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ur To Celebrate Forty-Sixth Anniversary;
“Dignity, Simplicity, Conservatism”
le the Bsie And Kellner Will Preside; Debate, Orations, Decla
mations To Be Included On Program Typical
'low Th\ o/ Society Work.
Covering The
Campus
“The Late Christopher Bean,” Fall Play,
By Sidney Howard, Will Be Presented
By Dr^ateers Tonight In Auditorium
ith its keynote for this year
lx on Lif “Dignity, Simplicity, Con-
itism,” the Euthalian Literary
ity will present its forty-sixth
I ^ - ^—jVersaary program November
• Jit 8 o’clock in the college au-
iium. The regular officers, Eu-
Brissie, of Hodges, South
)lina, as president, and Billy
“her, of Salem, Virginia, as
^tary, will preside.
lients of his marks the opening of the
jversary series which promotes
iidly rivalry between the so-
f Men^ ges. The order of the anniver-
[ programs are alternated each
The Eu anniversary program
es first this year and will be
owed by the Phi program on
ember 27.
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N, C.. Challenge Will Be Made.
•*•— —n the night of the anniversary
Euthalian president will chal-
;e the Philomathian president
i)utdo the programs of the
i The program this year will
list of orations, declamations,
ebate, and musical selections,
resenting the Eus this year
be: Council Pinnell and Rus-
Harris, declaimers; John Ball
John Crisp, orators; Robert
inger, Adlai Hoyle, Flowers
k, and Robert Howard, de
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baters. The query for debate this
year will be, “Resolved: That the
National Relations Board should
be empowered to enforce arbitra
tion of all industrial disputes.”
The program will be followed by a
grand finale with both Euthalians
and their sister society, the Non
pareils, participating.
Reception to Follow.
On November 20 the Nons will
give their annual reception for the
Euthalians. Mildred Hardin, of
Lincolnton, president, will be in
charge. The Nonpareils have
membership of 98 at present, while
the Euthalians have a total of 113
members, one of the largest in
the history of the society.
Anniversary, the only public
program presented by the societies
is intended to represent a pro
gram typical of those presented
throughout the year every Friday
evening.
The two boys’ societies date
back to 1890 at which time there
was only one literary society in
the college. This society split in
that year into the Philomathians
and Euthalians. The Eus organ
ized a year later. A spirit of rivalry
was born which is strongly felt
each year during the anniversary
series.
ARTIST
Just returned from a concert
tour of Missouri, Metropolitan
Opera artist Miss Elda Vetorri,
soprano, was presented in a con
cert in the Mars Hill college audi
torium Thursday evening, Novem
ber 4. She was assisted by Julian
Brookshire, baritone, Clyde Spen
cer, cellist, and Josephine Spen
cer, accompanist.
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PANORAMA OF COLOR
Leaves are turning on the
mountain sides, making a beauti
ful array of color which crowns
autumn king of seasons in the
Blue Ridge.
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President Returns;
Condition Improved
President R. L. Moore was
dismissed from the Mission
Hospital at Asheville Thurs
day where he has been recuper
ating from an operation for
cholicystitis. He is now recover
ing at his home in Mars Hill
and his condition is reported
satisfactory.
He entered the hospital on
October 12 for observation and
treatment for his illness from
which he had been suffering
for several weeks.
Cast of Nine Players To Be
Directed By Miss
Wengert.
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BOB MURPHY HAS LEAD
Plot Concerns Poor Painter
Whose Canvases Bring
Fortune.
NEW PASTIME
The fencing fad is invading the
pampus under the direction of
Ball and Taylor, enthusiasts of
that romantic sport. A book on the
subject has been procured for the
library and a fencing club is in
its early stages.
legation To Attend Legislative Assembly;
> Get Training For Future Political Careers
"ets. Awake! Chief \
eeps On Sleeping\
\tces
V’ith the clang of battle on the
,0-Japanese front, a local or-
ization has been aroused and
ved. A dormant organization
nerly, the Veterans of Future
rs is ready for action.
'he purpose of this nation-
e organization is to further the
se of peace. The local chapter
maintained the custom of
ding down the position of
lORRIS imander to the managing edi-
!of The Hilltop.
'his year’s fearless command-
is none other than the invin-
_e Brissie the Breeze who has
Tiised faithfully to carry on
great work of the organiza-
whose motto is, “Peace, if
h.ave to fight for it.”
he students have implicit faith
;heir commander to organize
'iency accomplish great
gs this year.
he only doubt as to Brissie’s
ity in handling the position
manifested because of an in-
nt which occurred last week,
ub reporter walked in on the
^ rnander one day when he was
Ting in the publications of-
Brissie, according to the cub,
;ed up absent-mindedly and
sd what he wanted.
Vou told me to get a story
a the V. F. W. Commander,”
cub is reported to have said,
at’s you.”
he commander appeared shak-
ind mumbled, “Oh, is it? Tell
press we are planning to at-
; before sundown.”
^eterans of Future Wars, for-
' with Brissie!
Speakers Will Propose Meas
ures, Debate, And Pass
On Them.
Mars Hill college has accepted
an invitation to send a representa
tive to the North Carolina Stu
dent Legislative Assembly, spon
sored by State College, and to be
held in the State Capitol Novem
ber 12 and 13. Secretary of State
Thad Eure will preside and Gov
ernor Clyde Hoey will address the
assembly of fifteen other colleges
and universities. Measures will be
proposed, referred to committees,
brought back before the Assem
bly, debated, and passed as is done
by the General Assembly of North
Carolina.
This is the first assembly of its
kind to be established in the
South, although they have been es
tablished in several parts of the
East and West., The purpose of
these assemblies is to give young
men who may be future legisla
tors experience which should
widen their interest in govern
ment and law.
Wayne Oates will be chairman
of the Mars Hill delegation; J. B.
Huff, Jr., publicity director, and
Irvin Lucas will oppose the meas
ures introduced.
Mr. Oates will present a meas
ure intended to extend the school
term in North Carolina to nine
months, and to provide for eight
years of grammar schools. The ef
fect of such legislation would be
two years more of school training
for the average child in North
Carolina. J. B. Huff, Jr., will in
troduce a measure favoring uni
cameral legislation. *
After the committees return
the measures Edwin Spangler will
speak in favor of the former, and
W. R. Wagoner will speak for the
latter. Irvin Lucas will oppose
both.
WELCOME “MOPSY”
All campusites, and members of
the cheering squad in particular,
welcome the return of “Mopsy”
Moore to the campus. She is back
after a three weeks’ stay at home
where she was recuperating from
an appendicitis operation.
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HALLOWE’EN DOINGS
Hallowe’en entertainment was
plentiful this year. Mr. and Mrs.
I. G. Greer, of Thomasville, gave
a performance in the auditorium
Hallowe’en night having to do
with mountain folk songs. Mr.
Greer sang and discussed these
quaint ballads while Mrs. Greer
accompanied him on the dulcimer,
a musical instrument of the moun
tains.
After the performance of the
Greers on Hallowe’en night class
parties were given, the C-II’s
meeting in Treat parlor, the C-I’s
in the two society halls, and aca
demy students in Spilman parlor.
The places of entertainment were
profusely decorated with corn
stalks and pumpkins. The main
event at the C-II party was the
song leading of Mr. Perkinson,
better known as “Perk” who came
from Asheville with his folding
organ. With him was a ventrilo
quist who brought forth peals of
laughter from the delighted au
dience.
GENIAL HOST
Joe Radford, well versed in the
culinary art, cooks meals for
himself and for all the boys who
room in the cottage next to Mrs.
Robinson’s home. On Wednesday
of this week he was host to Miss
Caroline Biggers, dean of women.
Miss Sara Hopper, and Miss
Wilma Wynn.
Wagoner, Almond
New Society Heads
Miss Almond Is Re-Elected
Clio President; Wagoner
Heads Phis.
W. R. Wagoner was elected
president of the Philomathian Lit
erary society at the regular elec
tions on October 16.
Other officers elected at that
time were: Clarence Sinclair, vice-
president; Jesse Moore, secretary;
.lames Gann, corresponding secre
tary; Thomas Freeman, censor;
Gordan Heath, fines collector;
Charles Reid, dues collector; Fred
Gilland, chaplain; Lewis Hamlin,
expression critic; Clyde Randolph,
treasurer; Clyde Carr, pianist;
Justin Tune, chorister; Warren
Smith, librarian; and Frank Har
ris, reporter.
Mary Lou Almond was elected
president of the Clio Literary so
ciety for the second time in suc
cession at the regular meeting on
October 14.
The other officers selected are:
Rebecca Hollowell, vice-president;
Louise Perkinson, second vice-
president; Edith Smith, recording
secretary; Billie C. Henderson,
corresponding secretary; Julia
Chiles, treasurer; Martha Stroup,
censor; Betty Cousins, chaplain;
Nell Cook, chorister; Ruth Mc-
Kelvey, pianist; Ruth Eller and
Julia Squires, program committee;
Ruth Clark, Edith Breedlove and
Martina Snelson, collectors; Mar
garet Chandler, literai’y critic;
Helen Smith, expression critic;
Marie Murphy, music critic; Geor
gia Bailey, Helen Gibbs, and Er-
lene Duncan, marshalls; Virginia
Frances, reporter.
Miss Bonnie Wengert’s Drama-
teers, play producing organization
of the college, will present tonight
in the auditorium a modern com
edy, “The Late Christopher Bean,”
by Sidney Howard.
The play relates the story of a
painter, Christopher Bean, who
has died leaving only a few dirty
canvases with which to pay the
doctor for his efforts in helping
him. It is a mild surprise to Dr.
Haggett and his family when an
old friend of Bean’s drops in and
pays Bean’s old bill. He takes a
couple of old pictures with him as
mementoes.
Plot Becomes Involved.
It is a greater surprise when
another old friend of Bean’s comes
on a similar errand, and the great
est of all, when a New York art
critic arrives to pay his respects
to the memory of the dead artist.
The Haggetts are overwhelmed
when they learn that the apparent
beggar was an accomplished artist,
and his paintings are worth a for
tune. A mad scramble ensues, re
vealing the characters of the per
sons involved.
Cast Is Chosen.
The cast is as follows: Dr. Hag-
gatt, a rural doctor. Bob Murphy;
Susan Haggett, Dr. Haggett’s
daughter, Martha Ellen; Abbey,,
the “help” of the family, Cathar
ine Etheridge; Mrs. Haggett, Bil
lie C. Henderson; Ada Haggett
Mrs. Haggett’s daughter. Prances
Ward; Warren Creamer, the vil
lage painter, Eugene Brissie; Tal-
lant, a “smooth” New Yorker,
Lewis Hamlin; Rosen, a too af
fable Jewish gentleman. Council
Pinnell; Maxwell Davenport, an
art critic, David Shelton.
Twenty-Three Attend
Convention At Boone
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Wayne Oates, David Shelton,
Tom Freeman Are On
Program.
WILLING
When Miss Mary Hodges, boys’
house mother, was sick in the
Mission hospital in Asheville
several students volunteered to
give blood transfusions to save
her. They were Merritt O’Steen,
Bob Childs, Billy Kellner, Eddie
Lieberman, Warren Smith, Paul
Hicks, and Dick Williams.
Brissie Made New Eu
Literary Society Pres.
Eugene Brissie was elected
president of the Euthalian Liter
ary society at their regular busi
ness meeting October 1. He suc
ceeds Robert Bellinger. This term
of office will cover the regular
annual anniversary program.
The other officers elected are:
Robert Howard, vice-president;
Billy Kellner, secretary; Russell
Harris, censor; Adlai Hoyle, col
lector; John Ball, English critic;
Mac Norwood, expression critic;
Flowers Clark, debate critic; Da
vid Shelton, chaplain; W. T. Mar
tin, librarian; Robert Childs, time
keeper; Calvin Stringfield, pi
anist; Leonard De Vault, assist
ant pianist; J. R. Evans, chorister;
John Crisp, reporter.
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The Mars Hill delegation com
posed of 23 students left on Fri
day, October 22, for the B. S. U.
convention held at Boone Oc
tober 22-24. Mars Hill was repre
sented on the program by Wayne
Oates, David Shelton, and Tom
Freeman.
The new officers for the state
B. S. U. were elected Saturday
afternoon. They are: president,
Caesar Herring, Wake Forest; sec
retary, Mary Lee Ernest,
Meredith; enlistment vice-presi
dent, Ted Jolly, State college; de
votional vice-president, Mildred
Marshbanks, Boiling Springs; sum
mer work, Norman Blythe, Chow
an; magazine representative,
Gladys Terry, A. S. T. C.; re
porter, Maxine Garner, W. C. T.
C.
The first week in February is
to be set aside for vital Christian
living emphasis week.
The quota for Mars Hill in the
subscriptions to The Baptist Stu
dent is 76. At the present as there
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