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VOLUME XVI
Junior-Senior Banquet Held
At Greensboro Country Club
ERNEST SCARBORO
TOASTMASTER AT
ANNUAL DINNER
"Commence" Theme Song:
Diplomas and Transcripts
Given As Favors.
TOASTS WELL RECEIVED
Dr. Binford and Mr. Shepard Discard
Their Dignity and Create a Stir
With Unusual Toasts.
One of the most enjoyable social
functions of the year was the annual
Junior-Senior banquet which was held
at the Greensboro Country Club Wed
nesday evening, April 29. Covers were
laid at tables for four, grouped around
a central table where Earnest Scarboro,
as toastmaster for the evening, pre
sided.
Black and gold, the Senior class
colors, were very effectively carried
out in the color scheme. Yellow flowers,
tiny transcripts, containing the pro
gram, and small diplomas tied in gold
and black ribbon, conferring the menu
on each guest, carried out the theme of
the evening.
Mr. Scarboro, as toastmaster, very
heartily welcomed the Seniors and
Mary Ellen Lassiter responded for
them in the absence of President
Patrick. Following these speeches
were a series of toasts, the first of
which was given by Dr. Raymond Bin
ford. lie spoke on "Degrees," and told
something of the various helpful
changes that have taken place in the
-College during the college life of our
present Senior class.
Following Dr. Binford, Catherine
Cox spoke lll "The Daisy Chain,
gently hinting to the Juniors that there
is a daisy tield near by the college.
Barclay Newlin, as second Senior
spokesman, told something of the diffi
culty which confronts the graduate
when he has swung his tassel from
left to right.
(Continued on Page Two)
ANNUAL HIGH SCHOOL
DAY NOT UP TO PAR
"Little Six" Track Meet Attracts Offi
cials; Girls Forced to Remain
at College—Men Go.
Friday night, April 25, seven astute
boys and girls arrived at Guilford.
They mine early to inspect the battle
field of the morrow, for with the dawn
came the annual high school day. It
was a gray dawn, and the wind swept
across the campus in mighty gusts
which must have frightened away some
of the prospective visitors. B.v nine
o'clock when the preliminary speaking
contests began there were registered
representatives from sixteen state high
schools. The girls spoke in Memorial
Hall where the audience was highly en
tertained by the recitations, while in
Music Hall the boys gave their listen
ers food for thought. Judges from the
student body chose four from each
group to compete in the coming contest.
The gods were apparently interested
for immediately, the sun peered through
to warm the hearts of the vanquished.
About noon the track team and the
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Qj THE sD
GUILFORDIAN
Mock Wedding Ceremony Marks Freshman-
Sophomore Picnic With Profound Dignity
Five forty-five P. M., and the
dusty road swarming with dustier
picnickers—blissful couples, rollick
ing vagabonds, anxiously hovering
ch a per ones —all bound for the
great open spaces about the College
Pond. Here, a little later, byway
of entertainment for the revelers,
a hopeless pair were, in the pres
ence of the entire assemblage,
bound in the clanking chains of
matrimony. About a half dozen
bridesmaids, each with a fist full
of assorted wildflowers and weeds,
stood wearily by while the bride's
train bearer, tiring betimes of her
job, rested her hands on her hips
and .allowed the train to hang
apron-fashion from about her
N. C. C. P. A. MEETS AT
HIGH POINT COLLEGE
Officers for New Year Are Elected; Next
Meeting Is to Be Held With
E. C. T. C. Girls.
The Xortli Carolina Collegiate
Press Association was held at High
Point College on April 24, 25, and 2i.
Dorothy Wolff and Ernest Scarboro
represented the Guilfordian there. The
program was very interesting and en
tertaining. Representatives from most
of the colleges in the state were pres
ent.
The program officially opened on
Thursday at 4 p. m. with an informal
tea at the college; this was followed
by a dinner at the High Point Country
Club given by leading journalists of
High Point. An outstanding feature
of the convention was the distribution
of favors at every luncheon or dinner
given.
On Friday the delegates had break
fast at the George Washington Cafe.
At 10:20 a business session, followed
by group discussions was held. Ilolt
McPherson. of the High Point Enter
prise, led the newspaper group. At
12:.*?0 p. in. the Benson Printing Com
pany gave a luncheon at Sedgefield
Inn for the visitors: that afternoon
an industrial tour and theater party
furnished enjoyable diversion from the
regular business. At 8 p. in. the
Greensboro Daily News entertained
with a five-course dinner at the Sher
aton Hotel.
After a breakfast party at the
Princess Cafe the delegates journeyed
out to High Point College where a
business session was held. The fol
lowing officers were named for the
Association for the coining year:
President. E. G. Couch, State College;
vice-president. Betty Brown, N. C. C.;
(Continued on Page Four)
BURNS CAUSE DEATH
OF CHALMERS JONES
Chalmers Jones, the nine-year-old
son of W. T. Jones of Guilford College,
(lied at St. Leo's Hospital Friday after
noon.
Ilis death was due to severe burns
on his body which were received when
his costume caught fire at the operetta
given at the Guilford High School
Thursday night. It was thought at
first that he was not seriously burned,
but he died several hours after entering
the hospital for treatment.
GUILFORD COLLEGE, N. C., MAY 6, 1930
waist. The best man and the bride's
father were equalled in embarrass
ment only by the groom, himself.
However, the minister, a very
clever and capable man, did his
best to make the terms of the cere
mony as fool-proof a.s possible,
and soon both bride and bride
groom felt satisfied that the other
was showing him self the greater
fool, and solemnly answered "I do."
Following the ceremon*", Miss Net
tie Rayle rendered and appropriate
vocal selection entitled "The Fight
Is On."
The next very enjoyable number
was the spanking of certain fresh
man boys who had failed to ap-
Tlnntinued on Page Four)
ACAPELLA CHOIR
MAKES TRIP EAST
Choir Serves Three-Fold Duty;
Advertisement—Culture
and Entertainment,
BROADCAST AT RALEIGH
Enfield, Tarboro, Wendell, Smithfleld,
Italeigh -those are the places in order
that our Guilford College A Capella
Choir luus visited with their program
recently. In addition to that, they
have sung at Arehdale, Colfax, High
Point, and Greensboro, and all in one
week and two days!
Friday evening, April 2.", was the
date of the performance at Arehdale,
and Sunday afternoon the 27tli at Col
fax. Both places had a large audience,
and the people appreciated the program
a great deal.
By the kindness of Mr. Briggs, the
choir had dinner at the Sheraton Hotel
in High Point Sunday evening, April
27th, before giving their program in
the Wesley Memorial Methodist Church.
The numbers were given with much
force and feeling, with the result that
the performance was one of the most
successful yet given by the choir.
The choir members sang at the Lions'
Club in Greensboro Wednesday at 1:00
o'clock, after having an excellent lunch
at the club. The Lions treated their
combined guests and entertainers roy
ally. and one member of the choir
came away with a very pretty attend
ance prize, given her by a member of
the club.
A special bus took the A Capella
Choir to Enfield Friday night, where
they gave the first performance on the
week-end tour. Tarboro was the next
stop, and there they gave a successful
program at 3:30 Saturday afternoon
in the theatre. 7:30 in the evening
found them singing at Wendell, Smith
field. and sang at. 3:00. At 10:30 Sun
day morning, the choir broadcast in
Ualeigh. The T'nited Church in Raleigh
received them Sunday evening at 7:30.
Each member of the choir is quite
enthusiastic about their recent .jour
neys, and the royal reception given
them by the people whom they enter
tain. They are grateful to Mr. and Mrs.
Max Xoali for the opportunities each
person is having through them to do
the three-fold work of the choir—enter
tainment. advertisement, for Guilford
College, and self-culture.
LENA FARLOW QUEEN
AT MAY FESTIVAL
Martin Trueblood, Bevin Far
low, Trainbearers; Grecian
Maidens, Attendants.
CAMPUS PRETTY COURT
Lena Farlowe was crowned Queen
of the Guilford College May Day Fes
tival in a solemnly beautiful ceremony
on Thursday evening. The attendants
to the queen were members of the
Senior class and their classic Grecian
costumes added touch of antiquity to
the striking scene.
The throne was placed on the slop
ing lawn in front of the library and the
space for the dancers was staked off
by wide white bands. The introductory
dances and speeches included a classic
dance by the princess and her atten
dants. The main story began as Miss
Farlowe. as I'rosepina, gave a solo
dance. Pluto, Ruby Johnson, lurked
nearby and was struck by an arrow
from Cupid, Katie Stuckey. A second
arrow from Cupid struck Prosepina,
who was then captured and carried
away by Pluto. A dance of sorrow
followed by the attendants and Ceres,
Annie Ray. mother of Prosepina. Then
came a message from the gods and a
herald saying that Prosepina might re
turn during six months of the year.
Ceres placed a dreadful curse on the
earth —winter should reign until Pros
epina returned. Winter, Northwind
and the Snowballs held the scene in
wintry role. Then came the herald of
Spring. Prosepina returned and Ceres
crowned her Queen of May. May-pole
dancers, and dances expressive of the
springtime were performed before the
queen.
The finale recessional was beautifully
led by the Queen, followed by her
train-bearers, "Marty" Trueblood and
Bevin Farlowe—and the entire student
body of girls.
"The Exhortation of the Dawn 11
Is Discussed By Professor Davis
On Tuesday morning of last week
Professor Davis read "The Exhortation
of the Dawn" in chapel. He has taken
this poem of the old Sanscrit language
and has written a discussion of it
which applies not only to modern day,
but to the campus here. Ilis introduc
tion to the article showed his fondness
for this old, treasured poem from a
language which ceased to be used cen
turies ago. The poem goes:
"Listen to the exhortation of the
I lawn.
Look to this day!
For it is life, the very life of life.
In its brief course lie all the verities
And realities of your existence:
The glory of action,
The bliss of growth,
The splendor of beauty.
For yesterday is but a dream,
And tomorrow is only a vision,
But today well lived makes
Every yesterday a dream of happiness,
And every tomorrow a vision of hope.
Look well to this day!
Such is the salutation of the dawn."
This is not only inspirational, but
what better maxim could we better
keep before us than, "Look well to this
day." If we are struggling against
failure and temptations, how comfort
ing to be reminded that this day well
lived makes yesterday a dream of hap
piness and tomorrow a vision of hope.
To one entering college the four year
curriculum looks like a formidable un
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MINNESINGERS AND
EUPHONIANS HAVE
JOINT BANQUET
Annie Ray Is Toastmistress for
Evening, "Songbirds" Theme
of Program.
HELD AT HIGH POINT CLUB
Stuckey and Harper Give "Cuckoo"
Toast; "Canary" and "Blue Bird"
There—"Warblers" Sing.
The Minnesingers and the Eupho
nians banqueted jointly at the Emery
wood Club House, Iligh Point, 011 Mon
day evening, May 5.
The program carried out the idea of
"Song Birds" throughout and the sing
ers were truly in the element. The
beautiful club house lent a fitting back
ground for the outstanding social func
tion of the year and the motif of the
program was effectively carried out
during the entire evening.
Annie .7. Ray, business manager of
the Euphonians, presided as toast
mistress. She cleverly welcomed the
group with "Flight South," and intro
duced each speaker in a noble maimer.
Nettie Rayle and Glenn Robertson
warbled their feature of the program
and were justly called "The Warblers."
Wade Mackie, making a striking
"Canary," had the Hoor for an extended
moment, then was followed by a "Bine
bird" Catherine Cox. The "Cuckoos,"
a pair of them, almost finished the
group, but Harper and Stuckey just
will act that way. Bunyan Andrews
conducted the "Flight North'' after
which the songsters sang our Alma
Mater.
The four-course dinner was not over
shadowed by the program and both
clubs, their guests also, decided a
joint banquet wasn't "half-bad."
dertaking. The tasks seem almost in
surmountable. But "Look to this clay!"
and we have only one at a time. To
think of all the tasks of a four year
course is as foolish as for the old
clock on the stairs to think of the num
ber of times it has to tick in a century.
"In medio tatisslmuss ibis" is an
excellent motto, but in practice it is
hard to strike a safe mean. When
remonstrating boys for what they were
missing 011 account of their excessive
devotion to atheletics, that they would
not to go to a college in which there
were not good athletes.
And so good athletics become a good
form of advertisement for the college
and are doubtless encouraged and sus
tained for that purpose. But such pub
licity is not gained without compensa
tion, and often with sacrifice. A trip to
t'inehurst for a tennis tournament, or
to Quantico and Timbuetoo for a ball
game, or to Tipperrary and the country
round about with the Glee Club, can
not be made without the sacrifice of
something in analytical geometry and
mathematical astronomy, in the psy
chology of pedagogy, or in the science
of Biblical criticism, and other things
in like manner, and each one of these
presupposes an elasticity of conscience
on the part of the teacher at the end
of the course.
Therefore, look well to this day!
(Editor's Note: These are only ex
cerpts of the entire paper which was
rather extensive for pulication.)
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