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I **■★**★*★★★*★★*★*■*•*****★+ ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ • Peace On Earth I **•*■* -k-kirkirkir-kirk-kicirk-k***** I Volume XVIII. ^Ke Hilltop Published By The Students Of Mars Hill College Good-Will To Men kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk MARS HILL, NORTH CAROLINA, DECEMBER 11, 1943. Number 6. MARS HILL RANKS HIGH IN DIXIE TOURNEY 45 00 •Mi Christmas Play , Presented i On Tuesday evening, De- jcember 7, in the college audi torium, The Department of ppeech, under the direction of Miss Wengert, presented Eliza beth McFadden's play, "Why the Chimes Rang." The cast of characters in- -litoed: Holger, a peasant boy Ora Lee; Steen, his brother —June Skeen; Bertel, their —Harold Shoemaker; An Hd woman—Billie Wilson; The -lergyman — Mary Lela parks; The gift bearers: The Hich Man, A Courtier, A beautiful Woman, The'Sage, A Lovely Girl, The King, The Angel. I The scene was the interior °^y°°'^‘=hopper's hut during jne Christmas season on a day pt long ago. , Those responsible for the production were: Director— Ponnie Wengert, Manager of Mage—Clay Brown, Assistants: -^hnton Harris, Harold Shoe- T.'r of Make-up— ean Webster, Assistants: Mary ^uridy, Katherine Pierce, Kay garland, Jane Lee, and Mac pellers; Costumes: Virginia omble, Kay Garland, and ^layers. ; i. were Linda Kidd, parolyn Flynn, Eula Mae t^oung, Isabelle Noblett, and pannette Waddell. Clio Reception j Is Held ; The Clio literary society held s forty-eighth annual recep- on for its Philomathian broth- rs Saturday evening, Decem- ^-00 p. m. in the so- ® y halls. This reception was ne of the most, successful in . history, and provided ntertamment for all those resent. fhe reception ras I m Dreaming of a White Hristmas." The front of the cience building was decorated fitn a large wreath. The foyer ras decorated with snow- overed pines and a house in .ont of which stood Santa ttous with a toy-filled bag. faltered wood and farm im- fements gave the full effect of country Christmas scene. As if '^a®sts arrived and depart- ' White Christmas" was . Ved in the foyer. On the landing was a large .ained window of which the lo-Phi emblem was the j-A er. In front of the window * of Clios posed as a (See CLIO—Page 2) Non-Eu Officers President Rachael McClain Vice-President Susan Harbison Secretary Evelyn McLeod Censor Jane Johnson e President Earl Vaughan Vice-President Leroy Newton Secretary Bob Gellerstedt Censor Carrol Spurling Campus Visitors Ruth McCoy, now a secre tary at Jackson Training School in Concord, ’ returned during the Euthalian anniversary. She was the 1943 May queen and active in many campus organi zations. Later she plans to go to the University of Richmond. Also visiting during anniver sary was Evangeline Grayson of Forest City, who is now a junior at Appalachian State Teacher's College. She was active in .several religious or ganizations and in Clio society while she attended Mars Hill. To recapture his society's spirit, Marcus lowers also re turned. He is a junior at the University of Georgia now. Cadet Frank Huffman, a stu dent of last year, visited the campus^for a few days. He took basic training in Fort Lewis, Washington, and then studied at the University of Idaho. Now he is taking an army special ization course at Wheaton Col lege, Illinois. He has passed the air corps exam. Evelyn Stewart, graduate of '42, also returned during anni versary. Following a summer (See VISITORS—Page 5) Cljrtsjtmaa "V/e want vou to come over and see our Christmas tree to night when it's lighted up. It's simply beautiful!" We hear these statements year after year and we never stop to wonder if there was ever a time when people didn't put decorated trees in their houses at Christmas. There actually was such a time, be cause it was less than a hun dred years ago that the Christ mas tree was introduced into cur country. Its universal use in the home, church, and mar ket-place dates only from the end of the last century. As Christmas approaches, we find a bright corner in al most every American parlor boasting a glittering, colorful, lighted-up Christmas tree. Va rieties of evergreens, hemlocks, pines, cedars, junipers, and firs are used; but the spruce is the greatest favorite. How did this Christmas tree custom originate? No one has yet been able to determine exactly when or how, but there are several old legends associated with its origin. Ac cording to an Arabian writer, who lived in the tenth century, on. the night of our Lord's Nativity all the trees in the forest blossomed and bore fruit. Possibly, the custom of hanging fruits on the ever green raises from this legend, which may also be the basis of the practice, still in vogue in some parts of Europe, of using a blossoming tree in the home as a Christmas tree. An other legend tells us about the people of the northern German forests who had gathered at the Thunder-Oak to worship their god, Thor. Winifred, one (See CHRISTMAS—Page 5) Clio-Phi Officers President Jane Lee Vice-President Joyce Howell Secretary Beulah Hill Censor Jean Mills • President Harold Spangler Vice-President Crate Jones Secretary Allen Sinclair Censor Hferby Lester Music Notes The music department under the supervision of Miss Martha Biggers, Miss Lois Fisher, and Mrs. Carolyn Livingston has charge of three chapel pro grams each month. These pro grams feature the glee club, the band and orchestra, and various students of. the music department. Last Thursday the glee club gave a preview of its program for Sunday night. The theme of the program is I'm dream ing of a white Christmas and the features of the program, other than the glee club, were the ensemble and the trio. The glee club was invited to the high school yesterday to give the program which they will give tomorrow night. The program was found to be very inspiring and it was enjoyed by the entire student body. The orchestra, under the di rection of Mrs. Livingston, will present a program of Christ mas music in chapel next Wednesday morning. All of the Christmas carols will be played and the student body will join the orchestra in the singing of the carols. ^ if Four Grand Championships Are Won Debate Teams Make Good Showing Mars Hill established a good record at the Dixie Forensic tournament which was held in Charlotte, December 2-4. Be sides Mars Hill, there were eight colleges participating: Carson-Newman, Atlantic Christian, Emory, Wingate, Farmville, Lenoir Rhyne, Au burn, and Randolph-Macon. The students who were sent to represent our college at the tourney were Nina Guard, Julie Munden, Lillian Miller, Billie Parker, Charles Taylor, Mac Sellers, Earl Vaughan, and Carl Westmoreland. The four grand champion ships won were these: ex tempore for girls, Nina Guard; oratory for girls, Julie Munden; address reading for girls, Lillian Miller; and response to the occasion for boys, Earl Vaughan. In addition to the championships won, the fol lowing rated first places in various, rounds: Lillian Miller, rounds one and two of ad dress reading; Nina Guard, round one of impromptu; Billie Parker, round two of situation oratory; Earl Vaughan, round two of response to the oc casion; Nina Guard, round one of poetry reading; Julie Mun den, rounds one, two, and three, of oratory; and ^ Nina Guard, round two of extem pore. In order that the debate di vision of the tourney might be run off in the best and most complete manner. Mars Hill tabled its preference to debate the affirmative side of the query and put three negative teams in the contest. In spite of this handicap, our three teams won nine rounds and placed one team —. Charles Taylor and Nina Guard— among the big-five winners in the men's division. The teams defeated by Mars Hill were Wingate, Emory, Carson-New man, and Farmville. Mr. and Mrs. Ramon De- Shazo served in the capacities of coaching, chaperoning, and judging. Ptrij OJliriatmas
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