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NO. 2
FOUNDERS’ DAY PROGRAM FEATURES DEDICATION
Neu?s Flashes
W.A.A, Officers
The officers for 1940-41 are
Joyce Sallee, president; Sheila
Gulley, vice-president; Gladys
Turner, secretary; Omelia Rob
inson and Erma Morris, social
chairmen; Lela Burgess, sports
and publicity editor; Gladys
Rheinhardt, chorister; and
Alma Moore, pianist.
Future Events
The W.A.A. is planning for
a hayride, an overnight stay
in the gym, and many other
activities in the near future.
Movie
Tonight "New Moon," star
ring Jeannette MacDonald and
Nelson Eddy, will "shine" in
the auditorium.
Literary Festival
Mr. McLeod, of the English
Department, and Virginia Cox,
Lynn Starkweather, Richie
Harris, and Bob Holt left yes
terday to attend the third an
nual Literary Festival at Coker
College.
Former Student
Furman University has 450
women students enrolled for
regular work for the 1940-41
session. The college is a co
ordinate institution, having se
parate campuses for men and
women. On the woman's cam
pus a school for girls has been
in existence continuously since
1821. Miss Louise Wall, a for
mer student of Mars Hill, is
listed among the co-eds attend
ing Furman this year.
TO BE DEDICATED OCTOBER 12
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Largest Program Of
School Planned
Charles M. Wall Hall Of
Science To Be Dedicated As
Feature Event
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A view of the new $100,000 Science Building which is to be dedicated Oct. 12. Inset, left. Pres
ident Hoyt Blackwell, who has worked unceasingly to see his second college enlargement
dream come true. Inset, right, Charles M. Wall, of Lexington, chairman of the Buildings and
Grounds Committee of the Board of Trustees, who has contributed willingly and bountifully
his time, money, and energy. The new structure has been named in his honor.
Chapel Gems
Go West, Young Men
One morning in August,
1939, two boys whom you may
know, threw their duffle in a
canoe and shoved off from
Louisville, Ky., down the Ohio
River. This journey was to be
long and their hardships
many, but their anticipation of
a final exciting goal overcame
all drawbacks. Chief among
their articles of equipment were
blankets, two guns, a cooking
kit, and two tents. Their canoe,
"The Deanna Durbin," had
been bought for $10.00.
Down the Ohio they paddled
to Cairo, 111., where they struck
the broad waters of the Mis
sissippi. Thence, they traveled
through Missouri to Memphis,
Tenn., where they purchased
an outboard motor to aid
them on their way to Louis
iana.
At Corpus Christi, Tex., the
adventurers traded the canoe
and motor for an anticipated
Model "T." Except for a stop
at McAllen, Tex., for repairs
on the jalopy, the trip was un
broken by mishap through the
Mexican territory and on to
San Antonio, Tex. There they
sold the car for $12.00.
Now reduced to the rank of
hitchhikers, the travelers final
ly arrived in Los Angeles,
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Realizing that most students
often leave chapel with a
question in their minds as to
who the speakers in chapel
were and how they happened
to be there, we shall strive to
supply the missing informa
tion. Realizing also the sus
pense the students live in as
to future progress, we shall
look into our little crystal balls
and see what we can find.
Here is some more informa
tion about Mr. Hawkins, who
spoke on Sept. 24. In the past
two years he has been travel
ing around to campuses all
over the nation and even to
Canada, organizing Volunteer
Bands and similar organiza
tions. His father is one of the
most influential Christian lea
ders in the South.
Miss Mary Currin, the North
Carolina Y. W. A. secretary,
who was on the campus a few
days ago, is also a religious
worker who goes over the
state organizing and develop
ing y.W.A. She will return to
our campus for a brief visit
soon.
The Music Department is
making interesting plans. The
band will give a concert in the
near future, and we ore look
ing forward to hearing the
glee club and orchestra soon.
Founders’ Day
Program
10:00 A.M. — Science Sym
posium in College Audi
torium. President Thurman
C. Kitchin, of Wake Forest
College, will be the main
speaker.
1:00 P.M. — Dedication of
Charles M. Wall Hall of
Science.
2:30 P.M. — Football game:
Mors Hill College vs. Ers-
kine College freshmen on
the athletic field.
7:30 P.M.—Dedication of the
Euthalian and Philoma-
thian Society Halls in the
New Science Building.
Ministerial Group
Continues Work
The membership of the Min
isterial Conference includes
every ministerial student on
the campus. The purpose of
this organization is to keep its
young ministers informed
about outside church activi
ties, to promote general dis
cussions of religious interest,
and to allow the student mem
bers to advance their own
ideas of ministerial work.
The topic for this week was
"Intellectual Honesty," presen
ted by Dean Burgen. For the
approaching three weeks, the
topics are. Church Music by
Paul Bnmner; The Ministry
and its Preparation, by Wade
Hale; and Ministerial Ethics,
by John Farrar.
Volunteer Band
Resumes Activities
Miss Beulah Bowden, Bible
and Art teacher, helped to or
ganize the local division of the
Volunteer Band about the year
1912.
The original Volunteer Band,'
with many prominent religious
leaders attending, first met at
Blue Ridge Assembly. At that
time t h e organization was
much smaller than today and
was intended only for those
interested in foreign mission
ary work. Some of the faculty
of Mars Hill were among the
first members.
Among the books used then
for study were 2,000 Miles for
the Book and Winning the
Oregon Country. These books,
still widely' circulated, are
among the best read religious
works of today.
The present Volunteer Bond
has a much larger scope than
the original one. Now Minis
terial Students as well as all
boys and girls who are inter
ested in Missionary Work, may
be engaged actively in the
work of the organization.
The officers for the present
Band of 54 members are Gus
Verdery, president; Marjorie
Ailstock, vice-president; Mar-
ther Eller, secretary; Thelma
Baker, pianist; Jeon Kuzmaul,
chorister; and Lilia Dias, B.S.U.
Council representative.
The biggest Founders' Day
; program in the history of the
; School is expected to be ob-
I served on Saturday, Oct. 12.
; The formal dedication of the
recently completed Charles M.
Wall Hall of Science is to be
the highlight of the day's ac
tivities.
At Mars Hill College, Fo'un-
ders' Day is the day set apart
each year to pay respect arid
recognition to those men and
women who were leaders in
establishing Mars Hill College
in 1856, and to those who hove
helped to enlarge the institu
tion down through the years
since 1856.
Founders' Day this year has
a complete program and vis
itors and friends from many
sections of the South are ex
pected to be present to get a
view of the new building.
Heads of the departments of
Home Economics, Mathe
matics, Chemistry, Physics,
and Biology from the schools
in North Carolina and nearby
parts of Tennessee, South Car
olina, and Virginia have been
invited to attend the program.
Prominent officials of the Sou
thern Association of Colleges
and Secondary Schools, of
which Mars Hill College is a
member, are also expected.
President Thurman C. Kit
chin of Wake Forest College
will be the principal speaker
at the Science Symposium to
be held at 10:00 A.M. in the
Auditorium. Other speakers on
the program will be represen
tatives from the University of
North Carolina, Catawba Col
lege, Duke University, Wo
man's College of the Univer
sity of North Carolina, and
North Carolina State College.
The Hall of Science will be
dedicated at 1:00 P.M. The de
dication speech will be made
by the Honorable E. F. Wat
son, of Spruce Pine, N. C. Mr.
Charles M. Wall, for whom
the building has been named,
will be here with his family to
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Gone — But Not
Forgotten
What's happened to our
loud - mouthed heroes?
Mournful ore we girls in
Edna Moore on Friday
nights 'cause we can't hear
our society brothers cheer
any more as we did last
year. Open wide your
mouths and bellow it out!
You hove no idea how
much we love to hear you
sing and cheer. We will be
listening for you next Friday
night. Don't disappoint us!
Your loving sisters.
Nons - Clios.