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VOLUME LXVVII, NO. 9 "
By RICHARD B. WEINBLATT
Pettple Person Profiler
He stands head and shoulders
above the crowd. To some, he is a
sharp dresser with a healthy pen
chant for physical fitness. To
others he is an entertainment
clearinghouse for this campus for
fun loving students.
Thomas Haywood Kelly, a
rather tall presence on campus,
makes his way through the crowd
at a recent Bryan Quad Dance
urging a peaceful disbursement
before the ominous 1:00 A.M. bell
tolls. His friends call him Tom or
Tommy. Others know him as the
tall President of the Guilford Col
lege Student Union. He is also
called ... Mr. Entertainment.
Mr. Entertainment was born on
March 24, 1964 to the elder Mr.
and Mrs. Entertainment. He
resides in America's entertain
ment capital- Granby, Conn. His
entertaining, old colonial house is
For Enquiring Minds:
The First Family
By OLILFORUIAN Staff
In its own bit of seclusion the
Ragsdale House is the calm
center for the vivacious First
Lady and President Rogers.
Coming off the brick path, most
guests are welcomed through the
side entrance; opening into the
spacious "Great Room". Design
ed by Grimsley Hobbs, the 60 x
40 foot gathering lounge is the
jack of all trades room and is now
used primarily for entertaining.
You've never seen such big
couches in your life. Speaking of
couches, check out the "one ton
loveseat" in the entrance hall.
Carved by Dr. Rogers out of elm,
it seats three, and comes with fit
ted cushions. This is one of the
many carvings around the house
which serve, says Bev Rogers, as
a tension reliever for Dr. Rogers,
as well as a source of aesthetic
pleasure.
The house is filled with light,
accentuated by splashes of color
like bright rugs and throw
pillows. Much of the furniture is
GUILFORD COLLEGE, GREENSBORO, N.C. 27410
Mr. Entertainment
nestled in the serenity of the
Berkshire Mountains.
Tom is a double major in
psychology and sociology. These
are his most powerful tool in his
quest to cater to the fickle tastes
of a campus of "entertainment
Morrises."
The son of an insurance ex
ecutive, Tom makes no claims to
guarantee that students will have
a great time at the Union func
tions. The risks are always pre
sent, but Mr. Entertainment
himself is also there to ensure
that they are kept to a minimum.
In meeting Tom, it becomes ap
parent that he wants to make peo
ple happy. His career choice -
marriage counseling - is geared
to that goal. His competitive
spirit is contained within a
positive, albeit big, frame work.
This baseball enthusiast
started his political career as
President of Bryan Dorm (where
he still lives). He earned his
Union label, through many Seren
dipity and Quad Dance Battles,
First Lady in front of domain
antique, either built or acquired Even though the Rogers are
by the college. These pieces along often obligated to attend dinners,
with the wood carvings and fur- Mrs. Rogers loves to cook in her
niture from their home in Cam- custom kitchen - trying out new
bridge, Massachusetts, gives a recipes for addition to the
comfortable, personal feel to the Epicure menu. Bigger than your
house. average kitchen in order to ac-
Chuck Taylors
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as Union Vice President in the
Carrie Boyce administration. His
best credentials are that he
knows the campus superpowers:
Super Agent Kris Weick, Senate
Retiree Jim Freeman and Year
book leader and Marc Becker
Fan Club President Bo Markley.
These unsurpassed credentials
have endowed him with an
astronomical ability to make peo
ple gravitate towards unusual
projects - such as the Serendipity
Moonwalk.
"I thought it would keep things
bouncing," the lunar President
effused.
Among the other events plann
ed: "two good comedians" and
many concerts.
"Setting up Serendipity is con
fusing at first," confessed Mr.
Entertainment. "The good people
we have figured it out and this
will be the best Serendipity
ever."
In a serious moment, Tom voic
ed a concern regarding the Quad
Dances.
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A happy Tom Kelly
"The recent Quad Dance got a
little out of control. People need
to know that it at stake. The
Union has to work with the school
to set these events up."
And with that, Mr. Entertain
ment switched back to his
comodate the large dinner par
ties thrown at Ragsdale, the kit
chen holds some special features.
In pairs there are dishwashers,
ovens, and stoves, as well as a
butler's pantry stocked with col
lege china which is emblazened
in red with Dana Auditorium.
The second floor rooms were
small, no larger than a dorm
room, a reminder of the days
when Ragsdale served as an
alumni house. The Roger's
bedroom is on the far side, away
from Milner. "The noise from
Milner doesn't bother us," admit
ted Bev Rogers, "once you've liv
ed through three kids you're kind
of deaf and blind anyway." 27
year old son John is an Earlham
graduate married last spring. He
is a senior quality assurance
'engineer at Volkswagon of
America. In the middle is Susan,
now 25, and working with NCNB
where she is a senior banking of
ficer. The youngest, 22, is Nancy.
She is ready to graduate from
school and relocate in Florida.
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characteristic happy outlook. He
smiled and flashed those
trademark dimples as he. as ex
pected, said, "Is there anything
else I can do to help?"
Mr. Entertainment wants you
to be happy.
Bev Rogers, not a mere Presi
dent's wife decided to commit
herself towards "making a dif
ference at the college.." En
thusiastically supportive of the
college and the students, she feels
"it keeps you a heck of a lot
younger than if you associate
with fifty year olds."
Life in the public eye is
stressful and tiring. Retreats are
a newly restored log cabin with
no phone in Greensboro and a
home in Maine where they spend
one month out of every year.
The Rogers are, in a sense,
Guilford College, and are closely
tied to the school. Summarizing,
"if you get too far from the in
stitution's real function - teaching
and learning - you aren't going to
know what's going on. There is a
tension between that and alumni
fundraising and politics. The
president's wife is one more set of
eyes, ears, and hands. I am not
the president. You either like be
ing with people or you don't. I've
(learned a lot from the students."