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VOLUME XXXVI GUILFORD COLLEGE, N. C., NOVEMBER 11, 1949 NUMBER 3
Dedication of Building To Be Founders' Day Feature
Light Comedy Based on College Life To Be
Presented by Guilford Dramatic Club
The Guilford College Dramatic
Council, for the first time in over
a year, will raise the curtain before
a new contemporary play to lie pre
sented in Memorial Hall Auditorium
just one week from tonight, Novem
ber 19.
Story Flay
Greasepaint, spotlights and back
drops by Goodman signify a return
to active production on the part of
"he Dramatic Countil, and, for their
initial effort they will present a
guy, rollicking "situation" comedy
fresh from Broadway, "The liap
pVst Years."
It's' story play is especially
apropos to Guilford students in that
the theme of the comedy centers
about a young married vet fresli
from the army who plunges direct
ly into a Biology course. The hous
ing situation being what it is, he
had no other alternative than to
move in with his mother-in-law.
And there is where the trouble be
gins.
Dick Johnson (Bill Kerr), tries
his best to keep the old lady happy
but her impetuous tongue along
with a few justifiable circumstances
create a havoc in the household.
Martha, his wife (Betty Jane
Hughes), goes along with Dick for
a few acts, but finally becomes ex
asperated when Dick spends a lit
tle too much time in the library . . .
not with the librarian, Miss Went
worth (Charlotte Manzella) but
with bis lab partner, Joan (Caro
line Bee).
Fun and Comedy
Clara, the mother-in-law (Daga
Hammond) seeks to pacify her
husband Bertram (Barry Lambeth)
and halfway succeeds for awhile.
But the fun and comedy really be
gins when two of the families
closes relations pops in for a visit
from Georgia. Mort and Flo Graves
(Bob Wall an dßutch Hay worth)
provide the emphasis on laughs and
chuckles throughout the play as
sisted by a young college freshman
who stays continually mixed up.
His name is Alfred something or
other and Karl Bernhardt plays the
part capably.
Students are reminded that their
Student Activities card is their auto
matic admission to "The Happiest
Years." Curtain time will lie 8:00
p. 111. and your friends are cordially
invited to attend so make arrange
ments now to be around next week
end when the Guilford College Dra
matic Council presents its Fall Play.
"The Happiest Years" is under
the direction of Kill Kerr with Mr.
Edward' Burrows of the Department
of History, acting in an advisory
capacity;.
Scalp the Indians; stomp
Elon.
t Our new King Hall The second King Hall, huineil in l!H)8. The first King Hull, burned in 1885.
Nine Guilfordians
Named for National
Scholarship Honors
Nine Guilford seniors have been
named to "Who's Who in American
Cniversities and Colleges," accord
ing to college officials.
Those receiving this honor are:
John Clark, "politician" of Guil
ford ; Eleanor Corneilson, W. S. G.
president; Charlotte Flanders, ac
tive in dramatics and student coun
cil work: Esther Lowe, president
of S. C. A.: Ann Baiford, present
vice-president of Dramatic council;
George Balls, popular athlete and
president of Mens Student Govern
ment; Edward Skinner, active in
campus politics: Marianne Victori
us, present editor of "The Quaker";
and Donald Wolfe, chemistry stu
dent.
The provisions for selection of
"Who's Who" candidates are by
the vote of students' and faculty,
fin the basis of the qualities of
character, service to the school, lead
ership and practical qualities, con
tribution to extra-cnrricnlnr activi
ties, scholarship, and potential use
fulness to business and society.
Math Hath No Wrath;
Let Laziness Linger
Mr. Whitfield Cobb, associate pro
fessor of mathematics, startled the
students and faculty last Friday
with liis title for a chapel speech.
"Laziness in doing stupid things
can be a great virtue."
Mr. Cobb began by saying: "My
students are not lazv enough. Some
study many hours 011 one problem,
instead of using the lazy method of
learning the basic principles, then
applying them." He continued by
citing examples of stupidity from
bis own field and from the indus
trial tield. lie said, speaking about
inefficiency: "The genuinely lazy'
man saves rather than wastes his
time and energy. What is saved
from his work may then lie spent
for his pleasure, thus arousing the
envy of those still working and caus
ing the reputation that laziness has
among the so-called industrious."
"11l the area of thought." Cobb
said, "civilization advances by ex
tending the number of important
operations which we can perform
without thinking about lliein." He
quoted bis own field as the laziest,
and described the various mathe
matical inventions as "fathered by
laziness."
(Continued on l'atjc Thru)
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A M
I>R. AI/JIB NEWLIN
Opera Star To Sing
In Messiah Concert
Maintaining a Guilford College
tradition of many years, the A Cap
pella Choir and community singers
will present the oratorio by Handel.
"The Messiah," 011 December 4.
This year for the first time in
many years, the rendition of "The
Messiah" will not be directed by
Ezra Weiss, who passed away short
ly after presenting and directing
what was termed by many as the
best presentation of "The Messiah"
at Guilford College. The director
of this year's "Messiah" is Charles
Underwood, choir director who won
much acclaim on his first tour with
the A Cappella Choir last spring.
This year's performance will be
given with several innovations—or
gans and piano instead of orchestra
will provide accompaniment, and the
performance will lie held in New
Garden meeting house instead of
Duke Memorial hall. Feature solo
ist for the event is to he Norman
Cordon, well-known operatic buss
from the University of North Caro
lina.
Biblical Collection
Discussed In Rofarian
A. S. "Dad" Arnold, faithful
friend of Guilford Colege and cre
ator of the Arnold Biblical collec
tion housed in the Music building,
is featured this month in the No
vember issue of "The Kotarian,"'a
national magazine.
This article, in dealing with Mr.
Arnold's hobby, the Holy Lands Arti
fact collection, emphasizes his work
and facts surrounding the eoleetion
of tli evarious relics, and of flic
"untiring efforts put forth in order
to make Biblical literature vivid
and real."
Newlin and Marshall To Be Featured
Speakers at Tomorrow's Program
T)H. ROY K. MARSHALL
College Entertains
Young Friends Here
Bast Saturday approximately 80
students representing high schools
and Friends Minings throughout
the state were guests of the Young
Friends Fellowship Committee 011
the college campus. They were en
tertained by tile college students
and facility.
The guests were welcomed at 1 :30
11.111. by l)r. Harvey Bjung, dean,
and by representatives of the men's
and women's student governments.
Afterward, Miss Dorothy Lloyd Gil
bert, professor of English, conducted
a tour over the campus.
Dr. Clyde A. Milner concluded the
afternoons program with an address
011 "The Importance of a Liberal and
Integrated Education."
Between 4:30 and 5:15 p. 111. the
group met with their respective de
partment beads, 10 plan their future
college courses.
After dinner the group were in
vited to the Guilford-Lenoir Ithyne
football game in Greensboro.
Bennett College Group
Visit as Guests ot SCA
The Student Christian Associa
tion was host to fifteen students
from the Bennett College "Y" on
Sunday evening, November 8, at
the liut for games, songs, and ves
pers. This was the first of a series
of interchange programs with other
college Y's in fills area. Chairman
Sally Ihi ire and Marjorie Anderson
of tile social and vesper commit
tees, respectively, were in charge
of the meeting.
Tomorrow, when Guilford Col
lege celebrates Founders Day, Guil
ford students will be witnesses to
the biggest memorial event in re
cent Guilford College history.
Dr. Boy K. Marshall, director
of Morehead Planetarium at the
University of North Carolina, will
speak to the assembled audience
at 10 :.'tO a.m., and Dr. Algie New
lin will pay tribute to the found
ing fathers 011 the same program.
The announcement of the selec
tion of Dr. Marshall as feature
speaker was a pleasant surprise
to friends of Guilford College, as
lie has had much recent acclaim
in the field of astro-physics. He
is the former director of Fels Plan
etarium of the Franklin Insti
tute. and lias worked in three out
of the existing six planetariums
in the United States. He now jour
neys to Philadelphia once a week
for 11 scheduled television broadcast.
Main event for the day will be
the dedication of the new science
building addition, King Hall. The
significance behind this dedication
is that this is the third building
named in honor of Francis T. King,
Baltimore Quaker who heljied New
Garden Hoarding School out of its
crisis after the Civil War. King
helped New Garden Boarding School
to become Guilford College, and is
personally responsible for its nam
ing: and also that of Archdale ITnll.
Also significant is the fact that
the $150,000 prjoeet is the initial
unit of a $760,000 campus improve
ment prog r a 111 begun in I!M4.
Financial support for the program
was gained by donations of faithful
alumni and other friends of the
college in the past five years. The
original S7(II,(KM) goal is at present
$150,000 short, and a camx>aign to
complete the program will begin
within the next few days.
Dr. E. Garness Purdoin, chairman
of the Founders Day Committee,
lias completed final arrangements
for the commemoration, which in
cludes a rendition of a choral selec
tion by the A Cappella Choir and a
guest luncheon, which ends the pro
gram.
Many alumni, especially those of
recent years, are exiiected to jour
ney to Salisbury to watch the Quak
ers play Catawba in their annual
football game Saturday night.
"Ohm Me!"
The staff of the Guilfordian
offers heartfelt sympathy to the
girls of second floor Hoblis. Five
times the other night the fuses
blew, and the repairman didn't
know "watt" to make of it.
Monday night the system got
another large-charge, hut Miss
Marlette refused to "make
light" of the situation ami sec
ond floor stayed dark. Be calm
girls, don't re-volt.