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Page Two THE HILLTOP, MAHS HILL COLLEGE, MARS HILL, NORTH CAROLINA The Hilltop **Plain Living And High Thinking** ENTERED AT THE POSTOFFICE. MARS HILL. N. C.. AS SECOND CLASS MATTER. FEBRUART 20. 1926. MEMBER NORTH CAROLINA COLLEGIATE PRESS ASSOCIATION AND SOUTHERN JUNIOR COLLEGE PRESS ASSOCIATION. STAFF S. MARION JUSTICE Editor-in-chief MADGE MYERS ASSOCIATE EDITOR MARTHA STACK [Z SOCIETY EDITOR DAVID MASHBURN STATE EDITOR SARA FOX RELIOIOUS EDITOR J. P. SAMS A BUILDER OF MARS HILL ^ 3 o o MR. JOHN A. McLEOD FACULTY ADVISOR SAM JUSTICE ATHLETIC EDITOR MARY MCLEAN POETRY Editor CONWAY SAMS ALUMNI EDITOR FALK JOHNSON Assistant alumni Editor BOMAR LOWRANCE business manager WILLIAM WYATT ASSISTANT BUS. MOR. MANAGERIAL ALBERT SUTTLE Advertising manager HUBERT SMITH CIRCULATION Manager REPORTORIAL WILLARD GRIGGS EXCHANGE MANAGB«» THEODORE CUTCHIN TYPIST REEVES COLVILLE MARTHA WAGER GERALDINE BARRETT THOMAS SPEED SARA CORPENING HAZEL HERNDON VOL. VI. MARS HILL, NORTH CAROLINA, DEC. 13, 1931 No. 6 JAMES Y. MATTHEWS "Render therefore to all, their dues . . . honor to whom honor is due.” If this were done our hearts would often thrill at the noble deeds of our fellownnen. It seems that oft en those most worthy of the world’s praise fail to get it because they either give in w'hat we are prone to call “a small way,” on giving much nessee where he spent two more years in study. After this he taught school at Morgan Hill, N. C., Middle Fork, N. C., and Flag Pond, Tennessee. At each of these places he was under the employment of The Peabody Fund, and received a salary more than dou ble that of the public school teacher, which at that time ranged from fif teen to thirty dollars per month. Fol they give humbly a^d in such a man- lownng ^ this he went into business Prospects For a Swimming Pool Swimming is the oldest of all sports, and more people indulge in this form of recreation than in any other sport. There is not a place to swim in a radius of several miles of Mars Hil , and the nearest place where real aquatic development may be had is in Asheville, twenty miles distant. Is the student body as a whole aware that there is an ex cavation in the basement of the Gymnasium some 25 x 70, that if completed would be one of the largest swimming pools in the Western part of the State? Every one,will admit that a pool would be a great asset to the college, as there are several major arguments in its favor: First, it has been estimated that a pool of this size would well accomodate fifty people, the average size of the gym classes. This would offer a far more rounded course in physical education than is offered at present. ^ Second, it would double the capacity of the Gym by having one section of boys meet downstairs in the pool, while another section of girls might meet upstairs on the floor. Third, it would afford a chance for swimming meets, which would be an additional attraction to our campus amusements, offering recreation to both participants and spectators. Fourth, there are several values among which are the fol lowing : Swimming exercises and developes all the little mus cles of the body as well as the larger ones. It developes grace and poise, and is excellent as a coordination exercise. There are a great many people who get genuine enjoyment from this sport, who are not able to engage in the more difficult games. Everyone should be taught to swim well as a safety precaution. And, last, it would be a valuable asset to the college as an adv^- tisement to offer along with the other physical assets to the prospective students. i Of course, the main reason why it has not been completed before is the lack of neccessary funds. The Hilltop would like to offer the following plan to secure a fund to complete the poo . If every student in school would give this years room de posit (there are approximatly 300 rooming in the dormitories) it would mean a sum of $1200 to $1500, which together with certain contributions would assure the college of a good concrete pool by the opening of the fall session. . .u* What do you think of this? Are you willing to give this small amount for something that everyone agrees we need and want? Express your opinions to the Hilltop staff and to mem bers of the faculty. Enough cooperative spirit coupled together with a little work will see Mars Hill with a good swimming pool , 4, n S. M. J. next tall. —0 ner that their gift goes unnoticed by the public. I am sure that if Mars Hill College could render honor to whom honor is due many would be the laurels placed on the heads of both the liv ing and the dead who have never been recognized for the part they have filled in making Mars Hill what it is at present. One of these, Mr. J. P. Sams, the father of our own Dr. Oscar Sams, is among this number today, living in a few hundred yards of our camp us and enjoying the fullfilment of his own efforts and dreams—a standard junior college at Mars Hill. As I sat and asked him questions concerning the early Mars Hill, I in his eyes and expression soinething of that spirit which gave birth to this institution. He told me of the days when most of our own campus was covered with trees and the sur rounding hills gave the appearance of a undulating forest. In the cen ter of what is now our campus was a clearing in which stood the four- room building that housed all the activities of the Mars Hill school. It was at that time a three-teacher school. The main courses of study were in what we now term as ele mentary work, including a few high school subjects. The texts were grammer, arithmetic, rhetoric, geo graphy, algebra, geometry, trigono metry and a few others, no one go ing further in study than Da\des’ Arithmetic. Mr. Sams was a student here in the years 1868, ’69 and ’70. From here he went to some school in Ten- POETRY NOTE: The exquisite “Autumn,” in a recent Hilltop should have appe;y J the name of Miss Ruamiel author of the follow Through an error the by, part of one stanza wei Schec of S with his father-in-law and brother- in-law. He was successful in this and established stores at Little Ivey (now Beach Glenn.) Bamardsville, Stocksville, and Mars Hill. It seems that Mr. Sams was ev'er an ardent disciple of education. At one time he built a school building at Ivy, having only thirty-five dol lars furnished him by other people. He saw that a school at Ivy woulc not be a success, and it was at this time he centered his attention anc efforts on Mars Hill. He had a big part in building what is now the mus ic building in the years 1891-2. Mos of the hardware and nails for this structure were furnished from his store. Besides this he gave over a period of years many small cash gifts. The brick for this building were hand made, and here too, Mr. Sams had a part. During one summer he sent three of his boys to work daily at the task of carrying brick to the drying yard. All these things were given by Mr. Sams because he be lieved in education and saw in Mars Hill College the possibility of furth ering Christian education. No one seems to have aided the school from quite so many angles as did he. Once when the school was having a hard financial “pull” he boarded the three teachers for a period of some sixteen months. From this he received the large sum of about fifty dollars in tuition fees for his boys who were in school here Mr. Sams has almost reached his four score years now, but he still has dreams for a greater Mars Hill. May his dreams soon come true. We regret that the ern and are eager that our come acquainted with work of Miss Squires. tn Co y ba Glimpse r su ving RUAMIE CARROLL ^en. Across a starlit paneled I saw you stand— A silhouette against tht there. The page-boy cut of your Stabbed through my hear And spattered tears into re v luch A misty disc tilted in he To pour a silver wine upoi;. Yo Slipped, fell into a pool (abb And sank into the shado^«tton fro hich r an and d thi chie Kleptomaniaism For the last few weeks there has been quite a little promis cuous stealing or borrowing of articles the rooms m the dormitories and on the campus. Some of this lifting has been done in good faith and some in premeditation. A few ot the persons when accosted with accusations have offered as an ex cuse that thev intended only to borrow or use the article for a short time and intended to return it. taking advantage of the owner. In most cases the owner did not wish to loan the articles and was inconvenienced considerably. This is a nuisance and There has also been a great deal of trouble in the vestibu of the dining hall, in connection with the placing of coats and hats. However, there has been only a few cases of a person s knowingly taking another’s hat or coat, and most of this trouble has been caused by the rush to get out and by carelessness. Nevertheless when one picks up a coat that belongs to another in his mad dash to get out to the drug store, it causes quite a bit of confusion. We should be more thoughtful about our care- 10SST10SS* There are enough right-minded students on the campus to put a stop to this abominable practice, if they would only stand up like men and contribute any evidence that they might have. What are we going to do? Shall we let this evil become a thorn in the side, or put a stop to it? S. M. J. —o Why Mildred Jordan stands at the boys’ door after every meal. If Mr. Dills (ask him how to spell it) has ever succeded in getting Miss Bowden to find the “Canterberry” Tales for him. From whence the bottles in the top floor of Brown come. If DeBruel knows who washed Mr. Hill out. Why Williard Griggs has quit going to the barber shop. Why “Dink” Coachman was on the other side of the table when the lights went out at breakfast. If Mr. Burton is ever late for a meal. Why the “Bat” ceased to creep What Butler will do when it DOES get cold. What Eureka means. What Cutchins thinks of the de pression. Why the younger Smiley goes to B. Y. P. U. forty-five minutes early. If this column will pass on last min utes notice. THEME SONGS A scented wind breathed room. And when it went— I knew that God had comjbe li That God was there: guar I iplet iplet mad ime The very stillness bent i’ a f And when you stood The dimness knelt againne. a prayer. Lighter and Br DOUGLAS FERG While some folks keep oi And some will keep on s! I’ll just keep on being And keep my load the T this ■Pprir keep thil While some wrong. And live in gloom the long, I’ll just keep on humminj_g.. And keep my road the t th nstit dule •Be 5—Le ■Tu! J-Cull ■Cu: -Ru -Le —W -Wi -Bib Mrs. Wilkins i tarn To Campii |)lay qui Seven Initiated Into The Science Club The Science club held its first reg ular monthly meeting Tuesday even ing, December 8, in the science lec ture room. The president, Martha Wager, had charge of the meeting. After the reading of the constitu tion and the discussion of other bus iness, seven new members were in itiated by the initiation committee, composed of Ruth Robertson, An drew Chesson, Mr. Wood, and Mr. Trentham. Those initiated were Mildred Deweese, Sarah Hamrick, Pearl James, Bill McLester, Virgil Holloway, Zack Woody, and Everett Abee. “St. Louis Blues”—“Lib” Blanton. ^‘Mississippi Mud”—Lillian Crow. “Sweet Sue”—Douthit Furches. “My Buddy”—Virginia Lloyd. “Hon-ey”—Robert Layne. “I’m Just a Vagabond Lover”— Reeves Colvnlle. “Three Little Words”—“Lib” Cor- pening and Joe Farmer. “More”—Catharine Rollins. “A Carol”—John Wilkins. “You’re the Cream of My Coffee” —Mildred De Weese. “Tommy Lad”—Willie Newell. “Carolina Moon”—Thad Yelton. “Just Us”—Jerry Barrett. “Concentratin’ on You”—Mildred Jordan. “Just One More Chance”—When the “Delinquent List” comes out. “There’s Danger in Your Eyes, Jerry”—iMarion Justice. “Alabama Bound” — Charlotte Dorrough. “Its Three O’clock in the Morning, (I’ve walked the whole night through)”—Mr. Carr. “Shine On Harvest Moon”—Aw, what’s the use! “Louise”—Rankin Leeper. “California, Here I Come”—Con nor Feimster. “Hand Me Down My Walking Stack”—Bomar Lowrance. “I’m the Medicine Man for the Blues”—“Doc.” Murphy. “Just a Little Closer”—^Till the Christmas holidays. —R. M. The entire faculty i body welcome the reb Wilkins after her recent 1 "e \ ing her absence her plaitiga1 ably filled by Miss Mabel is ^ Asheville. Mother Wilki]irty greatly missed and it isrosf to see her again a.ssuminft^ CLIO'S PRESENT A SARY PROGR PR Pi OU (Continued from paood an additional interest to street scene in old Spi Cathedral, and an old dea were the stagfe setting! drama. A chorus of Sfl hers sang in Spanish tlj. Christmas hymns support tion on the stage. Too much credit for tb: cess of the program canni to the splendid work of tl and the anniversary comi posed of Martha Stack,f**' Grace West, and Ruami The costume committee is for the skillful designii )u: Mr. Wood: “Do you think paper can be used effectively to keep peo ple w'arm, Mr. Jewett?” Walter Jewett: “I should say so! My report card they sent home kept the family hot for two weeks.” Spanish pastoral and supei^j.^ coutrements. On this were Clara Stover, chain Ammons, Frances Sauni|»g Merrill, and Dorothy Crut The management of the erties was ably directed Stack and Katherine Rolli by brother Phis. The m tee consisted of Mary brough, Charlotte Do Hazel Sprinkle. Marshals for the evel Ruth Robertson, chief, i!'* britton, Frances McFarlal Alexander, Doris Smiley, DeBrule. By Request On behalf of all music lovers, we protest that not enough prominence is given to the programs presented in Chapel by the music students. These programs are usually well planned and carefully prepared, and deserve more time in the chapel period. Too often most of the half-hour is gone before Miss Biggers can take charge, leaving only a few minutes in which to rush the numbers through. Some of the peace and beauty of the music is lost. The students enjoy and appreciate these pro grams. Are they worth more time and attention? M. M. CANTATA TO BE G SUNDAYE (Continued from pag^ Tenor: Robert Richard” Baritone: H. Clay Col Women’s Quartet; Ml Frances Frisbie, Madg Edith Nichols. Men’s Quartet: Ro'bert Marion Justice, H. Clay 0 Alexander.
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