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Mars Hill College
7.26. Ulee Club Presents
^.nnual Program Of
ihristmas Selections
rims *
, ^’MHC Glee Club, Orchestra, and
mnrlHng Ensenible will comibine to
, the annual Christmas Cou
th Music Department on
® \ednesday, December 14, in the
auditorium.
ind led
king oi®®^tnning the program will be
age. overture “Christmas Carols
.ntasy” by the orchestra, Mr.
id Indiames Hall conducting. Next the
sunriseee Club, Mrs. Elizabeth Souther
beg.n Inducting, will sing Fred Waring
mksgivirangements of “Come Imman-
ikfast 1,” an ancient plain-song, “0
returnittle Town of Bethlehem,” and
lilent Night.”
presideiThe Girls’ Chorus, directed by
church'•I’bara Morris and accompanied
inksgivi the String Ensemble under the
uncil, section of Mrs. Douglas Robin-
Hub, san, will sing “Sleep, Holy Babe”
il hyni>d “Gloria in Excelsis Deo.” J. C.
end Johiner will direct the Men’s
on in Porus in singing a Slovakian
^ol. Hallelujah, Christ is Born.”
delive/et iTtf followed by
. Deanw^.” ° ^ ^ a 1 Flesh Keep
nt’« Pth ’ ^'^oompanied by tympani,
3rical F ^ orchestral interlude will in-
f) f^ocession of the Wise
“Jesu, Joy of Man’s
esinng.”
^anf°f the pro-
: Athlelusie i of Christmas
from Handel’s Messiah.
J* their numbers are:
* “-McClelland, tenor, “Comfort
® y People”; Margaret Lee,
'ntralto, “Thou That Tellest Good
CLIO HONORS PHILOMATHIA TONIGHT
(Continued on Page 4)
PHI’S SONG OF LIFE. Top: Philomathian Chorus, led by Melvin Mc-
Celland center. Bottom: Anniversary term officers pose beside giant
harp. Left to Right: Charles Glanville, Phi president; Florrie Ann
Lawton, Clio president; Earle Haire and Louise Stewart, censors; Dru
Morgan and George West, secretaries; Jean Ramsey
and John Adams, vice-presidents.
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e XXIV
Published by the Students of Mars HiU College
MARS HILL. N. C., SATURDAY. DECEMBER 10. 1949
Number 6
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■'^ATEST
sstLitaker Chosen To Lead Eu
Coming Forensic Term
f’(t'^her stepped up to the presidency of Euthalian Literary
*®ty in j;be Forensic Term election, Friday evening, December 2.
Coffey Was chosen by the '
Joys’ - -
Joys’
vhil as vice-president,
>he ^ Middleton assumed
Read By Dr. Hale
Story Of Scrooge
®®'=^etarial seat, and Phillip
■^ook fi,
Do fi censor’s position. Ed
lain J society’s chap-
Maine°^- coming term. J. C. i,.,,,., =
g chorister, and Dr. Powell Hale of Jefferson City,
^ Peterson will be the pianist. Tennessee, will read “A Christmas
lin» i Litakej.
Thursday, December 15, at 7:00
p.m., in the college auditorium.
>and ' from Charlotte,
** for ^JJthalia’s vice-president
from student. Coffey is
Carol” by Charles Dickens.
Dr. Hale formerly was a profes
sional entertainer with lyceum and
chataqua bureaus. More recently
he was for a number of years
from c • >^oiiey IS
Palls, and is study-
, Paleieb ^ °f head of the Department of Speech
^ the * ^^ddleton is enrolled in
bails^j^'*”®^ course; while Cook
of stuH.,- Pilot Mountain and is
i liberal arts.
!and is ** from Roanoke, Va.,
. iMairio ^ ^''ijJisterial student, as is
]Pla.^ P ** comes from Leesburg,
ifollows ^’^°*** Danville, Va.,
/ I'Dowri,, same vocation as
^ Mainer.
and Dramatics at Carson-Newman
college. He is now retired and lives
on his farm.
All students and faculty mem
bers are invited to hear Dr. Hale.
The basketball game scheduled for
Thursday night will begin at the
close of the reading.
“Quest For The Grail” Theme For
Society’s Fifty-Third Reception
“Quest for the Grail” is the general theme of the annual Clio Re
ception being presented in the Science Building tonight.
The theme of the program in
the Clio-^Phi Hall is “My Cup Run
neth Over.” At the other end, in
the Non-Eu Hall, the theme of the
humorous program is “All That
Glitters Is Not Gold.”
“My Cup Runneth Over” is the
story of Geoffrey, portrayed by
Helen Scarborough, a young knight
of the Round Table in search of
the Holy Grail. He seeks to find it
through fame, power, and self-
righteousness, but fails. The pro
gram, is climaxed by the knight’s
getting a glimpse of Christ thru
Humility. Others on the program
are: Toby, the knight’s page,
Nancy Craig; King Arthur, Jo
Pittard; Richard, Sarah Peedin; a
knight, Darriell Cornelius; the
Commoner, Wanda Taylor; the
Bandits, Betty and Jonnie Caudell;
and the Priest, Mae Frances John
son.
Humorous Scene In Castle
The setting for the humorous
program in the Non-Eu Hall is the
banquet hall of a medieval castle.
Lord Plasterbilt, Patsy Vance, and
his lady, Mary Evelyn Luttrell,
have just finished their Christ
mas feast as the program begins,
and are being entertained by the
court jesters, Finklestead, Sara
Ellen Swann, and Taperhead, Ber
nice Limer. The jesters try their
best to outdo each other in their
story-telling. All the stories have
one moral: All that glitters is not
gold. Peggy Stahl, the court flirt,
and Frances Willingham and Betty
Baker, the pages, are also includ
ed in the cast.
The hill leading to the Science
Building is transformed into an
English hillside with the knights
and their ladies, a drawbridge,
scenes from the medieval period,
and even a knight’s charging steed.
The front of the Science Building
is a spiral tower, and two trumpet
ers herald the guests to the castle
by blasts that echo up the hill.
The foyer is the lobby of a
medieval castle complete with fire
place, tapestry and portraits. The
Clio-Phi landing is now a monas
tery with a monk and his helpers.
The terrible dungeon of this castle
is located on the Non-Eu landing.
Refreshments Served
Following the program, the
guests are ushered into the throne
room of the castle where they are
received by the Lord and Lady
of the Estate, Charles Glanville
and Florrie Ann Lawton, seated
on white thrones. The other Clio
and Philomathian officers are
their attendants. The guests are
served from a huge round table.
On the floor running up to the
thrones and leading around to the
other door is a bright red carpet.
On the windows and walls are
painted coats of arms, shields,
knights on charging horses. Ban
ners hung from the ceiling.
Coats are checked in the biology
laboratory as the Clios and Philo-
mathians enter. The checks are
knights with the check number on
the shield.
“Song Of Life” Theme Of
Philomathian Anniversary
On Saturday evening, December 3, 1949, the Philomathian Literary
Society presented its Fifty-ninth Anniversary in the Mars Hill College
Auditorium, using as its theme “The Song of Life.”
Briefly ...
Louise Yarborough, MHC ’48,
has been voted Meredith College’s
wittiest senior.
MHC ’47 graduate, Milton Bliss,
will appear with UNC’s “Univer
sity H a r m o n e e r s” on Horace
Heidt’s “Parade of Stars” some
time near the Christmas holidays.
YWA presented their fourth
dramatic presentation i n the
church, December 2. The life of
Lottie Moon was the story of the
drama.
Seth Lippard, ’47 graduate, will
be a featured soloist when the
music department of Wake Forest
College presents Handel’s Messiah,
December 11.
Because of the full schedule of
the final week before Christmas
holidays, previously planned
Christmas parties will not be held
in the girls’ dorms.
C-II Superlatives—most popular,
Jean Stevens, Bill Helvey; most
versatile, Jo Pittard, Frank Litak-
er; best leaders, Doris Ann Link,
John Claypool; wittiest, Betty Jo
Bernard, “Bud” Putman; beau-
and-belle, Thelma Angell, Dewey
Goin; most intellectual, Jo Sloan,
Gordon Middleton; most athletic,
Faye Cochran, Bill Myers; favorite
professor. Dr. Pierce, Mr. Sams.
Preceding the program, John
Peck presented a group of organ
selections. The president of the
society, Charles Glanville opened
the program with a welcome and
dedication, which was followed by
the invocation by Mr. Carl Harris,
a member of the college faculty.
Gene Walter, chaplain, led in
the evening’s devotion. George
Tanji delivered an oration entitled
“The Music of Life.”
The next event was a debate.
The query was, “Resolved that all
liberal arts colleges should include
in their curricula required courses
for the study of the great books
of the past.”
Participating in the deibate for
the affirmation were John Clay-
pool and Mike McGee; for the
negation Silas Garrison and Dan
Stallings.
Following the debate a declama
tion, entitled “Self-Expression and
Literature,” was given by Kelly
Caudell.
The climax of the evening was
attained as the curtains parted
revealing a series of arches. From
a concealed position. Bill Ray, nar
rator, represented the Spirit of
Music and Literature. Harold New
man read poetry to a background
of organ music. Kenneth Byrd,
soloist, sang “To Music,” by Schu-
A chorus of thirty-two Philo-
mathians, under the direction of
Melvin McCelland sang “The
Builder,” by Caedman. Following
this selection, the center arch was:
parted revealing a harp and scroll
the symbols of Music and Litera
ture.
The closing narration, “Neglect
not the gift that is within thee,”
was a challenge to all present.
The finale was created and de
signed by LaMarr Brigman and
Charles Tomlinson. Willie Davis
directed the lights and Jim Kir-
stein the construction.
This issue of The Hilltop is
proudly dedicated to Philomathian
and Clio Literary Societies.
Their constant effort through
the years has helped to lift Mars
Hill to the high plane on which it
now stands.