December 6,1977
On Bungling 800k5...
BY ROBERT M. BAILEY
and ELIOTT R. GOOD
! This time a remark may
[suffice. The Guilford College
Directory is a sham. It is
difficult to tell whether the
editors of that monster tool
a telephone book can be
helpful included incorrect
numbers and old student
listings out of sentiment of
slothfulness. (Please let's not
hear any c— about limited
numbers of workers. It's
terribly tiresome to hear,
"And they did a good job,
considering no one else would
help.")
Sometimes there are
advantages to misinformation
in phone books. Lovely
beauties are protected from
I the tempest of the world of
, the viper male. Unsuspecting
> males may even be saved from
nights worse than death. On
a serious note though, there
are three dangers in a poorly
worked public directory.
First, a poor work is a waste
of money, and there is no
excuse for this. Second, the
book may cause inconven
iences and damage. The
damage is not the occassional
call from a sobbing mother,
explaining that the student's
Consensus and Unanimity
BY MARY FEAGINS,
Asst. Professor of German
and BHTC
For those who were present
at or have heard about our
last Faculty Meeting and were
puzzled at the way we arrived
at decisions, I should like to
draw a distinction between
consensus, arrived at by
Quaker procedure, and
unanimity of opinion. To
arrive at what I describe as
consensus requires much
patience on the part of
those who would try to
achieve it. However, it can be
reached in a conciliatory and
effective manner when
understood and supported by
those seeking solutions or
sharing concerns.
The setting required for this
process is a gathering of
individuals willing to take
sufficient time in silence to
prepare themselves to listen
all others who are led to
speak to the concern under
consideration. It is often
difficult to achieve this quiet
awareness of others, which
sister has eloped. The damage
is when a monotoned father
calls to mention a serious
family incident. Where are the
editors for moments like this?
Parents and friends deserve
the proper information at any
given moment and should not
be kept in the dark, because of
a lack of information.
But, it is the third reason
that galls this writer the most. I
It is that the telephone direc
tory, in all it's significance,
is a symbol of other Guilford
publications. The ineptness of
this school publication speaks
louder than the fact that
-nost Guilford publications
may just be crap. I know of
no one who enjoys reading
or using unrespected publi
cations. There is no future in
them.
Then, a few words from a
rising alumnus. Make sure
that those who will get in
touch with you at any time
throughout the year have
your number. Catch yourself
saying, "I'm in the book" to
make sure that you are, indeed,
in the book. And finally the j
next time someone from a J
publication asks for your ideas,
offer more than ideas. Offer
demands and support.
allows one to discipline an
impatient desire to share
impresively the ideas one has
brought to the meeting. It
takes a sincere commitment to
a belief that direction will
come to the group during an
exchange of ideas which may
not have been anticipated by
any individual present.
As long as any one cannot
in good conscience follow
the direction taken after the
silence is broken, that person
is led by the spirit of the
meeting and recognized by
the Clerk to share any new
ideas on the subject, to raise
relevant questions or to express
agreement or disagreement
and shed additional light on
ideas offered by others.
It is the function of the
Clerk to allow time for all
persons to speak and to deter
mine the "sense of the
meeting." This means that
when no one continues to
express reservations grave
enough to lead one, as an
individual, to delay what seems
to be the direction that the
The Guilfordian
Cafeteria
Cuisinerie
BY BRIAN CAREY
All of you enjoyed the
cafeteria's recent "Halloween
Night" will be interested in
knowing that the semester
holds many more specials for
Guilford.
December is full of surprises,
that are bound to please the
tastes of everyone: a special
Wednesday steak-and-egg
breakfast on December 7, the
December birthday cake, and
steaks at dinner one more time.
Study breaks, a successful
innovation from last year,
will offer doughnuts, coffee,
cakes, cookies, and fruit from
10:00 to 11:00 on the nights
of Dec. 14-16 and 18-19. Along
with the Alumni Association,
the cafeteria hopes these
snacks will break the monotony
of studying for finals.
Break out your fine clothes
and Christmas cheer for the
traditional Christmas dinner!
Offered once a night from
December 12-15 in the Walnut
Dining Room, dining will be by
reservation only, and will
include a fire, tablecloths,
candles, waitress service and
possibly entertainment. The
tempting victuals will be a
hodgepodge of traditional,
foreign, and Southern
Christmas delicacies. Regular
dinner will be served as usual
in the rest of the cafeteria.
group as a whole is taking,
the Clerk asks for general
approval to move ahead with
proposed action. This is not
asking for unanimity of
opinion. ft is asking for
unanimity of cooperative spirit.
Those with strong reservations
and contrary opinions may
express their disapproval by a
"no" when approval is
asked for. If any one rises
at this time to voice a clear
objection, the Clerk will
ask whether the objection is
strong enough to keep that
person from being comfortable
with the formulation of the
sense of the meeting. The
reply may be affirmative and
thus delay action, or the wish
may be to have individual
disapproval recorded. But if
the dissenting voice seems to
be no stronger than apparent
in the previous discussion and
the voice of approval is clear,
a consensus has been reached
expressing the concerted action
of a group that is still aware
of the reservations of some
of its members and feels a
tenderness toward them.
Practical Experience
BY BOBBIE JONES
Scholarship Society
If you have ever wanted a
taste of what your major is
preparing you to do, an intern
ship is a good way to get it.
Richard Phillips, senior
psychology/religion major
from Houston, Texas, wanted
such a non-academic exper
ience, so this semester he has
been working with the North
Carolina Prison System.
Prison work was attractive
to Richard because he was
curious about the prison and
the prisoners, and he wanted
work experience close in line
with what future work for
psychology majors may be
like.
Richard's responsibilities
include administering and
scoring intake battery tests in
the McLeansville Diagnositc
Center. The psychological
and educational tests he
works with include the Beta
IQ test, the WRAT educational
achievement test and the
MMPI personality inventory.
He spends part of three days,
for a total of 14 hours a week,
at the prison.
Richard is, of course,
learning how to give tests; he
is also learning the difficulties
of working with a group, one
which is sometimes malcon
tent. More important than
the concrete learning experi
ence, however, is the subtle
way the internship is affecting
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Tom West says, "The Urban
Center is unique in regard to
the effort that the Guilford
Administration and faculty
have put into each phase of
the program. Also Guilford
has been improving its adult
education for ten years while
many schools are just begin
ning."
For example, Ed Boulte is
trying to instigate ten or
twelve seminars or workshops
ranging from specialization in
Livingston Taylor in Concert
Chapel Hill native, Livingston
Taylor, and special guests
Dickie Scearce and Jimmy
Locke will present a concert at
8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10, in
Dana Auditorium at Guilford
College.
Tickets are available in
advance at the Founders Hall
information desk at Guiiford
and several record shops in
the Triad and will be on sale at
the door prior to the concert.
Admission for non-Guilford
students is $3 per person.
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Richard Phillips
Richard. He describes it as
a "life experience," and he
says he is taking it as it is,
without trying to manipulate
it. "I don't want to think
about thinking about it."
Internships can take a
variety of forms. Richard
is not doing his for credit, but
credit can be arranged. In
addition, advisors may assign
parallel academic work in
varying amounts.
Richard read about this
particular internship in the
psychology department. If
you think you might like to try
one, browse through the bulletin
boards in your department,
talk with the head of your
department or your advisor,
or, better still, call Dick Coe
in the Placement Office. Why
wait until you finish school
to find out what work in
your field is really like?
solar energy techniques to
learning the metric system.
These seminars are presently
statewide and it is hoped
they will soon involve part
icipants from three or four
states, at least! They generally
cost $95 but occasionally
the Urban Center offers
seminars to its already enrolled
students at a cost for materials
only 55.00. How's that for
student services!
Taylor, who has performed
with Joni Mitchell and other
"names" during his 10 years
as an entertainer, now appears
as a solo act, primarily playing
colleges and clubs. His three
albums are "Liv," "Liv Taylor"
and "Over the Rainbow,"
Scearce and Locke, both
originally from Jamestown,
have been performing on
acoustic guitars together for
five years. They attended
Western Carolina University