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Dr. Addams
Volume XVIII.
MARS HILL, NORTH CAROLINA, OCTOBER 9, 1943.
Number 2.
COLLEGE HISTORY REVEAI5 GROWTH AND SERVICE
Mrs. John W. Inzer
Is Guest Speaker
^ Mrs. John W. Inzer of Ashe
ville was guest speaker on the
chapel program of September
30. Mrs. Inzer read several se
lections from the book Clouds.
Chords, and Calico, which she
wrote in collaboration with
Mrs. E. O. Ogle of Asheville
and Mrs. J. V. Erskine of Weav-
erville. It was one of the most
enjoyable chapel programs of
the year.
Visiting the campus with
Mrs. Inzer were her husband,
Dr. John W. Inzer, Mrs. Ogle
and Mrs. Erskine. Following the
chapel program the visitors
were guests of the college at
lunch. After lunch, coffee was
served in Spilmon parlor,
v^ere the faculty met and
chatted with the visitors.
Mrs. Inzer, who is a member
af the board of trustees, is to
leave Asheville soon for Syla-
cauga, Alabama, where she
™d her husband have recently
built a home.
All Mars Hillians are grate
ful to these guests for their visit
and for the autographed copy
of their book which they pre
sented to the college library.
Roll Gall Of Teachers
In The Service
As we look over the list of
termer teachers, we find that a
ctrge number of staff members
'discontinued their duties
at Mars Hill to go into the serv-
®f our country.
The first member of the col-
0*30 staff to be called was
Houston Brown, assistant to
u’ He is now some
where in North Africa.
A former member of the
faculty is also in North Africa,
bhe is Pfc. Mildred Hardin, of
Ionian's Army Corps,
o teacher of Spanish
and French at Mars Hill.
Two members of the faculty
now in service visited our cam
pus last week. They were Lieut.
>• V. Howell and Maj. I. N.
Carr.
, ^i®af- Howell has been in
e anti-submarine warfare in-
s motor s school, navy yard,
Poston, Massachusetts. He said
at his work has been fasci
nating and that his seven
fn service have surely
not dragged. He could not give
niuch information about his
work, ^ however, because the
, is^ very strict about keep-
their studies confidential.
He^ could scry, though, that
their teachers are thoroughly
schooled in naval warfare, both
meoretical and practical. Lieut.
Howell stated that the primary
concern of this work is the de-
stmction of the U-boat and its
elimination from the seas. This
(See ROLL CALL—Page 3)
Campus Honored By
Distinguished Guests
Miss Kathryn Abee, state
young people's worker for the
Woman's Missionary Union,
and Miss Alda Grayson, mis
sionary to China and native of
Rutherfordton, North Carolina,
were campus visitors October
1-3. Miss Abee and Miss Gray
son came here as guests of the
college Young Woman's Aux
iliary.
Miss Grayson spoke to the
Y. W. A. in the church audi
torium Friday night on the
question "Is There Anything
too Hard For God to Do?" and
gave her listeners a mighty
challenge to greater mission
ary zeal. She told of how the
Chinese Christians ore stand
ing up under Japanese perse
cution and of how America
must be ready to enter the
open doors that will be wait
ing for them at the close of the
war. Miss Grayson returned to
America, because of ill health,
in April before Pearl Harbor.
Since her return she has been
working among the New Mexi
can Indians and in enlistment
work at Fayetteville, North
Carolina.
The Y. W. A. entertained
Miss Grayson and Miss Abee
at tea in Spilman parlor Satur
day afternoon from four to six
o'clock.
Miss Abee spent Saturday
morning in personal confer
ences with the members of the
Y. W. A. council getting them
lined up in this year's work.
Mars Hill Boys At
Maxwell Field
Maxwell Field, Ala., Sept.
23.—Six youths from Mars Hill
College, Mars Hill, North Caro
lina have reported to the Army
Air Forces Pre-Flight School
for pilots at Maxwell Field,
Alabama, to begin the third
phase of their training as pilots
in the U. S. Army Air Forces'
expanding program.
These aviation cadets ore
receiving nine weeks of inten
sive physical, military and aca
demic instruction at Maxwell
Field, preparatory to beginning
their actual flight training at
one of the many primary flying
schools located in the Army
Air Forces Eastern Flying
Training Command.
These men
Cadets William
42; Raymond E.
James P. Harris,
M. Peek, 1942;
sham, 1940-41
Young, 1941-42.
are Aviation
G. Byrd, 1940-
Dunn, 1941-43;
1941-42; Harry
James J. Wor-
and John P.
Dr. Addams To Lead
In Revival
Dr. Theodore F. Addams of
the First Baptist Church of
Richmond, Va., will be on our
campus October 18-22 for the
annual meeting.
Dr. Addams received his
B. A. degree from Denson Uni
versity in 1921. He was grad
uated in 1924 from Colgate
Seminary in Rochester and
later received D. D. degrees
from the University of Rich
mond, William and Mary's
College, and Denson Univer
sity.
Those students who have
heard Dr. Addams during Stu
dent Week at Ridgecrest know
that he is a dynamic speaker
and has great insight into the
problems of young people.
For the short time that Dr.
Addams will be on our cam
pus we are hoping that the
students will take advantage
of the privilege of hearing him.
Music Department
Elects Officers
Orchestra
Don Thorne, president; Goldie
Dixon, secretary; Gertrude
Allard, social chairman; Lu
cille Sawyer, librarian.
Band
Angus Sargent, president;
Joe Daniels, secretary; Earline
Harris, librarian; Charles
Franklin, social chairman.
Flash!
The M. H. Kendall home
has good news to reveal.
Little Miss Nancy Holland
Kendall has come to live
with them. She arrived Oc
tober 6.
Founders* Day
Program
Prelude, Orchestra; Hymn,
"Faith of Our Fathers"; Invo
cation, Dr. R. L. Moore; "The
Scythe Song," (Miles); "The
Little Dustman," (Brahms), Glee
Club; Announcements, Dr.
Hoyt Blackwell; Address, Rev.
J. B. Grice; "Nocturne," (Clarke),
Orchestra; Benediction; Post-
lude. Orchestra.
Rev. J. B. Grice, speaker for
Founders' Day, is pastor of the
Calvary Baptist Church, Ashe
ville, N. C., where he is now
celebrating his 25th year. Rev.
Grice is a member of the board
of trustees of Mors Hill college
and is vice-president of the
North Carolina Baptist State
Convention.
In the May, 1943, issue of the
Biblical Recorder appeared on
article about Rev. Grice written
by Mrs. W. E. Logan.
G-II Officers
President, Ray Turner; Vice-
President, Joyce Howell;
Secretary, Jimmie Sue Mor
gan; Treasurer, Martha Pea-
tross.
Additions And Corrections
In addition to Miss Lunsford's
other summer accomplish
ments, she became a member
of Pi Gamma Mu, the national
social science honorary society.
Mr. W. B. Logan is a mem
ber of the Delta Pi Epsilon,
national honorary fraternity
and is vice-president of the
University of North Carolina
chapter.
Mrs. Reid is not at Peace, as
was stated in the first issue
of the Hilltop, but is at her
home in Greenville, S. C., in
stead.
Mars Hill College Enters
Eighty-Seventh Year
In the fall of 1857, under the
name of The French Broad Bap
tist Institute, with Messrs. V7.
A. G. Brown and P. W. Ander
son in charge, this school
began its work. On February
16, 1859, a little more than two
years later, the first charter of
the school was secured and
the name changed to Mars
Hill College.
From the beginning, the col
lege was managed by a self-
perpetuating board of trustees.
In 1925, however, the charter
was changed so that the Bap
tist State Convention could
thereafter appoint the members
of the board. This insured a
continuance of the principles
and purposes of the founders.
During the Civil War sol
diers were quartered on the
campus, a large dormitory was
burned, and the one remain
ing building was greatly dam
aged. Re-opened in 1865 amid
postwar gloom and poverty,
the school was carried on with
varied fortune throughout the
following twenty-five years.
In 1897 Dr. R. L, Moore as
sumed the presidency of the
college, marking, in a sense,
its second founding. Under his
guidance, the growth of the
college has been continuous,
the assets have been multi
plied, and a unique character
has been given the college
which distinguishes it among
educational institutions. Dr.
Moore retired from the presi
dency June 11, 1938, and Dr.
Hoyt Blackwell was unani
mously chosen his successor.
Founders' Day is observed
each year on- the Saturday
nearest October 12.
The Dinner Bell
Mrs. Thurlow, college die
titian, was chapel speaker on
October 5. After a most in
formative talk about dining
room etiquette, she presented
the following poem, which she
dedicated to the student body.
It calls us to worship
To drop every core.
See a room we've forgotten
Since last we were there.
It calls to a place
Of historic import
Where geography blends
With science and art.
It calls to a place
Of friendship and cheer
Where good breeding should
reign
Every day of the year.