MESSIAH
Sunday, December 17
2:45 o'Clock
VOLUME XXXI
Mr. I. Howard Chad wick, baritone, and Corporal Erin Neece, tenor
who will have solo parts in the performance of "The Messiah.'
Smith, Donley, Chadwick,
Neece Soloists in 'Messiah 7
Guilford Community Choir
Will Present Performance
Of Oratorio December 17
Mrs. Xorris Smith, Miss He; i trice
Donley, Erin Neece, and I. Howard
Chadwick have been named as the solo
ists for Guilford's eighteenth perform
ance of Handel's oratorio, "The Mes
siah." which will he presented in Me
morial Hull on Sunday, December IT.
at 3 o'clock.
Mr. Norris Smith, who is taking
lii* soprano lead, was formerly from
Greensboro and sang with the choir
two years ago. She now resides in Ml.
Airy where she directs the choir of
the First Presbyterian Church.
Miss Heatrice Donley, contralto, is
a voice teacher at Meredith College
She is also a soloist at the First Pres
byterian Church in Greensboro. This
will be her lirst appearance at Guilford.
Corporal Erin Neece, a soloist at the
First Presbyterian Church in Greens
boro, sang "The Messiah" with the
Guilford choir three years ago. lie
will have the tenor role.
Mr. Howard Chadwick, baritone, is
pastor of the First Moravian Church
in Winston-Salem.
The Guilford choir, under the direc
tion of I>r. Ezra H. F. Weis, includes
students and residents of the commu
nity and Greensboro. The orchestra is
composed of players from Greensboro.
Burlington, Thomasville, and members
of our faculty and student body. Guil
ford presents more selections from "The
Messiah" than any other performance
in this vicinity.
"The Messiah" was composed in 24
days, and has since become Handel's
most successful ami most familiar ora
torio.
King David Extends Reign
Over Founders Kitchen
David Caldwell, Hip chief eook and ]
bottle washer in the kitchen at Found- i
ers, is one of the assets of (inllford j
who is not often noticed and rarely
appreciated. Few realize the time he
has devoted to his work here, lie has
spent nineteen years cooking for Guil
ford students, lie figures that lie has
heen cooking for 41 years in all in
such places as Philadelphia, Detroit,
and Canada, in hotels and cafeterias.
King David insists that lie is a cook
and not a baker; there is a difference.
His specialty is roasting.
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Miss Ricks Lists Hew
Books Now in Library
Selections in Fields of
Fiction, Religion, History,
Literature, and Biography
The (viiilford library has acquired
several new bonks in the fields of lit -
erature. fiction, history and biography.
Some of these which might be of in
terest lo the students arc. Walter
Clark, Fii/htinu Judt/e, by Aubrey Lee
Hrooks: Horn I nder Saturn, a biog
raphy of William llazlit by Catherine
Mac Donald Mac Lean: Yankee From
Ollim/tu* —Justice Holmes and family,
by Catherine Bowen: The liuildin{j of
■hilna. by Mazo DeLa Hoche: The Pan
of silence, translated from Spanish by
Kduardu Malea : 1 Haunted Housi ami
Other short Starlet*, by Virginia Woolt':
The Wisdom of China and India, by
Liu Vutang; 77/r Ifadiant Life, by Un
fits Jones: 77/r Fortunes r tf Falxtaff,
by John Dover Wilson: Tin Miracle of
America, by Andre Maurois: The World
of Yesterday, by Stefan Zweig; Mental
/lailth in Collcvc, by Clements Collar
Fry: and Searchlif/ht on Peace Plans
by Edith Wyinner.
Yankee From Olympus is a study of
the Holmes family through three gen
erations, ending with Chief Justice
Oliver Wendell Holmes who died in
1 !!&". Justice Holmes is the central
figure and the greater part of the
biography is devoted to his life.
The Huildiny >f •lahm is a narrative
which goes back to the isrni's when
Philip and Adeline Whiteoak migrated
to Canada and began the building of
(Continued on Pain Four)
] Along with every one else David lias
| had his troubles with rationing and
j points. His worst headache conies from
trying to find fats and sugar. Hut a
few shortages won't stop David. lie
will think of something else to add to
his mixtures and stir vigorously with
a big spoon.
David was born and brought up in
Guilford county. He enjoys going 011
sight-seeing trips through the north but
prefers living in the south. He is
planning a trip to New York next sum
mer during his vacation. He seems
(CimtiiiHcd mi I'one Four)
GUILFORD COLLEGE, N. ('., DECEMBER IH, 1944
Hayes Leaves for
Bolivia lo Teach in
University of Sucre
Katherine Dunstan From
Greensboro College Takes
Over Spanish Classes
Dr. Francis Hayes, associate pro
fessor of modern languages at Guil
ford College, has been granted a leave
of absence from December 1 of this
year to the end of January, in
order to accept a teaching position
in South America.
He is to be an instructor in English
and English literature at the Univer
sity of Sucre in Bolivia. At present
be is in Washington, D. C. Dr. Hayes
will leave by plane for Bolivia this
month and Sirs. Hayes will come later
as soon as reservations are available.
Mrs. Katherine Dunstan is taking
Dr. Hayes' place in the language de
partment for the remainder of the cur
rent academic year. Mrs. Dunstan's
husband, who is professor of modern
languages at Greensboro College, is
assisting Mrs. Dunstan in the Spanish
conversation course.
Business Booms at College
Co-op; Plan Improvements
The Guilford College Co-operative,
which opened for business on October
' 14. had made a net profit of So().3N
up to December 1. Out of a total of
1• M students registered for the cur
rent semester, over so students and !
j several faculty members own one or
' more shares. The total capital of the
enterprise is $!)7.00.
I Everyone on the campus is eligible
|to buy a share in the co-op. It
iis operated on a nnn-prollt basis and
strives to give service to its members
by the system of collective ownership
instead of individual ownership, in a
corporation where people often have
vested interests.
I>onald Werntz is the newly-elected
store manager. Clerks are volunteer
workers and receive no pay for their
work.
With the exception of textbooks the
college store has sold out to the co-op.
Since its owning, improvements have
been made on the premises.
:
Scout Troops Present
Christmas Play Dec. 17
A Christmas program will be pre
sented by two Girl Scout troops, the
Boy Scouts, and the Brownie troop
of Guilford College, in New Garden
Meeting House on Sunday night. De
cember 17. 1!44. at 7
The play is called "Forever Christ
inas," and is divided into four parts.
The first is "The Preparation," com
prising Christmas customs and decora
tions. The second part is a presenta
tion of "The Night Before Christmas"
and "Why the Chimes Rang." The
third section is "The Great Day," with
readings from Mrs. Miniver; and tin
fourth, "Forever Christmas," is a tab
lean of the Christmas scene.
Gilbert Attends Meeting
> On December 7. Miss Dorothy GHl
i belt attended the convention of the
North Carolina State Literary and His
i torieal Society which was held in Ua
i leigh from December 7 to December S.
I At the conference, the Mayflower
s cup was awarded to Adelaide Fries
- for her b: ok Tin Road to Carolina . a
- current seller about early North Caro
lina.
Are You a Bird!
Come Christmas caroling Wed
nesday night from 7:30 to 10:(M).
Wear warm (iotlies and practice
sinking before you go. All are in
vited to BeiUcls' afterwards for a
few more carols.
Ashcraff and Siler
Make All A's But One
Twelve Students Make
All A's and B's; Thirty
Pass Less than Nine Hours
According to the report 011 quarter
grades recently released by Miss Era
I.asley, registrar, only two students
made all "A's" hut one, Virginia Asli
craft and J race Siler. Twelve stu
dents made all "A's" and "B's": Jennie
Cannon, Agnes Dewees, I'auline Fuller,
John Haworth, .Margery Huber, Mary
Ellen Jordan, Virginia Ruth Jordan,
Helen I.ewis. Martha McLellan, Mary
Joyce Martin. Helen Stabler, and Kay
Wood. Florence Fogelson was the
only student to make an all "B"
record.
Thirty students passed less than nine
hi \irs with a grade of average:
eleven students passed less than nine
hours: and two passed only one sub
ject.
In comparison with last year's
grades at this time, this is a slightly
better percentage.
Bird Club Elects Officers;
Plans Future Programs
The first meeting of the T. Gilbert
I'earson Bird club was held November
20, in the hut 011 the college campus
and membership and program commit
tees were appointed for the year. Plans
were also made for the club's activi
ties.
The officers which were elected are:
President, Elizabeth Ilare; vice-presi
dent. J. Gurney Gilbert; and secretary
treasurer, Marjorie Pickett.
The appointments to the member
ship committee were Elizabeth Diet/.,
chairman, I")r. Algie Newlin and Mary
Corbin.
The program committee consisting of
Miss Dorothy Uoyd Gilbert, chairman,
Doris I.oesges, Itay Wood, and Dr. Eva
(Continued 011 I'OQC Four)
Ralph Caskey Follows His
Musical Interest Through Life
Halph ('as key, n fiiniilinr figure to
many of Greensboro's citizens, is a
former student of Guilford College,
graduating in the class if l!>:t.x.
Mr. Caskey attended grade and high
school lit the State School for the
lilind nt Raleigh, N. C., and while
there he learned the piano tuning and
repair trade which he practices today.
He entered Klon College as a fresh
man in hut transferred to Guil
ford in his junior year.
Here he majored in music and gave
his senior recital in violin. He was
very active in campus activities,
mainly those connected with music.
Me was n member of the choir, tile
chorus and the chamber orchestra. 11*
made two trips with the a cappelln
choir, one to Florida and the other to
New Jersey. Music is still a major
interest in his life. He sings with the
community chorus every year and can
truthfully say that he knows his part
of tiie Messiah from memory.
(I'ontiniKd tin I'age Four)
VACATION
Thursday, December 21
11:10 o'Clock
NI MIiER 3
Campus Development
Campaign Nets Half
Of Goal Set for July
Organization Meetings
Scheduled for 15 Areas
In N. C. and Other States
The Guilford College campaign tor
campus improvement is progressing
rapidly toward the goal of $350,000
which is to he met by July 1, 1045.
The half-way mark lias been reached,
according to Sir. J. Douglas Foster,
head of the promotional committee.
The funds received thus far have
been special gifts given by prominent
citizens of North Carolina and others
interested in the college. The func
tions of the special gifts committee,
under the chairmanship of Nereus C.
English, are preliminary to the work
of the general organizational commit
tee under the co-chairmanship of Ed
win P. Brown and J. Otis Burke.
The alumni journal which went to
press this week will publish the names
of 100 people who have bought shares
of #750, .S3OO, and SIOO in Guilford
('ollege.
There are fifteen alumni centers
where organization meetings are sched
uled to be held. High Point, Ashe
l>oro, and Winston-Salem are the first
of these districts to organize for the
general program.
Myron A. Ilaworth and Joseph J.
'ox, Jr.. are co-chairmen of the High
l'oint section which will have its first
meeting tin January 15. Chairman W.
J. Aruitield, Jr., and Co-chairman T.
Fletcher Itulla and A. Idyl Ferree
head the Asheboro area which is sched
uled have its meeting on January IT.
Charles Frank Benbow of Winston-
Salem and Uoy ('. Mitchell of Mt.
Airy, are co-chairmen of the Winston-
Salem area which is to meet. Jan
uary 10.
Several students have said that they
would ask their parents to contribute
to the campaign while home for the
Christmas holidays. The organization
of the students will not begin until
later in the academic year.
Contributions have come from sources
near and far. A subscription came
this week from India from Captain
Owen McAllister of the WAC, class
of
Former Students Make
Recent Visits to Campus
Several of our former students .mil
iihimiti Imve been' bank to visit, tlie
en lupus recently. Among these were:
Mildred itagnn, Kosemary Xunn Itni-
I'ord, Molly Smith, Kuth Knier, Vir
ginia Pope Smith, Bette Jane Thomp
son, Hill Hyatt, .Jane Trice, and l'eggy
Kills.
Molly Smith transferred to Carolina
and is in the junior class there. Itntliie
Knier expects to enter the WAVES
on December 28 and will go to Hunter
College, X. V., for her training. (Sinny
Smith is planning to start a nursing
career sometime soon and is visiting
various hospitals in which she is in
terested.
"I'ettijohn" is working as a model
1 in New York City for Harry Conover.
She models Jamieson Classic clothes
for buyers. Hill Hyatt is training as
a paratrooper at Camp Mackall, N. C.