Beat Hampden-Sydney!
VOLUME XLI
New Campus
Development
In a chapel address Dr. Milner
outlined the recent, current and
future campus development.
Of course, included in the recent
advancement is the Student Union
which we are already learning to
appreciate for its beauty and con
venience. Its facilities seem very
adequate, and most of the campus
organizations are using them.
Adjacent to the Union and just
behind Mary Hobbs are the results
of highway improvement. Traffic
has been re-routed, and the west
gate has been moved north about
one-eighth mile. The traffic and
parking just behind King Hall has
been replaced by a seeding for
lawn.
Several improvements have been
made in Cox Hall. These include
repairs and new doors throughout
the building. Extensive renovations
in Archdale include remodeling
and painting.
A familiar building was razed
during the summer as its function
was replaced by the Union. A near
by faculty home was also demol
ished.
Some of the proposed expansion
centers around more buildings.
The chapel, which would furnish
adequate auditorium space for any
activities, would also provide
space for the music department
and religious education facilities.
A new men's dormitory is to be
added also. This is expected to
house fifty-two men and provide
living quarters for a head-resident
and his family.
Other physical changes proposed
are a parking lot near where Hobbs
field now is, moving the athletic
field to the naturally formed "bowl"
just east of the tennis courts, and
expanding intramural playing area.
Students are urged to keep in
formed about the proposed
changes, and co-operation in all
projects is solicited.
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Meeting of W.S.G.
The Women's Student Govern
ment lost no time in getting under
way with its business for the year.
The first meeting was called on
Wednesday afternoon, September
26, at three o'clock, in order that
Miss Helen Davis, the new Dean
of Women, could get acquainted
with the many members of the
council and could welcome them
to work with her.
On Thursday of the next week,
a regular meeting was called, and
all the council members were pres
ent. At this time Miss Davis
offered her services in an advisory
capacity, saying that she thinks it
wise that the women students run
their own affairs as much as possi
ble and in that way gain valuable
experience.
Since the girl elected by the stu
dents last year for the position of
treasurer did not return this year
to fulfill her duties, it was neces
sary to nominate candidates for
this position in order that her re
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A Freshman's First Week at Guilford College
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Tests, speeches, welcomes, tests,
social hours, more tests, recep
tions, introductions, tests, presen
tations, and even more tests, et
cetera, et cetera, et cetera —well,
anyway, you get the general idea
of whut it is Ah mean to say, that
is.
Seriously, though, the freshman
Orientation Program at Guilford,
from this freshman's observation
tower, was one that meant the
difference in a scared, uncertain,
gangly newcomer and a reasonably
self-assured, certainly a well ad
justed personality.
That clumsy, rather dazed look
ing individual, commonly known
as the "Freshman" became simply
a new addition to a large, happy '
family. '
Queen for a Day?
Guilford co-eds had better smile
prettily these days because this is
the time when nominations for
queen of the homecoming festivi
ties are made. Taking part in the
contest sponsored by the GUIL
FORDIAN are each of the major
campus orgnaizations which nom
inates the contestant for the crown.
The young ladies are presented
to the student body during chapel.
Then the votes are taken, counted,
and the winner and court an
nounced. As has been the tradition
at Guilford for many years, the
queen will be crowned by last
year's queen, Miss Lila Tice of
Greensboro, N. C. The continuance
of the custom of half-time floats
will add an additional spark to the
contest. Reigning over this year's
homecoming atop a glamorous float
is a job that any girl would wel
come.
GUILFORD COLLEGE, N. C„ OCTOBER 5, 1956
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In this new home into which he
ivas taken, he was told the rules
md regulations, what was ex
Important News for Veterans
More than 95 per cent of the
572,800 compensation and pension
claims of veterans which have un
dergone a comprehensive review
were accurate and required no
adjustment, Veterans Administra
tion said in its third progress report.
The review eventually will cover
1,713,000 cases in which World
War II or peacetime veterans under
55 years of age are receiving com
pensation for service-connected
disabilities.
The review was started in 1954
and is being conducted on a "time
available" basis in order to keep
VA's day-to-day work current. The
review is expected to be completed
in three to four years.
VA said the purpose of the
review is to double-check the ac
curacy of payments made shortly
after World War II when the
pected of him in order to be
treated as any other, older mem
ber of this household, and the
rights and privileges which go
with this membership.
In answer to all of the impres
sive welcomes we freshmen re
ceived from both faculty and stu
dents, I would like, in my turn, to
.hank them for the feeling of
friendship which they instilled at
the very beginning of this nevv
year. The feeling of security and
well being which their attitudes
produced was a hot iron to the
wrinkles of troubles and difficul
ties (the necessary evils), which all
freshman, as such, must incur.
Well, whut Ah mean is, to sum
it all up in one proverbial nutshell
—I like Guilford College!
agency was receiving nearly a
quarter of a million claims a month,
and had to recruit and train thou
sands of new employees to handle
the applications.
VA said in its report that nearly
34 per cent of the total number of
cases to be reviewed were com
pleted June 30, 1956.
Adjustments were found neces
sary in only 30,173 cases, or 5.3
per cent of the total claims re
viewed thus far.
Following is a comparative
breakdown of the adjustments
made by VA:
Increases in monthly payments
12-31-55 3-31-56 0-30-56
2,230 3,263 3,885
Decreases in monthly payments
12-31-55 3-31-56 6-30-56
8,580 10,998 13,290
Termination of payments
12-31-55 3-31-56 6-30-56
7,989 10,494 12,998
Total 18,799 24,755 30,173
Beat Hampden-Sydney!
New Debate Club
Now Forming
Each year the majority of the
American universities and col
leges, from Dartmouth to Duke,
participate in a national debate
topic concerning various problems
that are prominent in world affairs.
Past topics that have been debated
by these schools have ranged from
the discussion of whether or not it
would be feasible to recognize the
Communist Government of China
to last year's topic—to guarantee
an annual wage to the working
man in the United States. These
arguments have, at oft times, be
come "hot" and widely publicized.
This year some students at Guil
ford are interesting in originating a
Debate Club. One of the advisors
for this club is Dr. Feagins. The
national topic for this year con
cerns the resolution that the
United States should continue to
offer foreign aid to wanting coun
tries.
The purpose of debate is two
fold in its considerations. First,
it aids a student in the organiza
tion of material and thought; sec
ondly, it develops and strength
ens the thought process of the
debater.
The first meeting will be on
Monday, October Bth, at 12:00, in
Room Kll9. It will concern itself
mainly with the formation * and
development of the club.
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Female Mustache
Musings
The GUILFORDIAN (Everybody
knows what that is) is sponsoring
a contest for the supposedly
stronger sex"—a contest that is
rather unique in its way, for none
other than that "stronger sex"
could possibly enter it. (I thinkl)
But for some reason, I have not
been aware of any competing spir
it in this contest of so rare a na
ture. Many of my friends have
given numerous reasons for such
a lack of enthusiasm (?), but none
of the reasons justify that lack.
We women on campus are
rather interested in this and wish
that you men would not use us
as an excuse for not entering this
contest. We are anxious to have
topics for whispering in the dark:
De voyce is da same, but de face
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Navy Officers to Visit
Guilford College
A team of Naval Officers will be
at the Monogram Club Room on
vlonday, the fifteenth of October,
1956, to explain the opportunities
for Navy Officer training.
Lieutenant D. L. Hartshorn and
an officer from NAS, Norfolk, Va.,
will discuss Aviation, Surface and
Specialty programs, and Lieutenant
Jane Meadow will talk with in
terested women about the WAVE
Officer Candidate School.
Interesteo students are invited
to meet the Navy between 9:30
a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Aptitude tests
are available to those seniors who
I meet the preliminary qualifications.
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