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Saturday
VOLUME XXXVII
College Finishes Plans For Construction of Six-Acre Lake
Dr. K. W. (lark Gives
Ml. Sinai Program
Friday, March 2
Dr. Kenneth W. Clark of Duke
University will describe and show
colored pictures of his famous lit
erary, scientific and photographic
expedition to Mt. Sinai in three
programs at Guilford College on
Friday, March 2. The expedition
was sponsored by the Library of
Congress.
This program will be sponsored
by the college and the Student
Christian Association for the bene
fit of all interested persons in Guil
ford County. As reported it is
an exciting and dramatic story of
the dilficult journey last year to
the famous mountain to investigate
3300 volmes which are usually not
available for scientific study.
It is expected that ministers, col
lege and high school pupils and a
large general gathering will find
the program a rich supplement to
much of their study. The program
for high school students and pub
lic school teachers will begin in
Memorial Hall at 4 p.m. The eve
ning program for adults will begin
at 8 p.m. Tickets can be obtained
from Pete Moore, assistant profes
sor of Religion.
Dr. Clark and his assistants pho
tographed 1,500,000 pages which
wil be made available to scholars
on microfilm at a rate of about
$2.50 per 500 pages.
The documents cover a wide
range of knowledge, including his
tory, art, medicine, music, mathe
matics and religion.
Correction
In the last issue of the
Guilfordian a few names of the
1951 May Court were uninten
tionally omitted. Besides
Queen Edgerton and Maid of
Honor Smith, it includes: Ann
Stabler, Sally Goodrich, Rod
ney Schellenger, Shinny Wil
liams, Gene Peace, Marjorie
Jardine, Patti Simpson and
Dorothy Riser.
Miss Mildred Marlette Has
More Jobs Than Actual Time
By Darrell Peeler
Miss Mildred Marlette is one
woman who has more jobs than
time in which to perform them.
Officially, she is Dean of Women,
Assistant Professor of English, and
a member of Historical Committee,
the group which cares for Guil
ford's priceless Quaker records.
In addition to these duties, how
ever, she serves as part-time in
firmary nurse, mender of broken
hearts, Mother Confessor, adviser
to budding authors, arbiter of
thousands of minor squabbles, and
champion of law and order.
Varied Background
Young and energetic, as indeed
she must be to cope with 144 young
women, Miss Marlette has an ex
cellent background for the touchy
job she holds. Born near Graham,
N. C„ she graduated from Guilford
in 1935, and taught eight years in
North Carolina secondary schools,
taking time out to serve three years
as a Link Trainer Instructor (with
a rating equivalent to that of a
Chief Petty Officer) in the WAVES.
In 1946 she went to Carolina, where
she did graduate work in English
and served as Instructor in the
English Department, taking her
Master's degree in 1947. After a
year's work toward the doctorate,
she came to Guilford in 1948 as
Dean of Women, and has served
continuously in that capacity since.
A Few Questions
In connection with her military
service, the writer felt compelled
to put forth these questions.
Q. "In the light of your own ex
perience, do you recommend mili
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SCENE FROM VALENTINE DANCE Shown, left to right, are
Christina Gidynski, New York, with Dick Collins, Pennsylvania; Bill
Midkif with Joyce Fulk, of Pilot Mountain; and Lynn Jessup, New
Jersey, with Sadie Hawkins, Canton.
Guilfordian To Sponsor
Beard-Growing Contest
Beginning today when this issue
reaches Guilford students, the
GUILFORDIAN is sponsoring the
first annual Guilford College
"Razor Holiday," or better Jcnown
as Beard Week. The contest will
last until 1 p.m. Saturday, Febru
ary 24.
Results Will be Kept Secret
All Guilford students are elig
ible, including both males and fe
males. The contest will be under
the leadership of Guilfordian
columnist, Ed Berey, and five of
the campus beauties will select
"Guilford's Most Appealing Beard."
Final results will be kept secret
and published in the next issue of
the paper.
During this contest it is expect
ed that not one steel blade will
scrape a tender face, not a brush
tary service for women, either as a
career or for a short period?"
A. "No. I say that largely be
cause military service is a rigorous
life few girls enjoy, and because
it is an initiative killer.
The deprivations outweigh the
benefits. For a woman a little
older, with a fine sense of discrimi
nation. who knows she wants to
go . . ."
"Problem Girls"
At this point we picked up the
threads of the interview, and the
next question concerned the job of
being Dean. It's pretty hard some
times, she admits. She spends
many hours figuring out the hap
piest solutions to the parade of
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MISS MARLETTE
GUILFORD COLLEGE, N. C., FEBRUARY 16, 1951
will be lathered, nor an electric
razor plugged in. Over 200 males
are expected to participate. The
number of girls is questionable.
Columnists Viewpoint
In an interview yesterday
columnist Berey said:
"From time to time in the past,
individual girls have been able to
demonstrate the strength of their
wills over their boyfriends, and
these unfortunate males have to
expose their shame with whisker
less chins for all eyes to see. So it
is an open question as to whether
or not the "weaker" sex will be
able to squelch this masculine show
nf independence to once-and-for
all demonstrate who really wears
the pants in the family. Good luck
men, you are on your own.
Guilford Accelerates
With Summer Work
Guilford College officials an
nounced an accelerated summer
school program to aid students ex
pecting to be inducted into service.
The 34th annual summer school
session will be held from June 4
through August 6.
The summer term yvas first of
fered in 1917 and has continued
without interruption since that
time.
Courses for freshmen will in
clude general chemistry, English
composition, mathematical analysis,
hygiene, shorthand, and typing
Advanced students will be offered
psychology, economics, education,
religion, Spanish, French, and
English.
The freshman summer term is
designed for students who have
just completed high school work.
Guilford College I. R. C.
Plays HosttoW. C. I. R. C.
Last evening, February 15, the
Guilford College I. R. C. played
host to the I. R. C. from Woman's
College. The question discussed
was, "Shall we pull out of the Unit
ed Nations?" Dr. Algie Newlin,
professor of history, gave the in
troductory address, citing both
sides of the question, and pointing
out certain historical precedents.
Howard Davis, the I. R. C.'s pres
ident, then opened the discussion,
and active parts were taken by
Fred Katz, Karl Reinhardt, Billy
Harris, and Morton Salkind, as
well as many of the W. C. girls
who were unusually well-informed.
Construction To Begin in Near Future;
Lake Expected To Be Ready in May
College officials announced plans today for the construction
of a six-acre fishing and boating lake to be located in the pas
ture area behind the college gymnasium.
Good Time Had at
Successful Guilford
Valentine Dance
The Social Committee-sponsored
Annual Valentine Dance was an
other success to add to the long
line of Social Committee highlights
in the last two years. '
Many thanks are due to Lucy
Leake, chairman of the committee;
Harry Roeske, head of the Deco
rations Committee; and Polly Ed
gerton, head of the Refreshment
Committee.
The music furnished by Frank
Justice's old Johnny Satterfield's
band was of excellent variety.
He mixed just enough jitterbug
numbers and rhumbas with straight
dance numbers to make it inter
esting. He even played one very
enjoyable Mexican Hat dance on
request.
Martha Warren's Russian tea and
the rest of the refreshments drew
many compliments as did Ed Be
rey's girl and her bare midriff
evening gown.
By consensus of opinion all the
girls were raving beauties and all
the men were most handsome gen
tlemen.
Guilfordians Attend
National Assembly
(Special to The Guilfordian)
Three leading Guilford College
delegates represented Guilford at
the National Student Assembly
which met' from December 27
through January 2 at Miami Uni
versity in Oxford, Ohio.
Ruth Beeson and Hardy Carroll,
students, and Edward Burrows, a
Guilford faculty member now
studying at the University of Wis
consin, were the delegates repre
senting Guilford.
This assembly, meeting .quadren
nially, is a convention of Student
Christian leaders of the nation and
sets the policy of the Student
Christian Association and Y*s.
Some of the major issues discussed
were academic freedom, the place
of religion in higher education, the
draft, pacifism, the relation of the
"Y" to the newly created National
Council of Churches.
Six Guilfordians Make
Straight 'A' Records
Five of the forty Guilford Col
lege honor students are members
of the 1951 May Court. They are
May Queen Margery Edgerton,
Maid of Honor Audrey Smith, Dor
othy Kiser, Marjorie Jardine, and
Sally Goodrich.
The Senior Class has the larg
est representation of honor stu
dents, 13 of the 40 Honor Roll
members being seniors. There are
9 juniors, 11 sophomores, and 7
freshmen.
Six students made all A's. May
Queen Margery Edgerton was the
only senior to do so. Elsa Neitzke,
June Smith, and Richard Staley
of the Sophomore Class made per
fect records, as did Gary Hilde
brand and Wilbur Marshburn of the
Freshman Class. A record of all
A's but one was by nine students.
They are seniors Marjorie Jardine,
Dorothy Kiser and Fred Lovin,
juniors Edward Blue, Emil Katz and
Lucy Leake, sophomores Zoe Ann
Campbell, Glenna Fulk, Carolyn
Jessup, Morton Salkind and Eliza
beth White, and freshmen Ann Bai
ley and Mabel Benedict.
Beat Elon
Saturday
NUMBER 6
David Parsons, college business
manager, said that the lake has
already been staked out and that
the actual breaking of ground and
clearing of shrubbery would begin
early next week or whenever the
climate is warm enough. If the
weather permits, the digging
should be finished by April 1, and
water in it by May 1, providing it
rains considerably.
Dam Will Be Built
Plans call for the building of a
dam feet high and 15 feet
wide at the top. It will be 105 feet
thick at the bottom and 325 feet
long. A roadway will be construct
ed at the top of the dam. Mr. Par
sons said that the spillway material,
pipes valves, fittings, and other
parts have been ordered and should
be ready for installation very soon.
To Be Well Stocked
When the lake is completed it
will be used exclusively for fishing
and boating. It will be stocked
with various types of fish. The
United States Soil Conservation
Service aided in the designing of
the lake and dam. The actual depth
of the lake will range from 18
inches to 13'/£ feet and in the chan
nels five feet deeper.
The building of the lake is part
of the "Guilford for a Better To
morrow." The lake is a separate
program to improve the pasture
area.
Junior (lass Ball
Set for March 10
The Junior Class president an
nounced today the plans for the
second annual Junior Ball to be
held on Saturday, March 10, at
8:30 p.m. in the college gymna
sium.
Julian Culton, class president,
said that tickets woud go on sale
around March 3, and could be ob
tained from any member of the
Junior Ball Committee. Jimmy
Perkins and his orchestra will play
for the dance.
Tickets will be sold by the fol
lowing members of the dance com
mittee: Polly Edgerton, Bill Top
ping, Sam Lynch, Joyce Fulk, Sally
Haire, Jane Hockett, Harry John
son, Jeane Walton, Thelma Clod
felter, Ann Reece, Mary Alice
Briggs and Culton.
Spring Football
Begins
Coach Teague began spring:
football drills on Wednesday,
February 14. Around 35 stu
dents reported for the drills.
Teague hopes to field a team
next fall despite draft compli
cations.
Dr. Purdom Believes
Russia Has 'A' Bomb
"I think that we of the Greens
boro area have nothing to worry
about," said Dr. E. Garness Pur
dom in his address to the Guilford
College student body in chapel last
Friday morning. Dr. Purdom was
talking about the danger of our
being an atom bomb target.
"I have no doubt whatever that
Russia has an atom bomb." he
added. "But Greensboro will be
more important as a center of
evacuation for casualties than any
thing else."
Next Issue
The next Guilfordian will
be published in two weeks on
March 9. Due to a cut in the
budget, one issue was elimi
nated.