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Art Series
Plans Still Tentative
by Judy Whisnant
Only two events for the
1975-76 Guilford College Arts
Series calendar have been
booked so far due to the Arts
Scries Committe concern that
the purpose and direction of
the Scries ought to be
reevaluated. According to
Hugh Stohler, Director of
Student Activities, this year
the committee is unwilling to
make decisions from recom
mendations presented to them
by the small group of
individuals who usually gather
the information and make the
initial proposals. Various
questions like "What direc
tion should the Arts Series
program take?" and "What
do constituencies really
want?" and more specifically,
"Have the programs in (he
past been too 'high-brow'?"
have caused the delay in
scheduling. Also there has
been pressure to include more
•pcakcrs on the agenda. In
Korean Karate
Demonstrated
by Anne Parnell
Karate expert. Young-teak
Yoo and his school gave an
ama/ing demonstration of the
art of Moo Duk Kwon, or
Korean Karate, in the
Guilford College Gvni on the
evening of April 9. Yoo and his
students demonstrated the
basic kicks and arm thrusts of
the art as well as sparing,
sword techniques, and brick
and board breaking.
The twenty-five students
ranged from ages eight to fifty
and represented all (he six
degrees, or belt colors. The
students were predominately
male, but there were three
females.
The women gave a separate
demonstration, because they
fight differently from males.
This is because in the case of
being molested, they are close
to the assaulter. They bit from
close contact using primarily
i heir forearms and hands.
The highlights of the
demonstration, however, were
performed by the men. They
amazed the crowd by jumping
over people and through
flaming hoops to break boards
with their feet. With their
hands they broke cement
bricks of varying sizes and
numbers stacked on top of one
another.
reccntmeetingslhc committee
has thrown open the whole
question of the nature of next
year's program.
Some answers to these and
other questions will hopefully
come out of a questionairc the
Arts Scries Committee is
presenting to students, faculty
and staff. Students will have
their chance for input on
Wednesday, April 16 in the
cafeteria. After pointing out
that more than half oftheArts
Scries budget comes straight
from student-paid tuition
funds, Hugh Stohlcr said,
"We really are trying to be
responsive to what students
want the Arts Series to be, so
it's not just decided by a small
group of people sitting in a
vacuum." By asking what
types of music, dance and
other performances arc pre
ferred, the committee wants to
devise some new and more
pleasing programs.
One incentive to re-evaluate
the Arts Series comes from
Mr. Yoo used his
hands to break bricks placed
vertically on a table and even
broke a cement brick with his
head. He then demonstrated
various sword techniques.
He also stood on the sword
with his bare feel.
The art of Moo Duk Kwon is
seventy percent a matter of
mind over body. It requires
great concentration; the stu
dent has to acquire mental
discipline over his body. The
size of body does not matter,
only the amount of pressure
and striking at exactly the
right point. According to
George Ferrell. who has a
black belt in Moo Due Kwon.
this intense concentration is
attained in part through the
yell, called Kihap. that is
made during the karate
moves. If the person is not
kihapping. according to Fer
rell. the mind can wander, and
the moves will not be
effective. Students must also
learn control over their bodies
so as not to hurt anyone more
than the degree necessary.
Mr. Yoo has eight schools
in Piedmont North Carolina.
His main offices are in High
Point 762 English Road and at
1839 North Spring Garden
Street in Greensboro.
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the cutback in funds the
program is suffering. The
1975-76 projected budget of
$24,000 was quickly cut to
$20,000.
The $12,000 the Series
received in 1974-75 from the
college tuition funds was
reduced for the coming year to
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It is another major concern
of the Arts Series Committee
that more students take an
active role in the program.
Meetings are open to all
students and all who are
present may vote. The next
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many of the so called comforts
of life, are not only
indispensiblc. but positive
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scheduled meeting is on
Wednesday, April 23 in the
Board Room in New Garden
Hall. JN the past the average
total number present at
meetings has been about
fifteen.
Two events have been
booked for next year. The first
is "The Lottie Goslar
Pantomime", an up-tempo
combination theatre, dance
and circus. It will take place
October 6,7,8 just before fall
break. The other is the "North
Carolina Dance Theatre", the
mankind...none can be an
impartial or wise observer of
human life but from the
vantage ground of what we
should call voluntary poverty.
Thorcau
professional resident dance
company at the N.C. School of
the Arts. It includes a range of
classical and modern dances
and will be here in March.
Each troupe will be on campus
for 2Vi days and will conduct
in addition to a major
performance, a workshop and
a performance for children.
MAINTENANCE
Continued from Page 3
--thoroughly familiarize
students with the procedures
for requesting repairs.
-if an intern confirms a
students' request is valid, and
the pink slip brings no results,
let the student talk to
maintenance personally.
-inform coordinators of the
common maintenance pro
blems all dorms or their
particular dorm are likely to
face and of the workings of
maintenance.
--notify residents when
planned work will inconven
ience them.
-provide feedback to per
sons submitting requests, at
least in cases where the
request is invalid (tell them
why) and where delay is
inevitable.
--adopt a "unit of living
concept" in which residents
have some control over how
maintenance's time and mo
ney arc used in their
dormatory. If only one of two
things can be repaired this
month, let residents decide
which.
--acquaint administrators
and maintenance people with
the quality of life in the dorms,
through meetings, etc. They
will then have a better idea of
how their decisions affect
people.
--invest in replacement or
overhaul of equipment which
breaks down frequently.