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VOL. XLI
Religious Emphasis Week Starts Monday
N. C. Council Of Churches
Honors Milner
On January 2G, 195?, Dr. Clyde
A. Milner attended a meeting of
the North Carolina Council of
Churches in Charlotte, North
Carolina. This organization was
founded in 1935, and since that
lime, Dr. Milner has been an ac
(ive member.
For the past two years Dr. Mil
ner has been chairman of the
Christian Social Action Commis
sion which is made up of six com
mittees: Christian Vocation llu-:
man Relation, Institutional Min
istry. National and World Affairs,
Overseas Relief, and Public Af
fairs.
At the Charlotte mooting of the
Council Dr. Milner received a
certificate which says, "The North
Carolina Council of Churches
proudly presents this citation of
merit to Clyde A. Milner for dis
tinguished service through the
years in the course of ecumenical
Christianity."
Calendar of Events
FRIDAY, February 4
ill Chapel. Memorial Hall, 10:15
a. m., Mr. T. D. Wooten,
President, Greensboro Branch
NA A PP.
SATURDAY. Februarv 5
1) G"ilford vs. Atlantic Christian,
Basketball, Home, 8:00 p. m.
SUNDAY. February 6
(1) College Sunday School Class,
Fine Arts Room, 9:30-10:30
a. m.
(21 Motion picture, "I'd Climb the
Highest Mountain," 7:30 p. rn.
Memorial Hall.
MONDAY, February 7
1 > "What is Religion?" Dr. Fea
eins, 10:15 a. m., Memorial
Hall.
(2i Closed Study, 7:30-10:00 p. m. j
TUESDAY, February 8
(1) "Religion and World Affairs: j
Mutu a 1 1 v Exclusive?" Dr. !
Burrows, Fine Arts Room,
3:45 p. m.
i2l Gullfordian staff meeting, j
Founders Hall. 5:00 p. m.
(3) Gui'ford vs. Flon, Basketball, !
Home, 8:00 p. m.
WEDNESDAY. Februarv 9
(11 Chanel. Memorial Hall. 10:15 !
a. m.. "Religion—the Uneasy j
Wav," Dr. Gordon W. Love- |
joy.
THURSDAY. February 10
ill W. S. G. Council. W. A. A. '
Room, 5:00 p. m.
(2) O"i'ford vs. Lenoir-Rhyne, I
Risketbnll. Hickory.
(3) Dorm Bull Sessions. 10:00-11:00 J
p. m„ "Is Religion Impor
tant?" j
FRIDAY. February 11
Hi Chanel, Memorial Hall, 10:15 |
a. m., Student Worship Ser
vice.
(2) A. & T. College Choir Concert,
Meeting House, 8:00 p. m. j
GUILFORD COLLEGE, N. C., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1955
Plans Announced For Week Alumnus Named
Which Will Run February 6-11 Pittsburg's "Man
Religious Emphasis Week begii
' the motion picture, "I'd Climb the
Havward and William Lundigan.
Memorial Hall at 7:30 p.m. After
i invited to the Hut for refreshment;
Valentine Dance
Here February 12
! From 8:30 to 11:30 Saturday
11iht, February 12, the stucK'nt
of Guilford College will have a '
chance to swing and sway to the j
music of Clyde Watson and his
orchestra. The event will be the
annual Valentine Dance sponsor
ed by the Social Committer. The
Social Committee budget comes
Irom the Student Activities Fee,
and is especially for this purpose,
so admission to the Dance will
be free.
This is another in the lons line
of ardent efforts being mnd"> by
individuals and campus organiza
tions to stimulate the social life
on the campus. Here is a chance
to get your money's worth out of
yjur Student Activities Fee.
Much work has gone into the
planning, decorating, refresh
ments, music, and general ar
rangements for this dance, and it
oromises to be up to the usual high
standard oi the Social Committee.
Take advantage of this oppor
tunity for a semi-formal, free, no
flower dance, and plan to attend.
Ministers' Short Course
Begins Monday
Monday, February 7, will mark
I the beginning of the annual Sh > '
Course for the Ministers of th
j Society of Friends. Each year they
j have a week-long leader hi
training course here at the Co!-
I lege.
The program will begin Monday |
morning with registration under
the direction of Robert O. Crow,
j During the course of the weeK j
j there will be a series of talks by j
| Leonard Wines, a returned mis
| sionary from Kiamosi, Kenya Col
j ony, BEA. Also included on the j
program will be a talk by Dr. !
Frederic R. Crownfield, a Chapel j
talk by Dr. Gordon W. Lovejoy,
and a Panel Discussion on "Minis
terial Ethics" by Seth Hinshaw,
Isaac Harris, an d Frederic E.
Carter.
is Sunday night, February (i. with
Highest Mountain," starring Susan
The picture will be shown in
the performance, the audience is
During Chapel period on Mon
day, Dr. Carroll Feagins, professor
of Psychology and Philosophy,
will formally open the week's
thinking with a talk on "What is
Religion?"
Dr. Edward F. Burrows, profes
sor of History will lead a liscus
: ion in the Fine Arts Room at 3:45
Tuesday afternoon on "Religion
and World Affairs: Mutually Ex
clusive?"
Wednesday morning the Chapel
speaker will be Dr. Gordon W.
Love joy, visiting professor of
Sociology, who will speak on
"Religion—the Uneasy Way".
From 10:00 to 11:00 p.m. on
Thursday night, there will be bull
sessions in all the dormitories. The
suggested topic for these discus
sions will be "Is Religion Im
portant?"
Friday there will be a student
worship service in the New Gar
den Meeting House during Chapel
period. In the evening at 8:0U p.
m., the A. & T. College Choir will
present a concert in the Meeting
louse. Following the concert, all
students and faculty members are
nvited to meet the members of
the Choir at a reception in Founc!
ers Hall.
Each evening during the entire
"ieligious Emphasis Week there
will be vespers in the Hut.
The Religious Emphasis Week
"ommittee has been working sin'"
October planning this week's acti
ities. This week gives students an
extra opportunity to exchang'
their views nnrt ideas on mailer;
concerning religion.
The Committee consist- of'
Carol Smith, Andy Bristow, Rev-
Watson, John Church, Sue Church
Neva Watson, Trilby Tucker, Ant
"Thomas, Martha Burton, Gary
Bowen, Frank Laraway. Janic
Corneilson, Mae Omie Hobby, aiv'
Peggy Johnson. Members of th
Committee from the faculty are
Dr. Crownfield, Miss Marle:te
and Dr. Purdom. Edith Me vers i
in charge of the reception for th-
A. & T. College Choir. The Com
tnittee is also being ai'led by more j
han twenty-five students.
Oi The Year"
Dv. Rufus H. Fitzgerald, retir
ing Chancellor of the University
oi Pittsburgh, has been named
PKtsburgh's "Man of the Year"
lor 1954.
Dr. Fitzgerald received his A.
K. from Guilford College in 19J1.
He was here recently as the 1951
Commencement speaker, and at
that time was honored at a dinner
by his graduating class.
Joining the University of Pitts
burgh as Provost in 19.18, tie pre
viously had been Director of Stu
dent Service and Professor of the
Fine Arts Department of the State
University oi lowa. He was
named Vice-Chancellor of Pitt in
1052 and in 1945 became Cnun
celior. During his administration
the University's enrollment doubl
to more than twenty-thousand
students, and five major buildings
were completed. Plans have been
completed for five others.
Guilford extended its congrat
lations to Dr. Fitzgerald in a tele
gram to the Jaycees, who spon
sored the dinner in his honor,
which read:
"Rufus Fitzgerald's Alma Mater,
Guilford College, joins you in con
gratulating him for the inspiring
leadership he has given to so many
worthy civic, educational, and
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Dr. Rufus H. Fitzgerald
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