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ENDS FEB. 13
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Published by the Students of Mars Hill College
C-I EDITION
FEB. 22
BOYS SELECT COMMITTEE
TO SPREAD GOOD WILL
Faculty Committee To Work
With Students In Effort To
Better Understanding
With Students
Clio Officers
Coming as a complete surprise to'
both faculty and parts of the student
body, a mass meeting of all the boys
on Saturday night, January 19, elect
ed a committee of five members head
ed by James Frazer to represent them
with calmness rather than by having
a demonstration of brute force and
rowdiness in all discussions with the
faculty. The action came as a culmin
ation of a week of discussion and de
liberation by the leaders of the insur-
rectory factions on the campus.
The members of the committee
were chosen by open nomination and
balloting from the floor after almost
two hours of open discusion which at
times threatened to become dis
astrous.' The members as chosen by
the boys were: James Frazer, chair
man, Rogei' Franklin, John Fisher,
Lionel Hoffman, and Loris Dover.
Fisher resigned and was replaced by
Harold McGuire later in the week.
The boys’ committe'e met with the
executive committee of the faculty at
its first mpeting after the election and
discussed the situation with them. It
was felt at that time by everyone
present that action of some sort
should be taken. The students’ recom
mendations and requests were taken
before the faculty at its regular meet
ing the following Friday night and a
committee consisting of Miss Ruthei-
ford; Miss Johnson, and Mr. J. B.
Huff was appointed to investigate the
situations of student government in
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President Mildred Pittman
First Vice-Pres. - Mae Ruth Turner
•Recording Secretary Edna Jobe
Corresponding Secretary
Ernestine Hamby
Treasurer Marie Young
Chaplain Nina Grey Liles
Censor —Nina Belle Ray
Pianist Margaret Kinette
Chorister Georgia Ingle
Reporter Judith Eller
Poster chrm ..Elizabeth Hicks
Literary Critic
Parneice Littlejohn
Expression Critic — Beulah Cantrell
Music Critic Melba Nanney
Marshalls—^Doris Johnson, Rebecca
Franklin, Marie Haynie.
Program Comm.—Clota Bi'aswell,
Helen Roberts, Irene Holcombe.
36 STUDENTS MAKE
FIRST HONOR ROLL
Symms and Hawkins Top List;
104 Receive Second
Honors
Non Officers
Dr. Richardson Speaks
Before Student Body
After having been introduced by
Dr. Moore as an eminent writer and
a powerful speaker. Dr. Frank
Howard Richardson opened the series
of second semester chapel exercises
with an appealing address on “How
We Think”. In this speech he em
phasized the fact that most of our
important decisions are not made by
a purely rational process but by emo
tional rulings.
Showing that speakers sway audi
ences by emotional appeal only, he
proved that one who has his emotions
best under control will get fui’ther
in the world.
Dr. Richardson ended his speech
with the statement that “The most
successful man or woman is one who
recognizes emotions as emotions even
though he cannot bring them under
coi. j:lete control”.
After his address Dr. Richardson
gave the students a five-minute period
to ask questions.
Three Original Plays
Go To U.N.C. Contest
Registration For Spring
Passes Expectations
Twenty-Three New Students
Enroll, Representing
Five States
With second semester registration
almost complete, indications are that
total registration will surpass last
year’s number. It is expected that a
total of 540 will register.
This is the largest registration in
several years. Officials of the college
said this total far surpassed their ex
pectations.
A total of twenty-three new stu
dents have entered for the second
semester. Boys outnumber the girls
with 17 boys and 6 girls registered.
Five different states arc included
in this number. They are North
Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee,
Kentucky, and New York. North
Carolina has 17 on this list, Tennes
see three. New York, Kentucky, and
South Carolina one each.
New students registering are:
W. N. Bryant, Lenoir; R. Farmer,
Spring Hope; John Frazer, Long Is
land, N. Y.; E. J. Gibson, Gibson;
Thomas Haywood, Mt. Gilead; J. Hol
loway, Buies Creek; J. L. Jones, Boon-
ville; H. A. Meacham, Rockingham;
Jack McWhirter, Shelby; Fred
Shanks, Rogersville, Tenn.; M. A.
Spangler, Shelby; R. Breazeale, Pick-
sens, S. C.; David Bray, Marion; Jes-
sell Cochran, Asheville; Mrs. Dorothy
English, Mars Hill; Bertie Ford,
Hartford, Tenn.; Ninion Riley,
Wheatley, Ky.; Mrs. Martha Roberts,
Mars Hill; Paul Roberts, Johnson
City, Tenn.; Algie Spears, Canton;
Clara Taylor, Mars Hill; Fred Tay-
or. Mars Hill; Laura Taylor, Mars
Hill.
Flu Epidemic Checked
By Efficient Nurse
“The Late Mrs. J. B. Pottsenbottle”
by Howard Richardson, “Ashes” by
Hubert Elliott, and “A Good Bar
gain” by Neil Hartley, were the three
one-act plays chosen by the Mars Hill
Dramatic Club to represent this so
ciety at the annual one-act play con
test in the Spring Festival at Chapel
Hill.
From all the plays submitted by
junior colleges, Chapel Hill selects
two, which are given the privilege of
being shown in the Playmakers Thea
tre during the contest.
For the past four years the Mars
Hill Dramatic Club has submitted
plays to this contest, and for three
of these years plays have been ac
cepted. Last year the Paul Green
award was given to the original play
submitted by Miss Janie Britt, a grad
uate of the college expression de
partment.
At times during the month of Jan
uary it seemed that Mars Hill might
be taken in by the Flu epidemic that
has distressed the whole country. We
find, though, that under the watchful
eyes of Miss Hester and Dr. Robin
son, we were able to keep the cases
down to a comparatively small num
ber. It is interesting to note that
while several surrounding schools
have been completely victimized.
Mars Hill in comparison suffered
lightly.
According to a report from Miss
Hester, 15 of the students and 35
town people suffered from Influ^
enza. Three of the students devel
oped serious cases of pneumonia, but
are now safely on the road to recov
ery.
It is notable that the epidemic was
checked in spite of the poor facilities
which the present infirmary offers. It
is to be hoped that the completion
of the new infirmary is in the near
future, for it will be a valuable aid
to the staff in charge.
Professor J. W. Huff, Mars Hill col
lege registrar, has released the regu
lar semester honor roll of those stu
dents who have made no grade under
the rating of a “B” on all of their
college work. He has also released the
second honor roll, or a roll of those
who have not made under a “C” rat
ing on any subject. The two highest
averages for the semester s woik
were made respectively by Ernest
Symms, Jr., and Carter Hawkins,
both of Asheville.
The list of those who have not made
under a “B” follows: Elizabeth Alex
ander, J. M. Blalock, Ralph Bowen,
Earl Brockman, Loris Dover, Judith
Eller, Betty Elliott, Katherine Ellis,
William Fleming, Ruby Lee Gibson,
Ernest Harrell, Eleanor Harrington,
Brownlow Hastings, Carter Hawkins,
Clay Hemi’ick, Edna Jobe, Brice Kel
ler, Annabel Lee, Nina Gray Liles,
Harold McGuire, Edith McIntosh,
Christine Nash, Margaret Patillo, Ed
Porter, Iris Rabb, Howard Richard
son, Mildred Rippy, Evelyn Shepherd,
Felix Speer, D. L. Stallings, Ernest
Symms, Jr., W. R. Teague, Helen
Thomas, J. R* Thompson, Maiy D.
Tinnin, Ruth Turner. It is interest
ing to note that 18 out of the 36 to
make this honor roll were boys, anc
that two football players are in the
group.
The second honor roll follows: C.
Almond, M. Anderson, C. Armstrong,
E. Baker, R. Bennett, J. Benson, R.
Biddle, C. Bowen, A. Bradsher, C.
Braswell, V. Breedlove, K. Brooks,
L. Bryan, B. Carr, R. Carter, W.
Chandler, L. Chappell, H. Cody, M.
Collette, D. Conduff, M. Cornwell, A.
Corpening, J. Crumpler, E. Davis, E.
Denham, D. Drye, E. Dudley, R. Elk
ins, D. Ellis, A. Eskridge, A. Fox, R.
Franklin, J. Frazer, I. Gaskins, D.
Gregory, L. Griffin, M. Guille, L.
Hartley, C. Hearn, J. Hedgpeth, W.
Hendrix, D. Holcombe, M. Holt, S.
Holt, W. Horton, D. Hoyle, M. Huff,
C. Hurst, J. Indorf, E. Jackson, F.
James, D. Johnson, K. Johnson, W.
Johnson, D. Kesler, G. Kester, T.
Killian, R. Kornegay, A. Kropff, P-
Livesay, A. Mackie, M. Mackie, S.
Madrey, E. Martin, R. Midiff, H.
Mohn, D. Morgan, T. A. Morris, V.
McLean, M’. Navy, P. B. Orr, J. Pow
ell, E. Powell, R. Proffitt, P. Pruitt,
J. Randleman, J. Reid, V. Russell, N.
Sanders, H. Sebren, A. Shaver, G.
Shults, A. Spitzer, C. Sconce, T.
Vance, M; Wagner, M. Wall, R.
White, J. Whitt, G. Wirtz, W. Wood
ard, C. Woody, A. Yeargin and P.
York. Four football players were on
this roll.
It is notable that the boys who
made the highest averages both come
from the same high school and aie
both taking what are conceded to be
the hardest courses in college-—
science and engineering.
Miss Dortha Morgan of Asheville
was elected President of the Non
Pareil Literary Society Thursday
during the business session of the
regular meeting. The other officers
are:
Vice-President Marion McManus
Recording Secretary
Lura McCracken
Corresponding Secretary
Kathryn Hollowell
Censor Mary Francis Warlick
Chaplain Martha Mae Glazener
Chorister Milly Hellen
Pianist Louise Lane
Treasurer Annabel Lee
Reporter —- Annie Mackie
Hostesses—Lucille Hartley, chief;
Margie Ingle, Christine Rober
son, Mataline Collette.
FIRST FACULTY RECITAL
TO BE HELD TONIGHT
Miss Whittington^ Mrs. King,
And Miss Biggers To Be
On Program
Bids To Be Issued
By Honor Clubs
I. R. C. To Send Delegates To
Southern Meet At
Davidson
The five scholarship honor clubs of
Mars Hill College are extending bids
for membership to their respective or
ganizations.
Only a select few who rate high in
scholarship and character will receive
invitations, for each club has stand
ards of entrance that are very
stringent.
To be eligible one must make a
grade of “B” on the subject of in
terest to that particular club, and a
passing average on every other sub
ject. ——— -
A chapel program was recently de
voted to the introduction and explan
ation of the different clubs.
The clubs hold their meetings on
the second Tuesday of each month,
and those who are selected and elect
ed to membership may well feel that
they are honored to a high degree.
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The International Relations Clubs
of the South are meeting for round
table discussion of munitions and the
Far East problem at Davidson Col
lege, from February 21, until Febru
ary 23, 1935. The branch of the
I. R. C. at Mars Hill College, founded
and sponsored by Dean I. N. Carr, is
expected to send representatives.
Two members of the music depart
ment of Mars Hill College, Miss Mar
garet Whittington, teacher of voice
and Mrs. Spencer B. King, teacher of
the violin, will appear in recital to
night in the college auditorium at 8
o’clock.
Both Miss Whittington and Mrs.
King are appearing in recital for the
first time at Mars Hill, this being
their first year on the faculty. Music
lovers in the vicinity of Mars Hill are
looking forward with interest to the
appearance of these musicians.
Miss Whittington, who has had wide
concert experience in New York as
well as cities of Nbrth Carolina, pos
sesses a brilliant coloratura soprano
voice which she uses with intelli
gence and artistic feeling. Her in
terpretation of the Italian and
French numbers is especially good.
Mrs. King is a graduate of the New
England Conservatory of Music and
for several summers has studied vio
lin with (Samuel Gardner at the Juil-
lai’d graduate school. According to
one of her ci'itics, Mrs. King has ex
ceptional talent and a thorough com
mand of technique, combined with
a charming personality.
Miss Whittington and Mrs. King
will present the following program,
with Miss Martha Biggers, head of the
department of music at the college,
as accompanist:
“Spirate pur Spirate” (Donaudy),
“0 Babbino Caro” (Puccini), Lo!
Hear the Gentle Lark (Bishop), Miss
Whittington; “Arioso” (Bach). Mrs.
King; Aria: “Una Voce Poco Fa”
from “The Barber of Seville” (Ros
sini), Miss Whittington; “Concerto in
G Minor—Andante” (Mendelssohn),
Mrs. King; “She Never Told Her
Love” (Haydn), “Non, Je N’ira Plus
au Bois” and “Chantons les Amours
de Jean” (eighteenth century), *“The
Night Wind” (Farley), Miss Whitting-
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Dr. Payne Of Peabody
Speaks In Chapel
Eu Officers
The Euthalian Literary Society
has elected the following officers to
lead them for the next six weeks:
President Dickson
Vice-President Edgar Kirk
Recording Secretary
Lafayette Wren
Censor Brownlow Hastings
Corresponding Secretary —
Raymond Midkiff
Chaplain Edward Roberson
English Critic Leslie Griffin
Collector Garlon Hamrick
Pianist - Earle Brockman
Janitor T. Huston Brown
Expression Critic Wm. Hill
Debate Critic Robert Costner
Reporter James Graves
Time Keeper Wm. Fleming
Librarian Watkins Blane
Chorister Jack Benson
After he was introduced by Presi
dent R. L. Moore as “One of the
brightest and foremost school men of
the South,” Dr. Bruce Payne, presi
dent of Peabody Teachers college of
Nashville, ^Tennessee, a few weeks
ago brought an inspiring address to
the students of Mars Hill college as
sembled in the college auditorium,
urging them to go forth in Christian
faith and succeed.
The grizzled, white-haired veteran
of Southern education impressed the
students from the beginning as he ap
pealed to the so-called “heedless
young people of today” that they at
tain success through faith, and
through the guidance of God in all
;heir decisions. He pled with the stu
dents to “pray on your knees before
accepting any call.”
Dr. Payne showed how he had ac
quired spiritual courage and that it
could not be secured other than by
self-acquirement. He ended his ad
dress with this advice—“Polish the
talents that you have and conjugate
them to Christian service, and then
work like the devil! Courage is the
last breath that leaves the heart of a
courageous man and the first to leave
the heart of a coward.
“A fool hath said in his heart,
‘There is no God’.”
S.S. Study Course Ends;
Declared A Success
The Sunday School study course,
offered each year to the students of
the college, got away with a fine start
last Monday with more than four hun
dred enrolled in the different classes,
which are being taught by denomina
tional leaders. Classes were held
twice daily.
Under the supervision of Brown
low Hastings, who is the general sup
erintendent of the college department
of the Sunday School, the courses
were brought to a successful ending
Fx’iday afternoon.
Those who devoted their time to
teaching the courses were: Professor
John A. McLeod; J. N. Barnette,
Nashville, Tennessee; Rev. Charles A.
Madry, Spindale; Mrs. C. A. Madry,
Spindale; Rev. Nane Starnes; Ashe
ville; Dr. R. L. Moore; Professor R.
M. Lee; Perry Morgan, Raleigh; Pro
cessor V. E. Wood.
Academy Classes Plan
For Hilltop Issue
The Academy classes are now mak
ing plans for the publication of an
issue of the Hilltop in which they have
been given, by the kindness of the
staff of the paper, a whole page ex
clusively for the functions of this
group. This issue will follow the C-I
edition.
In the meeting of the class the
other day a small staff was elected to
take care of this publication. The staff
consists of Richard Padgett, editor-in-
chief; associate editor, William Flem
ing; social editor, Eleanor Harring
ton ; and the sports editor, John Wag
ner.