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THE HILLTOP, MARS HILL COLLEGE, MARS HILL, N. C.
Oct. 10,1953
CThe Hilltop
The Hilltop Salutes
PLAIN LIVING AND HIGH THINKING
Published by the Students of Mars Hill College
Entered as second-class matter February 20, 1926, at the Postc^ice at
Mars Hill, North Carolina, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
Published semi-monthly during the college year.
Volume XXVIII
October 10, 1953
Number 2
Editor-in-Chief Thompson
Associate Editor IVhldred S^oggs
Sports Editors Fred Young and Richard Young
Advertising Manager
Circulation Manager Calvin Metcalf
CONTRIBUTORS
Helen Brown, Betty Stacy, Joyce Ellis, Gladys Stamper, Shiiley
Sumner, Mitchell Carnell, Sylvia Corless, Sybil Lennon, Bill Heglei,
Sarah Adams, Rex Robertson, and Leon Rooke.
Place Of Beauty
It has been said that those who do the most are often those who re
ceive the least credit. The Alars Hill College campus is without doubt
one of the prettiest and most well-kept in North Carolina. Visitors on
campus constantly comment upon the beauty of Mars Hill and the
pleasantness of its surroundings. The students themselves frequently
compare the campus favorably to others they have seen.
Footsteps sound quietly along the cement shuffleboard court outside
the east wing of Edna Moore. A girl, studying under late lights,
glances out and sees the indistinct form of the night watchman pass
beneath her window. In the second floor bath, a sleepy freshman watches
the ghostly figure drift soundlessly across the misty courtyard, and re
turns to the dark halls unafraid. On the bo}^s’ hill, a group of students
returning from a midnight cup of coffee at Roy’s pause to exchange
greetings and conversations with the husky figure. And all over the
campus, students and faculty staff alike sleep undisturbed, secure in the
knowledge that John Tolley, a figure more regularly seen on campus
than the moon, is on the job.
M ars Hill’s night watchman has a job and a responsibility few would
envy. He must spend each night, regardless of the weather, touring the
entire campus again and again, always with both eyes and ears alert,
open for signs of trouble. Rain, sleet, and snow, he must ignore. The
safety of the campus, in the care of so many during the daylight hours,
rests in the hands of one man after dark. On his shoulders must fall the
protection of the College from both pranksters and those with more
serious intent. H e is the eyes and the ears of a sleeping campus.
Mr. Tolley has held the job for approximately eight years. The
housemothers of both boys’ and girls’ dorms who have been here for
some time, the faculty members who stay on campus, and the students,
both present and past who see him constantly, night after night, will
testify to his faithfulness and dedication to his job. Girls, returning
early from spring or Christmas vacation, have found him on the hill
when there was no one else there except Miss Caroline. Boys are fre
quently heard to remark that: “Mr. Tolley seems to be everywhere at
once.” Housemothers remark upon his good work. To these and other
comments, the staff of the Hilltop would like to add its own quiet
salute to a man with a tough job, who does his work well. To John
Tolley, we say: “Thanks, for a job well done.”
Between VAe
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For the intellects, the philoso
phers, or those just interested in a
book of unusual caliber, Durant’s
Mansions Of Philosophy will pro
vide a few hours of refreshing, en
lightening and interesting reading.
This book is not new in the true
sense of the word, but it is filled
with truths and revelations that
never grow old.
Entire units are devoted to logic
and e p i s t emology, metaphysics,
problems of morality, philosophy
of history, political p h i 1 osophy,
and the philosophy of religion.
The drives and walks on campus are always in good repair and are
kept free of waste paper and other residue. The grass, trees and bushes
are as carefully tended as those of a residence, and there is a constant
replanting program going on. Offices and rooms are repainted regu
larly, not to mention the gymnasium. At present, work is in progress to
finish new all-weather tennis courts. The landscaping and paving of the
road up the girls’ hill has been finished. The society halls have recently
been redecorated.
Season For Takini
Under these general headings
are chapters on the mystery of
knowledge, the mechanism of man,
our changing morals, biological
physiological and spiritual ap
proaches to love, the difference in
character of men and women, the
great change in our modern wo
men, the positive and negative
characters, the sense of beauty in
men and animals, the destiny of
civilization and religion, God and
immorality, and many other prob
lems encountered in our modern
mode of life.
And Giving Colds
Responsible for the good looks of the campus is the maintenance
staff, under the direction of Bryson H. Tilson, superintendent of build
ings and grounds. While we appreciate the excellent work done by Mr.
Tilson and his staff, we owe them our fullest co-operation in keeping
our campus among the best.
Get Into The Swing
Now that fall is playing hide and seek with the last of summer, and
the temperature is as changeable as a fickle woman, it is again open season
for that mischievous malay of consummate misery, the “common” cold.
Not that there is anything common about a cold, at least not to
the person who bras one. A cold, on the contrary, is one of the few
things that the Russians have not laid claim to as their invention. It
travels fast, but nothing is easier to catch. People who have colds
are never selfish about them, and will share them with anyone who
comes within range. Hence the ex- '
Durant writes in a clear, force
ful language, with frequent refer
ences to old philosophers, such as
Plato, Aristotle, and Aristophanes.
Reference is made, too, to many
contemporary writers, such as De
Gourmont, T. S. Williams, Dar
win, and J. B. Watson.
A Few Firsts
\ ou, whether you realize it or not, are now a “Mars Hillian. You
have been here almost six weeks. Orientation is over, you have probably
already joined a society, you have found out just what to study when
and how to study it, your five-weeks on-campus stay is up; and you are,
or should be, about ready to settle down to being an established “college
man,” or woman. But have you settled down? And if you have not,
could the reason be that you are not really taking part in college life?
pression: “He gave me a cold.”
Unfortunately, one can give a cold
to dozens of people and still have
the same cold.
RoU Serves
In Personnel
Around MHC
Colds are divided into two
types: head colds and chest colds.
You have vour classes daily, and you attend them as you are required
to do regardless of whether you like to attend them or not. With the
classes go homework, and a certain amount of outside effort in the
librar}^ and elsewhere. However, no matter how hard the course you
are taking, vou will find that there will be times when you have nothing
special to do. If you spend all }^our spare time dreaming about home,
and how soon vou can get off campus to go there, then your life on
campus will mean little to you except a sort of prison term you must
undergo. And that attitude will affect everything you do.
Everyone gets homesick at time§. One of the professors on campus has
said that getting homesick is the greatest compliment you can pay to
your family. There is a difference, however, in an occasional spell of
homesickness, and an “Fm-just-existing-till-the-day-I-go-home” attitude
which goes on and on, day after day, long after a reasonably adult stu
dent should have adjusted himself to college life.
Your parents would hardly have sent you here unless they had be
lieved 5"ou were old enough to live away from home for some length of
time. They expect you to join in college life and become part of the
institution. That process includes reconciling yourself to the fact that
you are now in college and no longer at home, forgetting the restric
tions that you perhaps would like to change but cannot, and joining in
the spirit and activities of Mars Hill.
There are enough organizations on campus to take care of every
interest from Sports to photography. It is up to you to find your place
on campus and get into the swing of things.
A sufferer from the latter becomes
the victim of sudden fits of bellow
ing, vaguely reminiscent of an en
raged bull, which, he explains in a
voice like a rusty file on an iron
grating, is only a cough. As the
disease progresses, conversation be
comes difficult, to say the least. If
he has not lost his voice entirely,
it slides from a creditable imita
tion of a bass fiddle to high “C”
and back again with confusing ir-
regularit}^
Thanks
A head-cold is a colt of a dif
ferent color. (Yes, that’s a pun).
The person who has it becomes a
perpetual fountain of streaming
eyes and a red, runny nose. His
badge of identification is a wad of
limp Kleenex or a damp handker
chief. If lucky enough to be con
fined to the “Brewery,” for sev
eral days, he returns with the ex
cuse: “I’b bid sig wiv a head-
gold.” Otherwise he sits in class,
a huddled lump of abject misery,
the object of pitying stares.
Miss Nina Griffen, of the Student Center staff, wishes to thank all
those persons who contributed gifts and sympathy upon the recent
death of her father, Alfred Griffen. Though many of the gifts were
unsigned. Miss Griffen wishes those who presented them to have her
deepest appreciation.
Science claims there is no cure
for the common cold. This is er
roneous, because if encouraged, a
cold will develop into double pen-
monia, which can be cured. This,
however, may take some time.
Maintaining the bond between
the College and its patrons is the
job of Dr. Robert L. Holt, public
relations director of the College.
This task was performed in the
past by various faculty and staff
members.
Dr. Holt is serving as chairman
of the general promotions com
mittee, which is made up of fac
ulty members who sponsor organi
zations to promote the College.
Some of these organizations in
clude the publicity, music and dra
matics departments.
In addition he serves as the col
lege field representative, assisting
with college day programs in high
schools in North Carolina, South
Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, and
Georgia. Dr. Holt also visits var
ious associational meetings on be
half of Christian education.
Organizing alumni groups
throughout the State and solicit
ing contributions for the Robert
Lee Moore memorial auditorium
are two of the projects which he
plans to do this year. Surveys will
be made among former students
and later among present students
with the aim of promoting and im
proving public relations on and off
the campus.
“The College is trying to locate
as many of the former students as
possible so that they might be add
ed to the mailing lists,” said Dr.
Holt, “and if anyone knows of a
former student who is not receiv
ing mail from the College, please
notify the alumni office.”
Ever wonder when and who
was the first? The first graduate,
the first team, the first yearbook,
etc. ? Well, according to the
Quarterly^ here are a few of the
firsts” at Mars Hill.
The first diploma was issued in
1922 to McKinley Landers, the
only member of the class having
fulfilled the requirements for gra
duation.
The first student to enroll at
what was then the French Broad
Baptist Institute was the late
Major W. W. Rollins, who died
in Asheville March 23, 1925, at
the age of 86. He had been presi
dent of the Western North Car
olina Railroad, a member of the
General Assembly, and for seven
teen years had been postmaster of
Asheville.
The first Laurel was issued in
March, 1914, and was then a stu
dent issue of the Quarterly.
The first automobile brought to
Mars Hill was driven by Dr. J. E.
Owen, of Asheville, and appeared
in February, 1913.
The first motion picture ma
chine installed at the College was
bought in 1920, the first film being
shown at commencement that
year.
The first baseball team to rep
resent the College was organized
in 1892 by the late Dr. John E
White.
The first student government
association was formed by the girls
in the fall of 1913.
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