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Volume LXIV, No. 12
A marked increase in main campus management, biology and
special education majors has been experienced since 1970.
Past Tenses is
By Beth Eakes
Jack Lindsey, sitting among
his exhibition, comments that
its overriding success is the fact
that others are pleased with his
show. This according to Lindsey
is what is most important --
communicating ideas between
artist and viewer, response and
interaction. This is success, the
mark of an accomplished artist.
Past Tenses, which opened
December 7th, is a summation
of Lindsey's work during an
independent study this semes
ter with Setsuya Kotani, cera
mics professor at UNC-G The
show, with over forty-five pie
ces, includes work in reduction
glaze and burnished carboniza
tion. The reduction pieces show
little innovation and hesitancy
in form while the carbonization
work reflects a refined capacity
of decorative style and Classical
form. Decorations of bone, fea
ther and twine become more a
part of the piece rather than an
appendage to a form. "Jack's
decorative technique has
achieved its highest form on the
Classical pieces" said Roy Ny
dorf, art professor.
The carbonization work on
display is a pleasant blending of
Classic form and primitive fir
ing and decoration. After being
thrown, each piece is burnished
with smooth wood, fired and
burnished again with wool felt.
The final firing takes place in a
pit of pine needles -- the rosin
giving each piece its blackness.
After firing for two and a half
hours, the pot is plunged into
stagnant water where the car
bonization takes place The
water boils off, sealing the
carbon to achieve a soothing,
sensual smoothness. "Some of
these pieces represent twenty
hours of work" said Jack Lind
sey.
His work has been influenced
by American Southwestern, In
dian and Nigerian pottery.
Building a piece around an
object of nature is often Lind
sey's objective. "Large Car
bonized Vase with Turtle Shell"
of this - a tall ovoid shape with
pronounced finger marks com
pleted with the shell of a
tortoise.
Direct influence has come
from Lisa Young, Setsuya Ko
tani and artists from the Bau
haus, a German art institute
which existed between WWI
and WWII. Artists Joseph Al
bers and Paul Klee studied and
Guilford College, Greensboro, N.C. 27410
Hey, what's your major?
Your major isn't everything
By Lynn A. Summerill
Staff Writer
"What am I doing in college
-- why am I putting myself
through all these hassles?"
The majority of students ask
themselves these notorious
questions sometime during
their college years, especially
as reading material increases,
papers pile up and the stress of
examinations near. Why?
We all know the answer, or at
least we think we do. It is to get
better jobs, earn more money
and expand our personal know
ledge. That's how most of us
view college until something
makes us think twice. It did for
a student named Kris.
Stepping off the plane after
Thanksgiving break, Kris
flagged down a taxi. While
driving back to Guilford, she
started conversing with the
driver.
To her despair she discovered
that the driver was an alumnus
from Guilford. "What am I
doing here if I'm going to end
up driving a cab?" she ex
claimed.
Of course, this is not a typical
example of Guilford graduates,
but it does point out the fear
students have in finding jobs.
According to Dick Coe, career
counselor, very few people
enter fields which they major in,
except those who major in a
now
worked there until the advent of
Hitler's Nazism. The "uncon
ventional but functional" in
fluence of Bauhaus art is reflec
ted in Lindsey's work.
Jack Lindsey has been throw
ing for two and a half years.
Says Roy Nydorf "with this
level of achievement he will
definitely go much further." An
internship last summer with the
Ashville Art Museum where
Lindsey was acting assistant
exhibitions currator broadened
his knowledge of art The
feeling that many people see
pottery as a craft instead of art
bothers Lindsey. His work
though is a direct antithesis to
the production potter who
throws so many bowls, mugs,
and quiche dishes for so many
Junior Leaguers.
As for the future, Lindsey
would like for his work to
remain a hobby without it being
a dependent source of income.
He hopes tp have his own studio
where he can experiment and
further his technique. Lindsey
is most interested in becoming a
museum currator working in
historical restoration.
The exhibit will be open in
the Boren Lounge until Decem
ber 15th.
specific line of work like
acounting or management.
"Liberal arts schools weren't
designed to be vocational per
se; they are not here to find
jobs," said Coe. "They prepare
you with basic skills and differ
ent ways of thinking They also
increase potential in jobs."
"As a general figure, well
over half the people in the
country aren't working in fields
in which they major."
Statistics from May of 1979
show that the most popular
majors are management which
had 320 majors, and administra
tion justice with 211. (These
figures include Continuing Edu
cation students.)
The most popular major for
main campus students is Bio
logy: 131 students received
degrees in that subject last
The success of Past Tenses reflects the competency of Guilford
College's Art Department and the refinement of Setsuyar Kotanis'
criticism and guidance.
Enjoy mo
Two other exhibitions by Guilford students
are currently under way in Founders Hall.
Recent works by Karl Stephen and David
Nikias are in the Dana Lounge, and various of
ferings by art students are in the Gallery.
The Gallery exhibit includes paintings, draw
ings, prints, handmade paper, sculpture and
photographs.
Karl's and David's show will end Wednesday
December 12th. The exhibits by art students will
run through Friday, December 15th.
December 11, 1979
"Very few people enter
into fields which they
major in, except those
who major in a
specific line of work
like management or
accounting."
-Dick Coe
spring. The least popular
majors are the languages.
French has the most, with a
total of six majoring students.
There were also 17 double
majors who graduated.
"There's a lot more talk about
double majors today than in
previous years," said Coe.
"My first question to
students who want to double
major is why; if they can
articulate why, then fine. If they
just want to double major for
the sake of double majoring or
to impress people, then I try to
discourage it," said Coe.
Many students are entering
into jobs which they find
interesting. Some, but not too
many enter a line of work for
the money. "In guiding stu
dents, I first find out where
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