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Once again you have a new editor. The customary procedure
is to enumerate in this first edition the policy which the new editor
will follow throughout his term of office. Because of the high
standards which the past leaders of THE GUILFORDIAN have ad
vanced, the editor feels that a drastic change in policy is not
needed. Dirt columns, which many of you feel are an intricate
and necessary part of a college newspaper, are definitely on the
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desk over one hundred college and university news organs, and
in these you will find very little space devoted to such columns.
However, since this is your college paper, our policy will not be
to eliminate these columns completely, but rather to continue
giving them a limited amount of space.
We feel, just as the past staff felt and practiced, that THE
GUILFORDIAN should be "the slave of no one—students, faculty,
or administration.'' The paper will not at any time .show par
tiality to any group or sect. Whenever possible our editorials
will compliment, rather than criticize a person or group.
In following this policy, however, we will not at any time with
hold news which will affect the student body as a whole. Trivial
complaints will not be the basis for any editorial. All editorials
will be unsigned when all on the editorial staff are in agreement
with the contents. Letters to the editor will not require the writ
er's name in print if the author makes his identity known to us.
THE GUILFORDIAN is your paper, and we, the staff, welcome any
comments from students, alumni, and faculty members.
Keep It Up
The students who room on the campus should be congratulated
for the spirit with which they endured the bathless, shaveless days
we had last week. Most students, almost a majority, continued
their daily chores without complaining. Instead of the usual
"gripe," which many of us generally have in similar situations,
the majority kept the same smile on their faces. Instead of filing
the usual petition, many cheerfully used the available cold water.
Many people say that it takes a war to reveal the material of
which we are made; however, here at Guilford, the recent hot
water shortage proved that the majority of the students are
mature enough not to complain, but rather intelligent enough
to endure and wait with the patience of an educated adult.
The spirit displayed was truly "Guilford spirit." In the Let
ters to the Editor column a former Guilford student compliments
us on our politeness and friendliness. Rather than stop at this
point, let's continue the good work.
Success
Are you considered successful when your income is near or
above normal? Does laughter and, a glowing smile signify your
success? Could success mean being loved a great deal and having
respect from little children, friends, relatives, and all the multi
tudes with whom you come in contact? Does success mean a pat
on the back or an encouraging word? Can you say you were
successful when you have accomplished a task or neared your
life's goal, whether the task be improving a garden, composing a
song, or building your home ? Does learning to appreciate nature's
beauty indicate success? Can it mean looking for the best in
others, and giving them praise rather than condemning their acts?
Success, of course, can mean one or all the above questions.
However, in this uncertain age, it cannot be limited to wealth or
happiness.
People argue that your income measures your success. In many
cases this is undoubtedly true. Just because you have a new
automobile, money in the bank, and all other luxuries, if they may
be called that in this dynamic age of invention, doesn't in itself
signify that John Doe is successful. May be to you, the outsiders
who look enviously at him, he is successful, but maybe he feels
he has not accomplished the goal which he has set. In fact, he
may feel that he has been a complete failure.
Something whieh to you, the outsider, appears trivial could be
a legitimate goal. A good example of this is the farmer and his
crops. If the harvest is good, then maybe he considers himself
successful.
You see a person with a broad smile on hisi face. Without a
douht he may be happy, but has he secured success ? Again you,
the outsider, cannot answer yes or no and be right.
When an individual has accomplished life's goal, or if he
appreciates nature's beauty, we may say he has secured success;
THE GUILFORDIAN
ANGLES .by JOE KEIGER
CHOIR TRIP
A tour's itinerary is a sterile
thins it tells nothing of the
hilarious moments which bubble
forth from the big kids leaving
piles of studies miles behind. True!
A few books of Academic calibre
did show up among the bags and
boxes being stowed aboard a char
tered Greyhound the early morn
ing hour when the choir begun its
tour. But soon the most determined
scholars gave up—most of the time
the uproar was too much for con
centration and of course quiet
hours were for more interesting
amusements.
Those tirst day foibles —"I forgot
the key to my suitcase"—"wonder
if I packed my toothbrush"—the
morning glory romance of Marshall
and Rrice that blossomed, was en
twined, and then faded by the
moon—the paintings of mountains
made by Neville Long—the sweets
packed for the choir by Mrs. Weis,
Bobby Wall's mother, and by Ne
ville—the Carroll comment, "Kiss
me quick, Jane, I'm thirsty"— the
bitter cold of just-over-the-Mason-
Dixon-IJne—Jane Hoekett's having
to push the bus to get it started
at Gettysburg the after-midnight
civic pride and two hour tour of
some hosts in Wormleyburg—the
liadacol jokes especially in con
nection with rest stops.
Such are the choir trips. A re
counting of the little angles and
twists probably can be appreciated
only by the participants but here
goes :
... LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ...
Editor of the Guilfordian
Guilford College
North Carolina
Dear Sir:
Just wanted to say that I have
been very much impressed on recent
visits to the campus by the polite
ness, courteousness, thoughtfulness,
and friendliness on the part of the
student body.
Probably more than anything else
that prompts this letter was a visit
about a week ago to the campuses
of three of the larger state insti
tutions. The comparison of the
conduct that appeared between
these three and Guilford was most
favorable. I could not refrain from
passing on this favorable impres
sion of conduct and general appear
ance, which I believe and am sure
will be noticed by others visiting
the campus and which will go a
long way in making Guilford
known for that "Guilford spirit"
—a spirit which is characteristic
of a few other colleges which have
been my privilege to visit through
the country during the past years
and which have become well known
and famous for their college spirit.
Sincerely,
N. C. English
Thomasville, N. C.
Dear Editor:
Recently, a woman student at
Guilford reported another woman
student for smoking at the corner.
She was attempting to follow the
rules set up by the Honor Hoard.
As a result of this incident, and
other factors, the girl who was
turned in, was suspended from col
lege.
Since that time the campus has
been buzzing with "gossip." Every
one, especially male students who
actually know little about the inci
dent, have been giving out the "hot
dope" on the case. Actually, it
is none of their business, except
that someone has finally lived up
to the standards imposed upon us
by the honor system.
If more of us had the nerve to
report offenders when we see them,
social standards at Guilford would
be improved considerably. A lot
of credit should go to the Men's
and Women's Student Government
which have served a thankless job
for the past year. There have been
but how are we to know what
the individual's goal was? It
may have been to reach the moon,
paint a picture, compose a song,
make a million dollars or devel
op a new invention.
How do we measure success?
Your success is something in
visible and untouchable. Only
by you, the individual, can it be
felt, understood, and accom
plished.
For protection, Bobby Marshall
borrowed a wedding band for the
trip—and did he need protection !
Dr. (?) Goodrich's remedy for
rough throats—they say it tasted
like Scotch—Scott Root's acrobatics
in the aisles of the bus—his black
hat— his roommates and the little
"mixups" in names (their hostess
called them Scott Keiger, Joe
Small, llinvman Hoot) and the per
sonality shuffle that ensued (Small
became the staid math and physics
major, Root became a star athlete,
and yours truly acquired a wife
a daughter and four mongrel pups
for conversational purposes that
night.) —tropical Carol Browne's
raptures at the first day of snow in
X. Y. and the subsequent dampen
ing of her enthusiasm by a barrage
of snowballs right on the streets of
Poughkipsie—the innocents on sub
ways ("They sound like tobacco
sheds back In Yadklnville" or
"Look at all the. moles coming
out") —the surprise of our audi
ences that the singing lacked a
southern drawl—the observations
that real hospitality is not eonlined
to the South —Caroline Lee's coat,
"the horse blanket" "Shiney's"
thirty-six—the tost day pillow tight
with. Mr. Underwood in which he
got a bloody nose, the kid—the bus
driver's sense of humor and wells
of jokes—the single bathroom in
some churches—"They're cold!"
the church bulletin board in Lynch
burg which read, "11 a. 111. Sermon,
'Out of the Depths,' Guilford Col
lege Choir, 8 p. m."—thats what
a choir trip is like.
a number of difficult cases, ami
the council has had many hard
decisions to make. We should re
member that the members of Coun
cil may not be perfect, but they
certainly try hard to do their job
as fairly and impartially as possi
ble.
In a college the size of Guilford,
it is only natural that sides will
be taken on every issue that comes
up liefore the Council, but let's
stick with the Council's decision,
for after all we voted the Council
members into oifice.
A place on Council should be an
honor that students fight to get,
but as matters now stand, no one
wants the job. The reason is ob
vious. No one wants to be torn
apart, piece by piece, after every
Council Meeting is over, and no
one wants to be called "Tattletale"
when he attempts to do his job.
We, the students who are on
council, should realize the diffi
culties under which council mem
bers are placed.
On the other hand, council mem
bers should try hard to live up to
the Guilford standards in order to
lie respected by the entire student
body.
Yours truly,
Barbara McFarland.
Pulling Strings...
By SALKIND
In the past few weeks we've
heard talk of Senator McCarthy
(Hep., Wis.) shouting about Com
munism. At first he said that there
were over a hundred Communists
in the State Department, and he
named roving ambassador Phillip
Jessup as one of them. Those ac
cused proved they were not Commu
nists, and accused him of under
mining IT. S. foreign policy. Then
McCarthy said there were sixty
Communists in the State Depart
ment, and now he's cut the number
down to seven. Mc Carthy said he
would repteatti charges in
public, where those falsely accused
could sue him, or resign his Senate
seat; but so far has done neither.
As I see it, although not having
inside information, the real prob
lem has nothing to do with Com
munism. The problem coincides
with the topic by the Dialectic
Senate—"The Problem of Senator
ial Immunity." Should a senator
be allowed to say anything he
wants to on the Senate floor, re
gardless of whether or not it is
true? Under present rules a senator
cannot be sued for libel in conjunc
tion with anything he has said in
the Senate. Why shouldn't he be
an example of truth and justice, in
stead being a man who can get
away with false accusations?
Freedom has many ambigious
meanings. It may mean liberty, but
April 14, 1950
MISCELANEA
By Cochrane
It is lawful to be taught by
an enemy . . .
—Emerson.
(Lawful, fooey, It's commonplace)
Spring being sprung, the campus
will now be obscured by a thick
cloud of flying golf and baseballs,
and the men in Yankee Stadium will
find that the shelling of Bastogna
was nothing. For the enlightenment
of a few backward girls, and boys
who never got out of tlie pool room,
we will attempt to set forth and
detine a few of the widely used
terms In these sports.
Baseball
Curve —predominant motif in the
geometric design of acceptable fe
males.
Bunt —something you do to a foot
ball—with your foot.
I'itcher —main source of trouble in
Philosophy 24 . . . "two weeks to
learn 300 pitchers."
Catcher—a bunch of pads with
Sam Venuto inside . . . serves as a
sort of marker so our umpires can
find their way to home plate.
Fungo—disease caught in locker
rooms ... "I got fungo between my
toes."
Golf
Putt——loud sound made in pairs
by Skip Itiddick's new car.
Green —Ben Baker's usual color
after missing a short putt. Ben says
lie quit throwing his clubs away . . .
he kicks them now.
Fairway—obsolete method of keep
ing one's score . . . not practiced
among Guilford men.
Iron possessive plural pronoun
. . . "Tain't yourn, It's iron!"
Niblick—girl's manner of eating
... "1 bought her a steak, and she's
just niblick it."
Golf balls are a-flying
Bats and horsehides ring
But always, on our campus
Stoop-Ball will be King.
We asked one of the Bearded Won
ders of the Boys' Donns if they real
ly had hot water again t'other day.
lie said he didn't know, he was too
dirty to feel it.
Hot water can't be beat
No matter what the cost
Yesterday I washed my feet
And found some socks I'd lost!
The Fiends:
Spring and lovely balmy days
Have ended winter's drought
Just when all are feeling gay
They put exam lists out.
General Info . . .
Ought to warn everyone. A new
scourge will soou descend on campus.
Bill Kerr, the man with the news
paper carpet, has decided to branch
out into the realm of high-class
hustlers . . . peddling life insurance.
One thing we'd really like to know
is what Charlotte Flanders is doing
for her thesis. Six of her guinea
pigs are dead, one is having convul
sions . . . and the last one hung him
self in his cell!
Betty Jane's man is generous
A lover who's simply grand
He presented her a mammoth rock
And let her choose the hand.
(It's on her left at present.)
And Day's new chick is also line
Her looks are up to par
But she could look like Dracula
If we could drive her car.
Sights Worth Seeing . . .
All Connor trying to peacefully
sit in the library with either Ruby
Sharpe or Polly Edgerton . . . with
out having the other one walk in.
Somebody tell the boy it's warm out
side now.
The punchy smiles on the faces of
Rlngler and Gresham as they come
in Hjt 10. (Wiekersham and Jessup
have something to do with it.)
George "work is for mules" Tate
out raking leaves in the sun . . . with
Janet naturally.
Marriage is in high gear, son
They're wedding far and near, son
Is Betty Jo
The next to go
Or will it be Miss Pierson?
not license. Freedom of speech
menus you can say anything, pro
vided you do not infringe on some
one else's rights, nor make any
untrue, detrimental claims. Why
should this not apply to our legis
lative halls, as well as to the rest
of the United States?
Once someone's name has been
slandered, whether justly or not, it
is extremely difficult. If not impos
sible, to gain a good reputation
again. Many untrue accusations
would not be made if It were not
for the protection of this immunity.