Welcome
Founder*’ Day-
Visitor*
The Hillto
Published by the Students of Mars Hill College
All Together
For A Greater
Mars Hill
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MARS HILL, NORTH CAROLINA, OCTOBER 11, 1935
NO. 1
A GREATER MARS HILL COLLEGE
WILL BE THE KEYNOTE
FOR FOUNDERS DAY OCT 12
Full Program Is Planned For
The Celebration Of 79th
Anniversary Of The College
SEN. BAILEY TO SPEAK
Several Hundred Expected To
To Attend Luncheon In Col
lege Dining Hall
Consideration of a program for
the endowment and enlargement of
Mars Hill College will constitute a
part of the program for Founder’s
Day, October 12, commemorating the
79th anniversary of the founding of
the college.
Senator Josiah W. Bailey will be
the principal speaker at the program
to be held in the college chapel at
eleven o’clock Saturday morning. The
full program for the morning has not
been announced, although a number
of distinguished guests are expected
to be present for the exercises. The
college glee club and orchestra are
expected to make their first public
appearance at this time.
Following the exercises in the col
lege chapel a complimentary luncheon
will be served in the college dining
hall for a large number of alumni
and others invited for the day. At
this time plans for an increased en
dowment and for enlai'gement of the
college will be discussed. At three
o’clock in the afternoon the annual
home-coming football game will be
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LEAVING
The Rev. L. Bunn Olive, who will
leave Mars Hill for China.
The Olives To Leave
Mars Hill For China
After 5 Years’ Leave
Mr. Olive Has Been Pastor Of
Local Church Since 1932; Will
Return To Former Field
Memorial Infirmary
Open To Students
Modernly Equipped Building
Made Possible By Gener
osity Of Friends
The Robinson Memorial Infirmary,
completed and dedicated at com
mencement last year, is virtually
furnished to serve the students’ needs
this year.
The infirmary was built from an
initial gift of $2,500 by Mrs. Robin
son and contributions by alumni,
friends and members of the faculty,
totaling ten thousand dollars. It was
built as a monument to the unselfish
efforts of Dr. W. F. Robinson who
for many years was the college phy
sician.
The infirmary was furnished by
donations also, Mrs. Rush Stroup was
the donor of one hundred dollars to
furnish one room. Dr. W. T, Hipps
of Asheville also is furnishing a room
in memory of his mother. The Gas
ton County Y. W. A. through the ef
forts of M’iss Myrtle Abernathy is
furnishing towels and bed linens for
the infirmary. Some other friend of
the college gave the money for the
furnace.
Welcome
“Who’* that knocking at my
door?’’ queried one of Mars Hill’s
more prominent citizen*.
“It’s me—old Brother Stork,’’
came the reply.
“What do you want?’’ was the
citizen’s next question.
“I have a registered package
for you,’’ answered old Samuel S.
Stork.
So was heralded in the arrival
of an eight pound girl to the home
of Rev. and Mrs. Hoyt Blackwell.
The “package,” named Hannah
Brown Blackwell, came on the
evening of September 17.
Sweeping down upon the heels
of the bank robbery this happen
ing gave the citizenry of Mar*
Hill another shock—this time a
pleasant one.
Mr*. Blackwell and the “regis
tered package” are at home now
to visitors.
Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Olive and
family will leave Mars Hill on the
Lst Sunday in October to return to
China where Mr. Olive will serve as
a missionary of the Southern Bap
tist Convention.
Mr. Olive has been in the United
States since 1930, when Mrs. Olive’s
ill health forced him to return to this
country. For a year and a half while
Mrs. Olive was recuperating Mr.
Olive worked with the Foreign Mis
sion Board of the Southern Baptist
Convention in Nashville. In Septem
ber of 1932 Mr. Olive came to Mars
Hill to serve as pastor of the church
here.
This will be the Olives’ third trip
to China. They first went to China
in 1920 and stayed until 1926, when
they returned to this country on a
furlough. They stayed in this coun
try until 1928 because of the revo
lution raging in China. Returning to
China in that year they stayed only
twb years before Mrs. Olive’s ill
health forced their return.
Mr, Olive will be engaged in city
evangelistic work in Chinkiang dur
ing his term of service this time.
The Olives are planning to leave
Mars Hill the last Sunday in Oc
tober, After visiting relatives they
will sail from San Francisco in the
middle of November.
All of Mr. Olive’s family will be
with him in Chinkiang with the ex
ception of his son Howard who will
enter the American School in
Shanghai. Howard will return to this
country in three years to enter Mars
Hill.
New Amphitheater
Under Construction
Outdoor Theatre and Gardens
Will Add To Beauty
Of Campus
Within a very few months Mars
Hill College will be the proud posses
sor of one of the most beautiful and
unique outdoor theatres in the South
land.
With student help under the direct
supervision of Mr. C. I. Poor, a noted
landscape architect of Asheville, and
under the indirect supervision of Mr.
B. H. Tilson, of the buildings and
grounds committee, the task of trans
forming the two slopes and the hol
low just back of Moore Hall into an
outdoor theatre, is rapidly being car
ried out.
It is planned that one may enter
the theatre both from the east side
and from the west side. The eastern
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STATISTICS
Enrollment 546
Girls Enrolled 209
Boys Enrolled 337
C-I Students 319
C-II Students 171
Academy Students 50
Special Students 6
North Carolina Students 385
N. C. Counties Represented — 73
Countries Represented, Brazil,
Cuba, China, and Russia.
States Represented, North Caro
lina, South Carolina, Tennessee,
Virginia, Georgia, Illinois, Ken
tucky, Alabama, Maryland, Mis
souri, New York, Michigan,
Florida, Louisiana, New Jersey,
New Mexico, California, Texas,
Indiana, and District of Colum
bia.
Dr. Tucker Speaks
At First Chapel
Of 79th Session
^"Building A Face” Is Subject
Of Inspiring Address At
Opening Program
“With all thy building of college
days, build a face,” was the theme
of an address by the Rev. J. Powell
Tucker, pastor of the First Baptist
Church of Raleigh, at the formal
opening of the 79th session of Mars
Hill College.
In his subject. Dr. Tucker para
phrased the college motto, “With all
thy getting get understanding,” and
delivered an inspiring lecture to 600
or more students and visitors gath
ered for the opening of the college.
“The face we have at 15 is the face
God gave us,” Dr. Tucker said; “the
face we have at 40 is one we made
ourselves.” The face of a youth is a
prophecy, he said, and the face of
an old man is a history. The speaker
concluded his address by saying
“One beauty secret worth while is
continuous inner communion with the
highest and best.”
The program wes presided over by
President R. L. Moore, who empha
sized the importance of an inspiring
address at the opening of the college
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Editors Are Chosen
For 1936 Laurel
StallingSf Bauman^ and Hurst
To Head Staff of Annual
This Year
The staff of the 1936 Laurel has
been completed by Editor D. C. Stall
ings, business manager George Bau
man, advertising manager Charles
Hurst. The following have been add
ed to the staff which will put out this
year’s annual: associate editor, Jessie
Indorf; assistant editor, Ernest Har-
rill; literary editor, Elizabeth Alex
ander; feature editor, Anna Deaton;
photo editor, Clarence Poe; circula
tion manager, Andrew Kropf.
The assistant business manager
will be elected by the C-I class in the
immediate future.
It is the aim of the staff to pub
lish an annual that will last through
the years, and one of which the class
of ’36 will be proud.
Student Council Named
Instead of an election to determine
the new Student Council this year
the student government body was
chosen by the faculty.
Reid Smith was elected chairman
by the council in their first meeting.
Other members of the council are C.
P. Hathaway, Robert Query, Andrew
Kropf, J. R. Thompson, William
Fleming, Joe Thomas, Donald Parker,
and Wayne Foster. Mr. King is serv
ing as faculty advisor to this group.
SECRETARY OF LABOR PERKINS
SPEAKS ON MORAL FORCES
BEHIND SOCIAL LEGISLATION
VISITOR
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Secretary of Labor Francis Perkins,
who was Chapel speaker last week.
Few Changes Made
In Faculty Lineup
For The Year
Several New Teachers Assume
Duties; Two Granted Leave
Of Absence
Several changes have been made
in the faculty for 1935-36. The
faculty this year has been increased
by the addition of several new mem
bers. Two leaves of absence have
also been granted to former faculty
members to continue study toward
degrees.
Miss Ella J. Pierce, dean of wom
en and a member of the English
department, has been granted a
leave of absence to attend Cornell
University. In her absence Mrs.
Thomas Rogers, for many years dean
of women at Carson-Newman Col
lege, is serving as dean of women.
Mrs. Rogers received her education
at Dalton College, University of Ten
nessee, and the University of Chica
go.
Miss Florence E. Johnson, Mars
Hill graduate of 1931, has been add
ed to the business department of the
college. Miss Johnson finished her
education at Carson-Newman College
after leaving Mars Hill. She also at
tended Bowling Green Business Col
lege.
One of the additions to the Eng
lish department is Miss Annie L.
Brackett, also a former student here.
From Mars Hill Miss Brackett en
tered Meredith college when she re
ceived her A. B. She completed work
leading toward the degree of Master
of Arts in 1925. This degree was
obtained from New York University
on a fellowship.
Miss Ethel Gregg, teacher of Eng
lish, was given a leave of absence
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Clubs Of Campus
Begin Activities
Campus Organizations Are
Completing Plans For Year;
New Officers Are Selected
The various clubs on the campus
have begun to swing into action this
year. Many have already had meet
ings and laid plans for the coming
year’s work.
The Ministerial Conference in its
first meeting elected officers and
accepted new members. A total of
thirty-nine members attended the
first meeting, nineteen old and
twenty new. Officers elected were
Bill Fleming, president; Paul Rob
erts, vice-president, and Arthur
Dixon, secretary.
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*‘It Is The Genius Of The Amer
ican People To Make A Moral
Contribution To Government ”
Says Miss Perkins In Chapel
Address
DINES WITH STUDENTS
Expresses Pleasure In Knowing
People Intimately; Obliges
Student Autograph Seekers
Miss Frances Perkins, Secretary of
Labor of the United States, was
chapel speaker last Tuesday at Mars
Hill College. She spoke to the stu
dents on the general subject of un
derstanding the moral and ethical
principles underlying social security
legislation.
Miss Perkins said she was enjoying
the scenery of Western North Caro
lina but was particularly glad for an
opportunity to know intimately the
people of this section.
At the close of her address in the
college auditorium, the Secretary of
Labor shook hands and chatted with
a number of the townspeople, teach
ers, and students who gathered about
her. Autograph seekers among the
students besieged her with notebooks,
textbooks, copies of college songs on
which she placed her signature. After
lunch with the students in the college
dining hall, she posed for kodak pic
tures and paid a brief visit to the
Madison rug shop.
Miss Perkins explained to the stu
dents the purpose of the Interna
tional Association of Industrial Acci-
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Stunts Enliven
Opening Reception
Fun And Display Of Talent
Make Annual Get-Acquainted
Reception A Success
A novel idea was used for the
first Saturday night’s entertainment.
A program of music and fun made
up the evening’s festivities.
The program of music included
several solos. “The Bells of Saint
Mary” was played as a cornet solo
by Roderick Cartier. Eleanor Salters
rendered a number of popular songs,
and Emmet Davis played several
popular numbers on the accordion.
To end the evening’s entertain
ment the boys joined hands as did
the girls in two separate circles and
moved in different directions. At
the command halt both lines stopped.
Then an acquaintance was formed
with the person directly opposite.
This was repeated several times to
give every one an opportunity for
enlarging his list of acquaintances.
Announcement
The Hilltop for 1935 will oper
ate on a different plan this year
from preceding years. Dates of
publication will be changed this
year to carry out the policy.
In preceding years the Hilltop
has been published bi-weekly. This
year it will appear only monthly.
A literary supplement will also be
published twice during the present
session. This supplement will con
sist of essays, themes, poetry, and
other works written by students of
the college.
This change in policy was
brought about by the desire to
make the Hilltop of a higher stand
ard than ever before. Quality will
be stressed in the coming issues.
The date of publication will prob
ably be the first of each month.
The Staff