VOLUME LIIX
Shakespeare
Work Begun
By Revelers
Rehearsals have begun for the
Guilford College Revelers'
production of Shakespeare's
"Twelfth Night."
Tentative dates on which the
comedy will be presented in
Dana Auditorium are Friday,
Saturday and Sunday, March
21-23.
The cast, recently selected by
director Pat Gilbreath of the
Drama Department, are Marilyn
Mclntyre, who portrays Viola;
Jennie Blizen, Maria; Henry P.
Hackett, Malvolio; Coleen Grey,
Lady Olivia; Stephen Wessells,
Sir Andrew; Aaron Graham,
Duke Orsino;
Richard Aldred, Sebastian;
Steve Elrod, Antonio; David
Glenn, captain; Nick Marshall,
Sir Toby Belch; Randy Sides,
priest; and Todd Right, Fabian.
Others who have been cast are
Mike St ill well. Palmer Blair,
Jenny Kliehands, and Jean
Cross.
Stage manager for the
production is Merikay C. Noah.
Chris Fisher and Charlotte Koch
are in charge of costumes.
Students Now
Permitted to
Live Off-campus
For many years Guilford
students, especially
upperclassmen, have requested
permission to live off-campus,
but former college regulations
prohibited it as a general rule.
Now, in a proposal initiated
by the Student Legislature and
approved by the administration
of the college, an annual
allotment for off-campus
housing has been provided.
According to Dr. William
Lanier, Dean of Students, up to
5% of the women students and
5% of the men students who
would be regular residence
students will be permitted to live
off-campus if they choose. First
considerations will be given to
students who are over 21 years
old in September and who have,
in addition, attained senior
status. If the quota is not filled
with requests from these
students, other seniors will be
considered. Students who are
not seniors will not be
considered at this time because
Dr. Lanier feels certain that the
allotment will be filled with
seniors.
Dr. Lanier predicted that
next year women's housing
would be a critical problem and
the new ruling would help to
alleviate the situation. There will
be plenty of room for men
students next year he noted.
During the week after Spring
vacation, students who wish to
apply for off-campus housing
next year may petition. This is
the same time that other
students sign up for their
residence hall assignments for
next year.
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Student S
Rat Race
By EMILY HFDRICK
"Life as a human being is
absurd."
This quotation by the French
existentialist Albert Camus was
found at the end of a lengthly
suicide note written by a student
at the University of California
recently. It is not untypical of
the attitude of many of the
nearly 9,000 students who
attempt suicide each year in the
United States.
in recent years the overall
suicide rate in this country has
averaged more than 10 persons
per 100,000, accounting for
18,100 deaths in 1958 and
20,160 in 1906. Suicide, then, is
found to rank among the ten
leading causes for death. The
indication is that, although the
rate appears to be lower than
that of the 1920'5, it is again on
the rise.
Furthermore, Harvard
psychologist Mathew Ross
reports that the college-age
group runs a 50% higher suicide
risk than non-students in a
similar age group.
The basic cause for this
upsurge in self-destruction
among the college group is the
"unremitting anxiety," they face
in college, according to a Time
magazine survey.
The article suggested that
clues for spotting a potential
suicide victim, though far from
infallible, are:
A period of depression in
which a student becomes
withdrawn, seldom leaving his
room; headaches, lack of
appetite, loss of weight, etc.;
A decline in self-esteem,
which shows up in daydreaming,
procrastination in school work,
apathy, fatigue, inability to
concentrate on reading material;
A loss of interest in academic
work;
Suicide notes or threats,
which Dr. Ross claims "should
always be taken seriously."
Dean William J. Lanier of
Guilford College, in discussing
the suicide problem, inserted
that a verbal threat to commit
suicide seldom indicates a real
intent to do so. More often, this
threatening is only an effort to
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gain attention. The true suicide
victim seldom tells anyone of his
intention.
Again, so-called symptoms of
suicide are frequently inaccurate
or inadequate, for some persons
contemplating suicide will
experience not a period of
depression, but a period of
extreme elation. This could
signal that he has resolved a plan
for doing away with himself, and
is elated that he has finally
reached a long-thought-of
decision. And, too, victims never
admit to themselves the
possibility of their committing
suicide.
Exhaustive studies of student
suicides do not exist. The few
conclusions in the area are
scanty and generalized, and
exact statistics are unavailable
beyond the projected figures
which say that about 1,000
students kill themselves this
year, 9,000 will try to do so and
fail, and ten times that number
will threaten to do so.
These estimates, suggested by
Moderator magazine, are
thought by some to be too
conservative, since many deaths
among college student bodies are
discreetly recorded as
"accidents."
Contrary to popular belief,
the peak period for college
suicides, according to a study by
Science News magazine, appears
to be the first six weeks of a
semester, not during finals or
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Needed-More Band Members |
Any student who can play an instrument is g
asked to join the band, especially brass players, g
£ Rehearsals are held in the choir room in Dana at 10 :£
a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays.
The band, which now has approximately ten g
members, has been organized since October, and g
has performed from time to time in the form of a g
£ pep band at athletic contests. g
Eldon Moen, conductor, has said that if enough g
interest is shown, music such as Tijuana Brass and g
themes from current musicals can be performed.
Hayes at Y MCA
Ex-C man Speaks
A bi-partisan. Democratic,
Southern Baptist
ex-Congressman addressed the
81st annual meeting of the
Greensboro YMCA February 4.
The former House member
was Brooks Hayes, who followed
his conscience and religious
training in following a moderate
path on racial issues in the
1950's—a time when these views
favoring equal treatment for all
Americans were not popular. He
lost re-election in 1958 after
eight terms in Congress.
In addition, this Arkansas
native was an assistant to both
Kennedy and Johnson when
Feb. 14: Only
For The Birds?
By EMILY HEDRICK
"Last Friday was Valentine
Day, and the night before I got
five bay-leaves, and pinned four
of them to the corners of my
pillow and one in the centre; and
then, if I dremt of my
sweetheart, Betty said we would
be married before the year was
out. But to make it more sure, I
boiled an egg hard, and look out
the yolk, and filled it with salt;
and when I went to bed, ate it,
shell and all, without speaking or
drinking after it."
This account of a young
Medieval maiden's curious ritual
is an example of the traditions
surrounding the "accidental"
holiday, Feb. 14: St. Valentine's
Day.
There are two conflicting
legends about the man for whom
the commemoration was
established. The more likely one
was a Christian priest of Home,
who was martyred during
persecution by Emperor
Claudius 11. Though he died Feb.
14, c. 269 A.D., celebration did
not begin, apparently, until the
14th Century, at which time its
religious significance quickly
became overshadowed by secular
customs still associated with the
day.
The acceptance of St.
Valentine as the patron saint of
lovers appears to be accidental,
perhaps stemming from the
Medieval European theory that
birds begin to mate Feb. 14. The
notion was then extended to
humans, specifically young
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they were Presidents, and has
been the author of several
books. His latest book is titled
"Hotbed of Tranquility."
Hayes delivered a speech
which emphasized his religious
beliefs rather than capitalizing
on his political experiences.
"Our nation is in trouble
because so many people are
poor," he claimed. Of these,
44'' live in the South, he added.
"Our nation's troubles are
matters for a sensitive, religious
person, and (sensitive leaders)
must be concerned about
people, our primary interest."
Hayes made an appeal for all
religious denominations to work
together to solve the problems.
Four resources, or sources of
strength, were cited by the
ex-Co n gressman physical,
financial, technical, and
institutional. The human factor
and human strength must always
be considered as bound up in
these principles.
"We Southerners look out at
the world through the windows
of our churches," he said.
Borrowing from the Miami
Republican Convention, Hayes
declared, "We must think and
act anew. We Southerners must
respond (to the problems)."
Hayes believes the solution
comes through looking out the
windows of the churches
"Unite and act in a Christian
spirit," he urged.
Pointed questions on political
issues elicited these responses
from him: "Nixon will make a
big mistake by liquidating the
Job Corps"; "I want to see his
plan before making any hasty
criticisms"; and "One of Nixon's
greatest mistakes may have been
the appointment of Robert
Finch."
Folkdancing Group
Organized Here
Whirling and twirling to
traditional tunes of cultures
from around the world, the
International Folk Dancing
group will meet for its first
session tonight at 7:30 p.m. in
the Hut.
Freshmen received a taste of
the folk dancing spirit during
orientation week in an open-air
square dance on the volleyball
courts. Hater in the semester
Lucie Stafford attempted to
interest students in organizing a
group, but they were unable to
locate the necessary leaders or
music. In addition their efforts
were hampered by financial
difficulties.
However, at last these
problems have been solved.
Marilyn Neuhauser, teacher and
parttime Guilford student, has
invited a dancer from the Chapel
Hill International Folkdancing
group to teach dances.
Additional music will be
provided by records furnished
by the participants. The dancing
is scheduled for every week, and
is open to the entire student
body.