor
mitory are coming in slowly, but
steadily. These gifts range from five
cents to three hundred dollars, and
each gift makes us more eager to see
the first stones laid and the first ham
mers beating on this long desired pro
ject. Contributions have been made
by the college students, including
both the young men and the young
women; by faculty and friends; by
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part of their meagre income, are rep
resentative examples of the material
sacrifices which President and Mrs.
Moore have made for thirty-seven
years at Mars Hill College.
Coming to Mars Hill in their
youth, they have literally given thir-
I ty-seven years of their lives to the
College and community. The self-
denial, the labor, the dreams, the
prayers w'hich they have devoted to
the institution through a third of a
century will never be fully known.
They have done their wmrk not for
the praise or reward of man, both be
ing averse to blatant publicity and
having consistently refused to permit
any laudation of themselves or their
work. Indeed, the fact that they
have been so absorbed in their wmrk
that they have not been aware that
they w'ere doing anything unusual,
and were entirely unconscious of
their own heroism is one of the glo
ries of their service.
When President Moore took charge
in 1897 the affairs of the College
were at low ebb. This part of the
country was passing through a period
of financial depression; the College
was poorly and inadequately equip
ped; there w'ere no dormitories, the
building which is now Treat Dorm
itory being unfinished and sold for
debt; under previous administrations
the College had been running a de
ficit for current expenses. In the face
of these discouraging conditions,
the trustees leased the institution to
President M'oore, themselves assum
ing no financial responsibility. Since
that day. Mars Hill has never run a
deficit for operating expenses; it has
steadily grown in physical equip
ment, today having an ninety acre
campus, eleven buildings for dormi-
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Society gave its forty-fourth anniver
sary.
Serving as officers for the occasion
wore: President, Joe Dickson, and
Secretary, William Hill. The officers
of the society during this term are:
President, John Fisher, and Secre
tary, Edgar Kirk.
The speakers for the evening were:
Jack Benson, Watkins Blane, Brown-
low Hastings, Raymond Midkiff,
Tracy Church, Robert Costner, Neil
Hartley, Edgar Kirk. Those giving
musical numbers were: John Fisher,
George Bauman, and Earle Brock
man. Miss Mary Sue Barnett was the
accompanist for these numbers.
The climax of the formal program
was a debate between the four best
debaters of the Euthalian Society:
Tracy Church, Robert Costner, Edgar
Kirk, and Neil Hartley. The subject
was Resoh’ed: That the Principal
Features of the NRA Should Be Con
tinued. Church and Costner uphold
ing the affirmative side were given a
two to one decision by the judges.
The highspot of the evening came
at the finale when the entire society
formed on the stage a beautiful fig
ure, using Miss Kathryn Ellis, Presi
dent of the Nonpareils to lead. The
stage, bathed in soft lights, was deco
rated with the society colors, with
the throne for the “Fair Nonpareil’’
dominating the scene.
Marshals for the occasion were: La-
Fayette Wrenn, Chief; Garlon Ham
rick, Leslie Griffin, Kathryn Hollo-
well, Paulino Livesay, and Evelyn
Shepard.
The Nonpariel Literary Society of
Mars Hill College held a reception in
the administration building Saturday
evenng, December 8, ^t 8:00 o’clock
to celebrate their thirty-eighth anni
versary.
There were three hundred guests
in attendance, who were greeted by
th four presidents of the literary so
cieties: Miss Katherine Ellis, Non
pariel; John Fisher, Euthalian; Eliza
beth Denham, Clio; and Lionel Hoff
man, Philomathian; Dr. and Mrs. R.
L. Moore, and Dean and Mrs. I. N.
Carr. Among the guests were facul
ty members, former Nons and Eus,
and several members of the Clio-Phi
society.
As the guests assembled, a musical
program was rendered in the Clio-Phi
Literary Society hall. After which
the guests were invited into the Non-
Eu hall, where the past, present, and
future of Nonpariel was depicted.
The past was presented by Dr. Er
ma Henderson, a practicing physic
ian in Asheville, and a former presi
dent of the Nonpariel Literary So
ciety. The present was represented
by the present ])resident of the Non-
pariels, Jliss Katherine Ellis of Clay
ton. Miss Plllis was accompanied at
the piano by Miss Mary Sue Barnett
and John Fisher on the marimba.
Immediately following. Miss Mar
tha Mao Glazener rendered an essay
entitled “Non-Eu”, written by David
Ma.shburn, a former Euthalian. This
essay deals with the ideals and won
derful spirit of the two societies.
Miss Mary Stringfield and Calvin
Stringfield, Jr., as future Nonpariel
and Euthalian members represented
the future. Miss Stringfield played
a violin solo accompanied at the piano
by Miss Mary Sue Barnett. Mr.
Stringfield played a piano solo en
titled “Tango”.
After the society songs, the guests
were then given gold keys at memen
toes of the occasion, and as keys to
pure gold hearts of Nonpariels. The
guests then assembled in the Art
studio. A large cake in the form
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115 Are Enrolled
In Music Department
Glee
Club, Orchestra, Chorus
Are Popular.
Service Of Staff
Totals 414 Years
Wednesday evening the follow
ing officers were elected for the
Philomathian Literary Society:
Harold MqGuire, president; Ernest
Dudley, vice president; Clay Hem-
ric, recording secretary; Ernest
Symms, corresponding secretary;
Major Arrowood, censon; Erskine
Plemmons, treasurer; Carmon C.
Green, seer; Thomas Fulk, chap
lain; Reid Smith, chorister; Glynn
Balch, English critic; Wallace
Smith, expression critic; Roland
Bittle, fines collector; James Reid,
dues collector; Ralph Bowen, news
reporter; Charles Fisher, janitor.
The 32 members of the faculty and
administrative officers on the Mars
Hill College staff have served the col
lege in aggregate 414 years. The
tenure of office for individuals range
from one year to thirty-seven years.
Nineteen have been at Mars Hill for
ten or more years.
President and Mrs. Moore have
served the college longest, having
been at Mars Hill for thirty-seven
years. Next to them in point of ser
vice are Mrs. Robinson, Miss Bowden,
and Mr. Stringfield.
The character of the college is in
no small degree determined by these
who have devoted their lives to Mars
Hill through the years.
One hundred and fifteen students
enrolled in the music department of
Mars Hill College this year. As com
pared with the enrollment of last
year this number shows a consider
able increase.
The Mars Hill College is becoming
widely known for the unusual oppor
tunities it affords in the field of mus
ic. Courses are offered by well
trained teachers of recognized ability
in nearly any phase of music that one
might desire.
Besides the regular curriculum
there are several organizations to
which students who have shown some
degree of musical talent may belong,
such as the glee club, orchestra, male
chorus, and male quartet.
Live Extra-Curricular Organizations
Last year the glee club visited a
number of churches in Western
North Carolina, and gave programs
which were very favorably received.
The fact that the glee club travels
makes it well-known, especially in the
western part of the state. The organ
ization consists of about thirty-eight
members. Plans have been complet
ed for trips to be made next semes
ter.
Since instruction is being given
in the playing of most of the impor-
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