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THE GUILFORDIAN
Guilford College, N. C.
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Guilford College, N. C.
WHILE THE JUDGES DELIBERATE.
Last Saturday evening the %a
tasian Literary Society gave its
annual oratorical contest in Me
morial Hall and during the inter
mission between the rendition of
the last number of the program
and the delivery of the prize quite
a few of the students and mem
bers of the community amused
themselves by repeated clapping
and some little stamping. Now it
seems to us that such a perform
ance should never be repeated at
Guilford. While, no doubt, it was
due to a lack of forethought it is
nevertheless unpardonable in a
college audience. In fact such
conduct is going out of "style" in
first class rural high schools.
In the first place it shows an
absence of respect for the contest
ants. Are they to be taunted and
annoyed by these meaningless out
breaks of applause? Place your
self in their position and ask your
self how you would feel il your
best oratorical endeavors were
followed during the intermission
by such outbreaks of false ap
plause.
Again the inability to sit still
or at least to be content with a
little conversation with your
neighbor during the deliberation
of the judges, shows a lack of
poise and self-control which ought
to characterize your conduct. It
is a form of nervousness or it is
an attempt to play "to the gal
lery.'' In either case il is any
thing but commendable.
Ultimately, too, it is expression
of boorislmess —certainly, a lack
of culture. No highly cultured
audience has to resort to inter
mittent clapping to pass the few
minutes. Why should you? If
one sound reason can be ascribed
for such conduct it is beyond us.
The duty of the Guilford student,
therefore, is not only to refrain
from such exhibitions in the fu
ture but also to refuse to tolerate
it in others. Pick up some cul
ture along with your mathemat
ics, language, science and history.
It is worth the while!
CALENDAR.
Thursday: (..">(>. regular mid
week prayer meetings.
Friday: Baseball, Guilford vs.
Carolina at Chapel; 7.00, Literary
Societies.
Saturday: Baseball, Guilford
vs. Wake Forest at Wake Forest;
baseball, Guilford Seconds
vs. Summerfield at Guilford; 0.00,
stunt social and supper on the
campus.
Sunday: Religious services.
Monday: 7.00, tirst chorus prac
tice.
Tuesday: C.:>o, Junior class
meeting; 7.(10, second chorus prac
t ice.
Wednesday: 0..'0, Freshman
class meeting; 7.(10. Science Club.
MR. VAN NOPPEN AT GUILFORD.
(Continued from first page.)
Holland, too, there came the idea
of the separation of powers into
executive, legislative and judicial,
as well as the principle of the in
dependent judiciary.
Mr. Van Noppen in the course
of his lecture made a plea for a
better knowledge of Dutch litera
ture, history, art, and lite by
Americans.
Not in some time lias Guilford
had a more interesting, instruc
tive lecturer—and he was doubly
appreciated because of the fact
that he is a Guilford alumnus,
and for this reason it might be of
interest to our readers to give a
brief sketch of bis life.
Mr. Van Noppen attended for
several years the Friends School,
now Guilford College, where he
took the degree of A. B. in 1800.
In 1892 he was graduated at the
University of North Carolina with
the B. Litt. degree. Here he made
a splendid record as a student and
gave evidence of his latent [lowers
by some poetical compositions. At
the same time he was editor of
"The White and Blue." In 18!).'{
he took his A. M. at Harvard Col
lege. The next year he returned
to Chapel Hill, where he took the
law course and in 1804 received
his license to practice.
Then acting upon the sudden
impulse of his revived literary in
stinct he went to Holland to study
literature in 181)5. It was during
the two years of this, his tirst visit
to Holland that he not -only learn
ed to speak the Dutch language
fluently, but also achieved his met
rical version of Vondel's "Luci
fer," the publication of which
brought hiin much distinction. In
consequence of this he was elected
as lecturer on Dutch Literature at
/Olunibia. University.
He is today regarded not only
as the first authority on the
sources of Milton, but also the
only American specialist in Dutch
Literature. He, too, has written
some significant poems, and is
ranked among the best of our
young poets.
THE GUILFORDIAN
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