VOLUME XXVII
Straw Vote Gives Conrad, Dornseif Lead for May Queen
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Ripperger, Anderson, Mew Choir Talent, Featured in Concert, March 28
8 Veteran Members
Sing Solos in Final
Concert Before Tour
With the Euterpe club of Greens
boro as its honored guests, tlie Guil
ford A Cnpelln choir, ready to begin
its spring tour, will present the tradi
tional home concert on March 28 at 8
I>. m. in Memorial hall.
Xewly-discovered freshman vocalists
Joan Ripperger and Barbara Ander
son share the mezzo-soprano solo in .1
I'tixtoral Chorologue, a number based
on tile Twenty-third I'salni. Marion
Huff accompanies with a reading,
which distinguishes this number from
others the choir sings. Joe Parker,
choir president, contributes a bass solo.
For three years a featured soprano
soloist with the group, Eileen Dornseif
will take the solos in h'axtcr Bells
and Lullabu on Christmas Ere. She
also will join tenor Alton Blair in a
duet of Benedietils.
Soprano solos will feature Clela Ste
vens in a Christmas carol, Legend of
the Hells; and Barbara Clark, sopho
more, in Ave Maria, O Come, O Come
Emmanuel, and the beloved spiritual,
Siring Low, Sweet Chariot.
Phyllis Barker, alto, will lead the
choir in the numbers Let the Words of
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Trips to Contact Alumni
Planned by Milner, Parsons
l>r. Clyde A. Milner and Mr. David
Parsons are continuing a series of trips
over the state to contact Guilford
alumni groups. Plans have been made
for a meeting at Winston-Salem on
March
The Atlanta alumni will meet In con
nection with the choir when they stop
there March ISO, during the annual
spring tour.
Wayne county alumni met at Golds
boro Thursday, March 13. A meeting
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Lie-Detector Demonstrated;
Boston Palder, Guinea Pig
By CORKY FIELD
Springing like a Miircli hart* from
his post on the front row of Mem hall
auditorium, "Boston" Palder scooted
to the platform to prove to all ns doubt
ing Guilfordians (and perhaps to him
self) that his stories about Boston were
the Gospel Truth. The truth? Yes.
by that famed machine, the lie-detector.
As he fidgeted before the crucial
moment, the test of his veracity, the
apparatus used to record his blood
pressure and respiration brought vio
lent motion to the indicator on the
machine. Once the norm plus excite
ment level had been reached, Boston
answered "No" to the question, "Are
your intentions at Womans college Pla
tonic?" and the instrument rather mer
cilessly disagreed. When asked whe
ther everybody in Boston wore green
on St. Patrick's day, Larry answered
"Yes," and the needle recorded some
what arrogant, patriotic loyalty. Whe
ther or not the experience of the lie
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THE GUILFORDIAN
Class Schedule, March 29
Classes of Saturday morning,
March 29, will lie shortened to aid
students in making train and bus
connections for trips homeward.
The schedule is as follows:
First period—B:oo-8: SO.
Second period—B:3sl9:os.
Third period—9:lo-9:40.
Fourth period—9:4s-10:15.
A train north will leave Greens
boro at 11:25 a.m.
Guilford Will Launch
Student Relief Drive
A World Student Service Fund cam
paign will be launched at Guilford on
April 7. Having begun with a group
of 15, there are now nearly 30 people
working on the drive.
In this work, Guilford is cooperat
ing with colleges and universities all
over America in helping to raise money
for student relief. W. C. lias recently
finished a drive in which .$l,lOO was
raised by the students alone.
Committee chairmen at Guilford are:
student solicitation, John Downing;
faculty solicitation. Mrs. Francis
Hayes; education, Malcolm Crooks;
finances. Margaret Townsend: pub
licity, Hob Rohr.
The purpose of the fund is to help
train future leaders in China and in
Europe, by allowing them to continue
their education to help create good will
among students of the world; and to
lay the foundations for the post-war
cooperation betwen the nations of the
world.
Itooks are so scarce in war areas,
that often one book must be used by
as many as 200 students. Medical care
is a luxury, and many books are used
directly for this purpose. Students
are trying to continue without food,
buildings, or other necessary materials.
Of the money raised, one-half is to
be used in China. 15% for student refu
gee relief in the T'nlted States, and
the rest in European areas, especially
in I'olaml and France.
Chapel Schedule
Monday, March 24—Miss Ran
dolph Mason.
Tuesday, March 25—Meeting for
worship on the basis of silence in
the Hut.
Wednesday. March 26—Dr. Man
l.uise Hutli.
Thursday, March 27—Class meet
ings.
Friday, March 28—Unscheduled.
Monday, April  —Speaker from
National Conference of Christians
and .lews
Tuesday, April R Meeting for
worship on the basis of silence in
the Hut.
Wednesday, April 9—Speaker on
the Sluilent Service Fund.
Thursday, April 10—Class meet
ings.
Friday, April ll—Special Good
Friday program.
GUILFORI) COLLEGE, N. C., MARCH 22, 1941
'JHHIB
Virginia Conrad, right, led the straw vote for May queen
and Eileen Dornseif placed second.
'Quaker' Editors Say
Book Is on Schedule;
Photography (hanged
The Quaker, Guilford college animal,
is now Hearing completion and will
probably be out before final exams if
everything goes according to schedule,
it lias been announced here this week.
Perrine Bilyeu, editor, and Elois
Mitchell, staff member, have been
working on general write-ups and pic
ture identifications, with I/. M. Gideon
doing some of the sports and club
blurbs. Working on ads have been
Paul C'arruthers, business manager of
the publication, and Francis Fowler.
According to a staff member, this
year's annual will be different from
those of past years in that, instead
of using miscellaneous snapshots taken
at random by students, the snapshots
will be grouped under beads and will
have been taken by Quaker photog
raphers. The reason for this is that
no pictures were entered in the con
test held last fall. Mr. Hugh White
of the college community is doing all
flic group photography.
Also in the field of snapshots come
the unusual campus shots, which will,
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Milner Among Educators
To Meet Here, March 27
Guilford college will be host to the
North Carolina chapter of the National
Council on Religion in Higher Educa
tion, on Thursday, March 27. The
group consists of staff members of
various schools who are interested in
tiie religions approach.
Committee in charge consists of Dr.
Clyde A. Milner, of Guilford college:
Dr. Itobert House, I'niverslt.v of North
Carolina: and Dr. Price A. Gwynn,
head of the Department of Education
at Davidson college.
Educations have been invited from
Catawba college, Davidson college.
Duke university, Elon college, Greens
boro college. Guilford college, High
Point college, Meredith college, t'ni
versit.v of North Carolina. Woman's
college, I'. N. ('., Salem college, and
Wake Forest college.
Others from Guilford are Mrs. Clyde
A. Milner, Dean A. D. Beittel, and
Professor and Mrs. E. Darvl Kent.
, - t, life,.
Furnas to Give Party
For Guilford Dramatists
l)r. and Mrs. Philip \V. Kuriias
will entertain members of the
Dramatic council and the cast of
"It Pays to Advertise," drama
which was presented here March
8, at an informal party in their
home this evening at 7:Bft.
Barker and Pearson
To Appear in Concert
Program of Sacred Music
Will Mark Easter
Sunday in Memorial Hall
Phyllis Barker, accompanied by Eve
lyn I'enrson, will present n program of
.-•acred music on April I.'! in Memorial
lmli at 4 p. m.
Miss Darker, well-known alto, will
sins; first a group of classical sacred
pieces, followed by Miss Pearson at
the organ, and concluding with a se
lection of modern sacred lyrics.
The first group will include Schu
bert's .1 re Mariii, Tschaikowsky's The
Lord In .1/;/ Shepherd, Gounod's Hark!
M II fiotll, It In the Lord, Aria from
Oratorio, I'l/c Until Xot Seen, from
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Tortured Seniors Succumb
As Thesis Time Arrives
By BKTTE BAILEY
The emaciated figures Unit you see
tottering about the campus, or swoon
ing silently in the stacks are not vic
tims of famines or Victorian vapors.
They are seniors, who carry the
weighty burden of the senior thesis,
one if (Jnilford's fine old traditions.
The tortured atmosphere affected me,
a freshman whose fortification against
its dread effects is the thin span of
less than four years. Bravely, I set up
headquarters in the library with note
book and pencil—there to pounce upon
the benumbed victims and worm in
formation from them.
Madeleine Howlett is sticking close
to our own back yard with her thesis
011 "Psychological effect of social life
NUMBER 10
Pearson and Denham
Place First in Poll
To Lead Governments
Only one of the six "four-point"
campus offices, the most responsible of
undergraduate positions, has developed
into a nip-and-tuek contest, results
from THE GUH.FORDJAN straw-ballot,
which reached more than half the
Guilford students, have revealed. Some
210 students were questioned in the
poll, almost complete coverage being
gained in Archdale, Mary Hobbs, The
I'ines, and Kent's. Two-thirds cover
age was obtained in Founders, one
half in Cox, and one-quarter among'
the Day students. The following report
is based on these votes.
l'olls will be open for spring election
in Memorial hall from 8 a. m. until 4
p. 111. on Tuesday.
The closest major contest was be
tween lOlois Mitchell, original nominee,
nnd Itobert Rohr, petitioned candidate,
for tlie editorship of the QUAKEB, col
lege year-book. Mainly 011 the strength
of backing in Cox and Founders, Ruhr
enjoyed a four vote margin. In the
race for the other "four-point" offices.
Roy Lenke took a two to one lead over
John llobhy as managing editor of
THE GUILFOHDIAN, Paul l'earson piled
up an overwhelming margin over Ma
rion Halls for the business manager
post of the bi-weekly, and Evelyn
Pearson had double the following of
Margaret Jones in the contest for the
presidency of the Women's Student
government; Tobey Laitin, editor-in
chief candidate for THE GUILFOBDIAN,
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Sainf-Saens Composition
Feature of Fine Arts
Saint-Saens' Panne ilaeabrc will be
the theme of the next Fine Arts club
meeting to lie held in the Music build
ing on the evening of April !).
Ruth liockwood will read the story
of the composition. Doris I/ane will
sketch the life of Snint-Saens preced
ing a recording of "Danse Macabre."
Future meetings will feature stu
dents planning to give recitals. At
each meeting they will sing a group
of songs for practice purposes.
tin the campus." Some statistics from
her questionnaire, which was tilled out
li.v 30 lioys anil 50 girls 011 Guilford
en minis: Dancing is the number one
recreational choice of Guilford stu
dents; southern students prefer infor
mal dances, while Yankees like formal
ones better; skating parties are rated
second in the list of social activities,
and boys like ping-pong, while girls
stick to badminton. Twice as many
boys as girls want to date in private,
and only a minority of fellows go stag
to social functions.
Freddie Hinford was another to en
lighten me, with his study of "Spec
tra photometry," which, according to
him, is the measurement of the ah
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