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GIRLS' GYM MEET
MARCH 20
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VOLUME XVII
NATIONALLY KNOWN GLEE
CLUB OF 0. N. C. SANG
HERE IN MEMORIAL HALL
Excellent Interpretation Gave
Richness to Program
DR. H. S. DYER DIRECTOR
"Ave Maria," "Fireflies," and
"Chit-Chat" Were Most
Skillfully Done
On the evening of February 28th
the Glee Club from the University of
North Carolina, under the direction
of Dr. Harold S. Dyer, sang in Me
morial Hall. The organization is
nationally known and has had a trip
abroad comparatively recently. The
heralded group created an enthusi
astic response from the expectant
audience here. The concert was
given in exchange for a program by
the Guilford Choir at Chapel Hill a
few weeks ago.
Perhaps the best number given by
the Carolinians was "Ave Maria," a
Latin hymn. The men gave to the
melody a certain richness of tone dif
ficult, in this kind of song, to attain.
The interpretation of meaning was
best in this number.
The four "Songs of North Europe"
gave an insight into the lives of the
Slavic people. The Russian song of
praise "With Heart Uplifted" was
pictorial of the religious life of that
nation. "Fire Flies," another song of
Russian origin, was interestingly
unique, the sharp staccato giving a
metal picture of the small darting
lights. Arthur H. Fleming, Jr., bari
tone soloist, sang delightfully with
the Glee Club in "Land-sighting," a
Scandinavian song arranged by Grieg.
Replacing one of the regular numb
ers, the humorous little ditty, "Chit-
Chat"—to use Mr. Dyer's words,
' dedicated to all co-eds excfcpt Guil
ford's"—was a decided favorite, es
pecially with the men in the audience.
"The Dance of the Gnomes" deserves
special mention. The lovely melody,
with its surprising climax, was com
posed by an American, MacDowell,
and the American group sang it well.
Mr. Harrly L. Knox, at the. piano,
gave variety to the program. He
was quite skillful at the light and
fast moving compositions. Mr. Knox's
enthusiastic encores showed how the
audience appreciated his skill.
Tom Sykes Speaks
At Mission School
Shows Need For a Rebirth In
Souls of Men and Women
Of the World
As the speaker for the School of
Missions on Sunday evening, March
Bth, Reverend Tom A. Sykes, of High
Point, spoke on the need of a revival
of religion.
"Our religion should bring out the
best in us," said Rev. Sykes. "None
of us would like to live on eternally
just as we are at present." A rebirth
of religion in our own souls is neces
sary, because it is only through
changed men and women that changes
can be brought about. Things are out
of order in this world because our re
ligious life is not exercised enough.
Christianity needs people who will
live so that their lives will challenge
others to do the best that they are
capable of doing.
"Sin," he pointed out, "is not mod
ern; it is eternally the same." Unless
we overcome sin, it will overcome
good. We are seeking for the best in
life, and we haven't found anything
that will take the place of the old
time religion as a destroyer of evil.
Finally, we should present Christian
ity to others so that it will appeal to
their common sense and not to their
emotions.
ACTIVITIES FEE PASSED
The actual count in the acceptance
of the Student Activities Fee for next
year was two hundred and nine ap
provals with thirteen votes against it.
George Allen, president of the Af
fairs Board, expressed his pleasure at
the realization by the students that
the fee is vitally necessary for the
continuance of the major extra-cur
ricular activities.
GUILFORDIAN
CHOIR APPEARS AT
SCHOOL OF MISSIONS
The A Capella Choir of the col
lege sang at the local Friends
Meeting Hcuse Sunday evening,
March 1, before the large apprecia
tive audience of the School of Mis
sions. Although the choir has sung
in chapel, this is its first real ap
pearance before the church group.
The service was made doubly ef
fective by the worshipful atmos
phere created by the splendid per
formance of the choir.
After the classes had reassem
bled in the main part of the meet
ing house and taken their seats,
the choir marched down the aisle to
the regular choir loft, singing "The
Lord is in His Holy Temple." Miss
Josephine Kimrey, also a member
of the choir, accompanied at the
piano.
In response, after the scripture
iiad been read and prayer offered.
"Hear Our Prayer O Lord" was
softly sung by the choir. The reg
ular choir numbers, "Jesus, Friend
of Sinners" and "Beautiful Savior,"
a melody of the twelfth century,
were superbly done. The contralto
solo sung by Mrs. Max Noah, with
the choir humming softly, was par
ticularly well done and the choir
deserves commendation.
HAMPTON QUARTETTE
SINGS AT MEETING
HOUSE SUNDAY EVE.
Traveling In The Promotion Of
Negro Education. Sing
Four Groups
WON HONORS ABROAD
The members of the Hampton Quar
tette sang here Sunday evening in the
meeting house before a large audi
ence attracted by the reputation which
these singers have made for them
selves in their previous appearances
here at Guilford.
The Sunday evening program prov
ed to be no exception. Local music
lovers had an opportunity to hear the
most widely recognized American
folk music sung as only the people
who originated it can interpret it.
They ran through four groups, which
included all the best known negro
spirituals and ended up with the ever
popular "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot."
During one of the intermissions,
their field worker explained some of
the work of the quartette. They are
traveling in the interest of the pro
motion of negro education. This group
should hold a particular interest to
people in this state for North Caro
lina has more students at Hampton
Institute than any other Southern
State; also a large number of the
graduates from Hampton come to this
state as teachers.
He also told of the trip abroad
which the quartette made last year.
There they sang before some of the
greatest music critics in Europe and
met with general favor in all their
engagements.
Students Accept
Activities Fee
A budget for the income and expen
ditures of the various campus organi
zations, submitted by the Student Af
fairs Board, was voted upon and
passed by the student body at the
chapel period Thursday morning.
The inclusion of the Dramatic Coun
cil, constituted an important and de
sired change in the plan. This will
give admission to the two plays which
are produced each year. The two Stu
dent Governments were also admitted,
while the Choir and Debating Coun
cil were omitted as not being open to
the entire student body. The fee will
not be increased over that of last year,
probably reduced.
This is the second year that the
budget has been adopted and has
proved highly successful. Without the
excellent forethought on the part of
the students in passing the measure,
the regular appearance of the Guil
fordian and Quaker would be impos
sible.
The organizations which will re
ceive financial aid from the budget
are: Men's and Women's Athletic As
sociations; Quaker; Guilfordian; Y. M.
and Y. W. C. A.; both Student Gov
ernments; Dramatic Council; and Stu
dent Affairs Board.
t/ THE \,
GUILFORD COLLEGE, N. C., MARCH 11, 1931
DR. PAUL HARRISON
EMINENT MISSIONARY
TALKS ON ARABIANS
Hospitality and Cheerfulness
Are Characteristics
of Natives
IS A GRADUATE OF YALE
Dr. Paul Harrison, medical mis
sionary to Arabia and author of "The
Arab at Home," spoke to the student
body in chapel in one of the most in
teresting lectures ever heard here.
Dr. Harrison is a graduate of Yale
University and since doing extensive
work among' the Arabs, an honorary
degree has been conferred on him for
his service. His work has been most
noteworthy and at present he is on
leave for a year, during which time
he is traveling for the benefit of the
Student Volunteer Movement. In his
appearance here, he told of the char
acteristics of the native life in Ara
bia in a manner made doubly appreci
ative for its keeness of wit.
"Most of our ideas of the Arab,"
Dr. Harrison said, "come from globe
trotters who see no more of native
life than the occasional unwinding of
the yards and yards of cloth (which
make their hats)) until the hair is
reached —which has all the sembl
ances of a well-populated city. But
to really know the people as they are
is to understand their feelings of
cheerfulness and hospitality. On one
occasion we were traveling and a
severe rainstorm caught us unaware.
Everything was soaked; our beds, our
blankets, our food, our clothing, and
even we were miserably wet. But
was the Arabian ardor dampened ?
Not in the least; he insisted that the
rain meant grass which would grow
and be eaten by the camels, then their
milk would be drunk by the Arab—
who would immediately grow big and
fat, so why shouldn't he be cheer
ful?
Their habits of food consumption
are as interesting as they are effici
ent. In the homes of the wealthier
people an entire sheep is roasted and
covered with boiled rice. The huge
platter is brought in and, with magni
ficent disregard for artificial imple
ments, the fingers are used to roll
the substance in to golf balls which
are swallowed whole. One thinks
they have never seen such eating un
til he looks at the true Arab sitting
beside him who works on a tennis
and baseball basis. At the grand
final you feel like a stuffed tomato
and look like an overdone davenport.
The work of a missionary is not
only fascinating, but it is intensified
by the knowledge that you are bring
ing honor to the kingdom of God."
Collegians Astound
Peppy on "Cle
"Clean-up day"—an annual event —
went over with a bang, but by sheer
god fortune with no resulting casu
alties! Oddly enough, Thursday—the
appointed time —was about the only
entirely sunny day in the whole
week; whereas, rain, snow, hail or
even the advent of a tidal wave would
have caused small stir in collegiate
circles, date-setting at Guilford being
an oft-proved and traditional force!
Somewhere in the neighborhood of
eight o'clock of the morning of this
particular day. collegians—suitably
dressed for manual labor—began to
pour in droves from out dormitory
entrances, and swarm to the path in
front of Founders Hall. Rakes were
immediately very much in demand.
These requirements being supplied as
generously as possible, boys and girls
proceeded to scatter everywhere—
some to the tennis courts, some to the
athletic field, and the necessary ma
jority over the spacious campus
grounds.
Presto! Tongues, rakes, leaves and
dust began to fly at a rate astound
ing to witness. Pep and enthusiasm
appeared inexhaustible. That is, they
did at first, tho' somehow the latter
became a wee bit blunted by the pass
age of two or three hours time, the
acquisition of several blisters of
assorted sizes on collegiate palms, and
the settling of dust in neat but vague
ly disturbing rows between collegiate
SENIOR CLASS DELIGHT
FULLY ENTERTAINED BY
DR. AND MRS. BINFORD
Games, Music and Refresh
ments Play Important
Part In Evening
TALK OF COMMENCEMENT
The Senior Class was most delight
fully entertained by President and
Mrs. Binford at an informal party
on Wednesday night, March 3.
For once, at least, the Seniors threw
off their dignity and with much hi
larity engaged in a variety of games.
Each Senior was given a slip of paper
with a question and a noun written
on it. From this he was to compose
a poem answering the question. Bun
yan Andrews was voted the poet lau
reate of the class, having the question
"When do you expect to get married?"
and the noun "chicken," from which
he composed the following poem:
When chickens are selling for one
dollar per pound,
I will, then, be willing to lay my
freedom down.
The most outstanding thing in the
evening's entertainment, however, was
the unique way in which refreshments
were served. As Mrs. Binford played
the piano, Freddy and Mary Mar
garet each passed out a bag of candy
and tangerines. The bags were pass
ed from one person to another and
when the music stopped, the person
in possession of the bag was allowed
to keep it. Some were afraid that they
would never be fortunate enough to
have the music stop just at the time
when they had the treasured article in
their possession, but after patiently
waiting every man received his re
ward.
After refreshments were served,
the seniors once more assumed their
air of dignity and talked over plans
for commencement. Dr. Binford an
nounced that for the first time in the
history of the college, the person to
give the graduation address is to be a
woman, Mrs. Lucy Franklin Jenkins,
Dean of Women at Boston University.
DEAN MILNER SPEAKS
AT WHITE OAK BANQUET
Dean Clyde Milner, of Guilford
College, spoke in an inspirational
way at the Father and Son banquet
of Cone Memorial Y. M. C. A., at the
White Oak Branch with "The Charac
ter Development of a Boy" as his
subject.
Honesty as a basic factor was em
phasized as of tremendous impor
tance, by the speaker, in the develop
ment of a boy's character. He com
mended the association and its lead
ership and urged them to make use
of all their facilities.
teeth! Luckily, however, cones piled
high with fresh chocolate ice-cream
proved once again the panacea for all
ills—whether mental, moral or ab
dominal.
Soon bonfires were to be seen
spreading along the tennis courts and
the athletic field, and licking up with
their pretty scarlet tongues the
mounds of leaves and dead grass
which had been raked together; while
on the campus proper, great piles of
crisp brown leaves were being haul
ed away in bumping trucks.
The bell for lunch was perhaps the
most outstandingly stimulating of all
the numerous summons heard on the
campus all that day.
During the afternoon, raking and
hauling continued intermittently.
The sun was very bright and its
warmth condusive to loafing and re
pose in general. So collegians rest
ed from the labors. At first they
rested with rakes as props, for rakes
leant a judicious air of industry; but
soon even diplomacy was forgotten
in the lure of drowsy day-dreaming.
Quiet and a summery peace settl
ed down over the newly freshened
campus, while the ancient sun smil
ed upon all growing young things—
whether collegians or grass buds.
The collegians basked and turned
red; the grass buds basked and turn
ed green. Neither was envious of
the other. Friendliness and welcome
were in the air.
"Outward Bound" Brilliant
As Dramatic Production
DRAMATIC STAR
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David Parsons, who has showi
himself brilliantly capable of all dra
matic work, carried his fourth con
secutive lead in "Outward Bound."
Guilford Debaters
Lose In Opening
Of Spring Series
Farlowe and Mackie Hosts To
Lenoir-Rhyne. Blair and
Braxton at High Point
"FREE TRADE" SUBJECT
Guilford's debating teams inaugu
rated the season in a rather disastrous
manner, last Friday night, losing
their annual triangular engagements
with High Point and Lenoir-Rhyne.
The question for discussion was
that of the National Intercollegiate
query, "Resolved that the Nations
should adopt a policy of Free Trade."
Our affirmative team, composed of
Farlowe and Mackie were hosts to
the negative team of Lenoir-Rhyne,
while Guilford's negative of Braxton
and Blair were the guests of High
Point's affirmative at High Point.
Although on the losing side, the
teams of Guilford proved splendid
hosts and guests, respectively. The
tariff was indeed a real source of dis
cussion and with a defeat behind, this
should put Guilford in good condition
for the coming engagements with Ap
palachian and Elon.
Students Attain
Spring Honor Roll
The students eligible to the honor
roll are the upper ten per cent of the
Freshmen, Sophomore, Junior and
Senior classes. However, no Fresh
man may be admitted to the privileges
of the roll until the end of the Fresh
man year. The privileges granted
these students cause them to try to
win this honor.
The following students made the
honor roll for the Spring Semester of
1931; Seniors: Mattie McCanless, Paul
Tew and Isabella Jinette; Juniors:
Pearle Kimrey, Wilbert Braxton, Jean
Cochran, Margaret Warner, and Mary
Pittman; Sophomores: Ruth Hiller,
David Parsons, Eleanor Bangs, Ethel
Swain, Mary Edith Camp, Vii'ginia
Hiatt, Roseland Newlin, Mary Rich
ardson; Freshmen: Esther Lee Cox,
Leroy Miller, Jr., John Hugh Wil
liams, Roscoe L. Barrow, Clara Belle
Welch, Maud Hollowell, Lewis Abel,
Thomas Houck, Martha Lane, and
Mary Anna Raiford.
Time Budget Suggested
Dean Milner, John Love, and Katy
Stuckey presented a report from the
Social Relations Committee Monday
morning during; chapel period. In an
effort to solve the problems arising
in the thorough carrying out of the
honor system, they are suggesting a
time-budget. Academic work, recrea
tion, social hours, and meetings are
to be scheduled and the remainder of
the time may be used as the student
chooses.
The entire idea will be discussed
with each class on Thursday morning
and adoption will follow if the stu
dents wish it.
BASEBALL SEASON
OPENED
NUMBER 13
Dramatic Council Presents
Weird Spring Play
[PARSONS IS OUTSTANDING
Whole Cast Enthusiastically
Received by Small Audience.
Furnas Is Director
What lies immediately beyond the
impending pall of death, a question
which has often been the subject of
theological discussions, was ably an
swered in one of the cleverest and
most unusual productions ever at
tempted by the Dramatic Council,
"Outward Bound" by Sutton Vane.
The audience was given an impressive
glimpse into the future by viewing
the mysterious expedition of dead
people from death to eternity.
The entire action takes place on
board a small, queer passenger boat
which plies back and forth from the
earth to the celestial region via
Hell. None of the passengers know
why they are here or what their desti
nation is. The belief that death has
overtaken them begins to creep in,
and the deceased passengers are keen
ly alive to the question of whether
they are dead or not. Veritably life
in-death is so evident that one could
almost imagine that by glancing
through the port holes one could see
"Slimy things crawl with legs, uopn
a slimy sea."
Mr. Prior, the degraded young bar
room habitue, whose curiosity and
timidity ranged from the pathetic to
the humorous, was brilliantly played
by David Parsons. Early in the play
he came into the limelight and held it
throughout, his every movement and
expression being followed by an ad
miring audience. His performance was
the best of his career here, which in
cludes four consecutive leads.
Scrubby, the steward, was well
played by Matthew Bridger. He is the
right hand man of the Great Examin
er and keeps things peaceful and com
fortable during the trip. Mrs. Clive
den-Banks, the self-centered, sophisti
cated society dame whose emotions
and nerves are so highly strung, was
superbly portrayed by Laura Conrad.
Her attitude and refinement was in
direct contrast to her "impossible
fellow-passenger," Mrs. Midget, play
ed by Esther Lee Cox. The timid
young couple who had been afraid to
face life and who played a very dra
matic role in the last scene, was done
by Howard Cannon and Rose Askew.
Rev. William Duke and Mr. Lingley,
the hard-boiled business man, were
played by Erwin Werner and Jesse
Carson respectively. The Great Exam
iner, done by Morgan Raiford, quick
ly and without formality disposed of
the passengers by sending them to
their future eternal homes. The cast,
with the exception of Parsons and
Cannon, were making their initial ap
pearance on the Guilford stage, but
under the able direction of Prof. Fur
nas their first attempt was a great
success.
The audience, somewhat small be
cause of unfavorable weather, was
highly pleased with the production
which was different from the conven
tional type that colleges usually pre
sent.
MUSICAL PROGRAM BY
SLATE AND KIMREY
The chapel program for Friday
morning, February 27th, was in
charge of the music department. Mr.
Noah briefly described the form and
subject of the two piano numbers
which were played by Marguerite
Slate and Josephine Kimrey.
The first movement of a Sonata in
E minor by Grieg was played by Miss
Slate. Like many of Grieg's composi
tions, this one has unusual harmonies.
It has a central theme which appears
in both hands and which is repeated
many times.
Miss Kimrey played Fantasia by
Mozart. The composer was trying to
expose all his ideas and as a result
he said nothing. The piece is light
and airy and was played with com
mendable ease and skill.
Mr. Frederick Mortez, president of
the Student Body at Lenoir-Rhyne
College, and Mr. Ben Seagle, the fly
ing journalist, were visitors of Eugene
Eagle last Tuesday afternoon.