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THE HILLTOP, MARS HILL COLLEGE, MARS HILL, NORTH CAROLINA. Page 3 HISTORY OF MARS HILL B. S. U. lyn Many of the present gen eration of students who ob serve the successful functioning of the B. S. U. at Mars Hill under the efficient leadership of Miss Florence Gordon do not know that the Mors Hill organization is a pioneer in the field. The B. S. U. at Mars Hill, which is twenty years old this year, was the first one organ ized in North Carolina. It pro vided the first state president and has furnished four other presidents besides other of- ’’ou ficers. ite. The first idea of such an or- _ jganizotion come from a para graph in the Biblical Recorder o in 1923. Some work similar to j-itjthe Baptist Student Union had ,^been going on in Texas, and ^ other southern states were be- d ginning to bring into being or- ,, ganizations later to be known as the Baptist Student Union. >w Definite work was started in thf^°^^ Carolina in 1922 with the appointment of Mrs. C. D. 011 Williams as student secretary talf^^ Woman's College of the lifio North Carolina at Greensboro. Mrs. Williams Ireiestablished a campus council was a forerunner of the B. S. U. council. om ■ ^ North Carolina Bap tist Student Convention was ^ f^aleigh in 1923. Mars s :Hill sent seven representa- including Miss Beulah ^i^s Mary Frances -tcCi Gladys Johnson, T ’ » I'^organ, B. B. Jernigan, Joe Medlin, and Fred Moore, served as chauffeur. Sunday of the spring term of 1923, partly as °i this convention, SettMars Hill organized its first lotPaptist Student Union. Miss jGJadys Johnson was elected president; S. H. Jones, vice- president; B. B. Jernigan, Sun- u j School superintendent; and Joe Medlin, Baptist Young People s Union director. The purpose of the union was to ^nify and to utilize the organ izations already on the cam- f^s. It was organized with the ) idea of keeping the church )U und the college linked to- e5ether. 'j']' Little had been done towards ^ Mrther organization of the Jnion when school closed, but iuring the summer plans, were (developed, and with the open ing of the fall term it assumed 3ne of its great duties, that of ^'welcoming new students. N No one knew just what the roi^. S. U. was to be, but as more gt^as learned of it a keen in- srest sprang up among the itudents. With their coopera- ion Miss Johnson was able to ,-«ad the B. S. U. through its irst successful year. One of he things that aided in the irowth of the B. S. U. was the horough report of Miss John son required from each de- Jortment. n , Dixie Home Stores Carolina’* Own Chain” • Store No. 145 Mar* Hill, N. C. Quality Grocerie* Lowe*t Price*” The constitution of the B. S. U. was not drafted for several years; nevertheless, there were certain requirements which had to be met. Before the nomina tion and election of officers the qualities of those persons to be nominated were stressed. It was necessary that the lives of all the officers be above re proach. Already on the Mars Hill Campus were several religious organizations. These were the Sunday School, consisting of two classes—one for the boys, taught by Dr. Moore, and one for^ the girls, taught by Miss Bowden; the Baptist Young People's Union, later known as the Baptist Training Union, consisting of one Union; the Volunteer Band, then compris ing only volunteers for the foreign fields, but which later included those interested in Home Missions; the Young Woman's Auxiliary; and the prayer meetings at which oftentimes ■ only one person was present. The weekly prayer meetings have developed until now there are a number of services during the week which are closely related to the prayer meetings. Vespers, held once a week, morning watch, noon day prayer services, and dormitory prayer meetings are all in charge of students. Prior to this year the boys had meet ings in their dormitories, but since they are scattered about so much this year, they have a central meeting in the audi torium. Since the beginning of the B. S. U. other organizations have been started on the cam pus. These are the Ministerial Conference, the Youth Temper ance Council, and the College section of the church. There are a number of things that are distinctive about the Mars Hill B. S. U. One of these considered in this manner by Dr. Moore is the Religious Life and Training Committee com posed of members of the fac ulty who work with the B. S. U. In most colleges having Bap tist Student Unions only one member of the faculty serves as an adviser. Each year the B. S. U. spon sors study courses for the spiritual growth of the students. Members of the faculty serve as teachers together with one or two visiting teachers. The Stars Defeat Bouncers - Wolves WHERE QUALITY AND EXPERIENCE MEET MARS HILL PHARMACY Mar* Hill North Carolina EXPERT CLEANING AND PRESSING • MARS HILL CLEANERS Mar* Hill North Carolina purpose of these courses is that Christian young people shall have a well-balanced character training. The B. S. U. sponsors the an nual get-acquainted reception held on the first Saturday night of the fall term. In addition to this it has charge of the regular Tuesday chapel hour. Often times outstanding personalities are secured for these programs but they are conducted largely by the students. For the last five years a student revival has been held on the campus whh students bringing the messages. A spiritual deepen ing of the student body has been the result of these meet ings. Many of the students of Mars Hill who were members of the Executive Council have continued their B. S. U. work. Paul Caudill was elected the first president of the North Carolina Baptist Student Con vention in 1926. Charles Mad- dry, Kate Allison, Bob Cost ner, and Wayne Oates are oth ers who have become State Baptist Student presidents., L. L. Morgan, whose help was very important in the organi zation of the Mars Hill B. S. U., has been associated with the Sunday School work in North Carolina since 1927, first as field worker and then as secre tary; Nathan C. Brooks, director of the Mars Hill B. T. U. while a student here, headed the B. T. U. work in North Carolina from 1935 until his recent resig nation; Harold McCrosky, presi dent of the B.S.U. in 1940-41, was elected second vice-presi dent of the State B. S. U. The roll of B. S. U. presidents of Mars Hill consists of the following: Gladys Johnson, 1923-24; E. C. Burnett, 1924-25; E. F. Baker, 1925-26; Paul Caudill, 1926-27; Charles A. Maddry, 1927-28; M. V. Parrish, 1928- 29; E. M. Leonard, Jr., 1929- 30; Val Edwards, 1930-31; H. Clay Cox, 1931-32; Luther Hawkins and Agnes Stack, 1932-33; Miriam Earley, 1933- 34; Bob Costner, 1934-35; Thomas Fulk, 1935-36; Mary Lee Ernest, 1936-37; Wayne Oates, 1937-38; W. R. Wagoner, 1938-39; Robert Allred, 1939- 40; Harold McCroskey, 1940- 41; Douglass Aldrich, 1941-42; Keep Healthy EAT OUR FRESH FRUITS Wells’ Market The Students* Friend Mars Hill ... North Carolina For l^ose Between Meal SNACKS Good Food At All Times THE CAMPUS CORNER Mar* Hill ... North Carolina Who*s Taking Who? Are the Phis taking the Clios or is it vice-versa? Who knows? But, here's the lineup, thus far: Those lucky desk officers and those on the program have to take just one date; or—may be tvro!! Between Carl, Jimmie Sue, Joyce, and Bobby W. they had better decide who's taking who, and—quick! I By the looks of things Harold Shoemaker has his "situation well in hand!" What about it Mary Catherine, Betty M., Jimmie Nell, and Martha? It seems that J. C. had to do a lot of persuading to get an affirmative answer from Caro line! ! Jane Frazier has that "long sought after" date with Harold Spangler!!! Jack Hughes says he has only one "original date" for anniversary! Could it possibly be that this "one" is "Bobby" Shope? Jimmy Nolen has just about gotten his dates "all lined up!" They are, so far: Gloria Pruitt, Norma Howell, and Frances Hobson. Don, ole' boy, you seem to be taking two of the best!! Coud they be "Goldie" and Merial? Hm-mm-m-m. "Bobby" Dark seems to be doing O.K., thus far!!! He has Connie Peterson and Frances Tucker on his "hopeful" list!! Crate Jones!! If you have asked Nancy to anniversary why don't you tell someone? Maybe Nancy or the dating committee would like to know! Billie W.,,what would "Fats" say if he knew you were drag ging Junior Hawkins around now and to anniversary, espe cially?? So far, Carlos Cooper has just two dates! Of course one is Nancy Wells, but we hear that the other could be Dorothy Collins!! What about it, Car los? And that isn't all!! Just wait until you see those Phis file in wife all those dates! Ralph Langley, 1942-43; and Florence Gordon, 1943-44. Thanksgiving Tilt Ends 12 - 6 The Mars Hill All-Stars de feated Mars Hill College in a Thanksgiving day football game. The two intramural teams of the college alternated in playing the All-Stars. The Bouncers played the first and third quarters while the Wolves played the second and fourth quarters. Immediately after the sec ond quarter, the All-Stars scored when Corn ploughed across from the two-yard line. The All-Stars scored their second touchdown late in the third period when Simons plunged over center for the score. Both of the tries for extra points by the All-Stars were stopped. The All-Stars threatened twice in the fourth period but the Wolves held for downs both times within their own ten-yard line. The second time they held, they began to move with Wood in the lead. He completed two passes that put the ball on the All-Stars' ten-yard line. Then M. Simons passed to Anderson for the score. The try for the extra point was no good. Shortly afterwards the game ended and the All-Stars were vic torious 12 to 6. Starting line-ups of the three teams were: All-Stars: Mc Mahan, B. Ammons, L. Ed wards, Holcombe, H. Edwards, Ramsey, McKinney, W. Am mons, Robinson, Roberts, and Corn. Bouncers: Turner, Tay lor, Green, Gregory, Cooper, Westmorland, Carter, Hale, Martin, Thorne, and Hardin. Wolves: Simpson, Allen, Buckner, Medlin, Kimberly, Winfree, Shoemaker, M. Si mons, Wood, Lee, and Ander son. The added feature of the game was the marching of the band at the half. The band, led by majorette Grace Haynes, marched in front of the All-Stars' stand and form ed the letter "T." They then marched to the other side line and formed the letter "M." 1 I WANT TO GET MARRIED The Illustrated Bible had a strong fascination for small Geraldine. With the book open on her lap, she looked up and said: "Mother, do folks marry in heaven?" "The Good Book says they do not, Geraldine." "Well, do they marry in—in— the other place?" "I suppose not, my dear." Geraldine shut the Bible with a bang. "Then I'm going to slay right here," she said. CARL’S SHOE SERVICE MARS HILL — NORTH CAROLINA
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