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Page Two Right now you are probably asking yourself, "What in the world is an issue of the Guilfordian doing out?" which is the same thing we're asking ourselves. Or, some of you may be asking, "What means Guil fordian?" And still others, "Hey! A couple of youse guys what can rede comere and look at dis ting." Well, the Guilfordian is the college newspaper and we hope you and it will be seeing a lot of each other in the near future. When it came to our attention that nobody was using the Guilfordian, we decided to get a group to gether, borrow it, and see what we could come up with. So, we talked to our Privy Council (so called be caust it meets in the third floor of NMD Privy), calculated how many people would still talk to us after ward, (the number was five, including Dean Atwell, who we felt was certain to talk to us after this issue), and set about to see what ideas wc could come up widi. The result of course is the compendium of refuse which you see before you. The idea was to give birth to an entirely differe it Guilfordian, different in spirit, appearance, and content. We even thought of changing the name. Son of the Guilfordian, The Pink Quaker, and The Gad Flyswatter were all suggested. The reason for this complete change is that in our view, the function of a college newspaper is to he a central force in welding a group of students and faculty and a physical plant into a college. More than just relating what is going on, a newspaper can create and foster that spirit of nationalism which makes a school an alma mater wo thy of respect, devotion, and even love. We hear a lot about apathy on campus, but there is no apathy here. Apathy means no desire, no want to care. It is very true that often little gels do le here, but I know from the response we Have had to our proposed revival of the paper that the Guilford spirit is there, the desire is there. It seeks only leadership and direction. It is in this capacity that a paper can best serve. It was Joseph Pulitzer, William Randolf Hearst, or Sam Schwartz, who once told one of his reporters, "If there isn't any news go out and make some." It is in this way we feel that a paper can knit this campus together like never before. It works in many ways to accomplish this. For example by starting things that will make people talk and think Guilford, like "who was John Gait?", and wild animal scares, and stuff like that. The paper can also be a powerful force for progress and social change. Why don't many college students read the Garden Club News ? Because it is not collegiate, that is, it doesn't concern itself with college students, sex, alcohol, etc. Well, we intend to deal with these things and other things that are pertinent to student life. We will present satire, humor, opinion, and anything you decide to bring up. And we do not mean to be smuthered or supressed, or to pull any punches in doing so. It will always be easier to resign than to run a dishonest newspaper. Well, that is the sermon, and now it is time to pass the plate. If we are to accomplish these ends, wc need you! We need your concern, your interest, your support, and your help. We are in desperate need of pretty girls who can also tvpe. We need secretaries, stenographers, photographers, astron' mers, auTo nomers, cartographers, geographers, hygrameters, ano me ters, ponderers, postage stamp lickers, chicken flick ers, and a couple of big dumb kids to steal furniture and beat up bill collectors. Of editors, we have enough. Newspaper work is hard work, but we hope that by employing a sufficient staff and staggering the work load (one of the workers just staggered in no w ) no one person will be over taxed. We also believe that working for the new Guilfordian may prove to be both satisfying and one hell of a lot of fun. To make thinks more attractive, we hope to ha V e a large number of sexy girls (or I'll quit) and to offer social seruritv. unemployment, workmen's compensation, blue cross, and retirement at age 35. So if you are between the ages of 18 and *5 and a high school graduate, a rewarding career awaits you in the Guilfordian. For further information write: The Commandant The Guilfordian Greensboro, N. C. NOTES OX THE FIRST ED. From time to time in our policy •of presenting meaningful and sig nificant opinion, and providing impetus toward change and mass action; the (juilfordian, through the vehicle of satire, will be slan dering, defaming, and holding up to merciless ridicule, various stu dents, faculty, and administrators, people, institutions, ideas and cuv toms. We do this in the belief that satire is one of the most powerful literary means for communication and subsequent action, and the further belief that a society that can look at itself and laugh is a healthy society, and an individual who can look at himself and laugh is a healthy individual. We believe Guilford is a healthy society and that Guilfordians, students, faculty, and staff are healthy individuals. We have every confidence that on a mature campus such as ours, such a vehicle will be taken in the full spirit of good fun in which it is intended, and with the full lati tude of expression allowed stu dent publication everywhere in America. We trust no misunder standings will develop. Editors PRE-REGISTRATION All students who plan to return to Guilford College in September, hjGj, are urged to pre-register as iollows: Hours: S:oo A.M.-12:00 Noon 1:00 P.M.- 5:00 P.M. Rising Seniors: Thursday 8c Fri day, April 1(9-30, 1905 Rising Juniors: Monday 8e Tues day, May 3-4, 1965 Rising Sophomores: Wednesday Jk Thursday. May 5-fi, 1905 All Students not pre-registered: Friday, May 7, 1965 Students should plan to pre regisier according to the above schedule. Otherwise they will find it necessary to complete all phases of registration on 1 hursday, Sep- tember 16, 1963 while pie-register-1 ■ed students will find their fall Tegistration much simplier. To be eligible to pie-register students must have: Re-;i(lmission application with ssll deposit on file in the Ad mission Oliice. 1. Satisfactory Business Oliice Ac count 3. Library Fines Paid. TS APATHY COMING TO AN AT GUILFORD Hundreds of articles have been written on the apathy of the Ameri can college student. Lack of in terest and spirit in various school activities is prevalent from Cali fornia to Maryland and from Alaska to the tip of Florida. Guil ford College students are no ex ception. On the contrary, very few activities are supported by the in terest of the student body. In just what direction are things at Guil ford moving? This year large crowds have turned out for the ball games. School spirit would appear to be developing for sports. Bui what about the rest of the extra-curricu lar activities offered at Guilford? The weekly Friday night convoca tion performances are received by no more than a hand-full of stu dents. Why? Two major reasons for this spontanehous response might be: (1) The students are "too busy" to attend or (s) the particular performer for the even ing does not seem attractive or interesting to the students. The latter reason might be acceptable: however, one finds it difficult to ' - V KOQH~| 1 understand the GUILFOKDIAN has a very cfliclent Editor. THE GUILFORDIAN believe that during the course of a year, not one guest of the college is outstanding or interesting enough to draw two hands-full of students away from their busy schedules. Could it be that the Guilford College student wouldn't recognize quality if it stared him right smack in the face? Now, back to the original ques tion: In what direction are things at Guilford moving? At one con vocation, an activity budget was presented to the student body for approval. This budget was defeat ed and again presented in its same form to the students on April 14. They rallied against it. There was much argument during the chapel period and an observer would note the lack of apathy in the student body. However, were the students really interested in the budget or were they playing a game by de feating it just for the sake of de feating something? The answer is not apparent and only the individ ual student knows the answer. Whatever the outcome, this could be a sign that the students of Guilford are waking up and taking notice of their environment. Is this the direction in which thngs at Guilford are moving??? Tfy QuilfonSon Second-class postage paid at Greensboro, N. C. Published sporatically except April, June, and Septover by the students of Guilford College. Editor-in-Chief —B. J. Rubin Associate Editors Assistant Editors CJ. R. Gordn, Jr. Wiiliam Pendergraft R. Patrick Harroff Gerald Kallman Sports Editor Paul Schettler Science Editor Stewart Lindenbergci Staff Writers: Barbara Hagy, John Burns, Robert Reed, and Charles Gibbons Art Phip Strange and Carlos Blanco Assistants To The Editors: Dan Raiford, Lois Lane, Judy Long, Jimmy Olsen, Clark Kent, Marion Strack, and Linda Roberts Business Manager David Klinger Director of Advertising Kenneth Koch Advisors Gene Key, and W. Forrest Altaian We wish to thank the Department of Defense, Republic of Nepal, without whom this issue could not have been possible. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR This Space is reserved for letters to the editor, but since the only letter this week was from our aunt in Pasodena, we left it blank. We hope in the future that this big blank ugly space will be filled with lots of constructive student opinion. All letters should be typed, double spaced, and signed. Thank you, Ed. APRIL 25, 1965 DRIVE-IN SCHEDULES SOUTH DRIVE-IN April 25 thru April 28th DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES WALK A TIGHTROPE April 29th thru May Ist ' GUNHAWK WAR IS HELL May 2nd thru May sth 36 HOURS JUST FOR FUN SKYLINE DRIVE-IN April 15th thru 21st STRANGE BEDFELLOWS IF A MAN ANSWERS April 22nd thru 24th ROBINSON CRUSOE ON MARS 3 STOOGES IN ORBIT April 25th thru 2fsth PARTY GIRLS FOR THE CANDIDATE JUDGE AND THE SINNER May 2nd thru May sth IMITATION OF'LIFE FLOWER DRUM SONG May 6th thru 12th THOSE CALLOWAYS DEVIL SHIP PIRATES
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