Good
Entertainment
In Store!
VOLUME XXXVI
Financial Drive Approaching $761,000 Goal
At n recent chapel program, Dr.
Clyde A. Milner explained the de
velopment campaign to tlie student
body. •
Dr. Milner told the students that
the response that had been given
the campaign was encouraging, as
407 friends have contributed approx
imately .$(124,365 of the goal of $701,-
000 needed for the live projects.
Dr. Milner explained the need of
the three projects which are pend
ing; which are the long-awaited ren
ovation of Memorial Hall, a new
residence hall for women, and an
auditorium-chapel.
In response to inquiries about stu
dent contributions to the campaign,
Dr. Milner has said that any gift
is welcome and will put the fund
that much nearer the goal; pointing
out that gifts have ranged from 50
cents to 50,000 dollars so far.
During the Christinas holidays a
personal letter from Dr. Milner was
sent to parents of the student body,
explaining the nature and purpose
of the campaign, and inviting them
to contribute. At this date Dr. Mil
ner is well pleased at the response
Registration!
Registration figures for the
second semester were very sim
ilar to those of the fall term,
according to Miss Era Lasley,
college registrar.
Thirteen students have com
pleted in full requirements for
their degree, as of .January 21.
Eighteen new students com
pleted matrieii'ation, according
to Miss Lasley.
Mr. Bailey, Mr. Feagins, and
Dr. Tlioiulinson were absent at
registration due to illness.
Burgess Tells Why
He Joined Movement
"Man may fail in the eyes of the
world, but he should still believe in
himself. Work hard and success will
come, - ' urged Mr. David Burgess,
representative of the North Caro
lina C.1.0. Action Committee, at
the Monday, January 0, chapel pro
gram.
The topic of Mr. Burgess's speech
was "Why I Went in tile Labor
Movement." His presentation was
not as egocentric as the title sug
gests, but rather a speech which
presented many interesting ideas.
The C.1.0. representative asked
the question, "What does organized
labor bring?" In answer to the
thought, he said that unions give
the worker —the sixty millions of
them who are members of a union—
a sense of belonging; and that they
—unions —are tile roots of democ
racy.
Describing from his own experi
ence, which he gained in North Car
olina, Mr. Burgess ardently revealed
the immature generalizations about
unions the public and management
of this area make. He said, "They
think that unions are a bunch of
Yankees or Jews; that they are a
bunoh of communists, and that they
believe in radical racial equality."
Mr. Burgess is a graduate of Ober
lin College in Ohio and Union Theo
logical Seminary. He was intro
duced to the sflidents by his friend
and (Guilford professor, Edward F.
Burrows.
Choir Rehearses For
High Point Concert
The A Oappella Choir has started
rehearsals of it# full program for
the concert to be given at High I'oint
Colege early in February and for
tile annual concert tour planned to
begin March 17 and last through
Spring Vacation. The choir this
year will travel north for its annual
tour.
The pre-Cliristmas presentation of
the Messiah l>fore a capacity audi
ence and radio by wire-recording,
plus an appearance of the choir on
a local television program were part
of the choir's annual calendar.
Tt)z QuilforScm
from the parents and students. Stu
dents or parents who wish to con
tribute to the campaign may do so
through the office of the president.
The campaign began live years ago,
with a realization of the need for
improved facilities and modern
equipment. King Ilall addition, a
modern, beautiful brick structure
Guilford, World Have Changed Since 1900
By EDWARD POST
Opening with the progressive and
determined Queen Victoria reigning,
the twentieth century became the
l>eriod of enlightenment, the era of
invention, and once again a period
of war. To Guilford College it
[meant establishment, organization
and construction.
If we looked past history straight
in the eye, we could see the fall of
Napoleon during the nineteenth cen
tury, and hopes centered toward
prosperity and peace. The nine
teenth gave us the abolition of slav-
Barter Theatr
"Dangerous Corner," a psychologi
cal mystery play by the English
playwright anil novelist, J. B. I'riest
ley, will be presented here by Rob
ert. Porterfield's world-famous Bar
ter Theatre. It will be presented at
Memorial Hall on Thursday, Feb
ruary 2, at S p.m.
Priestl.\, one or England's best
known writers, has been represented
in this country by many plays, nov
els, and motion pictures. Critics
have frequently compared his novels
with I Hckens and bis work strongly
resembles that of the famous Vic
torian master, particularly in the
colorful, amusing characters which
I'riestly creates with his i>en. "Dan
gerous Corner' 'originally appeared
in I!cilf as a novel. It was so suc
cessful in that form that he was
askfd to dramatize if. It \vas pro
duced as a play ill London and later
in New York with great success.
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LAURENCE OLIVIEK AND JEAN SIMMONS as Hamlet and Ophe
lia are the tragic lovers of the widely acclaimed Olivier production
of "Hamlet," which begins Saturday at the Center Theater.
Students at
See Olivier's "Hamlet"
Guilford College students will at
last get the chance to view the Lau
rence Olivier production of HumU t,
famous play written by William
Shakespeare, when the film comes
to Greensboro for a run which be
gins Saturday. The Center theatre,
managed by Mr. Karl Dobbins, ex
tends a cordial welcome to college
GUILFORD COLLEGE, N. C., JANUARY 27, 1950
housing classrooms, faculty offices,
and laboratories, is now in use. The
library adition is now near the com
pletion stage, and promises to be a
great improvement in the library
facilities, as well as to furnish sem
inar, and comfortable study rooms.
'Hie renovation of Memorial Hall
will do away witli the present audi
ery and serfdom in both the United
States and Russia. Instead of mer
ciless imperialism, we had benevo
lent imperialism. The era culmi
nated the philosophy of "Think of
nobody but yourself."
Science, by far the major devel
opment in the present century, was
headed toward increased freedom
an# solved the wanting need—a
higher standard of living.
Education was headed toward
even newer lieights—Guilford was
knocking on the door of educational
success. Even with only three build
ings-, her name began to grow. The
end of the century saw Guilford
play its first baseball and football
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During the Thirties, Priestly en-,
tered still another field. He went j
into politics, slocM for Parliament
and was elected. There he fought
for and heljx'd to achieve a lil>er- j
alization of Great Britain's archaic
divorce laws. He was also one of j
the first Englishmen in public lite I
to recognize the dangers to the world
in totalitarian dictatorship. To-1
({ether with Winston Churchill, lie
thundered against Hitler and Musso
lini and pleaded with his country
men, and the world at large, to take
a firm, strong hand against those
international gangsters. During the
Second Warld War he did a great
Surry Students Form 'Guilfordian' Club
Surry County students if Guilford
College assembled Friday, December
2.5, at the Derby Cottage in Mount
Airy to form an organizatb n t%be
! students and faculty to the extent
that they are to be admitted for 74
cents, instead of the regular prices
of !M) cents and $1.20.
However, this offer holds good
 nly if tickets are purchased from
j the business manager's office by
Saturday. Tickets will be sold at
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torium ; this space being utilized
for classrooms and adjoining faculty i
offices. The bottom floor, including
the office of the president, treasurer, ,
dean, business manager, and regis
trar, will lie renovated.
The girls' dormitory will lie in
the building line of the campus be- :
tween Founders Hall and Mary 
games. With President Dr. Louis L.
Ilobbs—who was personification of
the nation's vitality—holding the
reins, the college was established.
In 1901, the death of Queen Vic
toria came, peace and prosperity
seemed to disintegrate. The twenti
eth —spurred by staunch, vigorous
Theodore Roosevelt unavoidably
changed to an era of conflict, and
saw the rise of the United States
to a supreme power. Time became
more noticeable with the success of
the Wright brothers in IQO3, at Kit
ty Hawk.
Guilford built the third King Hall
and constructed the library in 1909.
At this point, King Hall was the
i amount of radio missionary work
: for the British Government. As the
j result of his regular shortwave
broadcasts, thousands of Americans
j became familiar with his genial
' voice and vigorous views on the sub
ject of International politics.
|' The Barter Theatre's production
lof Priestley's "Dangerous Corner"
I includes one of its ablest casts in
many years. It numbers several
outstanding Broadway stars, in ad
dition to a group of veteran Bar
terites. The play has been person
ally staged by Robert I'orterfleld,
founder and director of the inter
nationally renowned Barter Theatre.
known as the Surry Guilfordian
Club.
Jan Fruitt of Mount Airy gave
the welcoming address, while Wil
liam Midkiff of Mount Airy acted
as toastmaster throughout the eve
ning. The business session was pre
sided over by Ellis I.ove of West
field, graduate student on Guilford
campus.
Officers elected for the new club
are as follows:
President, Ellis Ixive, Westfield;
vice-president, Joyce Fulk, Filot
Mountain; secretary, Jean Gravitt,
Pilot Mountain; treasurer, William
Midkiff, Mount Airy; social chair
man, Joan I'ruitt, Mount Airy ; and
assistant chairman, Glenna Fulk,
Pilot Mountain.
A few cf the purposes of this club
are: to unite all students in Surry
County who have and are now at
tending Guilford College; to pro
mote interest in the activities of the
college.
During the couse of the evening,
a delicious T-bone steak supper was
served.
Spicer Dramatizes Ballads;
To Be Here Tonight in Program
Guilford students will tonight en
joy one of the most unique and
enjoyable programs of entertainment
to t>e on campus this year. Earle
Spicer, baritone from New York
City, will present one of his famous
programs of ballad and folk-music
at Memorial Hall at 8 p.m. Admis
sion will be the energy required to
climb Memorial Hall steps.
The program at Spicer's is sup
posed to suit everybody's taste,
which is unusual for any musical
program. The singer is his own
accompanist, and even still, he dram
atizes the story narration of the
numbers he sings.
The concert program is to be
Quakers Play
W. C. T. C. Here
Tomorrow!
NUMBER 6
llobbs Hall and will, of conrse, face
inward towards Memorial Hall.
The audi torium-cha pel, termed the
most pressing of tile development
needs, will furnish ample space for
lectures and concert programs, as
well as for plays. The chapel will
also house the religious education
department of the college.
homeliest of the buildings on the
campus. However, in 1048, the new
addition became (lie orchid a lining
violets. Around 1012, a portion of
Cox Hall became a reality; but so
was the outlook for a World War,
as Germany began preparing for the
struggle.
Germany's continued appliance of
the philosophy, "Think of nobody
but yourself" drew the United Statps
into the first of the century's two
world conflicts. However, Democ
racy suppressed the Kaiser's bid for
world domination, and the world
looked forward to peace. Prior to
the war, Woodrow Wilson became
the third President of the young era.
About this time, Tob Zaehary was
burning the ball across home plate
and battinf Guilford to state base
ball laurels. Also, Dr. Raymond
Binfonl succeeded Dr. Thomas New
lin as the third president of Ouil
ford College, and Guilford's period
of organization began.
As Guilford organized, so did the
world. In 1920, the League of Na
tions was formed. However, Guil
ford was successful, the League was
not.
The turbulent twenties saw, be
sides crime, the United States prac
ticing isolationism, and Fascism de
veloping in Italy, Miss Katharine
C. Kicks liecame librarian, and the
establishment of the economics and
psychology departments. It also saw
the addition of Miss Gilbert, Miss
Lasley, Dr. Purdom, Dr. Campbell,-
Dr. Furnas and Dr. Xewlin to the
faculty. About this time other pro
fessors were working haril, such as
Albert Einstein and Sigmund Freud.
The depression came, aiid so did'
Dr. and Mrs. Clyde A. Milner, fol
lowed by Dr. Ljung. While Roose
velt's New Deal progressed, Guil
ford also advanced as Dr. Milner
was handed the keys to Guilford.
The college's period of construction
was now alive.
| However, war clouds had dark
ened the world. Hitler had ltegua
jliis armament program. Nazism was
churning the pistons of war. Amer
ica's Roosevelt, Great Britain's
Chamberlain and Churchill, ami war
, were tile "headline getters."
Post-war days saw the establish
ment of the U. N„ the Marshall
Plan, the worry about Atomic' En
ergy, and cold war. At Guilford
we saw the new King Hall, plans
for new chapel-auditorium, and new
! girls' dormitory.
Today, at the mid-century mark,
with Dr. Clyde A. Milner leading,
j we see Guilford's future as bright.
I but depending necessarily on the
| unpredictable state of the world.
! Guilford goes forward, cooperating
I with those who are striving in an
' adventure for peace.
grouped into three seeffons— a sec
tion of ballads from the Gnglish
tradition; one from the American ■
tradition; and ballads from Shake
speare and Gilbert and Sullivan.
Among the numbers are "Barbara
Allen," Old English ballad; "Cali
ban's Song," from Shakespeare's The
Tempest; and "Old Paint the Cow
horse," an old American folksong. .
Good. EntertainmentT
Spicer tonight .
Hamlet tomorrow . . .
Basketball tomorrow night
Barter Theatre February 2.