The Old Gym Has
Served
VOLUME XXII
CHOIR TO LEAVE
FOR ANNUAL TRIP
DURING HOLIDAYS
Fourteen Concerts Scheduled
With Appearances to Be
Made in Nine Cities.
TO BROADCAST OVER NBC
Forty-Three Member** to Go—Dr. Weis
Conducts Choir on Northern
Trip for First Time.
Plans for the fifth annual northern
concert tour of the Guilford College
A' Cappelln choir, under the direction
of Ezra 11. E. Weis, have been com
pleted, calling for a ten-day trip with
more than fourteen appearances. The
group will leave the campus Friday,
March 27, at noon, and return Sunday
night, April 5.
The annual home concert will be pre
sented Thursday night at 8 o'clock
and the following day the choral group
will start its northern tour, considered
the climax of the choir's season.
Aboul 43 members will make the trip,
which will Include the following cilies:
Franklin, Vn„ Washington, D. C„ Ken
nett Square, Pa., Tenafiy, X. J., Penns
burg, Pa., New York City, Philadelphia,
Staunton, Va., and Waynesboro, Va.
On Tuesday afternoon, March 31, at
3:4">, the choir will broadcast from the
NBC blue network in Radio City, New
York. On Wednesday afternoon at
12:.'!() the choir will have a chapel pro
gram at the Columbia University
Teachers' College in New York.
Guilford's choir, the first college
a cappella choir in the entire south,
will present its regular concert program
of 17 numbers and will have available
seven extra numbers, including a num
ber of spirituals.
it is expected that the choir will
give several informal concerts not on
schedule en route, and will take sight
seeing trips as well.
ORGAN DEMONSTRATED
AT FRIDAY CHAPEL
Choir Has Taken Putting An Organ
in tho Chapel As a Cen
tennial Project.
MRS. HARTIGAN IS PERFORMER
Tlio now Hammond "orgatron" was
demonstrated to tho students during
cliapel period Friday morn ins, March
13. The "orgatron" which is a pipeloss
electric organ dependent upon electri
cally induced vibrations for its tones
was lent for the demonstration by the
Shelby, N. C„ representative of the
Hammond Clock company, makers of
tho organ. Tho instrument was played
by Mrs. Ilartlgan. organist of one of
the Shelby, churches.
After the initial performance during
cliapel period, the orgatrou remained
on display until an early hour in the
afternoon, during which time further
demonstrations wore made, and any
questions about the organ were an
swered.
The program was arranged for by
the choir, which intends to present an
orgatron to the school as a centennial
project.
Choir Sings in Winston
The Guilford choir, under the direc
tion of Dr. Ezra H. F. Weis, gave a
concert in the Friends' church in Win
ston-Salem 011 last Thursday night,
March JO.
This is the first, concert which this
church has sponsored in Winston-Salem.
T)THE SD
GUILFORDIAN
DR. MACKAY TO SPEAK
AT BACCALA
Dr. John Mac'kay, noted figure in
Student Volunteer work, has ac
cepted the invitation of the senior
class to speak at their baccalau
reate service next May. When Dr.
Maekay was first approached, he
was forced to decline on account of
a projected trip which would have
made it impossible for him to
speak. A change In plans, however,
made possible Ins ultimate accept
ance.
♦
CANDIDATES READY
FOR LONG CAMPAIGN
Elections to Take Place Within
Ten Days After 1 Spring
Vacation.
CLOSE NOMINATIONS NOW
Candidates for offices in the annual
spring election have been nominated
and will be voted upon within ten days
after spring vacation. Nominations for
the various offices were made by the
different organizations represented, in
adidtion to nominations made by peti
tion from the student body.
The nominations are as follows:
For president of Men's Student Gov
ernment —Charles Blair, Claude Hep
ler, Stafford Tonge.
For president of the Y. M. C. A.—
John Bradshaw, Greig Ritchie.
For president of Men's Athletic Asso
ciation—Albert B. Blanton Claude L.
Ilepler.
For president of Women's Student
Government—Margaret Barnes, Fran
ces Mclver.
For lioiue president of Founders'
hall—Clara Robertson, Elinor Webster.
For house president of Mary Hobbs
hall Elizabeth Mooretield. Dorothy
Woodward.
For president of Y. W. C. A.—Ruth
Mollis. Irene .Mabe.
For president of Women's Athletic
Association Lillian llassell, Bei.sy
Lueke.
For editor-in-chief of the Quaker —
Walter Mickle, Elinor Webster.
For managing editor of the Quaker —
Earle Malone.v, Rebecca Weant.
For business manager of the Quaker
—Winston Davis. Floyd New.
For editor-in-chief of the Guilfordian
—Hilly Anderson. Marguerite Xeave.
For managing editor of the Guilford
ian—Milton Anderson. Charlotte Par
ker.
For business manager of the Guil
fordian— James Lovings, James Mc-
Adaius, Clewell Surrat.
For president of debating council —
Ray Mollis, Henry Nau.
CITY WATER PROMISED
BY END OF HOLIDAYS
The new pipe line now being laid
from Guilford to connect will the city
water mains at Hamilton Lakes will
be completely installed and ready to
operate by the end of the spring holi
days, if present plans work out. Work
on the line has been going on since
shortly after the Christmas vacation,
and the system, once installed, will
represent the culmination of the long
campaign to bring city water to the
college.
In addition to the improvements
now being effected in the water supply,
there is a movement on foot to mod
ernize the campus's electric layout.
Several obsolete fixtures in Founders'
have already been replaced, and elec
tric outlets have been installed in the
social parlors.
GUILFORD COLLEGE, N. C., MARCH 21, 1936
STUDENTCOMMITTEE
TAKES CHARGE OF
T HUT PROJECT
Former College Laundry Will
Be Transformed Into Social
Meeting House.
SENIORS GIVE FIREPLACE
Ways and Means Committee Begins
Campaign to Complete This Part
of Centennial Program.
The "Y" hut lias been definitely de
cided upon by a committee of nine stu
dents for this year's centennial project.
This hut will be finished by the middle
of May, 1936. The liut is located be
tween Prof. A. I. Newlin's home and
Pounders. As the building now stands
it is four red brick walls and at one
time this building was used as the col
lege laundry.
According to the architect, Mr. Alfred
Bussell, about. 10 days will be required
for repairs, which will be a hardwood
floor, new roof, Colonial door, annexa
tion of a kitchenette, flag stone walk,
and fireplace and possibly a porch. This
building will accommodate 30 or more
people and will be of use to all the or
ganized clubs and classes.
The Ways and Means committee has
made plans and begun a campaign for
the completion of this project- The
Senior class is expected to give the
brick fireplace which will be their class
gift. The completion of such a build
ing will make use of a part of the cam
pus which has not been used before.
This is being built as a contribution to
the Centennial program.
GUILFORD DEBATERS
BACK FROM TOURNAMENT
W. B. Davis, Member of Negative Team
Wins Second in Extempora
neous Speeches.
TWO GIRLS GO ON S. C. TRIP
The team which the Guilford College
Debating council sent to the Annual
South Atlantic Forensic tournament
held March 5-7, at Rock Hill, S. C.,
returned to the campus after having
been victorious in six out of their 18
debates. W. B. Davis, member of the
negative team, won second place
for Guilford in the extemporaneous
speeches.
A new feature of Guilford's entry
this year was the addition of a women's
team, which was successful in defeating
the representatives from Winthrop col
lege, host to the Forensir groups, and
final winners in the debate.
The there teams representing Guil
ford under the direction of Professor
W. O. Suiter debated the query: Re
solved that Congress by two-thirds ma
jority vote can overrule the decisions
of the Supreme court. The members of
the teams were: Ray Hollis and W. B.
Davis, the negative; David Stafford and
Henry Nau, affirmative; Dorothy Wood
ward and Ruth Hopkins, the negative.
ANNOUNCE SPRING
VACATION DATES
Miss Katherilic C. Kicks lias an
nounced tlmt all books are due
March 25, two days before spring
vacation, wlilcli begins March 27
and lasts to April 0. Books may
be checked out over the holidays,
but must be checked at the desks
before the vacation period begins.
The choir and baseball team will
complete their spring tours during
the ten days.
Quaker Offers Prize
For Best Snapshots
The Quaker is offering a $2.00 first
prize and a second prize of SI,OO for
the best snapshot turned in before
vacation. The rules are: Put your
name on each snapshot you wish to
enter; all entries to be given to John
Bradshaw or put in campus mail; the
Quaker reserves the right to use all
snapshots entered; the contest closes
Thursday, March 26.
DR.ALEXC.PURDY
SPEAKS THIS WEEK
"Finding the Christ Way in
Modern Life" Topic of Spirit
ual Emphasis Meetings.
DR. PURDY HERE 7 DAYS
Dr. Alex C. Purdy, prominent member
of the faculty of Hartford Theological
Seminary, will conduct a series of
spiritual emphasis meetings on the cam
pus during the remainder of this week
and the first few days of next week.
The exact trend that his talks will take
has not been disclosed, but some sug
gestions regarding a dynamic interpre
tation of Christianity are expected.
The first' of Dr. Purdy's speeches was
delivered last night in the New Garden
Meeting House. He will also speak dur
ing chapel this morning, at the meet
ing house tomorrow morning and again
in the evening at the closing exercises
of the Guilford College Institute. Sub
sequent talks delivered in chapel Mon
day and Tuesday mornings, and in the
meeting house both evenings, will con
clude his visit.
Dr. Purdy, who is professor of New
Testament at Hartford, has occupied an
important position in American re
ligious circles, both as a lecturer and an
author. Students at present at Guilford
who have heard him speak before have
been (nthusiastically awaiting his ar
rival on campus for sometime.
RUTH PAYNE HISTORY
CLUB PRESIDENT
Kill Grigg Elected to Second Highest
Position—Tyree Gilliam and
.Marguerite Neave Honored.
The college History club, at a meet
ing held Thursday afternoon, March 0.
elected officers for the coming year.
The meeting, the second occa
sion of its kind since last September,
was held in the auditorium. The newly
elected officers, who will take office on
their return from the spring vacation,
announced that a more active program
is projected for the balance of the
school year.
The organization, whose membership
includes all of the college's history
majors, elected as its representatives
the following: President, Ruth Payne;
vice-president, Bill Grigg; secretary
treasurer, Tyree Gilliam; program
chairman, Marguerite Neave; and social
chairman, Charlotte Parker. Miss Payne
also appointed a committee to
succeed the one in office at present.
Mr. G. \V. Decker Visitor
Mr. George W. Decker, of Middle
town, N. Y„ father of Mrs. Russell Pope
is visiting on the campus. Mr. Decker
said that this is his first visit south and
that he was quite pleased with our early
spring.
We Want a New
Gym
NUMBER 11
SPRING PRODUCTION
WILL BE GIVEN AT
COLLEGE TONIGHT
Cast Has Rehearsed for Past
Five Weeks; Presentation
is Tragic Comedy.
STORY OF STAGE FAMILY
Fine Cast Is Headed by Virginia Lever
ing, Bill Griftfc, Dorothy Wood
ward, Ruth Stilson.
The Dramatic Council's spring yiiay,
Kaufman and Ferber's '"The Royal
Family," will be presented tonight at
8 p.m. in the auditorium. This presen
tation, which is a tragic comedy telling
in three acts the story of a prominent
stage family over the period of a year,
has been in rehearsal for the past live
weeks, and all participants predict that
tonight's performance will be one at
which the council will be able to point
with pride.
The play concerns four generations
of the Cavendish family—the "royal
family" of Broadway. The successive
generations are represented by Virginia
Levering as the matriarchal Fanny
Cavendish, Bill Grigg and Dorothy
Woodward as her son and daughter,
Tony and Julie, and Ruth Stilson as
Owen, her granddaughter. The iden
tity of the actor who will piny Anthony
Cavendish Stewart, representative of
the fourth generation, lias not been di
vulged.
The supporting cash includes Miiton
Anderson, Sybil Barrow, Itay Dodds,
Helen Douglas, Bill I lines-, .T. J.. Jones,
James MaeAdams. Jule SliiiriK>, Sam
Smith, Kebecea Weant, Eleanor Web
ster. and George Wilson.
FINE ARTS CLUB HEARS
TALK ON SWITZERLAND
Dr. Pope and Professor Newlin Give
Join' Lecture Accompanied by
Stereopticon. Slides.
OCTET SINGS "SANTA LUCIA"
Dr. Russell Pope and Professor A. I.
Xewlin gave a joint lecture 011 Switzer
land to the Fine Arts club March 16.
The lecture was acrompanied by slides
of this European country and Bob Al
len managed the stereoptican.
There were about 50 students and fac
ulty members present. The proceeds
from the door amounted to $5.00. For
further entertainment the Octet sang
"Santa Lucia." The members of the oc
tet are: Francis Mclver, Dot Pearson,
Naomi Binford, Anna Lee Fitzgerald,
James Fulp, Kit Sawyer, L. T. New, and
Wm. Grigg.
PHYSICS DISPLAY
BY GENERAL MOTORS
The General Motors corporation dis
played six reels of motion pictures,
illustrating several fields of physical
science, to an audience of fifty in the
physics laboratory Thursday afternoon,
March IS), at 1:30 p. m.
The principles of hydraulics were ex
plained in a reel, showing the applica
tion of that field to braking power in
automobiles. Other rels, on such sub
jects as "Power," "The Gasoline Trail,"
and "At.'s the Top."
The cameraman, of the General Mo
tors corporation, displayed the pictures