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Guilford vs. Wake Forest, Friday, Feb. 23, 8 p. m. VOLUME 111 DAVIDSON WINS BY LONE TALLY Winning Point Scored After the Whistle Blew. On Friday evening Guilford, play ijig on Statesville's floor, lost a fast and thrilling game of basketball to Davidson by a margin of one point, the score being 18 to 19. This is the second time this season the Presby terians have administered defeat to the Crimson and Gray by a lone tal ly, the score of the first game being 28 to 29. The game was witnessed by a large, enthusiastic crowd of devotees of the sport. The Quakers were favorites with the local fans who gave them a royal welcome and enthusiastic support. In the first half partly due to the fact that the Crimson and Gray five were unaccustomed to the small and low-ceile'd floor, and partly due to the fact that the team was unable to "get together," Davidson's quintet was able to register fourteen points, and at the same time by close guard ing allowed the Quaker team only two field goals, these being obtained by Walser and Semans. In the beginning of the second pe riod the Quakers took the offensive and began an attack which was not checked until they had tied the score. Beside having a keen and precise eye for perfecting shots, the Crimson and Gray held the Presbyterians to one field goal, this being secured by Hengeveldt. The outcome "was dubious from this point till the end of the game, first one and then the other team be ing able to forge ahead temporarily. In the last minute of play the score was tied, but just a few seconds be fore the timekeeper's whistle sig naled the end of the game, a foul was committed by Guilford, and after the whistle blew the ball was pocketed by Reece, thus making the score IS to 19, with Davidson leading. The game was featured by the clever work of Zachary in the second half when he secured the tip off al (Continued on page four) GUILFORD DEBATERS CHEERED. Guilford's debating team was giv en an enthusiastic reception Monday morning at chapel, Cheer-leader Car roll superceding for a while the usual authorities on this occasion and leading the entire student body in a series of well delivered cheers for Newlin, Valentine, and Frazier. The victorious team was made to feel the reality of their victory and its significance from the standpoint of college spirit and traditions. D. S. Coltrane, who happened to be present at this time, was also giv en a rousing cheer for his excellent work on the A. & M. team. Mr. Col trane is an old Guilfordian and his showing in the debate was as much a gratification to the Quakers as to the Farmers. ©ltp dmlforirtatt GUILFORD COLLEGE, N. C., FEBRUARY 21, 1917. Guilford Scores Signal Success QUAKERS DEFEAT FARMERS IN GREAT DEBATE STATE NOR- MAL RENDERS ROYAL SERVICE TO BOTH INSTITUTIONS. In the first inter-collegiate debate of its history, Guilford defeated the strong and well-seasoned representa tives of the North Carolina Agricul tural and Mechanical College last Saturday evening in the Auditorium of the State Normal College at Greensboro. A large crowd, consist ing of a fair number (fair in several ways) of the Normal girls, a goodly number of Guilford students and a splen'did representation from Ral eigh together with a large number of Greensboro people and Alumni of both institutions, thoroughly enjoy ed one of the best debates staged in Greensbor" a numfoer of years. The audie:. •- was an inspiration in itself, the large auditorium of the State Normal being packed with at tentive and eager devotees of 'the forensic art. High school principals and teachers, with pad and pencil, were present to garner points to be used in their scholastic contests with the same subject as a basis of their future discussions. Truly no fairer crowd ever greeted contesting de baters. The character of the audience was of no higher standard than the de bate itself. The representatives of the two colleges were more than equal to the occasion and certainly one of the best debates scheduled in North Carolina was consummated. The experienced debaters from A. & M. maintained their high standard of excellence and Guilford's inexperi enced team far surpassed ardent ex pectations. Any number of com ments have it that the debate was the equal of inter-collegiate contests among the leading Southern Univer sities and some critics compare it with Harvard, Columbia and Penn sylvania debates. The subject for the discussion was: "Resolved, That the Federal Government should own and operate the Interstate Railways, constitu tionality waived." A. & M. advanc ed the proposition while Guilford de fended the negative. The first speaker for the affirma tive, D. Kerr Scott, opened for A. & M. by pointing out the evils in the present system of private ownership. He deprecated the centralization of wealth in the hands oif a few railway magnates who were making enor mous profits at the expense of the public. He further emphasized the pernicious influence of the railways on our politics, stock manipulation, discriminations, and I'aJbor disputes which characterize the present sys tem of private ownership. His speech was an excellent, clear-cut analysis of railroad difficulties. Rhesa L. Newlin began Guilford's line of argument in the most power ful speech of the first round. Gov ernment ownership presented, he contended, insurmountable difficul ties in management and financing. Then citing instance after instance he showed the extravagance of the Federal government in the postal system, river and harbor appropria tions and other expenditures; this same extravagant waste of the peo ples' money will exist in a system of government ownership and operation of railways. Finally, the federaliza tion of industry is absolutely con trary to American principles of gov ernment. Big business is autocratic in organization; the American gov ernment is democratic; the two can not be harmonized. The affirmative concluded its first round with a splendid speech by D. 3. Coltrane. the failure of government regulation and the endless litigation involved in it, he proposed a plan of government ownership and operation which would, he claimed, eliminate the evils in the present system. By plac ing the entire management of the railways under the civil service, pol itics would not creep in anu efficient service would be secured. Needless offices existing under private owner ship would be auolished and money saved for the people by eliminating the element of profits. The plan of gradual assumption as proposed by the affirmative, he therefore conclud ed was practical and feasible. I. T. Valentine, for the Quakers, closed the first round. His task was the establishment of the failure of government ownership where it had been tried and right well did he per form his duty. Tracing the system of state control in Germany, France, England, Canada, and several states in the American Union, he pointed out serious defects in it. In America state ownership has proved a com plete failure, every state in the Union, including North Carolina, with the exception of Texas alone which operates 33 miles in connec tion with the state penitentiary, hav ing abandoned the policy of state management. He then advocated the continuance of the present sys tem of private ownership and public regulation by an elaboration of the powers of the Interstate Commerce Commission. The rejoinders waxed warm and interesting. R. L. Newlin opened the rebuttal. He described the proposi tion of the affirmative "as a beauti- (Continued on page four) NUMBER 19 RECEPTION FOLLOWS DEBATE Guilford and A. & M. Students En tertained by State Normal Debating Club. The Guilford and A. & M. students who attended the debate held at the Normal auditorium on Saturday night were guests of honor at a re ception tendered them immediately after the debate by the members of the State Normal Debating Club. The guests were met at the door of the Adelphian hall, which was taste fully decorated for the occasion, by a reception committee who gave to each a half of a puzzle which they were to match with another half that was in the hands of some member of the opposite sex. Much merriment ensured from the not unpleasant task of matching up, which waived the formality of an introduction. The pairing off process being finally com pleted the couples visited the punch bowl and then repaired to different parts of the hall to play rook and "Hearts." It is needless to say that perhaps the loser in the debate that night was consoled by winning some fair lady's heart and the winner's ex huberance diminished not a whit by losing his to some fair damsel. As the time for departure drew near the Quaker lads assembled on one side of the room to give their college songs and yells, while the Tech congregated on the other side for the same purpose, all uniting however in cheering their winsome hostesses. After the Normal girls had given their college song the guests departed each wishing that intercollegiate debates came oftener than once a year. PROF. COBU TO LECTURE. Science Club Secures Famous Geolo gist. Announcement has been made that the Science Club has secured Prof. Collier Cobb to address it at its next regular meeting on February 28th. Prof. Cobb is the head of the depart ment of Geology at the University of North Carolina. He is famous for his investigations in his subject but is even more famous as a lecturer as he has an extraordinary ability for putting scientific facts in a popular and interesting form. He is not a stranger to Guilford audiences and his lectures here pre viously have made this next visit an occasion to which we can look eager ly forward. The Scientific Society invites the whole college to attend its next meeting which will ibe held in the auditorium and a full house is anticipated. The lecture will be illustrated. Miss Mary Doan, 'ls, visited friends at the college and led the chapel exercises on Sunday morning last.
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