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THE HILLTOP, MARS HILL COLLEGE, MARS HILL, NORTH CAROLINA
Hilltop
^^P'ain Living cni High Th'nking'^
Published by th? S'ud-nts of Mar:; Hill College. Mars Hill, North Carolina
Entered as second-class matter February 20, 1926, at the postoffice at Mars Hill,
North Carolina, under the Act of March 3, 1879. Issued semi-monthly
during the college year.
Subrerirtion Rate: Year, $1; Issue, 5c.
MEMBER ASSOCIATED COLLEGIATE PRESS
I'U'TRiBUTOR OF COLLEGIATE DIGEST
“The House Of Connelly”
STAFF
Edit or-in-C hie j
...Grady Dover
Managing Editor - Lowell A. Shive
Associate Editors Lynn Starkweather and Mary Lee Ellington
•$Qcicty Editor Virginia Agee
Fat.uUy Advisors Mildred Hardin, Elise Rose Dons, and Ramon DeShazo
CONTRIBUTORS
Dot Pearce, Carol Bartling, Shelia Gulley, Marvin Wilson, Winfred Thompson,
'Betty Lee Spainhour, Stanley Smith, Perry Ingle, Robert Brissie, Wallace Brouse
Business Manager ■. - Richard C. Proctor
■ Circuation Managers Wilmer Fisher and Wally Brouse
Advertising Manager Marvin Wil;on
Vol. XV.
November 16, 1940.
No. 5.
Are Youf-
Everyone can hear a loud noise, but not everyone appre
ciates it. The soft tones of some musical instrument meet with
the approval of more people than the loudest noise ever pro
duced.
Did you ever stop to compare yourself with a sound? Many
,students are loud noises on the campus, not only figuratively
speaking but in reality. You can hear them a long time before
ithey appear over the horizon. Other personalities in our midst
are spft musical notes in tune with the times. They are those
people who always seem to fit into any situation. They are
not particularly impressive in any field, but they are welcome
company in any crowd. As they move about over the campus
they greet their associates with a cheery hello that everyone
•remembers with a smile for the rest of the day. When one
comes in contact with these people on the campus he experi
ences' a feeling of indescribable stimulation and elevation.
She is small, but when you see her the day starts over—
this time with a song. He is just an ordinary, insignificant fel-
ilow, but he brings more cheer and friendship than all the big,
imporjant people combined. If you are not the person like
that, you should be. If you are just on efficient, loud noise
,"ypu are not so many" when compared with lesser sounds
about you. —G.D.
Co-operation Please
What should we value most from our life at Mars Hill if.we
had to choose after graduation—teachers? girl friends? bull
sessions? studies?
As consumingly important as our experiences seem to us
'now, we are aware that our memories cannot be trusted in
later years to recall them all. Ten years from now we'd like
to be reminded of our student career.
What would be more inspiring at the close of a strenuous
day than to sit down and review those happy but plenty tough
days spent at the best institution in the country? Such inspira
tion is at our command. Ten years from now we can live
again these very days . . . through our college annual. Al
ready there are twelve members on the Laurel staff v/ho have
spent about twenty hours each trying to collect from each stu
dent a small fee which is necessary to print this book. If the
staff did not have to spend so many hours in simply collecting
then- their valuable time could be used in assembling material
for a bigger and better college annual. Fellow students, what
would be more helpful than for us to consider this subscription
as one of the various expenses connected with registration?
The Laurel is our book, the priceless record of our experiences
dt Mars Hill, and we must work together in every way pos
sible to help our staff put out a record of these things we want
to remember. ^—R-B-
Players in The Carolina Playmakers' production of Paul
Green's The House Of Connelly, appearing in the Mars Hill
auditorium on Thursday evening, Nov. 21, at 8:00 o'clock. Left
to right: Douglas Watson as Will Connelly, Harry Davis as
Uncle Bob Connellv, and Miss jean Mmvenzie as Patsy Tate.
Honor Clubs Meet
F or T bird Time
Ours Is A Spirit-
Have you ever really stopped to analyze your college? Have
you ever paused to consider what Mars Hill means to you?
Certainly you are here to learn, to equip yourself in your par
ticular field in the world about you. But there are thousands of
colleges throughout our lapd that will serve very well in that
capacity. There ore plenty of schools that will give you an
intensive training in the work that you have chosen for your
life.
Mars Hill is a spirit that is unquenchable. It represents the
ultimate in Christian teaching and principle. Whether you are
religiously inclined or not you should appreciate the fine stan
dards that are possible here through the influence that this
atmosphere permits.
As we think of this, let us be justly proud of our outstanding
school. Let us co-operate to the fullest in every way to further
the noble traditions that we have inherited. When we shall
have finished our work here, may we leave this school with
this spirit burning even brighter than it has ever burned
before.
Mars Hill and high living are synonymous. Let us become
so steeped in this spirit that we will be increasingly enthu
siastic about Mars Hill, thrilling at the very word. There is
only one Mors Hill, let us never forget. —M.W.
On Tuesday night, Nov. 12,
the honor clubs of Mars Hill
campus met for the third time
this semester.
The Scriblerus Club met in
Edna Moore Dormitory. Each
member responded to the roll-
call with the name of an exile
writer. The theme of the pro
gram was "Masters In Exile."
The International Relations
Club program was centered
about the present world prob
lems.
The French Club met at the
home of Mrs. Nona ' Roberts.
Since the theme of the pro
gram was "The French Revo
lution," many interesting pa
pers on this subject were
read.
The Science Club met in
Moore Hall, Room 23. The pro
gram consisted of a devotion
al period, original paper, an
explanation and demonstra
tion of Boyles' Law, and a talk
concerning mental telepathy.
The December meeting of this
club will be held at the home
of Prof. V. E. Wood.
The Business Club met in
Treat Parlor. The theme of the
program was the beginning,
development, and application
of Gregg Shorthand. The
meeting was adjourned with
a prayer.
'The Classical Club met at
the home of Mr. J. W. Huff.
The program was on Mer
cury.
. On Monday night the Spa
nish Club met in Edna Moore
Parlor. The program centered
around Ecuador. The meeting
ended with the singing of
Spanish songs.
Carolina Playmakers
T o Present Drama
Here On Thursday
In 1918 when the Carolina
Playmakers began, Samuel
French, leading publishers of
plays in the United States and
England, considered North
Carolina so lacking in dra
matic interest that the state
had been struck from their
mailing lists, not being worth
the price of postage to carry
their catalogues.
But between the shoals of
Hatteras and the peaks of the
Great Smokies on the west.
North Carolina held vast
stores for the pioneers of a
native drama: stories of the
cavaliers, of plantation ne
groes, of old country neigh
borhoods, and sea islands
where the folk-ways and lan
guage of Chaucer survive, of
a stirring new life of today—■
all gold to the Playmakers of
Carolina.
In 1918 the Playmakers set
themselves to the task of writ
ing and producing plays of
their own native life. Eight
volumes of the Carolina Play
makers' plays by student wri
ters have been published
since then, and they have
been received with much en
thusiasm on every side. Max
well Anderson averred that
they are "likely to be of more
moment in the history of
drama in the United States
than the work of all manufac
turers and importers of thea
trical novelties who are fam
ous as producers of Broad
way."
The Carolina Playmakers
will present The House Of
Connelly, Paul Green's drama
of the Old South, here on
Thursday, Nov. 21, at 8:00
(Continued on page 4)
CAMPUS
PERSONALITIES
Cl ork-Duckwor Ih
Venifa Penland:
Venita, who is secretary of
the Nonpareil Literary Society,
secretary of the Y.W.A. Coun
cil, secretary of the I.R.C.,
member of the Excelsior
B.T.U., member of the Glee
Club, and pianist of the Ruth
S. S. Class, is from Burnsville,
N. C., where she was award
ed a medal for good citizen-
shio and was the salutatorion.
of her class. Pickles and pea- L:
nuts are her favorite foods, M
and she is allergic to term
papers. Again the quotation, th
"Still water runs deep," holds th
true, for Venita is a very in- se
fluential person on the cam- vi:
pus and tends to bring out ro
the best in her associates. ctr
Madge Allen;
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President of the Clio Literary
Society, secretary of the
B.S.U. Council, an officer of 34.
the I.X.L. B.T.U., and a mem- q
ber of the Classical Club, t^j-
Madge is very important to
Mars Hill. In Forest City, N. C., tor
her home town, she was vale- tac
dictoriem of her class and was pgt
awarded a cup for being the cr
best all - round in school, ley
Madge has a passion for red q
neckties, pineapple sundaes, kni
and dill pickles. She has no op{
use for fickle boys, and she the
dislikes chocolate ice cream. Col
"Oh Johnny Oh Johnny" is Do'
said to be her theme song, afte
She seemingly is blessed with Q
perpetual happiness and has Die'
always some cheery, encour- met
aging word for her compon- lion
ions. SCO!
Ann (Rickie) Harris: An
adorable creature, always ef-
fervescing from an unlimited
vocabulary. ^eac
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Religious Challenge
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You Can Have Peace
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Rob
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"That in me ye might have
peace, in the world ye shall
have, tribulation, but be of
good cheer I have overcome
the v/orld." (Seni
ship
How much these words
cane
should mean to us! We have
seen in the past that peace ^
treaties of man are mere fjjjj.
scraps of paper. But the g^j j
treaty of peace that we sign
with Christ is one that willschc
throughout all eternity.'pj-g^
last
May we affix our names to Roth
that treaty and know that
peace that only He con give, is tR
Though we should be in the^Qj^j,
midst of a bitter struggle for scho
existence may we have thatRcty^
heart-filling peace that makes the 1
us brave, that makes us hove in 1
courage and hope. As the in ■;
world continues to reject thiSQ; T
peace that Christ promised, 6; "
let us as individuals accept it '38,
with all our hearts. sand
Though our world may seem^^'^'’
to go all to pieces let us keep^^
in time with Him that He
instill within our souls His|"^®
majestic calm. Have you sign*^'^''^^
ed Christ's treaty of peace? ItP^°®
takes two parties to make thiS^®^'^
treaty binding — Christ ond^^®^
you. When you have signed^ .
this document of peace youT
happiness, your preservation,
is assured forever. "I havs®
overcome the world." M.W. '