THE 6UILFORDIAN
Gvflford College
FOUNDERS DAY
REVIVED
-Jon Hiraisuka
A convocation, to commemo
rate the origin and living
history of Guilford College will
be held in Dana Auditorium on
Wednesday, Feb. 19, at 10:30
in the morning.
The Founders Day Convoca
tion program includes a drama
depicting the early days of
Guilford, tributes to indivi
duals who have worked at
Guilford for 15 or more years,
and a lecture by Distinguished
Quaker Visitor Douglas V.
Steere. President Hobbs will
perside over the program.
All events are open, and
students are urged to attend.
The first scheduled event is
a one act play, "New Garden
Boarding School - 1837." The
play suggests life at Guilford
during its first year of
operation. The contrast be
tween apparel, teaching
methods, and students' ages
then and now is apparent.
Students are seen reciting
geography and spelling les
sons in class.
The play also depicts
Quakers enthusiastic about
the newly founded school
trying to convince their more
skeptical collegues who fear
that starting a school was too
big an undertaking. This
exchange also reveals the
goals of Guilford's founders:
'to train teachers and to pass
along their own Quaker values
to the next generation.
The play is directed by Dr.
Kent who, 37 years ago,
directed the longer play from
which "New Garden Boarding
School" is excerpted.
The cast for Wednesday's
performance includes Guilford
students Gary Farlow and
Ruthanna Haines.
The next event is the
presentation of service awards
to 23 current Guilford
employees who each have 15
or more years of service in any
capacity.
Persons receiving awards
include maintenance men
Marion Sapp and Henry Hill,
librarian Treva Mathis, seve
ral faculty, and others. "You
may have had no idea that the
secretary or gardener you've
seen around has been here 20
years." Founders Day coordi
nator David Stanfield said. He
also mentioned that two
members of the current
maintenance crew were here
when he was a student at
Guilford 37 years ago.
The final event of the
convocation is a lecture by
Distinugished Quaker Visitor
Douglas Steere. The lecture is
titled "On Confirming the
Deepest Thing in Another."
Mr. Steere has gained
recognition for his writings on
religious prayer life. He has
also taught philosophy at
Haverford and travelled on
Quaker missions throughout
the world.
Following the convocation,
two luncheons will be held.
Recipiants of distinguished
service awards will be honored
guests at a luncheon in the
cafeteria. Former Guilford
College President Clyde
Milner and his wife Ernestine
will also attend this event.
During this time. President
Grimsley Hobbs will hold a
lunch for major don. ers to the
college at Ragsdale House.
This Wednesday marks the
first annual celebration of
Founders Day in over 10
years. The date of Feb. 19
has no historical significance;
Founders Day Convocation
could be held on any
designated day.
Founders Day is being
revived "to bring the whole
community together and to
sustain something of the
college's history and tradi
tion," Stanfield said.
Harrington, Janney, Evans
Announce Candidacy
Ted Harrington, John
Janney and Early Evans have
announced that they will be
running as a ticket for the
1975-.76 Community Senate
Executive Committee. Ted
Harrington, a Junior History
major, is the Presidential
candidate. He has been a
senator for one year. John
Janney is running for the
Vice-President/Treasurer po
sition. He is a Sophomore
Greensboro, N.C. 27410
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Founders Day speaker Douglas V. Steere.
Population and Environmental
Study Grants Offered
Internships offering grants
up to S6OO plus travel and
research expenses are avail
able from the Population
Institute for students interest
ed in working on population
growth and environmental
issues.
Students who participate in
the Intern Program will work
closely with state legislators
and agencies in researching
and analysing population
related issues, policies and
legislation. While continueing
to attend regular college or
university courses, the intern
will also spend part of each
week with hislher sponsoring
agency, meeting with other
Economics major and is
currently President of Milner
Dorm. The ticket is completed
with Early Evans for Secre
tary. She is a Sophomore
Biology major and is the
present Secretary of the
Community Senate.
The final date for filing
petitions and announcing
candidacy is February 23. See
Tine Zerilli (or last week's
Guilfordian) for details.
groups and individuals, doing
needed research and writing
and making periodic trips to
the state capitol. Each intern
will arrange for academic
credit for the internships with
a faculty advisor.
Activities of past interns
have contributed to such
positive results as the creation
of a state quality of life
commission (Massachusetts)
and the development of a
population education curricu
lum for state schools (Wash
ington).
The Intern Program is
supervised by the Youth and
Student Division of the
Population Institute with
offices in Washington, D.C.
The Institute is a private,
non-profit organization con
cerned with the population
problems and the broad range
of related issues affecting the
quality of life.
Application deadline for the
September, 1975 - May 1976
program is April 30, 1975.
Students interested in apply
ing should request applica
tions from David E. Baker,
Director, State Student Ijitern
Program, The Population
Institute, 110 Maryland Ave
nue, N.E. Washington, D C
120002.
February 19, 1975
Day Students
Election
There will be an election
held this week to fill a Student
Senate seat for the Day
Students. Due to the difficulty
of getting a large enough
group of Day Students
together at any one time, the
election will be conducted by
ballot vote. Day Students may
vote in the Grill Room (under
the cafeteria) on: Tuesday
February 18 11:00-3:00, Wed
nesday February 19 1:00-4:00,
Thrusday Feb. 20 11:00-4:00.
The nominations listed
below were culled from the
Day Student's questionnaire
distributed in the library over
the last several weeks.
Those nominated are:
Caryn Hillelson
Bert Fregosi
Ted Harrington
Ed. Van Deusen
Sandy Altshuller
Terry Roach
Larry Petty
Paul Mallone
Jim Dudley
Mark McManus
Each of the candidates will
post a one page statement at
the voting table of their views,
qualifications, etc. Anyone
who would like to run but is
not listed above is urged to
post a statement and run for
the opening. Write-in votes
will be accepted.
In all probability, there will
be a need for a run-off election
among several of the
candidates. The runoff elec
tion will be held in the Grill
Room Mon. Feb. 24 11:004:00,
Tues. Feb. 25 11:00-4:00,
Wed. Feb. 26 1:00-4:00.
Please keep both elections in
mind, and vote.
Weekend
Emergency
Personnel
The members of the campus
residential staff who will be on
duty this weekend are:
George Sholz: 299-5869
Scott Hutchinson: 294-2881
In case of emergency when the
infirmary is closed, contact
one of these people.