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Black Culture
by Joseph C. Pardington
News Editor
The Month of February is tradi
tionally recognized nationally as
Black History Month. Students at
Guilford College, have taken the
responsibility of organizing and
running the College's celebration
of African American History,
with the support of Jeannette
Tyner.
"Journey into Blackness"
week began Sunday, January 30
with Religious Emphasis Day,
which marked the debut of the
"Guilford College Gospel Choir."
Complementing the service was
the "Wilson Russel Ensemble,"
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the North Carolina A&T Choir.
Prayers, hymns, and reading of
scriptures added to the religious
celebration of African American
togetherness. Unity was best
shown by the "Wilson Russel
Ensemble" who spontaneously
accompanied, from the pews, the
new "Guilford College Gospel
Choir." Words of inspiration
were given by students and facul
ty, and the integrated choir also
included students and faculty of
Guilford College.
Continuing the festivities, on
Monday night, January 31, Roy
Porter gave a poetry reading in
the Gallery. Tuesday night, co
sponsored by the College Union
and the African American
culture society (formerly
8.A.5.1.8.), the coffeehouse
presented Kim and Reggie Har
ris who sing and play a variety of
instruments, including
keyboards, saxaphone, and
guitar.
Wednesday, February 2, was
mid-week speaker night with Dr.
Ralph Scales. Among Dr. Scales
credentials are, president of Fair
Builder's Incorporated, general
contractor of the Scales-Lacy
Sub-division, and president of
Gateway Holding Corporation.
Dr. Scales' speech was on
"Dichotomies in a Pluralistic
Society." As a firm believer in
community leadership. Dr.
Faculty's Acclaimed Habitats
by Arnold Markley
Staff Writer
Ann Deagon, Professor of
Classical Languages and Direc
tor of Classics at Guilford Col
lege, is the author of several
short stories that have recently
been published in a collection.
The book, entitled Habitats, was
published by Green River Press,
University Center, Michigan, and
contains ten short stories that
have each been published
previously in various magazines.
The stories deal with with men,
women and children of all ages,
and their coming to terms with
where they live and who they are.
| For example, some of the stories
•g concern middle-aged adults
jg struggling with mid-life crises,
g while others deal with older peo
p pie trying to put their lives into
> perspective. Though each story
0 contains different characters, the
o characters share many
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Weekend Mixers
by David Nash
and Tom Smith
This weekend brought two oc
casions for Guilford's students to
meet their faculty and staff: the
Senate Service Auction and the
Presidential Ball.
The Service Auction was truly
a community effort with faculty
and Greensboro area residents
combining with students to offer
a menagerie of items. Although
the goal was $2500. I knew the
Scales' goals are: to "1. Identify
real issues that affect our com
munity; 2. Discuss the role of in
stitutional higher education in the
development of solutions to
issues that affect the community:
3. Examine the role of students in
conceptualizing and implemen
ting innovative solutions to issues
that affect the community; 4.
Analyze alternate inter
disciplinary learning
developments in parity to the
community; 5. Stimulate a warm
think tank atmosphere and
engender within each student
positive action oriented solutions
to problems that will affect our
community in the 21st century."
Thursday night, February 3rd,
"To Sir with Love" starring
Sidney Poitier was shown in
Sternberger.
Saturday the sth there will be a
dance after the home basketball
theme of "coming home" runs
throughout them all.
The settings of the stories are
also familiar settings to the
Guilford College community. One
story is set at Friends Homes -
another in the Guilford College
Library.
Mrs. Deagon began writing fic
tion in 1977, but has written
poetry since around 1970. She has
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auction would do better, finally
earning about S4OOO.
Despite the diversity and ap
peal of the items, the auctioneers
stole the show. Several people
commented on the urging, teas
ing way the auctioneers provoked
the buyers into higher bids. This
encouragement was probably
more appreciated by the
observers than the bidders.
Students also enjoyed the faculty
present, including Ken Schwab
and Bill Rogers.
There was greater opportunity
the following night to talk with
faculty and staff at the Presiden
tial Ball. Amidst the ferns and
trees were the Benfeys, the
Parkers, the Boyds, the Macln
nes', the Cooleys, the Schwabs,
Sara Bohn, Peter Freyberg, and
the Rogers. The Greensboro
Men's Club played during the
evening, a performance that end
ed in several encores. Although
students don't generally have a
chance to dance with the faculty,
this was a pleasant exception.
game between Guilford and
Avarett College. The dance will
be held in Sternberger at 9:00
p.m. Sunday, February 6th, there
will be traditional vocal music at
6:00 p.m., in Boren Lounge.
Monday February 7th, "Black
Lite" will be held in Sternberger
at 8:15 p.m. Featured will be a
talent segment for the first half of
the show, giving students a
chance to share their musical and
comic genius. The second half of
the show will present "Covacus,"
a highly versatile band, com
pleting the "Black Lite" show.
In a month of celebration that
was originated by Black
Historian Carter G. Woodson,
February continues as African
American History Month at
Guilford College. The Communi
ty Newsletter should keep
students up-to-date about later
activities during the current
African American History
Month.
had several collections of her
poetry published.
On Tuesday, February 8 at 7:00
p.m., an autograph party, given
by the Greensboro Writers Club,
will take place in the Gallery of
Founders Hall. Mrs. Deagon will
read two of her stories and will
autograph copies of Habitats
which will be available for pur
chase.