AVXXQ fflfynatmafi AU (SailfnrMatts Guilford Receives Large Grant Volume XLIII Vacation Program Planned For Foreign Students In Washington A special program designed to serve the foreign students visiting in Washington, D. C., during the Christmas vacations is planned by the Foreign Student Service Coun cil. It will begin on December 22 and continue through January 1. Included in the program will be special visits to Capitol Hill, the National Gallery, the Smithsonian Institute and other places of na tional interest. There will also be Christmas Day Hospitality with Danforih Foundation Gives SIO,OOO Grant For Teaching Faculty Ten thousand dollars has re cently been given to Guilford in the form of a Danforth Foundation Fellowship. This grant is to be used exclusively by members of the teaching faculty and is in tended to encourage and aid them to do more research and writing in their work toward an advance de gree. Guilford is one of the 36 liberal arts colleges to receive one of the Danforth grants. Each individual institution receiving a grant will determine the amounts of the indi vidual grants and the purposes for which they are to be used. This money will be used here at Guilford to continue and enlarge the already existing program. It will aid the members of the teach ing faculty who take advantage of it, by supplementing their income while they are doing work on their degrees. Several members of the faculty have been and are now on leave of absences to do post graduate work. Guilford has al ready helped 19 faculty members obtain advanced degrees. C •/■/ '; 5, A ' * ' ■, "' •• , ' V '' v .• 4 i - 3SKIS& ;\ \ v Snipes k Chosen Christmas Queen Wilma Lou Snipes, escorted by Jordan Washburn, who is president of the Monogram Club, was crowned Christmas Queen during the annual Christmas Dance fes tivities held in the gymnasium last Saturday. Graham Allen, president of the Men's Student Government, was acting Master of Ceremonies. Against the background of a gaily decorated Christmas tree and a fireplace complete with stockings, the senior members of the Mono gram Club and their dates were presented for recognition. With Harold Gale and his band playing QuilforScm Published by the Students of the South's Only Quaker College American families and trips to the home of George Washington. The members of the Foreign Student Service Council are eager to share with the visiting foreign students the traditional hospitality and gaiety of this season. Further information about the program, advice on accommodations in Washington, and reservations for the various events may be ob tained by writing to the council or calling at the office on 1722 H Street, N. W. Reservations for all the activities must be made at least twenty-four hours in advance. Since the Council carried out its first program in December, 1956, nearly 3,000 foreign students have taken advantage of its services which, in addition to the regular year-round program, have includ ed such special events as the Spring Program in April, 1958, and the Reception Service in September of this year. The work of the Council is maintained through the help of over 500 volunteers from the Washington community. yllM "White Christmas" as a back ground, Charlie Hendricks, acting for the Monogram Club, crowned Wilma Lou as Christmas Queen and presented her with a bouquet of red roses. Wilma Lou is a sophomore from Ahoskie, North Carolina, and she is an elementary education major. Her interest in athletics is shown by the fact that she is on the cheer leading squad for 1958-59. She was a member of the Homecoming Court of 1957 and she is currently an active member of the Baptist Student Union. GUILFORD COLLEGE, N. C., DECEMBER 19, 1958 Tournament Queen To Be Chosen Soon In connection with the North State Tournament, the Lexington YMCA has decided to elect a North State Tournament Queen this year. Guilford's representative for the queen will come from one of the three nominees selected by the basketball team. These girls are Becke Blackwell, Louise Beasley, and Wilma Lou Snipes. They will be voted on by the student body in chapels on January 6, 7. The queen of the tournament will be selected by impartial judges. She will reign over the Tournament and its activities ' . -w->V ' .- ' •• £'' •'•/:•' :£ •Jfc. ' ' : ' " ' : ;. ; :|l': - : y;:ffE ll^ |H|^ I ; If * InHH ;• '' • . I I ' HHHHHHHHHHHHMMNMMHBNMNI AAUWPlaces Guilford College On App President Milner recently re ceived the following telegram from Dean Eunice C. Roberts of the Uni versity of Indiana and Chairman of the Committee on Higher Educa tion for the American Association of University Women: "I am very happy to inform you that the board of directors of AAUW voted to place the name of your institution on its approved list. Letter of con firmation following." This means that Guilford's name is placed on the AAUW's approved list and any woman student from Guilford will be entitled to the right to join any local AAUW chap ter. These chapters are intended to encourage further intellectual thinking and association with high er educated people after gradua tion from college. The closest local chapter is Greensboro. Dean Roberts visited the campus several weeks ago and reported her findings back to the committee. While here she looked into many phases of women's campus life. ft ■ ■] \ \ y . . . * ""' ..;, T "** |PL mßMrnmß \W ' "■• ••' ■ liS ■. "C ' - ,:^ isini * IHHHHHHI .'•' *ioi€' ■ '# ■. ; -. . i ■ ■' : W % "'- •• •' ..; .. .... % ; :'^^v-V CARE TO TYPE? Have some extra time on your hands and need some money? With the approaching end of the semester, term papers, reports, etc. are coming due, and many persons may have a problem in getting these typed. If you are interested in doing typing work, turn in your name to the GUILFORDIAN office, and in the next issue a list will appear of these names. Students who need papers typed may then contact these typ ists. Holidays Begin Tomorrow She visited in the dorms, studied girls gymnasium facilities, spoke with a group of girls, etc. Guilford has been anxious to have its name placed on the ap proved list for some time. Educational Tours Offered For Summer Each year, the United States Na tional Student Association has of fered a low cost program to stu dents for summer travel in Europe. In the coming 1959 summer season, 800 college students will partici pate in programs offered by the USNSA's Educational Travel, Inc., a non-profit organization provid ing budget tours to Europe rang ing from $749. In the summer of 1959 the col lege student group will travel in Israel, Poland and other Western European countries. Each student going abroad with USNSA is part of an international student com munity. The programs are arranged by students, for students, with European guides who are univers ity students familiar with their country's art, history, music, and good buys. On these tours throughout Eur ope, contact with the foreign stu dent is made both formally and informally. On board ship there is an orientation program includ ing accelerated language classes and lectures on art, history, music and political science. Added to the classroom activity of shipboard life, is a nightly dance, and daily movies and sports. For further information, write to: USNSA, Educational Travel, Inc., 701 7th Avenue, New York 36, New York. I NEWS BRIEFS Every Thursday night at eight o'clock there meets in the College Union a group of talented and un talented individuals. They discuss anything and everything, and they invite all students, scholars, and pupils to join them. The organiza tion which sponsors these sessions is called the Guilford Literary So ciety. The Collegiate Civitan Club of Guilford College wishes to thank everyone who participated in the fruit cake sale. The proceeds will go toward a worthy project. Number 6

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