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PA G E TWO
THE HILLTOP, MARS HILL COLLEGE, M A R S H 1 L L,
N. C.
THE FORUM
Entered at the Postoffice, Mars Hill, N; C., as Second Class Matter,
February 20, 1926.
Member North Carolina Collegiate Press Association.
STAFF
J. A. McLEOD
CARL MEARES
. JAMES BALEY. JR.
MANAGERIAL
, PAUL C. HUNDLEY
■ ETJ.EN ROYAL JONES
.1. K. BLACKBURN. SEDALIAH PROPSTS
Religious----
DEPARTMENTAL EDITORS
. FRANCES RICH
'-..-RAY BOWMAN
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. ■ - , , FRANK HUSKINS
BARTLETT HAGER
' n. T.. STEWART
.qARAH BLACKWELL
MADELINE MAY
Reprrters"'-- MADELINE MAY, JAMES CHERRY, WILLIAM
CAPEL, PEARLE JUSTICE. ,
Welcome, Dr. Purkiss! We are glad to have you with us.
Mother Stapleton, we wish for you a happy and profitable visit with
your son.
Now that the election and the pajama parade are over, all excitement
seems to have cooled down. Will it flare up again?
Problem: What to do if your roommate snores.
Answer: Stick your head out of the window and cry.
The choice of Mars Hill is the choice of the nation. Hoover will be
our president now even if we were not for him before the election. All
grudges should gradually disappear. After bets are paid off, it will all
be over. .
The frost of autumn is in the air. Thanksgiving is coming. One can
almost smell , the turkey with cranberry sauce. All of which reminds us of
the article on the Thanksgiving holiday in the “Open Forum.” The Hilltop
heartily agrees with the'v/riter in every respect.
Just as the Hilltop has predicted, the football team won a game. Stick
in there and fight ’em, gang. We knew you could do it. Now that you
have done it once, do it again. Vow not to shave until you do. That
seems to have some effect, and, if it will win football games, the students
won’t grumble because they can’t see your face.
Intercollegiate debate tryouts will be over when this issue appears. The
representatives that are chosen should receive the whole-hearted support
of the student body. It is no' easy job to represent the college in forensic
contests, and debaters deserve all the encouragement that they can get.
Mars Hill wants to uphold or even surpass last year’s record of eight vic-
torieS'With only tv/o defeats. It is a hard task, but it can be done.
The Opportunity hs Yours . _ •
Probably one of the greatest needs at Mars Hill v/ill be remedied be
cause of the coming of Dr. Purkiss. He will be here all this week and per
haps a part of next week to have individual talks with the young men and
young women about their present and future.
,Students, this is one of the greatest opportunities of your lives to have
someone talk and pray with you on the path you are to follow. We cannot
realize the possibilities in such a plan, but those who are our elders know
from experience that it is a necessity for a vast majority of us. It is for
this reason'that Dr. Purkiss is here among us.
There is no one who can bring out of young people their mistakes and
achievements better than he. Dr. Purkiss has been connected with the
Christian Laymen’s Association for many years.
Are we going to take advantage of such a realization or are we going
to “let opportunity go knocking at the door?” This question will be an
swered by our actions this week and next.
The Tide Turns
It is one of the laws of nature that a tide must turn. Not only do the
t.des of the seas turn, but also the tides of fortune. And it is the tide of
football that has turned after four straight losses to a victory that I hope
will expand into others. , , , ,
It was bound to happen. While the growlers and hard losers were
grumbling and fault-finding, the boys were practicing and training for the
games that were to come. They never gave up hope and in the end were
victorious. _ . , . , i
Where were the grumblers of yesterday? Transformed into the rooters
of today. It is not on the support of the fickle crowd that we depend for
victory. It is on the whole-hearted support of the fans that stick by the
team through thick and thin.
Come on, fans, there will be another game on the home field next week
and we want to be there, as the saying is, with “bells on” and cheer and
yell and inject into the team all the energy nec«isary to carry them on to
. . —W. C.
victory.
Dear Editor:
Will you kindly allow me a little
space in your “Open Forum?” Thank
you, very much, for at this time it
seems very fitting to mention stu
dent government and its many op
portunities on Mars Hill College
campus.
Although I did not see the parade
of Saturday night, I hear it discussed
both pro and efe by faculty and stu
dents, by participants and by specta
tors. That this parade is the first in
the history of Mars Hill is one reason
for so much commotion. Personally,
I think no harm was done on the part
of the participants in the parade it
self, but the majority of the-students
..„cm to resent the authority some
seemed to have generated without a
moment’s'notice. I do not advocate
cave-man stunts or any cruel deeds,
but there always -comes a time when
man must give vent to his emotions
whether noticeably or otherwise; so,
the football game having been won,
it was evidently time to get rid of
those pent-uj) feelings of weeks past.
These conscientious young men, ac
cordingly, set forth in what they
along with others deemed a perfectly
wholesome manner of mind ventila
tion.
Back to the subject of authority,
which is the main object of this art
icle. Last year the sentiments of
many were voiced in these \/ords.
We need student government, for re
sponsibility is the making of stalwart
men and women. Some replied that
it had been tried at least once before
and failed to work; but, if the stu
dent body earnestly desired it, a
thorough trial would be given. For
some reason the boys let it pass on,
but the girls discussed it in mass
meeting and decided to elect mem
ber to a student council who would
carry their problems before the fac
ulty. Certainly something was wrong,
or lacking, for this committee
failed to function, and things are as
before.' But today there Seems a
much greater demand for an expres
sion of the individual’s opinion in re
gard to campus affairs. We realize
that w'e can not entirely take things
in charge, but due to the fact that no
one person, or two or three, should
try handling things as on last Satur
day night, and due to the fact that
the world calls for and needs trained
people capable of bearing responsi
bilities, we feel the demand for stu
dent government, as generally called.
The one who seeks to discourage pa
rades, for instance, in such an un
tactful way certainly endangers his
influence and social standing among
the students and others who thor
oughly understand the situation.
Friends, remember that I am not
asking for unearthly privileges, nor
have I any intention of taking too
much authority myself, but I’m mere
ly seeking to voice the sentiments of
the majority of students. Please do
not feel offended at anything which
has been said; therefore, weigh the
whole matter and make your decision
either for or against student govern
ment and stick by that decision.
Signed; Campus Citizen.
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from Friday at noon till Saturday at
noon. In that way those who live
immediately in the neighborhood will
be able to go home, and those others
of us who have parents that are com
ing will be able to entertain them.
It is only in the view of making it
nossible for the students.and faculty
to obtain the greatest possible degree
of co-operation, that these sugges
tions have been made. I believe that
were *such a day given that the fac
ulty would not experience the diffi
culty in enforcing other rules as at
present seems to be the case.
Signed; A Contributor.
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Mr. Albert E. Cook is continuing
his school work at Kalamazoo Col
lege at Kalamazoo, Mich.
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Herman Anderson is continuing
the study of medicine at Emory Uni
versity.
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Miss Viva Parker, a gniduate of
1926, is teaching in the Mackeys
High School, at Mackeys, N. C.
Rays Ravinextvi
It hasn’t been so very
the Lions decided that thr
were not long enough to m
ball game, and they swore tl
not apply the beautifying '
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hte razor too their mug-pro . ,
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til they felt the pulsating '
victory sweeping through t
Such an organization thej
designate as the Club of th
Beauties. Theron King
dent; Clarence Mock, vice
and Henry Furchess, ,
s
Coach Roberts would 'willl,
joined with the boys butr^^
. 1 • tl. t fst sue
made it very plain that C
still exercise her authoritj" /
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advantage. 1
When the Boiling
rived for’ the game Satu ,
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campaign cry was ve
j“Mars Hill Will Shave Ton
j bearded demons just simp
I Indian sign on the lads
the line. Some of the boys
■ Mr. Tom Brawley, cashier of the
People’s Bank, of Gastonia, had an
rticle in The Gastonia Gazette about
the society reunipns and planned to
come with others but was providen
tially hindered at the last moment.
for the next day, and the^ (j
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Well, the gang won the
the soupline in kingly fasH-^
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ha
in,t Bu
Mr. Russel Berry, attorney at law,
Morganton, N. C., a member of the
law firm of Hatcher & Berry, at
tended the Founders Day program.
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Hildebrand ac
companied him. Mr. Hildebrand is
superintendent of the furniture fac
tory at Marion, N. C.
♦ * *
Fred Drake, Claud Hinson, J. P.
Huskins, Ostelle Warren, Burt John
son, W. W. Blackwelder, and James
Allen, w’ho are now students at the
University of North Carolina, were
here for Founders Day and the so
ciety reunions.
♦ * *
Congressman John Q. Tilson, floor
leader in the House of Representa
tives, has been re-elected. Mr. Til-
son is a graduate of Mars Hill Col
lege, and his success is watched with
interest by the Mars Hill people.
struck a bee-line for the
For the next hour nothinj
dible siive the .scraping of
sorely tried flesh and tlve
the wounilod men. Owing ®
ous outside duties too pres *
ignoi’cd, Mr. King was for I'Stei
sign as president and the O'wer
disbanded. Following arc I ve D
of the members; Theron K
dent; Clarence Mock, vieej ’
Henry Furches, secretary; if*
rin, Sam Whiteside, Rusi ^
Rex Sprinkle, Keith Bri T-
Chiles, Andy Albritton, ;ecor
britton, Dick Anderson, D a
mons, “Rabbit” Vi’righl
James, Boyd Brown, Wills 3-”
son. Bill Buckner, Howard ®
Jack Felmet, Candler Ml Stro
Henry Rumfelt. —Ray B 'e •
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COLLEGE .lUNIORS
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What About These Failures?
In an article on the front page of this issue we find the statement of
the number of students who failed on the exams that have just passed. It
is enough to make one pause to stop and think on the matter.
We cannot afford to let these failures stand against us on the records
of the institution. It is something that should be investigated. What is
the reason? Is it that the boys and girls are not studying, or is it that
they cannot assimilate what is taught?
The principal failure of the students is due more or less to inability to
concentrate on one objective. They have too many irons in the fire at one
time. That is one trouble. Another is that some boys and girls lack the
incentive to study. They consider a passing grade as the goal of all study
ing and work only for that.
The mid-term exams are just a warning to us sluggards that we have
idled away too much time and that we must be up and about our business.
We are not here to fail, and we have very little use for a failure in any
thing. We are not to be downed by a little thing like exams. Remember,
“The harder you are thrown, why the higher you will bounce.” So it is
with us. We must get a grip on ourselves and bounce from the delinquent
list to the top of the perch. We will get more than an “even break” from
our teachers, and it is up to us to take it and make the remainder of the
year an atonement for our failures in the first part.
To the Editor of the Hilltop:
I understand that this year there
will be no holiday given on Thanks
giving. It is on that rule that I am
writing, and I would appreciate it if
you wdll print this letter in your next
issue.
I am writing this letter, not in de
fiance of any rule of the institution,
but as a step toward securing some
thing that I consider reasonable. I do
not question the rules of the execu
tives of the institution, but I do
think that a school holiday on a na
tional holiday is certainly not asking
too much.
In the first place, the day is ob
served in the majority of the colleges
of the State. I think that with the
example set by the larger colleges
we can very well follow it. The sec
ond reason for asking a holiday is
that it gives a breathing spell before
the final stretch till Christmas. Often
the parents of the boy or girl have
made plans to come to the Hill for
the occasion, with the expectation
that a holiday is given. That the
students have that privilege is noth
ing mure than justice in my opinion.
It is my humble suggestion that, if
no other way is feasible, we be given
About 12:20 Saturday afternoon,
Oct. 27, a few boys were seen .stroll
ing :ibout the campus, dressed as
though they were going on a hike.
Most of them had a tincup fastened
to their belts or on cords suspended
about their waists. Casual glances
were cast in the direction of Spilman
Home whore one by one the girls
came out on the porch. They, too,
were dressed for a hike.
At one o’clock the crowd began to
assemble on Spilman porch, and the
spirit that usually accompanies a hike
or an outing was prevalent over the
entire campus. There were about
ninety members who assembled, and
one by one each stepped up, picked
up a package, box, or can to carry to
the top of Bailey where all early
suppers were to be eaten. After
ev'eryone had a share of the supplies,
the C-1 Class, accompanied by Miss
Rowland, Miss Pierce, and Mr. Black-
well, started to ascend the heights of
Bailey. As is natural where privil
eges of that sort are few, most of
the boys and girls had dates.
After a few moments’ walk, the
foot of the mountain was reached.
There began the ascent. There were
stones, fields, underbrush, woods,
weeds, and briars, all to be encount
ered. The crowd rested one time
just before entering the w'oods. All
were happy, if somewhat tired, as
they climbed to the top. There sev
eral boys who had gone ahead had a
fire built large enough on which to
make coffee, to toast marshmallows,
and to roast weiners. Fifteen rahs
were given for Earl Pryor who car
ried the water with which to make
the coffee.
Soon everybody got a stick—usu
ally two, one for his girl—and then
began to toast marshmallows and
roast weiners and to drink coffee.
The time spent on top was greatly
enjoyed by all, and it was with some
hesitancy that many finally took their
leave.
What an indescribable dr jcen
in the hearts of all sfl hat
examination week grad[jcipl
proaches! It is the one
they have one common hop*
In the mind of the best siving
this testing time lurks th^n i
failure. Ones who have ^oatl
ing away their days, thinkiges,
of the, pleasures, arc filledj to
grets and pray only to suI tl
niLserable, torturing week, alco
the disapiiointment and a of
their jiaretit-;. w:
The final day of grace H sj
amination week seems tfli tl
upon one like a hungryitha
eagi'r to devour. Th- Iver
strangely ((uiet because eai)f
this fateful week is spent irvas
relentless study, and the nig,
tormented by terrible grayS’ s
bending over, saying, “Tlj—
not pass.” Mingled with L
AtsAn !»■» nnA. '
ax
nt
tireless efforts, e%’en in on^^
to remember the precise
Boyles Law and the caufl
Hundred Years’ War. With]
heart one wishes that 'Virgi^
quest might have Veen graj
the Aeneid consumed by fipers
One’s heart almost cease^jj
as the door of the examinai^^^.
is opened. Once within ^le
sinks into a chair, for ii^.
knees have refused to I^jj
longer. When the eyes h«^a
to scan the blackboard, itp^j
be covered with numberljj.e
tions. The teacher mustJqo
sessed a heart of steel! Il ;
the mind becomes blank.
moments one lives centurieijia
vision gradually becom^cf-
there is the continuous sertyj
the pen for two hours, a^j,
sigh of relief the victim rjig
into the sunshine. One M|tii
is off!
With repetitions of suchltc
minable week drags by. L ,
there is the breathless wule:
the careful avoiding of th^gc
One is eager to learn the 1 \
his efforts, but fearful of 1»^
As the news comes of p»e
and then another subject, tf c
becomes once more jubilant e
free. It is then decided th
nations aren’t so bad afte) „
one lives in peace until
exams come, bringing equ t
One is sustained only byi j
that for revenge some day ;}
unto others as he has
unto. —Catherine
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