EPC Announces Possible
Changes In Curriculum
Everybody at Guilford is
affected by the core curricu
lum, and nearly everybody
seems dissatisfied with it. For
the first time in memory,
however, students are doing
more than grumble about
required courses as evidenced
by a large turnout and lively
discussion at the "town
meeting" held last week in the
cafeteria. The purpose of the
meeting, which was sponsored
by students from the educa
tion seminar to Philidelphia,
was to discuss changes in the
core cu.riculum proposed by
the Educational Policies Com
mittee.
The Guilfordian talked with
Diann Howland, student
representative on the Educa
tional Policies Committee and
asked her about the proposed
changes. She emphasized that
it was still in the stage of
proposal, not policy, and that
all students must complete
school on the same curriculum
they started with. It would be
unwise, said Howland, for
students to drop P.E. or
l anguage because they antici
page changes in the require
ments.
Briefly stated, the proposal
includes these core require
ments:
-One language course on the
200 level or one intercultural
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Mathias Speaks To Issues In Press Conference Here
y Johnny Moore
U.S. Senator Charles
.s from the state of
laryland arrived at Guilford
College Thursday, Jan. 31,
and gave a brief but
informative press conference.
Senator Mathias, a mem
ber of the Judicial Committee
of the Senate, began with
comments on the President's
State of the Union address of
the night before. Mathias
stated that Nixon was
"talking to the wrong
people" at the end of his
speech when he declared that
"one year of Watergate is
enough."
Mathias stated further that
'"74 wil be the year of the
courts for Watergate. It's
foolish to talk about ending it.
Only the courts through the
judicial process and Congress
can carry it out to its end."
Mathias continued to
elaborate oh the President's
speech, stating that he was
"glad that the President
touched on peace and on
many aspects of structural
reform."
Mathias, a liberal Republi
can, expressed his feelings on
the state of the Presidency as
it is now by saying, "There
can be no higher national
security than the integrity of
leadership. A legal basis
-Retention of Being Human
and Freshman English re
quirement, but with the
possibility of testing out of
English
-One intercultural course
-One creative Arts course
-Two Humanities Courses,
one from classics, history or
literature in translation and
one from Religion or Philoso
phy.
-Two courses in the natural
sciences (one of which must be
a lab science)
--Two courses in social
science, one must be
economics or political science,
the other in pschologv or
sociology.
The proposal totally abo
lishes the P.E. requirement,
but students would be
encouraged to take P.E. for up
to 4 hours credit.
Howland said that the
proposal would reduce the
number of required courses
from sixteen to eleven and
would allow students to get
some credit for courses such
as classics and drama, which
are now electives. She said
that the Educational Policies
Committee hopes that this
proposal, if adopted, will
promote more interdiscipli
nary studies. Says Howland
"We think that this is a step
toward greater academic
freedom."
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exists for the highest
cooperation between the
President and the Congress."
Mathias also believes that
it will be "June or July before
the House Committee will
make its recommendation for
impeachment proceedings."
When asked about his
feelings toward his fellow
colleague, Senator Sam Ervin
from North Carolina, and his
handling of the Watergate
hearings, Mathias stated,
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AFSC Awards To Be Given Soon
The Committee of Award of
the American Friends Service
Committee awards Charlotte
Chapman Turner fellowship
for the advanced education of
worthy and deserving per
sons who are married and
rearing families, and are
preparing themselves for a
career, the object of which is
the alleviation of the social or
medical ills of mankind. The
amount of the award is
variable, but SI,OOO is the
maximum available per year.
The award is renewable.
Persons preparing them
selves for a life of service in
social work or medicine arc
especially indicated in the
purposes of this award.
The Committee also a
wards the Mary Campbell
Memorial Fellowship for
graduate study to American
students preparing them
selves as emissaries of
international and interracial
peace and goodwill. For
students planning to study
abroad, stipends of varying
amounts up to a maximum of
SI,OOO are available. For
"He's a fine gentleman who
has gained stature and
performed a national ser
vice." Mathias also stated
that he felt that the
Republican Party would be in
trouble in the '76 elections.
In his Thursday night
speech Mathias said that
"National security is a matter
for all of our people and not of
the President alone." He
further stated that "the
term 'national security' as it
GREENSBORO. N.C.
those planning to do graduate
work in the United States, an
attempt will be made to make
a grant commensurate with
the student's needs. A
knowledge of the language is
Food Notes
by Amy McAllister
John Margenot would like
to sec a regular fast one day a
week. People would under
stand that SI .35 per day would
go to UFW and that they could
not get credit for fasting if
they gave their meal ticket
number at the door of the
cafeteria. He needs help in
organizing and general en
couragement.
Would you like to cat
vegetarian food for lunch and
supper? There will be a
sign-up sheet in the cafeteria
soon. They need commitments
for at least a week at a time in
order to cut down on costs by
cooking specific amounts and
allowing the rest of the
cafeteria to cut down on the
meat served. Volunteers are
needed to make yogurt and
bread.
has been used in recent years
has in fact the opposite of its
real meaning of peace and
tranquility."
In Mathias's view, "The
preservation of the integrity
of the nation is a legitimate
concern of the government,
but only if it is provided and
maintained through proper
due process established by
the body of law built upon the
Constitution.
"Secrecy and national
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essentia! for students who
wish to study in a foreign
country.
The Committee will make
its award in the light ol tlu
most important long range
international problems th;.t it
the time of award are befo e
the world Factors considered
in making the appointment
will be academic qualifica
tions and evidence of aptitude
to pursue graduate studies.
Of equal importance will be
the future plans of each
candidate and the way in
which a year of further study
will better prepare the
individual for a life of service
in the cause of peace. The
Committee is also willing to
consider mature applicants
who plan independent study
not necessarily related to
formal graduate work.
Application and reference
forms should be requested
from the Committee of
Award, American Friends
Service Committee, 160
North 15th Street, Philadel
phia, Pennsylvania 19102. It
is the applicant's responsibi
lity to sec that the completed
application, academic tran
scripts, and at least three
references are returned by
February 15th. Awards are
normally announced in April
to take effect the following
academic year.
OF INTEREST
The Women's Center is
located in the first floor sewing
and ironing room in Hobbs dorm,
but it is for all the women of
Guilford College, including staff,
faculty and students. There arc
collections of literature, a
bulletin board of events and
information, and from 12 to 2 on
weekdays, people to ilk with --
come by.
The Woman's Center invites
all women to its meetings for
business, Sunday 7-8 p.m., in the
Center at Hobbs dorm.
security arc not the same
things," Mathias stated, "as
the unfolding Watergate
revelations teil us."
Mathias concluded by
saying that whereas the U.S.
government has given the
American people the Water
gate scandal, it still provides
the nation "a purpose and an
opportunity to rebuild our
national security system. We
can work to provide real
security and to re-establish
confidence in our system of
justice. We must act, and act
now, to restore that confi
dence."