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VOLUME XXX Number of Students Enrolled Is Smaller Than Last Semester 47 Men and 128 Women Now Compose Guilford's Present Student Body Tlie total enrollment of students for the year Is 100. There are 175 stu dents enrolled for the current semester and 47 are men and 128 are women. The corresponding enrollment for the second semester last year was —"> 1 stu dents. There were 112. men and 140 women. The college welcomes 12 new stu dents this semester. The religious pref erences of the new students are as fol lows : two Episcopalians, one Buddhist, one Catholic, three Friends, three Methodists and one Presbyterian. According to the registrar the en rollment by classes is as follows: Freshmen, 28 men and 47 women; Sophomores, 12 men and 4i> women; Juniors, 0 men and 18 women: Seniors, 0 men and 2ti women, and special stu dents, men and 1 woman, making n total of 100 students for the year 1043-44. ■ Six Students Join Scholarship Society T. Ungar, Amon, Ashcraft, G. Ungar, Stanfield, Jordan George P. Wilson Speaks Six new members were inducted into (lie iuilford Scholarship Society in chapel on February 17. Mrs. Milner presented the students in the order of their standing: Tony Ungar, president; Senta Anion, vice-president; Virginia Ashcraft, secretary; Gerda Ungar, Da vid Stantield, and Mary Ellen Jordan. These students had achieved a quality average of 2.5 or more in five or more semesters of work. Miss Gilbert then introduced the main speakers, Profes-1 sor George I'. Wilson, of Woman's Col lege, who spoke on "Pronunciations." He formerly taught at Guilford, is interested in Southern dialects, has contributed to a pronouncing dictionary, and has written a book. "A Guide to 1 Setter English." The Scholarship Society was first established in I!K$7 by Dr. Kussell Pope. Eleven faculty members have been admitted: I)r. Clyde Milner, Mrs. Ernestine Milner, Dr. Raymond ltin ford, Dr. Eva Campbell, Dr. llarvey I ..fling. Dr. E. Garness Purdom, Miss Dorothy Gilbert, Dr. Frederick Sliep ard. Dr. IJussell Pope, William Edger ton, and Davfd Parsons. The Society meets once each semester and gives a party for the students on the Honor Roll. Testimony of Mary Hobbs On Bard well Success Course ISy CORNELIA KNIGHT -Mur.v Ilohhs has had her face lifted. The Home Economics girls have hei'ii getting some practical training right here 011 campus: namely, redecorating Mary Ilohhs. This is, as anyone can see. a mighty task. lint they are taking it room by room, and what an improve ment has been made! There's an old saying somewhere about starting at the foot of the ladder and starting up, but the class, under Mrs, Bardwell's capable direction, start ed on third floor and worked down. A study was lixed out of some dilapidated furniture, and a wide open space. Miss THE GUILFORDIAN Chapel Schedule February 22—l)r. Elbert Russell. February 26—Theodore Walser, Presbyterian missionary from Ja pan. February 26—Class meetings. February 29—Unscheduled. March 2—Unscheduled. March 4—Class meetings. March 7—Unscheduled. March !t—Mr. Wellons, Guilford graduate of 1933 and missionary in •Jamaica, will speak on "Oppor tunities in the Caribbean." March 11—Class meetings. March 14— E. Raymond Wilson. March 16—I)r. Philip Furnas. March 18—Class -meetings. A. William Hire Joins Guilford's Faculty Guilford Alumnus to Teach Psychology, Philosophy; Will Act As Dean of Men A. William Hire has recently been added to the Guilford faculty for the second semester as assistant professor of Psychology and Philosophy, and succeeds Dr. Milner as Dean of Men. j He is a native of Winston-Salem I and attended Guilford College, gradu ating in 1!i:w. Since then he has stud ied at the University of North Caro lina, and at Hartford Theological Sem inary, where he received a 15.D. degree in 1 !>:;. In 1938 he received an M.A. degree at tile University of Hawaii. He plans to return to Harvard at the end of the semester to complete his work toward a doctorate. In Hawaii he became very much interested in Hawaiian music and plans to give a lecture on that subject soon, lie is interested in other kinds of music too, having made orchestral ar rangements and having played in an orchestra at Harvard. I Dee Waring Smith Plans Another Musical Production Dec Waring Smith is planning an other musical program similar to the one produced iast fall. It will lie pre sented in conjunction with the party to he given by the Senior class some time soon. The gym will become a night club for that evening, with Dee Waring directing the floor show. Anne Perkins and David Evans will be at the piano: I'olly Korn and Eddie Ilirahayashi will do a dance sequence. Vocalists will lie Linda Pell. Frank "Sinatra" Miles, Sue Shelton, l'egg.v Taylor, and linrliara Anderson, who will bring to the night clubbers such hits as "My Ideal," "Blue Kain." | "Speak Low." and "Shoo Shoo Baby." I Kicks very kindly gave several books to lie kept there for reference and for enjoyment. After they had done this, the class enme down to earth and started on the parlors. They painted, scrubbed, redecorated, and bought new furniture, until now the parlors are so nice look ing the dating couples are prone to watch the room instead of each other (did I say watch?). Then Mary Ilohhs moved to Foun ders and the carpenters took over in the kitchen. They took up the ancient linoleum. They painted the walls. They (Continued on l'agc Four) GUILFORD COLLEGE, N. C., FEBRUARY 19, 1944 Una Seal Jeffries Will Present Senior Recital March 3rd Betty Anne Anderson Will Accompany Her; Program To Be Classical, Modern Una Seal Jeffries, soprano, will pre sent her senior musical recital on Fri day evening, March 3, at 8 o'clock in Memorial Hall. She • will be accom panied by Betty Anne Anderson. Her program will open with a group of early classic numbers: Chanson by Bommeau, Careselva by Handel, and Mil Heart Ever Faithful from Bach's Christmas Oratorial. She will continue with the operatic aria, O Don Fatale by Verdi. The third group includes a group of numbers from the romantic period. They will be: In the "Forest by Schu mann. .)/// Phantom Double by Shubert, It the Brookside by Grieg, and The Asra by Bubenstein. She will conclude her program with a group of modern songs including selections by Novello and De-Koveno. T. Gilbert Pearson Bird Club Organized on Campus The T. Gilbert I'earson Bird Club was recently established in memory of Gilbert Pearson, whose early interest in birds developed into a life work. Thirty-seven members, mostly from the college and Guilford community, joined the club on January Hi, Charter Day. I)r. Algie N'ewlin and Esther Demeo were appointed to write a constitution for the club. With Dr. Campbell's guidance, the members will study the birds found in this vicinity and will learn what basic things to look for when on a bird hike, in nddition to boosting campus interest in bird life. The club will sponsor bird hikes, movies, and other programs. It is altiliated with the National Audubon Society. Trustees to Hold Meeting The Guilford College Hoard of Trus tees will hold a meeting here on Feb ruary 22 in the 1). Kalph Parker Me morial room. Chairman of the hoard is Dudley I). Carroll, of Chapel Hill. Other members are Elbert Kussell, Kit-hard Ilollowell. Itoliert Ragan, Mary I l'etty, Joseph Cox, David White, James Kirks, Edwin Brown, Mabel Harden, Wilson llohhs, Robert Frazier, and Herbert Petty. Mrs. Milner to Speak Mrs. Clyde A. Milner is planning to speak at a banquet of the Industrial Girls of this region on February 2(>. She wil discuss the problem of the in dnstrinl women in the readjustment to the post-war period. On February 15, Mrs. Milner lectured at a Winston-Salem Hook Club on "The Mind." Afterwards there was a tea in her honor. Fine Arts Elects Officers New officers of the Fine Arts Club were elected recently. I'at T,ockwood i succeeds I'na Jeffries as president, Peg • g.v Taylor is now vice-president, and Sue Shelton became secretary-treas urer. i At the last meeting, February 17, the group discussed the composer, Hrnhnis. • Song and piano selections by Rrahins were studied and played. Young Friends Plan To Have Conference On March 11 and 12 Theme of the Conference Will Be "United Quakerism In a Disunited World" The Friends students on campus are - planning a Young Friends' Conference i for the week-end of March 11 and 12. ■ The conference is for all Friends stu dents in North Carolina and for all , young North Carolina Friends. The r theme will be "United Quakerism in a I Disunited World." The steering committee, headed l>y , Edith Swisher, has made tentative plans for the conference. They lIO]M> [ to have I)r. Elbert Hussell from Duke . University, writer of the book, "The - History of Quakerism," and Ray , mond I*. Wilson, of the Friends Com ; inittee on Legislation,, as their prin > cipal speakers. Also Edward Duckies, i Sam Levering and Sam Haworth will i lead discussion groups. President Clyde A. Milner will speak Saturday. Saturday night after sup per there will probably be a square dance, planned by the recreation com mittee. Sunday morning Dr. Kussell will speak at New Garden Meeting, and , on Sunday afternoon Raymond Wilson i will speak. All Friends on the campus are serv ing on committees. Folowing are the names of the committees and their ' chairmen : Hospitality, Doris Coble and ' ' Jack Wright; Program, Sara Hadley; 1 • Registration. Peggy Taylor; Recreation, ' John Harney; Dinner, Fredda Rat -1 ledge and James Lehr; Quaker Litera ture, Esther Denieo; and Publicity, • Helen Stabler. Dr. W. 0. Mendenhall Visits Guilford College Students t Dr. W. (). Mendenhall, prominent Quaker educator and itinerant minis ter, visited the students of Guilford from February .'1 to 12. Dr. Mendenhall spoke to the student body in chattel and at other meetings. - Several teas were given iu his honor. He lias taught at Earlham College, - and has been president of Friends' I'ni i versify in Kansas, and of Whittier College in California. At present he is visiting Quaker meetings and Qua ker campuses for the American Friends I Service Committee. The main purpose of Dr. Menden ' hull's work is to form closer ties be tween the colleges and meetings and to give new inspiration to future Quaker leaders. Guilford Reflects Interest lOf Edgerton and Stuart I By A MAN' PETERS P A notice of tin- (lentils of Elbridgc i Amos Stimrt iind .1. Milford Edgerton probably will not strike n responsive chord in most students' minds. Yet these men were interested in Guilford College for miiny years and made their contributions to the general welfare of I' the students with little fanfare and il without arousing attention. Much that : they had been able to contribute was ii done anonymously and cannot lie inen - tioned here. Elbridge Stunrt died in Los Angeles e on January I~>, I!M4, at the age of Hfi. He was the founder of the Carnation s .Milk Company and was always inter ested in Guilford. NIMBI Ashcratt and Ungar Make Straight A's For First Semester Five Students Make AH A's But One; Seventeen Students Earn A's and B's Two students made all A's in their work last semester and five made nil A's but one, according to grades which were released by Hiss Era Lasley, registrar. Those making all A's are Toni I'n gar and Virginia Aslicraft, while those making all A's but one are Grace Siler, Senta Anion, Helen Stabler, Edith Swisher and Jack Wright. Seventeen students made A's and B's. They are Betty Anne Anderson, Mary Ellen Jordon, David Stanfield, Cynthia Ilyneman, Ruth Bab, Phyllis Fallow, Helena Haines, Marjorie Hoff man, Suzu Koriyama, Jean Lindley, Patricia Lockwood, Nancy Nunn, Blanche Oertel, Anne Schneider, Chris line Stanfield, (Jerda I'ngnr and Bay Wood. Forty-one students passed less than nine hours with a C average and twen ty-seven did not pass nine hours. There were eight who passed only one sub ject, however this number will de crease since several people were un able to take exams because of illness. Two students failed to pass any courses. Choir to Present Cantata 'The Seven Last Words' The Guilford College Choir lias be gun rehearsals for the Easter Can tata, The Seven La*t "Words, by Du bois. This cantata contains the last words of Jesus before Ills death on the Cross. Beside the choir voices, the cantata requires three soloists, a soprano, tenor, and baritone. Those roles will be filled at an early date. l)r. Weis would like a larger group at rehearsals as this cantata can lie done well only by a large chorus. The date of the performance will be an nounced later. Turner Moon Donates Books Turner Moon, of Philadelphia, has (bunted to the Guilford College Li brary twenty-three books, the majority if which are on Quakerism. This do . nation is in memory of his father, Oscar Moon. Turner Moon is a grad uate of Guilford in the class of '2S. There have been many other bonks lidded to the library including fiction, hooks of economics, politics, vocations, religion and science. lie was born in the Deep River com munity near High Point. At 24 lie began his career li.v helping construct a Smite Fe railroad grade in New .Mexico: a year Inter he opened a gen eral mercantile business which started out in a tent, hut in IS years developed into Ki Paso's largest mercnntile estab lishment. Six years later he bought a little : canned milk plant that had gone bank rupt. Confronted by a can manufac turer's monopoly, he started making : cans by hand al Kent. Washington. Finally, with three thousand cans id' i milk packed and no name for the label, he noticed a box of cigars in a Seattle (Continued on l'agc Three)
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