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mand is heavy for the best
‘White Banners” in the Li-
Foiir Go To Boone Tourna
ment; Chapman Wins
Two Seconds.
Speaks at IRC
! had tj- here. This latest creation of
on DecJ Douglas has caused many
rs and j^ts to resei’ve for the book
weeks ahead of time
AMBITIOUS
. ambitious program has been
pleasure"'’,
re as t}’ of fhe
’•e brou^®^^®” department, that in-
\ besides participation in the
twice
istmas i
ring,
le had
ng and ^
ard by *^ Festival at Carolina, gi'oup
was, “B ^
r lives Drama this Spring.
Ir. Mo’Oi
of a -vf
this
in arranging and presenting
LIKED
the many papers exchanged
|the Hilltop and passed on to
. dbrary for others to read, the
ranizatj^^g. pap^^g order are the
heir ±a| popular and best liked, Los
tinued|ies Junior Collegian, Wake
he con^t Old Gold and Black, and
in Hornet,
vice pi ^
secret! ELEMENTARY
corri^e artistic (?) display of tu
icials loa the window of the Art
nt;
and
io, faded and dismal in the
> that have past since some
red soul painted their like-
|on the pane, have caused
entering the Oscar Sams
ig- xiaii to 100
//fl^tElementary.”
^ BATH
e Chief of Police of Mars Hill,
and abetted by the Mars Hill
fay macy proprietor, gathered
of hose from the Fire De-
lent and gave the main drag
freeing the street from
lUl-ed, red clay that had col-
1 after the long seige of
The intercollegiate d e b a ting
team had a full week, debating
Asheville Normal the first of this
week and winding up with the
Appalachian State tournament at
Boone. On Tuesday, February 2,
four teams went to Asheville to
take part there in a debate with
the fairer sex. Bill Fleming and
G. G. Morgan, Clarence Sinclair,
and Edwin Spangler represented
the affirmative Mars Hill team.
On the negative side of the query
were Bob Bellinger and Haynes
Brown.
On the following day the same
eight Asheville Normal girls met
the attack of two more Lion teams.
Frances Summerlin and Ruby Hop
kins, Warren Smith and John
Chapman debated affirmatively;
the negative girls’ team was made
up of Dorothy Walker and Lillian
Linney, and the men’s team of
Robert Howard and James Randle-
man. These were non-decision de
bates, held before critic judges.
On Friday of the same week
part of the inter-collegiate foren
sic team made the trip to Boone
to participate in a tournament in
which about twelve colleges were
represented. Professor, J: '• B
Honor Clubs Draw
Many New Members
TALKS ON ORIENT
Ninet f New Students Are
Enrolled in High Scholas
tic Honor Clubs.
Editor Of ^‘Baptist Student
Concludes Extensive Lec
ture Tour Here Mon.
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AMY HEMINWAY JONES
Five To Attend IRC
February 19 And 20
Ig Hall to look up and mum-j used debaters who diit not^attefd
the tournament at Rock Hill.
Twenty-one speaking contests were
entered. The participants and
events entered were: John Chap
man, debate, extemporaneous
speaking, oration, and after-dinner
speaking; Warren Smith, debate
and extemporaneous s p e a king;
Robert Howard, debate and ex
temporaneous speaking; James
Randleman, debate, impromptu,
and extemporaneous s p e a king.
Chapman won second places in de
bate and after-dinner speaking.
The total team average was 88%
and the total debate average Avas
90%.
The debaters who remained
here came up against a keen Wake
Forest team of experienced speak-
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BUSY
ISP ^^bers of “Beowulf” Huff’s
sic group were more than
last week, meeting Asheville
■al, ASTC, and Wake For
esides participating in an in
A conference of International
Relations Clubs from colleges and
universities in the southeast will
be held February 19 and 20 at
Alabama Polytechnic Institute,
Auburn, Alabama, by invitation of
the institute and in cooperation
with the Carnegie Endowment for
International Peace. This confer-
east tTipt ^ Fi«“iuem;; Aueie Simpson,
east Inteinational Relations Clubs vice president; and Fred Taylor,
The Scriblerous Club met Feb
ruary 9. As new officers they
have: Emmett Davis, president;
Mildred Hardin, vice president;
and Frances Ward, secretary and
treasurer.
The new members of the club
are Frances Ward, Catherine Eth
eridge, Mildred Hardin, Alexander
Bellinger, Robert Bellinger, James
Sawyer, Robert Howard, G. G.
Morgan, Elizabeth Lee, Billy Po-
teat, Ruth Ellen, Agnes Isenhour,
John Ball, Virginia Drake, and
Marian Sprinkle.
The Science club met February
9, in the Science Lecture Room at
7:30. It boasts a large new mem
bership. The new members are:
Cecil Aderholt, Gordan Heath, Eu
gene Brissie, Council Pinnell, Rus
sell Harris, Adlai Hoyle, Glen
Beare, Oliver Summerlin, Ralph
Ashworth, Paul Hinkle, Rebecca
Hollowell, Eleanor Cashwell, Julia
Childs, Sara Darrough, Marie
Compton, Lucille Gillespie, Rob
erta Ford and Eugene Cornatzer.
Some of the old members failed to
rejoin. The officers are: Bob Jor
dan, president; Adele Simpson,
legiate speech tournament at
duleS'*
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WOLFPACK
‘CH Hill watches with inter-
FAGle assuming of the N. C.
coaching duties by Doc
)n. A former student hei*e
Study Courses Draw
Over 450 Students
'opular coach will find Walt
Mars Hill four letter man
, also in the Wolfpack. Rabb
a great record in the West
rh school last year, both
leHstically and as one of the
shortstops on a State base-
barn in years.
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LUNCHEON
:eSruary 20th will find would
rnalists and successful news
It one table at the Hilltop
=^uncheon. Young ladies wil
arm and beauty to the gath
by their presence.
touring
e, there and everywhere is
Blackwell, director of the
ment program now in prog
[ratifying results are expect-
m his efforts and the great-
rs Hill looms closer on the
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at” Hatcher, who brought
ake Forest Baby Deacons
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Of the 634 students in school,
450 took advantage of the study
courses in Sunday School work 1
offered here the week of February
1. The nine courses offered were
taught both by faculty members,
and by workers from outside the
college.
Those teachers coming to Mars
Hill from the Baptist headquarters
at Raleigh were: Mr. N. C. Brooks,
the new state B. T. U. secretary,
Mr. L. L. Morgan, secretary of the
Sunday School board. Miss Velma
Presslar, and Mrs. A. V. Wash
burn.
Faculty members teaching
courses were: Dr. R. L. Moore,
Professor V. E. Wood, R. M. Lee,
S. B. King, and the Rev. William
Lynch.
Two classes, “Outlines of Bible
History,” and “The Baptist Faith”
proved to be so popular as to war
rant one extra class each which
were taught respectively by the
Rev. Paul Fox of Louisville, a visi
tor on the campus, and Professor
J. A. MacLeod.
The number who will receive
awards is not yet known.
Conference. i secretary.
Ma^or CB Language Club had
Duhllcist' a traveler, its regular meeting on Tuesday,
puMieist and lecturer; Miss Carol February 9. French McCain was
e^elman, Carnegie Endowment re-elected president by unanimous
Intent choice. The other officers are: Er-
nevr^fnTM a° i'" “ “‘’"r”'’’* “rLendon, vice president;
JoMs nt- . Heminway Louise Lane, secretai-y and treas-
vTZ: TT thH-rer; Ruth Clark, reporter; and
Carnegie Endowment. Miss Jones Eleanor McElwain, poster chair-
IS in charge of the International man.
Relations Clubs work and will take r, v
part in the program as the En- Lenneld T
dowment’s representative. m t Eachel
rra Kelly, Feme Hudson, William
^ ofessor 0. T. Ivey, faculty Bates, Elmer Thomas, M. P. Lank-
rtorcLf Councilman, Mary
titute IS in charge of the con- Jones, and Evelyn Newman.
The I. R. C. Club had its regular
• Klonda, Geor- meeting on February 9. The new
gia, 1 issi^ippi, North and South officers are: Charles Weaver, pres-
Garolma, Tennessee, and Virginia ident; Winifred Greene, secretary
aie expected to send representa-1 and treasurer; Dorothy Hagler,
Dr Frank Leavell, south wide
Baptist student secretary, on a
lecture tour of the colleges of
North Carolina, will speak in
chapel here on February 15th.
Dr. Leavell, who is editor of the
publication. Baptist Student, is
recognized throughout the South
as a leading figure in Baptist ac
tivities.
His message to the students will
be based on his recent travels in
the Orient where he made a study
of the B. S. U. activity and work
ed toward bringing about a closer
relationship between American
students and those in the Orient.
His purpose in speaking here is to
acquaint the; Students with the sit
uation in China and Japan and to
stress the importance of the Bap
tist Student Union.
His lecture tour, which began
February 7, has included in its
scope such colleges as Wake For
est, Meredith, State College, Chap
el Hill, and Duke. Mars Hill,
which is next to the last college
on the speaking tour, is fortunate
in having such a speaker as Dr.
Leavell, and looks forward with
interest to his arrival on the
campus.
634 Students Mark
New Enrollment High
lives.
Colleges and universities in
North Carolina which will be rep
lesented at the conference are:
Asheville Teachers College, Bilt-
more College, Boiling Springs Col-
Appalachian State Teachers
College, Brevard College, Camp
bell College, University of North
Carolina, Queens-Chicora College,
Western Carolina Teachers Col
lege, Davidson College, Duke Uni
versity, Woman’s College of the
University of North Carolina, Guil
ford College, Lenoir-Rhyne Col
lege, Louisburg College, Mars Hill
College, Meredith College, North
Carolina State College, Catawba
College, Atlantic Christian Col
lege, and Wingate Junior College.
Representing the I. R. C. of
Mars Hill at the conference will
be Dorothy Haigler, Harold Rob
inson, Helen Gibson, Alma Brooks,
Billie C. Henderson, with Assist
ant Dean R. M. Lee as chaperon.
The group expects to leave
Mars Hill Thursday morning, Feb
ruary 18, and will return the fol
lowing Sunday.
vice president; and J. C. Ander
son, reporter.
The new members are: Mack
Ray, Billie C. Henderson, Lena
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According to reports issued by
the Registrar’s office the addition
of 27 new students at the start of
the second semester brings the
total enrollment for thle spring
session to 634, the highest ever re
corded for Mars Hill. The new stu
dents are: Mary Lou Almond, J.N.
Barnette, Howard C. Charles, An
nette Cushwa, Margie Davis, J. R.
Evans, Joe Henderson, Oscar L.
Martin, Albert Myer,
Russell Henry, Carl G. Ray, J.
B. Roberts, Onnie E. Robinson,
Hobert ,R. Rogers, M]is. H. R.
Rogers, Jose Romero, Robert C.
Sieg, James P. Stephenson, Lester
A. Watson, Virginia Grubbs, John
B. Le Gwin, John Van Hoy, Wal
ter Francis Pollard, C. L. Roberts,
Lloyd Brothers, Paul E. Johnson,
and Sidney Windham.
Phis Pick Declaimers
For Commencement
Boyd Ray, Harold Robinson, and
W^ R. Wagner won the right to
represent the P h i 1 o m a t h i a n
Literary Society at commencement
in the declamation contest pre
liminaries held Friday February 5
in lieu of the regular society pro
gram. Woodrow Wall was chosen
as alternate. Chosen for Anni
versary declaimers for next year
were W. R. Wagner and Richard
Mansfield, with Clyde Tilson as
alternate. Others who entered the
contest were: Philip Dixon, Ernest
Berry, James Powell, Joseph Pre-
vette, Glen Cagle, Joseph Radford,
Leonard Carter, and Gordan
Heathe.
The Clios will hold their temper
ance reading contest on the 25 of
this month.
Laurel Ads Mount
As Publication Nears
The advertising staff of the
Laurel has made rapid progress
since beginning its duties at the
start of the spring semester, bring
ing in two hundred and forty dol
lars to the advertising fund. The
goal of four hundred dollars is ex
pected to be reached in the near
future. Maurice Morgan has been
added to the staff as assistant ad
vertising manager.
All group pictures will be made
the week of the eighth. All pic
tures must be in by February 10.
As the Laurels will be held until
all individual picture fees have
been paid, it is requested that
these be taken care of as soon as
possible. The contracted engraver
will be here next week to complete
the plans for the year book.
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