Napkins for the
Dining Hall
VOLUME XXI
Administrative Council
Now to Govern Guilford
MILNER AT HEAD
Sponsors Already Selected for
Classed and Other Organi
zations of College.
FORM NEW COMMITTEES
Innovations in Guilford's School Gov
ernment Now in
Effect.
A new plan of school government is
being used this year at Guilford Col
lege. Instead of a single executive as
has been the case heretofore, there is
an administrative council with Dr.
Clyde A. Milner as its spokesman and
head. The other members of this coun
cil are 10. Q. I'urdom, I'. W. Furnas,
F. C .Shepard, E. T. Hole, C. E. Tobias,
E. C. Milner, K. C. Ricks.
Those who will sponsor various or
ganizations are: E. G. I'urdom, fresh
man class; A. I. Xewlin, sophomore
class; E. G. Campbell, junior class; E.
C. Milner, senior class; W. O. Suitor,
Guilfordian (advisors, P. W. Furnas I
and E. C. Milner) ; W. O. Suitor.
Quaker (advisor, C. E. Tobias) ; J. I*.
Anderson, Men's Athletic Association;
E. 11. Anderson, Women's Athletic As
sociation; C. E. Rruee, I. I?. Perisho,
E. M. Xewlin, E. C. Milner, Y. W. C. A.;
S. L. Haworth, Y. M. C. A.; A. I. Xew
lin, debating council; X. E. Lasley, AY.
O. Suitor, E. ;. Purdom, A. I. Xewlin,
and M. L. Gainey, student affairs
board : I'. W. Furnas, dramatic coun
cil; M. S. Xoah, and I>. \V. Xoali, fine
arts club; E. G. Campbell, college
marshals; J. L. Fleming, French Club;
A. I. Xewlin, History Club; E. C. Mil
lier, women's student government; E.
G. Purdom, men's student government,
and M. S. Xoah, college choir.
N.R.A. REORGANIZES AND
TEXTILE STRIKE OCCURS
New Developments in Lindbergh Kid
napipng Case Are of Interest in
Latest Current Events.
WORLD SERIES BEING PLAYED
The most important current events
of the past few weeks has been the
general textile strike, the reorganiza
tion of the X. It. A., and the Haupt
mnnn-Llndbergli trial.
The general strike In the textile in
dustry, led by Gorman, ended peaceably
when the strikers felt that they had
gained their ends.
The reorganization of the X. It. A.,
the most startling development of
which is the resignation of General
Johnson, is later news, and the ipies
tion has not been fully settled.
The Lindbergh case is another ques
tion which is still unsettled, the only
important development being the ar
rest and trial of Bruno 11. Hauptmaun
when part of the ransom money was
found in a garage belonging to him.
The world series is another ques
tion of general Importance which is as
yet unsettled.
Quaker Appoints Manager
Tom Witnbisli was recently appointed
to the position of business manager of
the QI'.VKICH. Mr. Wimblsh is a senior
from Greensboro and will take the
place of Horace Stimson, who is now
attending the Cniversity of Xorth
Carolina at Chapel llill. The appoint
ment was approved by the studeut af
fairs board.
GUILFORDIAN
Mrs. E. C. Milner
Shows Progress
Mrs. Ernestine Milner is getting
along very well since her operation
in the Wesley Long Hospital over
three weeks ago. She returned
to the campus Monday morning, Oc
tober 1. Everyone is interested in
how she is progressing and is glad
to have her back again.
PRESIDENT MILNER
LEAVES FOR NORTH
Two College Representatives
Will Attend Various Foun
dations and Meetings.
MR. TOBIAS GOES ALSO
President Clyde A. Milner and Clar
ence E. Tobias, secretary of the college,
are leaving Monday morning, October
8, for points north, expecting to visit
several foundations which have ex
pressed interest in Guilford. They will
also attend numerous alumni meetings.
They plan to go as far as Boston,
Mass., stopping first at Richmond as
the guest of llogue Ricks. On October
!) they will be in Washington speaking
at the SidWeel Friends school, the In
dian Education Bureau, and that night
attending an alumni meeting. Baltimore
will be their next stop, on October 11,
attending the Friends meeting and
alumni gathering. October 12, 13 and
14 they expect to visit West own, George
school, Germantown Academy, Haver
ford, Episcopal Academy, Friends' Cen
tral and Friends' Select schools, and
I'enn Charter. Dr. Milner will speak at
the Quaker Headmaster Association on
the 13th.
Sunday, the 14th. Dr. Milner will be
at the Germantown meeting, while Mr.
Tobias will attend the Haverford meet
ing.
From there they go to Xew York,
where they plan to have numerous con
ferences with various foundations. They
will also attend the Central Xew Eng
land alumni meeting at the Rose room
in the Broad hotel. In Hartford they
will si'iend the day at the Theology
Seminary centennial.
On the ISth they will be in Boston
attending alumni meetings. From Bos
ton they start back south, stopping "in
Providence, I!. 1., and in Philadelphia
for the Penn-Rntgers football game,
hoping to reach Guilford by the 21st.
PANCOASTANNOUNCES
HOMECOMING PROGRAM
Football Main Feature of Day; Lcnoir-
Rhyno Meets Quakers: Women
Finish Hockey Game.
The fall Uome-Coming Day at Guil
ford College is to be held 011 November
3rd with an interesting program which
includes a football same, women's
hockey game, a play presented by the
Dramatic Council and several other
events.
The Home Coming football panic will
be held 011 Hobbs field between Lenoir-
Bhyno and the Quakers, a traditional
clash. This game will play an impor
tant part in the Little Six eouferenc
and is to be held at 2p. m. The wom
en's hockey game will be held at 11:45
a m. with the play concluding the pro
gram that night.
Mr. Pn ncoast is in charge of tbe
Home-Coming day program.
e/THE^>
GUILFORD COLLEGE, N. C., OCTOBER 6, 1934
CHARLIE M'KENZIE
ELECTED TO HEAD
STUDENT AFFAIRS
Much Discussion of the Pur
chase of Machine in First
Board Meeting.
GILLIAM IS SECRETARY
New Rule Voted Into Constitution and
Pinal Plans Made Concerning
Dance Music -Here.
The first Student Affairs Roard meet
ing Professor Newlin presided and
Elizabeth Gilliam acted as secretary un
til the installation of offictrs. The con
stitution of the Hoard was read and
discussed at length. Another rule was
also added to the constitution, R was
voted that any member who missed
more than two meetings a year would
be automatically dropped from the
board and another representative
chosen from his organization, unless
the absent member sent a substitute in
his place.
Shortly after the election of officers
they were installed. They are as fol
lows: Charles MacKenzie, president,
and Edgar Meibohm, vice-president, re
ceiving second highest number of votes.
Ry unanimous election Elizabeth Gil
liam was chosen secretary and Louise
Lee, assistant secretary. After the in
stallation of these officers, Charles
MacKenzie took the presiding chair.
The main topic of discussion for the
rest of the meeting was concerning the
purchase of Mr. Pleasant's machine for
the college dances. The plan of col
lecting money from the students was
considered, but was shortly abandoned
except as a lost resort. After much
discussion (between Miss Gainey and
Dr. Purdom) the Roard finally came to
| the conclusion that each organization
Would be sent a note by the Roard hav
ing the following content: If each or
ganization would be willing to give a
small per cent of its allotment, proba
bly two and a half per cent, that would
cover the price of the machine. Imme
diate action has been taken on this
score.
Choir Reception Tonight
Tonight at 8 o'clock the Guilford
| College choir will hold its annual re
ception for the new members of the
choir.
This reception is held every year as
a gesture of welcome to flic new mem
bers. Its purpose Is that the new choir
members may become acquainted with
tlii- personnel and personality of the
choir and that they may better under
stand ami enter into the spirit of the
choir.
A short entertainment program of an
unusual nature is planned. This is to
| begin between 8:30 and o'clock anil
is to be a surprise.
New Sport for Faculty Originated When Dr.
Clyde A. Milner Thumbed a Ride to Talk
The president of a Quaker col
lege thumbing a-rltle! Impossible,
but true! Dr. Clyde A. Milner has
stooped to that nefarious occupa
tion. Dr. Milner, A. R.. M. A., 1!. I).,
and I'll. D„ has stood along the
roadside and, using the finger com
monly called the thumb, has ob
tained a ride.
The story goes ilint the'president
must make a speech in the town
of Hertford. All looked well a.s
tbe able chauffeur sped along the
highways bearing Mr. Milner. Rut,
alas, the car broke down, and Mr.
Milner, not wishing to break his
(late, stopped a hurrying car and
got in.
Furnas Picks Cast for
Fall College Production
PROFESSORS AIR VIEWS
ON VARIOUS
Sept. 21: Mr. L. T. New and Miss
Frances Mclver, both talented so
loists, sans several selections. Hiss
Louise Lee also gave a piano solo.
Sept. 24: Mi - . Suitor spoke 011
"Curiosity." He gave the many ad
vantages of being curious.
Sept. 25: The new pastor of the
New Garden Meeting at Guilford
College, Mr. Herbert Huffman,
spoke 011 the fundamentals of suc
cess. lie gave many illustrations
to impress his points.
Sept. -27: Dr. Ljung gave a test
on social and economic problems
which confront the world today.
Sept. 28: Mr. Noah discussed sa
cred songs. He told how to dis
tinguish a hymn from an ordinary
song. The A Capella choir sang.
Oct. 1: A representative of the
Women's Peace League, Sirs. Ship
man Barnes, gave a talk about tlie
work which is going 011 in the world
to prevent war, especially in the
Peace league.
Oct. 2: Mr. A, I. Newlin spoke
about the different political par
ties of the United States and
their activities.
CLUB FOR FINE ARTS
HAS FIRST MEETING
Music, Recitations and Speeches
Among Interesting Parts of
Evening's Program.
NEW MEMBERS PERFORM
The Fine Arts Club held its first
meeting of the year on Monday eve
ning, September 24.
Annie Lee Fitzgerald played on the
piano. A talk was given by Hazel
Wright, in which she showed a very
pessimistic view of the present world of
art and the lack of interest which mod
ern civilization has in it. Elizabeth
Adams played a selection from Schu
bert with characteristic ease and
rhythm. Martha Taylor presented her
Junior speech on Handel's "Messiah."
"The Shave Store" was read by Betty
Trotter, whose charming facial inter
pretation made her performance an
outstanding feature on t~he program. In
contrast to the lightness of this was a
poem, "1 Am "Music"?**' read by Dorothy
Pearson, Jewell Conrad sang "The
Last Rose of Summer." Louise Lee
talked on the New World Symphony,
which includes the tune, "Going Home."
The program was concluded by a song,
"My Sweet Kepose," by Frances Mc
lver.
The president opened the door,
mid a the same time n bottle cas
ually fell to the ground from the
car. But being assured by the
driver that ho would arrive 011
time, l>r. Milner entered.
An interesting conversation en
sued, in which the driver offered
the occupant both drink and
smoke. Upon being refused both
times, he inquired in an amazed
tone of voice from where Mr. Mil
ner came. When I>r. Milner men
tioned that he .stayed at Guilford
College till" driver Understood —but
could not understand how he could
make a speech without having im
bibed drink beforehand.
Advertising Policy
Needed
NUMBER 2
PRACTICES BEGUN
Tentative Choice of Characters
in Uproarious Comedy Al
ready Made.
LEVERING TAKES LEAD
Play to Be Given by Dramatic Council
on Homecoming
Day.
When the curtain rises on the play,
"Tons of Money," by Evans and Valen
tine. Which the college dramatic coun
cil is presenting on November 3, the
characters will have been selected from
a wide array of students. The choices
so far are only tentative.
Former stars have been chosen to
take the leading roles. Robert Poole,
a.s Aubrey llenry Maitland AUington,
and Emily Virginia Levering, as Ix>uise
AUington, his wife.
Tlie play begins at the Allingtons'
home in Marlow, England. The young
couple receive a visit from the solici
tor, James Chesterman (Jules Sharpe),
of the firm Chesterman, Chesterman,
and Chesterman, who tells AUington
that lie has inherited a vast amount
of money from a long-lost brother.
The will states that if AUington is
dead, the money goes to a cousin whom
they have never seen. To get rid of
the many creditors he owes and to keep
the money, the young inventor hits
upon the plan of dying, then coming
back to life as the cousin. Complica
tions enter in, however, when Betty
Trotter, a.s Jean Everard, the cousin's
wife, appears.
While lie has been away, Sprules
(Simpson Garner), the butler, has been
busy getting his brother lienery (James
Parsons) to masquerade as the cousin.
The plot thickens and reaches the cli
max when William (irigg, as George
Maitland, the real cousin, enters.
Other characters that add spice and
pep to tlie play are Miss Benita Mullet
(Louise Ward), the old maid aunt, who,
is slightly deaf; Simpson (Ruth An
derson), the parlour maid, and Giles
(J. L Jones), the gardener, who U al
ways doing the wrong thing.
—*
'SENIOR CLASS SELECTS
OFFICERS FOR SEMESTER
Ernest White President and Frances
Wiley Secretary; Programs Held
in Other Class Meetings.
Class meetings were evenly divided
between program and business meet
ings on October 4. The seniors had a
business meeting, electing officers as
follows: President, Ernest White; vice
president, George Parker; secretary,
Krunces Wiley; treasurer, Cleo Stack;
representative to debating council, Ma
mie Rose McGlnnis; representatives to
student council, Walter Copeland and
Clyde Redding. Members of the social
committee appointed were Gladys
Bryan, chairman, Felsle Riddle, Orpha
Xewlin, and Charles MacKenzie.
At the junior class meeting, Mildred
Marlettc talked on "Doctors."
The sophomore class was entertained
by Betty Trotter, who gave a piano
number, and by Lois Black, who ren
dered a sob., accompanied by Miss
Trotter at the piano.
Mrs. Noah Gives Recital.
Mrs. Dorothy Noah recently gave a
recital in Kernersville. The program
was given in the Woman's Club and
consisted of two groups of songs and
two of recitations. Miss Wilbur ac
companied the singing.