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Founders* Day
Founders Day. What does that day mean to us., the students
of this Quaker institution?
In a few words, it means that we will take a moment from the
hustle and bustle of our college life to pay homage to those who
planted the seed of Guilford College hack in 1837.
At that time there was not any college plant—only the barest
facilities for a tiny hoarding school. Today the same seed has
planted itself many times, and the hoarding school was trans
planted with the present impressive layout.
No one man is responsible for the founding of Guilford; it was
just like the founding of our great nation—a movement derived
from a dream and realized by the sweat of the brow.
As our Dr. Algie I. Newlin fittingly said last Founders Day
at the dedication of the orchid among violets, King Hall: "Its
creative vision (the college) was the product of the hope and
determination of the Friends who, like Gideon's men, had met
the test set by destiny."
Our Founding Fathers have 110 inherent claim to a distinc
tive place in History's .Hall of Fame. They come to that honored
place when their dynamic dream comes to full flower and fruition
through the creative processes of history. The place allotted to
them must be commensurate with the constructive power of the
forces which they put in motion. And the place which they fill
in our hearts and thinking today is commensurate with the influ
ence which their vision and work has upon our lives and in the
society in which we live."
Attend
At 8 p.in. today the first Jeremiah Montgomery Ward Lecture
will be given by an outstanding Quaker thought leader, Dr. Alex
ander C. Purdy, professor of New Testament at Hartford Theo
logical Seminary.
The lecture is authorized in the Ward Permanent Trust Fund
of $250,000. This fund also provides scholarships to Guilford
for students from North Carolina, Ohio, and Tennessee who
display qualities of leadership for the Society of Friends, for
research grants, and for Friends community service.
It. is indeed an honor to Guilford to be remembered by the
Wards; it is even a greater one to be host of these lectures. To
the Ward family we, the students and administration, owe a
great deal.
Perhaps the great debt we definitely owe can partly be repaid
by our attending the first of these lectures; to be sure we all have
something to gain and nothing to lose.
We Commend
Little do we realize how much we and Guilford owe to Dorothy
Lloyd Gilbert. She has commanded the respect of the student
body, not only for her interesting and capable way of teaching,
but, also, for her congenial and readily friendly personality.
She has gained much repute for her literary work and for the
invaluable service she has rendered to her local, state, and Five
Years Meetings.
Recognized as the historian of Guilford, she has assumed the
responsibility for accumulating and recording the historical,
religious, and educational development of New Garden Meeting
and of Guilford College.
She is now doing a splendid job furnishing the new Quaker
Room, in the library. She has placed there valuable articles of
historical significance to Quakerism.
It is quite appropriate that she should be on the Founders
Day Committee. For indeed, in her years at Guilford, she has
displayed the same foresight, determination, and sincere devotion
to the educational and spiritual development of youth as did the
founders of Guilford College.
We must commend her for her valuable and fruitful partici
pation in the growth of our College. We all owe her a great
debt of gratitude for her share in making Guilford the fine
institution which it is today.
THE GUILFORDIAN
Pulling Strings ...
By SALKIND
Tomorrow we will celebrate Arm
istice Day. Thirty-two years ago
people were dancing in the streets,
for "the war to end all wars" was
over. But their joy was short lived
indeed. Twenty-one years later the
world was again plunged into war.
Then on August 14, 1945 everyone
danced again. For it was V-J day;
the war was over, and no one would
ever start another. How could they?
Everyone would lose by a war witli
such terrible weapons as the atom
in use. But, indeed how short lived
their joy has been. In less than five
years we are again at conflict. And
tomorrow, while we are celebrating
the end of the war to end wars,
American boys will be gasping the
final breath on the battlifields of
North Korea.
Long for Peace
There is an old Hebrew saying
that we should "love peace and pur
sue peace." We all love, and long
for peace. If this were not true,
why would there be armistice cele
brations? Love is o fprimary impor
tance in the world: the love of man
THE DOPE PEDDLER
By ELDEBERRY
STUDENT GOVERNMENT
The question arises as to whether
Guilford students believe that they
inhabit some remote arcadia or
whether they feel that they are re
siding languidly in a Utopia con
ceived by some obscure but unex
celled genius.
I hesitantly but fervently be
lieve that neither alternative is the
case. On the contrary, most of us
realize that there is crying need
for remediable action in several
areas of our community life. Ob
vious as this fact may seem to be
the average reader it evidently
must not be so to the Men's and
Women's Student Governments. Six
weeks of school have elapsed-—yet
in that time this body has not met
once. (Excuse me—they met once
last week to plan a dance.) In view
of last year's legislative record that
fact is really not very surprising.
But how long shall this college
community be cursed with a do
nothing student government, which
exists supposedly not for the titu
lar honors it gives a handful of in
dividuals, but to represent the in
terests and satisfy the needs of the
student body at large.
I have heard on occasion a de
fense of this body to the effect that
the two governments have no gov
erning power, being completely
under the dominance of a capric
iously willful and arbitrary faculty
and administration. Indeed, I have
voiced sentiments closely akin to
these. But in view of this college's
expressed purpose to create respon
sibel citizens of tomorrow —which
Just Thinking
By Harry L. Johnson, Jr.
THE DRAFT
The draft, as it is set up at pres
ent, has its advantages and disad
vantages. In some ways, though, it
is actually unfair. And this doesn't
appear to be just an oversight when
closely examined.
It might be considered a rash
statement to say that politics would
entering the drafting of men to
serve both Democrats and Repub
licans by defending the country,
but that is just the statement this
columnist is making.
Some weeks ago, it was stated
that all doctors through the ages of
fifty-one would be registered for
the draft. This includes those serv
ing in the last war, those getting
their education at government ex
pense and not serving in the last
war, and even some of those who
served in the FIRST WORLD WAR.
Now, there is no doubt that the ser
vices need medical and dental care,
but there are other things that en
ter into the picture.
The Big Question
Logically enough, those doctors
who went through school at the
government's expense, and who did
not serve with the armed forces
will be the first to go. Logical, too,
is the fact that those who went
through school on their own hook,
but were deferred from duty would
be the second to go. But the ques
tion arises here Chemists, Engin
eers, and some Architects were
given the same privileges during
World War II as the doctors which
and woman, mother and child, man
and his brother. We may continu
ously sing of love, but we will not
make love work if we do not sacri
fice for it. It is obvious that we
give lip service to peace. People
correctly say that we are giving our
sons for peace. We are observing
one provision of the United Nations
charter—to prevent aggression. But
what about the other provisions of
the charter? What are we doing for
the socially and economically op
pressed all over the world, and in
the United States?
Peace Appeals
We will not get peace by the
signing of millions of signatures on
peace petitions nor will we get
peace by the passing of laws pro
hibiting freedom of thought and ex
pression. As Albert Einstein, in his
recent book clearly showed, the
strength of communism is that peo
ple follow it like a religion. And as
he further said, if we want peace
we must pursue it with the driving
force of religion. We must use
every force in our power to strive
to get it. And then we will.
in the last analysis of its reason
d'etre, and in view of the fact that
its student president religiously ad
heres to a democratic way of life
and action for us—albeit benevo
lently guided until such time as
we respond a bit more maturely,
there is absolutely no reason on
•arth why we cannot have a respon
sible and actively representative
student government at Guilford.
That we do not have such an organ
ization at present is due to sheer
apathy qp the part of the student
body as a whole and our duly elect
ed officers as individuals. Let's
shake the flies from our slumber
ing hides and get some work done
this year.
Grow Up
I imagine it takes the most clever
of minds, the finest artistic sense,
supurbly original thought, and
numerous other great virtues to
come up with such a tree decorat
ing performance as was witnessed
on campus the morning following
Hallowe'en. Surely it must require,
at least infinite patience for those
courageous souls who year after
year, season after season, uncom
plainly move the same old furni
ture, short the same old electric
circuits, or enact any of the other
time-worn juvenile antics familiar
to all third graders.
And dare we forget the unbeliev
able bravery of the individuals who,
upon cornering the Milners' fero
cious pet, vent their spleen on the
poor creature in a manner that
should make any college student
proud to belong to the same student
body as these individuals.
I have just mentioned. However,
from all indications, unless they
happen to fall under the same
classification as the average man, in
college or elsewhere, he will not be
drafted, and may not even have to
register.
It is evident that the Administra
tion is strongly behind the Murray-
Wagoner-Dingle bill, which would
cal for compulsory health insur
ance for every man, woman or child
in the United States, or in short
would be a form of socialized medi
cine. The American Medical Asso
ciation, along with every freedom
loving, democratic-minded (a small
"d") citizen realizes the disastrous
results of such a move. Therefore,
our doctors feel that they are right
in fighting this bill tooth and nail.
With this obvious opposition Mess
ers Murray, Wagoner. Dingle, and
TRUMAN, the medical profession
has found itself in the position of
"taking the consequences." Who,
besides doctors and dentists, are
required to register for the draft at
the age of 50?
Socialism
Communism's beloved Lenin
said, in effect, that Socialized Medi
cie is the first and most Important
step toward a Welfare State. The
logic behind that statement is pro
foundly sound. BuP who wants a
Welfare State? Perhaps it is an
oversight, or perhaps it is purpose
ful that Mr. Truman has neglected
to mention the fact that "The more
the state offers its people, the more
November 10,1950
The Spectator
Love is the star men look up to
as they walk along; marriage is the
coal-hole they fall into.
—Anon.
Male and Female
Fall is the time of year for fall
ing leaves, football thrills, and a
concerted rush for the inside track
with the freshmen girls. This an
nual scramble is usually accom
panied by several broken bones,
harsh words between roommates,
and about seven broken hearts
among the unsuccessful suitors. The
result is a score of more or less
permanent unofficial engagements
which leaves all hands wondering
how they happened to pick such a
square in the first place. Plain little
Sadie Schlamiele of Pumpkin Cen
ter finds herself encircled by doz
ens of great big admiring college
men. Swept up by the rapture of it
all, little Sadie picks one. Six
weeks later, when the flattery-in
duced swelling goes from her head,
she drops him gracefully as gossip
will permit, and decides that all
men are jerks, universally, collect
ively, and to a man. The guys heave
a sigh of relief, return to WC, and
all is normal again.
There's a moral to this story. As
college students, we are presum
ably maturing, post-adolescent
adults. Yet we all too often act like
Junior High School kids. Too many
couples begin going steady on the
of three hours acquaintance, and
thereby exclude all other contacts,
contacts which are as rightfully a
part of the preparation for respon
sible adulthood as one's major field.
Once a couple has been typed as
"going steady" (i.e., after the third
consecutive date) nobody will give
a tumble to either of them, even if
the combination is broken up. It is
then a case of going together or not
at all.
Going together, and even getting
married, is an integral part of a
college education, but we should be
wary of making a quick grab for
the first pretty face or hunk of mus
cle that comes along. There might
be somebody else worth grabbing
later on. Or is a bird in the hand,
just any old bird at all, worth two
in the bush?
Let us stand together and sing
Hymn No. 190.
Sunday comes
Chicken Dinner
Chicken's tough
Who's the winner
We like the stategy here. One
gets to dinner all freshly dryclean
ed and is confronted with the neces
sity of wrestling half a chicken to
the best two out of three falls. The
result is self inflicted stab wounds,
a lapful of grease, and the enem
nity of the girl across the table,
who hates to have chicken skidded
into her plunging neckline. Why
couldn't they cut it up into small
enough pieces to eat without get
ting grease in one's ears?
Wedding Bells
Lynn Mitchell and Arch L. (Skip)
Riddick are reported ready for the
big step November 11.
Loose Leaves
Lynn Jessup's slow-spreading,
happy all-over smile . . . Marty and
Joe in an early Sunday morning
clinch . . . "Paul! Fetch me a bottle
of milk!" "Yes, Estelle, dear." . . .
The glittering Sigma Chi pin Hope
Fox wears so proudly—Al Milner's
the lucky guy. He's doing graduate
work at Carolina. Lots of Carolina
men with interests here, and vice
versa ... Jo Cameron has one . . .
several more, but they come and go.
Shining faces, bright and cheery
Then exams, and eyes are bleary
After a week of calm relief
Come the grades
2 F's—Good Grief!
it takes away from them." Federal
aid to schools sounds wonderful,
but what about the possibility that
the State, in return, will govern, at
first to a small extent, what is
taught in the scohols? Likewise,
federal aid for roads sounds benefi
cial. but it has already been demon
strated that in return, the govern
ment wants the roads built to cer
tain thickness, and is telling people
where to put them.
It might be well to consider these
facts before we holler too loudly
about the benefits and necessities
of drafting doctors and dentists in
large numbers, and before we vote
• for an Administration fumbling its
way toward a powerful state, and a
i powerless people.
Writing your representative or
i senator bears a lot of weight now.
f It would be nice to feel certain that
it will stay that way.