THE GUILFORDIAN
VOLUME XXVII GUILFORD COLLEGE, N. C., NOVEMBER 30, 1940 NUMBER 5
Athletes to Be Feted
At Recognition Dinner
Fall Sports Banquet
Set for December 7;
Furnas, Toaslmasler
A host of participants in fall ath
letic activities will be honored at the
annual fall sports banquet in Foun
ders hall 011 December 7. Dr. Philip
W. Furnas has been named toastmas
tcr for the program which will begin
at 0:45 Saturday evening.
At I lie conclusion of the banquet, a
semi-formal dance will lie held in the
gymnasium until 10:45 p. m. In order
to make room for the dance, there
will lie no outside speaker on the
program.
Highlight of the evening will be the
announcement of captains for next
year's football and cross-country teams.
Special awards will also be presented
to two football players chosen by their
teammates as the liest blocker and the
best tackier of the squad for the past
year. Lettennen in both football and
cross-country will lie recognized and
presented certificates.
Awards will nso be made in wom
en's athletics. Letters will lie awarded
to girls having 750 activity points
under the new ruling put into effect
last year, and numerals will be pre
sented to those possessing 500 points.
The points are cumulative and are
earned by participation in all organized
sports.
Girls receiving letters include Edna
Earle Edgerton, Dolly White, Virginia
Hill. Mary Anna Jessup, Margaret
Jones, and Jessie Joyner. Numerals
will lie awarded to Julia Fussier, Aud
rie Gnrdhani, Jane Faulkner, Ruth
Lockwood, and Frances Neece.
Campus Young Socialists
Listen to Tex Sanders
Tex Sanders, representative of the
Student Peace service of the American
Friends service committee, and nil un
official representative of the Young
People's Socialist league, was active
in the campus program last week-end.
Saturday night he called the square
dance, held in the gymnasium during
and after the sophomore skating party.
Sunday evening, lie spoke at Y ves
pers on the topic, "We Faint Not,"
concluding his stay by leading a dis
cussion of Socialism in the Hut.
A small group of college students,
together with Dr. and Mrs. Beittel,
comprised the group in the Hut. The
main subject discussed was how the
Young People's Socialist league can lie
advanced in the South and on Guil
ford campus.
Chapel Schedule
Monday, Dec. 3—Not scheduled.
Tuesday, Dec. '.i—Meeting oil the
ba-sis of silence in the Hut.
Wednesday, I)cc. 4—Not sched
uled.
Thursday, Dec. s—Class meet
ings.
Friday, Dec. (i—A. Wilson Hohbs.
Monday, Dec. !•—Not scheduled.
Tuesday, Dec. 10—Meeting on
the basis of silence in the Hut.
Wednesday, Dec. 11—Jean Shu
hell, contralto.
Thursday, Dec. 12—Class meet
ings.
Friday, Dec. I 3—Handel's Mes
siah—interpretation.
TOABTMABTKR— Dr. Philip Furnas,
head of the division of nrls nnd lan
guages, will serve as toastinaster nt
the annual fall sports banquet Decem
ber 7.
Milner, Beiltel Lead
Religious Conference
Guilford College Players
Graves, Clinchy, Parker
Stage Dec. 7 Performance
Dr. Clyde A. Milner, Guilford col
lege's Pesident, and Dr. A. D. lieittel,
Dean of men. will lie leaders nt the con
ference. "Adventures in Applied Chris
tianity," to gather in Greensboro, De
cember 6, 7, and 8.
In the discussion groups on Decem
ber 7, Dr. Milner will talk on "The
Purpose of Higher Education," while
Dr. lieittel will speak on "Christian
Attitudes Toward War."
The first three of the five ses
sions—Friday evening, Saturday morn
ing, afternoon, and evening, and Sun
day morning—will be held in the Col
lege Park Baptist church.
One of the features of the Saturday
evening program will be the Guilford
College Players. Dr. Philip Furnas,
their director, lias chosen Eleanor
Clinchy, Nancy Graves, and David
Parker for the performance.
There are to be four principal speak
ers : Mr. W. F. Faulkner. Dean of Men
al Fisk university; Dr. Arthur I taper,
social science analyst from the United
States Department of Agriculture; Rev.
Roy McCorkle, executive secretary; and
Dr. Paul Unlisted, program secretary.
The last three have talked nt Guilford.
Music will be provided by the A. and
T. college choir, the North Carolina
college Men's Glee club, nnd the Win
ston-Salem Teachers' College choir.
Friedrick Will Speak
At Y Discussion, Dec. 5
On December 5, Gerhard Friedrich
will be guest speaker at the Y discus
sion in the Hut at 7 :.'iO p. 111. IDs topic
will be "Practical Christianity." Un
der the direction of Mr. Warren Law
soil, the A. and T. college choir will
sing at a Christians carol service at
Guilford 011 December 8, sponsored by
the Y.
There will lie carol singing at facul
ty homes concluding with an informal
social at the Beittels' home, on the
evening of December 15, also under
the auspices of the Y organizations.
Honor Rollers Are Led
By Reddick and Jones;
34 Make B's or Above
83 Pass Less
Than Nine Hours
With 'C' Average
Quarterly grades, released recently
by Miss Era Lasley, registrar, indicate
that the range is extreme —from two
who made nil A's to one who passed no
work at all. Seven made nil A's but
one, 24 made all A's and B's, and one
made all B's.
In the lower brackets were 83 who
passed less than nine hours with a
'(" average, 20 who passed less than
nine hours, three who made all D's,
and three who passed only one subject.
The two attaining a three-quality
point average are Margaret Jones and
Haul Reddick, both juniors.
Making all A's but one were: Ben
Brown, Winifred Ellis, Luther M.
Gideon, Roy Leake. Robert McAllister,
Virginia Pope, and Clans Victorius.
Trailing close behind these potential
honor-rollers are the following who
made all A's and B's: Grace Beittel,
Helen Louise Brown, Hurford Cros
mnn. Shirley Cuminings, Philip Dewees,
Corinne Field, Betty Flinn, Gerhard
Friedrich, Julia Fussier, Winnbel
Gibbs, Nancy Graves, Helen Lyon, Jane
Marshall, Winfred Meibohm, Bernice
Merritt. Teddy Mills, Elfried Penne
kainp. Sam Price, Robert Register, Mar
garet Smith, Robert John Smith.
Marion Tobias, Betty Warlike, aiul
Daniel Young.
Joseph Carter, a senior, made all
It's.
Statistics for first quarter grades
during the preceding scholastic year,
show that the trend of marks in the
lower brackets is fairly consistent, less
so among A's and B's:
In November, 1039, five made all
A's, two made all A's but one, 32 made
nil A's and B's, and five made all B's.
Eighty-one students passed less than
nine hours with a 'C average, 22
passed less than nine hours, and three
passed only one subject. All students
passed at least one subject.
Major Shepard Training
Young National Guards
Dr. Frederick Shepard, Guil
ford education professor, returned
from his work with the army to
visit the campus during tlie week
end of November 17-18.
1 "liable to remain longer, he re
turned to Camp Jackson, in Co
lumbia. South Carolina, where he
is doing reserve officer work dur
ing his year's leave of absence
from Guilford.
Ranking as a Major, Dr. Shep
ard supervises the training of
young members of the National
Guard, and reports the hours as
long and the work hard. lie is
amazed at the speed and efficiency
witli which the army operates.
Edgerlon to Lead C. O.'s
Mr. William Edgerlon will meet with
the Conscientious Objector discussion
group at 2:15 tomorrow afternoon in
the Hut.
The group plans to discuss questions
that are facing those who must fill out
conscription questionnaires, and those
who will be confronted with trial by
local draft boards.
The purpose of these trials will be
to determine the sincerity of all con
scientious objectors who have been
called for military service.
Dornseif Will Carry
Messiah Soprano Solo
CONDUCTOR —Dr. Ezra 11. F. Weis,
bead of the department of music, will
conduct the annual presentation of
Handel's "Messiah" here December 15.
Dr. Pope Memorial
To Be Printed Soon
Miss Gilbert Editing Book
Which Will Appear As
College bulletin
Guilford College's memorial to the
late Dr. Pope will consist of a collec
tion of some of his works to be pub
lished under the title "Within a Quaker
College."
Miss Dorothy Gilbert, who is editing
the books has written an introductory
essay on Dr. Pope. The book will be
divided into six parts; among them
will be a group of poems called "Do
You Remember Guilford?" a group of
songs and greetings, several prose
articles, another group of poems en
titled "The Mystic Way," and a last
group entitled "The Final Mystery."
Dr. Pope had planned to collaborate
with Miss Gilbert on a similar book
'with the same title and had set aside
several poems in connection with this
work. Miss Gilbert lias selected 48
poems thus fnr, 24 of which will be
about Guilford. The hook is being
printed as the college's November bulle
tin and copies may be obtained nt the
business office.
Hypnotics Loose on Campus
Kent, Ausband Use Evil-eye
By COURINE FIELD
Hypnotism— to merely mention it
evokes extremes of awe and scepti
cism.
Sceptics Ilosaleen Leslie and Herb
Pearson, students at the psychology
seminar, submitted themselves to the
hypnotic powers of Mr. Daryl Kent to
demonstrate the workings of hypnotism
to the seminar—and to determine for
themselves whether such forces existed.
The basis of hypnosis is suggestion.
Mr. Kent explained that various meth
ods are used to hypnotize different in
dividuals.
With all the lights extinguished but
a single flickering candle, Herb do
cilely slept at Mr. Kent's command.
Keutzer, Cronsledf,
And Mercer to Sing
In Handel Oratorio
Announcement has been made that
Eileen Dornseif, Guilford college senior,
has been given the soprano soloist's
part in Handel's "Messiah," which will
lie presented here Sunday afternoon,
December 15, at 3 o'clock, directed by
Dr. Ezra 11. F. Weis.
Other soloists will be Mrs. Armis
tead Mercer, contralto from Greens
boro. who was the featured contralto
voice in last year's presentation; Mr.
Clyde Keutzer, tenor from Chapel Ilill;
and Mr. Carl G. N. Cronstedt, bari
tono from High Point who is in charge
of the music of the High Point city
schools.
To accompany the singers and the
choruses are (he members of the cham
ber orchestra, also directed by Dr.
Weis.
Evelyn Pearson, Guilford junior, will
be at the organ for several numbers.
The "Messiah," a Christmas oratorio,
has been presented annually by the
college music department, utilizing the
choir and other students for singing,
as well as members of the community
who are interested.
In tiie program last year, 48 selec
tions were sung in all, of which twelve
were by the chorus, and the rest were
by the soloists. This year, however,
according to Dr. Weis, in addition to
one or two new solos, there will also
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Collegium Musicum
Offers First Concert
The Collegium Musicum, initiated
this year by Dr. Curt Victorius, will
present its first concert on December
8 at 3:30 o'clock at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Milner.
The program will consist entirely of
eighteenth-century music. Selections
will be chosen from the works of
Giuseppe Sammartini (10i)3-1750"),
Johann Sebastian Bacli (1085-1750),.
and W. A. Mozart (1750-1791).
Led by Dr. Victorius at the cello,
the group will begin it program with
two movements from Sammartini's
Concerto Orosgo, followed by three
movements from Bacli's It Minor Suite
for flute and strings. The third selec
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Then our modern Svengali told Herb
that a car was entering the drive. lie
was able to hear the noise of the mo
tor, although the rest of the seminar
could hear nothing. Thus, at Mr. Kent's
suggestion, llerb heard a dog barking.
Titian-liaired Rosaleen sank into a
somuabulistic state via a blazing light,
concentration on a pencil point, and
thoughts of sleep.
At Sir. Kent's suggestion, she was
unable to pronounce her name, al
though she made visible efforts to do
so. Uncannily, she beat time continu
ously to music that Mr. Kent told her
she could hear. No one else was able
to hear it.
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