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pp Pape Two THE HILLTOP, MARS HILL COLLEGE. MARS HILL. NORTH CAROLINA Q*Ke Hilltop Diddam and Daddam 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 _ CHARLES R. Greene Managing Editor . J. Norman Ellis Associate Editor _T. C. Wagstaff Poetry Editor . . Emily Patrick Sports Editor JOHN S. Farrar Faculty Advisor Falk S. Johnson REPORTERS Rush Beeler Max Freeman Kent Brannock Gordon Bernard George Blackwell Carl Compton Marv Ellington, Hilda Stoker M iriam Critcher William J. Clark Louise Thomas Dot Pierce Business Manager Alex Johnson Circulation Manager Irvin Johnson Advertising Managers JjoE Harper and Joe Breedlove Mary W. Corpening Vivian Crisp Grady Dover Imogene Brown International Summary GEORGE BLACKWELL By YOUR SNOOPERS Vol. XIV. March 2, 1940 No. 10 Editor’s Note—The Hilltop is sponsoring a series of guest edi torials. Last week Professor S. O. Trentham wrote on "Growth." This week the guest editorial writer is Dean I. N. Carr. Can You Be LoyalF- All of us believe in honesty, truth, goodness, and performance of duty. But underlying these is the more basic fact of loyalty. It is the finishing stroke in a man. It constitutes the highest virtue in womanhood. It makes associates respect a thief even though he ■ be a gang.ster. Loyalty warms the heart of those most distant. It does not take a genius to be loyal. Even a simple-minded person can have this prized possession. Those in lowly station have often been supremely loyal. This characteristic makes one love relatives and friends. Its absence makes almost any of us want to run away from any such person whom we know. It is this quality which we so admire in our mothers. Loyalty banishes fear and establishes happy relations, even between employer and employee. Loyalty is at the heart of a thriving church. It is a fundamental principle in a college. President Blackwell cannot imn a college unless teachers are loyal. A faculty cannot teach successfully unless students are loyal. A college cannot call upon friends for complete support unless all are loyal. Loyalty stops scandal, silences evil gossip, and makes any community a bit more like heaven. It furnishes one the surest way to vocational success. Upon it is built the most solid reputation. Disloyalty is the most difficult thing in the world to forget and forgive. Family life rotates around loyalty. It causes the mother never to forsake her son, while the father spends his last dime for his child. The thought of a loyal friend is like a tonic in the spring time. “Just to be loyal! Lord we can all be that; and, if we only knew it, there isn’t a bigger thing this side of heaven we can do.’’ Loyalty is a great factor in love. Attention, admiration, and tenderness all have their places in love, but these without loyalty can arouse only a passing interest. A lack of loyalty will cause one to miss the greatest experiences of life. Be loyal to the good in your family, to the best in your friends, to the trust placed in you by those with whom you work or study, and the best which life holds will come back to you. I. N. Carr Greetings, most august and ce lestial Confucius fans! We aren’t quite sure what we’ve just said, but the general meaning is; “Hi, youse guys and gals what is gone nuts over what that old, dead Chinaman said!” Evidently some of that generous advice of his has worked at Mars Hill. Dick Proctor might think this one over: “He who slings mud loses ground.” Christine Pope has apparently captivated Dean Willis in a big way. Wonder what a certain Guy has to say about that? Bill Clark believes in permanent affairs, if not—why the Shirley Temple hair-do? Heard Tolliver Davis say t’other day that of all virtues he prefers Constance-y ‘Smithy fine’! Have you folks noticed the pale (Continued on page 4) THE CLOTHESLINE A Letter From A Peeved Roommate To His **01e Lady.** Be Fair- In going around our campus we often hear the expression, “That’s the silliest rule I ever heard of.” This statement is generally applied to the dating regulations under which we are forced to op erate. Let us take into consideration the fact that we are sent to college for the purpose of learning to live a useful life, and not to lead a country club existence. If we want the advantages of a social college, let us choose one other than Mars Hill, which is an institu tion for learning. Our social life on the campus is one compatible with the high ideals of our college; and, although some of the rules seem out of date, let us take advantage of the many opportunities we do have rather than lamenting our limitations. Nothing is so disgusting to an outsider as to hear a student speak in a derogatory manner about his alma mater. Let us be fair in our judgment of all things; and, above all, let both faculty and students be tolerant in regard to our laws. Rules are made not to bo broken, as so many seem to think, but to guide us and help us in both our present and future lives. We obey the laws of our country without question, because we know that a swift and sure punishment will be certain to follow if we do not. Why, then, can we not obey the less stringent rules of our .school without question? Let us be fair; let us not cheat ourselves out of the great pleas ures that we can get out of college life by eternally complaining about things that we cannot change.—G. B. Listen!- Dear Ole Lady: When I consented to room with you, I thought our personalities blended, but now I know they clash. When I want to study, you insist on keeping the radio going full blast. Your musical taste is about as refined as Mrs. Shaw’s zip. You insist on being put to sleep by Benny Goodman and pulled out of bed by the Carter family. I know that you come from the farm, but when will you ever learn that our domicile is not a barn? Incidentally, it’s your time to clean the room and make the beds. (I know it is, too. Don’t you remember that I swept the floor the week before Thanksgiving?) Of course I like jokes, but when will you ever stop inter rupting me to tell one of your favorites found on page 24 of the 1928 Blum’s Almanac? Don’t you get enough to eat in the dining hall? You are the first there and the last to leave. But still you down four R. C.’s daily, and the floor is lined with empty bottles. You have been absent from chapel so many times that you will not be permitted to take the examination at the end of the semester. My best white shirt now hides your dirty hide, my toothpaste is gone, my razor cannot be found, and here goes my patience. J. C. R. G. P- S.—If you are interested in moving. Miss Snelson is the per son to see. Since the time when the vast and ponderous flow of ice that came from the home of the im mortal gods of the Vikings re treated to the frozen plains of the north, the inhabitants of the Baltic nations have been warriors first and last. With the Bible in one hand and the sword in the other, these nations have marched through the ages with a love of democracy that is unequaled by any of the other European na tions. With these things in mind, we look in upon the Baltic nations of the year 1940. Finland The big bear of the north—the Soviet Socialist Union, jealous of the recent advancements by Adolf Hitler’s Germany—has turned its hungry eyes in the direction of the nation of the Greeks of the North, little democratic Finland. And the Finns, descendants of a hearty race, have forced this bear to crawl, paying dearly for every inch of Finnish territory that she dares to lay her bloody and pol luted paw on. The Finnish Man- nerheim line, named for their present commander-in-chief. Gen eral Mannerheim, has held the Campus PersonalitiiI By T. C. WAGSTAIA JOE HARPER— President of the I literary society, presidenB C-II class and advertisii ager of the Hilltop. Corf for his ability to play dr^’^ his genial personality, hr. known and liked among 1^ students. From Rocky is by turns an ardent li misogynist. First he swf and then he is hooked i the time of this writing L to be hooked. A thorougf man, he is noted for hfe of never unnecessarily ’to others and his “Greek T li pearance, him the which has ear, appellation. Harper. Height, weight, » i>n b( are medium. ‘PETE” MERRILL— fi C-I president of th„ mathian literary society ^ d£ Asheville, he is one of * m popular students on the and is a friend to ever) to amorous intentions at> be desci Russians back and cost them some I "'"’'or steady.” Outstanding jj., personality are his ini' j one hundred thousand lives. Thou sands of bombs have been dropped in Finland, thus paralyzing the civilian life. Of most encourage ment to the Finns was the an nouncement by the United States of a twenty million dollar loan (America again turns Santa Claus). The Finns have a coun-i . v,„ . 4.1. * • , J, J J ,1 appearance is marked by,„ try that is easily defended, and I j j • r^' 4, . [developed sandy torsial . tour million nponle with ciioh ! , . . ^ upon his cranium and ,, , . , ] 'a his eye. His measureii' the democracies, may yet see the i o „ ultimate defeat of the Reds. Only i bill AVERA are his cerity and friendliness, to the usual pattern for student, he is energetic dustrious. In most thinl, , very efficient and can pended upon to carry job assigned him. His spring will tell; and that, by the way, isn’t far off. The “Little Three’ Former censor of the 1 literary society and pres^^ Across from the home of the i dent of the orchestra. Swedes live three races of people who have always loved freedom, but somehow have not been able to retain it. They are the three countries of Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania—now provinces in the new Russian Empire and once members of the so-called de mocracies. Lithuania was once a mighty grand duchy; Estonia was once the province of the old Swedish empire under Charles and Christina. World War I gave all three of these countries freedom—once grand duchies of Czar Nicholas. These three nations, with a combined population of less than the state of California, made rapid progress along with Fin land up to the present time. But the year 1939 brought trouble, and today they are once again under Russia (they are allowed, however, to retain name and personal freedom, but are really under Russian control). The end (Continued on page 4) Rocky Mount and can Lj, instrument upon which jji his hands. A fine fello'^jj interesting friend, he intimate with very fei^i g friend to many. A geni^gg noisseur, he seems to \g knack of appreciation of ; the fine things of life, food, books, etc. As yc* ; been the victim of nOnd infatuation and will proM j safely the dangerous ^ romance. Credited by on originating the word "A rp should certainly be rega*, f benefactor to Mars Hill 'jt Of slight build, he haS] j face and a crop of daf hair. 3r 1 b^ HILDA STOKER— Former secretary of pareil literary society president of Le Cercle also secretary of a coll^ ^ day School class. A student and society meia' the color of strained YOU NAME THIS ONE By MARY W. CORPENING to be be Short short story contestants: Only 28 more writing days until your short short story will be in the hands of the receivers. By the way, EiTglish professors will be asked to serve as judges. Our motto: no delaying, no cobing, na plagiarizing. Happy writing.—The Editor. “What’s in a name” Juliet could not see. But the idea just occurred me That maybe we would all pleased If from the christening we released. But necessity demands that we be named. Some of us who bear the burden of being named some thing other than Smith may often feel that necessity demands too much. Take for example the man who a lily-white complexion) ly carried his case to court in order to get his name changed. The judge said, “Your name, sir?” The plaintiff answered, “Abner Hogpickle.” Judge: “And you wish to have your name changed to what?” Plaintiff: “Henry Hogpickle.” Whereupon the judge said, “Case dismissed.” Each day one lives one learns, especially if one is in college. And (Continued on page 4) eyes which might hav^ the famous “non angelis” are her distj* characteristics. It has ^ that the expression soin' yda W her face (especially in moments) is comparabF*^^ of an Easter bunny. S. and fluent conversation” has a winning smile trolling personality. VIRGINIA LISK— die President of the Cl’^lL society and a valuable n’^— the dramatic club. Also ^ of the B. S. U. council' member of the foren^ and has taken a pronil'Jyg^ in this type of work. 1 (Continued on pa^ (rc
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