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MARS HILL. N. C.. SATURDAY. APRIL 22. 1950
Number 13
new men
French
t the hoi
The pro!
in Paris.
Kelvin Chosen BSU Head
-re ’50-’51
' Chosen
BSU officers for the year
1 Were elected by the stu-
>ody last March 16. Bob
will lead the BSU as presi-
3oib is a ministerial student
Pauls, North Carolina,
' plans to finish at Wake
after his two years at Mars
te is a member of the Inter-
Relations Club and the
^*■'^1 Conference on the
s this year.
jauth Blanton, who is the
'ce-president, is from King’s
and is studying for the
He is an active member
^ inisterial Conference also.
. 1 c e - president, Jeanne
from Raleigh, though she
to New York soon; she
° 6d ag ^ pre-medical stu-
P anning to be a medical mis-
^ • She is a member of the
Blub. Met Burgess, third
^esident, will have charge of
^ Watch and vespers for
i\o^' ^ leader in train-
and other religious work.
Stuart, Florida.
secretary, Faye Kil-
comes to Mars Hill from
^'rginia, and is taking
,jj course. She plans to
nici!”*® Christian work when
>er ^ School, and is an active to the
Volunteers for Christ
Joyce Phillips, corre-
~ Secretary, is secretary of
and^ ^ C-I marshall in
fg active in dormitory
1 "c is from Fort Mill,
Ug J°“Pa, and is planning to
^Urse
•fr,
IS a ministerial stu-
is'fj^°^ood, YWA presi-
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HOME ECONOMICS OFFICERS—Judith Kenny, Queens College, pres
ident- Betsy Bowman, Brevard College, vice-president; Lee Cameron,
WCUNC secretary; Thelma Russ, Eastern Carolina Teachers Col
lege ,'tr’easurer; and Treva Garrett, Campbell College, reporter.
N. C. Home Ec Clubbers
Hold Workshop At MHC
Representatives from 17 North Carolina colleges attended the an
nual workshop of the North Carolina Club Division of the American
Economics Association at _— ■ - ,
Social welfare worker,
is liberal arts.
Pies Serve
'^n treasurer, and
by J^^ther (distinguishable
ihe ^’’i friends) come
igb^i*^p**'P'is indirectly from
sviiig \directly from
Pfg ’ Horth Carolina. James
f i« student, planning to
'Chemistry.
'^^°^ister, David Early,
Jsic g **'®ton-Salem and takes
is ® member of
old R 0^ the glee club,
teudg^^*®.’ ®*iPday School sup-
; to b ^®®*ierson, and is plan-
le ojj . ^ foreign missionary,
^ctivg JJiii campus he is
Coufg ®*Pber of the Ministeri-
ctor Training Union
lent Bobo is another
l>e Com for the ministry,
°lina. f^om Florence, South
the takes an active part
ege, programs of the
track i the basketball
. T ‘-earns.
_ , ,
to^^”®ton-Salem and
I Sh^ ^®'rrse in home eco-
f^eli has big plans for such
fr rit?U should carry
A Brotherhood
Gillespie, the
(Cojjy®® Gillespie twins, has
^ued on Page 4)
Home
Mars Hill College April 21-22
Each college was expected to
send two delegates and an advisor
to the meeting. Members of the
Mars Hill College Home Economics
Club and Mrs. J. V. Howell, head
of the college Home Economics
Department were hostesses.
Colleges represented were:
Campbell College, Meredith Col
lege, Brevard College, Greensboro
Co-llege, Woman’s College of the
University of North Carolina,
Western Carolina Teachers Col
lege Flora McDonald College,
Eastern Carolina Teachers College,
Queens College, Salem College,
Pfeiffer College, High Point C®-1-
lege Gardner-Wehb College, Elon
College, Catewba College, Appala
chian State Teachers College, and
Mars Hill College. , j j
two-day meeting included
assemblies, group discus-
committee meetings, and
The following speakers
have been announced for the
general assemblies: Mrs. R. S. Fer
guson, of Taylorsville, a graduate
of the Woman’s CoUege of the
University of North Carolina and
Columbia University and a grad
uate dietitian of
eral Hospital; Mrs. Carlisle Corn-
well, member of the facu y a
Gardner-Webb College,
of Winthrop College and the Wo
man’s College of the University of
North Carohna; and Miss Marietta
Henderson, Family Life Coordina
tor of Asheville, who is a specialist
in the field of home economics,
having spent five years in home
economics service in foreign coun-
Friday evening the delegates
were entertained at a dinner and
social hour in ^he Blue Room of
the college cafeteria, after which
Mrs. Ferguson addressed the
group. Saturday morning was de
The
general
sions,
socials.
Sloan Cops Top Honors
In Society Readings
voted to committee and advisor
meetings and to exhibit displays
by several North Carolina business
concerns and industries. Follovring
lunch and a tour of the campus
the group heard an address by Mrs.
Cornwell. A fashion show with
Home Economics girls modeling
McCall dresses was an afternoon
highlight. Miss Henderson spoke to
the group at an after-dinner meet
ing on Friday evening. Installation
of officers for the coming year
will conclude the day’s activities.
Officers of the Mars Hill College
Home Economics Club are: Mildred
Hendrix, Murphy, president; Jean
ne Pinner, Tabor City, vice-presi
dent; Mrs. Tom Foster, Wilkes-
boro, secretary; and Christine
Carter, Bamardsville, treasurer.
BSU Officers
Attend Meet At
Greensboro
The BSU officers which include
Bob Melvin, president, Demauth
Blanton, 1st vice-president, Jean
Lynn, 2nd vice-president. Met
Burgess, 3rd vice-president, Faye
Kilpatrick, recording secretary,
Joyce Phillips, corresponding sec
retary, Arthur Gillespie, treasurer,
Harold House, Sunday School
Superintendent, George Bobo, B.-
T.U. director. Bob Hillman, Minis
terial Representative, Louise Nor
wood, Y.W.A. president, James
Gillespie, brotherhood representa
tive, Sarah Anderson ,town repre
sentative, David Early, chorister,
and John Wells, Mission Council
chairman, all went to the annual
B.S.U. retreat held this year at
(Continued on Page 4)
Hilltop, Laurel
Editors Attend
Press Convention
Leaders in North Carolina col
legiate journalism will meet in
Greensboro, April 27-29, to con
verse on problems and progress
made in the writing field.
Experts will be at the confer
ence to give firsthand information
on typographical layouts, photo
graphic layouts, editorial writing,
magazine production, and solicit
ing and ad design for newspapers,
magazines, and yearbooks.
This convention is held annual
ly and is sponsored by the North
Carolina College Publications As
sociation. Mars HiU was represen
ted last year in Raleigh and is
sending Elizabeth Bridges, Jud
Avant, Ilda Lide, Nancy Craig,
Wanda Taylor, and Peggy Jones
to the conclave in Greensboro this
year.
President Ellen Metz has said,
“College journalists can benefit
more, perhaps, from meeting and
talking to their colleagues than
from any amount of professional
dictation.’’ A complete program
has been arranged and represent
atives will attend forums, lectures,
luncheons, and a banquet.
MHC Speakers
Win Four Top
Honors At Meet
On April 4 through 9, six con
testants represented Mars Hill Col
lege in the National Forensic
Tournament at Mary Washington
College, Fredericksburg, Virginia.
The contestants were Doris Anne
Link, Betty Jo Bernard, Sarah
Peedin, John Claypool, Lacy
Thornburg, and David Wells.
Mars Hill Contestants received
four Grand National Champion
ships. They were as follows:
After Dinner Speaking: Doris
Anne Link.
Reading to Others: Doris Anne
Link.
Informative Speech: Betty Jo Ber
nard.
Book Review: John Claypool.
Other contenders reaching at
least the semi-finals and thereby
winning national honors were:
Declamation: Betty Jo Bernard
and David Wells.
Oration: Sarah Peedin.
Response to the Occasion: Lacy
Thornburg and Doris Anne Link.
Poetry Reading: David Wells.
Book Review: Betty Jo Bernard,
Doris Anne Link, David Wells.
(Continued on Page 4)
LAURELS WILL BE HERE
IN A FEW DAYS
Jo Sloan’s presentation of “The
Ruin of Womanhood” won first
place in the annual temperance
reading contest between Clio and
Nonpareil, while Gordon Middle
ton’s original reading, “The Hard
est Job in Life,” won first in the
contest between Philomathia and
Euthalia.
Carolyn Havner won second
place in the girls’ contest with
“The Right Answer.” Jo’s reading
emphasized the fact that a nation
rises or falls according to its
standards and appreciation of
womanhood. Alcoholism is the ruin
of women. With the downfall of
womanhood is involved the ruin of
the home and marriage institu
tions. Carolyn related the story of
one man who had ruined the life
of his family as well as himself. A
small boy caused him to see him
self in reality—a drunkard who
was affecting the lives of those
whom he loved.
With his original reading, “To
Those Who Want to Stop Smok
ing,” Charles Glanville won second
place in the men’s contest. While
Gordon pointed out that the most
difficult task in life is to control
the appetites and desires of the
body, Charles told of two men in
actual life who had broken the
bonds of slavery to tobacco. He
also gave eight suggestions that
smokers have found useful in their
struggle to overcome tobacco.
The other contestants for the
girls’ societies were Josie Kester
and Gerry Poole. Josie presented
“For the Sake of My Boy,” a story
of how Innocent people are affec
ted by the guilty. Gerry’s presen
tation of “In a Wine Glass” re
vealed the progressive downfall of
one who drinks.
Frank LitaTcer and Mike McGee
were the other contestants for the
men’s societies. Frank presented
“Alcohol is Anti-Social.” He show
ed the absurdity of social gather
ings based on alcohol; he also
pointed out that by working to
gether, people can rid the country
of alcohol’s .evil effects, Mike’s
presentation of ‘The Victory Road’
enabled one to see how success is
dependent upon total abstinence.
Al(Jens Stage
Concert Tonight
Tonight in the college auditori
um at 8:00 Dorothy and Edgar
Alden will present a two-violin
concert.
Mr. and Mrs. Alden both re
ceived their Master’s Degrees in
violin from Oberlin College in the
same year. Mr. Alden was head of
the violin department at Meredith
for several years until he went in
to service. Since leaving the ser
vice, Mr. Alden has been working
on his Ph.D. at the University of
North Carolina.