VOLUME XXIV
A.C.U.WHO'SWHO
NAMES STANDOUTS,
SEVEN HONORED
Maloney, Stafford, Cornette,
Ritchie, Parker, Ruble, Rohr
Picked as Most Prominent.
ACTIVITIES CONSIDERED
A. I). Beittel, Norman Boyles Among
Those Asked to Name Possibili
ties; Mrs. Milner Asked for List.
Seven Guilford students have been
chosen as the college's most outstand
ing for purposes of the annual "Who'*
Who Among Student* in \m rican Vvi
vcrsttlen anil College*." This publica
tion lists, each year, prominent figures
011 college campuses all over the coun
try. Chosen to represent the Quakers
this year are Karle Maloney, Gtvig
Ritchie, Dave Stafford, James Cor
nette, Charlotte I'arker, Kay Ruble,
and Ben IJohr.
This year the criteria for nomina
tion have been expanded to include
prominence in extra-curricular activi
ties as well as in the field of scholar
ship. In this connection it will be
noticed that Maloney is editor-in-chief
of the annual atul secretary of the
Men's S.udent government; Btehie is a
member of the V. M. ('. A. cabinet and
hcadwaiter in the dining hall; Staf
ford. also of the Y cabinet, is in addi
tion, a member of the debating team;
Cornette is president of the German
flub; Miss I'arker is president of the
Dramatic council and chairman of the
Student Affairs Board; Miss Ruble is
president of the Women's Student
Council and a member of the Y.W.C.A.
cabinet ; and Miss Holir is president of
the Y.W.C.A, and a member of the
Dramatic Council.
Nominations this year were made by
Dean A. I>. Beittel and President Nor
man Boyles of the Men's Student Gov
ernment. Evidently a third list, whose
source is unknown as we go to press,
was considered by the publishers, as
some of those selected were on neither
of the lits mentioned above, and some
of their selections were omitted.
Although seven is listed as ,lie Guil
ford quota, those issuing the book evi
dently desire more nominations. Mi's.
C. A. Milner. director of personnel, re
ceived a request for a list of nominees
by the same mall which notified the
selected few that their biographies were
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Philosophers Question Reality
Of Mind, Matter, Prima Donnas
Is Mind only a sort of Bodyf la I
Body only n sort of Mind. Are prima !
donnas womenOr is it all just the |
opposite f
Thcso and many other fascinating!
questions are considered weekly, on i
Tuesday nights, by the Philosophy 11
class. After ten three-hour sessions
already this semester, most members
of the class feel that they know less
than they did at the beginning of the
course, but all are satisfied that it IS
possible to make excellent coffee at J
Guilford College.
Solon of the class is Edwin Boring,
who not only believes that man's every
activity is predetermined by natural
forces, but can prove it. (Good Pres
byterians please note.) To that ex
tent he is one up on the remainder of
the fourteen students who share in the
meetings of the class, who understand
about philosophy only that it is not
very well understood.
O/THE^D
GUILFORDIAN
To the Chapel Committee
An Open Letter
Ladies and Gentlemen:
You are very fortunate.
You need never worry about tilling your house. You always
have an audience—an audience which dares not desert your pro
grams. For that reason you are naturally tempted to make your
own opinions, tastes, and preferences (he deciding factors in plan
ning your presentations. After all, your public has to take it—
they might as well like it.
Whether or not you feel like that about your duties we don't
know; but it is certain that the student body thinks you do. Con
sequently, your programs are uniformly disliked, and not always
deservedly so.
That the students do not approve your policies must be ap
parent. If you doubt that, listen to audience comment as the
chapel period ends. We suppose you'd be better satisfied if your
victims were more enthusiastic. If we're right about that, these
are our suggestions (offered gratis and unasked) concerning ways
and means.
First, forget that your audience has to be there. Plan your
programs as if they wouldn't return after a lousy one. Assume the
responsibility of the showman—attempt to give your public what
it wants. If that lias been your aim in the past, try again.
Second, cancel the sessions for which you have no program.
Don't attempt, as in the past, to find a substitute at the last
moment for a planned attraction that failed to arrive. Sometimes
the pinch hitters are good; but the average isn't high. You'd lose
110 prestige by admitting that the speaker of the day had failed
you and dismissing the group.
Also, don't try to fill in with programs whose only virtue is
availability. If you can't find three good attractions for a given
week, skip one or two meetings as the circumstances demand. If
you consistently are unable to fill the three weekly periods with
worthwhile material, reduce the number of compulsory sessions.
And third, try for more variety, in music particularly.
Quakers in general, Guilford graduates in particular (but these in
very small doses) and preachers are all very well, lint something
else would lie very gratefully received by your constituency. And
as for hymns—!
Hoping that this will be received in the friendly spirit in
which it is sent,
Yours sincerely,
MILTON ANDERSON.
In Memoriam
We are sincerely grieved to
know of the loss which our friend
and fellow student, John Ketch
um, has suffered in the death of
his father, the late Charles M.
Ketchum. Mr. Ketchum was a
prominent Greensboro citizen. At
the time of his death he was sec
retary-manager of the Chamber
of Commerce and an active mem
ber of several civic organizations.
I Guilford's President, Clyde A. Milner,
! Mrs. Milner, and Dean A. I). Beittel
I are jointly charged with directing the
| thought of the students. It has not yet
I been satisfactorily proved, however,
i that the faithful fourteen have a
thought between them.
New North University is well repre
sented on the roll-book, having as its
representatives Floyd New, Butcher
Wilson, Milton Anderson, and that not
ed theologian, Elmer Woolston. These
! boys, in conference assembled, have
I arrived at a new and revolutionary
concept of the nature of ultimate re
ality and a simple solution for the
problems of the ages.
New So lit If 8 quota includes Dave
Stafford, James Cornette, Greig Ritchie,
and Edwin Boring. Tn their capacity
as exponents of religious thought, Staf
ford and Ritchie are disciples of Geor
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GUILFORD COLLEGE, N. C., NOVEMBER 27, 1937
DR. POPE SPEAKS
OF BERNARD SHAW
Mentions DORS, Sinclair Lewis,
Dale Carnegie, in Connec
tion With Irishman.
"SHAW" FRIDAY FEATURE
| Dr. Russell Pope, head of Guilford's |
| modern language department, last Mon- i
day addressed the chapel audience on
I the subject, "George B rnard Shaw." |
In order to lend color to his interpre
tation of the great Irish dramatist, Dr.
I Pope mentioned-a variety of subjects
including dogs, Sinclair Ix*wis, Dale I
Carnegie's "How to Win Fri nds and I
Influence People," and the use of men- I
tal telepathy in the preservation of
peace.
The inspiration for the chapel ad
dress was the- dramatic council's pro- i
jected presentation of the Shavian !
comedy, "Arms and the Man," which i
will be given tonight.
The serious and learned tone of the
literary lecture was thoroughly in keep
ing with the sort of unified and co
herent speech which has come to char
acterize the Guilford College chapel.
"This," said one campus leader, "really
proves that college students in general
and Guilford students in particular can,
and do, appreciate an intellectual
speech."
The concensus of opinion concerning
the address was that one of its great
values lay in stimulating the intellec
tual curiosity of those students who
really would like to know something
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"Arms and the Man" Has
Promise of Huge Success
Chapel Program
Monday, Nov. 29—I)r. Henry Louis
Smith: "The Culture Afforded by
Scientific Study."
Wednesday, Dec. I—Rev. J. A. Vachc
of Greensboro.
Friday, Dec. 3—Program of organ
music.
Monday, Dec. 6—William Suiter.
Wednesday, Dec. B—Father William
J. Kudor: "The Spanish Struggle."
Friday, Dec. 10—Program by the
Y. M. C. A.
Monday, Dec. 13—Christmas Carol
program.
Wednesday, Dec. 16—A reading by
Joseph Peele: "The Other Wise
Man."
Friday, Dec. 17—Christmas musical
program by A Capella Choir.
BRENNAN OPTIMISTIC
ABOUT MODERN ART
Visitor Praises Illustrations
in Modern Style
Magazines.
HAS LEI) ACTIVE LIFE
It.v praising the illustrations in two
|M>pul:ir American style ma ga zincs,
I tiff in' ami Harper'* Itazaar, recent
campus visitor, I'rofessor Harold J.
Itrimian, heart of the fine arts depart -
meiit of Westminster college, Pennsyl
vania, is hoping to encourage a dis
cerning attitude on tin- part of college
students in the general Held of art.
(Indirectly his views may holster the
hopes of prospective Guilford art stu
dents who desire fortunate careers in
this profession.) Professor Krennan,
who is a personal friend of the inter
nationally known artist, Kockwell Kent,
foresees a definite fu;lire for the artist
who can interpret American life on
canvas. He believes that tile period
of closj imitation of Europeans—espe
cially the French schools- is drawing
to a close and that such thoroughly
American artists as Thomas Benton
anil Grant Wood are in the as cut.
"Grant Wood can make an lowa
| cornfield a tiling of heauty," said Pro
fessor Krennan, his deep-set eyes glow-
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Milner Marriage Course
Attracts Favorable Attention
!t set nix like marriage is here to i
stay or at least Mrs. Mliner's mar-'
riage •(nirtie is. since its mention in 1111
art Me, entiled "Taking the Itlunders
off Love," written by Jerome Beatty
for the Ileeeuiber issue of the Amiri
-11111 Uai/iiziiK. Guilford's personnel.di
rector atid marriage mentor lias re
ceived inquiries from .several colleges
and other institutions wishing to in
stall courses of a similar nature.
The I'iiiversity of Louisville, which
l> as s of being the oldest municipal I
university in the country, inquired I
through its president concerning texts, j
related reading, and test papers, used !
in teaching Guilford students how.
A committee of students at the L'ni-1
versity of I'ittshurgh art conducting a
survey to obtain data for a course to
b> given se-ond semester this year. A
NUMBER 4
IS UNUSUAL CAST
This Is the Dramatic Council's
Most Ambitious Attempt
in Several Years.
ORCHESTRA TO FEATURE
Robert K. Marshall, Outstanding Direc
tor Whose Ability Makes Anythins
But Great Success Impossible.
"Anns anil the Mail.*' George
1 termini Shaw's satirical comedy on
war. will be presented tonight in Me
morial hall tinder the directorship of
Uohert K. .Marshall. The most ambi
tions attempt the Dramatic Council lias
made in several years, the play
promises to hold the attention of those
interested In tense situations as well
as those eaugllt by (lie philosophy ex
pressed. The plot con ems the hill
ing of a Swiss soldier lighting for the
Servians in the Serbo-Itnlgarian war
in the house of one of tile leading fam
ilies in Bulgaria, lie, a professional
solilier. laughs at the poor attempts
of the Buigariau army. The husband
anil Hancee of the woman and daugh
ter who have be friended him return
from tlie war, the Swiss otticer turns
up again and the situation reaches its
peak.
The east of the play is made up al
most entirely of actors who have had
a great deal of experience in acting at
Guilford before. Itaina Beikoff, the
daughter in the play, is Betty Trotter.
I'laying opposite her in the leading role
is Bill I''urnian as Captain Bitmsclili,
the professional Swiss soldier. Ituth
Stiison, Madame X'eteoff, who is trying
to acquire line manners, domineers
over her husband, .Major Botkoff,
(ieorge Wilson. Milton Anderson plays
the part of -Major Sergius Sarunoff
who, although he is carrying on an af
fair of higher love with Itaina, be
comes involved with Louka, the maid,
played by Jynette La Itosa. Two actors
new to Guilford stage are Itiehard
Marie who is Xocola, a man servant in
(lie l'eti|off bouse, and l.yndon White,
a Uussiail soldier.
Involved in the produetion of this
play as heads of the different technical
committees were Charlotte Barker, gen
eral production manager; George
I'leasants, business manager; stage
manager. Stan Lewis; electrician, Wal
ter Xeave; costuming, Priscilla Bloudi;
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| letter from them was al*o a part of
I .Mrs. Miner's reeen; fan mail.
The "1 .over's Church," located in
Oklahoma City, is Interested In con
ducting such a course in addition to its
more formal religious activities. It's
pastor, I)r. W. A. McKeevcr, i> on Mrs.
Mllner's mailing li-t.
Beatty's article was inspired by an
int* i*vlew received hy him from a soph
omore in a southern college who
wanted to know why education devoted
so little attention to the important
problems ot love-making and marriage.
Following this Interview, he was
visited hy a distraught father, scan
| daliised by an examination paper of
; his co-ed daughter in which she dis
' U-sed phases of the marriage problem
: which even he had not known about.
And so Jerome Heatty began his re
search to find just what education was
doing for marriage.