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Pour THE HILLTOP, MARS HILL COLLEGE, MARS HILL, NORTH CAROLINA Names in the News LOG CHURCH IS DEDICATED EVERY OTHEl By CHARLES GREENE Hero’s Luck— “Atlanta’s gift to the Baptists, football hero” Alex Johnson warmed the “mourners’ bench” of the football field all last year and won a letter for his persever ance. In the Erskine game when the Mountain Lions had the Due West boys 27-0, the happy “Hoot” chased his second-string men into the fight while the picking was good. In the meantime Alex Johnson’s bench got cold; one proud boy went to bed that night, and Alex was the talk of football fans for a week. Stringfield Spiel— Second only to Dr. Moore in knowledge of the history of Mars Hill college, and second only to none in wit and clownery is head of thj department of education Preston Calvin Stringfield. Re cently Professor Stringfield gave his annual reminiscing speech in chapel and told story after story of human interest connected with the buildings of Mars Hill. A Tea For The Teacher— Flabby, eccentric Thomas Clif ton Wagstaff brightened the halo of publicity shining around his editorialized tearoom when he in vited Dean Caroline Diggers to attend his four o’clock tea last Monday. Result: Dean Biggers promised Wagstaff a pink begonia for his highly decorated domicile. Tragic Ending— In the absence o‘f Dean Carr, verbose Bruce Brown took charge of the 9:30 section of American history. The pinch-hitting profes sor delighted in an exhaustive dis cussion of each topic, and he was no respecter of persons in asking questions. Miriam Critcher dis cussed the Tripolitan war. When she had finished, Brown asked, “What happened to the frigate George Washington?” Miriam meekly replied, “It died.” Meyers of Miami— Among the congressmen attend ing the student legislature held in Raleigh the nearest approach to Huey Long was egotistical Paul Meyers, C-I from Miami, Florida. By his showmanship Meyers got himself elected chair man of the finance committee of the “House.” Work Progresses On New Building « „ WEEK ] By Charles Greene >>-,1 *A.w ? The log church pictured above was dedicated on Founders’ day in Locust Grove as a symbol of the fact that Mars Hill college, now grown rather large, has not forgotten its dependence in earlier years upon the small mountain churches of which this is an example. This church, brought from a remote part of Madison county and rebuilt by students this year, is one of the last of the log build ings used for worship in this section of the state. It was dedicated on Founders’ day, with Prof. J. A. McLeod in charge of the services and with the Rev. J. R. Owen, for a long time pastor of the church here and now pastor of French Broad Baptist church of Asheville, as the principal speaker. It is located in Locust Grove, near the burial place of Joe, the slave who went to prison as security for a debt on the first building of the college. Mr. BrysonTilson, superintendent of buildings and grounds, was in charge of the moving of the building to its present location. IN MEMORIAM “PETE” BUTLER ^ Last September a husky, be ] tanned Californian landed pla Mars Hill campus. He came v a! a bang, and in his impetuous the he rushed on, always smiised. always joyous. Death caught ;ean as suddenly as a hawk svtnak down on its prey. “Pete” B rei died as he had lived; he diefray the firing line. And when ov« passed a whole school mon{ygn his going. as Last week the body of “P)rd Butler returned home for wit first time in over two moi ha' but those who knew him as t wo friend smiled through tears this were confident that his soul poir gone to its Maker. ly h * ♦ * ning MRS. FLEETWOOD , wi Barrels of water have dal 2 ] over the slick rocks of the 1. Hill cascades in the last dei^gfg) and thousands of calls have t gon Results Of Student Polls Published College Students Strongly Assert Stand On World Situation Actual Construction Building To Start December 1 On Construction of the new science building is well under way. On October 28 the college architect, Mr. H. T. Gaines, completed and mailed the plans of specification to approximately ten general contractors. Within a few days the contract will be awarded one of these companies, and actual construction will start December first. Details of the plans for the new building have already been announced by the architect. The building will be 150 fdet long and 63 feet wide. It will include three stories and a basement, and will house offices for the instructors in the science, and the biology and chemistry laboratories. The lite rary society halls will be con structed on the second floor. The college is looking to alum ni for their cooperation and as sistance in financing this under taking. Already many initial gifts have been made. With all elements of the nation ardently campaigning for one side or another in the current debate over the Uinted States’ position in the current world sit uation, college students are strongly asserting their views on just what should be done to clar ify their country’s stand on in ternational politics. Here is a summary of most recent polls— a summary that tells you just how the wind is blowing so far as the nation’s undergraduates are concerned: 1. A little more than 58 per cent of the college youth favor the move of the U. S. senate in voting repeal of the embargo against shipment of arms to for eign nations. 2. However, when it comes to the question of furnishing mili tary aid to the allies (Britain and France) if they face defeat, collegians vote 68 per cent against sending our men and machines across the Atlantic. 3. The above vote is despite the fact that 91 per cent of the undergraduates voting favor the cause of the allies against the totalitarian alliance. 4. In keeping with the expres sions given above, 96 per cent voted in the “no” column when asked if they thought the U. S. should enter the present Euro pean war. In. fact, 78 per cent in dicated that they would not vol unteer for service if the U. S. went to war on the side of the allies. 5. On the other hand, 55 per cent indicated that they would fight in the U. S. army if we were attacked. The surprising fact here is the large number (45 per cent) who indicated that they would not fight even if our nation or its territories were in vaded. All these facts seem to indicate that the pacifistic views of the na tion’s collegians, so often express ed before, have changed little since the opening of hostilities in Europe. The general view seems to be that the U. S. should not fight abroad under any cir cumstances, but that we should Pres. Roosevelt Makes Statement About Education To the Patrons, Students, and Teachers of American Schools: Let us take note, as we again observe American Education Week throughout our nation, that education in our democracy teaches the practice of reason in human affairs. I refer not only to education i that may come from books, I in clude education in fair play on the athletic field and on the de bating platform; I include educa tion for tolerance through par ticipation in full, free discussion in the classroom. Practice in the scientific method by our young people may be more important | than learning the facts of science. From kindergarten through col lege our schools train us to use the machinery of reason; parlia mentary practice; the techniques of cooperation; how to accept with good grace the will of a majority; how to defend by logic and facts our deep convictions. This is education for the Ameri can way of life. Our schools also bring us face to face with men and women with whom we shall share life’s strug gles. In their lives and ours, strug gle will never be absent; the struggle of every individual against the stream of life; the struggle and competition among individuals, groups, institutions, states, and nations. To the reso- lusion of conflicts and struggles of life, democracy supplies no easy answer. The easy answer. the quick but incomplete answer, is force; tanks and torpedoes, guns and bombs. Democracy calls instead for the application of the rule of reason to solve conflicts. It calls for fair play in canvass ing facts, for discussion, and for calm and orderly handling of dif ficult problems. These vital skills we Americans must acquire in our schools. In our schools our coming generations must learn the most in the world—the successful management of democ racy. Let us think of our schools during this American Education Week not only as buildings of stone and wood and steel; not only as places to learn how to use hand-and brain; but as train- I ing centers in the use and appli cation of the rule of reason in the affairs of men. And let us hope that out of our schools may come a generation which can persuade a bleeding world to sup plant force with reason. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT. Community Sings Are Held Weekly Sings Make Big Hit With The Students; Breed love Directs do all in our power to aid the English-French alliance to defeat the forces of Hitler, Stalin, and Mussolini. One may rightly assume from this preliminary survey report that the college youth is strongly maintaining its view that the U. S. should remain aloof to all for eign entreaties that we should actively enter the fight to again save democracy from defeat. Just how strong this view is entrench ed will be proven only when the defeat of the democratic nations becomes imminent, for then will come the real test of whether or not they can passively watch totalitarianism assume an even more dominant position in Eu rope.— (AGP). The recent introduction of the old-time community sings into the campus activities has met with the encouraging approval of the students. The first in a series of such community sings was held October 25 in the college audi torium following the first even ing meal. Between the evening meals the students have found no more pleasing past time than to get together and sing the old fa vorites. These Thursday evening pro grams have been organized in such a manner that all types of songs that are favorites of the students will be sung. In the fu ture after the students have got into the swing of things, they will be permitted to make requests to be sung on the program. Already many have requested songs and asked that these Thursday even ing get-togethers be continued. Each Thursday evening a dif ferent campus leader will be selected to direct the students in sining. The first community sing was conducted by Joe Breedlove, of Durham, who introduced these programs. ed into the little office c( -(y, “central” Over Ammon’s Sfensr Mrs. Barrow Fleetwood did eked hear all the water that ran of the cascades, but she heard i% th( of the calls that rang in her lise J quarters at “central.” Five months ago Mrs. Fijjg wood laid her headphones djg Last Sunday night she died. death came at home, whic|ag , practically on the campus; ougb during her sickness the hj^enta that were sung in chapel, ;y * cheers that were given in tht,rgin ciety halls, floated easily thrl gp her window. jes. Without the story of linst Fleetwood’s connection with 1 ma Hill, her biography would nfts. complete, and the history of Ijj ^1 Hill would be found lacking, jjai Mrs. Fleetwood’s student r wh was full. Four times the Vied elected her to the office of Ins’ ident. She graduated in exid th sion and gave at her recitaljere Courtship of Miles Standish.pk a cut the first cake at the Clio ception, and she was a meig^^ of the committee that self; the school colors. ag d or Her days at Mars Hill 'mgh finished, but her interest Mars Hill remained througih ol ens her life. She saw four of lall,' children finish Mars Hill, and qua daughter followed her to exc chair of the Clio presidency, has Clios did not forget Mrs. f-, tv wood’s accomplishments, for yg j elected her as Mother of the ythi for 1937-’38. d rij When Mrs. Barrow Fleett-vvar passed, a great soul passed, fir she leaves an empty place ag* hoi the shy. jir t Two Voices There is a country full of And liquor of the sun, Where sap is running all the Where all is good as it is f^^^ And love and will are one. ® iy Old age may never come fljj, But even today The people talk as in a dre^y And laugh slow time away. But would you stay as no\^ are. Or as a year ago? * Oh, not as then, for then small ” The wisdom we did owe! Or if forever as today, ' How little we could know! Then welcome age, and fe»im sorrow; T Today’s no better than tom>‘ s Or the yesterday that flies, id By the low light in your ey^^d By the love that in me lie*ei I know we grow more lovelf Growing ■wise.
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