Vol. LV
Faculty Discusses Role
of Athletics at Guilford
The status and feasibility of
intercollegiate athletics, parti
cularly football, was the topic of
discussion at an open meeting of
the faculty athletic committee
on Thursday, April 8. The
meeting was called to discuss the
concern of some faculty that
athletics at Guilford is an issue
of vital and immediate impor
tance.
Henry Semmler, who had
voiced the concern at a previous
faculty meeting, was asked to
investigate the matter and report
to an open athletic committee
meeting.
Mr. Semmler began his report
by stating that he represented no
organized interest group, and
that he was still somewhat short
on facts, but that he had gained
some information which might
be helpful to the faculty.
Mr. Semmler stated that
when he had spoken in faculty
meeting, he had four basic
impressions about the role of
athletics at Guilford. In his
investigations, he tried to prove
or disprove his impressions.
Semmler's four impressions of
athletics at Guilford were:
1) that the ideals and goals
fundamental to intercollegiate
sports were antithetical to the
ideals and goals of a liberal arts
college.
2) that athletes were academi
cally inferior to other students.
3) that athletes cause more
than their share of social
problems on campus, and
4) that athletics is too
expensive.
After investigating these four
issues, Semmler found that facts
are still short and hard to come
by. He strongly recommended
..that the one thing that ought to
Switchboard
Seeks Funds
On Saturday, April 24th,
young and adult Greensboro citi
zens will be conducting a fund
raising campaign for existing and
proposed city drug abuse pro
grams. These people will be
soliciting contributions which
"will go toward the preservation
and extension of Operation
Switchboard's programs, for an
extension drug program at Guil
ford College, and for establishing
"Our House," a drug crisis cen
ter in the black community. The
solicitor's will be present in
Greensboro's major shopping
centers and the downtown shop
ping district from 9:30 a.m. to
6:30 p.m. White satin banners
and arm bands with the words
"Drug Abuse Control" in red
will identify bona-fide fund col
lectors. This is the first time
Greensboro has been approached
as a whole to give direct fi
nancial support for sorely
needed drug abuse programs.
Tfyz Quiffortocw
be corrected at Guilford is the
atmosphere of suspicion. Ac
cording to Semmler, this atti
tude is both unhealthy for the
college and unfair to the
athletes.
Regarding the conflict bet
ween athletic goals and the goals
of a liberal arts college, Semmler
stated that though the question
was a very subjective one, he
believed that the conflict is a
real one. He claims that the
intense competiveness generated
by athletics is not the one
Guilford wants to foster. Also,
the priorities of athletes are not
academic; they tend to put
athletics first, partly because
their financial security depends
upon the maintainance of an
athletic grant.
After an investigation of the
academic status of Guilford's
athletes, Semmler concluded
that athletics, particularly foot
ball, has a detrimental effect
upon the academic priorities of
(Continued on page 4)
In April 7 Ballotin
Scott Elected President
Spring elections, which were
held April 7, 1971, drew about
33% of the student body. The
polls were open from 11:00 a.m.
to 6:00 p.m. in Founder's lobby.
Run-offs for Honor Board were
on April 9th.
Doug Scott, whose party won
by a margin of 178 to 93, is the
new President of the Executive
Council of Student Legislature.
Michele Van Gobes is Vice-
President; Richard DeKoyer; and
Rosemary Scott, Treasurer.
When asked about plans and
possible programs for next year,
Mr. Scott said "No comment."
Running on the opposing
ticket-the No-Tuna Party—
were John Neal for President;
Mike McGraw, Vice-President;
Lynn McDaniel, Secretary; and
Nancy Kean for Treasurer.
New Honor Board members
are M. L. Carr, Ingrid Wall,
Charlie Sewell, and Faye Scales.
Photo by Willson
Student Body President Douglas Scott
Friday, April 16, 1971
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The contest between Cathy
Frazier (146 votes) and Ingrid
Wally was determined by a
run-off election held April 9th.
Valerie Johnson, new Presi
dent of the College Union, ran
with no opposition. Dibbie
Wright and Tom Clayton are the
two new members of the Union
Board of Governors.
Members of the new Student
Investigating Committee are
Gary Kirby (125 votes), Kim
Cristofori (196 votes), Randy
Moore (144 votes), Karen Foster
(190 votes), Don Yelton (163
votes), and Jill Hirsh (197
votes). A run-off election for the
third male position on SIC was
avoided when Mike Stilwell (125
votes) withdrew from the
competition.
Anyone having suggestions to
give to the Flections Committee
should contact Ann Martorelli.
299-9823.
Campus Retreat
Sponsored by
College Union
To increase communication
between people and groups, to
create and develop bonds of
understanding, and maybe even
to learn something about your
self in the process, are the goals
of the Spring Retreat planned
for this weekend at Camp
Caraway, just outside of Ashe
boro.
In an attempt to bring the
campus together, representatives
from various groups at Guilford
have been invited to take part in
the two-day get-together which
starts Saturday the 17th. A brief
orientation period in the Union
Lounge at 10:00 will kick off
the weekend, with the groups
planning to arrive by private cars
at the camp around 1:00.
Andy Gottschall's Sociology
class in Community Organi
zation has spent the last month
planning this weekend with
particular emphasis on the
participants. A well-rounded
representative group with a limit
of 60 was sought. At least one
member of every dorm was
chosen, as well as representatives
of the foreign students, blacks,
clubs and various interest groups
at Guilford. The group that
emerged consists of about 16
faculty and administrators, 34
students, and some trustees and
staff members.
Armed with blankets, note
books, and pens, and good
intentions, the group will head
for Camp Caraway for two days
of encounter and role-playing
(Continued on page 3)
An air of apparent hostility
pervaded a meeting that was
held in the first floor lounge of
1968 Dorm Wednesday night.
After a flurry of rumors which
were making the rounds on
campus concerning the fate of
the residents of that dorm for
next year, a meeting was called
to explain what the actual
proposal would be.
Andy Gottschall, Jerry God
ard, Dick Woodward, Ken
Schwab, Bruce Stewart, Kathy
Kelleher and Jim Gifford
gathered whith over 100 stu
dents to present a proposal to
institute a new living and
learning concept into the dorm
experience within 1968 Dorm.
Jerry Godard began the
meeting by stating that the
proposal being presented was
actually 48 hours old and that
basically it is a suggested
academic program that would be
introduced and developed within
1968 Dorm beginning next fall.
If it is not instituted at this time
then the proposal would have to
wait one year.
Andy Gottschall stated that
the college had conimited itself
to experimental educational
modes directed at individual
education and expression. The
living and learning experience of
English Dorm has achieved some
of its self-styled goals. In fact
students (some of whom are
from English), actually pre
sented the first proposal which
gave impetus to this proposal. It
has since been refined and
integrated with on-going pro
grams such as off campus
studies, the Guilford Fellows
and the Man course taking direct
action within the proposed '6B
experience.
Gottschall stated that for
many reasons '6B Dorm had
been selected as the best
location—if the residents wanted
to institute the program. For the
reasons of logistics all housing
requests above those which have
been contracted and deposits
paid for living in '6B next year
have been put on hold. "All
current housing contracts under
these conditions of a contract
will be honored," Gottschall
stated.
Suites which are filled by
current residents will remain the
same. Suites with vacancies
coming up have the chance of
having students placed in the
empty spaces other than those
who wish to transfer in from
other dorms. It was pointed out
by Dick Woodward that at no
time was transfer guaranteed 1
that this is standard housing
policy.
Bruce Stewart pointed out
the benefits of such a program in
terms of closer student-faculty
relations, individualized learning
endeavors, atyd involvement with
fellow students as human beings
(Continued on page 3)
No. 16