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Page Two The Guilfordian Entered at Guilford College, N. C., as second class matter under the act of Congress, August 24, 1912. Published semi-monthly during the school year by the students of Guilford College. Editor-in-Chief Carlyle McKaughan Business Manager John Charles Hush Associate Editors —Hay Pearman, Ed Brown. Business Stuff —David Holliday, Garland ltakestraw, M. J. Sweeten, Jim Warren. Vireutution —Tom Andrew, Sarah Arnold. Feature Stuff —Jerri/ Allen. News stuff —Barbara Blair, Pinky Fisclielis, Beverly Utley, Pat Wheeler. Editorial —Run I'earnian. Sports Staff —L. J. Coward, Roy Cuneo, llcrb Sehoellkopf, Mari anne Victorius. l'hotogra pher—3 a mes 1 'at ton. Faculty Advisers —Dorothy Lloyd Gilbert, David Parsons. Subscription price SI.OO per year Member Fbsockaled GolleSicrte Press Member Intercollegiate Press Editor's Comments . . . The news of the actions of the two Student Governments this past week lias been sad news to some and "glory" news to others. Some have reveled in the spotlight of heavenly eyes that are cast upon them; many are sorry that they are part of such rotten corruption. The Men's Student Government has just begun to function and the Women's Student Government has ceased to function as an organization 011 this campus. Guilford is supposed to have an Honor System in effect where by every student is on his or her honor to abide by the rules and report any infraction of said rules. It' our Honor System func tioned properly, we would have no need of an unorganized, un ethical group of stooping sneaks that force the residents of the campus (by the actions of this group) to do the things that they would ordinarily not do under a true Honor System. You may attribute it to human nature or anything that you like, but time has proven the fact that a normal human being (most students come under this classification) resents discipline that prevents him from living and acting as any decent society allows. Rules are broken every day and night; the women council members know of the infractions of the rules; they break the rules themselves. Several council members have admitted to this writer that they have broken rules either this semester or last semester (last spring), and that they also know of infractions of the rules made by other members of the student body but they didn't see fit to report them for various reasons. I don't believe that the constitution states that a council member or student has the power, individually, of rendering judgment as to whether or not an infraction is important enough to be reported. The women of Founders and Mary Hobbs Hall are living in a modern age of atomism, in a country ruled by democracy (pro nounced freedom in many regions of the universe). These women are governed by an antiquated set of laws that should have been recognized by a society that demanded dresses to cover the ankle and shoes to cover the calf of the leg. Is it impossible for the present rules to be revised and deleted to parallel the modern age to which most of us are accustomed? The laws of our ever changing society are amended constantly to tit the requirements of existence. This writer believes that Guilford should not be a restricted area of feudalism in a. country governed by democ racy, but should amend its laws to coincide with the present-day needs. A New Student Government I propose to establish an office of President of the Student Body, eliminating the presidents of the Men's Student Govern ment, Women's Student Government, and Student Affairs Board. Under the President of the Student Body woidd he a vice-presi dent, a secretary, and a treasurer, all elected directly by the student body. These officers with the heads of all organizations (the present Student Affairs Board) would make up the Presi dent's Cabinet. Under this cabinet would be all organizations on campus, which would include Women's Student Government, Men's Student Government (to be known as the Women's Committee for Coun ciling and Men's Commitee for Couneiling, respectively), MA A, WAA, Monogram Club, Vets Club, Dramatic Council, SCA, IRC, Cheerleaders, Quaker, GUILFORDIAN, Choir, and any other organ ization on campus that t lie students deem important enough for representation. The Goal The purpose of such a student government is to form a smooth er functioning organization; to give each individual student on campus a more direct and closer voice in the body governing him or her. Along with this student government should be formed a committee to represent the faculty and administration, to meet with the president of the student body and his cabinet on matters that require the attention of both students and faculty. AVith this set-up the students have a direct channel for voicing recom mendations and complaints. The rules governing the conduct of men and women would lie proposed by the respective committees on couneiling and ap proved by the joint session of the Student Cabinet and the com mittee representing the faculty. A new set of rules should re place the outdated rules of the past generation. C. C. M. THE GUILFORDIAN Sandpaper By "FRISCO" BRAY Another year and a new forma tion . . . Modified dirt—Bill George, after liis visit to Connecticut this summer really loves that, gal! Remember the Honicker-Brodeur romance? Honicker will arrive Homecoming day to find "Doe" with a new car and a "Variety Girl" (Pat) —There was a phone call to Michigan University, results of which may develope into something drastic—for Tom Andrews is threat ening to end his schooling, but, it he does, we'll lose sweet Rodney too, and we know that would never | do!! The cooling of cooing slipped J in—lntroducing Midge liidgf l and her "added Attractions" (Smitli deal, etc. etc.) Po-o-o-or Ralls, L'ush 'em Back!! "What's going,' with young Peggy Stabler? Kerr or Groggins? Personally we'll pick a j dark horse: Alexander . . . Incident- I ly, will someone please tell Charl- j otte Flanders "when" the Lexington j Horse Show is? It would save Bill Kerr a lot of wear and tear on the j car . . . Has Ralls been faked out of running position???—" Time Was," When Johnny Chilton motored to Winston-Salem persuing Marjorie Benbow, Now it's "I'll Be Seeing You" in High Point, Jean—and "Just A Sltt'in 'n 'a Roek'in" for Margie, (on founders porch with Jack W.vatt) —Jack Murray (and car) continue to struggle for June Nelson, (we add ) Keep slugging Darwin! "Swish" Christenson is eampagning for mayor in Pilot Ml. but only for the "cause": Pris Nichols—lt is rummered that Alice (the twin) sent sister Flo to date Ed Alex, last week, while she manuevered with Ralls (but which one?) More Confngalt.v!—Barbara Pearson attended the Duke vs. Navy game escorted by THE Mat Bullock —George (Abbie) Short is snowing sweet Anna Kirkman (WC) these days . . . and admits modestly that the fellow from State hasn't got a chance! S'euse Me!— While Dr. Applewhite records cuts in History . . . we were recording that (strict ly coinsidence . . . (f course) Jan Hickock and Jerome (Kern) Allen were missing, or should I say "lost" together—This Maddning are—Mnl titues of romances—We have them in 10c cans or the large economy size Just ask your friendly Guil ford student . . . "Fickle-eye Chath am" loves a gal back home, yet dates "little Roxie" —while ex-gal, Gerry Garris was swept up in an Atomic burst by the "Back" Powell—The "I Walk Alone" Hill Tengue of last year is now a strickl.v "Tea for Two" fellow, with Marie Elliott— Meantime, her ex-beau Sehrum is (Continued on I'UIJC Eight) Trash and Cobwebs By Ray Pearman Take Back Your Shoo-Fly-Pie Fraternity Speaking of school spirit, I visit ed the University of North Carolina, after one of their first defeats 1 (morally, that is) and what a bunch 1 of "Duds" you have never seen, sad, battered, and inhuman. Now look at your own campus, when the team returns defeated or undefeated there is a rousing cheer for them, this makes a school and helps to make a team. When I returned back to dear ole' Guilford, this kept going through my mind, a school is what the students make it, that the big • title that goes with the larger "Uni ■ versifies," "parites," and all the > other "bunk" is nothing to a school , loaded with good old fashioned • "spirit." Thanks, to all the "live wires" that put us where we are today. Quote: Though Guilford is i a "moelhill" in size, she is a "moun- tain" in spirit and learning. . Tile (iirl That I Marry Wedding receptions are strickl.v a ' pain for me, but-for the sake of an ' ole' friend I packed myself oft' for " this special event. Now, I ask yon • what do you expect to find at a wedding reception? The bride's mother met me at the door and promptly swamped me with "kisses" (ain't the groom either). The bride was crying. A band was playing. 1 "Across The Alley From The Alamo" I and to top this the groom hadn't | said a word since they first mel each other, two weeks before. I have doubts if lie said "yes," but so much •> for that. Refreshments were in l order and was I knocked off my feet when some "creep" hands me a "Krispy Kreme Doughnut" and a slug of "Pepsi," words fail me when 1 I try to describe my feelings. Hash House Serenade Feeling Quite hungry' one day, I manuvered myself into a real high (Continued on I'age Eight) "\ just tool a short piece maw— my shoestring busted" Student Government . . . We try to .think of an appropriate name or simile for a gov ernment which does not see fit to treat,all its members in a sim ilar fashion. The nearest -description to which we can arrive is a two-faced failure with ahout the same amount of backbone as has a dish rag (hereinafter referred to as the Women's Student Government). In recent time, the first outstanding bit of failure on the part of WSG happened last spring when certain women students were charge with being away from the dorm after the proper hours. In a heated joint meeting of the faculty and student govern ments, the WSG allowed great injustice to take place in that the WS(J let three of its members take the blame for the doing of many women. The WSG representatives denied that it had any knowledge of other women committing the same offense on or about the same time as did the convicted three. However—and here is the main point of failure—the WSG did not take any action after it was informed by other groups (including elements of the faculty) that it \Va.s founded and general knowledge that women students other than the three convicted had participated in activities which carried them out of the dorms after regular hours. Had the WSG carried out an investigation, it would have found that some 15 women were involved in the activities, and within this group of 15 women the WSG would have found members of the Student Affairs Board and possibly members of the WSG council. But, oh, no, we'll simply close our cat(ty) grey eyes and let the situation ride! Police Force? In our opinion, any elected governing body is due to represent the group which elects it. Such a body would have many activi ties and duties—maintaining a police force should be a minor detail in any government. But from our point, of observation, policing is the only duty attempted by the WSG, and this one lone attempt is fouled up, unfair, prejudice and bias; it is inconsistent: one moment acting with speed against its offending members, while the next many moments finds the same council (police force) overlooking violations of the same rules. Justice? We sincerely invite any member of the WSG council to show us one particle of justice in any such performance of its duty. Now, by the time this is published, the WSG council will have been the cause of a few of its members being shipped away from this institution of learning. Yes, the cause of it.. Had the coun cil been consistent in its duties, the effected personnel would have possibly conformed to the rules. At least, they would have had psychological incentive to conform. Stuff! Excellent example of the conditions is shown in a recent state ment of the student house president of Founder's Hall: "Some times 1 smell 'stuff' on the breaths of women as they come in, but 1 don't say anything about it because it is either Saturday or I think that it is a special occasion. And sometimes I see women dating at the wrong hours but I don't say anything about it because it might be a special occasion." Saturday? Special occasion ? Does it mean that rules are not applicable on Satur days? And special occasions? Just what makes for a special occasion and which human beings are empowered with the judg ment to decide a special occasion, especially when the decision can mean the difference between staying in school or being shipped out? Another sickening tiling about tlie actions of some of the WSG council members is the way they drag a student across the coals and immediately afterwards they run to the victim's room and apologize for their actions, vowing in every breath that they have never reported anyone and they never intend to report any one. but "we just had to look good in the face of the other coun cil members." Flimsy, isn't it? An,d here, dear WSG, is where you are letting down all the students. We have associated with Guilford College a faction which believes that student government and other student organ izations should be eliminated. By your actions and inconsisten cies. you give this group an excellent point of argument. Our suggestions: find something for your governing body to do above and beyond the policing factor; be consistent in your actions; throw away the dish rag and get a backbone. If there he one or two WSG council members who should not have the aforesaid directed toward them, we apologize; however, we built a shoe, and if somebody' wants to put it on and loudly announce that it fits, that's her own affair. S. B. K., Jr. October 18, 1947
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