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Are we selfish?
Somehow at the beginning of each new school year, with
each new course, and each new teacher, we become confused. The
rush for books, the "threats" put forth by the faculty at first
class meetings, the set of new faces that we must learn anew each
year, and the early struggle with courses that we seem not to
be able to master often causes us to wonder. Is education worth
all this? Can we further ourselves more rapidly here than to
begin our adult life now in the highly competitive society we live
in? We believe that a possible answer to these questions would
be forthcoming if we asked ourselves, "Are we thinking of furth
ering ourselves strictly for the benefit of ourselves?" If so, it is
possible that we are wasting our time.
We are concerned
With the announcement of the atomic explosion in Russia,
we, as college students must wake up to the fact that not only
western civilization is on shaky ground, but the civilization of the
entire world. We are not, as many college journalists, giving the
formula for saving the world in three easy lessons—However, we
must, no matter how our beliefs are regarding war, realize that
this scourge has not been wiped from the earth, and this fact is
important to all of us. Though man has tried through the years
to separate himself; isolate himself; and exist for himself, he lia.s
failed. Now, as never before, we are made to realize that we are
bound in a bond that can never be broken with peoples of all the
world. Tiny, insignificant incidents in the far corners of the
earth now have world-shaking significance. We cannot isolate
ourselves . . . Still we ask, "Why should we, college students, above
all, be concerned?" —Because 011 the college generation of today
the future of the world may precariously lie.
Chow for victory
Our football team has been practicing every weekday since
September 1. The work is sometimes drudgery, often tiresome
and always hard. These practices have resulted in the winning
of two hard games and promise to bring victory in many games
to come.
It has been requested that the football players be allowed
to enter the dining hall at the front of the line, only during
the evening meal. Cooperation among the students in this action
would allow the players to escape standing in line and allow
t.hem to eat without a long wait, thereby helping them to make
up the time in studying that they have given on Hobbs' Field.
THE GUII.PORDTAN staff feels that the students will cooperate
with the football team just as they have with the faculty.
We do not begrudge the team our place in the "chow" line.
We only hope that, someday they will have a training table with
diets especialy designed to give them that little extra energy
which wins football games.
Elizabeth Ann Gordon was well liked by her dorm
mates in Mary Hobbs Hall and the rest of the student
body and faculty. Her untimely death this summer
shocked the whole campus. The Guilfordian speaks for
the student body in expressing their sincerest sympathy
to Liz's family.
We also express sympathy to Mrs. Fordham, house
mother at Mary Hobbs Hall, because of the recent death
of her husband at Fort Pierce, Florida.
THE GUILFORDIAN
Short Hops
Freshmen are people too. I know because I've seen some of
them pulling the same tricks this year as we did one, two or three
years ago. 1 guess maybe they're human in their own little way.
Heard some of the stories about, this year's crop? One bright
young thing from Founders Hall who had been sent here from
her local high school with the idea that she was to become a poten
tial English major threw her plans downstream about 9:45 a.m.
a few Mondays ago and is now a somewhat confused music major.
Why? Well, the cute young thing had a simple answer in her
next letter home: "The line for music majors was much shorter,
mother, and I was so tired."
I know you're heard about the 13
little gul who was supposed to check
in lit the gym for a few rounds of
mayhem formally called woman's
hockey. She nigged when she should |
have nagged and consequently was
last seen entering the Corinthian
columned archways of New North
in Cox Hall. Miss Murlette, sitting
on Founders Porch, held her breath
for all of five minutes, hut at last
our little heroine emerged un
scathed, of course, hut oh so con
fused. A.t last reports Miss Mur
lette was prepared to draw diagrams
for all freshman proving that the
shortest distance between Founders
IInII and the gymnasium is not a
curved line byway of Cox Ilall.
And the little gal? Well, .she's
dropped the course.
There is a beautiful new Science
ISuiiding now that would do credit
to any college in the country. There's
also new cement walks spread over
the campus and an addition lieing
tagged on to the library. We still
have our dogs, cats and squirrels
and not much heat in the morning,
hut after all we do have brand
spanking new little boys rooms in
Arelidale Ilall, and girls. I'll let
you in on a little secret ; they're
done in a simply lovely teal green
tile wilh just the right touch of
aqua.
And the food . . . well, it goes
without, saying that it will be hard
for you freshmen to take because
you've been used to home cooking
and naturally there's just not any
comparison between this and what
mother makes. But take it from
one Senior who's seen more than
a few samples of excuses for meals
in these past three years; this is
darn good chow compared to what
we had to put up with before. Mrs.
Martin deserves some thanks along
those lines because she took this job
with two strikes 011 tier and has
done a wonderful job in securing
King David's cooperation and put
ting out. some fine meals. And praise
Allah for Charlie Hendricks; at last
lie's learned to make coffee that
won't scour the lining off the
stomach.
And rat court . . . the three fel
lows who volinteercd to help us out
the other night deserve more than
a pat on the back. Above all, you
other freshmen should thank them
for lipping the prestige of your
whole class because you won't tind
three lietter s|>rts on the campus.
Zebra stri|>ed orchids to them too.
Oonsenus of opinion among the
upierclassman arrives at a definite
conclusion that this years crop of
gals is tiie best to pass inspection
in some tithe. It must be something
that might have been radioactivl
tated . . . hmmnnnnnn.
It's going to be a good year
though; somehow you can Just
sorta feel that it couldn't be any
thing else. The football team run
ning the split T(eague) is ready
ami rolling. You freshmen have
given a shot in the arm to a dwind
ling amount of school spirit and,
all in all, great things are going
to happen . . . Why, even the fresh
men reception was a huge success
this year . . . which incidentally is
all Ben Baker's fault.
And as a parting suggestion for
this year's first edition of the cam
pus paper: become a part of campus
life: join in with Ihe crowds and
hitch oil to some of the extra cur
ricula r activities . . . you'll get a
lot more out of these few years if you
do. Someone bent on spreading
malicious gossip around quoted me
as saying "Study hard, but don't
let your studies interfere with your
social life." 1 deny it . . . seriously
though, you can do either and make
out well in both. Take the neces
sary time to adjust yourself to a
new life: a new life which cun be
four of the best darn years you'll
ever know.
You'll like Chiilford, we already
like you.
... with BILL KERR
He not dismayed O seeking eyes
At that, which thou msiy see
Nor need thee fear attentive ears
For that which thou may hear
I And thee O tongue cease not to
sjienk
Wisdom may yet come fortli
And you O heart haste on to love
So thou may reap thy dream
Slow not thy pace O stumbling feet
The road draws near its end
Toil on O bunds mnd do thy task
Thy day of rest is near
Prepare thyself O feeble soul
To meet thy God in truth
And tla-e O mind give forth thy light
So none of these may fear.
—Karl Tyson
ANGLES... *
The cracked blare of bugle, the
crescendo of hub-bub as the mass
seethed about in the darkness en
larging itself, the gustily greeted
appearance of the masked band, the
subsequent succession of events- —
the capture, the trial, the penalty
performed—the "Hat Court" rides
again. Autumn's first academic rite
is performed year in and year out
on whatever campus fre*hmen find
themselves thrown with more sea
soned students. ,
Horseplay? Yes! Thank goodness,
there is no real crime to be pun
ished by these fuu-seelcing mobs —-
but the pattern of events they en
dorse is dangerously parallel to
what still occurs too often in the
South—and North today. Always
the victim is the gmnp or the indi
vidual different from the norm. Al
ways the greater (lie mob, the more
violent is the retribution. In nuin
l>ers the individual seeks to lose
Ever-Changing Hair
Style Noted Here
By JOANNA HIGGINS
'lliere is always a tide in the af
fairs of the girls iit, Guilford to
switch the hiiir styles. This annual
renaissance of the head dress hap
liens in late suiniucr and is spurred
on liv a group of auctioneers who
start the hair going on its way—-
Going, going, gone, that is.
Yes, short, hair does something to
a girl. You know, it du/. just about
everything! The features of the
physiognomy are accentuated. The
eyes are outstanding, the nose is
promlnant, and all the lineaments
stand out like miniature stars about
the face. (All the glory is gone
now).
However, the hair itself is the
main object of attraction in this
issue. Some short locks are brushed
upward, giving a look of surprise
and Innocence, while other clip|H'd
curls are turned under to give the
face a settled expression and add
ing just a hint of Intelligence.
Also, there is the idea of a duel
in this hair snipping contest. This
occurs when one side curls up and
one side turns under. The owner
now has llie look of a cross breed
between June Allyson and Ijina
Turner.
Sure 'miff, (Suilford's campus is
flaked with shonl-haired sugars and
each one has her own idea on t lie
way hair should lie worn. I>id I
say the way hair really should be
wornV Heavens that's easy; oil Un
bend, where else?
The Fresluiiaii (lass enter
tained (?) the upperrlassmcii
Friday night of Freshman
Week. An unidentified Yankee
sweated through the master of
ceremony's duties. Sorry that
this is all to this story, but we
left while the trumpet player
was blowing "Stardust."
October 7, 1949
Have You Mel...
Mary Wickersham, "Wick"—West
chester, Pa.
Class—Freshman.
Pet Peeve—Ma til.
I.ikes—Classical music.
Fa vdilite }ui/stime —Playing the
piano.
Thinks of Guilford—"lt's won
derful."
(■rady lakey, "Grady"—Booneville,
N. C.
Class — freshman.
l'et peeve—Not enough cash or
women.
Likes—Sports.
Favorite pastime—Music.
Thinks of Guilford "Fine
school."
Itarharu Hunt, "Bobhie"—New York
City.
('lass—Freshman,
l'et peeve—Shy hoys.
Likes —Angora cats.
Favorite pastime—Drawing squir
rels.
Thinks of Guilford—"lts a grand
place."
John Shore, "Johnny"—ltooneville,
N. C.
Class—Freshman.
Pet peeve—None.
Likes—Popular music.
Favorite pastime—Movies.
Thinks of Guilford—"Fine."
JOE KFJGER
fear of liis own weakness, to lose
liis sense of man-to-man decency—
in short, to lose his individuality.
Why else would he don a mask V
Irf't the merry madness continue
to enliven the seats of learning;
but from the example draw the
knowledge of the potency of a mob
in action.
'Yo-Yo' Is Denied
(hapel Seal; Peeved
P.y VIRGINIA TOOI.N
Everyone who comes to college
has a different conception of what
it will IM> like; but these same ideas
are quickly changed after a few
days of college life, and are still
more radically altered when they
become veterans .of four years or
more.
Ann Yarrow, a New Yorker, thinks
that Guilford fulfills everything she
thought, college would be. Hut then
she quietly confesses that she is
rather homesick mul is counting
the days until she can go home
again.
Hill "Yo-Yo" Yates, n Thomas -
vllle freshman, was quite impressed
by Ihe friendliness of nil the st u
dents at Guilford. "Hu-bilt I don't
think they like me very much—l-I
did-didn't get a chapel seat." Do
I hear any offers? If some upper
classman doesn't feel generous, then
maybe Dean Ient/. can arrange to
have nil extra chair put on the
stage for "Yo-Yo."
Grace Votiiw, a Jersey-lte, liken
till tier teachers so far. She has
been seeing the campus from the
infirmnry. Grace admits Unit, she
is still lwtving a hard time getting
used to the "you-alls" and the south
em drawls. (Wait until she goes
home Christinas with one of her
own. >
George Geary claims that he is a
southern yankee; l>nt the writer
thinks that he is just trying to stay
out of the Civil War. Why doesn't
someone let Ihim that it was over
in lsiisV When asked what he
thought about his classes, he refused
to assert himself. And when asked
aliout. tlie Guilford girls, he made
110 comment. When asked about,
rat court, lie positively refused to
lie incriminated. What's wrong?
Chicken?
Four years from now, or even
four 111011 flis, it would lie interesting
to look linck to see what these Guil
t'ordians think aliout their own first,
impressions. The writer is sure theit
t.hey wil Iliave formed more definite
opinions aliout seiiooi—some nuiy
not. even be printable.
President Lincoln was once taken
to task for his attitude toward his
enemies.
"Why do you try to make friends
of them?" asked an associate. "You
should try to destroy them."
"Am I not destroying my ene
mies," Lincoln gently replied, "when
I make them my friends?"