THE GUILFORDIAN
VOLUME V.
FOOT BALL PRACTICE
IS SUSPENDED
TENNIS AN BASKETBALL NOW IN
ORDER.
Owing to the epidemic of influenza
it has been found necessary to sus
pend football practice for the time
being. So many men were laid up
that it was difficult to secure enough
to make up two teams. Captain
Stafford is taking the survivors to
the gym and is keeping them in con
dition by some good hard basket ball
practice. Owing to the quarantine
and the sickness of nearly half the
varsity men it was decided to cancel
the- game with Wake Forest on the
19th. An effort will be made by
Manager Taylor to secure a later
date for this game.
A trip had been planned to Aslie
ville to play Asheville School, and
Bingham and Lenoir on the way.
owing, however, to the influenza, the
authorities at Aslieville will not per
mit the team to go there. It is ex
pected however that the game with
iLenOir will be played if satisfactory
arrangements can be made. Guil
ford will probably meet the Spencer
iY. M. C. A. on the home field on the
'26 th of this month or a week later.
Virginia Christian College is down
for the 2Sth of November. In spite
'of many handicaps there is still a
good prospeet that the football sea
son of 1918 will close in a satisfac
tory manner.- The coaching problem
just now is the most serious. Gris
som has received his call to the navy
and will not be able to give any more
assistance. Bob Doak Is seriously ill
with Influenza and w.ill probably not
'be around for some time.
Interest in tennis is increasing and
the courts which lxave been put in
shape are full every day. No new
talent has been discovered yet. The
next rain is anxiously awaited as it
.will be necessary before the remain
ing courts can be rolled and put in
condition. The regular fall tourna
ment will soon begin and drawings
for positions will probably take place
in a few days. The contest for class
championship in tennis was an ex
cellent means of developing interest
in the game and should not be aban
doned. Classes wishing to enter
teams should inform David White,
the tennis manager, at an early date.
MISS NOLEB GIVES TEA.
Friday evening between eight
thirty and ten o'clock, Miss Noles
very charmingly entertained the
girls who have her as their faculty
adviser. The decorations were of
potted plants and cosmos tastefully
arranged. Upon arriving, a list of
vegetables was shown and each girl
told to write her name opposite the
one she liked best. Then ea-jh was
given a piece of paper containing a
few lines about, the vegetable she
chose and a blank space on which
she was to draw such a picture as
the illness suggested. Much hither-to
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GUILFORD COLLEGE, N. C M OCTOBER 16, 1918
CHICKEN FRY A
GRAND SUCCESS
MANY BIRDS DIE IN A GOOD
CAUSE.
Since the quarantine there had
been but very little excitement on
the campus, so Prof. Brinton decid
ed with the help of the social com
mittees that he would try an un
heard-of-event for Guilford, a chick-
en fry. This -was one of the most
if not the most, successful social en
tertainment tendered at Guilford, in
the memory of those present.
The country all around was thor
oughly canvassed for the fowls and
they were then subjected to a pro
cess of preparation. It was very
amusing to see the girls and boys
picking chickens and cutting them
up ready for frying. At 7 o'clock
every body, both young and old,
started for the old pond down ea6t
of the cattle barn, where two great
fires had been kindled. The coals
were soon flaming hot, and one fry
ing pan after another was filled with
chicken and ©laced over the fire. It
seemed that "Aunt Cloe" and all her
family were present to attend to the
cooking. Prof. Brinton supervised
the whole process and soon the
chicken was turned into a golden
brown. Miss Gainey was at her old
place, at the head of the line of
cooks, assisted by Kate Smith, Anne
Shamburger, Vira Clodfelter, Madge
Coble, Ruth Coltrane, and Mary
Dixon. Prof. Carroll, Prof. Guev
chenian and Miss Gifford were also
great assets.
At the other Are Hugh Moore and
Georgiana Bird roasted a huge pile
of corn and sweet potatoes.
While all the cooking was being
executed the girls and boys were
playing various games and having a
merry time.
Soon everything was cooked and
my, how the crowd ate corn, with
butter, pickles, sweet potatoes,
chicken and biscuits. This quickly
dispelled the hunger which every
one had acquired. The chicken, it
was said, was of the very best im
aginable.
PROGRESSIVE TENNIS
NEXT SATURDAY.
Next Saturday afternoon at three
o'clock a progressive tennis tourna
ment will take place on the courts
back of Cox Hall. Eight girls and
eight boys will take part. Partners
and positions will first be determin
ed by lot. Every ten minutes a bell
will ring at which time the winners
will move on to the next court and
the losers stay where they are- At
every progression partners will be
changed. The winners on court No.
1 will remain there but on losing
they will go to court No. 4. A rec
ord will be taken of the number of
games won by each contestant. Con
tests will be held during the week to
determine who shall take part in the
tournament.
"FLU" NOW UNDER
CONTROL AT GUILFORD
SITUATION MUCH IMPROVED RE
CENTLY.
At the time of going to press
(Monday) no new cases of the "flu"
had developed for nearly a week and
it begins to appear that as far as
Guilford is concerned the epidemic
is over. Quarantine is still rigidly
enforced and as the neighborhood
has developed a number of cases and
as cases seem to be on the increase
in Greensboro this safety device will
probably be in effect for some time
to come.
Fifteen cases altogether have ap
peared at the college. Two of these
have been treated at home and the
others in the new south section of
Cox Hall. Every possible care has
been taken by the college both to
protect the sick and the well and to
this fact has been due the small
number of cases and the lightness of
the cases which hafe occurred. In
only one case, that of Earl McFar
land, did pneumonia develop and the
patient is now wen out of danger.
The college has been for:unate in
securing the services of Miss Laura
Worth as nurse, and to her faithful
and untiring care the sick boys owe
a great deal. Leslie Barrett and
Murry White are also to be com
mended for their help. The girls
are to be congratulated on their es
cape thus far. Perhaps the new en
thusiasm for athletics has played its
part in keeping them in a condition
to resist the disease.
MISS HAYWORTH
LEADS Y. W. C. A.
Talks on the Responsibilities of
Membership.
Last Thursday evening Dovie Hay
worth talked to the girls on "Our
Duty as Members of the Y. W. C. A."
Miss Hayworth said that in becom
ing members of the Y. W. C. A. each
girl assumed new responsibilities.
The purpose of the Association is to
unite its members in common loy
alty to Jesus Christ, bringing them
to accept Him as their personal Sa
vior, building them up in the knowl
edge of Christ through Bible study
and Christian service. To be Y. W.
C. A. members in the truest sense it
is necessary to live consecrated
Christian lives each day. No life
other than that of a consistent Chris
tian is in harmony with the require
ments for membership. Each mem
ber should feel a personal responsi
bility for the success of every meet
ing. As members of the Association
we should consider our influence and
always be sure that our lives before
our fellow students are what they
should be and that our influence is
always for the good. The Y. W. C.
A. gives to each of its members a
splendid opportunity for developing
strong Christian characters.
BIBLICAL SEMINAR
PLANS YEAR'S WORK
PROF. ANSCOBE 31AKES AX IX-
TERESTING TALK.
At a meeting of the Biblical Semi
nar held in Pounder's Hall last Mon-
day evening plans were madg for an
interesting and profitable year. Aft
er President Macon had conducted
the devotional exercises the execu
tive committee reported that they
had decided to recommend a study
of Systematic Theology for the year's
work. This report was accepted by
the Seminar. The following were
then elected as members: Tillman
Touchberry, Alma Chilton, Ruth
Coltrane, Vanner Neece, Miss Gif
ford, Prof, and Mrs. Carroll, Mrs.
Anscombe, Eleanor Grantham,
Georgiana Bird, Miss Edwards, Dora
Moore, Van Hay, Mrs. Hobbs, and
Prof. Davie.
Hugh Moore was elected Vice-
President. The meeting was then
turned over to Prof. Anscombe, who
gave a talk on the Nature and Being
of God. He first sketched the vari
ous notions of the Diety held by
various aboriginal peoples and then
traced the conceptions entertained
by the Hebrew people, especially
noting anthropomorphism, God of
Battles, Judge, and the Transcend
ence of God. He showed the inade
quacy of many childish notions of
God and stated that as one gained a;
larger conception of th& universe by
the study of science and history it
was necessary to have a conception
of Deity to fit the enlarged Universe.
He showed the uniqueness of the
contribution of Jesus to our knowl
edge of the Nature and Being of
God.
The following outline for the
year's work has been drawn up by
the executive committee:
Nov. 4th—The Nature and Being
of God.
Nov. 18th—The Trinity.
Dec. 2d—The Man as a Moral Be
ing.
Dec. 16 th—Sin.
Jan. 27th—The Incarnation.
Feb. 10th —The Atonement.
Feb. 24th —Justification.
March 10th—The Holy Spirit.
March 24th—Eternal Life.
The Biblical Seminar cordially in
vites the lady members of the Fac
ulty and the girls of the College to
join the Seminar, and assist in mak
ing these discussions interesting and
profitable.
ASHEV-ILTvE VS. THE WORLD.
The Asheville representatives at
the College have challenged the rest
of the college to a basket ball game
and this challenge has been accept
ed. The game will probably take
place in the gymnasium next Satur
day night. The Asheville team will
be composed of Taylor, Rice, Hester,
Barnard and Minis. The college line
up has not yet been selected but
those on the inside say that it will
be a match for the Asheville quint
and that a real fast game can be ex
pected.
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