VOLUME XXV
Plans Are Being Promoted
For Big Expansion Project
$115,000 IS GOAL
Campaign for 2,000 Members for
Second Century Builders
Club Is Underway.
GYM TO HEAD PROGRAM
Student Administrative Council Ap
proves I'lan as Presented by
Dr. Milner.
Extensive plans have been inaugu
rated by the college through the board
of trustees and alumni to make a con
centrated effort to culminate work on
the expansion project, which includes
building of n new gymnasium, in order
to begin actual building next spring if
developments reach the stage of com
pletion.
Interest in the athletic center and
other additions and improvements
which have been outlined has grown to
a high point and the general feeling
towards the "march to the goal" is that
it is vituall.v certain of success.
Building of a new gymnasium to re
place the present one, which was a prize
model in Ibis state 40 years ago, has
been realized as a necessary step to
meet the needs of the student body and
the academic program. Plans as drawn
include a plant of completely modern
ized proportions to be well-equipped
for both intercollegiate and intramural
activities on that scale which would
make the college athletic program ade
quate for a student body of Guilfords
size.
According to the statement of Pres
ident Clyde A. Milner, this week,
sum of 115,(MM) is set ns the goal for
the expansion project, which would in
clude the building and equipment of
the gymnasium, renovation of the boys'
dormitories and Founders' hall, and
building of a new girls' dormitory.
Previous efforts have contributed to
the building fund, but the bulk of the
amount is sought in tin l current pro
gram through the Second Century
Builders club. There is an aspect to
latest developments which overshadows
from practically every angle the former
status of affairs In the fact that im
portant action by the board of trustees,
meeting here in special session on No-
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GUY THOMAS AND EDWARD
CORBY MAKE STRAIGHT A'S
Official Reports on Quarter (inules
Show Many New Candidates
For Honor Roll.
FKOKII MAKE SCHOLASTIC HOW
First official reports on quarter
grades show many new candidates
for this year's honor roll. In com
paring the figures of this quarter with
those of the same period for last year
it is encouraging to note that many
new gains have been made.
The report for the first quarter
shows two students making all A.'s as
over against only one for last year;
credit going to Edward Corby and Guy
Thomas for this achievement.
The list of students making all A.'s
but one has been increased from seven
to nine: six freshman made their debut
in this division. Those whose names
appear in this list are Henry Bilyeu,
Marie Grumbrecht, Charles Lewis, El
fried Pennekamp, Stokes Rawlins, Wm.
David Stedman. Catharine Beittel,
Theodore Mills and Patricia Hopkins.
A group of twenty-seven students
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Qy THE^D
GUILFORDIAN
FAMOUS AUTHOR TO
TALK ON PROGRAM
Allen Tate of Woman's College
To Be at Guilford
December 1.
HAS HAD NOTED CAREER
| A. leu Tate, eminent author, lecturer,
critic, mid professor at Woman's Col
lege will appear on the regular Thurs
day evening program of the joint Y. W.
C. A., V. M. ('. A. December 1 at seven
' o'clock. Mr. Tate is the author of the
I recently published novel, The Fathers.
| His subject lias not been announced
| but it is probable that he will discuss
i somt thing of a literary nature.
] Mr. Tate came to Woman's College
I in February, 195fe as a professor in
J the department of English. I'rior to
111,-it time, from 1984 to 10311, he was
I lecturer in English literature at Soutli
| western Co.lege in Memphis. He re
| reived his bachelor's degree from Van-
I (l-.-rbilt I'niversity and migrated to New
! York to make a name for himself.
| After attaining national recognition in
[ 1!1.'.'8, as a free lance poet and critic,
i Mr. Tate was awarded a Guggenheim
Fellowship.
Besides contributing to nearly all the
l important critical magazines, Mr. Tate
j has published several volumes. In
| eluded among these are critical biog
raphies oi Jefferson Davis and Stone
wall Jackson: four volumes of poetry;
lone book of essays; and the popu.ar
I novel The Fathers.
LAST NIGHT'S RECITAL
PRESENTS NEW TALENT
Fine Arts Club Material Given to the
Public for the First Evening
Program.
East night's student recital marked
the first appearance before the general
public of a type of program that has
been frequently presented to members
i-f the Fine Arts club during the fall.
The eight students appearing on the
program have been preparing their
numbers since early September. They
presented a dozen carefully chosen se
lections from the works of widely
konwn composers. Three of the stu
dents, Jonnleen Hodgin, Annie Evelyn
Powell, and Mike Caffey are juniors
and will present their individual senior
recitals sometime during the spring of
next year. The three freshmen on last
night's program rendered piano selec
tions by Schubert, MacPowell, and
Moskowski; various pianists on the
campus acompanied the singers. Piano
solos were given by Evelyn Pearson,
Minnie Wallace, and Heaven Farlowe.
Annie Evelyn Powell. Joe Parker, Jon
aleen Hodgin, and Eileen Pornseif
sang.
DEBATERS PREPARE FOR
COMING TOURNAMENTS
Guilford's debating team this year
will consist of Teddy Mills and Marion
Huff, negative; and Winfred Mei
bolim and Homer Wellborn, affirma
tive. These four students were named
to the team when Wilbert Edgerton
iind Robert Register, varsity men last
year, did not report for the trials.
T'nder the tutelage of Mr. Suiter,
the debaters are already hard at work
preparing for the annual South At
lantic forensic tournament. The tour
nament will lie held in Salisbury in
early March.
GUILFOKI) COLLEGE, N. C., NOVEMBER 26, 1938
I DR. MILNER GOES
NORTH TO PRESENT
PLANS TO ALUMNI
Mrs. Milner Joins University
Christian Mission Institute
In Alabama For a Week.
WILL RETURN DECEMBER 4
Guilford President Kxplains I'lans for
New liuilding Program to
Alumni Groups.
off campus this week have been both
Dr. Clyde A. Milner, president, and
Ernestine C. Milner, personnel director
of Guilford college. In Dr. miner's
I pocket when he stepped aboard the
J train Wednesday, November 1(>, were
plans for alumni leaders in the East,
] and notes for discussion and lectures
! traveled south to Montgomery, Ala
jbama with Mrs. Milner Friday evening,
November 25.
| Dr. Milner, furnished with the reso
lution approved by the board of
trustees in their meeting on November
s, contacted alumni leaders in New
York, Philadelphia, Washington, and
Wilmington, Delaware, returned after
I seven days, November 10-23, with en
couraging plans.
( Beginning today, November 2(1, Mrs.
| Milner actively joined the nation-wide
j t'niversity Christian Mission in its
program at Tuskegee Normal and In
dustrial Institute, Tuskegee, Alabama
land State Teachers College, Mont
j gomer.v, Alabama. She is the only
\ woman in the southern United States
on the executive staff of the tour
I which lias as its objective the leading
(if "students and teachers to vital faith
| iu God . . . and to a thorough personal
Icoiuinitinent to His cause in the world."
J I.ike her husband, Mrs. Milner will
be away from campus a week, return
[ ing in time for her classes on De-
I coluber 4.
! Ammunition for Guilford's president
in his swiii)? up the Atlantic seaboard
was the challenge to the alumni given
out by the college trustees in their en
! deavor to make possible early comple
tion of these improvements: the con
struction of the badly-needed gym
us soon as 2.000 alumni, students, or
j friends of the college enroll in the
j Builder's club for a minimum of three
j years.
CHOIR PREPARES FOR
HOLIDAY ENGAGEMENTS
Number of Concerts on Campus and
in Greensboro Scheduled for
Organization.
MESSIAH" WILL BE SI NG AGAIN
Pressed to fill their usual series of
holiday engagements, the Guilford col
lege A ('a pel la choir is working at top
speed to prepare new numbers and
polish uji on old selections which they
will offer to the Guilford community
and to Greensboro.
Opening with the old hymn, "Come,
Ye Thankful People. Come," the choir
last Wednesday initiated the Guilford
student body to a new type of chapel
celebration of the traditional Thanks
giving holidays. Two of the num
bers included in last Wednesday's
program, "Call to Remembrance," and
"Oh, Re Joyful," are in the regular
concert repertoire of the organization.
For the first time since he has been
at Guilford. Dr. Weiss led in recitative
reading en masse. lie has been very
anxious to include this type of read
ing in chapel for some time, and if
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Chapel Schedule
Monday, Nov. 28.—Mr. A. L. Itrooks,
attorney from Greensboro, N. C.
Tuesday, Nov. 2®—Meeting for wor
ship on the basis of silence In the
Student Hut.
Wednesday, Nov. 30 —Mr. Edgar
Hartley, Secretary Y. M. C. A.,
High Point, N. C.
Thursday, Dec. I —Class meetings.
Friday, I>ec. 2—Musical program by
Mrs. Eichhorn and associates.
Monday. Dec. s—Dr. Harvey Ljung,
"Motor Fuels."
Tuesday, Dec. 6 —Meeting for wor
ship on the basis of silence in the
Student Hut.
Wednesday, Dec. 7 —Dr. I. G. Greer,
Thomasville, N. C.
Thursday, Dec. B —Class meetings.
Friday, Dec. !(—A discussion of
Handel's Messiah by three stu
dents.
CHRISTMAS BAZAAR
HAS SWEDISH THEME
Y.W.C.A. Will Sponsor Annual
Affair in Mary
Hobbs Hall.
JAP MOTIF DISCARDED
Plans for the annual Y. W. C. A.
Chrirstmas bazaar inaugurated sev
eral years ago by the local lassies in or
der to augment a slender bank account
will take place in Mary Ilobbs Hall
Saturday evening December ">.
This year the affair will follow a
Swedish (middle-way) theme rather
than a Japanese (aggressive) idea as
was carried out last year. Patrons are
urged to appear in Swedish costumes
in order to further carry out the co
operative idea. Swedish decorations
will lend a festive appearance to the
center of activity. The only deviation
from the adopted theme will be the
l'nglish language and American re
freshments. which will be served in a
Swedish tea-room (ordinarily Mary
Ilobbs kitchen).
Interesting and unique Swedish sou
venirs and gifts appropriate to the Yule
season will be 011 sale. Swedish games
and Scandinavian dances will be in
vogue for the merry makers.
Proceeds obtained will be used by the
V. \V. to cover various expenses en
countered in the Y. \V. program for the
yea r.
Investigative Wave Extends to
Inner Workings of Guilfordian
Today is Saturday and again you are
reading your GUILFORDIAN. Ah yes, but
ittle do you know of the hectic strug
gle that Editor T. A. C'ann and his
thirty-five odd cohorts have made to
put this sheet before the eager campus
public. The lives of would-be student
journalists are fraught with danger,
hard work, criticism and ingratitude.
Taken as a lot, they, in 1111 effort to get
their sheet out on time, have become
a morose, sullen, hardened, skeptical
group. Hut in order to understand
these mistits in society it would be well
to look behind the scenes to see the |
(JUII.FOROIAN in the throes of birth.
Sad faced Editor 'l'. A. Cahn is by
far the most colorful figure behind our
printed page. I'pon his round scholarly
shoulders rests the responsibility of
producing the GUII.KORIUAN on time. As
the publication date for each issue
rolls around his already low hanging
trousers hang despondently lower. Wit
NUMBER 5
ANNUAL BANQUET
SLATED TO DRAW
CAPACITY CROWD
Plans Have Been Completed for
Fall Sports Dinner to Be
Held This Evening.
DEACON COACH HONORED
Rug-Cutling Session in Mary Hobbs
Hall Will Follow Presentation
of Varsity Letters.
I Tonight at 7 o'clock Pounders Ilnll
j will be the scene of the annual fall
j sports banquet, with Coach Jim Wea
i ver of Wake Forest heading the bill
|as chief speaker for the occasion,
i Final preparations for the banquet
have been completed by (lie social com
mittee under the joint supervision of
Tyree Gilliam and Mary Priscllla
Blotich, who are confidently expecting
a full house tonight. The program
i has been especially designed to honor
: the two fall sports teams, football and
i track, and Coach Weaver, Dr. Shepard,
Dr. Campbell, and the captains and
captains-elect will make talks during
the course of the evening. Dr. H. A.
IVjung will be the toastmaster. In
cluded in the program will be the
! presentation of letters by Coach Car
{ lyle Shepard and Conch "Block" Smith
| to members of the cross-country and
! football teams who have turned in
outstanding performances for the year.
The social committee promises short
speeches, long menus, and an enter
i mining program _ tonight. Following
I the two-hour banquet there will be
| dancing in Mary Hobbs hall, starting
at nine and lasting 'til . The com
j mittee has had less funds at its dis
i posal ibis year than at any other time,
i but it confidentially assures this rag
j that the quality of the entertainment
| tonight has not suffered in the least.
Miss Gons Returns
Miss Gons returned to the campus
t Inst Wednesday after an absence of
several weeks due to illness. She will
gradually resume her work which was
! taken over by Mrs. Binford during her
I sickness.
Mrs. Iteittel 111
Mrs. A. I>. Bcittel underwent an ap
pendicitis operation last Wednesday
; morning at Wesley Long hospital.
| Latest reports indicate that she is
: making favorable progress toward re
|covery.
T. Taylor has predicted that if this
lowering process is allowed to proceed
unchecked our liditor will soon he seen
sporting a rather too large pair of
voluminous gray sports, if one keeps
an eye out for him one may see him
painfully lifting one big southern foot
after another as lie drifts somewhat
aimlessly toward the back stairs of
Memorial hall. Reaching the door, our
man of letters clutches one of Algie's
weighty tomes closer to his bosom,
sighs deeply, and falls into a reverie,
making no move to mount the pre
liminary three stone steps. The door
opens abruptly and one of Dr. Camp
bell's cut throats ttings a carcass past
our ed's nose into the garbage can
where it falls with a mushy thud. The
aroma arouses ('aim from his lethargy
and he drawls indignantly, "Good idea
for an editorial!" and proceeds at a
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