Play Tonight
VOLUME XXV
DRAMATIC COUNCIL
TO GIVE COHAN'S
"TAVERN" TONIGHT
New-comers To Play Important
Parts in Production of
Melodrama.
TAYLOR HAS LEAD ROLE
Curtain to Go t'p Tonight- 011 Iniipie
Presentation Featuring Itevy of
Campus Personalities.
ISy GKOKGE WILSON
Guilford play-goers will see and hear
the unprecedented tonight when the
"screw-hall" production of George M.
Cohan's "The Tavern" gets under full
swing to the accompaniment of salvos
of shots, torrential wind, rain, and
thunder storms. Dramatic Councilors
under the direction of I!. K. Marshall
have worked the "Hi-Yo Silver" job
up to the point where it out-melo
dramas the best. "The Tavern" is in
keeping with the Council's policy of
"do something different every time,"
for it will be a liew type of play
011 the (iuilford stage.
"The Tavern" Was written by
Broadway's dean of the theater,
George M. Cohan for George M. Cohan.
Veteran T. Taylor will play the part
Cohan played, that of the Vagabond.
This will be the Felllirer of the Dra
matic Council's last appearance on
the Guilford stage, for he graduates,
come June. In this part Taylor cli
maxes all ut his other previous well
played roles. lie has shown in re
hearsal a versatility and range of
expression in his characterization sel
dom found in amateur ranks. The
Vagabond is the role all actors dream
of. Director Marshall has, however,
censored all information concerning
the Vagabond himself, and the plot
of the play in an effort to keep the
mystery element intact. (I localise h;>
clipped out the last three pages in all
of the play books, none of the actors
knew how the thing ended until about
a week ago. when be returned the
missing links.)
Jimmy I'hiilips, in bis lirst role 011
any stage, drops all that has endeared
him to W. C. hearts, swaggers, blus
ters and brawls as the lusty tavern
keeper. Teddy Mills, as /.nek. the
tavern keper's timid son, will be seen
as the lover of blonde servant girl,
Sally, to he played by Virginia Conrad.
Kay Heittel, 11s the fair heroine, Vir
ginia, daughter of the Governor, kit
tenishly lures Vagabond Taylor on and
on, to the enragenient of fiance Tom
Allen daybop ('buries I,ewis. George
Wilson is typically so, this time as
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Stage Crew in Straight Jackets
After Tempestuous Preparation
"llellxapoppin" when the hack stage
of "The Tavern" lels go. In extra cltr
rieular noises, lighting, ami "effects"
in general the boisterous "Tavern" out
whams anything seen recently in these
Hack stage henchman Joe Crescensto
and assistants will riddle the place to
night with 17 beautiful shots. The
Kindle,v brothers, Charles and liill, have
furnished the ancient artillery and
horse-pistols which various courageous
actors will lug around the stage in the
best Jesse James fashion.
Maestro Winfred Meibohm conducts
his little chamber orchestra through
"The Overture of Wind and llain,"
O/THE^)
GUILFORDIAN
Notice
Having sounded out the more
talkative harhorers of opinions on
tlie campus, the Guilfordian will
hold a superlative poll in conjunc
tion with the elections Monday.
Printed ballots will he given po
tential voters, and upon said bal
lots, said voters are asked to in
scribe the names of their choices
for (lie positions listed.
Competition is expected to he
brisk. Already some of the cam
pus sheiks and she's have expressed
revolutionary preferences.
SCHOLARSHIP GROUP
ADDS NEW MEMBERS
Dow, Thomas, Deaton, Edgerton
Accepted at Meeting of
Scholarship Society.
HIGH AVERAGE REQUIRED
The Guilford Scholarship society
elected four new members at its meet
ing last Tuesday night. The new mem
bers are Mariauna Dow, Guy Thomas,
Kalph Deaton and Wiibert Edgerton,
all of whom are juniors.
The Scholarship society is Guilford's
only honorary group. Members are
chosen on the basis of scholarly achieve
ment. A 2.r> quality point average is
required. Students are considered for
membership at the end of their liflh.
seventh and eighth semesters.
Alvin Meibohin is the only remain
ing member of last year's society.
Faculty members are: Dr. Purdom, Dr.
Campbell. Dr. Linns;. Dr. Shepard. Mrs.
Milner, Mr. Parsons, Dr. l'ope. Dr.
ISi 11 ford. Miss Gilbert and Dr. Milner.
MISS GILBERT TO GIVE
HIGH POINT LECTURE
.Miss Dorothy Lloyd (iilhert of
I lie (iuilford college English depart
mcnt will address the High Point
Friends meeting Sunday. Mnreli
20 on "Isaac Pennington." This
| speech is the third in a series of
four being given for the High
Point Friends.
The series, an extension of the
j one given at (I nil ford last fall,
concerning Mysticism and Qnak
' erism, will he concluded April 10
hy Mr. Samuel Ila worth who will
speak on "The Minor Quaker
Prophets." Dr. Clyde A. Milner
j opened the series on February 20.
I talking -on .."(Jcorge F0%." Dr.
Itussell Pope spoke on "The Har
| clays. Father and Sou" March 12.
which moves from soft, gentle, I>e
bussy like, strains into a magnificent,
tempestuous, Wngerian, finale. "ISig
Wind" Meibohm himself constructed
the machine, which. Director Marshall
declares, is the liest lo be found this
side of Hroadwa.v.
"(iene Krupa" laadicy pants and
sweats hai>pil.v as he tickles the thunder
machines. Ilis ensemble consists of
three separate thunder devices, and he
has to dash madly from one to the
other in order to get the correct ef
fect. Versatile Hob Hire relieves
Meibohm and I.indley when the boys
give out.
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GUILFORD COLLEGE, N. C., MARCH 18, 1939
FRIENDS TO HOLD
A. F. C. MEETING
ON CAMPUS TODAY
American Friends Service Will
Discuss Problems During
Two Day Visit.
STUDY REFUGEE PROBLEM
Foreign Delegation Will Report on
Conditions Found in
Germany.
Guilfortl College and Guilford Col
lege community will play host to the
American Friends Service Committee
today and Sunday. The committee,
whose home is Philadelphia, Pa., will
hold its regular .March meeting in the
.Meeting house.
Discussion groups meet throughout
today. Tomorrow as two o'clock there
will lie ;i meeting for tile interpre
tation of the refugee situation. A
deputation composed of Kut'us M.
Jones,  ieorge Walton, and ltobert
Yarnall has recently returned from
Germany where it worked directly
with the refugee problem. Hither
Mr. Walton or Mr. Yarnall will re
port on their trip Sunday afternoon.
Prominent members of the organ
ization wlio will be in attendance are
Clarence K. I'ickett, executive secre
tary: Hay Newton, Hugh I>. Moore,
Homer 1.. Morris, Leslie I>. Shaffer,
\V. lOlinore Jackson, Eleanor Slater.
In addition to the members of the
Service committee. Friends from Guil-
I'ord College and its environs, and
mini parts of North Carolina and
Virginia, will gather here for the two
day meeting.
Tlie American Friends Service com
mittee is actively engaged in work
pertaining to foreign service, peace,
and social and industrial problems.
The committee holds one meeting a
year outside of Philadelphia in vari
ous Friends' centers to acquaint people
with the type of work done.
MILNER AND PARSONS
OFF CAMPUS ON TOUR
Pre sidcul and Business Manager Are
Meeting Past anl Future
(■uilfoi'riiatts.
(III! MKMISKKSHII* IS ICOOSTKI)
Dr. Milncr anil Mr. .l'arsons left
Thursday. March !•, on n northern tour
in llie interest of the Builders' club
IIIKI for the purpose of contracting
prospective students. After holding
alumni meetings in Franklin. Va.,
Washington, D. and Philadelphia,
Pa., they will arrive in New York to
day where they are to meet T. (iilliert
Pearson and other alumni.
At Hartford, Dane! Kent will be
heir host when they meet with the
Xew England group of former (iuil
fordinns. Boston will also be visited
before the college officials return to
the campus March 24.
Results of the trip have already been
made apparent in the number of names
which have been sent in as prospective
st mlents.
Almost immediately after his return,
Dr. Milner will be forced to depart
again for Memphis, Tenn., where he
will speml several days at a meeting
of the Southern Association of Amer
ica n Colleges and Secondary Schools.
Chapel Schedule Altered
The securing of -Miss Cora Deng,
recognized authority on Chinese poli
ties. as a chapel speaker, has required
the addition of a fourth regular chapel
period to lie held Thursday, March 23.
A. F. S. C. Program
Saturday, March IS
10:00-11 :30—Social-Industrial Sec
tion. AVorlc Camps; I'enn Craft.
11:30-12:30 —Peace Section. Youth
Peace Service; Institutes.
1 :00—I.unch.
2:00-2:30 —-Committee on Spain.
2:30-I:oo—Foreign Service Sec
lion. Centers in Geneva, Paris,
Berlin, Vienna.
-1 :10-s:ls—Fellowship Council.
(! :00 —Supper.
7 :30—Guilford College Pla.v.
Sunday, March 1!)
a.ill. —Meetings for Worship.
2:00 p.m.—lnterpretation of refu
gee situation; report of depu
tation to Germany.
COMMUNITY SURVEY
TO BE CONDUCTED
Social Problems Class Will
Determine Centers of Inter
est in Community.
PROBLEMS TO HE STUDIED
Seeking to determine the location
and the reason for the geographic
center of the Guilford College com
munity, a half dozen members of the
class in Sociology -2 (Social 1 'rob
lenis) under the directorship of I'at
IMngley yesterday made plans for a
survey that will cover the business
establishments and private residences
el i lie community and will extend
throughout the next month.
Pat Dingiey, who is heading the
survey, is a veteran social worker who
has had practical experience in gov
ernment social work in Xew Jersey.
Other students who will he working
with her include John Perian, Mary
Kllen (iibbs, James Case, and Joe
|1 'i eseenzo.
, I!y means of questionnaires and per
sonal interviews the group will at
| tempt to find the number of residents
j who have their interests centered here.
I the location of these centers of inter
jest, and the manner in which these
spheres of influence have been deter
mined.
I Other members of the class are
planning firsthand studies of Jail,
health, and lionising conditions in
 ireensboro.
others of the young sociologists arc
hoping to understudy for members
of the county welfare oftice, health
department officials, and members of
I the Travelers' Aid organization,
j The activities of the class members
i in the Held of practical sociology will
| last for a period of four weeks, or
! more and will take the place of the
term paper formerly required for the
course.
Candidates Nail Planks To
Election Campaign Platforms
Victoria Ktableford (candidate for
presidency of Woman's Student Oov
ernment) : "People may be divided
into classes—those who like to work
and those who like to play. Therefore
a thirty-hour day and an eight-day
week are bases of my program, from
which can spring more work or more
play."
Kathleen Leslie (candidate for the
presidency of the \V. A. A.) : "I'm
planning to send a team to the Olym
pics and open the new gym right
away."
Barbara Hamlin (candidate for the
presidency of the \V. A. A.) : "1 favor
Elections Monday
NUMItKK !
STRAW BALLOTING
REVEALS STUDENT
ELECTION TRENDS
Guilfordian Reaches More Than
Half of Student Body In
Experimental Poll.
CONTESTS WILL BE CLOSE
McArthur, Kay Heitte!, James Parker
Hamlin, and Lentz Are Among
Pre-Vote Leaders.
The (Jnilfordian's straw ballot, con
ducted (in tile campus this week,
reached approximately one half the
student body, and results presage a
furious battle at Monday's election.
Figures offered are based on opin
ions gathered from three-fourths of
the campus students and a third of
the day hops.
The contest for the presidency of the
.Men's Student government appears to
offer one of the sharper struggles. The
poll indicates that the race has nar
rowed down to one between Paul l.entz
and Guy Thomas. The straw vote
gives Lent/, a substantial lead, but
I lie day students, many of whom (lid
not vote, are supporting Thomas
st rongly.
At In o meetiiijis Thursday ami Fri
day the day students endorsed the fol
lowing candidates:
(illy Thomas—.Men's Student govern
ment; James Parker —Quaker; ltoh I).
Wilson—Men's V A.; Kay Beittel —May
Queen; Ralph Itcatou and Kuliert L.
Wilson Quaker; (ieorge Preddy
business manager, the GuilforiHaii; 4.
ISeittel. (•arilham, and Messner; W.
Meiliohni, Stroud, and Woodward —So-
cial committee.
Thomas announced publicly thai he
vvou'd live on (lie campus next year if
elected.
Incomplete returns give Mary Laura
McArthur 11 three to one lead over Vic
toria St ableford for the top post in
Women's Student government.
Kay Heittel. backed by the day stu
dents and the girls, enjoys a seven to
live lead over Eunice Holloman in the
May Queen race. Corky l'arker and
l'ris liloucb, lighting for third spot,
trail far behind the leaders.
Teddy .Mills polled more votes than
any other candidate in the ballot as he
compiled an overwhelming lead for tlie
presidency of I lie Debates council. Hob
1.. Wilson is running second.
.laines l'arker piled up a comfort
able lead over I'riscilla Calmer for edi
tor of the Quaker. Iluhert L. Wilson
appears to be the well backed choice
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more :iiid better sports for more nml
better 'spurts'."
I'riseilla Palmer (candidate for edi
torship of the Quaker) : "I prefer to
remain silent no rash promises on
this job."
Mary I.a lira McA rllnir (candidate
for presidency of \V. A. A.) : "Human
ity is getting better and licttor and
won't need much governing."
Marianna Dow (candidate for pres
idency of V. \V. A.) : "I have noth
ing to say. Anyway, the men will
need all the space they can get."
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