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Volume XIX.
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Planner, Jones, Rule
May Day Festivities
Alice Lou Planner has been
elected May Queen and Beth
,__.Winfree Jones, her maid of
honor. The other members of the
d May Court are to he elected as
^ soon after the beginning of sec
ond semester as possible.
As the new semester brings
plans for May Day closer to us,
L it may be well to recall briefly
the qualifications for the mem-
iT hers of the court as drawn up by
the Health and Athletics Com
mittee which is in charge of the
® May Day activities. There will be
^^ten attendants, five from the sec
ond year class and five from the
—»«first year class. The scholarship
^ average for every member of
court cannot be below eighty-
five. Honesty, cleanliness, whole-
in some personality, and school loy
alty are the necessary qualifi-
^cations. The May Queen will re-
^ceive four honor points and each
-^pf the attendants will receive
two. The candidates are elected
py a simple majority.
I The deans have suggested that
field events be held as a part of
the May Day activities. Small
pwards might be given to the win
ners of the competitive athletic
pvents.
MARS HILL, NORTH CAROLINA, JANUARY 23, 1945.
Number 7.
G 1 i o s Present
Original Plav
i* New Year’s resolutions of Mars
Hillians as presented by Georgia
Ruth Brooks , highlighted the
lanuary 4 meeting of Clio Lite
rary Society.
A quartet composed of Polly
Hurray, Caroline Boyles, Sadie
Harsh, and Earline Harris, gave
i humorous interpretation of New
Shear’s melodies.
Impromptus managed to nab
Terry Seville, Esther Hollowell,
ran Shields, Mickey Reynolds,
ind Jane Joyner.
Jerry Saville’s timely play,
Itars Speak, constituted the Clio
Society program on January 11.
Through the drama Phyllis Rowe,
Tune Skeen, and Norma Minges
)rought a challenge from fight-
ng men who were represented
>y service flag stars.
V. W. A. Gives
Large Offering
To climax its activities for the
■ear, the Young Woman’s Aux-
|iary of Mars Hill College gave
336.33 for the Lottie Moon
Iffering at the Christmas pro-
Pam on Friday night, December
I During the past semester Y.
|. A. sponsored, under direction
Kay Covert, Community
Bssions chairman, the sending
notes to infirmary patients
|d the delivery of Thanksgiving
ses to needy families in the
nmunity. Prayer meetings, led
J President Bettye Crouch, were
Id for Y. W. A. Council mem-
rs every Wednesday morning.
Vttendance increased in the
nthly meetings of the indi-
ual groups on the dormitory
Is, and once each month the
fre Y. W. A. met in the col-
auditorium.
The four new members of the B.S.U. Council are pictured above. They are left to right: Mary
Stone, Y.T.C. representative; Stewart Heideck, Treasurer of the B.S.U.; Latt Beshears, representa
tive of the Ministerial Conference; and Wilhelmira Rish, Superintendent of the College Sunday
School.
Scriblerus Club Hears
American Folklore
The theme of the January
meeting of the Scriblerus Club
held January 9 in the parlor of
Edna Moore, was American folk
lore.
The roll call was answered
with the titles and authors of
folk stories and songs. A de
votion featuring honor in Ameri
can leaders was given by Mary
Sue Middleton.
Lillian Miller, president, made
a short introduction, including
a sketch from Mark Twain’s “How
to Tell a Story.” Eunice Smith
gave a reading describing life in
a pioneer family, “God’s Coun
try.” “The Adventures of Littlq
Audrey” was presented by Bob
Chapman, and a selection from
Carl Sandburg’s autobiography of
Lincoln, “The Laughing Presi
dent,” was read by Clyde Mc
Leod.
Original thoughts about the
new year were presented by-
Nancy Hunter, Frances Hobson,
and Majanah Hagan.
During the business meeting
which followed, officers for the
second semester were elected.
They are as follows: Eunice
Smith, president; Bob Chapman,
vice president; and Clyde Mc
Leod, secretary.
French Club Notes
Famous Painters
The French Club, which met
Tuesday night, January 9, in
New Dormitory parlor, centered
its program around famous
French painters, emphasizing the
impressionists.
Helen Gillespie discussed Ca
ret; Dorothy Wells, Millet; Gladys
Buchanan, Gaugln; Margaret
Hinson, Pissaro; Jean Joyner,
Manet; and Doris Layton, Renoir.
The new officers for second
(Continued on Page 4)
DR. MOORE RECOVERING;
FROM RECENT ILLNESS |
Dr. R. L. Moore, President
Emeritus of Mars Hill College, is
now recovering from a serious
operation at the Aston Park Hos
pital. His many friends of “the
h'H” will be delighted to learn of
his progress and are awaiting
his return to the chapel programs
and regular class work.
Dr. Moore has been ill since
December 29, 1944. He was ad
mitted to the hospital on De
cember 31, 1944, and recovered
rapidly there. A new internal dis
order was discovered last Sunday,
and Dr. Moore was removed to
Aston Park Hospital, where he
underwent a successful operation
Monday morning.
New Pastor Begins
Local Church Work
The Reverend Mr. Johh R.
Link of the Apex Baptist Church,
Apex, North Carolina, has as
sumed his duties as pastor of the
Mars Hill Baptist Church, which
serves the students of Mars Hill
college.
Mr. Link, who started pastoral
work nine years ago in Camden
county, succeeds the Reverend
Mr. W. L. Lynch, who resigned
to continue graduate work at the
Southern Baptist Theological
Seminary in Louisville, Ken
tucky.
Born in Catawba county, the
Reverend Mr. Link was graduated
cum laude from Wake Forest col
lege in 1931, and completed his
studies at Crozier Theological
Seminary in 1936.
His first church assignment
was in Camden county. After a
year of teaching German at
Chowan Baptist college, Mur
freesboro, Mr. Link returned to
pastoral work, serving as pastor
of the Apex Baptist Church.
Dr. Trammel Has
Her Work Cited
Dr. Erna P. Trammell has re
ceived the distinction of having
her research on “The Mute Al-
cestis” cited in A Handbook of
Classical Drama.
Philip Whaley Harsh is the
author of A Handbok of Classi
cal Drama, which was published
in 1944 by the Stanford Univer
sity Press. The handbook is gain
ing recognition as an important
contribution to classical research.
The inclusion of Dr. Trammell’s
work is a signal honor.
“The Mute Alcestis” has also
been published in volume thirty
seven of Classical Journal.
Dr. Trammell’s erudition and
versatility are well-known on the
Mars Hill campus where she has
classes in English, Spanish, and
German. She was granted the
Ph.D. degree by the University
of Michigan. While studying
there. Dr. Trammell majored in
Ancient Languages.
Mars Hill Buys
$25,000 In Bonds
Mars Hill College gave over
$26,000 toward the Sixth War
Bond Drive in Madison County.
This amount is sufficient to buy
one NST North American Navy
Scout Trainer. Most of the C-I’s
gave their room deposits, the fac
ulty members bought bonds or
gave money, and the school pur
chased several bonds during the
campaign.
The United States Government
has recognized Mars Hill’s con
tribution toward the war effort
with a citation, signed by Sec
retary of the Treasurer Henry
Morgenthau.
In 1944 the student body
gave $3,000 to be applied to the
purchase of bonds for the college.
B. S. U. Elects
New Members
Stewart Heideck, Mary Stone,
Latt Beshears, and Wilhelmina
Rish are the new members of
the B. S. U. Executive Council.
The Executive Council of the
B. S. U. is the organization
which directs and coordinates stu
dent activities; election to its
board is the highest honor a stu
dent at Mars Hill can have.
Stewart Heideck is treasurer
of the B. S. U. He is a member
of the Ministerial Conference arid
vice president of the Euthalian
Literary Society.
Mary Stone is the Y. T. C. rep
resentative to the Council. This
position automatically makes her
head of all the Y. T. C. groups.'
Miss Stone is a former secretary
of the Y. W. A.
The Ministerial Conference is.
represented by Latt Beshears,
who is the retiring president of
that group.
Wilhelmina Rish is the new
Superintendent of the Sunday
School, and therefore, represen
tative for the organization on
the council. She is a staff mem
ber of the Hilltop and retiring
president of the International
Relations and Dramatics Clubs;
New council members took part
in Honor Week, the promotion
of which as the first major ac
tivity of the year for the B. S. U.
Chapel programs during this week
have emphasized the necessity
for honor among students of
Mars Hill.
Societies Elect
Forensic Officers
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The four Literary societies
have begun their forensic terms
under the leadership of these
capable presidents: Thomas
Swann, Philomathia; Evelyn Pitt
man, Clio; Bob Jones, Euthalia;
and Jane Wright, Nonpareil.
Serving with Bob Jones behind
the Euthalian desk are Stuart
Heideck, vice president; Daniel
Corugedo, secretary, and Jimmy
Smithwick, censor. Other officers
are Bobby Barnes, chaplain; John
McLeod, choirster; and Billy
Robertson, pianist. Nonpareil of
ficers are Trudy Allard, vice
president; Martha McLain, secre
tary; Bessie Mae McManus, cen
sor; Elizabeth Hayworth, chap
lain; Miriam Smith, choirster;
and Rose Moody Roberson, pian
ist.
Vice president of Philomathia
is Jack Phillips. J. C. Fagan is
secretary; Lynn Holcombe, cen
sor; Ed Dunlap, chaplain; Lamar
Brooks, choirster; and Charles
Billings, pianist. With Evelyn
Pittman at the desk are Jerry
Hobbs, vice president; Dot Lee
Bunting, secretary; Virginia
Perry, censor; Paula Moore, chap
lain; Jean Walker, choirster; and
Betty Rae Carter, pianist.
This is the second election of
officers for the societies this
year. Some of the events of this
term will be Nonpareil-Clio joint
meeting, Nonpareil and Clio teas,
Philomathian-Euthalian basketball
games, and temperance readings.