Newspapers / Mars Hill University Student … / April 6, 1940, edition 1 / Page 2
Part of Mars Hill University Student Newspaper / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
Pao-e Two THE HILLTOP, MARS HILL COLLEGE, MARS HILL, NORTH CAROLINA ^The Hilltop 'Plain Living and High Thinking’' Published by the Students of Mars Hill College, Mars Hill, N. C. Subscription Rate: Year, $1; Issue, 5c STAFF Mary W. Corpening Vivian Crisp Grady Dover Imogene Brown Frank Venters Circulation Manager Irvin Johnson Advertising Managers Joi? Harper and Joe Breedlove VoL XIV. April 6, 1940 No. 12 programs. Take, well, a large number of little things which occur regularly on the campus because students prefer to be ludicrous in their high school kiddishness rather than keenly and alertly sensitive to the principle of appropriateness. Take, please, a moment to consider these things. A Dream Realized- Soon another dream of Mars Hill’s patrons will be real ized. Already the three stories of the new science building are written against the skies, and before many months the building will be completed entirely, and science will have a home. As we stand atop the new building as it nears completion we are fascinated by the beauty of the campus. To the left is the stately Edna Corpening Moore dormitory and to the right are the two boys’ dormitories, while in the center of the campus are the buildings of administration which stand out conspicuously. Every vacant spot is covered with spring’s lovely carpet of green turf. The buildings on the campus have not just sprung up; they have grown as the college has grown. Behind each of the buildings are sacrifices, persistent work, and prayer. There are other things that are needed badly—two new dor mitories, one for the boys and one for girls, library equip ment and enlargement. There are dreams of the realization of these needs as there have been of all the buildings. May we not merely dream of these needs, but may we take part in seeing that these needs are supplied for by our support in later years and by our prayers.—J. N. E. Who Is The Best Teacher? A question that is readily asked on our campus is “who is your favorite teacher?’’ In answering this question the students usually consider the following qualifications of the teacher: he has a keen sense of humor, soft voice, tidy ap pearance ; he gives short assignments, easy tests; he has plen ty of time on class to discuss happenings of the past or fu ture, and enough intelligence to make the class interesting. Few students ever consider the fact that “the best teacher is the teacher that makes one want to learn.’’ As you think of the teachers you have had in grammar school, high school, and college, are not the ones that you still love and appreciate most the ones that gave you an infinite desire for knowledge? They are the ones who made you mant to study the hardest, who broadened your out look on life and inspired you to make your life count for ' the most. When you are asked “who is your favorite teacher?’’ consider the one you sincerely hold highest in your esteem and he* or she will be “the one who made you want to learn.”—L. W. SPRING FEVER Entered as second-class matter February 20, 1926, at the post office at Mars Hill, North Carolina, under the Act of March 3, 1879. Issued semi-monthly during the college year. Editor-iii-Chief Charles R. Greene Alanaging 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 Mary Ellington Hilda Stoker Louise Wall Paul Meyers Eleanor Pokes William J. Clark Louise Thomas Dot Pierce Business Manager Alex Johnson Editor’s Note—The guest editorial writer this week is Professor Falk S. Johnson. Take Take the problem of paper aeroplanes, for example. They so littered the gymnasium floor at the recent exhibi tion of the girls’ physical education classes that the pro gram was repeatedly delayed, was marred. Take the problem of all-day suckers which somehow ap pear with every Saturday evening’s entertainment and ruin the rapport upon which the success of public gatherings depend. Take the letterwriting, the sleeping, the subdued booing, the general inattention that are so often found in chapel GREENE INK 5 I I I I The epidemic has struck the campus. Already student ing signs of the terrible disease. When they stroll into t with their shirttails unanchored and shuffle lazily about just gazing with one eye half closed, it is a sure sign ths has come. This disease of spring fever is dangerously contagW cording to physicians’ records no person having the diseai been quarantined. The cause of the disease is merely spi. But why should a time of the year when new life begi into being and fresh air and sunshine abound produce suet It is a poor way for a person to greet the grandest season with a disease. Most of the causes of spring fever seem to logical. The best way to conquer the disease is to rise in f when the day is young, and realize that the beautiful springtime was made for work and not idleness.—The Ed* By CHARLES R. GREENE My friends on either hand have urged me to seek an office this fall, but I, like Calvin Coolidge and the clock in the ad ministration building, did “not choose to run.” “Run,” my friends have urged me to, “if it is only for the city limits.” At long last I have thrown my Ammons hat into the local politi cal ring, and I am seeking the office of mayor of Mars Hill, sub ject to the withdrawal of the in cumbent, R. M. Lee. A Dry Candidate My position in this campaign shall be known to every constitu ent in Mars Hill township. I am a dry candidate. The only bever ages that I shall tolerate are R. C.’s and “Pepsi-Colas,” and if I am elected, they are on me; if not elected, they are in me. I’m for “eternal” improvements —a new office for President Blackwell, grass on the campus lawns, and anklets for the girls. I recognize that this idea of girls’ wearing hose is a very flimsy one, and the results of it are far-reach ing and binding. This hose busi ness is “running” the girls in the hole. I am frank in saying that my platform does not call for young men and women of the college to sit together in church because I believe in the separation of the affairs of church and state; and politics should not meddle with things that the Pope himself couldn’t figure out. I favor an air base to be placed inside the circle for little college boys who operate aeroplanes at public programs. If nominated and elected, I pledge myself to the services of the party that puts me into office. I shall not bother the citizens with municipal proclamations and ordinances, for I expect to spend my time, with the other mayors of Western North Carolina, down in sunny Florida telling the “fur- riners” about the beauty of the hills. ^ International Summary By GEORGE BLACKWELL Pen Wande By GRADY DOV Jeweled thrones, shining swords, magnificent palaces, per fumed temples, and brave soldiers bring the mind of the reader to Turkey and the Near East. The picture has somewhat changed today, but the heritage remains the same. The inhabitants of those mellow old countries still possess the characteristics that the old sons of the prophet had. Though their flame may be weak and small, it burns just the same, and that is what counts. The pres ent decade finds these countries on the very brink of war which, strange as it seems, is not moti vated by them. Years ago it was they who were the feared and the powerful aggressors. Turkey Ashes now stand in the remains of what was once the grand fig ure of old Turkey. Do not forget, however, that these ashes are hot and can do much damage to those who dare to trod on them. Though Turkey is small in this decade, (Continued on page 3) Third Copy: Brest man with soul so deal to himself hath said, ^ . . . Not bad, not bad did say that no matt£ a girl may seem, she bride ideas . . .Thi going to be a creati creative work is any one man thinks up n£ nine others copy th' the nine) . . . There presidential timber-^ is that its strength by third-termites • Gone With The Wi" reading the book. ^ really saw all of the Are you tired of Co' ings? One real McC his goes: Once while * ing a trip through ' of China he came up* weeping. Upon askW was the matter, he a tiger had just ca*' son. It seems that ^ two children, and hef died in the same fucius asked why (Continued on f THE HILLTOP FORUM What Student* Think Of The Two-Shift Meal Sc^* This year, for the first time in its history, the college dining hall is operating on a two-shift meal schedule. It is the opinion of the Hilltop that eating in a commer cial dining hall should be con ducted along cultured lines just as it is in the home. The practice and development of correct table manners should ever be included in a program of higher education. This year, because of the un crowded conditions in the dining hall, it seems that the students have a better chance to observe the rules of etiquette as it be hooves every college The Hilltop wishes late Mrs. Shaw, the cian, and the adm' the college for havi' de and supported thi* according to our iu' meeting with the ' proval of the studeH MAUDE BLOOD^ chairman of the 5’ former Clio preside like the two-shift better because we h* sonal freedom and (Continued oU '
Mars Hill University Student Newspaper
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
April 6, 1940, edition 1
2
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75