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CThe Hilltop
Liierary Ediiion
CLYDE G. MOODY
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
ruth lineberry
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Feature editor
SPORTS EDITORS
PEGGY JONES
MANAGING EDITOR
WANDA TAYLOR
advertising managers
CIRCULATION MANAGER
advisor
WALTER SMITH & DOTTIE BRINSON
GEORGE BRIGHT & WINNIE PRINGLE
PETE DAVIS
MISS COLLIE GARNER
Volume XXIII
APRIL, 1949
Number 13
PUBLISHED BY THE STUDENTS OF
MARS HILL COLLEGE — MARS HILL. N- C.
Entered as second-class matter February 20, 1^6,
at Mars Hill, North Carolina, under the Act of March 3, 1879. Issuea
Semi-monthly during the college year.
Oontents
Foreword—Walter P. Smith 3
guest editorial—Dr. Hoyt Blackwell Page 4
MAN’S INTERDEPENDENCE—Netta Sue Caudill Page 5
the pencil—Leary Reid P^Se 5
SUCCESS—Robin Kellum P^S® ®
The vanishing planet—Wynne Whitley Page 6
IVARMER with snow—Elaine Gibson ....- Page V
Youth—Blenda Huneycutt P^®
CALIFORNIA SATURDAY—Harry Leippe Page 8
OBVIOUS BUT OPAQUE—Ray Rogers Page 8
Freedom of choice—Dale Hooper Page 10
Too BUSY FOR LIFE—Janice Aiken Page 10
again the bell—lone Hagan P^S®
To A FRIEND—Mary K. Seagle P^S®
JUST ONE MORE—Laura Skinner Page H
Lover come back—Shlrley Schellenberg Page 12
Bittersweet—Ruby putman p^®
ONE SHORT HOUR—Ethyleen Funk Page 13
Bun, moon and stars—Margaret James Page 13
Last testament—Wanda Taylor P^g®
adventure in one world—Spencer Thornton Page 15
Symphony of myself—Robert Kinser Page 16
Life CYCLE^anlce Aiken
SWINGING IN THE NIGHT—Betty G. Sanders Page 17
GRowN-UP prayer—Betty G. Sanders Page 17
To A JONQUIL IN FEBRUARY—Ha Graham Page 17
Might brings solace—Emma Carol Gandy Page 17
The fateful sapphire—Lurene Ransome Page 18
Remembering—Mary k. Seagie R^®®
Return to desolation—waiter P. Smith Page 19
Pity me not—Emma Carol Gandy P®®®
Foreword
Originality is a beautiful word;
it expresses the ability of a per
son to communicate his thoughts
and views to others in a unique
manner. The tragedy of this age
is the paucity of original thinkers.
Most of us tend to follow the same
old ruts made by our ancestors in
matters of religion, education, and
social development. The world to
day needs original thinkers like
Jesus, Plato, Milton, Einstein and
Woodrow Wilson as it never has
before.
Creative writing is one outlet of
expression for original thinking.
College life lends itself to the de
velopment of independence of
thought, and certainly Mars Hill
College is doing a commendable
job of encouraging the students
who enter its walls to be original
in their thinking and to express
their thoughts clearly. Of partic
ular value are the creative papers
required of each student by the
English Department; they en
courage every student to develop
and communicate some original
ideas at least twice during his stay.
From this vast stream of crea
tive material stems this literary
edition of The Hilltop. The staff
wishes to thank all students who
have submitted manuscripts for
this edition, and to those whose
work was not published it issues
the challenge to develop your ori
ginality and expressive ability and
to avail yourself of every oppor
tunity of expression which pre
sents itself. The staff also ex
presses its thanks to the English
Department and to the College on
their foresight in encouraging the
students in this direction and ex
tends its grateful thanks to all
who have worked so diligently on
this edition. May it further the ad
vance of originality among stu
dents on this campus.
—Walter P. Smith.
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