VOLUME XXXV
Guilford College To Honor Founders Today
Celebration Features
Breaking of Ground
For Science Building
The Founders' Day program will
begin at 11 o'clock In Memorial Hall.
Mr. Feagins will open the program
with organ mimic, and the invoca
tion "will be given by Samuel L.
Haworth. Dr. Ezra Weis' new song,
"Guilford, We Love You," will lie
sung by the choir. Howard Coble
will sing a solo, "Nathan Hunt's
Great, Day," accompanied by the
choir.
The first talk will be delivered
by Miss Dorothy Lloyd Gilbert on
"November 12th in Guilford's His
tory" Dr. Clyde A. Milner will then
speak on "Building a Better College
for a Better Tomorrow." The guest
speaker, Dr. William A. Wolff, of
Bowman-Grey, will talk on "Science
in the Libera 1 Arts College." The
ground-breaking ceremony, to be
held at the site of the new Science
Building, will be directed by Dr.
E. G. Purdom. Led by Carroll Fea
gins, the entire assemblage will sing
the Alma Mater.
In the afternoon, from 2:30 until
3:30, there will be held seminars in
science. In King Hall, Room 2, Dr.
J. Paul Iteynolds, '2B, will lead the
Biology and Psychology seminar.
The Mathematics, Chemistry, and
Physics seminar will meet in the
Physics Lib. under the leadership
of Wilbur L. Braxton, '32, and Rob
ert C. Xtohr, '43.
At 4 o'clock, tea will be served in
Founders Hall for all visitors,science
majors and faculty. From 6 to 6:30
the faculty will entertain in their
homes for the visitors. '
The evening program will conclude
the celebration of Founders' Day at
Guilford. In Memorial Hall at 8
o'clock the principal address of the
day will be given. To ojien the pro
gram, Mr. Feagins will play organ
music. I>r. Harvey Ljung will speak
on "The Building in Sight," then
Dr. Eva G. Campbell will introduce
Dr. J. Paul Reynolds, who will de
liver the Founders' Day address,
"Problems in Human Genetics."
Fads and Fashions
Fall is here and so is the new-look
in clothes! Corduroy seems to be
in the limelight this year and Corny
Hodgin is keeping in style with a
blue corduroy skirt, straight, long
and dressed up with silver buttons
on the bottom. Peggy Fogleman's
two-piece pink corduroy suit with
tie bolero packet catches the eye!
Speaking of the fall; for those
colder days ahead Jean Presnell has
a green, white and purple plaid
coat with the new length and Inge
Longerieh has one of those brown
tweed coats with the belted bailt
. . . minimum . . . The new look in
sweaters has also come to the Guil
ford campus. Those good-looking
angora ones of Gerry Boherson's and
Cassie Williams' are among the ones
we've noticed. Sweaters with collars
and cuffs are also a fad this sea
son. Alyce Valaer's royal blue and
Katie Hauser's gray are dressed up
with a colorful scarfs.
Looking for a two-piece suit? Why
not get one like Mickey Peele's
lavender plaid? It has a bolero
jacket and a pleated skirt, Nice for
campus dating.
For a skirt that just needs a
sweater, Betty Jo Harris has a two
tone gray with pleats all the way
around. Charlotte Flanders has two
skirts with a style all their own.
One is an English tweed, pocket in
front and the new look is all in the
back. The skirt is fastened by cross
ing the waist band in the back and
buttoning it with one of those leather
buttons. The other skirt is made on
the same pattern, fullness all in the
back, but. this one is a pretty green
plaid. Just right for classes with a
white blouse.
Speaking of blouses . . . how about
a news-boy look with a mandarin
collar and white cuffs with diamond
studs. The color is a gay, red plaid
and can be seen on Peggy Tweddell.
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Valaer, Joe Gamble, Charles McNeeley, Jean Carroll. Third row, Fuzzy Yoder, Deany Belton, Bill
Myers, Katie Hauser, Skip Riddiek.
Eight Seniors To Represent
Guilford in Who's Who
Eight seniors were elected by a
joint vote of the faculty and student
body to represent Guilford College
in the 1948-1019 edition of "Who's
Who Among Students in American
Universities and Colleges."
The students chosen are Bill
Caudle, Bob Clark. Carl Eriekson,
Dody Haworth, Bettina Huston, Inge
Longerieh, Bill MeCracken and
Davil Register. Basis of the selec
tion were the following iaulitica
tiens : character, scholarship, leader
ship in extra-curricular activities
and potentiality for future useful
ness to business and society.
President of this year's Student
Affairs Board, Bill MeCracken has
been a campus leader since his
arrival. He has had a leading part in
every dramatic production staged
in the past three years, and one of
his biggest ambitions is to produce
Tennessee Williams' "The Glass
Menngerie" here at Guilford Bill is
president of the hard working Vet
erans Association anl a menil>er of
the Committee on Convocations.
Every time you pick up a copy of
the Guilfordian, you can learn some
thing from his column "Candidly
Sjieaking. He was secretary-treas
urer of his Junior class and chosen
last year as a representative to the
student Legislative Assembly. Two
years ago. Hill won second prize in
the National Short Story Contest
sponsored by New Republic.
Bob Clark, one of the most popular
fellows arounl Guilford was vice
president of the Student Affairs
Board last year. He was president
of the Junior class and was busi
ness manager of the Guilfordian in
1046-47.
An enthusiastic athlete, Inge
Longerieh has been one of the main
stays on the hockey team for three
years. She has been active in other
activities since her freshman year.
Inge served in the Student Christian
cabinet and is a member of the
Choir. In her freshman year, she
was secretary of the class, and in
her jnnior year, was a marshal and
a representative to the Women's
Student Government. An honor stu
dent, Inge also takes an interested
part in the International Relational
Relations Club. She is a member of
the 1048-1049 May Court.
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GUILFOBI) COLLEGE, N. C., NOVEMBER 12, 1!)48
Mrs. Helen Cook, director of
the fall play, has announced
that the production of "I'nder
the Gaslights" originally sched
uled for November 20 has been
positioned until December 4.
Civil Service Announces
Dietitian Examination
The U.S. Civil Service Commis
sion has announced an examination
for Student Dietitian from which
appointments will be made to
courses in Veterans Administration
Hospitals in Los Angeles, Califor
nia; the Bronx, New York; Hines,
Illinois; and Memphis, Tennessee.
The salary for Student Dietitians
is $1,470 a year, including subsis
tence, quarters and overtime. The
courses will last for 12 months. To
qualify, competitors must have re
ceived a bachelor's degree from an
acredlted college or university. Their
study must have Included courses
in chemistry, biology, foods, institu
tion management, nutrition and diet
in disease, social sciences, and edu
cation. Applications will be accepted
from persons who have not complet
ed the required education, but their
study must be completed not later
than the beginning date of the course
for which they are applying. Appli
cants must have reached their 18th
birthday but must not have passed
their 35th birthday at the time of
reporting on their tirst assignment
as a student. These age liimts do
not apply to persons entitled to vet
eran preference.
Interested persons may obtain in
formation about the examination, as
well as application forms, from most
tirst and second-class post offices,
from Civil Service regional offices,
and from the TJ. S. Civil Service
Commission, Washington 25, D. C.
Applications will be accepted until
further notice by the Executive
Secretary, Hoard of U. S. Civil Ser
vice Examiners, in the Veterans
Administration hospitals in the
above-mentioned cities. See examin
ation announcement No. 12(1 for the
appropriate addresses of these hos
pitals.
Guilford Quakers To
Meet Catawba Squad
Tomorrow night the fighting
Quakers trek to Salisbury with a
purpose in mind; the purpose of
routing the Catawba Indians on
their own stamping grounds.
The men from Guilford are still
smarting from an upset defeat by
their arch rivals, the High Point
Panthers. Lead by the unknown
strategist Doc Newton, the Quakers,
with vengeance in their souls expect
to draw blood.
Last year, Catawbas' warrior's
invaded the peaceful Quaker settle
ment and went home with twenty
scalps. Coach Newton's men fought
furiously though and took fourteen
of the Indian's scalps before the
fray was over, 'this year the Guil
fordians exj)ect to return to their
domain with more Indian head
dresses thiin Quaker heads lost.
Guilford should be nearly at full
strength. Only Reg Roberts—bar
ring injuries in the Lenior Rhyne
game-will be on the injured list.
Walt Moon, whose injury kept him
sidelined throughout most of the
High Point game, will be ready to
play.
Catawba has been gunning for
Guilford all year. For that reason
tomorrow night's game will be as
exiting as the Guilford-High Point
battle. The contest promises to be
an all-out affair with 110 holds
barred. All you loyal fans who
travel to Salisbury tomorrow are in
store for excitement.
Elections Announced
Ballots have been cast and count
ed ! Hold tight while the results
are announced.
In the Woman's Athletic Associa
tion Alyce Valaer and Beverly Utley
scored a double victory in the fall
elections. Alyce is now chairman of
tennis, while Bev will take care of
the basketball team.
On May Day, we'll see Deany
Belton reign over the May Court as
Queen and Jo Carroll Bray as her
Maid of Honor.
In the recent freshman class elec
tions, Tom Benbow was elected presi
dent and Polly Edgerton as vice
president. The office of secretary
and treasurer were filled by Joyce
Fulk and Bill Topping.
NUMBER 3
Original Charier Day
(hanged; Founders
Honored This Month
By WILLIAM L. KERR
Founders' Day at Guilford Col
lege will he celebrated today Friday,
November 12, when faculty stu
dents, alumni and invited guests
gather to recognize the founding of
one of the oldest schools in the
South.
Guilford has usually celebrated
its birthday on Charter Day each
January 13, but committee officials
have decided to dispense with cere
monies held on that day and trans
fer recognition to what will be
called Founder's Day.
The story connected with the
origination of Guilford College Is
an interesting one. On November
12, 1831, the annual session of the
North Carolina Yearly Meeting
was being held at New Garden
now Guilford College. Friends were
gathered from all over the state
and were moved by a "great con
cern" often voiced by Nathan Hunt,
patriarch of the Yearly Meeting.
Records kept in the college li
brary vault include the minutes
of the Yearly Meeting of that year,
1831, and are recorded thus:
"Reports were brought up from all
the quarterly Meetings agreeably
to requisition of last meeting: which
it api>ears there is not one school
in the limits of this Yearly Meeting
(hat is under the care of a commit
tee either of a Monthly or prepara
tive meeting and the teachers of
schools where Friends children go
mostly are not Friends, and all the
schools among Friends is a mixed
condition which brought the meet
ing under concern for a better plan
of education.
"Dongan Clark, Jeremiah Hub
bard, Nathan Mendenhall, Joshua
Stanley, Zimri Stuart and David
White are therefore appointed to
prepare an essay of and address to
the Quarterly, Monthly Meetings
on the subject of schools and to
prepare a plan for an
ment in the education of our youth
and produce it to a future sitting."
The next day these men made
their report to the Yearly Meeting
officers: "It appears there are few
schools in the limits of this Yearly
Meeting that are taught by mem
bers of our Society.
"We believe that the Christian
and literary education of our chil
dren consistent with the simplici
ty of our religious profession of
very deep interest if not of para
mount importance in supporting
the various testimonies that we
profess to bear to the world and
even to the very existence and con
tinuance of our Society."
The committee then proposed that
a voluntary subscription be opened
immediately to raise funds for the
school. Also they suggested that
each Quarterly meeting select two
members suitable for teachers to be
the first pupils in the school and
"such as are not of ability to pay
the expense of board and tuition,
could have it done at the expense of
the meeting."
Next day, shortly after noon on
November 12, the committee made
its last report of that year and
notified the Meeting that the sum
of $307.55 had been subscribed. "A
large committee was then appoint
ed to prepare a plan to endeavor to
purchase a farm to locate the school
upon and put it in operation and
reiwrt their case to next meeting."
Thus the initial foundation of
what was to be one of the first col
leges in this area was laid. Guil
ford College received its charter
from the State of North Carolina a
few years later, and when subscrip
tions had warranted contruction of
school buildings, classes started int
a Summer month in 1837 and have
continued since; even through the
Civil War.
Guilford has the reputation for
the sound and thorough education
prepared in 1931 and carried on
without interruption from the day
of the school's opening to the pres
ent.