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Welcome
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Mars Hill, North Carolina, March 28, 1942.
Number 12.
^r. Moore Is Honored By Program At Marshall
RS Ol,
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MIGLEY ELECTED B. S. U. PRESIDENT
^ ^ ^nanimous Decision
R S Breaks Record
larolini^resident Is Backed By
Dependable Staff
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On March 11, Mars Hill went
^ A 1\ record for having the world's
•st bloodless blitzkrieg. Ralph
angley broke all previous
KTords by winning the B. S. U.
ection unanimously. Later
ections brought the president
sturdy staff to lean upon:
j ^'st vice-president, Bill Farrar;
scond vice-president, Mary
__^llian Culpepper; recording
!®S^!^cretary, Eleanor Israel; cor-
ssponding secretary, Gwen-
olyn Crittenden; treasurer,
thel Heinbuck; Sunday School
jperintendent, Elwood Orr;
)wn representative, David
oberts; Y. T. C. representa-
ves, Marcus Gulley.
The position of B. S. U. presi-
ent brings with it more re-
ponsibility and honor than
my other campus office.
Imong his countless duties as
lirector of all campus religious
tctivities he is responsible for
he 1942-43 B.S.U. handbook,
vhich will guide new students
sntering Mars Hill. He writes
o each new student and plans
he orientation program. He is
n charge of religious meetings
leld twice a year.
To Douglas Aldrich and
^alph Langley we extend our
congratulations—to one for the
magnificent job he has done
his year and to the other for
he excellent work we know he
A^ill do in the year ahead.
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Dramatic Club
Activities
The Mars Hill Dramateers
zan be congratulated again for
3 splendid performance at the
Dramatic Festival in Asheville
on March 14. The one-act con
test play, Trail by Moonlight",
was well received by the audi
ence, and even though Miss
Wengert has not heard from
kthe judges at Chapel Hill, we
lare all sure that the play will
|receive a top rating.
Storm on the Mountain," the
I three-act play by Mrs. Susie
5 Smith Sinclair, has been cast
.and rehearsals are well under
'way. The Dramateers are plan-
i ning to present this play here
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Dr. Trammell Joins
Faculty, Replacing
Mr. Hayes
Dr. Trammel, a newcomer to
Mars Hill college, is now Eng
lish and German teacher in the
place of Mr. K. R. Hayes, who
has been called to another
field of service. A native of
V/isconsin, Dr. Trammell re
ceived her first two degrees at
the University of Wisconsin,
where she was an instructor in
the classical department for
three years. While attending
the University of Michigan, Dr.
Trammell was granted, for two
consecutive years, the Pendle
ton Fellowship which is an un
usual and outstanding honor.
During this time she completed
the work on her Ph.D. The fol
lowing fall, Dr. Trammell ac
cepted a position as head of
the Latin department at Drake
University, Des Moines, Iowa.
She later became head of the
English department for two
summer sessions at Limestone
College as well as being head
of the language department
during regular school sessions.
When Weaver college, Ruther
ford College and Brevard Insti
tution were consolidated. Dr.
Trammell took charge of the
languages there.
The scholarly article on
Euripides entitled "The Mute
Alcestis" and published in the
Classical Journal for Decem
ber, 1941, is the first of a series
to be written by Dr. Trammel.
Mars Hill is certainly glad to
welcome into its midst this ex
perienced addition to the
faculty. Dr. Trammel has al
ready won the confidence of
her English and German stu
dents.
Caldwell-Catawba Club
Elects Officers
At the last meeting of the
Caldwell-Catawba club Satur
day, March 21, the following
officers were elected: president,
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News Flashes
The picture tonight is to be
"The Great Dictator," starring
Charlie Chaplin.
The college radio program
for Monday night, March 30, at
eight o'clock, is to be given by
the Glee Club.
On March 29 and April 5 at
four o'clock in the afternoon
we are to hear Handel's
"Messiah" in the auditorium.
"Storm on the Mountain," the
play produced by the Mars Hill
college dramateers on request
of the author, will be presented
in the auditorium on the eve
ning of.April 4. The following
week the play is to be taken
to the dramatics festival in
Chapel Hill.
Sam Rushton and Mr. Sebren
will play with the North Caro
lina Symphony Orchestra in
Chapel Hill on March 30.
The annual pre-Easter Com
munion service will be held in
the Mars Hill Baptist church at
seven-thirty o'clock, Wednes
day, April 1. There will be spe
cial Easter music, and students
are cordially invited to attend.
The Clio literary society
entertained the Nonpareil lite
rary society at a delightful tea
on Thursday afternoon, March
26, on the court back of Edna
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Our Loss—Uncle
Sam’s Gain
Though you saw him
every day and probably ate
with him occasionally, you
never realized that great
port he played in keeping
the many apparatuses of the
college in near perfect
order. Mr. Houston Brown
left Tuesday, March 24, for
active military duty, report
ing first at Camp Croft in
Spartanburg, S. C.
Mr. Brown was assistant
superintendent of buildings
and grounds and Mr. Til-
son's invaluable aide. His
niche at Mars Hill will long
remain empty. Such un
selfish devotion to duty and
knack for the mechanics of
the college plant will be
hard to replace; and no one
feels his loss more than
those who came to admire
and respect him as he
quietly performed his daily
duties.
Mr. Brown first came to
Mars Hill as a student in the
Business Dept. Last year he
returned to the relief of the
hard-pressed Mr. Tilson and
immediately threw his own
invaluable ability into the
huge task of keeping the
;!ant in running order.
As Mr. Brown leaves Mars
Hill, his many friends extend
him their best wishes for a
happy and. successful future.
Madison’s Two Most Prominent Citizens
Receive Tribute; Governor Is Key Speaker
Mars Hill Takes Active Part
In Program; McLeod
Speaks; Orchestra And
Glee Club Perform.
Orchestra Presented
Concert Last Week
On March 21, at 8:00 o'clock
in the college auditorium, the
Mars Hill college orchestra,
under the direction of Mr.
Sebren gave its annual con
cert. This is the first time a
complete symphony has ever
been performed here by our
college orchestra. Mars Hill is
proud of the musicians who
had a share in making the or
chestra concert one of the most
artistic and brilliant perfor
mances of the year.
The program consisted of
"Symphony No. 15 in B Flat"
by ' Joseph Haydn; "Capric-
cietto" by M. Le Roy; "Se
lections from Connen" by
Georges Bizet; "Selections from
Tannhauser" by Richard Wag
ner; and "Selections from Rose
Marie" by Sigmund Romberg.
The string ensemble was di
rected by Mrs. Spencer B. King,
Jr., in "Corrente" by Fresco-
baldi; "Giga" by Corelli; "Lon
donderry Air," an old Irish
melody, and "Capriccio Bril-
liante" by Ruegger.
The orchestra was augment
ed by five musicians from
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Mars Hill Debaters Win
In Tournament
MARS HILL, March 25. (Spe
cial)—Several students repre
sented Mars Hill college in the
Freshmen debating tournament
held at Knoxville this past
week-end.
The students were Forest
Denman, of Hayesville; Thomas
Oliver, Mt. Olive; William Hall,
Yadkinville; and A. C. Ed
wards, Tabor City.
The affirmative team, made
up of Forest Denman and
Thomas Oliver, won four out
of five debates. Forest Denman
won second place in oratory
and Thomas Oliver placed
third. Denman also placed in
extempore speaking.
A program honoring two of
Madison county's most out
standing citizens, Dr. R. L.
Moore, president emeritus of
Mars Hill college, and Rev. D.
E. Finley of Hot Springs, was
held in the auditorium of Mar
shall high school yesterday
afternoon at 3 o'clock. Gover
nor Broughton was the guest
speaker.
Mars Hill college took an
active part in the program.
Professor John McLeod of the
English department presented
a biography of Dr. Moore, and
Dr. Moore responded later in
the program. Music was ren
dered by the Mars Hill college
orchestra and three selections
were sung by the college glee
club. Dr. Hoyt Blackwell de
livered the benediction.
The band opened the pro
gram with "Selections From
Tannhauser," by Wagner;
later they played the national
anthem. The glee club sang
"Now Thank We All Our
God," "Recessional" by De
Korean, and "Now Let Every
Tongue Adore Thee" by Bach.
The program was a result of
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Winthrop Girls Are
Guests Of Forensic
Council
It is seldom that Mars Hill
has the opportunity of enter
taining visitors such as we had
from Winthrop college on
March 23. Dr. Keith and four
of his champion debaters were
guests of our forensic council
and entered into a round of
debates here on Monday night.
The query was. Resolved:
That the democracies of - the
v/orld should form a federation
to establish and maintain the
Roosevelt-Churchill principles.
Mars Hill was represented by
Bob Harris and Henry Huff as
they upheld the affirmative
side of the query. Winthrop
was represented by Esther
Bailey and Earline McNeil.
Frances McMahan, Clara
Allen, and Bernice Gillespie
were also representatives from
Winthrop.
Mars Hill college debaters
will return the debate when
they go to Winthrop on April
8-11. Our debaters will also
enter a tournament in Char
lotte on April 24-25.
The Winthrop girls were on
their way to the National Stu
dent Legislature at Lexington,
Kentucky. James Hall, of Mars
Hill college,' is now attending
the same assembly.