VOLUME 111
MISS DIX
LEADS Y. W. C. A.
Prayer meeting last week was con
ducted by (Miss Dix. She spoke of
the way in which students can bring
Christ into their own lives.
To show that this is a very vital
question she cited as examples:
Christ's answer to Martha about
Mary's negligence of household du
ties, His advice to the rich young
man, and His solution of Nicodemus'
problems.
A good test in those doubting mo
ments when one's faith seems to be
tested, is to remember those words
of our Master: "Love thy neighboras
thyself" and "inasmuch as ye did it
unto one of the least of these my
brethren, ye did it unto me."
Men and women have remembered
this spirit which Christ brought into
the World and the fullness of their
lives show how they measured up to
the ideal. Miss Dix mentioned Jacob
Riis, Frances Wi'lliard, Jane Adams
and Anna Howard Shaw as exam
ples.
When troubles arise one should
not assume a selfish attitude, but by
showing mercy and not judgment
rise above the commonplace.
Everyone needs to pray that beau
tiful prayer of DaVid with the accent
on the me: "Create in me a clean
heart, O God, anu 'renew the right
spirit in me."
In conclusion Miss Dix quoted
from Edward Steiner: "The most
valuable conviction that Christianity
holds for me is that the task is un
finished and it is my business to in
vest my life in such a way as to
make true the d;reiam of the son of
man."
All the girls went away thought
ful over Miss Dix's well chosen re
marks.
OUR EXCHANGES.
It is indeed a pleasure to the Guil
ford ian to look over the various mag
azines which our sister colleges send
to our table. The editors seem to
have taken up their tasks with re
newed vigor after the holidays, and
the January exchanges are brimful
of good things. Our list is steadily
growing, and the pigeon holes of our
filing cabinet present an array of
magazines which is well worth read
ing.
The January number of "The Uni
versity of North Carolina Magazine"
is a splendid issue, and possesses
enough variety to make good read
ing for all kinds of tastes, "What
Next" under editorial comment says
in a few words quite a good many
things worth consideration. "Rem
iniscences of Services in the Confed
erate Army" is an interesting and in
structive first hand account of his
tory in the making.
The Wake Forest Student contains
a well written essay on "Thomas Jef
ferson" and another on "The Non-
Shareholders of the South/' which is
(Continued on page four)
(Fit? dattlforMatt
GUILFORD COLLEGE, N. C., JANUARY 24, 1917.
GUILFORD WINS OPENING GAMES
HIGH POINT AND WINSTON Y. M. C. A.\S OUTCLASSED BY THE
QUAKERS TO THE TUNE OP 51-19 AND 41-30.
In the opening game of basketball
on the home floor Friday night, Jan.
12, the boys wearing the Crimson
and Gray easily defeated a quintet
representing the High Point Aithletic
Club to the tune of 57 to 19.
Throughout the entire game the
college te'am outclassed their oppo
nents in every respect of play.
D. Smith for Guilford displayed
wonderful skill and a keen eye in
goal shooting. He was able to locate
the basket from any angle, and dur
ing the forty minutes of play pocket
ed ten field goals. Jones came second
with seven field goals to his credit.
Massey and Walser showed that
they, too, were in the game by find
ing time to enlarge the score as well
as guard the opposing forwards.
Smith and Welch featured for the
visitors, the former securing eleven
points while Che latter obtained sev
en.
Dine-up and scores:
Guilford: Jones and Semans, for
wards; Smith, center; Miassey and
Walser, guards.
High Poin't: Smith and RoChelle,
forwards; Welch, center; Hardy and
Kephart, guards.
Field goals: D. Smith, 10; Jones,
7; Semans, 3; Massey, 4; Walser 2;
Smith 4; Rochelle, 1; Welch 3.
Foul goals: Massey, 5; R. Smith,
3.
Referee, Stuart.
Second Game.
The Quakers took the second bas
ketball game of the season from the
strong Y. M. C. A. from Winston-
Salem by the score of 41 to 30. As
the final count indicates, the contest
was closely fought though the locals
were always leading after the first
three minutes of play in which Win
ston secured a field and two foul
goals. From the time of their sec
ond field goal, a moment later, the
Crimson and Gray maintained a
slight lead on the visitors which at
times was uncomfortably close; the
first half in fiacft ended with only a
three point margin for Guilford.
The second half opened in whirl
wind style; Massey secured the ball
near the Winston basket, dribbled
through three of the Visitors, and on
a neat Shot pocketed the ball for a
field gQal; in a moment he repeated
the same process and then to finish
the game in good form shot a beau
tiful basket from mid-floor. In the
mean .time Semans had also escaped
his guard and by tricky dodging to
gether Wi'th some good passing by
Jones and Smi'th had totalled five
field goals for himself in this half.
The entire team was Working as a
unit, bent on adding another victory
to their credit; the result was inevit
able, Guilford had increased her lead
eight points when the timekeeper's
whistle closed the cleanest game seen
on the local floor since the Trinity-
Guilford exhibition here last year.
The Twins put u,p a strong game.
A't no time did the Quaker quint run
away with the game as was the case
in the High Point contest. Cash, the
big center for t'he visitors, was a par
ticularly dangerous man on the top
off and a clever shot as well. Whal
ing also showed good form and Baze
more played a jamup .game at guard.
The visitors were strong on passing
but the close guarding of the Quak
ers reduced number of shots to
a minimum. Jones, who is scheduled
to play forward in most of t'he
games, temporarily forgot that he
was supposed to shoot goals and
turned out to be a regular old-time
guard, breaking up any number of
possible shots for the visitors. And
it paid, too. Guilford, on the other
hand, seemed to be able to get away
from t'he visiting guards for consist
ent shooting. The passing of the lo
cals while not so brilliant and snap
py as the work of the Twins was
more dead'ly, due largely to the abil
ity of a Crimson sh'irted lad to es
cape the big Winston guards at the
crucial moment, particularly in the
second half. The team was hardly
up to its usual form in the first half
which may be partially explained by
a severe fall w.hiich Captain Smith
suffered in the early part of the
game and which somewhat hamper
ed his vork for a few minutes fol
lowing.
The work of individual members
of the team, the summary below will
hardly reveal. Team work featured
the exhibition rather than individual
shooting. The score-keeper's book
records the following, however:
Guilford Winston
Jones R.p Rector
Semans L. F Whaling
Smith C Cash
Massey RJG Morris
Walser L.G Bazemore
Substitution: Winston, Patterson
for Bazemore. Pietd goals: Gu'ilford;
Semans, 6; Massey, 5; Smith, 4;
Walser, . Winston: Cash, 5; Whal
ing, 3; Rector, 3; Morris, 1. Foul
goals, Massey, 7 out of 14; Whaling
6 out of 1. Referee, Stuart.
AN APPEAL.
Our library is still in need of
statuary—there are three niches
still to be filled. Two cl'aisses have
spoken for one each, but it was so
long ago I fear they themselves have
forgotten their good intentions.
Would that the class spirit could
crystallize on matters aside from
life's verities and give us a comple
ment to our "Hebe" or "Zeus" or
the "Alexander Frieze."
P. P. Oaproni & Brothers, of Bos
ton, furnish these casts at a reason
able price and we should be glad to
furnish suggestions. When there is
sufficient interest, $30.00 will buy a
5 ft. cast, and that is just about the
height needed
It would be very nice for the Li
brary to feel a throb of the present
prosperity in North Carolina.
J. S. W.
NUMBER 15
GIRLS' ATHLETICS
AGAIN BOOMING
Arrangements Made for Basketball
and Tennis.
Issuing from the deep silence
Which for so many weeks has envel
oped girls athletics at Guilford, one
may now hear the first faint strains
of what it is hoped will develop into
a rousing song, enthusiastically sup
ported by every girl on the campus.
The athletic cabinet has recently
been facing this question: Shall we,
or shall we not, have a live, working,
aggressive Association? The affirm
ative answer was made, and is being
backed up by the display of renewed
energy in every department. The
main effort of the cabinet as a body
is being concentrated at present up
on the* formulation of reasonable
sets of requirements governing the
winning of letters in the different
departments.
During the winter, the tennis
courts can not be used, but with
sipring wealther will come a tourna
ment for tennis lovers, the reward
of merit being a splendid racquet.
On account of the soft condition
of all paths and roads leading away
from t'he college, walking is slightly
discredited just now, but the cour
ageous still trudge to Sunset in spite
of "winter and rough weather."
Next week the basketball lovers
will resume regular practice, after
a temporary check for examination
week. Altho there has been a no
ticeably lack of enthusiasm in this
game previous to this, it seems that
the fighting spirits which they so ad
mire in t'he>ir college varsity team
has in some ,way been transmitted
,to the girl®, and all the old players
are expected to get out next week
and test t'heir skill against the ten
( or twelve new girls who have been
developing so rapidly into experi
enced players. The requirements for
monograms from the basketball de
partment will probably be posted at
the girls dormitories next week.
The daites for class games will be
announced later, and t'he season will
probably be closed with a public
game.
A laudable step has been taken re
cently in the appointment at the
suggestion of t'he althlertic ca'binet of
Hazel Armstrong as song leader for
the girls, thus placing in very capa
ble hands the responsibility for the
enthusiasm displayed by the ladies'
giallery at varsity games.
Quite a number of Guilford stu
dents and Alumni will be interested
in the announcement of the marri
age of Profesor Samuel Wood Geiser.
of Independence, lowa, to Miss Bes
sie Teeple, of Waukon, lowa. The
marriage was solemnized on Decem
ber 28th. Professor Geiser is re
membered as t/he biology teacher
here during the years 1914-1916.