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quilfordiari m Volume LXII, No. 25j Guilford College, Greensboro, N.C. April 25,1978 Graduate Relates Peace Corps Experiences By TOM LO Peace Corps Volunteer Philippines (Tom Lo was the Editor of the 1976 Quaker and a 1977 graduate.) At this time last year I was becoming concerned about what I would be doing when I completed my studies at Guilford. I was frantically preparing my senior thesis, completing applications for graduation ceremonies, writing a resume and requesting job and graduate school applica tions from over a dozen differ ent states. But after graduation I decided to accept a spot with the Peace Corps. And so, from under a coconut tree hee in the Philippines, I will attempt to describe the life of one volunteer on a Pacific island. It would be difficult to generalize about the Peace Corps program, and I'm only offering a personal glimpse for those of you who may be interested in what Peace Corps is or who may be thinking of joining. I arrived in Manila October 17 after a three-month training program in vegetable produc tion at Huntsville State University in Huntsville, Texas. The plane arrived in Manila 26 hours after our departure from Students Share Creative Endeavors By ERIC JACKSON This semester six students in BHTC (401), Creative Process, and their creatively conscious professor, Ann Deagon, have been examining the concept of "creativity" in the arts and sciences, bringing together several discussions of essays, theories of creativity and other related processes with the intent to "deepen their awareness of their own creative process." Through the investigation of general theories of creativity and particular processes as experienced by both artists and scientists, insights into suggested meanings of creative acts and thoughts in anyone's daily activities. Class discussion has mainly centered around the essays and excerpts written by social scientists San Francisco. Manila is the largest city in the Philippines. The country is a conglomera tion of over 7,000 islands, but only about 2,000 islands are known to be inhabited. Each island is uniquely different from its neighboring island. Over 12 major dialects are spoken. I live on the largest southern island called Mindanao. It is an island plagued by govern ment discontent and Moslem- Christian tension. Many sections on the island are considered dangerous because of kidnapping and guerilla problems. All major arteries on the island are patrolled heavily with check points. In areas where tension is more uncertain, passengers are stopped and searched for military armament. The oftentimes bleak political pictures does not, however, accurately describe the village life style for which I am a part. Christians and Moslems live separately and problems flare only in those areas where they are forced to interact. The country is rich with natural resources. Much of the land on Mindanao is still virgin land. The Filippinos are rather resourceful and most materials are continually and artists, though theories produced by scientists such as Albert Einstein have been discussed in light of creative process in scientific invention. On Wednesday, perhaps the most important aspect of the course will be shared with the Guilford College commun ity, as the students and pro fessor will display and perform pieces of their own creative endeavors. A potpourri of art mediums including drawings, etchings, dance, paintings photography, and sculpture will create the "Wonderful Wednesday Afternoon" colloquium at 3:30 p.m. Part icipants include seniors Caroline Hall, Craig Hitchcock, Emi Matsamura, Eric Jackson, Lise Wright, Robert C. Martin and professor of Classical Languages Ann Deagon. The public is cordially invited. recycled. Most houses in the villages are made of bamboo, while the roofing is made from nipa leaves. The bamboo poles are incredibly versatile. As a building material, it is strong, durable, light and easily adapted to the living standards of the people. A completed bamboo house is extremely cool. It is a logical choice as a building material and the most commonly seen living unit in a barrio. Most people earn their living through agriculture. The most important crop in the Philip pines is rice, but in my region copra or dried coconut meat is the most important cash crop. The coconut is harvested four times a year. One tree will deliver about 20 nuts per harvest. Therefore, the owner can expect roughly 80 nuts a year from one tree. The coconut meat is scraped out of the thick husk and dried. This coconut meat is later used in the production of oil. Most landowners have a sizeable number of trees and work only during the four harvest periods. Thus coconut trees are known commonly as the lazy man's crop. I find my work difficult to explain. It is not an 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. job. In my work I try to do what I can whenever the opportunity arises. I was Study with 20th Century G A unique opportunity to study this summer with Nobel laureate Konrad Lorenz, the distinguished psychoanalyst Erik Erikson, and the two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Robert Penn Warren was announced yesterday by the Washington, D.C., office of the International Institute for Humanistic Studies of Geneva, Switzerland. Erikson, also a Pulitzer Prize-winner, will teach in July under the auspices of the Institute at Bennington College, Benning ton, Vermont. Robert Penn Warren will also teach there later in the month with the critic Cleanth Brooks. Lorenz will teach in June at his research institute in Altenberg, Dana Scholars 68 Students Honored "Exceptional academic performance . . . combined with a demonstrated leadership capability among your fellow students, form the basis of our decision." -Sheridan A. Simon Chairperson, Student Awards Committee Freshmen Ashton, Felicia Ann Beattie, Edward Tasker Burgess, Lou Ann Carey, Brian Edward DeWit, Joost Friel, Patricia Ann Ma ha raj h, Roberta Grace Mutunhu, Judy Chalmers Paul, Kathleen Sharon Riback, Stephen Craig Sophomores Alexander, Frances Porter Brittle, Betty Kathryn Cook, Albert Anthony Frank, Tamara Ann Fribush, Amy Juniper Furman, Arlene Marcel Garofalo, Michael Steven Gluck, Thomas Edwin Henderson, Frances Wright Hendrix, Richard Clarke Hurley, Donna Carol Lauria, Paul Thomas Mawhinney, Megan Catherine Meikrantz, William Joel Meredith, Melissa Neckerman, Kathryn Marie Phillips, Barbara Gottfried Reek, Jennifer Lynn Rice, Lisa Helene Shields, James Taggart Stine, Kenneth Howard Terrell, William Hunt Thai, Vi Ky Wright, Steven Frederick Austria, near Vienna. Enrollment in the intensive week-long courses is open to both undergraduate and graduate students throughout the United States, as well as to faculty and professionals, according to an Institute spokesman. The purposes of the summer program, the spokesman said, is to allow students to tudy first-hand with some of the great seminal thinkers and scholars of our century. The program is intended to eliminate the usual barriers of institutional affiliation, national boundaries and academic schedules. Konrad Lorenz will teach from June 11-17 in Altenberg, Austria, and Erik Erikson from Juniors Boone, Kenneth Leslie Bunce, Linda Sue Crownfield, Margaret Sue Cubberly, Mark David Culclasure, Scott Perry Dauerty, Helene Elizabeth Douglas, Elain Joy Field, Christopher T. Fort, Sarah Amelia Gardner, Mary Starr Greeson, John Michael Hardcastle, Laurie Ann Harris, Donna Lynne Hood, James Woodhams Hooks, David Taylor Hurley, David Lowell Jennings, Jeffrey Leon Kanakanui, Julia Lane Kinnaird, Michael Gates Leacraft, Yolanda I. Lee, Chong Won Lippincott, Lynn Ann Maharajh, Garnet Manz, Phillip Richard Massey, Vance Douglas Paul, Linda Marie Pratt, Bonnie Jean Richardson, John Paul Sabanos, Susan Marie Sachs, Jeanette Lynn Thibodeaux, Jeffrey Mitchell Towe, Jeanne Lee Tutterow, Douglas Alan Wagner, Virginia Ella reat Thinkers July 9-15 at Bennington, Vt. Robert Penn Warren and Cleanth Brooks will teach together from July 23-29 at Bennington. Students may take the courses either for credit or not. Enrollment for credit in one of the courses is S3OO for three undergraduate credits or two graduate credits; enrollmentas non credit student is $230. Parti cipants going to Bennington will be provided with week long room and board there for sllO, while those going to Altenberg will live in Vienna. Inquiries may be sent to the Summer Program Office of the Institute, 5530 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W., Washington, D C. 20015.
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