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Mars Hill Colleg#
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Volume XVII.
Published By The Students Of 3Iars Hill College
Mars Hill, North Carolina, September 26, 1942.
Number 1,
NEW STUDENT CABINET TAKES OFFICE
College Adopts
Defense Program
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Representatives Will
Come On October 6
STUDENT CABINET
All young Americans want
iio fight for their country! They
should, however, stay in school
,and continue their studying in
■ order to prepare themselves for
I active duty as officers in the
^ branch of service for which
[they feel most fitted.
Mars Hill college has adopt
ed a combined army, navy,
j marine, and coast guard pro-
[gram under which young men
I may continue their work at
[least until they finish their
[sophomore year.
^ On October 6, representa-
jtives from the various branches
I of service will be on our cam-
fpus to explain the different pro-
I grams in detail. Those who
[apply and are accepted will
I be enlisted as reserves in these
various branches of service
until they get their degrees, or
until it becomes necessary to
; call them into service.
Study Course Is
Planned By B.T.U.
To Be Held From Oct. 5
Tlirough Oct. 9
. Baptist Training Union
I u ^ record attendance for
[the first Sunday night of the
[year. Over four hundred stu-
I dents attended the general as-
Isernbly and then visited the
^individual unions. The thirteen
regular unions and one new
mion were scenes of busy ex
citement as the new year
5egon, bringing old friends
tnd ^ new ones together. Our
training unions are organized
md operated by student talent.
■ he host of energy and talent
foshered in by a new year
^akes us confident that this
^ill be the best year yet.
One of the outstanding
events of the year for our B. T.
h is almost upon us. The
mapel periods from October 5
^rough October 9 will be used
ctnnual training union
ftudy course. This year we
^he following books for
study, many of which are
fiewly published:
^ PUgrim s Progress for the B.
• P. U., by Leavell; Planning
■iU «' Watters; Deepening
llhe Spiritual Life, by Dobbins;
pields of Service in the Church,
joy Oorzine; Winning Others to
..hnst, by Leavell; Our Bible,
?y Adams; The Eternal King,
5y ^vell; What We Believe,
IT . . Investments in
.hnstira Living, by Rigell;
Money, by Free-
lan; The Christian College, by
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Above are the members of the newly-elected Student Cabinet. From
n nu • are: Mary Lillian Culpepper, Harriet Orr, Forest
Denman, Chairman, Jackie Spainhour, Ralph Langley, and Ruth McCoy. The member not pictured is
Wilburn Cranfill, whose picture was not available at the time of publication.
Mars Hill Has Pleasing Enrollment
As Fall Session Begins
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Equal Number Of Boys And Girls
BAND BEGINS
PRACTICE
At the close of registration
for the fall term of the 1942-43
session, 790 students had reg
istered at Mars Hill. Although
there is nothing particularly
astounding about that, of this
number 395 are boys and 395
are girls! What a happy state
of affairs! Now both parties
may cease their fears. It was
predicted that the boys would
be slightly outnumbered this
year, but they arrived in un
expected numbers.
Our student body, as usual,
is a cross-section of the whole
country. We have students
from 17 states, the District of
Columbia, and one foreign
country, China. Of course.
North Carolina leads in num
bers. There are 613 students
registered from North Carolina,
representing 91 of the 100
counties of this state. This
large number of counties rep-
lesented is rather unusual, ac
cording to Registrar ]. W. Huff.
Buncombe has the largest num
ber of representatives—63. Ma
dison follows with 34; and
Wake is a close third with 30.
Of the other states represent
ed, South Carolina has the lar
gest delegation, 62 students.
This is a considerable increase
over the usual enrollment from
that state. Virginia follows
South Carolina with 34 stu
dents. Florida is third with 21.
Of course there are many
other states represented in
smaller force.
The largest number of stu
dents enrolled in a single
course are the 176 taking bus
iness. Ninety - nine students
give as their occupational pre
ference teaching.
No matter where we are
from or what we plan to do,
we are all Mars Hillians now,
and we all have equal oppor
tunity to succeed.
Alumnus Killed In
Auto Accident
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Was Outstanding As
Student Here
>
Charles Greene, of Rufus,
North Carolina, who was a
pre-low student at Mars Hill
during 1938-40, was killed re
cently in an automobile acci
dent near Blowing Rock, North
Carolina.
During his stay at Mars Hill,
Mr. Greene was very outstand
ing in many phases of campus
life. He was especially promi
nent in society activities,
having been anniversary presi
dent of the Philomathians, vice-
president, anniversary orator,
and commencement orator.
Mr. Greene was also editor-
in-chief of the HUltop, chief col
lege marshall, a member of
the Forensic club, and an inter
collegiate debater.
Officers For Laurel
Are Elected
4
Arnold Haas New Editor
4
As a result of the final elec
tion held on Monday evening
in the auditorium, Arnold Haas
was chosen editor of the 1943
Laurel by the senior class. I. C.
Walker was elected business
manager and Anne lohns
literary editor.
In former years it has been
the custom to elect the Laurel
staff in the spring of the year
previous to its publication. Be
cause of world conditions, the
publishers were not certain of
being able to secure the neces
sary materials; however, since
the materials are available, a
tentative contract has been
given to News Printing House
in Charlotte, N. C.
There will be no subscription
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Miss Schafer Is New Director
^
Former Director Enters
Military Service
Under the capable direction
of Miss Laura Schafer, the
Mars Hill college band is be
ginning the season with pro
mising possibilities.
Mr. Herbert Sebren, who has
been for the past three years
director of the band and a
member of the English faculty,
will not be back at the "Hill"
this year because of his entry
into military service. All Mars
Hillians regret his absence, al
though we are glad that he
can be of greater service to the
country.
Miss Laura Schafer, our new
band director, comes from
Louisville, Kentucky. She was
graduated from the University
of Louisville and has attended
the University of Michigan.
She was a soloist and a mem
ber of the first violin section in
the Louisville Civic Symphony
and has also been a soloist on
the radio. She has previously
taught music at Brevard col
lege. We are pleased to have
her at Mars Hill.
Since Mars Hill college is
co-operating with all colleges
and universities in the partial
elimination of intercollegiate
athletics, the band will not be
heard at intercollegiate ball
games. It will play, however,
for intramural games and oth
er events and ■yvill give oc
casional concerts.
Everyone interested in play
ing in the band is urged to
begin attending rehearsals im
mediately. Let us utilize all the
musical talent of the campus
and make this year's bond an
unequaled success.
Student Response
Will Bring
Results
Representatives
Elected
^
No Stooge
System!
^
On September 21, the C-II
Class decided who should
represent them in a plan of
student participation in gov
ernment. From the nominated
fourteen, seven were elected,
four girls and three boys. This
responsibility has fallen on the
shoulders of Harriet Orr, Mary
Lillian Culpepper, Ruth Mc
Coy, lackie Spainhour, Wil
burn Cranfill, Forest Denman,
and Ralph Langley. Two more
students will be elected in lan-
uary, but these will come from
the freshman class and make
the permanent membership of
the cabinet nine. Following the
popular election by the Se
nior Class, the Cabinet desig
nated Forest Denman, chair
man; lackie Spainhour, secre
tary; and Mr. I. A. McLeod,
co-ordinator.
Many students have formed
false opinions as to the pur
pose and function of this Cab
inet. It is the purpose of this
article to give you the direct
purposes of this Cabinet and
its function. First, we quote two
of the cabinet members:
Forest Denman: "The pri
mary purpose of the Student
Cabinet is to represent the best
interests of the students. For
that, and that alone, does this
Cabinet stand. It cannot, and
it will not, be a stooge sys
tem."
Ralph Langley: "This Cab
inet will function and produce
results for the betterment of
everyone concerned, so long
as you, the students, are in
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News Flashes
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This semester some very in
teresting and worth -while
chapel programs have been
given already.
Below is given the tentative
chapel program schedule for
the next three weeks:
Monday, September 28: Dr.
Blackwell.
Tuesday, September 29: B.
S. U.
Wednesday,. September 30:
Music.
Thursday, October 1: Mr.
McLeod.
Friday, October 2: Dr. Black-
well.
October 5 - 9: B. T. U. Study
Course.
October 11 - 17: Annual Re
vival Meeting.
The picture to be shown to
night in the college auditorium
is "How Green Was My
Valley."