THE GUILFORDIAN
VOL. X
Guilford Students Subscribe Over SB,OOO
Juniors Make First 100 Per Cent;
Seniors Lead In Amount Given
Three Classes and Preps Sub
scribe 100 per cent Strong;
Freshman Campaign
Not Complete
The students of Guilford College
went over the top in their part of
the endowment campaign by sub
scribing $8,346.50, or over $42.00
per subscriber. The Campaign was
launched Monday morning at
Chapel with speeches from class
representatives.
The Junior Class started things
with a rush by announcing at the
outset that they had already secured
a 100 per cent subscription of $2,-
050.50 from the class. The Senior
Class immediately accepted the
challenge and before the day was
over had equalled the Junior sub
scription with $2,071.00 and class
percentage. The class leaders from
the preparatory department, Fresh
man and Sophomore Class started
action at once, each attaining a 100
per cent subscription from their
members.
President Binford opened the Stu
dent Campaign by a speech at
chapel Monday morning. He ex
pressed the deep appreciation for
the active interest manifested in the
welfare and development of the
college by the present student body.
He briefly presented the campaign in
general to the entire student body
and then introduced the class speak
ers who by their fine college spirit
and enthusiasm stirred up the inter
est of the entire student body in the
endowment campaign.
John Webb Cannon, "24, Robert
Marshall, '25, Mary Lou Wilkins,
'26, James Thigpen, '27, and Ken
neth Neese of the preparatory de
partment. were enthusiastic concern
ing what their respective classes
had done or were going to do foi
Guilford.
The gift of the Junior Class was
the first evidence of a definite action
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NELL CHILTON HEADS
STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Nell Chilton, of the class of 1925
was recently elected president of the
local student government association
for the year 1924-25.
Subsequent to her election, Miss
Chilton attended an assembly of the
Southern inter-collegiate association
of student government held at the
State College for Women at Colum
bus. Miss. At this convention rep
resentatives were present from fifty
Southern colleges. Day periods
were devoted to a discussion of stu
dent government problems and gen
eral methods for improvement of
the organization as a whole. Nights
were given over to special enter
tainment and student receptions.
"Meet Me At The Jubilee In June"
PLANS COMPLETED FOR
GREATEST COMMENCEMENT
IN HISTORY OF GUILFORO
Final plans for the Commence
ment program are being made up,
with noted speakers for the Bac
eal aureate services and elaborate
plans for the "Home Coming Day"
on June 2. The Commencement
schedule will open on Saturday
night, May 31, with a production of
Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera,
"The Mikado," in costume, and will
close with an address by Doctor
Rufus M. Jones, of Haverford Col
lege, Tuesday, June 3.
Dr. J. W. kesler of Vanderbilt,
will deliver the Bacalaureate sermon
on Sunday, June 1. Doctor Kesler
is nationally known as a theologian
and a lecturer and has won for him
self a distinctive place at the annual
Blue Ridge Conferences, exercising
a great influence on all who have
come in contact with him by higher
vision.
Monday morning will usher in the
much heralded and long awaited
"Home Coming Day." The festivi
ties of the day will start with a pro
duction of a pageant by the gradu
ating class. The pageant was writ
ten by Miss Josephine Rhoades, for
many years head of the music de
partment at Guilford. The page
ant will depict the various stages of
development of Guilford. The final
scenes have been added by John
Webb Cannon and Elizabeth Brooks
members of the Advanced Composi
tion Classes.
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ANNUAL FACULTY SENIOR
RECEPTION AT FOUNDERS
The Senior Class was delightfully
entertained by the faculty last Wed
nesday evening. Students' Parlor,
Faculty Parlor and the front hall at
j Founders were decorated with pro
\ fusion of dogwood. The color
scheme of green and white was car
j ried throughout the evening.
M iss Lasley and Miss Ricks had
charge of a poem writing contest
for the entertainment of the guests.
The directions for the contest were
to address a poem to the person sit
ting next you. Leora Sherrill's son
net was judged to be the best of the
love lyrics submitted and Prof. Mil
ton C. Davis delivered the prize, an
attractive box of Whitman's choco
lates.
After mating for partners the
guests were treated to an ice course
followed by coffee, mints and al
monds.
M iss Artena Jackson spent the
week-end with her parents.
GUILFORD COLLEGE, N. C., MAY 11, 1924..
GLEE CLUB GIVES MASTERLY
PERFORMANCE BEFORE LARGE
AUDIENCE AT HOME CONCERT
_ i
Costume Features, Club Chor
ales, and Solos Constitute
Well Balanced Program.
BY LUCILLE PURDIE, 27
Pep! That one word, probably
more than any other, describes best
the performance of the Guilford
Glee Club given at Memorial Hall
last Saturday evening. And with I
pep as the chief ingredient, a re
markable mixture of quality, char
acter and genius resutled. Not only
was the Glee Club itself full of
pep; the audience, the majority of
which was made up of college stu
dents, was enthusiastic to the last
degree. This enthusiasm first pro
claimed itself when the curtain rose,
with a spot-light playing on the sil
ver cup which the Guilford Glee
Club won at Durham in the State
Inter-collegiate Glee Club contest.
The program could not have
been presented more effectively.
Appropriate spot-lights were thrown
on the stage, and some of the num
bers were given in costume.
The individual numbers were very
well given. Least, but by no means
last in importance, was Mr. James
Joyce, who gave one of his popular
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GLEE CLUB WINS SILVER
GUP IN DURHAM CONTEST
"Parade of Wooden Soldiers"
Awarded First Honors
Among Specialties
ith its accurate reproduction of
the "Parade of the Wooden Sol
diers," from "Chauve Souris", the
Guilford Glee Club won first honors
in the Specialty number of the in
tercollegiate glee club contest con
ducted under the auspices of the
civic clubs of Durham at Trinity
College, May 1.
Three handsome silver cups were
awarded in the contest, the one won
by Guilford for the Specialty num
ber, one by the University for the
best rendition of the glee club song,
and one by Trinity for the best quar
tet. Guilford, the University, Wake
Forest and Trinity were entered in
the contest. The specialty and quar
tet selections were left to the choice
of the club; the Contest song was
Bach's "Grant Us to Do With Zeal."
More than 100 voices, represent
ing all the glee clubs, joined in
singing "America," prior to the con
test, and Buck's "On the Sea" in
conclusion of the program. Dr.
Paul Weaver, of the University, di
rected the ensemble singing.
Second place on the contest song
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i JUNIORS AND SENIORS
BANQUET AT COUNTRY
CLUB IN GREENSBORO
Unique Toasts on Theme "Good
Luck to Class of '24"
ROBERT MARSHALL
PRESIDES
I _
The annual Junior Senior Ban
quet was held on Friday evening,
May 9, at the Greensboro Country
Club. It was easily the most brilli
ant affair of the season, and the
Junior Class carried it on in a
manner which has not been equall
ed in many years.
The name of Robert R. Marshall
is probably the out-standing one in
the evening's personages. As toast
master Mr. Marshall kept the 66
people in a happy frame of mind
for three hours. His remark were !
very clear and his introductions to
the speakers "hit the nail" on the
head.
The theme for the evening was
"good luck to the class of '24."
It was most tastefully carried out
in the "luck symbols" that were
used during the program. Mr.
Marshall kept the speakers keyed
up by leaving the order of speaker's
in spite of printed order, to chance
or "luck."
The favors were attractively done
in the senior class colors, purple
' and gold, and were decorated with
a four leaf clover. Another good
luck symbol.
Another luck symbol started the
dinner when the grape fruit was
brought in served on a large paper
four-leaf clover.
Toasts were responded to in the
following order: "Rabbi'ts foot'
| William W. Blair; "Fairy Stone,
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N. 0. COLLEGiATE PRESS
HOLDS SESSION AT ELON
Edwin P. Brown Represents
Guilfordians at Semi-Annual
Press Convention.
The seventh semi-annual meeting
jof the North Carolina Collegiate
Press Association was held at Elon
College on May 1. 2 and 3. Every
College newspaper in the State was
represented, the Guilfordian sending
as delegate, Edwin Brown, of the re
portorial staff.
The convention was addressed by
Walt Fillians, of Greensboro, who
gave many valuable points on se
curing advertisements; by H. Bab
cock, professor of English at Elon,
who spoke on the "Magazines of To
day"; by S. M. Lynam on "Editorial
Writing," and by President Harper
of Elon, who showed how the col
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WILLIAM-MARY LOSES
TO QUAKER NINE 1-4
LYNCHBURG SHOT OOT
Hampden-Sidney* and Wake
Forest Win From Guilford
By 1 Point Margins
April 28—Guilford 9; Lynehbusg 0.
April 29—Guilford 2; Hampden-
Sidney 3.
May I—Guilford 4; William and
Mary 1.
May 2—Guilford 4; Wake Forest o.
May 10—Guilford 7; Hampden-
Sidney 0.
The Quaker nine split 50-50 on
its tour of last week by winning
from Lynchburg and William and
Mary, and losing to Hampden-
Sidney and Wake Forest.
The Quaker lads played sterling
baseball in every game. Bulge and
H. Smith, two of coach Bob's depend
able hurlers, twirled two games each
of these four tilts, and each pitched
a type of baseball of the highest
order. Burge retired fifteen men in
his two games by the three-swing
method, while Smith turned back
fourteen in his two games. C. Fra
zier came back with the highest bat
ting average of the trip. This short
third sacker smacked the pill for an
average of .500.
Quakers Shut Out Lynchburg
The Quakers trounched Lynch
burg College by a score of 9-0.
Guilford's sluggers grabbed the
game in the first two innings by
scoring eight earned runs.
Smithdeal, second man to bat in
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COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM
Saturday Evening, May 31
8:15 o'clock
"THE MlKADO"—presented by the
college choral society.
SUNDAY JUNE, 1.
11:00 o'clock—Baccalaureate Sermon.
J. W. Kesler, of Vanderbilt.
8:00 o'clock—Address before the
Young Men's and Women's
Uhristain Associations.
MONDAY, JUNE 2
10:00 o'clock—Class Day Exercises.
1 :00 o'clock—Meeting of Board of
Trustees.
j 2:oo—Meeting of Letter Men's Club.
3:00 o'clock—Business Meeling of
Alumni Association.
4 :00 o'clock—Alumni (ia'a Lathering.
6:00 o'clock—Supper on Campus.
7:00 o'clock—Class Reunions and
Parade.
8:00 o'clock—Home Coming Jubilee
Celebration.
TUESDAY, JUNE 3
10:00 o'clock—Commencement Exer
cises. Presentation of Diplom
as. Address by Rufus M. Jones,
of Haverford.
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