lember 1966
This abbreviated edition of the
Hilltop should be counted as a
bonus. It was published amid the
hectic rush of the opening days
of school to welcome everyone
and to let readers know when to
expect subsequent issues: 24 Sept.,
8 & 22 Oct., 5 & 19 Nov., 10
Dec., 14 Jan., 4 & 18 Feb., 4 &
18 Mar., 8 & 22 Apr., and 6 &
20 May.
the Mars Hill College
Hilliop
10 September 1966
MARS HILL. N. C.
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New Faces
A total of 31 persons have
been added to the faculty and
staff for 1966-67; however, four
of them—Mr.: and Mrs. Robert
Rich, Miss Anna Hines and" Dr.
William Sherwood—are not new
but have been away on leaves of
absence.
The total includes 17 faculty
members, four library staff mem
bers, a nurse, two dormitory
hostesses and seven secretaries.
Among the new faculty person
nel 10 are replacements for per
sons who retired, took leaves of
absence or resigned. The other
Seven constitute additions to the
teaching force, a fact which is in
keeping with the college’s de
velopment as a senior college.
Four of the new teachers are
in the Department of English.
They are Drs. Charles and Betty
Cox, husband and wife; Mrs. Vir
ginia Perry and Noel Kinnamon.
j Three of the newcomers are in
the Department of Physical Edu
cation : Dr. William Walker, new
bead of the division which has
been separated from intercollegi
ate athletics; Miss Allene Tyler
and Charles Phillips.
In addition to Miss Hines, who
bas been studying at Indiana Uni-
'’ersity, and Mr. and Mrs. Rich,
'who have been at Eastman School
af Music, another of the new
comers is in the Department of
iilusic. She is Mrs. May Jo Ford,
who taught part-time in the de
partment during 1961-64.
In addition to Dr. Sherwood,
Who has been studying at Chapel
Hill, Mrs. Ann Serota of Ashe-
'’ille has joined the faculty of the
biology division of the Depart-
nient of Natural Sciences.
The other four new teachers
are in other departments: Sam
Editor's View of News
This year for the first time in
Several years Mars Hill students
^'11 see an enthusiastic faculty.
H is not difficult to ascertain why
|bis is so. The new administra
te head, Dr. Fred Bentley, has
Prought with him modern, pro-
^essive ideas. The spirit of op-
Hrnism is catching students, too,
Ps they learn of the rapid reor
ganization of the college and of
Plans for the future. Possibly this
*s the year when most of our stu-
®ats can proudly say: “I attend
■Hars Hill College and enjoy it.”
the new hilltop
One of Dr. Bentley’s immedi-
Pl'Cly apparent changes will be a
Welcome one to students. It is the
Pew role of the Hilltop. No longer
It to be a promotional news
paper. No longer is it to be an
P^San solely of the administra-
Hon.
^ Or. Bentley believes that the
’lltop should be a responsible
P’ce of student self-expression.
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SGA Offices Vacated
Elections Anticipated
Last week Student Government Association began ironing out
the problems of filling the offices of student body president and
secretary as well as amending the constitution so as to avoid a recur
rence of this year’s unfortunate i circumstances.
President Bob Hoots, who‘ had anticipated being a senior by
the end of summer school, did not qualify because of a course failure
■ ■ ■ PP operation which kept him
Pastor Called
Fernando Downs right, a native of Corn Island off the coast
of Nicaragua, gets a helping hand from his roommate, Denny Hill,
as he moves into Spilman Dormitory. Downs was the center of a
campus-wide project Ust spring in which the BSU raised funds
to help him come to Mars Hill to study for the ministry.
Creative Writers Sought
Plans for the second annual
edition of Cadenza, Mars Hill’s
new literary magazine, are already
well advanced, reports Joseph
Buckner, math; Jack Sutton, mod
ern languages; Miss Winona
Bierbaum, home economics; and
W. Stephen Wing, art.
The new acting head of the
library is Janies F. Wyatt; and
others joining his staff are Mrs.
Lizzie Crocco, Miss Addie Mae
Cooke and Mrs. Margaret Holle-
man.
Mrs. Roberta Roper is the new
nurse; and Mrs. Marion Arnette,
Spilman, and Mrs. Margaret Bry
ant, Huffman, are the hostesses.
The secretaries include Mrs.
Dell Bromley, Mrs. Mary Fran
ces Chapman, Mrs. Martha Clark,
Mrs. Sammie Leake, Mrs. Betty
Oakley, Mrs. Judy Rogers and
Mrs. Judy Bates.
Vander Meer, newly appointed
editor-in-chief.
He invites all students to sub
mit poems, essays, short stories or
paintings as soon as possible
through the Hilltop office in the
Montague Building.
“This way,” he explains, "Ca
denza can be printed and in the
hands of students by early second
semester.”
The tentative deadline for copy
contributions is 17 Dec., which
still permits those students who
have not yet begun work on their
contributions plenty of time.
Vander Meer, who holds a de
gree in Dutch literature, has
worked in Holland on literary pub
lications similar to Cadenza. He
also helped last year’s editor in
developing the first issue.
The only assistant to Vander
Meer named thus far is Clarence
E. Young, Hilltop editor.
Dr. Elmer S. West, Jr., well-
known throughout the Southern
Baptist Convention, is the new
minister of the Mars Hill Baptist
Church.
Dr. West came here from the
Ravensworth Baptist Church in
Annandale, Va.; however, he is
better known for his service from
1953 to 1963
a s personnel
secretary for
the Foreign
Mission Board
of the SBC in
Richmond.
A native Ken
tuckian, D r.
West, 43, at-
Dr. We»t tended C u m -
berland College in Williamsburg,
Ky., and was graduated from the
University of Richmond with a
BS degree. (The same ■ institution
awarded him an honorary degree
in 1958.)
His graduate studies in the
ology were at Colgate Rochester
Divinity School, from which he
received a BD degree in 1946. He
has also studied at the University
of Chicago.
^ The West family, which just
moved to Mars Hill last week,
includes Mrs. West, the former
Betty Jane Watts, whose parents
are former missionaries to Pales
tine and whose father is a pro
fessor at New Orleans Seminary;
three daughters; and a young son.
The New Mars Hill
and a proving ground for those
people interested in journalism
and related fields.
The traditional Hilltop name
plate or flag has been changed to
a more modern style. It can well
be symbolic of a new newspaper
in a new era of the college.
NEW HILLTOP STAFF
So far we have 11 people on
the ’66-67 Hilltop staff. All of
these people are new to the Hill
top.
This is a larger staff than in
the past few years, but we still
need a good sports editor and an
advertising manager. We could
easily accommodate more report
ers, too. Persons who do not write
well but who would like to work
on the Hilltop can help in the
makeup (assembly) process.
I have a feeling that this year’s
Hilltop is going to be great—not
because of the editor, but because
of the great staff backing him
up.
new class of ’70
Normally at the beginning of
the school year, someone writes
a mushy welcome to all freshmen.
That seems a little shallow
though, doesn’t it? After all, it’s
the friendly smile or the warm
handshake that lets one really
know that he is an accepted part
of the Mars Hill College commun
ity.
It seems more beneficial to fa
miliarize you “rats” with our
institution so that you can more
quickly and easily become assimi
lated into it.
Every freshman will be faced
with limitless choices this year.
It is the year when a person sees
that not everyone lives as he does
or that living with roomie re
quires as much “give” as it does
“take.”
This isn’t the issue in point,
however. The issue is this: What
role will you as a freshman take
in the college community? There
are three roles available to you.
First, you can join a major
student group which will be
termed the “fun seekers.” They
are primarily draft dodgers and
playboys who unrealistically de
sire nothing more than a good
time.
They do not care to develop
their intellect or improve their
cultural level. They can only be
moderately well adjusted to Mars
Hill since Mars Hill provides only
a moderate amount of the “in”
things.
Secondly, you can join the
“Mars Hill Haters,” a minority
group. Usually these people are
those who are using Mars Hill as
a stepping stone to a larger
school or those who have flunked
out elsewhere and have come to
Mars Hill as a last resort.
They are shallow, weak person
alities who contribute nothing to
the college community, yet ex
pect bounteous returns. They are
miserable and unhappy as they
deserve to be.
Thirdly, you can join the “par
ticipants.” These people do what
from attending summer school.
Martha Ann Morris, secretary,
did not qualify academically.
According to Art. LY, Sec. 6,
of the bylaws a vacancy of a stu
dent body office is to be filled
by a member of the Student Sen
ate elected by the Cabinet. Con
sequently there were called meet
ings of the Cabinet and Senate
last week.
The Senate decided to seek
revisions of the bylaws to provide
for student elections to replace
student body officers. It was
felt that this would be in keeping
with the constitution, which pres
ently provides for student elec
tion in cases of vacancy for all
offices except those of student
body officers.
An election will be necessary
to amend the constitution. No
election can be held without two
weeks notice. Thus, if formal
notification is made 12 Sept, as
is expected, an election can be
held 26 Sept.
If the revision is approved,
petitions will begin circulation 27
Sept, with a tenative deadline of
30 Sept. The earliest possible
date for election of study body
president and secretary will be
12 Oct.
Serving as president until then
will be Carroll Reed, a junior
who cannot become permanent
president because of his classifi
cation.
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their name implies. They partici
pate in student government, stu
dent clubs, intramurals, etc. They
contribute to the Hilltop and Ca
denza. They are relatively happy
at Mars Hill and enjoy the per
sonal atmosphere of a small
school. The “participants” num
ber about the same as the “fun
seekers.”
'Which one of these would you
rather become? Since you’re
here, why not make the best of
it? Expect out of this school what
you put into it. If you cannot
adjust (Mars Hill, admittedly, is
not for everyone), then by all
means seek out another school
rather than singing your sour
notes.
Think about it, rats. The only
rat who has any fun is the rat
who participates. Rat Week gives
you more timid rats a chance to
become a part of us. Don’t pass
up this golden opportunity.
—Clarence E. Young
Editor-in-Chief