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Oct. 10
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Vol. LIV
Disorder
Plagues
Retreat
According to observers,
several students at the recent
leadership retreat became In
toxicated and created a dis.
ttirbance.
The disturbance, which
allegedly took place on Saturday
night, centered around a dance
sponsored by a high school
group at the retreat site near
Reidsville.
The climax of the disturb,
ance at the dance occurred when
a Guilford student grabbed the
microphone from the perform,
ing dance group and began
shouting political slogans into
it.
Other incidents at the re.
treat that night included the
harassment of a female high
school student by a member of
the Guilford group.
In addition it was reported
that vomiting outside of the
dance by an intoxicated Guil.
ford female created some dis.
order.
Drinking by members of
the Guilford group began in in
dividual cabins early in th e
evening. However, while most
of the Guilford group reportedly
drank, only a few became dis.
orderly.
NOV. SEMINAR
TO SEE U. N.
The first 1969-70 off
campus seminar will be held
in New York City November
22-29. The subject of study
is the United Nations. There
will be briefings, visits to the
General Assembly, Council and
Committee meetings and lec
tures by national representa
tives on topics of current in
terest. Students will have
free time in the evenings —for
shows and concerts.
The program, which gives
one hour of college credit, is
planned by students. Cost is
minimal.
Leaders Interact
At Fall Retreat
Social Interaction was the
keynote last weekend as the
Executive Councils of Student
Government and the College
Union held their Fall Leader
ship Retreat. The retreat at
Betsy-Jeff Penn 4-H Camp in
Reidsville provided training
in leadership and unique exper
iences in group living.
Saturday afternoon featured
a "sensitivity-type" session in
which retreat participants com
municated on both verbally and
non-verbally. The members
also had a lesson in group dy
namics. While one group car
ried on a discussion, others
observed the roles of each
person in the discussion con
sulting a check-list of common
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''Required convocation has had its day at Guilford"
Group
Moratorium
At Guilford
Guilford's Vietnam Mora
torium Committee, composed
of 20 students, is part of a series
of national anti-war activities.
The group whose theme is
"Bring the war home," is plan
ning the activities for October 15
in an effort to stimulate Interest
on the campus.
The faculty is being asked to
lead discussions on Vietnam
during regularly scheduled
morning classes. At noon there
will be a peace vigil in downtown
Greensboro. Other activities
on the Guilford campus include
a speak-out in front of Founders
Hall and a Guerilla Theater
presentation. During the day,
there will be workshops in
Greensboro on draft counseling.
Wednesday night Guilford stu
dents will unite with the
students from other campuses
in a candle light peace march
through Greensboro.
Any persons interested in
helping the local committee
with its activities are asked to
contact Pat Shope or Sue Sing
letary in Hobbs Hall.
roles in group tasks.
That evening, the group saw
a film on the conflicting views
different people got of a single
individual because they did not
take the trouble to really know
the person.
Sunday morning was spent
discussing the role of alcohol
in true communication and
social interaction. This idea
was deemed important with
emphasis now being placed on
a re-examination of drinking
at Guilford College. Other
events Included another film,
canoeing, swimming, and a sur
prise dodge-ball match where
members released their "hid
den" hostilities against each
other in good-natured fun.
October 3, 1969
BURRIS, GRECO
OCT. ART STARS
The Guilford College Arts
Series will present soprano
Marilyn Burris on October 7.
Mrs. Burris won the Young
Artists Award in Charleston,
S. C. in 1959. In 1967 she was
named "Singer of the year"
by the National Association of
Teachers of Singing. She has
sung with the Charleston Sym
phony Orchestra, the Manhattan
Orchestra and the University of
North Carolina Symphony Or
chestra.
A graduate of Meredith col
lege, she received here Master
of Music in voice degree from
the Manhattan School of Music.
Mrs. Burris teaches in th e
Guilford College music depart
ment. She is married to Dr.
JOSE GRECO TO APPEAR OCTOBER 10
Students who turned in books for the APO
book sale are requested to pick up their money
and unsold books at the Student Union building
between 1 and 4 p.m. on Monday, October 6.
Unclaimed books will be sold to a local book
distributor and the money given to the Tri-
County Easter Seal Society.
Required convocations were
abolished at the Tuesday night
meeting of the Student Legisla
ture by an overwhelming major
ity.
A bill, establishing a limited
number of required convoca
tions, was passed at the 1 a st
meeting of last year's legisla
ture.
Legislature members con
tinued to support their actions
in the fact of substantial student
opposition. A motion to abolish
required convocations was
defeated by a vote of 32-5 at
the September 23 meeting.
Tuesday night there was
continued discussion over the
penalty for over-cutting con-
William C. Burris, academic
dean at the college.
JOSE GRECO
Jose Greco, Spanish dancer,
will appear here October 10. He
too is sponsored by the Guilford
College Art Series.
Greco was born of Spanish-
Italian parentage in a village
in the Abruzzi mountains of
Italy. As a small child he dis
played a great interest in
Spanish culture, especially
music and dancing.
He has performed In movies,
including Michael Todd's pro
duction of "Around the World in
80 Days" . He can also be seen
in "Ship of Fools."
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vocations, which originally had
been suspension. Dr. William
Lanier, Dean of Students an d
Legislature advisor, pointed out
the confusion and failure of re
quired convocations In the past,
and the impossibility of enforc
ing them, saying "Required con
vocation has had its day at Guil
ford."
The successful motion to
abolish the convocation require
ment was immediately made.
SIGN-OUT PROCEEDURE
The legislature passed a
resolution modifying women's
sign-out proceedure. Under the
modified system, women will
seal their sign-out cards in en
velopes to be opened by th e
house resident in case of emer
gency. This proceedure will
keep sign-out information from
public scrutiny.
Also passed was a resolution
calling for the establishment of
a "public Information" commit
tee. This committee will facil
itate the dissemination ol legis
lature information.
PROJECT ARTS APPROVED
The legislature approved the
newly organized "Project Arts"
as a student organization. Pro
ject Arts is an intercampus or
ganization of 5 Greensboro
colleges. Its purpose is to
expose the arts more complet
ly to citizens of the community
especially the underprivileged.
The following students were
elected by the Legislature to
serve on student-faculty com
mittees: Teacher Education,
Lloyd Spruill and Paige Via;
Admissions, Jane Forbes; Li
brary, Evan Davis; Foreign
Studies, Vicki Wyszlnski and
Simon Suarez; Academic Re
tentions, Tim Collins and Beth
ligon; Dana Scholarship, Rick
McClellan and Tim Collins; Ath
letic, Susan Ratteree and Carl
Southerland; Foreign Students,
Beverly Brlggs and Ashraf
Faruqi.
Union
Events
Events planned by the Col
lege Union for the week of
October 3 through October 10
Include a history lecture, a
movie, and three musicians.
Dr. Lee Kennett from the
University of Georgia will de
liver the annual Newlln
History Lecture tonight, Oc
tober 3, at 8 p.m. in the Moon
Room, and David Sheppard from
UNC-CH will perform in th e
HUT tonight at 8 p.m.
Saturday, October 4, David
Sheppard will turn to the HUT
at 8 p.m. Sports events for
Saturday Include a football game
with Gardner-Webb and a home
soccer game with St. Andrews
at 2 p.m.
Tuesday, the Art Series
will present Marilyn Burris,
Soprano, and Friday, October
10, Jose Greco, in Dana Aud
itorium . Both of these Art
Series programs begin at 8:00.