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Alars Hill, North Carolina, February 28, 1942.
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TUDENTS EAGERLY AWAIT THIS YEAR’S LAUREL
'ZiAKS HILL PARTICIPATES IN U. S. CIVILIAN PILOT TRAINING PROGRAM
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Seven Students
Qualify For
Course
In Ground Work And
_ Flight Training Began
® ^ ^ On Thursday
r There are seven boys on the
mpus of Mars Hill who hope,
ELL |due time, to take their places
the armed air force of the
S.A.
For the first time in its his-
■'IT college is enjoying a
[rt of the Civilian Pilot Train-
? Program of the U. S. Gov-
^a*'ol'"hment. The program is spon-
red by Biltmore College of
JjQjQjjJl^heville, and the boys began
sir classes on Thursday of
is week. Though the course
one in flight training, there
ill be enough ground work
‘ satisfy even the most avid
the embryo pilots. The
asses, held three nights each
sek, consist, in part, of novi-
j ition, flight technique, and
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LA UREL LEADERS
c.
News Flashes
The Boys' Literary Societies
lye elected the following
ficers for the commencement
rm:
Euthalia: President, Carter
Tight; Vice-President, Wal-
ce Parham; Secretary, Ri-
lard Brantley; Censor, Clifton
Iwards.
Philomothia: President, Ken-
^h Davis; Vice - President,
■hn Robertson; Secretary,
M. Davis; Censor, Hoyt
^I'tWrons.
Do you like plantation
lusic? Be sure to hear The
authland Singers in concert
3re on March 7 at eight
clock. Their colorful and well-
sndered melodies have been
^ceived ©nthusiastically by
udiences throughout the na-
3n.
Our Edith Floyd, C-I, from
enton, made headlines and
olitical history when she de-
vered the keynote address at
le annual meeting of the
oung Republican clubs of
orth Carolina in Greensboro
n February 14. Edith is first
ice-president of the young Re-
ublicans of North Carolina,
nd at Mars Hill she is a mem-
er of Mr. Huff's forensic
roup. It might pay one to
pep up with this young lady.
We were fortunate in having
valter Harrelson drop anchor
t^ Mars Hill for a short visit
iiis week. Our love and good
pishes go with him as he
saves for the scene of the Pa-
^ ific conflict.
r ^ Mr. Sebren and Samuel
5 /ushton played with the North
/ Carolina Symphony Orchestra
1 Kinston last night.
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editor-in-chief of the
uf w'- 1nght. Tom Davis, business manager. Bottom left: Car-
edho^^’Tbp manager. Bottom right: Jean Combs, literary
ed tor- T r includes: Bob Brissie, Associate
manaJer^' Edwards, organization
manager. Perry White, organization manager; W. T. Thomas cir-
culation manager; Mavis Harden, circulation manager; Mary Grace
Edna Anne Johnston, art editor; Henry An-
” advertising manager; Dorothy Gillespie, typist; and
Henrietta Currence, girls’ sports editor. f > ■I'l' ,
Chapel Forecast
A number of interesting, in
spiring, and entertaining chapel
programs hove been planned
for the month of March. The
programs for next week are as
follows:
On Monday Dr. Blackwell
will deliver to the student body
a message on the subject
"Daniel's Open Window." We
are eager to learn in just what
channels he will direct our
thoughts.
The Baptist Student Union
has charge of the program
Tuesday. Douglas Aldrich, our
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Girls’ Defense
Program
The girls of Mars Hill Col
lege are doing their part for
national defense. Friday
night, Feb. 20, at an assem
bly in the auditorium the
girls elected Maurine Coley
as their captain. Under her
leadership, the girls elected
lieutenants in each dormi
tory. The lieutenants have
appointed their sergeants.
The rest of the girls are go
ing to be privates.
Many new plans are be
ing made and the girls are
going to do many different
things. They resolve to save
the tinfoil around their
candy, save their old news
papers, save all the tin cons
and jars they have, and
not to leave any food on
their plates in the dining
hall. In general, they re
solve to savel
Varsity Show Proves
To Be Successful
Promises To Become
Annual Affair
After three weeks of con
templcrtion and about four days
of frenzied preparation, the
curtains opened on the first
Mors/Hill Varsity Show Satur
day evening, February 21, at
eight o'clock. The stage was
colorfully, even lavishly set
for the opening acts with stars
and moon set against a blue
background, a band stand
decorated in blue and gold at
the center of the stage, and a
stairway at the left, by which
the performers entered.
The Campus Favorites"
band opened with a popular
selection, followed by "Maria
Lana" with Florence Smith as
vocalist. The band is made up
of nine Mars Hill boys and was
one of the hits of the evening.
Bob Clodfelter was master of
ceremonies, a position which
he filled very capably with his
tux, derby, and a Dr. Kildare
accent.
A comic opera, "II Advertise"
was one of the novel acts; the
singers song of various prod
ucts to the tunes of a variety
of melodies, using elaborate
gestures and all sorts of vocal
gymnastics. An act involving
the transfiguring of several
boys into colored girls and
pups had the audience in
stitches (and little Spencer King
in tears!). Just when the audi
ence reached the conclusion
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Youth Revival
Closes
The outstanding news of the
week is the Youth Revival
which comes to a close tomor
row evening, as for as actual
services are concerned; how
ever, the inspiration and
strength received from the ex
cellent messages remain to
give courage and new mean
ing to life for all of us.
Bill Farrar speaks tonight.
Luther Copeland brings the
sermon Sunday morning, and
Douglas Aldrich delivers the
final message on Sunday eve
ning. Other students participat
ing in the services have been
Hoyt Evans, Carl Harris,
Albert Young, Bill Gabbert,
Henry Anderson, Ralph Lang
ley, Harriet Orr, James Baker,
Harold Killian, Cecil Davis,
Elizabeth DuPuis, and Mary
Lillian Culpepper.
Ronda Robbins has done a
splendid job of leading the
music. The special numbers
hove been greatly enjoyed,
and the choir has been faith
ful in supporting the evening
services.
Demonstration In
Television Is
Presented
On Wednesday night a
demonstration in television was
presented in the college audi
torium by Mr. Lewis Hoskins,
a representative of the South
east School Assemblies of
Green Lone, Pennsylvania.
A simple explanation and on
actual demonstration of send
ing and receiving sets were
presented. Two students, Mar
garet Bunch and George Blake,
were televised on one of the
largest screens ever used in
this country for demonstration.
Judson Tittle served as a model
for a demonstration in tele
vision make-up.
Mr. Hoskins opened his
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Girls Successful In
Forensic Meet
Last Saturday Miss Gertie
B. Watts won first place in ora
tory at the sixth annual Smoky
Mountain Women's Tourna
ment held at Bristol, Virginia,
and sponsored by Virginia
Interment.
Championship decisions
were given in only two other
events, extempore speaking
and poetry reading. Eleanor
Israel was awarded third place
in extempore, and Mary Lillian
Culpepper won fourth place in
poetry reading.
In the debate contests four
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Unusual Production
Shrouded In Mystery
‘Laurel’ Began As Monthly
Literary Magazine
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Veiled in secrecy and hidden
in some unknown vault com
pletely obscured from the stu
dents of our college is an an
nual called the Laurel. For
months we have been posin'
for, or dodging from, Mr. String-
field and his co-photographers,
but nary a hint of what's going
on have we been able to learn.
Approximately 650 copies of
this mystic masterpiece have
been sold to date. We do
know, or at least we think we
do—and we heard this from a
eliable source—that this Laurel
is to be in a unusual format
and decidedly different from
any other Laurel previously
printed.
In the beginning the Laurel
was a monthly literary maga
zine with the last issue of the
year devoted exclusively to
seniors. About 1926 an agi
tation began on the campus
for a student newspaper. When
the publication of such a paper
was authorized, the question
arose as to what to do with the
Laurel, then the monthly maga
zine. The question of on appro
priate name for the newspaper
came up. Those responsible
for the Laurel decided that the
name was too beautiful to be
wasted on a campus news
paper. It was decided that the
monthly magazine should be
killed and that some of the
material which usually went
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Dramatics Report
The most recent production
of the Dramatic Clxib was
the play entitled "Senor
Freedom," by Jean Lee Lat
ham. The characters were
taken as follows: Dolores,
Claire Cox; Juan, Warren
Reddick; Ima, Grace West
moreland; Luis, Elliott Don
nells; Bruna, Burnette Selph.
The Dramatic Club has
cast the play to be taken to
Asheville on March 13-14.
There the plays presented
will be rated first, second,'
third, and fourth. The play
receiving first rating will be
taken to the Dramatic Fes
tival at Chapel Hill, April
10-11-12. The name of the
play is "Trial By Moon
light," and the cast is as fol
lows: Jerry Denison, George;
Blake; Angela Bemis, Geor
gia Coleman; Mrs. Bemis,..
Maurine CoJey; Madame,
d'Hervilly, Eleanor St. John;
Philip Charters, Wallace
Parham; Bellboy, Luther.
Jarvis; Elsie, Claire Cox.
Two original plays have
been cast to be put on here.
These also may be taken to ,
Carolina.