ELON GAME
SATURDAY
VOLUME XVII
CHERNIAVSKY BROTHERS
PRESENT UNUSUAL MUSIC
PROGRAM IN MEM. HALL
Russian Artists Captivate An
Appreciative Audience
ARE NATIONALLY FAMOUS
Violin And Violin-Cello Solos
Offered In True Spirit
Of The Artistic
Oil Tuesday night, February 3, the
globe trotting Cherniavsky Trio pre
sented a recital which completely
captured every heart in the appre
ciative audience which assembled in
Memorial Hall to hear them.
The Cherniavskys are artists in ev
ery respect, having poise, grace and
individuality. It is very significant
that it is possible for three such tal
ented musicians to appear to such per
fection as a trio. Their numbers show
ed sympathy of expression and one
ness of purpose.
As their initial selection the trio
offered Brahms Trio in C Minor. The
second part of the program consisted
of violincello solos played by Mischel
Cherniavsky. It opened with Seren
ade Melancolique by Tschioskovshi and
included Hayden's Minuet and Dance
of the Elves by Popper. As the
third division Jan Cherniavsky open
ed the "floodgates of his soul" and
poured out three melodies of Chopin.
Leo Cherniavsky followed with two
beautifully rendered violin solos. "A
Russian Dance" by the trio conclud
ed the program.
The Cherniavskys are an unusual
group of musicians. They have travel
ed for thirty years together and on
their world tours have given over 3000
recitals. Scarcely a remote islands'
inhabitants have missed hearing them
play.
AfU-.r their recital hove the three
brothers planned to go to Mexico for
a four weeks stay. They are to give
10 recitals in one town alone. Since
the Mexicans are natural born lovers
of music it is said they flock to re
citals as they do to a bull fight.
Leaving Mexico they plan to go to
California, then to Europe in May
and back to America next November.
The Cherniavskys see the advan
tages and disadvantages of the radio.
They do not like to play over radio
however. "It is like playing into a
can," so they say. When they get
back to Germany they will make a
talking picture written especially for
them. Some day too they plan to
accept McMillans' offer and write a
book on their travels.
And so the "Three young priests
from the temple of the Muses" resum
ed their wanderings into the earth
world to bring comfort and joy to
thousands of hearts as they go along.
Ernest Scarboro
Heads Sr. Class
Election Of Officers For The
Final Semester Takes
Outstanding Members
At a recent Senior class meeting
Ernest Scarboro won the final honor
of serving his class as its last presi
dent. Mr. Scarboro who is editor of
the Guilfordian, and who has held
other equally important positions on
the campus, is quite well fitted for
leading his class on the final lap of
its journey.
Elbert Newlin was chosen as vice
president. Mr. Newlin whose study
of the ministry has brought him in
contact with the class of '3l, has
proved himself quite worthy during
his stay at Guilford. Ester Lindley,
New Garden House president and
president of the Women's Athletic As
sociation, was elected by the class as
secretary. Weldon Reece was re
elected to the position of treasurer.
Isabella Jinnette and George Allen,
both of whom have shown rare ability
in student activities during their four
years at Guilford, brought the election
to a close when they were chosen as
class marshals. All new officers have
shown keen interest in various fields
of student life and the final half of
the Senior year bids fair to be well
piloted.
Simpson Garner, Ralph Mallo and
Eugene Eagle are confined to their
rooms with mumps.
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GUILFORDIAN
"THESOUTH'S OUTSTANDING CHOIR"-GUILFORD'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE FIELD OFMUSIC
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Lions Club Sponsors Choir*s Appearance
DOUBLE QUARTETTE IS
CHOIR ADVERTISEMENT
Radio And Public Appearances
Have Won Recognition
For Group
NEW MUSIC TO HP: USED
The Double Quartette, an organiza
tion within the A Capella Choir, is
rapidly gaining recognition as a unit,
as well as a part of the Choir. Only
a few times has it appeared, but on
these occasions the ability ol the
group has been apparent. On Friday
the quartette will sing at the N. C.
C. W. Auditorium as an advertise
ment for the coming appearance of
the Choir.
The group has used the regular
choir music in previous performances,
but additional numbers are being
studied now and they hope to com
plete an entire program for concert
work. The organization is following
the old English "around-the-table"
idea and this bit of folkways adds a
touch of romance to the splendid
voices.
The initial appearance of the quar
tette was several weeks ago when they
sang' at the Greensboro Lions' Club
lnucheon. Their numbers were broad
casted also, and many friends express
ed a feeling of appreciation for the
music. The group sang in the local
auditorium recently, and a second ap
pearance is looked forward to.
A Birthday Party
Proves Big Moment
Twenty years seems to approach
dangerously near the age of the fa
mous fellow named Methusalah, but
"Emmy" returned to a state of child
hood long enough to have a real birth
day party celebrating that age, for a
small group of friends.
All environmental conditions were
conducive to an old-fashioned "ses
sion," so the young ladies waxed most
oratorical in historical testimonials.
"My Ideal Man" was described by one
who should know, as a person who
won't grumble over the cooking, can
make lavish use of safety-pins in
stead of buttons, can "bust" his sox,
has loads of money, and isn't particu
lar demanding in his requirements
for domesticated family life. Since
two in the party were on the verge
of matrimonial adventures especial
advice was offered them.
The evening was concluded in the
disappearance of two birthday cakes,
grape juice, fudge, and "V. P. I. Spe
cials", together with an orchestra
which overhung the balcony, and pre
sented several numbers.
Pie-Eating Record Smashed
Coach's record has been smashed!
This isn't the one for constancy, or
being called "good-looking,' but his
ability as a pie-eater is in deep dis
grace in comparison to Ikky's re
cent development of such an appetite
for peach pie! Fourteen pieces, it
was—shells and all!
GUILFORD COLLEGE, N. C., FEBRUARY 11, 19.11
Guilford College A Capella Choir Takes Position Of Leading
Southern Musical Organization of Mixed Voices
The A Capella Choir, Guilford Col
lege's greatest bid to fame, is now
taking its position as the leading
southern musical organization of mix
ed voices. The Lions Club of Greens
boro is sponsoring the appearance of
the Choir in Odell Memorial Audi
torium at the North Carolina College
for Women on Saturday evening, Feb
ruary 21, at eight-fifteen o'clock. This
appearance will climax two years of
study and concert work. The Choir
has previously performed for church,
and school meetings with donations
to cover necessary expenses, but this
appearance is to be made before mu
sical critics of the state, friends, and
a widespread group of music-lovers,
Dr. Binford Gives
Purpose of Life
Object Of Living Should He To
Understand Personality
Of Universe
SCIENCE IN AWAKENING
Dr. Raymond Binford spoke to the
students during the chapel periods,
January 28 and February 3, on the
purpose of life. "We can't live with
out a purpose," he said. "And more
and more it is coming home to me
that the great object of living should
be to understand the great personality
of the universe—God. In achieving
that height his all harmony, all glory
of life.
We have grown up with the idea
that God deals with us in a superna
tural way; that we can pray for things
and He will supply us, but with the
coming of scientific research our
faiths were shaken. We know that
natural laws govern certain pheno
mena; that behavior is determined by
reflex actions dependent on stimuli,
and that health is a normal result of
attention and care of the body. We
do not know why these things happen
but we have convictions that they will
occur in their normal sequence. So
there is no need to pray for things,
and we have lost our faith in prayer.
The scientific explanation of living
activity has crowded out our belief in
a divine power. One is a victim of
circumstances, not a master of them.
Our minds and personalities have con
stantly resisted adoption of these con
clusions, but as scientists there is no
way of avoiding it. But now science
is coining through to upset its own
conclusions and give a new base for
faith in the great personality, a new
hope and significance to life. More
and more the great purpose of life
should be to understand God. In every
way He is revealed to us—in emo
tions, desires, and forces of life. The
whole world is coming out of the dark
into a great and marvelous new day."
Miss Campbell, Miss Gilbert, Pro
fessors Reynolds and Fleming attend
ed the Wednesday night supper pro
gram at the Friends' Church in High
Point, February 4.
with all proceeds from the sale of
tickets being donated to charity.
Mr. David J. White, vice-president
of Guilford College Alumni Associa
tion, is actively instigating a cam
paign among the old students and
friends of the college, for a large
number of intimate people in the audi
ence, before which the Choir is to
make its brilliant debut.
Professor Max Noah, director of
the Choir has not announced his
schedule of appearances following the
concert under the auspices of the
Lions Club, but request from northern
music circles indicate a tour of ex
tended length sometime during the
spring.
Missions School
In Annual Session
College Committee And Church
Group Organize Classes
And Lecture Series
NOTED SPEAKERS INVITED
The annual session of the School
of Missions began on Sunday even
ing, February 8. The college religious
organizations and a committee from
the New Garden Friends Meeting are
sponsoring the school, which will meet
during the next six weeks.
Miss Mildred Blackburn, leader,
Isabella Jinnette, secretary, and Mrs.
J. F. Davis, musician, are in active
charge of the meetings. But indi
vidual classes are to meet from seven
to seventy-forty five each Sabbath
evening, and be conducted as; Pri
mary and Junior, Miss Clara Farlow;
Survey of Friends Missions, Miss
Haviland; Religious Problems on a
College Campus, Dean Milner; Com
munity and State Problems, which
will meet under the leadership of Mi - .
Phillips, Judge Hayes, W. M. Bailey,
Dr. Auscombe, Miss Clara Cox, and
Mr. McAlister. Addresses will be
given each evening, following the
class meetings, by the folowing well
known religious leaders: Rev. D. Clay
Lilly, Rev. L. W. McFarland, Rabbi
Ellis, Dr. Elbert Russell, and Rev.
Tom A. Sykes. During the week of
March 8-15, Rev. Sykes will speak
each evening in the meeting-house at
seven-thirty.
"Rick" /s In Familiar
Surroundings On Campus
"Rick" Ferrell, midget catcher for
the St. Louis Browns and national fa
vorite in "big league" baseball cir
cles, has visited the campus several
times during his stay at home pre
ceding his departure for training
camp in Florida.
"Rick," an old student of the col
lege, reminesces over the days when
he piled up scores in basketball for
the college team against Duke Uni
versity and Wake Forest. That wasn't
so long ago either for "Rick" is still
in the infant stage—according to the
old timers in the sporting world.
COLLEGE CHOIR GIVES
EXCELLENT PROGRAM
Immense Audience Hears Group
In High Point Friends
Meeting House
LATIN SONGS SPLENDID
The College Choir sang at the Cen
tral Friends Church, High Point, on
Sunday evening, before an immense
audience, in one of the smoothest con
certs they have ever presented. The
church was filled to capacity, and Itev.
Sykes announced that hundreds were
turned away.
The program was divided into four
groups of several numbers each. The
second, or Latin, group was executed
with almost perfect quality, and it
was said that the choir had never
reached such a peak in presentation
as was achieved in the numbers "Ave
Verum Corpus," "Adoramus Te," and
"Ave Maria." The negro spiritual
"Were You There?" in the last group
was also superbly done, and the en
tire program splendidly received.
Rev. Sykes tributed the choir group
in a brief recognition of the work
which has been done in an attempt to
bring the beauty of sacred music to
a larger range of people. He feels
grateful not only to the choir director,
Mr. Max Noah; the college which the
choir represents; but also to the group
of young people who are intensely
interested in working on something
which is worthwhile.
Rev. Ralph Boring
Speaks At Joint Y
Life And Education Is Theme
Of Lecture To Christian
Associations
Reverend Ralph Boring, pastor of
Asheboro Street Friends' Church,
Greensboro spoke to a joint meeting
of the Y. W. C. A., and the Y. M. C.
A. February 5. He based his remarks
on two words, "Life" and "Education."
Life is a strange thing; it is beau
tiful and it is tragic. Life is a game
that every one must play whether he
will or not. In order to play a good
game one must follow the rules. Youth
today is being accused of playing the
game by a new set of rules. New
rules are good things to have provided
they are an improvement over the old
ones.
Education is more than an accumu
lation of facts. Mr. Boring drew up
the following educational creed: first,
I believe in the promising individual;
second, I believe in the personaliza
tion of truth; third, I believe in the
transmutation of property into com
modies of highly practical value.
The following students spent the
week-end at their respective homes
and attended the game with Winston
Y: Eleanor Grimsley, Rosa Lee Bell,
Nell Ellington, Jewel Conrad, Lillian
Holder and Mildred Conrad.
CHOIR WINS
RECOGNITION
NUMBER 11
A CAPELLA CHOIR HAS
PRIVILEGE 10 HEAR
WESTMINISTER CHOIR
Famous Group From Foremost
Musical Institution
At Raleigh
WILLIAMSON IS DIRECTOR
Dr. John Finlay Williamson will ap
pear with his choir at the Hugh Mor
son High School, Raleigh, the night
of February 13th. Members of the
Guiford College A Capella Choir who
will hear the Westminster Choir at
that time are: Miss Gail Wilbur, Mrs.
Max Noah, Gladys Mcßane, Nelle
Ellington, Alice Conrad, Jewell Con
rad, Mary K. Booker, Rachel Beas
ley, Georgia Fulk, Lucille Patterson,
Josephine Kimrey, Marvin Lindley,
Professor Fleming, Bruce Smathers,
and the director, Mr. Max Noah.
This internationally known Ameri
can group, the Westminster Choir, is
the pattern by which Mr. Noah is de
veloping: a similar organization at
Guilford College. He has studied with
Dr. Williamson at the choir school at
Ithica, New York, gaining from the
work many things which he has giv
en to the people he himself is now
directing. The program itself, given
by the Westminster Choir, is reported
to be very similar to that of our home
choir, with perhaps some of the same
numbers. Dr. Williamson, with mem
bers of his choir, has arranged much
of his music from ancient English
manuscripts, which fact gives his pro
gram a certain melo-dramatic aspect,
heightening its effectiveness great
ly. It is of course sacred throughout,
and sung a capella.
The people who attend the concert
in Raleigh are expecting to gather
ideas that can only be gotten through
direct contact with the original, hop
ing to apply them to help in perfect
ing the work of the organization with
which they themselves are associated.
Semester Grades
Have Been Issued
Wilbert Braxton And Esther
Lee Cox Make Perfect
Scholastic Record
The reports for the first semester
have been issued, with Wilbert Brax
ton, of the Junior Class, and Esther
Lee Cox, of the Freshmen, leading the
student body in its claim for the
honor of an all A grade. Only these
two perfect reports were made, but
the following made all A's but one;
Matthew Bridger, Howard Cannon,
Pearle Kimrey, Mattie McCanless,
Elizabeth McVey, Dayton Newlin,
Elizabeth Parker, and Paul Tew.
A much larger number rank in the
group of all A's and B's: George
Allen, Granville Alley, Eleanor Bangs,
Roscoe Barrow, O. L. Brown, Tom
Cheek, Virginia Clayton, Jean Coch
ran, Ralto Farlow, Leona Guthrie,
James Harper, Ruth Hiller, Thomas
Houck, Ivan Jackson, Isabella Jinette,
Murray Johnson, Esther Lindley, Nell
McMullen, Manuel Mallo, Louise Mel
ville, Leroy Miller, Jr., Brodie Money,
David Parsons, Ailene Pegg, Mary
Pittman, Mary Reynolds, Mary Rich
ardson, Lewis Rosenfelt, Blanche
Silver, Merlie Sizemore, Samra Smith,
Allen Stafford, Ethel Swaim, Mar
garet Warner, Clara Belle Welch,
John Hugh Williams and Dorothy
Wolff.
"Baby Cabinet" In
Charge of Program
The Y. W. C. A. "Baby Cabinet"
had charge of the regular weekly
meeting of the Y. W. C. A. last Thurs
day evening, January 29. The subject
for the program was "Be Your Best."
The meeting opened with a song.
Then the regular program was given.
Those taking a part in the program
and their respective contributions
were as follows: Prelude, Sarah
Davis; Theme "Be Your Best," Doro
thy Whitfield; Devotional, Katherine
Farlow; Poem, Glynn Bane; Dialogue,
"A Message of Love," Mai'y Richard
son, Annie E. Wiley, and Mary E.
Camp; Solo, "Give of Your Best to
the Master," Mildred Beasley; Essay,
"Happy? If Not, Why Not?", "Ruby
Holder; Talk and Poem, "Be the Best
of Whatever You Are," Rose Askew
and Mary Fitzgerald, respectively.
Jean Cochran, the leader, offered
prayer at the close of the meeting.