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bor was opened, and the whole
r was before us . . . Now the
lap of school is before us.
I it last half ... so difficult to
for there are always old
heujnds chatting hysterically . . .
low the beginning of the end
Mnished. The rest of the year
. be filled to every minute
h all the activities of a great
ior college. Careers are on
ir way; some careening, per
is, and others rocketing along,
soon the semester will be
^shed.
^t will glide through our fin-
s and our minds as all time
s . . . and in a while we’ll
e behind us at the little cloud
passed a moment ago. If only
can get a grip before it flash-
by, lost forever, and not let
)e “Gone With the Wind.”
ive a Man a Horse He
n Ride . . .
re a man a boat he can sail”
. Give Mars Hill college a beau-
nl campus. In our midst we
re some of the most beautiful
roundings to be found in the
rid. Why don’t we make use
them?
We say—Let’s start a campaign
beautify our campus. First and
remost—the two barns between
2 boys dormitories and the reg-
jr campus should be removed,
e know they are very much in
2 way and it seems to us they
e doing no one a great deal of
od.
Then there is the spot back
the kitchen. This one small
jce does more to hurt our cam-
s than anything else. It seems
The Hilltop that with a small
lount of money and a little
^41hrk this spot could be changed
gjg such an extent that it would
—’t be recognizable. Let’s all
lirk to improve these spots,
hat do you say?
QTie Hilltop
Published By The Students Of Mars Hill College
VOL. XIII.
MARS HILL, NORTH CAROLINA, MARCH 4, 1939.
NO. 10
Hemke and Hooks
Head Clios & Phis
Cynthia Jane Hemke was elect
ed president of the Clio Literary
society Thursday afternoon to suc
ceed Wylda Wynne and David
Hooks was chosen president of the
Philomathian society, following
Charles Taylor, Friday night at
the regular meeting. These are
commencement term officers.
Also chosen by the Clios for the
term were Mary Ruth Hardy,
first vice-president; Sarah Orren,
second vice-president; Louise
Moore, recording secretary; Ruth
Whitesides, corresponding secre
tary; Lou Alice Hamrick, censor;
Emma Weatherly, chaplain; Mary
Louise Howell, chorister; Sally
Teague, pianist; Katy Ruth Gray
son, treasurer; Betty Thompson,
literary critic; Mickie Michem,
music critic; Mary Zoe Barnes,
expression critic; Aileen Kennedy,
chief; Virginia Lisk, Mary Lou
Hoyle.
Philomathian officers arc
Worth Grant, vice-president; Ban
ner Shelton, secretary; McLeod
Bryan, censor; Robert Seig, cor
responding secretary; Truett Fra
zier, English and expression critic;
Pete Merrill, chaplain; Clyde Carr,
pianist; James White, chorister;
Earl Price and Clyde Jarrett,
marshals; George Culpepper, dues
collector; Platt Turner, fines col
lector.
Lion Basketeers
Win Last Games
dt The Next Sound . . .
the mouse trap it will be time
arise.” And with this announce-
int we bring to you the story
I two ingenious University of
J troit students who have found
new way to get themselves up
the morning.
^Inventors Bertrand Farrell and
^P>n Parro have a new getter-
^per that works something like
>s: When the alarm goes off,
string, attached to the buzzer,
;ows a weight to fall on a
)use trap. This springs a trap,
lich pulls two strings. One
•ing jerks the stopper of the
irm clock, shutting off the din,
d the other jerks open a switch
the radio. The radio, of course,
s already been tuned in on a
ition that broadcasts dance
isic at the students’ rising hour.
Their only trouble now, it
;ms, is to develop a gadget that
11 keep them from being lulled
ck to sleep by the music. We
?gest they ask the station to
ly only jitterbug tunes!
Say, this sounds mighty good
us. We are liable to try it any
y now.
(Continued on Page 4)
Exhibiting such faultless bas
ketball prowess as only a well
coached outfit could be capable
of producing, the Mars Hill Lions
ended their basketball season in a
blaze of glory with convincing
triumphs over W. C. T. C. and
Brevard.
This year’s quintet has made
the best record of any outfit
since Coach Dickerson came to
Mars Hill three years ago, sur
passing the mark achieved by the
State champions in junior-college
circles in 1936-37. Piling up a
record of 16 wins against 8 losses
has amazed most of the Lion sup
porters.
They were not beaten by the
same outfit twice and lost only
one junior-college game. Of the
first ten games played five were
dropped; but for the remainder
of the season the Lions played
excellent ball, winning 11 out of
their last 14 encounters.
The Lions scored 848 points to
738 for their opponents. They
averaged 5 points a game, while
the best their opponents could do
was 30 points. Of the eight games
lost, one was by the slim margin
of one point and two others were
by a single field goal.
In this squad of successful
basketeers was only one man who
towered above six feet, and most
of the players were very green,
having seen little previous experi
ence on the hardwood.
Never did the Lions have five
men who could really be called
the first team. In most cases a
different combination started each
game. With the possible exception
of diminutive C. G. Ray, most of
the boys were all even and one
was considered as valuable to the
(Continued on Page 3)
• CONGRATULATIONS, LIONS
With the referee’s whistle and the tally bell playing a merry
duet for the overflow crowd of fans, our Mars Hill Mountain Lions
turned back their arch rivals, Brevard, 53 to 37 on the local hard
wood, February 21. The victory was ample revenge for an early
season defeat handed them by this outfit and comes as a fine ending
for a .swell bunch of boys.
For the most part the game was a rough and tumble affair
and both teams scrapped continually for possession of the leather
sphere. But as far as Brevard was concerned it was all in vain as
the Lions played their best game of the year.
Both coaches started their second teams, and the Mars Hill
reserves—not to be out done—promptly rung up a 6-2 lead over
the Brevard second stringers. Then both mentors shunted in their
first teams. And it was at this point that the Lions set the woods
on fire. In fact they scored a total of 13 points before Peterson
got loose and flipped in a field goal for the Brevard outfit.
Soon after the beginning of the second period the Brevard
lads rallied and somewhat shortened the gap between themselves and
the rampant Lions. Three of the Mars Hill aces—Ray, Heading and
Hubbard—fouled out but the Lion reserves started a scoring spree
(Continued on Page 3)
New Seats Installed
In Glio-Phi Hall
Sanding of Floors Adds
To Other Improvements
Philomathians and Clios alike
are rejoicing this week upon the
recent improvements ' made in
their society hall. The Clios
started the renovations by pre
senting a handsome new set of
presiding chairs to their Philo
mathian brothers at reception.
The Philomathians responded
by sharing in the purchase of new
seats for the entire hall.
Preparatory to the installation
of the new seats, the floor of the
hall was sanded and refinished al
most entirely by voluntary labor
within the society. Then the new
seats were installed.
The new seats are designed in
the society colors, blue and white,
and are sturdily constructed of
metal framework and upholstered
cushions and backs. The continual
increases in the societies’ mem
bership made a change necessary
and the installation of the seats
gave a greater seating capacity to
the hall.
White debating tables and
chairs to match the theme of the
decorations of the hall have been
purchased.
Mullins Wins Clio
Temperance Contest
Using a selection entitled “Who
Killed Joe’s Baby?” Lloma Nell
Mullins, of Hickory, won first
place in the final Clio temperance
reading contest held February 11.
Miss Mullins won her contest
on her splendid characterization,
beautifully-toned voice, and ar
tistic gestures.
She had previously won fii’st
place in the expression group of
temperance readings. Virginia Lisk
won second place.
Those participating in the ex
pression group were Wilma Dale,
Lloma Nell Mullins, Helen Camp-
field, Geraldine Shields, Ellen
King, Libby Deese, and Virginia
Lisk. The judges were Mr. J. A.
McLeod, Dr. E. J. Pierce, and
j Miss Mildred Bingham.
I Aileen Kennedy placed first in
the non-expression gi’oup of read
ers with the selection, “The Old
Chief’s Story.” Mary Ruth Hardy
was second with “Five Sons,
Which One?”
Those taking part in this group
.were Aileen Kennedy, Mary Ruth
Hardy, Mildred Yates, Mable Ruth
Harrell, Edna Herring, Mary
Louise Howell, Martha Lee Gray
son, Katy Ruth Grayson, Kath
leen Frink, and Doris Thompson.
The judges for this contest were
Mrs. J. A. McLeod, Miss Gladys
Johnson, and Mr. S. B. King, Jr.
HONOR GLUB PRESIDENTS
ELIZABETH COPPEDGE
J. E. TATE
Pictured here are two of the six honor club presidents that were
recently elected. Elizabeth Coppedge, of Greenville, heads the Scrib-
lers Honor Club, and J. E. Tate, of Winston-Salem, is head of the
I. R, C. Club. Both Mr. Tate and Miss Coppedge are honor students.
“Wings of Morning”
Is Mystery Drama
A check on the Mars Hill
Dramateers reveals that work on
the production Wings of The
Morning is progressing rapidly.
The play, an unusual mystery
drama, will be presented in the
college auditorium Saturday night,
March 11.
The mystery centers around an
old man. Master Geoffrey, played
by David Hooks, who is troubled
because the people ’ of the world
do not think enough. He suc
ceeds in bringing a representative
of each type of person into his
home.
These include Joyce, a young
fashion designer, Lou Alice Ham-
,rick; Adrian, a poet in love with
Joyce, Gordon Bernard; David, a
young doctor also in love with
Joyce, Horace Chamblee; an
Italian family composed of Tonio-
Silvistri, fruit vender, John Ball;
Carlotta, his wife, Emily Patrick;
Benedetta, their daughter, Cyn
thia Jane Hempke; Mrs. Ellis, rep
resentative of the old ladies’
home, Emeth Johnson; Effie,
young American nurse. Daphne
Penny; Eban Forthwright, the
mysterious messenger, Eddie Hig
gins; Captain Gordon, aviator of
Master Geoffrey, Roger Bell; Loa,
Hawaiian maid, Dorothy Drake;
Trudy, Mrs. Ellis’ companion,
Mary Gail Menius; Ellen, sister
of Master Geoffrey, Elizabeth
Coppedge; and Mrs. Wanley,
matron of old ladies’ home, Betty
Thompson.
C ongratulations.
Daddy Blackwell
The Hilltop congratulates
President and Mrs. Hoyt Black-
well on the birth of a son Fri
day morning, March 3, 1939,
at 10 o’clock.
June Almond, who entered
the hospital in Asheville Wed
nesday night is expected to re
turn to the campus very soon,
and Clifton Dunnevent, who is
recovering from an appendec
tomy, will return in about two
weeks.
Euthalians Elect
John Ball President
♦
John Ball, of Greenfield,
Massachusetts, was elected presi
dent of the Euthalian Literary
society Friday evening, February
24, at the regular business meet
ing. He succeeds Robert L. Mur
phy, of Newport News, Virginia.
Other officers elected are as
follows: Bill Angell, vice-presi
dent; Jay Moore, secretary;
Horace Chamblee, censor; Ralph
Cannon, chaplain; James Kirk,
English critic; Roger Bell, ex
pression critic; Mac Norwood, de
bate critic; Julius Jordan, col
lector; Clifford Hughes, chorister;
Leonard DeVault, pianist; Dwight
Brendle, librarian; and John Ray,
reporter.
These officers will serve for
the Commencement term of office
and are the last to be picked from
the present C-II class. The elec
tion of C-I officers for the re
mainder of the year and for the
first four weeks of next year will
be held at the end of this regular
nine-weeks term of office.