Souther I and, Hulburt Win Tues. " "yy M® Carl Southerland—winner of a three way race for Union President. McCoy Chosen For Mexico This Summer Martin C. McCoy, a freshman from Glen Ridge, N.J., has been selected by the Experiment in International Living to live with a family in Mexico this summer. The Experiment has been engaged in international education exchange since 1932 when a group of American youths were sent to their French and German-speaking counterparts in Switzerland in 1932. It is now the most well-established program of its type in the world with representatives in more than sixty countries involved in the annual exchange of some 5,000 students between the United States and 100 nations around the world. The private, nonprofit organization maintains its U.S. headquarters in Putney, Vt. Before McCoy arrives in his homestay community abroad, he will join ten other members of his Experiment Group for intensive preparation for his stay in Mexico, where they will discuss the customs and culture of the country. For one month the group will live with individual families and during the last three weeks they will invite members of their host families to join them for extensive travel throughout Mexico. Women's Views Sought In recognition of the need for a survey of women's views on campus regulations, the WSC recently established a committee to do extensive questioning of all Guilford women. This committee wrote to several colleges in the United States, requesting detailed descriptions of the social regulations of women at these colleges, the success of the programs, and future plans for change. After spring vacation, the new committee will sponsor a meeting of all Guilford women in order for them to hear of Athletic Fee Separate Budget Passes The Student Legislature's 1969-70 Activity Fees Budget passed Monday night. Debate on the $50,000 budget had been continued from the last legislature meeting the previous Monday night. Results Of Honor Board Cases Told Neal Trogdon, chairman of the Honor Board has released the results of the cases tried by the board this year. All cases are tried in complete secrecy and details are confidential, so only general facts about the Hearings are revealed. According to Trogdon, 25 cases have been heard this year. Seventeen were concerned with plagiarism, eleven cheating, and three stealing. Many of the cases involved more than one charge. The verdicts given were four no cases, eighteen "F's" and three suspensions. Members of the Honor Board are P.D. Davis, Zack Lowe, Pat Andrew, Susan Ratterree, Robin Thomas and Bill White. programs at other schools and ask any questions which they have. Those attending should he prepared to discuss seriously their responsibilities as individuals in the school, the rising academic standards of the college, and the long-range goals of Guilford. Questions may be directed to Miss Barbara Rau, associated dean, and to committee members Cathy Lowdermilk (chairman), Kay Reid, Ann Haworth, Sue Sherrill, Linda Mercer, Judy Turner, Robin West, Georgianna Higgins, and Lucy Stafford. The Quilfo rScm VOLUME LIU 410 Votes Cast In Election Carl Southerland landed the coveted position of College Union president in a hard-fought battle during campus-wide elections Tuesday. In other campaigns, Dan Hulburt received a nearly unanimous mandate from the student body for presidency of the Student Legislature. He was running unopposed on a ticket The main topic of discussion was the $6,000 athletic allottment which had been omitted from the budget during debate at the last meeting. After discussion, the allottment was reinstated into the budget on a separate basis. The student activity was reduced from SSO. to $44, and a six dollar athletic fee was added. It was the feeling of the legislature that the money could not be allocated under the present constitution, but would have to be provided under a separate cover. During the business session it was announced that candidates for student legislature representatives for next year would have to file their petitions before April 12. Petitions must bear the signnature of five persons. Legislature representation is organized by dorm districts. Petitions may be turned in to dorm representatives or Dewey Whitley, chairman of the elections committee. HBI Jf -4 sas ..... .1 ' % lip WSC hopeful Betty Jo Guill, right, is shown with her vice presidential candidate Pam Pancoast. Even though they received the most votes Tuesday in the WSC election, they faced a run-off Thursday against Sara Cox and Barbara Kelso. (Staff photos). Friday, March 28, 1969 with Lloyd Covington, vice presidential candidate; Paige Via, secretary; and Dick Sifferlen, treasurer. David Mahaney, who ran unopposed with Phil Edgerton as vice president,won top post in the Men's Interdorm Government. However, he polled 55 negative votes out of a total 180 males who voted. The 255 co-eds who voted split the majority of their votes for WSC president between Betty Jo Guill and Sara Cox. A run-off was to have been held Thursday. A third candidate, Pat McSwain was eliminated. Rising seniors overwhelmingly elected Tom Simek as their class president. Martha Petty, Carol Lewis and Susan Ratterree, who ran unopposed for the other three offices, were also elected easily. President of the rising junior class will be Bob Milan, who will serve with John Blanks, vice president, and Vicki Huff, treasurer. A fourth race in that class, for the office of secretary, called for a run-off between Jane Forbes and Jean Marshall. Officers elected for the rising sophomore class were Valerine Johnson, vice president; Karen Lee, secretary; and Andy Beck, treasurer. All ran unopposed. A run-off between presidential candidates Kirt Nave and Pete Pearce was to have been Thursday. Honor Board members chosen for two-year terms were Kate Flippen, Marilyn Mclntyre, John Dixon, and Mike McMillan. Martha Allen won presidency of the Women's Recreation Association (WRA). Kathy Jones was elected secretary. The 410 votes cast in all were not enough to pass on the Number 24 proposed legislature amendments. At least fifty percent of the student body must vote in o.der for amendment ratification to be valid. Early tabulation of the ballots was made possible this year by the use of voting machines which Elections Committee chairman Dewey Whitley had arranged. Third Seminar In Washington Twelve GuHtofd College students, accompanied by Claude Shotts and Dr. William Carroll, are in Washington, D.C., this week to examine American government, foreign policy, and the urban conomic crisis. The program is the third in a series of three off-campus seminars offered during the academic year 1968-69. It is, however, the first one this year planned for the nation's capital, the two previous groups having gone to New York for an equivalent length of time. An hour's credit is carried with participation in the program. The current seminar is primarily concerned with interests in the area of political science. Dr. Carroll, chairman of that department, has been involved with the students in the ■actual planning of their program, which includes the following: Discussions with Rep. Richardson Preyer of North Carolina's Sixth District; Senator Sander Saxbe of Ohio; Rep. Frank Evans of Colorado, a member of the House Appropriations Committee; the AID staff, who will talk about Vietnam; Ike Fullwood, a metropolitan policeman; the Friends Committee of National Legislation; leaders of the ghetto-based Neighborhood Youth Development Program; members of the Human Rights Commission. Also, a tour of the White House, a Congressional hearing, and sessions with Dr. Robert Cory of the William Penn House, who is helping co-ordinate the itinerary, are on the agenda. The Guilford group left Wednesday afternoon for the week in Washington. Applications are now being accepted for editor of next year's yearbook, the 1970 Quaker. Forms may be obtained from Don Christenson, chairman of the Publications Board, or Jill Taylor, co-editor of this year's annual. Deadline for submitting petitions is Monday, April 14.

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