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Representative of the fairest of Guilford's fair are the Queen of the
May Court and lier Maid of Honor. This year the honor has been bestowed
upon two members of the Senior class who were rhosen by vote of tiie
student body. Miss Roxie Roberson, Graham, (right) was rhosen as
Queen of the May Court and her Maid of Honor is Miss Dorothy Monicker
(left) of Wayne, Pa. They will reign at Guilfords annual ceremonies
along with five other members of the court.
(Photograph by RPdmon's Studio, Elkin)
Yule Season Opens
With Vets* Dance
Bray Announces
18-Piece Band
To Furnish Music
Bids Will Be Tendered
This Week By Members
Of Veterans' Club
Vacation-eve (December 18th) is
the time and the college gymnasium
is the place for what promises to be
one of the largest dances of the year
and a satisfactory inauguration for
a Happy and Merry Christmas holi
day.
Fred Bray, social committee
chaiman of the Veterans' Club, an
nounced last week that Max Wester
brand and his 18-piece orchestra
have been contracted to play for
the occasion. Westerhrand boasts
an all colored crew and includes a
blues singer who hails from the
place where the blues grew up —
St. Louts.
The Veterans' Club of Guilfi rd
College, sponsor of the affair, will
issue their bids this week at $1 a
couple. Arrangements have been
made to decorate the gym in a
holiday spirit, but the decorations
will probably be sparse due to the
fact that very few people will be
on campus Thursday to aid in tak
ing tli "in down.
So remember the date, December |
18th. The time is S to 11:45 and
the place is the gym. Ask her to
day; and if lie hasn't girls, why
don't be bashful . . . just ask him.
Quaker Offers Photo Prizes
want some informal plioto
zraphs," was the request made yes
terday morning in cliapel by J. I'.
Garner, editor of the Quaker. The
yearbook is rapidly Hearing its
make-up stages and space still re
mains available for some campus
;hots, Garner said.
The Quaker Is offering ten dol
lars in cash prizes for the three
best pictures chosen. Kules of the
contest are posted in all the campus
buildings. The contest ends De
cember 15.
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GUILFORD COLLEGE, N. C„ DECEMBER 11, 1946
Teacher Addresses
Future Secretaries
Miss Buck from the Kath
erlne Gibbs Business School in
New York spoke to the Commer
cial students at an informal tea
at the home of Mrs. Milner on
November 22.
Miss Buck stressed the uni
versality, advantages, and glam
our of positions open to secre
taries. She gave the seven
points that employers look for
and hope to find in their sec
retaries. They were: 1. General
intelligence, 2. Technical excel
lence, 3. Personal appearance,
4. Good personality, 5. Well
modulated voice, ti. Gocd hack
ground, 7. Good health.
Following the talk refresh
ments were served by Mrs.
Milner, and Mrs. Katherine Mc-
Entire. Those attending were:
Margie Dudley, Dottie Flow,
Fri'dda Hat ledge, Mrs. Roscoe
Cox, .lulie White, Judy Gainey,
Norma Toomes, Mary I>etter,
Yvonne Dommann, Jean Free
land, Mrs. Gnsklus, Mrs. I'olk.
Guilford Will Send 2 SCA Members
To Conference at University of Illinois
Martha l!elle lOdgerlon and Julia
White were recently appointed to the
Nationil Assembly of the Student
Christian Association Movement to
be held at the University of Illinois
from December -7 to January It
is probable that the girls will be
accompanied by Mr. John Macheli,
since each association is urged by
the National Assembly to send a
non-student delegate.
The morning program will begin
with corporate worship led by Dr.
Howard Thurman, followed by a
period of private meditation and
prayer. After this. Bible groups
will be held for an hour of infor
mal discussion. There will be 00 of
these groups, each in charge of a
trained leader; however, the pro-
College and Community To Hear
'Messiah' Concert December 15
Dr. Milner, Faculty
Members Back From
Indiana Conference
Group Discusses
Educational Aims
At Earlham College
Dr. Clyde A. Mllner, president of
Guilford College, was a leading
figure in the twentieth Friends Con
ference on Education held at Earl
ham College, Richmond, Indiana. He
played an important part in the dis
cussions of the methods and future
aims of education in Friends col
leges and secondary schools. Miss
Dorothy Gilbert, who served secre
tary for the conference, and Dr.
Philip W. Furnas, head of the
English department, accompanied
Dr. Milner.
On Thursday, November 21, after
an address of welcome by Thomas
Elsa Jones, three talks on the
basic contributions of Quaker Edu
cations were given, followed by as
sembly discussion. Group discus
sions were scheduled for 2 p.m. and
at 3:30 p.m. the delegates reas
sembled for reports from the various
groups. The day's activities ended
at 8:04) with an address by Dr.
Elton Trueblood.
Group Discussions
The second day, November 22.
three talks on Quaker educational
insight implementing educational
practice were given. The same proce
dure for assembly and group dis
cusions was followed as on the
opening day. The address at 8:XI
was delivered by the president of
Coe College, Byron S. Holllngs
head.
On Saturday, November 23. the
final day of the conference, Thomas
Elsa Jones was inaugurated as the
seventh president of Earlham Col
lege.
Philosopher Speaks
Dr. Milner presided at a meeting
of the Board of Education of the
Five Years Meeting on Sunday. The
principal speaker at this luncheon
session was Rufas M. Jones, a noted
philosopher of Quakerism. It was
at this meeting that the work of
the board for the coming year was
outlined and a phamphlet on the
speeches and findings of the Confer
ence planned.
Dr. Milner then flew to New
York City for an alumni meeting at
the Parkside Hotel. Mr. Clement
Biddle. a prominent New York
Friend, and Supporter of Guilford
College made the evening's speech.
His topic was the need for teachers
and the support which must be
given them. Dr. Milner then brought
the New York alumni up-to-date
with the news of happenings at Guil
ford thus far. and outlined briefly!
what had been planned for the
remainder of the schood year.
I gram will I>* coordinated by l>r.
\V. J. Scarborough, president of
West Virginia Wesleynn.
The morning platform series will
begin with an address on "The Vet
eran L'olcs At Peace," by Charles
Itolte, chairman of the American
Vetera us Committee. The next four
mornings I)r. Albert Outler, asso
ciate |irolessor of theology at Vale
Cniversity, will discuss "Christian
Affirmations . . . Their Personal and
Social Significance."
Hearings will be held in which
each student delegate will partici
pate in discussion one of the pro
posed policies. These hearings will
be presided over by the students,
with non-students acting as re
source leaders. Bach hearing will
Weis, Miller To Conduct Choir
And Orchestra; Soloists To Sing
"The Messiah" will be presented to the folk of Guilford Col
lege, its community, and surrounding territory for the 20th con
secutive time since its founding here at Guilford. This perform
ance will occur December 15 at 3 o'clock in the auditorium and
promises to be a memorable occasion for all who attend.
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Paring the chorus in the distinc
tive presentation of the "The Mes
siah" will be these two renown art
ists. Above, Miss Dorothy F. Bird,
soprano, ami below, Miss Quida Fay
Paul, contralto. These two distin
guished soloists will lend support to
the Guilford College choir and its
associated performers Sunday when
the oratorio is presented at Guilford
College for the students ami the
community.
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. I prepare its repi rt for the plenary
| session. A legislative council will
be formed with the chairmen of
I the hearings, and I>r. I'aul I.imbert,
•: president of Springfield College, as
i j the coordinator.
I I The assembly will not be all work
' j and 110 play, for organized recrea-
I tion is planned each evening to fol
' j low the platform hour. The group
1 j Will be often divided into smaller
1 units to develop closer fellowship.
The schedule is: Friday, (Jet-Ac
quainted Mixers: Saturday, Region
al Parties; Sunday, Folk Parties;
Monday, Fireside Chats; Tuesday,
Concert: Wednesday, "The Scamp,"
(Assembly Party) : Thursday, Fare
well Bonfire, followed by Regional
firesides.
NUMBER 5
I* First, a little history of "The
Messiah." Written by Handel, a
German composer, in 1741, this tre
mendously successful oratorio has
heeu performed an innumerable
number of times all over the world.
It was revised by Handel himself on
several occasions, and as the cen
turies have passed a considerable
number of vocal scores have l>een
patterned after his creation. How
ever, the edition of "The Messiah"
which the Guilford College chorus
is using agrees at every poiut with
Handel's original score.
100 To Sing
This year the chorus, which will
hold its final rehearsal December
14, consists of 100 members, includ
ing the Guilford College choir,
present and former members of the
student body, part of the faculty,
and students and others from the
community. The chorus will be ac
companied by the college orchestra
composed of 20 members. Four
soloists noted in this section of the
state will pace the orchestra and
chorus in their rendition 3f the
work; they are Dorothy F. Bird,
soprano; Ouida Fay Paul, contral
to; William Hunt, tenor; and
Charles I'nderwood, bass. No new
comers to the college, these artists
will be remembered for their pre
vious engagements. The oratorio is
under the supreme directoin of Dr.
Weis, who also conducts the chorus,
while the concertmaster is Miss
Ada Charlotte Miller. Mrs. Phyllis
Woodhouse will be seated at the
piano and Mr. Carroll Feagins at
the organ.
New Numbers
On this occasion the chorus will
sing the maximum score—that is,
as much as has ever been presented
during the past 20 years. Numbers
which usually have not been in
cluded but will be this year are
"His Yoke Is Easy and His Burden
Is Light," "With His Stripes We
Are Healed," and "Worthy Is the
Lamb."
Since the beginning of the school
year, the performers have been
practicing every Tuesday evening
with an unusually fine attendance.
Many 'if the previous members who
have joined the ranks tills season
have certainly added much of the
vitality which was noticeably absent
during the war and which is indis
pensable for the full blending neces
sary 'or a truly successful per
formance.
No (hecks Today!
Here's Why, Boys
(uest speaker at the Veterans'
Club lust meeting was Mr. Ueginald
Turner, elncational adviser con
nected with the Veterans' Adminis
tration and associated with their
Regional Office for this area.
Mr. Tinner traced the steps that
are necessary to assure that a vet
eran in training or school receives
his subsistence allowance at the
regularly scheduled intervals. He
explained why there have been pre
vious delays and attributed the
main cause to an overflow i f red
tape. However, he painted an op
timistic picture when he went on to
say that the situation is getting
better every day and systematized
work Is fast overtaking the ineffi
ciency of governmental machinery.
Concluding his address .Mr. Turner
answered questions from the au
dience. Business plans were dis
cussed at the meeting and arrange
ments for the veterans' dance were
suggested by Fred Bray, social
chairman, and approved by the
committee.