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Page Four § 1 I i A part of the Biblical collection which is now on display in the music building as a loan from the Arnolds 4 Alumni Notes Sgt. Robert I'. Garrett, an armorer gunner on a B-17 based in England, was reported missing in action on Jan uary 14. lie was a member of the class of '42 and lived in Irving I'ark. Rachael Fortune, '4l, of Cliffside, was married to Cpl. Peter Destazlo of the Marine Corps on February 5. On January -'7, Shirley Ware, '44, was married to Frederick Brunkhardt, Tommie's brother, at the Church of St. Asaph in Bala-C.vnwid, I'a. Brides maids were Toinmie Brunkhardt and Mimi I'rout. Helen Lewis, '45, and David O. Stan field, '44, were married on January 2 at his home in New Castle, Ind. They honeymooned in Cincinnati before re turning to Guilford and Hartford. Helen is now in New Jersey where! she expects to get a jolt and finish, her courses by syllabi. Ruth lvnier, '44. went to Hunter | College. New York, on December 28 to j begin her training in the WAVES. She is very enthusiastic about her new work. Flo Dutton, ex '45 and Ensign Joe Webb, ex '44, expect to lie married February 1" at the I.ansdowne Friends Meeting House in I.ansdowne, Penna. Jonathan Dixon will be one of the ushers. Malinowski Sets Up New Program in Recreation Course (Continued from Page One) dent body filled out an interest-Under which listed various activities. The findings in this test show that more than 509' of the students desire the following activities: dating, picnics, movies, dancing, swimming, boating, tennis, radio programs, bull sessions, hiking, and card playing. Next came the liking of arts and crafts, socials and parties, singing, dramatics, visiting faculty homes. Some of the problems that proved to lie of the most interest were: choice of life work, personal problems, religion, relation to opposite sex. choice of mate, race relations and work for peace. Also the test revealed that the students felt they did not need chaperonage and that there should be better student-faculty relationships. As their main project, the recrea tional leadership class has opened the hut. each evening from 6:30 to 7 :30 as a social center for the campus. It is an informal set-up and there is oppor tunity for games, dancing, reading, and discussions. Other plans of this group include record concerts, community sings, and weekly movies. The class also plans to sponsor folk festivals, dra matic presentations, parties, and com munity nights. With ample combined cooperation of the faculty and students, the program promises to enrich student life on the campus. Dr. Beiftel Will Conduct Student Essay Contest Dr. Beittel lias been asked again to serve as chairman of a committee to conduct an essa.v contest among college ; students on some phase of race rela tions. The contest is being sponsored by the Guilford County Interracial Com mittee, of which Charles A. Mines of Greensboro is chairman. The other members of the Essay Com mittee serving with Dr. Beittel are Dean Ivan E. Taylor of Bennett Col lege, Dr. Marc Friedlaender of Wom an's College, Robert E. Martin of A. & T. College, and Dr. Raymond Smith of Greensboro College. The contest is open to all college stu | dents in the Greensboro area. The i essays may discuss any phase of inter racial cooperation, racial relationships, or interracial tension in the present war period. The essays will be limited to approximately 35(H) words. Three prizes will be awarded for the best essays—.s2s, .sls, and $lO. Essays must be postmarked by April 15, 1945, and should be sent to Dr. Beittel. One of these prizes was won by a Guilford student last year, and it is hoped that Guilford students will be well represented in this year's contest. Ashcraft, McLellan, Stabler Have All A Semester Record (Continued from Page One) Virginia Jordan, Mary Ellen Jordan, Allyn l'eters, Sylvia Ray, Helen L. Stanfield, and Fukiko Takano made all A's and It's. Agnes Dewees and Dor othy Neece made all B's. The following students made the honor roll: Virginia Ashcraft, Martha McLellan, Helen Stabler, Mary Joyce Martin, Grace Siler, Ray Wood, Dan Beittel, Jennie Cannon, Martha Belle Edgerton, Pauline Fuller, and Virginia Jordan. • II Compliments of Bell Shoe Store 121 W. Market Street • Compliments of WILLS Book and Stationery Co. 107 S. Greene St. Phone 2-0175 THE GUILFORDIAN * s Wliat Is the Value of Discussion Groups on Campus Ray Wood—lt's very important to gel people's ideas on a subject. They're really for information, not for reaching conclusions. Esther Demeo They're important for exchanging of ideas, for when peo ple get together, something new is added. Eddie llirabayashi—Most vital part of college—we've been missing thus far. Flossie Fogelson—Good when they have them —but that's not often. Yank Abrams Well Depends on what they're discussing. So far, most have been pretty good. Beatrice Carmine—lt's the best way of getting ideas across. Leads to lots more varied topics. It's the best way to develop leadership. Bob Beyer—l )epends on who domi nates them. Marge iluher —You don't get any where, but it stimulates thought. Gray Fulk —Depends on how the topic affects the group. Bill King—Depends on the type of discussion. Rachel Pickett-—Absolutely essential on a college campus. T [ | It's fun sending I I VALENTINES | Select YOl'lt Valentines from | 1 j the attractive assortment j at THE BOOK SHOP J MRS. CHAS. A. FAHHELL, Mir. j 115 S. Greene Street THE LOTUS RESTAURANT Chinese and American Dishes 105 S. Greene St. GKEEXSBORO, X. C. • 1) Brad Snipes is Learning 'Smoke Jumping 7 out West Guilfordians would be interested in I reading n magazine put out by the Civilian Public Service camp at Mis-1 soula, Montana, which contains an arti cle on "smoke jumping" and a picture of Brad Snipes, '45. Here Brad is learning to fight forest fires by pnro chuting directly to the scene of action, l'aul Jernigan, '47, was also a "smoke jumper" before his discharge. Before the first jump lies o week of intensive and rigorous conditioning. There are calisthenics and obstacle! courses of varying degrees of torture for the jumper-to-be. Then comes the first jump, thrilling, tension-producing but long awaited. Next to leaving the plane, the most exciting and actually the most dangerous part is the landing. Realization that the ground is near does not come until late, about 100 feet from the ground. Co-op Elects New Officers; Awards Prizes for Songs At the regular January meeting of the Guilford College Cooperative, Ethel Perry xvas elected president and Shir ley Williams, secretary for the second semester. Sara Lewis was appointed store manager. The co-op recently sponsored a song , contest. Roberta Heid's entry won the first prize of ">oe credit at the co-op. The judges made an agreement to give two second prizes of 25c each. A song written by Amoret Butler and Ethel ferry and another song written by Christine Stantield, Iris Beville, Louise Abbott, Mabeth Raiford, and Beth Frederick were the second prize win ners. On Thursday, February 8 in chapel, the co-op presented a program in radio style. Mary Joyce Martin was master of ceremonies. Those who gave talks were Cornelia Knight, Margery Iluher and Eddie llirabayashi. The prize songs were sung by Peggy Taylor, Sue Shelton, Betty A. Brown, with Helen Stabler as piano accompanist. Flossie Fogelson sang a solo. Bertie Robertson led the audience in singing. R I>l £ V CLEANERS—PPR CLEANERS —STORAGE!—IU'(J CLEANERS DRY L LEANING GLEANERS lIOMPANY OFFICE AND PLANT—34O NOHTH GREENE STBEKT GREENSBORO, N. C. "1 j Schiffman 9 s : ! Leading Jewelers Since 1893 |; GREENSBORO, N, C. IF | It's Valentine's Day at THE CAROLINAS' GREATEST JEWELRY AND GIFT STORE Certified Gemologist | Registered Jeweler February 10, 1945 Specially constructed suits and hel mets, mnneuverable chutes, nnd excel lent training make for n snmll percent age of accidents. Beginning smoke jumpers \vho are injured during train ing are assigned to lookout duty during the summer. Only a small part of the time is spent in actual jumping— the rest is spent on trail and telephone maintenance, fence repair, road work, wood procurement, and bridge construc tion which keeps the men busy when there are no fires to combat. Recreation takes the form of bil liards,, ping-pong, reading, and especial ly volley-ball, of course nightly bull sessions are important too. One of the most unusual features of the group is the close fellowship among men of widely differing beliefs. A mu tual love of adventure and action holds conservative and radical together, and this is one of the most important fac tors contributing to the high morale in this group. Budget Passed in Chapel; Election Committee Chosen The student body voted February > to accept the budget proposed by the Student Affairs Board with a 95-12 majority of thosti in favor of it while four were undecided. The budget is based on an average of 17(1 students bringing an income of .fl!, The Election Committee, in charge of elections which will he held the week before Spring Vacation, has been appointed by the Student Affairs Board. Those appointed are I'atty Shoemaker, chairman; Betty Anne Browne, Har riet Warlike, John Ila worth, and Dr. Xewlin, faculty adviser. | College Drive Nears Goal With Total of $220,000 ((Continued from I'uf/e One) war bond to the campaign drive. Two anonymous men who revealed that they had been "shipped" from Guilford years ago for some reason, forgot long enough for each to buy a student share of $750. Chairman Iludgins is enthusiastic about the response to the campaign and the efforts of his workers to help make Guilford "A Better College for a Better Tomorrow. 1 '
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