OCTOBER 5, 1956
The Return of the Naive
By CRAVEN MACKIE
It was deathly quiet in her room
high up on the third floor of Merry
Hogg's Hall, a dormitory at a smal
southern college, where she
sleeping. She was a beautiful girl,
with beautiful hair, beautiful lips,
beautiful complexion and astound
ing eyes, not to speak of hei
physique.
Everything was quiet except foi
the haunting sound of the rain
beating on the roof overhead. Il
was very late at night. Not a single
light burned on campus, except fo
those on the main walk which were
operated automatically.
The sleep in which she was
bound; sleep which knits up the
raveled sleeve of care, was a deep
sleep in a world of darkness, an
evasion of reality. It had lasted for
hours now ... on and on . . .
almost like death itself.
Suddenly, her sleep was inter
rupted; interrupted by a gentle
rapping on the front door of the
dormitory. She raised her head
from the pillow and listened. Yes
. . . there it was again! She very
quietly got out of bed and cau
tiously made her way to the door,
through the hallway, and down the
steps to the main entrance. Not
once did she need to turn on a
light, so well did she know her
way through the dorm.
The door was locked, but she
knew a secret way to open it.
Turning the rusty old knob, she
tapped upon a particular spot on
the door a given number of times,
and the door flew open with great
force.
Outside the sky had cleared and
with the opening of the door,
moonlight flooded the hall. She
could see him standing there in his
overcoat. He seemed to be look
ing at her, too.
They 'stood there for a long time
saying nothing. At last he said, "I
had to come. You don't know how
lonely it gets back in the dorm at
night. It's terrible."
She grasped his hand and he
came into the hall. She closed the
door. They looked at each other
for a long time saying nothing.
At last they walked into the
parlor and sat down together.
He said, "I just can't go back
to that horrible place. I'll never
go back over there."
She replied, "Oh, but darling,
why are you talking this way?
Didn't they fix your room up? How
about the new furniture and all.
You can't be unhappy about your
dorm now."
"Oh, it is wonderful. It's so
bright and cheerful and all. But
there's more to it than the mere
physical suroundings. It's some
thing intangible. Something you
can't put your hands on."
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"What?"
"We don't have any hot water."
"Is that what you came for?"
"No. I wanted to be with you.
L must forget the little things that
.nake life miserable. Somewhere, I
.nust find happiness again . . . hap
piness as I knew when I was a
nere child."
"Oh, how often have I said we
must learn to grow up. Forget your
past. Put away these childhood de
sires. Face the world as it really is."
"You must help me. I cannot do
it alone."
"We will help each other. That
is the only way to fully compre
lend the truth."
They gazed deeply into each
others eyes for a long period of
ame saying absolutely nothing. At
ast, he broke that lengthy interval
of silence with these questions:
"Do you think I should be here?
Everything is so quiet. I feel as if
i'm doing something wrong. Don't
.eep anything from me. Tell me
J I'm not supposed to be here.
.Shouldn't we turn on a light?"
"To answer your questions com
pletely, I must first examine the
sociological aspects. How do I feel
about these questions personally?
How would most realistic college
men and women face this normal,
realistic situation? Besides, the sun
will soon rise from behind the Jef
ferson Standard Building."
"I just can't stand to see the sun
rise on another day, a day just like
all the rest, full of burden and pain.
Save me from those bonds. Tell me
you love me."
"I wish I could. But I'm afraid
that my mind does not know my
heart. I must admit, though, there
is something about you that's lik
able."
"What subtle meaning in in
ferred here? Have you been read
ing T. S. Eliot again? Should these
words, that seem so meaningless,
be music to mine ear? By the way,
I just remembered, I brought some
thing for you. It's a present."
He reached inside his overcoat
and brought forth a box wrapped
in maroon and gray striped paper.
"Oh, what is it?" she exclaimed.
"It's a box of taffy that the boys
in the dorm made. We are selling
boxes of taffy to raise some money
for the building fund."
"That's wonderful."
"Next week we are going to sell
bird seed. It's all for the school
spirit. I can hardly wait until they
finish the new Howard Johnson's
on campus."
For a few moments, neither of
them spoke. Then she said, "You
all must really have a good time
over there in your dorm, making
taffy and all. I wish we girls had
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that kind of spirit and organiza
tion."
"Well, there are times when we
have pretty much fun. But . . ."
She interrupted him, "We don't
have any co-operation. We never
really enjoy life as we should.
College women are always reason
ing their way out of fun. I can't
stand it here. It's making me sick,
sick, sick."
"Well, I . . . er . .
"May I go with you, darling,
back to that gay life in your own
newly redecorated dormitory. Let's
get away from Merry Hogg's Hall.
Will you let me go with you?"
''Well, sure, I don't see why not?"
Together they left the parlor,
and she turned for one more fleet
ing glimpse of the interior of her
old dorm. For a moment they
simply stood, gazing in awe at the
Renaissance Architecture (mixed
with a slight bit of Byzantine) and
then, turning, they went on their
way.
Campus Views
By KEN DOUGLASS
Question: What is your opinion
concerning smoking in the new
Student Union?
Henry Mitchell —Seniof: I feel
that smoking should be permitted
in the Student Union because of
the fact that it is a building con
structed for the enjoyment of the
students. Also, I feel that it is an
imposition on those who enjoy
smoking to ask them to refrain
from doing so in a building which
is mainly for their pleasure and
relaxation.
Kaye Burton —Freshmap: As far
as I am concerned, I see no rea
son why students should not be
allowed to smoke in the Student
Union. The main purpose of the
building is for the enjoyment of
the students, and since many stu
dents enjoy smoking, I can see
nothing wrong with it.
Cordon Haight—Junior: I feel
that you should be allowed to
smoke in the Student Union. To
day smoking is socially accepted
by society; therefore, why should
we be different? In my opinion it
would be naive not to permit
smoking there. After all, this is
supposed to be a college, not a
prep school.
Martin Fallsoff—Freshman: I
think it should be permitted. It
gives many students a chance to
relax between classes or at the
end of the day. As long as the
privilege is not abused by the stu
dents or the building mistreated, I
think it should be permitted.
Gaye Burton —Freshman: In my
opinion it is perfectly all right for
the students to smoke in the Stu
dent Union. I can't see much dif
ference between smoking there or
New Faces of '56
By 808 HIATT
Beginning with this article the
Guilfordian will introduce you to
a few of the new teachers on the
Guilford faculty. To begin the
series, we present an introduction
to Dr. Edward E. Terrell.
Dr. Terrell is the addition to the
Biology Dept. Prior to coming to
Guilford, Dr. Terrell was a mem
ber of the Pembrooke State Teach
ers College for two years. He re
ceived his BS from Wilmington
College, a Quaker college in
Ohio, which, incidentally is also
the alma mater of Dr. Milner.
Dr. Terrell holds his M.S. from
Cornell University and his Ph.D.
from the University of Wisconsin.
After getting his Doctors, he held
a research fellowship from Ohio
State University.
A native of Wilmington, Ohio,
Dr. Terrell is married and has a
three-year-old son. His major
interest in the biological field is
botany. At the present he isn't
teaching any botany but begins
these courses next semester.
Dr. Terrell stated that he was,
"very glad to be at Guilford." It
goes without saying that we are
pleased to welcome him to the
life of Guilford College of which
he is sure to become an integral
part.
Calendar
Week of October 5-12
October B—Quaker Staff Meet
ing, 7:30, Hobbs.
October 9—Upperclassman
Chapel, Speaker: Seth Hin
shaw.
Guilfordian Staff Meeting,
7:00, Student Union.
October 10—Freshman Chapel.
October 11—Upperclassman
Chapel, Speaker: Rev. Edgar
H. Nease, Muir's Chapel
Methodist.
W.S.G. Meeting, 5:00, Shore.
October 12—Freshman Chapel.
walking a few feet to the back of
King Hall to smoke.
Bob Johnson —Junior: While it
is true that many Guilford Stu
dents enjoy a good "coffin nail"
between classes, it is also true that
there will always be a few un
thinking people that can't handle
the live end of their "smokes." The
result will obviously be that some
nice new wooden and cloth furni
ture will be burned. Therefore, I
would favor the restricting of
smoking to the soda shop section
of the building where most of the
fixtures are metal. Not only would
this, I hope, prevent damage, bu'
it would allow non-smokers some
escape from fumigation.
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W A A News
Homecoming will be the first
demonstration that the Guiliord
women have spirit also. Joyce
Hannum, dance chairman, has
plans for a tremendous victory
dance, bringing a climax to the
day of homecoming events. A
parade of floats and dorms flowing
w;ith elaborate decorations will
create once again the tradition of
a former Guilford homecoming.
To support a year of varied ac
tivities, the girls will sell stuffed
animals with Guilford emblems,
fhey plan to sponsor an intramural
program on a larger scale than
ever, with dorm competition in
each major sport. Hockey games
lave been scheduled by the chair
man, Pinky Lapp, with five North
Carolina colleges. Players will be
selected from intramural teams to
compete against other schools.
At the kick-off of this W.A.A.
year, the freshmen were enter
tained at a picnic at the lake. Vi 1
Softball will get under way im
mediately. Skill isn't necessary for
a good time in this game. Fun is
:he main objective.
Compliments of
Guilford Drug Co.
Friendly Road
Guilford College, N. C.
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Red and White
Super Market
"To serve you better with fine foods"
Why don't YOU make
Ham's Sundry Store
Your last stop on you way
home from the show?
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Guilford College
Phone 2311
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