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THE HILLTOP. MARS HILL COLLEGE. MARS HILL. N. C.
Ocl. 15. lP^
Marks of Dislinclion
“Fools’ names and monkeys’
faces are always found in public
places.’’ Does this jingle remind
you of anyone you know?
Via the grapevine the news has
reached us that several members
of our college family have been
filled with the desire to make their
mark here at the college and have
done so in different places—the
desks in the classrooms, the walls
in the cafeteria, etc. Perhaps the
words of Sir Henry Wooton in his
preface to The Elements of Archi
tecture depict their attitude: “I
am but a gatherer and a disposer
of other men’s stuff.’’ Without
realizing it, they are, in a manner
of speaking, disposing of their own
stuff.
Students who mark on the walls
of the cafeteria, for example, or
who chip the plaster with their
trays, raise the price of food serv
ed in the dining room, since it has
to make enough money to support
Tesls for Church TTlemhers
What kind of church member
are you!
TAKE . . . this test. You may
grade your own paper, but check
each point carefully.
1. One who holds his member
ship where he lives.
2. One who attends all the ser
vices of his church if he can pos
sibly do so.
3. One who gives regularly and
cheerfully to the support of his
church.
4. One who lives a life that is an
asset and not a liability to the
church.
6. One who knows, believes in,
and practices the doctrine of the
New Testament.
6. One who seeks to be a peace
maker in the church and commu
nity.
7. One who accepts and dis
charges any task assigned to him
by the church.
8. One who reads his Bible and
prays sincerely to God each day.
9. One who seeks the salvation
of his kindred, friends, neighbors,
and all who are lost, to the ends
of the earth.
10. One who boosts his church
and will not see it neglected,
harmfully criticized, or abused
without defense.
11. One who sees and recognizes
I’LL .. . see you Sunday.
The Reminder,
Green Street Baptist Church,
High Point, N. C.
The World and Us
“Asia versus Europe: Power
versus Manpower,’’ was the topic
presented by Louis Alber, Ameri
can, and David Hardy, English
man, Saturday night. Those pre
sent participated enthusiastically
in the discussion part of the pro
gram, proving that there are many
people here who are vitally in
terested in world affairs.
The overall attendance at the
debate, however, was poor. There
were more students at the Tuesday
night movie, which occurs in the
middle of the week, in competition
with many other meetings.
Do we care what course our
country takes in this troubled
time? Are we concerned about an
issue so vital that the future
courses of our lives depend on its
outcome? Or are we contented to
gauge the importance of an event
by the amount of fun we can have
at it? “Wake up, or BLOW UP.’’
CThe Hilltop
PLAIN LIVING AND HIGH THINKING
Published by the Students of Mars Hill College
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.
Volume XXVI October 15, 1951 Number 2
Editor-in-Chief Gene Roberts
Associate. Editor Joan Schwab
Managing Editor Mary Ruth Linville
News Editor Margaret Morgan
Sports Editor Dale Torrence
Girls’ Sports Martha Looper
Business Manager Ralph Riley
Associate Business Manager Janet Belote
Advertising Assistants Mary Ammons - John Brock
Circulation Manager Glen Holt
Faculty Advisor Collie Garner
CONTRIBUTORS
Jerry Padgett, Kay Pearson, Marie Kornegay, Paul Boyles, Sally Ann
Madison, Ann Rogers, Volina Dixon, Edith Plemmons, Zoe Harmon,
Glenn Holt, Jim Heizer, and Bob Johnson.
itself. They, along with the rest,
help bear this added expense. Such
childish actions reflect seriously on
one’s home training.
The CII’s will remember that
the entire dining room had to be
painted last spring because of the
chipped places and footprints on
the walls. They will remember also
the huge tray of chewing gum
scraped from under the tables in
the cafeteria. This is but another
practice engaged in by' the un
cultured, unthoughtful, and im
mature person.
Now that we are in college, let
us put away childish thoughts and
actions and advance to maturity.
Let us seek to “make our mark’’
in the world and cease making
marks on the lovely property at
our disposal for which so many
others have labored faithfully and
unselfishly. Let’s keep our campus
a thing of beauty and a joy for
ever !
—Evelyn Dupree.
Tte
Casual
Otserver
Among the Students
As your Casual Observer racked
the oT brain to think of something
worth mentioning in his column, a
friend came up and, seeing only
one paragraph, remarked that the
Observer seemed to be observing
very casually. Immediately he be
gan concentration anew and re
membered that four girls on the
campus were trying to make their
hair follow after the campus leaves
—changing color with the coming
of fall. The dazzling red on the
heads of these four made this guy
feel that perhaps the old fashioned
girl has “something on the ball”
after all.
The Observer is still getting a
kick over the “stomping” the foot
ball team gave Presbyterian Junior
College. The boys deserve a pat on
their backs for their spirit. The
students deserve some credit too.
The spirit they showed at the game
was well above par. And while
we’re throwing out congratulations
and so forth, we want to give
credit to the Lions Athletic Associ
ation. It seemed good to be able to
walk down a half-time and get hot
coffee and weiners.
Making a transition to the facul
ty, it seems that Dean Lee forgot
an announcement he made in
chapel and parked his car in the
newly constructed traffic circle.
Coach Hart felt it her duty as a
faculty member to give him a
ticket. That’s O.K. about breaking
the rules just once. Dean. We stu
dents can forgive the first offense.
Here goes another fling at hand
ing out bouquets. The society
members deserving orchids for the
way they’ve worked up society
spirit on the campus. Especially
in the girls’ societies have the en
listments been large. Societies
offer a lot when it comes to pro
moting good will and good clean
fun on the campus.
On Another Campus
Our hat comes off again, this
time to Herb Bowers, president of
the University of North Carolina
Student Government. Bowers chal
lenged the right of the University
Administration to place Negro
students at UNC in a colored sec
tion of the football stadium. Stu
dent sentiment for the most part
seems to be on the side of Bowers.
Carolina students can see no dif
ference between non-segregation
in the class room and non-segrega
tion in the football stadium.
The Casual Observer feels that
since the state and the institution
involved have allowed these Neg
roes to enroll, they should permit
them to exercise all privileges due
any student enrolled in the Uni
versity. Certainly, a student in
what we like to refer to as “demo
cratic America” should be able to
cheer on his school in the same
section with his fellow students.
Your Casual Observer was en
lightened concerning affairs in
Europe, the Far East and the Near
East by Alber and Hardy, the team
who debated the world conditions
in the lyceum program Saturday
night. Lyceum numbers on the
campus have always proved infor
mational and entertaining and this
was no exception. Mr. Ashworth
deserves credit for making such a
selection.
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Reading, Left to Right: Jose Martinez, Dinorah
Salgado, and Leila Cassis.
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MHC Latin-American Studentd
Bemoan English Class Worries
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Latin American Relations began this year on the Mars
campus with the enrollment of three students from Cuba and Hc”®
duras. Dinorah Salgado and Jose Martinez represent Cuba J
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Leila Cassis is from Honduras.
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The transition from Latin America to the U. S. proved diffiC
for all three of the three students. Jose still is suffering with Engl'^!^^
worries. During the interview, the reporter had a hectic time tryi>jj
to master a Spanish-Americon dictionary.
Mars Hill girls might be interest-
ed in Dinorah’s comment on social
life in Cuba. She said that it is
socially incorrect for couples to
date anywhere unchaperoned.
Dinorah has been helped con
siderably in her adaptation to life
in the United States by Miss Caro
line Biggers, who has spent many
hours with her, tutoring her in the
English language.
Leila is having less trouble mas
tering our language than are Jose
and Dinorah. She had taken sever
al courses in English before com
ing to the campus. Leila’s ambition
is to be a personal secretary. Her
outside interests lie in music
(classical) and swimming. She
stated that she was particularly
interested in seeing some snow. As
she expressed it, there seems to be
a lack of it in Honduras.
Both Leila and Dinorah agree
that the schools in Latin America
are more difficult than those in
the United States. In Cuba, the
boys and girls alike take psycho
logy, chemistry and physics in the
early years of high school. Neither
has joined a society as yet but
both are looking forward to the
day when their names will be on
one of the rolls.
Jose after quite a few minutes
spent in gesticulating finally su-
ceeded in informing the reporter
that he plans to enter the field of
medicine. He wants to do his
Medical school work at the Univer-
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that
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line
Mystery surrounded the chur^°
office for several days followi!®^®
the selection of the name. To'^° t
M4fiien4^ Moft
and Gown Together, for the O'
ness
weekly publication of
Hill Baptist Church.
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The name was unanimous
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chosen from among the many *
tries submitted in the open u®
test. Unfortunately the conte^
ant had failed to attach his
to his entry. Appeals were made
church and prayer meeting for
mysterious benefactor to col I
forward and identify himself, 0
no one responded until after t'^as
first issue of the paper appear Picl
on the campus.
Jim Greene, vice-president
Baptist Student Union, up'
the
pulling the paper out of his
.yar(
box received a minor shock wW ^
he found that he had named t!
pen
paper, and was the individual
fellow Student Union officers h
li beei
tear
been searching for. Jim works
two mission churches in AshevJ ® '
and had consequently been abs^'
from the campus when annouri
ments were made. ^
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sity of North Carolina and tl> the
return to Cuba to practice lU®' 1
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Former Students Are Scattered
Mars Hillians, class of ’51, are
widely scattered. These are a few
that we have heard from:
At Appalachian State are Eliza
beth Anderson, Joyce English,
Emerson English and Roy Metcalf.
Baylor claims a large gn^oup: Ilda
Lide, “Tookie” Cashwell, Betty
Shoaf, Frances Todd, Mary Ellen
Gregory, Perry Ellis, Harold
House, David Matthews, George
Bobo, Bob Melvin, Jeanie Lynn,
and “Shotgun” Taylor.
Met Burgess, David Early, Bob
Smith, and Ernie Sikes, ’50, are
attending Stetson Universi’
Ernie was recently ordained to *
ministry.
Mercer University was the ch®'
of Frances Willingham and Su2*
ne Ussery.
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Dixie Foshee, Carolyn Getziu*
and Berniece Limer are among
Meredith transfers. At HarJ
Simmons, Abilene, Texas, are ^
Bridges and David Hodge.
Odell Breland is at Carson-N^
man; Sue Eller, at Blue Moun^
College; Peggy Stahl, at Quc^*
College, Charlotte; Alice Cooki
Asbury College, Wilmore, Ky.) ^
Patty Kierce, at Furman.