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"Ididn'tknow what the president ofa university did until I saw it first-hand,"

Ross Perkins, winner of the Career Center's "President for a Day" contest, said. The contest was to raise funds for the center by selling raffle tickets. The raffle's winner was given the opportunity to spend a day with LU President Dr. A. Pierre Guillermin.

"I wasn't in chapel the morning they announced thatl'dwonthecontest/'Perkins said. "I found out later from my friends."

Perkins' day with Dr. Gimlermin began at 9:00 a.m. when Perkins walked into his office. A meetingwithfacultywas for thecamera after a day of"switching first On the agenda. places." Dr GuillerminattendedPerkins' classes, and Perkins attended some of Dr After the meeting, Guillermin's appointments.

PerkinsandDr. GuiUermin wentto chapel. "Dave Dawson introduced me as the president of LU, and I prayed at the beginning of the service," Perkins said. "Immediately after I prayed, we left to go to another meeting."

At about 11:00 a.m., the two went to lunch at the Piedmont Club.

"Later I told everyone that we'd gone to Hardee's so they wouldn't think we'd been extravagant," Perkins continued.

After he observed Dr. Gumermin's workday, Guillermin attended Perkins' classes with him. "That was different. The experience was definitely educational," Perkins said. .

By Stewart Adams