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Page Two THE HILLTOP. MARS HILL COLLEGE, MARS HILL. N. C. Jem. 29. 194! Ian. 2 CThe Hilltop Plain Living and High Thinking Published by the Students of Mars Hill College, Mars Hill, North Carolina. Member Pissockited GDlle6iate Press MEMBER north Carolina Collegiate Press Association Entered as second-class matter February 20, 1926, at the Postoffice at Mars Hill, North Carolina, under the Act of March 3, 1879. Published semi-monthly during the college year.^ Subscription Rate Year $1.00 STAFF Editor-in-Chief Clyde G. Moody Associate Editor Ruth Lineberry Feature Editor Jean Hamrick Sports Editor (Girls) Dottie Brinson Sports Editor (Boys) Walter Smith Associate Sports Editor Paul Barwick B.S.U. Reporter Janice Aiken Circulation Manager Pete Davis Exchange Editor Mimi Cheyney ADVERTISING MANAGERS A1 Bright Frenchy Warner Winnie Pringle CIRCULATION Bettie Chambless . Mary Anne Summers . Allen Martin Marjorie Barnes. Betty Jo Bernard . Marie Strange . Ann Lynn CONTRIBUTORS Peggy Jones . Gerry Fossum . June Morgan . Anne Owen . Betsy Johnson . Blaine Gibson Faculty Advisor Miss Collie Garner Volume XXIII January 29, 1949 Number 8 Grades, Grades, and More Grades “Set your eyes on a star” someone said. That is ex actly what Mars Hill College students have done, but unfortunately that star seems to be grades. Temporarily we have forgotten the “almighty dollar,” our so called “S. P’s.”, and many other rising stars, in one vain clamoring about grades. During the recent examination period almost the sole topic of conversation was what Mr. Wood GAVE someone, or what Dr. Pierce GAVE another person, and on and on until all of the Mars Hill faculty have given grades; that is, according to conflicting reports. While grades are important, no doubt, we must not lose sight of the fact that we are supposed to be in college to learn something. This fact seems to be totally forgotten. It is time that we, as college students, realize that our grades will be of little significance when it falls our turn to guide the world into principles of peace, co-operation, and truth. We must be educated to the greatest degree if we are to rebuild a lost world into a peaceful world. If we must discuss grades, we should also bear in mind that those figures are what we GAVE ourselves. People Who Need Choking There are people on this campus who need to be tarred and feathered. Shootin’ is too good for them. The per sons in question are those who go to the library, pick up a new magazine, and proceed to tear out all the pictures that they think will add glamour to the walls of their rooms. Not only is this done to magazines; it happens to every book that contains a picture that could possibly be considered a pin-up. Officials of the library complain that there are those who evidently believe that certain magazines are sub scribed to just for their benefit. At least, they walk into the reading room and appropriate any one that takes their fancy. These things would be overlooked in a kindergarten, but they are considered bad taste in a college. The library is now running at its peak. It contains well over two hundred thousand selected books and bound periodicals. The staff has been enlarged to take care of the increased student body, and a man is now able to get personal help for any work he has to do. With this humming activity come the headaches of any fast-moving process. Some can be cut down, if not entirely eliminated, with cooperation from those who use the library. From the Clem»on Tiger, January 13, 1949. (Note: We should emphatically like to add to the condemned group those persons who underlline in books and magazines the phrases or sentences which impress them. Respect for books is a mark of culture. The Staff.) MHC Itopian Registration idmnees Smoothly The scene was the Charles M. Wall Science Building at Mars Hill College Utopia and the time was the 25th day of January. Registration for the second semester was smoothly and rapidly taking place. Travel back with me in your imagination to that place and date. Ready! All right, come on, lets’ take a close peak at the goings-on in that building. Wonder if anyone we know is here? Why yes, here comes Bob Fleet, quiet and subdued as usual and close behind him is Jim Bryan, alone of course. And there is Betty Jo Bernard, meek as ever, who has just come in to announce in her sweet falsetto that Mrs. Moore sends word from the Bursar’s Office that students can take their time about paying for the next term, as the college is in no hurry to have fees paid. As we walk on through the crowded rooms we wave to Miss Cowan, at the Science Department table; we speak to Willard Callis of the strictly Yankee accent; and we see Clyde Moody fooling around in that lazy manner of his. Here and there we spy the usual couples, such as Willie Baskett and Margaret Lee; Jean Deal and Boyd Gaskins, and Edgar Ferrell and Netta Sue Caudill. Up on the second floor landing we find a female quartet giving out with some school songs. The quartet consists of Beverly Cline, soprano; Gretchen Rufty, alto; Margaret Lee, tenor and Barbara Myers, bass. And there are those faithful Society members. Let’s see; there’s Shirley Schellenberg proclaiming that Clio is the best, and right in front of her is Janice Aiken firmly stating that Nonpareil is always on top. Tonight, if you look hard enough, you will ee every one of these people and quite a few more besides, soaking their feet in large buckets of warm water. Isn’t Registration invigorating??? Yes, you might have seen the events described—but you didn’t. Hilltop Announces Plans for C-I and Literary Editions The Hilltop’s next edition, February 12, will be the C-I issue. All material and make-up will be the product of C.I genius and effort. At a recent meeting of the Hilltop staff the following were elected as the C-I staff; Peggy Jones, editor-in-chief; Jeanne Hamrick, associate editor; Wanda Taylor, feature editor; Mary Anne Sum mers, circulation manager; A1 Bright, Winnie Pringle, and Eddie Breland, advertising managers; Paul Barwick, boys’ sports writer; and Gerry Fossum, girls’ sports writer. This group will need assistance from the C-I class, so anyone who has had newspaper experience or who would like to write for this edition is asked to contact some member of the editorial staff. For the April 9 edition, the regular staff will join with the entire student body in presenting in magazine form the annual literary edition. Essays, short stories, all types and forms of poetry, and other clever articles written by members of this year’s student body will be published. It is hoped that all Mars Hill students will “have a go” at trying to write something “creative.” The deadline on material will be February 26. Make The Most of it As you take up your books again to go back to the routine of classes, are you satisfied to have this coming semester be just the same as the past one? Are you content with the grades you made, and the work you have done? Could you have done better if you had tried a little harder? Perhaps there are some who say that they are satisfied with what they have done and others who say that they did the best they could, but these are not many. Many of us have learned a valuable lesson in the past few weeks. We have learned that the best way to study for an exam is to start studying at the beginning of the semester and to study each lesson as it comes up. We have learned that it doesn’t take many unprepared lessons to lose oneself in a course and that one cannot learn very many lost lessons the night before the exam. So, as a new semester brings a new chance to prove what we can do, let’s try a little harder to do work that we will be proud of when the next exam grades are posted. Let’s be sure that whether we make an “A” or a “C” it will represent our best efforts. We have a new semester and a new chance—Let’s make the best of it. Impromptu ■Li Fr Greetings, all you solid survivors of those sever Aft exams! Here we go on the final semester for many otewice us; these next few months will prove several things Lions will Sidney Barker pop the question to Jean Mosteller' Gardi Will Martha Maxwell and Floyd Gill make history anight, MHC with their quality point making? Will Bob Scall Hill , Ted Adams, Allan Chandler, or someone else win Jeai43. Steven’s heart? Will Rose Bullard trim all her crush® Th( down to that one “certain one”?—Time will tell! start. Although January is about gone, many people aPsank: still making resolutions. For instance Elsie McFarlaniner-\l vows she is going to stop chasing men—to prove heiinto t sincerity she’s only gonna use handkerchiefs with per half fume instead of ether. “Blinkey” Martin claims he’i prove going into business making crutches for all the recerf Gardi victims around here. Marion Homan declares everythin! scorii is going to be “Sonny” from now on. rack What’s this we hear about Bonnie Casey having iscore crush on Sam T.? You know there are quite a fet Hill, , outstanding C-I romances on the campus: how abou' So( Harold Newman and Nancy Glosser, or Nancy Mcnndei Cracken and John Claypool! Just about the quietes ®tart( couple around here is Barbara Davis and Bill Bennett"vvay j (Good going. Bill; I’ve got a liking for girls name! 3 tot Davis tO'O.) Right here would be a good place to waTl'Conte Ha Graham and Dan Stallings—holding hands now won’^'®>ioui leave anything for marriage!!! Looks like Pearly’s net Put t boogie cut has attracting powers; right Barbara?? Can'^^'ual figure out why Don Wilfong and David Gaines won'! Webl give the local lasses a chance. The SPHC (Society fd 'u t preventing Hoarding of Charms) will get you boys.. Same Overhead: Mr. Wood asking Lorraine Bennett, “Wha! Mj Is Newton’s law of universal gravitation?” Sister Be® H: nett; “Every body in the universe attracts every othOJ'ui’k body with a force proportional to the square of tb distance between them.” Mr. Wood: “Can you give al^unr example?” Many examples I have observed in th Ga shadows around here lately—to mention a few: J. B Hi & J. D., D. C. & W. B., A. S. & J. M. ’ Ham Jerry Stephens seems to be making history latelf ^^^^*^ ’Tis said that she is making plans for a debate, R® solved: There ain’t no fairies. Jerry is requesting th Of affirmative and all because some little elf or elves toot it upon themselves to perform operation “clean-up’ .. in Jerry’s room while she “slaved” at her office. Th* JVJ question is: “Who done it.” Tj The spy hunt has intensified lately so I hear. A wori to the wise is sufficient!!! So long—. Th -a thj We Hear From Other Campuses George Washington HATCHET The George Washington University Hatchet stated in* recent issue that the 1949 annual. The Cherry Tre« will retail for $1.50 a copy compared to last year’s prio* of $4.50. It has a subscription goal of 2,000. Elon College MAROON & GOLD The Maroon and Gold of Elon College has recentl! advertised for an editor. In an article stating the r® sponsibilities of an editor they say: “. . . any student freshman, sophomore, junior, or senior; male or female^ is eligible for the office.” The only qualifications wet* interest in the paper and a willingness to work. That'* one way to get an editor. Chapel Hill TAR HEEL The Chapel Hill Tar Heel says that 261 studen** “flunked out” last quarter. “This does not include tho®' who dropped out during the fall term. Figured in pe® centages, the number of students ineligible to retuf* this quarter was 3.1 per cent of the undergraduate rollment of 6,144,” states The Tar Heel. Beware! It haf pens in the best of colleges. Lenoir-Rhyne RHYNEAN Lenoir Rhyne College will be host to the Seventeent* South Atlantic Forensic Tournament. This meeting ^ scheduled for the early part of March. Mount Airy HIGH SPOT The Mount Airy High Spot in their December issb' had a back page which was completely filled with aJ* Their financial books must be in the black. We wond® how they do it. News From Princeton In the January issue of What the Colleges Are Doi®^ published by Ginn and Company, it is stated tb> Princeton University has a new grading system. “Hen®® forth,” Dr. Jeremiah S. Finch said, “a student who fa’ a subject will not have to repeat the course or ® equivalent cour.se. His overall performance instead ® individual course grades will be the criterion for det®^ mining whether a student should be allowed to contiP’’, college.” He goes on to say, “We are emphasizing a qu®*; tative rather than a quantitative concept of educatio®' When, oh, when will this happen at MHC? on t; night Abbe tip-o: but I Belm the : •corin from and : Th term ■game 11 al ter, seco) -Poini •at h of B ■shot Worl ■Set Brer ■shot ■cour Abb( the 8am, ■ende five 30. ^ina] torSj OVgj;' Quit quai T 3M 5, t Bar] lett B Beil B.I 5, t lop 0
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