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page six Athletic facility started; money still to be raised In an unusual move for them, Guilford College trustees have authorized the start of construc tion of its new $2.5 million Physical Education Center even though $1.2 million is still needed to pay for it. President Grimsley Hobbs explained that Guilford trustees usually do not commit the college to buy or build anything it cannot pay for at the time, but they felt it was '' now or never.'' "First of all, there is a dire need for such a multi-purpose facility," he said. "The present Alumni Gymnasium was built in 1940 for a student body of 600, one-third the size of the current enrollment. Facilities, are totally inadequate, especially for our women, in our rapidly growing sports programs. "Then there is the matter of economics," he continued. "When we initially started planning the new center, the cost was set at $1.2 million. Today, for the same facility, we will have to spend $2.5 million. Any additional delays would push the cost out of sight; we'd never be able to build it.'' As a consequence, a large group of volunteers is in the middle of an intensive campaign to raise the $ 1.2 Job opportunities in Europe this summer . . . Work this summer in the forest erf Germany, on construc tion in Austria, on farms in Germany, Sweden and Denmark, in industries in France and Germ Internships Students at Guilford College who are planning to look for summer jobs may just be eligible for one of about 125 state government intern ships being made available this summer. About 125 students will be placed in 13 different state agencies for 10 weeks, from June 4 to August 10. To be eligible, a student must be either a North Carolina resident who has completed two years of study in a college or university or one year of study in a technical institute or community college, or an out-of-state student having com pleted the same studies in a North Carolina educational institution. Application deadline is February 29. million still needed. With a $ 100,000 challenge grant from the Kresge Foundation for added incentive, Guilford is making an all-out push to raise $500,000 in "new" money by mid-February, Dr. Hobbs noted. Guilford's business manager, Jim Newlin, has agreed to head the revitalized campaign and has re cruited volunteers from among the ranks of faculty, administrators, trustees, alumni and friends of the college. Dirt now is being moved in pre paration for construction of the first phase of the project, a field house which will be connected to the present gym. The new structure and the renovated gym will constitute the Physical Edu cation Center. When completed late in 1979, the center will include three regu lation courts convertible for basket ball, tennis, volleyball, badminton and gymnastics; telescoping seating for 2,500 for spectator events; six-lane, 25-meter pool with separate diving tank; one twelfth mile jogging track; general men's and women's locker rooms and shower ' hospitality Summer jobs in any, in hotels in Switzerland. Well there are these jobs available as well as jobs in Ireland, England, France, Italy, and HOlland are open by the consent of the governments of these countries to American uni For applications or information contact Dick Coe or contact the Youth Involvement Office, Suite 115, Howard Building, 112 West Lane Street, Raleigh, N.C. 27611 or call 919/733-5966. When someone drinks too Don't hesitate because your ["DRUNK DRIVER. DEPI Y ~7] much and then drives, it's the friend may have been drinking only BOX 2345 silence that kills. Your silence. beer. Beer and wine can be just as | ROCKVILLE. MARYLAND 20852 It kills your friends, your intoxicating as mixed drinks. j I don't want to remain silent. I relatives, and people you don't even And don't think that black I !cl|mewhal else I can do. know. But they're all people you coffee will make him sober. Black ' My „„ mo „ j could save. coffee never made anyone sober. I AIKHS_ If you knew what to say. Maybe it would keep him awake | clu , Su|c /i | maybe you'd be less quiet. Maybe long enough to have an accident. I — ——— - 1 fewer people would die. But that's about all. FRKNDS DON'T LET FRIENDS What you should say is, "111 The best way to prevent a muux MNJIUf drive you home." Or, "Let me call a drunk from becoming a dead drunk W*IWE ImWWle cab." Or, "Sleep on my couch is to stop him from driving. tonight." - Speak up. Don't let silence be the last sound he hears. Guilfordian room for year-round use. Dr. Hobbs emphasized that those campus additions will serve not just the college but the com munity as well since the center will also be the '' full service'' home of the Guilford College Community Branch of the Metropolitan YMCA of Greensboro on a one-year experi mental basis. This project is believed to be the only one in which a YMCA and a college have ever collaborated on plans for such a shared facility from the beginning. The experiement is considered of notable importance among YMCA officials. At a regional assembly in Florida, when delegates were asked to submit '' innovative things we're doing," the Guilford-YMCA plan was one of six topics selected for workshop discussions out of the 120 submitted. Metropolitan YMCA President George Norman said the move into the Physical Education Center would have "a dramatic impact" on the programs of the Guilford community branch. Since the branch was formed four years ago, it has been using the gymnasium of Guilford Ele- versity students coming to Europe the next summer. For twenty years students made their way across the Atlantic through A.E.S.-Service to take part in the actual life of the people of these countries. The success of this project has caused a great deal of enthusiastic interest and support * both in America and Europe. Every year, the program has been expanded to include many more students and jobs. Already, many students have made application for next summer jobs. American-European Student Service (on a non-profitable basis) is offering these jobs to stu dents for Germany, Scandinavia, England, Austria, Switzerland, Artist's conception of how Guilford College's new athletic facility will look. mentary School, which Norman said severely limits its activities. Despite the constraints which the limited facilities place upon it, the branch served 2,300 persons last year and expects to serve 3,000 this year, Norman noted. "The new agreement can be a remarkable achievement in the efficient and cooperative use of space," he said. "The college is to be commended for its willingness to help meet community needs in the rapidly expanding Western section of Greensboro.'' Both college and YMCA officials realize that scheduling will be a key to the cooperative arrange ment, but extensive time and use studies have shown that the Y will be able to have use of the building France, Italy, and Spain. The jobs consist of forestry work, child care work (females only), farm work, hotel work (limited number available), construction work, and some other more qualified jobs requiring more specialized training. The purpose of this program is to afford the student an oppor tunity to get into real living contact with the people and customs erf Europe. Please write for further informa tion and application forms to: American-European Student- Service, Box 70, FL 9493 Mauren, Liechtenstein (Europe), January 30,1979 approximately 43 percent of the time, Norman pointed out. "We hope Guilford's friends as well as those interested in ample YMCA facilities will respond gener ously to our current revitalized campaign for gifts, '' he said. "Getting through Wfest Point is no snap. Especially if you get cancer, as I did! 1 Lt. Robert Johnson ® I "For me, the news that I had a malignant tumor in my right elbow was a double blow. I learned it shortly after I'd been elected Captain of the Army football*team. "Thanks to early detection and effective treatment, I was back in three and a half months not playing football but functioning in every other way as captain. I graduated on time. Today, I'm a Lieutenant in the Infantry. "You know, millions of people like myself owe their lives to cancer research. And that takes money. Lots of money. "Think about it. We want to wipe out cancer in your lifetime." ■*#llo lol|#l American Cancer Society^ THIS SPACE CONTRIBUTED BY THE PUBLISHER
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