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Pushing the Stone
Up the Hill Again
This space of the first issue of college newspapers is
usually reserved for a welcome back to returning students
and a greeting to incoming freshmen. On the assumption
that the freshmen among you have been greeted
innumerable times now, and returning students have had it
with "How was your summer," we will skip on to the
more relevant matters such as—What is Guilford College all
about this year?
Guilford College is about education, no doubt. But
what kind of education? A great deal of education goes on
here out of class, and since in-class education has several
weeks before it begins to truly affect you, the basic
concern of the moment is the education which you receive
out of class. A myth comes to mind which has some
bearing on this question of your education out of the
classroom.
Briefly— "The gods had condemned Sisyphus to
ceaselessly rolling a rock to the top of a mountain, whence
the stone would fall back of its own weight. They had
thought with some reason that there is no more dreadful
punishment than futile and hopeless labor." —The Myth
of Sisyphus.
The year is beginning, clearly, with the stone at the
bottom of the hill again. The nature of student life at
Guilford in the coming year remains an unanswered
question. Everywhere we find evidence of a new breed; of
students, of active faculty, and of administrators. New, but
undefined. Are we, once again, to get to the top of the
mountain only to follow our rock as it tumbles down?
The answer lies in several factors— how hard we are
going to push, the size of the hill we have to climb, and
whether or not anyone is going to help us. The force of the
push depends entirely on you, your house councils, and
your SGA. The size of the hill depends on the college
administration and trustees, and the amount of help we
receive lies both with our imaginations in seeking outside
help, and with the college administration.
Specific actions, remedies to specific problems must
come from you. As the Guilford Community struggles to
resolve each issue at a time, it would be wise to keep The
Myth of Sisyphus in mind. Not as an absolute forecast that
all effort is futile, but as a basis for judgement of where we
stand. If the rock begins to slip down the hill, it would be
all too easy to create a self-fulfilling prophesy by saying
that it will end up at the bottom. Sisyphus found a way
into his cyclical pattern, perhaps we can find a way out of
it.
Perhaps it would be well to conclude with the reasons
why the gods condemned Sisyphus to his fate. Out of the
several reasons given in different Mythologys, two
consistently stand out. Sisyphus stole the secrets of the
gods, and he put death in chains. Perhaps we can do it and,
get away with it.
Register and Vote
With the ratification of the 26th amendment to the
Constitution, the college age population of this country
has at last attained one of the major symbols of maturity
that this society, in its infinite wisdom, cherishes most.
The U.S. Census Bureau says there are 11.2 million 18-20
year olds in the country, a number which would have been
the swing vote in the 1968 election had they been allowed
to vote. Obviously not all eleven million are going to
register and vote, but the greater the number that do, the
larger our political clout will be in 1972.
As of this date the only students who can register in
Guilford County are persons with a legal residence here. A
legal residence usually consists of either your parents
home, or local car license and registration and payment of
local taxes. If you can't register here, register at your
parent's home, and vote by absentee ballot. A complicated
process, but not impossible. (Note: Absentee voting is not
allowed in primary elections in North Carolina.)
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Making It in Greensboro
If you're new to Greensboro,
or this area of the country, you
may be wondering if it's possible
to survive here. Of course, the
best way to find out is just to
try and see, but here're some
handy hints on how it might be
done. You might just want to
clip this out and save it for
future reference.
GETTING AROUND: If you
haven't got a car you can still get
about anywhere you need to be
with a minimum of hassle. Hitch
hiking isn't hard, especially
between campus and sowntown.
On weekdays, the Consortium
runs a VW microbus between
Guildord's two campuses,
Greensboro College and Bennett.
Anyone can ride free, and its
route goes past Friendly Shop
ping Center, UNC—G and the
downtown area. It leaves at
seven minutes before every hour.
There's a city bus which picks
up passengers on College Road
beside the Post Office at 7:50,
8:45,9:15, 10:30,1:30,3:30,
4:30 and 5:35. This costs 20 to
30 cents and takes forever to get
anywhere.
For long distance travelling,
leave a note on the bulletin
board at the entrance to the
cafeteria telling where you need
to be and when. If you're lucky
someone will be going your way
and will offer to take you. You
can also place a free ad in this
paper if it's not over 15 words
long.
KEEPING BUSY: Of course
there are Union activities and
organizations to join or organize,
but in case you get bored, it
won't hurt you to know some
simple and cheap things to do in
Greensboro. By all means check
out the Campus woods and
Battleground park. Also, Hobbs
dorm has a craft center you can
play in. There's a day care center
at New Garden Meeting which
could use volunteers. Other
campuses have things going on.
The bulletin boards in Elliot Hall
at UNC—G sometimes announce
good things to do. If you're still
bored, start something.
SAVING MONEY: Support
Parabolis Book Exchange so it
can exist to save us all money.
You can get used clothes and
stuff from The Salvation Army
and Goodwill stores on South
Elm if you're into that sort of
thing. There are factory outlets
for local mills in that neighbor
hood too, where you can get
jeans and shirts for cheap.
For cheap food, don't forget
the Grill Room under the
cafeteria. The food is fair and it
doesn't cost much more than it
has to. Of course, it will be
closed when you have the late
night munchies, so check out
Jan's House on West Market. It
never closes.
To advertise things you want
to buy or sell, you can put a free
15 word ad in this paper. Or you
can use a paper called The
Trading Post which has ads from
all over the area. You can pick it
Oke J4u man Condition
by Douglas Scott
It's a really funny feeling to
be the continuity on this paper.
Just the news and me is still the
same. I don't feel that I wear the
role well. Juniors and Seniors in
college are old. They're smart,
sure of themselves and their
future. Like they're, ... uh,..
. adults even.
Would somebody please tell
me what an adult is? I talked to
one (once) the other day on a
park bench while he fed the
squirrels. With deference I ap
proached the figure whose only
sign of life was the sunflower
seeds he was frustrating the little
animals with. 1 sat at the far end
of the bench, carefully wording
my question.
"Master .. ."
" " (Reply Unintelligible)
". . . what is the nature of
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Managing Editor, Jeanette Ebel, Photography, Jerry Clawges,
Advertising, Marc Weiner, Staff, Carta McKinney, Terry Wyszynski,
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Sewell, Alan Socol, Doug Scott, Judy Harvey, Karen Reehling, Nan
M^ngebier.
SEPTEMBER 17, 1971
up for 15 cents at the drug store.
But remember, if you deal with
the Trading Post, you're dealing
with capitalists and you will lose
some of your money if your
item sells.
KEEPING OUT OF TROU
BLE: The campus has hired
Burns patrolmen to keep you
out of trouble. Mostly they just
check to make sure doors are
locked, and cars are parked in
the right places. City policemen
cruise by every so often but they
seldom stop. City police cars are
a little darker than Chicago blue,
and state patrol cars are black
and gray. Any car with North
Carolina license tags which begin
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age, and does truth come with
it?"
" " (What appeared to be
magic words of extortion of
demons.)
I slunked off as he sicced the
squirrels on me. After sufficient
ly contemplating the instance,
one truth occured (don't give me
facts - the point here is truth).
He didn't understand any
thing more than I do, or you do.
He was just as confused as
everybody else, and for the same
good reasons; if you really
understand the world, even a
little, you'll end up being very
screwed up all the time.
Adults might know facts,
upper classmen might know
things but nobody has the
market cornered in truth. Fresh
men particularly, take note.