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runs ^EP ’EM hungi ^YING ows (f cTKe Hilltop Published By The Students Of Mars Hill College GOOD LUCK FELLOWS my_ XVII. Mars Hill, North Carolina, February 20, 1943. Number 9. 3gden ' ' ^MY AIR CORPS RESERVE CALLED 41 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ * ^ * >!« J}: * ^ ^ ^ EE CLUB SPONSORS MUSIC CONTEST ►US Divided Into LLE, ipeting Groups '^ois Fisher, of the Music .ent, announced Wed- , in chapel a concrete a step-singing contest 3T*r spring on MB V of Edna Moore dormi- mportS o'clock on Saturday iday afternoons, group contesting is re- to present two selec- le of their own choice, lil to Mars Hill," written Fisher and introduced rjrp ?lee club to the faculty tv 1 dent body Wednesday >el. The groups shall :t a leader and then re- ncune of their leader, prip^of members, and their ^ selections to Betty {, secretary of the glee noon of March 1. ollowing faculty mem- 11 act as judges: Mrs. Roberts, Miss Martha Miss Lambeth, Miss Miss Logan, and Miss )5 •chedule is as follows: Y> April 10—ground New Dorm, first floor vith ) Dorm, and first floor j Moore; Sunday, April . ;half of second floor of ^^^"^oore, the other half of ’3 to floor of Edna Moore, group including Treat, •nt, and first floor of . Saturday April 17— 1 s cottages and town 'st floor of Melrose, and floor of Brown; Sun- iril 18—second floor of •rm, third floor of New ind third floor of Edna Saturday, April 24— floor of Melrose, and floor of Brown, Sunday, ►—second floor of Spil- //n girls, and third floor nan. Saturday, May 1 winners; Sunday, May ■finals of three winners; - May 8—finals of two Sunday, May 9—glee the winner. ‘o.tulations to Miss ^nd the glee club for 1 enjoyable plan. Our •peration is yours. Calendar Y Night, Feb. 20: Sun- ichool Socials. ' Feb. 22: Mr. King. ^ Feb. 23: B.S.U. ■day, Feb. 24: Music. jYi Feb. 25: Dr. Black- |00® ie ^Feb. 26: Mr. Wood, fiirsly Night, Feb. 27: Bas- /I Game. y Night, March 6: Re- BY c. Dramateers To Enter Dramatic Festivals 'The Black Blossom' By Russ Jordan To Be Produced In Asheville The W. N. C. District Dra matic Festival will be held in Asheville, March 5-6, under the supervision of Miss Eliza beth Welch, teacher of dra matics at Lee Edwards high school and president of N. C. Dramatic Association. The Dramateers will present the professional play. The Rescue, by Rita Smith. "The cast is as follows: Miss Elvira War den, Yvonne Lowing; Anna, June Hallyburton; and Kate, Collie Noland. The theme of the play is the pall of insanity which hangs over every mem ber of this New England family. The students assisting Miss Wengert in this production are Emily Jeanes and Russell Jor dan. An original play. The Black Blossom, by Russell Jordan, will also be presented at the dramatics festival. The follow ing students constitute the cast: Eddie Woodworth, Douglas Davis; Clarissa Woodworth Ota, Mary Elizabeth Gaines; Tokitoshi Ota, Russell Jordan; Nishida Sentoro, Gordon Mathews; Head Soldier, Ned Austin; two Japanese soldiers, Hal Moore and Bill Goodman. The Rescue and The Black Blossom are to be presented in the college auditorium March 13. Plans for the Dramateers to present The Rescue at the State Festival in Chapel Hill are now being made. This festival is to be held the latter part of March. Local Students Win In Poetry Contest First Two Places Go To Harrison 6c Bennett Miss Marjorie Harrison won first place in a poetry contest conducted by the N. C. Dra matic Association at Chapel Hill. Her poem, "Walking In The Rain," won top place in the junior college division. The second place also went to a Mars Hillian. Maureen Bennett's "England—1938" re ceived very favorable com ments as runner-up. Both poems were submitted by Miss Wengert, head of the speech department, through the Dramateers. A Representative Of WAACS Visits Campus ■ —♦ Sponsored By Woman's Athletic Association Lieutenant Dorothy E. Cooper, of the Army Recruit ing Office, Charlotte, visited our campus as guest of the Woman's Athletic Association, Thursday, February 17. Lt. Cooper gave several confer ences throughout the afternoon and a talk in the auditorium that night. All discussions were primarily informative, since most of our girls are under twenty-one years of age. Lt. Cooper received her basic training at Fort Des Moines, la., where at the end of a six weeks' period she was commissioned as a second lieutenant. She took two weeks of special training before being sent to Fort Jackson, S. C., on recruiting duty. From Fort Jackson Lt. Cooper was trans ferred to Charlotte, where she is now stationed. Lt. Cooper holds a B.A. de gree from Hendersoh State Teachers college in Arkansas and has done graduate work at the university of Texas and the university of Colorado. Her home is in Little Rock, Ark. In her discussion Wednes day night Lt. Cooper stressed the urgent need of women to do vital war work, since every WAAC releases a soldier for active combat. There are four units of training in the WAACS —the administrative group (in cluding all types of office work), bakers and cooks, mo tor transport group, and the communications group. In ad dition to these, the Army Air Corps has asked for women to do ground jobs, such as draft ing, photographing, weather forecasting, and fabric work. There are three WAAC training centers: Fort Des Moines, la.; Daytona Beach, Fla.; and Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. However, Fort Des Moines con tains the only officers' candi date school. A girl entering the WAACS first receives a four weeks' basic training course at one of the WAAC training centers. At the com pletion of the basic training, a WAAC may apply to the offi cers' candidate school or she will be classified and sent to a school for specialized train ing. WAACS receive the same pay, rank and grade as reg ular soldiers in the army. (See Page 4—Col. 4) Mrs. Shaw Resigns As Dietitian —♦— 'Miss Essie' To Fill Vacancy In The Dining Hall Official announcement has been received that Mrs. Laura Shaw, who served as dietitian of the college for twenty-one years, has resigned her po sition on the staff. Mrs. Shaw left her position at the college in December because of ill health. Mrs. W. M. Edwards, assistant dietitian, has as sumed Mrs. Shaw's duties and is efficiently managing the dining hall. Mrs. Shaw came to Mars Hill college in 1921 and ful filled her duties faithfully and efficiently, binder her manage ment the dining hall was con stantly improved and the cost of food kept at a minimum. She is remembered particu larly for her love of flowers and for the way in which she transformed the ugly places around the dining hall into beautiful spots. Three children of Mrs. Shaw were graduated from the college. They are Mrs. J. R. Riggan, Norfolk, Va., Miss Velma Shaw, Washing ton, D. C., and Tate Shaw, Ra leigh, N. C. Miss Velma Shaw served as nurse for several years. ■ Dr. Pierce Is Named Acting Head Of English Dept. ♦— Vacancy Caused By 111 Health Of Mr. J. B. Huff Dr. Ella J. Pierce has been named acting head of the Eng lish department during the ab sence of Professor J. B. Huff, President Blackwell announced this week. Mr. Huff, who returned to Mars Hill in 1930 as head of the English department, has been granted a leave of ab sence this year because of ill ness. He expects to return to his duties in September. Dr. Pierce became a mem ber of the Mars Hill faculty in 1925. She is a graduate of Meredith college and of the Woman's Missionary Training School. Dr. Pierce holds an M. A. degree and a Ph. D. de gree from Cornell University. She has done graduate study at Columbia University and at Harvard University. Sixteen Men Affected By The Order To Take Basic Training At Miami Beach, Fla. ^ The members of the Army Air Corps reserve have re ceived their notices to report for active duty on February 26 at the Army Air Corps Basic Training Center in Miami Beach, Florida, for their pre aviation cadet basic training. The order affects sixteen boys of the Mars Hill student body. Many phases of our campus life are going to be hard-hit by the calling of these men. The Philomathians lose their presi dent, Napoleon A. Miller; Mel rose Dormitory loses three proctors; and the school is losing some of its best students. These are but a few in stances which show the talent and ability in the group which we are losing. The men from Mars Hill who are affected by this call are: George Buchanan, Estatoe; Raymond Dunn, New Bern; A. C. Edwards, Jr., Tabor City; Harrison Faile, Kershaw, S. C.; George Gaines, Lexington; Jack "Tuffy" Gates, Roxboro; R. P. Hall, Rocky Mount; Kenneth Haynes, Lewisville; Lawrence Helton, Timberland; Lee Hend- ley, Wadesboro; N. A. Miller, Seagrove; Howard Pinner, Candler; Durwood Rouse, Rose Hill; Rupert Strickland, Great Mills, Md.; Vernon Williams, Raleigh; B. T. Woolard, Wash ington. To you boys, we who are left to carry on here at Mars Hill, bid a very sincere "so long," and our prayers and best wishes go with you as you lend yourselve's to our country's service. Uncle Sam's gain is our loss. ■4 ♦ ► Religious Emphasis Week ^ All who were present during Religious Emphasis Week last year ore looking forward to the youth revival to be held from February 28 to March 7. Plans have been made for daily chapel services to be given by various students. A student will speak each eve ning in the church auditorium. Music will be furnished by the choir, which is now being or ganized. This is the week given en tirely to student participation and leadership, and in the past it has proved to be one of the most beneficial and inspiring weeks of the year.
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