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Recreation
The Union recreation
committee is presently re
cruiting people that are inter
ested in contributing new
ideas for recreational activities
and organizing and leading
them. Practically any activity
that is fun and will serve the
majority of the student body
can be held. Last year, we
sponsored a bowling party, ice
skating, and a sailing outing.
There are many responsibilities
for the things we can do this
year.
People are needed to
improve and supervise the
"rec" room in Founders.
Students are also needed to
organize game nights which
will make available to every
one games like backgammon,
chess, and checkers.
Organizing and leading
recreation can be an excellent
opportunity to improve you
leadership and management
abilities. Come to the commit
tee's organizaitonal meeting
on September 14, Wednesday,
at 1:00 p.m. in the student
offices suite (2nd floor.
Founders). Get involved!
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Summers Abroad
The faculty of Guilford's
Summer Schools Abroad is
spreading information about
the 1978 schools this week.
Schools are planned for
England, France, Greece,
Spain, Germany and a school
on Reading Problems in
Education that will visit several
European countries. The
Guilford faculty who are
leading the 1978 summer
schools are Cyrus Johnson,
Sociology; Hiram Hilty,
Language; Rex Adelberger,
Physics; Mary Feagins,
German; and Patrfcia Daniels,
Education. During the
coming week, these and other
faculty members will inform
students in their departments
and throughout the campus
about the educational oppor
tunities which each school
provides.
Each school is six weeks
in length and provides eight
Panama, the Continuing Armageddon
The United States intervened
in the Panama Canal Zone in
1902 under the guise of Teddy
Roosevelt's "Big Stick"
foreign policy and rarely
since the Rough Rider's time
in the Oval Office have we
been introspective of national
ism and the consequences it
can bring.
Currently debate on the
"Panama Canal Issue"
focuses on the absolute sover
eignty of the Panamanian
people and their right to
control a strip of land in the
middle of their country. By
modern post-Vietnam stand
ards it is easy to say that the
U.S. erred at the dawn of a
new century by intervening in
Panama's revolution against
the Colombian government.
As Samuel Elliot Morrison
notes, the treaty which saw us
gain dominate power in
Panama gave the lease to the
United States in "perpetuity."
But it is not fair to condemn
our past actions in modern
times. A budding world
power often stretches its
; muscles and in the case of the
U.S. philosophic isolationism
would die out as the conse
quences of world leadership
thrust greater responsibility
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hours of credit. The cost for
credit abroad is approximately
the same as that for the
same number of credit hours
would cost on the Guilford
campus. The education
received will be many times
greater because students will
see and experience outside
of class the places and events
they will be studying and
reading about in class. In
addition to the learning in
classes, students will be able
to pursue their own special
interests on weekends and
during the three weeks of
independent study and travels
which follows the six weeks of
formal classwork.
Students who are interested
may receive information from
the above faculty members,
or at the Center for Off
Campus Education, located in
Frazier Apartment 21.
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on our government.
Presently, scholars and
critics tend to place blame on
the U.S. for being an "imperial
ist power" which hoped
merely to exploit other
nations and spread its own
ideals across the world map.
This argument came to a head
in Vietnam where the U.S.
withdrew and an age of
protracted conflict was erased
along with another "imperialist"
strong hold, so the liberals
felt.
With regards to the proposed
Panama treaty, both liberals
and conservatives see it as a
fulcrum. The former groups
feels that by signing the treaty
another wrong will have been
corrected and their quotient
of justice will have been ful
filled, while the latter see it
as another bail-out by the U.S.
as it continues to shirk world
responsibility. The arguments
advanced by both sides fail
to realize that the teaty is a
middle of the road compromise
which is hard for soothsayers
of principle to swallow,
right or left.
Although the treaty has not
been released for public
inspection, the skeletal
blurbs that have appeared in
the media confirm that the
Is Tai-chi Chuan for You?
Kim Ragland, a 1976 grad
uate of Guilford, became
interested in the art of Tai
chi when it was taught in
a workshop on the Guilford
campus. She continued her
study with Alan Levy, a
master of Tai-chi, and has
been teaching classes since
May. And what exactly is
Tai-chi?
Tai-chi is a system of
physical exercise which, in
Kim's words, "is a mind
body discipline exercising
all the muscles evenly and
directing the individual to
self-knowledge by making him
more sensitive to his surround
ings."
Tai-chi is a personal art
form. The form, consisting of
thirty-seven movements
performed consecutively, is
what Kim Ragland will be
teaching in her Tai-chi classes
beginning Tuesday, September
13.
Rather than concentrating
on the self-defense aspect
of Tai-chi Chuan (chuan
meaning fist in Chinese), Kim
will be devoting most of the
class time to primary form.
Even so, she explains that
through the basic form, Tai-
United States "will have
primary responsibility - with
increasing Panama participa
tion - for administration of
the Canal until 1990 when the
roles reverse. Even then the
U.S. will continue to be
involved," according to
National Review. NR also
states that "Panama will
receive 40 to 50 million annually
from canal revenues and 10
million for the canal's operation.
Panama will also receive some
300 million in aid credits."
Aid and eventual divestiture
seem appropriate in an age
that sees both east and west
vying for power. The Treaty
is a sensible one based on
freedom for Panama and a
clear clause that permits U.S.
defense of the canal. About
23 years will pass before
Panama is totally on their own
in operating the canal and the
fine print of the treaty has yet
to be read. Close scrutiny
of the treaty must still be
exercised and after careful
examination by the Senate, no
flaws are found, a diplomatic
victory will have been scored
and Panama can possibly start
on a road to greater freedom
from both their own leaders
and the U.S. government.
B.W.
chi is a method of non-violent
self-defense. In the philosophy
of Tai-chi there is no value
in disciplining the mind and
body for physical violence of
any kind. At the same time,
there are basic elementary
principles of self-defense that
are useful in evading or
nullifying an attack, should
it be necessary.
The techniques of Tai-chi
need to be practiced thoroughly
to be directly useful. The
three main factors surround
ing Tai-chi are correct teach
ing, perserverance, and
natural talent. Of these
correct teaching is the most
important.
Tai-chi classes will be
offered by Kim Ragland on
Tuesday nights at 6:00 p.m.
beginning with a free demon
stration class this Tuesday,
September 13. The price will
range between $3.00 and
$4.00 for each one hour lesson,
depending on the size of the
class. Classes will be held
at Tall Oaks Apartments and
Kim is willing to pick up inter
ested students who cannot
find transportation to class.
For more information call Kim
at 274-6857 in the evening.
September 13,1977'
La Maison
Francaise
Last Spring, in an attempt
to expand its housing facilities
for students, Guilford asked
the student body for proposals
on how best to take advantage
of the satellite housing. \
Two of these proposals have I
found a home this year, Lai
Maison Francaise in Danal
House No. 1 and the Econ-p
omics House in the oldf
infirmary.
In accordance with their
proposal, La Maison Francaise
is busily planning French
cultural activities involving
the Guilford College Commu
nity. On Monday nights,
French dinners are being
prepared by the women
living in the house to serve
to invited guests. Each
Wednesday morning the
residents make a simple French
petit dejeuner and discuss
their activities of the
week. Also in the works is
a plan to open a casual
French Cafe on the terrace
outside the Dana lounge in
Founders. In order to defray
the cost of these activities,
money making events such as
a car wash, hair cutting at
a minimal cost and perhaps
a laundry service are planned.
The main activity going on
in the house is the speaking of
'French as much as possible.
The hope is to be able to
communicate totally in French
at some point in the near
future. All interested persons
are welcome to come by and
visit La Maison Francaise.
For anyone having unneeded
items such as curtains, lamps,
or rugs, donations will be
readily received by the
residents.
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competition. Dr. Hobbs
pointed out.
"Particularly important"
he said, "it will provide
complete locker, dressing and
training rooms for both
men's and women's sports."
Several major renovations
have been completed in the
gym, including additional
offices and teaching stations.
The basement area, to be
remodeled, will include physi
cal therapy facilities, whirlpool
bath and equipment storage.
Lighting and climate control
will be improved.
The field house will contain
a one-twelfth mile running
track, portable seating for
2,500 for varsity basketball
and courts for volleyball,
tennis, intramural basketball
and badminton, racquet ball
and handball.