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Published By The Students Of Mars Hill College
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MARS HILL, NORTH CAROLINA, FERRUARY 3, 1940
NO. 7
VERY OTHER |
^ WEEK I
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®y Charles Greene
Educational Survey
Includes Mars Hill
glitor’s note: Because the
P believes that the average
student is interested in
Howa
lal affairs if not interna-
Holt.
affairs, this regular “Every
pbell, I "'ill be devoted to
:al notes at the beginning
^ year, a year of political
ling Sttoo and battles—1940. The
5 S expressed in this column
TAURtet necessarily sanctioned by
or the college.)
ant Se Senator Borah
PricePiece of cloth with thirteen
and forty-eight stars is the
of our Republic, and a
;ture of a tall, gaunt yankee
-UTS i full chin beard and an in-
SATI?'"® nose is affectionately
1 as Uncle Sam, the symbol
I tged Americanism. For years
1 with a bulldog chin, an ex-
jDlNf® ™outh, and a gray mane
trew thinner with the years
®y"ibol of the most dis-
shed legislative body of the
LLE ® greatest republic. The
4 was William E. Borah, the
“•““^^®%V^be senate,” for thirty-
the “gentleman from
I Was Widely-Known
ough the newspapers, the
icy citizens became as well
inted with Borah’s name and
e as they were with their
I Our;r judge. So typical was he
ir Plefc United States senate that
Nation-Wide Survey Is Of
Terminal Courses In
Junior Colleges
Mars Hill college expects to
participate. President Blackwell
lRVIC
Continued on page 2)
:her Wilkins
su# Returns To Hill
Walter E. Wilkins, known
hsands of Mars Hill students
lumni as “Mother” Wilkin.s,
ly told a news correspon-
that her health was much
^ed and she is enjoying life
er stay at the college, al-
1 she feels it better for her
) undertake regular teach-
^ sixty-eight year old form-
^ "man teacher who character-
-J lerself as a “great big
s heart” is strong enough
a host of admiring stu-
^j^j^fcome and visit her, despite
>«^cent attacks of pneumonia
fonchitis.
ther” Wilkins called Mars
I Hillpr home because, she said,
ThaCe was wrapped up in this
s. Her husband, the late
E. Wilkins, was a Bible
lappfr here with Dr. Moore be-
he dawn of the twentieth
TT y- Her eldest son. Dr. Wal-
► p Wilkins, a prominent phy-
in Philadelphia, was once
in the science depart-
^^lere. Her youngest son, Dr.
^5l^n Wilkins, a physician of
N. C., graduated from
Hill, and her son-in-law,
linent physician and lectu-
also an alumnus of this in-
in.
has announced, in a nation-wide
study of terminal courses in
junior colleges.
The American A.ssociation of
Junior Colleges, of which Mars
Hill is a member, has received a
grant of $25,000 from the Gen
eral Education Board, of New
York city, to finance a series of
exploratory studies in the general
field of terminal education in the
junior college. Approximately 500
accredited junior colleges are now
found in the United States be
sides another hundred which are
not yet thus recognized.
Survey Needed
About two-thirds of the 175,-
000 students enrolled in these in
stitutions do not continue their
formal education after leaving the
junior college. The new study will
be concerned particularly with
courses and curricula of a semi-
professional and cultural charac
ter designed to give this increas
ing body of young people greater
economic competence and civic
responsibility. There is increas
ing evidence that existing four-
year colleges and universities are
not organized adequately to meet
the needs of a large part of this
significant group.
It is anticipated that the ex
ploratory study will reveal the
need and the opportunity for a
series of additional studies and
experimental investigations and
demonstrations which may cover
several years of continuous effort.
The new study will include a
large proportion of the junior col
leges in the United States.
Immediate responsibility for
the study will be vested in an ex
ecutive committee consisting of
Roscoe C. Ingalls, Chairman;
Doak S. Campbell; and Bryon S.
(Continued on page 4)
Lisk And Price Are
Clio • Phi Prexies
YOUTH RELIGIOUS SERVICES
CONDUCTED BY MR. SWOR
Thor Johnson
Gives Concert
Dean Carr’s Son
“Kidnap” Victim
Dean’s Son Escapes; So Do
Captors — For A
While
Plans For Commencement
Are Being Made; Other
Dias Officers Chosen
„-v/°"sider Mars Hill,” said
’ Wilkins, “as one of the
Spots on earth.”
or rearing children success-
despite the fact that the
rearing her children was
S^^solely on her shoulders be-
■'Ontinued on page 4)
The officers of the Philomathian
and Clio societies who were elect
ed to serve during the spring term
are now making plans for com
mencement.
The Philomathians chose their
officers December 15, 1939. Earl
Price, ef Forest City, N. C., was
elected president. The other dias
officers chosen were George Cul
pepper, censor, and Bruce Brown,
secretary. Thomas White, of Wash
ington, D. C. was selected as the
new vice-president. Other officers
are as follows: William Medlin,
chaplain; Edward Gulledge, treas
urer; C. C. Hope, corresponding
secretary; Harold Hearn, seer;
Ernest Cox, dues collector; Hoyt
Robinson, fines collector; Lowell
Miller and Francis Mac Byers,
marshalls; Kent Brannock, pianist.
The Philomathian’s sisters, the
Clios, have chosen the following
as their officers: Virginia Lisk, of
Asheboro, N. C., president; Vir
ginia Terry, first vice-president;
Stacy Wilburn, second vice-presi
dent; Mildred Dupree, recording
secretary; Martha Lee Grayson,
censor; Junita Ross, pianist; and
Gladys Rienhardt, chorister.
“Blackie” Carr, eight-year-old
son of Dean I. N. Carr, was back
safe in his fold today after hav
ing spent an hour in the hands of
kidnappers.
Recently young Carr was re
turning from a basketball game
at the college when ambushed
and carried toward Brown dor
mitory. As his captors were rest
ing, Carr scampered from their
grasp and ran toward Mars Hill
township. He was caught from
behind and brought down with a
flying tackle which bruised and
scratched his body and caused
tears to ensue from his big blue
eyes. The bad, bold kidnappers,
then fearing they would be ap
prehended by the authorities, gave
Carr a nickel not to tell his dad
on them, and the lad continued
his interrupted way home.
His father questioned his late
ness in returning home, but not
a word could he get out of the
boy. Then as little Carr undressed
for bed his father saw earmarks ,
of a struggle, and the boy broke
down, told what had happened,
but did not identify his kidnap-
pers.
Dean Carr proceeded to Brown
dormitory and began a room-to-
room investigation. One of the
kidnappers hearing of the Dean’s
tour grabbed a coat and ran out
into the cold night to find a hid
ing place. He was last seen slow
ing down for a curve near Wea-
verville.
The other kidnappers sought
the Dean and confessed all, be
traying his “mob.” As yet the cul
prits have not been dealt with by
the authorities.
Conducted by Thor Johnson,
the University of Michigan Little
Symphony, which was highly re
ceived here in its appearance last
year, will again be heard on Feb.
5, 1940.
The concert will be presented
in the college auditorium under
the auspices of the University of
Michigan. r
When first organized in the
fall of 1934, the Little Symphony
consi.sted of fifteen playing mem
bers, all assistants in instrument
al instruction at the University
School of Music. For the current
season the number has been in
creased to sixteen, a trumpet be
ing added to the present combi
nation of strings, flute, oboe, clar
inet, bassoon, and two French
horns.
During the five seasons since
its organization the Little Sym
phony has played some three hun
dred concerts in half the states
in the Union, winning acclaim
(Continued on page 4)
Student Interest
Is High, Intense
Mississippian Concluded
Meeting Last
Night
Young Ministers
Hear Blackwell
President Discusses Positive
Preaching, Doctrines,
And Messages
At the regular meeting of the
Ministerial conference on last
Thursday evening. Dr. Blackwell,
presented by Lester Stowe, presi
dent of the organization, brought
a message on the theme “positive
preaching.”
Reading some verses in I Cor
inthians 14, he stressed the need
for ministers to have a positive
doctrine, a positive message. He
said that the world is waiting, not
“for Greek philosophy, nor cur
rent events, but a positive, simple
message heralding salvation by
grace through faith; in the Lord
Jesus Christ.” Illustrating this, ht
referred to the simple but force
ful preaching of Dr. Finley Gib
son, pastor of the Walnut Street
Baptist Church of Louisville. Said
Dr. Blackwell, “A thousand peo
ple go to hear him preach each
Sunday, and I know that I. can
preach better than he, but a thou
sand people don’t come to hear
me preach.”
He concluded his remarks in
expressing his belief that there
would be an outpouring of spirit
ual blessings in the youth re
vival.
Chester Swor, professor of Eng
lish at Mississippi College, at
Clinton, Miss., and widely-known
lecturer and youth leader this
week conducted a youth revival.
Mr. Swor spoke twice daily,
once in the morning in the chapel
of the college, and in the church
at evening. After the church ser
vice the Mississippi professor and
revivalist discussed with those who
wished to remain—almost the en
tire audience—questions which
concern young men and women es-^
pecially. Questions he discussed are
.such as “Is it right for girls to
smoke?” “Do girls have kiss
and pet to be popular?” -Other
questions concern the right or
wrong of dancing, etc. In the af
ternoon Mr. Swor scheduled con
ferences with students in the lob
by of Treat dormitory.
Mr. Swor, although he is wide
ly-known as a religious speaker,
is not an ordained minister. He
attended Mississippi College and
the University of North Carolina.
Edna Moore Girls
To Get Play Room
Recreational Facilities Are
To Be Developed In
Basement .?t
As a part of the recreational
program of the college, a play
room' is being established on the
ground floor of the Edna Coiv
pening Moore domitory. This re
cent addition to the social life on
the campus has been received
with much enthusiasm by the
Edna-Moore girls.
(Continued on page 4)
George W. Sebren
Dies In Asheville
MISS ETHEL GREGG PASSES;
MEMORIAL SERVICES HELD
Shortly after news was received
here that Miss Ethel Gregg, for
fifteen years teacher of English
at Mars Hill, had passed away on
New Year’s day at her home in
Staunton, Alabama, students and
faculty members gathered in the
auditorium during an extended
chapel period to pay tribute to
her in a memorial service.
The Rev. W. L. Lynch of the
Mars Hill church opened the ser
vice with Scripture, reading from
the book of Hebrews, and was
followed by President Hoyt Black-
well, who spoke of her strong.
high influence in the Christian
and academic life of the campus.
A quartet composed of Claire
Hardin, T. L. Cashwell, Horace
Small, and Miss Elizabeth Elli
son sang. And then J. B. Huff,
Margaret Pritchard, Dr. Ella J.
Pierce, and president-emeritus R.
L. Moore gave personal apprecia
tions of her.
Miss Gregg had been ill for
some time and was away from
Mars Hill this year on a leave
of absence in an attempt to re
gain her health. During her fif-
(Continued on page 3)
George W. Sebren, father of
Herbert Sebren, popular band di
rector and English professor here,
died at an Asheville hospital last
week following an illness which
occurred Thursday night. He was
fifty-seven years old. Funeral ser
vices were conducted Sunday at
three o’clock at the Morris-Gear
ing Funeral Home with the Rev,
J. B. Grice officiating. Interment
was in the Calvary Episcopal
Church cemetery at Fletcher,
N. C.
Mr. Sebren was born March 8,
1882 in Sabine parish, Louisiana.
He studied at the Southern School
of Music at Waco, Texas and has
published many song books. He
was very popular in music circles
and singing conventions, being
president of the National Singing
Convention. He was a member of
the First Baptist Church. At one
time he directed the choir of the
West Asheville Presbyterian
Church.
For twenty years Mr. Sebren
had been in business in Asheville.
He owned and operated the book
store on Rankin Street. He is
survived by Mrs. Sebren, three
sons, and several brothers.