VOLUME XXIX
Brown, Kane, Leake,
Siler Receive All A's
For First Semester
Anion, Bailey, Field, Ungar,
Illgen, Mickle, Victorius,
Rohr Hold All A's liut One
Ben Brown, Tom Kane, Roy Leake,
nntl Grace Siler completed the first
semester of 1042-43 with ail A's ac
cording to tabulations released from
the office of Miss Era Lasley, registrar.
The same number of students made ail
A's at the close of I lie first semester
last year.
Eight students made all A's but one.
a decrease from the 12 of last year.
They are: Sent a Anion, Bette Bailey,
Corinne Field, Kicharil lilgen, Buxton
.Mickle. Kobert ltohr, Antoine I'ligar,
and Glaus Victorius.
Twenty-one students made all A's
and B's: Virginia Ashcraft, Until Bab,
I'hyllis Barker, Marjorie Browne, Hur
ford Grosman, Dorothy Hall, Marjorie
Hoffman, Maria Jeffre, Mary Ellen
Jordan, Su/.u Koriyama, .Tames I.ehr.
Mildred Pegram, Sam Price, Joe Itay,
Hnrvie Saunders, Gharlotte Speare,
Gerda I'ngar, Putli Weisgerber, John
Wright, and Daniel Young. This is a
decrease of 11 from the number mak
ing all A's and B's tile first semester
of '42.
Linda Pell and Ghristine Stanlield
made all B's. Last year at the same
time four students made all B's.
The enrollment at the close of the
first semester 1942-43 was 272, while
last year at this time it was 336.
Twenty and two-tenths per cent of
the students passed less than nine
hours of work with an average grade
of as compared with 23.83% at the
close of tile first semester of last year.
Guilfordian Publishes Book
The Guilford College Press announces
Ihe publication of a book of poems
entitled When Quakers Meet ami Other
l'ocmx by Gerhard Friedrich, assistant
librarian and instructor in the English
department at Guilford college.
The volume contains 51 poems, 10
written in German, the remainder in
English. The German ones were writ
ten when Mr. Friedrich was in France
and Switzerland; the English poems
written in this country during Ilie
years 11 >4l and 1!>42.
Dr. Philip W. Furnas, head of the
English department, has written the
introduction.
Dr. Hayes Reveals Unique
Names Found In America
Hy MAIMORIK IIOFKMAN
''What's in :i inline*?" Shakespeare
shouted once, and now I)r. Francis
Hayes re-echoes till* question. Conven
tion is swept aside, he discovered, in
 shristcning of I'ncle Sam's "little
Mark Sambos."
An intensive study into the names
chosen by our colored friends lias re
vealed some incredible labels. ranging
from King Solomon to (Jnsoline Alley.
The llible has a profound influence
upon many papas and manias who im
mediately pounce upon the names King
Solomon, and 1 Will Arise and to
My Father Smith; three brothers from
Georgia are known as John the Paptist
Preaching in the Wilderness. linage of
Christ Lord God, and .lesus Christ and
Him Crucified.
Other names are exceedingly graphic,
as Flat Foot Floogie. Sea Ito'd (who!
arrived a month late and was therefore
named after the railroad of the same |
THE GUILFORDIAN
Mary Hobbs Will Hold
Valentine Dance Tonight
A semi-formal Valentine dance,
sponsored by the junior class, will
be held tonight at 7:45 in Mary
liohhs dining room. Novelty dances
to inusir "oIT-llie-record" will high
light the gala evening planned.
The committee in charge consists
of Anne Schneider, chairman; Mar
garet Lee Bryan, Tommy ICrinik
liardt. John Phillips, ami Kay Tan
iienbauni in charge of entertain
ment and rcfrslmients; Kingston
Johns and Ilcrli Schoellkopf in
charge of publicity, and Barbara
Anderson and Phil llurwit/. arrang
ing the cliaperonage.
Faculty chaperones include Mrs.
Clyde A. Milner, Mr. John Brad
sliaw, I>r. and Mrs. A. I). Beittel,
Dr. and Mrs. Curt Victorius, Mr.
and Mrs. Wiliam Kdgerton.
The admission fee is 35c per cou
ple or per stag. Everyone is in
vited, so come on, Guilfordians, let's
all swing and sway at Mary Hobbs!
Carnegie Endowment
Gives Library Books
Contemporary Authors
Treat International
Problems of War World
The library lias recently received a
irift: of books from the Carnegie Endow
ment for International Peace, a fund
established by Andrew Carnegie "to
hasten the abolition of international
war, the foulest blot upon our civiliza
tion." The books announced by Miss
Katherine Hicks, librarian, were re
ceived through (iuilford's International
Relations club, one of 77(1 college clubs
in the I'nited States.
The books include: The Lost Peace
by Harold Butler, Post War Worlds by
I\ 10. Corbet t. Inter-American So Hilar
ity edited by Walter C. leaves, Toward
Freedom by .Twaliarlal Nehru. America
in World Affairs by Allan. Xevins. Far
Fax tern War. 1!)S7-Jil',l by Harold S.
Juigley, India Today by iMiffett, Hicks,
and Parkin, The I'nited states and the
Far Fast by Stanley K. Hornbeck,
World Order in Historical Persyeeti re
b\ Hans Kolin, liasis for Peace in tin
Far Fast by Nathaniel Peffer. t /> mo
era tie Manifesto by Emery Reves,
Thomas Jefferson: World Citizen by
Senator Elbert IK Thomas.
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name). Gladys Over (which expressed
her mother's joy), and Caboose (the
last one in the family).
A few are very original, like I>lll
l'ickle, and Filthy McXasty. Onyx
(she came "oncxpected"). Sal Hepatiea.
and Pill.
The vegetable kingdom is represented
| by names such as Putterbean. and Tur
, nip, while characters learned in history
are perpetuated as Jesse James Outlaw.
Admiral Dewey, and Roberta Lee.
Poetry inspired Twigga Little Stall.
I Some names arc practically epics—wit
i noss. Frank Harrison President of the
| Cnited States Eats His Lasses Candy
and Swings on Every (Sate, and Leo
Coluiubus Captain Jesse Jimmy Joseph
Uachel Miller (persons for whom the
father had worked).
| Then there are instances of twins
I named Neuralgia and Pneumonia. Stink
and Stunk, and Gasoline and Kerosene,
all of which are definitely appealing.
| in one way or another.
GUILFORD COLLEGE, N. C., KEHKI AKY 13, I>43
Reconstruction Recruits . . .
lill
*&3S **
Left to right, Hall Partiriek, .junior from the University of North
J Carolina; Jack Kasterling, freshman from Duke University; Howard
| Jarrell, Harold Jarrell, freslunen from High Point College. All are
{enrolled in Guilford's new course for reconstruction relief workers, i
ISiews Briefs
Krononiirs Seminar
Tile Kcoiii,luics Seminar, which meets
e very Wednesday night at 7 :.'!0, is now
open, not only to majors, lmt to every
one interested in its field. The main
tlieme of the seminar is "Government
Herniation of the American Economic
System." Kacli member is to give a
talk on a special phase of the general
theme. Kvery two weeks the group
will discuss current economic events.
Fine Arts Club
At at meeting of the Fine Arts club
Monday night. February 1, the follow
ing officers were elected: Klliliu Sloan,
president: Una Seal Mcßane, vice
president : and Hetty Ann Anderson,
secretary. These olfieers comprise the
program committee of which I>r. Kzra
11. F. Weis ;im] Miss ltossie Andrews
are chairnien.
(■eriiiaii (iub
The (ierinan club will be reorganized
to meet the new needs arising from the
sudden increase of students of the I
German language and culture. The
rt ci nsi ruction students in cooperation
with the regular German students will
participate in meetings where only the
Herman language is to be spoken. A
fine of one cent for each English word
spoken will be imposed to encourage
the students to exert their effort to
speak German in their conversation.
Chamber Orchestra Plans
February Chapel Program
The Guilford College* Chambe*r Or
tlu stra is planning to present a chapel
program of favorite pieces from the
classics on February 24.
The concert will open with the "Over
ture" from /'or/ nnd /' casant by von j
Suppe, ami continue with Selections
from "William Tell" by Itossiui. "Kn
trance of the Sirdar" from Caucasian I
N/.r/r/ox by Ippolitow Iwanow. ".Min
uet'' fn m Joseph Ilayden's sum i>hoiiu
numh( r xcrcn, and "Ballet .Music" from
I.a (!iocomla by l'onchielii.
The personnel of the orchestra in
cludes: first violin—Miss Hossie An
drews. Doris Shute, and Violet Sliurr:
sceond violin—Evangeline Antrim, and
Nell Iluhhard; cello —Dr. Curt Vic
| tortus and .Margery Huber; flute
Austin Scott: clarinet Hucua Bald
win and Joseph Leak; saxophone—
Richard Campbell; French horn Klvin
ISt rowel: trumpet—Marie Craven and
I Hughes Hrown; trombone- Dr. Paul
I Williams; piano Mary Belle Clark:
and organ—Patricia Loekwood.
SAB Directs Guilford
College Chest Drive
Frances Neece Heads
Committee; Campaign
Will End March Ist.
Three hundred dollars is the goal set
by the Student Affairs Board for the
Guilford College Chest drive to be
| concluded on ACarch 1. The World
Student Service fund, the American
Friends Service committee, and the
America u Kcd Cross, all relief a gen
cies. will receive these contributions in •
the amount indicated by the faculty
I and students.
This drive, initiated by the present i
I hoard in an effort to combine those
which are held by various organizations !
nil campus throughout the year .is under I
the direction of Frances Neece, Wom
an's Athletic Association representative'
to the board. "The plan as set up by
the board." said Miss Veee , e. "is
not ;i pe>rmaneiit one. Next year's
I group will be free' t determine its
'procedure* according to the results of
our efforts and the existing cireuin-
I stances."
The drive' committee includes board
members Margaret Townsend. Bette
! Bailey, and John Downing, with 1
, others se'h'cted from the student body
Ito solicit in the elormiten'ies. Those l
solicitors chosen are: Dorothy Pcele.
Christine Stanfield. Virginia Ashcraft.
Virginia Pope, for Mary Hobbs: Doris
Shute. lOelith Swisher. Martha McLen
nan, Carolyn Prout, for Founders hall:
Sn/.ii Koriyaina. tor the Bin ford house:
Be'tty Dunn, for the' Pines; Keihert
I Uolir. James Lelir. Phil Ilurwitz, Dave
jSt a nlie'ld. Brad Snipes, Itay Tannen
bauni. and John Downing, for the
men's dormitorie's.
Psychology Addict Relents
To Wiles of Hypnotist
By CORKY FIELD
Win n your mental and physical slates
reach the point where you can't do s
| simple an act as dropping a haudker
| hief or pronouncing your first name,
the case hears investigation, and Pat
Lockwond is the woman for the job.
All in tin' name of science. Pat dc
voted a whole da.\ toward jrivin.tr her
self a mind set conducive to hypnosis;
I from all the reports we've been hearing
she was very successful, ruder the
: hypnotic eye of Daryl Kent, the sub
ject. delightfully oblivious of the ani
M MISER 5
(ourse For Workers
In Reconstruction,
Relief Being Offered
Guilford One of Fourteen
To Train Specialists For
Service Here and Abroad
In cooperation with ii selected group
of 14 colleges, Guilford is now offer
ing n course of training for relief and.
reconstruction work abroad and for
similar work as it may be needed in
this country.
Eighteen students, four new to the
campus, have enrolled for this 18-hour
program, which aims to provide appro
priate linguistic facility, a background
I knowledge and understanding of the
J people of Central Europe, and special
I training in health, hygiene, nutrition,
I sanitation, tirst aid, and physical edu
cation. The program is under the di
rection of Dr. E. Garness Purdom, Dr.
j Philip W. Furnas, Dr. Algie I. Xewlin,
j and President Clyde A. Milner.
Dr. Eva Campbell is teaching the
j first of the sequence courses—health,
hygiene, nutrition and sanitation—
, which grants four semester hours
credit. Two lied Cross First Aid
courses, giving one semester hour
credit, will be directed by E. Daryl
Kent. Physical education will he under
•he leadership of Dr. Purdom and
j Ifobert Nolan.
Dr. Xewlin, Dr. Curt Victorias, and
Gerhard Friedrich will cooperate in
presenting the study of Central Euro
pean backgrounds, and Dr. Mari
Louise Ilutli will teach the course in
j German. Each of these gives six se-
I mester hours credit.
Newcomers to Guilford enrolled in
| Ibis training program include Jack
Easterling, Duke freshman: Howard
and Harold Jarrell, Iligb Point college
| Ireshuien; Ilall I'artirick, junior math
\ major from the University of North
Carolina, Chapel Hill,
j Other members of these classes, open
id both boys and girls, are Marriner
Bailey, Kdward Belire, Robert Beyer,
Hughes Browne, Malcolm Crooks, Hur
ferd Crosnian, Hoy Leake, Buxton
| Mickle. Austin Scott, Bradshaw Snipes,
Havid Stanfleld, Jack Wright, and
Daniel Young. Bia Jeffre, attending
the first of the three courses, is the
only girl in the group.
U. S. 0. Seeks Workers
For Personnel Bureau
! Miss Jessiam Fennel", representative
| of the National V. W. C. A., will inter
view Senior girls interested in work in
the Personnel Itureau of the I . S. O.
on Thursday and Friday, February 38
land 1!). If enough girls are interested,
Miss Ft nner will come to the campus,
otherwise she will make her head
quarters at tbe Greensboro V. \V, C. A.
muted "scholars" (normally rather pas
sive psych-seminar "pupils"—with due
i respects to Mrs. Miliicr's different in
it Hon) IIIHI fiiculty members Dorothy
L. (iilhert and l'hilip \Y. Furnas. pres
leiit iii the persons of Mildred Kauan
and .1 oli 11 Kmithdoul. testified to her
ability for comprehension and obedi
(nce. (Hounds impressive, doesn't it.
( but Mr. Kent knows it was due to the
second hypnotic stajie.)
Disregarding whatever house rules
the President's wife may have estab
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