VOLUME XXVI
COLLEGIANS HEED
ADVICE TO FACE
CRISIS SQUARELY
Majority of College Editorials
Support Roosevelt's Proposed
Change in Neutrality Act.
(A.t'.l*.) —V. S. college students—
some 1,400,000 strong returned to
classrooms and campuses last month
amid a loud chorus of warnings and
implorings. They were warned by the
press and the presidents to maintain
an open and thinking attitude on the
present European war. They were im
plored to use their every influence to
keep th U. S. out of the war and to
bend every energy to a sincere study
of the world's problems and how they
can be met.
Prom the suvreys that have appeared
to date, it appears that the average
collegian has needed these warnings
and these commands, lie maintains
that he doesn't want to go to war,
that he wants the I'. S. to remain neu
tral. But he seems to have no objec
tion to the I'. S. selling goods of all
kinds to the warring nations, so long
as it is on a cash-and-carry basis. First
real objection to the President's pro
posed neutrality act changes was made
at St. John's university, where 650
students signed a letter to the Chief
Executive protesting "a new partisan
neutrality act without first consulting
the people through the medium of a
referendum." This movement has not
yet gained much headway.
College newspaper editorial upinion,
though about equally divided, seems
leaning toward the President's pro
posal that the neutrality act be changed
to provide for sale of materials to
belligerents that can pay for it and
transport it from our shores.
The arguments of those who oppose
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FRIENDS SECRETARY
HEADS PEACE MEET
Yearly Meeting Sponsors Peace
Meeting; Ray Wilson Gives
Peace Measures.
Outlining the task of Friends in a
world at war, Raymond Wilson, a sec
retary of the American Friends Ser
vice committee, headed Guilford's three
day peace meeting, which convened
here from October li through 8.
"If the war goes three years there
can be but one victor, ltussian com
munism," Mr. Wilson forcefully de
clared to his chapel audience last Fri
day morning, in the conference's open
ing session.
Proposing what he called "a program
for you and me," Mr. Wilson urged
that there be training for peace lead
ership here, that we keep America out
of war by helping retain the arms em
bargo.
Dr. Elbert Russell, dean of the school
of religion of Duke university, in
speaking to Friends in the meeting
house, stated that the Quaker notion
of peace is not a passive one but one
of overcoming evil with good: "A
mightier means of dealing with evil
than with big guns."
During the conference Mr. Wilson
found time to meet with the ministers
of the Yearly meeting, the joint Y's
and young Friends from various parts
of the state.
"We may crystallite our people's
opinion not to go to war." said Mr.
Wilson, an accepted authority on the
subject. "We must preach a gospel
in which there is no armistice; war
is sin."
THE GUILFORDIAN
List of Freshman
Officers Completed
The election of Eleanor Beittel of
Pawucket, Kliode Island, as first
vice-president; Virgil Jordan from
Marianna, Arkansas, as secretary;
Margaret Townsend, of Poughkeep
sie, New York, as treasurer, and
James McGinnis, of Salisbury, North
j Carolina, as tlie representative to
.Men's Student Government conclud
ed flie elections of the freshman
class.
Francis Fowler of Charlotte,
North Carolina, and Elizabeth Locke
of Lexington, Massachusetts, were
elected president and second vice
president, respectively, at the first
meeting of the class.
First vice-president, Eleanor Bcit
tel, will serve as chairman of the
program committee, ami second vice
president, Elizabeth Locke, will lie
the chairman of the social commit
tee.
CAMPUS POLL SUPPORTS
ISOLATIONIST ATTITUDE
Small Return to Student Poll on
European Crisis.
In response to the National College
Poll conducted by the California Daily j
Bruin ill the last issue of the (juil
fordian, 10 of the campus' 401 students j
returned ballots indicating their reac
tion to the war in Europe.
These students, boys and girls mixed,
voted 1"i to 1 against the I'nlted States
entering the war under present eondi j
tions; in the same ratio the students i
expressed the belief that defeat of |
Germany would not stop the spread '
of the totalitarian form of govern- |
inent.
Hy a majority of 10 to (5 the voters j
rejected the proposition that the I'nit
ed States be allowed to sell munitions
to belligerents on a cash and carry j
basis.
Students turned a belated "thumbs
down" on the question of increased
armaments for the I'nited States by
12 to 4.
Voters expressed themselves 13 to 3 ;
as willing to tight if the United States |
were attacked: It to 4 as unwilling
to tight in defense of United States j
territorial possessions; 15 to 1 against \
lighting to protect any country in the
western hemisphere from attack; 14 i
to 2 as being unwilling to tight to pro
tect United States maritime rights: I
13 to 3 as being unwilling to enter the
war if it became apparent that France
and England were in danger of defeat. [
The Guilfordian will publish com- j
plete, nation-wide results as soon as j
they have been tabulated.
Two Europeans Find Guilford
Refuge During World Crisis
By JAMBS PARKER
There is a war in Europe, and Eng
land and erstwhile Austria are in
volved; lmt Michael l'orter, of Eng-;
land, talked of the Gold Coast, and
liaout Kann, of Vienna, talked of the
S. S. Washington. America was the
primary interest of these new Ouilford
ians who are giving Hie autumn cam-1
pus a wliiff of cosmopolitanism.
Twenty-five weeks ago yesterday I'or-1
ter huddled down the gang plank of U. S. [
Lines' American Merchant and landed!
in New York City in a deluge of rain.
The newly made Quaker from Devon
shire remained for a month in Phila
delphia at the home of Quaker Francis j
It. Taylor, assiduously reading the |
GUILFORD COLLEGE, N. ('., OCTOBER 14, 1939
QUAKER APPOINTS
EDITORS; PLANS
PHOTO CONTEST
IJilyeu, Mitchell Are Associate
and Photographic Editors;
New Policy Considered.
Already well beyond the paper and
pencil stage the 1040 Quaker, edited
by James Parker, has, this week,
swung on its creaky door, added two
new members to its staff, taken the
attitude that pictures of people, once
and for all, will take precedent over
scenic pictures in 1040.
The new members are: Perrine liil
yetl, associate editor; and Elois Mit
chell, photographic editor. Besides be
ing both a sophomore and a consistent
honor roll student. Bilyeu is an im
portant cog in Guilford's football ma
chine. He day hops from Greensboro.
Elois Mitchell, Mary Hobbs soplio
moreite, an active member of the
Dramatic Council and GUILFOKMAN,
begins her duties by conducting the
annual snapshot contest.
Sheared to cover the campus from
a personal angle the contest will be
open to all students —campus and day
dodgers alike. Unusual for Guilford
are the plans for spacing the day stu
dents in the yearbook. Attention of
this kind hinges, however, on the re
ceipt of enough shots of day students
to make the added expense worth the
ink.
Elected members of the Quaker staff
who will assist in the judging of the
contest are James Parker, editor;
Ralph Denton, business manager; and
Bob 1.. Wilson, managing editor.
Quaker Snapshot
Contest Opened
Quaker Snapshot Contest Rules:
1. All loca'ly taken shots of Guil
fc.rd students and professors are eli
gible.
2. Only glossy prints—no negatives
—are wanted.
3. All pictures must be in by Sat
urday, November 25.
4. Enclose your entries in an en
velope; address it to Elois Mitchell,
Itox 5; drop it in the campus mail.
It takes no stamp.
5. All pictures used will be paid
fcr.
(i. Contest prizes are:
First—sl.oo
Second—7sc
Third—soc
7. In case of ties duplicate awards
will be given.
8. Derision of the Judges will be
"nl.
New York Times, Main Street, Bab
hitt, (lone With the Wind, and Aineriea
Comex of .1 ye. Surviving this combina
tion, with spring lie hitch-hiked on the
Lincoln Highway to Gettysburg.
"American drivers are better than
the English," he say after completing
a 3,000 mile thumbing of sections of
the Upper Atlantic Seaboard, Ken
lucky, Tennessee, Ohio, and Indiana.
In F.int, Michigan, campus-nick
named "King George" spent eight
weeks in an American Service Work
Camp which impressed him to the ex
tent that be is tempted to recommend
to all Englishmen who come over to
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Appointments Augment
Editorial Staff of Paper
Freshmen Picnic
In Pasture Tonight
The first exclusively freshman af
fair will he given tonight between
5:110 and 111 when the hungry part
of the 194 fresluneu will go from
Founders hall to the pasture north
east of the college to play games
ami eat an outdoor supper, Betty
Locke, chairman of the freshman
social committee, has announced.
I>r. and Mrs. Itcittel, along with
Betty Locke, June Frazer, Claude
llayden, Arthur Melville, and Mar
garet Townsend, members of the
social committee, will be in charge
of the picnic.
Campus students will be charged
10 cents; day students, 20 cents.
FOOTBALL AND TRACK
TO HEAD HOMECOMING
Classes Will Be Shortened for Special
Chapel and (Jills' Hockey Game.
l'lans for the college's annual home
coining day schedule have been com
pleted, Wilmer Pancoast, chairman of
the Home-coming committee, has an
nounced. The program for November
4 has been approved by the Alumni
association, of which Itobert Jamieson
of Greensboro is president.
The (lily's feature will lie the football
game on Hobhs Held between the Guil
ford Quakers and High I'olnt college
at 2:: i() oVoek. After the morning
clases, which will be shortened for
the special events, n special chapel will
be field in Memorial hall at which the
members of organizations will be in
troduced and the returned "old grads"
will be welcomed. The speaker for the
occasion has not yet been announced.
At 10:45 the cross-country team will
meet the State harriers or the North
Carolina Ireserves. The girls' hockey
team will play an alumae group at
11_:15. At 1:30 there will be alumni
meetings.
News
Sophs uiul Juniors
The sophomore and junior classes
have decided to cooperate and give as
a joint entertainment a skating party
at Oak Ridge tonight with the party
leaving Founders about 0:30. After
skating at Oak Ridge, the surviving
members of the party will return and
will have Informal dancing in the gym
until 10:45. Each person going will
have to pay the nominal fee of 25
cents.
Seniors
Dr. and Mrs. Clyde A. Milner will
be at home tonight to the senior class
at 8 o'clock. This is the first event
of the year on the seniors' social cal
endar.
Mrs. Milner Speaks
Mrs. Ernestine Cookson Milner at
tended the 10th annual conference of
Altrusa in Winston-Salem Friday and
Saturday, October 0 and 7. Mrs. Mil
ner, president of the Greensboro chap
ter of the organization, led a panel
discussion.
Monogram Club
The wearers of the Guilford "G"
met in men's center Tuesday night,
presided over by Leslie Atkinson, pres
ident. The group discussed putting a
concession iu men's center, and the
abolishing of old initiatory practices.
NUMBER 2
ESTES IS MANAGER
J. Parker, Chappell, Mitchell,
Gideon, and Hire Get
Positions.
Five new editors and a business
manager have, with this issue of the
Guilfordian, taken over the posts re
linquished by graduates of the class
of '3O. Armistead Estes, Elois Mitch
ell, 1.. M. Gideon. Dot Chappell, James
Parker and Bob Hire have assumed
resonsilile positions on the staff of the
college semi-monthly. Ten new 're
porters have also been added.
Armistead Estes has taken over the
job of business manager, relinquished
by Charles Hendricks last week due
to an activity point ruling by the Stu
dent Affairs board.
Elois Mitchell has been appointed
assistant managing editor, a post that
lias been vacant for the past several
isnes. Her position will entail con
stant contact with reporters in con
junction with the managing editor. Dot
Chappell has been made feature editor.
James Parker lias been named asso
ciate editor by the editor-in-chief. IJ. M.
Gideon lias been appointed copy editor.
Mob Hire will be the first assistant to
Bob Wilson in the sports department
as assistant sports editor.
Esles, a junior, joined the staff of
the Guilfordian late the last semester
as a member of the business staff. He
was subsequently appointed advertis
ing manager. His work in stabilizing
the paper's financial footing made him
the logical successor to Hendricks.
Elois Mitchell, a sophomore and once
editor of the High Point high school
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BEST SELLERS GRACE
SHELVES IN LIBRARY
Miss Kicks Announces Addition of 19
Volumes of Varied Reading.
Headed by a number of the year's
most talked off and most read books,
1!) new volumes have recently made a
welcome appearance on the library
shelves.
Novels are preponderant but biog
raphy, poetry, short stories, political
commentaries, and works on language
and science are in the collection. Among
the better known titles are "Grapes of
Wrath," "Days of Our Years," "Wind,
Sand and Stars," "Not Peace but a
Sword," and "Black Narcissus."
The list includes:
Colver, Ann, Listen for the Voices.
Godden, Burner, Mack Narcissus.
Gray, 1.. H., Foundations of Lan
guage.
Ilammett, 1-. P., Solutions of Elec
t rollltcs.
Hunter, It. P., 'l'ln Electronic Theory
of Electricity.
Jennings, J. E., Next to Valour.
Marquand, J. P., Wickford I'oint.
Millay, Edna St. V., Huntsman, What
Quarry t
Middicton and Hall, Semi-Micro
Qualitatlre Analysis.
O'Brien, E. J., ed. 50 Best Short
Stories.
I'argement, M. S., (lens et clioses do
France.
Partridge, Bellamy, Country Lawyer.
Ssiint Exupery, A., Wind, Sand and
Stars.
Sheean, Vincent, Xot Peace hut a
Sword.
Spring, Howard, My Son, My Son!
Steinbeck, John, drapes of Wrath.
Timbers, 11. & It., TFc Didn't Ask
I toyia.
Van I'aasen, Pierre, Ita/is of Our
Years.