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VOLUME xxxn
The Monogram Club
Resumes Activities
After Three Years
Frye, Solatoff, Howerton
Are New Officers; New
Members To Be Inducted
The Monogram Club was formed
for all men who earned varsity let
ters in any sport. Men were to Join
the club, after they won their letter, by
invitation only. The two oldest mem
bers at the present are Dr. Algie New
lin, who took his letter in baseball in
the early 1920'5, and Paul Lentz, who
earned letters in every sport. Coach
"Doc" Newton has been elected an
honorary member.
The Monogram Club was temporarily
disorganized during the war, but it
was reorganized on February 20. The
men who are holdovers from 1941 to
1940 are: Clark Wilson, David Solatoff,
Mackie Frye, Jack Hartley, and Ollie
Acre.
Every year the club has a stag affair,
usually a weinie roast, for the men
faculty and the club members. Senior
Monogram Club members, according to
a custom started in 3941, receive a
white sweater with a "G" on the
pocket. This will be revived as soon
as possible. In 1937, the Monogram
Club brought a dance band on campus.
It was the first club of any kind to do
this. It also gave two big dances a
year. These dances will begin again
as soon as the club is well under way.
In the gym, the Monogram Club has
under its direction the "Bob Doak
Memorial Room" which is the one on
the right at the foot of the steps going
to the balcony. According to plans, it
will be completed this spring.
After men receive their invitations
to Join the club, a week of initiation
follows. Some of them have to carry
paddles with them wherever they go
for the entire week, and when they see
an old member, stop and give him the
paddle and allow him to whack them.
Some of them have to give ten minute
talks on any subject in the dining hall.
Some one bad to push a peanut with
his nose from the post office in the
basement of Mem to the front steps.
And somebody else had to shave in
front of Mem for two days Just when
chapel was going on.
In two weeks invitations will be sent
to the men who have earned their let
ters during the period 1943-4(1.
Dr. Vickey Lines Up Econ
Students for Seminar
By AT, CAPPIELLO
Dr. Curt Victorius, known affection
ately to the campus as "Dr. Vickey,"
that genial little professor who trots
around with an ever-present brief case,
has announced his plans for the Eco
nomics seminar for this semester. The
group will meet every week in the cul
tural resource room in Founders Hall.
The members of the seminar will
work on reconversion problems of a
domestic and international scale, and
each student will be asked to report
on one of the subjects in this broad
field.
The total enrollment of the seminar
is 15 students, all of whom are sopho
more and junior economics majors,
except Grace Slier, who is a senior,
and Leonard Twinem, history major,
who have asked for the privilege of
joining the group in their studies.
Some of the topics which will be dis
cussed are: inflation, wage-price form
THE GUILFORDIAN
Notice to Students
Miss Lasley would appreciate it
if. students will please refrain
from coming to her office outside
of the regular hours from 10:15-
12:05, 3:00-4:30 on weekdays, and
10:15-12:00 on Saturdays. With
the heavily increased enrollment
she is much busier than formerly,
and it disturbs her to have stu
dents knocking at her door at all
hours.
Alumni Chapters Meet
To Discuss Progress
Of Building Campaign
Meetings Convene In
North Carolina Cities,
Out-of-State Alumni Centers
The annual dinner and meeting of
the Goldsboro Alumni chapter of the
Guilford College Alumni association
which was held last night, completed
six out of a group of about 24 such
meetings to be held this spring. Pre
vious meetings in this series were at
tended by alumni chapters in Mt. Airy
on February 7, High Point on the lltli,
Siler City on the 13th, Winston-Salem
on the 15th, and on the 20th, Fayette
ville.
The progress of Guilford's Building
Campaign was the subject of greatest
concern at these dinners and it was
revealed that, while major improve
ments intended to be made with the
building fund were not planned for an
exact date, minor improvements such
as the renovation of Cox hall this sum
mer, and several improvements to the
gymnasium are to be made very soon.
Faculty members and students who
attended the meetings have greatly
enjoyed renewing the friendships of
former Guilford students. It is hoped
that even more students will be present
at future "reunions."
Within the next two months a group
of similar meetings will be held in
Greensboro, here at Guilford College,
Raleigh, Woodland, Franklin, Va., Rich
mond, Va.. Washington D. C., Philadel
phia, New York City, and Hartford,
Connecticut. The alumni association
also hopes to have small groups meet
separately where there are other Guil
fordians, such as Chicago, Cincinnati,
Los Angeles, Columbia, S. C„ Atlanta,
New Orleans, Jacksonville, and Miami.
ilia, full employment act, the Bretton
Woods agreement, and the future of
international relations. The student"
will also make individual reports on
these subjects.
SCA Is To Present Stunt
Night in Mem on March 16
The Student Christian Association
is sponsoring a Stunt Night to be held
March 10 in Memorial Hall. Groups,
organizations, roommates, or friends
are urged to get up a stunt to give.
There will be prizes given for the best
three stunts.
Social Committee chairman Jack
White announces to those who can't
think of something suitable to present
that skits on college life, songs, poems,
or dialogues are excellent.
The seven judges have already been
chosen.
GUILFORD COLLEGE, N. C„ MARCH 2,1946
Veterans Choose
Hartley President
Of Organization
Officers, Committee
Members Elected To
Serve Spring Term
The veterans of Guilford college held
their first second semester meeting on
February 14, and elected the following
new officers for the spring term: Jack
Hartley, president; Leonard Twinem,
vice-president; Joe Lasley, 2nd vice
president ; Peggy Goode. secretary, and
Clark Wilson, treasurer.
The veterans organization was start
ed last fall under the capable leader
ship of its retiring president, Joe
Mathews, and now boasts a member
ship of 105 veterans. (Including day
hops.)
In addition to the election of officers
the following members were appointed
to the various committees: Finance —
Clark Wilson, Chairman; Joe Mathews,
Peggy Goode and Mackie Fry. To the
Publicity committee—Adrian Brodeur,
Chairman; Fred Bray and Jack Da
bagian. Wes Atwood was placed in
charge of the refreshment committee.
Plans are already under way for a
Veteran-sponsored dance which will be
given on March 27. The dance is in
formal and will run from 8 to 12 in
the gymnasium.
The center room in Cox Hall has
been turned over to the veterans for
their use as a lounge and recreational
room. All further meetings will be held
there as soon as It is furnished and
cleaned.
Freshmen Vole For
New (lass Officers
Class Elects Watson
Secretary, Christiansen
Treasurer; Re-Vote Today
Second election of the year for fresh
man class officers, held after chapel on
Thursday, February 28, resulted in the
selection of Barbara Anne Watson, sec
retary, and Hoy Christiansen, treasurer.
Failure to obtain the necessary ma
jority for the other offices required a
run-off election, which was scheduled
for Saturday morning.
Nominated for president were "Doc"
lirodeur, Brooks Hansard, and Irie
"Bunk" Leonard. For vice-president
was Jack Chatham, David Hadley,
Connie Leeds, and Hank Harvey. Sec
retary was contested between Barbara
Anne Watson and Eldora Ilaworth,
Roy Christiansen, Inge Longerich, and
Bettina Huston ran for treasurer and
Nicholas Drossis, Owen Bindley, Jan
ney Johns, and Jack White for social
chairman.
Re-elections were considered desir
able because of the unusually large
number of new veterans enrolled as
freshmen for second semester, and be
cause the former president, Kemp Fos
ter, was called from his position in the
class to serve with the armed forces.
Other former officers were Barbara
Anne Watson, vice - president; Inge
Longerich, secretary; Reginald Roberts,
treasurer; and Janney Johns, social
chairman.
Missing Books
Several reference hooks have
heen reported missing from the
library. "The Dictionary of Psycho
logy" by Warren and (Mum's
"Southern Regions" are valuable
references in their departinents.
I'lousp return these books if you
know where they are!
Br" Mi
Sari Biro, guest artist who performed
for Guilfordians.
Milner Slates Plans
For New Housing Units
Funds Now Available For
The Completion of Four
Units In College Gym
Two important developments affect
ing residential and educational facili
ties on campus were announced Febru
ary 21 by Dr. Milner. He states that
20 prefabricated housing units have
been tentatively granted to the school
by the federal public housing authority
and that funds have been made avail
able for completion of four units of
the gymnasium which were not possible
when it was built just before the war.
Dr. Milner stated that the 20 units
for the married students and faculty
returning from national service would
be divided equally between one and
two bedroom houses and will probably
be four large apartment-like houses.
The location Inspected and approved is
just north of the campus beyond the
student hut and Mary Hobbs Hall on
which is officially designated as Lind
ley road, which circles the campus
proper. Dr. Milner said that the time
of occupancy cannot be determined
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Ping-Pong Addicts To
Hold Spring Tournament
By BETTINA HUSTON
Whew! What a same! That High
Point tussle sure rounded up the basket
ball season in some style! And now do
they expect us to settle down to books
and elasses and quiet evenings in the
dorm blasting double assignments and
unsympathetic teachers instead of op
posing teams' morals and referees? Of
course not! Guilford College powers
fhat-be, (for further details see Goat
Mathews or Ina Rollins), forecasted
the inevitable lull that the close of
basketball season would herald, and
have planned as a substitute for the
thrill and excitment of the basketball
a ping-pong tournament.
Ping-pong, that time-honored and
wit-evoking contest of skill, we feel
sure, will furnish a satisfactory out
let for any overexuberant spirit float
ing around. So keep in trim! Hit the
wagon! Get in training! Perhaps YOU
can lie one of the victorious few in
the tourney.
The tournament will start March
18th and will be in four divisions;
first, a boys' division open to any boy
in school; second, a girls' division open
to any girl in school; third, a boys'
novice division open to any boy in
school who has never competed in more
than 10 ping-pong games, and fourth,
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NUMBER 7
Hungarian Pianist,
Sari Biro, Appears
As Guest Artist
Chopin, Beethoven, and
Rachmaninoff Presented In
Wide Group of Selections
Miss Sari Biro, prominent Hungarian
pianist, spent Wednesday and Thursday
at Guilford College on a concert tour
of American colleges. Miss Biro appear
ed at the Fine Arts club, In Obapel and
in a formal recital Thursday evening In
Memorial Hall. She also listened to
and advised several piano and voice
majors.
Miss Biro was trained in Europe
where her unusual talent was discover
ed at an early age. Before the war put
a stop to cultural activities, she per
formed in all the important European
capitals and musical centers. Since
coming to the United States, she has
given annual recitals in Town Hall, a
coast concert tour, and has been guest
soloist with tfhe symphony orchestras
of Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Kansas,
New Orleans, Denver and New Haven.
"Meeting students and their music
teachers has made this trip most
worthwhile," the petite artist declared,
"Their knowledge and accomplishments
make the future of music In this coun
try extremely hopeful."
Her eight year old daughter, Maria,
is Miss Biro's fondest subject. "She
cannot make up her mind which to be
come, a ballet dancer or a singer," she
laughed, "I would say It depends on
which requires least work!"
Miss Biro, who the New York Times
has acclaimed as one of the best wom
an pianists of the day" claims she has
no preference in her choice of classical
composers. Thursday night her pro
gram included work of Ohopin, Bee
thoven, and Kachmaninoff.
"I am proud of being nn American
citizen and intend to stay in the United
States and continue occasional tours
and private teaching in New York,"
she said.
Miss Biro came to Guilford under
the auspices of the Association of
American Colleges Arts Program.
a girls' novice division open to any
girl in school who has never competed
in more than 10 ping-pong games.
The tournament will take place in
in the gym basement where the best
competitor in two out of three games
will be declared winner. Of course the
entire student body and cheerleaders
are invited to be present at the semi
finals and the finals.
To do this thing right, entry blanks
are now being printed to be distributed
before March 18th. Ping-pong will no
doubt prove a popular and time-con
suming campus activity in the future.
(We hope that the tournament plan
ned will not only serve its social func
tion but may also act as a further in
ducement to Frisco Bray's proposed
Yo-Yo club and contest and then we
will have adequate entertainment far
into the spring.) If you are physically
active or athletic, especially, if you are
a physical education major, don't miss
out on this opportunity to further
your physical training. He a ping-pong
star! Come to the tournament!
P. S. For those interested in and
elegible as novice division entrees ping
pong is an indoor game somewhat re
sembling lawn tennis and played on a
table with small rackets and hollow
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