December 6,1976
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In keeping with Guilford
College's strivings to impart
culture and to stimulate
search for the Truth, the
Guilfordian will, from time to
time, be sponsoring essay
contests that seek to meet the
aforementioned criteria.
The first of these contests
will call for an explication of
that fast-rising cultural
phenomenon known as "the
coffeebreak."
The essay judged to be best
by our editorial staff will receive
the grand prize: two (21) kisses
on the cheek from members
of the Guilfordian staff. You
can spend your moment in
ecstacy with either of the
following pairs: Forest Hughes
and Pat Townsend, or Gib
Furguson and Richard Phillips.
The choice is yoursl (Pleas
for mixed pairs will be duly
considered.)
All entries should be double
spaced typed with a minimum
of typos. They should be
returned to Founders Hall,
Room 208 by 7:00 p.m. on
Sunday, December 12.
Recollections at the
Typewriter
Second of a series
BY RUTHANNA HAINES
Having recently gotten into
the habit of reading Charles
Dickens' works again, I am
reminded of the childish mutiny
that he so often describes in
the various London households.
For example, in Bleak House,
he describes a family called the
Jellyby's, where the pack of
urchins are forever getting into
some kind of scrape getting
a head caught between banister
railings, falling into a grungy
coal bin, falling down a whole
flight of stairs screaming all the
way, and other like predicaments.
In my family there are four
chldren, all girls. Every Saturday
night, my dear mother would
undertake to get us all cleaned
up and shining for church on
the following Sunday morning,
you can imagine the hullaballoo
caused by four young children
who don't want to be washed.
I realize, as I look back, that
my father was never around
during this ordeal. (That shows
you where the intelligence comes
from in our family!)
One Saturday night in partic
ular, I remember above all others.
That was the evening I found out
Harry A. Truman
Scholarship
The start of a national
academic search for the first
Truman Scholarship candidates
has been announced by the
Harry S. Truman Scholarship
Foundation.
The Honorable John W.
Snyder, chairman of the
Foundation's board of trustees
and former Secretary of the
Treasury under President
Truman, made the announce
ment.
"The Foundation and the
Truman Scholarships were
established by an Act of
Congress to honor one of
our nation's great Presidents.
This memorial is a living and
prestigious one, as it provides
a concrete way for our most
talented college men and
women to prepare themselves
for careers in government."
Fifty-three students who
will be in their junior year of
college next fall will be
selected during this year
through the Foundation as the
first Truman Scholars.
The Foundation will award
scholarships in programs
leading to careers in govern
ment and provide a maximum
stipend of SSOOO a year for
up to four years of college
what a truly horrifying exper
ience a bath can be. I was the
first to be tackled of four. I was
taken into our huge bathroom,
stripped of all my filthy clothes,
which were thrown into the
washer, and deposited, struggling,
in the stall. Present were a
washcloth, a bar of Ivory, and
a full bottle of Prell.
In my struggles, I knocked over
the bottle of Prell, which Mommy
had just opened. Of course, the
shower floor became instantly
slippery and, in feebly attempting
to keep my footing, I grabbed
onto the soap dish. That was
slippery, too, so I went right on
The Guilfordian
study. In addition to being
outstanding students, with a
grade point average of at least
"B" (or-equivalent) and being
in the upper quartile of their
classes, candidates will be
required to demonstrate a firm
commitment to public service.
One student will be selected
from each state, the District
of Columbia, the Common
wealth of Puerto Rico, and
considered as a single entity,
Guam, the Virgin Islands,
American Samoa, and the
Trust Territory of the Pacific
Islands.
For consideration as a
Truman Scholar, a student
must be nominated by his or
her college's president, upon
the recommendation of the
Truman Scholarship Program
faculty representative.
Accredited institutions of
higher education must submit
their nominations by December
15, 1976. For further infor
mation, contact your desig
nated Truman Scholarship
faculty representative.
Guilford College students
interested in the program can
contact Dick Coe in the Place
ment Office.
Do You Feel Civilly Prepared?
CONTRIBUTION
Officials of the North
Carolina Department of Military
Veterans Affairs Division of
Civil Preparedness will
conduct a series of interviews
in Guilford County, December
6 through December 10,
Department Secretary John J.
Tolson, 111, stated today.
The interviews are the
first phase of an On-Site
Assistance Program to deter
mine the status and existing
level of readiness of emer
gency preparedness in Guilford
County and its municipalities.
Among those scheduled to
be interviewed are represen
tatives of business and
industry, school officials, law
enforcement, fire and rescue
personnel and others who
participate in emergency
service activities, as well as
officials of the county and the
municipalities.
"The program," said Tolson,
"will provide citizens the
opportunity to voice their
opinions as to what should
be done to increase local
government's capability to
handle disaster or emergency
situations.
"Civil Preparedness, some
times called 'emergency
preparedness' or 'disaster
preparedness,' is all measures
taken by citizens and govern
ments at local. State and
Federal levels to minimize the
adverse effects of any
type of disaster. It represents
an unbroken chain stretching
from prevention through ulti
mate recover," the Secretary
explained.
"Regardless of what actions
may be taken at the State and
Federal levels," Tolson
continued, "the victims of an
emergency situation are at its
down. In final desperation, I
grabbed for the handles marked
H and C. Inevitably, I got
C, slipped on to the floor, and
that freezing water began to fall.
You can imagine all the out
raged screams, the running feet,
the tumultuous inquiries about
what was wrong, and finally, the
hysterical laughter of my mother,
who always has seen the funny
side of every bad situation. While
wailing bitterly, I was given a
spongebath, dried off, and sent
out to the living room to wait
until the others received their
baths, at which time we would
be read our weekly story. I
remember vividly the story we
were told that evening. It was
the opening section of Oliver
Twist, a most appropriate Dickens
novel.
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mercy and must rely on local
government's capability to
cope with the emergency for
the first 24 to 48 hours, so,
it is vitally important that
local government have all
available resources for use
in the emergency."
After the interviews are
completed, they will be eval
uated and presented to the
Board of Commissioners and
municipality officials in a
Summary and Recommend
ations document together
with an Action Plan which
designates what actions
should be taken and when,
and identifies reponsibility
for the specified actions.
Tolson said that Civil
Preparedness at the local
level is the single most
important aspect of emergency
preparedness in the State.
It is a people-and-property
protection plan, much like fire
insurance carried on homes.
"You may never need it, but,
if you do, you're glad you have
it," he said.
"The On-Site Assistance
Program is one of the most
effective studies that can be
requested of the State by the
local governing officials. It
is one service of State Govern
ment that is available at no
cost to local government, and
it is up to local government
to implement the recommend
ations without any fears of
interference from the State or
Federal Governments,"
Tolson concluded.
The Division of Civil
Preparedness is one of five
divisions of the Department
of Military and Veterans
Affairs. State Civil Prepared
ness Coordinator is David L.
Britt of Raleigh.
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