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THE HILLTOP, MARS HILL COLLEGE, MARS HILL, N. C.
Sept. 30. IS^Sept.
CThe Hilltop
PLAIN LIVING AND HIGH THINKING
■ Published by the Students of Mars Hill College, Mars Hill, N. C.
Entered as second-class matter February 20, 1926, at the Postoffice
at Mars Hill, North Carolina, under the Act of March 3, 1879. Pub
lished semi-monthly during the college year.
Subscription Rate Year $1.00
STAFF
Editor Peggy Jones
Associate Editor Gerry Fossum
Sports Editor Paul Barwick
Advertising Managers Winnie Pringle - A1 Bright
Circulation Manager Marianne Summers
Volume XXIV September 30, 1949 Number 1
SoH tUe editor
In the past, the policy of our college publication. The
Hilltop, has been to present to the students and the
faculty an accurate, day by day, and unbiased account
of all college and other local activities and happenings.
Because each issue of this publication is submitted to
permanent files, students who contribute to the paper
not only receive current recognition, but recognition in
the future.
Hence, since The Hilltop is not like other newspapers,
the style and standard of material is necessarily required
to be above average. It has been pointed out to the
editors that more articles commonly called “gossip” would
add to the interest in the paper. However, because each
issue is filed, and because future readers will fail to
receive the same enjoyment as the current readers re
ceive, the editors feel that the college students will
understand the omission of similar articles.
Old
We are starting out on our second month together at
Mars Hill. Thus far it has been new to some of us; new
faces, new surroundings, and new studies. To others the
first month at Mars Hill has been an opportunity to meet
many old friends again, to begin life here again with
renewed energy and to take on the responsibilities that
many of the C-IIs have. There are now only eight months
left for us to associate together on this campus. It is
easy to see how that in the hustle of college life, we
often fail to recognize our relationship and our responsi
bility to our fellow students.
While all of us may not be here for the same purpose,
all of us are actively engaged in getting an education.
One of the most important values to be gained is that
of true brotherhood with all the students. Sometimes a
student who has a certain peculiarity suffers uninten
tional, but often severe, neglect at the hands of his
fellows. Usually it is true that each one on the campus
has one or more brothers whom he, and he alone can
help. To them it means all in the world for someone to
come and talk to them, or to help them in a time of
decision.
Yes, each one of us here at Mars Hill should make it
our responsibility to be a brother to others. Some fellow
student may need your help. Do not fail him when he
needs a true friend, for sometime you may have that
same need yourself. Then at the close of the school year
there will be a bond of brotherhood and fellowship that
no power will be able to sever.
“But whoso . . . seeth his brother have need, and
shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how
dwelleth the love of God in Him.” 1 John 3:17.
Gordon Middleton, Guest Editor.
^0 Maoe. Mo4/ed
The Hilltop staff begins its 1949-50 year in the new
office in Spilman Annex. We are still in the process of
getting settled, but have already begun to enjoy the
clean walls, polished floor, sunny windows, and the
abundance of shelving and filing space. Further equip
ment and improvements will be added.
Other new offices in the Annex are occupied by the
History Department and English Department. The latter
had on Tuesday, September 20, a group social and
dedicatory meeting. On the Main floor of Spilman are
now located the offices of the Personnel Department,
the Laurel, and' the Spanish Department. The Alumni
Office and offices of some Bible faculty members are
also on first floor Spilman.
Space in Treat formerly occupied by offices has been
assigned to men students. Additional rooms for boys
have been built on the ground floor. Among other im
provements in housing for men has been the renovation
of Brown dormitory.
It Makes A Difference fCeuliole
Not long ago, while visiting in the home of an acquaint- f
Not long ago, while visiting in the home of an acquaint
ance, a friend had occasion to meet an out-of-town visitor
who was calling in the home. She was not outstanding in
either appearance or accomplishments, yet when our
friend left he remarked, “What a remarkable personality
that woman has. I really enjoyed talking to her.”
Why did someone who had only a few moments before
met this woman seem so eager to praise her? It is doubt
ful if he himself was even aware of the reason for his
admiration, but had he reviewed the visit carefully he
would have discovered that it lay in her selfless interest
in the ideas and experiences of “the other person.”
Few people are naturally imbued with the rare but
valuable attribute of selflessness. Those fortunate
personalities who are, however, attract others to them
selves with effortless friendliness, leaving their acquain
tances with a warm, glowing feeling of having been
appreciated.
However, just because we were perhaps not born with
so valuable an asset is no excuse for our failure to
cultivate it. There could be no finer place to learn the
grace of selfless living than a college eampus; and there
could be no people who would be more likely to ap
preciate it than would students, some of whom are lonely,
many of whom are only waiting for some overture of
kindly interest on the part of those Who are still strangers
to them.
What a rare opportunity we enjoy, daily coming in
contact with dozens of potential friends. What a priceless
privilege is ours in possessing the power to win the
esteem and admiration of others. The only price it would
demand of us is a genuine interest in others, but the
returns will be rich in new comradeships and lasting
satisfaction. — By Elizabeth Bridges.
By Elaine Gibson
Teachers Take
Time Off
Numerous members of Mars Hill’s faculty took time
off during the past summer to travel and study.
For instance. Miss Evelyn Undei-wood of the history
department traveled all the way to Europe for her sum
mer of study, attending Edinburgh University in Edin
burgh, Scotland. Mrs. R. D. Watson, of the English
department, also made the long trip across the Atlantic
for the summer of studying at Oxford University.
Closer home, Mr. Harvey Lance, one of our math
teachers, spent the summer months at Georgia University,
while Mr. Emmett Sams and Coach Ramsey attended
Peabody.
Nine of the faculty studied at the University of North
Carolina. These are: Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Hall and Miss
Lucille Sawyer, Department of Music; Mr. James Roy
Prince, Department of Modern Languages; Miss Imogene
Cowan, Department of Dramatic Arts; Miss Dixie Hollo-
well, Department of English; Mr. Raymond L. Wyatt,
Department of Biology; Mr. Thomas C. Frazier, Depart
ment of Chemistry; and Mr. James H. Pickering, As
sistant Librarian.
Mrs. James Cox, Department of Business, has been at
the Woman’s College of the University of North Caro
lina, while Mr. L. M. Outten, Department of Biology,
studied at Boston University and at Cornell University.
Mr. J. A. McLeod, who has been at work compiling
information about Mars Hill for the past two summers,
was hard at work this summer writing it down in the
form of a history of Mars Hill College.
Lights! Curtain!
First play of the season. The Romancers, was presented
last Tuesday evening by the Dramateers of Mars Hill
College. The Romancers, by Edmond Rostand, author of
Cyrano de Bergerac, is normally a three act play; how
ever, the translation which was presented by the Drama
teers Tuesday is a condensed version of the play, having
only one act and lasting about thirty minutes.
The cast included Beulah White, of Appomattox,
Virginia, as Sylvette, the heorine. Miss White performed
with the Dramateers last year in Romeo and Juliet as
Juliet’s Nurse; in Arsenic and Old Lace as Aunt Martha;
and also took parts in The Happy Journey, Berkley
Square, and High Window. This summer she worked with
the Plymouth Drama Festival at Plymouth, Massachusetts,
where she played in The Winslow Boy, Kiss and Tell,
Chicken Every Sunday, and other productions.
In the role of Percinot was Lacy Thornberg, who is
doing his first acting for Dramateers. Willard Callis of
South Hill, Virginia, familiar to all theater goers at Mars
Hill for his excellent work in Romeo and Juliet, Arsenic
and Old Lace, Aria De Capo, and many other plays,
played the part of Pasquonot. Rudolph Singleton of
Fayetteville, seen in Romeo and Juliet, Arsenic and Old
Lace, Aria de Capo, and The Happy Journey, played the
swordsman; and Ted Fulp, a C-I from Lewisville played
Bergamin.
Familiar sights to C-II’s — the long cafeteria line ai
the riddled meal ticket — girls drooling over their firi
sight of Lee Belleman -—• the crowd waiting for mail 1
be put up — the busload going to Oteen every Sunday-
the bookline — hikes up Bailey — the Florida Club
Dean Lee’s rosebuds. .going
Overheard in the cafeteria line: A C-I asking a
“How old is that little boy over there?” as he pointc , . ,
4. IM- 117- 4-4. which
at Mr. Wyatt.
'team
Speaking of beauty. Mars Hill seems to have it thi
semester in double feature, such as the Caudell and tL ®
r, 11 4, • Tiave
Pullen twins.
practi
Things C-II’s will miss this year—Chapel in the churclthe tei
the old dining hall (?) Bob Solomon, Netta Sue and JoSeveri
entrance examinations. playei
Jo Pittard had a hard time at the BSU Receptiotion ii
keeping empty cups out of the chocolate milk containelto scl
Said embarrassed Harold Newman, “It had every semilphysic
lance of the trash can!” footbs
Well, girls, my jingle was going to read: given
their
“Six feet two, eyes of blue. Hill ,
Oh, what six feet two can do!” team
BUT he’s six feet six, has eyes of brown, and, in short Is
is just about the tallest thing in town! Who? Whjlet oi
Perry Ellis; and he prefers his lady friends five feet siball i
or over, please, or to
It’s tragic, w'e know, but the Chapel services in th^^idii
Auditorium seem to be going to the dogs! Perhaps i
should say the dogs are going to Chapel; anyway to
keeps Mr. Highfill busy coaxing the canines outside!
onto
,roar
Seen along the main drag: Cute Betty Ann Dixof.
leaving date at Spillman steps; Al Mills looking
Jimmy Page; Larry Glenn dramatizing the witches’ scen^'“”
from Macbeth on the way to the p.o.; Dr. Moore cheer
fully calling “Hello”; blond Carolyn Getzaan in tb* Ye
escort of three boys; “Papa De” racing down to Wall 4teome
for his nine a.m. Speech Class; four boys carrying Betiable
Savage’s trunk up to Edna Moore; Spanish studentsooth
trying to talk with “Mimi”; Andy Anderson reading 'able
comic book; Rudy Singleton tearing down to the Amphivoice
theater for Cheerleader try-outs; -John Lovelace witipain
Bevo’s favorite hair style; four C-I boys “signing in” atime
the Reserve Library; Jean Stevens with C-I boys in torifSome
Miss Cowan saying “Terrific”; Jimmy Page hunting (lankle
Mills; and Beulah White doing what comes natcherly-^and
being Beulah! some
How«
it qui
Cmzy Cmpu{
sibilit
jthe fc
What’s this we new- students have been hearing
An;
.strong
is a 1
over the Mars Hill campus? Surely it can’t be true thi-pjj
all the C-II’s have gone classical, and now prefer onli„„ ®
the most refined of euphonious melodies? Surprising Vhich
it may be, this seems to be the position most of oW^re
more learned students have assumed, and it has take's^p
no little investigation by memibers of the staff to detei^j^j^^
mine the origin of the extraordinary deviation. they ^
It seems that this preference was first shown by meitremai
bers of the Clio Literary Society during the receHCome
western-style pajama parties, when Gerry Poole, TheliHfootb;
Angel, and Margaret Stewart delivered the thrillit
rendition of “Pistol Packin’ Mama” and “Don’t Fenff
4»Ae In.
The passion for classical composition further pel;
meated the Society when Bill Ray and George We-‘
presented their arrangement of “Cowboy Joe” befof
the group assembled for the first official meeting of tl>
Clios. It was generally agreed that never before had tl
Society had occasion to hear such a stirring ballad.
Mary Ann Summers seems to have caught the fev*
too, as those who have heard her melodic version of “WK
Don’t You Haul off and Love Me One More Time?” v'ij
readily attest. We’re afraid the place is getting too hi^
brow for those of us who have not the culture require
for the enjoyment of such masterpieces.
W'ould anybody be interested in a course in Chamb*
Music Appreciation?
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C-H Hilltop Staff members wish to thank the C-I
contributors to the first issue of the Hilltop, not only
for their stories alone but for their promptness il*
turning them in and for their neatness concerning dc'
tails.
We were exceedingly pleased with the large numbel
of C-Ps who offered to work for the paper this yeaf
Miss Collie Garner, Hilltop advisor, says: “I hope tha
other C-I’s and C-H’s who are interested in newspape'
work will contribute to succeeding issues.”