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THE HILLTOP, MARS HILL COLLEGE. MARS HILL, N C.
Noveinf 3* 19G2
Krypton serum for
campus Mxyzptlks ?
Mxvzptlk is the fifth dimensional charcKter who,
upon occasion, transcends the relative Time bar
rier, arrives in the third dimension and creates
havoc for that most splendiferous of all heroes.
Superman.
And, as every faithful follower of the Dell
comic book character knows, Superrnan s mere
third dimensional powers ore no match for Mr.
Mxyzptlk. And the only way to overcome him
is to get him to soy his name backwards.
In one exciting episode this was accomplished
by the reincarnated parents of Supergirl, Zonel
and companion, who fed the little wizcnd seme
powerful Krypton truth semm. Thus,
disappeared into the fifth dimension and every-
onellved happily ever after, or at least until
the next issue.
Now there are certain individuals on a collie
campus who seem to be fifth dimensional and
whose only purpose in life appears to be anal
agois to thSTf Mr._ Mxyzptlk's: to create as
much havoc as possible.
And no matter how many tiiries you get them
to soy their names backwards and most of
them cannot even say it fonA^ds) they remain
in the third dimension and absolutely refuse to
return to their rightful pedestal beside the myth
ical character of Supermm fame.
Not that anyone really cores that these
Mxyzptlks are wasting their ®riergies—it is their
way of life—but they try so doggone hard to
waste everybody else's.
Individuals who would go to so niuch trouble
as to steal an umbrella, act smart in class, do
art work on things other than cmvases and
carry chips on their padded shoulders, are in
dividuals who are wrapped up in themselves
and, indeed, they make very small
True Mxyzptlks cannot adapt to our dimen
Sion. They find their "hell" in any bath house
of existence where there are rules
conduct. To imagine that they must be stifled
by such things, that their "absolute freedom is
in danger, is heart-rending, excruciating insidi
ous. They rebel, create havoc, and do their un
conscious best to make it hard for
Let us hope that these Mxyzptlks partake of
the Krypton truth serum. The fifth dimension is
the place for engaging havoc m^ers. Let ^
third dimension, of which Mars Hill is a pc^,
be reserved for the conscientious students who
desire more of life than someone else s um
brella, textbook, and enmity.
And if the Mxyzptlks on campus do not like
it they will do well to remember the words ot
a great cosmopolitan: get lost.
—WNW
Red” feds join CP
Did you Pail to
land The Big One
again,Sort?
your
perceptivity
is as keen
as my
chagrin
This time I was-
determined to hook
5 the roguci I
employed patience,
cunning, daring,
strength...
Crisis will die bHians blee
The last edition of the HiUtop^coif '’Jf
editorial by Bill Freeman on the^ss:^^^
otion. This situation has now died^j^
will soon be forgotten in the mmy ^ ,
corded history. The "loyal Southeme^
were called, however, must face up
ation for years to come. ^
North Carolina has been fairly luc Twelve of thi
solution to the integration problem, m of the girls w
lems hove been comparatively few. huse of a low
is diminishing throughout many p*t and colds. Thi
state and there has been a minimunors was less thi
strotion and publicity. 250 people gave
..1 statistics gave
North Carolina stands with the "fjortunity to brag
ever, and, hopefully, always will „„
has been progressing greatly in the
but every one of her accomplishfflj.g
gotten when the integration proble,ed^ compai
tioned. prls and yet oi
The South throughout the past hui'^°3’^”l'®®yed thar
has bred a group of people who Iodise this prov
would do anything for her, but it stronger.”
the name for which these people donors
is being laughed at and trampled they donated
feet of thousands of soldiers. ® Watts brave
luse of the worl
The present generations of "Soutlhcy Hall, trying
a proud name to uphold and a gr^ as possible und
which to fight. Let us be determin “if j ever need
South will start thinking a little bit”
a united country and a South thhst a matter of
nation will be proud of. to Hilda Gilpin
—Sally Leuse I’ve never
m.g. blunhie, mutterings of
Chemistry is one of our oldest
sciences and was discovered by
Newton in 1066 when an over-ripe
kumquat beaned him while he was
shooting the bull with Thomas
Graham, discoverer of Graham’s
Law and also Graham crackers.
He later became famed as the
first man to be divorced because
of mental cruelty. It seemed that
his eating crackers in bed was
more than his wife could stand.
ing metals of lesser value to gold.
They never succeeded. But mod
ern scientists did. They discovered
hundreds of miraculous benefici
aries such as “Velvenna Youthi-
fonium Cream” and “Pasteurized
Sauer-Kraut Juice” which were
turned to gold when sold to the
gullible public.
On the other
Everyone knows that chemicals
consists of elements. Of these
there are four: earth, air, fire and
water. Of course, a number of
delightful combinations can be
made from these, such as mud
pies, rayon, tossed salad and fire
water.
Our first scientists were called
alchemists. The early alchemists
were primarily interested in chang-
The world made a giant step in
unlatching the secret of the uni
verse in 1752 when Ben Franklin,
with his famous kite experiment,
proved the existence of wind.
Franklin’s talents stemmed out in
many directions. He astounded
the medical world with his de
tailed study, “Anatomical Differ
entia Among Show-Girls.” He
also conducted successful experi
mentation on obtaining blood from
turnips and the scientific control
of earwax.
jHeitefU,
A recent news item revealed the identity of
the nation's biggest contributor to the finances
and membership of the American Coinmunist
Party—it's the FBI, which has infiltrated memy
hundred agents into the ranks of the CP. Ai>
porently the FBI men are proving such good
Reds, the news story said, they are being moved
into positions of leadership in the party. ^Da y
Tar Heel
I have just read a copy of your
October 20 edition, and I want
to commend you especially for
the insight and forthright ap
proach you showed in your edi
torial on “Ole Miss — the belle
of the brawl.” Not only was
the title clever, but the content
was equally good.
Another eminent breakthrough
occurred in 1774 when Joseph
Priestly discovered air. Actually
its existence had been surmised
by learned men as far back as
Franklin’s time but it was Joseph
who finally blew the cap off the
old jar.
My felicitations to you and
to Mars Hill.
Published by the Students of Mars Hill College
CThe Hilltop
Sincerely yours,
George J. Griffin
Chairman, Department of
Religion
Wake Forest College
Of course, one cannot have
chemistry without a lab complete
with glass rods, flasks, also used
by collegians on scientific week
ends to carry around mixtures of
varied chemicals, test tubes and
long metal rods for roasting
Weiners and marshmallows over a
Bunsen Burner. The Bunsen
Burner was discovered by Robert
Bunsen, who was actually trying
to perfect the cigarette lighter.
Thinking men
When New York hosts the next
some have suggested that the Bopti. ’
a display. One individual has eV'f * need it.”
for as to suggest that the display gave
the Landmarks of Baptist Freedoii“. •
for a sidelight, the Baptists could hi “ thi, tif
Elliot as a guide for the exhtoit.
recently "dismissed" from Midwest*
Baptist Theological Seminary for they ever
opinion.
For an alternate they could emf
Clark, previously asked to If [Jl/C
Orleans Seminary for daring to » • j i
New Testament according to the
own conscience. -»
The firing of Dr. Elliott by th® cLlumld’^
at Midwestern simply shows the in
and insecurities manifested by sorn'^ Universitv in
tist leaders. The book that Dr. Elliott
led to his dismissal was the
GENESIS, which expressed the opiCg daily whi,
hops Adam and Eve never exist ^
they were, rather, representative; “sleep it
toteuch was not written by one tbpape^ auc^ter
a compilation. This idea, often refer
JEPD thesis, is even known to Mots ^
Dr. Elliot was foolish enough, hof .
lieve that the Baptist idea of bein
terpret the Bible according -■y cry , J
own conscience was a freedom. vV;
hove realized was that this is onl
his interpretation agrees with whdlnted out th
Men" think. stay-awake pil
The decision will not have
Dr. Elliot. He will hove little /
a better job than he had at the S entrated fc
wonder, however, why the Southei; ®r more st
vention does not go all out and i>
at Broadmon Press who were
publishing the book and condemHjck coffee whe
it. awake,” Gran
Since we have so few good Bibl^hey would h:
it is, it seems appalling that sucJihe danger lev
been made that will further hcj®°uldn’t drin
from investigation into these proF
Dear Sir ,
Box 486-T, Mors HilL N. C.
Second-Class postage paid at Mars
Hill, N. C. Published 15 times dur-
ins the college year.
PRESS
Volume XXXVn November 3, 1962 Number 4
STAFF
RepSs^.^.!^..::;:Martha
Marietta Atkins, Bob Kemp, Mary Mattison,
Pat Miller, Lewellyn Lovell, Caren Owenby
~ . 4. Jo Wells
Sribuiion Ken Hun^cutt
Advisor -Walter Smith
Your editorial in the October
20 issue of the Hilltop is one of
the best college paper editorials
that I have read. Maybe I am
prejudiced, but it is very well
written, as well as very soundly
thought out. I doubt that you
will find very much disagreement
with what you have said. There
are a lot of nuts and extremists
around, but your editorial posi
tion will commend itself to all
right-thinking students and teach
ers. In fact, it is the need for
responsible thought and activity
on the part of college students
that stands out most starkly to
those who view it from afar.
Before one can understand
chemistry, one has to know the
nature of matter. Since my pro
fessor was also a philosopher, he
explained that everything was a
case of mind over matter. If you
didn’t mind, it didn’t matter.
Rev. Tom M. Freeman
pastor. First Church,
Dunn
But I’ve always had a great re
spect for chemistry, ever since
Clyde Bridgefelter and I made a
miniature still for a science fair,
ran off a quart of grape wine,
which caused Clyde to get on a
toot in the lab storeroom. When
the teacher found him she had his
stomach pumped right there in the
lab, and Clyde accidentally won
first prize in the Organics Ex
hibits Division.
Anyway, as Einstein jestingly
commented, “E = Mc2.”
pretotion that do exist, rew
truth when they know that by
face the danger of being steppe^
and humiliated.
Were those people responsible
missal" of Dr. Elliot so insecure
to stop someone from questionin-
views? Trying to force people to
we do not only proves our own^
an inconsistency in our doctrine
The idea of having a display e*
World's Fair is a good idea. BD
it to show Baptist Freedom. We
be laughed at.
MA
SOD
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