Q*he Hilltop
Published By The Students Of Mars Hill College
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Mars Hill, North Carolina, February 8, 1941
No. 9.
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Jlontague Library Contains
Over 15,000 Bound Volumes
in
j^^®Gontinuous Growth
Is Observed
iin
Carnegie Corporation and
Numerous Donors
Contribute
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el The Montague library at
vs^4ars Hill college at present
li^ontains over 15,000 bound
ig Volumes.
be Of this collection 1,851 ore
)reteference books, and 71 ore
acaovels translated from other
languages. In the past year
,422 volumes were added.
The Carnegie Corporation pro
vided 585 volumes. Forty
Jonors gave 230 volumes and
307 were acquired by pur-
rhase.
The collections of Robert
^ercy Walker, Clive Elerbee
Chambliss, and A. E. Brown
gre here for general use.
The Library also contains a
'Southern Bookshelf," given
the Asheville Chapter of
^ he United Daughters of the
— Confederacy, which is added
to frequently. The Carnegie
Endowment for International
Peace is also represented by a
collection valuable on the sub-
joot of International relations.
These are also shelved sepa
rately.
Montague library subscribes
to 67 of the more acceptable
magazines. Also 14 news-
papers are received daily
through subscription.
Two well-trained librarians
ond fifteen student assistants
efficiently administer to the
functioning of the library. Miss
Martha Gladys Johnson (li
brarian since 1931, graduated
from Mors Hill College, Coker
college, and Pratt School of
Library Science. She also at-
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Neuvs Flashes
TONIGHT
Pride and Prejudice" will
, be the movie tonight.
The comedy will be "Cop-
Sponky's Showboat."
Basketball
February 11—
Lees McRae—Here.
February 15—
Biltmore—Here.
February 19—
Textile—Here.
February 20—
Canton "Y"—There.
Student Revival
The Student Revival begins
Sunday night, February 9, and
ontinues through Saturday,
february 15. Dr. O. E. Sams
Will speak each night during
e revival. Students will have
ctrge of the, program each
the chapel services,
h u ^ Home Makers' Guild
» f b its regular social meeting
Monday night, January 27.
semester officers pre-
^ded. They ore as follows:
esident, Edith Bodenheimer;
ce president, Pauline Merrill;
retory, Mabel Rodgers.
C-IIs CHANGE
OFFICERS
Martha Graham was
elected vice-president of
the senior class upon the
resignation of Lynn Stark
weather at a meeting
held January 25.
Carol Bartling, Lewis
Beam, and Cecil Hill
were appointed as a
committee to make sug
gestions for the senior
gift to the college. Each
student was assessed in
an effort to obtain suffi
cient funds for the gift.
Students Register
for Second Semester
Fifteen New Students
Enroll
The Registrar's office reports
that on February 5, 764 regu
lar students had registered for
the second semester, an in
crease of seven students over
the registration of a year ago.
This number does not include
the special students in music.
Fifteen new students have
entered Mars Hill to begin
work this semester. They ore
listed as follows according to
county or state.
North Carolina: Brunswick,
J. B. Ward; Buncombe, Carol
Carver; Haywood, William Mc
Cracken; Hertford, Maylon
Baker; Lenoir, William Parker
Gilbert; Madison, Donald Cox
and Margaret Holcombe; Mc
Dowell, Abalean Crehon;
Nash, John B. Smith; Onslow,
Louise Foy; Wilkes, Paul
Church and T. W. Minton.
Other States: Evergreen,
Alabama, Sydney Cunning
ham; Covington, Virginia, Het-
tie Flint; Camp Taylor, Ken
tucky, Jane Miller.
Honor Rolls
Posted
Seventy-one students hove
made the first honor roll, the
requirements of which are a
grade of "B" or above on
every subject and a minimum
of thirty-five quality credits.
The number who made the
second honor roll with a grade
of "C" or above and a mini
mum of twenty-five quality
credits is one hundred and
fifty.
Several students made as
many as fifty-one quality
credits but still did not make a
grade of "A" on every subject
taken. Of the four students
making all "A's," three ore
from the senior class. Clara
Holcombe and June Rodgers,
both of Weoverville and with
forty-eight quality credits, hove
very similar records. Each is
working toward a liberal arts
degree and plans to do mis
sionary work. Lucille Lawton
of Orlando, Florida, has fifty-
one quality aedits; she is
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TO CONDUCT REVIVAL
Pictured above is Dr. O. E.
Sams, who will conduct the
student revival, beginning
February 9 and continuing
through February 15.
A Slave Jailed
FOR Debt Here
Ole Joe, Slave of Trustee,
IFas Surety for Mars
Hill College
Joe Anderson, better known
as "Old Joe" was the negro
slave levied on in 1856 as se-
surity for a debt against the
college on the construction of
the first building on Mars Hill
campus. He was owned by
Mr. Woods Anderson, chair
man of the first board of trus
tees for Mars Hill college.
When the contractors,
Shackleford and Clayton, fin
ished the building in 1856,
there was due the contractors
fifteen hundred dollars for
which the board of trustees was
responsible. The board being
unable to pay the amount, the
contractors levied on Old Joe
as security. Old Joe was car
ried to Asheville and put in jail
to await the developments.
The money was raised after
some time and Joe was again
free.
Joe . was brought back
to his owner and spent the rest
of his life near Gabriel's Creek.
He was buried near the old
Huff home, where Mr. Ed. Huff
now lives. On Founder's Day
in 1932 his body was moved
from the original site to the
college campus where it is
now. Old Joe has become a
symbol of the many human
values that hove gone into the
development and growth of
Mars Hill college.
Ministerial Conference
Elects Officers
The Ministerial Confer
ence has elected the fol
lowing officers for the new
semester: President, Paul
Brunner; vice president,
Gus Verdery; recording
secretary, Wade Hale;
corresponding secretary,
Everett Gwynne; choir-
ster, Luther Copeland;
organist, Elmer Powers;
reporter, Douglas Aldrich.
Forensic Team Competes In
Tournaments Throughout South
C-Is FOLLOW
SUIT
Walter Hctrrelson of
Mt. Rainier, Maryland,
was elected President of
the junior class on Satur
day, February 1, to suc
ceed Quentin Harper.
Mr. Harper's resignation
stated that his heavy
work this semester would
prevent his serving in
such a responsible ca
pacity. Mr. Harrelson is
very popular on the
campus, holding such of
fices as Society Chaplain
and Advertising Manager
of The Hilltop. He was
previously president of
New Hope B. T. U.
Contest at Appala
chian Attracts
Outstanding Colleges
Hill and Proctor Win in
Smoky Mountain Tourney
for Men
Creative
Writing Class
Makes Visit
Citizen-Times Building
Receives Inspection
All classes are not as dull
as they might seem to be on
Mars Hill campus. For in
stance, the Creative English
class held its regular Satur
day's session in the Citizen-
Times' building in Asheville
on January 25.
Our group was carried to
Asheville in private cars, gen
erously provided by members
of the faculty. We were met
in the lobby by a guide who
told us a little of the history of
the building. First, we were
shown through the advertising
and circulating department,
and we viewed the modernistic
equipment and methods of ad
vertising. Next, we were
shown through the offices of
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At the present time, the Mors
Hill forensic team is competing
at Appalachian State Teachers
College in Boone, N. C. In this
tournament they are meeting
such strong teams as Wake
Forest, N. C. State, Corson-
Newman, Winthrop, and many
others throughout North Caro
lina, South Carolina, Virginia,
and Tennessee. Lorry Wil
liams, Dick Proctor, C. C.
Hope, and Frank Venters are
entered in the direct clash and
regular debating. Cecil Hill
will enter oratory, Paul Meyers
will enter after dinner speak
ing, and Meyers and Hill will
compete in impromptu and
extempore. It was at this
tournament last year that Mars
Hill exhibited its full strength,
and expectations are also high
this year.
On February 15, a group of
girls will enter the Smoky
Mountain Tourney for Women
at Virginia Interment, at Bris
tol, Virginia. Gwen Reed and
Eleanor Fokes will enter the di
rect clash debating, and the
remaining contestants will: be
chosen from Willie Ruth Ed
wards, Rose Marie Haynes,
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Chapel Gems
The two speakers in chapel
last week provided the stu
dents with inspiration and en
lightenment. They were Dr.
Dendy of Weoverville and our
own professor of chemistry,
Mr. Wood. Dr. Dendy held the
attention of his audience by
his depth of thought and the
logic of his speech. The
example of Christ as applied
to everyday living was the
theme of Mr. Wood's talk.
The programs scheduled for
the next two weeks promise to
be very beneficial. During the
week of the student revival
these periods will be taken up
with student speakers. On
February 17th for the Charter's
Day program Mr. James Baley,
former Mars Hill student who
is now an attorney of Marshall,
North Carolina, will be the
speaker. Mr. B. W. Thomasin,
pastor of the First Baptist
Church of Brevard, will ad
dress the students on February
20th.
Campus Personals
Virginia Hinton, a former
Mars Hillion, visited on the
campus from January 28 to
Feb. 2. Another former stu
dent, Tommy Evans, visited for
one day. '
Rev. H. H. Welch of Hamil
ton, Ohio, spent’ Wednesday
here with his daughter, Bobbie
Annette, and spoke to Miss
Dons' study course class at
that time.
Harold McCrosky attended a
meeting of the state B. S. U.
officers in Greensboro.
The following have been ad
mitted to the infirmary recent
ly: Douglas Aldrich, Jack Seay,
Carter Wright, Joe Wishon, Ru
fus Hambright, Marshall Staton,
Greer Hodges, Christine Staton,
Sarah Yates, Ola Rook, Warren
Briggs, Robert Coren, and Lu
cille Noland.
Alice Dare Watts has recov
ered from a case of the
mumps.
Welcome to Hatch Cren
shaw who was delayed at
home for two weeks with the
flu.
We appreciate the good
work Miss Blake has done at
the college infirmary during
the past few weeks.
To each of our 15 new stu
dents, a hearty welcome to our
college familyl