THE, GUILFORDIAN
Published Semi-Monthly by the Students of Guilford College
VOLUME XXIII GUILFORD COLLEGE, N. C., DECEMBER 5, 1936 NUMBER 6
STUDENTS VOICE VITAL SOCIAL NEEDS
MILNER TO ATTEND
ASSOCIATION OF
SOUTHERN COLLEGES
Group to Meet This Year in
Richmond, Va.; Noted School
men to Be Present.
FOUR CLASSES INCLUDED
Purpose of Meeting Is to Establish
Relations Between Secondary
Schools and Colleges.
Dr. Clyde A. Milner went to Hicli
nioncl, V;i,, December 2, to represent
Guilford at the animal meeting of the
Southern Association of Colleges. The
purpose of this association is to help
establish relations between secondary
schools and institutions of higher edu
cation within the territory of the asso
ciation, and to consider all subjects
that tend to the promotion of interests
common to colleges and secondary
schools.
This association includes four
classes, colleges and universities
schools and individuals. An institution
is judged according to the several
standards set up in the constitution
of the association, which are as fol
lows: Entrance requirements, require
ments for graduation, number of de
grees (discourages the conferring of
a multiplicity of degrees), number of
college departments (at least eight de
partments), training of faculty, (mem
bers of the faculty should have at least
two years of study in their respective
fields in a fully organized and reor
ganized graduate school), number of
students in classes, support, library,
(college should have a live, well-dis
tributed library of at least 112,J00 vol
umes), and laboratories.
LANDSCAPING GIVEN BY
RUDD FOR CENTENNIAL
Among Matters to Be Considered by
Special Gifts Division of Cen
tennial Committee.
MEETING SET FOR DECEMBER 7
Landscaping of the grounds about
the new Student Affairs hut will be
come an actuality as the gift of Wil
liam Lee liudd, Burlington. X. C\. to
Guilford College on her centennial
birthday. Announcement of Dr. Kudd's
contribution to the college made re
cently by David 11. l'arsons, secretary
to the Centennial committee.
Announcement was also made of a
day-long business session of the Special
Gift division of the Centennial com
mittee that will be held on campus
Monday, December 7. This meeting
will serve to stimulate the increasing
interest in and participation of in
dividuals and classes towards the
presentation of gilts to the college dur
ing the months to come.
Formal ratitication of pending
projects and newly-plalined improve
ments will occupy a large portion of
the sessions.
Members of the Kpe.ial (lilt division
are: Dudley D. Carroll, 'O7; Herbert
Petty, 'OS; Paul Nuun, 'l4; Robert P.
Dicks, 'ii-l; Raymond Binford; Ernest
Lewis, I'. A. Hayes, Hugh Moore,
David Illair, Alva Liudle.v, A. K.
Moore, Robert Frazier. and Clifford
Frazier.
MRS. MILNER SPEAKS
AT RANDOLPH-MACON
Mrs Clyde A. Milner, director of per
sonnel and dean of women at Guilt'ord,
has been asked by the Delta Zeta's na
tional organization to speak at a na
tional meeting of the Pan Hellenic so
rorities, to be held at Randolph-Macon
women's college. Mrs. Milner plans to
speak on "Modern Educational Trends
and Their Relationship to the Greek
World." The time for this conference
has not been definitely set as this goes
to print.
Pope Announces Comprehensive
I)r. Russell Pope, head of the Gull
ford College French department, re
cently announced that the comprehen
sive examination in his language will
be given immediately following semes
ter examinations next January. All
those who expect to graduate in June
"i" must pass the examination at this
time if they have not already done so.
Chapel Program
Monday, Dec. 7—"l Accept the Uni
verse," Dr. Binford.
Tuesday, Dec. 8 Dean Jackson,
Woman's College.
Wednesday, Dec. 9—Silent meeting.
Thursday, Dec. 10—Class chapel.
Friday, Dec. 11—Fine Arts club.
Monday, Dec. 14 —Creative work by
Guilford students.
Tuesday, Dec. 15—Guilford's Chapel,
Chapel committee.
Wednesday, Dec. 16—Silent chapel.
Thursday, Dec. 17—Class chapel.
Friday, Dec. 18—Chrstmas carol sing
ing.
Monday, Dec. 21—Prof. Furnas.
Tuesday ( Dec. 22—Christmas music,
A Capella choir.
A CAPELLA CHOIR
SINGS AT DANVILLE
Dr. Ezra H. F. Weis Plans to
Feature Christmas
Numbers.
FIRST CONCERT OF YEAR
The Guilford College A Capella
choir will sing its concert of the year
at Danville, Va., on December S at
s p. in. The program, which is made
up of special C'hris'.mas numbers, will
be sponsored by the Danville Music
Study club.
The program will lie as follows:
"In Mirth and in Gladness," Niedt;
"Cristus Faeti'-s Est," Anerio; "The
Adoration," Catalan Folk music, ar
ranged by Kurt Schinder: "I'raise to
the Lord,' Christiansen; "From Heaven
Above," Christiansen; "Song of Mary,"
Krantz; "Hodie Christus Natus Kst,"
Oil Palestrina; "O Praise Ye Goil,"
Tschaikowsky; "Saint Peter's Day
(Carol," Russian folk motif, arranged
I by Ilarvey Gaul.
"Kniitte Spiritual Tuuiu," Sehultky ;
"Ilospodee I'omeelooy," I.vovsky; "Sing
jWe Merrily," Noss; "A Snow Moun
tain." Christiansen; " I'll,' Ilolly and
the Ivy," Rutland Boughton; and
"Beautiful Savior," Christiansen.
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THREE GUILFORD PROFS
NAMED IN "WHO'S WHO"
I Milncrs, Weis Appear in Educational
Register; President, President
Emeritus in General Listing.
Three members of the Guilford Col
lege faculty are listed in the l'.i.'iil edi
tion of "Who's Who in Education."
which was issued in January of this
year. The three who have been thus
honored are Dr. Clyde A. Milner, presi
dent of tile college; Mrs. Ernestine C.
Milner, director of personnel; and Dr.
E. 11. F. Weis, head of the music de
partment.
Dr. Milner and I>t'. Raymond Ilin
l'ord, president emeritus of tin insti
tution, are also listed in the general
"Who's Who" which is not limited to
educators in its coverage.
Milner, now president of the college
has degrees from Wilmington College,
llaverford College, and Hartford The
ological Seminary: lias done graduate
work at the University of Chicago,
Marburg University, and the University
of Geneva; and came to Guilford Col
lege in 1030. where he was dean of
men until 1034, when he was elevated
to the higher office which he now
holds.
President Emeritus Binford. who
presided over the college for the I>
years previous to Dr. Milner's acces
sion, received his U.S. from Earlham
College, his M.S. from the University
of Chicago, and his Ph.l). from Johns
Hopkins University, lie served on the
Guilford faculty from 1001 until 1014
and returned in 1018 to assume the
president's mantle.
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DR. HARVEY A. LJUNG
UNDERGOES OPERATION
Dr. Ilarvey A. Ljung. professor
of chemistry, underwent an appen
dix operation Friday. November 28.
He is reported to be recovering
nicely. During his absence from
school. Dr. I'. M. (Jennings, pro
fessor of chemistry al Greensboro
College, lias been leaching the
chemistry classes at Guilford
College.
The Water Tower
I ——
A picture of the new water tower,
taken since completion, appears above.
RABBIFTLRYPINS
SPEAKS AT VESPERS
A Capella Choir and Mina Don
nell Add Musical Num
bers of Program.
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CHORUS TO SING MESSIAH
The fourth of this year's series of
Y-s;> nsored Vespers was held last
Similar afternoon at 4 o'clock. The
speaker. Rabbi F. 1,. Uypiris, of Greens
boro. sp ke on the subject of "Living
a Fuller Life." The A Capella Choir
sang two anthems, "Christus Fnctus
Eat," Anerio. and "() I'raise Ye," j
Tschaikowsky. .Miss Mina Ounuell, one j
if the choir's soprano sulo'.sts, sang a
j number adapted from the 121 si Psalm,
"I Will I.ift I'M Mine Eyes."
Other features of the program were
the invocation, delivered by Reverend
Milo S. Ilinckie, of the Asheboro Street i
Friends' church in Greensboro; the!
benediction, delivered by President
Clyde A. Miliar, of Guilford College;!
s Tipture readings by Miss Virginia
Levering, president of the Guilford j
College V. W. ('. A.: and two hymns, j
sung by the audience in conjunction |
| with the choir. Musical accompaui-j
I m "lit, where required, was supplied by
Mrs. Harvey A. Ljung at the piano.
I The fifth of the monthly Vespers,
to take place on the evening of Sim
day. December _'(i, will be a rendition
of Handel's "Messiah" which is a reg
ular annual feature of the fall program
of the Guilford College Community
Chorus. This year's soloists will be
Mi-s Edytlie Schneider, professor of
voice at .North Carolina Woman's Col
lege. soprano; Mrs. K. C. Caldwell, of
the First Presbyterian church, Greens
boro, contralto; Mr. John E. Toms, of
Chapel Ilill. tenor; and Mr. Arthur
Steele, of Winston-Salem, baritone.
The North Carolina Symphony orches
tra will play at the presentation.
Committee Plans Football Banquet
The social committee is now making
plans for the annual football banquet
which is lield at the end of the football
season. This year it is to be held De
cember 12. Letters in football, cross
country, and cheer-leading will be
awarded.
College Much Advanced
In Liberalizing ,
This article taken from (ho Xovem-1
her 1!. I'.il-i (iru.i'oitmAN gives us sumo
idea of the advancement that lias been i
made in regard to student social life :
in the last 23 years. It Is interesting i
to note the vast difference between
the Sunday atternoons we spend now
and those in the good old days.
SUNDAY AKTKKXOOX
ies. it is Sunday afternoon! The
boys begin putting on old shoes and
sweaters preparatory to a lons walk.
Some few of the less energetic actually
study! Others, more adventurous,
wend their way toward the library
either to read the Saturday papers or
catch a fleeting smile from a passing
lair one. Possibly if 110 one is looking j
they speak or laugh out loud (only j
when 110 one is looking).
| DANCE ORCHESTRA
IS ORGANIZED ON
GUILFORD CAMPUS
Eight-Piece Hand Uses Purely
Local Talent; Fills Long-
Felt Want on Campus.
TO PLAY FOR BAZAAR
Slight Admission Fee Will Be Charged
at V. W. C. A. Christmas Function
to Cover Cost of Music.
An eight-piece ilance orchestra on a
; purely local talent basis has been
organized on the Guilford College cam
pus. The band is expected (o till a
I long-felt want that has been irking the
| student body ever since two years ago
: when "Ducky" Frederick's organization
went on the rocks through lack of
; money to purchase music.
The nucleus of the harmony group }
was the "Guilfordians" three mu- J
ideally talented students that started
a small "swing band" just at the close
of last year as an item for the Guil- i
fordian amateur program. Earlier j
this year the trio, with Annie Lee Fitz- j
gerald vocalizing, made several broad
casts over Greensboro's station WHIG. ■
Now, together with other interested
students, they have turned their atten
tion to tlie organization of a larger I
band on campus.
Their initial appearance is set for j
the V. W. ('. A. bazaar ou the evening
of December 10. According to present
plans, some slight admission lee will
be charged at that function to cover
the cost of orchestrations for the I
musicians.
Those in the band are: Saxophones, J
.Malcolm Alexander. Howard Newkirk,
and Charles We.vll; trumpets, Dick 1
I Myrnse and Bill Furman; bass violin, j'
j 1 Sill Furman; piano. Rodman Scott;!'
and Drums, John Ketcliuni. Weyll, ! 1
Furman and Scott were the original 1
"Guilt'ordian Trio."
SPANISH-GERMAN CLUB
NATIVITY ;
Production Under Dilection of Miss '
Hufh and Dr. Pope; Several
New Features Introduced.
SETTING AND VERSE ARE GERMAN 1
Under the direction of Miss Marie L. 1
Until, professor of German and Spanish,
and Prof. Russell Pope, head of the '
Knglish department, "The Nativity" will ; (
he presented December 27. Beatrice |
Rolir, president of the Spanish-German y
club, is chairman of committee on ar
rangements. The- "Y" organizations
have had the program until last year,
but the German department is in charge 1
of this production. The setting and verse ;
are German.
The pres. n tat ion consists of eight j
semi-tableaux: The Annunciation, Flight
into Egypt, Refusal of Entrance into the (
Inn, Message to the Shepherds, the Man-
ger Scene, Advent of Three Wise Men
| and Shepherds. ]
Four unique features characterize the 1 1
play: The innkeeper's wife who refuses n
entrance to Mary and Joseph because i
they are poor; the Christmas tree in
the closing scene; the monk who reads
in English between curtains; and sing
ing Christmas carols at appropriate in
tervals.
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[ Later in the afternoon the girls may j 1
promenade or play on their side of the > t
campus, while the boys may congre- |
gate before their dormitories and look J i
that way—"Nothingmore."
The girls soon seek their rooms.
Then the group on the opposite side
of the road dissolves into walking par
lies and still smaller units. I'ossibl.v
someone in a more thoughtful moud
goes off alone and thinks. Thinks of
what lie has missed that afternoon of
the spiritual uplift he might have got
ten from a scriptural conversation with
a member of the fair sex ; that he will
go through college only once; of his
limited opportunity for social develop
ment; that time is fleeting, and that
j lie will soon be 20, then ■ >O, then 40 and
lhe habits of life are formed in youth.
Social Functions Should
Teach Art of "Savoir Faire"
Guilford College
Social Statistics
Owing to difficulties of compila
tion, it is possible that some of the
following figures are not exactly ac
curate. However, The Guilfordian is
satisfied that they are nearly enough
correct to serve as true indications
of the present stresses acting on
campus social life.
Number of students living on cam
pus: Men, 123; women, 106; to
tal, 229.
Space available for dating couples:
Average number of couples dating
nightly, 32; absolute total seating
capacity of four dating parlors, 56
persons. (East Parlor, which will
seat 33 persons very uncomfortably,
is reserved for the use of seniors.)
Percentage of students taking part
in campus dances: Percentage of stu
dent body able to dance, 66 2-3 ap
proximate; attendance at recent card
dance, 35 per cent of available stu- :
dents; attendance at Thanksgiving i
tea dance, 46 per cent of availahles.
Y. W. C. A. HOLDS
CHRISTMAS BAZAAR
Oriental Atmosphere Will Per
vade; Festivities Will Be
Held in Hobbs.
FRESHMEN WILL SERVE
The bazaar two weeks from tonight,
the high spot of the social activities of
| the V. W. ('. A., will be a festive occa
sion. The decorations will be like those
i of an oriental feast day gay colors,
| evergreens, and Japanese- lanterns. The
I bazaar will be a veritable feast time for
j the campus, as many delicious refresh
ments will l>e sold.
There will also lie- on sale many
unique and attractive Japanese gifts
I that may he used as Christinas gifts—
'quaint sandals, decorative trick boxes,
hand-painted fibre stationery.
A special feature of the evening will
be a mock marathon dance in which
the couple with the lucky number will
be the last on the floor and will win a
cake. There will also be a pie-cating
contest carried on during the evening.
Fortunes will be told and many games
played, including ping pong, a variation
j of an old Japanese game.
WILLIAM BLAIR SPEAKS
AT HISTORY CLUB MEET
Prominent Educator Makes Talk on Old
Plank Roads in North Carolina at
First Meeting of Group.
The History Hub met Wednesday
evening nt 7 :.'! in I'liil Mali in Foun
ders' to hear Mr. Wllllnui A. Blair, of
Winston-Salem, speak 011 "Old Plank
Koads lu North Carolina." The talk
was sponsored by the elub, but an in
vitation was extended to everyone in
terested.
Mr. Blair, deseended from Nathan
Hunt, is one of the most important
educators in the state and u member
of the I listorical association, besides
being a very prominent Quaker, liis
speech was enjoyed not only for its in
terest, but for the speaker's sense of
humor which so many historical
speakers' lack.
This was the first meeting of the
History Hub this year and President
Ituth Payne says that tliey are plan
ning to follow it up with others which
tliey hope will be as interesting.
MEN'S STUDENT COUNCIL
ASKS FOR CO-OPERATION
The Men's Student Council is ask
ing all firecracker enthusiasts to re
frain from using fireworks until
they return home at Christmas.
Tli y do not wish to have a month
of fireworks on campus before
Christmas for the following sensible
reason: Fireworks are dangerous in
the college buildings, and spoil
people's rest at night.
These studi nts are asked to co
operate in this matter as much as
possible by considering others who
have a right to rest and quiet.
VARIETY NEEDED
Revival of Battleground Hike
and Similar Functions
Advocated.
DATING SPACE CROWDED
Recent Y. M. C. A. Stag and Open House
at Bcittel's Cited As Type of
Entertainment Needed.
(Special to The Guilfordian)
Social education was stressed as a
great campus need in a poll of student
leaders recently conducted by The Guil
fordian. All of those who were inter
viewed were asked the same question:
"What, in your opinion, is Guilford's
most vital social need?" In reply, a
prominent woman student, whose iden
tity we are not at liberty to divulge,
stated: "The campus's great need is
more socially educated students. For
that reason, social functions of a typo
j that will tend to educate the students
we have in the art of "savoir faire"
are highly desirable." In the same vein
was the reply made by Greig Ritchie,
program chairman of the Y. M. C. A.,
: who said: "What this campus needs is
less rules; but we will not have less
rules until we have a more socially
minded and mature student body."
Other Hit Space, Program
Other replies received cited inade
quate dating space and the general nar
rowness of the college social program
as undesirable factors in the existing
situation. In connection with these
charges, an attempt was made by The
Guilfordian to compile some statistics
on the social status quo; these figures
appear in an adjoining column of this
i dition.
Among the other statements obtained
were opinions from the following:
Charles Blair, president of the Men's
Student Government: "Guilford Col
lege's social equipment needs general
expansion very badly."
Paul Hockett, president of the Stu
dent Affairs Board: "I think the great
est problem is lack of adequate dating
space The dancing problem doesn't
seem serious to me, since I myself do
not dance."
Karle Maloncy, chairman of the So
cial Committee: "More room for dating
is needed."
John Bradshaw, president of the
V. M. C. A.: "The social program is at
present too narrow. Too much empha
sis has been placed on dancing in the
past few years, and I feel that variety
is the spice of social life. The recent
V. M. C. A. stag, and the open house
held at Bcittel's on Thanksgiving night
are examples of the type of variety I
favor."
Virginia Levering, president of the
V. W. C A.: "We need more variety
in our social life. I favor the revival
of some "of the social functions which
used to be regular yearly events, like
the Battleground hike."
John Perian, president of the sopho
more class: "Inadequate dating space is
a great defect of Guilford College so
cial life- at present."
STUDENTS READ POETRY
AT FINE ARTS CLUB
Charles Sharp Read* Series of His
Original Poems at Last Meeting
of Creative Group.
FEATURE VOCAL AND PIANO SOLOS
Poetry MM well as music was fea
tured at the meeting of the Fine Arts
cluli held .Monday night, November 30.
The program was as follows:
"llow Do I Love Thee" (Sonnets
from the Portuguese Elizabeth
Hrowning I read by Phyllis Weinberg.
"Polish Dance" (Scharwenkn),
piano solo by Margaret Mostrom.
"The Lark Now Leaves Mis Watery
Nest" (Parker), vocal solo by Minn
I). nine] I.
"Valse liomantiijue" (Debussy),
piano solo by Betty Trotter.
Charles Sharp read a series of origi
nal poems : "The Philosopher"—several
lyric poems; four poems illustrating
different moods of love; "Brown
Wrinkled Woman"; "Barroom Tid
dler's Ballad."
The last number on the program was
a vocal selection, "My Homeland"
(Clara Edwards), sung by Bnehei Mc
pherson.