April 25,1978
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us fight together for total
equality and rights for aill
Americans.
Sincerely,
Bob Via
Dear Editor,
I was sitting in church the
other day looking at all the
beauties around me, when,
all of a sudden, I found myself
put back over 100 years in
time. The choir had starting
singing "The Battle Hymn of
the Republic." Then I realized
my church was singing the
song used by Sherman's troops
as they made their blood
thirsty march to the sea while
burning and killing everything
in their path. How could my
church dare to insult all good,
true Southerners? There
should be a Constitutional
Amendement that would
outlaw the singing of "The
Battle Hymn of the Republic"
because I don't like what the
song connotes.
The above really sounds
assinine doesn't it. It should.
It is assinine. But some
people "think" in the above
manner. Believe it or not,
such people are even students
at Guilford. One student in
particular thinks the Student
Union should have jumped on
stage during Serendipity to
stop a band from playing a
traditional Southern song a
song considered by that
individual to be massively
Student Activity Budget for 1978-79
Organization Last Year This Years
Requested Received Requested Proposed
BASIB 9710 3200(550) 8985 3600 (-)
Biophile 1375 1000(250) 1080 680
CAP 1250 200 230 200
Cheerleaders - . 516 - 300
Choir 2500 2200 2600 2200
CLNV - 800 250
Craft Center 1200 1200 1850 1200
Energy Awareness - - 1020 300 (- )
Guilfordian 8300 8300 11,760 9500
"RC 725 600(100) 750 600
LamoLo 505 250(50) 495 265
NORML - . 6000 1 50
PCMS 2395 300 350 225
Quaker 12,500 12,000 11,860 11,500
Revelers 5500 5000 5500 5100
Sailing Club - . 175 1 35
Senate 3000 3000 3000 3000
SAIO - . 2597 600
Student Union 29,030 29,030 31,000 28,000
Websterian Society - - 4300 200
Women's Coalition 1200 1100(200) 1500 1100
WQFS 9921 6400 (200) 13,364 6869
Young Democrats ~ 530 270 200200
TOTALS 90,680 72,225 109,938 76,380
Figures in parentheses from last year's figures show the amount tha was increased by
Senate. The figures shown are the amounts actually received.
Budgeting for 950 students at $75 each, we have a total of $71250. The foreseen overrun
will be made up out of funds from additional students (beyond 950), from organizations
funds that will be absorbed at the end of the year, and from the Senate Reserve Fund. We
have cut the requests from $109938 to $76380. We feel that this is the maximum that can
be allotted without increasing the Student Activity Fees.
weighed down in sin named
"Dixie."
Let me convey my feelings
about the song "Dixie." When
I hear the name, I think of
North Carolina, my life-long
home. I think of the Southern
way of easy, laid-back living.
No matter where life takes me,
I can always look "away down
south in Dixie" and remember
that "old times there are not
forgotten."
Another feeling I get when I
hear the song is pride in an
area that, like Black people, is
still trying to break out of
oppression, an oppression
started long before the War
between the States. The
South is trying to rise to a
level of equality with the
rest of the country. The South
could say "I have a dream"
to be accepted, without
prejudices. "Dixie" is the
rallying song the South uses.
"Dixie" is the heart of the
southern music which teaches
Southerners to be proud.
Getting back to the subject
of the Student Union, some
students have complained that
it has not met its duty of
filling the needs and likes of all
Guilford students. If those are
the duties of the Student
Union, then it must be God.
Only God could please every
one. However, the Student
Union can try to please as
The Guilfordian
many people as possible. This
was accomplished during
Serendipity and could be
seen in the number of people
jumping up and down, cheer
ing, and waving flags. Con
gratulations Student Union!
I am deeply hurt by a recent
accusation that Guilford may
be forgetting it has Black
students in its community. I
would offer the suggestion
that anyone who believes that
should remember that Guilford
has a club named 8.A.5.1.8.
that receives twice the amount
of money alloted to other
programs that benefit over 80%
of the student body, partici
pates in a week each year
called "Journey Into Black
ness," offers Blacks and
minorities two extra days of
freshman orientation, etc.
Another recent comment
that upset me was that the
rights of Blacks had been
ignored by the playing of
"Dixie." Either Black students
have more rights than everyone
else, or someone simply
dreamed up a right out of his
narrow mind. The only rights
I know of in the matter are
the right to stay and listen to
the music and the right (if you
don't like the music) to get up
and leave!
Thank you for your time,
Van Massey
•oninHd from pt|al
brought into this barrio to
encourage back yard vegetable
gardening, an effort to upgrade
nutritional standards. Like
many other volunteers I was
not given specific guidelines.
I naturally felt somewhat
stranded at first, but I proceed
ed to ask a landowner for a
small plot of land. To this
land I planted an assortment
of native vegetables and
managed also to plant a selec
tion of vegetables from the
Burpee's Seed Co. I concen
trated on using the materials
and techniques available to
the people. With that in mind,
I learned to use a water buffalo
in plowing the land. Though
I'm a far cry from being an
effective plower, I find my
occasional moments behind
this massive animal a humbling
and exhausting experience.
I often feel I'm a long way
from accomplishing something
substantial, but my demonstra
tion garden which is strategi
cally placed for all to see has
created much interest. People
are always asking me what
I've planted or what I'm har
vesting. On occasions the
people will casually stroll
through the garden.
Other times I have been
asked to give advice to local
commercial gardeners on pest
control and the proper
application of fertilizers.
Occasionally I'm asked to give
lectures on specific vege
tables to the surrounding
barrios. My talks have been
comic. While I try to speak
the native dialect, I'm afraid
at times the comedy of my
speech is more than the
farmers can handle. When I
see them laughing uncontroll-
Journey Theatre Workshop
Presents One Act Play
By ERIC JACKSON
For the past three weeks
nine students have been re
hearsing in various locations
around Founder's. If you've
been hanging around 2nd floor
Founder's you may have heard
shouts of "Glory Hallelujah"
or "Amen sisters and
brothers." The scene is the
home of Sister
(Glynis Hill) and Brother
Ananias (Eric Jackson) which
becomes a scene for lying,
two-facing, and instigating as
the church congregation
comes over to see about
bringing charges against Parson
Procrastinator (Jerry Bryant).
The product of the mass of
confusion becomes the scene
of a "church flight." At 8:15
p.m. Thursday, April 27, the
Journey Theatre Workshop
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ably, I can only join in their
laughter and be glad that at
least I had made them happy.
The appeal of the Peace
Corps for me was the oppor
tunity to see another country
as no tourist could ever know
a foreign country, the chance
to learn another language and
a chance to travel.
The novelty, however, of
this country is slowly mellow
ing. Trying to get something
done is proving to be my
biggest challenge.
One of my initial concerns
was my knowledgability. But
in light of what most people
know in the more rural areas,
I feel my experiences can be
important and significant, it
isn't, however, just one's
knowledgability that will make
things happen. Getting to
know the people on a personal
basis is by far the most
important step before trying to
teach.
Input Implored
By AMY FRIBUSH
Guilford students can
expect to see new library
facilities sometime in the
near future. That's right - as
soon as the Physical Education
Center is completed and the
necessary funds raised, this
preponderant project will
get underway. But first certain
information from you who
benefit the library is needed.
Exactly what features would
you like to see offered? What
grievances do you have about
the library as it stands now?
What suggestions can you
make in order that the best
services be made available to
you? The sooner you start
thinking and contributing
suggestions, the quicker the
planning will get underway!
through the Brothers and
Sisters in Blackness of Guilford
College will present The
Church Fight in Sternberger
Auditorium rehearsal hall in
the basement of Founder's.
The one act play which will
also be presented at N.C. A&T
State University on Saturday,
April 29, at 4:00 p.m. as a
part of the Black Arts Festival,
also include the following in
the cast of nine: Kenneth
Dove (Brother Investigator),
Michelle Saunders (Sister
Instigator), Adonis "Sporty"
Jeralds (Brother Judas),
Margot Robinson (Sister
Take-it-Back), Tracey Ladson
(Brother Meddler), Jean Boyd
(Sister Two-Face), Eric Jackson
(Brother Experience/Brother
Ananias). The public is
cordially invited. Free
admission.