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THE HILLTOP, MARS HILL COLLEGE. MARS HILL. N. C.
March 17,1954
Hilltop
PLAIN LIVING AND HIGH THINKING
Published by the Students of Mars Hill College
New Gtrl F
torn
Entered as second-class matter February 20,
Mars Hill, North Carolina, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
Published semi-monthly during the college year.
Volume XXVIII
April 17. 1954
Number 13
T-i i-i. • ou- Anne Thompson
Editor-in-(^ief Mildred Scroggs
Associate Editoi Gladys Stamper
Managing pitor Richard Young
Circulation Manager Payne
^^T^plis-^ShiXy^DSeis, P'hy^^^^^^^^ o^ley, and Shirley
Revan.
CONTRIBUTORS
Rnhhv Colev Bert Adler. David Stooke, Betty Stacy, Helen Brown,
Shirley Bradley, Shirley Sumner, Lucia Holder, Nora Willis, Peggy
Huss, Sybil Lennon, Leon Rooke, and Rex Robertson.
A Brand New Start
We will meet God Sunday morning in new surroundings. Spring
thrills us with her newly acquired wardrobe. We gaze m awe at her
and realize that God’s immaculate hand wmrked skillfully to fashion
spring’s new Easter outfit.
God’s hand worked, too, in the completion of our new sanctuary.
He has given us beauty in his handiwork of nature and enabled us to
erect in His honor a nucleus around which our lives should rotate.
Both the new building and the reawakened spring are His, to be used
for His glory. ... .
This Easter Sunday represents the newness of Christianity. Christ
rose on this day to gi'ye to the world new hope peace, and salvation
Sorin- revitalizes herself in commemoration of the resurrection of
Christ and our new church accentuates it in our hearts and minds.
Wi’h the greenness of spring, .the modernness of our house of worship,
and the new-born faith in Jesus Christ fresh within our mmds and
hearts %ve joyfully and thankfully enter our new house of worship.
Chong In Ahn of Seoul, Southern Korea, arrived on the Mars Hill
campus several weeks ago. She has been named “Carol” by Miss Snel-
son and Mr. Chapman. The two faculty members arrived at this name
for Chong because Chong means “bell” in Korean.
Chong, or Carol, comes to Mars Hill from the capital of Korea,
Seoul where she has studied English for approximately three years in
high school before coming to the United States. She is taking a liberal
"' —— arts course at Mars Hill, al-
T n I though she will not begin actual
How I 0 I 3SS ini credit classwork until the start of
Xa|| p5ICI/ I PQQnnQ Carol tells us that she had al-
Icll tdoj LCOOUIIO ,vays wished to study in America
f ,, • ^rifi is happv to see that wish ful-
T he following ten rules are • ..i-io*- T
7, .u- filled. She says, I am sure that i
buf IheT'seWora "ffil to draw 1 knowledge of character
chuckle from somebody who hasn’t ^‘'ch a fnendly kmd of peo-
heard them. Originated by Robert h„e m Mars Hill College.
Tvson they consist of some sure- 1 he new Korean explains how
fire advice on how to stay in the Koreans studied comfortably,
just as Americans do, before the
war. Now, as refugees, they must
study in tents, fields, and moun
tain caves if they wish to study
at all.
Carol found that most Ameri
cans are living in a middle-class
which is non-existent in Korea,
and that our religion has advanced
1 Honor Groups
Hold Final Meet
school:
(1) Bring the professor news
paper clippings dealing with his
subject. If you can’t find clippings
dealing with his subject, bring_ in
an}" clipping. He thinks everything
deals with his subject.
(2) Look alert; take notes c.rcrc .ur xcif^iuu
eagerly. If you must look at \our ^ greater extent. Carol exp-
watch, don’t stare at it unbeliev- resses her surprise ,^t her realiza-
ingly and shake it. tion of the advancement of our
(3) Nod frequently and mur- civilization.
mur, “How true!” To you, this After finishing at Mars Hill,
seems exaggerated. To him, it is Carol wishes to study at a senior
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Decline of Chivalry
Are you rude, inconsiderate, thoughtless? If you are a boy, you d
better 20 back and read that question again. While you re at it, think
about it for a while, too. It needs some thought, because it looks as it
nuite a few of Mars Hill’s young men, though not all of them, have
forgotten that they were reared to be gentlemen. I here will always
be a few bovs in any institution who act as if they were reared on a
planet entirely devoid of women, but lately it seems as if Mars Hill
has an enormous overdose.
For Instance; A girl arrives on the campus of the University ot
North Carolina for one night’s stay. She carries a tiny overnight bag
weighing very little, and her car pulls right up to the very steps ot
the dormitory in which she is to stay. A perfectly strange young man
whom she has never seen before (dressed neatly and wearing tie and
coat) rushes down the dorm’s three front steps and offers to help her
with her bag. tt u
Contrast: The same girl arrives at Mars Hill College. Her bus
unloads in front of Spilman dormitory, and she climbs down and
gathers in two large suitcases and a box. On the steps, six (not one, but
lx) husky specimens of Mars Hill’s ‘ gentlemen watch her wrestk
with her baggage and finally struggle up Edna Moore hill They turn,
yawn, and watch another group of girls do the same, all without moving
more than an inch.
Contrast: A girl goes shopping up town, and returns with her arms
laden with packages, some of them rather heavy. As she walks ba^ck
toward the campus, two boys walk along with her, laughing and talk-
ing, and empty handed.
Contrast- A girl with an armload of books starts into the reserve
librarv As she struggles with the door, a boy standing behind her waits
impatiently. Finally she gets it open. The boy comes close to knocking
her down as he dodges past her to get inside. ^
Impossible? No, fact. We saw every one of those incidents right here
on the campus, not once but many times. If some of the boys who tie
up the local telephone lines for hours would show a little more of their
w^orship of the opposite sex by being just normally courteous, they would
find it made far more of an impression.
And speaking of the opposite sex, it has something to do w.th the
cause. It does not further the idea of gentlemanly conduct very much
when a young man politely opens a door for a lady, only to have her
Ls him without so much as a nod of appreciation; this is ecpesially true
khen she is followed by four or five more who likewise pass without a
glance. Almost everyone has seen somewhat the same thing
the girl’s dormitories when the lights flash at seven fifteen. ne >
will find himself stuck with the door in his hand while an endless Ime
of girls files past. How many of them so much as say 1 hank you .
quite objective.
(4) Sit in front, near him.
(Applies only if you intend to stay
awake). If you’re going to all the
trouble of making a good impres
sion, you might as well let him
know who you are.
(5) Laugh at his jokes. You
can tell; if he looks up from his
notes and smiles expectantly, he
has told a joke. ' '2’
(6) If you must sleep, arrange
to be called at the end of an hour.
It creates an unfavorable impres
sion if the rest of the class has left
and you sit there alone, dozing.
(7) Be sure the book you read
during the lecture looks like the
book from the course. If you do
math in psychology class and psy
chology in math, match the books
for size and color.
college, and then return to Korea
as a professor.
More Than
(8) Ask for outside reading.
You don’t have to read it, just ask.
(9) Ask any questions you
think he can answer. Also, avoid
announcing that you have found
the answer to a question he could
not answer, and in your little
brother’s second grade reader at
that.
(10) Agree with his views. If
he is a staunch Republican, refrain
from asking him why the Demo
crats have won so many national
elections.
That “impression”
idea works both ways.
OU
You say the world looks gloomy,
The skies are grim and gray;
The night has lost its quiet—
You fear the coming day.
The world is what you make it,
The sky is gray or blue
Just as your soul may paint it;
It ain’t the world . . . it’s you.
Clear up the clouded vision,
Clean out the foggy mind;
The clouds are always passing,
And each is silver lined.
The world is what we make it—
Then make it bright and true
And when you think it’s gloomy,
It ain’t the world . . . it’s you.
“Mommy, will the Easter Bun
ny come and bring me some
candy?” questions the bright-eyed
four-year-old;
“Sure, Kenny,” replies the
mother. ' ^ '
Yes, to Kenny as to most four-
year-olds Easter means bunny rab
bits, candy, and egg hunts.
To Mrs. Williams, Kenny’s
mother, Easter has quite a differ
ent meaning. When the thought
of Easter enters her mind she
thinks of the lovely navy outfit
which she plans to wear with red
accessories. She thinks of flo%vers,
too. The red carnations which will
adorn her outfit,
^Ir. Williams’ idea of Easter is
also partly secular. “Gee, it’ll be
great to be oft work for a couple
of davs. I’ll go fishing at Crew’s
Lake.”
Easter has a deeper meaning to
Mrs. Williams’ mother than it has
to the younger Williamses. Being
older and more experienced in life,
she realizes that there is more to
Easter than new clothes or Easter
bunnies. She thinks of her children
who are living miles away from
her. Easter signifies homecoming
for them. Traveling is easier in
spring than at Christmas-time, and
the countrj^side is more beautiful.
But added to the traces of the
old pagan festival honoring the
goddess of spring is the Christian
faith in the resurrection of man.
Easter is perhaps the most touch
ing and sincerely religious of our
Christian observances.
Dressed in colorful new clothes,
with mother and the girls wearing
corsages, the entire family goes to
church, even though they may not
be regular attendants. The solemn
tones of the organ, the pure white
lilies at the chancel, and the robed
choir singing triumphantly “He is
risen, alleluia” lift the souls of
even the most thoughtless to a con
templation of life, death, and im
mortality.
The honor clubs held their final
meetings of the year last Monday
and Tuesday evenings, winding up
their activities as individual groups.
The May meeting, the last of the
year, will consist of the joint hon
or club banquet to be held in the
college cafeteria.
The International Relations
Club met Monday night in Stroup
Parlor with a program centered
around “Our Good Neighbors to
the South,” Latin America. Par
ticipating were Jackie Roberts,
who presented a talk on the im
portance of Latin America to the
United States; Charles Miller,
who spoke on political unrest in
Latin ^America; Wanda McCurry,
who talked of the U. S. relations
with Latin America; and Roberto
Negron, who gave some personal
experiences concerned with the life
and politics of the country.
The Scriblerus Club held its
last program of the year on Amer
ican Humor. Three aspects of hu
mor. early, literary, and “melting
pot,” were presented by Wanda
Chason, Anne Thompson, and
Mary Frances Cowart. Selections
by American humorists were read
by Barbara Sellers, Clara Herron,
Barbara Gibson, Charles McCall
and Shirley Spivey. Hannah Black-
well, Shirley Coppedge, and Phin-
alia Blackstone furnished music.
Phyllis Anderson gave the devo
tions.
The Science Club met in Edna
Aloore parlor on Alonday night
with a discussion on the value and
uses of herbs, as medicine, perfume
and flavoring. Particularly dis
cussed were plants native to this
region.
Joe C. Robertson spoke on
French artists and their works at
the meeting of the French Club
in the home of Airs. Nona Rob
erts. He illustrated his talk with
examples of several artists’ works.
Also participating in the program
were Beverly Beauford, Sybiline
Blinson, Shirley Revan, Terry
Thomas, Joann Robbins, Fred
Crisp, Betty Lambert and Cyn
thia Knight.
The Bible Club held its meet
ing in Huffman playroom Alonday
night, where a bufet supper was
served. Dr. D. E. Richardson was
guest speaker.
Wendall G. Davis, pastor of
Western Avenue Baptist Church
in Statesville presented a program
of slides on Cuba at the regular
meeting of the Spanish club. Mr.
Davis has spent several summers
in Cuba.
A review of “Niebelungenlied”
was presented by Sue Waldrop to
the members of the German club.
Martha Swanson sang a solo in
German and the group participat
ed in group singing and German
games.
Federation Holds
District Meet Here
Mars Hill campus had as its
guests on April 15, the Annual
Meeting of the North Carolina
Federation of Home Demonstra
tion Clubs District Number 4.
Approximately 250 homemakers
from Buncombe, Madison, and
Yancey attended the meetings.
Airs. A. B. Sutton, first vice-pres
ident of Buncombe County Clubs,
presided at the meetings in the
absence of Mrs. Guy Rice, presi
dent, who was ill.
Airs. E. M. McNish, Franklin,
a delegate to the United Nations
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