Community Chorus
Mem Hall
December 11,1927
VOLUME XIV
GLEE CLUB OPENS
ITS FALL SEASON
BY GOOD CONCERT
First Program Given at White
Plains Before a Small But
Appreciative Audience
MAX NOAH IS DIRECTOR
Fall Concert Given for First Time in
History of Club —Dress Rehearsal Im
provement Over Last Year
Dec. I.—Dress rehearsals are usually
anything but an encouraging event, yet
in a way encouraging because it gives
the participants in the program a feel
ing that they must "pep up" a little in
order to make the real concert a suc
cess. The dress rehearsal of the Min
nesingers Glee Club, Thursday night,
was therefore unusual in that it went
over with very few obvious flaws. The
concert Friday night at White Plains
followed with even fewer obvious mis
takes, another unusual thing for the
first concert.
It is not so unreasonable, however, for
the Glee Club to appear well in the
very beginning this year, since the di
rector is on the campus all the time,
and since he is very efficient in Glee
Club directing. Mr. Noah is principly
responsible for the eariy start in con
certs this year. The whole club has
been working hard since September on
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'QUAKER' THEME BUILT
AROUND WILLIAM PENN
Feature Section Will Contain Pictures
of Sponsors of Organizations
in Quaker Costume
WILL HAVE CRIMSON BINDING
Dec. s.—The 1928 Quaker is gradually
assuming the appearance of a real book.
The annual, when finished, will bring
back to the minds of its readers the
feeling that the fundamental Quaker
spirit still exists. It is quite natural
that a Quaker theme should be carried
throughout, since Guilford is the only
Friends College in the South, thus giv
ing the annual an exceptional appear
ance. The theme this year will bear
more directly on the life of William
Penn than of any other prominent
Friend. In the fly-leaf pages, borders,
senior characteristic pictures, sponsor
section, and especially in the division
pages may be found a very informa
tional and valuable history in part of
the sect known as Quakers.
An outer binding has been produced
which is superior to the one of last
year. It will also be of the heavy mal
loy material; a crimson background is
hoped for this time, with lettering, as
usual, of gray.
Perhaps the most distinctive part of
the entire book will be that section
figuratively speaking known as the Fea
ture Section. The sponsors from the
various organizations will appear in
Quaker costumes.
With the co-operation of the student
body it will be possible for a great
part of the engraving material to be
in the hands of the engravers by Feb-
ruary 15.
According to prospects so far the
1928 Quaker will far surpass the one
of last year. More effort on the part
of the staff is being put into the pres
ent one, and due to tbe new additions
it will be more expensive. The inter
est and aid of every student and or
ganization is needed.
cy THE
GUILFOR]
MUSICAL COMEDY
PRESENTED HERE
Tooley Opera Company Gives
"Franz and Sylvia" as
Lyceum Number
VON POPPINOFFER STARS
Nov. 30.—An unusually large audi
ence was entertained in the Memorial
Hall auditorium, Wednesday night, by
the presentation of the second number
of the Lyceum course, "Franz and Syl
via," by the Tooley Opera Company.
This play, "Franz and Sylvia," set to
music and employing many of the orig
inal melodies composed by Franz Schu
bert, is intended not only to amuse but
also to give a comprehensive idea of the
music, character and romance of Franz
Schubert, one of the most popular com
posers who ever lived.
The story deals with the love of Schu
bert for Sylvia, one of his pupils. His
love, however, is one-sided, for Sylvia
is a countess and has, morover, fallen
in love with Schubert's artist friend,
Joseph Yon Spaun, who wins her fa
ther's consent to their marriage. Franz,
being left with only the memory of
this brief and fragile romance, and an
"Unfinished Symphony," which he had
begun to compose for Sylvia, turns
again to his music as his one true love.
The action of the operetta is staged,
of course, as occurring during Schu
bert's life-time, about 1824, and is sup
posed to be in Vienna.
The first act opens in the small attic
studio of Joseph Von Spaun. The au
thentic Schubert compositions sung in
this act were "March Militaire," and
"Who Is Sylvia," and "Serenade."
The second act is placed in a room
in the country estate of Count Johaun
Von Poppinoffer one year later.
"Hark, Hark, the Lark," and "The Un
finished Symphony" were sung during
this act.
The last act occurs in another room
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Haworth Selected
For Friends Board
Byron A. Haworth lias been rec
ommended to serve on the Young
Friends Board of the Five Years
Meeting. This recommendation is to
be passed upon by the Executive
Committee of the Five Years Meet
ing. Mr. Haworth's membership will
cover a period of five years. The
other members of the board are:
George Shellock, Guy Solt, Summer
Mills, Isabel Hartsook, Anna Wilson,
and Ethel Linton.
DR. PERISHO LECTURES
TO SEVERAL CLUBS
Dec. s.—Dr. Elwood C. Perisho is con
tinuing his lectures and visits to various
clubs, high schools, and churches in this
part of the state.
On November 22, he attended the
Men's Fellowship Club dinner at the
Christian church in Greensboro. Here
he lectured on "The Laymen and the
Church."
Dr. Perisho spent Sunday, the twen
ty-seventh, at White Plains and Mount
Airy, visiting the Friends Meetings.
The following Monday he spoke at Po
mona High School on "The 70th Con
gress.''
Monday, December 5, he visited the
Monarch Civic Club in Greensboro and
delivered an address on "Our New Con
gress."
GUILFORD COLLEGE, N. C., DECEMBER 7, 1927
MACKIE WINS MEDAL
ANNUAL ORATORICAL
CONTEST HENRY CLAY
"The Problem That Confronts
Us and Its Solution," Title
of Winning Oration
HIRE WINS SECOND PLACE
Clare Trueblood, Lutßer Frances, Ben
Beach, and Erwin Lemons Are
Other Contestants
Dec. 3.—Worth Mackie, speaking on
"The Problem That Confronts Us and
Its Solution," won the forty-second An
nual Oratorical Contest of the Henry
Clay Literary Society. Mr. Mackie's
oration showed much thought and he
delivered it in an enthusiastic, flaw
less manner.
The problem that confronts us is the
rapidly-growing population of the
world and the way in which this ever
increasing population is to exist. At
the present rate of increase the popu
lation doubles itself every 25 years. In
1820 there were six million people in
the United States. In 1920 there were
one hundred and ten million, and by
the year 2020 there will be, at the pres
ent rate of increase nearly a billion
people, or one hundred and fifty per
sons to the square mile. There must
be some method devised to take care of
the surplus population in our country
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BUSINESS CLASS VISITS
JEFFERSON STANDARD
Men in Business Finance, Money, and
Currency Learn Much About Va
rious Departments
ARE COURTEOUSLY RECEIVED
Dec. 1. —The classes in Business
Finance and Money and Currency made
an observation trip through the offices
of the Jefferson Standard Life Insur
ance Company of Greensboro last
Thursday. Mr. F. E. Cann, secretary
of the company, and Mr. 11. P. Leak, as
sistant secretary, explained the organi
zation and general plan of the com
pany. They also outlined briefly the
history of the company.
One bit of interesting information
was that the capital invested in the
building, counting rentals alone, gave
a slightly lower return than the aver
age of their other investments. How
ever, they found the difference to be
more than offset by the advertising
value of the building and the greater
convenience for housing the offices. It
was also interesting to learn that the
Jefferson Standard did about twice as
much business as any of the large New
York companies in the state of North
Carolina.
Thanks to the courtesy of Mr. Cann,
all departments had been notified to
have some interesting pieces of work
ready when the classes arrived. In this
the various departments co-operated
splendidly.
Perhaps the most interesting depart
ment visited was the actuarial depart
ment. Here Mr. Coit, actuary, and Mr.
Buckner, assistant actuary, spared no
pains to show and explain the opera
tions. It was astonishing to observe
the extent to which human labor is be
ing supplanted by machinery. Machines
were in operation which sorted cards
according to state, serial number, date
of issue, or some other basis, in a eom
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DIAN
CAMPUS CALENDAR
Thursday, Dec. B—Y. W. C. A. and
Y. M. C. A. at 6:45 p. m. Minne
singers Glee Club practice at 8 p. m.
Friday, Dec. 9—Zay-Web reception
at 7 p. m. Guilford vs. Fort Bragg
at Greensboro "Y" at 8 p. m.
Saturday, Dee. 10—"The Impor
tance of Being Ernest," Mem Hall
Auditorium, 8 p. m.
Sunday, Dec. 11—Community Cho
rus Recital at Mem Hall Auditorium,
4 p. m.
Monday, Dec. 12—Minnesingers
Glee Club sings in contest at Dur
ham.
Tuesday, Dec. 13.—Senior class
meeting at 7 p. m.
SUGGESTIONS MADE
FOR SUMMER WORK
Prof. Lyndon Williams Gives Talk on
Occupations for College Peo
ple in Summer
IS A. F. S. C. REPRESENTATIVE
Nov. 29. —In chapel Tuesday morning
Professor Williams explained some
phases of the work of the American
Friends' Service Committee which has
its headquarters in Philadelphia. The
four main divisions of this work are
foreign relief, home service, peace and
war problems, and inter-racial prob
lems.
The home service committee, of which
Mr. "Williams is a member, provides so
cial work for college students during
the summer. The federal reclamation
projects need men to serve in such ca
pacities as National Park Guards and
Guides. Workers are also needed to
help solve the inter-racial problems
which in America are concerned es
pecially with negroes, Mexicans, and In
dians. In Oklahoma especially there is
much work among the Indians carried
on by Friends. Counselors are needed
for summer camps, club and recreational
leaders for mountain communities, work
ers for'city settlement work, and recrea
tional leaders and care-takers and ma
trons for reform schools. Calvin, Ala
bama, is the site of much constructive
work among the negroes.
Then, too, there are always positions
for college students in industry. Several
months spent in contact with the indus
trial problems will prove a pleasurable
and educational experience. Contact
with masses affords something that can
not be obtained in college. It is an in
troduction to social service work for
those students who intend to take it
up later on. It is an opportunity for
anybody, whether social service work
ers or not, to know people.
DR. BINFORD RETURNS
FROM SOUTHERN TRIP
Attends Meeting of Southern Associa
tion of Colleges and Also Visits
Rollins College
Dec. s.—Dr. Binford, who has been
attending the annual meeting of the As
sociation of Colleges and Secondary
Schools, which was held on the Ist and
2nd of December at Jacksonville, Flor
ida, has returned to the campus again.
This conference was held in Jackson,
Mississippi, last year, and will be held
in Fort Worth, Texas, next year. It is
the standardizing agency of the South
ern States by which all the colleges are
judged. Guilford was admitted as a
member last year, which made ten col
leges that are members of this Associa
tion from North Carolina. There was
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The College Play
Mem Hall
December 10,1927
DRAMATIC COUNCIL
FEELS CERTAIN OF
SUCCESSFUL PLAY
Recommend That Persons Af
flicted With "Blues" Attend
Unusual Production
PLEASING PERSONALITIES
An Unusual Play in Its Plot and Char
acters Giving Especially Fine
Interpretation
Dec. s.—lt is here! No longer are we
to suffer the agony of suspense that
long hours of waiting bring to us. The
time for action has arrived. We extend
a cordial invitation to all pitiable souls
burdened with an affliction of the
"blues," to give us one opportunity to
lighten the burden of your oppressed
soul and substitute for the grim and
scowilng visage a smile of radiant
cheerfulness. We prescribe but one
remedy, and we feel sure it will prove
sufficient, that of seeing the fall Guil
ford play, Oscar Wilde's "The Impor
tance of Being Earnest." Try it!
John Worthing, high-minded English
man, falls in love with Gwendolyn Fair
fax, a sophisticated city girl of high
social position. Her very modern aunt,
Lady Bracknell, objects, but not very
strenuously, and her nephew, Algernon
Moncrief, falls in love with Cecily Car-
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FIGHTING QUAKERS WIN
BATTLE WITH CONE
Cone Memorial Holds Lead First Half,
But Quaker Men Win in Last
Minutes of Play
THE RESULTING SCORE IS 25-23
Dec. I.—Coming from behind a four
point lead, the Guilford College bas
ketball team overcame the strong Cone
Memorial team in the last few seconds
of play by rushing the ball through the
enemy goal.
The game started off rather slow, but
boisterous. The Quakers took the lead
on foul shots, but Cone Memorial soon
checkmated them with fiield goals. The
score then worked upward a little at a
time until the half ended 15 to 11 in
favor of Cone Memorial.
The second half started off with a
rush. Both teams fought for the ad
vantage. Guilford shot two field goals
and tied the score. On a foul shot,
Haworth of Guilford put the Quakers
one point in the lead. The excitement
began to wax hot, and the referee was
far from strict. The mill boys made a
first down through left forward, and on
the next play went ahead with a field
goal. Captain Moore for Guilford coun
tered a moment later by breaking
through center for a field goal. The
score then rocked back and forth, with
the lead changing with every goal. In
the last few minutes of play C. Hobbs
fouled out, and Haworth of Guilford
soon followed. The fouls were prob
ably called for cutting from behind.
In the last minute of play with the
score 24-23 for Guilford, a foul was
called on the Cone Memorial team. Col
trane of Guilford shot the point. The
remaining few seconds was a wild ex
hibition of a cross between a boxing
match, football game, wrestling exhibi
tion, and a bull fight. However, there
was no more scoring and the Quakers
obtained the decision by a score of
25-23.
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