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Junior Class Plans
Letter Day Event
Date Not Definite
Y Letters To Be
Written To
„, Prospective
Students
It has been officially announced
by Junior President Tommy
Stapleton that Letter Day, insti-
ile’s tuted by the Junior Class last
year, will be observed this year.
No date has been set.
Planning for the event will be-
f immediately, Stapleton said.
Letter Day, the class pre
sents an original entertainment
n the auditorium. Only members
)f the Junior Class will be ad-
^ ^ nitted to the entertainment, and
■hese only if they have written a
—fitter to a student preparing to
^^^^nter college telling him about
Jars Hill. Such a letter is a
icket of admittance for its
ere.’ ,earer. The letters must be ad-
ressed when they are presented
t the auditorium door. They will
N A e mailed at the expense of the
illege.
“Every member of the Junior
nd Class should participate in Letter
bul'^ay,” said Stapleton. “We pro-
lise you a program of fun and
ntertainment for the evening.
Fifteen Working Committees Named
As Plans For Banquet Get Under Way
MAP BANQUET PLANS — Above, the Junior Class officers are
shown as they work on plans for the traditional Junior-Senior ban
quet. From left to right, they are: W. T. Lane, treasurer; Geneva Jo
White, secretary; Lamar Brooks, vice-president; and Tommy Staple-
ton, president.
Twenty Three Per Cent Of Enrollment
Place On First Semester Honor Rolls
eep looking for the date.’’
Minority Problem
[presented By
-jelfman
The extent to which the prin-
iples of democracy are at work
a country may be judged by
■le way that country treats its
linority groups.’’ In this sentence
abbi Harold L. Gelfman of
aleigh gave the keynote of the
Idress which he made to the
■udents of Mars Hill at the re-
jlar chapel period, February 13.
Asserting that every person is
member of some minority. Rabbi
elfman defined the various types
: minorities. He called attention
■ two groups representing mino-
ties in the population of the
nited States—the Jews, of whom
ere are 4,600,000 in this
untry, and the Negroes, with
1,000,000 of their race in North
tnerica.
“While the United States has
fin generally liberal in its treat-
ent of minorites, it must now
■andon the ‘melting pot’ theory,’’
Serted Rabbi Gelfman.
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Wesentins, • • .
. . , They also serve who
only stand and wait ...”
This line, lifted from its con
text, has a particular mean
ing for C-I’s, who stood the
waiting as long as they could
and who now serve you their
own edition of THE
HILLTOP.
Nons Honor Glios
At Afternoon Tea;
Irish Theme Used
Kissing the Blarney stone was
a unique feature of the Irish tea
at which Nonpareils entertained
Clios in Edna Moore and New
Dorm parlors Thursday after
noon, February 15.
The theme of the entertain
ment, an annual occasion, was
“There’s something in you Irish.”
In Edna Moore and New Dorm
parlors the approach of St. Pat
rick’s Day was suggested in the
scenes of an Irish cottage and
an Irish garden. Maribelle Norton
was in charge of the decorations
in New Dorm and Juanita Noggle,
of those in Edna Moore.
A group of Irish melodies was
given during the afternoon. A
trio composed of Julie Munden,
Agnes Davis, and Mary Lib
Thomas sang several folk songs.
Mildred Freeman sang a solo.
Adene and Christine Mitchen sang
a duet.
In the receiving line were the
following Nonpareil officers:
Jane Wright, president; Trudy
Allard, vice-president; Martha
McClain, secretary; and Bessie
Mae McManus, censor. Serving at
the punch bowl in Edna Moore
were Jaunita Noggle, Trudy Al
lard, and Martha McClain. Those
in New Dorm were Jane Wright,
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Dr. Moore
Continues To Show
Improvement
Continued improvement is re
ported in the condition of Dr.
R. L. Moore, president emeritus
and profelssor of mathematics,
who has been ill since shortly be
fore the beginning of the second
semester.
Dr. Moore has undergone two
successful operations since Decem
ber 29 and is satisfactorly re
covering.
A total of 153 students, rough
ly 23 per cent of the entire en
rollment, placed on the first and
second honor rolls for the first
semester, according to figures
released by the office of the reg
istrar.
Fifty-two were announced as
placing on the first honor roll,
which requires a minimum of 40
quality credits with no grade be
low a “C.” The 101 persons on
the second honor roll were re
quired to have not less than 30
quality credits with no grade be
low a “C.”
First honor roll:
Gertrude Allard, Irene Austin,
Stella Austin, Bertha Ball, Lera
Britt, Lamar Brooks, Mary Louise
Crawford, Henry Sutton Davis,
Peggy Chesson, Ruth Adeline
Broome, Anne Rebecca Bruner,
Mildred Dickerson, Daphne Eller,
Anne English, Alice Lou Planner,
Helen Gillespie, Gene Glass,
Bruce Glazener, Martha Elizabeth
Hart, Ronald C. Hill, Frances
Burt Hobson, Grace Jeanette
Hoke, Margaret Dixie Hollowell,
Myrtle Hudson Hoyle, Hubert Ben
Humphrey.
Nancy Hunter, Beth Winfrey
Jones, Mildred Irene Leath, Ann
Lominac, Frances Jeannette
Lovett, Hilda Lucy Mayo, Mary
Sue Middleton, Sigsbee Miller,
Paula Moore, J. L. Walton Moose,
Phyllis Gladj's McNeill, Ella Mc-
White, Mary Nichols, Martha
Noggle, Ruby Orders, Oma Par
sons, Virginia Perry, Edith Marie
Ramsey, Patricia Ann Rierson,
Wilhelmina Rish, Mildred Robin
son, Jacqueline Rogers, Roy
Ryan, Barbara Shope, Eunice
Smith, Laura Stephens, Patsy
Southerland.
Second honor roll:
Gloria Helen Abernathy, Betty
Anne Allen, Edwina Arnold, Betty
Ruth Austin, Kathleen Avery,
Juanita Bailey, Dorthy E. Bald
win, Marian E. Ballard, Robert
Blake Barnes, Lois Ann Betlem,
Howie Bingham, Hazel Bollick,
Betty Jane Bayette, Lois Brant-
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Youth Revival Opens
Tomorrow Morning
The Rev. John R. Link, pas
tor of the Mars Hill Baptist
Church, will officially open
the annual Youth Revival
with a message tomorrow
morning at 11:00 o’clock in
the church auditorium.
These services will con
tinue through the week at
10:40 each morning in the
chapel and at 7:30 each eve
ning in the church. After
Sunday morning students
will have charge of all ser
vices. Ronald Hill, the first
student speaker, will deliver
the message on Sunday
night. The Youth Revival
Choir, under direction of
Milton Bliss, will sing each
evening, and there will also
be special music every morn
ing.
Prayer services have been
held during the past weeks
and will continue throughout
the revival.
de Volts Give
Joint Recital
Artiss de Volt, harpist, and
Charlotte de Volt, violinist, pre
sented a concert in the college
auditorium on Friday evening at
8:00 o’clock.
Internationally-known artists,
the de Volts are native Americans
who have studied extensively in
this country and abroad. Miss
Artiss de Volt is a graduate of
the New England Conservatory
of Music and a former pupil of
Alfred Haley. She has been a
teacher of harp at the Mozarteum
Academy of Music in Salzburg,
Austria, and has appeared as
soloist with many symphony or
chestras.
Miss Charlotte de Volt, Mus.B.,
has been the artist pupil of Leo
pold Auer and Charles Martin
Loeffler in the Longz School,
University of Vienna. Her recitals
have been widely acclaimed.
The program which the de Volts
gave was as follows: “Arioso,”
Bach; “Sonata in C Minor,”
Spohr; “Harp Concerto in B-fiat”
(for harp and violin), Handel;
and a group of harp solos: “Con
cert Etude,” Thomas; “Ro
mance,” Halz; “The Music Box,”
Poenitz; “Spanish Dance,” Te-
deschi;
“Fantaisie” (for violin and
harp), Saint-Saens; Harp solos:
“Murmures des Cascades,” Zabel;
“Chorale,” Palestrina; “Frai-
cheur,” Salzedo; “Le bon petit
roi d’Yvetot,” Grandzanz; Violin
and Harp: “Southern Melody,”
Yost; “Rondino,” Kreisler; “Ber-
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Traditional Event
To Be Formal;
Theme Is Secret
♦ —
Plans for the 1945 version of
the traditional junior-senior ban
quet are being formulated under
the direction of a general com
mittee headed by the four Junior
Class officers and 15 subsidiary
committees.
The banquet, which will be
formal, will be held in Oscar E.
Sams Dining Hall on the evening
of April 28.
Preliminary plans have been
under way for two weeks for the
fete. The general theme and all
details will remain a secret
among committees until the date
of the banquet.
Following are the committees,
as announced by Class President
Tommy Stapleton:
Program Designing: Chairman,
Lamar Brooks; John-McLeod, Jr.,
Mary Lela Sparks, Steve Horne,
Mary Broome, Monteese Walker,
Clyde Drake, De Lauris Brock,
Virginia Dawson, Rudy Griffin;
Publicity: Chairman , Phylis
Ann Gentry; Doris Johnson,
Mary Evelyn Crook, Doris Jor
don, Alice Womble, Evelyn
Fendley.
Decorating Committee
Decorating Committee No. 1:
Chairman, W. T. (Dub) Lane;
Ed Dunlap, Lois Betlam, Jim
Kelley, Anne Porter, Berkley
Ruiz, Doris Stone, Pat Lancaster,
Sally Hudson, Virginia Wright,
Bill Todd, Thelma Brown, Doris
Chambers, Grace Coleman, Mary
Colvard, Marietta Cook, Thelma
Deal, Lillie Ferg^uson, Rose Er
win, Mildred Fox, Faye Griffin,
Betty Allison, Mae Barrett, Caro
line Boyles, Lorene Warrington,
Lois Harris, Mary Etta Hufham,
Mary Elizabeth Jones, Sarah
Knight, Mildred Leath, Sadie
Marsh, Virginia Marshall, Ann
Mackiemoore, Margaret Morris,
Bonnie McCrory, Frances Pat
rick, Janie Lou Paxton, Doris
Penland, Faye Pitner, Mary
Emma Rhodes, Charles Trammel,
Irene Waldrop, Marjorie Wilson,
Jo Worley, Louvene Jordan,
Joyce Ward, Dorothy McLelland,
Monty Haire.
Decorating Committee No. 2:
Chairman, Billy Robertson; Jay
Keeter, Doris Chenault, Charles
Billings, Ed Long, Faye Cole
man, Marilyn Deal, DeWitt
Flack, Nancy Lou Freeman,
Betty Allen, Allie Jean Harris,
Grace Irwin, Eva Mae Land,
Marguerite Miller, Irene Mc
Kenzie, Lillian Parker, Doris
Peeples, Louise Raye, Ruth
Reese, Ellen Jane Smith, Mar
garet Runion, Mary Stroud,
Elaine Thorpe, Virginia Goodwin,
Wilma Gibbs, Billie Sue Trip-
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