MOVT^CUE LTBRAKY
Miu6 Hill Colleg*
cThe Hilltop
Published By The Students Of Mars Hill College
folume XX.
MARS HILL, NORTH CAROLINA, NOVEMBER 3, 1945.
Number 4.
■ T. U. Study Course
Begins November 19
Twenty Classes Of 35
Each To Be
Held
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The annual B. T. U. study
ourse will begin on November
ttrsrrr continue through the 23rd.
Jeal Ellis, Training Union di-
ctor, announced. The course
ill include approximately twenty
lasses of thirty-five members.
There will be one change in the
Ians for the study course, an ex
acted improvement over last
ear’s arrangements. The classes,
oth teacher and title of the book
e be discussed, will be posted.
Jnder this there will be space for
e exact membership of the
lasses. The first to sign will
onstitute the members of that
There will be no first, sec-
>nd, and third choices as there
iVere last year.
The books to be used in the
:ourses are: Worldliness Out;
3ible Study; Prayer and Medi-
.ation; Sabbath Observance; Sal
tation; Pilgrim’s Progress; Win-
ling Others to Christ; Church
Music; Christian Leadership; Bap
tist Young People’s Union Ad-
ntnistration. Regular classes will
56 cut short, making the chapel
period an hour long.
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W. B. Huff Receives
Posthumous Award
Of Purple Heart
William Bramlett Huff, young
est son of Registrar John W.
Huff and Mrs. Huff, has been
posthumously awarded the Purple
Heart for wounds he received in
action at Okinawa. He previously
feceived the Bronze Star award
for bravery in the liberation of
oyte in the Philippines.
Bill, -who would have been 22
•t ovember 19, was a private, first
class. He attended Mars Hill col-
ege in 1941 and 1942 and studied
agronomy at North Carolina
State College in 1942-43. He en-
>sted in the Army in 1943 and
■^as stationed at Fort Bragg. In
p. ^0 '"’as transferred to Camp
ickett, Va., and that same year
e Went to the South Pacific with
0 77th Division. He saw his
^'^f'on on Guam in July,
4. He went from Guam to
Leyte in October, 1944.
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Chapel Schedule
November 5:
November 6:
November 7;
nient.
November 8:
November 9:
November 12:
November 13:
November 14
ment.
November 15:
November 16:
November
Study Cour
Dr. Blackwell.
B.S.U.
Music Depart-
Mr. Kendall.
Dr. Pierce.
Y.W.A.
B.S.U.
: Music Depart-
Advisee Day.
Mr. McLeod.
19-23: *B. T. U.
se.
*Chapel begins at 11:30 a.m.
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Audience Applauds First Production
Of Dramateers In College Auditorinm
The love-life of Elizabeth Bar
rett and Robert Browning un
folded before an appreciative,
applauding audience last Satur
day night as the Dramateers gave
their first production of the year
in the college auditorium. The
Barretts, a three-act comedy by
Marjorie Carleton. Miss Bonnie
Wengert was director.
Heading the cast were Geral
dine Saville, whose role as Eliza
beth Barrett was possibly the
most difficult of the play; Ed
Long, as Robert Browning; and
Charles Harris, as Mr. Barrett,
the dictatorial father of Eliza
beth.
Supporting Cast
Excellent supporting perfor
mances were given by Louise
Beck, who played the role of
Henrietta Barrett; Lee King, as
George Barrett; Roy Fisher, as
Octavius Barrett; Robert Hanes,
as John Kenyon; Elon Myers, as
Arabel Barrett; John McLeod, as
Captain Surtes Cook; Cornelia
Vann, as Miss Mitford; Norma
Minges, as Wilson, Elizabeth’s
maid; and Dovie Tallent, as Milly,
a maid. Both Miss Minges and
Miss Vann are remembered by
Seniors for their flawless per
formances last year.
The play ran smoothly, with a
minimum of time elapsing be
tween acts. The scenery was
simple but effective. The feminine
members of the cast were lavish
ly dressed in the full-skirted
clothing of the period. That the
male members of the cast wore
makeshift costumes after their
costumes failed to arrive from
New York in time for the play
was known only by those who
were specifically told.
Concerning a Slip
Plays, like every other thing,
have their moments. Near the end
of the play, Elizabeth Barrett,
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Brooks Elected
Phi President
On Monday, October 22, at the
meeting of the Philomathian
Literary Society, Anniversary
officers were elected. Lamar
Brooks, Edison, Ga., was chosen
president; Seth Lippard, Mars
Hill, N. C., vice-president; Ed
Dunlap, Sumptei-, S. C., secre
tary; and Lyle Coffey, 'Waynes-
ville, N. C., censor.
Rules Are Given
For WCTU Contest
Through the generosity of the
late Mrs. Ada Mohn-Landis of
Reading, Pennsylvania, the Na
tional WCTU conducts annual
prize-contests to obtain original
material suitable for platform
reading. The contest closes March
30, 1946.
Contestants may write upon
any phase of the following
theme: The Family is the Foun
dation of a Nation. Does total
abstinence from beverage alcohol
(which is a narcotic) contribute
to the strength and well-being of
an individual, a family, a nation?
Two types of manuscripts are
desired: Senior declamations, to
be used by adults and youths, and
junior declamations, to be used
by boys and girls under high-
school age. In addition to the cash
awards, honorable mention will
be given to the best manuscripts
in each class. Declamations may
be prose or verse, stories or in
formal discussions.
Further information concern
ing this contest may be obtained
from JIrs. Vann.
College Sends 83 Delegates
To State B.S.U. Convention
Mars Hill sent 83 delegates to the annual state convention of
the Baptist Student Union, which was held in Salisbury at the
First Baptist church October 26-28. This was the largest repre
sentation from any one school. The theme of the convention
was “Christ, My Imperative.”
The convention opened on Friday evening with a “Bored
Surgeons and Undertakers” banquet, which was held at St.
John’s Lutheran church hecaxise of insufficient facilities in the
First Baptist church. The highlight of the banquet was a pre
mature autopsy made by an eminent physician (Don Shrop
shire of the University of North Carolina). Tliis took place in
all its horror behind a curtain in silhouette fashion.
The keynote address, “Christ,
Band Cancels Its
Statesville Trip
With the cancellation by Pres
ident Truman of his projected
visit to Statesville November
2, the college band’s trip to
the city that was to play host
to a convention of North Car
olina State Senators is oif.
This is the official word
from Band Director Roberts,
after a week of uncertainty.
The President cancelled his
trip South because of pressing
business matters that will keep
him at the White House.
The band two weeks earlier
had accepted an invitation to
participate in the welcome
planned for the President.
Kendall, Ensemble
On Baptist Hour
M. .H. Kendall, of the Bible
Department, will deliver the ad
dress and an ensemble from the
college glee club will sing on the
North Carolina Baptist Hour pro
gram, originating in radio station
WWNC, Asheville, t o m o rrow
morning. The program begins at
8:30.
The vocal ensemble, directed
by Mrs. Elizabeth Logan South
er, glee club director, will sing
four selections, including two
hymns—Faith of Our Fathers,
which will open the program, and
Lead On, O King Eternal, which
will close the program.
Open House Held
At New Dorm
Saturday, October 20, found
the residents of New Dormitory
putting their best foot forward
as they entertained with open
house.
The visitors were welcomed by
Miss Evelyn Underwood and Mrs.
Hattie Edwards, who presented
them to the student receiving
line. The guests were directed by
the hostesses first to the game
room and then to the various
suites. Much originality and ar
tistic loveliness was displayed in
the decorations with the autumn
motif predominant. After visit
ing the rooms, the guests were
served refreshments in the parlor,
where recorded music was played.
My Imperative,” was delivered
on Friday evening by Rev. 'War
ren T. Carr of Princeton, W. 'Va.
His theme was that in this world
of confusion and chaos Christ
alone is sufficient.
Convention Program
Conference leaders and their
conferences were as follows:
William H. Poteat, assistant
director of the Y. M. C. A. at
Chapel Hill, on the subjejet,
“Christian Action Toward the
New World Order”;
Mrs. J. Winston Pearce of Dur
ham, N. C., on “Building a Chris
tian Home”;
Dr. Ralph McClain, Head of
Department of Religion of
Meredith college, on “The Chris
tian Fact and Modem Doubt”;
Rev. R. A. Ellis, pastor of the
First Baptist church of Salisbury,
on the subject, “My Church and
Today’s Needs”; and.
Dr. Claud U. Broach, pastor of
St. John’s Baptist church in Char
lotte, on “Attaining Spiritual
Maturity.”
Rev. Harry Y. Gamble, pastor
of the First Baptist church of
Statesville, delivered an address
on the subject, “Christ, My Im
perative for Deeper Christian
living,” on Saturday morning.
Saturday afternoon Dr. Charles
E. Maddry, Field Secretary of the
Foreign Mission Board, spoke on
“The Missionary Imperative of
Christ.”
Students Speak
Students from various . cam
puses spoke on BSU methods they
had seen working. Luther Mor-
phis, state devotional vice-presi
dent and former student at Mars
Hill, closed each session with a
devotional thought. Florence Gor
don, state president and former
Mars Hillian, presided over the
sessions.
Notice!
All persons interested in fo
rensics are asked to meet in
The Hilltop room, in the Eng
lish conference building, be
tween suppers on November 6.
Preparations will be made
for sending a forensic team to
the Dixie Champions Forensic
Tournament in Charlotte De
cember 6-7 and a Forensic
Club will be formed, accord
ing to Mr. Ramon DeShazo, fo
rensic coach.