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Page 2 THE GUILFORDIAN Guilford College Guilford College, N. C. PRESENT-DAY CHRISTMAS— AND ITS TRUE MEANING Today, we celebrate an elaborate Christmas, what with our mod ern transportation and communication methods. And yet the man behind the whole idea was an ideal of simplicity and gentleness. He was a small baby, bom in a lone manger with only the oxen and the sheep to lay praise to Him. He was a carpenter's son— a youth that grew up normally in a small village with a little circle of friends. He never ran for a public office. He never wrote a book, He never traveled more than three hundred miles from the place where he was born. In fact, He never did any of the things with which we associate a truly "great" man. He was an itinerant preacher who wandered and spoke to any listeners who gathered near Him. When He was thirty-three years old, He was accused and convicted to be crucified. His death, at the time, affected only those who knew Him. He was a simple man in every respect—He led a quiet and a peaceful life. Yet, the decisions of all the congresses and the parli ments, the laws passed by all the kings, and all the wars that were fought, have not made one-tenth the impression that this one man has made. His influence has spread far and wide, and His ideal and beliefs have touched the hearts of more people over the en tire world than has any other "fad" that has ever come down through history. Scholars, illiterates, the feeble-minded—fanatics, businessmen, and children, have all heard of Him and have been influenced by Him. He did nothing apparently outstanding—but He remains for ever greater than kings and parliments. Insomnia Victim: "I'm sure tired. Didn't get much sleep last night." Friend: "Why didn't you try counting sheep?" Insomnia Victim: "I did. I counted ten thousand sheep. I put them in the cattle car and shipp ed them to market and after I had figured out how much money I lost on the deal, it was time to get up." The Guilfordian PRESS Published bi-monthly during the collegiate year by the students of Guilford College Editor-in-Chief Carolyn Nimitz Managing Editor .... Margaret Haworth Business Mcmager Arlene Sheffield EDITORIAL STAFF Sports Editor Herman Clark Sports Staff Glenda Watson, Judi Nelson, Groome Fulton, Philip Fulton. News Editor Anise Joyce Reporters Sara Lou Phillips Betty Koster, Robin Holland, Mary Greenwood, Gary Dent, Richard Golby. Art Editor Helen Brown Cartoonists. - John Huffman, Don Bell. TECHNICAL STAFF Advertising Manager Danny Moore Exchange Staff Judy Wells Jane Coltrane, Melinda Goble Typists Judy Hamilton, Cleavie Wood. Circulation Manager Patty Gibbs Assistant Circulation Manager Bill Rhoades Circulation Staff Susan Forrest Brenda Ferguson, Marianne Lancaster, Margaret Mcharen Linda Sheppard; Gloria Stad ler. Vxi a. IM\*. * H&nvty 6tV %m V\% e,V •.'*. UQeNC I3r {£#£&* *TW * **--. (J - . (Xl*- 'VW' *"•■*% 4KTia 4 { "fWno*, -> ? te-t .Jvoil &A ftA\ "H*. V4.U..\)/ Co\W-Y s* V\-**C| REFLECTIONS An ache crept up his leg and raced through his spine. Agonized, his head fell to the earth beneath him. Peering through a painful frown, the student saw two beams of light streaming upwards to the moon's halo. Occasionally they collided with the speeding lights of the cars on the slick road above. A pregnant moon illuminated the shattered, blood-stained glass of the wreck. Then the girlish groan of the passenger slipped through the night. Aroused, he grasped at the icy grass under th.'s body in a desperate effort to raise himself. Shakily reaching out for her, he missed falling crumpled on his face in the cold mire of the ditch. "Gad, it's hard to breathe!" Lying there, his nose numbing he thought of the parents wait ing for them. He tried to call out and his body spoke pain. The engine was still running, and sometimes he thought he heard his companion strain for breath. Slowly the noises began to fade and his mud-caked eyes realized complete light. All pain dissipated. The night consumed him and all about was darkness again. Later the fainting battery hinted at the two spent bodies lying with arms outstretched, reaching forever. DON'T MAKE THE MISTAKE OF THINKING THAT IT ALWAYS HAPPENS TO THE OTHER FELLOW, BE CAUSE IT DOESN'T. BE DOWN THIS YEAR AND LIVE TO ENJOY CHRISTMAS VACATION WITH YOUR FAMILY. THE GUILFORDIAN WANTED: BETTER CHAPEL SPEAKERS One of our commonest com plaints—perhaps the most com mon complaint among the stu dents enrolled here at Guilford, is that of chapel attendance. "Bring a good book to chapel to day—l hear we're having another By Jane Allen speaker." While it is true that some complaints made by stu dents must be regarded as in valid because they are complain ing 'merely for the sake of having something to complain about,' one of this nature that occurs this frequently and that has oc curred so frequently in previous years, should eventually be in vestigated. To analyze the problem, it has come to attention that there are two topics of discussion: one con cerning Guilford's policy of com pulsory chapel attendance, and the other concerning the content of the programs. The latter is more frequently "cussed and dis cussed", as the saying goes. Specifically, the main annoy ance seems to be the caliber of speakers that make up the bulk of these programs. Rarely do stu dents file out of the auditorium with any kind of praise at all concerning the speaker of the day. Is this a reflection upon the intelligence of these students? Probably not. They are willing to listen—but they want some thing worth listening to. "Educa tional chapel programs" are a fine idea—but is it not possible to combine education and inter esting presentation? This is not to imply that there have not been one or two inter esting speakers in the past few years. But it seems that they are in the strict minority, as a begin ning point, there are enough in teresting speakers, if carefully selected, right here among our own faculty to provide us with at least two or three months of enlightening talk. On top of that, ample money is provided to the Committee on Convocations for them to import something or someone that would be good en tertainment now and then. If students are compelled to sit through two hours of such pro- December 18, 1959 DID YOU KNOW! Did you know that no baby born in the month of June has ever become President of the United States? Five of our presi dents have been born in October, and five in November, but none in June. George Washington, who is known as the "father of his coun try", was childless, while John Tyler, the tenth President, was the champion papa of the White House occupants. He had four teen children by two wives. More boys than girls have been born of our presidents. They have tot ally sired seventy-one sons, but only forty-seven daughters. The first name "James" has been pretty popular among our chief executives—five of them have been so named. Our youngest President, Theo dore Roosevelt, took office at the tender age of forty-two years, ten months, and thirteen days. Only three presidents have been born west of the Mississippi River—Herbert Hoover, Harry S. Truman, and Dwight D. Eisen hower. Did you know that U. S. Grant, our eighteenth President, was actually christened Hiram Ulys ses Grant, He went by the name of Ulysses Simpson only after the name was entered by mistake in West Point in the year 1839. James K. Polk, was our elev enth President. Polk's wife was a staunch Methodist who prohibit ed both drinking and dancing in the White House while she and her husband occupied it. Franklin Pierce, the fourteenth President, was the unlucky father of three children. One died in infancy, the second at the age of four, and the third was killed in a railroad accident at the age of eleven years. President Zachary Taylor was the father-in-law for a short time, of Jefferson Davis, leader of the Confederacy. One of our presidents, Martin Van Buren, ran for the office three times, but won only once— in 1836. grams a week, the least the com mittee in charge could do is to provide speakers that will keep them awake. STUDENT SELECTS COLLEGE Columbia, M0.—(1.P.) The college student selects himself in to the college of his choice. Therefore, any "get tough" poli cy in college admissions is mean ingless. These statements were made recently by Dr. Lewis May hew, director of research at Ste phen's College, in answer to the trend in many colleges to stiffen ing admission requirements. "The type of student a college gets is determined by the public image formed of the college," said Dr Mayhew. The public image tends to stereotype the college. Once the stereotype is formed it is difficult to change either by public rela tions, faculty changes, curricular modifications of changes in ad mission policies or standards. This public image, according to Dr. Mayhew, is formed by the in formal communication channels of the college. "A college may become known as 'the school for egg-heads' and it will attract students, who are looking for an intellectual haven." said Dr. Mayhew. Other scnools will become known as "glamor school," or "colleges for the rich" "colleges for the poor," or for their athletic programs, social activities or extra-curricular in terests. (Continued On Page 4)
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