SKATING RINK
PROPOSED
VOLUME XVII
Pearle Kimrey Achieves
High Scholastic Record
Junior Student Has Highest
Average In College—
Is Now 95.09
HONOR ROLL IS POSTED
Nineteen Students Eligible For
Privileges Granted To
Upper 10%
Pearle Kimrey, a member of the
Junior class, at present holds the
highest scholastic average in college.
Her record, 95.09, is the average of
her entire course of study throughout
the past two years. She came to Guil
ford from the Alexander-Wilson High
School, in Graham, with an enviable
background of worthy scholastic
achievements, having won two schol
arships for the highest marks receiv
ed. In her Freshman year here, she
won Honors—having an average
grade of above 90, and not falling be
low 85 on any subject. She will be
benefited by the Marvin-Hardin schol
arship during her Senior year, having
won it last year by holding the high
est average in the Sophomore class.
Miss Kimrey has been eligible for the
privileges of the Honor Roll since it
was established, but having cut only
two classes since entering school, it is
further proven that to be consistent
ly studious does make a student.
Other Honor Roll students include
nineteen members from various
classes. The upper ten per cent of
each class is selected to have the
privileges of not being responsible for
daily work —only being checked on
semester and final examinations;
class attendance is by choice, and
Seniors who have been on the Honor
Roll for five consecutive semesters
are not required to take final exami
nations. Freshman do not profit by
these regulations except after being
on the list for one semester.
Privileged students include: Sen
iors: Isabella Jinette, Paul Tew, and
Leona Gutherie; Juniors, Pearle Kim
rey, Margaret Warner, Murray John
son, Wilbert Braxton, Dorothy Wolff,
and Jean Cochran; Sophomores, Ruth
Hiller, Rosaland Newlin, Ethel Swaim,
David Parsons, Mary Edith Camp,
Jewell Conrad, Mary Richardson,
Sarah Davis, Mary Katherine Booker,
and Esther Roach.
STUDENT AFFAIRS TO
HAVE EXECUTIVE COMM.
Pres. Allen, Vice-Pres. Wolff
And Sec. Bangs to Act
In Board Problems
The Stcdent Affairs board had its
second meeting on Wednesday even
ing. The chief problem was difficulty
in completing arrangements for the
final consideration of the Activities
Fee before it is proportioned out to
the various organizations. The Board
is unable to act efficiently just at
present because of their inability to
have authorized orders from higher
officials. But the executive committee,
composed of the officers: President,
George Allen; Vice-President, Dor
othy Wolff; and Secretary, Eleanor
Bangs, has been asked to hasten pro
ceedings as much as possible.
A list of the students who are
ineligible to take part in major stu
dent activities has also been prepared
and submitted to the presiding offi
cers of each organization. To assist
in taking care of the question of
class standing, and regulations in
volved, the Board decided to have a
member from each class appointed to
become representatives to the meet
ings.
MR. HAWORTH SPEAKS
Mr. Haworth, in regular religious
meeting of the students, read excerpts
from the Letters of Paul.
Paul lived a life marvelous because
of his constant expectation of greater
things. Because of his superiority of
knowledge of Christ and superior ex
cellence of what he hoped to learn in
Him, the things which had gone be
fore were in the shadow. Paul was
not one to rest in the complacency of
what he had already known and
achieved and "He who takes less than
best—to that extent makes a fail
ure."
t/ THE \j
GUILFORDIAN
HIGH SCHOLARSHIP
Pearle Kimrey, who now holds the
highest scholastic average in college.
DR. M'CRAGKEN IS
SPEAKER IN CHAPEL
Critical Attitude, Passion For
Learning, and Vision of
Service Requisite
"IDEAL STUDENT" TOPIC
"The Ideal College Student" was
the subject of the chapel talk for
Thursday morning, October the sec
ond. Dr. Duane McCracken was the
speaker. The current criticism of the
college student now being carried
through various periodicals and the
characteristics necessary for an ideal
college student were the central ideas
with which Dr. McCracken dealt.
Magazines and newspapers are, ac
cording to the speaker, directing
sharper and more pointed criticisms
against the so called "flaming youth"
of the college age today than at any
other time he recalls. These critical
writers are contending that college
men and women are spending their
time in necking, dancing, playing
football and the contests, and spend
ing money. There are two classes of
college people. The first is made up
of those really interested in learning
who strive hard for knowledge. Com
paratively few may be classed under
this group. The second group is com
posed of those persons who attend
college that their period of adolesence
may be prolonged. The majority of
college students belong to this group.
The teachers strive to find in the stu
dent that spark of divine, the true
desire for knowledge.
Three characteristics are essential
to the ideal student. He must possess
first of all a critical attitude. "True
criticisms is the application of dis
criminating judgment to the ideas
and situations one meets." Getting
both sides of the question is an im
portant factor in getting an educa
tion. This comes through criticism,
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D. Elton Trueblood Writes
For New Christian Century
From D. Elton Trueblood's "Arrow
head Field," in the October 1 issue
of The Christian Century, are taken
the following excerpts: "Science has
developed and used to good effect the
idea that all events take place in an
orderly fashion, that nothing happens.
By using this idea as an instrument
of thought, scientists have been able
to predict eclipses and to destroy dis
ease germs. But, useful as the idea
is in its proper place, it is thoroughly
clear that it is not the whole truth.
Orderliness is one characteristic of
our world, but a sort of irrational
bubbling-over is a characteristic, too
There will be millions of three-leaf
clovers in a meadow, and then, for no
obvious reason, there will be a four
leaf clover. There will be thousands of
inconsequentail men and women in a
little town during half a century, and
then, in a totally unexpected quarter,
there will appear a man of power. An
entirely orderly universe would be
only a large machine, but the world
which we experience has more of the
characteristics of a living being. It
is a world in which something of di
vinity is always breaking through
and illuminating the commonplace."
GUILFORD COLLEGE, N. C., OCTOBER 8, 1930
DRAMATIC COUNCIL 13
MOTIVATING INTEREST
IN MAMMOTH JAUNT
'Chevy' and Familiar 'Limited'
Behave in Startling Style
"Just For Fun"
NEW MEMBERS RECEIVED
Monday evening, September 29,
four heavily laden young ladies squar
ed their shoulders, fixed their eyes on
the vastness beyond the college gate,
and strode resolutely toward the bot
tom of the world. They had advanced
no further than the Music Building
when a chug-chuggety-chug overtook
them and the Scarboro Airway "Lim
ited" coughed itself into a comfort
able lethargy.
As soon as the girls had stowed
away their packages in the cabin of
the "Limited," it sneezed violently
and as every nerve jumped, it careen
ed its mad way down the Friendly
Road.
This strange group were student
members of the Dramatic Council
bound for the Furnas' and a camp
supper—as a kind of reception for the
new members.
The girls followed in the wake of
the "Limited" in order to salvage any
bundles thrown overboard in the as
cent of a hill. And about six o'clock
the aforesaid group burst in upon
Mr. Furnas. Fortunately, he had a
trip to make to town, so three ad
venture seekers climbed into the
back seat of the "Chevy." (That was
a dangerous thing to do for the
"Chevy" drops wires all along its
path, seemingly without affecting its
amiable running mechanism.) The
whole trip was a breath-taking de
light to those who seldom travel ex
cept by perambulation!
On their return the finishing
touches were put on the supper and
half the group went in search of a
camp site. The "Chevy" is a most
wonderful bird. It flew up a steep hill
side and emerged in a little clearing
where a fire was burning. Of course
Mrs. Furnas and "Colonel Bob" were
there, but Marcia Ann was making
her debut and was, consequently, the
guest of honor.
If the amount of food consumed is
an index to the amount of energy us
ed in selecting the fall play it must
be an arduous task.
The fire finally slumped down and
the crescent moon shown through the
pattern of the leaves, warning the
party of the lateness of the hour.
Then did "Chevy" descend the hill
while admiration for her prowess was
expressed by all hands. And "Colonel
Bob" aptly spoke for everyone when
he said, "Mn, I like picnics at night
with a fire."
Frieburg Passion
In N. C. C. W. Auditorium
Famous Biblical Drama Presented in German Language Merits
High Praise Through Its Perfection of Production;
Fassnacht Family Have Leading Roles
The Frieburg Passion Play, which
was presented in the Auditorium of
North Carolina College for Women
during the past week, is one of the
two outstanding Biblical dramas that
have ben enacted for centuries. It,
and the famous play at Oberemmer
gau are the only ones worthy of note
today, having outlived and surpassed
many similar plays of a few centuries
ago.
The play was first given at Frie
burg Cathedral in 1264, the charac
ters being made up of the peasants
of the vicinity. This first production
was noted for its simplicity and re
ligious devotion, and the same worthy
qualities have made it an outstand
ing success throughout every per
formance, as it has been produced
at varying intervals during the past
seven hundred years. Inheritance of
ability has played a great part in the
drama, as the Fassnacht family has
had the leading roles, and have been
in charge of the production for sev
en generations. The characters have
never been trained in dramatics or
expression, but they were taught by
tradition and continual practice which
they receive from the devotional
life they live.
The leading role, that of Christus,
is played by Adolph Fassnacht. He
has acted this part since he was four
months old, when he was "the bab(
QUAKER STAFF BUSY
DRAWING PLANS FOR
THIS YEAR'S ANNUAL
Photographic Work is Expected
To Be Best In History—
Many Ads Needed
NEW FEATURE IS ADDED
Plans for this year's Quaker are al
ready under discussion and the work
of securing students photographs will
begin this next week. In past years it
has been something of a problem to
get all the students lined up for their
appointments with the photographer
but this time the question will be
much more simple in so far as the stu
dents have all paid to have their pic
ture in the annual, and if they refuse
to get their picture taken, will be
robbing no one but themselves.
Flynt, a Greensboro photographer,
will do the photographic work again
this year and wishes to get the stu
dents completed in two days on the
local campus. This will require unus
ual cooperation from the entire stu
dent body and efficient work on the
part of the annual staff. All students
will be required to have new photo
graphs made. The printing contract
for this year's book is with the Ben
son Printing company for the first
time. These people are in the busi
ness in a big way and are in position
to offer the staff many features which
have never been included in a local
annual. This is especially true of color
work and this is expected to be one
of the best features of the 1931
Quaker.
As matters stand now it will be
necessary for an unusual amount of
advertising to be sold for the financ
ing of the Quaker this year. A plan
that is unusual in this field will be
undertaken and this, too, will require
the backing of the students as well
as some additional help for the pres
ent members.of the staff.
The Charlotte Engraving company
will do the engraving again this year.
These people have done satisfactory
work and have given good service on
local books for the past three years.
The staff that was elected by the
student body last spring is, of course,
very hopeful for the good success of
the annual this year and have as
their aim the best book that the stu
dents of Guilford ever turned out.
James Harper is Editor, Tom Cheek
and Eleanor Bangs are associate edi
tors, Wilbert Braxton is managing
editor, Irvin Davis is business manag
er. Eleanor Grimsley is art editor and
Frances Carter is her assistant. Oth
er members of the staff will be chos
en from the student body early this
week.
in the manger" in a Christmas scene.
His forefathers for a hundred and
fifty years have played this part, and
his whole life has been trained for it.
Willie Ehrhardt portrays Judas
Iscariot, and from the time when he
was a disciple—through the betrayal
of his Master until he hangs him
self, he acts the part well and has the
downcast expression which usually
goes with a betrayer.
Other important characters are:
Elsa Fassnacht, Mary; Amile Fass
nacht, Mary Magdalene; Henry
Hauck, Peter; Paul Dietz, Pontius Pi
late; Victor Roberts, Herod; Joseph
Danner, Dathan, a priest; Fritz
Schoeller, Caiaphas; and about thirty
others of lesser importance. With one
or two exceptions this is the cast that
played at Frieburg in 1921. Besides
these people from Germany, there
was a chorus of one hundred and fifty
voices from Greensboro, who also
took part in the group scenes. Some
of the regular actors are prominent
citizens of Frieburg, while others are
peasants, farmers, and makers of pot
tery.
The old world has been searched
for masterpieces to use as models
for the setting—so "The Last Supper"
is a living picture of Da Vinci's fam
ous painting. The triumphant en
trance into Jerusalem is complete in
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J. Elwood Cox Prominent
Member of Board Trustees
FACULTY MEN RIVAL
IN UPPER LIP GROWTH
There are big rumors and little
rumors; rumors that sound authen
tic and those that don't, but when
one huge rumor begins and, as it
circulates, gathers momentum
there must be something to it! So,
as the story goes, it seems that
one professor of our group of dig
nitaries bet another professor of
the same group that he could grow
a mustache in a shockingly brief
period of time. Now the aforesaid
group has recently acquired three
such specialized types of growth,
but if we credit the things we hear,
there are to be two more within
the next few days—else there will
be much faith lost in many popular
brands of hair tonic.
MISS BEULAH SWIFT
ADDRESSED STUDENTS
Active Work in "Better N. C
Movements" Spoke On
Child Labor
FACTS OF EMPLOYMENT
Miss Beulah Swift, active worker
in "Better North Carolina Move
ments," and Parent-Teacher Associa
tion, and League of Women Voters,
addressed the student body on Sep
tember 30 on problems of Child La
bor.
The employment situation was
sketched briefly in order that the true
facts of child employment might be
more clearly understood. Miss Swift
realistically described the jobs which
children are sent to, and pictured the
economic necessity for them to work.
Many of the working children of to
day are nervous, overstrained. First
of all they come from homes where
the psychological conditions are not
conducive to their full development
and they are also not well-fitted for
their tasks. Many of the jobs are
rote, robot mechanics, which require
constant attention. It may be diffi
cult, but the child must stand for
hour and hour doing the same thing
over and over again. But even these
factory conditions are not all. The
farm children are to be considered
also. Is milking a cow at three in the
morning or picking cotton all day, a
nature study ?
The women of the state have tried
on several different occasions to pass
regulations providing for the protec
tion of children, but their success has
not been spectacular. Their hope lies
in the fact that North Carolina must
crawl before it walks, and so they
trust that more will come. At present
the state provides a maximum eight
hour day, forty-eight hour week for
children under sixteen years of age,
but this is virtually nullified by the
exemption of children between four
teen and sixteen who have completed
the fourth grade of school. There is
a prohibition of work before six a. m.
and after seven p. m., but there are
no educational requirements whatev
er for children under sixteen who
leave school and work. North Caro
lina has no legislative restriction on
the employment of children in haz
ardous occupations, except mining
and quarrying. But in the face of
these improvements over the time
when there were no restrictions—
there is still hope.
Mary Reynolds President
of Newly-Organized Club
Under the auspices of the Women's
Student Government Council a club
has been formed for the girls attend
ing school as day-students. For some
time there has been a definite need
for some organization that would
unite the day-girls more closely with
the campus affairs, and it is hoped
that this club may develop into a ful
filment of that need. Mary Reynolds
was elected as the first president of
the club. In this capacity she will rep
resent the girls in Student Council
Meetings, and through her it is hoped
that closer relationships may be
established between the club girls and
those on the campus.
LEND YOUR
SUPPORT
NUMBER 3
Has Shown Interest in Guilford
In Many Ways
NATIVE OF RICH SQUARE
Entered New Garden Boarding
School at Age of s—Later
Attended Earlham
The Guilfordian is proud to devote
this space to the discussion of Mr. J.
Elwood Cox, whom we feel is a great
asset to the College, having been
chairman of the Board of Trustees
since 1903. During this time he has
shown interest in the institution in
various ways, and we, as a college are
very glad to pay tribute to him in
this way.
J. Elwood Cox was born in Rich
Square, N. C., November 1, 1856. He
entered New Garden Boarding School,
now Guilford College at the tender
age of five. After completing his work
here he realized the need of a better
education, and attended Earlham Col
lege and a business college in Balti
more before settling down to a busi
ness life, in which he has been highly
successful.
After achieving success in the bank
ing- business he went into manufac
turing. However he always retained
his banking interests. In the furniture
manufacturing industry he has
achieved a marked success. Going into
it at a time when it was an infant
industry Mr. Cox has developed his in
terests and now when High Point is a
leading manufacturing center, Mr.
Cox is one of the leaders in the in
dustry.
Several banks and insurance com
panies claim his splendid directorship.
He is connected also with several col
leges and with numerous other busi
ness enterprises. He is a member from
North Carolina on War Finance Cor
poration.
In 1921 he was appointed on the
State Highway Commission, and has
been re-appointed to the commission
each time that his term has expired.
Having been connected with the com
mission during the period that nearly
one hundred million dollars was spent
on the road system of the state, we
feel justifiable in saying that as a
leader in road construction in this
district, Mr. Cox has given freely of
his time and ability, judging from the
exceedingly well developed systems of
roads that transverse the several
counties of this district.
Being a successful business man he
decided to turn towards politics and
in 1908 became the Republican nom
inee for the governor of North Car
olina. In 1928 it was suggested to
President Hoover by some of Mr.
Cox's friends that he would make a
splendid addition to the cabinet, in
either the Treasury or Commerce de
partment. We shall assume that Mr.
Hoover did not receive these sugges
tions and qualifications or that Mr.
Cox preferred to remain in the "Tar
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TEA-RECEPTION HELD
FOR SALEM VISITORS
Social Committee Entertains
Visitors in Founders Hall;
Faculty Guests
Dr. and Mrs. Rondthaler, Dr. and
Mrs. Anscombe, several other faculty
members and about forty girls of the
History classes of Salem College were
the guests of Guilford College at a
tea on Tuesday afternoon, September
30. The Salem students were on their
way to the historic Guilford Battle
ground for a picnic supper.
Tea was served in the Faculty and
Student's parlor by Mrs. Anderson
and Miss Ricks who presided at the
tea tables. They were assisted by
Alice and Laura Conrad, Ruth Hiller,
Gertrude Hinshaw, Louise Melville,
Edna Wafford, Mary Reynolds, Mary
K. Booker, Mary Richardson, Carl
Jones, Dave Parsons and Ernest Scar
boro. Glenn Robertson sang several
songs accompanied by Sara Davis.
The Faculty members who acted as
hosts and hostesses for the college
were Dr. and Mrs. Binford, Mr. and
Mrs. Milner, Miss Bruce, Mrs. An
drews, Miss Gilbert and Mrs. Meinu
ing.