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Guilford
Presents
"Praise"
by Pamela Colbert
This year as part of the
Guilford College Arts Series,
the Drama Department will
present "Praise" a musical
comedy with an epitome of the
historical religious beliefs of
the Quakers during the late
1600's and early 1700's. The
play centers around the strong
religious beliefs of the friends
group and their futile attempts
towards organizing meetings
which often resulted in
banishment to other countries
or imprisonment.
Praise has been written,
scored, and directed by Dean
Reganos. Some of the actors
and actresses of previous
performances who will appear
in "Praise" are Lisa Baker,
Clint Brown, Rosanne Pipkin
and Gina Rumfett. From
listening to some of the
enthused performers I'm sure
that the memory you will have
of "Praise" will be longlasting
and indelible.
"Praise" will have its
opening night on Thursday,
October 2nd, at 8:15. More on
that later...
Old Salem
House Tour
"Contemporary living in Old
Salem" will tour eight such
homes on Thursday, Septem
ber 25, 1975. The tour will
take place from 2 to 7 p.m. and
go through eight Old Salem
Homes never before open to
the public, (homes on tour will
include...see bottom article).
A ticket will be $6 per
person. The price of the ticket
includes a tour of the eight
homes, plus refreshments and
an exhibition of paintings at
the Southeastern Center for
Contemporary Art. Tickets
may be purchased, by anyone
12 years and older, at SECCA,
500 South Main Street; the
Arts Council Box Office, 610
Coliseum Drive; and from any
member of the Friends of the
Center.
This event is sponsored by
the Friends of the Center. Any
funds raised by the "Contem
porary Living in Old Salem"
house tour will benefit the
programs and expanded
facilities at the new site of
SECCA, which will open in
September, 1976.
For further information,
please contact: Mrs. Noel L.
Dunn, Assistant to Director.
THE GUILFORDIAN
Guilford College, Greensboro, N.C. 27410
"For and by the Guilford College Quaker Community"
Co-Editors Pat Townsend, Leslie Zeldin
Business Manager Bob Gold
Consulting Editor David Green
Staff Chris Benfey, Edith Kurie, Susan Giventer,
Annette Zitver Green, Arlene Hill, Forrest Hughes,
Mandy O'Briant, Jeanne Ye.
Photographers Randy Catoe, Becca Enos, Don
White
Continue to Broaden
Your Vocabulary
When you read a newspaper
or magazine, or non-fiction,
you want to grasp the
highlights and some details.
This kind of reading is for
general information. It differs
from your leisure reading
because the material is more
serious, not as light or as easy
to comprehend as fiction, for
example. But it still might not
be necessary to take in every
word or every sentence
completely.
When reading a text first
survey the entire book. Look
over the table of contents,
chapter headlines and sub
heads. Get an overview of the
author's objectives by reading
the introduction and preface.
Studying requires close
reading because you will need
to remember more of the
details to support the main
ideas. Read each chapter for
the important concepts and as
many details as necessary to
comprehend the material.
Underline major points and
make margin notes to
highlight your observations.
After you have finished
reading, question yourself,
review the summary if there is
one, and then look back to see
if you have understood the
material.
Graphic materia] can help
reading comprehension. Do
not overlook the importance of
tables, maps, graphs, draw
ings and photographs which
are included to reinforce your
understanding of the text.
If you are reading for
eqjoyment you can skim more
easily over the lines, para
graphs and pages. It is not
important that you take in
every word or sentence in
depth. As in most writing,
each paragraph usually has
one main idea supported by
details in which you may or
may not be interested. Try to
span as many words as
possible with a continuous
The Guilfordfan
rhythm of eye movements or
fixations.
The person with a good
grasp of words is usually a
good reader and a good
student. Words are the basis
of human communication and
enable people to convey their
thoughts and emotions to each
other.
Vocabulary should grow as
you mature. At every grade
level, and stage of life, it is
necessary to increase the
number and understanding of
words. Get to know their
structure, that they are
composed of roots, prefixes
and suffixes, each of which
has its own definition.
ADAPT YOUR SPEED SO
YOU UNDERSTAND THE
MATERIAL
A good reader must learn to
balance speed with accuracy.
Don't expect to read every
thing at the same rate. Like a
well-tuned car, your eyes must
adapt to the terrain. Above all,
you must understand and
remember what you are
reading.
Read with a purpose, be
aware of what you are reading
and why. Your speed should
be adjusted to the type of
material. Don't expect to whiz
through a chapter of biology at
the same rate as a chapter of a
novel.
Scanning material first can
be helpful in nearly all types of
reading. Get in the habit of
surveying headlines, chapter
headings and subheads first.
Look for the main ideas. Next
you will want to know the
important details that support
them. Read carefully the first
and last paragraphs which
should state the most
important facts and conclu
sions. You should read the
straight material in between at
a faster rate that allows you to
understand the matter in as
much depth as you want. Just
remember to keep your eyes
moving forward.
News from the
United Arts Council
The United Arts Council will
sponsor the "Fine Film
Festival '75," a series of eight
dramatic performances pro
duced by the American Film
Theater.
Beginning September 19
and continuing for eight
consecutive weeks, the films
will be shown at the Terrace
Theatre in Friendly Shopping
Center. Works to be shown
are "The Iceman Cometh,"
"Luther," "Three Sisters,"
"Lost in the Stars," "The
Homecoming," "Rhinocer
os,"' "Butley," and "A
Delicate Balance."
Series tickets, available at
the United Arts Center (712
Summit Avenue) or from the
Terrace Theatre itself, are
sls, representing a 25%
savings over box office prices.
Each subscriber receives eight
passes which may be used in
any combination for any
performance. (For example:
one play per week; A couple
attending four select plays; a
dinner party of eight attending
a performance on one series
pass.) Films will be screened
every day at 2 and 8 p.m.
A brief description of each
of the film adaptations
follows:
Morehead
Planetarium's
Schedule
of Shows
April 27- May 31..."Mis
sion to Mars" This production
is about Project Viking, the
interplanetary voyage pro
grammed to possibly land an
unmanned spacecraft on Mars
on the country's birthday, July
4.
June 1 - Sept. 6... "The
Jupiter Effect" This show
concerns predictions by two
scientists of massive havoc
along the San Andreas Fault
from the features 1982 planet
alignment.
The Planetarium shows can
be seen Monday through
Friday at nights at 8 p.m.; on
Saturdays at 11 a.m., 1, 3 and
8 p.m. and on Sundays at 2, 3
and 8 p.m.
On the Saturdays of home
football games shows are at 11
a.m., 8 and 8 p.m. only.
On holidays programs are at
3 and 8 p.m. on Sept. 1, Nov.
27 and 28 and Dec. 22
through Jan. 4 the Planeta
rium is closed only on
December 24 and 25.
September 19-25: "The
Iceman Cometh," a work by
Eugene O'Neil , will feature
Lee Marvin, Fredric March,
Robert Ryan, Jeff Bridges,
and Bradford Dillman. The
play's action centers on steady
customers at a dead-end bar
and hotel on New York's lower
West Side.
September 26 -October 2:
John Osborne's "Luther"will
star Stacy Keach, Robert
Stephens, and Hugh Griffith.
Set in the 16th century and
actually filmed in a German
cathedral, the play depicts the
inner struggles of this early
Protestant leader, Martin
Luther.
October 3-9: Anton Chek
hov's "Three Sisters" will be
presented by the National
Theatre Company of England
under the direction of its
starring actor, Laurence
Olivier. Also featuring Alan
Bates, the drama is palced in
provincial Russia.
October 10-16: Kurt Weill
and Maxwell Anderson's
"Lost in the Stars" highlights
the talents of Brock Peters,
Melba Moore, Raymond St.
Jacques, and Clifton Davis.
Set in South Africa, the play is
a beautifully done blend of
music and drama.
October 17-23: Harold
Pinters's "The Homecoming"
has been described by Time
magazine as "a fine, ferocious
film." It stars Cyril Cusack,
lan Holm, Michael Jayston,
Vivien Merchant, Terence
Rigby, and Paul Rogers.
For further information on
this outstanding series of
eight films, contact Mary
Thompson at the United Arts
Council, 274-2436.
Prospects
for Careers
Seniors: The following
organizations have notified
the Placement Office that they
will be on the Guilford
Campus to interview prospec
tive employees. If you are
interested in having an
interview with one or moire of
them, please come to the
Placement Office (Bryan Hall,
Suite D-12) to make an
appointment.
October 2: U.S. Navy (no
sign-up needed for this)
October 9: Drake University
Law School 1-4:30 PM
October 21: A.M. Pullen
(CPA Firm)
October 22: Cone Mills
(Textile Firm)
October 31: Earlham School
of Religion.