VOLUME XXXIX
Barter Players To Bring The Virginian' Here March 13
Choir Readies for
Concerts, Tour
If, some day while you are walk
ing to the corner you see someone
holding their nose and making
singing-like noises, don't be
alarmed, it's just a member of the
choir trying to improve their "tone
quality" by the Bambauch method.
The choir has been deep in rehear
sal learning words and music in
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preparation for their annual spring
tour which will run from March
21-30. The group presented a con
cert at the Emmanuel Lutheran
Church on Sunday night, February
22, and are due to give two con
certs on March 8, one at the Pres
byterian Church in Goldsboro in
the afternoon, and then a fifty-mile
bus ride to Raleigh and a concert
that night for the student Y.M.C.A.
at N. C. State College at Bioo.
Plans for the choir tour have
been changed and the choir is now
planning to go to South Carolina,
Georgia, and Florida, during the
spring holidays instead of to Chi
cago and the midwest as had been
planned in the early part of the
year. The choir was not able to
secure concerts along the originally
planned route and this necessitated
the change. To date the group has
secured two definite concerts and
there are quite a few maybes, so
that it looks as though they will be
successful in arranging a southern
jaunt.
On Wednesday, February 25,
elections for the two top offices in
the choir were held. Elected presi
dent for the year 1953-54 was
James Wade from High Point.
Buddy is a Junior, a music major,
and is now in his third year as a
choir member. He was Transporta
tion Manager for the choir during
his sophomore year. Nominated for
the position were, in addition to
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(ox and Archdale
Hold Open House
Along about Saturday, dust,
feathers, and papers will emerge
from Cox and Arehdale. There will
be a steady stream of customers
buying paints at the hardware
store. The occasion? Sunday is
openhouse at the boys' dorms.
The owner of the hardware store
told us that last year a boy phoned
him at 2 a.m. and asked him to
open the store. The boy wanted to
buy paint. A few years ago, one
of the faculty members who was
touring the dorms found a lamp
that had been missing from Foun
der's for sometime. The college
knew the boys took the Founder's
girls out, but they were not aware
that boys took lamps out also.
In Arehdale the Men's Student
Government will serve refresh
ments.
One reminder to the unsuspect
ing visitor do not open closet
doors.
The QuilforScm
Junior Class Plans
Ball Game, Dance,
Beauty Contest
The Junior Class agreed at a re
cent class meeting to sponser some
added attractions along with the
student-faculty ball games this
year. Planned with the ball games
is a beauty contest composed of
Guilford Males and a dance at the
end of the game. Admission for
the affair will be based on the
width of the person's waist with
each inch of the person adding a
penny to the admission. The at
traction are planned for Friday,
March 20, beginning at 7:30 p. m.
As yet contestants for the beauty
contest have not been lined up, but
it is hoped that a large number of
"Cuties" will be entered before the
deadline. The outfits for the con
testants will be chosen by the con
testants and will range from bakine
bathing suits to evening dresses.
At the end of the games between
the students and the faculty a
dance will be held featuring a num
ber of name bands via records.
Proceeds made from the enter
tainment will be used toward the
Junior-Senior banquet planned in
April.
Salkind Receives
Tenn. Fellowship
Morton Salkind, who completed
his work for a bachelor's degree
at Guilford in January, has been
awarded a $1,500 research fellow
ship in chemistry at the University
of Tennessee. While Morton was a
student here he was on the Guil
fordian staff, and president of the
International Relations Club in his
Junior year. He was chosen last
year by the student body to be in
the 1953 edition of "WHO'S WHO
in American Colleges and Univer-
He will begin his graduate study
this month.
Revelers' Club to Give
One-Act for Chapel
In meetings held during the week
of February 21-28 the Revelers
Council elected six new members
to its body. Eelevated to the senior
membership position were Kip
Hale, John Church, Margaret Dar
row, Marie Brewer, Marty Burton,
and Bobbye James. They were
moved up the hierarchal scale on
the basis of the merit of their
work in the Revelers Club for the
past year.
Plans were laid for Revelers Club
activities for the remainder of the
school year. A one-act play is to
be given in chapel sometime before
spring vacation. It will be directed
by Hugh Downing and Stage Man
aged by Kip Hale. To date the play
has not been chosen. There was
speculation in the direction of the
annual spring play, to be presented
in late April or early May. The
Council has been busying itself
with books of plays but they have
not as yet given final approval to
any one dramatic vehicle. Direct
ing the spring play will be Bill
Kerr of Greensboro who will be re
membered for his excellent direc
tion of "Death Takes a Holiday" on
the Guilford stage in the spring of
1951.
Aviation Officer Visits
On Campus Here
On March 16, 1953, J. A. Henning,
USNR, will be on campus to discuss
the Naval Air Program with stu
dents of Guilford College. Anyone
who is interested in talking possi
bilities of a Naval Air career with
Mr. Henning may do so on that
date. Dean of Men E. D. Kent will
schedule interviews.
GUILFORD COLLEGE, N. C., MARCH 10, 1953
"Smile When You Say That, Podner"
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The Barter Theater I'layers will bring: Owen Wister's famous "The
Virginian" to life on the Guilford stage Friday night, March 13.
Campus
Commentary
by Hugh S. Downing
It is reputed that most conversa
tions initiate themselves with a
comment or two upon the weather,
and, seeing as we have had plenty
of it in the past week or so, rang
ing from balmy tennis weather to
the ice and freezing rain of the
past week, I thought I might sub
mit this item from my great-grand
mother's cook and remedy book
which I happened to unearth from
beneath a pile of old books the
last time that I was home. For
those of you who have been suffer
ing from aches and pains due to the
weather, X offer this:
Tobacco Salve for Rheumatism
Take a plug of strong tobac
co, and stew it in about half a
pound of lard. With this (after
it is strained) anoint the part
affected. It is said to give per
manent relief after a few rub
bings.
That's what Granny used back in
1835-40, and it was said to give per
manent relief too. They didn't have
cortisone or ACTH or the har
mones, all they had was home-made
tobacco salve.
We (this is an editorial we)
walked over to upper Archdale the
other day to see an acquaintance,
and frankly we were rather shocked
to see the state of disrepair the
place is in. I questioned my ac
quaintance about it and he was
quite free to put the blame on the
administration. He claimed that
Henry cleaned over there at 8:30 in
the morning and that the place was
messed up within two hours after
ward. Now I don't know which way
he was attempting to cast asper
sions but it seems to me that may
be the students and the adminisra
tion could get together and work
out some sort of solution to this
situation. Say, maybe if the build
ing and grounds crew painted the
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Masquerade Ball
Saturday Night
On Saturday night, March 14,
from 8:30 until 11:30 the "Student
Y" is sponsoring a Masquerade Ball
in the college gymnasium. Music
for the evening is to be supplied
by Paul Bell's Orchestra of Greens
boro. Andy Hughes is in charge of
the decorating.
Following the suggestion of the
title "Masquerade Ball," all who
attend must be costumed. Prizes
are to be awarded to the couples
judged to have the best costumes.
Plans are underway for special
features at intermission. The high
light of these will be the presenta
tion of the prizes by Josh Crane.
The Ball is 'stag or drag.' Ad
mission, however, is the same for
either. The Masquerade is the first
social of this type to be held on
campus in some time. Put on your
gayest costume, come out and en
joy an evening of dancing. 'See if
you can recognize your friends in
their special attire for the occasion.
Young Friends To
Meet March 14
The annual Young Friends Con
ference will be held at Guilford
College again this year March
14-15.
The theme will be "The Living
Message of the Bible." There will
be guest speakers and lively dis
cussion groups Saturday afternoon
and evening. The program will
continue Sunday with worship at
New Garden Meeting.
Prior to the conference Saturday
afternoon we will have Senior day
Saturday. Students from all over
the state will arrive Friday after
noon to get a good view of what
Guilford College is like classes
and all.
NUMBER 6
Porterfield Founder
Of Famous Theatre
The cast for "The Virginian"
which the world famous Barter
Theatre of Virginia is presenting at
Guilford College on March 13 at
uuke Memorial Auditorium at eight
o'clock in the evening is one of
the largest and most distinguished
ever to be toured by the inimitable
theatre.
Robert Porterfield, founder and
managing director of one of Amer
ica's outstanding theatres, is play
ing the role of the soft-spoken Vir
ginian, a part he created last sum
mer. In addition to his innumer
able duties at the theatre he is con
stantly in demand for lecture en
gagements throughout the United
States and still manages to serve
on the board of directors of the
National Theatre Conference and
the American National Theatre and
Academy as well as chairman, co
ordinating committee, Virginia
Highlands Festival.
Owen Phillips, who plays the
part of a Dude, has been seen in
many Warner Bros, movies and was
a member of the famous Stuart
Walker Repertory Theatre. For 35
years, Leo Chalzel, who plays the
part of Judge Henry, has been in
the theatre, appearing in every
branch from vaudeville to tele
vision.
Alma Loftness, who plays the
role of Molly Wood, the school
teacher from Vermont, has ap
peared in many productions at Ro
anoke College, W. C., U. N. C., and
the Beach Playhouse, Old Orchard,
Me. Guilford students will remem
ber her performance in the W. C.
Play-Likers' production of "Har
vey," in which she played the part
of Myrtle May.
Junior-Senior
Committees Set
At a recent class meeting the
Junior class voted to have a Junior-
Senior Banquet on April 18 in the
gymnasium.
The committees are as follows
for the Junior-Senior: Decoration
Co-chairman, Bobby James and
Donald Percise. Members: Ann
Ham, Joe Mathews, Don Mikles,
Kay Williams, Charles Austin, Bob
Callicut, Jack Andrews, Roy Clem
mons, Gilmer Cox, Joshua Crane,
Billy Ferguson, Paul Gray, Carl
Jones, Auvo Kemppinen, Bill Kin
dley, John Lacava, Francis Petty,
James Leake, Bob Loftin, Paul
Mooney, Reuben Payne, Marion
Pringle, Larry Scearce, Charles
Sharpe, M. J. Southard, and Alfred
Stewart, Horace Swiggett, George
Velonis, Charles Vikow, and Her
man Welker;
Food Co-chairmen: Betty Martin
and Bob Ringwald. Members: Caro
lyn Hurdle, James Armstrong, Bill
Charlton, Gary Hilderbrand, Al
leyne Owens, Nancy Herring, and
Don Rockwell; Entertainment,
Chairman, Anne Newton: members:
Barbara Money, Bertha Hughes,
Yasukeo Maekawa and Henry
Browne; Invitations Chairman:
Christina Gidynski. Members:
Mable Benedict, Barbara Anson and
Ronnie Hahn. Furniture Co-chair
man: Roddie and Bill Redfearn.
Members: Ed Finch, Adamandio
Alexiou, John Peace, Ed Lovings,
Robert Clegy, and Colin Edwards;
Table Preparations Chairman:
Ruth Burton. Members: Libby Ven
able, James Durham, Patsy Hiott,
and Hazel Madden. Waiters Chair
man: Janet Sumner. Members:
Clyde Hawkins and Nancy Herring;
Lighting and Sound Co-chairman:
John Carr and Hugh Downing.
Members: Donald Johnson and
Chase Lassiter. Bandstand Chair
man: Jim Lomax. Members: Guy
Smith, James Palmer, and Don Kil
patric. Program Chairman: Mar
garet Workman. Member: John
Pipkin,. Supplies Chairman: Mar
vin Owens. Members: Has se 1
Brown, Henry Browne, Bill Brit
tain, and Earl Trivette.