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Nov. 12, 1946. THE HILLTOP. MARS HILL COLLEGE, MARS HILL, NORTH CAROLINA. Page 3. e is ty nt ry ry- iay I on )tist ided h of the Race Wen- istian •etary >reign ,gton, on . «»» ions. ,s ■was sociah im, hut ohlem- >re the Baptist Student Union Reviews 23 Years Of Service In 1923 the Mars Hill College catalog announced that the Baptist Student Union had been organized for the coming year. This new organization was the unifying agency through which all of the religious and moral forces worked effectively in making the campus better. Its purpose has made for it a large part in the life of the institution. The organization was actually begun during the school year of 1923-24 when Miss Beulah Bow den, a Mars Hill teacher, accom panied Miss Gladys Johnson, Miss Mary Frances Biggers, Mr. Leo nard Morgan, and Mr. Fred Moore, official chauffeur for the group, to Raleigh to attend one of the first North Carolina State Con ventions of the Baptist Student Union. Had it not been for the ukelele of Miss Biggers to cheer the group and to revive their sagging spirits, the Mars Hill dele gation might never have gone on in a broken-down car with little nourishment. MLss Biggers did have the ukelele, and she knew how to play anything which the others felt prompted to sing; therefore, an enlightened group returned to the Mars Hill campus and Miss Gladys Johnson was elected as the first president. During the follow ing school year Dr. Frank Leavell visited the campus for the purpose of further aiding in the organiza tion. t' Ji 'M Former Students Married Here Miller, Hearn Wed In Local Church even- k Carr, [Baptist Iwas oi> Council In Early Years In the early years of the B. S. U. the Executive Council consisted of only eight major officers—B. S' U. president, B. S. U. recording secretary, B. S. U. corresponding secretary, B. Y. P. U. president, Sunday School president, Y. W. A. president. Ministerial Conference representative (added in 1926), and the president of the College Church—and several subordinate officers to each of the unit organi zation representative. Through the years the Council grew as a ^ “Liv® young tree grows, various new ling branches forming and some of the "bl old ones being cut off. Constitution Drafted In 1926 of th‘ The College Church was a unit in of 0^^ religious work which became d io'^^ brunt of much discussion. The ISaturd^' Purpose was to enlist students ition Mars Hill Baptist Church, g^pect® ”"^ some felt that it should be made a .separate church for the students. A constitution was drafted and taken to the southwide S' U.Convention at Birming- 1 r Ala., in 1926, where the re- I^L Cfl-'P^o^ootatives were advised against \) action. Miss Bowden, the /acuity advisor to the Council, hge .ollegC VO LIIC C.UUI1CU, !• n ^0 ^'be group concern- Leavell’s view on the natter, and soon the idea was g/^^^'doned. In the election for re year 1933-34 the head of the |ut CO ollege Church was omitted from luppo ^e Council as “not a major -^bout 1944 this work was jtbe ken over by the first vice-presi- Ige.’ ,nt. [ler de- Ivitb U ■ Former Presidents ^“^^jF'irst magnitude has been at- Itbc ned several times since it was wbic;^t reached in 1929, and even in les years in which this goal was lind ac*;: reached, the work done was ling "^'tifying. Miss Lillian Elizabeth Miller, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Grady F. Miller of North Wilkesboro, be came the bride of Reverend Wil liam Moore Heain, son of Mrs. Ida Moore Hearn and the late William E. Hearn of Weaverville, on Sunday afternoon, October 20, in the Mars Hill Baptist Church. The ceremony was performed by Dr. Donald W. Moore, former col lege roommate of the groom. The chu-ch was decorated with white gladioli arranged against a back ground of greenery and tall candl es in branched candelabra. Several selections, including ‘Salut d’Amour” and Schubert’s ‘Serenade’’ were rendered at the organ by Mr. Elwood Roberts of the Mars Hill College music faculty. Mrs. Elwood Robert sang before the ceremony “Ich Liebe Dich’’ and as a final number “The Lord’s Prayer.” The bride was given in marriage by her father. She wore a gown of white Chinese brocaded satin, made with fitted bodice, long fitted sleeves, and a yoke of sheer silk marquisette. The full skirt ended in a short train. Her fingertip veil fell from a coronet of orange blossoms. She carried on her prayerbook a purple-throated white orchid showered with tuberose blossoms caught in white satin ribbon. Miss Rachel Messick of Yadkin- dlle, college roomate of the bride, now a member of the Mars Hill College faculty, was maid of honor and only attendant of the hride. Her dress was of ice-blue marquisette, with fitted bodice in rff-shoulder effect, and full skirt. She wore a matching picture hat ind long white gloves. Her flowers onsisted of a cascade bouquet of ■vhite carnations tied with satin ribbon. Mrs. Miller, mother of the j ide wore black with cor.sage of jink rosebuds. Stanley Buckner, life-long friend of the groom, was best man. Ushers were D. T. Carowan and Milton Bliss of Mars Hill College. Immediately after the ceremony the couple left by motor for a wedding trip to Tampa, Florida. For traveling the bride wore a brown wool suit with matching accessories. The bride is a graduate of the North Wilkesboro high school and of Mars Hill College in the Class of 194.5. While at Mars Hill she was prominent in student activities and served as president of the Scrib- lerus Club, anniversaiy president of the Nonpareil Society, associate editor of the Hilltop and member of the Forensic Council. The groom is a graduate of Mars Hill College, of Wake Forest College, and of Crozer Theological Semin ary. He served for three years as chaplain in the Navy. Out of town guests included the family of the bride and friends and relatives of the groom. The administration has also ex panded the campus since the en largement prog: am began by pur chasing property essential for the growth of the college. Included in these purchases are several lots south of the Marshall highway and a larger tract formerly be longing to the late Dr. W. F. Robinson; lots west of the former limits of the campus, including the site of the Science Building, the Landers house and lot, and the Ensley house and lot; the land on which the new dormitoiies for women are located with the A. E. Carter home and land adjacent and three lots across the street, including the home of the late Mrs. L. J. Carter. The results of the program. President Blackwell says, have been made possible by the loyal and generous assistance of alumni and other friends and increased support by the North Caiolina Baptist State Convention. The success of the program is largely due, however, to the consecrated ^eal and wise leadership of Presi- den Blackwell and to the efficient and economical administration of the college. Miss Dendy Speaks To Groups Volunteers For Christ The Volunteers for Christ met on Tuesday evening, October 22, in the Clio-Phi Hall. The consti tution for the organization was read and revisions on certain points were discussed. The group selected as its scripture verses Matthew 28:19-20: “Go ye there fore, and teach all nations, bap tizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and lo I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world.” Miss Mary Ann Dendy, of Wea verville, spoke to the group con cerning the need for Bible tea chers in the Public Schools. Miss Dendy, a graduate of Mars Hill College and Erskine College in South Carolina, teaches Bible in the public schools in Asheville. This field is relatively new, but many districts have realized the importance of Bible as a part of the curricula of the public school. GI’s And VA Checks (Continued from Page 2) checks on time. Those few who don’t are asked to wait until November 14. If veteran stu dents here haven’t received their checks by that date, they should report the fact to me immediately and we’ll get the matter straightened out as ra pidly as possible. I will be at your school each second and fourth Thursday mornings around 10:30 o’clock and will be glad to help with any prob lem at that time.” This picture, taken earlier this fall, shows progress being made on the new dormitory for women, the building, which is now being roofed, svill be similar in construction to the Stroup Dormitory, to which It will be joined by an arch. It will be five st iries high on one end and four stories high on the other and will contain, besides parlors and a recreation room, rooms for 175 persons. The rooms will be built in suites with connecting baths. Correction In the preceding edition of The Hilltop the article concerning the accident which involved Fowler and Cole conveyed the impression that the ^^unidentified high school boy'* wished to remain as such. Contrarily, there is no reason why he should. The boy was John Dale Edwards and his automobile, a 1938 Ford sedan, merely turned over on its side against a bank, rather than completely over as stated. Blackwell Heads MHC Expansion For Tenth Year (Continued from Page 1) of Shelby, wb.o is chairman of the buildings and grounds committee of the board of trustees and who has given unstintingly of her time, her counsel, and her money in support of the college and the building program particularly. While these buildings were be ing erected and equipped, othef improvements were being made on the campus. The auditorium wa;s refinished inside; the interior of Spilman Dormitory was remodeled throughout; repairs were made on other buildings and equipment added; the grounds were extended and beautified. Other Buildings Underway ■* Despite delays and scarcity of materials a new dormitory for women is nearing completion. This building, which is five .stories higk on one end and four stories high on the other, will provide rooms for 175 persons besides parlors and a recreation room. The inteifoT construction will be similar to that of the Stroup Dorimitory, to which it will be joined by an arc!^, with the rooms built in suites connecting baths. The trustees at their last meeting voted to name this building for Robert 0. Huff man, of Morganton, chairman of the board of trustees, who was a member of the buildings and grounds committee of the board when the enlargement program was launched. Thus the building will appropriately bear the name of one to whose vi.sion, business judgment, ar.d generosity the col lege owes so much. It will al4o perpetuate 0:1 the campus a n^me which is associated with the busi ness, civic, educational, and relig ious progress of North Carolina. The next building to be erected on the campus is the new dining room. Plans for this building are practically complete and the con tract is expected to be let soon. The building will contain a dining room which will .seat 600 persoris and a mezzanine which will seat 300; a modern kitchen and bakery; rooms for food preparation and facilities for storage and refrigera tion; offices and quarters for the dining room and kitchen staff; cloak rooms and wa.shrooms fqr students and guests. Plans are also in hand for the faculty apartment house, and tl^e contract will be let as soon as possible. It will contain apart ments of diilerent sizes to suit the varying needs of the teaqherS' This building will fill a long-fe|t need of tha college, which has been accentuated by the present shortage of rooms and housing facilities. Tentative plans have been drawn for a new li'orary building, and a committee has been working for several months to design a build ing which will provide adequately for the present needs of the col lege and which can he expanded for future needs. The fund for the alumni audi- mrium is st .adily growing. This building will occupy a prominent place on the campus and will meet one of the most pressing needs of the college, in providing a center for the religious and cultural life of the students and faculty, j^t present there is no auditorium on the campus or in the town which will accommodate the entire col lege.
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