THE GUILFORDIAN
VOLUME 11.
LITTLE GIRL SOCIAL
Instead of the annual bazaar,
the Y. W. C. A. girls decided to
use a bit of ingenuity and vary the
usual plan of a Christinas enter
tainment. The result was a rath
er clever suggestion of a "Little
Girl Social."
I 'reparations for this began
about a week before last Friday.
All "little girls" between the ages
of "three and twelve" were invi
ted. Each "child" was to make
her doll a new dress and bring the
doll along wtili her, for whoever
heard tell of a successful juvenile
social function without the little
folks indulging in the time-worn,
but ever-appealing custom of play
ing dolls!
Children's hopes and expecta
tions for Christinas have become
almost proverbial and we do not
attempt to say that the V. \V. ('.
A. girls and the "Little (Jirl So
cial" are comparable, but it is very
certain that anticipation ran riot.
Friday night came at last. Such
a bevy of pink and blue ribboned,
white furbelowed, and curling
ironed or the other kind of little
girls gathered at New Garden !
How happy they were and how
anxious each "child" was to see if
any one had a doll dressed pret
tier than hers!
"Little" Hazel Armstrong de
lighted all the guests by the an
nouncement that some of the "lit
tle folks" were going to recite,
sing, and give some drills. The
program was well rendered. The
speeches of "five-year-old" Laura
Davis and the song of "little" Eth
el Speas were especially good.
During the program a few grown
up visitors came, but the "little
tots" did not seem to mind and
went on with the program.
Just before refreshments were
served the visitors wished to see
all the dolls and decide which doll
was the best dressed. The prize
was awarded by Miss Osborne to
"little" Laura Davis.
Candy served in abundance
made glad the childish hearts.
After this all of the little maids
soon scampered away, fearing lest
they would be scolded by their too
indulgent elders, for keeping late
hours.
GUILFORD COLLEGE, N. C., DECEMBER 15, 1915.
ATHLETICS
Basket Ball Championship Contest Game Won By
Seniors —Score 28-27.
Guilford closed the series of
class basket-ball games in a bril
liant style Saturday night, when
the Seniors defeated (he strong
quintet representing (he Fresh
man class, 28 to 27. Not only was
the game intensely interesting
from the beginning until the whis
tle blew at the end of the second
half, but also it was perhaps the
fastest and hardest fought class
game that any of the present stu
dent body has ever seen. The
Freshmen entered into the game
with confidence and an intention
of administering a crushing de
feat to the Seniors. With odds
against them, the Seniors entered
the game not with the expectation
of being so easily crushed, but
with it resolute purpose of win
ning and thereby lay claim to (he
cliiss championship. From the
beginning the game was hotly con
tested, and a hard fight was waged
for each goal shot. The game was
keen and snappy, characterized
throughout by skillful passing.
Although the Freshman team
was the heavier, and a much bet
ter team than the Senior, they did
not have much advantage because
of the quickness of (he Seniors.
Numerous fouls were called on
both teams, but they were not of
such a nature as to mar the beau
ty of the game. The Seniors start
ed the scoring by shooting a foul
goal, and from then on until near
(lie end of the first half the score
was very close. The Seniors would
score, then the Freshmen, but
finally the Freshmen pushed
ahead and the half closed with the
score IS to 12.
The Seniors came back strong
in the second half. Semans, right
guard, and Riddick, left forward
in the lirst half, had shifted places
and from the "pep'' and spirit
(hey showed it was evident that
they were determined to win. The
whole team exhibited some real
head work, and did some splendid
passing. The Freshmen played a
strong game, but they were not
able to suppress the spurt that the
Senior boys took in the last half.
Groome, the tall center for the
Freshmen, was easily the star for
that aggregation. He was fast,
heady, consistent and at all times
played a good game, throwing five
of the eleven field goals credited
to the team. Right forward, D.
Smith, and left forward, Masten,
come next with four lield goals,
and two lield goals and live foul
goals respectively. Worth stuck
to his man as left guard and play
ed a hard game throughout, while
]{. Smith played right guard.
Semans was the leading man for
Ihe Seniors, shooting 21 of the 28
points won by the team. His
change from right guard to left
forward at the beginning of the
second half materially strengthen
ed the team, lie got 15 of his 21
points in this half.
Short played a good game as
right forward, however he was
somewhat handicapped by the
splendid guarding by Worth. Kid
dick, the little left forward in the
lirst half, threw one lield goal,
while Mason, at center, and Mor
ris, as left guard, played a game
worthy of special mention.
The line-up was as follows:
Senior. Freshman.
Riddick 1. f Masten
Short r. f D.Smith
Mason c Groome
Morris 1. g Worth
Semans )\ g, R.Smith
Substitutes, Seniors, Mitabell
for Mason. Goals, Semans (7),
Short (2), Kiddick (1), Groome
(5), 1). Smith (4), Masten (2),
Folds, Semans (7), Short (1),
Masten (o). Time, 20 minute
halves. Referee, Stuart.
WEBSTERI AN NOTES.
Gn last Friday night the Web
sterian Literary Society assem
bled and was called 1o order by
President Coggins. The question
was read which was as follows:
Resolved, That the present Con
gress should adopt President Wil
son's plan of military prepared
ness. J. VV. McCall, G. Macon and
C. Carroll represented llie affirm
ative, while S. Smith, J. F. Yates
and C. Sutton defended the nega
tive. Messrs. McCall and Smith
presented good outlines and the
men following the leaders on eith
er side maintained the outlines
well. Upon the whole the Society
was presented with an excellent
view of this, the greatest question
in the mind of the American peo
ple today.
Immediately following this de
bate, which was decided in favor
of the negative, was an extempo
raneous debate in which Raymond
NUMBER 12
ENTERTAINMENT GIVEN BY W.
R. FUTRELL
Despite the snow and intense
cold, quite u few people were pres
ent at the entertainment given by
W. K. Putrell on the evening of
December 11, 1915.
As may be seen the program
consisted chiefly of selections from
our own North Carolina poet,
John Charles McNiel. Interspers
ed with these were jokes gleaned
from various sources, original and
otherwise and one of the Unci?
Remus stories, which we always
like to hear told. The selections
from McNiel were all character
istic of negro life in the Caroliuas.
Especially good was the enter
tainer's life-like portrayal of the
negro's fondness for 'possum, 'ta
ters and watermilion; his fear of
"spooks" and "hanted" houses;
his love of ease and his hazy ideas
concerning religion which can not
be made a matter of convenience.
Mr. Futrell's renditions were
much enjoyed by his audience, as
was attested by the roars of laugh
ter which succeeded each number.
Truly those who attended the en
tertainment seeking amusement
were not disappointed.
PROGRAM
The August Meeting McNiel
'Possum Time Again McNiel
Disease McNiel
Bedtime McNiel
Ambition McNiel
Uncle Remus' Tar Baby Story
Harris
Jonnie, The School Orator.
Music.
A Banjo Song Sidney Homer
P. H. Meudenhall.
The Coon From Ihe College
Town McNiel
Selfishness McNiel
Legion.
Naming the Animals.
Teaching Gymnastics.
Much Every Way.
Base Ball Crank.
Half-shot, Drunk Man.
Music.
Laissez-le Seul Williams
Prof. Moore.
A Negro Orator.
Jonnie's Courtship.
Baptist Ceremony.
Trickster Tricked McNiel
Convenient Theology McNiel
Noontime McNiel
Smith and J. Q. Riddick favored
the Society with some amusing if
not substantial argument on a
scientific question. J. H. Beeson
then rendered a short but com
plete critic's report.