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bor, bos- MONTAGUE LIBRaKY Mars HiU Callef;: "On the fields of friendly strife are sown the seeds which, in other years, on other fields, bear the fruits of vie- tory,'' —Gen. Douglass MacArthur. CThe Hilltop Published By The Students Of Mars Hill College "If it came to a choice be tween free government and free press, I would choose free press." —Thomas Jefferson. Volume XXL MARS HILL, NORTH CAROLINA, APRIL 24, 1947. Number 10. Dining Hall Constrnotion Under Way B TU Convention Convenes Here April 25th Edens To Head MHG Delegation Delegates from eight Western North Carolina counties ■will gather here on Friday, April 25, for the opening sessions of a two- day Baptist Training Union Con vention, Region 9, to be held in Mars Hill Baptist Church. Miss Ruth Martin, director of the Regional Training Union, will preside over the assembly which opens on Friday afternoon with a discussion of the general B.T.U. program by prominent Western North Carolina ministers. Train ing Union Methods will be dis cussed on Friday night; and, a convention business meeting will be conducted on Saturday morn ing. Mars Hill College will be repre sented by a group of B.T.U. stu dents and officers headed by Di rector David Edens, of Sumter, S. C. Doors will be open to any students interested in the pro gram. ■IP Mmmk 1 r I The picture shows a revised drawing of the Coyte Bridges dining hall now under Mars Hill College. In addition to the dining hall, the building will contain a modern ment and quarters for the staff. ocnstruction at culinary depart- MHC Wins Five Top Berths In Forensic Meet ^nrs Hill attained unexpected ®nceess at the Grand National nrensic Tourney held at Mai-y Vashington College, Fredericks- Va., April 3-5. The group, lender the direction of Ramon 6Shazo, forensics coach, took of the possible twenty-four 1 **'st places. These were: IVom- I ® Debate Championship, Merle 1 and Betty Kitchings; I ®'^|®Mation, Sarah Padgett; Book j Jane Winchester; After , inner Speaking, Jeanne Alex- nder; Impromptu Rejoinder, M«rie Stevens. In addition, Carl Westmoreland ■eached the finals in After Din- and Poetry Reading and ames Helvey competed in the Inals in Declamaiton -with Baine larris, former Mars Hillian, who ^°n the Declamation. Among the forty-eight schools -presented, only two were junior alleges. These were Mars Hill ■nl Wingate. Other colleges and niversities attending were the niversity of North Carolina, niversity of South Carolina, niversity of Florida, Pennsyl- ^ia State, Wooster, Seattle Uni- ’’®itj’, and the University of 110. 1’iie Grand National Debate ampions were from Pittsburg iversity and the Men’s Debate ampions were from Tulane iversity, New Orleans, La. a previous debate tourna- held at Lenoir-Rhyne Col- ^H'ekory, March 6-8, Mars "’on first place in the Worn- Extempore, Impromptu, and mem Solving, and five out of "teen debates. College \ets Organize Club Jr. Sr. Banquet G-II Day April 26 The Annual Junior-Senior Ban quet and C-II Day are scheduled to be held on Saturday, April 26. The banquet will be held in the college dining hall at 8:00 P.M., to be followed by a program in the auditorium. The Annual C-II Day will be gin at 7:45 A.M. The seniors will leave the campus by bus and tra vel to Mount Pisgah. Following the hike and lunch they will re turn to the campus in time to change from slacks and overalls to dress suits and evening dresses for the banquet. G. I. Ghecks To Be Expedited Details of a new plan for ex pediting payment of subsistence allowances to veteran-students were outlined today by H. G. Bailey, Veterans’ -Administra tion Training Officer, of Sub- Regional Office, Asheville, N. C. The post of subsistence award expediter has been set up at the Winston-Salem VA Regional Of fice, he reported, adding that the expediter is responsible for prompt handling of all reports on non receipt of subsistence checks. The new system, he said, should greatly streamline the handling of complaints from students who are having trouble in connection with their subsistence allowance payments. He emphasized the im portance, however, of each stu dent making his complaint through (Continued on Page 2) Approximately 115 veterans as sembled in the auditorium on Monday night, April 14, to form a veterans’ club. Jack Dyer presided over the meeting until Carl Isaacs was el ected president; with Isaacs pre siding Jim IPostelle was elected vice-president, Abie Norman was chosen as secretary, and Martyn Cavanaugh was elected treasurer. Harold Blankenship became chap lain by affirmation. A committee of three. Jack Dyer, Elliot Donnells, and Quen tin Harper, was elected to begin work on the constitution and by laws. In a floor discussion the vet erans decided to refrain from either American Legion or Vet erans of Foreign Wars affiliation. Ifs A Boy! Coach! Riggers Attends Deanes Meeting Miss Caroline Diggers, dean of women, attended the State Deans of IVomen meeting held on Satur day, April 12, at the Woman’s Club in Raleigh, at which both white and Negro deans were pres ent. The theme of the program was the need of people for greater spiritual development to match the physical and academic equip- .ment which already exists. The need of sending aid to European sufferers was also emphasized. On Wednesday, April 16, the western division of North Caro lina deans of women held its meeting in Asheville. Miss Dig gers is president of this group. Mr. Stork paid his respects; Coach broke out the cigars; and Mars Hill claimed its newest cit izen, Garrett Henry Ramsey, Fri day night, April 11. Weighing eight pounds and three ounces at birth, Garrett whq was born between the hours of 8:30 nad 9:00 P.M. at Biltmore Hospital, Asheville, plans to make his home in the nursery of Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow “Red” Ram sey. , At last report, Mrs. Ramsey and infant son were doing fine. Gibbs Play Is Accepted By Garolina Guild The play, “Pity If You Please,” written by Pollyanna Gibbs was produced at Chapel Hill by Mars Hill students on Saturday, April 12, having been accepted by the Carolina Playmakers’ Guild as being worthy of production. The play was first produced in the Mars Hill college auditorium on February 11. On March 20 the play was given, among others, at Lee Edwards High school in Asheville. Miss Gibbs’ play was one of six to be accepted out of twenty- six submitted. At Chapel Hill it was awarded honorable rating and Miss Gibbs recevied Samuel Sel- don’s Book of Play Writing. The cast consisted of Elliott Donnels, as Mr. Lanely, Pollyan na Gibbs, as Mrs. Lanely, Carolyn Halstead as Iris Lanely, John Scalf as Steven Radford, and Bess Ruppelt as Sarah. Coyte Bridges Project Will Cost $275,000 ■ The new Coyte Bridges Me morial dining hall is in the pro cess of construction at Mars Hill college. The building will be 153 feet long by 56 feet wide, with a kitchen 43 feet by 48 feet. The dining room including the main floor and mezzanine, will seat from 1,000 to 1,200. In addition to the dining room the building will contain a modern culinary department with storage and refrigeration rooms and quarters for the staff. The building will cost $204,000 and with furnishings and equipment, approximately $275,000 according to President Hoyt Blackwell. The contractors for the build ing are Robinson Brothers of Asheville and tjhe ardhitect is Henry I. Gaines of Asheville, architect for the college. This building will be located northeast of the Science building near the former site of Tilson cottage, forming another link in the planned circle of buildings which will include Melrose and Brown dormitories. Charles M. Wall science building, Huffman, Stroup and Edna Moore dormi tories, and a larger and more modern book store with fountain facilities and bowling alleys. The building will be named in honor of a former student, Coyte Bridges, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Bridges of Catawba, who lost his life in a fall from a bridge during a flood in 1916. Mr. and Mrs. Bridges left the residue of their estate to the col lege with the request that the proceeds be use^ toward the erec tion of a modern dining hall. Business Club Holds Reunion The Business Club was host to the alumni of the club in their annual reunion at the college on Saturday, April 12. At six o’clock the alumni and members of the club attended a banquet held in the Non-Eu hall, during which the following pro gram was presented: Invocation, Dr. R. L. Moore, president emeritus of the college, toast to the college. Banner Shel ton of Mayodan, response. Dr. Hoyt Blackwell, president of the college, toast to the Business Club alumni. Miss Ruby Hudson, of the business faculty, response, Gor don Funk, president of the club, special music by Inez Burns, Regina Styles and Muriel Burns accompanied by Ethelyn Shaw, members of the club, recognition of the visiting alumni. Miss Mil dred Bingham, head of the de partment of business. (Continued on Page 4)
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