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THE HILLTOP, MARS HILL COLLEGE. MARS HILL. N. C.
January 15, 191 January 15,
Success Favors
Goodbye, Friends!
It's a little early yet - exams just begun yes
terday - but by about Monday or Tuesday some
students will be leaving the campus. They will
hove finished their exams and will be going
their own special way. By Wednesday most
everyone will be gone.
Some of us will return week after next to re
gister for the spring semester, but some won't
They will be graduating and moving out into
life. Some will be transferring to other institutions
or forsaking school for a job. Some of the girls
will be getting married, never to return to the
classroom.
If it's true that we are a part of all those with
whom we hove had some degree of association,
then little parts of each of us will be going out
from the campus next week never to return.
Perhaps someone we have seen almost every
day since last September will leave, and we will
never see that person again. If we knew just
which ones, we could act accordingly but we
don't. Life's not that certain. Often the unexpected
becomes reality.
We don't mean to sound morbid or overly
sentimental, but isn't this a pretty good time to
pause and consider just how much our Mars Hill
acquaintances hove meant to us? Wouldn't these
next few days be a good time to express our ap
preciation in both words and deeds?
Published by the Students of Mars Hill College
Q'Ke Hilltop
Box 48G-T, Mors HRL N. C.
ALL-AMERICAN
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at Mars Hill, N. C. Pub
lished 15 times during the
college year.
Volume XXXX
January 15, 1966
No. 7
STAFF THIS ISSUE
Rita Propst, Caroline Pond, Tracy Heath,
Clarence Young, Sue Siegwarth
Circulation Manager Ricke Cothran
Faculty Advisor Walter Smith
LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS
Serious Students
Success in college is the most reliabl', indica
tor of potential success in a career.
That's a discovery revealed recently in a
study of 17,000 men working for a leading indus
trial company. The details of that survey are
likely to hearten or sober you, depending on your
current academic standing.
The company which made the study is one
of the nation's largest, American Telephone and
Telegraph Co. In a recent issue of Reader's
Digest, AT & T Board Chairman Frederick R.
Kappell said that of the men in the top third of
their classes at college, 45 per cent (according
to the study) were also in the top-salaried third
of the company.
At the other end of the scale, 40 per cent of
those in the lowest third of their schools were
also in the lowest third in salary.
Kappel said although the quality of the col
lege makes some difference, it is less of a dif
ference than the quality of the man. That is, top
students from average colleges were more suc
cessful than average students from top colleges.
Another discovery made in the survey was
that extracurricular activities in college bore little
relationship to career success. "It it only real
campus achievement that seems to have signifi
cance," said Kappel. "Mere participation in
extracurricular goings-on does not."
The significance of these findings is apparent.
"More and more," said the telephone company
chief, "these statistical guidelines dispose us to
look within the top half of the college class for
the individuals to whom we will offer career
opportunities."
While there are exceptions, "nevertheless we
must be concerned with relative probability,"
Kappel wrote. "When you hire a high-scholar-
ship man, vour bet is that a drive already demon
strated will be sustained."
Anybody have some studying he wants to do?
' OK&Y, WMEY, H0\N WHAT'5 TH'AN^WeiZ-TO #7.?,'^
“ go out and do like he done.
Editor’s note: Tbe following
article was originally published
in the New Haven Register. We
lifted it from a recent issue of
The Appalachian. It should be
good for a much-needed laugh
here in the midst of exams.
There’s an amazing story now
making the rounds concerning an
illiterate young fellow who joined
the all-Ivy League firm as a
salesman. The bloke was the orig-
nal drop out. He dropped out in
the fourth grade. Among his
many deficiencies was his inabil
ity to spell—even three letter
words came out wrong in his jot
tings.
When the president of the out
fit caught up with this poor guy
—through a letter back to the
sales manager—he nearly blew
his stack and with some justifi
cation. The letter went something
like this:
“I have came to Jamestown to
sea this here company which ain’t
never bought nuthin from us but
use can bet I will sel them some
of our guds.”
“Get rid of that fellow immedi
ately,” the firm prexy ordered
after reading the letter.
The sales manager could see
no way out but to do what the
boss ordered, so a couple of days
later he started to dictate a note
telling the poor guy he was
through. While dictating he was
going through his mail and came
across a second message from our
hero which read:
“That there outfit that ain’t
never bought nuthin from us just
did. I sole them our guds worth
$90,000. Now I’m gonna to
Houston.”
The sales manager delayed his
note and the next day there was
another brief letter from the il
literate salesman, as follows: “I
got an order for halfa million
from this Houston compny. I
couldove sole them the moon.”
Delighted, the sales manager
made his way to the president’s
office and showed him the mes
sages and the orders. The next
day the following note from the
prexy appeared on the bulletin
board in the sales office along
with the communications from the
salesman. The president’s letter
read:
Students at Brown University
quickly dubbed the new John D.
Rockefeller, Jr., Library “The
Rock.” When administration of
ficials took exception, campus
wags substituted another moni
ker. Now the university’s center
of learning is affectionately
known as “The John.”
In a science-course discussion
on the structure of the atom,
our instructor noticed a coed who
apparently hadn’t read the as
signment, as she had difficulty
understanding what was said. His
suspicions were confirmed when
he asked her what a neutrino
was. She gave him a guilty, wist
ful look, then suggested hope
fully, “An Italian neutron?”
The Montreal Star gave an ex
tra twist to the announcement
that Yale students would be al
lowed feminine visitors in their
rooms seven days a week instead
of only on weekends. The Star
printed the news as a dispatch
from New Heaven, Conn.!
“We ben spendin to much time
tryin to spel instead uv to sel.
In explaining a genetics prob
lem at the State University of
Iowa, our instructor wrote “frut
fly” on the blackboard as one of
the materials that we would be
using. Ripples of laughter
brought this error to his atten
tion, whereupon he changed the
spelling to read “friut fly” —
which quickly engendered more
laughter. “Oh, nuts!” he said,
erasing the board once again and
writing, with precision: “Droso
phila melanogaster.”
Two Laps
Around the Campt^
You
Cat
It was good to see Dr. Jolley back on. the cd As anyone
pus this week. Two serious operations sintered througl
Thanksgiving and a long seige of illness —or E
not diminished his humor and enthusiasm. ^^ndall’s or
Congratulations are in order for '65 graduo*^®'! you, the:
Mr. and Mrs. Lorry Jo Phillips (nee Juanita Bus'® Passing gi
who became proud parents of a daughter ls^®thway of s
week. (c^^d^
Business instructor Jack Grose has also h®*Career”) ths
passing out cigars lately. Mrs. Grose and Jacklyour ^
came home from the hospital Monday. now in prog
Lots of diamond rings were brought bd* Read the
to the campus by MHC coeds after Christm^ Parts of the
holidays. One real flasher is being worn do anyth
senior Nancy Hall plus an extra sparkling smiJa''y question
She got the ring from Laurel Editor Tracy Hed^®u begin,
and a new car from her mother and father. out
Bonnie Hunter is counting the days. She "'•h tel
"Jabbo" Bennett, a former Lion basketball be pena
now in the Navy, hove set Feb. 19 as their
ing date.
Math teacher Emmett Sams is sportin'?
mighty nice looking new Dodge.
guess.
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Rumors are flying concerning the theme
If true, it should be
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Focus Week, Feb.14-18.
go-go-going affair.
-- nave ga
The WRA is sponsoring a skating party '“u can fron
6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 24. li you're interested, «*>ugest' kno
After finis!
Miss Hart or Paulette Holbrook.
Let’s keep an eye on dem sails.
I want all of use to reed dem
letters from Joe (the new sales
man) who is out on the rode doin
a grate job for this here furm.
Ail of use shood go out and do
like he done.”
Congratulations to 14 lovely ladies who direction:
done wl
comprise the '66 May court: queen, Ann Johnso-
maid of honor, Carolyn Senter; freshman hav
Mary Shepard, Pam Culler and Pam Cox; sopl|‘sj^°^'^ation.
mores, Janis Elam, Jeon Miller and Ginger to se
man; junior attendants, Linda Walker, Judy v silly
and Patsy McDowell; seniors, Mary Lynn q^^j.^^'Palse.
ing, Jerrie Mallonee and Penny Crayton.
If you need another laugh or
two to help you through exams,
try these we swiped from an old
issue of Reader’s Digest:
When asked by the bursar’s
office to pay a $20 incidental fee,
a University of Minnesota coed
replied, “How many incidents
does that entitle me to?”
An anonymous writer suggests that a '®one.
plastic bucket, such as children use playin'?
Net
Have ■
An
their sand piles, makes a useful gadget ^
carrying things from your room to the both-sodhvo ®
towels, washcloth, toothpaste, razor, shaviPate ® ^
creme, powder, makeup, or what-have-yd’^ect answer*
Sounds like a good idea. „'''®Usiy j .
An off-campus TV addict suggests that
tures of Mars Hill's new president-elect. Dr.
Bentley, make him look like comedian Bob
hart. I
Hands-down winner of the Christmas
days travel award is Dr. L. M. Outten
biology staff, who flew down to New Zealw|
for some research at the University of Auckl®’,|
New "chief" in the library is Mrs. Eliz3b®|
Nelson, wife of religion professor Dr. Rayin®,%
Nelson. Miss Constant resigned during the
mas holidays. |
New Orleans Baptist Semin(ory is offer^|
more than $6000 in scholarships to stude^^
planning to enroll there next September,
motion and bl(onks may be obtained from . . .
registrar at 3939 Gentilly Boulevard.
Exams, registration, etc. interrupt the Hill'.|
publishing schedule this month so that the ^ r |
issue will not be forthcoming until Feb. 5. Thei^ J
COR]
Mai
SHO
be two per month during the second seme®' 4
Dr. Underwood has completed plans
second annual spring symposium in March
should be announcing details soon.
A three-hour journalism course (English
will be offered next semester by publicity dire®. |
Walter Smith. It will be on Tuesday and Tb^j
days from 3 to 5.
Education Department Head John Hough
T1
Wei
family hiove just moved into a spacious |
home on the ridge near Coach Wood.
Eddy Gilmore, the Associated Press' ro^|J|
European correspondent lond expert on RusS’ |
affairs, will speak in Asheville Friday night,
21, sponsored by the Asheville Citizen-Times ly |
lishing Co. Publisher Robert Bunnelle has
Mars Hill College students and faculty
to attend. There v/ill be no charge for admis®L|
but tickets will be necessimy for admitt'?'^ j |
Those interested in attending should contact ^ I
Smith in the Public Relations Department.
Don't be surprised if you hear Linda
humming "Oh Promise Me." She's another ^ ■1'
of these starry-eyed gals planning a wed^^ I
next month.
Virginia Ellen Havens, who's finishing up ^ j |
week, already has a choice job lined riPj’fi
Guilford County (Greensboro) teaching first g®®*, ^
It's at one of these mcxiem new schools
just about everything is done on IBM.
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