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VOLUME XVI
DRAMATIC COUNCIL
NAMES "SKIDDING"
AS SPRING PLAY
Gay Comedy Will Be Presented
Soon After Spring Vaca
tion—Play Very Clever.
LONG RUN ON BROADWAY
Considered One of the Best Plays of
Past Year —Tryouts Held First
of We^k—Plan Scenery.
Members of the dramatic council after
several weeks of consideration have
decided on "Skidding" a comedy by
Aurania Rouverol as the spring dra
matic production. This play does not.
claim to be of a serious nature and
much fine comedy is contained through
out the three acts. "Skidding" will be
presented soon after the spring vacation.
The scene of the play is laid in Judge
and Mrs. Hardy's living room in a cer
tain town of Idaho. The time is the
present, the plot centers around the
activities of the Hardy family. Many
things such as the arrival of the daugh
ter from college the mother running
away from home, the married daughters
and their families all returning to live
with the family, a political row, occur
in the plot. Much of the humor is fur
nished by Andy Hardy, the sixteen
year old son, who is just having his
first date with a girl, the old grand
father, and the old maid aunt, this is
by far the most rollicksome comedy,
put on in recent years. The approval of
the public is assured. Tf you want to
enjoy an evening of gayety and good
humor plan to be present.
"Skidding" ran for a solid year in
New York. It was released for amateur
production only in the past few months.
It has often been referred to as one of
the best comedies produced during the
year of 1029.
Members of the council are planning
to completely work over a set of scenery
for the production. Although only one
scene is required plans are underway
which, will make it an elaborate interior.
Tryouts are being held this week and
the cast will be announced during the
next few days.
GUILFORD ORATORS WILL
COMPETE FRIDAY NIGHT
All Members of This Year's Debating
Squad Are Expected to
Enter Contest.
GUILFOKDIANS LEAD TWO GROUPS
The local oratorical contest that is
held here at Guliford each year will
take place in Memorial Hall next Friday
night at eight o'clock.
This is a. combination contest on
"Peace" and "Non-Peace"; each rep
resenting two distinct oratorical associ
ations in this state.
The money prizes will go to the two
winners of the Peace Contest. First
prize will he twenty-five dollars and
second prize will be ten dollars. This
alone ought to be an added inducement
to the fellows to work hard and cop
one of the prizes. The winner of this
contest will represent Guilford at the
state oratorical contest to be held at
Duke University the latter part of next
month.
Dr. Perisho is permanent president
of the North Carolina Peace association
and the group will miss him when these
contests are taking place, but it will be
impossible for him to attend this time
as he is touring Europe and Asia Minor.
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cy THE
GUILFORDIAN
Euphonians Appear
In Home Concert
Last Saturday night in a program
that might well be considered one of the
most outstanding of all the various
types offered at G. C. this year, the
Euphonian Glee Club gave its home
concert. The club consists of thirty
one girl singers, with their director, Mrs.
Max Noah, who has put a great deal
of time and interested effort into train
ing them up to their present laudable
degree of perfection.
The evening's entertainment opened
with two numbers—"Rain" and "Homing"
—sung by the Euphonians as a group,
after which Nettie Eayle rendered a
charming couplet of solos entitled
"Wake Up," and "Daddy's Sweetheart."
STUDENTS SUPPORT
SILER MEMORIAL
Plan a Fund of One Thousand Dollars
To Help Educate Other
Children.
START HAS ALREADY BEEN MADE
The Elmina Siler Memorial Fund
which was suggested by Mrs. B. M.
Andrews as a means of showing the
affection and esteem of the students and
faculty for Elmina Siler is coming along
nicely. Elmina was a junior here until
Christmas when she transferred to N. C.
C. W. She was majoring in Home Eco
nomics and was one of the most prom
ising students.
The Fund has been growing steadily
and has been heartily supported by the
faculty and student body. Mimmeo
graphed letters have been sent to all
the students who have been here within
the last three years. The money is
being given to Mary Reynolds who was
elected treasurer of the Fund. At
present there .is $118.20 in cash and
$395.80 in subscriptions. The goal has
been set as $1,000.00 but any above that
will be welcomed. This money is to be
put in some bank where it can draw
interest.
Elmina's brothers and sisters are to
be sent through Guilford College on the
interest from this money. After they
are educated other students may apply
for help. A definite plan has not been
made for the basis of selection for the
applicants of this fund.
J. Elwood Cox and Samuel Haworth
have been selected as the trustees of the
Fund. They are to be assisted by stu
dent advisers who are Mary Reynolds,
Gertrude Hinshaw, Bunyan Andrews.
MRS. HAVILAND HONORED
AT AFTERNOON TEA
Miss Bruce, assisted I>y the Junior
Home Economics girls, gave Mrs. Havi
land an informal tea byway of fare
well Wednesday afternoon, at 3:30. Mrs.
Haviland's leave of absence from her
work was cut short by a message asking
for her return last week. She expressed
her enjoyment of her stay at the college
and her regret at the necessity of
leaving to those having tea with her.
Her going away was quite a surprise
to the people of Guilford, and her ab
sence will be felt keenly.
Mrs. Haviland will take up her former
work of matron in the Quaker home for
the aged in Amesbury, Massachusetts,
a town situated forty-five miles from
Boston, Massachusetts.
GUILFORD COLLEGE, N. C., MARCH 18, 1930
Following these the entire group fur
ther pleased with three more numbers
which included "Neptune" by Kramer,
"Little Dutch Lullaby," and the folk
song, "My Johnny Was a Shoemaker."
Then a trio composed of Nettie Rayle,
Edith Trivette, and Eleanor Grimsley
sang two lovely selections —Del Riego's
"Thank God for a Garden," and Dream
ing of My Old Home, Sweet Home," and
next, the Euphonians bore their hearers
away into fairyland and the rapt realms
of make-believe with their rendering of
"From the Green Hearts of the Waters"
and "Fairy Pipers."
The next number on the program con
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M'CRACKEN HEADS
SUMMER SESSION
Furnas, Williams, Meredith,
and Miss Osborne to
Help Teach.
BEGINS THIRD OF JUNE
Professor Duane McCraeken, director
of the summer school session of Guil
ford College, has announced the opening
of school for .Tune 3rd, following Com
mencement Bay, June 2nd. Those
assisting Mr. McCraeken in the work
are: Professor Philip W. Furnas, Pro
fessor Ij. L. Williams, Dr. C. O. Meredith,
and Flo Osborne.
A comparatively large number of
courses are offered at this term. With
the competent faculty in charge, and the
variety of subjects offered, the session
promises to be a profitable one for
those attending.
Education, English, Economics, Mathe
matics, Biology, History, German, French,
Typewriting, and Bookkeeping will be
taught during the nine weeks session;
and there is a probability that Chem
istry and Physics will be added to this
list of subjects.
According to Mr. McCraeken, a good
enrollment is expected. The students
taking advantage of the summer school
will gain credits exactly corresponding
to those of one-half a semester, a two
hour period in the summer counting as
one hour during the regular school
session.
MRS. CORA CO
GIVES SUNDAY
Mrs. Cora Cox Lucas, a charming
and accomplished pianist of Greens
boro, delightfully entertained a
group of music lovers in Memorial
Hall, Sunday afternoon with a
Chopin program. The entertainment
was in the form of an illustrated
lecture. Referring to his life the
speaker said that Chopin was a
Romanticist. Born of French and
Polish parents the thirty-nine short
years of his life were crowded with
his unrealized dream of Slavic poetic
music. Chopin was a patriot and
his personal feeling is barely dis
tinguishable from the national.
Always one feels a tone of sadness
in his music. His compositions in
clude preludes, waltzes, nocturnes,
etudes, marches and dances. Mrs.
Lucas effectively played a number
from each group. His preludes, she
pointed out, were inspired by his
love for George Sand the well-known
novelist.
DINNER PARTY GIVEN
HONORING SANTIAGO
Norma Belle Wilson Entertains
At Hylmore For Cuban Who
Is Leaving School.
IS ENJOYABLE AFFAIR
Norma Belle Wilson entertained at
a dinner party Monday evening at the
Hylmore in honor of Ramon Santiago
who leaves Sunday for his home in
Cuba.
The dinner was held in the private
dining room where covers were laid for
ten at a prettily appointed table. Cards
in ship design were used as place cards.
As souvenirs for the occasion the guests
found at their places tiny suitcases and
hat boxes containing pink and green
mints, thus carrying out the color
scheme of pink and green. A large
bowl of pink roses and sweet peas,
with silver candlesticks and pink candles
adorned the table.
Those present besides the hostess
were: Ramon Santiago, Mrs. M. B. An
drews, Emil G. Purdom, Miss Elizabeth
Bruce, Florence Osborn, Esther Reece,
Katharine Cox, Rembert Patrick, and
George Allen.
DESPERATE CHARACTERS
DWELL AMONG STUDENTS
Fearless Desperadoes Embellish Silo
With Flaming Red Numerals
Of Class of '33.
CASSIEOPIA TELLS OF HORROR
There are desperate characters among
the Guilford student, body—men (we
trust that they are men) who have no
fear and who will dare all dangers in
an effort to perpetrate their iniquitous
deeds.
All year, the authorities of the insti
tution have felt that the peace and se
curity of the school was assured as
week after week rolled by with no out
standing • manifestation of disonlerli
ness. It turned out to be but the pro
verbial lull before the storm.
In brief, there is apparently a secret
and dangerous group existent on the
local campus who has as its emblem a
fiery the evidence of which was
plastered 011 the side of the silo (a most
elite evirnomnent) during a recent noc
turnal burst of pride.
There were no representatives of the
lioine-sapiens to give the tale for all
good citizens were resting in the gentle
arms of Morpheus. Had anyone been
so bold as to spy upon the evil escapade,
he might not have survived to recount
his discovery for they were desperate
men who did the wrong.
Cassieopia, aged and grey hybrid, re
tired, who has munched the oats and
bay at the college these two score
years, was the sole eye-witness and it
was from her that all information was
obtained.
"I was cropping tender shoots of
weeds, —you know the ones that grow
old and tough later but which at this
time of year are quite a tasty delicacy,"
she said, "when about 12 o'clock 1 beard
an almost inaudible sound over in the
direction of the cow barn. My woman
intuition told me that something was
amiss and I am sure that 1 shuddered.
Then I thought to myself, 'I am a fool?
1 will be brave,' and so, with great
timidity, I mossied over in that direc
tion, nipping a mouthful 1 of grass every
few steps in order to make my ap
proach seem more matter of fact.
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LOCAL STUDENTS
ARE GUESTS AT
CHURCH SUPPER
Group Attends Wednesday Eve
ning Supper at Friend's
Church in High Point.
GIVE CAMPUS SKETCHES
Program Covers Most of Activities on
Guilford Campus—Dr. Binford
In Charge.
The Wednesday evening suppers at
the High Point Friends Church have
gained a wide reputation for fellowship
and friendliness of spirit among our
associates and the privilege of attend
ing is a worthy one. Each meeting the
program is in charge of some group,
and when Dr. Binford presented this
group last year they were enthusiasti
cally received and invited to return.
Last Wednesday evening the return was
made.
Dr. Binford planned to have each
quarter, represented in the school,
represented at the supper. These stu
dents were to discuss the conditions on
the campus that portrayed the spirit of
Quakerism and show how the student
life fulfilled the Quaker ideals.
The table was laid bountifully and
beautifully. Peach blossoms and brides
wreath made a lovely center and the
silver and linen gave the necessary
touch to the banqueting air. An exten
sive menu, served by the ladies of the
church, was well received by the stu
dents —they still speak of it in terms
of deepest respect. David Parsons, an
able toastmaster, presided over cere
monies and introduced the speakers with
suitable ovation.
Dr. Binford sketched the plan of the
program, read statistics of the number
of Quaker students on the campus and
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DR. HENRY T. HODGKIN
GIVES SEVERAL TALKS
Famous English Medical Missionary Is
Here During the First of
Past Week.
Dr. Henry T. Hodgkin, internationally
known lecturer, Educator and medical
missionary, discussing the topic "The
Stream of Life", emphasized the impor
tance of making our lives count. He
said: "If we permit ourselves to drift
aimlessly we lose our purpose so it is
up to us to make in the stir and form
a specific part in the flow of life's
stream."
In his address 011 China, where he and
his wife, Joy Hodgkin, spent twenty
five years, he made it clear that the
Chinese are a nation with infinite pos
sibilities. But, the Chinese are faced
with many difficult problems which they
are anxious to solve well and rightly
but have not known how to attack them.
Many reforms have been brought
about in China. And, although Dr.
Hodgkin would never imply that many
of these reforms are due largely to his
own wonderful work, it is a fact. Better
feeling between China and England is
one result of his labors.
111 dealing with the subject of Quaker
ism, Dr. Hodgkin pointed out the fact
that Quakers of today live too much in
the glories of the past. George Fox,
the founder of Quakerism, was filled
with the spirit of the Master. What we
need today, according to Dr. Hodgkin,
is to realize that there is "One who can
speak to our condition," and to share
this message with the suffering world
around us.
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