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VOLUME XXXVIII
ALUMNI WISH
CONTINUED AT GUILFORIT
Taft Blasts Present Administration;
Formulates Concrete' Foreign Policy
Candidate Blames Korean War
On Truman Colleagues
Senator Robert A. Taft blasted the present national admin
istration for its "weak and wavering" foreign policy yesterday
before a packed audience in Memorial Hall, then set about
explaining his own views on major issues of international
prominence.
Taft explained that the present administration does not
actually have a foreign policy, other than to arm against
Russia. He blamed high prices and taxes on Truman, and
stated that "in recent
war has been regarded as a!
foreign policy weapon, and I
even, at times, possibly as a |
political weapon."
"I don't believe the Russians
will undertake a major military
conquest, because they don't want
to risk losing all they have built
in the way of communism," he said.
"Stalin is convinced that capital
ism has the seeds of its own de
struction," he continued.
The presidential aspirant contin
ued blasting Truman's administra
tion by stating that it was respon
sible for the present Korean con
flict. He said that both Secretary
of State Acheson and Chairman
Tom Connelly, of the Senate For
eign Relations Committee, made
public statements to the effect that
the United States would not put
troops on Korean soil, once they
had withdrawn. Taft continued
that, for this reason, the Commu
nists were not afraid to move into
South Korea.
Taft emphasized the fact that the
present system of world govern
ment is not set up on the basis
of justice. He said that the veto
offered the five major powers will
substantiate this.
After speaking, Senator Taft held
a brief question and answer period,
during which several students asked
pertinent questions of national and
international issues.
Approximately 600 people, most
ly students, packed Memorial Hall
for the talk, which was one of three
to be given at colleges in this area.
Taft came to North Carolina to
deliver a series of three Weil Lec
tures at UNC, where he spoke on
foreign policy—a subject which
seems to be uppermost in the Sen
ator's mind these days. His book,
"A Foreign Policy for Americans,"
has just been released.
On the Calendar
Friday, November 30 Barter
Theater presentation of "The Mer
chant of Venice," sponsored by the
Dramatics Council.
Saturday, December I —Guilford-
East Carolina, basketball there.
Social Committee sponsors the
movie, "It Happens Every Spring."
Monday, December 3 Greens
boro Opera Association presents
Mascagni's "Cavalleria Rusticana"
in Memorial Hall, benefit of the
Guilford A Cappella Choir.
Thursday, December 6 Guil
ford-A.C.C., basketball—there.
Saturday, December B—Dramat
ics Council presents "The Barretts
of Wimpole Street," starring Iso
bel Thayer, Andy Hughes, Jo Cam
eron, and Horace McManus.
Tuesday, December 11 Guil
ford - Appalachian, basketball
there.
Thursday, December 13 Guil
ford-Hanes Hosiery, basketball
here.
Saturday, December IS Mono
gram-sponsored Christmas Dance.
The Qui(forSd|
Greensboro Group
To Present
Opera Here
The Greensboro Opera Associa
tion will present a performance of
Mascagni's "Cavalleria Rusticana"
on Monday night, December 3, in
Memorial Hall.
The opera', sung in English, re
lates the story of a peasant girl's
betrayal and revenge. The char
acters are all simple village folk.
Turridu's old love, Lola, has mar
ried Alfio, a carrier, but Turridu,
after dallying with the affections
of the too-willing Santuzza, returns
to Lola. Santuzza arouses Alfio's
suspicions, a duel is fought and
Turridu Is killed.
Four Greensboro singers will be
featured. They are Harry Logan
Smith, tenor, as Turridu; Amelia
Card well, soprano, as Santuzza;
Donald Trexler, baritone, as Alfio;
and Peggy Sue Taylor, soprano, as
Lola.
Proceeds of the performance will
go to the Guilford A Cappella Choir,
and tickets may be obtained at the
door or from members of the choir.
Thanksgiving Dance
Sponsored by W.A. A.
The annual Thanksgiving Dance
was sponsored in the gymnasium
by the W. A. A. on Thursday night,
November 22. An estimated num
ber of 130 people attended.
Lucy Leake, chairman of the
dance, and her assistants carried
out the color scheme of green,
brown, and yellow. Music was pre
sented by records purchased by the
Social Committee.
An added attraction was a floor
show at intermission featuring as
master of ceremonies, Howard Co
ble. Marilyn Linhart sang several
numbers including an old favorite,
"Black Magic." She was accom
panied by Barbara Money. Bobby
Wall also sang a popular number.
Through the efforts of Joe Cam
eron, a group of girls dressed in
yellow and brown danced the once
again popular Turkey Trot.
Refreshments consisting of or
ange punch and cookies were
served.
LATE BASKETBALL SCORE
The McCrary Eacles eked
out a M to 63 victory over the
Quakers last nlxht in Guil
ford's season opener. The local
quint travels to E. C. C. Sat
urday nifht to open North
State Conference basketball.
GUILFORD COLLEGE, N. C. ( NOVEMBER 30, 1951
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SENATOR ROBERT A. TAFT
Dramatic Council
Presents Play
Next Week
The Dramatic Council will pre
sent its fall play, "The Barretts of
Wimpole Street," in Memorial Hall
at eight o'clock on Saturday night,
December 8.
The three-act comedy is the fa
miliar love story of the semi-invalid
poetess Elizabeth Barrett and poet
Robert Browning. It features Iso
bel Thayer and Andy Hughes as
the lovers, with veteran player Hor
ace McManus as the obsessed
Father Barrett.
The cast, directed by E. Daryl
Kent and McManus, includes vet
erans Jo Cameron and Anne New
ton as Elizabeth's sisters, Henrietta
and Arabel; Karl Heinhardt as Dr.
Chambers, the family physician;
and Bob Wall as Captain Surtees
Cook, Henrietta's suitor.
Frances Petty appears as Wilson,
the maid, and Hugh Downing as
the consultant, Dr. Ford. Comedy
relief is provided by Marty Burton
(as cousin Bella Hadley) and Bill
Hatley as Henry Bevan, Bella's fop
pish suitor.
Beaman Griffin, Bill Potter, Larry
Scearce, Clem Swisher, Ed Finch,
and John Leeson appear as the six
Barrett brothers, all of whom are
dominated by their religious fanatic
father.
Chester Rose Receives
Coast Guard Commission
New London, Conn.—Chester A.
Rose, Jr., 21, son of Mr. and Mrs.
C. A. Rose, of 410 Hillside Drive,
Greensboro, N. C„ was one of 78
recently commissioned with the
rank of Ensign, U. S. Coast Guard
Reserve, after successful comple
tion of an intensive four-month
course at the Coast Guard Acad
emy here.
A graduate of Greensboro Sen
ior High School and Guilford Col
lege, where he won his Bachelor
of Arts degree in Economics, the
young officers enlisted in the Coast
Guard on August 29 at Norfolk,
then qualified immediately for ad
mission to the Officer Candidate
School.
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No Concrete Conclusion
Reached Last Night
A group of interested alumni, known as the Guilford
Foundation, was still going strong late last night, and the
consensus was that Guilford will have football next year. No
definite commitments were made, but something entirely new
for Guilford seemed to be in the air. The idea of direct par
ticipation by the College itself, to a limited—very limited—
extent popped up from every other person who spoke. The
speeches weren't prepared addresses, but mere extempo
raneous thoughts which led toward a complete and intimate
cooperation between the College itself, the Foundation, and
the Board of Trustees in working out a system of athletic
support which would not be a "hand out" type subsidy, bnt
Tickets for Annual
Christmas Dance
To Go on Sale
Sam Lynch, president of the
Monogram Club, has announced
that tickets will go on sale Monday
for the annual Monogram Club
sponsored Christmas Dance. The
price of tickets has been upped
25 cents over last year's $1.75, ac
cording to Lynch. The dance is
scheduled for Saturday night, De
cember 15.
Harold Gale has been selected
to offer the music for the annual
affair, which will be semi-formal.
According to Lynch, flowers will be
optional.
The Christmas Queen will be
elected in the same manner as last
year, at a series of Monogram Club
meetings. Last year the Christmas
Queen was Mrs. Audrey Smith
Duncan, a graduate of last spring.
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PATRICIA O'CONNELL, Barter Theater star, who plays the role of
Portia in "The Merchant of Venice" tonight in Memorial Hall.
Barter Players Will Present
Merchant of Venice' Tonight
The Barter Players, of Abingdon,
Va., long a favorite on this cam
pus, will present Shakespeare's
"Merchant of Venice" in Memorial
Hall tonight at 8 o'clock. As usual,
their appearance is sponsored by
the Dramatic Council.
The Barter Theater is America's
oldest and largest professional the
[ atrical company, having been found-
•merely a limited aid program
for prospective athletes with
high standards of moral char
acter.
"We don't want to put fifty men
on a football field, highly subsi
dized, but without the elements of
character necessary to make re
spectable, hard - working citizens,"
said one of the numerous speakers.
And that seemed to be the thoughts
of the entire group of more than
sixty promenent alumni and col
lege officials. What they seemed
mostly to wish was that Guilford
could field at least a medium strong
team, with men who weren't spend
ing all their game time running on
and off the playing field with hoards
of substitutions.
The next scheduled meeting of
the group is planned for next April,
at which time it is supposed that
a more concrete arrangement will
be made.
The group, which was still meet
ing late last night, does not have
the final say on what Guilford will
do in the future about athletics,
but can make definite recommen
dations to the Board of Trustees.
Ed in Abingdon nineteen years ago
by Robert Porterfield of New York.
It is now the theatre of the Com
monwealth of Virginia, and has
three companies on national tour.
Tonight's performance will fea
ture veterans Patricia O'Connell
as Portia, Clayton Corzatta aa Bas
sanio, and Dane Knell as Lorenzo,
with Woodrow RomofT as the usuri
ous Shyloclc.