VOLI'ME XXVIII
acuity Picks Eleven Guilford Seniors For Who's Who
Mrs. Kathryn Gilbert
Of Duke University
To Talk November 7
English Department Sponsors
Series of Talks
During Coming Month
Slim. Kathryn Gilbert of Duke Uni
versity will lie lll campus on November
7. Alt's. Gilbert ranks high in the Held
of philosophy and is an outstanding
authority on aesbtlieties and beauty.
She will speak in chapel Friday
morning; in the afternoon she will
meet the faculty at a tea in the Hut.
On Friday evening at 8:00, she will
give a talk on "The Muse and Grace."
Mrs. Gilbert is being brought to the
campus by the English department.
Each department has a small allotment
which permits it to bring to Guilford
students outside speakers.
Mrs. Gilbert's talk on the evening of
November 7 will lie the first, in a series
of four talks sponsored by the English
department. Mrs. Ernestine C. Milner
will speak on "Miracle and Morality
Pin.vs" 011 Friday, November 14. Miss
Dorothy 1,. Gilbert is scheduled to talk
on "Kealism and Burlesque in Comedy
—'The Knight of the Burning Pestle'"
on November 21. I)r. Philip W. Furnas
will speak November 28 on "The Trag
edy of Blood and Horror."
The class in public speaking, under
the direction of Mr. Daryl Kent, will
present "The Knight of the Burning
Pestle" in connection with Miss Gil
bert's talk. The tentative cast includes
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Clyde Frye, Ben Branch
Will Head History Group
Clyde Five was elected president of
the History club at its lirst meeting
of the year, on Monday, October 27.
Other officers are: vice-president. Ben
Branch; secretary-treasurer, Catherine
Pearson : assistant secretary-treasurer,
Bcrnice Hamilton. II was agreed that
the four officers and Dr. Paul E. \\ 11-
liams should constitute a central com
mittee to supervise the various activi
ties undertaken by the club.
Dr. Williams gave a short talk on
"Ancient Thought—the Idea of Prog
ress." Dr. Algie 1. Xewlin suggested
the organizing of an International Ke
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Robert Doak Tells of Days
As Guilford Athletic Coach
By CORKY FIELD
Conch Doak, more renowned to pres
ent-day Guilford students as a very
obliging postmaster, peered across the
shadow of the years to tell of his stu
dent and coaehing days at the college.
Sir. Poak was trained in the ranks ol' j
that, famous Ilobbs' Hollow baseballj
team which used to meet "in a level i
meadow at any convenient season" (to
quote Dorothy Gilbert), and which has
sent several Guilford men into bis lea
gue ball.
Graduating in 1909 with letters in
four varsity sports —football,baseball,
basketball, and track, Hob Doak re
turned to his Alma Mater in 191(i to
produce some of the most successful
teams Guilford has known. Under bis
leadership baseball came into its own:
the team lost but two college games in
two years. In 1918, Jonathan Zachary,
THE GUILFORDIAN
Chapel Schedule
Monday, November 3—Dr. Eva
Campbell.
Tuesday, November 4—Meeting
for worship on fhe basis of silence
in the Hut.
Wednesday, November 5 Rev.
J. A. Yache, worship service.
Thursday, November 6 Class
meetings.
Friday, November —Mrs. Kath
ryn Gilbert.
Monday. November I(l—Dorothy
Baker, "America, Chief Pillar of
Civilization."
Tuesday, November 11—Meeting
for worship on the basis of si'ence
in the llut.
Wednesday, November 12—Cham
ber orchestra.
Thursday, November IS—Class
meetings.
Friday, November 11—English 111
class, "The Elizabethan Stage."
Girls Start Bundles
For Britain Campaign
Mrs. Wesley Taylor
Helps to Organize
Relief Work Here
With the help of Mrs. Wesley Taylor ]
of (ireeusboro, (Juilford girls have been
. organized to do war relief work. Mrs. !
I Tayli r is acting in connection with
; Bundles for Britain and other war re
. lief organisations to interest college
j dirls throughout the state in tills work.
She collects the contributions of the
various colleges and sends them to the
New York office of Bundles for Britain
where they are packed in kits and sent |
to England.
At a recent meeting in the audito
rium, Rosemary Nunn was elected
chairman in charge of organizing re
lief work on campus. Mrs. Taylor then ,
' met with the girls to tell them what j
sort of things were needed by British j
girls at this time. Lists of these arti-
I ! cles have been posted in the dormi
tories. Wool will be provided for those
girls interested in knitting.
Committees appointed to function in
each dormitory are: Founders—Ruth
i Bab, Francesca Fanning, Winifred El
- j lis: Mary Hobbs —Jane Marshall, Doris j
liWanstall; I'ines Helen van Achter-1
-'berg: Binford's Virginia Asheraft: J
! Kent's —Margery Huber.
I star pitcher, appeared, pitched HI out
of 14 games himself, struck out K4
men. allowed only 4:! hits, and main
tained a batting average of 3tiU. Two
of his teammates, Tom Murchison and
Nigel Ma riot te, went into professional
j ball with him.
j In 1925, with the inspiration of Bob
I Doak behind them, Guilford's basket-
I ball team raised to glory John Gurney
j Krazler who won a place on All-South
I Atlantic team as well as a position on
I the all-state team for four successive
years. Frazier's outstanding record of
105 field goals, 35 foul shots, brought
a gleam of satisfaction to this former
athlete, who sent your reporter scurry
ing to Miss Gilbert's records.
"Subsidization? You know, Block
Smith has a lot of problems your Guil
ford student never thinks about. When
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GlILKORI) COLLEGE, N. C.. NOVEMBER I, 1941
Who's Who Nominees . . .
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. . . (Rack row. left to right) Jack Bilyeu, Paul Pearson, Gerhard
Friedrich, Charles Lewis; (middle row) Bernice Merritt. Marie Grum
j brecht, Margaret Jones; (front row) Tobey Laitin. Mary Lou Stafford,
i Evelyn Pearson. Phil Dewecs is not in the picture. (Staff photo by
! James Patton.)
"Quaker" Photographers
To Be On Campus Soon
The photographer will lie here within
the next two weeks to take pictures
lor the Quaker. Appointments will lie
made at lo minute intervals, and stu
dents are requested to sign for appoint
ments 011 a list which will he on the
built tin board.
i The Quaker is the students' year
book, and it is hoped that the students
will support the publication as much
as possible. IClois Mitchell, the pho
j tographie manager, is asking your co
operation by requesting that each per
son have Ills picture ill the annual this
year.
j The photographer will beat Founders
hall from in a.m. until !> p.m. one day,
and from !> a.m. until !> p. 111. the next
day, so that everyone may have an ap-
IKiintment with him. The dates will be
announced as soon as possible.
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Girls Sponsor Soldiers
At Hallowe'en Dance
liiy girls will sponsor soldiers
:if the \V. A. A. Carnival-Dance j
tonight at 7:30 in the gymnasium. I
This is the tlrst time that any of
(he soldiers on maneuvers in this
see'.ion have heen invited to a so
cial function on campus.
Music fcr dancing will he fur
nished by the new Vietrola and
records contributed by the Social
committee. There will be novelty !
{ dancing, games, and other Hallow
e'en triekss.
"Come dressed in your old c'othes
| and slap-happy as farmers ir Daisy
J Macs," says Mary Anna Jessup,
president of the organization.
I I'rizcs will he given for the best
' and the silliest costumes.
Officers of the Women's Athletic
asscciation are helping with re
freshments, entertainment and dec
craticns. The admission will he
10 cents a person, and tickets may
be purchased from any officer of
{ the \V. A. A. i'opcorn will be
sold, and there will be a charge
fur apple bobbing and |M'iiny
pitching.
Freshmen Plan Hay Ride
On Saturday, November 8, the
freshman class will sponsor its
first social event of the year—a .
hay ride! The group, consisting
of freshmen and their upper class
guests, will leave Founders hall at
7:15 p.m. At the end of the ride
refreshments will be served, all for
(lie price of Id cents per |ierson,
according to plans revealed recent- I
ly by Florence Dultoii, chairman
of (lie freshman social committee
in charge of the affair. Members
cn her committee are Hugh Brown,
Dorothy I'eele, >lOllll Smithdeal,
and He!en l.ewis.
I
German Club Led by Meyer
Hella Meyer was elected president
of the German club at a meeting Octo
ber Other officers chosen are Betty
Jean Wilson, vice-president; Hichnrd
Taylor, secretary; and Dave Spiegel,
treasurer.
Cast for a German play to be pre
sented at Christmas was selected. They
are: Kditli Swisher, Clans Victorius,
Mason Krenn, (Jerda I'ngar, Dick Tay
lor. David Spiegel, John Hobby, Thorn-
I tun sparrow, Kaoul Kami, Ray Tan
mnhaiun, and Nat Cohen.
Dr. Mari l.uise Until is faculty ad
viser for tile group.
Hayes Hobnobs with Harpo
On Journey to Cinema City
By BETTY WILSON
For tlie last two weeks. Dr. Francis
Hayes of the modern language depart
ment lias been rubbing shoulders with
Harpo Mars and other West coast dig
nitaries in Hollywood.
The reason for this unexpected trip
to the cinema city is 1111 article 011 folk
gestures which lie has written for Col
lier's magazine, anil which (lie editors
decided needed something outstanding
for illustration.
They conceived the idea of drafting
the services of one Harpo Marx, and,
since Dr. Ilayes knew most about the
NUMBER 3
Outstanding Seniors
Chosen for Annual
Who's Who Edition
Eleven Guilford seniors have been
selectc(l for Who's Who Among Stu
dents in American Universities and
Colleges, an annual publication honor
ing a selective group of American col
lege students.
The (iullford students chosen are
Jack Bilyen, l'hilip Dewees, Marie
(irumbreelit, Gerhard Friedrich, Mar
garet Jones, Tobey Laitin, Charles
Lewis, Evelyn Pearson, Mary Lou Staf
ford, Hernice Merrltt and Paul Pear
son. All are outstanding personalities
on campus, and have the qualities needed
for recognition—character, scholarship,
leadership in extra-curricular activi
ties. and the possibility of future use
fulness to business and society.
An outstanding athlete, Bilyeu has
been a member of our varsity football
for four years, and was elected captain
this year. lie was associate editor of
the Quaker in his sophomore year and
last year became editor-in-chief. He
was a member of the Student Affairs
Board and served as marshal in his
junior year.
l'hilip Dewees won a junior prize in
Inst year's library contest and is now
serving 011 Student Affairs Board and
Y Cabinet.
Marie Grumbrecht has been an honor
roll student and leader of iter class
since her freshman year. Her activi
ties iwhtde choir, student government,
President of the YWCA. She was
class secretary and a marshal in her
junior year.
Gerhard Friedrich, our assistant li
brarian, has already received his doc
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Guilford A Capella Choir
Makes First Trip of Year
The Guilford College A Capelln Choir
directed by I>r. Ezra H. F. Weis inaug
urnted the season last Saturday, Octo
ber with its first concert. The con
cert was held in the Christian church
in Burlington for the Piedmont District
meeting of the North Carolina Federa
tion of Music clubs.
The choir opened its group of six
selections with "Glorify the Lord" by
Sweelinck. The others were "Ave Ma
ria." Arcadelt; ''Russian Christmas
Hymn" by Ippolitov-Ivanov; "A Lamb
is Innocent and Mild," Hermene War
lick Eichhorn; "As the Waves of the
Sea," (i retchoninoff; and "Wake,
Awake," Christiansen.
The Guilford choir was preceded on
the program by the Women's college
[ choir.
article, the.v asked him to out
across country and supervise.
Six or eight years a no, following n
friend's suggestion, I>r. Hayes began
a study of folklore and of American
folk gestures in particular, lie defines
| folk gestures as "gestures which have
meaning; they are not nervous ges
tures, such as doodling or swinging a
watch chain." He then proceeded to
illustrate a few. the most familiar be
ing a twirling of the forefinger around
the head to indicate that a person is
a little—er—well, you know.
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