Elon Game
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VOLUME XXXVII
'Our Town 7 Play To Begin Next Thursday
Christians Nose Out Quakers By 6-0 Score
Quakers Showed Ground-Gaining Power,
But Lacked Scoring Punch in Tough Till
BURLINGTON MEMORIAL STADIUM, NOV. 23—Although gain
ing tremendous yardage throughout the annual Thanksgiving Day
classic, a determined group of Quakers could not muster paydirt losing
to the Elon Christians 6-0 before 2,500 spectators.
Starting off like a house on fire,
Elon returned Alexander's boom
ing punt to their 30-yard line, and
then picked up three first downs.
However, Guilford took advantage
of its first break as Watson recov
ered a completed pass on the Guil
ford eight yard line.
Yarborough Plays Great Game
Yarborough, who played a great
game, then took the ball on the first
play from his eight and carried for
46 yards to the Elon 46. From
there the Quakers picked up two
more first downs, mainly on the
brilliant running of Venuto. The
drive started on Elon's twenty,
where with fourth down and fifteen
to go, Yarborough attempted a
field goal but it was low and wide.
Elon then took over and drove to
the Quaker 40 where they were
stalled and kicked on the Guilford
seven.
Guilford's First Drive
From their own seven the Quak
ers drove into Elon territory pick
ing up five first downs on a 15-yard
penalty and the running of Venuto.
Lady Luck then hurt, Schopp, tak
ing a handoff from Johns, fumbl
ed on the Elon 40 and they recov
ered. Elon, however, got nowhere —
in fact they were gaining back
wards when they kicked from their
21.
Guilford took over on their 35
but were able to gain only six
yards. Yarborough kicked to Elon's
30 where the Christians took over.
Christians Strong on Offense
Using a crushing running game
the Christians drove from their
own 30 to the Quaker six. On sec
ond and five the Christians were
driven back to the Quaker 20.
Grayson stepped back and passed
to Erickson over the head of Wat
son, who was coming up fast, for
the first Christian touchdown.
Quakers received the kickoff and
drove down to the Elon 20 on runs
by Venuto and Yarborough and a
12-yard pass from Johns to VSnuto.
The half ended with the Chris
tians in front 6-0.
Second Half
The Christians kicked off to the
Quakers at the beginning of the
second half. Yarborough fumbled
and Breedon picked it up on the six
being downed there by a host of
Christians. After a loss of two
yards on the first down, Yar
borough kicked from his own end
zone to Elon's 38.
After a series of kicks by both
teams, the Quakers took over on
their own 30 and drove to the
Christians 30 where their drive
stalled. This drive was featured
by the running of Moon and Ven
uto.
Quakers Defense Holds
The Christians took over on their
own 30 and penetrated to the Quak
er 15-yard line where the Quak
er defense held and the Quakers
took over on their own 20 after
Elon had been pushed back.
"Moon Struck"
Bob Yarborough took a pitchout
from Johns and gained 34-vards on
a series of plays featuring the run
ning of Venuto, Moon and Yarbor
ough. The Quakers drove down to
scoring zone, but could not get
over that final stripe. Johns tried
a fourth down pass to Yarborough
which was incomplete and the
Christians took over.
Due to the stellar defensive play
of the Quakers, the Christians got
nowhere. Yarborough returned a
Christian punt to the Elon 25 and
the Quakers drove from there to
the six-yard line again. Johns lost
seven yards on an attempted pass
(Continued on Pane Four)
The QuifforScm
The Monogram Club
Sweetheart To Be
Crowned at Dance
This year's Monogram Club
Christmas Dance on Saturday, De
cember 9, will bring forth some
thing new ... a "Sweetheart of
the Monogram Club." Instead of
the usual Christmas Queen, the
members of the club are going to
elect their own sweetheart. Any
girl who attends Guilford will be
eligible to receive the honor.
The members will cast their bal
lots for their favorite girl at their
next meeting (November 26), but
the lucky winner will not be dis
closed until the intermission oi
the Christmas Dance.
Harold Gale To Play
Harold Gale and his orchestra
will supply the music which is on
the Glen Miller style, just right for
dancing. The dance, a semi-formal
affair, will begin at 8:30.
Oh Boy, Vacation!
Christmas Vacation this
year begins on Saturday De
cember 16, 1950 at 1:00 P.M.
Classes will be resumed
again on January 2, 1951 at
8:30 A.M.
On January 12, 1951 at 9:00
A.M. final examinations for the
first semester begin.
Dr. Paul Griswold Macy
Talks on Church Unity
"The prospect of universal ruin
is now a scientific possibility," Dr.
Paul Griswold Macy, of Chicago,
Charles Brent Lecturer on Church
Unity, said in the first of his series
of lectures at Guilford on Friday,
November 17.
Speaking at a chapel program,
Dr. Macy said that if certain ten
dencies gain the upper hand it is
a probability. However, the one
great hope for peace and brother
hood lies not so much in political
and social movements as in the
field of religion.
Discussing the development and
.function of the Christian Church,
Dr. Macy revealed, "The Christian
Church at the outset, although it
had within it very diverse elements,
began to hold together people
across all lines of race, nations,
class, and creed. By the middle
of the second century it could be
said that the church was like the
soul in the body—it held the world
together."
Choir To Present Bach's
'St. Matthew's Passion'
Music director Charles Coll Un
derwood announced that practice
sessions for Bach's "Passion Ac
cording to St. Matthew" will be
held each Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in
the Guilford College auditorium.
The "Passion According to St.
Matthew" is the Guilford College
A Cappella Choir's spring project
and it replaces the annual presen
tation of Handel's "The Messiah."
The exact date for the oratorio has
not been set but will be in the
early Spring.
GUILFORD COLLEGE, N. C., NOVEMBER 24, 1950
"QUAKER" PHOTO CONTEST WINNERS—Top picture taken by
Willis Fussell of John Schopp; bottom right by Polly Edgerton of
Mr. Feagins and his son; and right, by Carlisle Huckabee of Betty
Venable and Paul Spain.
Barter Theatre Production
Enjoyed by Guilford Folk
Although the dialogue was al
tered from its original, the cos
tumes more elaborate, and the an
tics more modern, William Shake
speare himself would have smiled
a nod of approval for the Barter
Theatre presentation of "The Com
edy of Errors" on November 20.
From the opening words the Bar
ter group forgot the strict English
Elizabethan prose and added a
few American expressions, still
keeping Shakespeare's magic touch,
however.
"The Comedy of Errors" was a
merry confusion of a shipwreck and
mistaken identities and was car
ried out in a Greek motif along
lines similar to other Barter Shake
spearean productions. The gay
comedy blossomed a light-hearted
spirit of fun with a wealth of dra
matic irony.
Top Notch Performer
Most in attendance a packed
house—agreed that Mel Turner as
Dromio of Syracuse gave a top
notch performance. Turner's flam
Mrs. Milner Talks on
Marriage and Family
Guilford College students were
told November 12 that "seeking
happiness" in marriage doesn't al
ways work as expected. Mrs. Er
nestine C. Milner, associate pro
fessor of psychology, spoke on
Marriage and the Family to a
large turnout at the regular week
ly meeting of the Student Christian
Association.
Mrs. Milner emphasized that true
happiness comes to those who choose
their mates wisely and then work
out the plans and problems co
operatively. She said that the
small co-educational college cam
pus is an ideal environment in
which to find one's partner in mar
riage because tffe combination of
work and play together gives an
excellent chance to see both the
strong and weak qualities in each
other's personalities.
buoyant actions and facial expres
sions couldn't be topped. While on
stage, all kept their eyes peeled on
him waiting to unleash a round of
laughter.
Close on Turner's heels was the
excellent performance of Peter Pa
gan, who was the typical Romeo
that had to fight love-making wom
an and unexpected wealth away.
Sadie Hawkins Day
Dance Successful
Sadie Hawkins Day in Dogpatch
had nothing for excitement on our
our WAA Sadie Hawkins Square
Dance, held last Saturday night,
November 18, in honor of that great
occasion. From start to finish of
this hilarious evening, it was plain
to see just who had the upperhand.
Transformed right into a scene
from Dogpatch, the gymnasium was
humorously and artistically decorat
ed with posters of all the Li'l Abner
characters.
The music of Gurley Wyrick and
his string orchestra, with Jake Wel
ker calling, held the mob spell
bound. Between square dances,
the boys entertained us with more
string rhythms. Popular records
were also played. Some danced,
while others laughed together while
trying to balance themselves in pre
carious crowded positions on the
bales of hay.
During intermission, Coach Paul
Lentz presented some unique prizes.
The funny door prize went to Jim
Finch and his date. The best
dressed girl's prize went to Dot
Demos, and the best-dressed boy's
prize to Bill Bright.
Credit for this outstanding square
dance goes to all the hard-working
members of the Women's Athletic
Association Cabinet, headed by
Margie Jardine, social chairman,
and Lynn Jessup, whose publicity
and art work made the effect com
plete.
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Sportslants
by Bill Oden
NUMBER i
Cast of Twenty-six
Players Headed by
Mr. E. Daryl Kent
The cast for the play, "Our
Town," to be presented by the
Dramatic Council December 7 is
to be headed by Mr. E. Daryl Kent,
who will take the part the stage
manager.
In a play of this type—no set
ting or props will be used—the
stage manager must implant the
scene in the mind of the spectator
through narration, the directors
say.
Most of the characters in "Our
Town" are new to the Guilford
College stage. Jim Williams will
try out his bedside manner in the
part of Dr. Gibbs. Lucy Leake will
play the part of his typical, likable
wife. The good doctor's two chil
dren, George and Rebecca, will be
played by Bob Ertl and Betty Ven
able, respectively.
The Cast
The Gibbs' next-door neighbors,
the Webbs, will be portrayed by
the following: Mr. Webb, Josh
Crane; Mrs. Webb, Geri Mays; Wal
ly Webb, Ed Berry; and Emily
Webb, which is a part of foremost
importance because it is through
Emily's eyes that the audience is
supposed to see the little town of
Grover's Corners, will be played
by Jo Cameron.
Some of Guilford's already tried
and proven actors such as Karl
Reinhardt and Bobby Wall will
hold down parts of minor impor
tance.
Attend the Play
This play shows promise of being
one of the best ever staged at Guil
ford. Let's all get behind it with
the same kind of spirit that we
have been behind the football team.
Guilfordians Attend
Slatewide Meeting
The annual conference of the In
ternational Relations Clubs of
North Carolina was attended by
the following delegates: Howard
Davis, president of the Guilford
College I.R.C. and of the 1.R.C.N.C.;
Billy Harris, treasurer of the Guil
ford I.R.C. and secretary of the
I.R.C.N.C; Udo Gengenbach, mem
ber of the Guilford 1.R.C.; and
Mr. Hiram Hilty, faculty adviser
to the Guilford I.R.C.
The conference, held at Western
Carolina Teachers' College, opened
about 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, No
vember 18, with a welcoming ad
dress by Paul A. Reid, president
of W. C. T. C., who stressed the
importance of informed public opin
ion in regards to international af
fairs and the important part which
we students had in helping to form
public opinion.
The conference then proceeded
into discussions, the first on "Unit
ed Nations Today," and the second
on "What Should Our Foreign Pol
icy Be Toward Communist China?"
The first discussion was opened
by Davis, Student Chairman, who
proposed the question, "What is
wrong with the U.N.?" This led
to a very stimulating and fruitful
discussion in which the partici
pants, while becoming cognizant of
the various weaknesses, became in
creasingly aware of the valuable
and important contributions which
the U.N. has made to the main
tenace of world peace and order.
Among some of the important ques
tions considered were the follow
ing: has the U.N. been too selec
tive in admitting members? This
was in specific reference to Franco
Spain and Red China. This evoked
another question of the right the
U.N. had to judge the desirability
of admittance under the form of
government which a certain coun
try maintained.