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The Hilltop
Published by the Students of Mars Hill College
1937
Campus
Paragraphics
AUTOGRAPHS
Autographs were in demand
when the Laurels were finally cir
culated. Students hmried here and
there about the campus request
ing the signatures of friends.
Seniors affirm that this is an im
portant pai-t of their commence
ment.
Diplomas To Be
Given To 134 Seniors
SHOCKED
Dean Diggers was shocked to
find three newshawks, Bellinger,
Chapman, and Elliott, indulging
in a mumble-peg game in the out
door theatre recently. The boys
hung their heads as the kindfy
dean administered a severe tongue
lashing.
RETURN
From all parts of the state, and
surrounding states, come hundreds
of loyal Mars Hillians this Wveek
to pay tribute to R. L. Moore on
the fortieth anniversary of his
presidency at Mars HUL Old stu
dents find reminiscence pleasing
and society halls are a center Jor
former members.
ILL
The Reverend William Lynch,
popular pastor of the local church,
has been confined to Hs home for
sometime with illness. The youth
ful divine is expected to be able
to attend the 81st finals this week,
and friends and students are
happy to note his steady improve
ment.
CANTATA
One of the features of Thurs
day’s program, honoring IL E.
Moore, will be the cantata, “Cara
van,” which will climax the mu
sical program in the auditorium
that evening. With orchestra and
glee club in full quota, the event
promises to be an outstanding part
of the festivities.
FETED
Members of The Hilltop staff,
with guests, enjoyed a delightful
supper served picnic style on the
spacious lawn of faculty adviser,
John A. McLeod, last week. Mrs.
McLeod charmingly served the
guests from heavily laden tables,
assisted by her sister. Miss Allen.
After partaking of the supper,
newsmen and ladies joined in a
childhood spectacle, which includ
ed hide and seek, and other games
Editors Elliott and Chapman took
graceful falls to delight lesser staff
position holders.
Exercises will be held tomorrow.
May 28, for the largest graduating
class in the history of the college.
The class of 1937, which numbers
134, will be composed of the fol
lowing qualifying seniors:
Abernathy, Lena, Adams, Anne,
Aiken, Richard, Allen, Edna Ray,
Allen, Homer, Allman, Leta J.,
Anderson, J. C., Anderson, W. K.,
Barringer, C. D., Bass, Elizabeth.
Beare, Lucile, Beck, Martha, Bell,
Helen, Benfield, Floy, Bradshaw,
Buck, Bradshaw, Georgia, Brooks,
Alma, Brown, Haynes.
Carter, Dean, Carter, Edw'Urd.
Chapman, John, Clyde, Robert,
Cornatzer, Eugene, Crater, Edith.
Culberson, Rue, Culp, Nancy, Dale,
Garmon, Davis, Emmett, Del-
bridge, Wm., Dixon, Arthur, Dix
on, Philip, Duck, Otis, Elliott,
Betty, Elliott, Hubert, English,
Irene, Ernest, Mary Lee, Fleet-
wood, Elizabeth, Fleming, William,
Ford, Grace, Gaddy, Julia, Gibson,
Helen, Glass, Wilson, Gregory,
Clarence, Greene, Winifred, Grif
fin, Cull, Griffin, D. M., Griffin,
Exum, Hagler, Dorothy, Hamlin,
Annie Lou, Hand, Harry, Hare,
Albertina, Harkey, Harry, Hop
kins, Ruby, Howell, Edith, Huff,
Richard.
Jarret, Alton, Johnson, Eliza
beth, Jones, James, Jordan, Irma,
Jordan, Robert, Keller, Violet,
Kdley, Rachel, Kirk, Helen Ida,
Knight, John, Lamb, Mildred,
Lane, Louise, Lewis, Margaret,
Linney, Lillian, Long, Samuel,
Mayberry, Charles, Morgan, E. S.,
Morgan, G. G., Morgan, Maurice,
Murray Durwood, McCain, French,
McCall, Shell, McLendon, Albert,
McLendon, Eranda, Newman,
Evelyn, O’Quinn, Harold, Pattillo,
Masie, Pierce, Crowell, Pigg, Mil
dred, Pipes, Lena, Pope, Jane,
Preslar, Allen.
Pruett, Beulah, Randleman,
James, Ray, Boyd, Reagan, Gloria,
Rhodes, Thomas, Rice, Willie,
Roberts, Elizabeth, Roberts, Julia,
Roberts, Verlie M., Robinson,
Harold, Rush, Estelle, Russell, W.
K., Sanders, Neal, Sanderson, Wil
lie, Sanford, Howard, Scruggs,
Clarice, Simpson, Adele, Sinclair,
Edgar, Sloman, Effie, Snelson,
Frances, Spears, Edwin, Spence,
Dan, Spoon, Mildred L., Sprinkle,
Marian, Sronce, Clyda, Stevens,
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Over A Thousand
Former Students On
Campus as College Pauses to
Honor Oldest President In
North Carolina.
40 YEARS SERVICE
Completed as School Year
1936-37 Comes to a
Close
Forty Years of Service
Rendered by R. L. Moore
Dr. Powell Speaks To
The Graduating Glass
PARTING
Many students are expressing
their hopes of being back next
year and find parting from this
year’s group sad. Considered one
of the finest"group of students
ever to assemble here during Dr.
Moore’s forty years of leadership,
cooperation has been had from all.
Many express the hope that part
ing will only be a beginning of a
perpetuation of college friend
ships.
Using for his text the verse
from Isaiah., “I will make a man
more- precious than gold”. Dr. Wil
liam Francis Powell delivered the
baccalaureate sermon to the sen
iors in the college church on Sun
day, May 23.
The gold standard, he brought
out, has been used for the world’^s
financial transactions since God
made that statement. “But God”,
he said, “recognizes a higher stan
dard. God makes man so high
above the money standard,” he as
serted, “that we lose sight of
monetary values.”
pr. Powell enlarged upon his
point by bringing to the attention
of his audience the names of men
whom the world has known as be-
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Today, Homecoming Day, repre
sents the fortieth anniversary of
Mars Hill college under President
R. L. Moore. Dr. Moore has served
as president since his entrance in
to that office in 1897, at which
time the financial responsibility of
the college was turned over to him
by the board of trustees. Mr. and
Mrs. Moore, living then in what is
now Treat dormitory, underwent
considerable sacrifice in order to
provide education for the willing
students of the surrounding com
munity. They used the common
living room with the students and
were in close personal contact with
them. They were often of great
personal help to the students,
sometimes foregoing comforts for j
themselves in order to aid needy
ones. The common dining room
was equipped by Mrs. Moore with
her wedding presents of china and
silver. Stories are told of the cold
nights when Mr. and Mrs. Moore
would do without sufficient cover
ing for their own beds in order
that the students in need of cover
ing might keep warm.
Dr. Moore helped to restore the i
stability of the college through his
unselfish work for the college and
his refusal to take more salary
than he needed to live simply. He
has never accepted a salary higher
than that of an ordinary teacher
and has always contributed part
of it to the growth of Mars Hill.
It was in 1915 when the college
was on a sufficiently strong basis
to be turned back to the trustees.
The college has grown since the
days when President Moore first
came. Mars Hill was then an in
significant school in a remote sec
tion of Western North Carolina.
The expenses were very low,
amounting to only five dollars a
month for board, room, and laun
dry. Tuition was ten dollars a se
mester.
President Moore took over the
leadership of the college under
such conditions as these. He over
came the difficulties and made
Mars Hill financially sound. He is
today the oldest college president
in point of service in North Caro
line. Today is observed the tri
umph of a forty year struggle to
promote education through the
medium of Mars Hill college.
Over a thousand alumni are ex
pected to be on the campus today
to pay tribute to their alma mater.
Homecoming Day is particularly
outstanding this year because of
the fact that it marks the fortieth
anniversary of Mars Hill college
under President R. L. Moore.
All members of the class of
1892, Dr. Moore’s class, and all
former teachers and students have
been invited to return. Mr. Mar
shall of Raleigh, a former teacher
of President Moore, who helped
prepare him for college, will be
present.
The exercises celebrating the
president’s fortieth anniversary,
beginning at 10:45 in the morn
ing, will be opened by E. F. Wat
son of Burnsville, chairman of the
Board of Trustees. Several speak
ers from throughout the South
will bring greetings to President
Moore. The concluding address will
be given by Dr. E. W. Sikes, pres
ident of Clemson College, a f ormer
Wake Forest teacher of DrrlVJonre-
and a former president of Coker
College.
The Alumni Association will
elect the officers for the coming
year today and will be addressed
at their annual alumni luncheon
by Dr. Marvin Scruggs of Char
lotte.
The Glee Club and orchestra
will present a program of music
in the college auditorium at 8:00
P. M. Five selections will be ren
dered by the orchestra and three
3y the Glee Club. Both the orches
tra and Glee Club combined will
give three selections from the op
eretta “Caravan.” The expression.
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Dr, Smith To Deliver
The Final Address
Catharine Etheridge
Is New Non President
Catharine Etheridge was chosen
to succeed Marian Sprinkle as
president of the Nonpareils for the
next term at their regular meet
ing on May 13. Other officers
elected were: vice-president, Lena
Sue Shermer; recording secretary,
Virginia Anne Craver; correspond
ing secretary, Sara Darrough;
censor, Virginia Drake; chaplain,
Eleanor Cashwell; chorister, Polly
Hartsell; pianist, Evelyn Hancock;
treasurer, Ruth Martin; reporter,
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Glios Elect Almond
As New Society Head
Mary Lou Almond was chosen
as president of the Clios at their
regular meeting May 13. She suc
ceeds Martha Beck. Other officers
elected were: first vice-president,
Helen Smith; second vice-presi
dent, Julia Squires; secretary,
Marie Murphy; treasurer, Julia.
Chiles; censor, Margaret Chandler;
corresponding secretary, Betty
Cousins; chaplain, Ruth Clark;
chorister, Frances Ward; pianist,
Ruth McKelvey; marshalls, Ruth
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The baccalaureate address will
be delivered tomorrow. May 28,
by Dr. Henry Louis Smith of
Greensboro, who is a former uni
versity president, lecturer, and
author. He is a graduate of David
son college and, after graduation
he continued his advanced studies
at the University or North Caro
lina where he received his LL. D.
' His career as an educator began
with his position at Davidson col
lege as professor of physics. He
became president of that institu
tion in 1901. From 1912 until his
retirement in 1930 he was presi
dent of Washington and. Lee Uni
versity.
He is outstanding in the scien
tific field, belonging to several aca
demies of science, including the
American Association for the Ad
vancement of Science.
He is known as the author of
Your Biggest Job, and a lecturer
on educational and scientific
topics.