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■i I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Subscribe To United War Fund ■i-M I I I H I I I I 1 I I I I I crhe Hilltop Published By The Students Of Mars Hill College MONTAGUE LJBUAKi Mars Hill ColIeg« ■n 11111 M l M 111111 Patronize Our Advertisers I I I I I H I I I I I I I I I I I Volume XIX. MARS HILL, NORTH CAROLINA, OCTOBER 21, 1944. Number 2. Final Report Shows 709 Here ^ ... Increased Enrollment From Wide Area Shown In Registrar's Report A report from the registrar’s ! office at the close of the registrar;, ition period shows 709 students enrolled this fall, exclusive of I special students in the depart ments of music, speech, and art. These come from 85 counties of ! North Carolina, 17 states, the District of Columbia, and Cuba. The states represented are as Ifollows: Alabama 2, Florida 23, 'Georgia 13, Illinois 1, Iowa 1, I Kentucky 3, Maryland 3, Michi gan 1, New Jersey 2, New York 2, North Carolina 645, Ohio 1, South Carolina 60, Tennessee 22, Texas 1, Virginia 24, West Vir ginia 2. Two are from the Dis trict of Columbia and one is from Cuba. Buncombe county, with 63 students enrolled, has a larger representation than any other jounty. The total enrollment last year for both semesters, including 17 specials, was 690. The same num ber of states, although not the same states, were represented last year as this year. Last year 155 )ut-of-state students were en rolled, and this year 164 are en rolled thus far. Nineteen Join D r a m a t i c Club The Dramateers presented a ine-act play, “Society Column,” •y Nancy Starr, at their initiation Tuesday evening in the college ■uditorium. Nineteen new mem- ers were initiated into the club nd others are expected to enter t the next meeting. The play, “Top Hats and Tene- lents,” which Howard Richard- on wrote while a student at Mars [ill, was read to the club, since has been selected as one of the hree one-act original plays to be resented November 11. “At the ign of the Zodiac,” another riginal play by a former Mars [ill student. Miss Janie Britt, lay also be presented November 1. The cast of “Society Column,” hich was directed by Jane bright, included June Skeen, Via Mae Young, Billie Wilson, )hnnie Davis, Phyllis Rowe, Mary leaner Dryden, and Wilhelmina ish. All new Dramateers were in- ted to a picnic to be held at le Cascades at 5 o’clock today. ^^.W.A. Circles Hold i'heir First Meeting Enthusiasm and a forward I ok dominated the first meet- gs of Young Woman’s Aux- I ary circles on Wednesday jght, October 18. The girls, meeting in dormi- I ry parlors or crowding into lidrooms, eight or ten huddled Igether on a single bed or seat- r on the floor, elected their offi- |rs and discussed activities for (Continued on Page 2) FIRST BUILDING erected on what is now the Mars Hill college campus. This building, erected in 1866, stood on what is now the Little Circle. It was torn down in 1910. The inset is a picture of the late Edward Carter, who gave the land on which the first buildings of the college were erected. Founders’ Day is observed each year on the Saturday nearest October 12, Mr. (barter’s birthday. Charlotte Is Host To B. S. U. Meet Mors Hill Delegation Will Attend State Convention On October 27-29 State Y.W.A. Leader Visits M. H. Campus Miss Kathryn Abee, State leader of the Young Woman’s Auxiliary, addressed the students at the noon chapel period on Fri day, October 6, and held indi vidual conferences on the campus during the afternoon. Miss Abee was guest of honor at a tea on Saturday afternoon in Spilman parlor. A musical pro gram was presented, and Miss Evelyn Brookshire gave a hu morous reading. Heading the Y.W.A. Council at Mars Hill are the following officers: Betty Crouch, president; Mary Belle Norton, first vice- president; Gerry Hobbs, second vice-president; Martha McClain, corresponding secretary; and Mary Stone, recording secretary. Phi’s Present Mock Wedding The highlight of the Philoma- thian meeting on October 6 was a “hillbilly” wedding preceded by wedding songs, such as “Pistol Packin’ Mammy” and “The Pris oner’s Song.” The bridegroom was Billy McKinney; the bride, Thomas “Minnie Pearl” Austell; bride’s father. Bob Perry; best man. Jack Hughes. The “mar riage ceremony” was interrupted by a feud with neighboring hill billies. Ronald Hill delivered an ora tion, “United We Stand,” and the program was concluded with campus gossip by Bob Norton. A short meeting composed of a hymn and a devotional led by Ronald Hill was held on Oc tober 13 previous to attending the revival services in a body with the Euthalians. After the service the Phi’s returned to the Clio-Phi hall for a brief business meeting. Blackwell To Speak At Garson-Newman President Hoyt Blackwell will deliver the baccalaureate address at Carson - Newman college on Tuesday, October 24. The subject of his address will be “Stockholders in Civil ization.” i Revival Are Services Successful Twelve students were baptized Sunday evening, October 16, in the Mars Hill Baptist church, following the series of revival services held October 8-13. The series of meetings began with two sermons delivered by Dr. Hoyt Blackwell on Sunday, October 8. Dr. Ralph A. Herring, pastor of the First Baptist church of Winston-Salem, continued the sei-vices through October 13. He preached twice daily, at the regu lar morning chapel hour in the college auditorium and in the church each evening. Perhaps the climax of the se ries of services came Friday morning when Dr. Herring, pre senting the needs of the world to the college audience, preached on the topic, “One World.” Follow ing the sermon, a majority of the students signified their de sire to follow a program of definite Christian training and Wells, Brookshire Head Cheerleaders Enthusiasm again rides high on Mars Hill campus as the foot ball season returns. The Wells- Brookshire combination led the cheering sections in a series of lusty yells on Saturday, October 14, when the Wolves met the Ca veliers in the first battle *of the year. Leading the cheering for the Cavaliers was Nancy (Goat) (Continued on Page 2) Mars Hill Y.T.G. On State Program ♦ The Mars Hid Youth Temper ance Council presented a pagent before the North Carolina W. C. T. U. during its state convention in Durham, October 8-9. Mrs. L. L. Vann wrote and di rected the pageant, which was a part of the plan for the organi zation of more Youth Temper ance groups in the state. Other Mars Hillians who participated in the program were Lucile Cham bers, Elsie Cheek, Dorothy Ray, Cornelia Vann, Agnes Flemming, Carl Westmoreland, and Jay Keet- er. Miss Beulah Bowden accom panied the group, which left the campus on Monday and returned on Thursday. The local delegates brought back a projector to be used for the showing of educational film in connection with the temper ance program. The projector is the gift of Mrs. A. J. Hagood of Charlotte to the state organi zation. Glios Present Original Program ^ An original program was held on October 5 in the Clio-Phi hall. The Clios presented in panto mime, a typical year in the hall of Blue and. White. Included in the program was initiation, anni versary, reception, Non-Clio tea, and probably the most important event of the year for the Clios, May Day. October 12 was the scene of a mock radio program, “Mirth and Madness.” A trio of Clios pre sented two popular numbers which were very favorably re ceived by those present. The formal initiation of all the new members was held on Oc tober 19 in the Hall of Friend ship. Clio is looking forward to a successful year with the help of all junior Clios. The North Carolina B.S.U. con vention will be held this year at the First Baptist church of Char lotte. The convention will open at 7:30 p. m. October 27 and will continue until 12 o’clock noon, October 29. A large delegation from Mars Hill is expected to be present. The Mars Hill group will leave the campus on chartered buses Fri day, October 27, at 10:30 a. m. and return Sunday night, Oc tober 29. Those who expect to go must have permission from home and must not be delinquent on any of their work. Last year the Mars Hill dele gation was the largest at the state convention. This year the dele gates will be able to participate in a varied program of addresses and forums on problems vital t» Christian young people, as well as good B.S.U. fun. The speakers of the convention will be Rev. J. Winston Pearce, Dr. Clarence Jordan, Dr. George Heaton, Dr. Claude U. Broach, Dr. C. C. War ren, Mr. M. A. Huggins, Mrs. Kay Ferrell, and Dr. Kelly Barnett. The inspiration and benefit de rived from the convention will be of inestimable value to anyone who can be there. Scriblerus G 1 u b Presents Macbeth “Shakespeare Speaks to a World at War” was .the theme of the first regular meeting of the Scriblerus club, which was held in Edna Moore parlor Monday, October 16, at 7:30. The high light of the program was a dramatization of Macbeth. Lillian Miller as Macbeth headed the cast of players, which in cluded the following club mem bers: Clyde McLeod as Lady Macbeth, Virginia Perry as Ban- quo’s ghost, Majanah Hagan as Macduff, and Helen Allen, Bar bara Shope, and Mary Sue Mid dleton as the three witches. Following the presentation of the drama, Virginia Perry gave selections from The Tempest and The Merchant of Venice. The se lections from the latter plays were designed to show Shake speare’s message of peace for a war-weary world. During the business part of the program Stella Austin, Ronald Hill, and Eunice Smith were wel comed as new members of the club. Other guests present in cluded Dr. Blackwell, Miss Caro line Biggers, Miss Irene Glass, and Miss Bonnie Wengert. Dr. Ella J. Pierce is faculty sponsor of the Scriblerus club, and all members of the English department are honorary mem bers.
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