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To the Editor:
In response to B.G.'s editor
ial, I would like to say that
she made a generalization that
does not apply to all students
that go to Guilford. I, as a
minority student, am glad that
the Dance Committee realizes
there are those of us who
prefer soul music instead of
Beach Boys and Beatles Music.
Personally I feel that the
Dance Committee and any
other committee at Guilford
should represent the interest
of all students that go to
Guilford. Furthermore, I hope
these committees continue to
remember the interests and
cultural preferences of the
minority students, as well as
the majority, in their future
planning of events for Guilford
College.
A.R.C.
To the Editor:
The editorial printed in
The Guilfordian last week
concerning the "Funk House"
concert sparked a reflection
on the words spoken by the
Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.
in a speech subsequent to his
receiving the Nobel Peace
Prize "So many things have
happened to make us feel we
don't belong, that we are not
significant." Without designat
ing myself as spokesman for
the masses, I believe I can
say without serious contention
that blacks at Guilford who
attended the concert identified
in varying degrees with the
slides interchanging on the
screen behind the stage,
enjoyed the jamming perform
ance right down to the last
note played on the keyboard
finale, and reacted with insulted
pride to not having been
considered by Ms. Gottfried a
viable enough part of Guilford
College Community to have a
band come and play music
peculiar to our likings. Though
the majority of Guilford
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students may lean towards
Beatles/Beach Boys type
music, the tilt of that lean
stabilizes where the Black
population begins.
There is more involved here
than a critical review of a band.
I doubt that a person with an
ear for music, even if he or
she did not care for the
selections played, would be
willing to commend the band
for its talented blend of instru
ments and voices. Ms.
Gottfried's article reeks of
an ethnocentric (I'll spare her
the term racist, thinking that
maybe she doesn't know any
better) attitude that displays a
non-productive spirit at an
interracial institution. Funk
House is not just any band;
it is a Black band whose
repertoire consists of selections
typically enjoyed by Blacks.
As long as Guilford College
includes Blacks in its enroll
ment with the same academic
and financial requirements for
each student, we will continue
to be seen, heard, taught,
trained, and in this case enter
tained with the same privileges
enjoyed by any other population
on this campus.
Michael Owens
To the Editor:
In response to B.G.'s
editorial
Indeed, 'it was a hard week'.
Much to my dismay, this was
the extent of agreement with
the opinion stated by B.G.
concerning the homecoming
dance. First, of all, stating
that 'almost everyone' was
disappointed with the dance
is a mirepresentation. Per
haps among B.G.'s circle of
associates there was a senti
ment of disappointment, but
this is hardly evidence enough
to conclude that most people
in attendance had a monoton
ous time. Those irrelevant
pictures flashed against the
screen were not intended for
The Guilfordian
an 'artistic critique', but are
accepted attractions at most
top-rated discos. Regardless
of what type of music Guil
ford leans towards, I'm sick of
it and was overjoyed at the
Union's Dance Committee
selection for the Homecoming.
My suggestion to B.G. is to
stay in her living quarters
when a band sponsored on
campus is not the Beach Boys
/Beatles type, his way she
can best exclude herself from
music that is not within her
realm of appreciation or
respect.
I would again like to
commend the Dance Commit
tee and thank them for bringing
a band such as Funkhouse
to Guilford. They provided
an evening of enjoyment which
highlighted a somewhat
dismal Homecoming week-end.
E.K.C.
Ed. Note l'm glad you
had a good time. I'm also
glad that the concerns of the
minority are being taken into
consideration; however, why
should the majority be confined
to their rooms? Dances are
few and far between, and we
like to have fun, too.
B.G.
My Dearest A. Raunch Quaker,
I too yearn for you, as does
my sister, Ann-Ardor, which
•nay not be our gain but
:houghtfully the wolverines'
>roblem; but my ardor, I feel,
s very passionate and compul
sive for a fulfilling of our
conjugal blendings, without or
within the sanctity.
Days dawn with glorious
sunlight imbuing the Guilfordian
trees with an essence unknown
but totally pore-felt. I feel. . .
just almost, reborn hmmm.
The excitement of turning
my head and seeing you
campusing the verdant, extends
the day in myriad depths that
tremble my very soul, the very
stays of my being.
I wait, and yet further
await a hint, a gesture, a
lowered lash, a softened sigh
that tells me you see us as one
entity within the year.
With fleeing ennui,
Ann Ticipatdry
CONTRIBUTION
The Campus Assn. of Photo
graphers, The Guilfordian
and The Guilford College Art
Department are sponsoring an
open-themed photography
contest with cash awards being
presented to the top three
photographers. Students as
well as faculty members are
encouraged to submit their
photographs to the Information
Desk at Founders Hall.
he top three photographs,
along with the honorable
mentions, will be published in
a special issue of the Guilfordian
on December 14. All photo
graphs that are submitted must
be black and white, of sufficient
contrast for reproduction and
preferably 5X7 inches in size.
They must also include the
photographer's name and
address. Cash awards will
be as follows:
First Prize: $20.00
Second Prize: SIO.OO
Third Prize: $5.00
The College
A Multicultural Experience
The dance scene on college
campuses and universities
today is usually something to
come out to enjoy, to move,
to groove, and perhaps
during the intermission to
indulge in some booze. How
ever, many times it is a serend
ipitous experience, a new
experience that is, a cultural
experience. The music may
be new to the ear, the stage
presentation may be new to
the eyes, and the dancing
feeling may be new to your
body. In other words the
bump, bop, of "funk" exper
ience comes unexpectedly, he
Homecoming dance featuring
"Funk House" a nationally
known disco, and soul/rock
band introduced to some
Guilford College students and
guests as part of a novel
cultural as well as musical
experience. Many public and
college disco/dance scenes
across the U.S. have begun
to create an atmosphere for
establishing a multifaceted
aesthetic and dancing
experience.
Times are changing. It used
to be in the nostalgic 1950'5,
some might call them, that
most college campuses
irrespective of their ethnic and
racial enrollment played the
same music whether on the
record player or by a band
because the music of that time
November 9,1976
AH photos must be in by
December 6 to be judged by
faculty membters of the Art
Dept.
If this contest proves
successful, we hope to have
a closed themed contest this
spring. If there are any
questions about darkroom
facilities, etc., please contact
either Jeffrey Dale (Box 17121)
or Mae Sexauer (Box 17551).
had a basic beat, sound, and
rhythm. There were not many
kinds of music to select from
recording artists, to add as
much variety as there is today.
This does not exclude the
similarities in music and dance
in today's disco scene.
However, there is a distinction
in the music sound of today
and the 1950'5. There have
been significant social, as well
as cultural and spiritual
changes in American society
since then.
The dance scene at Guilford
College is also a part of those
changes which taking place in
the cities, suburbs, and
college campuses. Home
coming weekend was a first
for many students at Guilford
College and for others a
second, third, or fourth
encounter. The Homecoming
dance was a chance to have
fun, enjoy, socialize, or
experience something new
an intercultural experience.
Guilford is a "liberal arts"
college, variety is an important
aspect of the college exper
ience. It's up to "you"
to choose and "liberate"
yourself to what is offered
including the liberation of the
traditional dance experiences,
and participation in the new.
In peace and soul,
Eric L. Jackson