VOLUME XXXIII
SENIORS TO HEAR DR. PAUL J. BRAISTED
Dramatic Council's Spring Play,
'Arsenic and Old Lace'ls Success
Jerry Allen Directs Brilliant Production
Of Kesselring's Celebrated Comedy
The director and entire cast gave a superb performance in the
production of Joseph Kesselring's "Arsenic and Old Lace," pre
sented by the Guilford College Dramatic Council on May 19 in
Memorial Hall.
Jerry Allen, the director, not onlyl
gave an excellent interpretation in
his direction of the play, but also
gave a very creditable performance
in portraying the creative writer
and "temporary" police officer. Much
work and effort on the piirt of the
cast has taken the usual Guilford
productions out of the mediocre
class and placed them in the higher
brackets of entertainment.
Singling out any one star would
lie near impossible, but there were
several that proved their worth as
dramatic aspirants. With a leading
role in the part of Mortimer Brew
ster, Hill McCracken gave notice
of an excellent prospect for the
stage. With the exception of a
couple of lines which were slightly
over-acted, he combined stage ap
pearance and well-spoken lines to
rate a big hand of applause.
Laughter
Jerry Duckor was not only poised
in the part of the daffy Teddy
Brewster, but came through in fine
style to keep the Kesselring play in
a high pitch of laughter, llis looks
and voice were particularly well
suited for the part. The two schem
ing aunts, Abby and Martha Brew
ster, were very ably portrayed by
Kleanor Corneilson and Marjorie
Benbow. They played the parts
with apparent ease ami remembered
their lines beautifully. Kleanor is
not a newcomer to the Guilford
stage, and her merits are well
known. Marjorie came through
with flying colors in her first col
legiate stage appearance.
Jack White (quite at home on
the" stage) and A 1 Cappiello should
he proud of the excellent job of
acting in the part of Jonathan
Brewster and I>r. Kinstein, respec
tively. Soreness of their lines and
action kept the audience tense dur
ing the entire play.
Charlotte Flanders, portraying
Elaine Ilarper, was a definite con
trast in size to her opposite lead,
hut made tip for the lack of sine
with the reflection of charm in lier
every move.
Bill Kerr came on with a bang
as Lieutenant Kooney and the bang
was echoed (between puffs from a
cigarette) by the consistent chew
ing which helps the novice over the
hump.
Good Support
David Register, the latest addi
tion to the cast, gave a good l>er
formance, considering the time in
which lie bad to become familiar
with his lines. The rest of the cast,
wlitch included Hank Harvey, Mal
colm Campbell. Howard Coble, and
William Danenburg, rate a "well
done" for the tine support they gave
to the leads.
The props, lighting and make-up
were very good, with a few excep
tions. The stage manager should
be introduced to a new invention
called the "spring" which closes
doors quite nicely. Eleanor Corneil
son and Marjorie Benbow were
slightly over-made-up, looking more
like gypsies than old, sedate ladies.
With this production the dramatic
council showed much better judg
ment in selecting flic type of play
that will he appreciated and the ex
cellent costumes were reminiscent
of the Quaker productions of old.
I'ossibly this marked tile entrance
into a new era of dramatics at
iuilford, where good acting and
fast moving dialogue is appreciated
as shown by the full house Monday
night.
Tf)e QuilforScm
GUILFORD COLLEGE, N. C'., MAY 23, 1947
Seniors Honored at
Banquet by Juniors
Saturday, May 17, the junior
class honored the seniors at the an
nual Junior-Senior Banquet. The
theme of "gypsies" was carried oat
in the costumes of the waitresses
and made in the entertainment
which was supplied by the junior
class. Bill Daneburg played several
gypsy selections 011 his violin and
Gerry Garris sang the "Habanera,"
from Carmen.
After dinner, the faculty was
represented in an address by Br.
Purdom. He said a few words re
calling the "good old days" to those
of the seniors who were here "he
fore," and then on behalf of the
faculty, wished them success and
luck in the days to conic. The main
event of the evening was then in
troduced. At great cost and diffi
culty, the juniors were able to secure
tile services of the well-known for
tune teller and mystic, Omar.
Omar appeared, looking very much
like Herb Sehoellkopf would with a
white turban wound around liis
head. He peered Intently into his
cloudy crystal, and after waiting
several minutes, was rewarded by
seeing the futures of the whole sen
ior class float into view. To any one
with an interest in records, and
statistics, or whoever cares what
becomes of promising Guilford grads.
this was really a revelation. About
25'/r of the class will he seen spend
ing most of their time in various
bars over the country, recalling
their happy days at Guilford. There
will he a few ministers to counter
net their influence. There are sever
al doctors, a hypnotist, many house
wives (all with enormous families)
and some teachers. This is a ver
satile class, one to make its alma
mater proud.
Five (iuilford College students shown above shared the leading roles in the presentation of Joseph Kessel-
HIIE'S roniedy, "Arsenic ami Old l.iice," in Memorial llall last Monday. I-eft to right, are pictured Alfred
Cappielo. of New York, N. Y.; Kleanor Corneilson, Albany, N. Y.; Marjorie Itenhow. Winston-Salem; Char
lotte Flanders, Philadelphia. Pa.; and J. Win. McCravken, I'elhani. (Dally News Photo)
A (appella Choir
Gives Spring Concert
The aniiiml May Festival Concert
was given by ttie A Cappella Choir
on Wednesday evening, May 21, in
Memorial Hall, at 8 p.m. The choir,
under the direction of I>r. E. 11. K.
Weis, sang an American program
featuring a historic cantata by
Charles Wakefield Cadrnan. The
cantata, "The Father of Waters,"
sets forth a picture of the discov
ery of the .Mississippi Uiver and
tells of Indian life at the time. The
solos were aptly sung by Ethel Ed
wards, soprano; Jimmy Boyles, ten
or; and Brantley Greeson, Howard
Colile, and Iticbard Spencer, bari
tones.
A group of Negro spirituals was
also presented which included "Oh
I.awd, Hear My l'ray'r," by David
son, with Richard Spencer as the
soloist ; "Old Ark's A Moverin'," and
"The ('realion," by Bicbter.
The program was a iicturesque
one, both in performance and ap
pearance, as the many-colored gowns
and the inspired singing blended
together lo produce a delightful
effect.
Graduate Study Centers in
France and Switzerland
The establishment of Foreign
Study Centers to serve the needs of
American graduate students in
I'aris and Zurich has just been an
nounced by the T'niversity of Mary
land.
The new program, which will
lead to a degree of Master of
Foreign Study, will lie inaugurated
this September.
In each of the foreign capitals,
the I'niversity of Maryland will
keep a Resident Dean who will
counsel students registered in this
program and supervise their re
search work.
This Graduate Year Abroad is
open to graduates from any ac
credited American college or univer
sity. The program provides for ex
cellent offerings in the fields of
linguistics, literature and history.
Minors may lie worked out in re
la led fields.
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Miss Ricks Requests
Return of Library Books
Miss Katherine Ricks,
librarian, has announced
that all books are to be
returned to the library
before leaving campus on
vacation. Fines that have
not been paid are to be
taken care of in a like
manner.
Guilford Students
Attend NCCPA Meet
The North Carolina Collegiate
Press Association was officially re
activated In Ms first convention of
the post war era, held in Baleigh
on May !) and 10. Three delegates
from Guilford were present, repre
senting THE GUILFOBDIAN.
Governor Cherry gave the wel
coming address in behalf of N. ('.
Slate College and the citizens of
Raleigh, after which the business of
the organization was discussed.
Luncheon was served in the Grill
Room of the college dinning hall
at which time Noel Houston, Ed
Kirk, and Warren Duffy told the
convention of the possibilities in
the professional field of writing and
general news work.
In the afternoon the delegates at
tended forums conducted by many
outstanding men in the fields of
business anil Journalism. These
forums were presented to give the
editors, business manager and as
sociates the opportunity of receiv
ing professional advice and discuss
ing the individual problems con
fronting them.
In the evening the delegates en
joyed a banquet at which Mr.
Josephns Daniels, editor, publisher
and statesman, was guest speaker.
' Mr. Daniels related many of his
experiences in the journalistic field
and encouraged the women as well
as the men to consider the advan
tages of journalism as a profession.
Immediately following the banquet
la dance was given in the ballroom
of the hotel.
I The group gathered Saturday
morning to bear the summaries of
the forums and to elect officers for
the coming year. Clay Pelker of
Duke was elected president; Jim
Gribben, of Davidson, vice-presi
dent: Peggy Davis of Salem, secre
tary: and Ken Coble of X. ('. State
was elected treasurer. Dr. E. E.
Folk of Wake Forest was elected
Permanent Secretary by unanimous
vote.
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Director of Hazen
Foundation Speaks;
Sermon by Stafford
By ADRIAN BRODEUR
Dr. Paul J. Hraisted, director of
the Edward W. Hu/.en Foundation
in New Haven, Conn., will deliver
the commencement address to 34
graduating students at Guilford Col
lege, Monday June 2, at 10 a.m.
I>r. Braisted's address will end
the first decade of the second cen
tury for the Quaker College founded
in 1837.
Kussel Henry Stafford, president
of the Hartford Theological Semi
nary, and former minister of the
Old South Church in Boston, Mass.,
will give the baccalaureate sermon
Sunday, June 1 at 11 a.m. in the
New Garden Meeting House.
Stafford is author of several re
ligious books whib include "Find
ing God," "Christian Humanism,"
'Religion Meets the Modern Mind,"
and "A Religion for Democracy."
Dr. Unlisted is the author of a book
entitled, "Cultural Co-operation,
Keynote of the Coming Age."
The Guilford College Alumni Day
is set for Saturday, May 31. The
program will begin at noon with
regisration and will lie followed
with a luncheon at 1 p.m. in
Founders Hall. t
William Polk, associate editor of
the Greensboro Daily News, will be
the guest speaker at the meeting
of the Scholarship Society at 3 p.m.
in the college library. The annual
alumni ten and the Choir Guild
tea will lie held at 4 p.m. At this
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I. R. (. Hears Talk on
Communism by Belle
Tart Belle, Director of the South
ern Peace Section of A.F.S.C., spoke
on Soviet-American relations al the
regular semi-monlhly meeting of the
I.R.C. held Sunday evening, May
11, in tbc but. President Brad Snipes
presided at tile meeting.
Belle reminded his listeners that
they must loow at the Russian -
American situation objectively, lie
posed as a problem : what can we do
.as Christians and as intelligent
humans?
lie said that the communist party
consists of fI.iMMi.OOO people, the
largest political party in the world.
This party also controls the largest
army in the world. Capitalism, he
continued, is the natural and dead
ly enemy of Communism, or so the
Communists are teaching their
people.
At the meeting, sending books to
the Philippines on Outlawing War.
Members were reminded of the fel
lowship offered by the Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace
of one year's work wit lithe organi
zation of, and in contact with IJ.N.
Interracial Group Elects
Officers for New Year
On Thursday night, May 15, the
Interracial Committee held its last
meeting of the academic year 194>-
li>47. The group met at the Student
Baptist. House on the Woman's Col
lege campus. Attending this final
session were representatives from
A & T College. Bennett, Greensboro
College. Guilford, and Woman's Col
lege.
After the customary introductions
were made, the business of the com
mittee was taken care of. The new
officers elected were; President,
Dorothy Pearson of Bennett; Vice-
President, Nancy Osteon from Wom
an's College; and Secretary-Treas
urer, another Bennett College stu
dent, Gwen Cann. In addition to
the customary offices, Mr. J. W. R.
Grandy. Professor of Botany at.
A Hi T College was chosen to head
the Workshop Committee.
Mr. McNeill Smith of Greensboro
was the guest speaker of the eve
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