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Hars Hill Band To Be Reviewed By Tniman
President To Hear .
College Group Play
In Parade Nov. 2
iannister Concludes
Successful Revival
Special Music Supplied By
Young People
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Reverend M. L. Bannister,
ORS Oxford Baptist Church,
|pxford, N. C., will close a week
|Wf special religious meetings to-
ijjnorrow night at the regular Sun-
|lay
evening church service,
j Mr. Bannister has spoken
i|.syery morning this week at 11:40
,j,o’clock during the chapel period,
Jand each evening. In the absence
ifDf the visiting minister on Mon-
l ij.day morning, October 15, Presi-
^dent Hoyt Blackwell preached at
meeting.
The girls’ chorus and the young
people’s choirs are furnishing mu-
i sic for all services.
This week, students in the
dormitories have been observing
special prayer meetings on the
halls, and the first few moments
of morning and new watch ser-
■vices have been spent in prayer
for the success of the meetings.
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) B.S.U. Formulates
Convention Plans
“We planned to take 150 stu
dents to the State Convention of
the Baptist Student Union,’’ said
Lamar Brooks, the vice-president
in charge, “but the state office
informs us that that number is
too large since it would make up
half of the convention.’’ He
added that interest in the trip
*®.^'^aning high, and plans for the
elimination of some who wish to
So will have to be made to keep
the number down.
Past records reveal that the
convention has always been well
^tended by members of the Mars
S. U. Mr. Brooks feels
nat this year will be no excep
tion.
Genie Jo White, recording sec
retary of the executive council,
announced that Miss Jean Walker
has been appointed by the Execu-
ive Council to serve in the new
capacity of music director for
® B. S. U. The change in the
constitution was made Tuesday,
. ^l-aher 16, in the regular meet
ing of the B. S. U.
Miss Kathryn Abee, State
oung .People’s Secretary of the
Woman’s Missionary Union, vis
ited the campus October 12-14.
n Friday afternoon from 4:30
to 6:00 the Y.W.A. was hostess
^ a tea for Miss Abee in New
ormitory parlor. Approximately
250 Y.W.A.s, faculty members,
and friends attended. Louvene
Jordan, chairman of the social
wittee was in charge.
On Saturday Miss Abee held
individual conferences with mem
bers of the Y. W. A. Council and
discussed plans for the year with
them.
The visit of Miss Abee to the
campus is an annual event.
MARS HILL COLLEGE BAND—^First row, left to right, Beatrice Stark, Marguerite Miller, Janet
Eaton, Jackie Morton, Barbara Woodhouse, Jean McCurry, Mary Lou Freeman, Joyce Wheeler, Van-
etta Black. Second row, Mary Grey Helton, Louis Nipper, Sybil Melton, Anne Ratcliff, Marilyn
Shelby, Eleanor Ostwalt, Alta Jean Harris, Janetta Jo Lane, Peggy Jean Bradshaw. Third row, left
to right, Mitzie Brockman, George Bigham, Betty Lou Nettles, Lee King, Robert Brown, Dor
othy Stowe, Florence Breedlove. Fourth row, Tommie Wright, Norman McIntyre, Phillip Eames,
Phillip Price, Dorothy Travis, Margaret Wilson, Alton Harris. Not in the picture are Walter Grimsley,
Charles 'Trammell, John Brinegar, Bill Walker, Arthur Mowery and Robert Beatty.
Twenty - Five New Members Are Initiated
At First Meeting Of Honor Clubs
Twenty-five new members were
initiated into the honor clubs at
the first meetings held Tuesday
night, October 9. The Science
Club led in the number of new
members inducted, initiating nine.
“Masque of Reason,’’ a play
by Robert Frost, with Raymond
Wyatt, Neal Ellis, Nell Hunter
and Vicki Austin taking parts,
was presented at the Scriblerus
Club meeting. Recordings of
Frost’s poetry were played by
Jackie Rogers. Members answered
the roll call with quotations
from the works of Frost. Jackie
Rogers and Sigsbee Miller were
hostess and host. New members
taken in were Tommy Stapleton,
Billie Sue Triplett, Blanche Du
pree, Katherine Wilhide, and
Mary Lela Sparks.
The Science Club program con
sisted of a discussion of the atom
Burgess, Lois Harris, Marjorie
Young and Peggy Chesson. The
devotion was given by Faye Jenk-
and the atomic bomb, led by Jerry
ins. At the conclusion of the pro
gram these new members were
welcomed: Mildred Jones, Evelyn
Findley, Elon Myers, Bonnie Mc-
Crory, Anne Lominac, Maribel
Richardson, Frances Lovette,
Sybil Melton, Louise King and
Lois Grose.
The Business Club, which met
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. B.
M. Canup, gave a program in the
form of an installation service
with the thoughts centered around
the theme, “Light—Christ Is the
Light of the World.’’ Kathleen
Avery gave the devotion and Ag
nes Fleming, Patsy Sutherland,
Virginia Jacobs and Mrs. Canup
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Homecoming Day
To Be Observed
It has been announced that
special emphasis will be placed on
Homecoming next May during
Commencement Week.
At Mars Hill, Founders Day is
the day set apart each year to
pay respect to the men and wom
en who were instrumental in
establishing the school in 1856
and to those who have helped to
enlarge the institution down
through the years since that time.
No formal observation of
Founder’s Day, which fell on Oc
tober 13 this year, was held.
Charter Secured
In the fall of 1857, under the
name of “The French Broad Bap
tist Institute,’’ with Messrs. W.
A. G. Brown and P. W. Anderson
in charge, this school began its
work. On February 16, 1859, a
little more than two years later,
the first charter of the school
was secured and the same
changed to “Mars Hill College.’’
From the beginning, the col
lege was managed by a self-per
petuating board of trustees. In
1925, however, the charter was
changed so that the Baptist State
Convention could thereafter ap
point the members of the board.
This insured a continuance of the
principles and purposes of the
founders.
Moore Takes Over
In 1897, Dr. R. L. Moore be
came President. He took Mars
Hill at its worst and built a col
lege that today is second to none
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Societies Elect
New Officers
Three of the four campus
literary societies elected An
niversary term officers last
week.
For the Clios, Mary Lela
Sparks, Spruce Pine, N. C., >
was elected president; Norma
Minges, Gastonia, N. C., vice
president; Louvene Jordan,
Winston-Salem, N. C., secre
tary; and Doris Stone, Ashe
ville, N. C., censor.
The Philomathians were to
elect officers last night. New
officers were unavailable at
press time.
The Nonpareils elected
Irene Austin, Statesville,
N. C., president; Pat Ingram,
Albemarle, N. C., vice presi
dent; Evelyn Crook, Lumber-
ton, N. C., secretary; Faye
Jenkins, New Bern, N. C.,
censor.
At the Euthalian meeting,
Charles Harris, Morganton,
N. C., was elected president;
Livingston Green, Neuse,
N. C., vice president; James
Kelly, Miami, Fla., secretary;
and John McLeod, Jr., Mars
Hill, N. C., censor.
Cast Is Chosen
For Production
The Barretts by Marjorie
Carleton will be presented in the
college auditorium Saturday eve
ning, October 27, at 8:00. The
play deals with the story of Eliza
beth Barrett and Robert Brown
ing, well-known poets.
Elizabeth Barrett is to be
played by Geraldine Saville; and
her suitor, Robert Browning, is
to be played by Ed Long. Ed-
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Pfohl Invites Band
To Statesville
For Event
The Mars Hill college band,
36 strong, will march in review
before President Harry S. Tru
man on November 2 in States
ville, where the nation’s chief
executive will address a special
convention of the North Caro
lina Senate, it has been an
nounced by President Hoyt
Blackwell.
In a letter to Band Director
Elwood Roberts, James Chris
tian Pfohl, Director of Music
at Davidson college and a mem
ber of the committee arrang
ing for the President’s visit,
said:
“We are being greatly honored
through this visit of President
Truman, and I am sure we would
like to show him the best musical
units in the State. I hope your
organization can be present.” ■
Acceptance of the invitation
was approved by President Black-
well and made formally by Mr.
Roberts.
The parade which will pa^
before President Truman will
begin at 2:00 p.m., Friday, No
vember 2. The band will leaVe
the college by chartered bus
early Friday and return Friday
night. Arrangements for the trip
are being made by B. M. Canup,
assistant bursar. Dean R. M. Lee,
as mayor of Mars Hill, will attend
the event with two aldermen.
Beatrice Stark, majorette, will
lead the Mars Hill band down
Statesville’s Broad street.
Except for pep rallies, the
band has made only one appear
ance so far this semester—at the
Mars Hill - Brevard football
game last Saturday.
Chapel Schedule
October 22: Y.W.A.
October 23: B.S.U.
October 24: Music Depart--
ment. ■
October 25: Mr. Canup.
October 26: Mr. Stringfield.^
October 29: Dr. Blackwell.,.,
October 30: B.S.U. . ,
October 31: Music Depart
ment. • -
November 1: Dr. Moore. '
November 2: Mr. Wood.
November 5: Dr. Blackwell.
November 6: B.S.U.
November 7: Music Depart-;
ment.
November 8: Y.W.A.
November 9: Dr. Pierce.
■"November 12-16: B. T. U.
Study Course.
■"Chapel will begin at 10:30
a.m.