VOLUME XXVIII
Orchestra and Choir Will Participate in May Festivities
Dr. E. G. Purdom Will
Ad As Toaslmaster
At Banquet Tonight
Juniors Honor Seniors
Tonight; Ljung, Smith,
Craven, Pope Will Speak
Dr. E. Garness Purdom will act as
toastmaster at I be annual junior-senior
banquet to be held this evening at 7
o'clock. Dr. Ilarvey A. Ljung will be
the main speaker of the evening. Vir
ginia Pope will welcome the seniors,
and DeArmas Smith will reply for
them. Marie Craven will address the
seniors for the junior class.
There will be a semi-formal dance in
the gymnasium after the banquet. The
dance is free for juniors and seniors;
admission charges for freshmen and
sophomores will be 15 cents a couple
or 10 cents stag.
John Downing is in charge of guid
ing the committees preparing for the
banquet. Virginia Pope is chairman of
the program committee with Bob Bohr,
Itoy Leake, and John Downing helping.
Helen van Acliterberg heads the dec
oration committee composed of Ruth
Weisgerber, Sadie White, Helen Lyon,
Rosemary Nunn, and Frances Neece.
The decorations will carry out a "Good
Luck" theme.
Eleanor Beittel and Tom Purdy com
prise the date and floor committee.
Margaret Jones Receives
Scholarship In History
Margaret Jones, of the class of 1042,
has been awarded a full tuition scholar
ship for a year of graduate work in
the department of History at the Uni
versity of Rochester in New York. This
year of study will enable her to obtain
a master's degree in history.
The University of Rochester offers
scholarships to students beginning their
graduate work whose general college
work lias been of high quality and who
have distinct ability in their chosen
field.
While a student at. Guilford Mar
garet has not only maintained an un
usually high average but has partici
pated in many extra curricular activi
ties. She lias been a member of tin'
college clioir, the History club, the
Y. W. A. cabinet, the International
Relations club, the Scholarship society,
the Collegium Musicum, the Guilford
College Chamber orchestra, was vice
president of tile W. .V. A. and the
Women's Student government.
Lordly Sophs Plan Revenge
On Innocent Frosh Victims
By SIIIIU.HY WAKE
This afternoon nil you sophomores
will get your chance to avenge Inst j
year's slielincking that you took as
freshmen.
What a day this is, when you can
get your room cleaned just for the ask-1
ing! It's really a good time to get I
that spring cleaning done that you've
been putting off so long. You fresh
men are ever so willing, we know, to
comply with your lord and master's
(sophomore, to you) every wish, for
it isn't very pleasant to sleep in a
slightly disheveled bed. (Did we say
disheveled? I'ardon the exaggeration.)
THE GUILFORDIAN
Chapel Schedule
Monday, May 4—Mrs. Irene Pick
ard.
Tuesday, May s—Meeting for wor
ship on the basis of silence in
the Hut.
Wednesday, May f—l)r. Ezra 11. F.
Weis, "Modern Tendencies in
Music."
Thursday, May I—Class meetings.
Friday, May B—William B. Edger
ton.
Monday, May 11—Student govern
ments.
Tuesday, May 12—Meeting for wor
ship on the basis of silenee in
the llul.
Wednesday, May 13—Fine Arts
club.
Thursday. May I I—Class meetings.
Friday, May 15—Guilford College
A Cappella choir.
Drama Council Adds
Four New Members
Sarah Gray, Nancy
Graves, Virginia Pope,
Johns Join Council
The spring production of the dra
matic council, Shakespeare's "A Win
ter's Tale," added four new members
to that organization. They are Nancy
Graves, Sarah Gray, Virginia Pope, and
Kingston Johns.
Students must have eight Dramatic
council points before they can become
members of the organization.
Nancy received points for her work
ns head of the costume committee and
for her portrayal of Mamillius, the
young son of King I .pontes. Sarah re
ceived her points for taking the role
of l'aulina, lady-in-waiting to the
queen, Ilermione.
Virginia Pope worked backstage, on
scenery construction. Kingston Johns
was awarded points for bis work as
stagi' manager. In all, over 4" persons
received points for their work in the
play.
Two of the new members were elect
ed officers of the council at the spring
elections Virginia Pope, president, and
Nancy Graves, secretary. Since the
spring play is not usually given until
after spring election, it lias been the
policy  f the council to allow those
persons who would be members of the
organization after the play to run for
offices at the spring elections.
Other officers of the council are Hoy
I,cake, vice-president, and Ed Poll re,
treasurer.
l?ut we know you are all good sports,
and after all, you aren't freshmen for
ever !
The picnic will probably start with
the grand" march of the freshmen all
decked out in the most ridiculous cos
tumes, from boys in grass skirts to girls
with pigtails and a different-colored
nail polish on each linger. ( May we sug
gest that you remember to remove it
before going to church the next day, as
we did not remember to do last year?)
Sorry you Elizabeth Barretts and
Kobert. Brownings won't lie able to get
together, but you will all have suitable
companions, and we do mean SI 11-
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GUILFORD COLLEGE, N. C., MAY 2, 1942
Speakers . . .
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. . . Dr. Hornell Ilart, of Duke university, who will deliver the Bac
calaureate sermon on Sunday, May 31, and Dr. John \V. Nason, presi
dent of Swarthmore college, who will give the Commencement address
on Monday, June 1.
Mary Hobbs To Give
Tea For Mrs. Taylor
Will Honor Former
Head Resident, Home
Economics Teacher
The residents of Mary Ilobbs hull
will honor Mrs. Frederick 11. Taylor,
of High Point, iit n ten 011 Sunday,
May 3.
Tea will be served in the garden
north of tlie dormitory. This garden
was laid out by Mrs. Taylor to illus
trate what could be done with limited
space. The entire college, both stu
dents and faculty, is invited to the tea.
Mrs. Taylor was instructor in Home
Kconomics and head resident of Mary
Hobbs hall during the years 1011 to
11(14. Holding the position soon after
the establishment of the dormitory,
Mrs. Taylor understood very well the
aims which Mrs. Hobbs had intended
to accomplish, and she has always re
mained very much interested in the
dormitory.
Mrs. Hobbs realized that many Quak
er ministers could not afford to send
their daughters to Guilford college. She
intended that the dormitory should
provide for those girls from North Car
olina Yearly meeting who could not
afford to live in Founders.
The name plate 011 the door of a
room indicates that that room has been
endowed by the person named; this en
dowment reduces the rent of the room.
By living and working cooperatively,
the girls could further reduce their ex
-1 icnses.
Thus Mrs. Hobbs made it possible
for girls to attend college who could
net otherwise have done so.
I. R. (. Elects Officers
Marjorie Lee Browne is (lie newly
elected president of the International
Relations club. Serving with her are
Hudson Bowne and Brad Snipes,
heads of the program committee and
advisors: Edith Swisher, secretary;
and Clans Victorius, treasurer. The
officers elected at the regular monthly
meeting 011 April 23, replace the tem
porary committee which was headed by
Gerhard Fried rich.
The club met 011 April 30 to hear
Mrs. Irene Pickard speak 011 the prob
lems of international relations.
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Freshman-Sophomore
Picnic Will Start At 2
The annual freshman-sophomore
picnic is to he held tliis afternoon
and evening. Freshmen are to meet
in front of Founders at 2 o'clock,
each bringing a blanket and two
coat hangers. There will he games
and contests, and supper will be
served about fi o'clock.
Buena Baldwin Will Give
Voice Recital On May 6
Miss Buena Baldwin, soprano, will
present her junior recital at Memorial
ball on May 0, at 8 o'clock.
Miss Phyllis Barker, Miss Marie
Craven, Burt MacKenzie, and Darrell
Durham will act as ushers.
The program is as follows: I—Cher
ry l(ipe, Horn; Rose So It hi ntoominu;
llis Com inn, Franz; Mil Mother Bids
Mr, Dvorak. ll—Aria, Silently lilciul
ill, Mozart.
11l The Swan, Grieg; V nged nld,
I Schubert; Sir ret (load Xif/ht, Mas
| mii net: When I Serentecn, Swod
! ish Folksong. IV— Ooini) to Market,
Diehl; The Broken l'itcher, l'ontet;
Ho, (or SI iniiberlti ml. Dressier; J 'lie
Ih art of a I (one, Wurren.
Siren Douses Campus Lights
In All-State Test Blackout
The nlnrin sounded—a low whistle
lit. first, gradually increasing to a
screeching wildcat tenor (sn.v those
few with imagination so keen) to an
nounce Guilford's tirst test blackout.
Male feet ret rented hastily from the
darkness of Mary 11 obi is and West
porches, while Guilford co eds scurried
to rooms to (louse lights and await the
blackout roll call. For a duration of
20 minutes, total darkness camouflaged
the campus—or did it?
Shrewd-eyed warden "Block" Smith
perceived a 211-xvatt glow illuminating
a window in the laundry. A tiny light,
hut bright enough to lie detected, per
haps, by the oncoming observation
plane. Whereupon Coach smashed the
window, but upon discovering his avoir
dupois to be too excessive to permit him
to climb through the narrow space, lie
M'MUKK 12
Festival To Feature
Concerts By Music
Groups On May 8, 9
In connection with the annual May
festival at Guilford college, Dr. Ezra
H. F. Wels will direct the Chamber
orchestra and the A Cappelia choir in
two concerts. These musical programs
also commemorate National Music
week.
The Chamber orchestra will play in
Memorial hall at 8 p.m. 011 Friday, May
8. The choir will sing on Saturday,
May !•, at 8 p.m. in Memorial hall.
The Chamber orchestra will present
the following program: Ncmiramide
Orertnre, Kossini; Symphony No. 1 in
C Major, Beethoven; Hondo, Concerto
No. 1, op. 313, for flute and orchestra,
Mozart; Austin Scott, flautist; Emperor
Waltzes, Strauss.
The regular personnel of the orches
tra includes Miss liossie Andrews, Miss
Bernlce Merritt, Miss Margaret Jones,
Miss Virginia Chapin, violins; Miss
Bette Bailey, Malcolm Demurjian, vio
las; Dr. Curt Victorius, Miss Margery
Iluber, celli; Burt MacKenzie, bass;
Austin Scott, flute; Hugh Brown,
Kugene Uicliardson, clarinets; Buth
Barnes, saxophone; Walter Kuclcer,
trumpet; I>r. Paul Williams, trombone;
Marjorie Lee Browne, Alice Ott, Mary
Belle Clark, piano.
For the second concert of the fes
tival, the A C'appella choir will present
the following program; I—Selections
from Masses and Oratorios; ll—Amer
ican numbers—negro spirituals: 111
Hallad for Americans, Bobinson. Paul
Oncley, vocal instructor and director
of the Woman's college choir will be
the soloist.
Milner To Address Alma
Mater Af Commencement
Dr. Clyde A. Milner will conclude
his series of commencement speeches
with an address al Wilmington college,
Ohio, on June 5. Dr. Milner received
his B.A. degree from Wilmington.
Previous to tliis engagement he will
speak in the following places: James
town. May 5; Liberty, May 8; Shady
Grove, May IS.
The subjects of Dr. Milner's addresses
will follow along the lines of new prob
lems facing youth, how to face them,
and tlii' vital need of religion today in
facing these problems.
sent Sir. Williams, our college engineer,
through to extinguish the gleaming
bulb. Never let it be said that Guilford
was not 1(K)% blackened.
In the meantime, the alarm and hose
crews hail swung into action. The alarm
department, headed b.v liny Tannen
hatun anil composed of members from
Old South, didn't, gel alarmed at the
proper time (they are still in the prime
of organization), but Ibis did not pre
vent tlie group dependent upon them
from functioning.
Smithdeul carted tire extinguishers
while the hose crew (alias Itucket Bri
gade in off-campus alarms), headed
by "Scoop" Bradsliaw, and composed
of volunteers from New North, gushed
forth anyway for eight minutes, using
King I as a target—until voices in the
dark screamed, "Turn off the water."
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