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Literary Magazine Announces Goals
The editors of The Piper,
the student literary magazine,
are planning to refocus the ef
forts of the Piper toward more
frequent publications of stu
dent writing and toward more
frequent readings by students
and faculty. In past years The
Piper has published a single,
end-of-the-year issue and has
sponsored numerous guest
writers for readings and work
shops. This year, however,
the editors, Jeff Wright and
Jamie Frye, plan much more
exposure through publication
and readings of student
works than past programs
have allowed.
The Piper is planning several
publications and hopes to de
velop a joint display of stu
dents' literary works with the
works of student artists and
The Meaning of
Quaker Silence
BY
FREDERICK W.
PANKHURST
One of the peculiar test
imonies of the Religious
Society of Friends is the idea
that God dwells in each person
"that of God in every
man" and, therefore, that
it is possible to discover truth.
This means that Quakers are
very serious about the practice
of the "priesthood of all be
lievers." Friends believe that
we can listen for— and dis
cover what God wants us
to do, the Divine Will, "the
Christ Within" each of us.
In Worship, Friends may be
silent for 15 or 20 minutes
or more before feeling that
"mutual settling in" which
screens out distractions
and gathers our spirits for
a common experience of
seeking. Meditation, contem
plation, and silent prayer may
continue for the entire time
alloted to Worship, or
Worship may include a spoken
message from any person in
attendance. Often, more than
one person speaks at Meeting
for Worship.
This spoken word may
relate to contemporary con
cerns; it may be inspirational;
it may be asking group
guidance in solving some
problem. In Meeting for
Worship this tends to be a
general message, but it may
involve an individual ex
perience as this brings light
to a particular concern. Re
ferences to the Bible, to great
literature, poetry, or to the
lives of others, also may be
helpful to the Meeting for
Worship.
When a spoken message is
offered, it tends to be brief
photographers in the Gallery
of Founders. An early fall issue
is anticipated to feature the
literary works of several stu
dents. Any student wishing to
be included in this is asked to
submit a body of work before
September 28th. Similarly, a
second issue is also planned
for the fall semester.
The second semester plans
include the joint poetry, art
and photograph display. Plans
for this have yet to be worked
out with interested photo
graphers and artists. The Piper
staff encourages any inter
ested persons to get in touch
with them. While the earlier
publications will be done inex
pensively, the final issue of the
spring semester will follow the
format of previous years.
A very important focus
and to be followed by a time
of meditation. If another
message is offered, it tends
to enhance the theme, to
bring some new insight or
application of the previous
message. The speaker should
keep in mind that the Meeting
for Worship is for spiritual
sharing, seeking solutions for
common needs, and to ex
press concerns related to the
Friends witness in the world.
Jn this sense, the Meeting
for Business is a more specific
form or extension of the
Meeting for Worship.
Although it works best when
all of its participants share
a common faith, the attitudes
and techniques involved may
be practiced by a variety of
persons or groups. With suf
ficient training and patience
in the techniques required,
Quaker philosophy can be
successfully implemented
so that everyone works
together for a common pur
pose.
The Meeting for Business is
not to divide the gathering into
majority votes versus minority
views. There is no reliance
upon parliamentary procedures
or Robert's Rules of Order.
Quakers believe that although
yes-no voting may succeed in
obtaining an answer, this is
no assurance that it is the
correct answer. Quakers
believe that it is better to wait
than to reach the wrong
decision. All must be satisfied
that there has been a con
sensus.
Therefore, the silence at the
beginning of the Meeting for
Business is to encourage an
attitude or a mood of mutual
sharing to seek the desirable
answer to questions on the
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The Guilfordian
of The Piper will be upon
student, faculty and staff
readings. Some of these will
be on campus and others,
possibly, in faculty homes.
The Piper staff will put up
notices for these events and
urges students to participate
in these either by reading or
attending. The Piper staff
urges any students interested
in working with The Piper,
through the submission of
their work or otherwise, to get
in touch with Jeff Wright in
Bryan Hall or Jamie Frye in
Mary Hobbs. An organ
izational meeting of interested
staff members will be held at
10:00 on Wednesday,
September 14th in the Piper
ofice in upstairs Founders.
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Various
Shades
of Gray
BY DENNIS GRAY
I've often wondered what
it would be like to attend
school in a foreign country.
I'm sure there would be many
adjustments I would have to
make.
Garnet Maharajh, a student
here at GC from Trinidad,
shared some of his feelings
on the subject with me.
Now a seasoned sophomore,
Garnet said Guilford College
first impressed him as being
"very big." He said "That's
understandable, considering
the whole area of Trinidad is
only forty by sixty miles."
Garnet finds the faculty and
students both helpful and re
sponsive. Being a transfer
student in a different setting,
I can appreciate that.
As we sat in my room
rapping, jiving and listening to
Raggae music, Garnet
brought forth some words of
wisdom. "I think more stu
dents should take a more ser
ious outlook on life. I think
more students should realize
that they have responsibilties
Short on
BY JULIE SHEIN
and VICKY LEONARD
Along with supervising the
preparation of Guilford del
icacies, Ron Short spends his
time competing in the High
land games of the United
States, and more recently, the
Braemar games of Scotland.
The first Highland games
were held in 1314 at Ceres,
Scotland. They were in cele
bration of the victory over Ed
ward I at the Battle of Ban
nockburn, a decisive battle in
the fight for Scottish In
dependence. However, the
games died out after the
Jacobite Rebellions. In 1715,
Bonny Prince Charles and his
men marched into Scotland
and destroyed the Scottish
culture by banning bagpipes
and highland dress. These
actions caused a large
migration of Scots to the Un
ited States.
The practice of the Highland
games did not lie fallow for
long. Queen Victoria took up
residence and sponsored a re
vival. As a result, the trad
ition of the Scottish games
has grown and expanded to
about 50 games a year.
Upon emmigrating to the
United States, the Scotch
maintained the tradition.
September 14, 1978
Dorm
Photo Contest
What ever happened to
group feeling? In an attempt
to decide whether or not its
obituary is due, the Quaker is
sponsoring a contest which
will be won by the dorm or hall
that produces the most
creative photographic self
portrait. NO HOLDS BARRED
All photographs must, how
ever, be in black and white
on gloss dried photographic
paper at least 8" x 10 Al
though creativity will be the
primary criteria, the quality of
the print itself is a factor.
In addition, at least one-half
of the people living in the
dorm or hall must be repre
sented.
The winning photograph
will appear on a double page
spread in the Quaker '77,
possibly as the book's end
sheets, but probably as the
introductory page to a Cam
pus Life section.
Entries must be submitted
to Randy Catoe at the Quaker
Office in Founders or at the
co-ordinator's apartment in
English Hall, by Nov. 1,
1976. All photographs beqpme
the property of the Quaker.
here at school." As I pondered
his words he said, "It's true
that all work and no play
makes Jack a dull boy, but
all play and no work makes
Jack a Jack-ass!" Now, that's
some food for thought we all
should digest.
There are now eight separate
games held on the east coast.
Ron first became interested
in the games while in high
school. He participated every
year in the games of Grand
father Mountain, N.C. While
attending six of the eight
games of the U.S., Ron took
part in the 22 lb. hammer
throw, the stone throw, and
the cabar throw. Specializing
in the cabar throw, or casting
ye bar, as called earlier by
the English, Ron has received
much recognition for his
talent.
Other events included in the
Highland games are bagpipe
competition, lifting of 20 lb.
weights with one hand, and
sword dancing. While in Scot
land, Ron won the cabar
throw once and tied for first
place twice.
Ron came to Guilford from
Salem Academy, where he
was Director of Food Services.
He has been at Guilford for
one year and 4 months, a
"sophomore". We hope he will
continue as Food Services
Director and wish him luck
in his future Highland
endeavors.