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VOL. XV.
MARS HILL, NORTH CAROLINA, SEPTEMBER 21, 1940
NO. 1
Neips Flashes
Mars Hill Hour
Listen to the Mars Hill Hour
each Sunday night from 9:00-
9:45 over WWNC.
Saturday Movie
Tonight the attraction will-be
Mickey Rooney in "Judge
Hardy and Son."
H. V. Howell, chairman of
Public and Social Functions
Committee, reports that ar
rangements have been made
for having Spencer Tracy and
Robert Young in "Northwest
Passage" shown here next Sat
urday night.
Talent Parades
Here's your chance! Let the
world know how good you
really are. Polish up on your
particular talent and be pre
pared to perform as soon as
the Talent Parades begin.
Pep Meeting
How's your throat? Begin
training now. Pep meetings
will be held soon.
Science Labs
No more loafing! Science
lab equipment has arrived.
Meet all classes.
Sunday School and B.T.U.
Join now! Sunday School
and B. T. U. await you.
Hikers' Club
All those interested in join
ing the Hikers' Club see Bill
West.
Gubernatorial
Candidates Speak
J. M. Broughton, Democratic
nominee for Governor of the
state of North Carolina, gave
an inspiring speech on ambi
tion and enthusiasm at the
opening chapel session. A red
white and blue thread of pa
triotism ran through the talk,
and students listened attentive
ly as he told of the great lead
ers of the past and of the chal
lenging future. With the invi
tation to let the phrases, "He
died Learning," and "He died
Climbing," inspire noble ac
tions, he implored his hearers
to lose themselves in some
worthwhile cause. With thanks
to God that he was an Amer
ican and a North Carolinian,
Mr. Broughton concluded his
address.
Robert H. McNeill, attorney
and Republican nominee for
governor, spoke yasterday at
the chapel exercises.
Mr. McNeill is a prominent
Baptist layman with an LL.B.
degree and an LL.D. degree
from Wake Forest College. For
the past several years, he has
maintained offices . in States
ville and Washington and is a
member of the bar associations
of North Carolina and the Dis
trict of Columbia. For several
years, he was clerk of the Lf.
S. senate committee on patents.
Mr. McNeill presented an in
spirational address in which
he extolled the students to
hold high those things which
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New Student Officers
Frank Venters, president of the senior class, and Lynn
Starkweather, secretary.
MRS. CROWELL, NOTED POET,
READS POETRY IN CHAPEL
John McMurroy, president of the Student Council, and D. C.
Martin, secretary.
Present Enrollment
Exceeds That Of
Previous Years
738 Students At Close Of First
Week—19 States And
Cuba Represented
A total of 738 students were
enrolled at Mars Hill College
at the close of the first week
of school. This represents on
increase of 14 students over
the enrollment of the same per
iod last year.
Of these, 442 are first year
college students, 294 are in the
second year class and 2 ore
special students. Men comprise
432 of the total and women
total 306. Mars Hill's freshman
class last year exceeded any
other freshman class of any
other college, jimior or senior,
in North Carolina in enroll
ment; this of course excludes
universities and state schools.
Nineteen states, the District
of Columbia, and Cuba are
represented in the enrollment
according to figures released
by the registrar's office.
These are represented as fol
lows: North Carolina, 577;
South Carolina, 48; Virginia,
32; Florida, 20; Tennessee, 17;
Georgia, 13; Maryland, 10;
Kentucky, 3; Alabama, New
Jersey, District of Columbia,
Ohio, New York, 2 each;
Louisiana, Arkansas, Massa
chusetts, New Hampshire,
West Virginia, Pennsylvania,
Texas, and Cuba, 1 each.
These do not include special
students enrolled in art, music
and expression.
Local Garden Club
Holds Flower Show
♦
Mrs. Eller Winner Of First
Prize—Mrs. Huff Wins
Second Prize
Mrs. L. Z. Eller of Mars Hill
won first prize in the flower
show held Friday, September
13, in the biology laboratory
of the science building. Mrs.
J. W. Huff, also of Mars Hill,
won second prize, with the sec
ond largest number of blue
ribbons.
Mrs. C. C. Hawkins and Mrs.
E. S. Koon of Asheville, and
Mrs. Oscar McLurd of Weaver-
ville were the judges of the
show. Mrs. McLurd also dis
played lovely floral arrange
ments from her gardens.
The Coco-Cola Bottling Com
pany of Asheville had floral
displays of gladiolas and as
ters and furnished the prizes
for the winners.
There were one hundred and
forty-six exhibits, consisting of
dahlias, gladiolas, lilies, zin
nias, asters and other plants,
in corsages, vases and dinner
arrangements. The winner of
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42 In Band
H. L. Sebren, director of
the Mars Hill College band,
is optimistic about the chan
ces for better performances
this year. Forty-two musi
cians attended the first re
hearsal. This number ex
ceeds that of previous years.
Mr. Sebren is still anxious
to welcome other students
interested in participating in
the band.
In all probability. Mars
Hill will have a marching
band, and practice will be
gin soon. Between halves
of the football games this
fall the spectators will be
entertained by a series of
band demonstrations. Mars
Hill will play W. C. T. C. in
a night game on October 5,
at Canton. The bemd hopes
to have uniforms for this ex
hibition.
Faculty Gets
New Members
Five new members were
added to the faculty of Mars
Hill College this year. Four of
them are graduates of the col
lege.
Mars Hill heartily welcomes
these newcomers to the cam'
pus.
Miss Eva Brewer, former stu
dent of Mars Hill and for the
past nine years nurse at the
W. M. U. Training School,
Louisville, Kentucky, has suc
ceeded Miss Velma Shaw as
campus nurse.
Miss Mary Alice Huff, a
graduate of the college with
her A. B. degree from Lime
stone and her B. S. degree
from Peabody, will be assis
tant librarian during the ab
sence of Miss Eleanor Church,
who has been granted a leave
of absence for study at the
University of North Carolina.
Miss Elsie Dons, of Forest
Park, Illinois, is a graduate of
Wheaton College. She suc
ceeds Miss Sallie Allen, who
has accepted a position in
Cincinnati as physical director
of education for women.
Miss Mildred Hardin, a grad
uate of Mars Hill and of Coker
College, Hartsville, South Car
olina, is teaching in the French
department. Miss Hardin was
at the University of North Car
olina this summer doing grad
uate work.
Mr. John L. Johnson, who is
teaching in the biology depart
ment, is a graduate of Mars
Hill and of Carson-Newman.
He began work on his Mas
ter's degree at the University
of North Carolina this summer.
Was Poet Laureate
Of Texas For 3 Years
♦
Mr. Crowell Recites Humorous
Poetry
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Mrs. Grace Noll Crowell,
noted American poet of Dal
las, Texas, recited some of her
poetry to students and friends
during the chapel service Fri
day morning, September 6. Mr.
Crowell also entertained with
some of his poetry.
Mrs. Crowell, acclaimed to
be poet laureate of Texas for
three years, is the mother of
three sons. Her deep under
standing and appreciation of
common things has won her a
great place in the hearts of
the American people. At one
time she was also elcted the
foremost American mother.
Her flower garden has been
the inspiration for many of her
poems.
The Misses Martha Biggers,
Mildred Gwin, and Elizabeth
Ellison, faculty members of
our music department, gave
one of Mrs. Crowell's poems
that had been set to music, as
a solo with violin and piano
accompaniment. The violin ob
ligato was composed and
played by Miss Gwin.
Mr. Crowell, a poet in his
own right, with his dry humor
and clever wit, recited little
poetic quips to a very respon
sive audience.
The Scriblerus Club was
hostess at an after-dinner cof
fee party in honor of Mrs. Cro
well and the visitors who ac
companied her to the campus.
Incidentally, Mrs. Crowell does
not drink coffee.
Mars Hill is very fortunate
to have had this great lady
on its campus.
B.T.U. Study Course
To Begin. Sept. 30
The B. T. U. Study Courses-
will be held this year from
September 30th to October 4th
for those who wish to enroll.
The students who cannot or
do not wish to take these study
courses will take a special
chapel program under Dean
Carr.
The teachers for these cours
es will be, as a whole, faculty
members with the exception of
one visiting teacher. Miss Jose-
phone Turner, sister of Miss
Gladys Turner of Mars Hill,
has been asked to teach one of
these classes.
These study courses will be
taught during the regular
chapel period. The courses
which will be offered are as
follows: Baptist Young Peoples'
Union, Administration, Plan
ning a Life, Training in Church
Membership, Church Music,
Books of the Bible, Pilgrim's
Progress.