Guilfordian
Volume LXIV, No. 15
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Dr. William R. Rogers is the Board of Trustees' choice to fill the
position which Dr. Hobbs will vacate this spring. Here shown with
Board Chairman Rufus White.
Warm up with Forbert and Mas
By Juliana E. Pontone
As the cold weather sets in
and most of the Guilford Com
munity bundles up to brave the
cold, most students find the
library the "hottest" place in
town. For one night, Feb. 19 at
8:00 p.m. to be exact, Dana
Auditorium will be the hottest
place to be when the Guilford
College Union presents Steve
Forbert and Carolyne Mas in
concert.
Without due appreciation,
Time Magazine (Jan. 14) calls
Mas' debut album one of "the
most promising works of the
year from any gender, male,
female, or convertible." She
has been acclaimed from the
New York Press as the "female
Bruce Springsteen."
Born and raised in Bronx
ville, N.Y., Mas has a wide
background. She's studied at
the American Music and Dram
matic Academy and has sung
Gilbert and Sullivan with the
Light Opera of Manhattan. At
24 years old, this lady is on her
way up.
Mas plays both electric guitar
and piano. In addition, David
Landeau, noted guitarist who
has played with Jackson
Browne and Warren Zevon, will
add some stinging guitar licks
for Mas' appearance
As for Steve Forbert, he
speaks for himself. His debut
album jackrabbit Slim is num
ber 32 on Billboard's Top 100
and is still soaring
Rolling Stone cites Forbert as
one of the top new artists of
1979. The New York Times calls
Forbert the new Bob Dylan.
Forbert is living up to every
thing that the critics have said
about him. He plays the guitar
clearly and deftly. His voice is
both tender and sexual, deli
vering such cuts as "Romeo's
Tune" with style.
Raised in Mississippi, For
bert got his first break with his
Alive on Arrival album,
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Rolling Stone cites Forbert as one of the top new artists of 1979
Guilford College, Greensboro, N.C. 27410
New president
Rogers giv
By Paul Holcomb
News Editor
William R. Rogers, a depart
ment professor of Religion and
Psychology at Harvard Univer
sity, accepted the Guilford Col
lege Presidency here yesterday.
He will assume the position that
will be vacated by Dr. Crimsley
T. Hobbs this May.
Dr Rogers said he was happy
to be part of Guilford, "an
institution that has a long and
significant history."
He espoused his philosophies
on the ideal liberal arts educa
tion, saying the school should
be a community with "a con
cern not just to train people with
skills," but also to help them
"understand underlying as
sumptions" we make about life.
A devout believer in the
Quaker ideals, Dr. Rogers
"shares deeply in the origina
tors' vision of Guilford." He
said he sees Guilford as an
released in 1978. He plays
acoustic guitar and harmonica,
combined with his 5-piece band.
His performance should be first
class.
So ready or not, Guilford
College, here they come Tic
kets go on sale early this week
with $3.50 for Guilford students
with an ID, and $5.50 for
non-students.
hosen
institution where "the totality
of the person is taken serious
ly," and "the life and growth of
the individual" receives pri
ority.
Dr. Rogers, a converted Qua
ker, was born in rural upstate
New York near Lake Placid. He
lived in Philadelphia before
majoring in English and Philo
sophy at Kalamazoo College in
Michigan
His graduate and doctoral
studies were completed at the
University of Chicago, where he
received Ph.D.'s in both reli
gion and psychology. Later, he
taught at Earlham College, a
Quaker school in Indiana, and
became heavily involved in
planning for building construc
tion on that college's campus.
A faculty member at Harvard
University for ten years, he
teaches graduate level courses
in Religion and Psychology. He
has filled many administrative
positions, including chairperson
of the Danforth Fellowship
Committee.
Dr. Rogers' cultural and rec
reational pursuits vary widely.
He is a chorus member and his
Elections upcoming
Time for new officers
Elections for Community Sen
ate President, Vice-President/
Treasurer and Secretary and for
College Union President, Vice-
President, Treasurer will be
held on February 21 and 22,
with the voting polls being
located in the lobby of Founders
Hall from 11 a m to 6:00 p.m.
To qualify for the Senate
positions, one must: be a full
time student carrying 12 hours
credit; have maintained a 2 0
QPA (cumulative); have been a
full-time student at Guilford for
one semester, and not be on
restricted probation at the time
of petitioning for candidacy.
To qualify for the Union
position, one must be a full-time
student carrying 12 hours credit
and have maintained a 2.0 QPA
(cumulative).
Petition for candidacy forms
will be available at the Informa
tion Desk, Founders Hall, start
ing January 31. This form must
be completed and returned to
the Information Desk. Please
use only these official petitions
to insure legal petition of cur
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February 5, 1980
paintings have been exhibited
at the University of Chicago
Among his hobbies are wood
sculpture, snow skiing, sailing,
restoring classic automobiles,
farming, and furniture building
Speaking of the influences in
his life, Dr Rogers said his
rural upbringing taught him "a
sense of the importance of our
rooted-ness in the earth," while
his urban experiences in Phila
delphia and Chicago stimulated
an appreciation for culture and
intellectual growth.
John Stoneburner, Clerk of
the faculty, was confident that
Dr. Rogers would maintain
Guilford as a "diverse and open
community of seekers" despite
many predictions of a "crisis of
higher education in the 1980s."
Grimsley Hobbs, the retiring
college president, said Dr
Rogers has "valuable and broad
experience in the Quaker com
munity," and that he was
"looking forward to Bill's fresh
and eager push."
Dr. Rogers and his wife,
Beverly, have three children
He, his wife, and their 16 year
old daughter will be moving to
Greensboro in June.
rent Guilford College students
who support your candidacy.
Petitions for candidacy are due
no later than noon on February
14.
Any exemptions to the above
must be petitioned to SAC
Advisory Board Petitions for
exemption from qualifications
should contain clear reasons
why exemption should be given.
Contact Frank Keegan, Chair
man of SAC, or the Elections
Committee if you have ques
tions concerning the proce
dures.
There is a campaign spending
limit of SSO per ticket, and
candidates will be required to
submit to the Election Commit
tee an itemized list by February
22. Exceeding the limit or
failing to submit an itemized list
may disqualify a candidate or
slate
Candidate's Night is sche
duled for February 18 at 7:00
p.m. in the Boren Lounge of
Founders Hall Candidates will
receive more information con
cerning this at a later date