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The Hilltop
HOMECOMING
DAY
MAY 27
Published by the Students of Mars Hill College
VOL. XL
MAES HILL, NORTH CAROLINA, MAY 15, 1937.
NO. 13
Student Peace Council
Holds Weeks’
Drive
College Church, The Hilltop,
And Veterans of Future
Wars Unite In
Effort.
CARR, LYNCH SPEAK
Empty Chair Program Held
In Chapel; Brissie Is
New Commander.
With the admonition that “You
leave here with the solemn deter
mination in your heart that, in
the words of Robei't W. Service,
‘War never, never can be right’,”
John Chapman concluded the
Peace Movement held here April
27, 28, 29.
Under the auspices of The Col
lege Church, The Hilltop, and the
Student Peace Council (Veterans
of Future War) the week of April
26 was set aside for meetings and
discussions.
Posters illustrated with Bruce
Barton’s striking pictorial editor
ials were placed on the campus.
On Tuesday night, in the Eu
Hall, Dean I. N. Carr spoke to a
small gathering on “World Un
rest,” dwelling particularly on the
situation in Central Europe, and
the Balkans. “In my opinion,”
said Dean Carr, “it is in the Bal
kans that the spark that ignites
the next war will be struck, not in
Spain.” He expressed satisfaction
with the manner in which the
youth of America were reacting
to war threats, comparing Ameri
can peace movements wi|th the
more militaristic European youth
movements. Following his talk, a
general discussion was held.
On Wednesday night, in the
church, the Rev. Wm. Lynch spoke
to the gathering on “Christ and
War.” Following his talk an open
discussion was held, in which V. E.
Wood, I. N. Carr, Dr. R. L. Moore,
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Mars Hill College to Pause in Work
to Commemorate 40 Years of Progress
Dr, Powell To Deliver
Baccalaureate Sermon
To Seniors, May 23rd
Inter-Society Oration
To Be Held Tonight
Girls’ Oration—Essay Con
test Will Follow That
of Boys.
Dr, William Frances Powell, pas
tor of the first Baptist church at
Nashville, Tenn., will deliver the
Baccalaureate sermon to the se
niors on the morning of May 23.
He is well known throughout this
section and over the entire south.
Dr. Powell was reared near Ra
leigh and finished school at Wake
Forest. Later he went to Fruitland
as a teacher. It was there that he
decided to enter the ministry. His
first pastorate was at Morganton,
Later he was called to the first
Baptist church at Chattanooga,
Tenn., where he was pastor for
some time. From there he return
ed to Asheville as pastor of the
first Baptist church, and remain
ed there until called to the first
church at Nashville.
As Dr. Powell revisits Mars Hill
he returns among many friends
and ardent admirers. While at
Asheville he paid Mars Hill several
visits and made many close
friends throughout Western North
Carolina. Mars Hill feels honored
to have such a personality and
character to deliver the Baccalau
reate Sermon as a farewell dis
course to the graduating class of
1937.
Tonight at 8:00 p. m., the an
nual boys’ oration, and girls’ essay
contest will be held, in the chapel.
The oi’ators, with subjects are:
Lewis Hamlin, Phi, What Is Your
Calling?; A1 Wester, Jr., Eu, In
the Realm of the Unknown; Bldwin
Spangler, Phi, The Liquor Traffic;
Walter Watts, Eu, Polaris; Boyd
Ray, Phi, The Framing of the Con
stitution; John Chapman, Eu, —
And Meeting Death,
Following the boys’ contest the
girls will compete in their essay
contest. The contestants are: Cli-
os, Frances Ward, Dorothy Wal
ker, and Evelyn Taylor; Nonpar
eils, Violet Keller, Betty Elliott,
and Lillian Linney.
The inter-society commence
ment contests began Saturday
night. May 8, at 8:00 p. m., when
the declamation contest was held.
Those declaming, and their selec
tions were: Eugene Brissie, Eu,
The Unknown Soldier Speaks;
James Powell, Phi, The Munitions
Manufacturer — An International
Racketeer; Russell Harris, Eu,
Roosevelt’s Acceptance Speech; W.
R. Wagoner, Phi, Whither World?;
Council Pinnell, Eu, The Big Pa
rade; Woodrow Wall, Phi, The
Home in Religious Terms.
Immediately following the dec-
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WITH R. L. MOORE
King Arrives On
Eve of Coronation
Thousands of people jammed
into London, and stood all night
in the fog. For hours on end
the crowds lined the streets in
packed masses. Women fainted,
and strong men wept. The
throngs, representing every
walk of life, and every portion
of the globe swayed and surged.
The soldiers, in bright shining
uniforms stood at attention and
waited—waited — waited for
the King.
In Canada housewives paus
ed at the radio, waiting for
word of the King, In India,
Maharajahs and untouchables
stood side by side waiting, for
news of their King, In Australia
people rose in the wee hours to
tuns the radio for news of the
King. The coronation was the
talk of the day. Even in Amer
ica papers held extras for the
King.
In Mars Hill, Professor Spen
cer B., nervously took up the
telephone receiver and listened
for a few seconds to the voice
on the other end. Then ,
“The King has come!” he bel
lowed, and with a wild rebel
yell dashed down the street in
pursuit of the 9 o’clock bus,
that was just pulling out.
England may crown her king,
India may hail her Emperor,
but Professor Spencer B. King
goes merrily on his way, hasten
ing to met the new King, his
heir.
Long live the King!
Thursday, May 27, Set Aside
As Homecoming Day;
Over Thousand Former
Students Expected
For Services.
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Bellinger Is Editor;
Brissie Mgn. Editor
Etheridge Is Chosen As C-I
Business Manager For
Coming Year.
Mars Hill will celebrate its for
tieth anniversary with Dr. R. L.
Moore as president on Thursday
May 27. This Homecoming Day
will see about a thousand former
students return to the college.
The occasion marks the conclu
sion of a forty-year period over
which President R. L. Moore has
led Mars Hill in its struggle for
promoting Christian education. He
has always worked for the good of
the college, often sacrificing per
sonal welfare in doing so. He re
ceived a salary as low as twenty-
five dollars a year and has refused
to accept at any time a higher sal
ary than that of the teachers.
Coming to Mars Hill in his youth
President Moore saw Mars Hill
develop in its early stages. The
college was still in bad straits
when he became president in 1897.
With the financial depression
which had settled in this part of
the country at that time, it was
very poorly equipped. Since the
day when the presidency was turn
ed over to Dr. Moore, by the Board
of Trustees, who assumed no fi
nancial responsibility. Mars Hill
has never had a deficit.
The early days present a strik
ing contrast with conditions at the
present. The expenses, which have
always been kept as low as pos
sible, amounted to only five dol
lars a month for board, room, and
laundry, with ten dollars a semes
ter for tuition. Farm products
were often accepted for payment
in place of cash. It was during
these years that Dr, and Mrs.
Moore lived in a dormitory and
were of great personal help to the
students.
Through the years which fol
lowed, Dr. Moore gave all his abil-
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The students, Monday, May 10,
in chapel, approved the selection of
The Hilltop Staff, and publications
committee for the 1937-38 Hilltop
Staff.
Those selected by the retiring
staff to succeed them were: A1
Bellinger, editor; Eugene Brissie,
managing editor; and Catherine
Etheridge, business manager. All
of those selected have had pre
vious experience in the line of
woi'k they were selected for. Bel
linger had been managing editor
of the C-I edition of The Hilltop,
and was a member of its staff all
year. Eugene Brissie, new manag
ing editor, was editor of the C-I
edition, and a staff member all
year. Catherine Etheridge, new
business manager was C-I busi
ness manager, and business man
ager for her high school paper.
This staff succeeds that com
posed of Hubert Elliott, editor;
John Chapman, managing editor;
and James Randleman, business
manager.
Other members of the staff, se
lected by the C-I staff are: Fran
cis Harris, advertising manager;
John Crisp, Richard Mansfield,
sports editors; Frank Harris, cir
culation manager.
Dr. Smith To Deliver
Commencement
Address
Is Former President of Wash-
ington and Lee University
and Davidson College.
FEATURED, MAY 28
On Commencement Program.
Will Give Seniors Part
ing Advice.
Campus
Paragraphics
LAUREL
The Laurel is expected to be
off press and ready for distribu
tion next week. Staff members
promise this year’s book to be one
of the most distinctive since Senior
classes began the ordeal of turn
ing out annual. The yearbook gets
its name from a magazine former
ly issued here.
BREVARD
The Brevard College vested
choir made a big hit here last
Thursday when they presented a
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Awards To Be Given
Outstanding Seniors
Each year at commencement
several prizes and medals are
awarded to outstanding students.
Three of these are sponsored by
the History Department. The Mrs.
Quad Memorial Medal has been
given for eleven years. It is award
ed to the student making the most
improvement in American History.
The Asheville Chapter of the
United Daughters of the Confed
eracy offer a five dollar gold piece
for the best paper on an assigned
topic on the War between the
States.
A prize offered only to govern
ment students is a large diction
ary given by Attorney W. R.
Chambers of Marion, for the best
paper of some topic of the United
States Government.
Mr. C. B. Mashburn of Marshall
for about fifteen years before his
death offered a medal to the out
standing inter-society debater,
Mrs. Mashburn has continued the
offer since his death,
A medal is offered each year by
Dr. J, H, Hutchins for the girl win
ning the inter-society oration con
test. Honors are also given for de
clamations and for the winner of
the inter-society reading contest.
John A, Baxter offers one of the
two medals given for scholarship
and character. This was given for
the first time two years ago.
The donor of the other medal
given each year to the boy out
standing in scholarship, character,
and athletics, does not wish his
name to be revealed. He is a for
mer student and athlete.
Dr. Henry Louis Smith, of
Greensboro, will deliver the Bac
calaureate address on Friday, May
28, as the main event of the clos
ing commencement exercises. Dr.
Smith is a former university pres
ident, lecturer, and author. He re
ceived his A. B. degree from Da
vidson college in 1881, his A. M.
degree in 1886-1887, and his Ph.
D, in 1890. His LL. D. was award
ed by the University of North
Carolina in 1899.
Entering the teaching profes
sion in 1887, he was professor of
physics at Davidson college until
1901 when he became president
of the college. He was president
of Washington and Lee University
from 1912 until his retirement in
1930. He became president of the
North Carolina Teacher’s Assem
bly in 1889 and of the Associa
tion of Virginia colleges in 1914.
Dr. Smith is a lecturer on edu
cation and scientific topics and the
author of Your Biggest Job, pub
lished in 1920. He was chairman
of the Virginia delegation to Great
Britain in 1921. He received a
prize from the National Security
League as the inventor of the bal
loon propaganda device used by
the United States against Ger
many during the war.
He is prominent in the field of
science, being a member of the
American Academy of Political
and Social Science, the American
Association for the Advancement
of Science, the North Carolina
Academy of Science and the Vir-
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College Graduates*
Employment Chances
Best In Seven Years
Employment prospects of this
year’s college graduating classes
are only a little less favorable
than those of the 1929 graduates,
and substantially better than the
June, 1936, classes experienced.
This evidence of continued employ
ment improvement is revealed in
an announcement of the results of
a survey just completed by Inves
tors Syndicate, of Minneapolis.
Engineering, business adminis
tration, teaching and general busi
ness classifications are offering
employment in greatest volume,
according to J. R. Ridgway, presi
dent of Investors Syndicate, in an
nouncing the results of the study.
Law, journalism and investment
banking are near the foot of the
list, he said.
These conclusions are based up
on analysis of questionnaires re
turned by 218 leading colleges and
universities which account for
nearly half of the total enrollment
of male and coeducational institu
tions.
“Engineering jobs were in the
lead in 96 instances, with 83 plac
ing business administration in top
position. Teaching topped 65 lists,
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