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Page Two Looking Forward — We are a community of 366 students, men and women. Our lives are pleasant. Little of sorrow touches us here. Voices from across the Atlantic and those from our own continent can easily he shut out. Nor is it hard to merely scan the headline, to turn to the sports and society sections of our newspapers, and to twist the radio dial to escape the news commentator. If war comes to us, as it has to almost all others today, we can continue to slack along the easier route, the path that has been well-oiled by those before us who wore khaki. We do not attempt to lessen the sacrifice of war. But we do affirm that the essen tial sacrifice must be not only physical, but mental. We believe that we must rouse from our stupor if we are to survive; we know that there is cowardice and stu pidity in refusing to look for the truth be hind this business of bleeding. We are not entirely sightless; we do not deny our peril. Rather, our great sin is a defeatism in which we accept war too easily. We must realize that blame cannot be shrugged completely to the shoulders of the few leaders. We must understand that the ignorance of the people is greatly at fault, that only the people can cure it, and that we are of them. We believe that we are at an advantage. We believe that accurate knowledge of the essentials that have built past wars is available to us. As students, we have a goodly amount of leisure, a comparatively free conscience. Our library is sufficiently large, sheltering a range of books, magazines, and news papers, which, combined, can give us a fairly impartial perspective. We as individuals must search for the truth before we accept the decisions of others. Let us learn of the past and the present, so that we may shape our lives for the future. A Step Downward— Each year the stairway of Founders' hall is the scene of a gradual retreat, be ginning during the first weeks of the school year, and completed some time at the beginning of winter. Perhaps Guilford food imbues the bones of our maidens with timidity, or a latent modesty has finally come to the surface. This is the process: During the first days of school, in the half-hour or so before meals, the boys herd in the halls, knocking each other about and making passage a piece of fine military strategy. The girls stand along the staircase, conversing or waiting dumbly for the bell and the head waiter. With, the late fall days comes a hesi tancy, a shyness on the part of the girls. They come downstairs reluctantly and sparsely. The boys still knock about in the main section of the hall. The era of John Perian rescued us from the gantlet. When winter sets in, the stairway re flects the general weather in its bareness. Perhaps the girls prefer their own un tainted company. The bell rings and none have come down. Boys below move rest lessly. Someone whistles. In the general terror at the top of the stairs, someone is pushed down first and the rest follow. There is another and better plan to fol low, offered by a freshman before the cycle had begun: We have three student parlors, inhabited before meals by a few boys or one or two couples. A "friendly" school, there are many whom we do not know. There are at least twenty minutes during which we stand on one leg doing nothing. That is the time when we can go down, sit and From the August 13, 1917.—1n the early part of July a windstorm amounting in violence almost to a cyclone visited the college and tore things up generally. A large part of the gymnasium roof was blown away. One of the cottages was con siderably damaged. Both of these have been repaired. Nine campus trees were blown down and the tin roof of the graded school was dis tributed pretty well over the landscape. October 3, 11)17.—At a recent meeting of the football team Algie Inman Newlin, '2O, was elected captain to succeed P. A. Armstrong, who failed to return to college. Newlin began his career as a football player last year and de veloped rapidly into one of the best men on the team. In his present position as fullback he is a consistent ground gainer and success ful line bucker. October 24, 1917.—The tennis courts are fast getting into prime condition, and the ranks of the racquet wielders are daily increasing in number and enthusiasm. October 24, 1917.—Because Guilford College is one mile from the railroad is no justification for the imposed 50 cent trip to the station— lacking only ten cents of equalling the former cost of a visit to Greensboro. Many of the girls would not refuse to pay this if it were not imposition, and a mild form of extortion. Many girls have already independently announced that a few years of comfortable riding down to catch a train have by no means impaired or injured their means of locomotion. October 19, 1927 GUILFORD STUDENTS WALK TO AIR FIELD TO SEE LIN'DY LAND. Proves to Be the largest Hike of the Season Since Nearly Every Student' Is Present; PICNIC LUNCH IS SERVED; The Lindberge Procession Returns Via the College. But Unfortunately a Few Pedestrians Are Too Late. October 20, 1934 Efforts to improve and beautify the walks on the campus are being made by student labor under the guidance of Ilr. Newlin. Mr. Newlin stated it was his inten tion to have the walks rebuilt in such a way as to afford better drainage and a better top surface. November 3, 1931—The desire to be stylish effected by two pieces of the college library statuary greatly amused some occupants of the library. The costuming of Shakespeare, done, no doubt, by some college wit(?), consisted of a dirty collar, blue tie, and paper hat. So far the blasphemers have not been apprehended. talk, or read, if we like, and go into the dining hall together. It's up to the girls to take the first step; to come out from hiding and make the moments before lunch and supper more congenial. THE GUILFORDIAN Entered at Guilford College, X. C„ as second-class matter under the act of Con gress, August 1012. Published semi-monthly during the school year by the students of Guilford College. Editor-in-Chief Tobey Laitin Managing Editor Hoy Leake Business Manager Paul Pearson Editorial Stuff —L. M. Gideon, Corinne Field, Nancy (iraves, John Hobby, Winifred Ellis, and Bette Bailey. Blports Sta ff —Paul Carruthers, Fred Tay lor, Helen Louise Brown, and Helen Lyon. Business Staff —Dolly White, Edna Earle Edgerton, Dorothy Edgerton, Marion Balls, and Jean McAllister. Reporters —Jessie Joyner, Robert Rohr, Marjorie Xeill, Cesca Fanning, John Downing, Shirley Ware, Mildred Me- Crary, Taimadge Xeece, Ilazel Key, Bosaieen Leslie, Elois Mitchell, and Mary Winter. Faculty Advisers William O. Suiter, Dorothy L. Gilbert, and Philip W. Furnas. Subscription price SI.OO per year 1940 Member 1941 Pbsocicrted Collegiate Press THE GUILFORDIAN Oh, well, just a few lines ami I must get back to m|y thesis. Didja see the pitcher in Sunday's paper? Right good likeness of Weez, wasn't it? Quotes Billhead— "l'm just one of the boys ' now." I guess that's one situation Owen won't have to take rare of. "In the spring a young man's fancy"—etc. But not at Guilford—it's just time for n re shuffle, with fill-ins always available from the day hop library-dwellers. Notice that Nafe goes for Fanning, which worries Garrett somewhat. But then they tell me thnt Garrett has his time well taken care of by Ada Hubert, the sister of ex-football student, Mark. She is a honey, ain't she? Where's Clinchy? What's this about the Raiford-Nunn affair cooling off? And I thought it was on ice! Seems Tex is asking for dates now instead of taking them for granted—Gwyn again? This Clayton boy seems to be doing all right when it comes to eliminating Fasterhrook com r IL.I |jl|gg petition. Might have thought they just liked It] study together if the book hadn't' been upside down. They do tell me that Eleanor Beittel always looks in all directions before speaking to any lioy besides Wolden. Seems that Woldeu voices his disapproval of such flirtatious tactics quite pointedly. Tch, tch, and they're so young, too! From around and about: Potter with a Sun day afternoon visitor from elsewhere —if you know what I mean—Bob Wilson concentrating on tennis for a change—Steve Cope seemingly very nicely booked, for six more weeks—Tonto McAdoo suddenly grown romantic over Ruth Hn rris. From the big town: Mr. Paneoast in his usual spot, eating lunch, reading his paper in the window of the Mayfair Bea Fitzgerald and Arthur Teacliy ill town—(iuilford students Hock ing in droves to see "Tell Your Children"—Pete McMillan and a dazzling blonde eating dinner at the Lotus—Five (iuilford girls drinking po tent-looking grape juice in an uptown cafe— (iuilford boys hanging around the music con test, dancing with Greensboro girls, also hang ing around the music contest Signs of spring on Guilford campus: Iced tea at supper; sun-bathers on the roof; sleepers out : strolling on back road. Gotta go now. If I left out anything let me know, will yn? I'll pick it up next time. 'Collegian': 1888 Preceding The Guilfordian as a student pub lication 011 campus was the GI'ILFOIID COL LEGIAN, a monthly magazine published by the Henry Clay, the Philngorean, and the Web steria 11 societies. Extant from December, 1888, to the spring of 1014, it included editorials on campus life and problems, literary sketches, articles con cerning Quakerism and Quakers. There were some iKleins, most of I hem compounded of sweet ness and light. In 1914, it was succeeded by the Guilfordian, which, appearing weekly, endeavored to cover campus news more adequately than the deceased monthly. Oracle of Today ANTHEM FOR DOOMED YOUTH What passing-bells for these who die as cattle? Only the monstrous anger of the guns. Only the stuttering rifles' rapid rattle Can patter out their hasty orisons. No mockeries for them; no prayers nor bells, Nor any voice of mourning save the choirs, — The shrill, demented choirs of wailing shells; And bugles calling for them from sad shires. What candles may lie held to speed them all? Not in the hands of boys, but in their eyes Shall shine the holy glimmers of good-bys. The pallor of girls' brows shall be their pall; Their flowers the tenderness of patient minds, And each slow dusk a drawing-down of blinds. —Wilfred Owen. An Englishman, Wilfred Owen served in France during the first World war, was killed while trying to get his men across the Sainbre canal a week before the Armistice. "He never," writes Sassoon, "wrote his poems (as so many war poets did) to make the effect of a personal gesture. He pitied others; he did not pity himself." GRIST Odd things happen because movies are so dark. A friend of ours went on a double date to the movies, and the only part of this story that seems wrong is that they got seats to gether. They were sitting there, two and two, with the girls on the inside, when down the aisle came one of those comic strip represen tations of the W. C. T. U. She was looking for a seat. There they were, four in a row—"ls that a seat in the middle?" she asked.— (Rens selaer Pup). Humpty Dumpty Sat on a wall. Humpty Dumpty Had a great fall; All the king's horses All the king's men nad eggnog. —The Tiger Rag. A senior at Michigan State college made a list of eight girls from which he was going to choose his date for a dance. After he got the date he put the list in a quiz book and forgot it. The following day lie had a test and used the same quiz book, and when he got the test back lie found the prof had given him 100 per cent on the quiz and R plus on the list of dates. —Tho Oregon Daily Emerald. "Dandelion Day" for the purpose of lawn and order was planned by the student leaders at the University of Kansas recently in an effort to rid the school's yards of spring's most fertile flower. —The Daily Trojan. Little grains of powder, Little drops of paint. Make a girl's complexion Look like what it ain't. —Ka Leo O, Hawaii. Lost: Delta l'lii sorority pin. Return to dean of men's office.—Oregon Daily Emerald. Dr. Charles Cooper felt lazy one day last week and wrote on the board before his fifth hour class; "The professor will not meet his classes today." One cute little coed got cuter, erased the "c" from the word classes, leaving lasses. When Dr. Cooper returned to the classroom next day. lie saw what had happened, went to the board, and, calmly erasing the "1" took another day oft'.—The Quaker Rumpus. Dr. Newsome marveled greatly at the laugh that ran around the class when he placed his finger on a piece of mechanism and siezed the handle, saying. "You will notice that the ma chine is turned by a crank."—Quaker Campus. Dean John G. Ilervey of the Temple University law school says that 71,500 American husbands deserted their wives last year because wives; Talked too much about their operations. ('nine down to breakfast in curlers and negligees. Told in detail of children's misdeeds. Tried to keep up with the Joneses. Were too critical. Had no sense of humor. He made these disclosures at a women's club luncheon. Among the members listening was his wife. April 19, 1941
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