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Published By The Students Of Mars Hill College
"Volume XIX.
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MARS HILL, NORTH CAROLINA, NOVEMBER 4, 1944.
Number 3.
Roosevelt Victorious
In Campus Election
[ntemotional Relations Club
Conducts Students' Poll
Franklin D. Roosevelt is the
:hoice of two-thirds of the Mars
Hill students for President. In a
political poll conducted by the"
international Relations club dur-
•>4ing the regular chapel period
Thursday, October 26, a total of
__I77 votes was cast for Roosevelt
■"igainst 197 for Dewey.
Preceding the casting of the
oallots, James Taylor made an
nteresting talk in chapel giving
some of the vital issues to be
settled in the national election
ind explaining why everyone
should consider it his duty to
.^ote. Members of the I. R. C.
■.abulated the results of the poll
mmediately and found the follow-
ng facts: from a student body
if 709, 595 expressed a political
ipinion, 165 considered them-
lelves affiliated with the Republi-
lan party; 380 with the Demo-
ratic party. If permitted to vote,
97 students would have voted
or Thomas E. Dewey; 397 stu-
lents would have voted for
ranklin D. Roosevelt. There were
0 Dewey-Democrats and 9 Roose-
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^anup Appointed
S.B.E.A. Chairman
|ingham To Speak At Atlanta
Meeting Of Group
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' Prof. B. M. Canup, head of the
usiness department of Mars Hill
ollege and assistant bursar, has
een appointed chairman of the
pcently-organized Junior College
ivision of the Southern Business
ssociation, according to a com-
lunication received from M. 0.
.irkpatrick of Charlotte, presi-
ent of the association.
Mr. Canup thus becomes the
irst chairman of the junior col-
|!ge group of the Southern Busi-
less Education association, an
I ssociation which includes busi-
less schools and the business de-
jartments of colleges and univer-
jties of twelve southern states.
was decided at a meeting of
lie executive board in Greensboro
It 1941 that the junior college
Iroup be set up as a part of the
|)llege division.
Mr. Canup has also been ap-
binted by the United States Of-
Ice of Education a member of a
limmittee to study and make
Ians for postwar business edu-
lition in the South, according to
communication received last
leek from Dr. A. J. Lawrence,-
||!ad of the business department
the University of Kentucky.
I Miss Mildred L . Bingham,
lacher of secretarial sciences,
udl read a paper and lead a dis-
^ssion during the general pro-
am at the annual meeting of
le Southern Business Education
|sociation, to be held in Atlanta
the Atlanta Biltmore hotel,
jlring the Thanksgiving holidays,
[jvember 23-25. The subject of
liss Bingham’s paper will be
Opportunities Afforded by the
|mior College for the Develop-
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The four literary societies are starting the anniversary term
under the leadership of these capable presidents: Bettye Crouch,
Clios; Boyce Medlin, Phis; Charles Peterson, Eus; Lillian Miller,
Nons.
Business Club
Initiates Members
Nine new members were initiat
ed into the Mars Hill College Busi
ness club in a very impressive
installation ceremony. New mem
bers include Martha Hart, Kath
leen Day, Jassamine Davis, Kath
erine McLean, Loraine Morgan,
Juanita Noggle, Ruby Reeves,
Alice Lou Tallent, and Eula Mae
Young.
The first regular meeting was
held October 16 at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Canup on the
Big Circle. An original program
was presented on the topic “Build
ing a Future.”
Officers for the fall semester
are Paula Moore, president; Betty
Lazenby, vice-president; Clarine
Wiggins, secretary; Rachel Swann,
treasurer; and Jassamine, Davis,
reporter.
Band Organizes
Under Roberts
Donald Thorne has been elected
president and Louise Garland,
vice-president, of the 1944-45 edi
tion of the Mars Hill College
Band. Jack Hughes was elected
secretary-treasurer, Tommie
Wright, librarian, and Douglas
Lane, assistant to the director.
The elections were made at
band practice last Monday night.
Director Elwood Roberts, while
declining to set a definite date
for the band’s debut this year,
promised “a chapel performance
in the near future.”
Following are the members of
the band, as announced by Di
rector Roberts:
Louise Garland, Charles Peter
son, Milton Bliss, Carlos Cooper,
Francis Gregory, Georgia Brooks,
Doris Huffman, Marjorie Dean,
clarinet; Sybil Melton, Robert
Turbeville, alto saxophone; Lil
lian Garland, Ann Moore, Ruth
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Laurel Elects
Staff-
Editor, Frances Hobson; Man
aging editor, Jimmy Smith-
wick; Literary editor,
Jerry Hobbs; Society editor,
Betty Stinnett; Sports editor,
Don Thorne; Assistant Sports
editor, Mary Elizabeth
Thomas; Photography editor,
Jo Ellis; Snapshot editor,
F. L. Manly; Art editor, Jane
Joyner; Assistant Art editor,
Wilma Phelps; Business Man
ager, George Clayton; Adver
tising Manager, J. C. Fagan.
Y. W. A. Circles
Hold Joint Meeting
Individual hall circles of Young
Woman’s Auxiliary met en masse
in the college auditorium on
Wednesday, October 25, at 7:30
p.m. with President Bettye
Crouch presiding.
One hundred thirty-nine girls
were present and the Herring
Circle of Melrose Dormitory re
ceived the plaque which is award
ed for highest attendance at gen
eral meetings.
Thelma Brown gave a brief
sketch of the life of Viola Camp
bell, missionary to Mexico, for
whom one of the circles is named.
This talk began a series of talks
by circle leaders on Baptist mis
sionaries which will be presented
at succeeding general meetings.
Phyllis Ann Gentry introduced
the people of Brazil to the girls
through a short talk. This was
the first of similar reports to be
given on the peoples of lands
where Southern Baptists carry on
mission work.
Jerry Hobbs presented a unique
program based on the story of
Jacob’s ladder. Evelyn Brookshire,
Jean Brooks, Marie Sparks, Eve
lyn Pittman, Jinx Clayton, Mari-
bel Richardson and Evelyn Briggs
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LAMAR STRINGFIELD TO APPEAR
IN AUDITORIUM THIS EVENING
Five From Faculty
With Armed Forces
Several Members Of The
Faculty, Administrative
Staff Are On Leave.
Besides five members of the
faculty now in uniform several
members of the faculty and ad
ministrative staff, who were here
last year, are on leave or are en
gaged elsewhere.
Those in the armed services are
Sgt. Mildred Hardin, of the mod
ern language department, now
overseas in the WAC; Major I.
N. Carr, of the history depart
ment and former dean, is sta
tioned in Atlanta and has super
vision of pre-induction training in
schools and colleges; Sgt. Herbert
Sebren, formerly of the English
department and director of the
college bands, is in the Air Corps;
Lt. James M. Cowan, formerly of
the physical education depart
ment, and Lt. James V. Howell,
formerly of the mathematics de
partment, are both with the Navy.
Miss Gladys Johnson has ac
cepted a position with the North
Carolina Library Commission in
Raleigh. Miss Mary Katherine
Logan, for several years a mem
ber of the English faculty, has
entered U. S. 0. work, and Mr.
Ramon De Shazo, also of the Eng
lish faculty, have been granted
a leave of absence to teach at
Hurt Military school. Mr. S. O.
Trenthan, of the biology depart
ment, resigned to take a position
on the faculty of Union univer
sity, and Mr. C. H. Sullivan, of
the mathematics depart ment,
resigned to become dean at Gard-
ner-Webb college. Mr. Spencer B.
King, of the history department
and assistant dean has been grant
ed a leave of absence to study at
the University of North Carolina.
Mrs. Carolyn Livingston and Miss
Lois Fisher of the music depart
ment have been granted leaves for
study and teaching. Miss Brucie
Barnes, hostess in Edna Moore
dormitory, resigned to resume her
profession of nursing. Miss Fran
ces Snelson, for several years sec
retary to President Blackwell, is
on leave of absence for study at
Temple university.
German Club
Holds First Meet
Introductions were made and
acknowledged in German as new
students attended the first meet
ing of the German Club Tuesday^
evening, October 24, at 7:30.
Dr. Erna P. Trammell, sponsor,
stood at the head of the receiving
line, which was composed of the
officers and old members of the
club. Barbara Shope, president,
opened the meeting with a speech
of welcome to guests and new
members. The minutes of the last
meeting were read by the secre
tary, Jerry Hobbs.
During the program which fol
lowed the business session, Mary
Lawton gave an interesting re
view of an article from the cur
rent issue of The Modern Lan-
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Noted Musician And Alumnus
Will Present A Concert In
The Auditorium. With
Mary Glass At
The Piano.
Lamar Stringfield, flutist and
composer, now of Asheville, will
appear in a concert in the audi
torium Saturday evening at eight
o’clock. He will be accompanied
by Mary Glass, pianist.
Mr. Stringfield, besides being
the brother of Professor String-
fleld and of Mrs. McKay, is an
alumnus of the college. He is not
only an accomplished flutist but
a composer of note. He wa^
awarded the Pulitzer prize a few
years ago for composition. His
“Southern Mountain Suite” for
orchestra and his score for “The
Lost Colony” are particularly
well known.
Like most of the Stringfield
family, he is known for his versa
tility. Besides being a flutist and
a composer, he is also a con
ductor. He organized the North
Carolina Symphony orchestra and
was for several seasons the con
ductor. Before coming to Ashe
ville from New York he was as
sistant conductor of the Radio
City Music Hall orchestra. He re
ceived the artist’s diploma from
the New York Institute of Musi
cal Art and was a pupil of the
late Georges Barrere. For a period
he taught at the Julliard school
and taught in a private studio in
New York.
The program for Saturday eve
ning has been announced as fol
lows: “Sonata No. 2 in Eb,”
Bach; “Nocturne” (flute alone),
Barrere; “Scherzo,” Widor;
“Melody” (from “Orpheus”),
Von Gluck; “Poem,” Griffes;
“Dance,” Vardell; “Nocturne,”
Bennett; “Broadway Prelude,”
Fenstock; Virginia Dare Dance
(from “The Lost Colony”),
“Pastoral Scene” (flute alone),
“Chipmunks,” Stringfield.
Dramatic Club
To Present Plays
Dramateers of Mars Hill col
lege will present three one-act
plays Saturday evening at 8
o’clock in the college auditorium.
The plays include “Top Hats and
Tenements,” on original play by
Howard Richardson, “The Nine
Lives of Emily” by John Kirk
patrick, and “Gay Ninety” by
Florence Ryerson and Colin Clem
ents.
The presentation of three one-
act comedies, instead of the usual,
three-act fall production, gives;
the club an opportunity to pre
sent many more students to the
public. Miss Bonnie Wengert,
head of the dramatic department,
says that there is a great deal of
talent in the Dramateers this year.
Mrs. F. H. Richardson of Black
Mountain, mother of Howard
Richardson, who was a former
student at Mars Hill, will attend
the presentation and will address
the audience.
The cast of “Top Hats and
Tenements” includes William
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