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Dne program of a series on vo-
jjonal guidance was presented
^Mars Hill college each day for
two-week period beginning
•il 10.
>• The first of the series was
usiness as a Vocation,” given
I D. Hiden Ramsey, secretary
, d general manager of the Ashe-
^ le Citizen-Times company.
Ramsey told the .students
Jt if they wished to do so they
■^ild make the business pro-
sion as honorable as any pro-
sion they could enter. He said
re are three characteristics of
successful business man: first,
.racter; second, willingness;
1 third, mental alertness.
Mr. Ramsey stated that more
>ple are ruined by laziness than
K. phol. “One of the main troubles
|h young people today is that
Jiy are not willing to work.” In
ke urged each student to
lose that vocation in which he
be happy, and can develop
I personality.
fhe Rev. W. H. Covert, pastor
the First Baptist church of
averville, gave the second talk
April 11.
tfr. Covert, in his talk on re
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Ball Chosen As
Ideal Euthalian
John Ball, of Greenfield,
Massachusetts, was elected as
the Ideal Euthalian by the
Philomathian Literary society
Friday, April 21. In making
their selection, the society
voted on the candidate who
nearest attained the ideals of
both the societies, the Euthal-
ians—dignity, simplicity, con
servatism—and of the Philo-
mathians — truth, purity and
fidelity. John Ball is the re
tiring Euthalian president, and
he will preside for his society
at Commencement.
Horace Chamblee won the
debate contest to become the
best Euthalian debater. Dr.
Pierce, Mr. Lynch and Mr.
Lee, the debate judges, chose
Willis Bennett as the Com
mencement debater who will be
the colleague of Horace Cham
blee, Bill Angel, alternate.
Second Stunt Night
Proves Popular
With The Students
All Participants Prove
To Be Very
Entertaining
ous work as a vocation, point-
Jout the many hardships and
Lilrifices that ministers and their
lilies have to bear. “But great
t| be their reward.” He declared
in the wide field of religious
J"^k there is naturally more room
Jthe bottom than at the top.
jvever, he added that the need
service is greatest at the
om of the ladder. Opportunity
in the hands of all ministers
moulding the lives of the
ng people and in being a coun-
for them.
closing, Mr. Covert showed
one’s religious work could in-
nce others to go out and ac-
plish more in the name of
|st than we ourselves ever
imed of doing. As an example
cited the lives of the Yale
J and told how the preaching
Jne influenced the other so as
^ake him one of the greatest
fgelists of all time.
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^rels Expected
thin Two Weeks
On Monday the second stunt
night of the year was held in the
Mars Hill college auditorium from
7 until 8:15 o’clock. Originated
and sponsored by the B. S. U.
council, these programs are de
signed to give as many students
as possible an opportunity to ap
pear before the student body. By
these varied appearances, the
council has not only provided
entertainment, but many students
have displayed originality and
talent.
Charles Summey, master of
ceremonies, called forth as the
first selection, a duet by the All-
red twins. Bill and Bob. With this
very good start, a little swing
music was added to the program
when “Easy” O’Neill and Bill
Avera gave their arrangement of
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le 1939 edition of the Laurel,
! Hill college yearbook, is
cted to be ready for dis-
tion on or about May 5, ac-
’.j|ng to John Lewis, editor-in-
• The proof was read and
ted during the past week, and
look is now on the press.
■ e Laurel this year will be the
Bt in size yet issued; over 450
s have already been sub-
Jpd for. Elaborate padded
’s and an entirely new design
ihe society section are fea-
. Ul Hudson is business man-
I and Henry Brown is adver-
^ manager of the yearbook.
Tommy Evans C-I
Elead of Euthalians
Tommy Evans, of Batesville,
Arkansas, was elected C-I pres
ident of the Euthalian Literary
society last night at the reg
ular business meeting. Mr.
Evans succeeds John Ball, of
Greenfield, Massachusetts, in
office.
Other officers chosen at the
same time are: Bill Duckworth,
vice-president; T. L. Cashwell,
secretary; Bill Allred, censor;
George Blackwell, treasurer;
Jack Tesh, chaplain; T. C. Wag-
staff, English critic; Rush
Beeler, recording secretary;
Ralph Jinnette, expression
critic; James Thomas, debate
critic; Norman Harper, collec
tor; Horace Small, chorister;
Bill Avera, pianist; H. B. Par
rott, librarian; Vernon Bixby,
reporter; Bonnell Coachman,
janitor; Harold Joines, time
keeper.
Students from four states have been elected to serve as com-
‘ke four literary societies on our campus.
At the top left IS Dorothy Drake, of Atlanta, Ga., who heads the
Nonpareils. At the top right is John Ball, of Greenfield, Mass.,
who heads the Euthalmns At the lower left is Cynthia Jane
Hemhe, of Lebanon, N. J„ who heads the Clios, and at the
Combined Session
Of Summer Schools
Begins June Sixth
The western division of the
Wake Forest - Meredith summer
school will open its fifth session
at Mars Hill college on .Tune 5.
Attendance has been steadily in
creasing since the opening of this
division in 1935. According to
Dean I. N. Carr, associate di
rector, an even larger school is
expected this summer. Many stu
dents, particularly teachers, will
combine study with summer resi
dence in the mountains.
Several new teachers will be
added to the staff this year. The
director of the Mars Hill division
of the Wake Forest-Meredith sum
mer school is Professor Bunyan
Y. Tyner, of Meredith college;
the presidents of Wake Forest,
Meredith, and Mars Hill colleges
are also officers of administra
tion.
Erskine B. Bailey, principal of
the Mars Hill high school, will be
principal of the demonstration
school this summer. Besides ac
commodating local students the
demonstration school is open to
boarding students of high school
level, for whom a dormitory on
the campus is reserved.
Tate Is Elected As
Ideal Philomathian
Last night J. E. Tate, of
Winston-Salem, was elected as
the Ideal Philomathian by the
Euthalians. He received this
newly adopted honor, having
been judged as possessing most
completely the ideals of both
societies.
J. E. Tate was also selected
as the best Philomathian de
bater, and he and Warren
Pritchard, his colleague, will
represent the Philomathians at
Commencement. As alternates
for J. E. Tate and Warren
Pritchard, the judges selected
Jim White and Harry Cook.
The debate contest was held
as the regular literary program
and was judged by Mr. S. B.
King, J. W. Huff, and Mr.
McLeod. The Anniversary de
baters were also selected by
these judges during the same
contest. They are Bruce Brown,
Caughey Culpepper, George
Culpepper, and Bartlett Dorr,
with Bob Allred and Pete Mer
rill as alternates.
Elaborate Plans
Have Been Made
For Gala Occasion
Charles R. Greene
Is To Preside At
The Affair
The annual banquet in honor
of the senior class of Mars Hill
college will be given by the
juniors in the Oscar E. Sams
dining hall tonight at eight
o’clock. This event is the main
social function of the school year,
and elaborate plans for entertain
ment and decoration have been
carried out.
The program, which centers
about a nautical theme, is de
cidedly different from that used
last year. Charles R. Greene, of
Rufus, North Carolina, acting as
captain, is to preside over the
festivities of the evening. The
C-I class president, T. L. Cash-
well, will welcome the seven hun
dred students, faculty members
and guests expected to attend.
Reply to the welcome will be by
Henry Brown, C-II president.
There will be no guest speaker as
heretofore; instead, in accordance
with the banquet theme, the
Ship s Log” will be given by
Mary Louise Howell and a “Ship’s
Papers” by Mac Norwood. A num
ber of toasts are to be proposed
during the program, including a
toast to the Seniors by C. C. Hope
with response by Rachel Temple
ton, a toast to the college by
Peggy Brown with response by
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New B.S.U. Council
Receives Training
At Greensboro
The new B. S. U. council, ac
companied by Miss Elizabeth
Ellison and W. R. Wagoner, left
Friday, April 15, for Greensboro,
where they attended conferences
with other B. S. U. councilmen
from various colleges and universi
ties in the state.
The meetings began Saturday
morning at 10 o’clock in the
Forest Avenue Baptist church
and lasted until five in the after
noon. The program of the day
consisted of the call to worship,
led by Mary Summey; the de
votional; special music by Miss
Ellison; the morning message,
“Experiencing Life in Him” by
Mr. Crouch; officer’s conference
in which the officers were direct
ed in the work which they will
be expected to do next year.
Following lunch, which was
served in the Home Economics
dining hall at the Women’s Col
lege of the University of North
Carolina, Mr. William Hall Pres
ton spoke on “Southwide Em
phases,” and Miss Edith Evans, of
Eastern Carolina Teachers’ Col
lege, discussed “Loyalty in the
Church.”
After the dismissal by Dr. S. L.
Stealey of Raleigh, the council
left Greensboro for the return
trip at 5:30 and arrived at Mars
Hill at 1:00 o’clock on Sunday
morning.