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Homecoming 1974 By JON HIRATSUKA and JEFF MARTIN Four days of festivities plus a winning football season add special significance to Home coming week this year. Homecoming activities began Tuesday with the Jefferson Starship concert at Duke and the movie Stolen Kisses in Dana Auditorium. A masque rade ball is scheduled for Thursday night in the cafeteria. Friday evening two movies, Pulp and Slaughter house Five, will be shown in Dana. Following the movies, a skating outing is planned. On Saturday, the Homecoming Parade begins at 1:00; while the Guilford-Davidson football game starts at 2:00. Roy Buchanan's concert in Dana on Saturday night concludes Homecoming activities. The separate events are explained in more detail below: Two Good films on Friday night A double feature will be shown at 8:15 p.m. Friday, November 1 in Dana Audito rium. The two films shown will be Pulp and Slaughterhouse Five. Both movies are excellent. Pulp did not attract big crowds when it was first released a few years ago because of bad promotion, but it got excellent reviews from most critics. Pulp is now recognized as a fine film. Michael Caine plays a newspaper reporter who is more like a detective* Pulp ribs all the common detectives from Raymond Chandler to James Bond. A film worth seeing. Most people have read or heard of Kurt Vonnegut's Guilford Quakers in action The Guilfordian book, Slaughterhouse Five, and so will not need an introduction to the film. For those not familiar with the book or movie, it centers around the character of Billy Pilgrim. The satirical fantasy takes Pilgrim on a trip in time and space. Billy's time traveling takes him from his World War II adventures during the bombing of Dresden to the present as a myopic eye doctor to the future where he is stranded on the planet Tralfamador with sex pot, Montana Wildhack. The film is both funny and thought-provoking. Another movie not to be missed! After the films, an ice skating party is planned. The cost will be 50 cents and rides will be arranged. For further details about the ice skating watch for announcements or contact Jody Wood. Floats, Fanfare Mark Home coming Parade Guilford's annual Home coming Parade gets underway at 1 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 2. After assembling at Muirs Chapel, the procession will pass through Guilford's main gate and proceed around the campus past the football field, the gym, and Bryan Hall. Parade highlights include bagpipers, unicyclists, a high school band from Yadkinville, and dormatory, club and alumni floats. Prizes will be awarded to the best floats. Local police and fire depart ments have lent their vehicles free of charge for use as floats. Parade coordinator Eugene Pigeon said that Guilford mime artist T. R. Wailes and his troupe might appear in the parade. Participants in the parade should meet at Muirs Chapel at 12:30 p.m. November 1, 1974 | Saturday Night -- Roy Buchanan Concert Guilford students will be entertained Saturday night by one of the best guitarist in the world. Roy Buchanan is a versatile musician. His music is in the blues/rock vein with jazz and country-western also playing an important part. From Montgomery County, Maryland, Buchanan started releasing albums only a few years ago. To date he has cut three albums. The concert, in Dana Auditorium at 8 p.m. Saturday, November 2, will begin with Flavor, a local jazz/rock band. Tickets for this great concert are on sale in the Union Office for $2 for Guilford students and $4 for off-campus students. There will probably also be some tickets for sale at the door, so make it to Dana Auditorium on Saturday night for a fine concert. Grimsley Hobbs Interviewed By DAVID GREEN and JON HIRATSUKA In an interview in New Garden Hall last Monday, Dr. Grimsley Hobbs answered questions about his job, relations with students, and feelings about the condition and purpose of the college. According to Dr. Hobbs, "about one third of my time is spent in fund raising, and much of the rest is taken up by committee work". He ex pressed a willingness to meet with students and stressed that he is always available by appointment. When questioned about his lack of personal contact with students, Dr. Hobbs cited his practice of inviting select groups of students to his home. He said that he would be willing to appear at a "Meet the Administrative Council Night" or any other event designed ,to promote communication between stu dents and administrators. He also agreed to supply the Guilfordian with accounts of his fund raising activities and President Grimsley Hobbs other administrative actions of concern to students. When asked about the defeat of the self regulating hours proposal and of the college's refusal to give students more responsibility for their academic program, Dr. Hobbs said decisions are made "in a given set of circumstances." He said the college would lose too much financial support and too many perspective students (if only due to parental reserva tions) if 24 hour visitation were adopted. Dr. Hobbs also insisted that alumni and trustees were part of the college community and that their feelings must be considered. In discussing the power structure and decision making process on campus Dr. Hobbs declared that most decisions concerning student life are made by the Administrative Council. Decisions made by lower committees must ulti mately come to him for approval and he accepted personal responsibility for all college policies. Dr. Hobbs operates under the supervi sion of the Board of Trustees but in most matters his recommendations are accept ed by the Board. He feels that his job is to make sure that Guilford College endures and grows toward academic and social excellance. From our interview, we have concluded that Dr. Hobbs has a tough job trying to please all the diverse segments of the Guilford College community. He is dedicated to the future of Guilford College. He is, however, inclined toward a paternalistic view of students as "boys and girls" who are not fully capable of making long range decisions. Most of his information concerning student life is second and third hand knowledge. Perhaps through greater personal contact with students he will become more sensitive to the needs and rights of students, and students will be able to more fully appreciate the difficult job of a college president.
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