VOLUME XXIII
Dorothy Lloyd Gilbert
Completes College History
HOBBS DEDICATEE
Volume Is Called "Guilford: A
Quaker College"; to Be
Published in May.
REPRESENTS YEAR'S WORK
Highly Praised by Previewer Ralph
Frazier in Current Issue of
Alumni Journal.
Ouilforil: A Quaker College, by
Dorothy Lloyd Gilbert, will I>> pub
lished early in May. It i.s :in octavo of
3(10 pages in grey cloth binding with
gold lettering printed by Joseph J.
Stone Co., Greensboro. 11 contains nine
chapters and eleven illustrations and
is dedicated to the memory of I)r.
Lewis Lyndon Ilobbs.
The nine chapters are named from
quotations out of the material con
tained in the chapter. The first is called
"In I'ure Wisdom" from the quotation
by Nathan Iluvf 'I ...: the
beginning w;s in pure wisdom." The
icr is called "In Translation
of Tradition" which is the central
thought of Dr. Milncr's inaugural ad
dress; that we must translate the
ideals of I lie past Into tile lives of the
Guilford students of today.
The frontispiece of the book i.s a
portrait of Dr. Ilobbs by Lloyd Free
man.
Miss Gilbert has been collecting data
since February, 1030, and has been en
gaged in writing the book since last
July. She made a trip to Haverford,
Swnrthinore and Philadelphia last fall:
one trip to lialtimore and lias made
many trips in this vicinity.
The sources of the book are listed
at the end: (1) Those consulted in
preparation; (2) Manuscript material
and; (.">) printed material. Several
friends have read the book in manu
script and have offered valuable sug
gestions. Those to whom Miss Gil
bert is particularly indebted are:
it. J. M. Ihibbs, of Chapel Ilill: Robert
11. Frazier, Dr. and MB. Milner. Elbert
Russell. Miss Kicks and Miss Gainey.
Among Hie eleven illustrations are
also David Clark's portrait of Xatlian
Hunt (now owned by Harriet Tomlin
soii) and a sampler of Founders Ilall.
worked by Martha M. Hunt and dated:
First mouth, eighteenth day. 1841.
ENTERTAINMENT COURSE
TO SPONSOR ORCHESTRA
The North Carolina Symphony orches
tra, a spring number in the Community-
College Entertainment course, will be
presented in Memorial hall auditorium
at S o'clock May It. Sponsored by
Karl Stapleton, director of the Federal
Music Project, the orchestra appearance
here was successfully sought by Dr.
K. 11. F. Weis, head of the Guilford
Depar.nient of Music.
Tile North Carolina Symphony
orchestra is composed of some 110 pieces
anil lias for its conduct or, Joseph l>e
Narilo. -Mr. Do Xnrdo's full evening's
performance here is absolutely free.
T Members Enthusiastic
After Wet Conference
The fact that the sunny south failed
miserably to live up to its name did lit
tle to dampen the spirits of the Guil
ford delegates to the State Y confer
ence at ('amp Nawakwa last week-end;
but it certainly did moisten their bod
ies. The group, which set forth in
high spirits and spring clothes under
Friday's beaming sun, dragged back dis
consolately in one car too many through
Sundays' raging storms, denying vocif
erously that the weather had spoiled
their good time.
By special arrangement ivith the
weather man, these April Y conferences
are equipped with full measures of
freakish weather each year. Last time,
early morning frost and chilblains char
acterized the occasion; and this time a
splendid first day was followed by a
dismal second day and a deluge on the
third day which terminated the session.
In spite of the handicaps imposed by
nature, the Indomitable Ton managed
to amuse themselves quite satisfactor
ily, according to all reports.
"Big Bill" Beittel and Tom "Tilden"
Taylor challenged all comers on the
pingpong table and completely demol
ished two splendid tabic tennis balls,
thus creating the necessity which moth
ered the invention of the startling new
game of "indoor tennis," played on a
THE GUILFORDIAN
Y. M. C. A. Game
Room to Open Soon
The frame room in Men's Center,
Arch (I ale hall, will be open for busi
ness early next week, according to
an announcement received recently
from the Y. M. C. A. The appoint
ments of the room will include facil
ities for playing such games as ping
ping and checkers, and a store selling
candy and supplies will be open
whenever the room is.
Orginally scheduled for March 1,
the opening of the room has been
postponed due to the decision of the
day students to turn over their un
refunded breakage fees to the fund
set aside by the Y for the project.
The improvement of the room made
possible in this way is to be the
day student contribution to the cen
tennial program.
The delay incident to the obtain
ing of the signatures of the stu
dents involved in this plan forced
the postponement of the opening
date set by the Y, since they did
not wish to commence ~'ivity in the
room until everything was n.
STATE PHILOSOPHERS
MEETING HERETODAY
Papers Will Be Read and Dis
cussion Held; Beittels
to Give Tea.
MILNER PRESIDENT-ELECT
Prominent professors of philosophy
iind North Carolina institutions of
higher learning will convene here to
day at 11 :45 a. in. in the third annual
meeting of the North Carolina Philoso
phical society. The morning and aft
ernoon sessions will he presside;l over
by Aibau (>. Widxery of 1 Hike univer
sity. and Clyde A. Milner, president
and president-elect of the society.
Professor Edgur 11. Henderson of
Meredith college. Raleigh .will read
the first paper. The subject of Mr.
Henderson's paper is "Some Aspects of
Critical Realism."
The meeting will adjourn at 1 p. lit.
for luncheon, which is to he held at
the home of the Mi liters.
At the afternoon session there will
he a presentation of two papers,
"Whitehead's Theory of Value," by
Professor George A. Morgan, of Duke
university, and "Whitehead's Tleolog.v,"
by Professor 11. .1. Bowden, of Elon
College. Dis 'iisst ns will follow each
of ;hose .alks.
The session will close with a '.ea at
the home of I)r. an 1 Mrs. A. I).. Beittel
at o'clock.
able with ping pong paddles and a ten
nis bail.
The Y. W. C. A.'s supreme authority
indicated intellectual curiosity as to
how the "other half lives" by her in
terest in the work done by the S C A
in the campus of Hereditary Enemy
Klon. So much interested did she seem
to be in inter-campus relations, in fact,
that it was left to the Y. M. C. A. fac
ulty adviser to find the fountain pen
lost by the Y. W. C. A. member, Lucy
Gaunt, after conference president
George MacFarland's well intentioned
efforts to assist had proved of no avail.
Y. M. C. A. President Milton Ander
son discovered a considerable commu
nity of interest with the chaperone who
was overseeing the occasion, and he has
since been heard to admit that chaper
ones CAN be human after all.
Pete Moore, ace Guilford newshawk,
an iron man of the first water, slipped
out Saturday night into a temperature
very sub-what-it-should-have-been and
indulged in an open-air shower in the
inadequate shelter of the pump-house.
Spartan that he is, Pete came through
the orilcal with a smile, but the mere
thought of the thing make strong men
shudder in retrospect.
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Published. Semi-Monthly by the Students of Guilford College
GUILFORD COLLEGE, N. C., MAY 1, 1937
MARSHALS SELECTED
BY COLLEGE FACULTY
At the meeting of the faculty
held Monday night. April 2(1, mem
bers of the rising junior class were
chi seii for next year's college mar
shals.
Alvin Meibohm was chosen chief
marshal. Dave Stafford, Grieg
Itichie, Cora Worth l'arker. Dorothy
Carson, and Emily Cleaver were
also appdn.ed in this position.
The three boys and three girls
who are chosen for this honor
every year are selected on the basis
of their scholastic average and
their contribution to the campus
life.
NEWLIN WILL STUDY
INTERNATIONAL LAW
Given Scholarship by Carnegie
Endowment for Inter
national Peace.
ONE OF FIFTY HONORED
Professor Algie I. Newlin lias been
awarded a scholarship to the sixth an
nual summer session on International
Law to be held at the University of
Michigan. Mr. Newlin is one of 50
American professors honored by ail In
vitation to this seminar conducted un
der lie auspices of the Division of In
ternational Law of tlie Carnegie En
dowment for International I'eace in
co-operatiin with the University of
Michigan. The purpose of this session
is to provide an opportunity to par
ticipate in a period of intensive work
in international law and international
relations under outstanding leaders in
American and Canadian life, included
on tlie facility will be George Gral'ton
Wilsju of Harvard; Jesse Heeves of
tlie University of Michigan; James
Scott, famous international lawyer, am!
George A. Finch, of McGill university.
lieeausc of (lie time, June L'Ntli to July
::oth. Mr. Newlin will Ire unable to to.n ..
for the entire summer school term at
(Jul f.ird. However, arrangements have
been made so that Mr. and Mrs. New
lin will be in at endaucc at the seminar
at the University of Michigan.
SENIOR MUSIC MAJORS
OFFER FINAL RECITALS
Performances Mark Culmination of
Music Course; Correspond to Theses
Required in Other Deprtments.
DONNELL TO PERFORM MAY 5
The senior music majors of Guilford
College will pros, ir. us with recitals
this coming month. Frances Mclver,
of Greensboro, will give hers on May
11 : Annie Lee Fitzgerald, of Lexington,
N. ('., May 12: and Minn I)onnell, of
Climax X ('.. May
Knell individual program promises us
an aria from a great opera, and some
lighter classical numbers.
Following are the programs:
Minn I > IIII;*11 has chosen "Aniarilli,"
b.v Caecini: "Eyes So Tender," Bonon
i ini: "Sing On!" Luigi Denzn ; Aria
from "Itigelelto," Verdi; "Ecologue,"
Delib s; "Serenade," Brahms; "Hap
piness Is a Thing of Changes," Saint-
Sat lis; "The Lark Now Leaves His
Wat'ry," 11. l'arker; "Song of tin'
0.-ean," La Forge; "Lullaby," Cyril
Scott; "The Little Demoiselle" Novell ':
"Lo Here! the Gen.le Lark." Bishop.
Frances Mclver will sing an aria
tr.mi "l.i Traviata," Verdi: "Cade la
sera." Miliatti; "Margaret at the Spin
ning \Vli:'el," Schubert; "l>ie Loreley."
Liszt: "Nobody Saw," Loewe; "Dream
ing," Wagner: "Returning Spring."
Vidof; "No. I Shall (lo No More to tile
Woods," Wecherlin; "Swiss Echo
Song," Eeliert; "Sounds," Kleinm:
"Love Is the Wind," MacFayden; and
"Sunlight." by Ware.
Annie Leo Fitzgerald's selections are
"My IVace Is Gone," Graba Hoffman:
"The First Violet," Mozart; "Inipa
, ience," Schubert; "Nymphs and Shep
herds," l'ureell; Aria, "One Fine Day,"
I'uecini: "Chansons do Florian," God
ard; "Bonne Nuit," Massanet; "Si tu
savais," Bulfe; "Villannelle," Dell
Acipie: "Stolen Wings," Charles Wllle
by: "There's a Lark in My Heart,"
Charles G. Sprnss; "Spring's Awaken
ing, by Wilfrid Sanderson.
Juniors Hold Rummage Sale
The class of '3B held a rummage sale
on Thursday, April 29, at Raleigh's
Crossroads. The proceeds will go to the
class treasury.
Guilford Scholarship
Elects Eight New Members
Furnas to Do Graduate Work Next Year;
Trueblood to Teach English During Absence
Since Mr. I'. W. Furnas, head
of the Department of English, lias
been granted a leave of absence
to do graduate work next year,
Dr. Paul Triielilood has been asked
by the administration and trustees
to take Mr. Furnas' place as Eng
lish professor for the period of
his a list ire. Dr. Trueblood who
is a cousin of I). Elton Tru.'blood,
dean of men here several years ago,
received a Bachelor of Arts de
gree fr in Wiliianiette University in
Chapel Schedule
Monday, May 3—"New Develop
ments in Chemistry," I)r. 11. A. Ljung.
Tuesday, May 4—Meeting for wor
ship, the Hut.
Wednesday, May s—The A Capella
Choir, request numbers.
Thursday, May 6—Class meeting.
Friday, May 7—Guilford Scholar
ship Society.
Monday, May 10—Speeches by Dr.
A. I). Beittel, Charles Blair, and Ken
neth Morris.
Tuesday, May 11—Meeting in the
Hut on the Basis of Silence.
Wednesday, May 12—Speeches by
Dr. (harness I'urdom, Henry Nau, and
Pete Moore.
Thursday, May 13—Class chapels.
Friday, May 14—Speeches by Dr.
Clyde A. Milner, Herbert Ragan, and
Milton Anderson.
BRADSHAW, BLANCHARD
HAVE BEST LIBRARIES
Floyd Moore and George Wilson Have
Best List of Books in Library
Contest.
TIIKEE FRESHMEN RECEIVE PRIZES
This year several people entered the
library contest, one which lias been
carried on in such colleges as Connecti
cut College for Women, Swarthmore,
and Haverford. This is its second year
on the Guilford campus, and
seems to have aroused the interest of
a number of our students.
In the junior-senior contest, John
Bradshaw, Jean Blanchard, Richard
Einford, and Dorothy Gardyno made
entries. Tlure were several well-roand
ed libraries and specialized collections
in this group. John Bradshaw, of
Franklin, Va., won first place, and Jean
Blanchard, of Kent, Ctann., followed
him with second. The judges were Mrs.
Minnie M. Hussey, Dr. Roddy Miller,
and Dr. Eva Campbell.
The sophomore contest was led by
Floyd Moore, of Greensboro, with
George Wilson, also of Greensboro, re
ceiving second place. Miss Dorothy
Gilbert, Mrs. Clyde A. Milner, and Dr.
Russell Pop? were the judges.
Prof. P. W. Furnas, Mr. Samray
Smith, and Betsy Bulla awarded the
freshman prizes to Wilma Archer, Win
ston-Salem ; Phyllis Weinberg, New
York City, and P. F. Paine, Greensboro.
The money for the prizes is taker,
from that which tin- college library has
collected from overdue books. Books,
selected by each individual winner, will
lie presented at Commencement.
GEOLOGY CLASS GOES
TO SPRUCE PINES MINE
At the early hour of 5 o'clock a. in
the geology and mineralogy classes of
I)r. Blnfonl started out in two ears
for a two-day geology trip to the
western part of the state. It took
several hours of driving to arrive at
the first important stn;> at the state
owned lime and feldspar quarry near
Marion, X. C. A second longer stop
was at McKinney Mine near Little
Switzerland, X. C. The geologists
visited elay deposits and mines near
Spruce Pines for the rest of the day.
On Saturday morning, in spite of
rain, the class collected minerals from
several different rock deposits, and
visited an asbestos mine.
The seven geologists on the trip were
Dr. Binford. Gerald Allen, Richard
Archer, Richard Binford, Dorothy Rags
dale, Ralph Spillman and G. W.
Vick, Jr.
Oregon. Several years :i '-'o he was
granted n .Master's degree in Eng
lish from Duke university. lie then
held nil assistant professorship of
English at Friends' university,
Wichita, Kans., for three years.
After receiving in the following
year a I'h.l). from Duke university,
I>r. Trueblood spent a year at Pen
die 11111 ill study. This year he is
teaching at I.ake Mohonk School
for Boys. Mohonk, X. Y. Dr. True
blood is a Friend and (he proud
possessor of a charming wife.
MUSE FANS FLAME
AS SOPHS CREATE
Many of the Aspirants Devote
Fifty Hours to "Construc
tive Thinking."
1 ENIiOW RECEIVES PRAISE
Another of Mrs. Milner'js Philosophy
10 classes is drawing to the usual
dramatic close ms it becomes time for
the young artists to bring forth their
fruits and lay them at the feet of Wls
loni to be judged : and again, as hap
tens every year, the .Sophomores are
going aroind frniitically trying to find
.something they can devote the last 50
hours of (lie semester to in order to
have some offering to bring on May lit.
Mabel I.ee Smith has deeided that
s'je should get credit for the 50 hours
shi' has put in thinking up some
project; Schuman spends his days and
nights climbing over the church, meas
uring everything measurable in that
revered building; Emily Cleaver has
become on the spur of the moment, a
playwright: and Ketcbuin has devel
oped a passion for soap; while Howard
Vow hums dreamily, "When My Dream
Boat Ci nits In," as lie does things wi.li
i paint brush and some cardboard. But
so far John Benbow is the sophomore
who is in the lead to go down in history
for his achievements, having done all
the drawings for the new Guilford
college catalogue, with such a display
of talent that the engraving company
was nuist en . husiantie in its praise, and
predicted great things for the young
artist.
These are the lucky ones whose 50
| hours of thinking have brought some
results. But what of the other philoso
phers? They are looking pule and
wan —and wondering if the Argus eyes
if Wisdom will be able to discern that
lie remaining 75 of tlieiu are much
swifter than most artists and that
they really didn't need 50 hours for
their project, but only the wee hours
of tlie night of May 1-.
Campus Sleuths Baffled
As M ay Day J\[ears
"I know a see ret!"
Reverting to childhood tactics, this
carry-over phrase has once ngain burst
upon Guilfordinns in all its glory and
enticement. "When I became a man I
put away childish things" doesn't apply
even to our dignified seniors, as that
august body will only look secretive
when approached on any of the- follow
ing subjects: Where is the Junior-Sen
ior banquet to be held? Is your thesis
going to be in on time? Are you going
to graduate? Of course, everyone, ex
cept the seniors, knows the answers to
these questions—that's why they're such
exciting secrets.
Going to the opposite extreme, we find
the younger generation taking the cue
of their elders and looking superior
every time an inquiry is made into the
plans for the freshman-sophomore pic
nic. Of course it can't he a secret,
even to tlie freshmen, that the sopho
mores will have things all their own way
at that partj', since orders are posted on
all bulletin boards commanding the
freshmen to come looking their worst.
The only secret about the affair is—
which sophomore, on the social commit
tee, is trying to steal which freshman's
thunder? Perhaps the sophomores are
weary of having their time beaten by
little frcshies —they have certainly guar-
NUMBER 11
STUDENTS, FACULTY
AMONG HONOREES;
PEARSON CHOSEN
James Cornette, Rebecca Weant,
Delacy Faust, Ray Hoi lis,
Beatrice Rohr Are Named.
C. A. MILNER SELECTED
T. Gilbert Pearson and Dorothy L. Gil
bert Are Given Recognition
for Literary Work.
Eight new members, five of them stu
dents, were elected to the Guilford Col
lege Scholarship Society at a recent
meeting. The students were James Cor
nette, who has a quality average of
2.9; Rebecca Weant, 2.84; DeLacy Faust,
2.75; Hay Hollis, 2.55; and Beatrice
Rohr, 2.53. These students were elected
on the basis of their scholastic achieve
ments, and it is planned to have a pub
lic induction of those students, who
will be seniors, the first month after
school starts next September.
Dr. Clyde A. Milner, president of
Guilford College, was appointed an hon
orary member of the society because of
his exposition of the function of a small
liberal arts college, as presented in the
second chapter of his book, "The Dean
of the Small College." Miss Dorothy
Gilbert, professor of English, was ap
pointed because of her book which is
soon to be oft' the press, "Guilford: A
Quaker College." T. Gilbert Pearson,
president emeritus of the National Au
dubon society, was appointed because
of his contributions to the field of orni
thology, and because of his recent book,
' Adventures in Bird Protection."
On Charter Day, January 13, 1937,
the Guilford College honorary society
was formally established, with 31 eligi
ble for charter membership. The soci
ety was formed to increase the interest
in high scholastic attainment and to
honor those former students and fac
ulty members who had made notable
records. It is hoped at a later date that
a Guilford chapter of the Phi Beta
Kappa will be formed from this society.
The Guilford Scholarship Society will
have charge of the chapel program on
Friday, May 7.
DRAMA GROUP ELECTS
SIX NEW MEMBERS
Several students were honored by the
Dramatic Council at a recent meeting
held in Founders' hall. Five candidates
who had received the requisite number
of points for appearing in or assisting
with council productions were elected
to membership in the dramatic group,
and six others whose point totals were
high enough were awarded keys.
The council's new members are Betty
Trotter, Jynette La Rosa, Hill Furman,
Tom Taylor, and George Wilson. Those
honored with the key include Sybil
Harrow, Mary Priscilla Blouch, Walter
Mickle, Virginia Xesniith, Annie Lee
Fitzgerald, and Beatrice Bohr.
anteed that there will be no "Belles'*
among the freshmen that night; for
what girl can strut her stuff in one high
heel and one ilat lie I —or without any
curls? If one garlic had been served
the freshmen for supper, the sopho
mores could have guaranteed thems Ives
no competition.
Another secret, to which we get a
different, answer each time we inquire,
is based around the fact that some of
our most attractive girls have not been
seen off campus for many weeks. It is
most touching to see them sitting at
the gate holding out their cup to who
ever goes by, begging someone—anyone
—to carry it across to the store and
have it filled.
Perhaps our most thrilling secret is
the one involving May Day. Faint ru
mors reach us daily—but they are, oh,
so faint! Such enticing bits of gossip
as that the music will be produced by
Hill's orchestra, composed of "six bio
lins, a bellow nnd a bass biole"; littlo
Woolston will wear a crown and sit be
side the lovely lady; Ella Cochran will
become pugnacious and don boxing
gloves; Ruth Lamb will dive over six
girls and plant her nose in the ground—
are convincing us that it's going to bo
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