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Published By The Students Of Mars Hill College
To The Hilltop
olume XIX.
ist the
Mars H;
MARS HILL, NORTH CAROLINA, MARCH 10, 1945.
Number 10.
HONOR CLUBS CHOOSE NEW MEMBERS
Jones And Stone Head
Women’s Literary Societies
Commencement Contests
To Be Held
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Bldg.
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of the six honor clubs on the campus. Left to right they
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>ris Layton, presidenrof the French F P^^^^ent of the Science Club;
?een, president nf chl ri - i A \ ^ ?""'ce Smith, president of the Scriblerus Club; Julia
1 president of the Classical Club; and Lamar Brooks, president of the International Relations
H
irensic Squad To Enter
rand Eastern Tournament
Mrs. Watson Announces
Events And Speakers
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Eight members have been se-
i’ted for the Forensic Squad to
ter the Grand Eastern Tourna-
*nt, held in Charlotte on April
’-7. Students selected include:
mar Bro.oks, Evelyn Brookshire,
nald Hill, Lillian Miller, Norma
nges, Mary Lela Sparks,
omas Swann, and James Tay-
STUDENTS LEAD REVIVAL
IN A
Announcement is made by Mrs.
'hard Watson, Forensic Coach,
0 will accompany the group to
arlotte. The group will com-
G in a series of twelve events.
Separate contests and Mars
)13, ^®Presentatives in them in-
de: Debate Teams, Men, Ron-
1 Hill, Thomas Swann; Women,
|lian Miller, Mary Lela Sparks,
ok Reviews, Ronald Hill, La-
r Brooks, Lillian Miller, and
rma Minges. The book to be
I'lewed is “The Robe,” by Lloyd
I ouglas. Orators, Men, James
por, Lamar Brooks; Women,
J 1^" Sparks.
^Iclaimers, Men, Thomas Swann,
gUlmar Brooks; Women, Evelyn
pokshire, Norma Minges. Dra-
Jamies Tay-
. Women, Norma Minges, Eve-
^ Brookshire. Extemporaneous
-a ers. Men, James Taylor
nald Hill; Women, Norma
ages, Lillian Miller. Impromptu
makers. Men, Thomas Swann;
-men Evelyn Brookshire.
^ ^ Readers, Men, James Tay-
m . Ronald Hill; Women, Lillian
m ■ Minges. Response
W Men, James
r Women, Evelyn Brook-
jies T Orators, Men,
Taylor, Lamar Brooks;
' •‘’‘’'I’lw, V e 1 y n Brookshire,
yo^ b ma Minges. Address Readers,
..be n, Lamar Brooks, James Tay-
^ tGontinued on Page 2)
Writer Addresses
Students And
Teachers
Mrs. Frank How'ard Richard
son, writer (a member of the
American Penwomen’s Club), and
mother of a playwright, talked
with a group of Mars Hill col
lege students and teachers in
terested in drama and creative
writing Tuesday afternoon at
the college.
Mrs. Richardson advised stu
dents to get a good college edu
cation before attempting to live
from the proceeds of writing or
acting. She said, “You young
people must do great things to
keep this old world going right!”
However, she urged them to
write constantly now and to try
getting their better work pub
lished.
Mr. Link Opens Meeting On
Sunday, February 25
Mrs. Richardson discussed with
the group “Dark of the Moon” by
Howard Richardson, her son, who
was graduated from Mars Hill
college in 1938. “Dark of the
Moon” will appear on Broadway
opening March 14.
Nine Added To
Honor List
Nino names were omitted from
the list of honor students pub
lished in the last edition of the
Hilltop. All of the students whose
names were left out made the
high honor roll.
The additional students to be
listed include: Doris Layton,
Betty Trotter, Mary Evelyn West,
Myrtle Westbrook, Ada Wheeler,
Oma Parsons, Frances Patrick,
Beatrice Stark, Frances Stewart,
Betty Faye Trotter, Myrtle West
brook, Ada Wheeler, and Ella
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Expressing his gratitude for
the sincere and forceful w-ork of
the students who made Youth Re
vival possible. Dr. Blackwell gave
the final address in the series of
revival messages, Sunday eve
ning, March 4. The world’s need
for educated Christian workers
was the President’s point of
emphasis.
Beginning on February 25 and
continuing through March 4 the
series of meetings were conduct
ed by students of the college.
Mr. John R. Link, pastor of
the Mars Hill Baptist Church,
preached the first sermon of the
revival at the regular Sunday
morning Church service on Febru
ary 25. His topic was “The Wages
of Sin.”
There were two services each
day of the revival, one at the
chapel hour in the College Audi
torium and one each evening at
spoke during the chapel period
spoke during the Chapel period
each morning, and a ministerial
student each evening.
The director of music for the
revival was Milton Bliss. He led
a Youth Revival' Choir made up
of students each evening in the
church and had charge also of
special musical numbers at both
services daily. The pianist was
Forrestine Snider. Rose Moody
Roberson w'as the pianist for the
morning services.
Beth Jones of North Wilkes-
boro, and Mary Stone of Ashe
ville have been chosen by the
Nonpareil and Clio Literary So
cieties, respectively, as presidents
for the Commencement Term.
Other officers elected March 1
that are serving with Miss Jones
are: Eunice Smith, vice presi
dent; Mary Nichols, secretary;
and Louise Harris, censor.
In a call meeting of the Clios
March 2 the following officers
were elected to serve with Miss
Stone: Evelyn Brookshire, vice
president; Laura Stevens, secre
tary; and Grace Wilborne, censor.
Both new presidents are mem
bers of the B.S.U. Council. Beth
Jones is" volunteer band repre
sentative, and Mary Stone is rep
resentative of the Youth Temper
ance Council:
Competition in this term is kept
at a high pitch in various con
tests. The finals in Temperance
Reading, Essay, and Dramatic
Reading will be held under the
direction of these capable presi
dents.
History Group Has Largest
Increase In Enrollment
A total of 75 Mars Hill stu
dents have recently been ad
mitted into the six honor clubs
of the campus. The International
Relations Club, with 28 new
members, made the largest in
crease in its roll. The Science
Club was second with 19. Scrib
lerus, with 16 additional mem
bers, placed third.
Membership in the honor clubs
is restricted to those students
who make the Dean’s List and
are selected by the club mem
bers. If a member fails to main
tain his honor rating, he is auto
matically dropped from the club
roll.
Original Play To
Be Produced
Besides the two services in the
College Auditorium and Church
every day, the regular morning
and noon watches and vespers
on Thursday night were also
given over to the revival. Many
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Without Legal Procedure, an
original play by Cornelia Vann,
and The Giant’s Stair, by Wilbur
David Steele, have been cast with
Mars Hill Dramateers for pro
duction in the spring. Clyde Mc
Leod’s original play. Furlough,
will be cast within a week. June
Skeen, Norma Minges, Livingston
Greene, Jack Phillips, Earl Mil
ler and Max Schrum were select
ed to play in Without Legal Pro
cedure, and Jane Wright, Norma
Minges, Bill Robertson and Ed
Long complete the cast of The
Giant’s Stair. The three plays will
be presented at Chapel Hill in
April.
The Dramateers will present
two one-act plays and a scene
from Ghosts, by Ibsen, at the dis
trict festival in Asheville in
March.
At the regular meeting of the
Dramateers June Skeen was in
stalled as president of the club.
Mary Eleanor Dryden, vice-
president; Jane Wright, secre
tary; and Eula Mae Young, treas-
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Dr. Moore Returns
It is indeed a welcome sight
to catch a glimpse of the fa
miliar and beloved figure of
Dr. R. L. Moore on the campus
these days. Dr. Moore is re
cuperating from an extended
illness following an operation.
The guiding spirit of Mars
Hill for more than half a cen
tury, Dr. Moore has been sole
ly missed by students, faculty,
and alumni.
Classical Club
The Classical club, for honor
students of Latin and Greek, has
increased its number from six to
nine. The three new members
are: Bobby Barnes, Dorothy Law-
horn, and Roy Ryan.
Science Club
Nineteen new members have
been added to the seven formerly
in the Science Club. These in
clude the following: Geraldine
Burgess, Peggy Chesson, Gene
Glass, Livingston Green, Lois
Harris, Franklin Hopkins, Myrtle
Hoyle, Patsy Ingram, Faye Jenk
ins, Paul Lunsford, J. B. Mills,
Lillian Parker, Morgan Robinson,
Mary Rhodes, Nancy Simpson,
Thomas Swann, Walter Thomp
son, Enola Vail, and Marjorie
Young.
Business Club
The eleven new members of
the Business Club are the follow
ing: Kathleen Avery, Laura
Clark, Anne English, Agnes Flem
ing, Mildred Freeman, Mary Vir
ginia Jacobs, Rebecca Richard
son, Christine Rollinson, Patsy
Sutherland, Margaret Sparger,
and Mildred Dickerson. There are
nine old members in this club.
Scriblerus Club
The Scriblerus Club, for honor
students of English, has fourteen
new members to add to the six
teen old ones. These are the
following; Irene Austin, Neal
Ellis, Phyllis Ann Gentry, Dixie
Hollowell, Nell Hunter, Patricia
Lancaster, Mildred Leath, Sigs-
bee Miller, Doris Peeples, Doris
Penland, Jackie Rogers, Ruth Til-
son, Mary Evelyn West, and
Raymond Wyatt.
International Relations
The four members of the Inter
national Relations Club have in
creased their number by twenty-
eight new members. These include
the following; Gloria Abernethy,
Edwina Arnold, Juanita Bailey,
Betty Jane Boyette, Evelyn
Briggs, Lamar Brooks, Anne
Bruner, Mary Frances Carrier,
Iriiogene Curl, Bruce Glazener,
Hubert Humphrey, Mildred Jones,
Louise King, Ruth Knotts, Sophie
Lattimore, Jean Lineberger, Anne
Lominac, Hilda Mayo, Hilma
Jeanne MeSwain, Ruby Orders,
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