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Essay Contest
Students in college or
graduate school have an
opportunity to win a top award
of $2,500 cash plus a $2,500
research or travel grant in an
essay contest on welfare
reform sponsored by The
Institute for Socioeconomic
Studies.
Leonard M. Greene, Insti
tute president, said the award
will be made for the best
10,000-word paper on the
subject "Income Supplemen
tation - A Solution to
America's Welfare Crisis."
A second prize of SI,OOO
cash and up to 10 consolation
prizes of SIOO each also will be
awarded. The staff and
trustees of The Institute will
be judges.
The research program of the
non-profit foundation of White
Plains, N.Y. is focused on
exploring possible reform of
United States welfare policy.
Deadline for entry of papers
is March 1, 1976. The essay
contest winners will receive
their awards at a presentation
ceremony in Washington,
D.C. early in May, 1976.
While in Washington, both
the essay winner and
runner-up will meet with
ranking members of Congress
in a symposium on welfare
reform to be sponsored by The
Institue for Socioeconomic
Studies.
In announcing the competi
tion, Mr. Greene said its
objective is "to encourage
America's students to think
constructively about the vast
problems caused by the failure
of present U.S. socioeconomic
policy."
SPS Demos and a Star Party
Mark January 28 with a red
pencil! At 1:00 p.m. in the
Leake Room, Dr. Walter
Connolly of Appalachain
University will give a Physics
demonstration and lecture.
You needn't be a Physics
major to attend, (take it from a
Biology/French major - Phy
sics can be phun!) You need
only have interest in fun of the
Physics brand.
Dr. Connolly has an
amazing array of demonstra
tions including strobe lights
and model trains. If you have
ever wondered why people
study Physics, this could be a
good chance for you to see
why Dr. Connolly is brought to
you by SPS, the people who
bring your Star Parties!
And while we're on the
subject, there will be a Super
Star Party on February 4, so
mark that one on your
calendar! The format for this
Star Party will be different
Entrants' papers, he said,
may give consideration to such
topics as an evaluation of
existing welfare programs,
techniques of income supple
mentation, and how work
incentives are affected by
present welfare policy and
how that might be altered by
adoption of an income
supplement.
The Institute will have the
option of publishing winning
papers, Mr. Greene said.
During 1975, The Institute has
published two monographs:
"Great Britain's Tax Credit
Income Supplement", incor
porating a paper by the Rt.
Hon. Lord Barber, T.D., and
"Social Welfare Abroad", a
comparative study of the
social insurance and public
assistance programs of indus
trialized democracies through
out the world by Bette K.
Fishbein, staff economist of
The Institute for Socioecono
mic Studies.
Currently planned for publi
cation is an analysis, byformer
U.S. Representative Martha
W.Griffith's, of Congress' next
major effort to develop welfare
reform legislation.
The Institute reserves the
right to cancel the first and
second prizes if, in the sole
judgement of the judges, no
suitable papers are submitt
ed.
Registration forms and
complete information about
the student essay contest may
be obtained by writing to
Essay Contest Director. The
Institute for Socioeconomic
Studies, Airport Road, White
Plains, N.Y. 10604.
than those in the past. The
party will begin at 8:30, in
K122 (or is it the Leak Room?,
well, we'll let you know in our
next notice...) with a talk on
what's of interest in the sky.
You may find things out about
the stars that you never knew -
like why Scorpio and Orion
neverappear in the sky at the
same time. REFRESHMENTS
WILL BE SERVED (thought
you'd like to know about that!)
Immediately following the talk
we will adjourn to the
telescopes to examine the
skies. A splendid time is
guaranteed for all. (and it's
lots of fun, too!)
HANDBUILDING POT
TERY CLASS for all students,
faculty and staff. Tuesday 1-4
or Friday 1-4 starting week of
Jan. 26-March 1. SIO.OO plus
materials. Those interested
(contact Barbara Maclnnes,
855-0141.-
The Gullfordian
Images
The Park Bench
by Ligon Perrow
Where you once walked
I sit and think
Of tears
That would not flow
Until you walked
Where now I sit and think.
Nikon Nutshell
Enter N
One of the nation's largest
photography contests is al
ready underway! Prizes total
$12,000 and the students and
faculty on your campus could
win the top prizes of $1,500 in
Nikon photographic equip
ment. The contest is sponsor
ed annually by Nikon cameras
and NUTSHELL magazine -
distributed to over one million
college students each year.
Amateur photographers are
eligible to compete for up to
$1,500 in Nikon photographic
equipment, first prize in the
3rd Annual Nikon/Nutshell
Photo Contest for students
and faculty.
189 prizes totaling $12,000
in value will be awarded in the
two competitions now under
way on college campuses
throughout the nation.
The contest is sponsored
jointly by Nikon cameras and
NUTSHELL magazine- a
network of educational publi
cations distributed annually to
over one million college
students.
"The purpose of the
Nikon/Nutshell Photo Contest
is to encourage photographers
to express themselves crea
tively through photography,"
stated Myron Charness,
Director of Public elations
for Nikon. "For the same
reason, we - have added a
separate faculty competition.
This year, there is no contest
theme, no restriction on the
number of photos entered,
and any type of camera may
be used in the contest."
Last year's winners repre
sented 97 different college and
university campuses.
First place winners in each
of the two categories (black &
white and color) will receive
$1,500 in Nikon equipment.
Two runners-up will each win
SI,OOO in equipment; and
third place winners receive
SSOO in equipment.
.The same top prizes will be
awarded in the faculty
competition which is judged
separately from the student
contest.
Deadline for entering is
January 23, 1976. Entry
brochures for faculty and
students can most easily be
obtained from the local Nikon
dealers participating in the
program. Also, entry bro
chures may be obtained by
writing: Nikon/Nutshell Photo
Contest, P.O. Box 9058,
Knoxville, Tennessee 37920.
January, 1976
London
Group
The first joint meeting of
the Guilford College and
UNC-G contingents of the
1976 Summer School in
England is scheduled for
Sunday afternoon, January 25
at 3:30 p.m. in Alderman
Lounge of Elliot Hall. High
Tea in the English style will be
served.
The meeting's general topic
will be Everything You Always
Wanted to Know about
Summer School and Summer
Travel in Europe. Professors
Ron Cassell of UNC-G and
Gary McCown of Guilford will
answer specific questions
about obtaining passports,
purchasing Eurail or Britrail
passes, and tips on European
travel as well as outlining the
two courses of study schedul
ed for the program in
England: Theatre in Great
Britain and England from
Roman Times to 1660.
Since this program is
limited to 25 students and
places are filling up, those
interested are urged to attend
this important meeting. If you
are interested but unable to
attend, contact either one of
the faculty members: Ron
Cassell or Gary McCown at
273-0678. For transportation
to this meeting, please contact
Gary McCown immediately.
Student
Exhibits
An exhibit of 14 photo
graphs by Eric Ammondson of
Reidsville will continue
through Feb. 1 in the Gallery
of Founders Hall at Guilford
College. Admission is free.
Hours for viewing are the
same as for the Ciba-Geigy
exhibit of "The World of the
Late Middle Ages in the
Diebold Schilling Chronicle"
now on display in the Boren
Room of Founders - Mondays
through Saturdays from 9 a.m.
until sp.m. and Sundays from
12 noon until 5 p.m.
Ammondson, a former
Guilford College student, is
the son of Dr. and Mrs.
Clayton J. Ammondson of
Reidsville. He is now a third
year photography student at
the Rhode Island School of
Design in Providence.
Photographs in the Am
mondson exhibit, "People in
Providence," are primarily of
elderly persons. At present,
he is doing a photographic
study of coal miners in
Tazwell, Va.