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Non-Profit Organization
U.S. Postage Paid
Third Class - Bulk Rate
Mars Hill, N. C. 28754
Permit #2
XLV
No. 3
MARS HILL, NORTH CAROLINA
Saturday, September 26, 1970
SGA “Magna Carta” Seeks Ratification
Tuesday, Sept. 15, the Student
On
''^''nment Association Senate con-
and unanimousiy voted to ac-
recommend to the student
“y a
new constitution. The
'963 was drawn up
''y the administration to serve
Stud coiiege’s first
®nt Government Association.
i,y^p'^°''ding to SGA President Dan-
Ijj and Vice-President Lake Ei-
9ove^* 'hfee branches of student
tnment receive through the pro-
lifv. ° 'constitution a ciearer defini-
powers.
30 the constitution wiii be
Pg|. by the student body. Ten
of the student body must
tion. ''' order to vaiidate the eiec-
, thirds
pre
in
of that percentage
be» Th,
in favor of the proposed
in order to ratify it.
Se^.” ^Constitution, as approved by
®’ is as foiiows;
Si
®nt Government Association
Constitution
We the students of Mars
sigd °iiege, in order to promote
self-government and student
unity, and to insure both the rights
and .responsibilities of the students
of Mars Hiii College, do ordain and
establish this constitution of the Stu
dent Government Association of Mars
Hili Coiiege.
Article 1—Name and Membership
Section 1. The name of this organi
zation shall be the Student Govern
ment Association of Mars Hill Col
lege.
Section 2. The membership shall be
composed of all students enrolled at
Mars Hill College.
Article II—Supremacy
Section 1. This organization shall
do all that is possible to achieve re
presentation of all students at Mars
Hill College.
Section 2. This organization shall
understand that the President of the
College and the Board of Trustees
have ultimate authority in all matters
governing Mars Hill College.
Article III—Powers
Section 1. The student body of
Mars Hill College shall be governed
by three branches: Executive, Legis
lative, and the Judicial.
%kendall Resigns Editorial Post;
^3ldwin Accepts Hilltop Position
Article IV—^The Executive
Section 1. The executive branch
shall consist of a President, Vice
President, Secretary, Treasurer, and
the Cabinet.
Section 2. The President, Vice
President, Secretary, and Treasurer
shall be nominated, by petitioning,
from the student body at-large.
Section 3. All members of the Exe
cutive branch shall have a 2.0 aver
age.
Section 4. Duties of President.
A. To preside at meeting of Stu
dent Senate and Assemblies.
B. To preside over meetings of
the Freshmen class until their of
ficers are elected.
C. To correlate the activities of
the Student Government Associa
tion with the Faculty, Adminis
tration, and Board of Trustees.
D. To appoint all senate commit
tees and ad hoc committees.
E. To perform all other duties
deemed necessary by the three
branches of Student Government.
F. To preside over Student Court.
kuykendall resigned last
3ii(j I®® ®ditor-in-chief of the Hilltop
Po5l(i '^*^3 Baldwin, who held the
1970 °'' 1968-1969 and 1969-
by I'eappointed to the post
advisor Walter Smith.
9teiy 'Change was effective immedi-
Tfirrv
tiorij ' ® sophomore from Rich-
3hig(' was appointed editor-in-
spring when Linda de-
^ year in the job. He
3dit(jr managing
“rgagl '"ing the 1969-1970 year. He
the current staff at the
3d the semester and guid-
Pablication of the first two
'3 pf this academic year. Terry
" ^®6ntly Treasurer of the Stu
ll G
Ta.„°''®''hment Association.
'V will
remain on the Hilltop
3dpg(,|^ Research Editor. In this
' he will be responsible for
covering stories which demand ex
tensive investigation such as basic
environmental problems at Mars Hill
College.
Asked about his decision to resign,
Terry said, “I feel that students here
at Mars Hill are entitled to the best
student newspaper that can be of
fered. I feel that in my new position
as Research Editor I will be able
to offer students a perspective of
Mars Hill not encompassed thus far
by the paper.”
Linda, a senior from West Colum
bia, S. C., accepted a position last
spring as student coordinator for the
1970 Summer Resource Development
Program of the Community Develop
ment Institute. That program, which
sponsored summer interships for 50
students in agencies concerned with
social or economic development,
officially terminates Oct. 1. Linda
'3 Churches “Cop In” To Needs
thg^ 'ihurches seek to minister
'3* Mai'S Hill College
"ladg Often times students have
''i'ovv"y°®*® information and do not
Ihoi church can best minister
iflf.
at Individual personalities. So
lortp * '^^'1 he better determined,
Hgfgi '3n has been collected about
L 'Churches hoping that It will
Mgf, 'Plul.
^3hpQ| Baptist—offers a Sunday
rt°"®9e specifically for the
(j ®*®'l6nts. Because all stu-
1°' arg° have the same interests
on the same level of
3ra., ' ® choice of classes Is of-
are classes in Current
P the Uniform lesson (taken
from new Southern Baptist Conven
tion material for college students)
and in other areas. At 9:30 A.M. cof
fee and donuts are served, and at
9:45 Sunday School begins.
On Sunday nights at 7:15 P.M.
Baptist Student Fellowship offers
students the opportunity to discuss,
think, play, worship and serve.
"Adopt A Grandparent” is one of the
main projects this semester, (See
related story in File 34), in which a
college student “adopts” an elderly
person from the community to visit
and help in any way he can.
The morning worship at 11:00
(Cont. on page Three)
has resigned all official responsibili
ties with CDI as of that date.
Linda plans to lead a journalism
workshop for the entire Hilltop staff,
beginning Wednesday, Sept. 30.
Workshop topics, which will be dis
cussed in seminar fashion, include
guidelines for effective reporting,
mechanics of layout, staff organiza
tion and responsibilities, and the
role and potential of collegiate journ
alism.
When questioned about leaving
CDI, Linda said, “The Community
Development Institute is a tremend
ous asset to this college. It has
proved itself worthy of support
through its many successes in pro
viding needed services to the people
of western North Carolina through
the efforts of MHC students. Since I
first accepted the position as coor
dinator for the 1970 summer intern
ship program, there has been a
poem by Yael Dayan on the door to
my office. The last part of the poem
reads, ‘I never thought of tying my
future to this newness; I knew I
would take the road back one day,
but perhaps carrying with me a
particle of the night’s silence, or the
day’s honesty.’ In terms of my own
experience with CDI, I have fulfilled
the idea of the poem. Being away
from the Hilltop for several months
has sharpened my perception of
the paper and its responsibilities. I’m
looking forward to working with the
staff for the remainder of the year.”
Other editorial positions on the
Hilltop staff include: Laine Calloway,
Managing Editor; Gary Singleton,
Feature Editor; and Frank Farrell,
Sports Editor.
Section 5. Duties of the Vice Presi
dent.
A. Preside in the absence of the
President.
B. Serve as President of the Hous
ing Council.
C. To perform all other duties
deemed necessary by the President
or the Legislative Branch of the
S. G. A.
D. Preside over Commission Court.
Section 6. Duties of the Secretary
A. To maintain accurate minutes
of the meetings of the Student
Senate and Assembly.
B. To publicize all decisions of
Student Government.
C. To post election results.
D. To perform all other duties
deemed necessary by the President
and the Legislative Branch.
Section 7. Duties of the Treasurer
A. Shall keep an accurate account
of the funds of the Student Govern
ment Association.
B. Shall perform those duties
deemed necessary by the President
and the Legislative Branch.
C. Shall serve as chairman of
Financial Committee.
D. Present record to College Busi
ness Manager annually for auditing.
Section 8. The President’s Cabinet
shall advise the Student Government
Association, through the President,
on those matters pertaining to the
students of Mars Hill College.
The membership shall be: Presi
dent of Student Government Associ
ation, President of Day Students, two
Senators appointed by the Presi
dent, two members of the Housing
Council appointed by the Vice Presi
dent, and the chairmans of the acti
vity, and long range planning com
mittees.
Section 9. The term of office of the
Executive Branch shall be from their
installation before April 15 until their
successors are installed.
Section 10. Installation shall be
public on or before April 15 of each
year.
Article V — The Legislative
Section 1. The legislative powers of
the student body rest with the stu
dent Senate.
A. Composition
1. The Senate shall be com
posed of the President of each
class and the Day Students, the
four S. G. A. officers, (5) Senior
Senators, (4) Junior, (3) Soph
omores, (2) Freshman, elected by
and from their respective
classes, both sexes shall be re
presented from each class.
2. Advisory members (1) facul
ty advisor elected by the Senate
and a parliamentarian appointed
by the President. Neither shall
have a vote.
B. Qualifications
1. All upperclass candidates
must have a “C” average and
be free from any social penal
ties of Mars Hill College.
2. Freshmen candidates shall be
elected immediately after mid
term examination in the fall
semester, and shall have no
more than one delinquency.
(Cont. on P. 3)
Rodney Johnson, apparent supporter o( the “ban the bra" look, captured the 1971 Miss
American title In the pageant recently sponsored by Sigma Alpha Chi.