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Volume XXra Montague Libraiy cThe Hilltop Published by the Students of Mars Hill College Mars Hill College MARS HILL, N. C., SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1948 Number 5 Coyte Bridges Cafeteria Opens Thursday MHC Thanksgiving Plans Completed On Thursday, November 25, 1948, the students and faculty of Mars Hill college will pause with the rest of America to give thanks unto God for his bounteous bless ings. The program will be pre sented in a manner which has be come traditional with the college. Early in the morning a group of singers, made up of the Bap tist Student Union Council and selected members from the Voice Department, will dress as Pilgrims nnd Indians and go from place to place on the campus and in the village singing Thanksgiving hymns and patriotic songs. Pilgrims And Indians Appear The Pilgrims and Indians will also appear in the dining hall at breakfast when they will lead the students in the morning devotion. They will again sing hymns of thanks during the meal. The final appearance of this interesting group, including this time Pilgrim and Indian children, ■will be at the 11 o’clock chapel program. The program will open with the singing of the Doxology by the entire congregation. Se lected members of the Glee Club, under the direction of Mrs. Eliza beth Logan Souther, accompanied by Miss Lucille Sawyer at the organ, will then sing a special ar rangement of “America the Beautiful.” After the narrator gives the audience a word picture of the landing of the Pilgrims, the group will enter singing Now Thank 'We All our God” and wi l^esent an original pageant, est We Forget. The pageant is based on the history of the Pil- grirns from the time they leave England for Holland through the K observance of their first Thanks giving in America. Between the iirst and second scenes the Glee Hv- “Prayer of Thanks- adaptation of a Dutch tVii Eotween the second and ^ scenes Bill Stapleton will give a solo, “Recessional,” by Kip- HpTp program the Presi- oenis Proclamation will be read for M-u will be taken Home, the Baptist Or phanage at Thomasville. spirit holiday guests college family and guests from far and near will en- dinr, ^ ^'’^aditional Thanksgiving be a fo^!u„ ^ ^here will Hill between Mars legiate t ’^®'^ard, an intercol- nu^ Ln the an- Philomatr^'^f"'^ the hian Literary Society. Homecoming Day Program 7:30: Breakfast. 11:30: Thanksgiving Service in Mars Hill Baptist Church. 12:30: Formal Opening of Coyte Bridges Dining Hall. 2:00: Inter-team Track Meet. 2:30: H o m e c o ming Football Game, Mars Hill vs. Brevard, here. 5:30: Supper. 8:00 Philomathian Anniversary. Homecoming Game MHC Vs. Brevard The final football game of the season will be held on the local gridiron on Thanksgiving Day when the MHC Mountain Lions clash with their traditional ri vals from Brevard, at 2:30 p.m. in the annual Homecoming game. With the Lions playing for the first time in two weeks the battle is expected to be one of the best of the season. Prior to the game there will be an inter-team cross-country track meet between members of the MHC squad. The Annual Homecoming Day at Mars Hill College will be observed on Thanksgiving Day, November 26, this year. One of the events con nected with the observance will be the formal opening of the Coyte Bridges Dining Hall. The band will play on the steps and Mrs. Ramon DeShazo will register guests in the foyer. The dedication of the cafe teria will be held during Commencement. At 2:30, the Homecoming football game will be played with Brevard College. Just before the game, a track meet will be held. The highlight of the evening will be the Annual Anniversary Program of the Philomathian Literary Society. ■ Four of the college trustees will be present. They are Mrs. C. M. Palmer of Albemarle, and her guest, Mrs. Huneycutt; Dr. C. G. Mumford and his wife of Raleigh; Mr. E. C. McCall, his wife and two children, of Lenoir; and Dr. O. R. Mangum and Mrs. Mangum of Le noir. MH Club Presents ‘‘Fun For You Pictured is the Guardsman Quartette of Hollywood which will make its second consecutive appearance here tonight as a part of the reg ular lyceum series. As one part of their routine the quartette dresses in “Gay Nineties” costumes and becomes “The Lady Killers’ Quar tette.” Guardsman Quartette Sings Tonight The Guardsman Quartette of radio and screen fame will present a program in the college auditorium tonight at 8:00 p.m. This is the Quartette’s second appearance at Mars Hill; their first appearance here was last year. The Quartette was first organ- ; ized in 1930. The members of the Quartette are Henry Iblings, Ira Hunsaker, Dudley Kuzell, and Wil liam Brandt. They have been heard on num erous radio shows including the “Lux Theatre of the Air,” “Screen Guild Show,” and the “A1 Jolson Show.” They have appeared with such radio stars as Eddie Cantor, A1 Johnson, and Edgar Bergen. The Quartette has also sung and appeared in over 800 movies. In many of these they had solo spots. Some of the most outstanding movies they have appeared in are “Blue Skies,” “Coney Island,” “A Tree Grows In Brooklyn,” and “Hail The Conquering Hero.” In “Snow White And the Seven Dwarfs” they took the speaking and singing parts of four of the dwarfs. The Quartette has developed a unique routine in which they pro tray a typical “Gay Nineties” quar tette. For this routine they call themselves “The Lady Killers Quartette.” Albert Hodge Killed In Auto Crash Albert H. Hodge, Mars Hill graduate in the class of 1947, was fatally injured in an automobile collision which occurred on Sun day, November 7, on the New Or- leans-Baton Rouge Highway. Mrs. Hodge, the former Jewell Spain, was also injured in the accident and is in a critical condition. Mr. and Mrs. Hodge, together with three other students from the Baptist Theological Seminary in New Orleans, were en route to hold religious services in Louisiana towns. On Thursday and Friday, No vember 11 and. 12, the Mars Hill Woman’s and Men’s Club pre sented a home talent Radio Re view, “Fun for You,” in the High School Auditorium. Featured along with the program was a “Tiny Tot Popularity Contest,” which was won by Jackie Airheart, the daugh ter of Mrs. Sylva Airheart, and Stephen Carter, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Hal Carter. Several members of the faculty and students of the college took part on the program, in which many radio characters were im personated and musical numbers presented. The entire program was under the direction of Miss Flor ence Moore. Proceeds from the sale of tickets were added to the fund for the new Mars Hill Com munity Club House. WELCOME TO OUR GUESTS Laurel Work Nears Completion Work on the 1949 LAUREL is nearing completion as pictures of the various clubs and groups on the campus are being taken by Tom Walters and Mr. Stringfield. The last of the individual pictures was taken by the photographer, Mr. Randall, Thursday, November 4, and the proofs were shown the following Monday. Nominations for the beauty sec tion of the LAUREL were held and the twelve girls receiving the highest number of nominations were Barbara Myers, Jean Stevens, Robie Ware, Carolyn Ellington, Pug Holbrook, Laura Skinner, Nora Mehaffey, Betty Price, Macyln Mackie, Doris Ann Carter, Ruby Wilkerson, and Thelma Angel. From these the six selected by the students in chapel to be in the beauty section were Barbara Myers, Pug Holbrook, Macyln Mackie, Ruby Wilkerson, Carolyn Ellington, and Jean Stevens. Pic tures of these girls will be sent to Mr. Powers, head of the Powers Modeling Agency, for selection of the most beautiful girl for beauty queen. Snapshots are being collected for the Snapshot Contest being held by LAUREL. Prizes will be given for the three best snapshots, so hurry and get yours in! Other guests registered by Saturday, November 13, were as follows: Lt. Com. and Mrs. H. M. Kennickell, Jr. of Spartanburg, S. C.; Dr. Zeno Wall, supt. of Mills Home Baptist Orphanage at Thomasville, who will be one of the speakers; Dr. and Mrs. Hight C. Moore and Mrs. Joe Moore of Ridgecrest; Dr. and Mrs. C. Ray Lawrence and two children of Boone. Many additional ones are expected. Recent graduates will also be present. Walter H. Morphis, Guy Cain, and John McLeod of Wake Forest; Laverne Austin and Doris Barnett of Meredith; Miss Evelyn McLeod and Harold Knox of Car- son Newman; Bob Harrington of State; Ruth Simmons of Madison; Bob McClure of Bob Jones; and Faye Jenkins of Woman’s College, have already indicated that they will come. Among the parents and former students planning to be on the campus are Kelly Brdwn of Min- pro,; Walter W. Bryan of Hickory; Mr. and Mrs. George L. Anderson of Elkin; Mr. and Mrs. William B. Grimes, Jr. of Durham; Mr. and Mrs. Ormand C. Williams of Mar shall; Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Hilde brand of Marion; Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Benfield of Asheville; Miss Mar jorie Perkins of Jarret, "Ya.; Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Lingerfelt and their three children of Hickory; Mr. and Mrs. R. N. Hancock, Jr. of Asheville; Miss 'Virginia Holtz- claw and her mother from Canton; Mr. and Mrs. Millard Firesheets of Jamestown, N. C.; Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Williams of Weaverville; and (Continued on Page 4) The students and faculty of Mars Hill College express their deepest sympathy to the family of Mr. W. R. Ed wards, who died Friday, No vember 19. The Edwards family is closely associated with the college through his son. Coach C. L. Ed wards, and Mrs. W. R. Ed wards, a s s i stant dietitian, who is fondly known to the college students as “Miss Essie.”
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