Viet Nam:
Our Current Position—
Henry Hood
(page two)
VOLUME L
Taylor Receives
Morehead Law
Fellowship
Tom Taylor, a senior at Guilford
College, has won a John Motley
Morehead Fellowship to the School
of Law at the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill.
The value of a Morehead Fel
lowship in Law is $2500 per year
in addition to tuition and fees. The
intent of the Fellowship is to fi
nance the Fellow through a three
year program of study leading to
the LL.B. degre.
Taylor, who plans to concentrate
on international law, was one of
three winners who were selected
from a group of seven finalists. Se
lection was made on the basis of
scholastic ability and attainments,
motivation toward the field of law
and promise of distinction in that
field, evidence of moral force of
character, and evidence of man
hood, truthfulness, courage, devo
tion to duty and to country.
Taylor is currently president of
the Guilford College Student Legis
lature, a member of the Honor
Board, a Dana Scholar and has been
elected to Who's Who Among Stu
dents in American Colleges and
Universities.
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Students May Soon
Have Opinion Board
By Dave Stanfield
Guilfordian Staff Writer
A recent development on many
college campuses has been the
opinion board. If used responsibly
and intelligently, this method of
speaking out can prove to be not
only helpful but a vital part of
Guilford's grapevine team.
"Speaking Out" can provide a
spot for publicizing the far too
many private symposiums which
are conducted in the cafeteria line,
in back of King Hall, and in various
"quiet" places. So many construc
tive ideas and suggestions are
sneaking around the dorms, being
heard by an elite few, when if made
public, could be heard by those
who are in a position to do some
thing about undesirable situations
being referred to.
One cannot, at Guilford, sit and
wait for the best to happen. At this
point the opinion board, labeled
"Speaking Out," is introduced. This
would be a method for relaying the
idea that a change in the semester
system would be good, the New
York transit strike should be con
tinued for years, or that tuition
should be raised.
"Speaking Out," sponsored by
Student Legislature, could develop
into a useful, needed outlet for ten
sion, gripes, and most of all, con
structive intelligent criticism.
The Day Hops could use "Speak
ing Out" to spread ideas around
campus. They ordinarily do not
have the chance to talk in the
dorms to those who are interested.
In order for this opinion board
to remain a responsible and safe
device, the following regulations or
by-laws have been adopted by
Legislature: (1) Each article or
suggestion must be signed by the
writer; (2) Articles may be direct
ed toward any individual or group
of individuals; (3) Any article di
rected generally may be answered
by anyone, again if properly signed
and (4) The utmost courtesy and
decency should be kept in mind in
all writings. "Speaking Out" will be
in Founder's basement to begin
with, and possibly moved when a
more suitable location is found.
We invite everyone to partici
pate and, if not by writing, then at
least by reading what others have
to say.
The Quilfor&on
Published by the Students of the South's Only Quaker College
Professor Hilty Returns From
Cuban Religious Mission
Hiram H. Hilty, Professor of
Spanish at Guilford College, has
recently returned from Cuba where
he represented the Friends World
Committee on a four-day religious
mission. The purpose of the visit,
which was sponsored by Friends
United Meeting and the Friends
World Committee, was to visit the
Clerk of the Cuban Yearly Meet
ing of Friends as well as other
Friends who are living in Cuba,
and to encourage them to attend
the World Meeting of Friends at
Guilford College in 1967.
The route by which Mr. Hilty
reached Cuba was of a rather cir
cuitous nature. Because the United
States does not permit its citizens
to travel to Cuba, Mr. Hilty re
quested a special permit from the
Department of State on the grounds
that this was to be a religious mis
sion. He received the permit and
also obtained permission from the
Cuban government via the Cuban
embassy in Mexico City.
With all his papers in order,
Professor Hilty was ready to go.
But another problem arose —there
was no air service between the
U. S. and Cuba. Professor Hilty
was thus forced to fly down to
Mexico and then to Cuba.
During his first four days in
Cuba, from January 23-28, Profes
sor Hilty visited the city of Hol
guin in Oriente Province, where a
large number of Friends reside. He
has reported that Meetings are be
ing held regularly in urban areas
and are for the most part, being
unmolested by the Castro govern
ment.
This is Professor Hilty's fourth
Going to Law School?
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A unique new organization, Law
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Until now, the guidance avail
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THE WINTER OF THEIR DISCONTENT: Several seniors were obviously
disappointed with their grades in Philosophy 401. They retaliated by freezing
their professor in efifigy.
GREENSBORO, N. C., FEBRUARY 12, 1966
HIRAM H. HILTY, Professor of Spanish
trip to Cuba since the takeover of
the Castro regime on New Year's
Day in 1959. It is the first time,
however, that he has not represent
ed the American Friends Service
Committee. In 1959 Hilty went to
Cuba for the AFSC on a relief mis
sion. He conducted an investigation
which resulted in the sending of
aid to Cuban people. In 1960 he
went again on a tour of investiga
tion and submitted a report to the
AFSC. He went for the third time
in 1963 when hurricane Flora struck
and badly damaged parts of Cuba.
The Castro government refused the
aid of the American Red Cross but
accepted the assistance of Hilty and
the American Friends Service Com
mittee.
Professor Hilty received his A.B.
from Bluffton College in Bluffton,
Ohio, and his B.D. from the Hart
ford Theological Seminary. He has
done graduate work at the National
University of Mexico and at Duke
University and has been at Guil
ford College since 1948.
classes has remained fairly con
stant but the post-war "baby boom"
and the American desire for ad
vanced education are flooding ad
missions offices with applications.
The participating law schools
will provide LSPS with data about
their entrance requirements, in
cluding the most frequently-report
ed LSAT scores and undergraduate
averages in the first-year class.
In addition to his scores, the stu
dent will give LSPS his preferences
as to financial restrictions and geo
graphical location. LSPS will scien
tifically guide the student to appro
priate schools.
Application forms are available
from campus pre-legal advisors.
Or students may write directly to:
Law School Placement Service
Box 2052
West Hartford, Conn.
Mackie Announces Schedule
t For Proposal of New Budget
Bob Mackie, treasurer of the Guiltord College Student Legislature,
has announced a proposed schedule for presentation and passage of next
year's student government budget. Mackie decided that in view of last
year's budget difficulties, it might be wise to institute a schedule, so as
not to encounter the same problems all over again.
♦ The schedule is as follows:
Feb. 2—budget forms were giv
en to members of the Student Af
fairs Board.
Feb. 9—the forms were returned
to Mackie.
Feb. 16—an itemized budget will
be presented to the S.A.B. for its
approval.
Feb. 21 —the itemized budget
will be presented to the Student
Legislature for its approval.
Feb. 25 —the itemized budget
will be presented to the students
in chapel for preliminary voting on
an item by item basis.
March 2—the budget will be
presented to the S.A.B. again, if
any changes need to be made.
March 7—the budget will be pre
sented to the Student Legislature
again, if any changes were made.
March 14 —the budget will be
explained during an hour chapel
period, and final voting will take
place.
On the preliminary student vote
on February 25, the students will
be asked to comment on any item
allotment with which they do not
agree. They will be asked to see
Bob Mackie, Topsy Floyd or Glen
Cook if they wish a lucid, detailed
explanation of any item on the
budget.
"In this way," Mackie says, "we
hope to bring a new understanding
to the students about their bud
get."
sian Revolution. "The youth are
involved in useful occupations and
the emphasis of the revolution is
that everyone must have a func
tion." The revolutionaries have
adopted the German term, "Lump
en," which means disgrace, to de
scribe those who do nothing to
benefit the revolution.
Changes in the crime rate and
in education have also taken place.
"One has less fear of petty theft
and hold-ups because of the con
stant presence of the militia and
the armed forces," says Hilty. The
present condition of education in
Cuba depends upon one's political
feelings, he notes. The communists
claim that everybody receives an
education but the opponents of the
revolution view Cuban education
as a system of communist indoctri
nation.
Hilty has observed that most Cu
ban pro-revolutionaries consider
Castro to be a charasmatic figure.
"He is also very highly regarded by
those living in underdeveloped
countries," says Hilty. "They see
him as the David, facing the Ameri
can Goliath."
Hilty notes that the primary ob
ject of Castro's lengthy, torrid
verbal attacks has changed. He
often condemns the United States
but not to the extent that he has in
the past. Recently his main empha
sis has shifted to the world-wide
cold war and especially to the
struggle in Viet Nam.
Viet Nam is a very popular sub
ject for discussion among Cuban
communists. At the recent "Tri
continental Conference" at Havana
(Hilty arrived after it had ended)
between underdeveloped nations
and communist countries, Hilty ob
served that the North Vietnamese
delegates attracted the most atten
tion. Their attendance drew more
interest from the Cubans than did
the latest round in the Sino-Soviet
dispute.
(Continued on page 2, col. 1)
Hilty Observes
Many Changes
By Hank Siegel
While on his recent trip to Cuba,
Professor Hiram H. Hilty had the
opportunity to objectively observe
the present condition of life in the
island nation.
He has noted that the effects of
the American embargo on trade
are more apparent than they were
two years ago. The most noticeable
result that he has observed is a gen
eral neglect of buildings which are
in dire need of paint.
Hilty observes that at present
everything is being rationed. This,
he says, is possibly saving many of
the people from starvation.
Hilty states that the manner in
which one assesses the condition of
the Cuban economy depends pri
marily upon his political views.
Those who favor the revolution feel
that sacrifices must be made at this
stage of the revolution in the hope
of building a better society. Those
who are unsympathetic toward the
revolution attribute the shortage of
consumer goods and bad traveling
conditions to the incompetence of
the government and not the em
bargo.
The American embargo has also
caused a shortage of modern auto
mobiles. "They manage to keep
old cars running," says Hilty, "and
the sale of busses to Cuba by the
British relieves bus problems con
siderably." Bus travel in Cuba, in
cidentally, is in better condition
than it was two years ago, when
Hilty was last there.
A further result of the American
embargo, notes Hilty, is a lack of
variety in the Cuban diet. It is ex
tremely difficult for Cubans to find
coffee or certain types of meat these
days.
Hilty finds that the Russians have
been particularly willing to aid the
Cubans in limiting the effect of
the embargo. As a result there is no
petroleum or bread shortage in the
island nation. The Russians have
directly supplied the oil and the
bread has been supplied through a
system of triangular trade whereby
Canada sells wheat to Russia who,
in turn, sells it to Cuba.
Of the many items in scarcity,
the most crucial are medical sup
plies. A reliable source informed
Hilty that "the things that really
matter can be gotten," but such
medical luxuries as aspirin and
Vicks Vapor Rub are relatively dif
ficult to obtain.
"There is presently a shortage of
doctors in Cuba," observed Hilty.
But the situation may soon change.
The first class of revolutionary doc
tors has recently been graduated
from the University of Havana and
twenty Soviet doctors have just ar
rived to serve for two years in the
new V. I. Lenin Hospital in Hol
guine, which the Russians have
lately built.
Hilty declares that the Russians
presently exert a greater influence
upon the Cubans than do the Chin
ese. "There are a great many Rus
sians in Cuba," says Hilty. "Few
of them are in uniform. Most of
them are civilians who have come
to do business."
Hilty notes that present activi
ties in Cuba are similar in many
ways to the first decade of the Rus-
Special Report on
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