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2,1 US Q*Ke Hilltop Published by the Students of Mars Hill College Voli ume XXVII MARS HELL. N. C„ SATURDAY. MAY 18. 1953 Number 15 in |ebate Team Ends 'Forensic Season "IVitii High Honors eclai* in livisij in Sit also the The Mars Hill debate team Dolt (included its forensic season by 3nly' 4ing third place honors at the ®utheastern Debate Tournament, s entt tld Atlanta, Ga., May first m, ct* second, and sponsored by Em- ;rs ^ ty University. In addition, Bar- rstj Jfa Saunders was awarded a tro- ern *’ for second place speaker on negative side, anil Dudley C. I'* received a similar trophy on roup affirmative side. Among the teams participating 4e tournament were the Uni- [V of Tennessee, Davidson ; 1) ■’’nege, Georgia Tech, More- Sat “Use College, Mercer University, 1, ”'ory University, University of . t “Uth Carolina, and Wofford Col- fSe. A resume of the year’s activities debating includes the Grand ({“fional Forensic Tournament at ^“dericksburg, Va., April 1-5, , nsored by Mary Washington if ullege^ where Barbara Saunders ^ declared Grand National 'Umpion in Response to the Oc- ' 'On. Mary Jane White was ad- i|uged Grand National Champion rf Informative Speech for Women, j the negative team was award- u Certificate of merit certifying ons,' j as one of the “Big Five” de- ^ teams presented in the tour- ani on nied cted prog' ,:E1 iza pfol M J’ tee lou VifI d, ■ ege col'' 'tilt rgers cell les lU :aroi TE Carol' lI D R Vi At the South Atlantic Tourna- sponsored by Lenoir-Rhyne March 5-7, Mars Hill won mbC' e om- fourteen debates. At the Mountain Tournament, d. taj “tisored by Appalachian State '^"her’s College December 5-6, litte rbara Saunders took first place ^°ts in impromptu speaking, sec- ^ place in the women’s division debating, and first place in the ^t'en’s division of radio announc- ■ and after-dinner speaking. Jane White took first place j he women’s division of extem- sM^^^^Peous speaking and second in /''^omen’s division of impromptu ^king. Dudley Smith was Honor Clubs Elect Semester Officers Honor Club officers for fall se mester 1953-54 have been elected. (Continued on Page 4) Scriblerus has chosen Rachel Baird as their president; Dan Pace, vice- president ; and Amy Fisher, secre tary. The German Club wall have i[ I ^ /"I I Pike, secretary. Peggy Huss will C_dmsr8 C.IUD be president for the Business Club, assisted by Charles Bobo, vice-pres ident; Jane Cook, secretary; and Joanne Watson, treasurer. Officers for the Science Club are Dick Hughes, president; Ruth Poston, vice-president; A1 Emorj% secretary; John Blake, treasurer; and Alicia Osteen and Alary Ann Elliot, social chairmen. Those for the Spanish Club are Temperance reading contests in both boys’ and girls’ societies have already been held. On May 4, Vio let Overton of Clio won first place, X... V........... ^ - and Betty King, also of Clio, Charles Green as president; Gary placed second for the girls. On Tilman, vice-presiclent; and Betty Alay 6, Euthalia’s Eugene Law- T)—.. rence placed first and Philoma- (Continued on Page 4) ^ Exhibit Prints |Te Mars Hill College Camera will climax their opening of operation with an exhibi- of prints taken and developed '?'crnbers of the club to be held Boys Dormitories Elect Fall Officers 0 sun parlors of Spilman Dor- tomorrow and through next ['• All prints will be judged 1*^0 being placed in the exhibit, l'' addition to the prints on dis- ’ a series of color slides will , ^own on the opening day of ^?““hibit. A table-top display de- ''g the photographing, develop- 1 ^nd printing processes involv- ^ photographic work will also .t exhibit. V ■fl'i' both color and black- f accompanied by -4 Contest rating, the name of j i|jPbotographer, the type camera (’.etc. The judges for the con- 1 i " ^Ve not yet been selected. House officers for next year have been elected in all three of i i.uoi. lui me tbe boys’ dormitories. They are as Sybil Lennon, president; Nancy follows: Lowder, vice-president; Alarie In Brown, Ed Johnson is presi- Smith, secretary; and Bob Ful- dent and Charles Hughes is vice- bright, treasurer. president. A1 Emory was elected The Bible Honor Club ■will be secretary - treasurer, and Ronell initiated ne.xt year, giving a total Owensby will assume the duties of nine Honor Clubs on our cam- of chaplain. pus. This club will not be affiliat- ^ New house president in Melrose ed with the religious activities of is Heyward Moore. Joe Murray the campus, but will be classified is vice-president; Emmet Elledge, as an honor club with M. H. Ken- secretarj’-treasurer; and Owen dall as adviser. The aim of the Hunt, chaplain, club is to study more thoroughly In Treat, Ward Burch is presi- the details of the Bible and the dent; Charles Green is vice-presi- ancient times of the Greeks, Ro- dent; Gary Tillman is secretary- mans, and Hebrews, which can treasurer; and Jimmy Ballard and (Continued on Page 4) John Madison are joint chaplains. Dr. G. F. Palmer To Speak To Graduating Class, June 1 Diplomas Awarded To 170 Seniors Dr. Gordon F. Palmer of Los Angeles, Calif., lecturer and educator, will address the approximately 170 students in the graduating class at the 1953 commencement exercises to be held Monday, June 1, at 9:45 a.m. in the college auditorium. ■ Dr. Palmer is the son-in-law of Choir To Present Appearing above are the 1953 commencement marshals, chosen by a committee from the faculty on the basis of scholarship, campus citizen ship, and personality. They are, from left to right descending the stair, first row: Gena Jo Fant, Jacquelyn Roberts, Ruth Poston, Peggy Huss, Charles Bobo, and Barbara Barr. Back row: Tom Waller (chief mar shal), Heyward Moore, Bill Ferguson, Janet Spangler, Kenneth Free- man, Dottie Phillips, James Potts, and Bobby Coley. Society Day To Highlight Commencement Week Mars Hill’s annual Society Day will be held Saturday, May 30, be ginning with the inter-society contests in the college auditorium. Representing Euthalia in the oration contest will be John Lee and representing Philomathia will be Clinnie Redick. In the declamation con- test, Ray Rogers will represent Eu, and Tom Waller will represent Phi. — Betty Wyatt and Dottie Phil lips will represent Clio in the dra matic readings, and Harriet Rudd and Phinalia IJlackstone will rep resent Nonpareil. Highlight of the competition will be the inter-society debate —. held Saturday evening at 8:30. Presiding in IRC for next year The national debate query, which will be Heyward Moore. Vice- is, “Resolved, that the Congress president will be Geno Jo Fant; of the United States should enact Carolyn Black, social secretary, compulsory Fair Employment Frances Gardner, secretary; and Practices Legislation,” will be Geraldine Simmons, hostess. used. Dudley Smith and Bill Jones Officers for the French Club will defend the affirmative for include Laurena Hardin, presi- Philomathia, while Walter Camp- dent; Grace Savage, vice-president; bell and Ira Green will support and Mildred Scrog^, secretary, the negative side for Euthalia Concert May 31 The Touring Choir will present its final concert of the year in the Mars Hill Baptist Church Sunday evening. May 31, following the Baccalaureate Sermon that mor ning. The Choir has presented over station WWNC in Asheville, two broadcasts during the past month, the first on April 18, and the sec ond on May 2. On April 22, the choir made their final trip of the season to Western North Carolina Teach er’s College at Cullowhee, where they presented a concert and were later guests of the college at a tea. Monigan Baptist Church and Park Baptist Church, both in Greenville, S. C., were hosts to the choir on April 19. A program of spiritual and secular music was presented at Lee Edwards High School in Asheville April 14. The main event in the choir’s year was the spring tour, which included concerts in schools and churches in North Carolina, Vir ginia, and Washington, D. C. Par ents of several members of the choir entertained the group during the tour. the late M. C. Treat, for whom Treat dormitory is named. He was born in Cambridgeshire, England, and took his degree from the Berk eley Divinity School. He also studied at Rochester Theological Seminary. He was pastor of churches in Michigan, and in Los Angeles and Pomona, California. From 1936 through 1948, he was president of the Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Philadelphia. He is a former president of the Northern Baptist Convention and a member of the International Religious Ed ucation Council. Dr. Palmer is also a life mem ber of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, a member of the American Council on Public Relations, a trustee of (Continued on Page 4) Three Girls To Give Graduating Recitals The music faculty will present Wilda Bell, Kay Hooper, and Juli- anne Sinclair in the final gradu ating recital Monday night. May 18, at 8 o’clock, in the college au ditorium. The three sopranos are pupils of Miss Dorothy Weaver. Wilda will sing “Alleluja” by Mozart, “Les Berceaux” by Faure, “Ouvre tes Yeux Bleus” by Mas- senat, “The Statue” by Cui, “Bal- lynure Ballad” by Hughes, and “Take Joy Home” by Bassett. Kay will sing “Connais-tu le Pays” by Thomas, “Andenken” by Beethoven, “Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal” by Quilter, “My Johann” by Grieg, “I Passed by Your Window” by Brahe, and “My Soul’s Been Anchored in de Lord” by Price. Julianne will sing “Batti, Bat- ti” by Mozart, “Dear Nussbaum” by Schumann, “Air Vif” by Paul- enc, “Lady of the Amber Wheat” by Dittenhaver, “I Know Where I’m Going” arranged by Hughes, “Come Away Death” by Quilter, and “Love’s Philosophy” by Quil ter. Dr. Gordon F. Palmer Literary Societies Select C-l Officers C-I officers were elected by the four societies at their regular meet ings April 30, and May 1. Clio will be headed by Joanne Nixon. Dot Childers is vice-presi dent; Charlotte Venable, secretary; and Phyllis Ware, censor. Betty Wyatt is chaplain. Paul Stouffer will lead the Phis, with Mitchell Carnell as vice-pres ident. Paul Johnson and Bob Col ey will act as secretary and censor respectively. In Nonpareil, Virginia Lake is the new president. Pat Loving and Mary Frances Cowart will serve as vice-presidents. Alva Wallace is secretary; Edna Smith, censor; and Faye White, chaplain. David Morrow will lead Eu thalia, and Bill Ferguson will serve as vice-president. Palmer Mills is secretary; Dewey Young, censor; and Gene Lawrence, chap lain.
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