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THE HILLTOP. MARS HILL COLLEGE, MARS HILL, N. C,
February 22, )ruary
Little Love Shown
Student Government elections will be held
in March. The ballot was to be print^ in this
issue, but due to the editor’s mistake, it did not
reach the press in time for printing.
The ballot, however, will contain chang^
which could be made in the constitution. It is
up to us, as students of Mars Hill College, to de
cide the qualifications our leaders should have.
Our leaders represent us to the outside world.
If you agree with the standards set on the ballot
— put yes; but if you disagree — put no and
why you disagree.
It will only take a minute to cast your vote
one way or the other. If you don’t vote, you
need not criticize the leaders we have and will
have.
Published by the Students of Mars Hill College
CThe Hilltop
Box 486-T, Mars HilL N. C.
Second-class postage paid at Mars
Hill, N. C. Published 15 times dur
ing the college year.
Volume XXXVin Feb. 22, 1964 Number JO
STAFF
Editor-in-Chief Sally Osborne
Business Manager Jim Daughtry
Sports Editor Bill Deans
Circulation Manager Ken Huneycutt
Religion Reporter Martha Penley
Reporters Faye Shaw, Barkley Hendrix,
Dolly Lavery, Bessie Cline,
Tom Hall, Ralph McGee
Typist Rebecca Gurley
Faculty Advisor Walter Smith
LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS Separting Trivia wo
By ‘Hate’ Groups
Christianity is based on love, not romantic
love as much as love for God and those around
us — those we come in contact with every day.
The United States is supposedly one of the
most Christian nations in t^ world of sin. We
are the light in the wilderness, the hope of to
morrow. It does seem a shame that the light
of the wilderness sponsors more “hate” groups
than any “sinful” nation in the world.
Russia — well, the Russians hate capitalists
and non-communists.
China — The Chinese hate capitalists, non
communists and Russians.
France — now, the French don’t know just
whom they hate; they change from one day to
the next depending on how the world wind is
blowing.
England — at the moment the English just
hate call girls.
Ah, the United States, land of freedom, home
of love. Making the cupid on our valentine is
the John Birch Society with such a cause. Its
motto: “Think — Hate!” Hate Negroes, Jews,
Catholics, anyone who isn’t pure, all American.
But then the John Birchers also hate the Amer
ican Indians too — such a shame.
Cupid’s arrow can be made of groups such as
the DAR (Daughters of the American Revolu
tion), the Daughters of the Confederacy and
other groups that preserve American history.
At those Tuesday afternoon tea parties the one
thought most preserved is “anti” — anti-Eng
land, anti-Yankees, anti-Negro, anti-immigrant,
anti-anti.
Cupid’s arrow bag can be made of America’s
HATE papers, the “white paper,” the “Negro
paper,” etc. These gems of literature, usually
signed with “in the love of Christ our Savior,”
can be foimd all over our country. There are
even those printed by groups professing to be
ministers of Christ, who want to use Hitler-
type methods of exterminating our Jewish pop
ulation. It would be easier to send all Jews to
Israel and drop a bomb on the whole lot. Hap
piness woiild come to so many that way.
There are some who believe that it would be
heavenly to send all Negroes “back to Africa”
and drop a bomb on them too. This would
bring happiness to so many.
It woiild be fabulous if we could send all
Catholics to Rome, all Spaniards to Spain, all
Mexicans to Mexico, all Cubans to Cuba, all
Puerto Ricans to Puerto Rico, all the English
to England, all the yellow people to China; but
where would we send the Indians? In fact,
where would we be ourselves?
—Sally Osborne
PINC? inN^KEA^INClLY PlFRCaLT TO Ot^Ar. H
JleiteM ia Ute^ ediio^...
After reading the letters writ
ten by Bessie Cline and Jerry
Davis, I supposed that both stu
dents were engaged in a bit of
collegiate spoofing, but somehow
Mr. Davis’ letter had a sharper
edge than the previous one writ
ten by Miss Cline. Perhaps I feel
this way because I am a woman
or more significantly because I
am a married woman.
Mr. Davis’ statement that the
world could not function without
women “only in a biological
sense” was especially perturbing.
I am not advocating the “superi
ority of women” cause, but to say
that women are needed only for
biological functions is quite an un
fair statement. I prefer to think
that my life is more than a vessel
for reproduction. True, a man and
a woman were created to replen
ish the earth, but there is so much
more to be done.
As a wife, I am needed by my
husband not only physically, but
mentally, socially, emotionally
and spiritually. If we are to place
the function of woman, or man,
on a simple biological scale, we
are to be reduced to the mere
title of animal.
Going further, is the ability to
give birth — as Mr. Davis has
stated—the only “real advantage”
the female has over the male? On
the other hand, is this really an
advantage? Obviously a woman
cannot give birth to a child with
out the assistance of a man; there
fore, should not a man and wom
an use their “God-given char
acteristics” in a supplementary
manner?
Mr. Davis stated that some girls
misuse this precious gift, for pop
ularity, etc. Who persuaded them
that this was the way to popular
ity? Who told them that “every
body does — besides, I love you!”
Concerning the issues of eating
in the cafeteria, going to the li
brary, and making better grades
— I have the feeling that boys
about equal girls on this score,
but what about the implication
that girls lure boys away from
their studies? If this be true, is it
not evident that boys really do
not mind if a girl aids creation by
visiting Sears and Roebuck?
In his last paragraph, Mr. Davis
separates the human race into
three categories: men, humans of
low intelligence, and women. Ob
viously since there is a section for
men as well as a section for wom
en, some people — both male and
female — must fall in the middle
section. In conclusion I must say
that, in my opinion, women will
never be replaced by a test tube
in a laboratory. Take a poll and
find out how many men would be
content to marry, date or meet
their needs with a test tube.
—Mrs. Nancy Thomas
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Commentators on our age agree on little '^^Mess^
but they are almost unanimous in pointingt, but
that more change has taken place in the Page I
50 years than in any other comparable pe® ®een
in history. This rapid rate of change
difficult to find a set of values or a sens^j^j^ ^
purpose in life. Old ideas and institutions on it fc
way to new ones, and we cannot rmcritiid.
ape the manners and morals of previous fiirteen
orations lest we find ourselves obsolete as hi
as out of style.
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The surge of interest in the Peace Corplnd up
dicates that many American young peoplen his IE
interested in being more than just wage ®ntour
ers and consumers. They want to feel°^®tone,
they are doing something useful. There’'^^^°"®^
many problems in our world still to be soL
. 'ho says
poverty, ignorance, disease, social unrest
political uncertainty. These tasks will educati
lenge the best that human ability and dehnar la
tion can muster, but we will be helpless b!’^*^®hip
them unless we have some vision of the
of world we are trying to achieve. ^
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The college years should provide an ohton wil
tunity to examine various philosophies an in th
world views in order that the student maj-hi- tom
cide on his goals in life and his course in ^ movie
suing them. It is not important for the ^
to learn everything about life; it is neces, ^ight^
that he learn what is important in life, le Robe,
—Ellison Jenkinit®"’'®* ^
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This semester is new. Last
semester has become a memory—
only a memory. Yet that memory
has been jotted down in the form
of A’s, B’s, C’s, D’s or F’s. The
value of a grade has been un
doubtedly overemphasized; yet
grades do have a value. I have
repeatedly heard that teachers
abhor depositing grades in their
severe-looking little old grade-
books; nevertheless, the chore is
theirs.
As a dean's list student, I may
be alluding to myself, but let the
finger point where it will. It sad
dens me that after two and one
half years at "the Hill" I feel that
grades are rationed out unfairly
on occasion. This "on occasion"
deserves qualification.
If a student has previously
made excellent grades or if a stu
dent has ease of tongue, often that
student receives the benefit of the
doubt gradewise. This “benefit of
the doubt” may include as much
as five or six points of benefit.
This to me seems more benefit
than doubt, dear Editor. At the
same time, there are others who,
in lacking less than a single point
receive no “benefit of the doubt.”
Equality is an undefinable term
perhaps, and I am wary of speak
ing in undefinable terms. But my
contention is that more of this ab
stract term should be exercised in
issuing grades.
I feel that a student should be
given a grade in a course on the
basis of his performance in that
course, not on previous achieve
ment or future promise. There
have been incidents on “the Hill”
which fall short of the “all men
are created equal” clause, and
most of these incidents have con
cerned grade-giving vs. grade
earning.
—Mary Horton
Belated Valentine
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—Anonymous Another
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Love, an episode in the life of man,
entire story of the life of woman.
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—Mme. De Stael retary i;
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The only victory over love is flight. , ^nsw
dutiful.
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—Napoleon
Marriage is the only evil that men pray-t-HiJJj;
—Greek Proverb PRC
Love is a contact of epidermises.
—French Proverb
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Women have become so highly educated
nothing should surprise them except b'
marriages.
—Oscar Wilde
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The heart that loves is always young. ^
—Greek Proverb
Love is the most fun you can have wi*
laughing.
—Anonymous
Faults are thick where love is thin.
—James Howell
The more causes the girl finds to regret
she did not marry you, the more comfol'
you will feel over it. It isn’t poetical, but
mightily sound doctrine.
—Mark Twain
Who travels for love finds a thousand t
not longer than one.
—Japanese proved
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