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THE HILLTOP, MARS HILL COLLEGE, MARS HILL, NORTH CAROLINA
CThe Hilltop
‘Plain hiving and High Thinking"
Published Semi-Monthly During the School Year by the Students of
Mars Hill College. Subscription Price 50c Per Semester.
Entered at the Post Office, Mars Hill, N. C., as Second Class Matter,
February 20, 1926.
EDITORIAL STAFF
Editor.
Paul Early
Managing Editor Orville Campbell
Feature Editor Bill Blaine
Sports Editor
Faculty Advisor.
James Walker
-Falk S. Johnson
Sam Smith
Lucile Long
Mary Corpening
John Owen
Carlyle Glance
Poetry Editors
John Ball Helen Crutchfield
REPORTERS
Emeth Johnson
Ada Wall
Mac Norwood
Edna L. Herring
Virginia Cates
W. P. Hall
Dorothy Lee Savage
Bill Duckworth
Emily Patrick
James Griggs
Leah Oglesby
John Ray
* KITCHEN I
J GOSSIP i
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By Kit Hollingsworth and
Ting Ling Bell
David Middleton
TYPISTS
Roger Bell
BUSINESS STAFF
Business Manager..
Advertising Manager-
Circulation Manager..
.-Banner Shelton
J. R. Evans
James Kirk
Vol. XIII.
NOVEMBER 12, 1938
No. 5
Dont Become Discouraged
During the past week mid-term tests have been the topic of con
versation for practically every student on our campus. Many of us
spent several sleepless nights during the exams and all were glad
-when their final test was over and they could get back into the
general run of things. On the whole—the grades were very good
hut still there were some who barely passed or failed.
To those who did not come up with the best of grades or did fail
let me offer you this bit of advice. You have two ways that you
can turn. (1) Tackle your work with new vim and vigor and make
up your mind that you are going to try to improve it during the
balance of the semester, or (2) become discouraged and lose all of
the confidence that you and your friends have in you.
By choosing the first step you will do something that will make
your friends, teachers and folks back home proud of you. Your
teacher had much rather see you make 95 on a test after you have
made 60 than to see you make a high grade and then in the next
test fail or barely pass. If you bear down now, your teachers will
realize that you have made up your mind to improve your work and
they will do everything that they can to help you.
If you follow the second step in all probability you will do the
same thing after you leave college. The very worst thing that a
person can do is to let his friends lose confidence in him. He will
never be given a responsible position and in the end he will be
"without a job or have one that will pay him a very small salary.
Perhaps some of you have the idea that your teachers have not
been fair with you. If you have this thought in mind—and I know
that some of you do—let me ask you two questions: Have you
prepared all of your class assignments to the best of your ability?
Have you taken notes on class and paid close attention to comments
made by your teachers? I believe that if you can answer these two
questions in the affirmative you are doing fine in your work. If you
do have to answer them in negative, it is you and not the teacher who
is to blame. The next time you stop to criticize one of your teachers
think of these two questions.
Again let me urge you to do your very best and if you are not
at the top of the ladder now, make up your mind that you will not
be satisfied until you are. That is what determines the qualities
of a man. O.B.C.
Satisfaction
What does the average inhabitant of this world seek if not
satisfaction? In the contentment which comes with that peace of
conscience and heart is the aim of every human being. All inven
tions, discoveries, and advancements have been made in quest of that
slim, unexplainable bit of something which sets the soul at peace
with the world and which says to it, “Well done.”
In answer to the many quests for satisfaction, both in one’s
own life and in one’s fellow man, would not the whole world be glad
to find the one simple solution to the whole search? Where a prob
lem arises and true permanent satisfaction is sought, why not try
the one source of powerful guidance which never fails to lead one in
the only successful path? Then vnll come a satisfaction which cannot
be excelled for it is that which God alone can put in one’s heart.
Plainly then, may we suggest a close and earnest prayer life for a
sure satisfaction in all problems? The promise is certain, the result
just as sure.
“I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my
help.” —P.D.E.
(Editor’s Note: Due to popular
request we have done away with
“Scoop” Campbell’s column and
in its place are giving you the
real lowdown on the kitchen crew
this issue. Hope you like it.)
Well folks, we think it’s about
time the kitchen is getting in the
spotlight, ’cause we cooks and
dishwashers want a little bit of
publicity. The very backbone of
this place is the kitchen.
To begin with, we wanta know
why Worth Grant rushes off leav
ing the dishes stacked higher than
his head, to go to Greek study
hall?
Yea, up in that neck of the
woods reminds us of Ellen King
bringing the rolling pin around to
show it to Charles Taylor.
It’s funny why the biscuits taste
like medicine. What about it,
John McGee? Infirmary???
Wonder what the boys in the
kitchen are “gonna” do since
Cherries are out of season?
It didn’t surprise us a bit to
hear Miriam Pinnell going thru
the dining hall yelling, “Second
load, silver, silver, rah! rah! rah!”
We don’t wonder at the girls at
second tables making eyes at Bob
Allred. “Those brown eyes!!”
Folks, we’d like a little infor
mation. “Why is Pauline Wright
wearing the name of R. L. Bul
lard tacked on ’er?”
Have you seen the waiter? No,
no, we don’t guess you have. Get
your best pal to watch with you.
One says, “There he comes,” and
the other, “Yonder he goes!”
We’d give Circulation Manager
Kirk a writeup, but we can’t tell
his latest crush. Watch for your
self!!!
What’s this we heaj: about
Brockman wanting another salad?
Guess Hazel Bell has given him
an appetite.
The second tables have become
an historical spot—Andrew Jack-
son eats there three times a day.
Everyone thought C. C. Hope
was Aileen the other day—He
had a Tempy-ture.
We passed through the kitchen
and Harold Spainhour was beat
ing “A tisket, a tasket” on the
bottom of a dishpan—these pian
ists!
“Lightning,” better known as
Fleetfoot” Pollard sure rolls us
in the aisles, for when he comes
through with a pan of silver we
gangway.”
When anything happens in the
kitchen, we know it, for the Moc
casin Telegraph is a highly de
veloped system down there!
Say there boys, we have a good
looking “bunch” of girls working
in the dining hall this year and
they know their jobs! Why, one
of them is expecting to get pro
moted to Airheart’s Cafe before
long. It’s no use, girls, it’s a Ford
V-8.
We have a motion to put be
fore the house. We ask that every
one donate a penny for the pur
pose of buying Francis Owen a
scarf.
A little advice to Bill Woltz.
We suggest that you “getcha” a
rooster since you can’t hear the
alarm clock.
Yes, yes, Joe! Watch out for
“Hot Pot” Brewer. You’re “gon
na” get burned!!!
Virginia Fogleman and Ersa
Watson are “gonna” lose their
“positions” of drying pitchers and
scraping dishes, respectively, if
they don’t stop talking so much.
Say, Trentham! Who is that
that’s using you to stimulate her
appetite?
Here’s to you—until we find
some more “juicy bits of gos-
She Snoops To
Conquer
bij Crackle
sip!
Hi ya! Remember me?? Oh,
shucks, t’weren’t nothin’ but how
could ’ya fergit?? Any hae, let’s
get down to brass tacks—crunch
—crunch—good’er ’n snuff—di
gestible things— try ’em— five
cents per box.
For the past few weeks Cupid has
been piercing fiery arrows around
that Casanova Bush, some miss
but I know a few that hit bull’s
eye.—Bingo—hold your card
there may be a mistake. That
reminds me—girls come to the
Edna Corpening Moore Dormitory
next Thursday night and get your
share of fun at the carnival.
Let me think!!! Imagine???
Anne Lewis quote, “Mama once
told me the ‘Bogger Man’ would
get me”—Yeah, I think so too—
What seems to be the trouble,
Tony?? We hear G. T. Martin
gave you a pain in the neck—
Which Margaret was it over???
We wonder!!!! The Purity Sisters,
“Faith, Hope and Charity” ♦ ♦ *
Tempy says, “The greatest of
these is Hope!!!” I bet all the
boys on the campus wish they were
Peggy Brown’s S. P.—IF she
showers them all with spice cook
ies as she does David Hooks. Nice
stuff. Yeah!!! Llurline says that
Hocutt is a Good-man to have
around—June Pipes can’t make
up her mind if it’s a Cooke or an
Oven—nevertheless Cookie seems
to like Weaverville over the week
ends—Could it be the warm June
weather??? He dared me to do
it!!! Ha!! Guess I sacked him . . .
Big Fritts says Grace after meals
as well as before, and she says,
“Ah-men!” — Cynthia Jane says
“Mars Hill lacks something this
year.” Could it be Arthur? Yes!!!
With all these city notes whizzing
around here, some new romances
ought to turn up. Here’s hoping
so—It’s awful hard on me just to
more or less cultivate scandal dope
—’er sompin’ — Since “Scoop”
won’t read this—I’ll let ye in on
a “sneakret”—His bestest girl is
coming for Anniversary!!! Pete
Merrill and Frances Bonkemeyer
seem permanently to occupy a
seat on Spilman porch now—More
fun—Yeah! What’s fun about it?
Any-hae there’s the moon and the
most romantic music of some be
ginner on the piano and a slew of
harmonizers!!!!! It’s Snow White
of Ada to think so much of Red—
Here and now I want to thank the
**Top of the Morning Program”
for their assistance in unreeling
new romances for me. They’re
Okay—Yes??? We’re somekinda’
glad Wilda is back, ’cause poor
Joe Radford’s face just couldn’t
have gotten longer — If Culpep
per is an example of Georgia, we
wish we had more of ’em—at
least he likes variety. Just “A
Sentimental Gentleman from
Georgia.” Yes!! How about it
Emily, Anne, or maybe Lillian!!!
??? Little “Perk” says Big
Perk don t know J, R. I guess
it’s all in the family—
Life may be a song and love
may be the sweetest thing but
In Appreciat\^
We thank thee, God, for
For never ending aim ^.1
Of those who work for
And not for heights of
For every noble purpose,
That guides a faithful'
That makes his task a woi:
Not just an actor’s ps
Make us more understan
Of those in higher ran*
Who give their best for ol
And win so little thank
So w'hen some great achi =
Is gained and never los
Help us then to honor til
Who knew the dearest!
—Helen Crutci
you had better take thf
seriously.
The Hilltop recently re
letter addressed to the
Knowledge and for so
known reason it was tun]
to me. It is listed belo*
have tried to answer it toj
of my ability.
“Dear Bored of Knowled
“I have been very mua
ested in a young girl fro|
gia. Lately I have been ca
my Georgia Peach. I hi
since she went to the B.J
vention she has been
about a boy called
Charlie.’ Please tell me!
would consider him a
not?
“Yours for
“George ‘Pee Wee’ Bla
Dear George:
I have heard of
Charlie” but I do not kno
of his power as a Casanor
ertheless any man that
talking about is worth
rival. We advise you to pu]
old personality plus becai
are here and he is there.
At your sei
Cr
R eniiniscin
By Bill Blaine
“Some Answers to P
Mars Hill,” by Miss Mar
gers, as told to Billy Blai
Ask, and it shall be giv
seek and ye shall find; kn
it shall be opened unto y
every one that asketh re
and he that seeketh finde
to him that knocketh it i
opened.”—Matt. 7:7-9.
Throughout the years
tent theme that has geners
progress of Mars Hill hi
the steadfastness to pray
has been made manifest
lives of those who have dt
themselves to the task ol
tian principles and the a
ment of the youth of the
Much has been said about
vious achievements of t
lege and its functions, bi
has been said, and much
said, about the long hour
in secrecy with the Great
Years ago, w'hen the
campus consisted of onl
acres of land and a few bu
Mrs. J. C. Biggers, the mo
our present Dean Carolii
gers and Miss Martha Bigg
gether with nine gjrls weni
top of Little Mountain befc
break one morning and
prayed that God would g
the college the seventy-fiv
of land surrounding the
that the college needed S(
for its expansion. She
that the crowded conditi
the college might be all
and that a badly needei
dormitory might be made ]
and that a house-mother :
boys be appointed. She als
the suspicion that a certaii
owner in Mars Hill was
habit of selling quantiti
whiskey to the college bo;
she prayed together with ti
that Mars Hill might exp
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