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The Hilltop
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Published by the Students of Mars Hill College
EUTHALIANS
NOV.
28TH
MARS HILL, NORTH CAROLINA, NOVEMBER 11, 1936
NO. 4
Of CAMPUS
“ARAGRAPHICS
THESPIAN
l^S Richardson, U. N. C.
® ‘dent, remembered here for his
rk as a Dramateer, and as the
ihor of “Top Hats and Tena
nts,” is making good as a Caro-
i Playmakei’. For his work in
ae Dninkard” the Daily Tar
el says, . . and Howard Rich-
Ison, who comes from Mars Hill
h a good record as playwright
I actoi’. Richardson bombasts
ough the prologue, gives an old-
hioned legerdemain exhibition
ween acts, and plays three dif-
ent parts in the show, all in
e style.”
PHI’S TO CELEBRATE FORTY-SIXTH ANNIVERSARY
POPULAR
The Rev. William Lynch, youth-
"* new pastor to the church, is
)ular among the college set.
To tch accounts no little bit for the
>d attendance at all church
vices. The parson is a gradu-
[ of Wake Forest, and Crozier,
1 has a charming wife to aid
t 1 in his work here.
TVA
5oN’VA lecturer, Ralph C. McDae,
^e an illustrated lecture with
ored slides Monday in the audi
ium at the chapel hour, show
1—^lin- /.
scenes of Norns Dam, and
er Roosevelt accomplishments.
14 Students Attend
B. S. U. Convention
Annual North Carolina Meet
Held At W. C.-U. N. C.
In Greensboro.
Hand To Preside
Formal Program To Be Pre
sented Opening Season Of
Keen Rivalry.
RABINOFF TO PLAY
3enno Rabinoff, celebrated vio
y st, will appear in the first con-
t of the Asheville Civic Music
iociation in Asheville, Novem-
; 10. Rabinof, a pupil of the
2 Leopold Auer, will be assisted
bhe piano by Berthe Rich. Mem-
s of the Association at Mars
. 1 will attend in a body.
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NEW SIDEWALKS
village is having new side-
ks laid along the main street,
sing the sacrifice of many fine,
ntiful old trees. Progress
—^ches on!
NEW BUS?
’he Mars Hill Bus Company is
•ining to put a 35 passenger
into service soon between Mars
and Asheville.
IS ENDORSED BY STUDENTS
College Editors Meet
At Press Convention
400 Editors From 33 States;
mars Hill Sends Two
N. C., 11.
fall splendor
he coming of the sharp fall
5ts has given the wooded sides
;he Blue Hills a final touch of
z::^ty in their panoramic display
autumn splendor. The majestic
intains of the Blue Ridge pre-
a picture unsurpassable in
r gorgeous coloring of the
^ -es. Truly, western North Caro
ls the beauty spot of our
ntiy in early November.
Hubert Elliott, editor, and John
Chapman, managing editor of the
Hilltop represented Mars Hill at
the fifteenth annual convention of
the Associated Collegiate Press in
Louisville, Kentucky.
The convention, with the Uni
versity of Louisville as host, was
held at the Brown Hotel, October
29, 30, and 31. Over 400 delegates
representing 33 states attended,
including 11 from North Carolina.
Of the North Carolinians attend
ing, 4 came from W. C. U. N. C.;
3 from Davidson, and 2 each from
Duke and Mars Hill.
Herbert Agar, associate editor,
Louisville Courier - Journal, de
livered the opening address Thurs-
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F. D. R. Popular With
Mars Hill Students
Student Voters Accurately
Predict Democratic
Landslide.
President Franklin Delano
Roosevelt won a smashing victory
in the campus election held Oc
tober 24 by the Government class,
by polling 257 votes of the 389
votes cast. Governor Alfred M.
Landon polled 119 votes, and Nor
man Thomas, 13. There were no
votes cast for Lemke.
The straw poll followed a week
of intensive study, by members of
the government class, of the issues
of the current presidential cam
paign. More than 900 attended
the two rallies held by the two stu
dent parties. W. K. McKlean, of
Marshall, spoke for the Democrats,
and Calvin R. Edney, Republican
candidate for congress in the 10th
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ASHEVILLE CHAPTER U. D. C. MAKES
LIBRARY GIFT
The Mars Hill B. S. U. was rep
resented by 14 students at the
annual state conference held in
Greensboro, October 24, 25. The
theme of the convention was “The
Will of God.” Approximately 250
students representing 17 North
Carolina colleges attended the
meetings.
Friday night the Rev. Fred
Forester, Cullowhee, Prof. Ted
Johnson, N. C. State college, and
Mataline Nye, Meredith college,
spoke on “Seeking the Will of
God,” and Dr. Kyle M. Yates,
Southern Baptist Theological Semi
nary, Louisville, Ky., “The Call
to Divine Obedience.”
Saturday morning the theme
was “Campus Witnessing,” and
Saturday afternoon, “God’s Will
in My Life.”
Saturday night carried the theme
of “The Will of God in the
World.” There were conferences
held for the discussion of prob
lems and plans for the B. S. U.
woi'k in this state throughout the
convention.
Interesting facts were given
about North Carolina Baptists
Saturday morning by State Sec-1
retary, M. A. Huggins.
The new state council members
were presented Sunday morning.
Mars Hill was well represented by
both students and alumni. Those
elected were; Woodrow Hill, Boil-
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College Debate Squad
Plans Busy Season
Twenty Students Prepare To
Debate Minimum Wage
Question.
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mid-term reports
lid-Terms that were taken last
k did not end our worries. Re-
« will be sent out this week!
admitted
-iss Golda Tillery, daughter of
popular cafe proprietors, Mr.
Mrs. Roy Tillery, has been ad-
od to the Carson - Newman
natic club. Miss Tillery is cast
their next production, “Ice-
id.
The Asheville Chapter of the
United Daughters of the Con
federacy is making a gift of a col
lection of books to the Montague
Library at Mars Hill college, the
collection to be called “A Southern
Bookshelf”. The chapter is under
taking this piece of educational
work as a special project for this
year. Mrs. Ella R. Matthews, his
torian, is in charge of the commit
tee which is soliciting interest,
gathering the books and present
ing them to the library. The col
lection already contains a goodly
number of volumes on the South
and also books by and about
Southerners. One of the most valu
able contributions is the Librairy
of Southern Literature in 17 vol
umes. In the collection there are
several items of interesting his
torical value as the Life and Re
miniscences of Jefferson Davis,
Defense of Charleston Harbor by
John Johnson, Arthur’s Western
North Carolina, and A History of
Buncombe County by F. A. Sond-
ley. Another book dealing with
southern history, the War Be
tween the States, by Alexander H.
Stephens, was given to the Mars
Hill Librai'y U. D. C. collection by
Miss May McDowell, Asheville,
whose father Maj. W. W. Mc
Dowell had the work in his library.
Maj. McDowell raised the first
company in Asheville in the War
Between the States and took the
first company from Western North
Carolina to the front. Some inter
esting historical biography has
been contributed by Congressman
Zebulon Weaver also. Other books
that have been most welcome in
thhis collection are; AVho’s who in
S. C. Eppes’ Through Some Event-
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The intercollegiate debating
team, composed of 20 students
coached by Professor J. B. Huff,
will have a busy season in view
of the several events already plan
ned.
The first part of November will
see the team in action in a double
leader debate with the W^estern
Carolina Teachers’ college. Four
debates will take place in one
evening, two at Mars Hill, and two
at W. C. T. C.
Following this event is the toun
nament at W^inthrop college in
Rock Hill, S. C., scheduled for De
cember third. This event, in which
all the colleges and universities of
the Southeastern states are invited
to take part, will be made up of
debates, orations, extempore, im-
piomptu, after - dinner speaking,
and poetry reading for women. All
other events are open to both men
and women.
In March the team will enter
the junior college tournament for
the junior colleges of North Car
olina. South Carolina, and Vir
ginia.
The debaters plan to participate
in the Southeastern intercollegiate
tournament taking place in Ashe
ville in which all the Southeastern
states will be represented.
The intercollegiate d e b a t i n g
team is made up of the following:
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On Saturday, November 14, the
Philomathian Literary Society will
present its forty-sixth anniversary
program to open a season of keen
rivalry between the societies of the
college. The program, typical of
the regular society program given
on Friday nights, will represent
the “cream of the crop” in society
work on the campus.
The Phi Anniversary precedes
the Euthalian Anniversary by a
period of two weeks, and will set
a goal which the other society
will endeavor to better for itself.
For the anniversary program
the following presiding officers
have been chosen by the members
of the society: president, Harry
Hand from Cramerton; and for
secretary, Victor Workman, from
Haw River. These men will serve
in office only for the night of the
anniversary program.
The speakers for the evening
consist of: Charles Weaver, Ed
Spears, Boyd Ray, James Powell,
Ernest Berry, Warren Smith, Joe
Prevette, Woody Wall, Harold
Robinson, Howard Sanford.
The active officers in the Philo
mathian society for the term of
office now going on are: Boyd
Ray, president; Ernest Berry, sec
retary. Charles Weaver, Leicester,
held the chair during the first term
of office.
The Marshals for the occasion
have been chosen by the Clio-Phi
societies and are: John Yelton,
chief; Beulah Pruett; Homer Al
len; Martha Moore; Bill Kennedy;
Louise Perkinson.
One of the most interesting
features of the coming program is
to be the debate between four of
the best debaters on the campus.
The Philomathian Literary So
ciety was organized in 1890. At
that time, there was only one
literary society on the campus
and it was decided to divide it into
two sections so that there could
be some soi*t of contests between
the factions to promote the spirit
of rivalry which is now so keen
between the present societies. As
a result, the Phi and Eu societies
were born and each year contest
for the honors which are avaliable
in their lines of work.
Dramateers Praised
For Work On Play
The Importance of Being
EarnesV* Rendered by
Dramatic Group.
Before an appreciative audience
of 600, liberal with applause, the
Diamateers, play producing group
of the Expression Department,
presented “The Importance of Be
ing Earnest,” by Oscar Wilde, Sat
urday evening in the college audi
torium. The play was directed by
Miss Bonnie Wengert.
Before scenery constructed by
the dramatic classes, the well-
balanced cast gave one of the best
interpretations of a play ever to
bo given at Mars Hill. G. G. Mor
gan, Jr., as Algernon Moncrief,
gay, witty young bachelor, prob
ably took highest honors in act-
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