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The Hilltop
Published by the Students of 3Iars Hill College
CHRISTMAS
HOLIDAYS, DEC.
20—JAN. 6
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MARS HILL, NORTH CAROLINA, DEOEMBER 14, 1935
NO. 3
mtract For Laurel
.ecently Awarded To
News Printing House
Pages
‘L. STALLINGS IS EDITOR
TWENTY-ONE WIN
IN TRYOUTS FOR
DEBATING SQUAD
f^\shed Book Will Contain Be-
tween 100 And 110
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^'eady More Than Two Hiin-
s \dred Fifty Laurels Have
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L. Stallings, editor of the
^othh’el. reports that splendid prog-
has been made by the staff in
] aring subscriptions and that at
’ present time more than 250
! supiuals have been sold.^
^ P^'he contract for printing, engrav-
and binding has been let to the
vs Printing House of Charlotte.
)il ^ house printed the Annuals for
h Brevard College and Appa-
aian State Teachers’ College last
jr, and it is believed that they will
the staff in putting out a book of
!ch the senior class will be proud,
t is hoped that the majority of
—I students will have their pictures
~"en for the Laurel before the holi-
s. Mr. Stringfield has begun tak-
pictures, and he will be in the
-studio from 12:30 to 4. If any
flicts arise as to these hours, Clar-
rte Poe will arrange a time for
se having such conflicts to get
,_Jr pictures taken.
:he editor requests that each of
- students bear in mind that the
Olknce on his subscription is due
lediately after the Christmas holi-
s.
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The debating squad for 1935-1936
has been chosen by Professor M. E.
Oakes and other members of the de
bating committee. The gilds who made
the team are: Judith Eller, Helen
Corpening, Priscilla Pendleton, Judy
Wynne, Ethel Davis, Ethel Hill,
Lillian Linney, Lucille Hartley, and
Frances Summerlin.
The boys who made the squad are:
Thomas Fulk, Boyd Ray, Joe Robert
son, James Whitt, U. A. Moss, Jerome
Peak, Charles Weaver, G. G. Morgan,
Bob Query, Ernest Harrill, Cecil
May, and Bill Hill.
Coach Oakes is giving the team a
thorough workout before dividing it.
The query has been taken apart,
each part properly discussed, and
then put back together ready for
use.
It is hoped that after Mr. Oakes
has given this squad such a thorough
workout, that they will not lose a de
cision during the debating season.
Dean Carr Returns
After Louisville
Association Meet
Many North Carolina High
Schools Dropped From
Accredited List
THREE REASONS GIVEN
Mars Hill And St. Mary*s Only
Accredited Junior Colleges
In State
TENTH READERS & DECLAIMERS CONTEST
OPENS TODAY IN COLLEGE AUDITORIUM;
LARGE NUMBER OF SCHOOLS TO COMPETE
Welcome
el
„i|)rmer Student
Dies Recently
At Louisville
?xis Vinokuroffy A Former
Student From ManchuriUj
• Dies November 22
lews of the death of Alexis
I'okuroff, who died at Louisville,
, November 22, brought grief to
umber of his friends at Mars Hill
ege, where he was a student for
. years.
^®^inokuroff was born near Moscow,
firj^ifsia, and was reared a member
^the Greek orthodox church. Dur-
the revolution of 1917 he with
}{family left Russia for Manchuria,
:re Alexis and his father became
nbers of the Baptist church.
l?iC€okuroff came to Mars Hill from
I D^\)\n, Manchuria, in 1931 as an
quota student under the United
Jj^.es immigration laws, planning to
■D (jrn to Manchuria or Russia as a
■*-^^ister of the gospel. He came to
Hill highly recommended by
Charles A. Leonard, Southern
tist missionary to Manchuria. At
|-v rs Hill Vinokruff rapidly acquired
-^^iciency in English and graduated
.n honor student from the college.
Je a student here he made many
nds and was particularly out-
iding as a spiritual force on the
pus.
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libig ta JVII
Dramatic Club Is
Busy Organization
On College Campus
Club Has 53 Members Divided
Into Three Groups
Of Players
PRESENT ^^MISS MOLLY^
Gives Plays In Chapely C. C. C.
Camps, And At Club
Meetings
One of the more active clubs on
the campus is the Dramatic Club. The
club this fall is undertaking the
broadest field of activity ever under
taken by the club. Plays are being
presented each week in either club
meetings, chapel, or in C C C camps.
Two plays have been presented in
chapel this semester. One act of the
Dramatic Club’s fall play “Hedda
Gabber” was presented on one oc
casion. “Shimmering Steel,” written
by Mildred Moore, a former student,
was given on the other occasion. Both
were well received by the student
body. Another play, “Miss Molly,”
will be presented Friday in the audi
torium.
At every meeting of the club some
dramatic endeavor is presented for
the members. The club of fifty-three
members is divided into three groups
under the direction of Doris Johnson,
Mavis Allman, and Jessie Indorf.
One of these groups has charge of
the program each time.
The two-act comedy, “Miss Molly,”
was given at the Barnardsville C C
G camp recently. Other plays are to
be given at this camp and also at
the Mars Hill camp.
“Colleges in general are in better
condition than they have been at
any time since the depression be
gan,” Dean I. N. Carr of Mars Hill
College, said Monday as he returned
to his duties from attending the
fortieth annual meeting of the
Southern Association of Colleges and
Secondary Schools in Louisville last
week.
Distress was felt among the North
Carolina representatives. Dean Carr
said, when 47 North arolina high
schools were dropped from the ap
proved lists and the state was placed
at the bottom in the number of ac
credited high schools. Three causes,
he said, \^ere responsible for the
action of the association in regard
to North Carolina schools, the eight
months school term, over-loaded
teachers, and underpaid teachers.
Mr. Carr attended the meeting as
a representative of Mars Hill college,
which has been an accredited mem
ber of the association since 1926.
The other junior college in North
Carolina which is a member of the
association is St. Mary’s of Raleigh.
Five junior colleges of the South
were placed on probation this year,
and four were admitted to the as
sociation, making 39 accredited
junior colleges in the South. The re
port shows 139 senior colleges on the
accredited list.
Mr. Carr was away from the college
for a week. The meeting at Louis
ville lasted from December 2 to 6.
John T. Davis, Dean of Texas A.
& M. College was elected president
of the association for the' coming
year.
In behalf of our group of six hun
dred teachers and students I am glad
to welcome to our campus those who
have come to represent their schools
in the tenth annual contest of de-
claimers and readers. During these
years there has been a marked im
provement in the quality of the read
ings and recitations presented and
in this fact there is ground for con
gratulations to all concerned. Crowd
ed dormitories and class rooms will
expand just a little to help take care
of you who have honored us by your
presence. The welcome is just as
hearty as it can be under the circum
stances, though the entertainmenit
cannot be quite what we have it in
our hearts to make it, and would
make it if our quarters were larger
and better.
R. L. Moore
President.
Preliminaries To Last From
Two To Five This
Afternoon
R. M. LEE HAS CHARGE
Finals In Contest Will Be Run
Off Tomorrow
Morning
Ernest Harrill
Takes Third In
Horace Contest
state Translation Contest Held
In Commemoration Of The
Horace Bimillenium
Ernest Harrill, prominent senior on
Mars Hill Campus, won third prize in
the state translation contest for Col
leges in commemoration of the
Horace Bimillennium held at Chapel
Hill, according to a report received
last week.
The contest was under the auspices
of the American Classical League,
and each state was to choose one of
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Christmas Candle Light Service Program
Scheduled For Sunday Is Made Public
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The Christmas Candle-Light Serv
ice annually held at Mars Hill prior
to the Christmas holidays will be held
again this year on Sunday evening
in the college auditorium. The serv
ice was not held last year because of
a conflict in dates.
The program which has been held
for a number of years will begin
promptly at 7:30 Sunday evening.
The program is to be given by the
following groups: Glee Club, Dra
matic Club, String and Wood-Wind
Ensemble, and the Athenium Music
Club.
The program will be given in the
form of a dramatization of the
Biblical story of the birth of Christ
with appropriate music.
The program is as follows: Christ
mas hymns by the congregation; Lo!
How a Rose E’er Blooming, Praet-
arius (1571-1621); O Come, O Come
Emmannel, Gregorian Melody 8th
Gentry; (The Annunciation) The An
nunciation, Bearnais" Air, 13th Cen
tury; No Candle was There and No
Fire, Lehmann; Before the Paling of
the Stars, Kramer; (The Shepherds)
Cantique d’ Noel, Adam; Calm on
the Listening Ear of Night, Harker;
(The Manger) Jesus, Thou Dear Babe
Divine, Traditional Cradle Song from
Taiti; Bethlehem, Folk Song of Glatz;
(Adoration of the Shepherds) Three
Traditional Melodies, Arranged by
Endres; (The Magi) The Three Wise
Men, Kountz; What a Wonder,
Lithuanian Folk Song; Carol of the
Russian Children, From White Rus
sia, arranged by Gaul; A Candle,
Grace Noll Cromell.
College And Academy
Glasses Complete
Winter Elections
Elect SponsorSy Intramural
Basketball Managers In Last
Meeting Before Holidays
MISS JOHNSON POPULAR
First Semester Parties Put Off
Until After Christmas
Holidays
The chapel period on Monday, De
cember 8, was given over to the
meeting of the Senior, Junior, and
Academy classes. The most impor
tant business attended to by each
one of these was the election of class
sponsors. The Senior and Academy
classes clinched in one of their elec
tions, both desiring Miss Florence
Johnson as one of their advisors.
The other Senior sponsor elected
was Mr. John A. McLeod. Mr. R. M.
Lee and Mrs. S. P. King will serve
as Junior sponsors. Mr. P. C. String-
field was the other Academy class
sponsor chosen.
The intramural basketball tourna
ment managers were also selected.
They are as follows: Gerald Almond,
Senior; Mack Griffin, Junior; C. J.
Ellen, Academy.
The discussion of the class parties
was postponed until a later date.
The matter of rings for the Senior
Class was brought up in the Senior
Class meeting by Charles Hurst but
this was put off until further details
are worked out.
Y. W. A. To Present
Christmas Program
The Y. W. A. will have a special
Christmas program Wednesday night.
December 18, 1935 at their regU)ai
meeting. The Lottie Moon Christ
mas offering will be presented
through the program.
The Christmas Story with Mary,
Joseph and the baby Jesus will be
dramatized, and the girls will bring
their offerings to the baby as the
wise men of old brought their gifts.
The aim of the Y. W. A. this year
is that the Lottie Moon Christmas
offering will reach $100.00 and that
not only the girls in Y. W. A. shall
contribute but that every girl on the
campus shall have a part in it, small
though it may be.
The question that is facing the
girls is not “Shall I give?” but “How
much am I able to give?”
The tenth annual readers and
declaimers contest for the high
schools of Western North Carolina,
sponsored by Mars Hill College, will
be held at Mars Hill College today
and tomorrow.
The high schools from 20 counties
of Western North Carolina, with the
exception of special charter schools,
have been invited to participate in
the contest. Each school is entitled
to enter two students, one boy in the
declaimers contest and one girl in the
readers contest. Already several of
the schools have sent in the names of
their representatives. Professor R. M.
Lee, who is general director of the
contest, said today. The names of
each contestant, with a copy of his
or her declamation or reading, was to
be filed with the local committee at
the college by noon December 10.
The college will provide this year as
usual free entertainment for the con
testants and their chaperons.
Last year 32 schools participated
in the contest. Miss Jane Hunter of
Cullowhee, was the winner of the
readers cup, and Junior Pressley, of
Edneyville, was the winner of the
declaimers cup. A silver loving cup
with the name of contestant and his
or her school engraved thereon is
awarded the winner in each contest.
This cup may be held by the winning
school for one year. If any school
wins the cup two years in succession,
it becomes the permanent property
of the school.
Interest in the contest has grown
greater each year of the ten years
the contest has been held. This year’s
entry list is larger than ever before
in the history of the contest.
Preliminaries will be held this af
ternoon from two until six. The de
claimers will speak in Miss Wengert’s
studio and in the auditorium.
The finals in the contest will be
held tomorrow morning from nine
until twelve in the college auditorium.
Here the final winners in both the
readers and declaimers contests will
be chosen.
Twenty Voted Into
Scholastic Groups
Twenty students were given bids
to membership in the five scholarship
clubs on the campus at the last meet
ings of the clubs. The Science Club
took in eight, the I. R. C.’s and For
eign Language Clubs four each, and
the French Club and Scriblerns Club
two each.
Those to whom bids were issued
were students of high scholastic
standing. To be selected for member
ship to any one of these clubs is to be
highly honored. Eligibility consists in
making “B” on the subject with
which the club is connected, and a
passing grade on all other subjects.
The clubs meet monthly, on the sec
ond Tuesday.
To the following were given the
privilege of membership:
French Club: Deward Hoyle, Rob
ert Olnery.
Foreign Language Club: Malcolm
Dunkley, William Fleming, Reid
Gentry, Reid Smith.
International Relations Club: Nettie
Cornell, Jessie Croom, Livingston
Stallings, Alfred Taylor.
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