I Col\eg«
.— +
1 Gai Important
ion
Page 5
unt of
led in
Ecologi
Elections
Coming Up!
^he Hilltop
Published By The Students Of Mars Hill College
Vote For
The Best
Man!
News Flashes
3 also 1
station XVI.
)lIectiofl-
!or he V
It Cho ^
the mil)n March 11, Ralph Lang-
3 found "W'cis elected B. S. U. presi-
lina year by acclam-
m. This is the first time in
oni pr history of the college that
leaks vh confidence has been
irtmentwn in the election of the
3. U. president.
Mars Hill, North Carolina, March 14, 1942.
Number 11.
'he girls' literary societies
I jje elected the following of-
Ars for the commencement
I n:
'lonpareil: president, Bever-
:S Ofe Middleton; vice-president,
ING Harris; secretary, Idella
dlett; censor, Evelyn Garri-
L L pianist, June Hallyburton.
31io; president, Nancy Mose-
^ ^ first vice-president, Edna
.ne Johnston; second vice-
aro ‘"^sident, Burnette Selph; sec-
__^ry, Eoline Keeter; censor,
“Mdred Colvard; pianist, Edna
u Lamb.
The Civic Music Association
ended the concert given in
heville last Thursday by
lu Sayao, Brazilian Metro-
litan soprano.
The orchestra will present its
.nual concert in the audi-
'ium next Saturday night.
I N /is is on event to which we
. look forward.
Harriet Orr was chosen Y.
• A. president in the election
Id last Wednesday night,
e are looking forward to a
;od year under her capable
idership.
week ago last Thursday
enjoyed having as our
lest speaker in chapel Mr.
fwis Llewellyn, a representa-
1© of the Southeastern Con-
mtion of the Foreign Mission
piowship Society.
dhe chapel programs for
■xt week: Monday, Mr
mdall; Tuesday, B.S.U.; Wed-
f j ay, music; Thursday, Mr.
"Leod; Friday, Mr. Canup.
\ramateers Plan To
Attend Festival
^ 13-15 the Western
^ -Vision of the Dramatic Festi-
r li IS to be held in Asheville,
ctm Hill college will present
1 baturday night the comedy,
■ rial by Moonlight," by John
■r Patrick. The following stu-
cast in this oro-
Iei«ction: George Blake, Geor-
..a Coleman, Maureen Coley,
'Seanor St. John, Wallace Par-
.joKhrn, Luther Jarvis, Claire Cox.
inly the groups receiving first
afl^nk will be invitorl
West
Gabbert
Mr. DeShazo
Davis
Byrd
Shown above are: Mr. Ramon DeShozo, faculty sponsor of the
Hilltop; John F. West, editor-in-chief; William Gabbert, man-
aging editor; Kenneth E. Davis, advertising manager; and Bill
Byrd, business manager.
Meet The Staff
In writing of the boys and girls who edit the Hilltop twice
each month, one thinks first of the editor-in-chief, JOHN FOSTER
WEST. John comes from Morganton and plans to continue
journalism as a career. At Mars Hill he takes part in athletics
cmd is a Euthalian. Recently Life carried a snapshot of
this member of our staff. Our editor is an enthusiastic writer
and is well qualified for his post. His willingness to help the
junior writers and his eagerness to maintain a high standard
in the publication of the paper ore notable characteristics.
BILL GABBERT, of Lancaster, Kentucky, is the man behind
the paper you hold in your hand. He is the managing editor—
his is the thankless, creditless job of chasing down the news
stories and making out the paper in its final form. Bill has
chosen medicine as a career. At Mars Hill he has been out
standing in campus activities, having been president of the
Philomathian society, a member and officer of the Scriblerus
club, and a participant in other activities. None of us could
come near ^ the admirable job Bill has done; to him we can
only say—"Thanks Bill."
KENNETH DAVIS is the advertising manager and it is he
who tells you where to eat and why, when you go to town
His is a job with much work, little thanks, and less credit but
Kenneth has dane it well. Well known and well liked, he is
fitted for his job and will leave a place hard to fill on th°
Hilltop staff.
When your mind turns to money, BILL BYRD is your man
In his own quiet, capable way Bill has gone about the constant
auditing that his job requires. He is the man behind the scene
whose only recognition lies in the simple inscription, "Business
(Continued on Page 3)
The Hilltop, Producer
In Journalism,
^ will be invited to present
ne”!!'"gf
te State Festival, April 8-11.
iffefMrs. Susie S. Sinclair of
^^j,fendersonviHe, author of the
n y three-act play accepted
thw production at the State
outstanding
tW5laywright, has asked Miss
vengert to produce her play,
btorm on the Mountain." This
> a distinct honor to Mars Hill
tudents. The cast will be se
eded soon.
N
Ministerial Students
Elect Officers
Programs Are Planned For
Following Weeks
♦
At the regular meeting of
the Ministerial Conference on
March 5 the old officers gave
up the helm to the following
newly elected officers: Presi-
denf, Richard Heller; vice-presi
dent, George "Lem" Sales; re
cording secretary, Bryant
Spivey; corresponding secre
tary, Bill Farrar; chorister,
Norwood Davis; and reporter,
Ronda Robbins.
Following the regular meet
ing the program committee,
composed of the officers, Lufher
Copeland, Cecil Davis, Ronda
Robbins, and Mr. W. L. Lynch,
mef and planned the following
programs for the ensuing
weeks: Norwood Davis and
(Continued on Page 2)
Forensic Successes
Mars Hill entered the North
Carolina Junior College
Speech Tournament at Pfeiffer
junior college, Meisenheimer,
N. C., March 6-7, marking up
another brilliant victory for our
forensic and dramatic group.
Six colleges were represented
at the tournament.
The following first places
were won by Mars Hill stu
dents: oration, Henry Ander
son and Burnette Selph; dra
matic reading, George Blake
and Claire Cox; humorous
reading, Ruth Beattie; poetry
reading, Claire Cox; after
dinner speaking, Henry Ander
son and Ruth Beattie; ex
temporaneous speaking, Bur
nette Selph and Henry Ander
son. Mars Hill did not enter
the debate contest. Pfeiffer
girls and Wingafe boys won
the debate.
International
Summary
By Henry Huff
Now that all but guerrilla
activity has ceased in Java,
we must try to see what effect
this will have upon the allied
position in the Far East. First,
it will strangle much Anglo-
American aid to China; sec
ond, it will place more than
ever the future defense and
future offense upon the, shoul
ders of America. The Ameri
can supply lines are approxi-
mafely 12,000 miles round trip
from fhe U. S. A. to Australia.
This means that one ship can
make only three trips a year
between America and this vital
out-post in the Pacific. Aus
tralia is a continent nearly as
large as the entire United
States, with a population less
than that of New York City.
This continent has arid deserts
and a coast line almost im
possible to defend, without an
adequate navy and air force.
We see, therefore, fhat all
available ships musf be used
for the defense of fhis island
continenf. The attack upon
Australia will not be long de
layed and will come with the
full force of Japanese military
might. America must awaken
to its opportunity and its obli
gation and lend every effort
consistent with national well
being, to the staving off of fhe
threatened Japanese attack.
(Continued on Page 2)
Former Student Dies
In Country’s Service
On Tuesday, February 24,
Lieutenant Leonard William
Carter, 22, was killed in an
airplane crash at San Juan,
Puerto Rico. Lieutenant Carter
was a native of Mars Hill and
was educafed at Mars Hill col
lege. After graduation here he
attended a business college.
A little over a year ago
Lieutenant Carter went into
active duty. After completing
a course in the A. A. C. ad
vanced flying school of Max
well Field, Montgomery, Ala
bama, in September, 1941,
he was commissioned as sec
ond lieutenant. Gunter Field,
Montgomery, was the place
where he received his basic
training.
Edward Carter, great grand
father of Leonard and one of
the founders of Mars Hill col
lege, gave his life in the ser
vice of his country, as did his
great grandson.
Lieutenant Carter was given
a military burial in Puerto Rico.
He is survived by his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Carter; by
two older brothers, Hal and
Oscar; and two sisters,
Marjorie Carter and Mrs. w!
G. Fowler of Mars Hill.
Of Many Careers
Celebrates 16th Year
Former Hilltoppers
A chieve Success In
Various Fields
First Hilltop Was Larger;
Printed On Ronili Paper
This, the two hundred and
thirteenth issue of the Hilltop,
is chosen to commemorate the
sixteenth anniversary of fhe
campus newspaper.
If you should happen to find
in an old treasure chest a
copy of fhe earliesf HUIIotd, you
probably would not recognize
it unless you looked carefully
at the heading. It was larger,
being almost the size of an
ordinary daily, fhough having
fewer and wider columns, and
it was printed on rough paper.
The heading stood out against
a background picture of Bailey
and her sister peaks.
The Hilltop appeared for the
first time in its modern dress
September 18, 1937.
J. P. Huskins was the first
editor of the Hilltop. He con
tinued his study of journalism
and was graduated from the
University of North Carolina
in 1930. At present he is city
editor of the Greensboro Daily
News. Miss Mary E. Carter
was co-editor of the first paper,
a position akin to managing
editor. She was graduated from
the University of North Caro.-
lina with on A. B. degree and
taught school in 1932-33 at
Chinquapin, North Carolina. In
1938 she married C. L. Sander
son. She is now living at Mars
Hill.
J. Glenn Travis" was the
editor in 1927-28. In 1932 he
was attending the Teachers
College, Kansas City, Missouri.
He is at present principal of d
high school in that city. Miss
Mary Hamby was associate
editor. She was graduated frorri
Meredith college and later
(Continued on Page 3)
Radio Programs To
Continue
Mars Hill college marches
successfully on with the
Monday night radio pro
grams. The string ensemble,
directed by Mrs. King,'
played five numbers on
Monday night, March 2.
The members of the en
semble are Betty Mullinax,
Ruth Sims, Mary Stringfield',
Mrs. King, David McAdams,
and Henry Anderson. On
Monday, March 9, Miss Me-,
Millan appeared for her
third program, playing three
piano solos by Brahms. On
March 16 the brass quartet,
directed by Mr. Sebren, will
have charge of fhe broad
cast, and on March 30 the
glee club will give a pro
gram.