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Page Two MARS HILL, N. C. October 26. 1968 October 5 Student Involvement Though I speak with the tongues of scholars and use high-sounding phrases and well-coined sen tences, and though I have a winning personality, and have the art of getting along with people, and fail to win souls to Christ, I am a cloud without rain and a well without water. And though I have the best of education and understand all the mysteries of religious psychology, and though I have all Biblical knowledge, and lose not myself in the task of witnessing, I become as high-polished brass and as a tinkling cymbal. And though I read the latest books and maga zines, and attend church, Bible conference and camp meetings, and am satisfied with being less than a genuine person for Christ and building of a Christian character, I am a wandering star without light or heat. The Christian doth not behave himself unseem- ingly; doth not make it hard on others and easy on himself; is not envious of others that seem to be more successful; is not puffed up over his own at tainments in life. The soul winner never faileth; but if one does not win for Christ, he is a failure; though I win the highest position in the church and am honored and recognized by those fellow classmates on campus, and yet fail to be a consistent witness for Christ, what will it profit me in eternity? Now abideth campus prestige, popularity and personal soul-winning, but the greatest of these is soul-winning. LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS Promises Changes The followinfr article was submitted as a letter to the editor but because of its timeliness and length, it is beins: printed as a Kuest editorial. Quotes are from “The Youns: Radicals/* Ken neth Keniston, (Harcourt, Brace, and World.) “Students are approaching the Establishment trying to discover if they can chart their own destiny, if they can have greater control over it. One of the themes on our campus might be termed ‘impotent outrage.’ We want so badly to have an impact on the society in which we live.” This quote by Rick Hanson of Stanford University typified the feelings of many students concerning their at titudes toward the ‘Establishment’ or power elite, and the assessment of their own participation in it. Often progressively liberal students are termed “reactionary.” I should hope that we students would be reactionary to the responding actively; thought fully if not intellectually to the issues of misrepre sentation, violence, and inner division confronting America. Those students who worked in political campaigns this summer, realized that these issues are confronting the individual as a participant in the political system. Previous to this experience or participation, they were probably disillusioned with the decision-making ‘Establishment.’ Quite a few more were similarly disillusioned after Chicago, yet most students recognize the all-permeating in fluence of the political system—^whether positive or negative. Face it, at present the Establishment dictates; this state of control will not be changed cataclysmi cally; violence is not the immediate answer. If the student wants to avoid the political and social apathy characteristic of many of his elders, he must get involved. With half the country’s population under 28, involvement of youth cannot be considered an option but a conscious responsibility which can be recognized most completely in student participation in the political system—notably the two major parties. America could not experience a student-ori ented political revolution at present, and probably should not. The solution lies in intellectually based student reactions to political, social and ideological issues terminating in positive activity, not ‘impotent rage.’ This activity must be channelled into peaceful change within the Establishment. The truly great characteristics of the American student today—indifferent, reactionary, radical, or revolutionary—is that he is at least confronting the issues (problems which lie deeper than a particular election or war) and confronting them more directly than the Establishment can afford to. He is “ask ing the questions, making the mistakes, and per haps moving toward the answers we all desperately need.” —Anne Catherine Serota ''^EmeK SAY SQM6TH1NS NICE ASOOr t?EMa.RAT5 -I HAPPEN TO KNOW he FLUNKEP |4 KNOWN PEPU6L1CAN5 LASTTER/V\." Jlettefi4. ta tUe ediio^. . . New Version of ‘Love’ Chapter I hate to start the griping party for the school year 1968-69, but I think that someone needs to say something about some of the double standards that exist on our campus. I appreciate your per mitting me to state my case in your paper, and I promise to be brief and to the point. About three weeks ago, after looking for some two minutes for a double table at which to eat and not finding one, five stu dents pulled two tables together with the intention of placing them in their respective places upon finishing the meal. The hostess of the cafeteria came over and very rudely pulled the tables apart and said that we could not pull tables together. After sup per I went over to ask why it was so grossly immoral to pull two tables together to eat when it is necessary and was told that the hostess and dean (there are three at Mars Hill College) have made rules prohibiting students from pulling tables together to eat. When I asked where I could find them—they are not in the hand book—I was told that even if they were there that the students would not read them. To my surprise on, the weekend of Oct. 12, I observed people eating in the cafeteria, very peacefully, with not only two tables pulled together but three tables joined. How could one help but ask, what is the difference? I promised to be brief, but per- College Editors See Nixon Victory the Mars Hill College Hilliop Editor-in-Chief - Linda Baldwin Advertising Manager Judy Part Circulation Manager Mike Mills Photographer Ted Ellmore Sports Editor Butch Palmer Typist Nancye Knight Carol Kirksey Wayne Staples Ken Yates Robert Bradley Mike Swaim Sandy Sharp Second-class postaere paid at Mars Hill, N. C. Published 16 times durinj? the collefire year. Box 486-T, Man Hill, N. C. 28754 Telephone 689-4010 press Hrounil Campus Congratulations to eight students who completed student teaching last week and are now eligible for employment as certified public school teachers. For five of them—Linda Alt, Frances Buckner, Janet Goff, Mrs. Judy Husni and Ann Peebles—it was the final requirement for a degree. The other three—Mrs. Jeanne Bowman, Larry Collins and Ray Roach—had already completed degree requirements when they began their student teaching on Aug. 26. Dr. James C. McDonald of the biology depart ment of Wake Forest University will present a lecture, “The Fruiting Myxobacteria,” at a meeting of the Science Honor Club in the Library Audi torium at 7:30 p.m Monday (Oct. 28). “Science in Britain,” with scenes from the uni versities of Cambridge, Edinburgh, London and Ox ford, was the program topic at a recent meeting of the club. New members of the club for honor students in science are Carol Bray, John Bunn, Bill Burleson, Ben Garrison, Delores Griffin, Sandra Killough, Denise Kornegay, Sarah W. Lunsford, Barbara Miller, Jerry Robinson and Martha Taylor. mit me to say two things in con clusion: (1) I believe that any rules affecting the students of Mars Hill College should be made accessible to them! I have search ed very diligently and cannot find one to support the hostess’ state ment; (2) if the students are to be expected to maintain any re spect for the rules and regula tions of this institution, it is my opinion that part of the principle should be found in the proverb which says, “What’s good for the goose is good for the gander.” —Fernando Downs, Jr. Richard Nixon will be the next president of the United States ac cording to 91 percent of the na tion’s college newspaper editors. The opinion survey, conducted by Associated Collegiate Press, was based on a representative mail poll of 7 percent of college editors. Editors classified themselves as 46 percent independent, 30 per cent Republican and 24 percent Democrat. If the election had been held the first week of October, 60 percent indicate they would have voted for Nixon, 37 percent for Hubert Humphrey, 1 Vs percent each for George Wallace and Dick Gregory and 10 percent unde cided. Only 7 percent expect Humphrey to be elected. Hurrah! Hurrah! That hour of sleep we lost last spring when the nation went on daylight saving time will be regained this Sunday night, when stand ard time is resumed. The art exhibit of Gordon Mahy, new member of the faculty in the Art Department, which was shown in the Fine Arts Building at the beginning of the current semester, is now being shown in Asheville. Presently on exhibit in the gallery on the second floor of the Fine Arts Building are paintings and collages by Joe Chris Robertson, head of the de partment, and pottery by Stephen Wing, third mem ber of the departmental faculty. In November the Mahy paintings, some prints and collages by Robertson and ceramics and pottery by Wing will be exchanged for a similar exhibit from Asheville-Biltmore College. The A-B artists are Tucker Cooke and Jean Bunker. Richard Hoffman, Director of the Z. Smith Reynolds Grant for Community Development would like to have those upper level students interested in making application for enrollment in Commmunity Development 341 to pick up applications from Nancye Knight in Room 106, Office Building, be tween the hours 2 to 5 on Monday, Wednesday, or Friday. Applications will be accepted through No vember 15th. Final selection of applicants for the course will be announced prior to the Thanksgiving holidays. This past Monday and Tuesday, Jim Brown and Robert Rich (the latter, assistant professor of voice and director of the college choral groups) were at East Carolina University in Greenville, N. C., as representatives of Mars Hill College and its local chapter of Phi Mu Alpha. Nine other colleges in North Carolina and Virginia were represented, and such topics as social events and services to the colleges were discussed. All students are reminded that the deadline for Cadenza is Wednesday, Oct. 30. Any student inter ested in submitting art work or literary effort for possible publication should leave same in the copy basket on the Cadenza desk in the Hilltop-Laurel- Cadenza office in the Montague Building. Alpha Phi Omega, local chapter of the national service fraternity, is counseling several of the young men (high school students) in the college’s Upward Bound Program. The chapter is planning addition al projects which will be of benefit to the program. The Methodist Student Movement enjoyed a weekend retreat at the home of Betty Motsinger in Burnsville recently. Dr. Page Lee of the faculty in the Department of Religion and Philosophy, led group discussions on Christian ethics. Fourteen students and the pastor of the Mars Hill Methodist Church, Rev. James B. Long, Jr., plus Dr. Lee, engaged in a song-fest, viewed a movie, had a special communion service on Sunday morning. WILL FAR THE DEVH STO IN M 1 STlI Main H( 1. S 2. T Ti Zi 'X
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