Guilford College - Quaker Yearbook (Greensboro, NC)

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Al Johns 24th . . . C lasses met for the first time for the academic year, 1948-49. After this gruelling experience, Freshmen were herded into the gym and introduced, en masse, to the faculty of Guilford Clollege. A formal dance followed biU most cjf the Freshmen were too exhausted to enjoy it, and staggered home to bed, while the upperclassmen persevered. 25th . . . Guilford, on the rebound from their Appalachian setback, ripped out a 13-7 vic- tory over Emory and Henry. Stars of the fray were Sam V ' enuto and Walt Moon. Venuto scored both touchdowns, while Moon played havoc with the opposing line in averag- ing 7.5 yards per try. 28th . . . The Student Affairs Board held its first meeting of the year. The business of the e cning was a landmark in the history of Student . Hairs Board Meetings; after talking about it and postponing it for years, a new constitution was finally drafted and presented to the Board for appro al. 2C)lh ... A sad day for all Guilford football fans. File great tackle, J. Reginald Roberts, hurt his knee and was lost for the season. F„ l ,ow, Irfl l„ n hl: Cluach Trasuc; Lewis: Hawlcv; Crawford; . lwood; I.c-Gwin: O ' Briaiit: . Iaultsbv: Powell; .Smith; Moon; Teaijuc; Scott, L. B.; Leonard. .Snond low: Finch (Mijr.); Lynch; YarboruuRh; Essa; .Schopp; Keeney; Johns; Scott, J.; Crutchfield; Hanzel; Linchan; Jones; Withers; Lawhornc; Bray, T. Third ,ow: Ctoach Lentz; Oden (Mer.l; .Mexander; Myers, D.; Spencer; Evaul; Day; Topping; Wright; Tate; Schruni; Wallace; Baker; Colson; Myers, J. D.; Wagoner; Farlow; Winner; Venuto; Sherrill; Head Coach Newton. ■MMM m: - . f ' ■a?«l; W J«fl .a . .- -«♦ -n lO.

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A » 1 1 iJ 1 1 ]yc on till- campus, meet and hail fanuliar faces, faces new, furegathered 13th . . . Freshmen were to ha e registered; for undisclosed reasons (some say so that Cox Hall could be complete . . . vain hope . . . some to avoid the polio epidemic) the opening was postponed until the twentieth. 1 8th . . . Guilford dropped their opening football game t(J the team which ultimately walked off with the conference crown. The lew students who happened to be around a week before school started were downcast as Appalachian ran up 14 points in the first ii i- miniUes. but then watched in screaming amazement as the (Quakers roared back to hold the mountaineers to a bare 21-14 margin. 1 8th . . . The Freshmen week stafi met to plan the official welcome of the class of ' 52. 20th . . . With the help of the entire faculty and many of the upperclassmen, the Freshmen registered for their first semester classes. 2 1 St . . . The Freshman class was oflicially welcomed, with much handshaking and re- freshments, by New Garden Meeting. 22nd ... In the evening the Student Affairs Board made its initial appeal to the Freshmen to come forth for dear old Guilford, and parti- cipate in the extra-curricular program. Presi- dent Bill McC ' .racken outdid himself both in tin- length and the matter of his introductions. 2 ' 5rcl . . . The upperclassmen returned in all thi ' ir glory to renc ' w all old acciuaintances and register. After supper, the Freshman Cla.ss proudly presented its talent, starring Tom Benbow at the piano. STUDENT AFF.AIR.S BOARD. SraleJ, left la right: Gene Terrell, S.C.A.: Eldora Haworth, W..S.G.; Ed Skinner, Junior class; Tom Riddlr, MA. A.; Bettina Huston, Quaker; (ran Prcsnell, W.A.A.; Marie Ovris, Choir; Bill McCracken, Veterans ' ; Marianne Victorius, IRC:. Slamhnii: Dave Register, M..S.G.; Garl Erickson, .Senior class. Other members of the board are Jack White, Social Committee; and |iin Fincli, Sophomore class.

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The pep that accompanied the football season: Upper left. Bob Adams and his pep band; nppi-i rmlit, (,,iiilluid s -( Juakei l.adv, ' Hank Harvey; lower right, Guilford ' s Quaker Man, Jack White; Center, the cheerleaders: Voder, Belton, Myers, Houscr, Riddick, alaer, Gamble, Neeley, Carroll, Dettor, Coble, Goodrich.