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Jr. Class Sponsors
Annual Talent
Show In Dana
By GLORIA MCELVY
A fine array of talent and origi
nality was presented Friday night
in the annual Junior Class Talent
Show. The rain failed to put a
clamper on the performance and
The prize-winning Pillow Dancers per
form for audience at the Junior Class
Talent Show.
"sucess" is a mild adjective judging
from the response of the large turn
out.
The commentator, Dick King, in
troduced the acts aided by such
colorful characters as Jose Amenias,
"Crazy' Guggenheim, Cassius Clay,
and others adeptly imitated by
Gary Lessner, Bill Shirley and
Howard Krakow.
The Peacemakers led off the
show by singing "Greenfields."
From the group of five the spotlight
was then turned on Bob Davidson,
who sang a love song which he had
written. The hearty applause at the
conclusion of "When f Fall in
Love" indicates the growing popu
larity of this group on the campus.
Interpretive dancing by Dawn
Royston was followed by eight
can-can dancers that turned out to
be sixteen in reality (eight bodies
and eight different pairs of legs).
Originality was demonstrated in
both of these dances.
Ted Buddine gave a remarkable
recital on the piano. Dvorskys
New World Symphony and Beeth
oven's Pathetique were his two se
lections. He then played one of his
own compositions (jokingly named
the "First Movement of Buddine's
First Family Concerto) which
supported his initial display of tal
ent and was very well received bv
the audience. Nancy Beasley also
gave an exceptional performance
on the piano which consisted of her
rendition of a medley of songs.
"Let Me Go With You" and "Take
Her Out of Pity" were the songs of
a pair of folk singers, Jerry Sim
mons and Nancy Steel. Later in the
show another folk singer appeared.
Kevin Thorsell played the guitar
and sang an amusing version of
"Frankie and Johnny." Jeanenne
Voss and Walt Gramada sang a
song of a different vein, a love song
called "Once I Was Alone. '
For a complete change of pace,
Dave Klingler adroitly turned flips
and executed acrobatic stunts on
the trampoline.
The Messengers made a hit with
the instrumentals "Take Five' and
"West Side Story." The stage was
bare except for two small wooden
platforms, a set of drums (mounted
on one), and a piano. This setting,
along with the interplay of red,
blue, and green lights, provided
just the right atmosphere for the
three jazz musicians.
Prize-winning Bill Snell really
"brought down the house" when he
got wound up on his drums. Blood
pressures shot up and feet and
hands refused to be still as he held
the audience in his spell. From the
uproar of the student body, one
could easily conclude the popu
larity of his act. Judges awarded
the prize for the best individual
performance to Bill.
The Pillow Dancers, a really
original act, received not only the
approval of the audience but also
the prize for the best group per
formance. Eight girls from the New
Girls' Dorm donned slacks, a large
painted pillowcase face (from the
shoulders to the waist), and a black
covering on the head which dis
guised the head as a hat. The girls
danced and entertained with hil
arious antics to "Daddy Cool."
Intermissions were marked by
The Homecoming
Tradition
By MEL YIN
In spite of the fact that there is
an almost limitless number of per
sons willing to engage in all man
ner of frivolous activities which
now have become so ingrained
with the concept of Homecoming,
it is a sac! thing to note how few of
these individuals are actually aware
of the colorful tradition behind the
annual spectacle.
The ancient Greeks (who seem
l o have made a habit of starting
hings rolling) were the first to
.onceive of Homecoming, although
.heir idea of the festival only slight
y resembled its modern counter
part. According to this original
notion, athletes returning home
from competition at the Olympic
Games were met at their doors by
wildly screaming females who are
believed to have said, "Get outta
here, ya sweaty bum!" However,
translations from the original are
always inaccurate and some sources
have been known to substitute
"lousy" for "sweaty." It might also
be interesting to note that the first
Homecoming parade was slightly
less than a huge success, for the
onlv float, the Trojan Horse, fell on
its side and revealed the customary
label, "Made in Japan." All this
tended to disillusion the Greeks
and they soon forgot about Home
coming and took to more exciting
pastimes such as wearing oak
leaves in their hair and drinking
hemlock.
As has become somewhat cus
tomary, traditions begun by the
Greeks were continued by Romans.
However, they, too, were quite un
successful in the manner in which
they handled Homecoming. At the
yearly battle of gladiators, those
who participated in years past were
invited to attend, but the winners
were usually too scarred up to be
seen in public, and the losers were
there only in spirit. All this made
for rather meager attendance and
Romans were forced to venture in
to more interesting activities such
as throwing Christians to the lions
or listening to Nero and his famous
fire dance. Still, the Romans, with
their notion of dead snirits, brought
something irreplaceable to Home
coming as we know it. And from
their time onward, all Homecom
ing events were sprinkled (I be
lieve "soused" would be a better
word) with fermented spirits.
And so, the festive Homecoming
comes down to us with a heritage
which fills the annals of time and
thrills both participants and spec
tators alike with excitement and
splendor created in a glorious past
and continued in a vibrant present.
It is onlv fitting that we close in the
all-too-famous words of the illus
trious founder of Homecoming
who spoke these words to her son
in-law: ". . . and if vou come in mv
home again I'm liable to break
your head into 11 pieces."
Letters
Dear Editor:
It seems to me that a better se
lection of colors could have been
made for the interior of King Hall.
The colors brown and gray are not
very pleasing to the eyes and do
not enhance the interior of the
building. It seems inconsistent to
me that the school should empha
size aesthics, but fails to practice
these concepts in the interior dec
oration of its buildings. Maybe in
the future special attention could
be placed on the selection of colors
for the interior of the building. -
—A STUDENT
the drawing for door prizes and a
rousing victory cheer by the Cheer
leaders. The Early Time Singers,
three folk singers from Greensboro,
closed the show by singing "Cory,"
"Five Hundred Miles,' and a wild
song called "Strange Day." We can
expect to see more of this group on
campus with its music and wit.
Congratulations to the Junior Class
for such a successful show!
THE GUILFORDIAN
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Guilfordian Staff
Sponsors Chapel
For Candidates
On Monday, October 28, the
Guilfordian and the Student Legis
lature co-sponsored a convocation
program in which the prospective
candidates for the title of 1963
Homecoming Queen were present
ed to the student body for the se
lection of the court, the maid of
honor, and the queen. Ballots were
distributed at the door.
The reigning queen, Miss Kay
Stabler, was on stage tor the pres
entation. The fitteen girls vying
for the title were arranged in two
lines meeting at the queen's throne.
The escorts for the girls were
David Miller and Bill Seabrook,
president and treasurer, respective
ly, of the Student Legislature. The
emcee was Dick King, a Guilford
ian staff member.
The counting of the ballots was
conducted by the Guilfordian,
which is traditionally responsible
for the presentation of the candi
dates and the selection of the
queen, maid of honor, and the
court.
HOMECOMING
WEEKEND
SCHEDULE
11:00 a.m. Faculty reception for
alumni and friends—Dana
11:30 a.m.-l:00 p.m. Open House
Viewing of Decorations
12:00-1:00 p.m. Luncheon
Founders Hall
2:00 p.m. Football Game—Guil
ford vs. Maryville
Annual Homecoming Show at
Halftime
5:30 p.m. Buffet—Founders Hall
(By Reservation)
Speaker: Herb Appenzeller
8:00 p.m. Annual Homecoming
Reception and Dance
Founders Basement
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Mr. John Laberee
Speaks For S.AM.
John A. Laberee was the guest
speaker at tiie .November meeting
or tne Cuiltord College Chapter or
iiie Society tor the Advancement ot
Management. Mr. Larebee, South
ern manager ot the Du Font Com
pany's Extension Division, present
ed an address entitled, "Prophecies,
Profits, and Progress."
Mr. Laberee, a widely known
speaker, has traveled extensively,
ana is a keen observer ot tne Amer
ican economic scene, in recent
years he has addressed hundreds ot
pubiic-minued gatherings, appear
ing betore college ana university
auuiences, educators, civic clubs,
industrial conterences, and techni
cal societies.
Mr. Laberee showed how the
strength ot our economy rests upon
the modern-day prophets—busi
ness and proiessional men —whose
profit or loss decisions affect growth
and progress. He said that the
United Mates has developed an
economic system of unsurpassed
productive capacity because the
driving force of the economy is
profit-seeking under economic free
dom.
He pointed out that for any busi
ness manager the game and goals
are fundamentally the same. Each
seeks to earn a profit on his invest
ed capital. Our society, he said,
guarantees each person a right to
try to succeed, but not success it
self. He said that all should recog
nize that in a free economy profit is
not a measure of the earner's ava
rice, but of his service; not a meas
ure of his greed, but of his good.
Summing up the advantage of
profit, he said, "When a business
fails to earn a profit it can achieve
little else. A company without
profit becomes a poor provider for
its employees, a non-contributor to
the U. S. Treasury, a shaky source
of supply for its customers, a bad
credit risk for its suppliers, an un
likely supporter of community proj
ects, a loss to the providers of its
capital, and an improbable place to
look for a job."
November 9, 1963
Iberian Dance
Troupe Lauded
By LIGIA D. HUNT
The presentation of Laura To
ledo's Iberian Dance Theatre at
Dana Auditorium on Friday, Oc
tober 25th, was, according to my
judgment, one of the most wonder
ful and thrilling spectacles brought
to Guilford College since I have
been teaching here. The group,
composed of Laura Toledo, An
tonio Sanataella, Jose Rubio, David
Serva and Neste Rubio, performed
also for the Spanish Club on Thurs
day night.
At the chapel program Miss To
ledo traced the Spanish dance to
the north Basque dances. She ex
plained that although the Basque
dancers had not much expression
when they danced, nevertheless
they had very colorful costumes.
Spain, although a very small coun
try, has a great variety of music.
Aragon, the northern part of Spain,
is known for its "jotas," which are
highly jumped with a very happy
mood and reveal delightful art.
Costumes in general, except
those of Andalucia, have been
adapted from the aristocrats of the
day. Those of the region of Anda
lucia, in the southern part of Spain,
are really original in nature. In
Madrid the costumes have been
taken from the "tapices" (tapes
tries) of the Prado Museum. "El
Majo y la Maja" are the typical cos
tumes. "El Chulo" is another one.
After this introduction about the
origin and costumes used for the
dances Miss Toledo explained the
Flamenco. Gypsies came in the fif
teenth century to Spain and partici
pated in the dances up to the 18th
century. Flamenco may mean, ac
cording to her interpretation of the
word, fugitive peasant. The Fla
menco came from the people that
worked in the fields who accom
panied their action by singing to
break the monotony and to forget
the harshness of their labor. The
Flamenco is divided into:
(a) Cante Jondo (it is a deep
singing). In their songs they speak
of their happiness and desires. The
Cante Jondo in turn is subdivided
into: (1) Seguidillas. This is also a
deep song and consists of three
slow beats and two faster ones.
There are subdivisions of these
without rhythm, which are the
Malagaenas and Fandangos. The
latter are spontaneous and the
rhythm must be maintained.
(b) Cante Chico is a very happy
song.
(c) Las Calceleras were sung
originally by the people in jail.
Thus their name comes from the
word carcel, which means "jail."
(d) Soleares—the rhythm here
being of twelve beats.
(e) Alegrias—which have a less
somber mood and are faster with
varied and different tones.
(f) In Bulerias there is a still
faster mood. The rhythm was
meant to make fun of life. The
gypsies are very good at these be
cause of their excellent sense of
humor.
Flemenco music is never written.
It is "el aire" that counts, and it is
learned just by hearing it.
It is important to underline, be
fore finishing this brief resume,
that Laura Toledo and her whole
company were very much impress
ed by the spirit of Guilford College
and especially about the students'
appreciation of her and her troupe.
She was deeply moved at the stand
ing ovation given her at the end of
her sensational performance, which
will linger in our minds for a long
time. My sincere congratulations
to the Convocation Committee and
my warmest thanks to the students
who cooperated in making this ex
perience a very successful one.
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