VOLUME XXV
HARDRE, MEIBOHM,
MOORE WIN '39-'4O
SCHOLARSHIPS
Study In French, Sociology,
And Chemistry at Carolina,
Pendle Hill and Tennessee.
TWO ARE TO TEACH
Musters iti Art and Science Are Sought
By Hardreand Meiliohin: Moore Will
Study "Religion and Social Action."
Professor .1 acq lies Ila rdre, Pole
Moore and Alvin Meiholim have been
awarded scholarships for next year
and plan to do graduate study, accord
ing to recent announccmcnls. Mr. Har
(l re goes to the I'niversify of North
Carolina, I'etc .Moore to l'endle 11 iti
and Alvin Meiholim to the t'nivershy
of Tennessee.
M. Ilardre's a|iiiointineut is for a
teaching fellowship in the French de
partment at Chapel Hill, lie wi.i lie
slndying toward a master of arts
degree while at the university.
I'ete Moore intends to pursue re
ligious and social studies at l'endle
Hill, which is near Philadelphia. The
institution is a center for religious
and social study maintained hy mem
bers of the Society of Friends. I'ete
received a scholarship to the school
where approximately ->0 students and
stall' members each year carry out a
program of studies under some general
topic.
The topic for IIKIIMO is "Religion
and Social Action" in which I'ete be
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ART CLASS MAKES ITS
PILGRIMAGE TO GARDENS
Forty-Five Students Study l.argc Col
lection of Statuary at Itrook
green Gardens.
MARK STOP AT MYRTI.K HKACII
Happily combining study with pleas
ure, the class in Philosophy 24 of (iilil
ford college made its annual art pil
grimage Thursday - this time to South
Carolina and I!tool;green Wardens. The
group, forty-live strong, was accom
panied by Mrs. Clyde A. Miiner and
David Parsons.
Thi' trip was a continuation of the
classes unusual policy of touring the
surrounding country to study notable
works of art. Itrookgreen Wardens
contain one of the largest permanent
collections of American sculpturing
ever gathered together.
Leaving Guilford college early Thurs
day morning, the students, travelling
by bus, followed a south-easterly route
which led them through Liberty. San
ford. Fa.vetteviile. Dillon. S. and
Con way, S. c. At Myrtle i leach the
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MRS. MILNER ADDRESSES
ORGANIZATIONS IN STATE
Mrs. Clyde A. .Miiner will speak
twice in Raleigh and (ireensboro next
week.
Oil May in. she will address the
Woman's cluli ia Kalcigh, and on Ma\
11, a I'.-T. A. luncheon in (ireens
horn.
May '.\ Mrs. Miiner made the Senior
platform address ai Oreensboro sen
ior high sehool. She >poke at the in
vocation of new members into the
Torchlight society at Alhemarle lifch
school April !•".
GUILFORDIAN
Chapel Schedule
.Monday, May B —David 11. Par
sons. Jr., "The Larger Guilford
Family."
Tuesday. May 9—ln the Hut.
Wednesday, May 10—Worship ser
vice led by joint "Y's."
Thursday, May 11—Class meet- I
ings.
Friday, May 12 Program in
French.
Monday, May 13 —Piano recital hy |
Maxine Kircli Ljang.
Tuesday, May IB —ln the Hut.
Wednesday, May 17—"The North j
Carolina Legislature." Mr. John |
CalTey. member of the Legislature.
Thursday, May 18 —Class meet
ings.
Friday, May lil—Krie Stapleton,
WPA Music Projects.
SUMMER SCHOOL IS
PLANNED FOR JUNE 6
Regular Faculty Will Teach 13;
Courses In J) Week
Session,
NEW COURSE OFFERED
(•nilferd *'oileg.-'s -Uinl sninmer ses- •
>ion will begin Jane U under the direc
tion ot Dr. Clyde A. Miiner. U will
last for nine weeks, until August 7. i
Mrs. Olyd • A. Miiner will introduce,
a new course into the college curri |
culum during the session. It will he
known as Psychology 11 and is de-j
signed to further the art of thinking, i
New techniques of vocabulary and |
reading will he taught.
During the session the equivalent of i
not more than ten hours of college!
credit may he earned. Courses will be J
offered in biology, chemistry, educa-j
lieu and psychology, Knglish, French,!
(tcrman. history, mathematics, music,
philosophy, religion, and physical edu- 1
cation, instructors will be members
of the regular college faculty.
Knrollnu'iit for Ne\t Year llrisk
Pre school enrollment for IJW9 40 is
better than any year before, Mrs. Mil !
ner says.
Vacancies in Mary Ilobbs hall have
been filled and there are several per i
sons on the waiting list. The vacan- :
eies at Founders are about half tilled.
The boys' dormitories are tilling rap
idly. All wishing to enroll for next
year are urged to do so immediately.
Literary Diet of Student Body
Revealed by Guilfordian Check
What docs the Ouilford student!
read'.' Aside from the compulsory read
ing on the reserve shell, what books
are checked out most oftenV
Library records show that Juilford-l
inns balance their class room readings j
. redoininently with fiction. The hook ]
most often taken home to be scanned j
daring leisurely moments is Herveyj
\ leu's "Anthony Adverse." The sec- ;
• nd most popular is Douglas' "Magni
ficent Obsession." These two volumes
are checked cut twice as often as any I
other book in the top ."in.
Mr. Douglas has two other hooks.
"Oreen Light" and "White Manners.''
that are well up among the leaders.
In fourth place is Willa Outlier's
' l.uey Oavheart" closclv followed by
Xordhoffs "Men Against the Sea" i
•n:d De la lt -die's "Master of Jalna."
I.'ach of these three authors have other I
IK.O! - among the most popular .'W). They !
c/the^S
GUILFORD COLLEGE, X. C., MAY . 1939
EARLY AMERICAN
THEME FEATURES
MAY DAY EVENT
Kay Beittel, Eunice Holloman
Head Charming Senior
Mav Court.
MISS McCOLL DIRECTSj
Color and Originality of Annual j
Pageant Impresses
Spectators.
Despite all mournful weather predic
tions, May Day joyfully happened late
yesterday afternoon under the spread
ing dogwood trees as all the Guilford
maidens joined in presenting an orig
inal and spectacular pageant under the
directorship of Miss Helen McColl.
The attractive queen. Catherine IScit
tel. maid of honor, Eunice Holloman,
land the pastel-clad court made a
charming picture as they stood with
their escorts watching the dances and
I pantomimes which carried out an early
I American theme.
Hetty Locke gracefully introduced '
i each group with original interpret!! |
lions, after her solo modern minuet, j
j Proressing from the departure from |
! Kngland. with the latest Purdom addi j
it ion lustily playing the part of Dolly
i Madison, the pageant showed Quakers
trading with Indians, who swung into
| a tail-liashing circle with articulations,
j upon the receipt of bracelets anil
j I rinkcts.
j Chocolate pickaninnies, with bright '
i Imtidnmrs covering their various shades
|of blonde and red hair, shutlled anil j
j shone merrily in a milliner that showed |
' Suiter tutorship.
! .Next came the highland lling, but !
Laiten. Wanstnll. Joyner, Cummin, and
Dornseif —do they sound Scotch?
; Perennial spectators were gladsome |
to see the Maypole wound a novel way. j
; and gazed with awe upon the conipli j
tented intertwinings to the inspiring I
strains of "Pop! (iocs the Weasel." i
j of a more staid nature was the Kra
lovnieky, which, interpreted, is Mora
I vian settlers dancing in black and white
on variously located tip toes,
i Irish settlers showed their patri
otism and rhythm in the Waves of
Tory, and the court laid aside their
(lowers long enough to indulge in a
| gavotte.
Hetty I'lynu, Hernice Merrit, anil the
j chamber orchestra furnished music for
tile fete.
are "Mutinj on the Bounty" and "IMt
cairn's Island" by XordholY and Ilali.
"M l . Vntonia" by Outlier, and ".lalna"
by 1 e la Hoclie.
Most widely read in the non-tlction
group as "An American Doctor's* Odys
sey" hy \. (I. Ileiser. It is followed
in ord a* hy O. W. Johnson's "Andrew
Jackson." Vallery-Kadot's "Life of Pas
teur." A. M. F. Munthe's "Story of
San Miohele," and I\ 11. De Kriuf's
"Men Against Death."
"The Castle of Otranto" by Walpole
is the most popular among the more
•i ml;." established liction. Thomas
! laKly's "Toss of tin' D Tbervilles"
and "Return of the Native" also rank
liiuhly. Tolstoi's "Anna Karen ilia,"
Kiln's "Adam Bede," (ialsworthy's
"Forsyte Saga." Conrad's "Lord .11111,"
and Kinily Bronte's "Wuthering
il.'iglits" are well liked.
Continued on Page Two)
McArthur Wins
Overman Award
Mary Laura McArthur was se
lected as recipient of th' William K.
Overman scholarship for the year
li.'WMO by a vote of I lie classes ami
family al the Thursday chapel pe
riod. Miss M(-Arthur won in com
petition will) Kalpli Ilcaton, Mari
anna Dow, Evelyn Hinshaw, James
Parker, and (Juy Thomas.
The winner of the high honor
must lie a junior, have a ".00 quality
point average, have made a great
contribution to the college life, have
done a good piece of constructive
work in improving some student ac
tivity, and have helped in maintain
ing a line cooperation between stu
dents and faculty.
Miss McArthur, who was recently
elected head of the Women's Stu
dent government, had a quality av
erage of 2.50. She will complete
her college course ill three years.
BORING IS TO MAKE
GRADUATING SPEECH
Father of Edwin Boring Will
Make Commencement Speech
To Seniors.
IS HARVARD DEPT. HEAD
• Dr. lOdwin 'iarrigucs Poring. head
of the department of psychology at
Harvard university and father of lOd
win, Jr.. of the graduating class, will
1; liver the commencement address here
.Monday morning, June •">.
President Clyde A. Mil nor, in ex
pressing his pleasure at the selection,
referred to Ir. Boring as a leader in
his Held throughout the world.
The speaker became associate pro
fessor of psychology at Harvard in
lafter having taught at Cornell.
Since llll'S he lias been at the head of
the department.
lir. Iforing is a member of the Amer
ican Psychological association, the
American Academy of Arts and Sci
ences, and the National Academy of
Sciences.
DR. WILLIAMS READS
PAPER BEFORE GROUP
l)r. I'aul 10. Williams presented
a paper at the fifth annual meet
ing of the North Carolina Philo
sophical society which met at
Meredith in Kaleigh, April !•".!.
The subject of his paper which
lie read was "Keligion and the
Philosophy of Keligion in the Cur
riculnm."
The meeting, lasting all day, was
presided over by President ltehl of
Meredith and I >r. 10. 11. Hender
son. Other speakers were l*r. .!.
1.. Peacock, Dr. I>. A. Wentz, l)r.
A. !. Widgery. and Dr. ieorge
Thomas.
A CAPPELLA CHOIR TO
HAVE BANQUET TONIGHT
Tlit a cappella choir will nicer for
dinner tonight af the Jefferson Hoof
restaurant nt N:00 o'clock. Both past
and present members will be present.
Floyd Moore is to net ns tonstmus
ter. Walter Xeave will reml the "diary"
of the New Kngland trip which tells
of actions and savings of the group en
route. Senior choir members are to
talk informally about their experiences
with the ehoir.
After dining the group will engage!
in an informal musical program.
MMHKR 11
GUILFORDIAN GETS
'EXCELLENT'RATING
IN PAPER SURVEY
I School Journal Advances From
j Second to First Class Rank
In National Grading.
FIRST TIME IN HISTORY
Paper Has Record Year t'mler Kditor
shi|> of Ashcraft and
Foster.
Word was recently received from the
National Collegiate Press that I his
year's !I II.IOUIHAN, published under
the direction of Tom Ashcraft, editor
inchief. and Bernard Foster, managing
editor, lias been awarded a lirst class
honor rating. This means that the
1 1 U 11.1 OUIHAN had a rating of "excel
' lent" 011 the competitive scale estab
lished h.v the association.
This is the lirst time in the his
tory of the GUII.EORI>IAN that the pa
per litis attained this high rank. The
publication scored 710 points out of a
possible I,loo, a record which coin
pares favorably with other of the lirst
elass honor papers.
Four hundred and seven papers
throughout the country were judged by
I lie news and critical service associa
tion. They were grouped in live divi
sions: AI-Aiuerican, lirst-class (excel
lent), second class (good I. I bird class
(lair), and fourth class (poor). The
(Jill.roitniAN gained second class rat
ing last year.
The rating was accompanied by a
lisl of subjects graded upon. The
!i II.IOUIHAN was ranked especially
high on vitality, coverage, and features.
The paper was not rated below "good"
ill any of (lie HI items upon which
i lie grading was based.
The Wcs ltaleigli feature was singled
out as the best story.
MUSIC FESTIVAL DRAWS
BIG CROWD TO GUILFORD
Hundreds of County School Children
Take Part in Kighth Successive
Presentation.
CHOIR SINGS FOR FIRST TIMK
Splashing deliantly through an all
day downpour ot the Guilford college
campus nearly a thousand primary, in
termediate and high school students of
Guilford County gathered here at 2:>i>
o'clock on April "S to take part in the
eighth annual Guilford County Music
Festival held under the directorship
of I >r. W'eis.
Started in 11)81 by Jinx Noah the
.Music Festival has grown increasingly
popu ar and has been copied through
out the state by many other colleges
and universities. .More Ili:in two thou
sand participants and spectators were
-xpected to attend this year's Festival
but rainy weather is thought to have
hi en responsible for cutting the at-
Icudnncc iu half.
I!icause of the rain llie students
were divided into two groups and al
lowed lo use the auditorium and Hie
meeting house for the presentation of
I heir program.
I he college chamber orchestra, which
plays regularly al these festivals, was
ioined by ibe a eapella choir which
sang for the lirst time in iis history
at the music festival.
The invocation was made by Itcv.
Joseph I'eele and addresses were de
livered by President Milner, and by
Thomas I:. Foust, superintendent of
(liiilford county schools.