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THE HILLTOP, MARS HILL COU..BGE, MARS HILL, NORTH CAROLINA
The Hilltop
Plain Living and High Thinkin^^
Entered at the Post Office, Mars Hill, N. C., as Second Class Matter, Feb. 20, 1926
Member Southeastern Junior College Press Association.
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Editor
Associate Editor-
Managing Editor
Society Editor
State Editor
. Robert Burnett
.Hildrith Squires
-Mark Taylor Orr
Alma Reed
Odell Sloan
Religious Editor
Sports Editor
Alumni Editor
Poetry Editor
Intercollegiate Editor
Faculty Adviser
Business Manager
Circulation Manager .
Typists—
Evelyn Morgan
Billy Wright
Frances Burnett
Ruamie Squires
Bill Martin
John A. McLeod
C. B. Jones
Horton Gregg
.Elizabeth Shipman, Garnette Shipman
VOL. VII MARS HILL, NORTH CAROLINA. MAY 18, lOlRl No. 14
Greater Mars Hill
This year has been fraught with prolonged talk, both sensible
and gossipy, concerning the lack of modernity at Mars Hill
College.
Social regulations have been criticized. Scholastic rules have
been ignored. A. new vein of campus life seems to have been sti uck
from which has emerged the unrefined ore of profanity, dis
turbances in the dormitories, and general unrest with the estab
lished customs. Traditions have been cast aside to satisfy certain
collegiate whims.
Mars Hill is essentially a small Christian college. It is an insti
tution of traditions—built and nurtured on them. In its appealing
simplicity, in its excellence of scholastic, and in its Christian ideals.
Mars Hill glories. The school occupies a unique position among
the junior colleges of the country. Destroy these attributes and
the institution should and will perish.
An interested one inquires, “Are not the ideals of a school of
more value than buildings, athletics, fraternities, and the like?”
Mars Hill answers in the affirmative, but only with the co-operation
of every student can that statement be verified. The “human
values” of this institution have increased tremendously the col
lege’s worth—a worth which cannot be measured by the mag
nificence of buildings nor by the modernness of equipment, but
rather by the manner and quality of service which it renders to
humanity. . ^
It has been stated that “Mars Hill needs money but not too
much.” This is entirely true, for as soon as this school attempts to
depart from its sphere of influence and service, so soon is it doom
ed. A necessity that is more obvious is a continuation of the daunt
less leadership which has marked itself indelibly upon the life of
this institution.
Mars Hill College, we believe, is accomplishing the purpose
for which it was established; namely, to proffer Christian educa
tion to those who sincerely seek it. Yet the institution is still plastic.
The students who attend from year to year can modify its char
acter and determine its destiny. The danger lies in the possibility
of a mistaken student and faculty conception of their school’s
mission and field of service.
The true greatness of Mars Hill will be manifested in a
strengthening of the college traditions and a realization of the
fact that improvement does not necessitate expansion into a senior
college, that it does not mean the abandonment of certain regu
lations—which should never affect the earnest student—or the
acquirement of a modern but worldly campus life; but that sus
taining growth includes a steady increase in the capacity for ser
vice and a continual and peaceful evolution of methods in the
administration of this service.
Only after these facts have been fully realized can the dream
of a “Greater Mars Hill” come true.
That Abiding Hope
As the current school year draws to a close, many students will
no doubt begin to think of their activities during the year—
their sorrows and joys, their shortcomings and accomplishments.
To many there will be left the harvest of a year’s work, well-
sown with concentrated study and a hope for more abundant re
turns next year.
To many, however, will remain only hope—a clutching hope
that somehow the ensuing year will not be spent in vain—and a
desire to make double restitution for their failures this year.
Hope is like a rope, which, if untwined, becomes weaker and
weaker; but when wound in the opposite direction, perceptibly
strengthens itself. It is also true that if a rope is twisted in the
right direction, the twister is drawn nearer to the hemp’s source
of fixture.
Thus it is with hope. He who seizes hope and directs it into
proper channels will be drawn closer to his ideal in life.
Let every student “grapple to his soul with hooks of steel” that
hope which should abide ever within him.
Cyrus once said, ^^It is sometimes expedient to forget who we
are,” but a sad plight it is for everybody else to forget who we are.
It is the supreme duty and obliga
tion of the American Christian peo
ple to face this beer situation and do
all in their power for the safety of
America, as a nation, as individuals,
and as homes, which make us this
Christian nation of ours. Can we not
realize that beer has been forced
upon us, not as another refreshing
soft drink, but as the opening step in
tearing down the eighteenth amend
ment which stands as a part of the
foundation of America and its pro
gress? Shall we who believe in, and
stand for, temperance, not temper
ance in drinking, but temperance, the
abstinence from all things evil and
moderation in all things good, stand
aside while the people who would
tear down the amendment influence
our leaders of today to permit and
sanction the sale, transportation and
drinking of intoxicating liquors and
beer?
It can be easily seen that beer has
not been brought back for a refresh
ing soft drink, but as a forward step
toward the open saloon where every
one may indulge in this evil out of
which comes crime and moral de
gradation. Those who would bring it
back have the wrong attitude toward
life, liberty, and the pursuit of happi
ness. They desire it for personal gain,
money, and other selfish reasons.
They, seemingly, do not realize -what
the outcome will be, for they haven’t
pictured a city with open saloons,
drunken men, fights and numerous
crimes which make it unsafe for re
spectable men and women to be on
the streets.
At present there is less crime and
debauchery resulting from intoxicat
ing liquors than before the eighteenth
amendment was passed. Can we as
Christian Americans stand aside and
see this great evil forced upon us
again? Since these people who have
fought for the. beer have .obtained it,
will they be satisfied? Will it decrease
bootlegging and smuggling of intoxi
cating liquors and beer? If so, they
have the wrong conception of what is
good for their phy.sical, moral and
spiritual welfare and the safety of
America. If the step which has been
taken by these people in bringing
beer back is allowed to progress, and
beer will not .satisfy them, in a few
years the eighteenth amendment will
be wholly destroyed and America will
find herself, as she was before the
amendment was passed. Prohibition
as all laws, even the Ten Command
ments, has not been obeyed and en
forced, but not from imperfection
chiefly, but from the sinfulness and
w'eakness of the Christian people of
America. If the people allow the re
turn of intoxicating liquors this na
tion of ours will fall as Rome and
other nations have fallen before. It
will mean the complete destruction
of society, morals, and eventually this
nation of ours. The introduction of
beer had been one of the greatest
backward steps which America has
ever taken. After we have worked for
years to overcome this great evil,
shall we lay dovm the work and give
up? No, emphatically no. Now is the
time for every Christian man, w'oman,
boy and girl to fight this evil before
it is entirely beyond control. We
should abstain from all use of it. If
the eighteenth amendment is repeal
ed, a more perfect law, more efficient
and better suited to the needs and
welfare of the people should replace
it.
God did not intend that we should
live in drunkenness and debauchery,
but by the work of God.
“Look not upon the wine when it
is red, when it giveth his colour to the
cup, when it moveth itself aright.”
“At the last it biteth like a serpent
and stingeth like an adder.” Proverbs
23:31-32. EDWARD JONES.
Football Statisticc
Someone has compiled statistics
showing that fifty-four miles of tape
was used to bind up the football
players at the University of Cali
fornia.—Johnsonian.
Prelude
Mrs. Shaw presses the small bell on
her table. Instantly a hush settles
over the dining-hall. A deep voice
from the rear of the room booms
startlingly forth:
“Accept our thanks, O Lord, for
this day and its blessings ...”
I open one eye a fraction of an
inch to see if the boy next to me has
his eyes closed. He doesn’t. Being a
fellow who preaches what he doesn’t
practice, he motions violently for me
to close my eyes—I mean my eye.
I gigrgle and slap my handkerchief to
my mouth just in time to suppress my
mirth.
“Bless this food to the nourishment
of our bodies ...”
By this time I have become bolder
and have oiK*ned both my eyes.
There’s a slight stir at the next table.
I peer cautiously over my shoulder.
One of our love-sick boys shoves a
city-note into the hand of the boy
next to him and points openly to a
girl at the other end of the table. The
note rapidly exchanges hands and is
soon in the possession of its rightful
owner. The girl recognizing the hand-
vTiting, blushes, drops the note into
her pocket, and piously closes her
eyes again.
“Forgive us of our many sins . . . ”
The boy across the table idly sur
veys the food from half-closed eyes.
He leans forward and stealthily draws
the peanut butter closer to his plate.
In doing so, his finger comes into
contact with the brown gluey sub
stance. Frowning, he disengages his
sticky digit and carefully smears the
peanut butter on his neighbor’s neck.
Fearing the results, I close my eyes.
“Go with us and guide us always.
Amen.”
Slowly, I raise my head and open
my eyes. I jerk out my chair and sit
down to feast upon peanut butter and
zip.
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An illuminating address on “The
Hitler Regime In Germany,” by Mr.
William C. tlocke, young Asheville
attorney, featured the monthly meet
ing of the Mars Hill College Inter
national Relationships Club here on
May 9.
The program of the evening was on
Germany, and preceding Mr. Cocke’s
address three members of the club,
who had attended the Tenth Annual
Conference on International Relation
ships held at Agnes Scott College and
Emory University, near Atlanta, re
cently, gave reports of the confer
ence.
S. J. Justice opened the program
with a report on an address on “War
Debts,” given by Prof. E. M. Patter
son, of the University of Pennsyl
vania. This was followed by two re
ports on talks made by Sir Heriiert
Ames, a Canadian, who for seven
years w’as financial director of the
League of Nations. The first talk on
“Germany Looks to the West,” was
given by Charles Waters; while the
second, on “Germany Looks to the
East,” was given by Miss Mary
Greene.
Bill O’Cain Is New
Science Club Head
The Science Club held its final
business of the year. May 9, in the
Science lecture room; at which time
an interesting program w’as presented.
Officers for the coming year were
elected as follows: President, Bill
O’Cain; vice-president. Prank Powell;
and secretary, Miriam Early. At the
conclusion of the business meeting,
the club adjourned to the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon E. Wood for its
annual social. The successful work of
the year was brought to a close by a
most enjoyable evening.
“Bull,” “Red,” “Quiz,” “Cowboy,”
“Rat-face,” “Hot-stuff,” and “Sleepy”
are a few samples of the nicknames
of professors used by the studepts of
State College. (Few are called by;
these names in the classroom.)
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hand, but were u»ie
building. The buil^^
$60,000. About $4i^
will be realized.
college to begin
building within the I ^
have it completed f ‘
of the next school
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the manufacturing
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