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VOL. XU
MARS HILL, NORTH CAROLINA, SEPTEMBER 18, 1937.
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B. S. U. Organized
For Year’s Work
Gets Off To Good Start For
The Coming Year Hs
Co-ordinator.
IS COMPOSITE GROUP
Theme Announced For Year;
Welcoming Reception Held
For New Students.
DR. WILLIAMS, DR. DAVIS SPEAK
AT FIRST CHAPEL EXERCISES
Social Calendar For
Fall Term
William Harrison Williams
Counsels Students On
Life’s Problems.
The Baptist Student Union is
well on its way toward a success
ful year under President Wayne
Oates. The organization is a com
posite of all the religious activities
on the campus including the Sun
day School, the College Church,
Baptist Training Union, Ministe
rial Conference, Volunteer Band,
Youth’s Temperance Council, and
the Y. W. A.
The Executive Council of the
B. S. U. is made up of the heads
of the unit organizations.
The theme for the B. S. U. this
year was brought out in the chap
el program on Tuesday, Septem
ber 14. It is, “And I, if I be lift
ed up, will draw all men unto
Me.”
Sept. 18—Movie, God’s Coun
try and the Woman.
Sept. 24—Movie, Green Light.
Oct. 2—Musical Recital, Miss
Constance Waldle, Winthrop
College.
Oct. 9—Movie, The Singing
Marine.
Oct. 16 Movie, The Prince and
the Pauper.
Oct. 17-24—Revival Meetings.
Oct. 30—Open.
Nov. 6—Dramatic Club Fall
Play.
Dec. 11—Open.
STUDENTS CHALLENGED
E. Gibson Davis Speaks On
Call of Jesus; Says
“Answer Call.”
C-I Glass Is Largest
In History of College
Holds Reception First Saturday
The B. S. U. gave a welcoming
reception for the new students
on Saturday, September 11. The
entertainment, with Professors
Vernon E. Wood and Spencer B.
King presiding, was organized
into groups according to the
month in which the participants
were born. Contests were held
between the groups and im
promptu stunts were given. Jus
tin Tune, one of the new students,
sang for the audience.
The entertainment was under
the direction of Mildred Hardin,
vice-president of the B. S .U.
Those assisting her were Julia
Chiles, Clyde Randolph, Marie
Compton, Miss Rutherford, W. R.
Wagoner, James Sawyer, David
Shelton, Russell Harris, Elizabeth
Lee, Catherine Carter, Lois String-
field, Ruth Martin, Virginia Anne
Craver, and Rebecca Hollowell.
The leaders of the twelve
groups were: Council Pinnell, Ben
Favell, Eugene Brissie, Warren
Smith, Bob Howard, Frank Har
ris, Marie Murphy, Julia Squires,
Martha Moore, Bobbie Ford, Polly
Hartsell, and Nell Cooke.
Study Course* to be Given
As a part of its program for
this year the college B. T. U. will
sponsor several study courses in
the week beginning September 27.
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BIRTHDAY PARTY IS GIVEN
FOR PRESIDENT R. L. MOORE
Wednesday evening college stu
dents and faculty members were
invited to the birthday reception
honoring the president. Dr. R. L.
Moore, and the Reverend William
Lynch. The students paid the pres
ident a visit between the hours of
6:30 and 8:00 p. m.
R. L. Moore has served in the
capacity of college president for
forty years. He took that office
in 1897. The financial condition
of the college was unstable and
the board of trustees turned the
responsibility over to him. Final
ly, in 1915 the college was in good
.straits financially and its direc
tion was returned to the board of
trustees.
The college has grown since
•■he days when President Moore
first came. Mars Hill was then an
insignificant school in a remote
section of Western North Caro-
Since September 6, Mars Hill
college has seen the registration
of 380 C-I’s, the largest class of
first year students in its history.
According to statistics on the
entire enrollment of students re
leased by Registrar J. W. Huff
yesterday, the college has an in
crease of 62 students this year
over last year. On September 17,
1936, there were 593 students
registered, while on September
16, 1937, there were 655 students
on the rolls. The boys number
410; the girls number 245.
This year there are three for-
lina. The expenses were unusually
low and the policy of keeping
.town costs has been maintained
until today. In those times Mr.
and Mrs. Moore lived in the build
ing now known as Treat dormi
tory and were of great assistance
to the students rooming there.
The Reverend William Lynch,
who celebrated his birthday the
same day, came to Mars Hill last
summer. He is a graduate of
Wake Forest and attended the
Colgate-Rochester Divinity school.
Like Dr. Moore, Mr. Lynch is fast
becoming a part of Mars Hill.
COVERING THE CAMPUS
New students, having spent
two weeks on the campus, are
rapidly becoming a part of col
lege life, entering into societies.
The Hilltop, and other campus ac
tivities.
Work Starts Soon On
Girls’ New Dormitory
Old students returning were
glad to find that an addition had
been made to the O. E. Sams din
ing hall. It makes possible the
seating of one hundred addition
al students.
The Edna Corpening Moore
Girls’ Dormitory will be under
construction not later than the
first of October. The ground has
already been excavated and at
present the bids received are be
ing carefully considered. Next
June the dormitory will probably
be completed and ready for occu
pancy during the summer session.
On the elevation back of Spil-
man Home six acres of land was
bought this summer for the loca
tion of the dormitory. The build
ing will be constructed of com
mon-face brick and will be fire
proof throughout. It will house 120
persons and cost approximately
$85,000 with an additional $5,000
(Continued on Page 4)
Old students welcome the re
turn of A1 Wester to the campus.
Mr. Wester, a popular member
of the class of ’37, returns as a
physics teacher and laboratory
instructor. Home again, All
From Manteo there comes a
boy who is Justin Tune—^“believe
it not not.” He added greatly to
the success of the B. S. U. re
ception by his singing ability.
Among the journalistic aspir
ants at Jthe first Hilltop staff
meeting was Miss Edna Hutcher
son, new English and Bible teach
er. The Hilltop appreciates her
interest.
A gracious gift of two statues
of Joan of Arc was made to our
Alma Mater by Mrs. Williana Rus
sell Owens, wife of the former
pastor of the First Baptist Church
of Asheville. Such generosity de
serves recognition.
Mr. and Mrs. Eddleman, who
were married at the opening of
school, sailed last Tuesday as
missionaries to Palestine. Mrs.
Eddleman, the daughter of Mrs.
Fox of our faculty, was a student
here five years ago.
eign countries and twenty-two
states represented. Students have
come this year from California,
Indiana, Mississippi, and Idaho—
states which were not represent
ed last year. There are eighty-
two counties in North Carolina
from which this year’s students
have come.
The C-II class has 240 students,
the A-IV class 18, and the A-III
class eight. There are nine special
students.
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Many New Students
In Expression Dep’t
Judging from the list posted
yesterday, a number of new
voices will be heard with the glee
club this year. Final tryouts have
been completed and now the
chorus, under the direction of
Miss Coon, is ready for work.
“Beowulf” Huff spoke in chapel
yesterday, recalling for the old
grads the days when Mars Hill
was still in the rough. His vivid
descriptions of the horse and
buggy era added a humorous
touch to the informal address.
The Expression Department un
der Miss Bonnie Wengert boasts
an overflow of new students for
the new semester. Many of these
show promise and have had for
mer experience.
All old members of the Mar
Hill Dramateers are asked to at
tend a called meeting Monday
September 20, at 7:30 p. m. It is
important that all expecting to re
join the club are present, as
temporary form of organization
will be set up.
The Dramatic club, which is
open to all students enrolled in the
Expression Department, turns its
attention toward the pageant to
be presented at the Founders
Day rites, October 9. The pageant,
“Christian History Impels,” de
picts the history of Mars Hill
college from infancy. After this
comes the fall play. The play,
which will be a modern comedy,
has not been selected as yet.
All students eligible for the
dramatic club are urged to join.
The course of a year includes the
fall play and the play contests at
Chapel Hill in the spring. Besides
these, come other plays as well as
a study of a group of plays se
lected by the director.
Opening chapel exercises on
September 9 and 10 brought Dr.
William Harrison Williams of
Charlotte and Dr. E. Gibson Da-^
vis of Spartanburg, former pas
tor of the First Baptist Church
of Asheville, to the platform.
Dr. Williams, speaking on
Thursday, began with: “You are
the most serious problem you’ll
have to face.” He continued by
advising the students as to de
veloping character. His speech
was based on four main points,
the first of these being summed
up in his statement: “Be care
ful and don’t get too high an
opinion of yourself. If you assume
that attitude may God pity you
and the student body help you.”
He then cautioned his audience
not to go to the other extreme by
“underestimating yourself.” Em
phasizing the importance of at
titude of mind, he said, “What
you think is your limitation is
your greatest limitation.”
“Do Not Spare Yourself.”
The speaker then went on to
his third point: “Do not spare
yourself.” He urged the students
to take part in literary societies
and added, “You can’t do things
worth while and do them indiffer
ently. Throw yourself into what
ever you do' with abandon.” His
last plea was for the students to
keep from wasting themselves,
one of the greatest temptations
in college.
Dr. E. Gibson Davis spoke the
following day on the call of Jesus.
After bringing in Garibaldi’s Ital
ian liberation and Pizarro’s con
quest the s'peaker said, “Jesus
offered men a more glorious con
quest that would last as long as
time.”
Personalities Unappreciated.
He spoke of an instance when
the personality of Jesus was not
recognized. Enlarging further on
this point he mentioned the Eng
lish statesman, Disraeli, and An
drea Del Sarto, the painter, whose
personalities were not always
recognized.
Mr. Davis, in his conclusion, in-
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Some Changes Made
On Faculty Positions
Several changes have been made'
in the faculty since commence
ment last spring with the addi
tion to the faculty of Misses
Bingham, Allen, Hodges, and,.
Hutcherson.
Miss Mary Douglas Hodges, of
Tennessee, returns to Mars Hill
as housemother for the boys’ dor
mitories and will also teach in the
mathematics department. She has
been associated with the college
for two summer terms previously.
Miss Hutcherson comes to Mars
Hill from Jackson, Mississippi,
where she has been affiliated
with Sunday School and B. T. U.
work. She is a graduate of Blue
Mountain College and will teach
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