VOLUME XXIV
GURNEYBINFORD
MAKES TWO WEEKS
VISIT TO CAMPUS
Brother of President Emeritus
Recounts Experiences As
Missionary in Japan.
IS FRIEND OF KAGAWA
Says That Famous Japanese's Family
Lives on Forty Dollars
a Month.
'Many are the times I've seen a hole
in the seat of Kagawa's pants as he
stood up to address a house full of
two thousand people." Thus testified
Gurney Binford, brother of Dr. Ray
mond Binford, and close friend of Ka
gawa. "I have often been in Kagawa's
home, and know that the great Japanese
leader nc-ver owns more than one suit
at a time, as he and liis family live on
$40.00 a month. But I have never seen
a happier family, or children that were
chummier with their father."
Gurney Binford lias only recently re
turned from Japan, and will be a guest
at the Binford home for two weeks.
He and his wife have been missionaries
to Japan for the last 44 years, where
tiny have seen at first hand the great
changes which have swept over that
country.
The growth of Christendom has prob
ably been one of the most phenomenal
growths in the whole process. This has
boen proven by the fact that no popu
lar magazine in Japan can prosper un
less it has in it articles on Christian
ideals. Kagawa's magazine has the
largest circulation of any in Japan—
having a subscription of 1,800,000. An
other proof of the hold which Chris
tendom has taken on the Japanese was
illustrated by the general election of
April 30, 1937, when only 11 of the 4G6
members of the Imperial Diet were
elected on a platform backing the mili
tary policy.
The Friends constitute probably the
smallest denomination in Japan, but
have had as much or more influence
than any other denomination. There
are only 700 Friends in Japan, but many
of them have gone into diplomatic ser
vice, the present Japanese embassador
to Brazil having been a member of the
first Bible class which Gurney Binford
taught in Mito.
Gurney Binford will be speaking at
campus gatherings during his stay at
the Binfords'.
Many Cynics Are Born in the
Office of Will o 1 the Wisp
"See I>avo I'arsons!"
These words follow any expressed
desire, hope, fear or inclination, and
somehow have a way of removing any
hope that might have been involved,
for seeing Dave I'arsons has developed
into such a feat that it often takes
Weeks of constant effort to bring about
its accomplishment.
Not that you can't catch tantalizingly
brief glimpses of him in action, but
oli! what maddening glimpses they are!
When Miss Fortune meets you at the
door of bis olfice she should say, "All
ye who enter here must hope abandon,"
but, instead, she says, "He only stepped
out for a moment. Won't you have a
seat?" And you have the seat for hours,
while, in your child-like faith, you
watch Miss Fortune to see if she really
looks like an honest person. Probably
more cynics have been born in Mr. Par
O^THE^c)
GUILFORDIAN
Chapel Schedule
Monday, October 18—Prof. A. I.
Newlin: "The Underlying Cause of
the War in China."
Tuesday, October 19—Meeting on
the basis of silence, the Hut.
Wednesday, October 20—Rabbi F.
I. Rypins.
Thursday, October 21—Class meet
ings.
Friday, October 22—Negro spirit
uals and poetry.
Monday, October 25 Jeannette
Rankin, member of Congress.
Tuesday, October 2f>—Meeting on
the basis of silence, the Hut.
Wednesday, October 27—President
C. A. Milner.
Thursday, October 28—Class meet
ings.
Friday, October 29—Homecoming
program.
DO WOMEN WANT
MEN OR CAREERS?
Catharine Beittel Warns Liberal
Club of the Evils of
Man Chasing.
FRANK DORAY PRESIDES
"Guilford College is 1111 ideal vicinity
for pursuing the male" was one of the
statements made by the debaters on the
topic, "Should Women I'ursue Men or
Careers?" at the Liberal club Thurs
day night, October 13. The speaker
stated that according in the accepted
statistics women lmd a better chance
of marriage where there were more
males than females and also when they
were situated in a rural atmosphere.
Miss Beittel, who supported the career
as woman's only choice attacked the
question from the moral, religious, so
cial, economic, physical and physiologi
cal points of view. She pointed out
the evils of man chnsing and the ad
vantages of a glorious career, dwelling
on the ruin to the pursuing female,
whom she called "Public Enemy No. 1,"
in health and in winning at last tin
heart of the male. Miss I'arker, who
advocated pursuit of the less weaker
sex, emphasized the thrill of the chase,
tile honorable state of matrimony
gained, the better chance for a hale and
happy old age. and the glory of domina
tion which the wife has over the hus
band.
Prank Doray presided al the meet
ing. which was overwhelmingly femi
nine. ••
sou's office than in any other room on
the campus. Then to add to your dis
comfiture a peculiarly administrative
odor oozes around tire ollices and sat
urates your being until you are finally
driven by force out 011 the porch. (II
lias been postulated that Mr. I'arsons
keeps this particular brand of perfume
to cleanse bis office of undesirables,)
but we wouldn't know the authenticity
of this statement. Upon arriving on
the porch, weak and limp, what could
be worse than to see the sought-after
business manager hop dexteriously Into
Ms car—and depart without a back
ward glance!
The next morning you arrive early,
still having child-like faith in Miss For
tune and the early worm. Hopefully
you glance in the door, only to dis
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GUILFORD COLLEGE, N. C., OCTOBER 16, 1937
TREASURE HUNTERS, !
BALKED BY STORM,
RENEW ATTEMPT
Social Committee, Undaunted,
Plans Repetition of Function
Postponed Last Week.
J. PLUVIUS PROPITIATED
Treasure, If Unfound by Seekers, to
Be Partitioned Among Members
of Social Committee.
The weather man turned a cold and
somewhat driping shoulder on the so
cial committee when he said "thumbs
down" to its proposed treasure hunt
last Saturday. However, Fortune, among
others, will be wooed again tonight at
7:30 when the postponed hunt is sched
uled to get under way. According to
information released by Betty Trotter
at a press conference yesterday, the
treasure seekers will gather at Foun
ders' where they will be divided into
groups, each group receiving a differ
ent clew to help it in its search for
the pot of gold.
No definite statement was made but
it was strongly hinted that, in the event
that none of the participants found the
treasure, same would be divided among
members of the social committee.
It is not known whether or not the
original treasure, purchased for last
week's fiasco, will be revived to reward
the efforts of this week's group of
lookers.
| A special subcommittee of the social
organization has been named to go to
the Greensboro airport and offer up
burnt sacrifices—toast or otherwise—to
the weather man through the kind of
fices of his high priest, C. Kendrick
Vestal. Fear has been expressed in
some quarters that in spite of all this,
Jupiter Pluvius will weep on this week's
activities even as he did on last.
It is understood that further pre
cautions, such as insuring the treasure
against premature discovery, and insur
ing the searchers against violence suf
fered along the way, are being arranged
for by the executive members of Miss
Trotter's committee.
MERGING OF TWO CLUBS
HERALDED BY CAMPAIGN
| The History and International Relations
Clubs to Jointly Sponsor an
Armistice Day Program.
DIVERSIFIED PROGRAMS PROMISED
With the idea in view of increasing
membership and stimulating nterest in
the two organizations, the History cluli
and the International Relations club
decided last week upon a merger, ae-i
cording to John Perian, chairman of
the International Itelatious club. Cele
bration of this uniting of forces look
the form of a picnic yesterday at High
I'oint City Lake and was attended by
approximately 15 members of thle two
clubs, together with several prospective
members.
The International Relations club
was instituted through the joint efforts
of the Y. M. C. A. aud the Y. W. C. A.,
but membership to the club is in no
way restricted to those affiliated with
the Christian associations, it was
pointed out. Membership to the His
tory club has also been open to the
entire student body, although the ma
jority of the members have always been
students who either majored or niiuored
in history.
Rotli these organizations have been
under the faculty sponsorship of Pro
fessor Newlin, and he will continue to
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Furman, Trotter to Play
Leads in "Arms and Man"
To Direct Play
\ f ,'l
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ROBERT K. MARSHALL
YANKS, REBELS UNITE
IN CHORAL HARMONY
A Capella Choir Contains
Aspiring Singers From
Ten States.
TAR HEELS HAVE VOLUME
Tile A (Violin ('lioir serves as a melt
ing pot on Guilford campus for the
blue lilooil of the torrid south and the
mongrel mixture of the icy northern
cllines. Dr. E. 11. F. Weis, however,
expects nothing but heavenly harmony
from his cosmopolitan crew of 70
choirsters. Among the sopranos, altos,
tenors, and even basses, we find that
there are aspiring singers from ten dif
ferent states and the District of Colum
bia. The continual chanting of "Caro
lina Moon" must be a good qualifica
tion for hymn singing, as the repre
senlatii 11 from the old North State is
IS, over half the choir. The "Yanks"
hold up their end, having four from
New Jersey, four from .Massachusetts,
three from New York, three from Penn
sylvania, and one from Ohio. Not men
tioning political affiliation, but acting
as a neutralizing element in the melt
ing process, Maryland, Texas, Deln
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Guilford Co-eds Ride Paltry
Seven Miles at Early Dawn
Imagine the campus at (lawn on Sun
day morning. At the still-gray hour
of 0 there's little change. The green
of rolling lawns is seen through invis
ible veils. A weighted silence fills the
air, and each dim hall presents an im
pregnable front—hostile to all intruders.
How horror-stricken must greens and
halls alike have been on Sunday last
at 0:30 a.m. when five insistent voices
profaned the belligerent quiet with
careless gaiety. Another voice joins in;
but this one's soft and just a little
sleepy. Solicitously it murmurs some
thing about "110 breakfast this time,
girls" as it appears. But hunger is sub
limated by visual delight at sight of the
trim, beige figure at ease in the cloth
of the chase.
Off with the man in the gay-eolored
coat and the station car a—lovely ride
during which our fair occupants (what
NUMBER 2
RESUME ROMANCE
Drama Council Will Present
Famous G. B. Shaw Play
November 20.
MARSHALL WILL DIRECT
Support Includes Laßosa, Wilson, Stil
son, Anderson, Earle, and Lindsay;
Drama Class to Assist.
Bill Furuinn and Betty Trotter, the
deathless lovers of last spring's "Road
to Yesterday," have been invited to cou
tlnue their postponed romance in this
fall's presentation of the G. B. Shaw
classic, "Anns and the Man." Selected
by the Dramatic Council's unanimous
vote —although there was some prelimi
nary confusion over the fact that the
"arms" referred to munitions and not
to the "man"—; he famous peace play
will be presented November 27 in Me
morial Hall.
Tr.vouts, which were held Wednesday
and Thursday of last week, attracted a
larger crowd than any tryouts in Guil
ford's recent history. The fact that the
play production class had to attend is
instanced by some as explaining the
usttsually large turnout, but this is
balanced by the fact that the class, to
the considerable surprise of some of its
members, tried out practically to u
mail. The second niglit was given over
to more intensive work with those who
had shown promise on Wednesday,
with an eye to making a final selection.
The cast, as recently published by
Dramatic Director Robert Marshall, in
cludes Furman as Captain Bluntschli,
the Swiss soldier of fortune; Miss Trot
ter as Itaina, only daughter of a
wealthy Bulgarian family; Milton An
derson as Sergius Varanoff, Bulgarian
army officer and Itaina's fiance; George
Wilson and Ruth Stilson as Major and
Madame I'etkoff, Itaina's father and
mother; Jynette La Rosa as Louka, the
Petkoff's maid; Richard Earle as
Xokola, t lie I'etkoff's servant and
Louisa's fiance; and Jack Lindsay as a
Bulgarian officer.
Marshall's new play production class
will assist in the technical work con
nected with the performance, probably
under the eagle eyes of Walter Neave
and Charlotte I'arker, old bands
at the tasks of stage electrician and
stage manager, respectively. New this
year will lie Stanley Lewis, experienced
actor and stage technician from Greens
boro. Full details concerning the pro
duction staff are as yet unavailable.
callow youth would be guilty of such
enthusiasm?) devour candy to assaugo
an untimely desire for "coffee and."
Now they dismount! But no, that
comes later. For the present they pile
out and stand shivering in the mud.
Six amazingly awake horses appear be
fore their eyes. They mount—or are
mounted. (It's no small indignity to
feel one's self thus unceremoniously
raised from the ground and seated be
fore one has had a chance to display
one's egregious horsewomansliip.)
Oh! to fly over hill and through
brook—cheeks glowing, hair streaming
in arrears.
"One-two, one-two, one-two,' chants
the riding master.
"One-two, one-two," replies the novice
to a six-eight seating arrangement.
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