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The Quilfordicm VOL. XLII Elizabeth Gray Vining To Give Ward Lecture Tonight I r—f.. —„—— ASrf'S Pictured above on the left is Virginia Cox and 011 the right is Gertrude Murrow. These two women students of Guilford College can claim the distinction of being descendants of the two longest lines of former Guilford College Students. Former Students Well Represented By Descendants Much of Guilford's tradition has been carried forward by the des cendants of former students. This year seventy-one such descendants are in our student body. Gertrude Murrow's great-grand father, Andrew C. Murrow, was one of the first twenty-five boys to enroll back in 1837. Guilford has continued in their family for four consecutive generations. Charles Farlow's ancestry at Guilford dates back to David Far low who was here in 1858. David's wife, children, grandchildren, and finally Charles, have attended. Joseph J. Cox set a precedent for his family in 1859 when he en tered Guilford. Today Virginia R. Cox is the fourth generation rep resentative of his family. There are forty-seven second generation students enrolled. Anne and Ruth Rollins, Martha and Bert Wellons, Pat and Rodney Steele share honors in representing their families. (Continued on Page 4) GUILFORD COLLEGE, NOVEMBER 11, 1955 Dr. Stafford Named As Liaison Officer Dr. David Stafford has been named by Dr. Milner as the liaison officer to nominate two or three candidates for the Danforth Foun dation fellowships, an educational rust fund. The Danforth Foundation wel comes applicants from college sen ior men and recent graduates who are preparing themselves for a ca reer of college training and are planning to enter graduate school in September for their first year of graduate study. These appointments are funda mentally "a relationship of encour agement" throughout the years of graduate study, carrying a promise of financial aid. Students with or without financial need are invited to apply. The Foundation wel comes applicants from the areas of natural and biological sciences, social sciences humanities and all fields of specialization to be found in the undergraduate college. The qualifications of the candi dates as listed in the announce ment from the Foundation are: men of outstanding academic abil (Continued on Page 4) Freshman Class Elects Officers On Friday, October 28th, the Freshman class elected their of ficers. Those who were elected to serve to the best of their ability were Chester Haworth, President; Dave Hardin, Vice President; Janet Andrews, Secretary; and Nancy Carroll, Treasurer. The class chose Dr. and Mrs. Clyde A. Milner and Mrs. Robert Morris as their sponsors. Chester Haworth, President, comes from High Point, N. C. His major is Biology. When asked what he though of Guilford, he replied "It is a very collegiate college and there is nothing like college life for those who like it. Dave Harden, Vice President, comes from Lansdowne, Penn sylvannia. His major is History. When asked what his impression of Guilford is he replied, "I like the food and the friendliness that the students show toward each other. Janet Andrews, Secretary, comes from Goldsboro, N. C. She is tak ing a Liberal Arts Course. When (Continued on Page 4) Lecture Highlights Founders Celebration Tonight at eight o'clock Mrs. Elizabeth Gray Vining, renowned Friend and author, will deliver the sixth annual Ward Lecture in Memorial Hall. She will speak on the topic "Women in the Society of Friends". The lecture will end a two - day series of convocations sponsored by Guilford College in celebration of its founding. The program opened yesterday morning with an address to the upperclassmen by Mrs. Dorothy Gilbert Thorne, associate professor of English at Guilford on leave of absence; she spoke about "Influen tial Women on the History of Guilford College". Last night at eight o'clock in the Meeting House the United Society of Friends Women of New Garden Meeting presented a pro gram honoring Mary Mendenhall Hobbs and women of the North Carolina Yearly Meeting. At four o'clock this afternoon there will be a tea in the parlor at Katherine Mines Shore Hall. The Ward Lecture tonight is the sixth in a series endowed by Jere miah Montgomery and Eudema Boles Ward to promote more spiritual leadership among Friends. The J. M. Ward Permanent Trust Fund was established in 1946 for use among Friends in Ohio, Tenn essee, and North Carolina. Guil ford College's annual allotment goes for four main purposes . . . scholarships for deserving students, research grants to study leader ship needs, community service projects, and the annual Ward Lecture. Mrs. Elizabeth Gray Vining, who will speak tonight, was born in Germantown, Pennsylvania, and was graduated from Germantown Friends School, Bryn Mawr Col lege, and Drexel Institute Library School. Following the war in 1946, she was appointed by His Imperial Highness, the Emperor of Japan, as tutor to the Crown Princa Akihito. Her original year's con tract was extended to four years and on her departure she was honored with the presentation of the Third Order of the Sacred Crown by their Majesties. Since her return to the United States, Mrs. Vining has written Windows for the Crown Prince, a record of her four remarkable years in the Imperial household. Mrs. Vining's latest book is The Virginia Exiles, a story of Penn sylvania Quakers during the Revo lution. NO. 6
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