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Volume XLVII
Library Committee
Needs Cooperation
Having once read paperback
hooks, do you ever read them again?
Do you instead try to share them
with others in order to try to gain
access to their books? For many,
the latter seems to be the prevailing
trend. Therefore, why not share
your books with more people and in
turn have access to more?
With this thought in mind and in
an effort to increase the number of
books available for use, the Student
Library Committee is sponsoring a
shelf of paperback books in the
library. This will be completely a
student-faculty endeavor, for the
books will come from and be used
by the students and faculty. For this
project to be a success, the co-oper
ation of everyone is needed, first to
contribute books and later to abide
by the rules for sharing them. The
shelf will be administered separate
ly from the regular library system
by members of the Student Library
Committee and will be on an honor
basis.
The Student Library Committee
was reactivated with the paramount
purpose of serving as a co-ordinat
ing body between the students and
the librarians. The members of the
committee are: Steen Spove, chair
man; Penny Smith, secretary-treas
urer; Patty Gibbs, John Huffman,
Ronald Davis, Pat Miller, and Mary
Hurt.
These members or the librarians
will be happy to accept your paper
back books. Remember, the success
of this project depends on hooks
and co-operation.
On the Political Scene
By THE SENATOR
With this issue of The Guilfordian, we are starting a regular series of
articles on the political scene, emphasizing the national and interna
tional issues of the clay. For those who feel that politics is too contro
versial a subject for a campus newspaper, it should be pointed out that
healthy controversy is a policy of this newspaper; that the views ex
pressed in this column do not necessarily reflect the views of The Guil
fordian; and that letters and articles in response to this column will be
welcomed and, if possible, presented in the newspaper.
The subject of our first column will be the distinction between the
two national political parties, the Republican and Democratic. It is not
anticipated that the readers will all agree with the conclusions drawn
herein; it is anticipated that a healthy majority will disagree or dissent
in part.
In this day and age, there are many who declare that there is no
basic difference between the Republican and Democratic parties. They
gleefully point out that the views of Senator Keating, a Republican, and
of President Kennedy, a Democrat, are very similar; that the views of
Senator Goldwater, a Republican, and Senator Byrd, a Democrat, are
also very similar; and that a far wider gulf extends between these two
sets of views than between the two parties themselves. To many of us it
may appear that the two parties are, in fact, little more than two means
to a common end.
In the basic philosophy of the two parties, however, there is a defi
nite and irreconcilable difference. The basic philosophy of the Repub
lican party is deeply rooted in what the sociologist would call the
"Protestant Ethic. The cornerstone of the Protestant Ethic is the belief
that each man must find his own salvation, the destiny of each man here
on earth is based upon his own personal effort and worth. The manifes
tation of this belief in a political system would be one in which each
individual, starting from a common condition, would be completely free
to attain whatever degree of success was most commensurate with his
own inherent ability. Such a system is closely approximated in the capi
talist free-enterprise system, prevalent to its greatest degree today in
the United States. Hence the basic thesis of the Republican Party is the
maintenance of such a system, in which personal effort and worth are
the primary determinants of a man's ultimate satisfaction of his desires,
whatever they may be.
The Democratic Party, on the other hand, has come to believe that
the personal success of an individual is manifested in the success of the
society as a whole, and that his individual effort must be directed
towards the furthering of the general interest. Also present in the Demo
crat philosophy is a healthy admixture of behaviorism, which maintains
the ultimate helplessness of man to the forces of his environment. The
political system most nearly in accord with these views is that of state
socialism. Consequently the efforts of most Democrats today are direct
ed towards the gradual change of our present economic system to one
of a socialistic nature.
Inasmuch as the Republican policy is, generally speaking, a retention
of the present economic system, they have assumed the position of con
servatives. The Democrats, on the other hand, inasmuch as they wish to
change the present system, are in the position of progressives, and have
accordingly appropriated the appellation of "liberals," in the original
sense of the word.
The QuilforScm
Published by the Students of the South's Only Quaker College
Miss Sergio
Lisa Sergio, editor of World
Around Press, presented an excep
tionally fine lecture last Friday
evening at Guilford College. Point
ing up by accurate, sound details
the events of American foreign
policy toward Egypt and Italy in
recent years, Miss Sergio drew a
realistic portrait of the "ugly Ameri
can" of the 1950 s. During the ques
tioning period following her lecture,
she gave an important message to
the American college student. It
merits repetition.
The job of the American college
student his way of helping to
change the often unfavorable world
view of America is to become
well informed by working to his
capacity. An American college stu
dent can become an effective Ameri
can ambassador by learning all that
he possibly can from all the sources
available to him, by more fully
utilizing his time in studying at
college, and by taking as many
courses in as wide a variety of fields
as he possibly can. He must try to
fully understand all peoples of the
world by studying foreign lan
guages and history and thus gain
ing an understanding of foreign
culture. He must learn to under
stand the modern age by taking
scientific courses. However, the
American college student's most
vital task in helping to create a
peaceful world is to learn how to
think and to continue to take time
to think throughout his entire life.
GUILFORD COLLEGE, N. C., NOVEMBER 16, 1962
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The Playboy of the Western World
Tonight, in Dana Auditorium,
the Guilford College Revelers Club
will present John Millington Synge's
comedy, "The Playboy of the West
ern World."
Mr. Deagon's thespians will por
tray the rustic character of Mayo, a
small rural town in Ireland. These
peasants welcome into their fold a
romantic-looking foreigner who
professes to have murdered his
father. Since he is young and eli
gible, he immediately becomes the
prey of all females thirty years old
and under. However, his popularity
declines when the "murder" victim,
his father, appears on the scene try
ing to find his vagrant son. The lad
is finally repulsed after he "kills"
his father again in an effort to prove
his prowess and win the love of a
young girl of the village.
Bob Sharpless will play the role
of Christy Mahon, the young play
boy and "murderer." His leading
lady, Astrid Kroll, portrays Pegeen
Mike, the sharp-tongued daughter
of the owner of the pub where
Christy seeks refuge. Some of
Synge's other interesting characters
are: the Widow Quin, Karen Bald
win, who will do just about any
thing, for a price; Michael James
Flarahty, played by Joel Ostroff,
the owner of the pub where the
action takes place; Old Mahon, the
"murdered" father of the wander
ing boy, played by Peter Gordon;
Shawn Keogh, the likely suitor for
the hand of Pegeen Mike up to the
arrival of Christy, played by Dave
Parsons. Village men who help
Michael James celebrate at Kate
Cassidy's wake are Philly Cullen,
played by Frank Smith and Jim
my Farrel, played by Kim Bowman.
Carolyn Gooden, Dianne Stuckey,
Norma Rooke and Mickie Zahl
mann add spark and lightness to
the drama with their characteriza
tions of local colleens.
The set will be simple enough,
for all action takes place in the
main room of Mike Flarahty's pub.
Mr. Deagon has been supervising
the building of the sets, and hold-
We're Sorry
The Guilfordian staff would like
apologize to those students who
were offended by the statements
made about them in the column,
"Could You Die?" We regret this
unfortunate incident and will do
everything possible to see that
such misunderstandings do not
occur again.
ing scenery parties to get the scene
completed by opening night, jerry
Fineberg will assume control of the
lighting while Richie Golby man
ages stagecraft and properties, Har
ley Mimura acts as stage manager,
and Ellen Bernstein prompts the
cast. Publications and advertising
Co-Eds Celebrate Hallow mes
The basis for the intricacies of
our modern Christian worship is
sometimes found buried in the
clouded years before recorded his
tory. One can find reference to the
celebration of Hallowe'en in ac
counts of the Druidic custom of
calling together certain wicked
souls on Hallowe'en by Saman, the
lord of death.
Passing through the Roman cele
bration on this night, when the use
of nuts and berries was added, the
vigil of Hallowe'en, on the eve of
All Saint's Day, has somehow been
transmuted to a night of parties and
stumbling "trick-or-treaters" of all
ages scrambling to fill their pillow
cases before the patrol cars start
prowling at the curfew hour.
The mystery, legend, and signifi
cance of the night are disregarded
or forgotten in the rush of sheet
clad youngsters from house to
house. All that remains for us are
the memories of the days of our
childhood when these silly things
were fun and we didn't have to
worry about an Ed. Psych, test the
next day.
Realizing the strain that can re
sult from the rigors of collegiate
life, and wishing to reinstate the
almost forgotten celebration of
Hallowe'en, the Women's Student
Council held a mass-meeting-type
party in Founders basement on Oct.
30.
After the "fleet-footed" men of
the New Dorm, Cox, and English
were pushed out and the doors
locked, the disheartened co-eds that
remained were assembled for a
"meaningful and significant" cele
bration in the ancient tradition of
Hallowe'en.
After some preliminary an
nouncements, the candle-lit room
resounded with the eerie warbling
sounds of medieval chants as the
girls echoed the voices of ancient
priests worshiping gods whose
names have long been forgotten.
As the last strains echoed and
died, the girls fell silent and an
ominous aura of foreboding hushed
their whispers.
j are being handled for the produc
tion by Pam Bowden.
All Revelers Club members, after
weeks of diligent labor, have high
hopes for a prosperous and success
ful dramatization. They are looking
forward to being rewarded by a
large and enthusiastic audience.
The silence which continued for
several minutes was broken by mur
murs of "Have you gotta match?"
as the puffing co-eds revelled in
their newly-gained smoking privi
leges.
Entertainment, provided by rep
resentatives from the various habi
tats of the "witches" followed the
feasting. The girls were chilled and
thrilled with a reading of The Mon
key's Paw by Julie Revson, punctu
ated with the screams from a terri
fying creature with her hair teased,
who suddenly appeared out of the
darkness.
Next, the girls were treated to a
well-executed satire on a Hobbs
house meeting, presented by the
freshmen of that dorm. Inspired bv
Judy Connor, the Hobbs frosh
romped through a mass characteri
zation of the "personalities" in
Hobbs. As the applause and laugh
ter died down, murmurs of "Will
the real Mrs. Sturla please stand
up?" were heard throughout the
crowd.
The merriment continued as the
girls from Shore and Mickie Zahl
mann jortrayed a meeting of the
Altrusa Growers of America, whose
members spout "brand X" commer
cials at the drop of a hat.
The entertainment was concluded
with folk singing and guitar playing
by Roberta Davis, Bu Chung, Ginny
White, and Laurie Lamb from
Founders.
A few girls remained to return
order to the room which was lit
tered with apple cores, half-filled
cups, completely filled ash-trays,
and crumpled napkins. When these
stragglers had finished and gone,
the room was bare and lifeless
again, but it will always hold mem
ories of the "biggest, bestest," and
most expensive mass meeting ever
given by the Council.
Congratulations for the success
of the party go to Katie Hutchins,
Sue Brown and Karen Baldwin for
the program, and Sue Childress,
Harriet Huber, Rachel Szittva, for
1 the refreshments.
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