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Censorship Abhorrent to Democracy
When such headline men as trumpet player Louis (Satchmo) Arm
strong hurl violent language at the Washington Administration, or the
opponents of States Rights use vulgarity at Gov. Orval Faubus, one
may ignore such things by recognizing the fact that some people will
do anything to get their names in the newspaper; but when the self
appointed leaders of minority political and racial groups engage in
censorship activities, it is time for Americans to wake up and make
sure that the land of Uncle Sam remains the land of the free.
In the long line of censorship activities, the latest literary suppres
sion is the action of the New York board of education in dropping Mark
Twain's "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" from the approved text
books of the city's schools.
Some quarters which have been most violently against political cen
sorship of literature in the past are offering criticism of the most tem
perate kind in this incident. Anyone who has kept up with national
affairs for the last few years can still remember the criticism hurled at
a late senator from Wisconsin who sent two investigators named Cohn
and Shine overseas to get books with a communist slant off the shelves
of state department information libraries abroad, and the speech
Eisenhower made soon afterwards at Dartmouth against "book burn
ing."
One can well imagine what would have been the howl and uproar
if the senator and his two investigators had gone to the library to find
something subversive in "Huck Finn." If old Mark Twain were alive
today all he would need is a "Commie" membership card and an in
tellectual ability to color his writings with a little Red propaganda and
all the "liberals" from here to Moscow would denounce any censoring
of his books as a threat against his constitutional right to write as he
doggone pleased.
Previous activities in this censorship circus of events center around
the action of the sanctimonious, so called educators and political pres
sure groups to back away from the great classics such as Shakespeare's
"Merchant of Venice" and Dicken's "Oliver Twist," and the action of
NBC and ABC in censoring, rewriting or banning from the air such
great American classics as Stephen Foster's "Swanee River," "My Old
Kentucky Home" and "Old Black Joe."
Shortly before the end of the last session of Congress, Kentucky's
Congressman Frank Chelf pointed out that radio and television broad
casters operate only under government license and introduced a re
solution calling for an investigation to determine whether the Federal
Communications Commission has a right to prohibit such censorship.
Chelf's bill is known as House Resolution 9115 and is now before the
Committee on Interstate Commerce. This resolution imposes fines and
jail sentenced on radio and television network big shots who "censor,
edit, delete, change or modify, any song, verse, lyric, manuscript," etc.,
without first getting approval from the Federal Communications Com
mission.
The resolution states that violators shall:
"Be fined not less than SI,OOO nor more than $5,000 for the first
offense; but upon conviction for a second offense the same shall be a
felony and any official or person who is directly or indirectly responsible
of said violation shall upon conviction thereof be imprisoned for a
period not to exceed five years, or a fine not to exceed $25,000, either or
both, at the discretion of a jury."
It will be interesting to watch the Congressional hearings conducted
by the House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce in the
forthcoming session of Congress. Censorship, as Frank Chelf said, "is
abhorrent to our democratic concepts and repugnant to our constitutional
guarantee of free speech."
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THE GUILFORDIAN
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A System with Honor
As aptly expressed in the Student Manual, "The honor system applies
to all social rules and standards usually accepted by society." The sys
tem is introduced to freshmen upon enrollment so that they may be
come a part of the moral climate of the college.
In our society the ethical side of life is often under emphasized or
even ignored. It is the policy of Guilford College, however, to promote
a high level of moral responsibility. For this purpose, the honor board
has been given the authority to see that the ethical standards of the
college are maintained.
The five members of the honor board are elected for two years by
the students. It is their responsibility to judge the infractions of the
honor system and to take action in accordance with the This
may mean failure in a course in which dishonesty has been observed,
suspension, or expulsion from school.
Violations are usually brought to the attention of the individuals
involved who are warned that further infractions will be reported to
the board if continued. All reports are confidential. Those who are not
directly concerned with the case in question are not brought into it.
The honor board is for the students benefit, not merely a form of
oppression as some may think. The promotion of the kind of attitude
which makes for a life of integrity and responsibility is the chief end
for which the honor system was created.
Let's make it work.
Change in Library Schedule
Adds Extra Hours, Rooms
A change in the Library's schedule
for "open hours" has added extra hours
and classroom accommodations for the
convenience of Guilford Students this
year.
The Library will be open this year
during the "supper" hours from 5 to 7
P.M., Mondays through Fridays, instead
of being closed as in the past. As a
result, the complete new schedule of the
Library will be as follows:
Monday through Friday—B A.M. to
10 P.M.
Saturday—B A.M. to 12:30 P.M.
Sunday—2 P.M. to 5 P.M.
CALENDAR OF THE WEEK
October 4-11
October 4—Canterbury Club, 7:00 A.M Student Union
Freshman Chapel, 10:20 Memorial Hall
Mr. Haworth
Student Union Committee, 2:00 Student Union
WSG Council Dinner, 5:00
October S—IRC Square Dance, 7:30-11:30 Student Union
October 7—Quaker Staff Meeting, 7:00 Student Union
MSG Council Meeting, 10:00 Student Union
October B—Upperclass Chapel, 10:20 Memorial Hall
Election of Homecoming Queen
October 9 —Freshman Chapel, 10:20 Memorial Hall
Election of Homecoming Queen
Methodist Council, 6:45 Student Union
October 10—Upperclass Chapel, 10:20 Memorial Hall
Canterbury Club, 6:30 Student Union
October 11—Freshman Chapel, 10:20 Memorial Hall
Trustees Meeting
October 16, Society for Advancement of Management, Student
Union, 7:30 p.m.
By remaining open during the extra
hours from 5 to 7 P.M., instead of clos
ing, the Library will be able to accom
modate classes in the Seminar Rooms.
Committee and seminar groups meeting
late in the afternoon in the Library may
continue their meeting past the 5 p.m.
hour. Students will be able to use the
Library before early evening classes. It
will not be necessary to completely close
the Library at 5 p.m. only to open it
completely again at 7 p.m., in less than
two hours. Early arrivals for 7 p.m.
meetings in the Library will not have
to be kept waiting outside until the
building is reopened.
OCTOBER 4, 1957
Student Affairs
Board Activity
The first meeting of the Student J
Affairs Board was held Thursday, ■
September 26. Jimmie Askins,
president, welcomed the group J
back to Guilford and Rachel Rich- j
ardson, secretary, read the minutes M
which were approved.
A Campus Chest Committee, I
composed of Jimmie Askins, Woody Hi
Finley, and Rachel Richardson, i
was appointed to work with Dr. t|
Victorius. It was requested that an 1
explanation be made to the Student I
Body where the money would go;
there was a suggestion that a list [
of the associations to whom the a
money is given be memiographed y
and distributed during chapel. |1
The cheerleaders requested
$70.00 from the board to buy jj
seven new skirts at SIO.OO per
skirt. A motion was made and car
ried that the money be granted.
Also, the Budget Committee was A
given permission to
traveling expenses for the cheeijj v
leaders to out-of-town games.
The Guilfordian, which sponsors
the election of the Homecoming
Queen, reminded organizations
that their nominees for this election
must be in by October 3 and that
the election would be conducted
in chapel on October 8 and 9.
Heea Haider was chosen as the
Student Affairs Board candidate
for Homecoming Queen.
Floats and dormitory decorations
for Homecoming are to be spon
sored by the WSG and MGS. It
was decided that the students
should concentrate on good dormi
tory floats rather than attempt to
have every organization decorate
a float. The cheerleaders will be
in charge of the half time activities
and the parade of floats.
Following a discussion on regis
tration and the crowded conditions
in Founders Dining Hall, the SAB
adjourned until its next meeting
on Thursday evening, October 10.
Help Wanted?
Just Ask
This year marks the 121 st year
that Guilford College has been in
existence. This year also marks the
121 st year that bright-eyed fresh
men have matriculated at Guilford
with the idea that the more you
study, the more you know, the
mOre you know the more you for
get, so why study. It isn't until the
end of two years of college, when
the freshman is handed a "Dear
John" letter from the college, that
they come to a realization of the
fallacy of their ditty. Amazingly
enough, they still retain the knowl
edge of it.
There are many advisors on cam
pus who would be willing to help
students if they were approached,
but, alas, they hardly ever are.
The Guilfordian would like to do
its share to keep as many students
as possible in the confines of this
campus. If you feel you need help
in any course, let us know. Leave
your name and the course that you
are having difficulty with, in the
Guilfordian Office. A tutor will be
found for you. There will be no
charge for this service.
If your new overcoat is too loud,
buy a muffler.