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VOLUME XXXVIII
Guilford Graduation To Be Held on June 2
Junior-Senior
Banquet
A Success
When Dr. Purdom, responding
to a toast to the faculty, said that
the Junior-Senior Banquet and
Prom held in the college gymnas
ium April 19 was the best in
twenty-five years, he expressed the
unanimous opinion of the 160 peo
ple gathered to honor the gradu
ating class of 1952. The coopera
tive endeavor of the Junior Class
and the administration was
received with such pronounced
compliments both during and fol
lowing the event. The theme of the
gala occasion was "The Stars Will
Remember," and the program,
menu, and decorations repeated
the motif to perfection.
Striking the eyes of the guests
as they entered the gymnasium
through an ivy-covered arch was
a simulated ceiling constructed of
blue cheese cloth sprinkled pro
fusely with luminescent stars.
Other highlights in decorations
created by Sam Shugart, Joyce
Taylor, and their decorating com
mittee were a sparkling fountain,
rock walls surmounted by Spanish
moss imported from the coast of
North Carolina, and painted out
door scenes at the ends of the
gym. While "Liebestraum" and
"Clair de Lune" set a fitting mood,
Seniors received fortunes from a
wishing well. Guests found their
banquet places marked by minia
ture wishing well buckets to which
pastel carnations were attached.
A color scheme of blue and silver
was used in decorating the tables,
which were sprinkled with stars
and centered with lilacs, iris, Ivy,
and blue and white candles.
The program interspersed the
serving of the meal, and Ed Brooks
at the Hammond organ and Bar
bara Money at the piano provided
a suitable background of dinner
music throughout the evening. The
invocation, delivered by Mr. David
H. Parsons, Jr., was followed by
a Welcome Song— "The Stars
Bid You Welcome"—sung by
Bobby Wall, Bill Utley, Betsy
Bingham, and Betsy Farlow. A
toast to the Seniors was given by
the Master of Ceremonies, Bill
Yates, and was responded to by
Julian Culton, president of the
Senior Class. A modern dance
group composed of Jo Cameron,
Glenna Fulk, Ann Yarrow, and
Margery Talley performed an ap
propriate "Dance of the Shadows."
With inimitable charm, Marilyn
Linhart sang "All the Things You
Are." A toast to the faculty was
given by Bob Ralls and Dr. Pur
dom responded. As a special num
ber Mr. Brooks and Miss Money
played the "Glow Worm." Intro
duced by Dr. Clyde A. Milner, Dr.
Gordon W. Lovejoy delivered a
flippant, but enjoyable, after-din
ner address on "Varieties of
Humor." The program concluded
with a Thank-You-Song—"Moon
light and Roses"—sung by Bob
Achor.
Causing a good bit of specula
tion were the names given to
dishes on the menu. "Stardust" —
fruit cocktail —began the meal.
"Moonlight and Roses" was a relish
tray. The main dish—breaded veal
cutlet with tomato sauce—was
named "Bleeding Heart." "Berries
and Petals" —peas epicurean—and
"Snowball Blossoms" —parsleyed
potatoes—were the vegetable
course. "Green Arbor" was lettuce
hearts with Thousand Island
Dressing. "Stepping Stones" were
rolls, and "Moonlight," butter. The
dessert was "Lovers' Delight"—
Strawberry shortcake. "Murky
Pool" was coffee and "Garden
Pebbles" were nuts.
Directed by Charlie Hendricks
as Maitre d'hotel, the service was
incomparably efficient. Assisting
with the service were James Arm
strong, Bill Charlton, Bill Potter,
Conrad Mozingo, Ted McEachern,
Harold Critcher. Charlie Austin,
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By Karl J. Reinhardt
On Saturday evening, April 26,
the Guilford College Dramatics
Council presented to a rather
sparse audience "The Torch
Bearers" a three-act satire by
George Kelly. The play dealt with
a group of people who had formed
a small theater movement in their
suburban town. The second act
took place behind the scenes of
a one act play given by the group
—with accidents and mishaps that
brought many fond or not-so-fond
memories to those of the audience
who had done amateur theatrical
work.
Anne Newton, of Archdale,
played the female lead, Paula
Ritter. An ordinary housewife of
rather limited talent and intelli
gence, she found herself pushed
into stardom in the small theater
group. Her facial expressions were
exceptionally good, and her self
conscious giggle amused the audi
ence. Opposite Miss Newton was
Hugh Downing, of Salem, Virginia,
who played the suffering husband.
He played his part carefully and
effectively.
Mrs. Pampenelli, the over-dra
matic directress and leader of the
theater group, was played by Miss
Candace Cullen, of Staten Island,
June Banks, Trilby Tucker, Bob
bye James, Martha Teague, Ulle
Poldma, Bonnie Ferrell, Edith
Myers, and Kathleen Shumaker.
The preparation of the food was
under the direction of Mrs. Alma
Martin and her kitchen staff. As
sisting in the kitchen were George
Powell, Mary Crabtree, Elizabeth
Casey, Ronnie Hahn, Donald Rock
well, John Church, Betsy Bing
ham, Grady Lakey, Ray Blakeslee,
Glenna Fulk, Marilyn Linhart,
Frances Petty, David Campbell
Karl Reinhardt, and Miss Myrtle
Staley.
The Banquet as followed by a
card dance, of which the first num
ber was a figure composed of ban
quet chairmen and their dates.
Taking part in the figure were:
Julian Culton, Senior President,
with Jo Cameron, Chairman of
the Program Committee; Bill
Yates, Junior President, with Bon
nie Ferrell; Sam Shugart, Dec
orating Co-chairman, with Mae
Nicholson, Program Booklet Chair
man; Richard Staley, Banquet Di
rector. with Joyce Taylor, Decorat
ing Co-chairman; Bill Smedley
Table Decorations Chairman, with
Margery Hoopes, Dance Chair
man; Bob Ralls with Betsy White,
Invitations Chairman; Robert
Achor with Charlotte Manzella,
Favors Chairman; Strupe Lackey,
GUILFORD COLLEGE, N. C., MAY 21, 1952
Jo Cameron, Bob Wall and Anne Newton
New York. Miss Cullen gave a
finished performance of a long
and frequently paragraphic role.
Mrs. Nelly Fell, twice widowed
and still giddy in spite of her ad
vanced years, was played by Miss
Jo Cameron, of Southern Pines.
Miss Cameron, who has been popu
lar for her various excellent in
terpretations in other productions
at Guilford College, player her
part effectively. Unfortunately her
make-up failed to cover her young
appearance.
Beaman Griffin, who played Mr.
Ralph Twiller, a Charlie-Chaplin
like ham actor, kept the audience
laughing at each word and gesture.
Andrew Hughes, as Mr. Spindler,
the "efficient" prop-man who for
got all the props, was very con
vincing.
The supporting cast, with Bobby
Wall as Mr. Huxley Hossefrosse,
who couldn't remember his lines
in the play within a play. Marie
Brewer as Miss Florence McCric
ket, who, remembered every line,
Martha Burton, who in an excel
lent-sounding Cockney accent
played Jenny, the maid, William
Potter, the over-eager office-boy,
Edward Finch, as the Stage Mana
ger, and Jacqueline Goodwin as
Mrs. Clara Sheppard, who was
more upset about losing a part
Fine Arts Club Presents Opera
On Friday evening, May 16, the
Fihe Arts Club of Guilford Col
lege presented to a large audience
Kurt Weil's "Down in the Valley,"
a one-act opera taking place in
this region of the country and
utilizing melodies popular in
American tradition.
Starring in the production were
Betsy Bingham, as Jennie Parsons,
and Bill Utley, as Brack Weaver.
Mr. Carl Baumbach directed, and
music was done by Miss Dorothy
Ann Ware playing the organ, and
Mary Jane Hines at the piano.
The stage setting was done by
Leigh Wood. Lighting effects were
created by Hugh Downing, who
Food Chairman, with Marilyn Lin
hart; and Leon Jonas, Clean-up
Chairman, with Betty Venable.
Chaperones for the occasion
were Dr. Milner, Miss Mildred
Marlette, Dr. Muriel Tomlinson.
Mr. and Mrs. Parsons, Dr. and
Mrs. Lovejoy, Dr. and Mrs. Pur
dom, Mr. Edward Burrows, and
Mr. Charles Hendricks.
Punch was served at 10:30 from
the wishing well and goodnight
was said at 11 o'clock.
than about her husband's death,
all did their parts with precision
and ease.
The Dramatics Council, whose
popularity had gone down with a
recent production, can be proud
of this new play which, if it had
mistakes, went so smoothly that
the audience was never aware of
them. Even the problems of un
audible voices, which so often
plagues an amateur production,
was absent.
Directing the play was Miss
Mildred Marlette, English Pro
fessor, who has endeared herself
to the hearts of all the students
who worked with her. Assisting
her was Horace McManus, who is
known in the Greensboro area as
an excellent actor. Joyce Taylor,
assisted by Larry Welch, effective
ly carried out the set designed by
William Utley.
The play itself contained many
witty lines, and as a whole lent
itself well to the audience. The
excellently selected cast of course
helped create the effect. The au
thor, George Kelly, has a good
grasp of the American sense of
humor, but the third- act, accord
ing to several spectators, could
profitably be rewritten to elimi
nate too much repetition and drag
ging.
was assisted by Jackie Goodwin
and Clem Swisher.
Also featured in the opera were
Tom Owens, the leader of the
Greek-style chorus, and Vernon
Tyson, the villain. Members of
the Fine Arts Club and other in
terested students made up the
chorus.
This is the first production of
its kind taken on by the Fine Arts
Club, but because of the notable
success which this presentation
had, the Club is planning to put
on similar shows next year.
Hughes, Staley Attend
Opera in Richmond
Present at the Metropolitan
Opera's performance of Aida in
its Mosque Theatre at Richmond,
Virginia Wednesday night were
Andy Hughes and Richard Staley.
Although both students are opera
lovers, it was the first time that
they had seen the Metropolitan in
action. They returned to Guilford
greatly impressed with the finesse
of the singing, ballet, and settings
which just recently underwent re
vision and modernizing.
NUMBER 7
Dr. Henry Joel Cadbury, noted
American friend, active leader of
the American Friends Service
Committee, and world-known
scholar of New Testament litera
ture, will be the principal speaker
of the 1952 graduation exercises
of Guilford College. Dr. Cadbury
has been Hollis Professor of Di
vinity at Harvard University since
1934. In 1950 he appeared before
the royal house of Sweden to ac
cept the Nobel Peace Prize on
behalf of the American Friends
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Service Committee. He has con
tributed greatly to the new trans
lation of the Bible, and is con
sidered one of the best authorities
in the world on Luke-Acts.
he graduation will be held on
the campus on Monday June 2nd.
Eighty-four seniors expect to re
ceive their degrees at that time.
Dr. Hornell Hart will be the
guest speaker at the baccalaureate
service to be held on Sunday,
June Ist. Dr. Hart, a professor
of sociology at Duke University,
is a noted speaker and author on
sociological and historical topics.
Dr. Purdom Featured
In Monday Senior
Chapel
Monday's and today's chapels
have been devoted to seniors. The
annual senior days have the tra
dition of being humorous, but
with an undercurrent of serious
thought. Student and faculty mem
bers, chosen by the senior class,
are asked to participate.
In Monday's chapel Julian Cul
ton, President of the senior class,
presided. He first reviewed some
of the memories that the seniors
will take with them as they leave
Guilford—the cow that showed up
in Founder's Hall one May Day,
the barn that burned down after
the legendary victory over Cataw
ba in 1949. He then introduced
the guest speaker, Dr. E. Garness
Purdom, Professor of Physics and
Mathematics at Guilford College.
Dr. Purdom, in a humorous
vein, reviewed some of the events
that have happened during the
past years. He said that although
he and other faculty members
have seen hundreds of seniors pass
through Guilford, there is still
room for interest in the future of
the present seniors.
Dr. Purdom cited a Greek gen
eral, who was the first to use the
strategy of encirclement in war
fare. It is originality, Dr. Purdom
feels, that is needed in the world
today. Using their experience as
a background, but staying far
enough away to keep a perspec
tive, young men and women can
bring their forces to bear at a new
point, and thereby solve previously
unsolved problems.