The QuilforScm
Vol. XLIIi
MAY DAY PAGEANT BEGINS TOMORROW
"Toyland" Is Theme; Dance Starts At Eight
Tomorrow afternoon at four o'-
clock on the Guilford College
lawn Miss Emily Warrick, of
Goldsboro, will be crowned May
Queen by her escort, Mack Pri
vott, of Edenton. This will begin
the annual May Day celebration
which will be concluded in the
evening by a semi-formal dance in
the gym
The Queen will be attended by
nine other senior girls and their
escorts. They are: Betsy Marklin,
of Chester, Pa., who is Maid-of-
Honor and will have Bob Laugh
en, of Greensboro, as her escort;
Lu Henley Coble, Guilford Col
lege, escorted by Clyde Branson,
also of Guilford College,; Faye
Dr. Wolff Elected
As New Trustee
At a recent meeting of the Guil
ford College Board of Trustees,
Dr. William A. Wolff of Winston-
Salem was elected to serve on
the board.
Dr. Wolff was born on Friendly
Road, about two miles from the
college. He did his undergraduate
wcrk at Guilford where he re
ceived his A. B. Degree in 1923
in chemistry. He went to Haver
ford for his M. A., and earned his
Ph.D. from Pennsylvania State.
His specialization in chemistry
is toxicology, the study of poisons.
He stayed in this work with Penn
Hospital in Pennsylvania for sev
enteen years and then returned
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GUILFORD COLLEGE, FRIDAY, MAY 4, 1956
Daniels, from Goldsboro, whose
escort is Charles Strider, of the
same city; Nancy Dettor, of Guil
ford College, escorted by Ralph
Edwards, of Guilford; Gail Hold
erby, Reidsville, and her escort,
James Crumplex, of Greensboro;
Dorothy Pleasant, Thomasville, es
corted by Lovelace Bell, of Golds
boro; Carol Smith, of High Point,
whose escort is Stuart Fountain,
also of High Point; Peggy Wells,
Teachey, escorted by Aubrey
Pope, of Wallace; and Margaret
Ann White, from Woodland, es
corted by Ray Chalkley, of Wash
ington, D. C. The flower girl will
be Janet Page Lee, daughter of
Spirit Dies At Guilford
Students Vote
Down Work Day
The Work Day facet of our
May Day weekend has been a
vital organ in the body of the
prevailing festive spirit. An in
stitution originated and develop
ed by the students, it has to
show, as one example, our lake.
In the past several years there
has been evidence of a mai'ked
toxic effect. This manifested it
self in such ways as having four
hundred dollars worth of equip
ment gathered by the school to
accomplish only two hundred
dollars worth of work. Evacula
tion among the students was sec
ond only to the disinclination
shown towards work by many
of those who remained.
Perhaps it might seem suitable
lor The Guilfordian to attempt
to intitiate a re-birth of Work
Day. It does seem to us much
less than abominable that such
an event shou'd take place. The
fact that less than fifty per cent
of the students voluntered two
hours of their time seems nothing
less than an abhorrence. Yet
these things do no mere ihan
confirm what has been suggested.
Unless Work Day will work it
is better forgotten. Until the
students will work it should cer
tainly by forgotten. It will work
when a new, useful, and neces
sary project is found. Now let
us hope that this student nur
tured failure will, if not dynami
cally revitalized, die in peace.
Mr. and Mrs. Page Lee, of Guil
ford College, Master Malcolm
Gregson, son of Mr. and Mrs.
James Gregson, of Guilford Col
lege, will serve as crownbearer.
The Ihemo for May Day this
year is "Toyland". The afternoon
activities are centered around a
toy shop that is visited by the
Queen and her court. In honor
of this special occasion the toys
come to life and dance to entertain
the Queen of May. During the
evening Burt Massengale and his
orchestra will furnish fast and
slow music for the semi-formal
May Day dance. In accordance
with the theme "Land of Enchant
Students Refuse
$2.50 For A. A.
In no matter have the students
stood so much in accord as in
their voicing of a cry for im
proved athletics. What a pitiful
sight are the thirty percent who
refused to pay two dollars imd
fifty cents toward the realization
of that improvement.
They represent a conglomera
tion of belly-achers. Unfortun
ately we do not have space to
tell the tale of the boy who cried
wolf. But that could not point
up the detestable trait shown by
these people. More unfortunate
is the fact that the remaining
seventy percent of the student
must support such an aggrega
tion of parasites.
Why any Guilfordian shouid
greet with disdain a proposal to
donate three hours and seven
and-one-half minutes (at the pre
vailing minimum wage) to per
mit his school to field good teams
is incomprehensible. The outcry
in favor of better athletics was
surely raised by more than sev
enty percent of the student body.
Why did it drop to groaning,
grumbling, and a reversal of at
titude?
This is an illustration of a
miserable condition which un
dermines the constructive build
ing of the better part of the
student body. What is the cause
of it'' That is something which
should be sought out. What is
the result of it? Among other
things, the death of our Student
Affairs Board's recommendation.
ment" the gym will be decorated
by two 12-foot flower arbors, a
creek, wishing well, silver car
riage, and castle. Tickets for the
dance are $1.50 per couple and
will be sold at the door and in
chapel this morning.
May Day is sponsored every
spring by the Women's Athletic
Association. Carolyn Pipkin is
chairman of the big event Ihis
year. Other chairmen are: pro
perties—Carol Mcßane and Dor
cas White; costumes Rachel
Richardson; programs Carolyn
Newlin; and dance—Joyce Han
naum. Advisors are Miss Helen
Fortenberry and Miss Pauline
Grande.
Donation Kicks Off
New Project
The executive director of the
J-mes Fund, from which the col
lege has recently received a gift
of 825,000, is Miriam Gwenn Mac-
Allister, a 1939 graduate of Guil
ford. The gift is to be used for the
construction of an auditorium
chapel.
While a student at Guilford,
Miss MacAllister lived in Mary
Hobbs and worked in the regist
rar's office under the student em
ployment plan. She was also active
in the choir, the V'AA, WSG and
was vice-president of her class.
After graduating from Guilford
with a major in psychology, Miss
MacAllister was employed at
Macy's in New York in personnel
and later became junior executive
in the systems division. During
the second World War she joined
the Women's Army Corps and rose
to the rank of Major. In 1945,
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Calendar of Events
FRIDAY, MAY 4
District BSU Picnic at the Bat
tleground.
7:00 P. M.—Young Friends will
meet in the Hut.
SATURDAY. MAY 5
1 :OH p. JVl. —May Day Exercises
on the lawn.
3-11:30 P. M. May Day Dance
in the Gym.
MONDAY, MAY 7
7:00 P. M.—Guilfordiari Staff
Meeting in the Hut.
FRIDAY, MAY 11
8:00 P. M.—Senior Voice Recital
given by Evelyn Cline in Mem.
Hall.
SATURDAY. MAY 12
7:30 P. M.—Movie in Mem. Hall.
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