"Sun-Up"
March 23
VOLUME XV
Joseph M. Dixon Is
Honored by Hoover
NATIVE OF N. C.
Is Appointed First Assistant
Secretary of Interior in
Hoover Administration
FORMER STUDENT HERE
Member of House and Senate of Mon
tana Consecutively—Later Served
Four Years As Governor
Joseph M. Dixon, of Montana, a for
mer Guilford student, has been appoint
ed as the first assistant secretary of
interior under the Hoover administra
tion. E. C. Finney, who formerly held
this position, has been appointed as
solicitor.
Mr. Dixon is a native of North Caro
lina, but he has spent practically all
of his life in Montana. He served as
a member of the House from 1901 to
1907 when he was elected to the Senate.
In 1912 he bolted to the Bull Moose
party, becoming chairman of the Roose
velt organization for his state.
He returned to the Republican fold
after this movement died away, and
was later elected governor in 1921, serv
ing for four years. Last year he ran
for the Senate against Senator Burton
K. Wheeler, Democrat, and was defeat
ed by a narrow margin.
In making the selection, President
Hoover sought a westerner who was
thoroughly familiar with conditions in
the Rocky Mountain States, which are
vitally affected by the administration
of the interior department. He feels
that in Mr. Dixon he has found an ex
perienced executive and one with wide
knowledge of the needs of the West.
While a student at Guilford, Joseph
Dixon was very active in literary work.
Guilford is very proud of the record
made by her former student.
BY
STUDENT VOLUNTEER
Contrasts Oriental With Occidental Cul
ture, Showing Greatest Advantages
of Each—Lack of Education
Miss Gould, secretary of the Student
Volunteer movement in America, dur
ing the past few days spent at the col
lege, spoke of India and her five years
of work there as supervisor of a girls'
school. She introduced India first to
the student body in terms of its native
life as seen in a typical Indian town.
"Creaking ox carts lumbering along
beneath a sultry sun, with their loads
of Persian rugs and rich trade, afford
a picture of native industry." Con
trasted with this are the luxuries of
Eastern civilization in form of Rolls
Royce cars, rich apparel and Christian
institutions.
"The Brahma," dressed in checked
skirt and organdy shirt, walks with
haughty dignity, while, cowering lest ,
she pollute him with her presence, the ,
serf woman of the street does humble
reverence. Two coolies appear, bear- (
ing the dead body of a woman wrapped
in red, to be burned. Much lamenta
tion follows because the Indians be
lieve that only men are saved. All ani
i
mals are protected because the departed
spirits of men are supposed to live 1
again in them. As a result, animal life
in India is dear; human life is very
cheap. The Mohammedan man with his
train of veiled wives is not an unusual
spectacle on the streets."
The history of India is one of com
plex and gradual development. Even
today millions of the masses are unedu
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GUILFORDIAN
"SUN-UP"
"Sun-Up," the spring play, will be
given this Saturday night. It is a
folk drama in three splendid acts.
The cast is doing some fine work
and promises the best play ever pre
sented at Guilford College. "Sun-
Up" has had two long runs in New
York. At the present a revival of
it is running on Broadway. Packed
houses greet it at every perform
-1 anee. This is evidence of its popu
larity and personal appeal. Mary
Lou Wilkins is doing her best work
in this production. Others in the
cast for Saturday night are Lena
Farlowe, Grace Bulla, Austin Gar
ner, Rembert Patrick, Edward Blair,
Irvin Rosenfelt, Leslie Murphy,
Barkley Jones, and Wilmer Steele.
A special set of scenery is being
painted for the production. Ad
vanced ticket sale indicates a large
crowd.
PLANS ARE OUTLINED FOR
ANNUAL HIGHSCHOOL DAY
Track and Tennis Will Occupy Boys;
Tea Is to Be Given
For Girls
DECLAMATIONS IN THE EVENING
Guilford's annual High School Day
is scheduled for Saturday, April 27.
The details for the day's program have
not been worked out definitely. There
will be a track meet and tennis tourna
ment for high school boys during the
day and declamation contests for both
boys and girls in the morning. The
social committee is working on plans
for the social activities of the day. A
tea is being considered for the after
noon and there will be the usual recep
tion Saturday night. The problem of
what to do if it rains is also being
worked out, since it has rained every
High School Day within anyone's mem
ory. The invitations have already been
sent out, and it is hoped that this will
be one of the most successful and driest
High School Days on record.
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PHIL NOTES
An extemporaneous program is al
ways filled with suspense, enthusiasm
and other qualities that go together to
make an interesting program. It is
also beneficial since it trains students
to "think on their feet."
The first number on the extempora
neous program of the Phil Society on
Friday evening was "Modern, Up-to-
Date Diplomatic Affairs on the Cam
pus," by Louise Melville, in which she
gave the secret of the success of "leg
ging."
Next was a piano solo, "Fallen Wa
ters," by Marguerite Slate.
Probably the most amusing number
was a debate, "Resolved, That Mary
Gold should marry Henry Austin," with
Gertrude Hire nad Eunice McPherson
upholding the affirmative while Grace
Bulla and Elizabeth Moser stood firm
for the negative. Although both sides
showed originality and speedy thinking,
the fiery arguments of the affirmative
outweighed those of the negative.
"Music hath power to charm as well
as to console." The duet, "Swannie
River," by Grace Hassell and Nora
Shore effected a delightful close to the
program.
QJ THE
GUILFORD COLLEGE, N. C., MARCH 20, 1929
(EUPHONIAN GLEE
CLUB GIVES HOME
CONCERT MAR. 16
"Memories" Is Best Received
Number on the Program;
"Rain" Also Popular
PAUL AND OWEN SOLOS
Misses Paul, Reich, and Barnes Star in
Trio, Especially in "The Big Brown
Bear"—Get Much Applause
One of the best musical programs of
the year was presented here last Sat
urday evening by the Euphonian Glee
Club, appearing in its home concert.
The disappointingly small audience,
most of which were visitors, made its
appreciation manifest by respectful at
tention and generous applause.
Of the numbers sung by the club as
a group, "Rain," "Trees," "From the
Gueen Heart of the Waters," and "I
Love a Little Cottage" were probably
the best received. Katliryn Owen and
Josephine Paul deserve special com
mendation as soloists, while the trio
made quite a hit with "The Big Brown
Bear." Perhaps "Memories" was the
most enthusiastically received number
on the program. The scene presented
an aged couple reminiscing over their
aristorcratic colonial days when there
were gayly dressed southern belles,
singing the old songs, and mischievous
pickaninnies to clog for their amuse
ment and entertainment.
The program in full was as follows:
"Rain," Curran; "Trees," Rasbach-
Harris—Euhponians.
"The Wind's in the South," Scott;
"Won't You Come Into My Garden,"
Bostelmann—Josephine Paul.
"Turn Ye to Me," Old Highland Tune;
"If Florindo Be Faithful," Scarlatti —
Euphonians.
"Song of India," Riinsky-Korsakof;
"The Big Brown Bear," Mana-Zucca —
Misses Paul, Reich, Barnes.
"From the Green Heart of the Wa
ters,'' Coleridge-Taylor; "My Johnny
Was a Shoemaker," English folksong—
Euphonians.
Reading, selected—Mary Lou Wilkins.
"Memories," selected—Euphonians.
"Danse Negre," Scott—Josephine
Kimrey.
"Will o' the Wisp," Spross; "I Love
a Little Cottage," O'Hara; "Old King
Cole," Forsyth—Euphonians.
"Homing," Del Reigo; "Me an' My
Little Banjo," Diehmont —Kathryn
Owen.
"Mellican Man," Bergh—Misses Paul,
Reich, Barnes.
"I Come to Thee," Roma; "Thanks
Be to God," Dickson; Alma Mater—
Euphonians.
NEW ADDITION TO L. L.
WILLIAMS' FAMILY
Is Named Charles Steinmetz —Born on
March 7 in Winston-Salem—He
Weighs Seven Pounds
The youngest member of the faculty
of Guilford College got a glimpse of
the universe for the first time March 7
in Winston-Salem Baptist Hospital.
This brand new 7-lb. baby boy was left
by the stork in the most educational
department of the institution and is
the son of Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Williams.
Personally, we have a feeling of sym
pathy for the little fellow. First-of
all, he will be expected to live up to
and even surpass his name—Charles
Steinmetz—the original Mr. Steinmetz
being a noted chemist. Long, weary
hours and noticeable results in the lab
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GUILFORD MAKING
RAPID PROGRESS
IN DEVELOPMENT
Board of Trustees Meets and
Outlines Plans for Fu
ture Progress
VALUE OF PLANT JUMPS
Plan to Remodel First Floor of Y. M.
C. A. Building and Convert It Into
a Music Conservatory
A report of the progress made at
Guilford College during the last ten
or more years was made before the
board of trustees at its last regular
meeting. The report reveals that Guil
ford has made rapid steps forward dur
ing the period in many of the depart
ments of the college. Points of major
importance were the budget for next
year and the outlining of plans for fur
ther improvement of buildings and
equipment by the advisory committee.
The budget for next year provides
for a continuation of work along all
lines up to the present standard and it
provides for improvements along a few
lines, especially in the department of
music. The first floor of the Y. W. C. A.
building is to be converted into a music
hall. Steps are also being taken to in
crease the library and the library fa
cilities.
The advisory committee is to continue
its work of improving the building and
I equipment. The committee lias more
than $2,000 to be used during the year.
The members plan to use part of this
amount to fit up the Y. M. C. A. build
ing and to pay for new pianos.
Y. M. C. A. HALL IS TO
MUSIC HALL
Pianos Will Be Placed in Society Rooms
But Men's Literary Societies Will
Continue to Meet There
IMPROVEMENTS ARE BEING MADE
A new feature on the list of campus
improvement is the proposed remodel
ing of the present Y. M. C. A. building
for the use of the music department.
The men's literary societies have con
sented to the placing of pianos in their
halls for practice. They will still use
the rooms for their own meetings, how
ever. On the first floor there will be
three practice rooms, two made from
the athletic men's dressing room and
one from the shower room, and a small
auditorium, which is the present Y. M.
C. A. hall. The Y. M. C. A. has been
holding its meetings in Men's Center
lately and it will likely continue to do
so in the future, although they will be
given the right to use their present
room if they wish to. One of these
downstairs rooms will be used for the
music, director's studio.
Glee Club rehearsals and small eon
certs or recitals will be lield in the
auditorium, which will considerably re
lieve the congestion at Memorial ITall.
Having an entire separate building
dedicated to music will make the music
department a more distinct organiza
tion than it now is with only the few
rooms behind the stage at Mem at its
disposal, and it will enable it to ac
complish more and better work in the
future. The remodeling will probably
begin next summer and the music hall
will be ready for operation next Sep
tember.
Miss Ada Fields, of the class of *9B,
received her Ph.D. in Home Economics
at Columbia University last fall.
"Sun-Up"
March 23
FIRST TRIANGULAR
DEBATE IS STAGED
ON FRIDAY EVENING
Rozell and Patrick Uphold the
Affirmative Here Against
Lenoir-Rhyne Negative
TRIAL BY JURY IS TOPIC
Trueblood and Hire Go to High Point
to Defend Negative—Teams
Unsuccessful
Guilford held her first triangular de
bate with Lenoir-Rhyne here and High
Point there last Friday night. Unfor
tunately the rival teams in both cases
proved too much for the Guilford team.
The debate held on the home platform
proved rather exciting, especially when
the time came for the rebuttals.
The Lenoir-Rhyne negative team won
the decision of the judges of the query
for debate—Resolved, That a substitute
for trial by jury should be adopted.
The affirmative was upheld by Rem
bert Patrick and Edwin Rozell (of
Guilford); and the negative by Fitz
Hugh Kiser and Russel Huffman, of Le
noir-Rhyne.
Rembert Patrick was the first speak
er on the affirmative who gave a brief
sketch of the origin of the trial by
jury. "Trial by jury," he said, "is out
of date." It is also an ally to the
rich and powerful that law stand of
the jury makes it impossible to give
justice.
Fitz Hugh Kiser, first speaker on the
negative, upheld his argument by say
ing, "It is the cornerstone of Anglo-
Saxon liberty." Trial by jury is funda
mentally sound and therefore it is un
necessary to change it. Since Magna
Carta it has been regarded as right
among English-speaking people. It
also gives the people a hand in the
government.
Edwin Rozell was the next speaker
for the affirmative, who defended the
following statements: "We need a new
institution for the new day." All men
are not capable of administering jus
tice, and that the judge, not the jury,
is the mother of liberty.
Russell Huffman, the next speaker
from the negative, set forth and ar
gued these points: First, that there is
no effective substitute for trial by jury.
"Trial by jury should not be done away
with, but improved," he said. A judge
is just as subject to emotions and preju
dices as a jury. The making and en
forcing of laws can not be done by
just a few for long, as was shown by
Court of Star Chamber.
DR. PERISHO ATTENDS
HOOVER INAUGURATION
Family Meets With Accident While in
Washington—Car Is Struck by Trol
ley—Mrs. Perisho Is Hurt
Being well acquainted with Herbert
Hoover, I)r. Perisho, Mrs. Perisho, and
her mother decided to go to the inaugu
ration. Barclay Jones was a good
driver and wanted to go. They were
indeed glad to take him. Their trip
from Guilford to Washington was a
pleasant one.
On Saturday, Mrs. Perisho, her moth
er, and Dr. Perisho were delightfully
entertained at dinner by Senator and
Mrs. Norbeck, of South Dakota. They
were old friends of the Perishos. The
greater part of the day, Saturday, was
spent in visiting the houses of Con
gress.
Of course, on the Sabbath the Perisho
party attended the Friends Meeting,
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