Come and Hear "The Messiah" Sunday Evening, December 16th
THE GUILFORDIAN
VOLUME IV.
THE PHILOMATHEANS
WELL ENTERTAINED
Henry Clays Live Up to Their Rep
utation as Hosts.
Tlie fact that for the time winter
had postponed his coming and had
allowed summer's sun to shine and
pleasant breezes to blow, did not al
together account for the happy
countenances and gay laughter that
betrayed the real feelings of a group
of girls known to their best friends
as "Phils." No, notwithstanding the
beautiful weather there was another
reason which influenced the outward
appearance of these girls and that
was that one the evening of Decem
ber 7 the Henry Clay Literary Soci
ety had announced itself at home to
the Philomathean Society.
Thompson Zachary, sergeant-at
arms, escorted the Philomatheans to
the Clay Society hall, where each girl
was presented with a unique favor in
the form of a pyramid. Inscribed on
the three sides were the occasion,
program and menu. On the base of
each was found the name of the Hen
ry Clay, who was to play the part of
individual host.
The first thing that greeted the
eyes of all was the beloved stars and
stripes festooned in a most graceful
fashion at the rear of the handsome
hall. Very soon the house was called
to order and the regular business
was begun. Mr. Mitchell, in the ca
pacity of president, extended a most
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FRANCES MOORE WINS
PHILOMATHEAN PRIZE
On Saturday evening, December
S, the Philomathean Literary Society
held its tenth annual oratorical con
gest. The contest gave evidence of
the splendid society work that the
Philomatheans are doing. LiTe ora
tions were on interesting present-day
subjects and were well delivered.
Miss Deborah Brown, president of
the society, made a few introductory
remarks, after which the following
program was given:
Kamennoi-Ostrow Rubenstein
Miss Papworth.
A Solution of the Education Prob
lem Frances Moore
Woman's Work in the War
Donna Mcßane
The Lighthouse of France
Mary Coble
Vocal Solo: The Cry of Rachel. .
• • Mary Salter
Miss Hazel Guthrie.
A Modern Joan of Arc. F. McCracken
The Red Cross—lts Origin and His
tory in the Present War
Georgiana Bird
V r ocal Solo— 'Autumnal Gale
Mis 6 Hazel Guthrie.
The judges were Zeno Dixon, Miss
Eleanor Eliott and Oscar V. Woosley.
After making a concise and witty
speech, Mr. Woosley delivered the
prize to Miss Frances Moore.
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GUILFORD FOOTBALL TEAM 1017
GUILFORD CHORUS TO
SING "THE MESSIAH"
Greatest Musical Treat Ever Offered
a Guilford Audience.
The Guilford College Musical De
partment has set a high standard in
the past in the quality of its musical
performances, but this year all rec
ords are to be broken. Never before
in Guilford's eventful musical history
has more time been spent in prepara
tion for reproducing a musical classic
and never before has more skill, pa
tience and earnestness been shown
both on the part of the chorus and
its able .conductress. The audience
which hears Handel's Messiah next
Sunday night in Memorial Hall will
hear the greatest Christmas music
ever written sung with a degree of
artistic perfection seldom equaled by
purely amateur performers.
The oratorio will be well worth go
ing a long way to hear. Don't miss
it. Reward such a remarkable un
dertaking by inviting all your friends
and relatives, even unto your n'th
cousin, and see to it that every seat in
Memorial Hall is filled.
QUARTET SINGS IN GREENSBORO
Miss Papworth Amply Rewards Their
Efforts.
A quartette from the college con
sisting of Fitzgerald, Cameron, Og
burn and Reddick journeyed to
Greensboro last Friday night and
sang at an entertainment at the West
Market Methodist church. The ex
pedition was led by Miss Papworth,
who acted as accompanist and chap
eron. The quartette had a good time
and so did the audience. The latter
called for encores until the repertoire
of the songsters was exhausted. Miss
Papworth afterward set 'em up hand
somely at the Hennessee. The em
bryo Carusos were told to eat what
ever and as much as they wanted and
these instructions were fully obeyed.
HARD PRACTICE FOR
BASKETBALL AND SOCCER
With the close of the football sea
son Guilford athletic activities in
stead of suffering a relapse have been
renewed with greater enthusiasm
than ever. The basketball men are
rapidly getting back into their old
form and the Quakers will have a
team this year well able to uphold
the traditions of the past. Zachary,
Jones and Babb, of last year's varsi
ty, with the added experience of an
other season, will be in better shape
than ever. Walser and Marlette, of
the new men, seem to have at pres
ent the beet chance of making the
team, while Hubbard and Gilbreath
are not far behind them.
The soccer team is still pretty
much an unknown quantity, but some
good material is being uncovered
every day.
Stafford and Grissom give evidence
of making good backs, while Tre
main, Williard, Dye, Smith, Fort and
C. Newlin are showing up well in
some of the forward positions. If
Guilford is going to have a real soc
cer team however, the men have yet
a long way to go in learning the fine
points of the game.
Interclass basketball will begin
and en dthis week. On Wednesday
night the Sophomores will play the
juniors, and the seniors the fresh
men. On Saturday night the win
ners will play off for first, second and
ihird places.
FORMER GUILFORD
STUDENT DIES
James Monroe Long, Jr., recently
a student at Guilford College, died on
October 28, 1917, at Pinetops, N. C.
Typhoid fever was the cause of death.
His friends at Guilford extend to his
family their sincerest sympathy.'
GUILFORD GIRLS
AGAIN VICTORIOUS
Pomona High School Defeated 13 to
5 by Quaker Maids.
The Guilford girls followed up
their victory over the Greensboro
High by defeating the girls of Pomo
na school at basket ball on Wednes
day of last week by a score of 13 to 5.
The game was one of much interest
and much "pep" was in evidence
throughout, but probably the period
of greatest interest was the first ten
minutes of play, The first rapid
passes resulted in a field goal for Po
mona, which was soon followed by a
free throw made good by Josephine
McVey, for Guilford. This score
stood unchanged until just before
the time whistle sounded, when Jose
phine McVey cleverly placed a field
goal for Guilford and immediately
afterward made another successful
free throw. At the end of the first
ten minutes the score stood 4 to 2.
After a short period of rest, the
teams again came on the floor. In
spite of the hard playing and consist
ent passing of this second ten min
utes, the Quaker maids, by close
guarding, prevented the Pomona
team from adding to their score and
were themselves held to one free
goal.
The last third was the period of
the greatest display of energy on the
part of the Quaker maids, who scored
three field goals and one free throw,
while holding the Pomona girls to
one free goal.
The outstanding features of the
game were the playing of Helen Bo
ren and Myrtle Fowler, for Pomona,
and the good throwing of Josephine
McVey and skillful passing of Don
na Mcßane for Guilford.
Josephine McVey and Helen Boren
starred as forwards, Josephine Mc-
Vey scoring the entire thirteen points
for Guilford, and Helen Boren the
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