The Quilfor&on
VOL. XLII
Merry Christmas And A Happy New Year
Lounge, T.V. Planned
For Men's Dorm
The need for an informal lounge
and recreation room has long been
existent for both men and women
students of the Guilford College
campus. Presently, this deficiency
is being met by the opening of
Shore basement lounge and in the
future opening of the Student
Union, now under construction.
Shore basement has been reserved
for women students because of the
need of lounge space to be used
only by women.
With the cooperation of the col
lege administration and students,
a plan is presently being formu
lated to redecorate the basemen
of Center Section, Cox Hall, and
furnish it with lounge facilities
including a television set. The col
lege has offered to provide the
materials and some of the labor tr
facilitate this improvement. Stu
dents would provide labor to d-"
such things as painting, etc. Reve
nue for this project would be de
rived from concessionary machine'
to be placed on various sections of
(he campus.
To protect the facilities of the
lounge, the tentative plan is to
charge a dollar deposit to each
campus student when they make
their regular college fee payment
at the business office. This deposit
would be returned or put on ac
count for the following year if no
actual damage is done to the
lounge during the year. The pur
pose of this deposit would be to
put social pressure behind any in
dividual who damaged the facili
ties to report and pay for his dam
ages. If this individual or witness
es did not do so, the deposit of the
total group would pay for the
damages. The remainder after
damages might be put aside for
routine repairs on the television
set.
If student labor can be procured
sometime after the Christmas holi
days the project will begin. This
lounge will be especially utilized
until the completion of the Stu
dent Union but would also serve
as a lounge for men students in
proximity to the dor-nitories after
the Union's completion.
Men students who are interested
in or wish to voice their views on
the subject should contact Charles
Strider or Frank Laraway. Volun
teers will be needed for a crew of
about five to work.
GUILFORD COLLEGE, DECEMBER 16, 1955
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The high point in Guilford's pre-holiday celebration was the Christ
mas dance which was sponsored by the Monogram last Saturday night.
On the right, in the above picture, is Linda Jon r s, the newly crowned
Christmas Queen, and on the left, her escort, Van Cuthrell.
Plan Early For Graduate Scholarships
Are you interested in graduate
study? If you are a sophomore or
a junior and a good student, there
are unlimited opportunities for
graduate study, in spite of any
finanicial difficulties you may be
encountering.
There are scholarships specific
ally designed to give the student
enough money to live on. An
example of this would be the
graduate award under the Ful
bright Act. For study in foriegn
countries, the award is made in
the currency of the participating
countries and provides for living
expenses for one academic year,
transportation, tuition, books, and
a language refresher or orientation
course abroad. Smilar to the Ful
bright Scholarship is that provid
ed by the Buenos Aires Conven
tion. Great Britain offers Marshall
Plan Scholarships to American
students as a token of appreciation
for finanicial. aid.
In American schools there are
usually scholarship offered by each
department. These scholarships
vary in value and it is for the
student to decide how feasible it
would be to accept any particular
one of them. For instance, Prince
ton University offers financial
for graduate study in Psychology
The amount of aid ranges from a
first year scholarship of S6OO to
first year and advanced Psychome
tric Fellowship of $2500. Emory
University School of Medicine of
fers a stipend of $2400 per year
for research assistantships. The?'
allow up to two thirds of the usual
graduate school credit and ar'
available to graduates in Organic
Chemistry, Biology and Pschology
Also, the National Science Founda
tion provides scholarships of SI4OO
and SIBOO. They also provide p
Postdoctoral Fellowship of $3400
Teachers College of Columbia
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16 Days Oi Vacation
beginning Tomorrow
It won't be long now—just one
nore day! Then Guilford College
vill be almost deserted for sixteen
lappy days as Guilford students
ead for points north, south, east,
and west to spend the Yuletide
:eason with families and friends.
For the past two weeks the en
ire student body has been in a
tate of excitement, turmoil . . .
and worry ... as students got the
Christmas spirit, went shopping,
\nd tried to settle down long
enough to study for the "beloved"
ast-minute tests that came be
;ween parties. There have been a
/hirl of parties and events - - -
lobbs' and Founders' Christmas
linners, the Monogram Club
Christman dance with the crown
ng of Miss Linda Jones as Christ
nas Queen, the presentation of
The Messiah" by the Choir, the
Waiters' Party, plus individual
iorm parties, caroling, and vari
>us other annual celebrations. It
'aas been a busy time for all!
There will be more parties and
fun at home—no time to rest! But
.n the midst of all the hustle and
bustle can't we find a few minutes
o pause and consider the real
neaning of Christmas and why we
celebrate this joyous occasion?
One is apt to forget that under
neath all the tinsel, ribbons, and
Santa Claus stickers is the picture
of a manger scene, a mother, a
father, and their newborn son—
who was the Saviour of the world.
This is the true spirit of Christmas
—love and peace!
Is there universal love and peace
in the world today? No, not while
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Calendar of Events
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16
7:00 —Freshman Chapel-Program o£
Christmas music by the col
lege choir. All-campus Christ
mas Partv sponsored by SCA
to be held in Shore.
MONDAY, JANUARY 2
Dormitories close at 11:30 p.m.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 3
C'a~ c es resume.
Upperclassmen Chapel.
•4:4s— Gutlf rdiao meeting in found
er's Lounge.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4
FresHman Chanel.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 5
UpnerclasTnan Chapel.
7:oo—Snanish Club meets in the
Hut.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 6
Chanel.
B:oft—Basketball game with At
lantic Christian College.
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