February 6, 1979
Professor Gottschall dies;
leaves behind legacy
By CAROLINE COLES
Andrew Gottschall, a long time
friend, teacher and administrator of
the college, recently died though he
left behind a legacy for all he
knew. His openness, determination
and deep understanding of people,
especially young people, were
qualities that built a life of caring
for those in need.
Teaching Sociology at Guilford
for over a decade, he always con
sidered it a privilege to hear a
student's comments on any and
everything. He believed the dedica
tion and search for humanity at
Guilford should be a mutual sharing
between student and professor.
Paul Zopf, a friend and colleague
of Andy's said, "he was more
available than any of us to be part
of their [the students] searches in
College Campus Announcements
Arts Series Performance: One of
America's outstanding tenors,
William Brown has sung opera,
oratorio and recitals world-wide.
He has also pioneered in giving
wide exposure to the rich and largely
unexplored heritage of music by
black composers of the last few
centuries. His performance at
Guilford will be an "All Black
Composers Program. Mr. Brown
will conduct a masterclass during
his residency. His performance will
be tonight, Feb. 6, at 8:15 p.m.
in Sternberger Auditorium.
People Music: Entertainer Mike
Williams will be appearing in
concert on campus, FriFeb. 9,
at 8:00 p.m. in Sternberger Auditor
ium. He has two albums of original
compositions recorded. Come out
and enjoy some down home, foot
stomping fun sounds.
Elections: Elections for the Com
munity Senate and the College
Union will be held on Feb. 22-23.
Those students who wish to run for
office must have their petitions in
by Feb. 15.
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Positions are now open on the Gutlfordian
staff. Layout people, typists, and reporters arc
especially needed. Interested? Come by Room
236 Binford, or call 855-5440.
courses, counseling sessions, field
work experience and friendships.
"Andy's compassion for human
potential was so huge that he often
wanted his students to achieve
greater selfactualization than they
were able to reach or even compre
hend for themselves. His stretching
became their stretching and his
patient counseling often helped to
move the process far along toward
peace with self," Zopf commented
with feeling.
Gottschall was Dean of Students
for two and one half years here
at Guilford and during that time
nurtured along the concepts of
student internships in dormitories
and the security system. When
speaking of a death such as this one
we must begin to perceive the value
of his contributions to the commu
Last Chance: Seniors must
purchase their graduation announce
ments at the Urban Center on Tues.,
Feb. 6, between 5-7 p.m. if unable
to do so at the previous times.
Quaker Alumnus: Bob Kauffman,
a former Guilford College basket
ball "great" (named to five All
America first teams in 1967-68)
will be host at a press conference
at 2:00 p.m.. Wed., Feb. 7, in
Sternberger Auditorium.
Guilford students, faculty, and
administrators are invited to attend
and to hear the first report on
what's happening in the Field
House Fund Raising Campaign!'
Colloquium: Joseph Himes of the
Sociology Department at UNC-G
will speak on "Power Problems of
Social Movements: The Case of
Black Power," Wednesday, Feb. 7,
at 3:30 p.m. in the Gallery of
Founders Hall.
Bloodtnobile: The Beat Goes
On ... . Come give blood on
Thursday, Feb. 8 from 10:00 to
4:00 p.m. in Sternberger Auditor
ium.
Cruilfordian
nity rather than the committee's
loss.
Andy Gottschall was a member
of the Board of Visitors and the
first recipient of the Distinguished
Community Service Award pre
sented by the college. In a broader
sphere he strove for peace by
working with the National Confer
ence of Christians and Jews and was
awarded the Oak Leaf for service.
Before his death he was trying to
form a Task Force at Gulford to
prevent child abuse. Cynthia Doyle,
Sybil Colby, and Ken Schwab are
carrying on this project to educate
teachers and others.
Andy once wrote something for
the Greensboro Chamber of
Commerce about the attitudes and
values he felt hindered relationships.
Guilfordian Meeting: There will
be a meeting of the Guilfordian
staff on Sunday night, Feb. 4, at
9:00 p.m. in the Dana Lounge,
Founders Hall. All interested
persons are invited to attend.
Humanities Faculty Luncheon:
Scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 7,
at 12:30 p.m.
The Media Center is Now Open:
Monday Night . . 5:30-8:30 p.m.
Wednesday night . 5:30-8:30 p.m.
Thursday night . . 6:00-8:00 p.m.
The "Reborn" Websterian
Society at Guilford College: Will
sponsor a debate and speech tourna
ment Feb. 910 to which teams and
individual speakers from 200 high
schools have been invited. Sopho
more Jim Pritchett will conduct the
tournament; fellow sophomore
Mark Hyde will be his chief
lieutenant. The majority of the
activities will take place in Founders
Hall.
jjoin the Stammtisch "German
jtable" every Monday at 12:15 for
lunch. The group will meet in the
rear of the main dining room, and
sprechen Deutsch every week.
Practice your German and have
some fun while doing it.
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Andy Gottschall, a longtime professor here at Guilford
Among those comments was this
message: "It is a myth that death
must erode our humanity and fill
us with rancor and fear.''
It would be impossible to express
his determination in relation to life
and death more adequately than
Paul Zopf has done: "Andy had
the courage to live with impending
death and look forward and outward
to the needs of the college, his
colleagues and especially his
students, while we, despite the
Drama play
By TINA HODGIN
Under normal conditions a play
would he ruined if tech people began
running on and off the stage with
props, if backdrops came down in
the middle of scenes, or if the direc
tor yelled to the lighting man
"Turn on the floods." But this is
exactly what will be happening on
stage during the Revelers produc
tion of Six Characters in Search of
an Author by Luigi Priandello.
It isn't that the crew is inept
or unrehearsed; they are trying to
create the atmosphere of a rehearsal
hall.
In a finished production the
technical aspects are pre-arranged
to occur on specific cues. In a re
hearsal, this careful symphony of
actions is incomplete. The director
is continually telling the Tech crew
what effects he wants in a parti
cular scene.
So, in Six Characters . . the
director, David Brown, will be telling
the Tech crew what he wants and
they will deliver right on the stage
for everyone to see.
Some members of the play's
tech crew are actual technicians.
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blessings of good health and long
life, are sometimes tempted to look
forward and inward to our own fears
and suspicions. It was said of
Hubert Humphrey that he taught
us how to live and he taught us
how to die.
The bundle of vigor,
love, concern, good humor, and
endurance that was Andy Gottschall
taught us these same things.
Lighting Man, John Steely, fits
this category. Steely has a dual
role as lighting director for the play
and character Syd, the Lighting
Man. Other members of the
tech crew, who will appear on the
stage moving scenery around, are
usually on stage as actors. Members
of the cast in this situation are
Jeff McCann playing Artie the
Stage Manager and Jim McKinney
as Morry the Stage Hand.
When the production premieres
February 22-24, do not expect to
see a fancy stage set in the tradi
tion of the Miser. The set is being
designed to look like a rehearsal
hall stage.
However, the production will
make use of a record number of
platforms to create different per
forming areas. In effect, there will
be a stage on a stage! The props
will not be extremely polished; many
will look like things which were
just lying around backstage.
If you enjoy eavesdropping then
you will love Six Characters
An evening at Six Characters should
be an evening to remember.