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A Welcome Home
Alumni, many of you will find many
changes here as you return to Guilford
for homecoming day.
There'll be the new gym to admire, with
its recently finished rooms; the redecorat
ed Music building; the new furniture in
the girls' dormitories and the modern fur
nishings in the parlors; the third floor
of Mary Hobbs, which has begun its third
year of use here as living quarters; and
the three new girls' dormitories —Kent's,
The Pines, and the Binford house. These
are a few of the material changes.
We do believe that you will find no
change in spirit. Students and faculty
may be different, may dress and talk dif
ferently. Rules may be changed. But
the old standards and codes of fairness
and friendliness, a certain emphasis on
the spiritual rather than the worldly
things of life, are as sti'ong a part of
Guilford now as they were in your days
here.
Guilford alumni, we welcome you home!
Let Freedom Ring
During the last world war, feelings of
nationalism ran high in America as they
did in all other countries involved directly
or indirectly in the conflict.
With nationalistic feeling, hatred and
unreasoning prejudice grew.
Now, as then, the conflict has seeped
across the ocean. Americans everywhere
reflect governmental feuds, as interven
tionists vie bitterly with isolationists, each
adding to the spleen which is consuming
the world on both sides of the Atlantic.
Tolerance—and we question the use of
a word which indicates the existence of
the barest civility where there should be
sympathy and understanding—and friend
ship are squeezed out by the awful con
tagion of intolerance and hatred.
Is it not for us to steel ourselves
against such an invasion, to retain our
sanity, and thus help others recover
theirs?
Let there be none of the prejudice here
that characterizes too many American
colleges.
Let us not indulge in the stupidity
which causes the dropping of languages
from the curriculum. Let us not express
our freedom by tying ourselves to a super
ficial nationalism where sauerkraut is
verboten and we favor our palates with
the tasteless "Liberty cabbage" where
hamburger is no longer hamburger and we
indulge in the sawdust of "Defense
steak.''
Let us not be swept along with the
meaningless patterns of "V's" full of
meaning for the suffering peoples of
Europe, for whom they express a still
living spirit—but merely a highly com
mercialized slogan for Americans —a people
who have sacrificed little, whether it be
in thought and ideal or in lives and ma
terial sacrifice.
We must, indeed, hold fast to our free
dom of thought and deed. We must ex
press our power and our independence
by something deeper than empty sym
bols—by an undaunted spirit and a will
to stamp out prejudice and hate.
Moving Day
After about four years in the tall room
backstage in Memorial hall. THE GUIL
KORDIAN moves its creaking bones, shakes
the dust from its files, and trots jauntily
across campus to new quarters.
Moving will take place Monday and will
complete a circuit which began in the
early days of the newspaper's history.
Former offices were located in the room
in Founders hall now used by Mrs. Milner
as Dean's office. The newspaper then
OPEN FORUM
Editor:
Five years ago there was held, on our campus
a vote —whether or not the girls of Guilford col
lege should be permitted to smoke. The final
tabulation proved tlmt the girls thought it should
not lie permitted. Since then an entirely new
group of students has entered the college and
those who voted have gone. Among this new
group are many girls who are allowed to smoke
at home —who would appreciate the privilege at
school, too; but nevertheless observe the rule
which so definitely establishes a double standard,
the boys being permitted to smoke in their dor
mitories and oft! campus.
It is understood that if there were to be a
vote which endorsed smoking by the students,
the matter would, of course, be referred to the
faculty and the Board of Trustees. Perhaps they
could solve the problem as it has been solved
in many colleges—some denominational —Fur-
man in South Carolina, Stratford in Danville,
Atlantic Christian in Wilson, Stephens in Mis
souri, Swarthmore, etc.—by setting aside a room
in a fireproof basement for the express purpose
of smoking and studying, with the provision that
no girl may use this room if she does not present
tile dean with written permission from her par
ents, and with the understanding that she will
not abuse the privilege by smoking elsewhere.
Within the past few years many changes have
come about at Guilford—can there not lie another
change which would IK- SO appreciated by many
of the girls of Guilford college?
11. v. A.
GRIST
At Penn State 110 dating is permitted during
the first three weeks. After that the generous
upperclassnien permit the new-comers to date
until 5 :S0 p. in.
—Echo Weekly
•
Throw away your wishbone, straighten up
your backbone, stick out your jawbone and go
to it—was the advice given freshmen at lowa
State Teacher's college.
•
Two morons were painting a room—one was
011 a ladder painting the ceiling; the other was
painting near the floor.
First moron (to moron 011 the ladder). "Say,
do you have a good hold 011 that paint brush?"
Second moron "Yeah."
First moron : "Well, hang 011 —I'm takin' the
ladder!"
—The Akron Buchtelite.
•
At Akron I". campus couples are playing jacks.
Before jacks it was bridge and the losing couple
bought the winning couple ice cream cones. That
was too expensive. Then in the spring it was
marbles for keeps. But that was too expensive
also. Now it's jacks. Next it will lie hopscotch.
. . . My, what a college education will do for
one!
•
Ode to an empty mailbox [Tnl Neeee take
notice !l
Oh, open, oblong yawning 'ole
Please fill your mouth for this poor soul
I'm sorely aching for a letter
(Although a package slip is better).
—The Brown and White.
•
Famous Sayings:
Nero —Hot stuff. Keep the home tires burning.
Cleopatra—You're 1111 easy mark.
Helen —So this is Paris.
Noah—lt floats.
—Hay Maker (Akron Buchtelite)
•
Make up is not a cover up; it is to reveal
you.
—'The Carolina
•
Sirens screaming,
No joke.
Church burning,
Holy smoke!
—The Crescent (Akron Buchtelite)
moved lo another room backstage, and
finally lo its present location.
The new offiee will be in the room next
to Mrs. Milner's offiee. It will be reno
vated to suit the activities of it newspaper.
See you in Founders 011 Mondav!
THE GUILFORDIAN
ABSENT-MINDED PROFESSOR
The absent-minded professor is rarely an actu
ality, usually mere anecdote. The source of much
of the anecdote—notably that acquired by Guil
ford students—is I>r. Philip W. Furnas, genial
professor of English and a case in point.
A rare quality such ns this must surely be
acquired with growing pains, for presence of
mind was needed by the boy whose revenue of
nickels came from carrying lovers' notes at Karl
ham college, where his father was business man
ager.
He spent four years at Earlhain college as a
student, during which time we are sure he must
have paid out nickels himself.
After his freshman year there, he worked on
an excursion steamer between Chicago and Mil
waukee, gaining that cosmopolitan aura that en
circles the Indiana country boy. (He was born
on a farm acquired from the government by his
grandfather.)
In college, I)r. Furnas played tennis on the
varsity, won 1111 inter-collegiate doubles tourna
ment : spent his money on shows in town : raided
the college pantry when he was hungry (his
mother was head of the dining room). He
majored in German, attended the I'll iversify of
Wisconsin one summer in order to learn to teach
German history.
After two years at Oak wood—then at Fnion
Springs, X. Y.. I>r. Furnas went to Harvard for
a year—received his M. A. in English, and taught
at Earlhani for a year. When the war came he
took the position of conscientious objector, left
for Europe after the war to do relief work for
the Friends Service Committee.
He went to Greece, then to Yugoslavia—stayed
there a year and began to study the language.
He managed the rebuilding of small homes for
peasants whose homes had burned during the
war.
His work was located in the mountains of the
interior, 30 miles from the railroad. Transpor
tation was limited to truck or freight car. Once,
be related, the engine didn't have enough steam
to pull the freight cars over the hill, so the train
was sidetracked and left. This was "very com
mon," said I>r. Furnas. Travelers usually took
food and blankets with them as a precaution
against such accidents.
The trip home covered Venice, Paris and Lon
don. After about six months in America, this
wanderer left for Ireland to see if relief were
needed there. Ilair-raising incident was kissing
the Blarney Stone. T'sual procedure was to lie
flat on your back with someone holding your
feet. There was a see hrdrop of 150 feet beneath
you.
After three months, remaining in the south of
Ireland, IJr. Furnas came home by a route
through Holland, Berlin, Paris; then taught for
four years at Earlhani—worked at Harvard for
two years 011 advanced study for his Doctor of
Philosophy degree.
He met Mrs. Furnas at Columbia in 1920
"I never remember dates, even my own dates."
He taught at Earlhani for a year after his mar
riage.
He received his Doctor's degree in 1939 at
Harvard—his thesis being 011 Yugoslovian folk
ballads —with translation of 500 pages of manu
script and IM) pages of introductory material.
Taking a daring stand 011 the profession of
teaching. Dr. Furnas said "I enjoy teaching very
much, always have. Young people are nicer to
work with than old people would lie."
From the Files
February 2, 1922—The peaceful quiet of
Quaker environs was disturbed Saturday after
noon, January 28. Itetween three and four o'clock,
when the boys and girls of Guilford met in
fierce conflict —-by permission from the faculty.
A terrific battle ensued, with white missiles
formed from snow flying in the general direction
of one's face. The combat was not a notable ex
ample of military science, for couples joined
promiscuously in skirmishes inconsiderate of
friend or foe. Scientific methods of handling
snowballs were demonstrated by faculty mem
bers.
September 30, 1933—A college orchestra, prac
tically tile first organization of its kind ever lo
be gotten together at Guilford, is being started
by Professor Max Noah, head of the music de
partment, this fall.
November 30, 1935—A program dance, under
the sponsorship of the social committee, will be
belli lliis evening in tile library. A novel touch
will lie added to the festivities by the fact that
the girls will date the lioys, a reversal of the
usual procedure. Music, as usual, will be sup
plied by the committee's phonograph and ampli
fier system. This event is to take the place of
the formal dances held in other schools. It is
the first formal dance lo be held at Guilford.
October 18, 1941
THE GUILFORDIAN
Entered nt Guilforil College, N. C., as
second-class matter under the act of Con
gress, August 24, JDI2.
Published semi-monthly during the
school year by the students of Guilford
College.
Editor-in-Chief Tobey Laitin
Managing Editor Roy Leake,
Business Manager Paul Pearson
Assistant Editors —Winifred Ellis, Bette
Bailey.
Editorial Staff Corinne Field, Nancy
Graves.
Sports Staff Fred Taylor, Paul Car
ruthere, Sol Kennedy, Itudy Davis,
Helen Lyon, Fran Johnson, Talmndge
Neece.
Business Staff Mildred Pegram, Sadie
White, Arthur Johnson.
Staff Photographers l'urnell Kennedy,
James Patton.
Reporters Shirley Ware, John Hobby,
Hazel Key, Margaret Jones, Barbara
Kprague, Betty Wilson, Patricia Shoe
maker, John Jernigan, Peggy Watson,
Austin Scott, Barimru Williams, Jean
11. Thomas, Virginia Ashcraft, Thorn
ton Spa rrow.
Faeiiltn Advisers William O. Suiter,
Dorothy L. Gilbert, and Philip W.
Furnas.
Subscription price SI.OO per year
1940 Mfmber 1941
Plssociortcd Golleftiate Press
SONSPOTS
By DABAGIAN
Once again the fingers of time have shuffled
the cards, and a new hand has been dealt. Stakes
have risen, new cards have been picked up, old
ones tossed aside, deception gleams in the bluf
fer's eyes, distress flashes from the anxious ga/.e
of the heavy loser.
O
Dot Dick picks up a new card named Parker,
when football trips and frosh presidential duties
become too enveloping.
O
Grace Mac Murray's stakes suddenly shoot sky
ward when the campus is shocked by her receiv
ing a date restriction. An unwarranted one, too,
according to reliable sources which say she was
only trying to get rid of Kreun.
O
This brought despair to Betty Flinn who too
has been getting the "glad eye" from the "hum
ming bird."'
O
"Hud" Bownc has a feeling that someone's
looking over his shoulder as lie dickers witli
Queen card Va. Weather I,v. Itul Bill Of well is
strictly playing a hand of III:It own.
O
"Queerneas" is another marker of (he mem
ory: hut there's nothing queer about "Hurricane
John" who, after getting the turndown from
"Veronica" Niinn, turned around anil made the
same request of Nancy Minor (with the same
result).
O
'4l Ilomecomers will recall when: Harry N'aee
was burnin' the benches with S. Marshall, who,
incidentally, is still burnin' the benches with a
G'boro guy; when IBnes, Hodgins, Garrett had
Miss Clinchy in a niell of a hess (or vice versa).
Now Garrett's giving Itarbara Clark a whirl of
a twirl. When Crecenzo and Julia were sendin'
solid (which they aren't now): when Dave
Parker had "Jo" Itipperger asking what the
score was, and yet DIDN'T know it himself.
i mortimer
i mortimer sat at table during monogram
speeches much iierturhed nancy minor was so
perturbed that a pond lily effect was created by
her flower which fell from her hair into a glass
of tea
enjoyed watching antics of John hobby who
out-furaases dr fiirnas he approached mr fried
rich belligerently with the information that he
wanted some books and he couldn't find the
books he had looked all over the shelves no luck
asked mr fricdrich with sympathy no luck said
John hobby sadly maybe i will look said mr
fricdrich he looked no luck he said i will see who
has checked them out ah ba said he someone
has checked them out it was joliu hobby