CTKe Hilltop
Published By The Students Of Mars Hill College
OL. XIV.
MARS HILL, NORTH CAROLINA, OCTOBER 28, 1939
NO. 3
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iissionary Jrrexy—
ImIss Carrie U. Littlejohn, prin-
of the W.M.U. Training
’ ®';hool, of Louisville, Ky., ad-
rssoi gged the faculty and students
, i chapel Oct. 10. Miss Littlejohn
°'’®‘Jas brought to the campus by
‘’f®^Ass Mary Currin, state young
"^”'Wple’s secretary of W.M.U. In
* ‘undid, oratorical style Miss Lit-
ejohn admonished the students
’ ) be honest, courageous, and re-
erent.
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usical Noise—
Herbert L. Sebren presented
'.“is band in its initial concert,
”'^ct. 12, in the college audito-
i^mm. Slender, efficient Mr. Se-
ren, one-time assistant band di-
\vc
jector at Berea College, modestly
. .old the audience that the band
' , ras attempting to couple music
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nth noise.
'exas Parson—
Coming to Mars Hill from
isheville, where he had been
onducting a revival. Dr. Perry
'. Webb, pastor of the First Bap-
ist church, San Antonio, Tex.,
poke in the college service Tues-
lay, Oct. 13. Said he: “A man
irho chooses to follow the course
f least resistance, like a river,
lever goes in a straight direc-
ion.”
GROUND-BREAKING FOR SCIENCE BUILDING
The gentleman with the shovel is Dr. R. L. Moore, president-emeritus, as he removed the first bit
of earth at the site of the proposed science building. Left to right are Charles R. Greene, cmef college
marshall; Dr. R. L. Moore; Honorable E. Frank IVatson, chairman of the college board of trustees;
and Dr. Hoyt Blackwell, president of Mars Hill college.
Founders’ Day Is
Celebrated Here
Ground For New Science
Building Is Broken By
Dr. Moore
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Lee Recovers—
Mrs. R. M. Lee, wife of the
jssistont dean of men, has re
lumed to her home on Faculty
lill after an eight weeks’ stay in
in Asheville hospital, where she
jas been recuperating from a
Ong illness.
RK
leroic Co-ed—
Miss Vivian Crisp, of Colletts-
dlle, N. C., and a resident of
JREj,ivermont dormitory, nursed a
^^^ounded hand last week, but she
_^^as no less a heroine. A pair of
lajamas was placed too near a
, vood heater, and great was the
ilaze thereof. With her bare
(lands, Miss Crisp extinguished
the blaze, burned, and distingiiish-
jd herself.
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)aniel Boone Returns—
Daniel Boone, with powder-
lorn and coonskin cap, last week
J eturned to civilization and lived
or a day or two where there was
ot even elbow room, in the me
tropolis of Mars Hill. This Dan’l
'-/s not only a pioneer but also a
ihilanthropist. He presented sev-
iral students with very lovely
rings. Dan’l rang a little bell!
Long Leads Juniors
While the C-II’s were elect
ing officers in the college au
ditorium, the C-I’s were in the
auditorium of the church en
gaged in choosing their leaders
for the year also. Their officers
are as follows: Ed Long, of
Chesterfield, S. C., president;
John E. Farrar, vice-president;
and Lucille Haywood, secre
tary. One of the largest under
takings of the C-I class will be
next spring when they will en
tertain the C-II’s at the annual
junior-senior banquet. A C-I
tvill preside as toastmaster at
this occasion.
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Concert To Be
Given Saturday
At Mars Hill
Miss Emma Pitt, contralto of
radio and concert fame, and Rob
ert Carter, head of the depart
ment of piano at George Pea
body college, will present a con
cert before the students of Mars
Hill college tonight at 8 o’clock.
Miss Pitt and Mr. Carter, both
natives of Springfield, Tenn., will
be featured on the program as
soloists.
Miss Pitt, Tennessee state win
ner of the National Federation of
Music clubs’ contest for young
(Continued on page 4)
PICTURES EXHIBITED
BY MISS B. BOWDEN
♦
Mountain Landscapes Are
Shown In Asheville
Art Gallery
A series of original oil paint
ings have been exhibited in the
city hall art gallery in Asheville
by Miss Beulah Bowden, of the
Art department of Mars Hill
college.
The majority of Miss Bowden’s
paintings are interpretations of
landscapes in Western North Car
olina. “The Flower Garden” of
Mrs. William Sydney Porter, near
Weaverville; “The Sydney Lanier
Cottage,” near Tryon; “Coleman
Boundary Interior AVoods,” near
Dillingham; “The Old Water
Mill,” near Mars Hill, are a few.
Miss Bowden began her .study
in art at Meredith college, Ra
leigh. Later she studied at Wood-
stock, N. Y., with John Carlson
and Harry Laith-Ross for several
summers.
She traveled and studied in
Europe one summer, and also
spent one session at the Students’
Art League, New York, under
Henry Brigman.
She is a member of the Sou
thern States Art League, and was
asked by the editor of the art
magazine, La Revue, in Paris, for
a reproduction of a flower gar
den sketch and with it an explan
ation of her methods of painting.
Societies Choose
Anniversary Heads
Duckworth And Greene, Har
din And Howell Are To
Lead Literary Groups
Definite plans are being made
for their anniversaries by the
four literary societies under the
direction of the newly elected
officers who have replaced the
C-I officers elected last spring.
Bill Duckworth, of Asheville, will
preside at the Euthalian anni
versary, November 11. Charles
Greene, of Rufus, will lead the
Philomathians in their anniver
sary November 26. Mary Watson
Corpening, of Granite Falls, is
the new president of the Non-
pariels, and Mary Louise Howell,
of Loris, South Carolina, heads
the Clios.
To assist Mr. Duckworth in the
Euthalian anniversary will be
Harold Sluder, vice-president;
Norman Harper, secretary; Hor
ace Small, censor; Ruth Beeler,
corresponding secretary; Roy Lee,
chaplain; George Blackwell, treas
urer; Gordon Bernard, English
critic; Bill Woltz, debate critic;
James Thomas, expression critic;
Bill Avera, chorister; Harold
Spainhour, pianist; David Britt,
collector; Bob Daniel, librarian;
Roy Totherow, reporter; and T.
C. Wagstaff, timekeeper.
The Philomathian officers to
aid the president are as follows:
C. C. Hope, vice-president; Tom
White, secretary; Bartlett Dorr,
censor; Rex Campbell, chaplain;
Platt Turner, corresponding sec
retary; Bill Daniel, treasurer;
Charles White, English and ex
pression critic; Henry Wilson,
chorister; Jim White, pianist;
Russell Nipper, dues collector;
Clyde Jarrett, fines collector;
Caughey Culpepper, seer; Alex
Moore, janitor; Ed Gulledge and
Louis Beam, marshalls.
To assist the Nonpariel presi
dent at reception are Claire Har
din, vice-president; Hilda Stoker,
secretary; Frances Bonkemeyer,
censor; Dorothy Paine, treasurer;
Irmeth Coleman, chaplain; Mir-
(Continued on page 4)
Ministers Hear
Dr. Peacock And
Elect Officers
The Ministerial Conference
elected officers for the first time
this year on October 19. After a
devotional thought by Morris El
liot and the singing of two songs.
Dr. Peabody, former president of
Shaw University, brought an in
spiring message on scholarship
attainment.
In the business meeting the
following officers were elected:
B. C. Lamb, president; Lester
Stowe^ vice-president; Samuel
Avery, secretary; Dennis Riddle,
chorister; Paul Bruner, organist;
and Carl Compton, reporter.
The eighty-fourth anniversary
of Mars Hill college was climax
ed on Saturday, Oct. 14, as
President-emeritus R. L. Moore
took shovel in hand and broke
the first ground for the founda
tion of a new science building.
Honorable E. Frank Watson,
Burnsville attorney and chairman
of the college board of trustees,
presided at the ground-breaking
ceremony and introduced Dr.
Moore.
Prior to the breaking of the
ground. Dr. Fred. F. Brown, pas
tor of the First Baptist church,
of Knoxville, Tenn., delivered
the annual Founders’ Day ad
dress and spoke on “The Vision
of the Founders!” Dr. Brown
drew applause from the crowd
when he praised the work of Dr.
Moore during his forty-one years
as president of the college.
In the afternoon Prof. J. A.
McLeod presided at the dedica
tion of a little log church in
Locust Grove. Rev. J. R. Owen,
pastor of the French Broad Bap
tist church, of Asheville, deliver
ed the principal address.
Two bus-loads of students
watched Mars Hill defeat I^ees-
McRae 6-0 Saturday afternoon at
Spruce Pine.
HONOR CLUBS MEET;
NEW ONE ORGANIZED
Latin And Greek Students
Establish Classical
Club
Drive For Laurels
Begun This Week
staff Starts Campaign For
500 Subscriptions In
Chapel Program
The campus was a full activity
Tuesday night, Oct. 9, when the
various honor clubs had their
first meetings of the year. These
meetings were given primarily to
outlining the work of the year
and to the welcoming of new
members.
The formation of the Classical
Club, whose membership is con
fined to Latin and Greek stu
dents, brings the number of honor
clubs here up to seven. The pres
idents of the various clubs are as
follows: Business Club, Carlyle
Hall; Foreign Language, Harold
Sluder; Classical, Louise Thomas;
Scriblerus, Claire Hardin; French,
Hilda Stoker; Science, Louis
Weber; and International Rela
tions Club, Thomas White.
Membership to each of these
clubs is confined to first and sec
ond honor-roll students making
above a “C” on the specific sub
ject. New members are admitted
twice each year. The unusual in
terest shown in these organiza
tions justifies the common belief
that this will be a successful year
for them.
The official drive for the Laurel
began Monday, October 23, when
the yearbook staff conducted the
chapel program and announced
that the week from October 23
to October 27 was “Laurel week”.
Editor Pete Merrill had charge
of the program and introduced
Charles White, business manager;
and Virginia Terry, snapshot edi
tor. Alice Craddock gave a brief
talk on what the Laurel had
meant to her and called on Hen
ry Brown, Tommy Evans, and
Charles Greene, who spoke from
the audience on the values of the
yearbook.
The editor announced that the
names of the first 300 students
who subscribe will be printed in
gold on the cover.
The Laurel is a student pub
lication, and the present staff is
a selection of the students. Prof.
B. M. Canup is the faculty ad
visor.
Harper Heads C-IFs
During a chapel period some
time ago the class of ’40 met
in the college auditorium for
the purpose of electing class
officers for the ensuing year.
The C-II class elected the fol
lowing officers: J. Norman
Harper, of Rocky Mount, pres
ident; Charles White, vice-
president; Maude Bloodgood,
secretary; and Mary Watson
Corpening, treasurer. Mr. Har
per has won recognition as a
cheer leader and as drummer
in the college band.