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Page Two MARS HILL COLLEGE HILLTOP. Friday, October 26, 1973 Editorial by Eric Garner In the past several weeks there have been several instances which have tested the integ rity of the men in' our government. There is also the testing of a gap in the law, which gives the President of the United States, the right to remain quiet in matters concerning court cases. The testing of the President, his aides, and the system has largely been stirred by the press. For most Americans, the choice has come, whether to be lieve the men of office or believe ' the press. The role of the com munications media is to bring out the truth and give facts of occurring circumstances which need to be presented to the public. The function of the media is to research for the facts. Often these facts are facts that someone does not want to be released. This gets to the point of my statement. The press is most important / in keeping the Big Men honest. Reporters constantly work to dig for inside information, to uncover events that will prove a point that they want to make. Reporters can of ten slant facts in their favor. The power of the press is unlimited as far as convincing the people of the point tak en by the press. The recent indicents involv ing the exposure of Watergate is a prime ex ample. The press has ex posed quite a lot in the stimulation for begin- ing the Watergate hear— ings. The pressure by the press on the Pres ident has finally forced him tt> release the tapes of his conversations. The investigations by the press, have lead to the resignation and prosecution of Spiro Agnew. Up until recent ly, the truth about the Convocation 118 Yeans by Cole Harris the them This death of John F. Ken nedy has been kept sec ret. Even with the pre judice report on the death of J.F.K. by Rob ert Katz, we at least can see that many things have been "covered up." The efficiency of the Dallas Police force is still unexplainable. Though there are many prejudice releases by the press, the Big Men in office must live, knowing that if they make a mistake, press will expose to the public, fear of having a bad im age exposed is enough to keep most of these men honest. It must be ob vious that the press is a very important factor in the system of checks and balances. This is more the check for in tegrity and a balance of what is being acted up on, is in favor of the majority of people. Lastly, we must con sider that the press does distort news. Speeches of Important people are often taken out of context. News paper men who have a grudge against a politi cian and can distort news to a point that it becomes thA opposite of what the politician has stated or has taken a stand for. As concerned citizens, it is our re sponsibility to check several different sour ces before making a judgment about a circum stance which is being presented by the media. Probably the hardest thing for us to do is to hold up making decisions until all the reliable facts are in. The power of the press Is in our favor. We must be the judge of what is right. Day last The Good Ole' Days when the College was founded, and the ideals upon which it was found ed, was the basis for Dr. Bentley's Founders' Convocation speech Tuesday. A brief look at what the found ers were aiming for and the expectations from each student were, for the spiritual warmth honor, and for living by right, not by rules. The President contin ued as he outlined five points of right living, which have remained bas ically unchanged since 1856. These goals were: 1-dedicatlon to high academics; 2- dedication to high principles of Christian living; 3-ded ication to the college; 4-dedication to high 6 Students play at MTA by Belinda Scalzo The North Carolina Music Teachers Associa tion met at Chapel Hill for the annual conven tion on Oct. 19. The Mars Hill student chap ter sent six students to compete for cash. Those students who competed on organ were Jefferson McConnaughey, Susan Chapman, Beth Hunicutt, Frances Coates, Frances Pendley and on the pi ano was James Blanton. This competition was held for outstanding high school, under grad uate, and graduate mus ic students. Faculty attending the convention were Mrs. Donna Robertson and'Mrs. May Jo Ford. Mrs. Ford is the Student Activi ties Chairman for North Carolina and a member of the executive board. The Alumni return for fun and games this weekend. standards of the indiv idual; and 5-striving in everything with a goal pointing to right liv ing. Dr. Bentley closed by relating to the future of education. "Our emphasis must be on flexability in future education," Bentley said. "There is defin ite need for the rise of individualism in educat ion," Bentley stated as he gave outlook for the future needs of educa tion. He then closed by conveying what Mars Hill College must be if it is to continue to grow and that "it is to be a mod el for other colleges to look upon as a prototype in modern Christian ed ucation." POEM: Sharing Love Richard Haley 10-4-73 Your love with someone share To let them know you really care Giving part of yourself to someone Having that inner feel ing when done in The sharing of love in many ways Enjoying the roles life it plays And when your love returned How to share love you have learned is What in the world is better Than people sharing love with each other If you believe in what I say Then share love with someone today. ssa by Valerie McNabb The regularly sched uled meeting of the Sen ate was held in Bell* Auditorium on Monday night at 6:30. The agenda of this week's meeting covered, s variety of subjects con cerning the student body. Miss Sinka, tbs senate's faculty advis or, suggested that tbs senate look into curric ulum revision, keeping CD^ Mars H '^ever ha such a t tragedy cently a a uni has alwa hardy stmospher In mind that the Kellogg ®ath of ; Foundation has granted ^tt on ; $100,000 for investiga- October tion of competency-base^ soul ( curriculum. She alst ®sw a had stated that there wets ua never some college committees Sally that had no student rep' U! resentation. t^ot ki The recent res trie' sure; tions placed on curfe' pr« were questioned and tb* senate resolved that * statement should be mad* by Dr. Bentley on tb* reasons they were i®" posed and the possibil' ity of having them lift' ed by Oct. 25. Senator Dan Chris tia* proposed that a state' ment be made by DI' sd exper Bentley to disclose iff*tng and ii formation on the recei> ^°mpositioi death in order to eliml'^tid hg nate the many circulat'I'^alificat: ing rumors on campuS^® desiredj Editorshi one. As a result of this dlS'^bion ns cuss ion, an open foru®' The Hi with Dr. Bentley need speaker, was held ^ gp 7:00 in Belk Audltoriai^taff. ^ on Oct. 24. Also dis^®ed cussed was the possibllP®ople ity of tighter camp*>P®®te-up security. Adve November 1, 1973 win chosen as the electl*’ amoun date for Freshman cla® sell, officers and senator- ®®iring Chief Justice, Treasu^ ® Publi er, and Commuter PreS^||®Wspapej. ^ The Student Go^ ^ Eri Association *-'^dent you to bec0^®^®3. by supportl^^®re dent, emment courages involved the candidate(s) of choice. y0‘ I Rivals; ont This third issue of the 1973-74 Hilltop was put together by: editor Eric Gamer managing editor bonnle dark business manager belinda scalzO photographers andy stefanlck ben sprouse staff billy stair, connie montague cole harris, jon riddle* jim baker, tony sapp* marty sanders, tonl white* judith smiley, wes pierce john forrester, tisha boland* ttg masha cope, tlm haden, sam easterby* By jean hawkin® fij-g^.”® advisor john Campbell 1889. ^®serve begi w, The Hilltop is published by the students of thea^ Mars Hill College, P.O. Box 1148-C, Mars Hill* tenov=^ N.C. 28754. Telephone: 704/689-1140. Adver' ig tising rate is $1.50 per column inch. Sub- ^ scription rate is $2 per year. Hilltop is pub' lished on a fortnightly basis. Second class No postage paid. “ember ^''ember.
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