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28, 194:reasinghas addsImbers.THE HI-POesear!PEr counidareailroad inevery 13area; ine worldroad forof landilroad invery 550inder ofe or railpersons.lie,1VOLUME XVI HIGH POINT, N. C, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1941. NUMBER 8COLLEGE RECEIVES LARGE GIFT FOR NEW AUDITORIUMJEANNE, WELTY ACTS INLECTURE GROUP HEREYoung Actress Is Third OnLecture Program HereThis Year.Jeanne Welty, young monodram-;atist, who will present "The InvincibleMiss Kemble" on December9 at High Point College at8:15 p. m., has played the role of"The Madonna" in Max Rein-^t hardt's production of "The Mira-~ cle" and has starred in otherleading theatrical productions.She comes from Lima, Ohio,and is the only daughter of CongressmanBenjamin Franklin Weltyand Mrs. Welty. She was educatedin private schools in Limaand Cincinnati and began her professionaltraining at the SchusterMartin School of the Theater andat the Cincinnati College of Music.She has also studied with FrancesRobinson Duff in New YorkCity.Miss Welty's first theatricalroles were with a stock company•which travelled from coast tocoast. She played leading partsin a repertoire which included"The Rivals," "She Stoops to Conquer,""The Merry Wives of Windsor,"and "Lady Windemere'sFan."Her career as one of the reallyoutstanding young artists of theexacting art of the monodrama,; which has been made universallypopular through the work of suchgreat performers as Cornelia OtisSkinner and Ruth Draper, was! launched shortly afterwards. She> has won the acclaim of audienceswhereever she has appeared.The monodrama, as presentedJ by Miss Welty, is an incorpora-" tion. of the best features of thedramatic monologue together with• the action and brilliant costumingof the legitimate theater. Audiencesthus gain the effect of aI regular stage play. Each of the| characters portrayed by Miss Weltyis completely and authenticallycostumed.Many of Miss Welty's costumeshave been especially designed for' her by Vogue. She writes, aswell as produces, her own programs.Miss Welty appeared on a pro-" gram here two years ago, and herperformance was so well receivedi that she was asked to return thisyear.MESSIAH NOWIN REHEARSALHandel's Oratorio To BePresented At First BaptistChurch December 15Handel's "Messiah" will be preaffial/isented Sunday night at the First" RapWst Church of High Point by|the Community Chorus and theI college a Cappella Choir. "TheI Messiah" is an annual presenta-1 tion by those groups, and in the» spring some other great work isI given. The two groups have beeni practicing for several weeks, separatelyand together. There are! four soloists and the chorus in(the production. The soloist singsj followed by the chorus, which in! turn is followed by the chorus| which in turn is followed by arecitative by the soloist.There is no charge for the performance.mMinisterial GroupIn Regular MeetingRev. W. A. Jenkins gave interestingtalk on "Our MinisterialReward."On December 3, the MinisterialAssociation held it's regular meetingin the basement of the Library.Parker Hager, president ofthe association presided over thebusiness session. John Hamm wasin charge of the devotional.After the business meeting wasover, Rev. Jenkins gave a mostinteresting talk on "Our MinisterialReward."The group was dismissed byParker Hager.The Association will meet atthe same time and same place,Wednesday December 10.Glasgow AtClub MeetingCollegiate Education ClubHears Professor GlasgowExplain New Requirementsin Guidance.Professor E. C. Glascow, memberof the English department,spoke at the regular meeting ofthe Future Teacher's Club, Wednesdayevening in room 9.Mr. Glasgow was appointed toserve on the Guidance Committeewhich is investigating that areaof teacher training in NorthCarolina. He gave the club severalof the matters that the committeehad been studying and investigatingand some of their conclusions.He predicted that the committee'srecommendation that the futureteachers be given a basiccourse in guidance would Be carriedout in the very near futureand that the requirements forteachers in this state would begradually lifted to a very highstandard.The committee recommendedthat teachers in all grades keepaccumulative records of the interests,attitudes, abilities and habit'sof the- pupils. There would bespecialists in the field of guidanceto whom special guidance problemscould be referred.Mr. Glasgow said that this wasa comparatively new field and itwould be opening a vast numberof jobs for prospective teachers.The club decided that it wouldnot meet again until after theChristmas, holidays.Students WillingTo Attend ClassesOn Own In PollVoluntary Class AttendanceWanted By Majorityof StudentsBy Student Opinion Surveys.Austin, Dec. 4.—While a pluralityof college students favor voluntaryclass attendance, the latestStudent Opinion Surveys of Amer- sen t-ica poll discovers that nearly asmany would rather be required tosit through lectures and attendlabs.• Some colleges and Universitieshave followed the lead of suchschools as the University of Chicago,allowing students to reportfor class work at their discretion.Chicago's President Robert M.Hutchins reports that the planworks. But it has not been adoptedin the majority of higher learninginstitutions. The idea, the figuresbelow indicate, is appi - oved bynearly half of the collegians, butit certainly does not have thewholehearted approval of studentopinion:"Do you think students shouldbe required to attend classes aminimum number of times, or doyou think class attendance shouldbe voluntary?"Require minimum 41%Voluntary ._ 48%Require only some students 11%Broadcast NextMonday NightThe radio broadcast scheduledfor last Monday has been indefinitelypostponed. A group instrumentalchoir was to have giventhe program.The regular broadcast will bemade next Monday night, December8th, at 8:30, by Miss GeneThacker and Mr. Jack Houts. Genewill play two numbers, the FirstMovement of Beethoven's MoonlightSonata and the First Movementof Mozart's C Major Symphony,from which the populartune, "18th Century DrawingRoom," is drawn.Jack will sing seven numbers,including, "Until," "Give a Man aHorse," "I Love Thee," "01' ManRiver."Miss Idol to ReadDickens' CarolNext Sunday evening, December7, at 7:15 o'clock, MissVera Idol will read Dickens'"Christmas Carol." This willbe the fifteenth year of reading,since it was begun in 1926.A large number of townspeopleand students have alwaysattended Miss Idol's reading,which has become a traditionof the college.The program had to be setup a week because of the Messiahto be given on the followingSunday night.PLAY PLANNEDFOR CHRISTMAS'The Shepherd Who StayedAway" To Be PresentedBy Students.Mrs. Fleischmann held tryoutsMonday night for roles in a oneactplay, "The Shepherd WhoStayed," to be given during thechapel period on December 15.The play tells the story of ashepherd who was unable to journeyto Bethlehem to see the infantJesus because somebody hadto take care of the sheep. Thetender story moves quickly to adramatic close in which a tableauis presented, with Zelma Parnellportraying the beautiful Madonna,singing a lullaby to her child.The cast is composed of BillyHenderson as Matthias, Joan Kosbergas Elspeth, Howard Goi-manas Enoch, Jack Houts as Laban,Lois Chamberlain as Dorcas, MargueriteKoonce as Jonas, andZelma Parnell as the Madonna.Pan-HellenicsEnjoy Big PartyThe Pan-Hellenic Party whichwas held last Friday night at theAmerican Legion Hut in Thomasvilleincluded members of all sixof the local fraternities and sororitiesMany forms of entertainmentwere offered including VirginiaReel, Grand March, Snake Dance,cards, singing and dancing'.Refreshments of barbecue sand-Students From17 States InCollege Here(By Ruth Good)Geographically speaking, Highromc college has a tremendousappeal. Among our 494 pupilstnere are repi-esentatives from 17states, Washington, D. C, andPuerto Rico. The Good Ole NorthState yields the largest crop—403pupils in fact. Two hundred andeighty-seven of these North Carolinianscome from the surroundingcounties. Guilford countytakes the laurels with 214 studentscarrying them. Davidsoncounty boasts of a membership inH. P. C. of 32. Forsyth and Randolphtogether can show a representationof 41 students—22 fromForsyth and 19 from Randolph.Beginning up north and workingsouthward we find that NewYork sends us 25 students seekingsouthern hospitality. Thereare 14 from New Jersey, ninefrom the Quaker state, and fivefrom Maryland. One lonesomepupils hails from Delaware. Thereare two students who are from nostate at all. They are from Washington,D. C. Entering the southlandthe little state of West Virginiadeserves notice and from itwe discover six students comingto H. P. C. Her neighboring state,Virginia, produces 10 of our pupils.Fully equipped with theirsouthern drawl we have one personfrom South Carolina, twofrom Georgia, and six from Florida.Moving a little to the westwe find that four from Ohio, onefrom Alabama, one from Tennessee,one from Indiana, one fromIllinois and one from the LoneStar State felt the urge to headv for High Point. But what is this?Puerto Rico is not a state butnevertheless it has produced onestudent for us.Congratulations to all the differentstates. Surely, comingfrom all these different places wewon't run out of material for bullsessions.Just as varied are the churchesrepresented in H. P. C. Sincethis is a Methodist school it isonly natural that the majority ofthe students should be Methodist.There are 271 Methodists on thecampus. But with the open mindwich hot coffee, potato chips, andpickles were served to those pre- of the administration all the restfeel welcome. We have 89 Bap-The Pan-Hellenic will probably tists, 30 Presbyterians, 24 Cathsponsora similar event next olics, 15 Lutherans, 14 Jewish, 12semester.Friends and 10 Episcopal. Comingdown to the even smallernumber we find that seven ad-College Officials here to Christian Science, six toReformed, four to CongregationalAttend Meetingand four to Moravian faiths. Inthe one section we have threestudents representing the Holiness,Greek and Church WideFellowship religions. There arefive who claim no particularchurch.With so many states and somany churches we really do havea conglomeration on our campus.Today and Saturday, Mr. R. H.Gunn, bursar of the college, attendinga meeting of the EducationalBuyers' Association inColumbia, S. C. This is a meetingof the colleges in the Carolinasand in Georgia, of which abouttwenty-five will have representatives.The University of S. C, andColumbia College are hosts to thismeeting.There is a national associationwhich include about 350 colleges.Last Wednesday, Dr. G. I.Humphreys attended the CatawbaCollege's 90th anniversary.Southeast Missouri State TeachersCollege (Cape Girardeau) hasreduced freshman failures inchemistry 75 per cent since organizationof a drill class in chemistrythree years ago.Beauty ContestWednesdayThe annual beauty contestconducted by the Zenith, collegeyearbook, is scheduled fornext Wednesday night, December10, at eight o'clock.A committee headed by DorisKoonce, including Bonnie LewisDot Presnell and Mrs. Fleishman,are working on the program.There will be songs anddances arranged for the evening.Daniels and Smith, RaleighN. C, will photograph thebeauty winners after they arechosen.JENKINS TALKSON THURSDAYSpeaks On "Facing A ChangingWorld," At ChapelMeeting.Thursday morning, Rev. W. A.Jenkins, pastor of the First MethodistChurch, spoke on "FacingA Changing World." In sayingthat the people do not know whatto do about it, he emphasized thatwe should not let Hitler sand betweenyou and progress. He alsosaid that today we have a differentconception of God. He workswith us. As part of the conclusionhe gave a quotation from Tennyson.Mr. Jenkins was formerlythe president of Brevard College.Before the speech Bill Gossardrendered the beautiful air, "AveMaria."NEW VOLUMESGIVEN LIBRARYSeven New Books Are Addedto Library..New books that have come tothe library in the past week areseven on very varied topics.James Terry has donated abook, "Species and Varieties," byDr. Vries, on biology. It is oneof few that the library has onthe subject.A book recommended by theMethodist Conference and now inthe library is, "Jesus As TheyRemember Him," by Quimby.Three very new and entertainingbooks are, "Windswept," byChase; Kent's "Mrs. Appleyard'sYear," which is a charming storyof a mother with four growndaughters, and "The Days GrowCold," by Anderson, which is acolorful sketch of a Northernertransplanted to the South.The autobiography of HarrietMonroe, the editor and originatorof Poetry, a magazine, has beenprinted in "A Poet's Life." It isa lively record of a remarkablecareer of seventy years in a changingworld."The American Theatre," byMoses and Brown, is composed ofdramatic criticisms of actors andplays during the period of 1752-1934. It contains biographicalsketches of certain notable playwrights,producers, actors, andthe critics.Camera Follows Campus Leaders— *Lift your lids to C. V.Charlotte Varner is from Florida. . . and she's been a balmybreeze on High Point's campusfor four years.She's the gal that Mr. Fleichmanraved at, and asked if shecould act, last year; then shefinished in every theaticial witha bang-up performance that madeeverybody want to pump herhand.When she walked the famousboards, she was unforgetable, andwhen she worked like a Trojan behindthe scenes, doing theumpteenth things that almost alwaysgo unlauded, she made herselfan important part of theother productions.Besides her di-amatics, she'sthe whirlwind that screams herselfhours at every game to boostthe team and prompt our yells.Charlotte VarnerShe's the one that comes in exhaustedand proud when the teamworks its best and the studentbody comes through.Then, too, she may be one ofseveral Sopranos in the A CappellaChoir, but she's made herselfa neat little niche in the heartsof the choir members for her wordsof praise when someone gets thewell-known knock-knock in theknees . . . for her help over a roughsp otwhen a beginner can't seemto get the part.Charlotte Varner has done a lotfor her school .... many of herdeeds won't be set down in thebooks . . . but they'll be a big partof the memories of her manyfriends.Lift your lids to C. V.: actress,cheerleader, potential teacher, andan all-round grand gal.$10,000 DONATED FORUSE OF NEW BUILDINGFigaro OperaGets PraiseNine O'clock Opera Company'sPerformance ThoroughlyEnjoyed Here.Singing to a captivated audience,the Nine O'clock OperaCompany presented the CommunityConcert Associations secondprogram of the year Tuesdaynight at the Senior High School.This talented group gave theirstreamlined version of Mozart's"Mai - riage of Figaro," in whichthe entire libretto is sung in English."The Marriage of Figaro"is a rollicking comic opera in twoacts, set in the romanticism of oldSpain. It's humorous plot unfoldsitself quickly and easily, and theaudience is held spellbound untilthe final curtain is rung down.Tuesday night's crowd showedtheir enthusiastic feelings towardthe opera by giving the companyfour curtain calls and by continuingtheir applause even after thehouse lights had been turned on.The Nine O'Clock Opera Companyis a group of experiencedtroupers, under the direction ofDavid Otto, who who feel that theAmerican public would enjoy operamuch more if they could understandthe words. Their productionof "Figaro" is provingthem to be right, for it is receivingpopular acclaim from everycity in which it has been given.Staged with but a few simpleprops, it achieves 'its success bythe use of a Clever narrator whocauses the people in the audienceto picture the set in their ownimaginations.Mr. Otto's troupe is so completelyup-to-date that the singerswear formal attire throughout theperformance. The High Pointerswere especially amused when, inthe second act, a boy, masqueradingas a girl, donned a modernhousecoat, which was completelyequipped, even to the extent ofa zipper.ArtemesiansMeet Thursd'ySociety to Have Program OnAuthors From NorthCarolina.The Artemesian Literary Societyheld its regular meeting lastnight.There was a very interestingand educational program givenbased on facts about North Carolina.Short talks were given onTar Heel authors, composers,poets, orchestra leaders, andactors. Those taking part in theprogram were Harriett Berry,Nan Clapp, Tootsie Elkins, andMary Ann Coe.This was the last regular meetingto be held before the ChristmasPai'ty, the date of which willbe decided later.Nikes - ThaleansPlan Joint PartyTwo Societies Are to HaveChristmas Party.On Thursday night in the Auditorium,the Nikanthan LiterarySociety held its regular bi-monthlymeeting. Gladys Brooks, president,presided over the business meeting.Jerry Rash directed the program.During the business, it was decidedthat the Christmas meetingis to be a joint meeting with theThaleans. This meeting will beDecember 11, in the auditorium.All members are to bring a smallgift, suitable for a girl or boy.These will be exchanged insteadof drawing names before the meeting.A Christmas program is beingplanned for this time. And SantaC'laus is planning to be there.It Is Hoped Fund Will BeIncreased Enough By1942 to Build.At the mid-year meeting of theBoard of Trustees of High PointCollege, held Friday evening atthe Sheraton Hotel, the presidentof the college announced that thesum of $10,000 is to be given tothe college before the end of theyear.The name of the donor will notbe announced until such time asthe donor desires to make publicthe source of the gift.The only stipulation about thegift is the fact that it is thedesire of the donor that the giftbe held for the present in thehope that the amount can be addedto from the same source nextyear so that a new building maybe erected on the campus.The president of the college isgreatly gratified that such a giftis to come to the college and expressesthe hope that from thissource may come an additionalamount making possible anotherbuilding in 1942. Dr. Humphreysstated that he thought there wouldbe a new construction during thatyear.In reporting to the Board ofTrustees, the president gave acomparative report on enrollment.During the first semester thisyear 501 were registered, an increaseof 73 per cent over the enrollmentof 1931. Physical assetsincreased 41.7 per cent over thosein 1931, and now amount to approximately$1,000,000.The capital indebtedness wasdecreased 42.2 per cent duringthat same period. All these figurespoint to the splendid progressof the school during the lastten years and covers over half ofthe time since the college wasfounded.FROSH CHOOSECONTESTANTSAlexander, Chamberlain, andLowy Chosen to CompeteIn Contest.Freshmen carrying away the titleof the loveliest co-eds were DotAlexander, Dot Chamberlain andBetty Lowy. One of these will bechosen to represent the freshmennext Wednesday night, December10, when the Zenith stages itsnual contest.They were selected to run withthe sophomores, juniors and seniorsin the coveted beauty contest.Dot Alexander has already becomefamous for her highsteppingand twirling. Now she canadd another top honor to her list.Dot Chamberlain is here as a[day student from High Point. Shedid notable work with the highschool paper staff, and on thecampus has already made a namefor herself.From the greatness of New Yorkcomes Betty Lowy, who is verycharming and well-known on thecampus.These girls were elected from aslate of nominees, including MaryAnn Coe, Ditty Williams, LoisChamberlain, Irma Miller and AnnaCook.Debaters AtWinthropDixie Tournament In ProgressAt Rock HillFour debaters from High PointCollege left for Rock Hill, S. C.on Thursday morning to enter theDixie Tournament held at WinthropCollege annually. The tournamentcontinues from December4-6. Different contests are held,including regular debates, extemporaneousspeaking, recitations.Lawrence Linneman, KennethCrouse, Donald McClury andHenry Childs are the local debaters.Mrs. Margaret Fleischmanis coaching the group.On Wednesday night the grouphad a practice debate which wasopen to students.