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VOLUME \\XI
Strong Student Opposition To Proposed Vacation Plan
Arnolds Lend Biblical
Collection of 1300
Articles to Guilford
Collection to Be Placed in
Music Building in Henry
Clay Society Room
The Arnold Biblical Collection is now
being housed at Guilford College in the
Henry Clay literary society room in the
Music Building. hi Friday, February
9, Emmet McLart.v, minister of the
Grace Methodist Church in Greensboro,
spoke in Memorial Hall. This lecture
was followed by a reception for Mr.
and Mrs. Albert S. Arnold, who made
the collection, which is given to the
college as an indefinite loan with the
understanding that it becomes the per
manent property of Guilford College
if and when adequate housing has been
provided.
Mr. and Mrs. Arnold have made the
collection of more than 1300 articles,
maps and pictures. The Biblical Col
lection litis many Palestinian articles,
some as ancient as 18(H) B.C. "Pottery,
shepherds' instruments, crafts, a large
collection of maps and study aids, mate
rials representing the three world's
great religions, Judaism, Christianity
and Islam.
Thousadds of visitors have seen the
collection. The late Dr. Elihu Grant,
famed archaeologist of Ilaverford Col
lege, Pennsylvania, said: "I've always
retained a vivid memory of its bright
ness, compactness, and the best collec
tion of maps I've ever seen in one place.
That you should have enlarged and en
riched a room already so satisfactory
has piqued my interest to see the new
lay-out and the direction of your
changes."
"It is gratifying," said President Mil
ner, "that Mr. and Mrs. Arnold are
sharing their invaluable collection with
our college and the wider North Caro
lina nnd Virginia community which it
will serve. This will augment realisti
cally and impressively Guilford's em
phasis on the integration of spiritual
resources through education."
Mrs. Richard Kilby
Joins College Faculty
Replaces Miss Aitken in
Music Department; Studied
Under Alexander Raab
Mrs. Richard \V. Kilby is the new
piano teacher who has come to replace
Miss Rosalie Aitken. Mrs. Kilby came
to Greensboro last tall with lier bus
band who is a professor of psychology
at Woman's College.
Airs. Kilby, originally from Seattle,
is a graduate of Whitman College and
Whitman Conservatory, Whitman,
Washington. She diil graduate work
in composition at the I'niversities of
California and Washington. She has
also been the pupil of Alexander Raab
and Paul Pierre MeNeely and is a
member of the I'bi Beta Kappa and
Mu Phi Epsilon societies.
Be My Valentine
Find your heart's desire at the
Valentine Dance sponsored by the
Junior Class tonight at S o'clock in
the gym. There will lie music de
signed for your pleasure, refresh
ments which suit your taste, con
tests for fancy dancers, and sol
diers, soldiers, and soldiers.
THE GUILFORDIAN
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Mr. siiicl Mrs. Albert S. Arnold. w 11> j
have loaned their collection of Pales
tinian artieles to Guilford College.
College Drive Nears
Goal for July With
Total of $220,000
Hudjfins Appoints Chairmen
For Greensboro Drive Set
For April 6-lfi
The Guilford College campaign is
Hearing its goal of $350,000 set for
July, ns the amount contributed to
date totals .$220,000, or two-thirds of j
the goal, although only one out of the
fifteen districts has been covered.
This week ends the canvassing of the
tirst district, consisting of Aslieboro,
Iligli Point and AVinston-Salem. The
next area to be covered from April (i
to 1(> includes Burlington, Snow Camp.
Durham. Raleigh. (ireensboro and !uil
ford county. I>. Edward Iludgins,
chairman of the Guilford Advisory
Hoard, announced the appointment of
the chairmen for the local drive. 11, \V.
Kendall was named as chairman of
the speakers' bureau, Charles W. Phil
lips as chairman of the citizens' par
ticipating section, K. F. Craven as
chairman of the Quaker section, Paul
('. Edgerton as alumni chairman, and
David 11. Parsons, Jr., as the Guilford
county chairman. Already preliminary
plans are underway for reaching the
Greensboro quota of $150,000.
Several students have shown their
interest in the drive by contributing to
the campaign. Lorraine Hayes, Linda
Pell, Aileen Gray, anil Bob Beyer have
already bought shares, and more stu
dents have indicated their intention of
doing so later in the year.
The drive is not without its lighter
side. I)r. Roy C. Mitchell of Mt. Airy
promised to turn over the proceeds he
received from delivering babies, and
the people of Mt. Airy agreed to co
operate with him. Mr. and Mrs. Nich
olson of Guilford College sold one of
their dogs and turned over a $37.50
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GUILFORD COLLEGE, N. C., FEBRUARY 10, 1945
Yearly Meeting Gives
Ministers' Short
Course Feb. 12-23
Purdy, Chance, and Arnold
Will Lecture During Short
Course for Ministers
In conjunction with the displaying
of the Arnold Biblical Collection at
Guilford College, we have the first
Short Course given for the North Caro
lina Yearly Meeting Ministers on Feb
ruary 12 through 23.
There has developed a concern for a
closer cooperation between the College
and the Yearly Meeting and it is hoped
that this Short Course will interest
both students and ministers.
The choice of topics lias been made
from a wide variety of suggestions
from concerned ministers. Speakers
were secured who were felt to be
most able to assist in the considera
tion of the questions.
Dr. Alexander Purdy, Acting Presi
dent of Hartford Theological Seminary
and Hi smer Professor'of the New Tes
j lament, will lead the evening discus
sions during the tirst week of the con
ference at S o'clock at the Meeting
House.
| Harold Chance, Secretary of the
I Peace Section, American Friends Ser
vice Committee, will give lectures at
I the same time the following week.
I The Arnold lectures will be given
j from 2 to 3 o'clock every day tor both
I weeks. Some of the topics to be dis
j cussed are "Orienting Yourself in
j Palestine," "Earning a Living in the
| Holy Lands," and others of interest.
I In order for the purpose of the con
ference to be realized, it is necessary
that both students and ministers at
tend to make this a cooperative effort.
News Briefs
| Not only has President Roosevelt re
cently begun his fourth term, but Dr.
Beittel lias also begun his fourth term
as vice-president of the Guilford Tele
phone Company. Dr. Beittel reveals
that the prospects are really good that
we shall have the dial system in opera
tion by spring vacation.
The Guilford County Interracial Com
mission and the Greensboro Intercolle
giate Commission on Race Relations
will jointly sponsor a community choral
vesper at the West Market Street Meth
odist Church in Greensboro on February
11 at 3 o'clock. Musical organizations
from seven colleges in the Greensboro
area will participate in the program.
The Guilford College A Cappella Choir
under Dr. Weis' direction will sing the
Prayer from "Hansel and Gretel" by
Huniperdinck and Rieger, and "Jeho
vah, I Would Sing Thy Praise" by Bach.
Dr. Beittel has been asked to lead a
round table discussion on "Objectives
in Sociological Instruction" at the an
nual meeting of the Southern Sociologi
cal Society to be held in Atlanta in
March.
"Y" News
Since the president of the YWCA,
Helen Lewis Stanfield, has left campus,
Margery Ilubcr, the vice-president, lias
become president, but no one has been
■ chosen to be vice-president whose du
ties include chairmanship of the mem
bership committee.
Also Ethel Perry, chairman of the
' Social Service committee, has resigned,
i but no one lias been chosen to take
her place.
I>r. Alexander \ Purely, acting presi
dent of Hartford Theological Semi
nary, who will visit Guilford campus
next week.
Ashcraft, McLellan,
Stabler Have All A
Record for Semester
Eleven Students Make
Honor Roll; Twenty Make
All A's and B's; Two All B's
According to the tabulations made
by Miss Era I.asley, college registrar,
there are eleven students on the honor
roll for the first semester. Twenty
seven students had all their grades
above B and no one failed all subjects.
This compares very favorably to
(lie tirst semester grades of last year
which had I.'! students on the honor i
nil and two students who failed every
thing. This semester 14.(!7% were
above B, while last year 13.5% were
above 1!.
Virginia Ashcraft, Martha McLellan,
and Helen Stabler made all A's. Jen
nie Cannon and Ray Wood made all
A's except one. Lena Mae Adams, Dan
Beittel, Hazel Bradshaw, Shirley Wil
liams. Harriet Warlike, Doris Loesges,
Jean Dudley, Cornelia Knight, Mary
Joyce Martin, Ralph Chilton, Martha
Belle Edgerton, Florence Fogelson,
Elizabeth Frederick, Pauline Fuller,
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Dr. Furnas Directs
Shakespearean Play
Play Production Students
Fill Roles in Play to Be
Presented on April 14
For the first time in Guilford's his
tory, Shakespeare's famous play, "Much
Ado About Nothing," is being presented
with an all-girl cast. The play pro
duction class, taught by Dr. Furnas,
his already begun work on this pro
duction. The presentation date is set
for April 14, 1945.
The Play Production course includes
a thorough study of this Shakespearean
play, of the 20 students enrolled in
the course, Nancy Nunn, Mary Joyce
Martin. Elizabeth Moses, Ethel Perry.
Madgelle Conrad. June Hinshaw, and
Mary Frances Chilton are veterans of
the stage and will offer their experi
ence in "Much Ado About Nothing."
The three boys of the class plan to
work behind the scenes in the line of
scenery and lighting.
The costuming in the play promises
to lie outstanding because there is more
money available for this purpose, since
no royalty is required.
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NUMBER 4
O.D.T. Now Requests
The Curtailment of
College Vacations
In a meeting Thursday night of the
Administrative Council and the Student
Advisory Board, it was decided to com
ply with the request of tile ODT to
curtail spring vacation.
With approximately 350,000 college
students traveling to and from school,
traveling facilities will he overloaded.
The ODT is requesting that all col
leges cancel spring vacations.
The pros and cons of tlie situation
were discussed and it was decided that
vacation would he reduced to a long
Duster week-end. A day of grace be
fore semester exams will also he
granted.
However, there is much opposition
among the student body in regard to
the proposed plan. Student meetings
were hold yesterday afternoon and last
night to discuss the situation. Tenta
tive plans were that we remain on
campus during the regular vacation
period doing cooperative work in the
mornings, studying or having free time
in the afternoons, and social events in
the evenings—such as dances, game
nights, and other forms of recreation.
Another plan advanced by the students
was that, school continue without a
break.
The proposed plans will lie discussed
by the Administrative Council at a
meeting Saturday morning.
Malinowski Sets Up
New Program in
Recreation Course
Hut Becomes Center of
Activity Each Evening
For Games and Dancing
A new recreational leadership pro
gram is now being set up at Guilford
College under the directorship of Mr.
Thaddeus Malinowski. This program
is led primarily by approximately 20
students who are enrolled in the Recre
ational Leadership Course, n two-hour
course taught in two sections which
deal with the technical and practical
aspects of recreational work.
The course includes the development
of the recreational movement, its cul
tural, social and economic background,
unci the significance of modern recrea
tion in a democracy. There will he
particular emphasis laid upon the na
ture and function of the recreational
leader. The course should be particu
larly valuable to any college student
because he is recognized as a leader in
his community.
In order to discover the interests
that students at Guilford College have
about recreational activities, the stu
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Community Choir Will
Present Easter Cantata
The college-community chorus under
the direction of Dr. Ezra 11. F. Weis
will present an Easter Cantata for
women's voices, "Victory Divine," by
Christopher Marks. The cantata de
scribes the death and resurrection of
Jesus, beginning in tlie garden and in
cluding the cross, the earthquake, and
the conquest of Death. There are
solo parts for alto, mezzo-soprano, and
soprano which will he tilled by voice
students.