Page Two
Spring Brings
^Outside Activities
THE HILLTOP. MARS HILL COLLEGE, MARS HTT T., jj, q
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Spnng is a busy time for Mars Hill. There are always so many
outside activities to take one's mind away from studying. When
I ^eak of outside activities” I mean not only the class and various
other banquets, the activities of the Choir and the Dramateers,
but also the temptation to sun bathe, go hiking, and just loaf
general. It seems that spring always tends to make one
With all these temptations to put one’s work aside, it is hard
to sit in the room while the rest of the gang is sun bathing, even
though we know that rehearsal tonight will cut out study hours’
or It IS just as hard to sit in the library and work on a chemistry
paper while the breezes call to the tennis courts or the “Cascades.”
The temptations to “laze” around are just as bad for one person
as they are for the next. Everyone has papers, tests and extra
activities, including the teachers, and the temptations are just as
great to every one. ^
However, we must remember that we are at Mars Hill primarily
to get an education, and for the majority of us this means we
have to do some studying. Each of us knows our own capabilities
and from this knowledge we should decide whether we have time
for “outside activities” and still keep up our grades. With only
four weeks remaining until final exams, it is awfully risky to
chance those borderline grades.
On the other hand, it would be a shame to sit in the dorm all
day and let the beautiful spring weather pass by without enjoying
it pr let the opportunity to take part in the extra-curricular ac
tivities around the campus slip by and allow a select few to do all
the work.
We have to decide for ourselves whether or not we are going
to loaf around and forget studying or whether we are going to
study and forget to relax and enjoy this beautiful time of the year
I think you will all agree that a happy medium would be a little
study and a little relaxing to get the true benefit of spring and also
of college.
MH Leads State ans R-eveale For RaTK
In Listen Fund Mars Hill To 5tnior Coll
Mars Hill College is
the schools of the state
LISTEN contributions for the
1960 - 61 year. The total thus
far is 1290.15 with $33.53 hav
ing been collected this month.
The final collection will be
made in May by next year’s
LISTEN Committee headed by
the new BSU Treasurer, Fav
Coker. ^
On November 16, 1960, the Baptist State Coi 1 1 |
Asheville gave its final approval to a proposi/ f, *
. , iu, I you, tne baptist state
IS leading m Ameville gave its final approval to a proposi/
re in total Hill College into a senior college. The decision?
is tor the extensive nrei,’tv, t
. O Alls-
extensive preliminary studies by committees of v
by committees of the trustees and faculty of the
According to present plans. Mars Hill CoU
iQ«o°^ ? by adding the third )
1962 and the fourth year at the beginning of tU.
A ■ , The College
Communism Is
Peace Corps Demands
Careful Consideration
Since President Kennedy first mentioned his Peace Corps in a
campaign speech on the west coast, much has been said pro and
con about the Peace Corps plan which are taking effect in various
areas of the country.
It is the plan of the Peace Corps that Americans who wish to
volunteer their services to their country by going to other nations
and living with the natives and helping them to help themselves
may apply to work with the Peace Corps. The applications will
be carefully screened and the few who are accepted will begin
training. After training, assignments will be passed out, and from
then on the volunteers will be on their own.
The main question which comes to mind is will the Corps do
more harm than good? How do we know that Americans will not
lower their country’s standing in the eyes of the countries who are
receiving aid through the Peace Corps? These questions can not
be answered now; only time will give the answers. We must realize
the importance of the Peace Corps. We must each realize that
the Peace Corps is for America and not for personal adventure, as it
may seem at first glance.
American prestige needs to be given a boost in some of the
under-developed countries of the world, and the Peace Corps is
one ™cans of fulfilling this mission. If the proper attitude is tak-
en y all Americans, especially those volunteering for work,
hen the desired results will be obtained in the end.
The BSU greatly appreciates
the contributions and interest
which the students have shown
in the LISTEN program. This
year the LISTEN chairmen in
the dormitories have been Wan
da Walters, Mary Thore, Patsy
Bowers, Virginia Webb, Cecelia
Rigsbee, Ken Roberson, Bill
Deans, and Coolidge Porter
field; and the BSU especially
thanks them for their work in
collecting the contributions.
Fund Sponsors Missionaries
As a part of the LISTEN
mission to send spiritual, medi
cal, technical, and educational
aid to needy areas, three stu
dents enrolled in North Caro
lina institutions have been ap
pointed to serve as summer mis
sionaries during the coming
summer. James Oldham, civil
engineering major at Duke Uni
versity, from Amarillo, Texas,
will participate in a European
Work Camp; and Jane Price,
a native of Durham and senior
at Watts Hospital School of
Nursing in Durham, will serve
in a Baptist Hospital in Ghana,
West Africa. George Grigsby,
Jr., from Holly Springs, a pre-
med student at the University
of North Carolina, will do va
cation Bible school and lay
church work in Alaska. At the
stateside BSU Leadership Train
ing Conference at Wake Forest
Baptist Church, Winston-Salem,
April 21 - 23, the three students
will be presented in a special
program.
Problem For All
„ living and higher thinking
Published by the Students of Mars Hill College
^Ke Hilltop
N- C. Published
semi-monthly during the college year.
PRESS
^ume XXX\T April 22, 1961 Number 13
STAFF
Editor-in-Chief ....
News Editors •. Bobbie Shiplett
Features ” ' ----—...Janice Eiland, Johnny Grier
Sports Editor . Glenda Cannon, Johnsie Reynolds
Assistant Sports Editor Morris Macon
Girls Sports Editor Dave Beck
Advertising' Jean Yoder
Exchange Manager George Mumford, Steve Robinson
Co-Circulation Managers V-i;- VC",”.’ Honeycutt
Assistants GiUian Robinson, Ron Carpenter
Reporters Pauiiii'p'rVKoiij," Cathryn Crocker
Typists ■■ jil® Gjeen, Garnett Jones
^ Stewart, Faye Milstead, Joyce Craft,
Advisor Joyce Hinson, Linda Melton
Collie Gamer
CONTRIBUTORS: Garnette ^Pagine Gibson, Bobbie Chenault,
The expenses for sending
these summer missionaries, med
ical supplies, scholarships, food
for refugees, and other aid
around the world are paid di
rectly by the LISTEN Program;
and at the present time total
contributions are much lower
than the anticipated income of
$4,500.
By JOHN JEANNETTE
“We are destroying our nation
and unless we take immediate ac
tion, we are going to find out too
late that we should have done
something.” If today some one
-should make this remark to us, we
would be prone to question that
person’s mental stability. But let
us think before w'e pass such a
judgment. In the past months
there have been numerous attempts
to bring to our attention how real
the threat of Communism is to this
nation and its allies. Late last
year, Billy Graham made the
statement that Communism is
gaining that proportion to the fail
ures of our faiths.
We, as Christians and citizens,
have reached a state of dangerous
complacency. We have the atti
tude that surely God will not
allow a “Christian” nation such
as ours to become a thing of the
past. Because of our wealth, we
have gained this attitude and given
religion a second place. With this
attitude we are failing our faiths
and, consequently, we no longer
see the significane of the often-
quoted proverb, “The Lord helps
those who help themselves.”
We must face that fact that
Russia is active in America! We
may call this fact a threat, a chal
lenge, or whatever we wish; but
the truth is that Communist ac
tivity in America has become a
reality, and we must become alert.
Be on the Alert
At this point the questions may
be asked, “How do we get on the
alert?” or “What are we to look
for as Communist activity?”
These are reasonable and fair
questions, but unfortunately there
can be no definite answer as to
what to look for, because Com
munists are very crafty and work
undercover. We can only gain
very' general knowledge about
their activities and about what we
are to look for. For instance, it
is believed that Communists are
striving to obsess the youth of the
nation with Communist doctrines
through the use of publications and
activities that are not easily de
tected.
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Staff Apologizes
Editor’s note: Due to an oversight of the staff of the Literary
Edition the following poem was accredited to Pauline Gibson.
The staff apologizes to the author and reprints it with correct
credit.
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And touched the heart of Gcxl.
1 felt the rain upon my face.
And knelt down to kiss the scxl.
I walked today beneath the sun
And watched the clouds roll by.
I saw the smile of Gcxl on me.
And bowed my head to ciy.
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And felt him touch my heart.
I placed my hand in His great hand
To push my tears apart.
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