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Editorials
ATTENTION 18 YEHROLK:
CAR.OUMA LAW —— _
JES?
m. OLD enough TO Be -
Lynchs' Line
Catholic Twins on
By Janice and
Michele Lynch
Our father, Dent Lynch, turned
forty on September 26. He has
been distressed by the approach
of this day for a year, forbidding
us to mention 'forty' in his
presence. Grace is difficult when
you're turning forty.
Michele and I spent the
weekend at the beach, consider
ing presents appropriate to this
sad day in our father's life. As im
poverished students, we knew
that imagination was the key. We
have managed to compile a
rather impressive list of presents
for which every father would be
grateful.
First on our list is a free hair
implant at Mr. Ray's Salon. It
has become discouraging for him
to pick up his hair and the dog's
from the carpet; there seems to
be only one remedy.
We'd like to purchase stock in
C&P Telephone Company for
him, now that he supports it
through his three-college-age
daughters. It's hard enough to
have us calling home daily-it's
Bob Hope
says:
"Red Cross
can teach you
first aid.
And first aid
canbea
life saver."
WOU ARE NOT OLD ENOUGH TO HWE A "DRAFT/
harder still to accept the charges.
Our father's ability to make ice
cubes surpasses that of even Jack
Forst. To ease the pain of climb
ing six stairs to the kitchen, we'd
like to present him with an
automatic ice-maker. We'd like a
deluxe model so our father won't
have to count the cubes. To ac
company this, we'll hire a maid.
Daily, she would remove stray
glasses, cups, bowls, and teabags
from our rooms. She would never
allow us to eat chocolate in our
beds or ice cream for breakfast.
Season tickets to Quaker foot
ball games would seem to be the
'piece de resistance.' Our father
is a die-hard sports fan and in
sists that the Quakers are in need
Letters to the Editors
F'ball Player's View
Dear Editors,
One of the most attractive
aspects of Guilford is the many
parts of student life. Guilford of
fers a variety of options to satisfy
almost every type of student
while remaining a sound school
as a whole. One of the
philosophies of, "The Quaker
Way", is to allow each student to
be respected as himself.
When a football player, or any
other athlete, decides to come to
Guilford it is not strictly athletics
which persuade him. The student
athlete come for all that Guilford
has to offer-not just athletics. On
the same token, the football team
is not only 75 players, all of whom
have the same purpose. It is a
team-a team that is represen
tative of the college. When a foot
ball team travels for a road
game, they do not go as the 75
men, but as one single group. The
school operates in the same way.
It is not just 1200 seperate
students, but one college. Just as
most students are proud of their
of more support. This comes
from a man who cheered for the
Redskins for twenty years-look
where it got them.
To stave off old age our father
races the streets of Washington in
a Datsun 8210. Unfortunately,
the Datsun left its pick-up in
Japan. For this, we give our
father some get-up-and-go.
Dad, we hate to do it. We know
you'll refuse all of our collect
calls because of this public notice.
Janice became a math major to
learn, without doubt, that forty
follows thirty-nine. Michele is a
slave to history and knows that
1943 has vanished. It's all right.
Happy Birthday! We ate a cake
in your honor.
school, the football players are
proud of their team and proud to
represent their school.
However, we need support to
represent the school. When we
play in the game, the support of
the entire student body is needed.
Guilford is definitely famous for
tremendous football crowds!
When the team takes the field and
sees the packed bleachers, there
is a definite mental effect.
Large crowds give us a
psychological edge, for we know
that the school is behind us.
Large crowds do make the
athlete proud to represent his
school. So I urge you,-please go to
the football games and cheer the
team on. It is not just a game, but
an entire community affair. We
are representing the college,
which includes you. The support
would mean a tot to us.
By Greg Baker
Correction
Dear Editor:
In the last issue, published
September 21, I wrote an article
concerning the Student Loan
Guilfordian, September 28, 1983
Help! I'm a
Prisoner
in the Library
By Laura Collins
It hits us all. That sinking feel
ing we get one day in the library
while reading for class-whether
it be micro-economics or a Vic
torian novel-when suddenly we
sigh in dismay. "But what does
this have to do with LIFE."
Sometimes it all seems so irrele
vant. (Not often, of course. These
are only fleeting moments. We all
know the value of a good liberal
education or we wouldn't be here,
right?)
Fleeting though they may be,
such moments can begin to drag
even the heartiest of students into
a slump. It was a series of such
moments, in fact, that led a pro
fessor/counselor/friend of mine
to suggest I get off campus and do
some volunteer work. Wise
woman.
I suppose my reasons for
volunteering with the American
Friends Service Committee were
largely selfish in the beginning. I
wanted a change of pace and at
mosphere, away from the alter
natively laidback/panicky world
of academia. I wanted to get off
campus and away from the col
legiate mind-set.
But more than that, I wanted to
be part of an organization that
was reaching out, working for
people in need and for issues of
peace and justice, I wanted a
channel by which to keep on top
of current events, locally and in
ternationally. I wanted to meet
people who were making a dif
ference with their lives.
Volunteering met all those
needs, selfish or otherwise.
(Amazing, huh?) And it gave me
lots of insight into what kind of
Fund. In it, I mentioned the
money added by the S. Laßose
Foundation, which is presently
$68,000. They have made a com
mittment to bring the total of
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Co-editors Susan Harvey, Donna Horton
News editor Ann Shea
Features editor Iris Velvin
Sports editor Doug Drotman
Photography editor Brittany Plaut
Layout editor Wendy Harrison
Business manager Michael Gatton
Advertising manager John Roberts
Circulation manager Ellen Gilmore
Staff Dave Barley, Susan Chase, Tracey Clark.
Laura Collins, Jim Freeman, Becky Gunn,
Heidi Hall, Martha Hayworth, Catherine Hubbard,
Jacque Lesßoot, Janice Lynch, Michelle Lynch,
Curtis Marshall, John Mottern, Amy Norman,
Taimi Olsen, Todd Owens, Rachel Purpel,
Tom Risser and Julie Yindra.
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12:00 p.m. on Saturday preceeding the Wednesday of publication.
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to Box 17717. The opinions expressed by the staff are their own and
not necessarily those of the paper or of Guilford College.
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modity these days). I've learned
skills in lobbying, writing,
organizing, and mediating, to
name a few, and I've gained in
valuable experience with a
valuable organization.
Goody for me, you're probably
thinking. But don't think I wrote
all this just so you can know what
a fantastic 7 months I've had. Oh
no, I wrote all this so you could
know what great things might
come your way if you volunteer
with the AFSC.
There are several options to
choose from if this idea appeals
to you. You could do general
work, like I did, which includes
everything from filing cards
(ho-hum) to writing letters to
Congressmen to helping to plan a
statewide peace rally. Or you
might prefer to focus on just one
aspect of our work-i.e. Central
American or South African issues
or draft legislation-as part of an
independent study or class pro
ject or just because you're in
terested. Or, if management is
your field, how about a semester
internship undertaking the vast
task of organizing our office?
Heaven knows it will need it after
the mess I've made!
The American Friends Service
Committee isn't the only local
organization that could use your
help. Check out your interests.
But I doubt if you'll find a nicer
person to work with than Anne
Welsh. If you're interested, give
her a call at 373-0082. Also, talk to
Jim Keith up in student services.
He's full of good ideas.
Guilford is into experimental
learning. So get out of that
library and experience!
Laura Collins is a junior English
major who is studying in London
with the semester program.
their gift to SIOO,OOO, not
$1,000,000, as was the amount
quoted in the Guilfordian. We all
stand corrected.
Sincerely,
Jayne Mardock