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THE HILLTOP, MARS HILL COLLEGE, MARS HILL, NORTH CAROLINA
'Plain Living and High Thinking’’
70 Years Young
Published by the Students of Mars Hll College, Mars Hill, N. C.
STAFF
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J. C. Jones and Wally Brouse
Paul W. Meyers
Vol. XV
September 21, 1940
No. 1
Our American Heritage-
DR. MOORE, PRESIDENT-EMERITUS,
CELEBRATES 70th BIRTHDAY
Entered as second-class matter February 20, 1926, at the post office at
Mars Hill, North Carolina, under the Act of March 3, 1879. j
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Grady Dover
..Lowell A. Shive
Editor-in-Chief
Managing Editor
Associate Editors—
Lynn Starkweather and Mary Lee Ellington
-Virginia Agee
..John West
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Billy West
Faculty Advisors—
Mildred Hardin, Elise Rose Dons, and Ramon DeShazo
CONTRIBUTORS
James Hall Winifred Thompson Thelma Baker C. C. Hope
Shelia Gulley Robert Brissie Lela Burgess
Margaret Duckworth Dot Pearce Carol Bartling
Jerry Rogers Mary Nell Hardin
Business Manager Richard C. Proctor
Dr. R. L. Moore, our beloved
president - emeritus, observed
his 70th birthday Sunday, Sep
tember 8th.
How many jewels or poems have you created?
War in Europe should crwake in every American the realiza
tion of the value of his abundant heritage. The destruction of
the age-worn symbols of culture has called to the colors the
fighting blood of more people than the total loss of human life.
As the bombs drop in the cultural world, the quake is heard
and felt in all nations; but does the American public ever stop
to appreciate its real heritage?
The American heritage has been accumulating during the
centuries, with each generation adding its own share of litera
ture, art, and cherished traditions that go to make up our cul
ture. In this hurrying generation do we ever stop to gaze out
upon the natural beauties untouched by the destructive hand
of man? We need only to look at the majestic hlils about us to
feel a sense of awe. . . . These two fields, fine arts and natural
beauties of the country, constitute, however, only a part of
America's real heritage. Struggles of "typical" Americans down
through the decades in the quest of an ideal remind us that
liberty, justice, and equality are also living parts of the real
American heritage. The cornerstone of this rich heritage is the
freedom of worship. Upon this stone America has erected a
throne to God and to personal freedom—a lighthouse to guide
the rising generations.
May our prayer ever be for strength to love the good and
the beautiful and to "do unto othgrs as we would have them
do unto us."—G. D.
Good Manners ^
Manners are made, not bom. People who are blessed with
cm imagination and a natural consideration for others naturally
acquire them. To attain good manners one must continually
be alert from adolescence to old age. Lucky is the person who
in childhood was taught the graces of life until he was old
enough to become his own teacher. This preparation protects
him from the handicaps, embarrassments, and humiliations that
without such training he is bound to suffer.
Everyone knows when to say, "Excuse me" and "Thank
you. Sir"; and everyone knovrs when to stop talking at public
assemblies. Does everyone do it? Carelessness creates more
ill-mannered persons than indifference. Indiffernce is usually
cured by reading some good book on manners. Carelessness
can be changed into thoughtfulness only when the individual
desires to make the change himself.
No one can reveal his character and his personality in a
better method than by the manners he uses. Ignorance is
never an excuse for an ill-mannered person. Deserving humili
ations follow. There is no excuse for one who takes special
pains in flaunting his good manners. That within itself is ex
tremely bad. People today are very critical and will be tomor
row. They will more readily mark others' names on their "black
list" for ill manners than for a slight deficiency in education.
Good manners are essential to everyone's success. Suc
cess, be it what it may, is never fully realized unless it is ac
companied constantly by the small "thank you's" and "if you
please's" which show consideration for others' feelings. How
are your manners?—E. C. T.
A HILLBILLY LOOKS
AT WASHINGTON
\ rssssss.^f?}h. HILL^ , r r r r r >
Today's political campaigns
offer the American people one
of the most peculiar situations
of all times. For one of the few
times in history we have two
"Democrats" as candidates for
President in the same election.
In the Republican Party, Wen
dell V/illkie's "I didn't leave
the Democratic Party; the Dem
ocratic Partv left me" has at
tracted vridespread attention;
while President Roosevelt's
"My friends" seems to hold in
check a radical break in the
party.
The tactics of both candi
dates during their "politicking"
are destined to attract wide
spread attention. President
Roosevelt has emphatically
stated that his multiple duties
in this time of stress will make
it impossible for him to carry
on an extensive campaign,
making it necessary for his
able colleague—former Repub
lican Henry A. Wallace—to
assume the major part. How
ever, the American people ex
pect to hear him over the radio
and at numerous ceremonies
held in the examination of mili
tary defenses.
Wendell Willkie, on the oth
er hand, has promised a new
type of campaign to the Ameri
can public—directed at labor.
At such centers of labor and
industry as Detroit, Indianapo
lis, and Chicago he is expect
ed to meet labor for a heart-
to-heart talk. At some conven
ient time, such as the dinner
hour, he is expected to give
short, impressive talks, of
which he is a master, while
the men eat their lunch. Then
in the short rest period follow
ing he will answer questions
concerning his solution for eco
nomic and labor difficulties.
During the month of October he
is expected to make a vast
tour of the South and Middle
West, pausing in some of the
doubtful states.
Willkie Oddities: Doesn't
carry a watch . . . Doesn't own
a car . . . Can't even drive
one ... Yet he is never late
for business appointments . . .
He placed $150 in the pot to
elect Roosevelt in '32.
Roosevelt Oddities: Quite
fond of a short cigarette hold
er .. . Loves beer and hot-dogs
. . . Scrambled eggs a favorite,
too . . .
Dr. Moore’s Message
Looking back across three
score and ten years I find
gratitude in my heart for the
friends who have aided and
encouraged and made brighter
the way along which I have
come; for several thousand fine
young men and luomen who
have studied here and who have
carried into hundreds of com
munities the ideals learned and
cherished here; for a God of
love and mercy who has over
ruled blunders and brought
the College to this good place
of service in our Baptist Zion.
Fro?n teachers, friends, and co-
%vorkers I have had more than
my share of expressons of ap
preciation and confidence, and
1 am grateful.
R. L. Moore.
CAMPUS
PERSONALITIES
By Margaret Duckworth
and Joe Woodruff, Jr.
Harold McCrosky
President B. S. U., former
B. T. U. officer, prominent Eu-
thalian, and outstanding mem
ber of many organizations. His
fine leadership qualities were
discovered in the days when
he was Student Government
president at Rockingham, N. C.
His cheerfulness and sincer
ity together with his friendli
ness and straight-forward man
ner make him one of the most
likeable fellows on the cam
pus. A lover of liver mush,
mountian climbing, and ac
counting, he dislikes snobbish
people, beef, and "too much
lipstick."
Bob Holt
President of the Euthalian
Literary Society, ex-head wait
er, and former B. T. U. and S. S.
officer. He hails from Dallas,
Texas, but proudly declares,
"Mars Hill is my home." His
ever-evident "good will toward
men" and glad-to-see-you man
ner make him one of the most
popular students on the cam
pus. Says Bob, "I'm a hog
about music, eating, and her
—no, I don't like stewed beef."
Other than being a "ham"
(W5HDV) and motion picture
operator, he is a favorite
among the campus "Rep"
Hounds.
Cecil J. Hill
President of the Philomathian
Literary Society, president of
the International Relations
Club, and active participant in
many campus organizations,
he spends his summers at Ar
den, N. C. He enjoys the im-
usual distinction of being Bun
combe County's best citizen: a
winner of the Civitan Good
Citizens Scholarship. In a
Who's Who Column, Cecil
would be rated the best citizen
at Mars Hill. He likes every
thing, including spaghetti, eco
nomics, and his room-mate.
Hobby is making friends and
knowing people. A quiet, well-
mannered, and conservative
chap blessed with the will to
do and the personality to do it
with, he is destined to go for.
Mary Nell Hardin
A very charming young lady
(Continued on page 4)
Mars Hill Citizens Pay Tribute
At Evening Cliurcli
Service
Dr. Moore, our beloved pres
ident-emeritus, observed his
70th birthday Sept. 8th with a
reception given him in the af
ternoon by his daughter, Mrs.
O. E. Roberts.
Dr. Moore, who retired from
the presidency of the college in
the spring of 1938 after 41
years of leadership, received
the felicitations of the faculty
and a few friends at the after
noon reception tendered him
by Mrs. Roberts on her lawn;
and then he spoke at the Sun
day evening service held in his
honor by the town and college.
In looking over his three
score years and ten Dr. Moore
brought pleasant memories
back to some of his hearers
and thrilled others with a
glimpse into the past history
of the school.
A number of Dr. Moore's old
friends gave public testimony
to his Christian life of service
and told their hearers how
much Dr. Moore had meant to
them personally.
Dr. Moore, from point of ser
vice, was the oldest college
president in the entire state
when he retired. He is one of
the few men in the history of
education who have stepped
dovm from the president's
chair and turned the entire re
sponsibility of running the col
lege over to a younger man.
In spite of his advanced
years Dr. Moore continues very
active. He still teaches a num
ber of classes and he recent
ly led a group of jimiors on a
hike up Little Mountain and
the next day conducted an
other group to the cascades.
The following quotation tak
en from the Minutes of the
French Broad Baptist Associa
tion for 1939 gives a brief sum
mary of the progress made by
the college imder Dr. Moore's
guidance:
"On June 12, 1938, Dr. R. L.
Moore retired from the presi
dency of the College, having
served the institution for one-
half of its eighty-two years.
During the forty-one years of
his presidency. Dr. Moore saw
the enrollment of the College
increase from 183 to last year's
total of 704 exclusive of the
summer school. During this
same period the physical
equipment of the school has
increased from two buildings
with a campus of 4 acres, to
the present 12 buildings and
the campus of 100 acres. Then
there was no endowment fund,
now there is upwards of $100,-
CIOO.OO in endowment. These
figures at best but dimly sug
gest the quality and the mag
nitude of the labors of Dr. and
Mrs. Moore through these forty-
one years of molding young
life."
New B-S.U. Officers
Elected
Replacing council mem
bers who failed to return this
year, the B. S. U. elected
the following: Mary Lee Ell
ington, B. T. U. Director; Bob
Holt, Assistant B. T. U. Di
rector; Bill Clark, Assistant
Sunday School Superinten
dent.