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VOLUME LI
Harvey Speaks
"When will I ever need to know
this again?"
"Are we responsible for this?"
"What do I need on the final
order to get a 'C' in the course?"
"What kind of a test are you go
ing to give?"
"How much does the lab work
count?"
"I studied all night for the test."
I have listened to these state
ments and many others like them
for several months now. That is,
since I left industry and came to
Guilford to teach. I suppose we
are all aware that the student who
says things like this only empha
sizes that his or her personal goal
in a course is the grade rather than
a grasp of the subject matter. Ex
tend this attitude over four years
time and the proposition becomes:
"A college degree is more impor
tant to me than a college educa
tion."
There may be several reasons
for this attitude among what seems
to be a large number of students.
For instance, it may be their im
maturity, and in some cases no
doubt it is. If this were true of
a great many students much fore?
would be taken out of recent bids
by the students for new freedoms
and responsibilities in campus life.
On the other hand, maybe these
students believe it is possible to
get and keep a job simply with a
degree, regardless of ability and
knowhow. Ten years experience
in the business world taught me
that success in that area largely
depends on knowledge, skills,
willingness to work, and especially
the ability to learn and communi
cate. After your employer has
found out what you can do and
how well you perforin, your col
lege degree counts very little
either for or against you.
Then again, maybe student dis
interest in course content is a com
ment on the quality of the college
curriculum. If a course is boring
and uninspiring, if it fails to chal
lenge or confront the student with
new insights and concepts, if it
demands memory work but not
judgment, or if it presents long
lists of answers without involving
Drifters, Zodiacs Booked
On January 27 the Social Com
mittee sponsored a dance featuring
the Showmen. A large crowd was
on hand to hear this popular group
sing its hits "It Will Stand" and
"39-21-46."
The informal dance, held in the
Union, attracted so many students
that one girl said, "I felt like a
sardine!"
The Showmen, who put on two
terrific performances, were backed
by the Attractions, a relatively
new group that is surprisingly good
for its young existence. The At
tractions not only backed the
Showmen, but also featured a lead
singer who did some vocal num
bers including a medley of Show
men, Bruce Channel, and Bay
Charles songs. Although many stu
dents were dancing, quite a few
"helped" both of the groups with
their numbers. The most requested
song of the night was inevitably
"39-21-46."
The Social Committee has
planned many other events for the
remainder of second semester. On
March 1 we will see the show
"Marine," a Hitchcock suspense
story, starring Sean Connery and
The Quilfor&cw
Dr. Harvey
the student in the questions, possi
bly the student may be excused
for searching out the path of least
effort.
I have been told by some of
my students that they like to take
easy courses or interesting courses.
That is, they do not like to be
made to work on an uninteresting
c ours e. Undoubtedly, required
courses outside of a student's major
field are potentially uninteresting.
Unless a special effort is made by
both teacher and student to chal
lenge and to be challenged, there
seems to be real danger that the
core curriculum will fail to edu
cate.
The liberal arts philosophy main
tains that a college education
should be balanced and well
rounded. If this goal is to be real
ized through a r; quired core cur
riculum as at Guilford, then possi
bly the goal should be to make
these courses the most interesting
courses on campus. Should we
strive for less?
Ultimately a school, like most
institutions, is judged by its prod
uct. Guilford logically will be
judged by the quality of its gradu
ates. If Guilford is to become a
better school its students must be
better educated. Throughout my
Quaker upbringing I was reminded
that it "takes two to argue." A
few years ago a popular song
claimed that it "takes two to tango."
I would like to remind the Guil
ford community that it also takes
two to educate, the student and
the teacher. We are all responsible
for Guilford's future.
by Cheryl Sprinkle
Tippi Hedren. The last movie of
the semester, "Charade," will be
shown on April 6 and stars Audrey
Hepburn and Cary Grant.
Three more dances to be held
on campus have been scheduled
by the Social Committee. On Feb
ruary 24, the Original Drifters will
be at Guilford to sing their count
less hits. Maurice Williams and the
Zodiacs are booked for April 15.
They always put on a good show
with "Stay" and "May I." As it
stands now, May Day weekend
will offer the Tropics on Friday
night, May 5. Anyone who has
never seen this group perform
should definitely plan to attend.
They feature two singers, the
Robinson Brothers, who can sing
just about any song that has ever
been recorded. The Tropics' origi
nal recording of "Hey You Little
Girl," by the way, can be bought
in the bookstore.
The Social Committee is only in
charge of the Friday night Slay
Day activities. The W.A.A. is re
sponsible for the Saturday and
Sunday events, but has released
no definite announcement concern
ing a possible concert.
Published by the Students of the South's Only Quaker College
GREENSBORO, N. C., FEBRUARY 10, 1967
Our fly in the ointment seems
to be stuck in a jar of disinterest.
Will the Gadfly, the one dissenting
voice on campus, expire after a two
year term of overactive duty? This
seems to be the fear of Richard
Home, Gadfly editor.
It appears that there is a dis
turbing lack of interest in writing
for this paper. Students are giving
verbal support but nothing in the
way of articles. The faculty, as
well, have given verbal and mone
tary support, but their literary
efforts would be appreciated also.
Surely, in a school of 1,000
there are more than two people
who hold such ideas and are capa
ble of writing them down. It is true
that lack of student participation
is not the only reason for its down
fall. Richard Home admits that
he has not had enough time to
sp:nd on it. Yet, he hopes second
semester will give him the time
he needs to put out at least one
more issue. However, he and Tom
Brown, the assistant editor, can't
be expected to write the whole
paper themselves.
The purpose of the Gadfly is to
increase communication between
students and to arouse student in
terest. In the past there has been
little trouble doing so. Remember
"The Jock Syndrome?" Can we al
low such literary masterpieces to
die?
There is some feeling among
students that Guilford College
ruins its own public image bv
allowing such criticism to exist.
Yet, isn't that what college is for
—to stimulate independent think
ing? What irood is college if we
all think alike and accept every
thing we hear? Also, some stu
dents feel that it is futile and
ridiculous to offer criticism with
out offering a solution. However,
the editor, Richard Home, feels
that if you think something is
wrong you should say so. In fact
he says if you see something wrong
with the Gadfly—good. Write it
up and send it in. He'll print it.
Criticism alone is not the total
output of the Gadfly. It is int nded
to be an open forum for the stu
dents. Praise is accepted along
with blame. The Gadfly welcomes
all articles which express student
interest and which affect Guilford
College directly. In the past, stu
dent response has been one of
interest and anticipation. The re
actions ranged from complete
agreement to severe shock. Cer
tainly this hasn't changed. Accord
ing to the latest report from the
trees, students are still interested
in campus activities and several
have opinions to express. This is
what the Gadfly is for—publication
of student ideas.
When asked for an estimation of
the paper, Richard Home said he
"would like to think that it has
helped Guilford College." He
hopes it has increased communi
cation between students. Some
have been alienated and this is
unfortunate but inevitable. Anv
paper which takes as definite stand
as the Gadfly must expect some
dissent. This is a sign that it is
doing its job. Now, however, all
this controversy is in danger. Can
Guilford College afford to lose its
best trouble-maker? Can we allow
Guilford College to become com
pletely stagnant? If there are any
among you with enough spunk to
say no, maybe the Gadfly won't
end up in the glue factory after
all.
Gadfly
Dead fly?
by Janet Ghezzi
Heat at Four
It was a cold November night
as the thermometer dropped be
low zero and stayed there all
night long. A weary hard-working
man pulled the blanket over him
self at 12:00 to get some needed
sleep after a hard day's work. The
telephone rang, and a firm hand
lifted from its cradle. "Kelly, we
got a problem with the boiler, the
damn thing's on the blink," a
hasty voice squeaked. "0.K., be
right down."
It was cold, and the day had
been a hard one, but the job was
now and he knew he was the man.
Kelly Hill, Superintendent of the
Guilford Buildings and Grounds
was on the scene fifteen minutes
later with wrench in hand, to be
gin what turned out to be a four
hour job, so that we might have
heat the next morning.
Mr. Hill came to us in October
of 1964 as the Director of Physical
Maintenance, after working as
superintendent for the H. D.
Barnes Construction Co. of Greens
boro. As employed by the H. 13.
Barnes Co., Mr. Hill was handed
a set of building blueprints and
asked to get the job don?. Mr. Hill
was responsible for the construc
tion of the West Market Street
Methodist Church, the new
Greensboro College dormitories,
the addition to our own library and
numerous other churches and
schools thoughout the state. Need
less to sav, Mr. Hill came to
Guilford highly recommended.
His responsibilities now include
all of the work on grounds and
the preventive maintenance which
the campus is constantly receiving.
New Courses
as compiled by
Emily Hedrick
Guilford's curriculum has ac
quired a number of n w courses
this year, as well as a few reorgan
ized ones.
Among the new courses are
Education 366, involving the
fundamentals of reading proced
ures in the elementary school;
Political Science 330, taught by Dr.
Suri, entitled "Politics in Developed
Areas "; and Natural Science 105
and 107, dealing with the con
cepts of geology and astronomy,
respectively.
Previously existing History 307-8
has been deleted from the pro
gram of study. This two-semester
chronology of world civilization
lias been altered into History 301-
2, Western and non-Western civi
lization, both of which are Core
Curriculum requirements. The old
one-semester history study of the
Far East has been reorganized into
335-6, "Far East to the 19th Cen
tury" and "Far East since 18(H)."
The former courses offered by
the Religion Department which
dealt with the Old and New Testa
ments have been revised into 201,
which examines the beliefs and
traditions of Jews, Catholics, and
Protestants; and 202, which studies
Hinduism, Buddhism, and Islam.
Another course in its initial year
is Fine Arts 102, an introduction
to painting and composition,
taught by a visiting professor from
Bennett College, James McMillan.
A new feature in the Physical
Education program is a methods
class in the major team sports. This
course, taken for four hours credit,
is a consolidation of 3 two-hour
courses.
One final new offering this se-
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Mr. Hill
This entails quite a lot. If one
would check the record of daily
problems on campus, I am sure
he would be astounded, for they
are endless and occur twenty-four
hours a day.
But this is more than just the
sto.y of the head of Buildings and
Grounds, for there is the man
behind the story. Thtre is pride
found in this man. Pride in himself,
in his work, and in his college.
Worried over the problem of icy
walks, one snowy day, Mr. Hill not
wanting to delegate the responsi
bility, shoveled on > Sunday morn
ing before disbelieving onlookers.
One has to admire a man of this
type, for he possesses a curious
mixture of initiative and humility
which is not easily found. Anyone
who has pride in Guilford and says,
"Look, this is my school," cannot
help but thank Mr. Hill indirectly,
for he is so much a part of it.
The Smokin' Quaker
Through a suggestion of the
Faculty Library Committee and
tin' diligent efforts of Jim Newlin
and the Maintenance Department
the Campus Library was able to
open a student lounge during the
final week of exams.
The new lounge, complete with
drinks and cracker machines (and
ashtrays) is located on the north
side of the library in a cellar room
at the end of the corridor leading
to the restrooms.
The Library administration ex
presses the hope that student ap
preciation of the new convenience
will be evidenced through adher
ence to the regulations for use of
the rooms as posted within the
facility.
Library materials may be taken
into the lounge, but patrons are
cautioned against allowing food
or drinks to damage the materials.
Noise should also be held at a low
level.
Theft of materials from the Re
serve Hook Collection during
peak periods of use last semester
has necessitated the creation of a
closed reserve system of circulation
in that area.
All requests for reserve materials
are presently handled bv a Reserve
Room attendant. Users of reserve
mate rials are cautioned to be aware
of the loan period for materials
which they use, since'reserve ma
terials becoming overdue, accrue
fines at greater rates than regular
loan materials.
mester was a survey of Russian
literature which, according to Reg
istrar Floyd Reynolds, has at
tracted approximately only one
Guilfordian.