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The Season: To Make A Buck
Christmas is to make a buck? This was the theme of one of the movies from the
N.S.A., shown recently here at Guilford, called "The Season." People are making
money from advertising Xmas starting before Thanksgiving. The commerical world
sells orange Xmas trees, fancy light bulbs, and expensive Xmas decorations just to
make a buck. The Xmas spirit has become one of buy, buy" and "gimme, gimme."
Children today regard Xmas as a secular-religious ritual with Santa Claus as the
major God, Rudolph and his friends having minor roles.
In protest of this prostitution of a fine holiday, I would like to come out in su
port of God. We should remember that the major reason for Christmas is contained
in the first six letters of the word. This is the biggest birthday party of them all and
should be recognized as such and should not be relegated to the position of an ex
travagant end of the year sale. Perhaps, if more people concentrated on the real
meaning of Christmas and less on the commerical aspects, they would, like the little
girl in tne movie, really "feel good."
However, since some people are athesist and I do not want to discriminate, I
shall offer one other possible alternative do away with the religious idea com-
Eletely. Some people might even say do away with God, and make Christmas a big,
appy, thoughtless celebration. Sound familiar?
Dear Editor,
We were deeply dismayed to learn
recently that the service policies of the
barber shop immediately adjacent to the
Guilford College campus (the Imperial
Barber Shop and the Quaker Village
Barber Shop) systematically and specifi
cally exempt people of the Negro race
from their services.
Although such policy is evidently not
counter to written law, which is ex
tremely regretful from our point of view,
it appears to us that such policy is in no
way compatible with what we understand
American democracy and the Judeo-Christ
ian ethic to be. In fact, such a policy
seems to us to be tragic, shallow, and
even vulgar-more indicative of a business
climate in some Hitler-like police state
than a business climate in an "All-Amer
ican City."
Hence, we appeal to the proprietors,
managers, and employees of these shops
to rethink their current policies. Surely
they do not have any rational, moral
justification for denying a Negro a haricut;
especially when that same Negro may very
soon be asked to risk his life in the service
of his country-a service which may appear
ironic to him because he is told that his
sacrifice is essential to the preservation of
democratic institutions and the embell
ishment of human freedom and dignity
but in Asia, not in his own backyard.
As the Christmas season approaches,
perhaps an old and trusted message can
raise its head again-"Peace on Earth and
Good Will to All Men." After several
hundred years the spirit of the message is
still seeking and yearning for fulfillment.
And, as the year one thousand nine hun-
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School spirit on Guilford campus: a
renaissance?
With the advent of basketball season,
it has seemed to many that "school
spirit," or the active support of the ath
letic program, has been revived at last. Or
has it?
Several of the cheerleaders expressed
disappointment at the lack of participat
ion on the conducted chants and cheers at
the home game with Elon. Still, members
of the student body have suggested they
didn't know whether to look at the cheer
leaders' acrobatics or to yell. Whats with
the girls' new mini-skirted uniforms, the
decision became easier. However, active
participation on the new cheers is dis
couraging to our hard-working cheer
leading squad. But the girls in the stands
hesitate to respond if all the boys are
silent. And, as many kids point out, the
cheering is frequently spontaneous, ex
pecially when the action is good.
On the other hand, is supporting only
a victorious team really "school spirit?"
Theoretically,a student body should back
a team whether they are fifty points a
head or behind. An example of a "spirit
ed" student rooting section is UNC-Char
lotte, who stuck with their boys all the
way untill the ridiculous 125-51 defeat at
Guilford's hand.
What matters is that a team has this
sense of support. No one would deny that
Guilford has a superb basketball squad
this year. Most of its members feel that
the "school spirit" is good, and are con
fident that the student body is appreciat
ive of their efforts. A couple of the guys
have no comment, or believe the situation
could improve. However, the display in
the "crackerbox" on December 2 was
generally felt "real good." Coach Jerry
Steele was generous in his praise of the
students' support of his team throughout
his six years here. "I don't have a thing to
complain about. The kids and faculty
have been good to me and my boys. We
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CONGRATULATIONS, Quakers,
on your Gate City Classic victories keep up the team work in the
Christmas tournament!
are really grateful for their fine support.
This year it's equally good.
So even if the cheerleaders have gotten
the impression that Guilfordians aren't
"gung-ho" on basketball because they
fail to respond with them all the time, the
college is still "spirited," it seems. After
all, many of these cheers are still un
familiar. Several students have summed
up a mutual feeling: "The cheerleaders
are doing a fine job, but I just like to
watch them. We have a great team and I
want them to know we're behind them.
But I don't like to be made to cheer.
When I'm at a game and feel like yelling,
I yell."
The Guilfordian hopes you, too, will
yell if you feel like it. Even if the student
body is not entirely demonstrative, we
hope the backing is, indeed, here. We join
the campus in all-out support of the best
team anywhere, the Quakers!
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Grimsley Grad
Ed Fellers
Featured Athelete
For his outstandmg team work and
sharp shooting. The Guitfordian staff
honors Ed Fellers as rts feature athlete of
the week.
Ed, a 6' 5", 186 pound senior, goes
beyond the call of duty while on the
court and always turns out an exceptional
game. At the present. Fallen is averapng
11 points a game.
A native of Greemboro, Ed, now reigns
from Columbia, South Carolina. While in
high school at Grimsley, Ed was a starting
forward and averaged 15 points a game.
His senior year Ed earned All Conference
honors and received the chance to play in
the East-West game.
Last year as a sophomore Ed was mov
ed from his forward post to guard. This
didn't effect his scoring at all, for he end'
ed the season with a 14 point average.
Ed, an active member of the Mono
gram Club, was named to the Ail-Con
ference tournament team last year where
he started at guard.
With Ed's fine offensive moves as well
as his defensive performance, the Quakers
are assured to have a strong season this
year.
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