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VOLUME XXIII
DOW, FAUST WIN HIGHEST GRADES
Y PLANS REMAKING
OF STUDENT ROOM
IN ARCHDALE HALL
"Men's Center" to Become Game
Room at Close of Boxing
Season.
PING PONG IS FEATURED
Need for Cooperation Stressed ill M Y W
President's Statement; Failure of
Earlier Schemes Recalled.
The Y.M.C.A.'s next major campus
project will be the making over of Men's
Center, Archdale, into a game room,
according to a statement recently is
sued by President John Bradshaw.
Work has already been started on one
of the two ping-pong tables which are
to be features of the room, and redeco
ration of Men's Center itself will start
as soon as boxing season ends. The
delay is necessitated by the fact thai
the room is now being used as a boxing
gym.
The renovation, as now planned, will
include the installation of two ping
pong tables, the setting up of other
tables suitable for board games, and the
opening of a store selling candy and
supplies. New curtains, which have al
ready been purchased, will be hung,
and furniture in excess of that already
in the room will be supplied from vari
ous sources. If the idea takes, the re
sources of the room will be expanded
later. The greatest existing need, ac
cording to Bradshaw, is the coopera
tion of the men students with the plan.
This marks the latest of a series of
attempts on the part of the "Y" to
make Men's Center live up to its name.
Last year it was styled the "Reading
Boom" and kept stocked with current
numbers of nationally known maga
zines. This scheme ended in disaster
owing to lack of supervision, a defect
for wlucli this year's cabinet will at
tempt to compensate in working out
its project.
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DUKE PHILOSOPHY HEAD
ADDRESSES STUDENTS
Widgery Damns "Society"; States That
Individuals Alone Are More Im
portant Than in Groups.
Dr. Alban Widgery, head of the phil
osophy department at Duke university,
visited the Guilford campus Thursday
and Friday of last week. During his
brief stay he addressed five groups —a
number of philosophy majors at the
home of Dr. and Mrs. A. D. Beittel
Thursday night, and the Philosophy 104
class, the chapel audience, and both sec
tions of Religion 12 Friday morning.
Dr. Widgery is English by birth, and a
psycho-physical dualist by choice. He
does not believe that "society" makes
the world go 'round, but feels that so
ciety as a whole is important only for
the effects produced by a small minority
of its constituent individuals on their
environments.
His dualistic attitude is based on sev
eral factors which, taken together, con
clusively prove that mind and body are
unlike and must therefore be considered
as joint holders of the title "ultimate
reality."
Tarheel, Boxer,
Among J\[ew Guilfordians
Among the new students this semes
ter, wo find: an embryonic librarian,
n native Tar Heel, a boxing champion,
and a poregrinator: quite an innova
tion into the quiet daily round, and
something of a diversity of personali
ties, too.
Barbara Jane Hamlin, the sole fe
male to join the ranks, hails from the
"stern and rockbound coast" or, as
Professor Algie I. Newlin would insist
—is just another Maniac—from Gard
iner this time. Miss Hamlin disclosed
the fact that she had attended the
Library School of the New Hampton
School for Boys, but did not explain
how she gainer entrance, a point which
might be of interest to some of us gals
who sit around and wonder how to get
our man.
J. D. Garner (not on any account to
be confused with the Vice President) is
still within the limits of his native
state. He comes to us from Brooks
Cross Boads, lives in Arclidale, and
seems to find the boys most congenial—
especially big-man Hendricks who keeps
THE GUILFORDIAN
CHAPEL SCHEDULE
Monday, Feb. 15—Dr. F. R. Taylor,
"The Effects of Alcohol on the Hu
man Body and on Society."
Tuesday, Feb. 16—Silent meeting
in the Student Hut.
Wednesday, Feb. 17—Class meet
igns.
Thursday, Feb. 18—Miss Charlotte
Niven, Secretary, National Y.W.C.A.
Friday, Feb. 19—Musical program.
Monday, Feb. 22—Bobert Frazier,
"Social Legislation and the Consti
tution."
Tuesday, Feb. 23—Silent meeeting
in the Student Hut.
Wednesday, Feb. 24—Worship ser
vice ; A Capella Choir.
Thursday, Feb. 25—Class meetings.
Friday, Feb. 26—President Clyde
A. Milner.
GUILFORD SENIORS
GIVEN RECOGNITION
Barnes, Mclver, Blair, and
Bradshaw Placed in Stu
dents' "Who's Who."
LEADERSHIP IS STRESSED
Four seniors at Guilford college have
been honored by selection to member
ship in the Who's Who Among Students
in American Universities and Colleges,
a nonpolitical organization whose pur
pose is to bring before the public the
names of the students who maintain
high standards in scholastic attainment
and student leadership.
The students are Misses Margaret
Barnes and Frances Mclver of Greens
boro, Charles Blair of Trinity, and John
Bradshaw of Framdin, Va.
Three hundred colleges are represent
ed, with 1300 biographies listed.
Margaret Barnes is now head of the
Women's Student Government. Frances
Mclver is vice-president of the Women's
Student Government, a member of the
A Capella choir, quartet, and Athletic
Council.
John Bradshaw is president of the
Y. M. C. A., football manager, a mem
ber of the Dramatic Council and the
Student Affairs Board, and has been
connected with the Guilfordian.
Charles Blair is president of the
Men's Student Government, treasurer of
North Carolina Federation of Students,
a former member of the cross-country
team, and won the William F. Overman
scholarship.
SOPHOMORE CLASS PLANS
VALENTINE FESTIVITIES
Plans are being made for a Sophomore
Valentine party in the Student Hut, Fri
day night, February 39. Gloria Leslie,
the chairman of the Class Social Com
mittee, plans to decorate the Ilut with
hearts and crepe. She is searching for
games which will be in keeping with
Cupid's spirit and is hoping that with
their class sponsor, Dr. A. D. Beittel,
present the Sophomores will be allowed
to da nee.
Those students on the committee for
the party are: Gloria Leslie, Cora Worth
Parker, Dorothy McLawliorn and Pete
Moore.
him from the arms of Morpheus by
blowing and blowing.
Leonard Arenson, formerly of Oak
Ridge Militatry Institute, was a little
backward about revealing his prowess,
but a nearby cohort chimed in with
the information that he had been one
time holder of the Golden Gloves Box
ing championship. He is coaching the
boys with the mitts this season.
Thomas Taylor, of George Washing
ton and Duke universities, has, it seems,
turned up on campus solely by virtue
of his own idea and not that of any
deans. It seems there are affidavits
supporting this assertion, though, this
being a Quaker institution, we should
bo able to take him at his word —affir-
mations, not affidavits, Mr. Taylor! It
was also revealed that the gentleman
is especially fond of horses and likes
cats and dogs as well. Perhaps some
of the campus dogs are about to find
a haven at last. That will be music to
the ears of a certain women's dormi
tory official who seems to prefer cats
to the more lively species of pet.
Published Semi-Monthly by the Students of Guilford College
GUILFORD COLLEGE, N. C., FEBRUARY 13, 1937
MONOGRAM CLUB
SPONSORS DANCE IN
LIBRARY TONIGHT
Valentine Motif to Be Empha
sized in Decoration of
Ballroom.
MUSIC BY GRENADIERS
Board |Games jWill Be Provided for
Those Not Dancing; Tickets
Are on Sale.
The first major social event of 1937
will be the Monogram club dance to
night in the library. The intervention
of exams, as well as numerous Saturday
I night basketball games, prevented any
earlier functions of this type.
According to Fair L. Swaim, president
of the organization, it has long been
customary for the G-men's club to spon
sor at least one dance each year. Last
year the precedent was allowed to lapse,
owing to press of circumstances, and
tonight's affair will be the first attempt
ed by the athletes since the one held
in Mens Center year before last.
Tonights dance, which has been an
nounced as informal, will start at 7:30.
Decorations are being taken care of by
Claude L. Hepler, who, it is said, will
emphasize a Valentine motif in adorn
ing the ballroom. Music will be pro
vided by Bill Furman and his Grena
diers, whose playing was very enthusi
astically applauded by the dancers at
the Y. W. C. A. bazaar last December.
In addition to the facilities provided
for dancing, those less athletically in
clined will find checker and bridge
i tables prepared for their use.
The Monogranimers' officers are Fair
Swaim, president; William Capella,
vice-president; Claude Ilepler, secre
tary; and Charles Tilson, treasurer.
Tickets or further details may be se
cured from them or from any other
member of the group.
GREENSBORO BALLET
PERFORMS AT U. N. C.
"Les Sylphides" to Be Presented Under
the Direction of Alexis Kerenoff
at Aycock Auditorium.
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LITTLE SYMPHONY TO ACCOMPANY
Premiere performance of the Greens
boro civic ballet, under the direction
of Alexis Kerenoff, will be in conjunc
tion with the concert of the North Car
olina Little Symphony orchestra Thurs
day, February 25, at 8:30 o'clock in
Aycock auditorium of Woman's college.
The Greensboro Symphony society and I
WPA sponsor the little symphony.
Mr. Kerenoff, who is former premier
dancer with the Chicago Civic Opera
ballet, as well as premier dancer with
the Michael Fokine ballet, has also been
ballet master of the Chicago Municipal
Light Opera and has appeared as guest
artist with the North Carolina Dancing
Masters convention in 3935 and 1930.
lie is, therefore, considered especially
qualified to organize the Greensboro
civic ballet.
"Les Sylphides," the ballet made fam
ous by Machael Fokine, is to be the
first contribution of the Greensboro
dancers. Of classical style, its cho
legraphy has been especially arranged
to a selection of music by Fredric Cho
pin.
The Greensboro chamber of commerce
has endorsed the organization of the
local ballet as an instrument to pro
mote culture in the city. The director
announces the ballet will include only
dancers from this community and that
any classical or character dancer is
eligible for membership.
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STUDENTS CONTRIBUTE
TO RED CROSS FUND
In response to the request made by j
Dorothy Woodward for clothes and!;
money to be given to the flood areas,
a total of $21.17 was turned over to the j
Red Cross chapter. Yankee Stadium
gave more than any other section on
the campus, and Mary Ilobbs hall con
tributed more coats and sweaters, mak* '
ing a total of 12 coats and about 30
sweaters. The men's dormitories gave
trousers and other miscellaneous arti
cles of clothing. Victoria Stableford
conducted a sandwich sale and netted
$3.00 which went to the cause. The
clothes were turned over to the Salva
tion Army. Collections were handled
by members of the "Y" cabinet and
other interested students.
Men Fall From
Seniors Achieve Distinction
Faculty Member Weds Greensboro Girl;
Rumor, Four-Time Loser, Gomes Through
Samray Smith, assistant librarian
and instructor in English, was mar
ried to Miriam Robinson, Saturday,
February 6. The vows were heard
by Dr. J. Clyde Turner, who used
the ring service.
Mr. Smith is a graduate of Guil
ford college and received his mas
ter of arts degree from Haverford,
Ilaverford, Pa. He is the son of
Mrs. Samra Smith, of Guilford Col
lege. The bride, a native of Greens
boro, is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. John R. Robinson. She com
pleted three years of study at Wom
an's College of the University of
North Carolina, where she was a
AVON TROUPE GIVES
BARD'S 'MERCHANT'
Joseph Selman, Malta Kytle
Star As Shylock, Portia
of Drama.
PERFORMANCE IS LAUDED
William Shakespeare's popular com
edy, "The Merchant of Venice," was
presented in Memorial auditorium last
Thursday night by the Avon Players,
a New York stock company, with an
interesting character interpretation and
a considerably good performance.
Joseph Selman, the director, won the
applause of the none-too-large audience
iu his excellent portrayel of Shylock.
Next to Selman, Miss Marta Kytle was
outstanding in the role of Portia, the
leading feminine character, which nev
ertheless reflected less true dramatic
interpretation and more affectation.
The parts of Antonio and Bassanio
won praise for Jack Vinson and Lance
Davis, respectively.
A cast of ten did well in holding
fourteen parts with vividness of idea
and liveliness, though somewhat exag
gerated for the comprehension of the
modern audience. The lighting facili
ties were invaluable, as a soft blend of
color radiated from the river scene and
indoor set of Portia's home in Venice.
The most intense spirit was caught
during the courtroom scene in which
Portia freed Antonio from the payment
of a pound of flesh to Shylock, the
crafty Jew, who ultimately lost in every
sphere.
GUILFORD INSTITUTE
OPENS SUNDAY NIGHT
"Christianity in Relation to Life" Is to
Be Underlying Theme of
Sessions.
SIX MEETINGS WILL BE HELD
The Guilford College Institute, a reg
ular yearly feature of the religious life
of the campus and community, will hold
its first session tomorrow night in the
basement of the meeting house. Sub
sequent sessions will be held on each
|of the five Sunday nights following.
Until last year the Institute was offi
cially styled the School of Missions.
However, last year the policy of the
series was radically changed and it was
[deemed advisable to change its name
accordingly. The underlying theme of
this year's sessions will be "Christian
ity in Relation to Life."
Among the groups meeting this year
will be a group for younger boys and
girls, led by Alice Hazard White; an
Intermediate Christian Endeavor soci
ety, conducted by Angelina Meredith
and Elizabeth Wills; a young men's
group, headed by C. R. Bird; a section
for college-age young people under the
aegis of Guilford College's President C.
A. Milner; a study of the "Individual
Christian and the State" presided over
by Professors A. I. Newlin and S. L.
Ilaworth of the Guilford faculty; a dis
cussion of "The Individual Christian
and the Economic System" led by Prof.
W. O. Suiter, also of Guilford; and a
treatment of "The Individual Christian
and Our Community" at the hands of
President-Emeritus and Mrs. Raymond
Binford.
Each of the meetings will last ap
proximately three-quarters of an hour,
and will be preceded and followed by
sessions of the group as a whole meet
jing in the church's main auditorium.
member of the Masqueraders, honor
group of the Play-Likers, and the
Quill club.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith left imme
diately after the ceremony for a
brief trip by automobile, after
which they will be at homo at Mrs.
H. A. Marshburn's, Guilford College.
Those who attended the wedding
ceremony were Dr. and Mrs. Clyde
A. Milner, Miss Dorothy Gilbert,
Miss Katlierine Ricks, Mrs. Samra
Smith, and Doremus Smith.
Mr. Smith, when interviewed about
the above, said: "This is the fifth
report or rumor of my wedding,
and it is true—very true."
DEBATE TEAM CONFERS
ON TOURNAMENT TOPIC
College to Be Represented at South
Atlantic Forensic Tourney by
Two Full Teams.
The varsity debating team held u
special meeting on Tuesday evening,
February 0. The meeting took the
form of an open discussion of the prop
osition, Resolved: That Congress shall
be empowered to fix minimum wages
and maximum hours for industry. This
resolution will be the subject of the
Southern Atlantic Forensic Tournament
to be held March 4 to 6 at Winthrop
college, Hock Hill, S. C.
There will be two teams represent
ing Guilford this year. The men's team
is composed of Bay Hollis and Henry
Nau upholding the negative, and Da
vid Stafford and Alvin Meibohm de
fending the affirmative. On the women's
team Dorothy Woodward and Phyllis
Weinburg will champion the negative
cause, while Ruth Stilson and Ruth
Hopkins take the affirmative side of
the question.
This is the first year Guilford has
had a women's team of four speakers.
Ijast year the women's team consisted
of only two members, each prepared to
speak on either the negative or affirma
tive side of the resolution.
FURNAS CHOOSES CAST
FOR SERBIAN TRAGEDY
English Professor Plans to Produce His
Own Play, "Belief"; Taylor and
Laßosa Have Leads.
"Belief " a play written by Mr. I'. XV.
Furnas, liead of the English depart
ment, is going into rehearsal next week.
At tryouts held recently Mr. Furnas
chose his cast. Persons chosen for
parts were: Tsvetko, Tom Taylor;
I'riest, I'liilip Kelsey; Spassa, Kathline
Leslie; Titsa, Jynette Laßosa; Mother,
Gloria Leslie.
Mr. Furnas plans to produce the
play, sponsored by the sophomore class,
on the campus this spring.
Venus Invades Sanctuary;
Routs Goddess W
By FLORA
In the Holy of Holies—the one sanc
tuary of learning left to the campus —
it is discovered that romance has un
suspectingly crept in, and, having once
gained a foothold in the seat of learn
ing, has refused to relinquish that seat
to those who waste time in poring over
musty books.
With a bridegroom reigning over the
domain, Valentine's Day just around
the corner, and a goodly smell of spring
in the air, the stately Priestess of the
sanctuary has much difficulty in re
calling her wayward children from the
worship of Venus back to the worship
of the true goddess, Athena.
It would require far more than the
Argus' eyes of the bridegroom and the
Priestess combined, or even the tra
ditional saeredness of the sanctuary to
suppress such effervescent transgressors
as Rodman Scott and Katharine Over
man, Jynette Laßosa, and Earl Maloney,
or the Hollis sisters and their follow
ing. More reverence for the goddess
Athena is displayed by Thell Overman
and Marjorie Moore, who need to be
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NUMBER 8
FOUR STUDENTS
MISS PERFECTION
BYNARROWMARGIN
Dr. Purdom Calls Record Made
by Seniors Unique in His
Experience at Guilford.
FRESHMEN REPRESENTED
Many Students Make All A's and B's
Without Quite Ataining Honor
Roll Credit Average.
Delacy Faust and Marianna Dow led
the Guilford student body in honor
points scored on semester grades, each
receiving a 3.0 or all-A average. In a
statement recently issued by the regis
trar's office, it was pointed out that this
marked the first occasion in recent years
when none of the men students had
crashed the topmost group.
The senior class came through with
high honors. Although the smallest
class in the school, 80 per cent of its
members reached honor roll standing.
50 per cent of those attaining all A's
but one were seniors, and 28 per cent
of those making nil A's and B's were
of this group. This is unique in his
experience at Guilford, according to
Dean I'urdom, acting registrar.
Ruth Hollis, Jasper Seabolt, Jr., Da
vid Stafford and Arthur B. Wolfe at
tained all A's but one B.
Students attaining honor roll stand
ing, 2.5 or higher, were: Seniors: Anna
Jean Bonham, DeLacy Faust, Dorothy
Ann Gardyne, Ray Ilollis, Naomi Hol
lis, Ruth Hollis, Irene Mabe, Jasper
Seabolt, Rather Stilson, Sam Smith.
Juniors: Charlotte Parker, Rebecca
Weant. Sophomores: Alvin Meibohm,
David Stafford. Freshmen: Marianna
Dow, Guy Thomas, Arthur Wolfe, and
Americus Woodward.
Students making a grade of all A's
and B's, but not quite attaining honor
roll standing, were: Jean Blanchard,
Wilbert Edgerton, Evelyn Hiatt, Clar
ence Hill, Philip Kelsey, Earle Maloney,
Elizabeth Neece, Cora Worth Parker,
Ruth Payne, Pauline Pegram, John
Perian, Beatrice Rohr, Eleanor Web
ster, Albert C. Woodroof.
Those making all B's were: Marga
ret Barnes, Bertram Beckham, Romu
lus Graves, Wilbur Hutton, Virginia
Levering, Winnie Marie Vannoy, and
Lois Wilson.
PUPPETS PERFORM FOR
GUILFORD HIGH SCHOOL
The English 31 class took its puppet
play, "The Moon Boy," to the Guilford
I High School last Wednesday morning.
The play had been previously given in
Memorial Hall on the preceding Friday
night, but was repeated because many
of the children in the age group for
which it was intended had been unable
to attend the earlier performance.
The play was part of the work re
quired of the students taking English
31, or Children's Literature.
liri'TMAX
reminded of the Ten Commandments
of the sanctuary only once before re
moving themselves from temptation by
each taking an opposite site of the
library. This seems to bring about,
for the time being, a complete denun
ciation of Venus.
Perhaps a morning mass could be
held before breakfast for such early
romanticists as Pearl Turner and tho
mysterious young man whose name re
mains such a deep secret.
Bill Furman and DeLacy Faust are
faithful attendants of the sanctuary,
but are not so easily impressed by
bridegrooms or Valentine's Day, and
they attend so closely to their books
that they don't even realize that spring
is peeking in the windows.
Most of the ardent worshipers of
Athena, however, have become literally
wallflowers who sit in the chairs .igainst
the wall and look with longing eyes at
the more comfortable seats around the
crowded tables. Hour after hour they
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