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MARS HILL, NORTH CAROLINA, NOVEMBER 11, 1939
NO. 4
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hope By GEORGE BLACKWELL J
1 and
battlfl'rough the courtesy of Wil-
1 Conn Craven we have been per-
;ted to publish a personal let-
which he received from Basil
5^?^ard Knight, an English stu-
Bilf' at Cambridge, who expresses I
views and opinions concern-'
the present European conflict.
' is young man carries on a reg-
r correspondence with William
»ur Aven, one of our own students;
’leasd if the censorship resulting
m the war is not too strict,
/ICE®^ such letters may appear in
s column during the year,
ing with Mr. Knight of London
Sundire are students in other coun-
^^^s involved in war with which
dents on our own campus cor-
'''■'^pond. Through this extensive
LL.
Tespondence this column will
sent the views of citizens from
3 0 ■ warring countries. Mr. Basil
ight’s letter follows:
WOl
ir Bill:
Price'
received your letter this
rning, and the first thing to
is to dispel your gloom due
our alleged tardiness. We could
EASf direct help to Poland,
the nearest point of Allied
'''■^itory is five hundred miles
Ay. and every mile of that is
OSS Germany. Immediate in-
J ^ ,ect help would have involved
ille on the Siegfried Line,
SIT time, and air bomb-
, which would certainly have
olved us in great civilian
:s Ar^es. Presumably our idea was
j,e! take advantage of Polish re-
:ance, crush Germany, and
n reinstate Poland; nobody an-
AFE P^t®d Russian action. That is
IHT
8-01 only going to use news
—^rd on the wireless. I cannot
EU’S CELEBRATE 48lh ANNIVERSARY TONIGHT
Intercollegiate
Debaters Chosen
About Fifty Compete In
Tryouts For Forensic
Teams
The largest number of students
in the history of the Forensic club
entered the preliminary contests
held recently for the selection of
those who will represent the col
lege this year as intercollegiate
debaters, and twenty-nine were
given places on the squad.
During the tryouts each con
testant was given opportunity to
enter at least one round of de
bating. From approximately fifty
aspirants, thirteen girls and six
teen boys won niches on the
teams.
The girls who will represent
Mars Hill forensically are Doris
Thompson, Vivian Crisp, Margue
rite Hudson, Martha Lee Gray
son, Gwen Reed, Mallie Mae Ben
nett, Maude Bloodgood, Virginia
Lisk, Mary Underwood, Gladys
Reinhardt, Iris Melton, Elizabeth
Stinson, and Madge Allen.
The boys’ side of the argu
ment will be upheld by Bartlett
Dorr, Charles Greene, C. C. Hope,
Bruce Brown, James Thomas, Coy
Culpepper, George Culpepper,
Paul Meyers, T. E. White, Frank
Venters, Richard C. Proctor, Er
nest Cox, Horace Small, Harold
Hawkins, Augustus Vedery, and
Bill Allred.
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ices.
'us Line To Pick Up
Mars Hill Passengers
Raleigh, Nov. 9. (AP)—The
ueen City Coach Company
iceived permission from Util-
Commissioner Stanley
finhorne to take on and dis-
targe passengers at Mars Hill
and from intrastate points.
g oncert Artists Give
Program Here
) p aI** Pitt, Contralto And Mr.
Carter, Pianist, Charm
Audience
P.M.;
^ joint concert was presented
’.M. -e, October 28, in the col-
e auditorium, from 8 to 9:30
lock, by Emma Pitt, contralto,
p. p Robert Carter, pianist, both
^ Nashville, Tenn. Both Miss
t and Mr. Carter are well-
5wn in their respective fields
1 have gained nation-wide ac-
im.
^iss Pitt, accompanied by
inces Rossor, also of Nashville,
0 some famous compositions by
ydn, Mozart, Schubert, Pas-
ik, and the South’s own Stephen
ster. Notable among the com-
>.M. sitions played by Mr. Carter
re Sonata, Opus 109, in E
y'J*^r by Beethoven, and a selec-
from Johannes Brahms.
These students have as their
first major event of the year the
Strawberry Festival to be held
the first week of December at
Winthrop college. Rock Hill, S. C.
Here will be gathered for several
types of forensic contests repre
sentatives of colleges and univer
sities from all over the South.
Last year, despite competition
from four-year institutions. Mars
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Tw^enty-Three Join
Home-Maker’s Guild
C-I Girls Initiated During
First Meeting Of
Year
On Tuesday night, October 10,
at the annual initiation service of
the Homemakers’ Guild, held in
the home economics laboratory,
twenty-three C-I home economics
students were received into the
organization.
The major event of the even
ing was the induction of these
new members into the group. Af
ter the initiation, the new mem
bers were served refreshments by
the senior girls. Following the
program various matters of rou
tine business including the read
ing of the constitution and by
laws were taken up.
The following girls were initi
ated: Frances Knowles, Margue
rite Hudson, Wilhelmina Hall,
Doris Spencer, Lucille Noland, La-
Monna Gattis, Margaret Cline,
Mabel Rodgers, Mary Alyce Hill,
Carol Byrd, Dorothy King, Nell
Brandon, Pauline Merrill, Martha
Whitworth, Doris Brachean, Edith
Bodenheimer, Alma Hughes, Ha
Fillery, Elizabeth Teuton, Lila
Nannery, Hope Franklin, Reba
McNeil, and Rena McNeil.
Mrs. Stroup Makes
Gift To College
Donation Will Furnish Re
ception Room in Edna
Moore Dormitory
Mrs. Rush Stroup, a trustee
of the college, recently presented
the college with a five hundred
dollar gift to be used in furnish
ing the main reception room of
Edna Corpening Moore dormitory.
A committee of which Mrs.
Hoyt Blackwell is chairman is in
charge of selecting and buying
the furniture. Mrs. Blackwell and
her committee met recently to
decide upon the type of furniture
and the number of pieces to be
purchased. The furniture under
consideration is upholstered co
lonial style, in keeping with the
architecture of the dormitory
and with the color scheme of the
reception room.
Only the main reception will
be furnished at the present; the
two parlors are expected to be
furnished later. The purchases
will be completed within a few
weeks.
Mars Hillians
Go To Campbell
For B.S.U. Meet
Early Friday morning, October
27, thirty-four Mars Hill students
left to participate in the 1939
state B. S. U. convention held at
Camphell college at Buie’s Creek,
N. C.
After registering they attended
a banquet held in the college
dining hall, Imogene Brown rep
resenting Mars Hill in a program
presented at this time by several
colleges. In a program which fol
lowed the banquet, testimonies
were given by students from four
North Carolina colleges. One of
those who gave a testimony. Dean
Bergen, is a student here; an
other, W. R. Wagoner, graduated
at Mars Hill last spring. Rev. Paul
Caudill concluded the program
with an address, “Above All,
Christ.’’ Mr. Caudill was a stu
dent here in 1926.
On Saturday Miss Mary Nance
Daniel, young peoples’ secretary
of the Southern Baptist conven
tion, gave a talk on B. S. U. tech
nique. This was followed by a
panel discussion on “The B. S. U.
At Work,” conducted by students.
Dr. Ralph Herring brought the
morning message, having as his
subject, “God’s Will, My Task.”
In the evening Mary Catherine
Adams, Claire Hardin, and Miss
Ellison represented Mars Hill in
the Talent Parade, and Dr. Walter
H. Judd, medical missionary to
China, presented a discussion on
Christian youth and the present
world conditions.
There was a reunion of former
Mars Hill students Saturday night
in front of the D. Rich Memorial
auditorium. From Wake Forest
were J. E. Tate, W. R. Wagoner,
Wayne Oates, Bill Angel, Willis
Bennett, Roger Bell, McLeod
Bryan, H. B. Land, and Paul
Early. From W. C. of U. N. C.
was Katy Ruth Grayson. Rachel
Templeton, Elizabeth Coppedge,
and Edna Herring were from
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New German Club
Holds First Meeting
Large Number Of Students
Receive Benefit Of New
Language Club
Die Deutschen Kameraden
Club, which has recently been or
ganized for the German students
at Mars Hill, held its first meet
ing of the year Monday evening,
October 16, in the college audi
torium.
The following students were
elected to serve as officers for
the coming year: Harold Sluder,
president; Vivian Lunsford, sec
retary; Alice Craddock, secretary;
and Bill Duckworth, treasurer.
The first program was devoted
to a study of the great German
musicians. Biographical sketches
of three composers were given by
members of the group. Tommy
Evans discussing Johann Sebastion
Bach; Bill Duckworth sketching
the life of Johannes Brahms; and
Roy Totherow giving the life of
Ludwig van Beethoven. One of
the compositions of each musician
was played on the Carnegie in
strument.
At the close of the program re
freshments were served by mem
bers of the club.
Students Attend
Raleigh Assembly
Mars Hill Representatives
Take Major Part In
Legislative Activities
After a successful week-end
trip to the annual student legis
lative assembly at Raleigh, seven
Mars Hill debaters and their in
structor returned to the campus
Sunday, October 29.
This assembly, in which the
students from Mars Hill intro
duced and passed two bills, is
held annually for the purpose of
training the students of various
colleges in the state in parlia
mentary law and other phases of
forensics.
In the course of the meeting
several personal honors were at
tained by Mars Hill students. In
the senate, Thomas White and
Bartlett Dorr were chosen to
speak on a special broadcast over
station W.P.T.F. Several other
positions were accorded delegates
from the college.
Highlights of the meeting were
an address by the North Carolina
Secretary of State, Thad Eure, in
which special emphasis was placed
on the study of government, and
a dinner given on Friday evening
by Judge Buxen Journey, head
of the North Carolina Industrial
Commission. Judge Journey has
on several occasions made finan
cial contributions to Mars Hill
college.
The Mars Hill students who
attended this convention, accom
panied by Mr. J. B. Huff, were
James Thomas, Bartlett Dorr,
Bruce Brown, Thomas White, C.
C. Hope, Frank Venters, and Paul
Meyers.
Typical Program
Presented Tonight
Eutkalians Give First An
niversary Program
Of Year
The Euthalian Literary society
will present its 48th anniversary
program this evening at 8 o’clock
in the college auditorium. With
the exception of one, the regular
dais officers. Bill Duckworth, of
Asheville, as president; Norman
Harper, of Rocky Mount, as sec
retary; and Horace Small, of
Fairmont, as censor, will preside.
Because Horace Small will take
part on the program. Bill Woltz,
of Raleigh, will serve as acting
censor.
The program presented this
evening will be typical of the
regular programs conducted by
the societies. It will consist of
declamations, orations, musical
numbers, and a debate. Those rep
resenting the society on the pro
gram will be George Blackwell,
orator; Ralph Jinnette and T. L.
Cashwell, declaimers; Gordon
Bernard, dramatic reader; Harold
Spainhour, William Craven, Paul
Brunner, and Morley Caplan,
musical selections; and James
Thomas, Harold Sluder, Tommy
Evans, and Horace Small, de
baters. Following the program
will come a very impressive finale,
in which all members of the so
ciety will take part.
This marks the opening of the
anniversary series which promotes
a friendly rivalry between the
literary societies. Each year the
order of the anniversary pro
grams is alternated. The Philo-
mathians will present their anni
versary program November 25.
The Nonpareil reception will be
given November 18 in the ad
ministration building for the Eu-
thalians and the faculty.
Mars Hill Sextet
Praised By Critic
Girls’ Group Is Compliment
ed For Songs Presented
In Asheville
On Friday, October 20, at an
informal presentation of “the
evaluation of music programs,”
Mr. Charles Griffith, of the Silver
Burdette Music Company, com
plimented the Mars Hill college
sextet for the harmony, quality,
and presentation of their selec
tions.
The Mars Hill sextet, composed
of Helen Trentham, Mildred
Crowder, Claire Hardin, La Mon-
na Gattis, Virginia Terry, and
Helen Moon, presented “On Wings
of Song,” by Mendelssohn, and
“Ah! May the Red Rose Live Al
ways,” by Stephen Foster. They
were directed by Miss Elizabeth
Ellison, and Miss Margaret Big-
gers accompanied them at the
piano.
The program was presented in
the Lee Edwards high school au
ditorium in Asheville at eight
o’clock. The number present was
estimated at eight hundred.
Throughout the evening Mr. Bur
dette illustrated types of music
with beautiful violin selections.
Earlier in the day. Miss Elli-
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