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Page Two THE HILLTOP. MARS HILL COLLEGE. MARS HILL. N. C. March 17. 196! March 17. Bang, Whop, Thwack Now Is The Time Green Day Arrives; Irish In Color With the wearing of green and the display of shamrocks one may feel safe in assuming that St. Patrick’s Day is here; otherwise, we’ve flipped our ever-loving lids. We do not know exactly how many Irish exist on the Mars Hill campus or for that matter, how many live in Peoria. However, the day is occa sion for some good Irish tunes and gives the Hilltop an opportunity to wish each and every one a merry “Erin Go Bragh.’’ Seen any snakes lately? Published by the Students of Mars Hill College OThe Rilllop Box 486-T. Mars HilL N. C. Second-Class postage paid at Mars Hill, N. C. Published semi-monthly during the college year. Volume XXXVI March 17. 1962 Number 11 STAFF Editor 'N Chief Walt Whittaker Advertising Gary Murdock, Franklin Calhoun Circulation Ken Hunneycut, Roy Bower News Editor Jon Rountree Editorial Page Dick Ergenbright Feature Editor Mary Horton Sports Editor John Baskin Reporters Marietta Atkins, Janice Eiland, Mimi Jones, Mary Sue Mclntire, John Grier, Cynthia Vann, Jerry Grant, Thelma Taylor, Audrey Bunce, Tina Stokes, Nancy Hannah, John Reagan, Jacquie Moore Proofreaders Pat Phelps, Darinda Camp Typists Jo Wells, Joyce Craft Faculty Advisor Walter Smith LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS Within a short time many high school and college students will graduate and go into our society and take their places. Many will travel a long way over the bumpy road of life. Others will soon fall by the wayside. No matter what our ambitions, most of the male students still have a military obligation to fulfill. When the bill was passed signifying that all males would have to spend some time in the mil itary service, a great fervor was created through out the country. Many believed we were drift ing toward a military-type government. A young man reaching the eligible military age might agree that this bill should never have been passed. Really, the service isn’t as bad as many people have said. As a Korean veteran with eight years of “exposure” to Uncle Sam I would like to pass on a few helpful tips to those who are about to enter the service. No matter what branch you decide to enter, it would be wise to enter with the right attitude which is this: “While I am in the service I will do my best to be a good soldier and be a credit to my country.” A great many young men have the attitude that their time is being wasted. The military service is just like anything else in life, you get out of it exactly what you are willing to put in to it The service offers an excellent opportunity to advance your training and to prepare for a good life on the "outside.” If you are interested in electronics then as you sign up, request electronics training. Here again, your attitude, willingness to sooperate and the grades on several tests will de termine whether you attend that electronics school or not. That same electronics course would cost a great deal in private life. Perhaps you thought that after graduation you would be through with school. I have news for you; as soon as you enter the service you will be right back in school again. Here again your attitude is important. If you “flunk out” you can’t transfer to another school. You will be assigned to a lesser job. Without a doubt, there will be a great deal of “bull,” red tape, and regulations to contend with. On the other hand, to offset this, you have excel lent training and in most cases extensive travel. —Richard Ergenbright 15 the last time I 5CHgPULE A OA«5 THATLET5 OUTATNOiH, UMTIUTHE CAFETERA WB5 AKWimT LOt'kS MNUNe." Hark: College Boy Composite Reprint, State College, N. Y. Ever since that famous essay entitled “What is a Boy?” ap peared, every idiot that can hold a pen has done some kind of takeoff on it. I, too, can hold a pen . . . A State College boy is poverty with tobacco on its face, cyni cism with acid burns on its fin gers, and the “Hope of the Fu ture” with monstrous taps on its green bucks. A State College boy is a com posite ... he has the energy of Ray Charles, the sincerity of a phony Santa Claus, the shy ness of Gypsy Rose Lee, the kindness of the Albany police, the imagination of Mickey Spil- lane, the aspiration of the Al bany urchins, and when he wants something, it is usually 86 proof. He likes Bru, women and brew. Pierce Hall and eight ball, vice, ice, short books, good looks, snow, dough, “weeds”, rich keeds (rhymes come hard these days) ... as a matter of fact, one could summarize and say, if it’s spiked, it’s well liked. Dislikes Dancing He is not too much on square dancing, squares, Hedrick’s, Park lights on dark nights (last rhyme, I promise), Harvard, bulletin boards, dorm food, ash trays, pseudo-pseudo, dirty dol lar bills, presidents other than Washington (Tavern) and Madison (House), marks, mir rors, moral, and maids. In a State boy’s pocket one may find a crumpled letter from the dean, a biology scaple scarred from many battles with worms and frogs, the slide from a slide-rule, a broken cigarette, a dark blue dollar bill and a uncovern pen, a lame lighter, and a key to Sayles. Chases Girls A college boy is a magical creature . . . you can lock him out of a class, but not out of Joe’s. You can get him off your mind, but you can’t get him off the pool table. He is a “no-account, girl-chasing bun dle of worry.” But when you come home at night with only the shattered pieces of hopes In the February 17 edition of the Hilltop the name of Miss Susan Walker was regretobly omitted from the dean's list. In the March 3 edition an apology was made for leaving out her name with the statement that "Miss Walker", a fresh man student from Pulaski, Va., accumulated 41 guolity points." We again apolo gize to Susan who is not a freshman, but a sophomore. Letters. I appreciate the effort being made by our administration to keep our social and dating rela tions clean and wholesome. It has reached the extent, however, where some restrictions seem childish and unnecessary. Some of the old be liefs about dating and social be havior should be placed with the other relics of the past in a mu seum. One such belief is that of holding hands sometimes referred to as “cheap petting,” which seems to me about as sinful as a young lady shaking hands with the visit ing preacher during revival week. Holding hands and shaking hands share the same physical con tact and express nearly the same feeling of friendship and friendli ness. Adjustment Needed One purpose of our beloved col lege is to provide the proper at mosphere for Christian relation ship. This atmosphere, I think, should include some up-to-date ideas to correspond with the mod ern day student. I think we as college students realize the need for social restraints and would be more likely to respect the ideals behind reasonable and necessary' regulations. I feel that everyone is entitled to his or her opinion, but when the group is compelled to conform to the outdated ideas of one or a few persons there is a definite need for a change. I appreciate the opportunity and space to express my personal opin ion. 'Phank you. —^John Ingle Fraternities May Chi' Proffer Solution nior college status coming this fall ’ \Ji With senior college status coming not tcK) early to begin considering needs for ne* student organizations and activities on our cait A talen pus. I f ■’Member Why can’t we have a good active chapter the pla some nationally-affiliated service fraternity af" ^^°r Gler several nationally-recognized scholastic fraternities pn A service fraternity with its chamber-of-coflt ^^|'eral per merce type program could do much to promott c eduled better school spirit and give us a real opportunij! C to do some practical, worth-while things for tff college while we’re here. ’■ nc The scholastic groups could replace the hon^ A mora clubs which have served their purpose well whil| '''titten by Mars Hill was a junior college but which cant'*' j5P'cts a ( give their members the pride of achieveinc® |)ough Eve which would come with nationally-recogniz^ ■•'tue in fg chapters. rej Is it too much to hope that someday our tof Unions wl ranking graduates will sport Phi Beta Kapp’ ^'Wship keys? ^ ^ .. . We know that “fraternities” is an ugly won Streng to some people, and we are aware that soip the grg Baptists have strong convictions against the Knowb of social fraternities and sororities. We are n® however, raising the issue of social fraterniti^^ , Playing Dd We are advocating service and scholastic frateii"^ is Donal^j I ties and sororities. .| of There will be some persons, of course, who iiigh school not recognize any difference; to them all -i^Pated and dreams, he can make them sound mighty insignificant with four magic words: “You look beat, man!” letter organizations are evil. We are not ^ vinced, however, that all friends of Mars b* Ud It ^^ntle College have such closed minds. We choose le pigy^j believe that most of them can and do e speech tiate between service and scholastic orgait'g S^^hian’i LldLC UCLWCCII »CIV1LC dULl ^ S | tions, which have valuable purpose, and Pffe organizations, which may have little or no j Pool Don pose. He Last Sunday’s Asheville Citizen-Times ^ School a stoi-y about the chartering of a Phi Theta pa, national junior college scliolastic society> , (j^jor, d^jj^ Gardner-Webb. Even our junior college cous' . ciag are concerned about up-to-date student orga' jx^^bchael zations. _ _ ^ ^ p^ath. Perhaps our Student Activities Comio* could appoint a special sub-committee to iiiv^j Jow gate the possibilities of cliartering a chapt^’^^^ Pbys ■ in vv Alpha Omega or some other good service \,.Patecl ternity and investigate the possibilities of w ^nke ing one or more scholastic organizations a plans For Though I May Speak.’ tltp'^y> anc D ftp •^arnat A meaningful paraphrase of the 13th chaP of First Corinthians — directed especially .jj college students — has come to us through Ihrig, who suggests the anonymous work be helpful to us at Mars Hill: Though I speak in the language of and Shakespeare and show not love toward roommate and fellow students, I am becod as a sounding drum or tinkling test tube.^ ^jji And though I have the gift of a Dean’® lO^.feeks mile. brain and understand the mysteries of Eid*' rti' Eliot, Plato and Niebuhr and have an knowledge of chemical formulas, scientific diy theses and historical facts; and though self-reliance in the belief that I can achieve thing, and have not love and understandiOe ward my classmates, I am nothing. pii; And though I have the innate gifts of a leader and understand the corporate deed^j,j the student body, but tail to see the requisites of one who shares my room, it P me nothing. jjyf And though I bestow all my natural an jj I on a dozen campus organizations and thode^y give my time and energy indiscriminately ^ tracurricular activities, and do not considc* ^ roommate and dorm neighbors, it profit* nothing. j o' And though I can preach in glowing td^ ff God’s transcending love, and though 1 ject an opportunity to make a speech on EHij” ^lgj' 44«« CUIZA I. J l.\.y lliafVV, CA ~ living at student prayer meetins, and t I give my strength eagerly to any and ff. ties of the BSU, and do not let love relationships with my roommate and dents — teachers too — it profits me no Love is patient and kind from morning^j ]ii’ well after midnight. Love is not envious roommate’s clothes, popularity or dates, jj t)'| Love is not rude, no matter how dorm room, nor how long the hours of ** ^ night before, nor how frustrating the evc the day. %
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