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THE GUILFORDIAN
Published semi-monthly by the students of Guilford College during
the school year except (luring examinations and holiday periods.
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Food for Thought
Under the cloak of revolutionary Spain Nazi Germany and Fascist
Italy plot how the knife might be used effectively 011 Communist
Russia.
Would you spend twenty dollars to save five? Would you
sanction a three billion dollar war to save two million dollars?
Sixty cents out of every tax dollar is spent by our government
for past or future wars.
The League of Nations is recommending to all countries that they
re-examine their history text-books. These should pay attention also
to other nations and emphasize such facts as show the interdependence
of nations. School children should be warned about unjust prejudices
against other countries.
Alumni!
"Welcome ever smiles, and farewell goes out sighing."
—Shakespeare.
If you are among those who return to us on Homecoming day we
never say farewell but always welcome. This campus for sometime at
least was your hearth and fireside and we wish you to experience the
feeling of "returning home."
Perhaps some of you can now look back on your days spent in
these environs as the happiest days of your life. Have you forgotten
I the strike for reasonable women's rules, the muddy walks in front of
IfcJox and Founders, Ihe first faulty .steps toward dancing, and the loss
Hf Men's Center as a dating parlor.
m There are many ideas and goals for which you struggled—failed
or won. We, the present faculty and student body, are trying to
■carry high the torch for which you lived—a constructive and pro
gressive Guilford College.
A Traveling Salesman
This year the College paper is carrying a large number of ads.
These merchants and business firms who advertise in our paper expect
patronage from the 1500 odd students who read the Guii.fordian.
Alumni, faculty and students attention! Read the ads in your
College newspaper and when visiting these concerns tell them you are
Guilfordians, thereby helping your newspaper and your advertisers.
Stop, Look and Listen!
By the time this editorial lias been published, the leader of the
nation will have been elected for the next four years. This person is
chosen according to popular election. The best judgment of so many
million people will have been made known. The people have an unbe
lievable amount of influence over the president and legislature.
The majority of the electorate washes ts hands of any part of
the government after November 3. This has proved fatal in a number
of eases due to lobbying 011 Capitol Ilill. If we, as the people of these
United States have chosen this our President to lead us it is our right
to make our wishes known to him.
Popular opinion cannot be defined, but it can be felt. It is up to
us to keep posted 011 proposed legislation and then let our President
and Congressmen know how we stand on the situation. This can be
done through the mail, newspapers and radio. Every effort counts.
The President is inaugurated and Congress convenes in January,
1937. This will be the time for the electorate to voice its opinions
regardless of the outcome on November 3.
Maintain the Status Quo
For years students have been desk assistants in the Library. This
is due to necessity and partly to the concession that college students
are approaching adulthood. Those who are chosen to be assistants
have been chosen because of their ability. However, to stalk the
Library as a fifth grade school marm in not one of his or her duties.
This year there has been a special effort made 011 the part of the
Library staff to have ideal conditions for studying in the main room.
This has received co-operaton from the students but not enough.
Every student here lias attended Guilford long enough to be
familiar with the quiet and studious atmosphere that is maintained in
the Library. Without further comment —come to the Library for study.
Apple for the Pupil
Our collective hat is off to the joint Y cabinet for their "faculty
homes" idea. If there is any one thing that's needed more on campus
than faculty-student co-operation—in an individual sense—we are
frank in admitting that we don't know what it is. The present attitude
tends to brand professor-student amity as "legging" and look askance
at the grades received by their classmate who is "friends with teacher."
It's a grammar grade point of view, and should certainly not be
encouraged. On the other hand, it should be actively discouraged—
but is not. The "faculty homes" discussions fire the first positive
attempt at such discouragement—and, as we said at first, our collective
hat is off to the cabinet for the idea.
THE GUILFORDIAN
Alas that KENT'S, SMYRE'S, and
TURNER'S should cause deletion of my
master work. Yet never say that the
advertisements in this sheet are of no
avail. (Business Manager take note of
boost.) Did not tlio guardian of the
lower regions find a bill (from a jew
elry store that frequently indulges in
this practice) in the- box of our Stu
dent President? I wonder where the
j?ift Weant? There was info and so
there still is, so back to our paranomic
introduction:
Knock, knock.
Whos there?
Delores.
Delores who?
Delores you can't pass a red litfht.
Xor does Oscar want to, especially in
Richmond. . . . The tennis trip was a
knockin' success for Newkie's tooth. A
rece-nt Saturday night a little girl from
East: Newkie, save one for me. . . .
Eldridgc: who is Lizzie? . . . Do your
Christmas shopping early—46 days un
til 10 days of freedom.
ARCH DALITES
Redfearn learns that trips to store
count as dates, so he is checking. . . .
At above mentioned function 011 neigh
boring campus Ilerr Hitler was asked
by a girl if lie was a Jew. Ilimmel.
Girl runs upstairs and holds down roof,
so 110 casualty. . . . Was this talk to
Eleanor Wood business? . . . Flasher:
Scottie, dashing young quartermaster,
broke the heart of one of Greensboro's
debs when she found in his arms . . .
a GUILFORDIAN co-ed at a campus
store. Checking is contagious. . . .
One A.M. recently M. Anderson runs
interference at devotion with D. Par
sons officiating, also in Phil. 103 same
is floored by 4th Gospel Butch. . . .
Arcli-element atomic 110. 92.—Evenion.
GOAL LINE
Kcster (after Coach has purchased
furniture): "You must have a sorry
coach at Guilford or he doesn't have
much material."
Coach: "I think the trouble is the
latter, because I'm the coach." But see
the game this P. M.
SPECIAL TONIGHT ONLY . . . New
Jersey "small town flapper" (as de
scribed by producer) vamps Yankee
thespian. The Part's a natural. Which
prompts us to ask:
Knock, knock.
Who's there?
Arthur.
Arthur who?
Arthur any more at home like you?
Ye columnist has been told by one
fair co-ed that a New Gardenite wanted
to know if she should attend the Hal
lowe'en party dressed as a cat. This
same person was also observed to be
greatly enjoying herself in the Virginia
Keel. Shall we say this was a silly
symphony in reel life, instead of Tech
nicolor? . . . One ticket to Lcnoir-
Khyno game made a mr. and mrs. Will
she Bea Rohring when she sees this?
... Herd in dining-room: "What food
these morsels be." Biologists Clarence
and Phyllis : A bird in the hand is an
awkward position for all concerned. . . .
Choir robq—Sawyer's shirt no. 18 1 /* or
do they make them largerer?
Founders': "I wanna go out tonight,
mamma."
Mary Ilobbs: "Please may I go out
tonight? I'll be back by 10."
Cox: "I'm going out tonight, dad."
Arclidale: "Good nlglit, folks. I'll
bring in the milk."
Now I sit me down to sleep,
The lectures dry, the subject deep,
If he should quit before I wake,
Give me a punch, for goodness sake!
A knock, knock to knock out all other
knock, knocks:
Knock, knock.
Who's there?
Lux.
Lux who?
Lux hope you read this column.
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WHO'S WHO?
She's slight, blonde, equipped with
a pair of limpid gray orbs that could
give an angel a twinge of conscience
. . . there nsed to he a young Tennessee
medico-to-be and a handsome stripling
from l.incolnton who'd carry her books
any time . . . but Tennessee's a long
way off, and she's severed diplomatic
relations with l.incolnton . . . rumor
says that a socialist-newdealocrat from
Virginia is being seen here and there
with her of recent date .. . she her
self is Comrade No. 1 among the New
gardeners.
Three guesses who— and the first two
don't count.
OPEN FORUM
(BI)ITOR'S NOTE: In the issue of
May 2, 1936, is was stated that the pur
pose of this column is to print student
opinion providing that opinion is not
personal and is constructive criticism.
Of the several letters we received this
week, we were forced to return all but
following on the grounds listed above.)
Dear Editor:
Imagine my surprise when I noted
activity around the prospective hut.
At last after weeks, yea, months of
publicity and work, this proposed stu
dent project lias begun to become a
reality.
My most sincere congratulations to
whom it may concern. Would it be
possible for the students to take an
active part in changing the contour
of the gym commonly known as the
barn?
Sincerely,
AN OBSERVER.
To the Editor:
On Monday, October 20, Guilford stu
dents witnessed a step towards a more
democratic administration of student
affairs. On that night the students
went to their assigned tables in tlie
dining room at Founders' hall and
voted as to whether or not the assign
ment of seats should be continued. By
■in overwhelming vote the students
gave vent to their spite by crushing
the seating arrangement.
I call it spite, because so far as I
can find out, that is what it was. A
year ago the students were assigned
to seats without popular approval, but
with a promise of a chance to vote.
Ever since then there lias been a Mr
tain amount of resentment because the
promise was not fulfilled.
But the other night tlio faculty re
jected the choice and gave it to the
students. I am of the opinion that re
sentment will now die a natural death,
and if the students are given another
vote after a suitable lapse of time, we
may have the seating arrangement
back.
Sincerely,
A. I!. C.
To the Editor:
There luis been considerable com
ment recently concerning the manner
in which the football men have been
conducting themselves on (lie field dur
ing past games. It is a shame that all
such commentators could not have
seen tlie game with I.enoir-Itliyne the
other night. If there lias been any
time in which the team has shown co
operation, good sportsmanship, and
playing ability il was best shown then
and with little support of the college
behind them. Many an outsider pres
ent: spoke highly of Itrinklcy's plung
ing, of Acree's passing, and the general
backing of the entire team.
If outsiders can find favor with our
team why can't Guilford students
themselves? The team certainly de
serves credit for what it has done in
view of past criticism.
Sincerely,
"os."
UNMENTIONABLES
You never can tell about this Alumni.
Why down at Chapel Ilill they seem
to have "sand in tlie craw" so t>
speak. John Hugh Williams is the
"spark plug" in the lawyer's tag foot
ball team. They haven't lost a game
yet. More power to 'em. And Mamie
I!ose MeGinnis is managing a dating
bureau. The only trouble she's had
so far, some of the boys have had to
ask permission from their faculty ad
visers before they could lill the bill—
eh. date. We're wondering why she
didn't have that "brain storm" at Guil
ford. Competition with G. C. and
N'. C. is as usual.
Charlie Carroll is down there mug
ging around with the hypotenuse of a
right triangle. Charlie them were the
days. Wo have reports from the Uni
versity cafeteria showing that he's
holding his own admirably.
When Guilford went to Carolina the
other day Edgar Meibolim came up for
air. lie tore himself away from
chemical fumes long enough to sec
our boys make good. He has hopes of
revolutionizing tlie world of chemistry.
Woe is Einstein.
O. Yeah! Luke Copeland is backing
John Hugh up. lie is some polished
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Chapel Programs
Monday, Nov. 9—D. E. Proctor will
speak on "The Community Survey of
Greensboro."
Tuesday, Nov. 10—Dr. Purdom.
Wednesday, Nov. 11 Armistice
day propram, "The Unknown Sol
dier Speaks."
Thursday, Nov. 12—Class meeting.
Friday, Nov. 13 —Piano recital, by
Mrs. Ljung.
Monday, Nov. 16 Dr. Campbell
will speak on "Blood Will Tell."
Tuesday, Nov. 17—Reports of the
Methodist Conference at Duke.
Wednesday, Nov. 18—Silent meet
ing.
Thursday, Nov. 19—Class meeting.
Friday, Nov. 20—Music program.
RIPPED AT RANDOM
The Last Word in Quotations
A bird in the hand is in an awkward
position for all concerned.
Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomor
row will never come.
Don't cross your bridges, wade over
Instead.
The early bird is the eager type.
An apple a day makes seven apples
a week.
A penny is not enough to buy a
stamp.
If innocence is bliss, we all must be
happy.
Clothes break the man.
Where there's a will there's a won't.
—Parley Voo.
Behold an Idea
The latest idea for dances comes
from San Francisco Junior college.
Their fir.st dance this year was a Bad
Taste dance. Everything from clothes
to manners had to be in bad taste,
and a prize was given for the two
most unusual costumes. — Junior Col
legian.
Our Answer is Unprintable
A question often asked these days
is this, "What's wrong with chapel
attendance?" We often wonder! Since
the first of school it has dropped
faster than the proverbial plummet.
Something will have to be done about
it. What do you think? — Lenoir-
Rhync.
What a Discovery!
Here's another of those endless
things:
A student in Whitticr college set
out to discover what college women
think of college men. lie found out
that, "college men are the most selfish
and egotistical creatures on earth.
They get drunk too much, they lack
respect for girls and older people,
they have no sense of responsibility
for their social obligations. Their table
manners are "lousy,' and they try to
brag about their dates to society
brothers. They are rude, insincere,
disrespectful, inconsiderate, impolite,
discourteous, impossible, and that's
all."— Quaker I'unipitx, Whittier, Calif.
It Is Universal
A girl was heard to remark that
half tin? fun of going off was in bor
rowing all the clothes to wear 011 tlie
trip. We wonder whether that point
of view is peculiarly Winthrop's.—
Johnsonian.
politician—got liis fingers ill his but
tonholes already.
Ed Shein is doing nice work at
Jefferson —one of 117.
Got a letter from Charlie McKenzie
the other day—says he's out for a
I'h.l>. and not a Mrs. Now Charlie!
Ye ole sailor from High Rock,
namely, Ernest White, A.8., A.M., has
completed a training course for bigger
and better sea scouts —but what we
want to know is whore's the sea?
I'm tired, now you think awhile.
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November 7, 1936
Apologies to Mary Queen of the
Scots
As I sit here at the cross-roads, rea
lizing that I can either break or make
my life, lam frightened. My past sins
become dancing echoes of forgotten
days. And as each sin dances past me
I see the mistakes of my future. I
swear anew that these glaring creatures
will not be recreated, but as I swear
I know it is of no use, for, like a river
running down hill, I must keep running.
I will dam np this stream for awhile,
only to have it burst its banks, de
stroying even more property.
What are these mistakes? To me
they are nothing. But the world says,
"You cannot live alone." Must my life
be lived in making atonement for what
has passed? A future with not one jot
of happiness confronts mo because of
my carelessness.
Could I rise above my condemnation,
the whispering present would die and
I would be a living being waiting for
lasting happiness.
TO ALYCE
On tenuous waves of silken sound a
voice
Of fragile winsome beauty fuses with
Tho silence that has been my bitter
choice
Since time and space have mado of her
a myth'
In whom I found a deep and lasting
friend.
Though fate design to keep us far apart
I would recall the symbol of her being,
A subtle bond fast tethered to my heart,
The music of her laughter bringing
Pale pictures of the birth of blind de
votion.
TO BUTH
When all these years of toil and pain
have ceased
and I rest securely in old age
to dream of youthful days just passed,
then will I dream of you.
You will stand as a pine on a barren
hill;
the love and admiration that ran hot
in my youth
will again appear quickening the beat
of my pulse.
DESIRE
Love came and laughed into my eyes,
tenderly kissed my lips,
Love took mo by the hand across a flam
ing sand
until I burned and curled
as a piece of bacon.
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