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VOLUME LIII
Guilford represented at
State Student Legislature
By PAT ANDREW
Last week students from
across the state assembled in
Raleigh, for the 32nd annual
North Carolina State Student
Legislature Convention.
The sessions, conducted after
the fashion of the N.C. State
General Assembly, were
attended by delegates
representing 23 colleges and
universities in North Carolina.
The week was spent acting on
legislation presented by member
schools.
This year, Guilford was
represented at the convention,
for the first time.
Delegates Zack Lowe,
president of the student body,
Lloyd Covington, vice-president
of the student body, and Dan
Hulbert, MIG representative and
1968 New Dorm president, were
on hand to voice the opinions
and needs of the small, private
college student.
Since Guilford could not
present a bill this year, its
delegation assisted neighbor
schools i securing passage of
their bills.
Zack spoke in favor of
UNC-G's Higher Education Bill
and Dan ,)Oke affirmatively for
Methodisi College's bill to
require Motivational analysis
testing in condary schools.
A & i, one of Guilford's
neighbor schools, introduced a
bill ask ig for courses in
Afro-Amt. ican history to be
taught in elementary and
secondary schools. The bill
passed with little opposition and
only one amendment.
Other legislation ranged from
East Caroiina University's bill
regulating the transplanting of
vital organs, the Meredith College
girl's bill establishing the legal
paternity of a child conceived
through artificial insemination.
For Nation's Capita
Third Seminar Set
The third 1968-69 Guilford
Off-Campus Seminar will be in
Washington March 26 to April 2.
The major emphasis of the
seminar will be aspects of
government but interested
students will be able to study
education and the social
problems of Washington. Again
one hour credit will be given for
participation in the seminar.
In the first meeting of
interested students, held last
week, three basic areas of
concern were established. There
were urban problems, with
emphasis on crime and social
conditions in Washington itself;
foreign relations, with emphasis
on Southeast Asia; and the
poverty program and its effect
on the South, particularly North
Carolina.
Dr. William Carroll of the
Political Science Department
will accompany the group,
which will be headed by the
7T)e QuilforS'an
Greensboro College's bill
asking for liquor to be sold by
the drink in North Carolina won
the distinction of being the best
bill presented by a small college.
Other highlights of the
convention were the reception
for the delegates given by N.C.
State's Chancellor and Mrs.
Caldwell, and the reception for
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Guilford's delegation to the N.C. State Student legislature
Convention is pictured above as they participated in debate on the
floor of the student senate. Photo by Pat Andrew.
New New Women's
In Planning Stage
Guilford women students had
the opportunity to help plan the
new women's dormitory which
will be built within two years. A
student-faculty committee
devised the questionnaire which
all women were asked to
complete, and the committee
then compiled the results.
Added to these suggestions were
ideas incorporated from
dormitories at other colleges
visited by committee members.
According to Paige Via,
committee chairman, 218
Off-Campus Seminars
Co-ordinator, Claude Shotts.
Students wishing to go with
the seminar should register at
once so the program can be
further planned by Shotts and
those already registered.
Students are also encouraged to
read up on topics of special
interest and write letters to
Congressmen and members of
government for appointments or
special assistance.
About half of the time in
Washington is being planned in
advance for the discussion of
important issues and the other
time will be left free for
individual appointments and
other activities of interest to the
individuals.
The approximate cost for the
seminar, including rooms, meals,
travel, and administrative cost,
will be $74.50. A registration fee
of $lO must be turned in with
the application.
Friday, March 7, 1969
the N.C. legislators.
Saturday morning climaxed
the convention with the election
of officers for the coming year.
Elected were Calvin McSwain,
president from A&T University,
Gray Payne, vice-president from
N.C. State, and Kay Watson,
secretary, from Atlantic
Christian College.
students replied to the
questionnaire. Single rooms (the
type now in use in the women's
dormitories with two girls per
room and a communal hall
bathroom) were preferred by 70
girls; 136 girls wanted some
form of suite arrangement.
Three girls had no preference on
the kind of furniture, but 79
wanted built-in furniture and
103 asked for movable furniture.
(The results don't total 218 in
all cases since some girls did not
reply to all questions). The
committee noted, however, that
girls tended to prefer whatever
type furniture they currently
had. Binford girls voted
overwhelmingly (68 to 26) for
built-in furniture, and the
committee felt this was
significant since they were the
only women students who lived
with it. Built in furniture is more
feasible since it is cheaper and
more easy to clean around.
Basic needs most often
expressed by girls at Guilford
and other colleges included a
better communicational system,
more closet and storage space,
better laundry and kitchen
facilities, better lighting and
more electrical outlets,
improvements to make the
dormitory quieter, brighter, and
more home-like, individual
room-controlled temperature,
recreational areas for the girls
only, study rooms and parlors.
The committee proposed a
dormitory based on the idea of
central core with the individual
rooms built around it to avoid
long halls and "institu
tionalism." A suite of four girls
(two connecting rooms with two
girls in each room and a shared
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BASIB Voices
Discontent
The black student
organization known as BASIB
would like to let the student
body know that we are not a
secret organization. We, the
members of BASIB, are not fully
content with the way the black
student is looked upon at
Guilford. Black males are
thought of as being only athletes
with little academic inclination.
We are not here only to play
basketball, football and baseball,
but rather want to get a
well-rounded liberal arts
education. We have voiced our
discontent to the administration
only to be filibustered by them.
Now we would like to relate
to the student body our
predicament. Our talks have
gotten us little or nowhere, so
we solicite the support of the
student body on the following
things: A fro-American History
taught by a black professor (we
should have first priority in
taking the course), a course in
Black literature and writing, and
a course in African art. We want
full-time black professors and
counselors, more financial aid
for all students and an increase
in the college activities program.
Guilford is experiencing the
same problems that other
predominantly white colleges are
now facing with regard to the
new demands of the concerned
Black students. As an example, a
pamphlet was circulated on
Guilford's campus recently
concerning the Black students at
Amherst College. The authors of
this pamphlet were endorsing
their school to convince other
Black students to come to it.
Although it was admitted that
Amherst was not a perfect
environment for Blacks, one
finishes the pamphlet with the
impression that it is a miniature
paradise—with Satan present, of
course, in the form of white
supremacy.
As a result of reading this
pamphlet, someone in Guilford's
administration decided that the
Black students on this campus
should compose such a
pamphlet. Upon hearing the
idea, Guilford's Black
representatives compared
Guilford with Amherst and
found many things lacking here.
Discontent with life here was
Spring Elections
Campus-wide elections will be held March 25, according to
an announcement made by Dewey Whitley, chairman of the
student legislature elections committee.
All petitions from candidates must bear five signatures and
must be turned in to Dewey or any member of the elections
committee by March 18. Campaign speeches will be made in
convocations March 20 in Dana Auditorium.
The elections include the executive council of the student
legislature, student union president, MIG and WSC presidents
and vice-presidents, Honor board, and all class officers and
legislature representatives. Dorm elections will be held at a
later date.
The committee hopes to secure voting machines to speed
tabulation of the results.
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Number 21
revealed and a gripe session
resulted. The administration
proposed that these gripes be
placed in the hands of several
committees. These committees
were to contact designated
members of the faculty and
administration with the purpose
of finding solutions for the
Black student's problems.
The committees and those
interviewed were as follows:
Financial Aid, Wiley Ruth;
obtaining full-time Black
teachers, William Burris; and
Courses, Edward Burrows.
Transportation off campus and
the high risk program were also
discussed. As a follow-up to the
gripe session, the administration
proposed that the possibility of
a Black student working with
the Admissions Office be given
consideration.
Clyde Milner and Bruce
Stewart later met with BASIB to
see what had been accomplished
by the committees. The
committee members reported
that the comments and/or advice
given by those persons contacted
were generally shallow and
evasive. Encouragement was
offered and another meeting was
planned for a later time.
That "later time" came soon
thereafter. One night Or. and
Mrs. Hobbs, Bruce Stewart, John
Bell, Jerry Goddard, other
administration members, and
several guests met with BASIB in
the Board Room. What could
have been productive
communication between a select
number of Black students and
administrative officials was
actually an unsuccessful session
marred by the presence of the
guests, who were unknown to
and uninvited by BASIB. No
matter what BASIB requested,
the reply was, "that seems
reasonable", but no one could
offer an acceptable method of
accomplishing the aims. For
instance, when the subject of
Black teachers was discussed Dr.
Hobbs was favorable to the idea
of having a Black in his faculty,
but stated there was difficulty in
obtaining one.
None of the prospective
candidates contacted were
interested in coming to Guilford.
Someone remarked that the
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