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THE HILLTOP. MARS HILL COLLEGE, MARS HILL. N. C,
September 25, Iptember 25
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The Hilltop
PLAIN LIVING AND HIGH THINKING
Published by the Students of Mars Hill College
Make A Choice;
Join A Society
Faith at lUork
By Shirley Bradley
CT
Entered as second-class matter February 20, 1926, at the Postoffice at
Mars Hill, North Catolina, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
Published semi-monthly during the college year.
Volume XXIX
September 25, 1954
Number 1
STAFF
Ed:tor-;n-Chief Gladys Stamper
Associate Editor Shirley Sumner
Sports Editor Leon Rooke
Exchange Editor Sebelia Williams
Advertising Manager Betty Peai’son
Circulation Managers Shirley Daniels, James Conner
Contributors
Carol Gordy, Joan Barron, Nell Ramsey, Mouise Simpson, Jean
Hodges, Betsy Wood, Joan McLean, Rodolph Dixon, Nathan Brooks,
Roddy Martin, Jo Bradley, Shirley Oakes, Shirley Bradley, and Robert
High.
This Is College
1 his is college—a life of your own. And you will find it all here—
happiness, sadness, sometimes near madness. Each is yours for the asking
—and the giving.
1 here have been and will be nights of indescribable longing of both
noble desire and mature need. During these acute first days }mu will
have dreamed dreams of home and perhaps relived those dreams that
became realities at home. Tear-stained eyes will tell the story of your
lonesomeness and the coldness of an unsympathetic amphitheatre; or
3"our four walls will echo later, with laughter these first days, for the
loneliness like ever3Thing else, will pass on giving way to things far
more admirable, more splendid, and more beautiful, indeed more joyous.
Nevertheless, life is not all roses and sweet stuff. Regret rears its ugly
head at every point on this earth. But the chances are it will only stop to
say hello to 3mu and then flit away. You will find nights of perfect
peace under a perfect sky, and on one fateful evening chances are that
the moon may beam its message of love for the perfect co-ed and, come
morning, 3^ou will grip her hand with an extra special significance. But
mostly your life here will turn with the inevitable turning of days and
da3's and more da3"s, dotted with too man3’' classes and too man3^ teachers,
till before many months it will all be over.
\ es, this is college. This is Mars Hill. Your da3's, even 3'^our hours,
are numbered here. Treat them well. They will return 3mur respect.
e A Success!
“Is life worth living? Of course
it is when \^ou are in Mars Hill
Society Life.”
“Yes, I know. That is just the
big problem. Which of the two
societies will it be?”
It surely is a shame that we
have to make choices in life, isn’t
it? Well, at least it would be
simpler not to have them to make.
But sooner or later you will find
your place and then life really
will begin.
Driving out to Mars Hill from
Asheville the thing that caught the
e3^es of many was a series of signs
reading, “Non-Eu — MHC,” or
the sign on the curve reading,
Clio-Phi Welcomes You. What
on earth could this mean.? Now
we know that behind these signs
lay one of the greatest experiences
of college life at Mars Hill. Yes,
it was for four outstanding Liter-
an' Societies that many C-II’s gave
up a few da3^s of vacation to come
and prepare the friendliest possible
welcome for all the C-I’s.
At the pep rallies and the meet
ings this week, didn’t you feel that
3mu were experiencing the greatest
thrill of your life? And surely you
thought 3^ou were supremely hap
py when you sang to the girls on
Friday night with one of the
groups.
Don’t miss out on the great op
portunity of joining a society be
cause it is up to 3'ou to make your
days ahead count for the best, and
the way to make them count is to
become fully a part of the great
adventure of college. Therefore be
it resolved in your heart to join
with the Hall of Black and Gold
or with Blue and White and make
a contribution to “Society Life”
at Mars Hill, as well as to your
own development.
The new school year has started off by a bustle of B. S. U. activit
By now almost everyone is acquainted with the various religious org
izations, so get in the swing by participating in at least one of them
The B. S. U. Council held chapel September 15 and 16. Jad
Powers, president, presided. Each member of the council explained '
or her particular office and plans for the year’s activities
The Listen Fund, which is our opportunity to help spread the Gosjit was Sat
to the people of Europe, is being established again this year. Last yfaight foot
Mars Hill had the distinction of giving a greater amount than ^enviable 1
other college in the area. So, when a representative comes around ^ a 3^^ear bef
your room one night, give just a little. You won’t regret it. In the co
The Ministerial Conference had its first meeting September 16, wpm, there ’
sevent3" members present. Bob Grey, the president, presided. Some the field,
the C-II s gave testimonies concerning their summer work. urth, the I
Bulldog
Sonnet
Eternit3r is not so vast or deep
Once Youth has known the
magic of this place
And found its creed the building
of a race
Whose minds and souls and
hearts are sworn to keep
The statutes of their God. Here,
hearts are free
To venture far be3^ond the
troubled bounds
Volunteers for Christ had 1^^^ ^t^at
first meeting of the year Tuesdl,.|,ea stan
night. A meditation and progra! weatl
were presented on the thenfp stands' v
“Working Together with G{a
through Volunteers.” This was ^
part of the general theme for th a’lncinp'
’''■'‘I’ t°gethi^,aing m
With God. Following the meC. ,„„j.e al
ing a brief social period was hel> n
The primary aim of the Yoiit
Temperance Council this year 1
“Temperance in living and thinl
ing.” Deputation teams will b
, j, , mg. JL>»epui:anon teams will o
or y cares, and no alarum sent out for the purpose of spread
A 111 Gospel of Christ and Chris
ar ing knell to dreams the tian ideals. Two study courses wil
VPQro T»ri I I •'
let
of
str
del
an
of
3"ears will see
Made real. Here, flames of faith
are caused to burn
' And are reflected in the tran
quil calm
Of each new day. Here, Life’s de
corous psalm
A wu &LUUy CUUlbCb WU .
be oflEered this year. One will bt ^
available to all students durinf^j’^^^- ‘
B. S. U. study course week.
other will be taught during
regular Y. T. C. meeting.
th
jomises t
Y. W. A. held a Campfire Cir
iard foug
ood fight
r ^ . ti.jrx. iiciu a, \...ampiire v.^ii‘
is one of growth, and manifest cle on the athletic field WedneS' The V
In
concern
all that elevates the human
soul.
Like sunlight, permeates each
youthful goal.
—Shirley Oakes.
day evening, September 15. An inroHege a
spirational devotional was broughtidcRae (
by Miss Helen Hopkins, the neW^ebb (I
Y. W. A. counselor. After a hikeion outsi
back to the cafeteria, hot chocolaterhe team
and doughnuts were served to thenain clul
group.
You are here at last! Yes, C-I 3'our dream and the dream of your
parents is now a reality. You are attending Mars Hill College. Since
3'ou are at college you have added responsibilities.
First, you must think of the debt that 3^ou owe to your parents,
d iicv have sacrificed much to send 30U away to school. Your parents
are happ}' to send 3'ou to college. They do not wish to be repaid by
material means. The only way that you can adequately repay them is
to he a success. These are onlv the beginning weeks of the semester.
N evertheless, it is time to “settle down” and study. Do your best to
make good grades. Your parents expect 3mu to make good grades, but
they expect vou to be a success socially, too. Join a club or society in
which you are interested and give your best to it.
Secondly, since 3'ou are now a Mars Hill student, 3^ou are and will
be as long as 3^ou live, a representative of the college. You may not
represent the college in any contests, but the world judges the college
by the types of young men and women that it produces. Mars Hill
College is recognized as having one of the highest scholastic ratings
among junior colleges. Are you going to lower the world’s opinion of
Mars Hill College? ^
You have a responsibiIit3'—to your parents and to the college. Be
Dorm And Library
Are Being Built
Night Thoughts
a success.
Our A uditorium
On Mars Hill campus there are
presently two major construction
projects underway. There has been
speculation in the minds of many
new students concerning the new
buildings.
_ The building under construc
tion down the hill to the right of
Melrose dormitorv is a new men’s
dormitory. The Interstate Con
struction company which is in
charge of the building project has
announced that the new dormitory.
Percent nearing comple-
The new library which is also
under construction is located in
the valley between the men’s dor
mitories and Marshall highway.
1 he foundation is nearing comple
tion.
I am a servant of the night;
Of the lonely hour
When unknown voices decree un
known meanings.
When darkness seems almost light.
I am a shadow in the night,
In the lonely hour
When strange thoughts focus
vague fears
And phantom figures walk on
padded feet through a mass of
moonlight.
A playlet was presented by the
Y. W. A. Council on Friday eve
ning, September 17. Those taking
part were Shirley Hicks, April
Flowers, Vadna DeLoach, Joan
Barron, Martha McLeod, Jean
Myers, Suretha Knott, and Ada
Lee Deacon. A pra3^er service is
held by the Council each Saturday
at 12:00 noon in the B.S.U. room.
I
I
t
a
tl
I hear a whisper, a breeze, a sound
stirring in the lonel3^ hour
language languid and
The Methodist Youth Fellow
ship is opening its doors to all
Methodist or other denomination
al groups on campus. It meets each
Sunday evening during Training
Union hour.
. Yep,
"‘Daddy
Trv to b
With a
sad—
At night, at the lonely hour
When day hovers beyond the dark
ness ;
When the earth
Makes me a servant of the night.
—Leon Rooke.
The Alission Council had its
first service at Moore General
Hospital September 12. Ward
leaders were Mimi Devine, April
Flowers, and Sylvia Corliss. Cal
vin Kirkman and David Britt
were speakers in the two wards
Soloists were Jim Otis, Shirley
Coppedge, and Doris Wright ^
the
for
eve
- desired
to
A r" ‘^^“7 j “ I’irthday, its one hun
dredth Few people and not too many institutions round out a century
of usefulness and service. Age itself is not always a mark of distinctio7
but to increase in siae and importance with the passing years is an hono^
worth mentioning. Mars Hill college has grown from tL isolated sri
school founded mnety-nine years ago on the grass plot in fron of X
IS now Moore Hall into a junior college known far and Xe foT it
hlffh moral .Standarr^s anri ^—»II„„a. __ i • . . .
Attention
moral standards and excellent academic work.^Alumnf
of the
. - . . — —acauci
institution are scattered all over the world
^ As we_ plan for our centennial celebration, one project is uppermost
17The ’ 1" Lee MemoriafLdr
m. The project is sponsored by alumni from all classes, but the wto
buTldTnrh'^ ^ personal interest in seeing the
as 11 -ri T' ’ L-ILs will be returning to the campus
aftpn*!-a A much greater numbers than ever
o-rad ‘ present C-I s are the class of 1956, the first we hope to
graduate^ in the new auditorium.
au^torium? ^^^mni in pushing the campaign for funds to build our
The progress of the buildings
now under construction depends
upon the mildness of the winter
season. It is definite that the build
ings will be ready for occupancy
by the fall term 1955-56.
Plans are being made for a new
auditorium on which construction
is to begin in early spring. The
auditorium will be dedicated to
Dr. Robert Lee Moore, whose
vision and courage helped to build
Mars Hill College.
make the Mission Counril n
the best year j'et.
Anybody and
Everybody
Come to Hilltop staff meeting
Monday night, September 27
6:30.
at
Students who would like to send
the Hilltop to their pastor or other
friends may enter their subscrip
tion at the Hilltop office, 13 Spil-
man Annex. Off-campus subsmp-
tions are two dollars per year. 1 he
advance in price has become neces
sary because of rising costs in ma
terials and printing. A personal
subscription to the Hilltop is in
cluded in the general fee paid by
each student.
Hilltops will be mailed to com
muting students. If any student
does not receive his copy, he should
come by the office to verify his
address or make whatever adjust
ment is needed.
Up to date attenri.
religious denaritv, m
splendid. Plans are^h*^- ^
a fall revival m
near future. Akn 'r 7^
study course*; o ’ , Un
L. is hoped that ^7""
wfil remain high Th
ahead. "Vy-g -1 here is mi
jour enthusia^^^
is extra heavy^"^ 'when homewi
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*^heme of th "A^yor-mate” wa
held W^‘ L- chapel
‘iay in c.t ^?onesday and T]
one Was chapel. E’
hy choosin^^^^ ^ riche 1
S ^ prayer-mate.