Kims Television Debut, Tuesday Volume XUII NSCPA Will M eet Here Tomorrow Mr. Morrah To Be Featured Speaker At Press Meeting Featured speaker for tomorrow's press conference will be Mr. David Morrah, Guilford's own director of public relations. Mr. Morrah is noted for his humorous tales written in mock German dialect. Mr. Morrah's writing career actually started during the time he attended North Carolina State Col lege, where he was editor of the humor magazine, "The Wataugan." After graduating as an Architectual Engineer, Mr. Morrah's writing career ended for a while. Previous to 1946 he had been drawing cartoons for Colliers and American Magazine, but after his discharge from the army as a cap tain, he started writing novelty humor stories for the Saturday Eve ing Post. In 1947 Mr. Morrah be gan to write books of his collected humor. He also writes a humor jSF v -- ' 4 '•' MR. MORRAH column for the Greensboro Daily News. Between 1947 and 1955 while continuing his writing, he was vice president and art director of Brad ham & Co., a Greensboro Adver tising Agency. This is Mr. Morrah's second year as Guilford's Public Belations director. Mr. Kwok Visiting On Campus Today David Kwok, the famous master of Chinese art and planning, is a visitor on the Guilford carrjpus to day. Mr. Kwok's lecture, "An Intro duction to Chinese Painting," will begin at 8:00 tonight in the Col lege Union. Several of his original paintings will be on exhibition there. Mr. Kwok, born at Peiping in 1919, came from an artist family in Shantung. He became interested in painting at an early age and was a pupil of the great teacher, Ohi Paiage, in the school of traditional Chinese painting. After graduating from the Na tional Institute of Fine Arts in Nanking, Mr. Kwok taught for three years; then for five years he was professor of Chinese painting at the Kiangsi Provincial Institute of Fine Arts. In the spring of 1954 the United States Government awarded David Kwok a scholarship for the study of Occidental art, first at lowa State University and later at Columbia University. Mr. Kwok spoke in chapel this morning. The QuilfonS'cw Published by the Students of the South's Only Quaker College MaMHMMgHK ■ mmm ~ * * > WBM ■ miilfniii. I jd ■ Jm. nl : -f'1|, # ..,,. : Guilford's representatives to the press conference to be held here tomorrow are (1 to r) Sid Hart, Miles Frost, Lillian Burrow, Bill Smith, Anne Taylor, Carolyn Nimitz, Andrea Rogin, and Margaret Haworth. The Christmas Dance Is Set For Next Saturday Night The annual Christmas Dance will be held in the college gymnasium next Saturday, December 13, from 8:30 until 11:30 p.m. This dance, which is one of the biggest of the year, is sponsored by the Mono gram Club. Harold Gale and his orchestra will provide music for dancing. The Monogram Club members, assisted by Sue Drake, are doing the decorations for the theme, which is "The Night Before Christmas." The main attractions of the eve ning will be the crowning of the Christmas Queen, who is elected by the Monogram Club, and the presentation of the senior mem bers and their dates. A no-flower dance, the price of the tickets is $2.00. They may be A Cappella Choir To Give "Messiah" Sunday At 4:00 P. M. Under the direction of Carl Baumbach, the Guilford College A Cappella Choir will present the annual "Messiah" at 4:00 p.m. in the New Garden Friends Meeting House this Sunday. The four soloists will be Grace Kilkelly, William Head, Mary Mc- Iver, and Jerry Smyre, a voice in structor here at Guilford. A few of the songs will be "His Yoke Is Easy, His Burden Is Light," "Glory to God," "He Shall Purify," "For Unto Us a Child Is Born," and the "Hallelujah Chorus." In the production of "The Mes siah" the aid of people outside the college is utilized. Some previous choir members and other citizens of the community and of Greens boro who have interest in the group help the choir in its efforts to produce a high quality per formance. Soloists and accom panists lend their talent free of charge. Mrs. Kilkelly, Miss Mclver, and Mr. Head were also soloists in "The Messiah" last year. Robert Windsor will be the pianist for the performance. GUILFORD COLLEGE, N. C., DECEMBER 5, 1958 purchased from any club member, and will also be on sale at the door the night of the dance. The Monogram Club extends an invitation to all campus students and especially to the day students to come to the dance for an evening of entertainment. String Quartet To Play In Chapel Dr. Curt Victorius, Don Hansen, Jo Plum Hansen, and Sylvia Bodie will present a program of chamber music in chapels on December 11, 12. Don Hansen will play the first violin, Jo Plum Hansen will play the viola, Sylvia Bodie will play the second violin, and Dr. Victorius will play the cello. They will present The Eques trian or Horseman Quartet by Joseph Haydn. This is one of the most famous string quartets. It suggests people riding horseback, and it is written in four move ments: allegro, largo, minuet, and vivac. This is one of the last and one of the most mature of Haydn's eighty-three string quartets. The playing time for the program will be approximately twenty minutes. SCA, WSG Planning Party for Children To celebrate the.Christmas sea son the SCA and the WSG have planned to go in together and spon sor a party for the underprivileged children of the Guilford Com munity. It is hoped that they can treat the children to supper, games, and presents, plus favors to remem ber the party by. Transportation will be provided to and from the college by the students and those who take part in the program will end the evening by going Christ mas caroling. Anyone wishing to contribute to the plans for the party can do so by contacting Jo Ann Hundley. A similar party was given to the chil dren last year. Guilfordian TP For Press Con Guilford will act as host for eight other North State colleges, all members of the North State Con ference Press Association, when they meet here tomorrow for their fall press conference. Guilford's representative to the conference will be Margaret Haworth, Lillian Burrow, Andrea Rogin, Rill Smith, Miles Frost, Sid Hart, Anne Taylor, and Carolyn Nimitz. Registration will begin at 9:00 tomorrow morning, and Appala chian, Atlantic Christian, Catawba, East Carolina, Elon, Guilford, High Point, Lenoir Rhyne, and Western Carolina will all be represented. Mr. David Morrah, director of Promotions here at Guilford and Greensboro Daily News writer and humorist, wjlfl be the featured speaker for the main session in the morning. He will give a critical analysis of a paper from each school. Immediately following the main session the assembly will di vide up into discussion-workshop groups which will meet at the Col lege Union and at the library. Mr. Miles Wolff, Mr. Lane Kerr, and Mr. Mr. Irwin Smallwood, from the Greensboro Daily News will speak to several of these discussion groups. These workshops will con cern the problems of editors, busi ness management, layout, adver tising, news reporting, and editorial writing. Lunch will be served in Found ers dining hall preceding the busi ness meeting at 1:S0. There will be a brief social period in the College Union right before the press conference breaks up for the day. A similar conference will be held at Guilford in the Spring. At this meeting newspapers will be judged and a prize given to the best. Margaret Haworth, editor of THE GUILFORDIAN, will be co-ordinator of this year's conferences. Remember that three days be fore and after vacations are non cut days. Therefore no cuts will be allowed before and after Christmas vacation on Decem ber 18, 19, 20 and January 5, 6, 7. Take care not to cut on these days. V Bj? I i i ■:■(>; k'k : j is | >" - i i } KM M * # - U " : fIEHr ■BIVHII JK&f ■■■ ' '■ ;:3 ; : if: JIHMI The Christmas bug is catching up with us. Window shopping is a pre requisite for Christmas buying for these Guilford girls. Quakers versus Apps Tomorrow Night WOhFF^' KERR SMALLWOOD NEWS BRIEFS "The Stage Door," second of four productions by the theatrical group at Woman's College, will be pre sented on December 10, 11, and 12. Tickets purchased for the Lecture-Entertainment Series will be honored for this event. o o o Sidney Swigett will present his senior voice recital in Memorial Hall Auditorium at 8:00 p.m. on December 12. O 0 O The Christmas Spirit prevails as various organizations plan their Christmas parties. On December 12, the IRC is sonsoring its annual Christmas dinner in Founders' dining hall. • O • December 17 will be the night for the SAM meeting and Christ mas party. The scene of the event is the Union. Number 5

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