VOLUME XXV
Dr. George Thomas To
Be Baccalaureate Speaker
RHODES SCHOLAR
Program Featuring Sermon
To. Be Held In
Amphitheatre.
IS U. N. C. PHILOSOPHER
" y
Recently Ied "Spiritual Emphasis
Week" at Smith
College.
Under (luilford's century-old oaks
Dr. George Thomas, professor of
philosophy ut the University of North
Carolina, will delfver the baccalaureate
sermon Sunday morning, June 4. Be
ginning at 11:00 o'clock the outdoor
program will feature the Rhodes
scholar and Guilford's A Cappella
Choir. The entire program will be
held in the natural amphitheatre near
the May Day site on Center campus.
Dr. Thomas has been connected with
Chapel Hill for the past two years,
coming there from Dartmouth College
where he was also professor of phi
losophy. The speaker has been at
Swatlnnore College, has worked with
Friends, and is widely known among
them.
During his short residence in the
South Dr. Thomas has attended
student conferences, has become well
liked by students here. This past win
ter he spent a week at Smith College
as the leader in their "Spiritual Em
-I'basis Week"—serving in much the
same capacity as Dr. Hornell Hart
did here.
RURAL SOCIOLOGY CLASS
VISITS DR. FIELD'S FARM
Members Tour Farm ami (i\in Mill,
Eat Chicken and
Waffles.
After escorting her guests on a tour
of inspection about her farm and grain
mill Dr. Ada Fie!?!" Wednesday evening
served (T chicken arid waffle supper to
the members of the rural sociology
class who visited her farm to witness
at first hand the intricacies of agricul
tural production.
Unique examples of soli reclamation
and utilization were pointed out to
Marianna Dow, Marjorie Moore, I'at
Dingley, Virginia Snow, Peggy Mos
trom, Gwen McAlister, Priscilla Pal
mer, Howard Yow. Charles Hendricks,
Don Wood, and Dr. and Mrs. Keittel.
Dr. Field is an authority on the ex
perimental aspects of grain raising
and utilizing.
YOUNG FRIENDS TO CAMP
AT LAKE SINGLETARY
Young Friends of North Carolina
Yearly Meeting will hold their annual
camp at Singletary, near White
l.akc, from June 17 to June 22.
"The Young Quaker a World Citi
zen" is the subject for lectures and dis
cussions. Several leaders will be pres
ent to give lectures and hold forums
on the different nspects of the major
topic. Various recreational activities
are being planned.
Hattie Pitts Se
Fledgling Guilford
The death of Ilattie I'itts marked
tile end of an era at Guilford College—
an era thnt sinks nearer the dim
past now that this landmark is gone.
Ilattie Pitts was an institution at
Guilford. She had served New Garden
hoarding school faithfully and well
during a period so distant that not a
half dozen people around (Juilford can
remember back so far. Before her death
on March 10, Ilattie, at 7!>, was the
last survivor of a family which had
virtually lived and died in the service
of the hoarding school and the col
lege.
Not even David Caldwell, Ilattie's
son-in-law who is chef at the college,
knows the dates enclosing her period
of einpiyment at the boarding school:
the unabtrusive colored woman seldom
talked of herself. It is known, how
ever, that ilattie—whose surname was
then Smith—worked here in the 1880's
when Jesse ISundy was superintendent
of New Garden and his wife, Mary
Jane, was matron. Hattie saw, during
this period, King hall burn and rebuilt
and Archdale hall completed.
She was one of two maids who work
ed in Founders hall. Iler duties in
THE GUILFORDIAN
Deaton Elected
Head S. A. Board
Ralph Deaton was elected presi
dent of the .Student Affairs board
at a meeting of the hoard May 16.
Deaton succeeds Floyd Moore.
Other officers elected are Teddy
Mills, vice-president; Audrey Gard
liani, secretary; and Mar'y Gray
Coltrane, assistant secretary.
Deaton, a junior, has been un
usually active in extra-curricular
affairs. He is a member of the
honor society, has been twice busi
ness manager of the Quaker, and
has been prominent in managing
dramatic productions.
SENIOR WEEK SPEAKERS
ARE FINALLY NAMED
Tom Taylor, Ashcraft, ami Perian
Will Be the Senior Rep.
resentatives.
PI ROOM PRESIDES ON MONDAY
Speakers for the Senior Week exer
cises which will occupy the regular
chaiiei periods next Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday were named by the
senior class in a recent meeting in
which it repudiated its initial choice.
On Monday, Dr. E. Garness Purdoni
will preside. Tom Taylor will be the
senior speaker; Charles Lewis will
represent the freshmen, and Samuel
Haworth the faculty.
Dr. F. Carlyle Shepard will pre
side on Tuesday. Tom Ashcraft, sen
ior: Robert L. Wil)aon, sophomore:
and Dr. Harvey Ljung of the faculty,
will speak.
President Milner is to be the pre
siding officer Wednesday. The speakers
will be John Perian, senior; Harbara
Hamlin, junior, and Dr. Russell Pope
of the faculty.
Dr. E. 11. F. Weis will provide music
for the programs.
COLLEGES DISAPPROVE
"RED" INVESTIGATIONS
Students Deny Advoration of Any
Isms Except Amer
icanism.
(A.C.P.) —Always a sure-tire pub
licity measure for attention-seeking
politicians, calling 1". S. colleges and
universities "red" and "communistic"
is again fast assuming an important
role in state legislative councils. In
vestigations have already been pro
posed in Oklahoma and Colorado, and
one is brewing in Ohio under the spon
sorship of the American Ix?gion.
Though most institutions admit that
their students learn about isms'in the
classroom so that they can know what
is going on in the world, most of them
vociferously deny that these isms are
advocated as a form of government
better than U. S. democracy. The polls
of student opinion and the views of
student writers and speakers certainly
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eluded such antedated chort-s as the
making of fires (furnaces were un
heard of) and the lighting of evening
lamps. She not infrequently assumed
the duties of nurse and her gentle
ness is sometimes recollected even
now by old patients.
Not the least of her accomplish
ments at New Garden boarding school
was the marrying of John I'itts, the
Negro hack driver. John I'itts was a
personage in his own right. He pre
sided over the three seated hack which
furnished transportation for the facul
ty. When the automobile drove his
vehicle from tiie roads', John became
the janitor. He worked at the college
for .'to years, until his death in 1!22.
Hattie left the college at her mar
riage. She and John settled in a lit
tle house In Muirs Chapel road, and
became, as they grew old, tiie most
highly respected Negroes in Quilford
College. A favorite story of tiie older
friends is one thnt illustrates the .es
teem in which the couple was held by
their neighbors. I>r. L. I>. Iloblis, presi
dent of the college from 1888 until
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Published Semi-Monthly by the Students of Guilford College
GUILFORD COLLEGE, N. C., MAY 20, 1939
To Deliver Baccalaureate
JUg S
Above is pictured Dr. George Thomas
of Chapel Hill who will preach the
baccalaureate sermon Sunday morn
ing. June 4.
M'ARTHUR NAMED *
NEW PRESIDENT OF
DRAMATIC COUNCIL
Gardham, Mitchell, Woodward,
And Meibohm Are Elected
To Important Offices.
NEW MEMBERS INDUCTED
McArthur, Wolff, Lindsay, Locke,
and Wood Get
Awards.
Mary McArthur was elected
president of the Dramatic council for
the 1939-'4O scholastic year in a re
cent meeting of the group. Executive
aids to Miss McArthur will be: Audrey
Gardham, vice-president; Elois Mitch
ell, secretary; Americus Woodward,
treasurer; and Winfred Helbohm, rep
resentative to the Student Affairs
boa rd.
Miss McArthur, who lias specialized
in the production and scenic design
ing phases of dramatics, was highly
praised for her commendable work and
loyal service by various members of
the council. Miss Gardhani has done
most of her work in acting. Elois
Mitchell, in her first year, has already
distinguished herself in the produc
tion fields; she was prompter for liotli
of this year's shows. Treasurer Wood
ward has business-managed several
plays and acted as house and ticket
manager. Mr. Meibohm, a newcomer
to the drama fold, has received praise
for his sound effects in "The Tavern."
Director K. K. Marshall announced
that all of the votes for "The Most
I >istinguished Service Award" were in,
but that the announcement would not
be made public until the Achievement
banquet tonight. This award is voted
to a member of the graduating class
who, in the opinion of the council, has
distinguished himself in some partic
ular field and has contributed toward
the betterment of dramatics at Guil
ford.
Mary Laura McArthur, Betty Locke.
Arthur Wolff, Jack Lindsay, and Don
Wood were awarded the silver key of
the Dramatic council, having qualified
by obtaining the necessary points.
Charlie Lewis. Winfred Meibohm, Ame
lia Teller, Marion Huff, Elois Mitch
ell. Ralph Deaton, Joe Crescenzo, Pol
ly Morton, Jonaleen Hodgin, Mike Caf
fe.v, Robert Hire, and Hazel Monsees
were welcomed into the council 1 as new
members by retiring President Taylor.
"KEEP OUT OF WAR"
IS COLLEGIATE AIM
Trends of American Students on Stand
011 World Events Are
Revealed.
(A.C.l*.) —ln these trying days when
history is being recorded by hours
rather than by decades, collegians are
linding it Just as difficult for them as
it is for the general public to keep up
with the fast pace that the nations
are set ling in their battle for economic
iind political allies. The news parade
is galloping by so swiftly that the
collegians by .the side of the road are
forming opinions on isolated events
only, are seemingly making little ef
fort to coordinate their views into any
definite policy.
With the exceptions that are always
found among the vociferous and think
ing youth of a freedom-loving democ
racy, collegians to be forming
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Commencement Speaker
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Dr. Edwin (J. Boring, pictured above,
who is the head of the department of
psychology at Harvard, will deliver
the commencement address at the
graduating exercises Monday, June o.
CHOIR WILL PRESENT
"ROSE MAIDEN" HERE
Choral Group To Sing Senior
Requests At Graduation
Exercises.
PLAN TOWARD NEXT YEAR
The A Cappelia choir, assisted by
the Chamber orchestra and guest so
loists, will present a cantata, "The
Hose Maiden," by F. 11. Gowen, in the
auditorium, Friday evening, June 2,
at 8 o'clock. ,
Among the soloists is Eileen Dorn
seif, soprano, who will characterize
Kosehlossom. The other soloists, all
from Winston-Salem, are Mary Mills,
contralto; Bourne Hammer, tenor; and
Brooks Bynum, baritone.
The choir will also sing at the bac
calaureate exercises on June 4 and at
the. graduation exercises on June 5.
Numbers requested by the seniors will
be sung.
Last Sunday the cboir went on a
picnic sponsored by Paul Cook, bus
driver on the recent northern trip and
on last year's Florida tour.
At a recent meeting the choral group
considered the purchase of rol>es to be
the property of the choir. I'lans for
next year's tour, which will probably
be to the west, were discussed.
YEAR BOOK TO MAKE
APPEARANCE TODAY
The 1039 QUAKER will be dis
tributed to Guilford students
sometime today. According to re
ports from the printers, the books
were shipped -from their plant
yesterday and should arrive here
today.
This will be the first time in
four years that the books have
been received before school was
out.
COLLEGE PRESS FAVORS
FREEDOM OF MEETING
: German - American Bund Should Be
Allowed to Function, College
Papers Believe.
BUND FORESHADOWS HITLERISM
(A.C.P.) —Sharply warning the na
tions that meetings such as the recent
gala demonstration of the American
Bund in New York City are the fore
runners of Hitlerism In the United
States, the college press nevertheless
believes that the Constitution should
be upheld in allowing these groups to
function.
The meeting of 22,000 members of
the German-American Bund brought
from the collegians a re-affirmation of
the rights of freedom of speech, al
though some did take the position
that this right should not be granted
to those who would destroy our pres
ent form of government.
Best way to combat the minority
evil, the Syracuse University "Daily
Orange" claims, is to laugh off their
antics. "Strongest defense which
Americans can use against such un-
American groups," it maintained, "is
the slightly prosaic but effective weap
on of ridicule. No one likes to be
laughed at, and a ridiculed cause has
little of the glamour of a suppressed
one. The $50,000 granted to Mr. Dies
for further pursuing of un-American
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Daryl Kent Is Appointed To
Post As Religious Instructor
Winners In Library
Contest Revealed
Winners in the 1989 library con
test, Miss Kicks has announced, are:
junior-senior. Floyd Moore and Hel
en Douglas; sophomore, first, Rob
ert Register, second, A mislead Es
tes; freshman, first, Robert Horney,
second, Beniice Mcrritt, third, Nan
cy Oliver.
The juniors and seniors exhibited
their personal libraries, the best
winning. Sophomores made lists of
books suitable for a personal libra
ry. Freshmen were judged on the
basis of books read during the year.
IVizes, which will be awarded in
the near future, consist of books.
SOCIOLOGY CLASS
SURVEYS COMMUNITY
Students Under Pat Ding
ley Conclude "Sphere of
Influence" Investigation.
COLLEGE HUB OF VILLAGE
Ah interesting project (lone by stu
dents of Dr. Beittel's Social Problems
clas, benlel b.v I'nt Dingley, in which
the influence of Guilford college and
Greensboro on community life whs in
vestigated, has been concluded.
•Miss Dingley was assisted in her
work by Mary EBcn Gibbs, Billy
French, Moody Stroud, James Case,
and' Joe Orescenzo. Seventy families
of the village were interviewed. A ques
tionnaire concerning church and school
life, social life, etc., was included in
the work.
Several maps show the different cli
entel of the churches, businesses, tele
phone exchange, and post office in the
community. Some of these statistics
show that the township of Friend
ship, which includes Guilford College,
Guilford Station, Mulr's Chapel, and
the town of Friendship, is made up
of approximately eight square
and has an estimated population of
5,000, with 1,100 registered voters.
Seventy-one o the K9 school children
(in the 70 families) of school age
attended Guilford schools. Fifty-four
of the 70 families attended New Gar
den Meeting. The post office serves
approximately 900 people, including
the college. Fifty per cent of the mall
is from the college. Forty per cent
of incoming parcel ]H>st goes to the
college: and 28% of the outgoing par
cel jM)st is from the college. There is
one rural route which covers 46 miles,
and includes 375 patrons.
The character of the village seems
to be changing, and in n few years it
may be a commuter's community, the
survey reveals. The college will al
ways l>e he central interest. Most
of the employment is of a local nature.
The survey shows a decided lack of
social life for the average family.
This piece of work Is just the be
ginning of a study that would take
several months to do thoroughly, and
only general conclusions can be drawn.
Seniors Scour Known
XS/orld For Subjects
Came 0:50 Monday night and the
last of the late seniors straggled to
Miss Lasley's office with their assorted
masterpieces. Sighs of relief hud been
breathed all day as seniors received
the autograph of their adviaeis and
rushed to the office of the registrar.
The aforementioned masterpieces
show a wide variety of interests, and
for the most part present mysteries
and warn of dark days ahead for the
undergraduate.
Hcrtram Beckham'* work on the
"Fourier Series" is representative of
the type that is understood only by
Beckham and I'ancoast. The most am
bitious (ask undertaken was by iMi*
Wilson who wrote oil "Madame Main
tenon et Saint-Cyr" and wrote com
pletely in French.
Totu Taylor also joined Tilt' top
ranks- when he presented* his treatise
"Concerning Chris Marlowe" in the
form of a seventeenth century play.
Mrin Mribohm. after some months of
work, keeping Mem Hall uninhabitable
with something that can only lie de
scribed as the smell of rotten eggs
NUMBER 12
GUILFORD GRAD
Will Teach Classes In Religion
During Leace of Absence
Of Haworth.
DR. WILLIAMS RE-NAMED
Williams and Kent Both Scheduled
to Teach Classes in Siuiuner
School.
The appointment of E. Daryl Kent
as instructor of religion for the com
ing year and the annual appointment
of Dr. I'aul E. Williams as assistant
professor of philosophy for the aca
demic year '39-'4O was announced late
this week 4iy President Milner.
IMryl Kent is a former graduate
of Guilford, having received his A.R.
degree here in 1936. He took his B.D.
degree at Hartford Theological sem
inary this year. Mr. Kent, a recorded
Friends minister, is expected to teach
the classes of Professor Samuel Ha
worth, who has been granted a leave
of absence for the coining school year.
For the past two years Mr. Kent
has served as the assistant pastor of
the First Congregational church 'of
'New Britain, Conn. Kent was the
summer pastor of the church during
the vacation of the regular pastor.
While a senior here Daryl Kent w r as
president of the Men's Student Gov
ernment, president of life class in his
freshmun year, and a prominent mem
ber of severalj student organizations
on the campus. He is the retiring
president of the student body at Hart
ford this year.
WILLIAMS CHOSEN FOR
Dr. Paul E. Williams, who came to
Guilford at the beginning of the pres
ent semester from Cornell, was ap
pointed at the same time to the posi
tion of assistant professor of philoso
phy for the coining year.
Dr. Williams has, during the past
semester, taught history, philosophy,
and religion classes formerly taught
by Mr. Newlin, Mr. Haworth, Dr. Beit
tel, and Dr. Milner.
Both Or. Williams and Mr. Kent
will teach courses In the summer
school here, it was announced.
SEVERAL PICNICS END
CLUB SOCIAL EVENTS
Math. Majors, Frenrh Club, and the
Rilling Club Have Outings in
Parts of Community.
The junior and senior physics and
math majors were entertained at a
picnic at the battleground Friday
night. Dr. Purdom and Professor Pan
coast, who were aided by six fresh
men girls, served lunch. The early,
port of the afternoon was spent play
ing Softball. After supper the third
year math majors made their junior
speeches. -
On Sunday, May 20th, two other
picnics have been scheduled. The
French club will leave here at 3:30"
that afternoon for a journey to Helen-
Douglas'. The Hiding club will take
its horses and Its food to a carefully
selected spot in the tields. Professor
Hardre will look after his French
members while Miss McColl will chap
eron the riders.
discovered a plan for tlie "Keductlon
of the Seleuite lon. - '
Frank McSnly made a study of
"Consumer Brand Preferences in Cos
metics." Journalist-Politician Tain
Ashcrafl discussed at some length
"The Rise of the Direct Primary Sys
tem of Nomination in the United
States." . l lbert Taylor takes the fore
as the author of the longest paper for
the current season. His thesis on "His
toric Places and Personages in East
ern North Carolina" stretched into (15
pages.
The biology students went to the
limit in selecting long title for their
work with Jim MrDotiald'g "The Ef
fect of Basketball and Cross-Country
on Blood Pressure, Blood Sugar, and
the Leucocyte Count," and Frank Fon
ilnn'x lengthy if unintelligble title of
"A Comparative Study of the Mnazini
Slide Flocculation Test for Syphilis
and the Kahn Presumptive and Stand
ard."
Some of the others which should
prove interesting are Mary l'ri*cilla
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