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Page Two THE HILLTOP. MARS HILL COLLEGE, MARS HILL, NORTH CAROLINA CThe Hilltop 'Plain Living and High Thinking’' Published by the Students of Mars Hill College, Mars Hill, N. C. Entered as second-class matter February 20, 1926, at the post office at M ars Hill, North Carolina, under the Act of March 3, 1879. Issued semi-monthly during the college year. Subscription Rate: Year. $1; Issue, 5c STAFF Editor-in-Chief ... Managing Editor -Charles R. Greene T. C. Wagstaff Associate Editor J. Norman Ellis Poetry Editor Emily Patrick Sports Editor Johnny Farrar Faculty Advisor Falk S. Johnson REPORTERS Rush Beeler Ma.x Freeman Mary W. Corpening Kent Brannock Frank Venters Vivian Crisp Paul Meyers George Blackwell Carl Compton Louise Wall Mary Ellington Imogene Brown Miriam Critcher Louise Thomas Business Manager Alex Johnson Circulation Manager Irvin Johnson Advertising Manager Job Harper Vol. XIV. February 10, 1940 No. 8 Mr. Huff, The Forensic Han oi course, every one knows him. He is a low, gray, and good man in a dark blue suit and a green felt hat; and he has a lovely red complexion. On English class students call him “Mr. Huff,” hut off class some Joe College, respectfully enough, calls him “Beowulf.” It is not Mr. Huff, the English professor, nor Mr. Huff, the “Beowulf” that I wish to mention. I am speaking of Mr. Huff, the forensic man. Although as a public speaker he is not a silver tongue, he specializes in taking rookie freshmen and converting them into seasoned debaters, orators, and after-dinner speakers. Last week Mr. Huff and a group of his boys went to the forensic tournament which was held at Boone, and the forensic director re turned to Mars Hill with a laurel instead of the feather in his green felt hat, for one of his direct-cla.sh teams rubbed the noses of the mighty State team (victorious at the Winthrop tournament) into the soil of the Appalachian campus. For the Dixie forensic director championship, I nominate Joseph Bascom Huff. Congratulations to the man who puts the silver lining on the silver tongues!—C. R. G. Diddam and Daddam By YOUR SNOOPERS ‘Coniucius Say K’ung Fu-Tsze, the great Chinese philosopher whom we know as Confucius, wrote many things which are of value to us today. Although Confucius lived almost five centuries B. C., his suggestions about the propriety of speech are worth the consideration of the students of Mars Hill college. Confucius emphasized the importance of caution in speaking: “For one word a man is often deemed to be wise, and for one word he is often deemed to be foolish.” He further enjoined caution in speech by saying, “He who speaks without modesty will find it hard to make his words good.” He developed the idea of caution in speech more fully in his passage: “Dislike will attend him whose promises from the lips do not ripen into fulfillment. Therefore the superior man incurs rather the resentment due to refusal than the charge of breaking his promise.” To persons who continually give advice, Confucius thus indi cated the limits of proper admonition and enjoined moderation: “Those whose courses are different cannot lay plans for one an other.” He seemed to be almost modern in his dislike for the nagger. He showed his dislike by saying, “Things that are done, it is need less to speak about; things that have had their course, it is needless to remonstrate about; things that are past, it is needless to blame.” His dislike of gossip is equally well shown by his emphatic “I hate those who make secrets known and think that they are straight forward.” Confucius looked upon speech as a precious gift which should be used liberally for constructive criticism, but sparingly for de structive criticism.—J. R. B. Style In Romance- On the Mars Hill campus romance is in a rut. The situation is this. If you date a girl regularly, you are in love with her. If you don’t at all, you are too conceited, a social outcast, or a misogynist. If you date several girls (or boys, as the case may be), you are fickle. If you happen to be a girl, you are only censured more for following any one of the above courses, particularly the last mentioned one. This state of affairs is naturally unsatisfactory to everyone con cerned. The average boy or girl does not wish to date as often as seven times a week, although some do. Likewise, the average person who dates occasionally is afraid to do so because he or she might happen to date someone else’s inamorata and thereby incur the displeasure of some person or persons. Dates are often refused be cause of the fear of hurting someone’s feelings. Also, variety in romance, as in other things, is the spice of life; and dating one per son exclusively can become very monotonous. One cannot, on the other hand, avoid the opposite sex entirely and still be well-rounded. The ideal solution to the problem seems to be this. Date when the inclination strikes you, within reasonable limits, and share the privilege of dating a certain person or persons as you would food or other material possessions. And, above all, never take any casual in fatuation seriously.—T. C. W. Greetings y’all! The Southern accent is due to the influence of Gone with the Wind. That fasci nating production was true to life enough to satisfy even Colonel Culpepper of Atlanta. It seems that Dupree is pleasing him quite as well, though. Had you noticed? That exotic ecstasy of every body’s dream—Ruth Jones to you —^has completely captivated the quite cultured Bill Clark. Nice couple, and we like them! Louise Wall is having quite a few Tay- lor-made evenings lately. How ever, she’s certainly been Frank about the whole thing. Since Mr. Swor paid us such an interesting visit we thoroughly understand that interesting enig ma, T. C. Wagstaff. All this time he’s been mentally in love with Imogene Brown—and we never knew! Lynn Starkweather is majoring in English even after class hours. She is a true disciple of the im mortal Ben Johnson! Henry Brown is interested in something these days, but he’s “Glad” it’s Reinhardt, and not something scho- la.stic! Helen Trentham is feeling good, too. No wonder—she’s got Avera little thing! Thigpen is certainly not Ruth less. No, they’re together ’most any and all the time. The other second semester edition—Moriarty from “Joisey” — has captured none other than Fonts! Dick Davis must possess a lucky token. He manages to steer clear of all entangling alliances. Speaking of the Monroe Doctrine —Napoleon manages pretty well himself. But he confessed about his old lady. Yes, Farrar has suc cumbed to the charms of Little Audrey! We’re wondering what Bill did to Merritt a date with Rachel Dorris. Formal for the opera, my dcahs, and I’amour toujours glam- rkiii* I International Summary By GEORGE BLACKWELL With the World War II well on its way and the Finnish War an established fact, the falcons of war have darkened the skies and have driven the doves of peace to the western hemisphere. Thus the western hemisphere is the hope of those nations who still desire peace rather than war. The sum mary will deal this issue with the situation as it now stands in our part of the world. Lucille Haywood is Holt-ing Bob without any effort. We don’t believe she could lose him if she tried. Roy Lee is really dazzled by that Jewell you see him with. Bob Daniels is a gem, too—just a diamond in the rough. Bob Summey still finds life worth living. He doesn’t even mind the ex-Spence. Our little Bonkemeyer is still Merrilly going her own sweet way. The cold atmosphere surrounding Penland has caused Totherow to hibernate for a lonesome winter. Sluder—now lab assistant—is composing a melody dedicated to Mr. Trentham and entitled “Soto- coccus.” We are very proud of Sluder and commend his Biomu sical talent. We Snoopers are looking for ward to bigger and better morsels of gossip when Valentine’s Day is over. Confucius say: Boy give girl Valentine, Girl she fall for any old line! So—take it easy! The U. S. A., 1940 The United States can be com pared to a treasure chest full of riches; but, like Pandora’s box, it contains mistakes and troubles. For the U. S. A. is in a very sore spot as the year 1940 peeps its head around the corner of na tional and international events. Her problems are as numerous as those of any other country on the earth, and her financial problems are even greater. His Excellency, “Dictator” Franklin D. Roosevelt, by the grace of politics. President of the United States of America, has failed wonderfully in his at tempt to bring us out of the rut, but credit should be given to him for his successful foreign policy. For Franklin D. is in no small measure against war. The average citizen of today has great faith in his ability to keep us out of war. Even a few of the hurt and jealous Republicans have sensed that. Let all remember that the average citizen is first an Amer ican citizen and second a member of one or more of the political parties. This year will bring few changes in our international pol icy. Election is just around the corner. I Campus % Personalitie s By T. C. WAGSTAF (Editor’s Note)—This sketches of some of the r prominent students on tii; Hill campus is not design select the most important cl lar students, but rather to a cross-sectional view of tli Hill type of student. We fu ize that because of our \ stricted amount of spaceg the students who deserj mention cannot be inclct this series, and we acknowledge the fact here T. L. CASHWELL— A well-known minister- dent from Gastonia. Presi the Euthalian literary soci* superintendent of the Sunday school. He is caps efficient, though he has sity for procrastination. H* five feet eleven inches in feet, has wavy brown hair^ of medium build. EARL PRICE— ' President of the StudeJ cil and superintendent of i' ing hall, also president ' Philomathian literary Friendly and good natur a very pleasing voice and imentary “bay window”' reveals his taste for gastd, faction. Five feet ten and i inches in his shoes, he k brown hair and weighs oi. dred and seventy-five poU^ GORDON BERNARD— [ A student who has graj campus for three years, a C-III, and is from Spri Tenn. A valuable mein, the Dramatic club and an^ (Continued on page t -irk'k-k-k-k-k'k-kirtrkirkiriHrirk His Majesty's Canada Canada is at war. Few of us realize that because the Canadians do not have the spirit that they had in World War I. George VI came to his “Kingdom across the sea” in hopes that he could make the democratic. Canadians feel proud to belong to Imperial Brit ain. Canada has begun to feel proud of its American heritage. She has looked on this war with a feeling that Britain could have settled it in some other way. The nation is at last beginning to feel its place in the world. Her vast empire and ten million people make her a growing power in the western hemisphere as Canada has turned her eyes southward to the P.an-American Union. I r ^“European Hisi*! As She Is WrI' The Dictator Republic Mexico is the last of the big three in the northern part of the western hemisphere. She is the weakest and less democratic of the three. Mexico has been run by a dictator of some sort in most of the century of its indepen dence. Other countries have used her for a door mat. But the year 1940 has found that Mexico has taken a place in the world and has begun to settle its numerous national problems without the “big gun” policy of the U. S. A. Mexico is courted by the other dictator countries who see much in her great supply of natural resources. And yet Mexico shows an interest in Pan-American poli cies. Mexico may see marked im provement in the year that fol lows. The “A” in the ABC Argentina has been compared to the United States in a number of ways. She is certainly the rich est of the South American coun tries and next in rank to the United States. But Argentina has ideas of her own and thus is a source of trouble to the other (Continued on page 4) J * By SPENCER B. KINC^, Instructor (???) In Hi* (Note: The writer is il to his students for the contained herein. They wc) ' ered from student final nation papers.) n The study of modern le properly begins in “Italyi R prominent town, because cl favorable position.” In tb« t ern part of this “town” tlFih the Sforza family which s family of people.” It W^l that Machiavelli said, /it Peter, and I shall stand 'll 1 rock.” c Out of Italy came tW learning and a great imPr, science. One of the great t this field in the sixteenth was “William Harvey, a h 1 man.” mi Among the nation sWnc Europe in 1500 was SpaWh became a “united nation I Ferdinand and Isabella ■ 1 and had a daughter. The was not the reason it Ferdinand and Isabella n’* However, there was anothai tor: “Spain became united they were driving the MoO'y* Tliey had to united. they keep united togethe’oi saw that they had to do anything.” “ One of the most impoi'l^ > tors in the Middle Ages Church, at the head of the pope. His power than spiritual; for instaf^ he drew the “Line of tion to divide the barbari^'^® )tir the Christians.” The Cbw a strong hold on the life duct of the people in in their eyes could contf*. ’ beyond the grave. Becausf**"' (Continued on page
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