VOLUME XXVII
Guilfordian Wins High Honors; May Rites to Last 3 Days
Lengthened Ceremony
Has Greek Festival
For Theme of Program
Paper Achieves Best
College Press Rating
In History: Ist (lass
This year's CJrir.FOHIMAN, under tlio
direction of Kditor-iiM'hlef Robert
Register, and Managing Kditor Toliey
Laitin, achieved the highest rating it
lias ever made, in a critical newspaper
survey made annually by the Asso
ciated Collegiate press.
The (Jrii.i'OHIIIAN placed close to the
top of the tirst-class honor group, with
a score of ,X!KI points, almost reach
ing the top rating of All-Anierican,
which requires a score of 000 points.
Previously the GITILFOBIHAN'S best
record bad lieen a score of 710 points,
which was awarded during the edi
torship of Tom Ashcraft and Bernard
Foster in 10.'! X. This year's rating is I
a large improvement over last year's, j
which was lower than the 10:i8 rating.
I'apers are judged on several bases, j
The (iuil.FOttlMA.N was rated excellent
on news coverage, lialanc, l of content
and organization. Features were
judged superior: the hypnotics feature
and that concerning Guilford regtlla- |
tions in tile past, were cited.
The vitality of the publication was
judged excellent, as were the edi
torials. Sports page coverage and writ
ing were highly praised, the editorial
punch' of Quakes being stressed.
of the various points which were]
criticized, the GIH.KORIIIAN made a
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English (lass to Mage
'No One's Safe' May 9
"No One's Safe." a one-act play re
cently written by Lucy Kennedy, will
lie presented by the class in interpre
tative reading, under the direction of |
Dr. Philip Furnas, Friday, May o, in
chapel.
A light comedy with allegorical
touches, the drama shows by means of
a door-to-door salesman and a group
of small-town folk how munitions
makers affect the relations between
countries.
Hubert Register, veteran actor in
GuLford productions, will play the
role of the salesman. Phyllis Mea- j
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Estes, New Campus Tarzan,
Rescues Cat From Treetop
Ity ('OKK V FIKM >
To students of Biology 12, flu* study j
of vertebrates (with tin' cut 11 s the
victim) is 11 horrible ordeal, hut to
earnest. young hih assistants this re
quires keen effort to uphold the tradi
tion of Guilford's heartless biology
majors.
Wise uppcrclnssmen are quick to an
swer the cat call, while the innocent
freshmen look suspicious.
To Joe Lindley these freshmen must
say "Thanks" for the marvelous speci
mens. down to the very last medulla
oblongata. They would he much more
sincere if they talked to the carpenter
who slyly made that cage so that . . .
Many of the animals have eseai>ed.
One kitty caused much excitement by
scooting up a nearby oak. In spite
of all Joe's imploring meows, the cat
turned a cold shoulder to his mascu
line charm and only climlKd highou
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THE GUILFORDIAN
I>IT. ALKXAXDIOR C. ITRDY
I
Gilbert-Pope Article
Has Been Published
It Is Second in Series
On Relation Between
Mme. Guyon and Fenelon
j Dorothy Lloyd Gilbert of Guilford's
English department who has collab
orated with Kussell Pope on several
works during his life, lias published
their article, "The Abbe and the Lady:
j The Correspondence of Fenelon and
Mme. Guyon" in the April number of
the "Journal of Religion."
The article is based on l.'! 0 letters
which Mine. Guyon and Fenelon. the
Archbishop of Canibrai, wrote over a
period of IN months during the years
of 1688 and IGSi). These letters were
the only ones found: others may have
been destroyed.
I of the lilt) letters. 101 were written
by Mine. Guyon, who may be called
the forerunner of the Quietist move-
I incut, which probably had a great in
fluence on Quakerism.
The letters are mainly concerned
with their religious beliefs, and it
seems rather certain that "the Lady's"
I letters bad a great influence on Fen
elon. The authors state: "The very
inline of Fenelon lias come to be syn
onymous with lofty resignation and
! gentleness: surely, but for her it would
I not have been so."
Four Recitals Are Planned
By Guilford Music Majors
This month several of the animal
spring recitals of majors in music
will lie presented. The first of tile se
ries took place last night, when Kileen
Dornseif, soprano, gave her senior re
cital. with Mrs. 11. A. I Jung as her
accompanist, ami Austin Scott aiding
with a Mute obbligato.
Olela Stevens, soprano, will give her
junior recital on Friday evening. May
1 !>. at S o'clock. She will he accom
panied by Alice Ott. Following that.
011 Saturday evening at s o'clock. Joe
I'arker. bass, will present his senior
recital, with Betty Flinn as accom
panist.
Barbara Clark, soprano, and Claude
Cook, pianist, on the 10th of May,
: will give the last of the recitals sched
uled at present.
GUILFORI) COLLEGE, N. C„ MAY 3, 1941
(linchy and Purdy
Chosen by Seniors
As Finals Speakers
Clinchy Will Give
Baccalaureaute, June 1;
Purdy Speaks June 2
Siicakers of this year's graduation
exercises will be I)r. Alexander C.
I'tli'dy of Hartford Theological sem
inary and Presbyterian minister Dr.
Everett It. Clinchy, of Madison, X. .1.
Dr. Clinchy will speak at the Hacca
laureate exercises to be held in the
New Garden meeting house on Sunday.
June 1. At the present time he is the
director of the National Conference of
Christians and Jews, a position which
he has held since 1028. In connection
with this work, Dr. Clinchy has origi
nated "seminar" conferences for the
study of Catholic-Protestant-Jewish re
lations.
He has studied at Wesleyan uni
versity in Connecticut, and received his
It. S. degree from Lafayette college in
Pennsylvania in 1020. He did graduate
study at Yale university, received his
M. A. from Columbia university in 1021
and his Ph.D. in education from Drew
university in 1934. Dr. Clinciiy is known
to students at Guilford as chapel
speaker and as the father of sopho
more, Eleanor Clinchy.
Dr. Purdy will speak at the Com
mencement exercises to lie held on the
campus. June 2. A prominent Quaker,
he received his A.II. at Penn college,
Indiana : his H.P. and his Ph.D. at
Hartford Theological seminary. He
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Chapel Schedule
Monday, May s—To be sched
uled.
Tuesday. May fi—Meeting for
worship on the basis of silence in
the Hut.
Wednesday. May 7—Dr. Curt
| Victorius, Collegium Musician.
Thursday, May B—Class meet
j iugs.
Friday, May !l—"No One's Safe,"
one-act play, presented by members
| of l)r. Philip Furnas' class in 111-
I terpretive reading.
Monday, May 12— T. Ross Fink;
ta!k with film on "Summer Play
j School Work in New York City."
Tuesday. May lit—Meeting for
| worship on tiie basis of silence in
Ihe Hut.
Wednesday, May 11—To lie
scheduled.
Thursday, May 15—Class ineef- '
ings.
Friday. May HI —A capeiia choir.
Mrs. Ljung High in Contest
A vocal composition iiased on Shel
ley's poem. Music Win n Soft 1 (ticca
I He. won third place for Mrs. Maxiue
IJinig. wife of Professor Harvey A.
I.jnng and former instructor in the
itiilford college music department, in
the annual composers* contest spon
sored h.v Woman's college.
Winning piano and voice composi
tions. as judged by disinterested ex
lierts, will be presented at a meeting
of the State Federation of Mnsic Clubs
in Wilmington on May 8. Mrs. Arm
stead Mercer, contralto from (Jrecns
lioro, will sing the selection.
Kileen IKirnseif. senior voice stu
dent at (itiilford, will introduce the
number to the (iuilford student body
in the near future.
EVERETT itoss CLINCHY
Dr. Milner lo Address
Local Commencements
Talk to Be Given
At Guilford Alumni
Dinner, May 31
I>r. Clyde A. Milner will speak at
the eoinmeneenient exercises of vari
ous high schools in Guilford county
niid vicinity, beginning this morning
with :i commencement address at Prov
idence high school at 10 a.m.
His tentative schedule is as follows:
ii baccalaureate address at Allen Jay
school on Sunday, May 4. at - : ; 10 p.m.:
mi address at Alamance high school,
Jreensbnro, on Tuesday, May 0, at 8
p.m.: till address at Monticello high
school on Wednesday, May 7. at 8
p.m.: a commencement address nt It lit'
tin high school on Friday, May !>, at
II a.m.; an address at Walnut Cove
high school on Saturday, May 10. at
H p.m.
I A commencement address at Sage
I Garden school on Tuesday. May Hi. at
8 p.m., will begin n second week of
speeches. It will lie followed by ail
address at the .Maiden public school,
Wednesday, May 14, at 8 p.m.: a com
lueiiceiiicnt address at the Lnuriiihurj!
high school on Wednesday, June 4
nt 8 p.m.; and an address at the John
W. lin lies high school in Winston
I Salem on Friday, June 0, at 8 p.m.
| I >r. Milner will speak at the I\ T. A
| luncheon in Greensboro on Tuesday,
May l.'l, and will address the Guilford
college alumni dinner on Saturday.
May 111, at ii:.'!o p.m. lie will also IK
the speaker ill the first cbaiK'i of lln
summer session here on Wednesday
June 4.
Bailey, Clark, and Melville
Join Summer Work Camps
Hy BETTK BAII.KY
Work -> imps. rather than leisure,
have been the choice of (iuilfordiuns,
including Marriner Bailey, Did; (Murk,
iiiid Arthur Melville, during the sum
mer months.
Now it is not necessary to travel to
Mexico to Hud this work, sis Fred
Kinford did n few years ago; this year
for the lirst time (iuilford college
will initiate its own work camp, "Suni
mvr camp for training in and under
standing of civilian public service," to
be composed of twenty-four young
MMUKK 12
The May festival at Guilford this
year will lie tlie biggest held here in
several seasons, according to the plans
which have been released by Miss
Christine Foster and Dr. E. H. F. Weis.
Taking three days, it will include pro
grams by the a capella choir, the
chamber orchestra, the Collegium Mu
sicnni, tlie girls' physical education
department, and the symphony orches
tra of tlie University of North Caro
lina.
Traditional May day will lie held
May 17, beginning at 4 o'clock. Miss
Foster has announced that the theme
of tlie program, over which Virginia
Conrad, May queen, will reign, will
be a Greek festival, witli hoop roll
ing, discus throwing, hurdling, danc
ing. and a blazing torch relay, all com
petitive as they were two thousand
years ago. Dances will be performed
by members of the freshman, sopho
more, and junior classes, who will
honor Diana, goddess of hunting, Eos,
goddess of the dawn, and Helios, god
of the sun. respectively. Having lead
ing parts ill these dances are Wini
fred Ellis, Phyllis Meadows, Alice Ott,
Toliey l.aitin, Eleanor Clinchy, and
Jane Faulkner. l'riestesses will be
infiniters of the senior class.
-Newly inaugurated as a part of the
.May festival will be two musical con
certs, to be held here May Iti and IS.
On tlie Kith, the chamber orchestra,
the Collegium Musicum, and the a
capella choir will be featured. Oil
Sunday, the 18th, Benjamin Kwalin
will direct, the I'niversity of North
Carolina orchestra in several selec
tions: following this, the choir will
sing, and in the grand tinale of the
evening, tlie choir, accompanied by the
orchestra, will sing Cesar Franck's
"I'salm One Hundred and Fifty."
Eleven New Members Are
Chosen by Drama Council
The Dramatic council here lias an
nounced that, due to their work on the
spring play, "It I'ays to Advertise,"
which was given here March 8, eleven
new members have joined its ranks.
These are: Edward Hrlire, Eileen
llornseif, Helen Villi Aehtorberg. Merle,
i I'ickett, Phyllis Meadows, Hoy l,cake,
K'sie Kerlee, I. M. Gideon, John Hob
by, Winifred Ellis, ami Paul Car
rat hem.
New officers of the council are:
Charles I,ewis, president: Elsie Kerlee,
secretary: and Paul Carruthers, treas
urer.
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campers selected from Quuher iptar
terl.v meetings.
Work camps, Millionth often con
sidered an innovation —a precocious
chihl liorn of depression anl democracy
(lnriiiK the early nineteen thirties—are
not new ventures.
The idea can he traced hack to C'ar
lyle. who dictat-. d the policy of organ
izing the idlers and the unemployed.
I'nder the Society of Friends, the tirsfc
actual camp was established in 1!>20 to
help rebuild the devastated areas of
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