fan. 1414,1950
THE HILLTOP, MARS HILL COLLEGE, MARS HILL, N. C.
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ettle for Lions take the court
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n Simmon ^^®ketball teams they have
You can quite a number of
s oversized
nd Jo^ Sloig main reasons it is"'
man g^rls bg good is that “Little” Garth
Muncie, Indiana,
r night; so,ai.ijjng Lions. This 150
3, 5 foot nine inch “spark-
up arouif is something to watch as he
ot the CO spectacular ball for the en-
c more eigngth of the ball game. Just
ove his ability as a scorer as
na Mooroias a defensive player, here
1 play thej “Little”
i date wi^ life,
las had a
the four games in which he
must hav^^^y®^ with the Lions, he has
lause heal‘d 25, 22, and 14 points
of Home”‘:*^i'^®ly- This is an average of
iune of PeT game.
Game Attendance
Is Poor, Shows
Disinterest
at Bremerton, Washington. He
averaged 25 points per game in
the tournament.
After getting out of the service,
Doyel played with the Lakeland,
Florida All-Stars where he averag
ed 23 points in 12 games. From
Lakeland, he went to Munice, Ind.,
where he managed the Mandarin
Inn Fag Five. The team played a
total of 551 games, and Doyel
averaged 21 points per game.
^ fore coming to Mars Hill,
I played in several places over
vorld. The Navy used three
of his services back in ’44
and ’46. While in the South
1C, he played with the U.S.S.
ed Arrow, which was the ship
irld situafip^® ’46
1th Cent? ^ tournament
lunist —
In 1948-49 Doyel played with
the Mount Olive, North Carolina
All-Stars and averaged 25 points
per game. It was while he was
playing for Mount Olive All-Stars
that he was discovered by a Mars
Hill student. Since that time,
Doyel has registered at Mars Hill
College as a student and is a big
asset to the college team.
One thing out of all the good is
bad. Doyel is sitting it out until
February with a broken right arm.
He broke it while playing in the
last game for the Lions before the
holidays. It will be a happy day
when Doyel is seen running with
the starting five for Mars Hill
College again.
During the past football season,
the Lions did not do so well. In
fact they only won one game out
of a nine game schedule. However,
that is not the point which I want
to get across to the students on
Mars Hill Camipus. The attendance
at the football games was just not
there. What is the reason that the
students do not want to attend the
ball games?
The first football game of the
season was played on the Mars
Hill high school gridiron, and the
attendance was very good. The
next game, however, played at
home, saw very few students at
the football game. Could it be that
you don’t like to support a team
when it is not a winning team, or
is there some other reason? Is
there some player on the starting
eleven you do not like or do vou
not like the coaching and the
coaches? Admit the facts.
Mars Hill College has hired two
coaches to coach the football team
and the basketball team. It seems
that some of the students think
that the coaching is not of the best
grade, but I say that it is not up
to the minority to rule the campus
in trying to get students not to go
to the football and basketball
games because of the few who do
not like the coaching. It is not the
coaching that is wrong, but there
are a few who are “hard” on the
coaches and do their best to make
the student body not appreciate
them by talking.
dull]) Commieiifg
Mars Hill’s honor clubs held
their regular monthly meetings
last Tuesday night with the ex
ception of IRC, which met Monday
night,
Spanish club studied Latin
America this month. Such topics as
the social life, the people, and the
types of revolutions were discuss
ed.
ists have won in China, and what
should the United States’ policy be
toward Communist China,” Those
on program were Jo Pittard, Anne
Puryear, Erma Jean Danner, Betty
Chambless, and Donald Hensley.
The Science Club met in Wall
23. Clyde Polk led the devotional,
and a program, “The Study of
Astronomy,” was presented by the
following: Gay Smith, “Introduc
tion to Astronomy;” Thom Sum
ner, “Relativity of Astronomy;”
Howard Shields, “Progress Made
in Astronomy in the Past Two
Years.”
International Relations Club
held its regular monthly meeting
Monday night, January 9 in Stroup
parlor. George Kniight gave the
devotional. The program was a
discussion on “Why the Commun-
Prize Short Stories was the sub
ject of the Scriblerus Club pro
gram, Tuesday night. Gordon Mid
dleton presented the devotion,
after which Paul Davis gave the
introduction to the prog;ram. Those
taking part were Wilma Berry,
who told “The Watchman” by
Mark Van Doren; Charles Glan-
ville, “The White Hound” by Ward
Dorrance; Bill Lloyd, “A Girl I
Knew” by J. D. Salinger; Mar
garet Stewart, “The Boy Next
Door” by Alice C. Cramer; Mike
McGee, “High Diver” by John
Ashworth; and Carole Webb, who
told her own short story, “The
Wind.” Roll call was answered
with the title of a book recom
mended to be read in 1950.
EUTHALIANS, C-I’S, TOWN TEAMS
LEAD IN INTRAMURAL CAGE WARS
Intramural cage wars are well
under way; and, at the time of
this writing, each team has played
at least four games, while four
teams have played their fifth
game. Leading the pack are the
C-I’s, Euthalians and Town.
suspended
.miiguu.' ,
1 not rectil h,arly March
believe p
1 be in "ill tennis team, under the
Dsa, are Sed^L^"'-
P too lal . practice for the
winter. Practice will start
Christmas Spells
Pains For Girls;
Clubs In Action
Attend The
Games
spring as soon as the weather
weatner
•ts. Mr. Cotton stated that he
to get started not later than
itrea had 1. The schedule for the
and vio^ has not been worked out as
Id warsHut will be worked out during
3 be trl'inter months.
le bulk 2re are several boys from last
squad. Those returning are
having I Shaver, Troxler, Newman,
and sucj^eton, and Wells. Other C-II’s
rlands, iis year for the first time are
fear th^ and Gulley. C-I’s who have
. SidneJ an interest in the sport are
e Hagu«t Stallings, William Ritchie,
h can to Threatt, William Mills,
lished fttobertson. Sam Youngblood,
behavF Metcalf, and James Garri
s’s hopf
ComnU^ Cotton stated that from this
lendenc^- he hopes to produce a team
ComraiJ'P^osent Mars Hill College
w to d*’ '''’ill be comparable to the
e gove®^^s which Mars Hill has put
senger ^ ”® Past three years,
conseil
After nearly three weeks of
practically no physical exercise (to
say nothing of the insufficient
mental exertion) the first hour of
calisthenics was almost too strenu
ous for the weaker sex. For two or
three days groans and complaints
were the answers to the favorite
campus question, “How ye’doing?”
But dear Coach Hart had a solu
tion to this unnecessary suffering.
The second class hour calisthenics
required ever more bending and
jumping.
The basketball club is in full
swing. Forty-five names are on the
roll, and even more are expected
to be added next semester. Be
cause of their schedule, several
girls have been unable to join the
club. Captains for the dormitory
teams will be elected soon.
s are .
mrk Wanting Attends
Of u. s.
'roads, It
thodists
^4unting represented Mars
IS a Methodist Student Movement
)ney. 3 annual National Methodist
leal P ience at the University of
of December 27 to January 1.
tax b '*r>e of the conference was
for uP Christian Use of Power in
and ocular World.” Two thousand
the £‘*® students, 124 from North
ina, and 300 adults attended,
uy tJifstanding speaker was
tl’ TVT.n.rt 1 ^ ^ . I
Carolyn Barrett, chairman of
the Polk Dancing club, reports that
only ten girls joined the club at
the first meeting on Wednesday,
January 4. Coach and Carolyn
want the roll to be tripled.
When the boys take the court
during the present basketball sea
son from now on out, let’s be there
with our colors flying and cheer
ing for the team. It’s true that the
team hasn’t won a game, but we
have one of the best basketball
teams in junior college ranks in
North Carolina. Regardless of how
we might feel toward any one
person, let’s back that person and
encourage him and the team as a
whole to go on to victory.
One other word. When you
entered Mars Hill College you paid
for the basketball and football
games which you are privileged to
see on the campus; so, why don’t
you utilize that fund by attending
the sporting activities on the camp
us. There is no use in letting that
money go to waste, and if you do
not go to the ball games, it is just
like throwing a handful of paper
money into a roaring fire. Money
is worth a little something even if
we do not value it very much.
What do you say. Let’s back the
Lions and let’s get things going
for Mars Hill College.
The C-I’s field a tall team with
four of the starting five averaging
at least 6’2”. Bob Plemmons, the
league’s high scorer, and Jack
Holland are pacing this club. The
only mar on their otherwise per
fect record is a defeat by the
rapidly improving Town quintet.
Town is noted for its aggressive
style of play and is using this style
to good advantage, its only defeat
having been an upset loss to the
Preachers. Town has a rough,
scrapping club and are a tough
outfit to hold down. Dozier and
Prince lead Town in scoring.
Because the Eus have a squad
of “name” players, they are defi
nitely the team to watch. The
colorful combine mixes speed and
deception to work an effective fast
break. Almost the entire squad is
made up af varsity castoffs.
Strictly exhibitionists, win or lose
Honor Clubs
Choose Second
Term Officers
East Tenn. Team
Edges Lions 57-55
New officers elected by the In
ternational Relations Club are:
Dewey Wells, president; Dan Stal
lings and Carolyn Carlton, vice-
presidents; and Betty Chambless,
secretary.
The Hiking club held its first
session yesterday, Januaiy 13. For
the girls that dislike starving
themselves to keep those hour
glass figures, this club is the
answer to their prayers. Besides,
hikes are fun. The only require
ment for joining the club is a
desire to share its pleasures and
benefits.
Dr.
tal » 7 Muelder of Boston Theo-
t is in’* ®®«iinary.
JOIN A TEAM!
The hard luck Mountain Lions
dropped another close one to East
Tennessee State “B” team 57-55.
Roaring off into an 8-1 lead, the
Lions appeared for their first vic
tory, but at the end of the quar
ter East Tennessee led 19-16. The
team from across the mountains
proceeded to pull slowly away, and
at the end of the third quarter led
by eleven points. At this point,
however. Mars Hill rallied to pull
within two points of the Tennes
seans while holding them to six
points. In an exciting finish the
Tennessee five eked out a two-
point triumph.
Spanish Club close Clarke Davis,
president; Judy Lawler, vice-pres
ident; and Rose Reid, secretary.
Thom Sumner is the Science
Club’s new president, with John
Dixon, vice-president; Anne Hilde
brand, secretary; and Howard
Shields, treasurer.
French Club elected 'Fernelle
Abernathy, president; Julia Al
meida, vice-president; and Frances
Frizzell, secretary.
Doris Ann Link is Scriblerus
Club’s president. Lacy Thornburg
is its new vice-president; and Eva
McConnell, its secretary.
they never fail to put on a good
show. AVoods is the high scorer.
Rounding out the first division
teams is a surprising Phi aggrega
tion. These boys from the Hall of
Blue and White, under the expert
coaching of Melvin McClelland,
continue to hold their own in the
league. Good teamwork and the
steady shooting of Duyck holds
this team together.
Leading the second division
clubs is a potentially powerful
Preacher quintet, whioh, due to
bad breaks and poor teamwork,
cannot seem to come into its own.
The Preachers are perhaps the
best long shots in the league, but
rely on those long shots entirely
too much. Wesley and Blue supply
the scoring punch.
A disappointing Melrose team
should begin to make its drive
toward the top before long. The
boys from Mother Lane’s abode
can’t seem to get going, although
some of them are nearly good
enough to play Varsity. Melrose is
no pushover, and with game ex
perience should continue to im
prove. Hemphill leads Melrose in
scoring.
A lackadaisical C-II five con
tinues to baffle the spectators as
to just what they will do when
they take the floor. They either
■win by a large score or lose by a
large score. Their main fault seems
to be lack of stamina. They have
some good boys, however, and
should pull some upsets. White-
head leads the scoring.
At present, it seems that Brown
is cemented in the cellar with a
record of five straight losses. Un
less something is done soon the
team will continue to lose. The
material is fair, but a scoring
punch is needed badly. Smithers
leads the scoring.
The five highest scorers in the
league play as of January 7, are:
Plemmons of C-I, 88; Whitehead
of C-II, 59; Holland of C-I, 55;
Wesley of Preachers, 50; Duyck of
Philomathia, 44.
The games for the most part
have proved interesting as well as
entertaining. The athletic depart
ment is well pleased at the large
turnout of students to witness the
games. Come on down and pick out
a team to root for; you’ll enjoy it.