January 21, 1975
George Scholtz, Director of Housing outside IMilner Hall.
George
George Scholtz, Director of
Housing, was hired last July
by Ken Schwab, Dean of
Students, in an effort to renew
faith in the housing program
for both the students who have
to live in the residence halls
and the faculty, administra
tors, and trustees who have to
hear about it. However,
George Scholz will not be
rehired next year a s one
phase of Guilford's attempt to
cut back expenditures.
Instead, Bob White, head of
campus security, will also
become director of housing.
The official duties of
housing director involve being
a coordinator of discipline and
a director of residential
programs. He is in the ironic
position of being on the one
hand protector and defender
of student rights and on the
other hand of seeing that rule
violations are dealt with and
students are disciplined.
Although Scholtz sees "a
great deal of maturity in the
halls", he is among the first to
admit that there are problems.
Illegal drug use, visitation
violations, alcohol outside
rooms, pets inside rooms and
general messiness remain the
outstanding ac
cording to Scholtz.
Since off-campus housing is
often too expensive and
difficult to find, most students
are forced to live on the
campus. Scholtz realizes he
does have a "captive
audience", and his goal is to
make their housing as liveable
as possible. Scholtz, who lives
in Milner, by choice, feels that
it is essential to show interest
in student needs and the
unavoidable problems of
people j living together .
Scholtz Interviewed
While Scholtz does not
believe in "sniffing at doors"
to discover rule and law
violations because he believes
this would be defying students
right to privacy, he does
respect and uphold campus
rules. As far as the school's
policy on visitation, Scholtz
says he is disappointed that
Guilford does not have open
visitation. He submitted one
proposal to the Administrative
Council in an effort to get open
visitation in dorm lounges.
This proposal was not passed.
Being Housing Director
means to Scholtz that he
develop a good working
relationship with housekeep
ing, maintenance, and secu
rity. These bonds not only
help to ensure students
convenience and safety but
also to aid housekeeping
maintenance and security in
their jobs if students are
unnecessarily difficult. People
at Guilford too often refer to
halls as dorms, but to Scholtz
dorms qre places where "you
eat and sleep", residence
halls are places to "live and
learn".
Following the "live and
learn" philosophy, Scholtz has
instituted the Residency
Fellows Program. The goal of
the program is to increase the
contact between students and
their faculty and administra
tors. After writing two letters
Coordinator Jobs
NOTICE - Applications for
next years residence hall
coordinators and interns may
be picked up in the Student
Personnel office. All applica
tions should be filled out and
returned no later than March
8.
The Guilfotdian
each to 104 faculty and
administrators, Scholtz was
able to impliment the program
with a coneefrated of eighteen
interested people.
In a more personal vein,
Scholtz is only 24 years old
and this is his first full time
job. He has the unique honor
of having spent his last seven
years in residence halls
including the first co-ed dorm
at his university. He complet
ed his undergraduate work at
Southern Illinois University in
American History and went on
to a two year masters program
in Higher Education. Scholtz
likes Guilford and says, "I
wish 1 could stay." When he
was told he would not be
rehired, he was "stunned",
and said "I wanted to believe 1
was doing a good job."
No More
Scrap Paper
Southern Waste Paper Co.
has closed its scrap paper
recycling plant indefinitely. It
will still buy newspaper and
cardboard but no other kinds
of paper are accepted.
Because of this, THE
BIOPHILE CLUB NO LONG
ER ACCEPTS SCRAP PAPER
AT RECYCLING STATIONS
ON CAMPUS We can only
recycle newspaper, bottles
and cans. If you have been
faithfully giving us your scrap
paper please find some other
way to reuse it. Give us your
suggestions!
A more complete report of
the recycling situation in the
Greensboro area is forth
coming.
Martin Luther King Day
Martin Luther King Day
was acknowledged by BASIB
on Wednesday, January 15 as
it sponsored a memorial
service for the Guilford
community. Although the
college does not officially
recognize Martin Luther King
Day, his birthday is celebrated
as a holiday and a time for
reflection on non-violence and
the Freedom Movement by
many institutions throughout
the United States. Dr. King's
assassination took place on
April 4, 1968.
The service in the Moon
Room was attended by a small
group of students and faculty.
Led by Pat Thompson, Eric
Jackson, and Michael Owens,
it was a time for quiet
meditation, reminising, and
readings from some of King's
speeches.
King's impact on race
relations in the United States
has been profound, and he
was the first major civil rights
eader to speak out against the
Vietnam war. He helped to
dramatize the links between
our racist practices and
military activities. This move
was first challenged by other
civil rights leaders, but it
served to build a bridge
between various groups work
ing toward justice and social
change. King's ethical posi
tion of nonviolent activism was
a blend of Gandhian "Satya
graha" (Soul Force) with
Christian social concern; an
experimental method of action
which proved both effective
and responsible under his
direction.
King also had some
interesting contacts with
Quakerism during his lifetime.
He often used the Quaker
House in Atlanta as a retreat
center during his difficult
years in the ministry. The
American Friends Service
Committee sponsored him in a
visit to the Gandhi Peace.
Foundation in India in the late
1950's while his own attitudes
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toward violence were still
developing. We can be
grateful to the students who
have brought back to our
memories not only Martin
Luther King but also the
"Dream" which he had for all
of us to live together as
brothers and sisters in
freedom.
BiophUe Briefs
The meetings have been
changed to Monday nights at
6:30,
A camping trip is scheduled
for Jan. 31, Feb. 1 &2. Come
to the Jan. 27th -meeting to
help plan and sign up.
Throughout the semester
we will be planning camping,
climbing, backpacking trips,
and hopefully a trip to the
coast. For more information
come to a meeting or see Scot
Oliver in English 10 (292-2119.
We have two projects going
with kids. We've been helping
third-graders at General
Green School plan their nature
trail and have taken them on
short nature outings. With
funds from the Peter Board
man Memorial we've taken
eight 12-year-old kids from
Caldcleugh Recreation Center
on day trips to parks such as
Hanging Rock. We may plan a
trip to the new North Carolina
Zoological Park.
The annual Biophile handi
crafts bizaar will be held early
in April. Proceeds go to
environmental organizations.
In memory of David
Parsons, Guilford's former
business manager and his
wife, Cora, the Biophile Club
is setting up a retreat in the
woods behind the lake. A
circle of log benches around a
cedar tree will provide a quiet
place for thinking, resting and
bird-watching.
The Biophile Calendar for
next year will be smaller than
this year's due to increased
costs.
Programs at meetings
include speakers, films on
nature, energy and ecology,
with Bazaar workshops every
third Monday.
If any of these projects
interest you or if you have a
suggestion for us, come to any
meeting or contact Amy and
Lorraine, in Hobbs 25 or Cindy
in Hobbs 27, 294-1073. We
need your support and want
you to come. Refreshments
will be served at meetings and
occationally we have an
unannounced film afterwards.