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Page Two A WAY OF LIFE "Guilford is more than a college —it is a way ot lite." "Your lue on Guilford s campus is one of tlie greatest experiences you can expect tnrougn lite." 1 ncae are quotations about Guil ford College taken trom ounetins that are sent to prospective stu dents. Whether tnese statements mean anything or not depends on eacn small part of Guilford —every student, every professor, and every alumnus. What are you doing to make these statements more than empty words? The one thing that would make Guilford really measure up to these fine sounding phrases is that in tangible something that we call spirit. School spirit is hard to de fine, but the results of it are easy to see. If we students really hau spirit and a sense of unity as a stu dent body, we would get out anu support the boys on our athletic teams. Those boys always go out on the field or court and give our team all they've got, and the least we can do is let them know that we are behind them —winning or losing. If we really had spirit, we A NEED TO BALANCE The current missile race between the U.S. and Russia has led to a jeseach program to step up the flow of bright, science-minded students from high school to college. The program's goal is to get more quali fied high school graduates to con tinue scientific study in college. The program is also studying the problems of modernizing science teaching both in college and in high school. The nation is becom ing panicky about our educational problem and the temporary ad vancement of Russia in the missile race. Before we get too many laps behind us, our educators should stop and think about the role of Governor Luther H. Hodges re cently denounced the State Student Legislature delegates for present ing a non-constructive agenda and for exhibiting irresponsible and im mature attitudes. Gov. Hodges told a news conference that if students seek use of the State Capitol in the future they would be required to state whom they represent. This The Guilfordian PRESS Published Bi-weekly during the collegi ate year by the students of Guilford College Editor-in-Chief P. Douglas Ken- Managing Editor . Carolyn N. Liverman Business Manager Bill Smith EDITORIAL STAFF Associate Editor Alvin Jaffee Feature Editor Andrea Rogin Sports Editor Marty Falkoff Sports Staff Sydney Hart Staff Members— Ann Cox, Woody Finley, Clara' Montgomery, Pat Ivester, Libby King, Jeanette Alder, Louise Bunker, Lillian Burrow, Margaret -Haworth Jamie Mathews, Judy Wolf, Brad Little, Robin Heritage, Fern Lauden slager, Graham Allen, Ann Taylor. Advertising Manager Don Swing Exchange Editor Anne Welborn Circulation Manager, Richard Ringewald Art Editor Craven Mackie Cartoonist Carolyn Nimitz Photographer A. T. Barbee Faculty Advisers —Dave Morrah, Donald D. Deagon would, in whatever activity we are engaged (whether it be pre paring an assignment or serving on some committee) do the very best that we are capable of. We would go about our task, not in a half nearted fashion, but with enthusi asm. Finally, if we had spirit, we would possess a strong loyalty to what Guilford stands for —the be lief in the value of every individual which logically leads to a system ot nonor. If we are honest, we must admit that there have been times when we have fallen down on all three phases of school spirit. We won't support the team unless they are winning. We do our assignments and carry on our responsibilities in a haphazard way, and there are in stances when we do not have com plete trust in one another. These are the times when spirit is lost. If, through the efforts of all, we can regain it, we will have greater respect for ourselves and for the school. —Rachel Richardson W. S. G. President the liberal arts graduate in this cur rent race. We are going to need more than "scientific minds" to carry the baton to final victory. We are going to need great lead ership to control the final outcome of this missile race. Great leaders are not born; they are products of a sound liberal edu cational system. They are products of an educational system that in stills in them intellect and character and not just the ability to balance an equation. It is hoped that the U.S. will not be blinded by the exhaust of a Russian rocket and overlook the balancing of educa tion for youth. —P.D.K. TRUCE? would mean that future topics of debate by the State Student Leg islature held in the State Capitol would be subject to review by the Governor or his aides. George Cochran, president of the State Stu dent Legislative body, said, "This is an encroachment on our right to assemble and openly discuss any issues." But before any more ire is drawn from either state leaders or from students, why don't we stop and count the "teeth inside the horse's mouth." According to the student government president of the Uni versity of North Carolina in a letter which was recently released to the press, the two bills over which the storm of controversy has raged were misinterpreted and actions of the State Student Legislature had been inaccurately reported. He stated that the bill to legalize pros titution was not on the prepared agenda, but that it was brought from the floor by an individual on a spur of the moment act and did not represent the opinion of any student body as a whole. He also revealed that the bill to legalize inter-racial marriage was not proposed merely to lift the ban on restrictions to choose a mate of another race, but was an effort to put into practice a theory of de- THE GUILFORDIAN " 80T sib, Voo nou'r UNOttSTAWO.'" Kerr's Komments Why Take Two; One Will Do Next Thursday Guilford College will observe Thanksgiving Day, the significance of which should be obvious to most college students. However, some of us think only in terms of the number of days we are given from our classes. The popular topic around Thanksgiving is "Why do we only get one day for Thanksgiving, while other col leges get four?" Guilford could give its students a longer vacation during this fall holiday, but it would mean start ing school earlier in September, or cutting out two days from the Christmas vacation, or even ex tending classes into June to make up for the lost days. Guilford's administrative staffs feels that a four-day Thanksgiving vacation would interrupt the ac ademic schedule too much. College students should be rational enough and mature enough to think along these same lines and to realize the faculty is thinking in terms of the students' well-being. After Thanksgiving there are only 28 more days of classes before Christmas vacation, and lots of us could use those 28 days to get in that term paper before holidays begin, eh? © 0 • At last I've found something that travels faster than the Asian flu bug Sputnik jokes! Wonder if FBI men have uncovered any Sputnik-shine? • O O According to the Monday Munn class, many students, during the mocracy which would lift the ban on any restrictions that would sup press man's right to pick a life mate from any area of society. It appears to us that perhaps both sides were at fault in varying degrees. State leaders were a little too eager to jump down the throats of what they seemed to consider a bunch of kids at play. On the other hand, students were a bit edgy and too eager to be concerned over what they considered to be suppres sion of their constitutional rights. In the scuffle which ensued, the loud est noises were heard from the lofty heights of "Constitutional Rights" and the real issue was lost in the bedlam below. —P.D.K. past flu epidemic, only had "mass hysteria." But brother—when your back is broke and your eyes are blurred when your shinbones knock and your tongue is furred — when your tonsils squeak and your hair gets dry—when your toes curl up and you think you'll die—when you're twice as mean as a Thomas cat —when your food all tastes like a hardboiled hat—when your lattice aches and your head's a buzz—when nothing is as it was— you've got the "flu" boy, got the "flu'*—send for the doctor, quick! Clara Montgomery A Matter of Concern Ever since the two Sputniks went up in space, there has been con stant discussion on the subject of the educational system in the U. S. The question always arises as to whether we should emphasize the physical sciences and mathematics more than we do now, and that perhaps the lack of encouragement for students to study in this field is partly to blame for our falling behind the Russian technological accomplishments. Perhaps this is a question we must talk about and evaluate, but it seems to me that there is a more immediate and important question which must be raised. That is: Are our schools, from the elementary grades to college, giving enough challenge to the students? Are they stimulating the students to study and to learn all they possibly can, no matter what subject they may be studyingP If students are concerned about our lagging scientific progress, let them ask themselves whether they are studying as they should. I think the first thing for them to do would be to settle down and really study. I feel that many, if not a majority, of the students in Guil ford College do not study as much as they should, partly because they can get away with it (the college should make its requirements hard er! ) and partly because they lack self-motivation. Therefore, as a matter of con cern, I would like to challenge every student (me too!) here to study harder and learn as (much as he possibly can. NOVEMBER 22, 1957 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR^^ STICKS AND STONES Editor of the Guilfordian: I am writing in regard to a few extremely uncalled for comments made in a section of the GUILFORD IAN known as "Kerr's Komments." I am quoting from this article and also adding questions I would like answered by our "spirited" editor. "Last Saturday night, I stopped by the Student Union to watch 'Gunsmoke' but there was a square dance going on in the lounge so I had to take a cut." I.—lf you feel we should have more activities why not attend some? Is this a good example of college spirit and will ingness to make a social function a success? "It must have been a square dance, for only-squares-miss Gunsmoke." This bit of "Joe Col lege" sarcasm was extremely rudS. I sincerely hope this uncalled for stereotyping will not offend any one. "The square dance just mention ed was not very well advertised." 2.—Does our editor sleep during chapel announcements, not read posters in Founders and not listen to dining hall announcements? The Social Committee's main at tempt in sponsoring these dances is to have something going on act ively during the weekend. These dances, surprising as it may seem to our well-versed editor, have been a terrific success. We sincere ly hope the stupidity of the editor's comments will not be detrimental to future attendance at these func tions. Joyce Hannaum Social Committee Chairman EDITOR'S REPLY: "Let he who is without sin throw the first stone." SMOKING AND TRADITION Editor of the Guilfordian: In your editorial "Students Cry for Liberalism," Nov. 8, you said, "If a majority of students accept the idea of female smoking, should not the administration at least con sider their proposal (for a smoking lounge)." I believe the administra tion would consider the proposal if a majority of the students accepted the idea of women smoking at a Christian college. Does the majority approve? "As some people put it," you say, "most colleges have a smoking lounge for girls." Those colleges ob viously have no traditions against women smoking, but do we have to change the ideals and traditions of our college to conform to the majority I have been taught that "Because everybody does it" is no excuse or reason for me to do some thing I should not. As a matter of fact, those who desire to live differ ently from the traditions of Guil ford College, in regards to smoking and alcoholic beverages, were ad vised in a letter to choose another college. Can't mature college stu dents see the importance of tradi tion in a college like Guilford? —Jane Mowery EDITOR'S REPLY: A recent vote of co-eds. showed that 90 were in favor of changing the smoking rules; 20 voted against it. Is this a majority?
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