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VOLUME XXVII Willkie Wins Majority In Student Straw Poll Roosevelt Is Choice Of Voting-Age Group; Thomas in Third Spot If Guilford college students had it in their power to choose the next Presi dent of the United States Tuesday, Wendell Willkie would succeed Frank lin Roosevelt as the chief executive. A campus poll conducted by THE GUILFORDIAN gives the Republican can didate 141 votes, a majority of the 277 votes cast by the student body which numbers approximately 385. President Roosevelt received 112 votes and Nor man Thomas, the Socialist, 24. Of the 03 students who will he old enough to cast an official ballot on November 5, however, 32 favored Roosevelt. Twen ty-three supported AVillkie, and eight supported Thomas. Women students supported Willkie most heavily, according him better than two to one majority. Seventy-one voted for him, 2!) going for Roosevelt, and nine for Thomas. The Republican aspirant also led among the campus men. The only polling division which Roosevelt carried was the one embrac ing the day students, predominantly southerners. In Cox ball the vote went: Willkie, (Continued on I'agc Three) Maria Jeffre Is Named President of German Club The first official meeting of the Guil ford college German club was held Thursday, October 24, although officers were elected at an informal get-to gether a week before that date. Offi cers of tlie club are Maria Jeffre, presi dent, Helen van Achterberg. program chairman, Claus Victorius, secretary, and Merle Pickett, treasurer. At the first meeting records of rnu siv by Grieg, Beethoven, and Strauss were heard. The club plans for its next meeting a program of eighteenth century dances with students, in all probability, wearing the costumes of that period, l'lans were also laid for a chapel play to.be given sometime in the not-too-distant future. 'Country Gentleman 7 Group Starts Light Housekeeping By JJ. M. GIDEON The Country Gentleman social and scholastic fraternity has formally taken its place with the Scholarship society and the Monogram club as a Guilford extra-curricular functionary. Seven upperclassinen of the commutor variety, perturbed by the fact that day hops must hibernate in their auto's, at Clyde's, or in the library if they care to sit, began casting about for a location wherein that form of physical exercise might lie performed without raising the ire of those who might Vie intruded upon. The result was the acquisition of a four-room furnished apartment one-half mile west by south from tlie college campus. The membership includes Burle lloil- Rin, Bob Garrett, Bill Gwyn, Fred Williams, Bobby Walker, and Conrad and Charles Laliser. Walker Is presi dent and the by-laws limit future membership to upperelass day hops. The elub house functions as a place of (Continued on Page Three) THE GUILFORDIAN Chapel Schedule Monday, November 4—Student election speeches. Tuesday, November s—Meetings—Meeting on the basis or silence in the Hut. Wednesday, November 6—Repre sentatives to the student legisla ture. Thursday, November 7—Class meetings. Friday. November B—Mrs. Moody Stroud. Monday, November 11 Armi stice program in charge ot Y. M. and V. W. C. A.'s Tuesday, November 12—Meeting on the basis or silence in the Hut. Wednesday, November 13 l)r. Ljuug—petroleum and its products. Thursday, November 14—Class meetings. Friday, November 15—Dr. Hayes, tentatively scheduled. Christian Conference Co-Led by Dr. Beittel Twelve from Guilford Cabinets Attend Student Meeting at Chapel Hill Twelve students from the cabinets of the Student Christian organization will attend the fall conference of the North Carolina Student Christian Movement to be held at Chaj)el Hill tomorrow. The conference is to have as its theme, "A Christian in the Warring World," and is to be led by Dr. Reittel of Guil ford College and Dr. Aphonse Henin burg o fthe North Carolina college for Negroes. The Guilford representation is un usual in that it is the largest to ever represent the college at a state confer ence. 'Representation is unlimited, but each school is allowed only six votes. The conference is to last from 9:45 a. ni. until 3:30 p. in. Several of the recent cabinet meet ings have been used for discussion as to the number and t.vpe of meetings ex pected of each cabinet member. It was (Continued on l'apc Two) New Actors Injected In Cast of 'High Tor' With but two weeks to go before production date, November 16. the Dramatic council's fall offering, "High Tor," has run into casting snags. Several minor parts have changed hands since tlie original casting. The most important' change has been L. M. Gideon's succession to Larry raider in the important comic part of liiggs. Malcolm Crooks has become Captain Ashe, a part handled briefly by both Charles Lewis and Carlyn Guy. Talmadge Neece has been cast as Patsy, a state trooper, and John Hobby as Nudge, another trooper. Backstage work is going forward satisfactorily under the general su pcrvision of Audrie (iardhani. pres ident of the council. GUILFORD COLLEGE, N. C., NOVEMBER 2, 1940 Fifty-Three Campus Men Claimed by Conscription Kann Drawn Fifth; Gideon, Clayton Also In First Thousand Fifty-three men of the Guilford col lege student body registered with the government on October 10, in ac cordance with the Conscription act, which was passed by Congress in Sep tember of this year. Fifth in tile drawing at Washington last Tuesday was the number of Raoul Kann, a junior, who is not an Amer ican citizen. Those of L. M. Gideon and Sidney Clayton, seniors, from Greensboro, were in the six hundreds, Gideon's name being number 00(5, Clay ton's being 632. David I'arsons, business manager was also well up in the draw. All men, including aliens not con nected with foreign diplomatic or con sular services, between the ages of 21 and 35, inclusive, were required to register in the first draft registration ever held with America at peace. Officials stated that, those "whose serial numbers were among the first 1,500 drawn stood a good chance of being among the first 800,000 men drafted, provided they were fit and able." Questionnaires will be sent to each man holding one of the 9,000 numbers drawn in the lottery. Classifi cation, examination and, in some cases, defermen twill follow. Students who must spend the year in military camps may wait until July. Campus students who registered at the college are: Stuart Alston. John Albert, Frank Ausband, Don Badgely, (Continued on Page Four) Jam on Campus! It's all work and all play with the Guilford Swing band boys each Thursday and Saturday night, but students will have a chance to hear some smooth Tannenbaum and Griggs arrangements of the lxipular tunes at the next big Y dance. Billy Griggs, master of the ivories, is backed by a solid West moreland trombone, Spencer and "King John" trumpets, Joe Webb and Tannenbaum saxes, and Poin dexter keeping time on the drums. "Can't Get Indiana Off My Miml" is their best number, and "Starlit Hour" is promising, if they can manage to end all to gether. A straight rendition of our Alma Mater and a "jam session" version of "In the Mood" are fa vorites of the band. I'earson, managing the gang, has dates lined up in High Point for November. Also keep your radios turned to WHIG, for the boys an ticipate an engagement there any day now. Education Students To Give Book Exhibit To acquaint those who are to begin to teach with the latest authors and titles of children's books, education students will hold a book exhibit in the lint from November 13 to Novem ber lti, under the direction of Mr. Fink. Only books published last year for children and adults will be on display for all who are interested. Emphasis will be placed on chil dren's literature; books for adults will aid those planning to teach older students. Gymnasium Dedication Features Homecoming DEDICATION SPEAKER— I)r. D. D. Carroll, dean of the school of commerce at the University of North Carolina and chairman of the Guilford board of trustees, will lie the principal speaker at the dedication of the new gymnasium today. New Dating Privileges Concern Social Square Open Social Hour Among Gym Rulings Presented by Milner Social square and gymnasium rul ings were explained to women stu dents in a mass meeting on October The new dating privileges, wliich are now on trial basis, were outlined by Hazel Monsees, president of the Women's student government: women may date on social square on Saturday evening from 8 to 11, and on Sunday evenings from 8 to 10. Walking is to lie confined to the path from Founders to Mary Ilobbs, from Mary I lobbs to King hall, from King to the main walk, Via flagstones, and along the main walk to Founders. Women students are to sign out and in, each time they walk on social square. Gym regulations, unanimously ap proved by the faculty, were presented by Mrs. Milner: 1. Women students will, at the present, only use the main room and under Miss Foster's directions use the unfinished room for women; they (Continued on l'agc Four) Date Tonight in Archdale? O. K. Lights Go Out at Ten The days when girls dated in Men's center are no more. That was 'way back when Mary Hobbs was taboo for dating, and Founders was favored by amorous couples. Parlors were fur nished with straiglitbacked chairs and double dates were preferred. Within tlie dormitories, regulations were plentiful. For underclassmen, lights were out at ten-thirty—and stayed out. Juniors didn't blow their lamps out until 11 o'clock. Church attendance was once re quired. Students went to Christian En deavor meetings; girls could walk to and from them with boys. In the 1927 handbook, compiled during the time of Mrs. Andrews and the infancy of the Women's Student government, it was stated: "Each student must stay in her NUMBER 3 Dean Carroll, Frazier And Milner Are Chief Speakers for Program The chief feature of today's home coming activities will he the dedication of the gymnasium at fio'clock, at which Dean Dudley Carroll of the Univer sity of North Carolina will be chief speaker. Robert. Frazier, chairman of the building committee and Greensboro attorney, will speak on the effort, that lias been made to start and complete the new recreation center, and as chairman of the ceremonies, will pres ent W. 11. Sullivan, who was Greens boro chairman in the building cam paign ; W. C. Idol, High Point chair man ; N. C. English, Davidson coun ty chairman; and B. Clyde Shore, chairman for Winston-Salem. After talks by these chairmen, Mr. Frazier will give the symbolic build ing key to Dean Carroll who, after discussing the potentialities of the new building for increased and enriched recreational activities, will turn it over to Dr. Milner. The program of the day will start at It o'clock, after shortened morning classes. To start the events, Miss Fos ter's varsity team and a team composed of alumnae will compete in a game of hockey, a tradition at Guilford for several years. The Quaker harriers will meet those of Wofford college for a cross-country (Continued on Page Three) Cultural Resource Room Supplies Language Wants Tlio Cultural Resource room in Foun ders this year is only n small begin ning of the plan for a more inclusive education system at Guilford. The late Dr. Pope did much to lay the founda tion for this system which is to in clude all courses of study. The French and Public Speaking departments are already using this room. When the phonograph is fixed, the speaking classes will make records of their voices. Also a French library is started with hopes of expansion; and the plan is to expand the library in specialized fields so that one who is taking French may read, in French, science, history, biographies, music, or anything along his line of interest I.ator a record library will be started room (luring the niglit study hour, ex cept from 10:15 to 10:30. A student may visit during the first nnd last periods of the (lay." Clyde's store was at that time com paratively deserted: "No girl below junior class may go to the store except 011 Wednesday afternoon from 4 to 5:30 o'clock, and on Saturday after noon from 12:05 to 5:30 o'clock, un less she lias a senior chaperone and permission from the student govern ment president . . . girls cannot walk to or from the store with boys." The library was closed at night. Girls who were campused went to their rooms immediately after supper. A Founders girl sat beside the faculty member at her table at each meal. (Continued on Page Four)
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