VOLUME XXXX
"Night Must Fall" To Be Presented Nov. 21 and 22
Miss Marlelte
Addresses Students
When Miss Marlette spoke at
the WSG meeting two weeks ago,
she revealed both good and bad
news to the women students.
She first congratulated the stu
dents for their general observ
ance of rules and their fine be
ginning record at Guilford, men
tioning the fact that only one
woman had been dropped from
Guilford's roll this year. She also
said that this class of women stu
dents was the best in six years.
Miss Marlette spoke of the new
dormitory with much enthusiasm.
She talked about the possibilities
and advantages as well as the prob
lems which would necessarily be
created by the increase in the
number of students on campus and
their representation in organiza
tions. Stressing the importance of
working together, she urged each
person to be present at the ground
breaking ceremony last Monday
and to continue in unified sujjr
port of the project.
The somber note of Miss Mar
lette's speech was the statement
that she would not be here next
year. She plans to do graduate
work at U. N. C. this summer,
next winter, and possibly the fol
lowing summer. It is not yet known
who will take her place next year
as dean of women but she ex
pressed the hope that whoever it
might be would receive the full
cooperation and support of all stu
dents.
We owe a great deal to Miss
Marlette. Her responsibilities and
duties have been many, but she
has more than fulfilled her obli
gations. This year will be a diffi
cult one with problems arising
from plans for the occupants of
the new dormitory and the ar
ranging of material for her suc
cessor. It can. however, be one of
the most profitable years with
the help of the students. Let's
show our appreciation for this
capable leader by our accomplish
ments this year and next year
while she is away.
Quaker Redecorates
Room For Office
The 1954 QUAKER has a new of
fice and over the past few weeks
the staff has redecorated the room
in gray and red. The new office is
located in the soda shop where the
book store formerly was run by
Charlie endricks a number of
years ago.
The walls are painted gray with
red woodwork and gray curtains.
It is painted with profiles of the
staff members. New desks and furn
iture have been added to make the
room complete.
The staff has planned that this
years' book will be larger than any
of the immediate past and done
with a new process called litho
graphing. The book will be 9x12
and contain 144 pages. The theme
of the book has been chosen as
well as the dedication. It is planned
that the students will receive the
'54 QUAKER by May 1.
The staff members are as fol
lows: Editor In Chief, Leslie War
rick; Associate Editor, Barbara An
son; Managing Editor, Phyllis Red
man; Business Manager, Emily
Warrick; Assistant Business Mana
ger, Eleanor Butner; Make-up Edi
tor, Jennie Smith; Make-up Assist
ants, Peggy Jones, Linda Jones,
Bob Iskowitz; Advertising Mana
ger, Don Rockwell; Assistant Ad
vertising Manager, Bill Haworth;
Sports Editor, Bill Gibson; Fresh
man Editors, Julie Hollowell and
Betsy Wolf; Sophomore Editor, Jo
Ann Hobby; Junior Editor, Bonnie
Ferrell; Corresponding Secretarys,
Shirley Lambert and Susan Caudle.
The Quilfortocw
Guilford Provides
Future Teachers
All of us have probably at one
time or another become the victim
of a desire to teach. Most likely it
occurred while you were yet a
member of the grammar grades
through the inspiring qualities of
your teachers. As you climbed the
ladder, the school months appeared
to grow longer at the expense of
the summer months, and the far
away vision of someday becoming
THAT teacher grew dim. A few,
however, refused discouragement
and kept their eyes to the same
goal.
Among those few are members
of our senior class, several of whom
are practice teaching this semester.
They say it is really wonderful to
be teaching despite the fact that
they have to "thumb" or walk to
school. They really deserve praise
for such dogged determination.
Let's hope the cold weather doesn't
freeze their enthusiasm!
If it is your sincere wish to have
your children exposed to a liberal
education under the guiding hand
of patient teachers, then I recom
mend the following schedule: the
necessary good beginning is mani
fested in Patsy Hiatt. To add varie
ty and relaxation Barbara Money
will be on hand to teach them
music. As your child reached ado
lescence, you will find Betty Mar
tin on hand to teach him the diff
erence between a circle and a
square. The wonders of world and
its great men will be narrated to
them by Bobbye James. To make
their education well rounded Carl
Jones, Bob Shoaf, and Don Mi
chaels will offer their services as
Physical Educational directors.
Under the auspices of these
faithful students your child will
be ready for Guilford College!
Aria da Capo To Be
Given In Chapel
"Aria da Capo, a one-act play by
Edna St. Vincent Millay will be the
final offering of the Revelers Club
this fall, it was announced this
week by Anne Newton, president.
The play will be presented in Chap
el at 10:20 A. M. on December 11,
she added.
Written in 1920, "Aria da Capo"
was intended for the Provincetown
Players in New York, an acting and
writing group of which Miss Mil
lay was a part, as were Susan Glas
pell and Eugene O'Neill. Widely
acclaimed at the time, it has re
mained high in the regard of
American drama critics.
"Aria da Capo" calls for a cast
of five, of which four are men and
one is a woman. Casting for the
play will be on Monday, November
23, at 4 p. m. President Newton an
nounced. She urged a large num
ber to try out for this final Revel
ers production.
Faculty Members
Receive Promotion
Four faculty members have been
promoted this year: Dorothy Gil
bert, Professor of English; Hiram
Hilty, Associate Professor Spanish;
David Stafford, Associate Professor
of Sociology; and Walter Armdt,
Assistant Professor Foreign Lang
uages.
Stuart Maynard completed re
quirements for the M. E. degree at
the University of North Carolina
this summer.
Next year, Miss Marlette will be
on leave of absence to complete
work on her doctor's degree.
David H. Parson's, business man
ager has been appointed to the
board of the Greensboro Tuber
culosis Association.
Dorothy Lloyd Gilbert, Acting
Librarian and Mildred Farrow, As
sistant Librarian attended the Bi
ennial Sessions of the State Li
brary Association in Asheville on
October 23, 24, and 25.
GUILFORD COLLEGE, N. C„ NOVEMBER 20, 1953
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Anne Nexton, Sidney Thompson and Andy Hudges rehearse a scene
from "Night Must Fall."
New Personalities Introduce a Variety
Of Backgrounds To Guilford College
This year eight new personali
ties have taken their places as Guil
ford College faculty members.
Dr Ernest Brelsacher, who had
been at Champlain College in New
York prior to his coming to Guil
ford, is serving as assistant pro
fessor of German and French. He
is originally from Germany but
has been in the United States for
thirteen years. He states, however,
that never before had he been be
low the Mason Dixon. Aside from
his teaching. Dr. Breisacher en
tertains a keen interest in railroad
ing. He makes a hobby of collect
ing time tables.
In the music Department Jane
Tharton Darnell has assumed the
duties attached to teaching voices.
A native of Greensboro, she re
ceived her B. S. M. degree from
Woman's college. She also holds a
diploma from Juilliard and as M.
A. from Quaker college of Colum
bia University. Mrs. Darnell says
that her outside interests are some
what limited by "married life"
since she once swam and rode horse
back much more frequently than
at present. She admitted, though,
that she and Mr. Darnell enjoy pic
nicing and cooking out of doors.
Morris W. Ireyer, assistant pro
fessor of political science, is teach
ing courses in both political sci
ence and economics.
Just before coming to Guilford
he completed the course require
ments for his doctorate at the Uni
versity of Virginia. He is now work
ing on his dissertation. Mr. Preyer
claims painting or any art work,
as his particular outside interest.
He also enjoys reading and all
sports.
Appointed an assistant coach, is
Benjamin R. Baker, Guilford Col
lege Clan of 'sl. He has his mas
ter's degree in Physical Education
from the University of North Caro
lina. Coach Baker names golfing
as his avocation.
In the English department is Lee
Haring who was appointed profes
sor of English. He did his
undergraduate work at Haver
ford, received his M. A. from
Columbia University, and has com
pleted the course of work for his
doctorate. Along with his teach
ing, he is also serving as advisor
to the Reveler's council.
The collecting and singing of
folk songs provide much enjoyment
for Mr. Haring.
Gertrude Broons Victoria, wife
of Dr. Victorious, is teaching a
course in German.
Three years ago she studied Mid-
dle High German at Chapel Hill.
Now when she studies, she con
tinues her work on this line. Mrs.
Victorious says: "One of my favo
rite hobbies is to act as audience
to the group of muscians who, at
times meet regularly at our home
to play string music with my music
loving and cello playing husband,
and to serve them good German
cookies and pastries, for musicians
are hungry people. Flowers in the
garden and in the home are the
best hobbies too."
Assistant professor of business
administration secretarial studies,
Thomas J. Moore, is a native of
Massachusetts. He received his A.
B. and M. A. degrees in education
holds the record of being the first
from Arizona State College. He
is the first member of the fac
ulty to be jointly employed
for full time duty both Guil
ford College and the Greens
boro Evening College. Mr. Moore
says that one of his favorites in the
field of outside interest is denied
to him now that he is in the South,
that favorite being ice skating. He
enjoys swimming travel is also of
great interest. One of his students
says that any commentary on Mr.
Moore would be incomplete with
out the mention of cream puffs.
Nelson Page, who did both his un
dergraduate and graduate work at
the University of North Carolina
is assistant professor of chemistry.
A good part of his free time is
consumed by his two babies. How
ever, he still finds time to grow
molds and build radios for his
friends.
Guilford Students
Attend Washington
Seminar
Four Guilford students attended
the three-day Washington Seminar
for College Students the weekend
of November 13: Helga Strube,
Joyce Hunter, Shirley Lambeth
and Billy Hayworth. The college
division of the AFSC sponsored the
seminar. Anne Queen, college sec
tary for the Southeastern Region
of the American Friends Service
Committee, was dean of the semi
nar.
NUMBER 3
Play Begins At 8 P.N.
Tonight and Sat. With
Hughes In Lead Role
"Night Must Fall," a .psychologi
cal thriller by ,Emlyn Williams
will be presented in Memorial Hail
tonight and tomorrow night as the
major fall production of the Revel
ers Club. Students are admitted
free, while guests will pay $1.29
person and faculty will pay 96c.
Leading the cast of "Night Mutl
Fall" is Andy Hughes, a junior
from Rutherford, New Jersey. Ho
plays the part of Dan a bellboy fct
an English resort hotel, whoso
charms kre irresistible—even fa
tal—to other characters in the play.
Anne Newton of Archdale pro
trays Olivia Grayne, a young wo
man who traces to Dan the murder
of a guest at the hotel. Her aunt,
Mrs. Bramson, played by Sydney
Thompson of Wayne, Pa., is charg -
ed by the boy, however, and take:;
him into her household. Olivia is
sure that Dan is plotting against
Mrs. Bramson, but Mrs. Bramson
dismisses this as Olivia's over-ac
tive imagination.
Hugh Downing, senior of Salem,
Va., is appearing as Inspector Bel
size of Scotland Yard. While Dan's
plot against Mrs. Bramson is tak
ing shape he is attempting to
track down the murderer. The sus
pense of the play derives from tho
threat to Mrs. Bramson offered by
Dan's presence in the house.
"Night Must Fall" will be tho
first mystery to be produced by
the Revelers since the successful
"Death Takes a Holiday" a fe\*
seasons back. With this play the
Revelers are initiating a new poli
cy of presenting two performances
of each major production.
Originally written in 1985,
"Night Must Fall" has a cast cf
eight. In addition to the actors al
ready mentioned, Nancy Detto:',
Sophomore of Guilford College,
portrays Mrs. Terence, the vine
gary housekeeper whose verbal
battles with Mrs. Bramson provide
the audience with a good deal cT
amusement. Betsy Wolf of Wins
ton-Salem appears as Dora, the
maid. Ted Brown of Brooklyn, N.
Y„ appears as Hubert Laurie,
London bachelor who is also drawn
into the case.
In its first production, author
Williams directed "Night Mutt
Fall" and acted its leading part.
This combination of chores de
monstrated William's versatility. It
became evident when he repeated
the tremendous success of "Night
Must Fall" in his play "The Corn
is Green," which starred Ethel
Barrymore in its New York prc
duction.
William's most recent display of
versatility has been the portrayal
of Charles Dickens in readings
from the novelist works.
Lyn McFarland of Winston-
Salem and Kip Hale of Mount Air./
are handling the design and build
ing of the stage setting for "Night
Must Fall." McFarland, a freshman,
is relatively new in the Guilfonl
production lineup, while Hale has
been chief production man here
many times before.
Anne Newton, president of the
Revelers, takes another leading
part in this Guilford production.
In the past, she has appeared in
ether productions, such as "The
Torchbearers" and "Goodbye, M 7
Fancy," in prominent parts.
This year th fall production
schedule of the Revelers Club has
called for two one-act plays to be
produced in Chanel as well as full
length piav first of the one
act p'avs. "Cthioen in Houlihan,'
was pro^i'" fn October, and the
in Decem-
V)pr- ho'n'o '""ir'stmas holidays.
This schedule, along
with th~ . "p-'o'-mance poli
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