THE GUILFORDIAN
VOLUME V.
COLLEGE CELEBRATES
CONCLUSION OF PEACE
Guilford Battle Ground the Scene ol'
Ilappy Festivities.
When, early last Monday, old
Founders bell rang out the joyful
tidings of Peace and victory, Guil
ford awoke to a hilarious day of un
restrained rejoicing. After four long
years of sorrow, death and destruc
tion the horror of war had suddenly
vanished like some terrible night
mare in the light of >a morning whose
autumnal beauty seemed an appro
priate setting for a world once more
at peace.
In the dining room enthusiasm
ran riot and breakfast was eaten to
the almost continuous Accompani
ment of .songs and yells. All the
characters in the graat drama just
ended from General Foch down to
Guilford's humblest representative
in service received a noisy tribute
from the vociferous tables. Classes
were of course impossible and pre
parations were made ror a holiday.
A parade was formed and the campus
circumambulated.
At 9:30 a meeting was held in
Memorial Hall. The religious serv
ices with which it began brought
home to every one tne solemnity of
the momentous event which had
just occurred. Hilarity gave way to
reverence and thanksgiving.
Speeches, humorous and serious,
were delivered; the most noteworthy
and impressive coming from Mrs.
Hobbs. The meeting closed with a
period of devotional silence in mem
ory of those who had fallen.
A procession was then formed by
a capable group of marshals and in
order of classes the celebrants
marched to the Battle Ground four
miles away. Banners, pennants and
drums added their inspiration, while
wagons and automobiles containing
the camp followers and commissary
department brought up the rear. At
the Battle Ground dinner was the
main event and weiner-wursts or
Frankfurters better known by their
pro-ally name of "hot-dogs" were
destroyed in great numbers, it hav
ing been ascertained that they were
invented by the Germans.
The elation still resulting from
the glorious news made the walk
back an easy matter and a happy
crowd returned to prepare for the
culmination of the day's events—a
bon fire. At 9 o'clock a huge pile,
gathered from far and wide, burst
into a mighty flare which lit every
corner of the campus. Soon the ora
tors' rostrum was raised in the midst
of the throng and speeches of every
length, description and degree of
seriousness followed.
But every day however famous it
may be in history must end. The
flames were dying, the orators were
waxing silent, the lights winked in
the dormitories and a tired but hap
py company retired to rest and pre
pare itself for the new tasks which
a new day would offer to a redeemed
world.
Help Guilford Go Over the Top in War Work Campaign
GUULFORD CCMLLiEGE, N. C., NOVEMBER 13, 1918
GUILFORD TO
DO HER SHARE
Dr. W. I*. Few to Address Students
in Interest of United War
Work Campaign.
Thursday night, Nov. 14, a rally
will be held in Memorial Hall in the
interests of the United War Work
campaign at Guilford College. An
address will be made by Dr. W. P.
Few, of Trinity College. Dr. Few is
one of the most prominent educators
in the South ,and Guilford is very
fortunate in securing him.
Dast year Guilford's contribution
to the Students' Friendship War
Fund was all that could be expected
and there is no doubt in any one's
mind that our contribution to the
War Work Fund this year will be all
that it should be considering our
numbers.
North Carolina Colleges and pri
vate High Schools are to raise $40,-
000 as a minimum. This means an
average of about SIO.OO per student.
In a number of colleges the cam
paign is already in full swing. Great
enthusiasm has been aroused and the
contributions are equal to the most
optimistic expectations. In some
considerably over SIO.OO per student
has been secured.
The coming of peace makes the
raising of this fund ten times more
necessary than if the war had con
tinued. The men will be held in
France for many months with no
great incentive ahead and tempta
tions will accordingly be multiplied.
We must give them a real home, a
real church, a real play ground, and
bring them back home as clean and
strong as when they went out.
Here is our last great chance to
make a real sacrifice in this war
where so many have sacrificed their
all. The Y. M. iC. A. and kindred
agencies have proved their ability to
extend to the boys over there the
home touch which we long to give
them. Can we afford to forget them
right when they need U6 most.
WAR RELIEF WORK
ORGANIZED AT G. C.
The prayer meeting on last Thurs-i
day evening was in charge of the
chairman of the Social Service Com
mittee, Mies 'Chilton.
The leader announced her purpose
of organizing a war relief club which
would take charge of work for the
Red Cross, knitting, sewing and oth
er kinds of work. The wool for
knitting is to be gotten from the
Greensboro Red Cross chapter.
Also work for the Reconstruction
Unit will be done by those preferring
this kind of work.
After an urgent appeal from the
leader that each one get busy at
some form of relief work, Miss Noles
then suggested that some of aur
spare moments be used.
The result of this meeting was
that almost every girl gave in her
name as one who wished to do some
kind of relief work.
LT. DALTON SMITH
DIES FROM WOUNDS
The following is taken from the
Asheboro Courier of November 7th:
"Lieutenant Dalton Smith, son of
Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Smitn, of Taber
nacle township, died October 3, from
wounds received in action in the ter
rible battle of September 29. The
parents of the young man received a
message some days ago saying that
he was severely wounded, and it,
seems death resulted fro Oi these
wounds.
''Lieutenant Smith was one of the
most prominent young men of his
community. He left his studies at i
Guilford College aliout the time war
was declared and enlisting in the En
gineering 'Corps from Greensboro, re
ceiving his commission from the sec
ond officers' training school at Fort
Oglethorpe."
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Dalton Smith entered Guilford in
the fall of 1914 and became a mem
ber of the class of 1918. He was
prominent in athletics and society.
| work and was highly respected for
| his many excellent qualities by both
the faculty and students. He early
j became a leader in the student body
j and was very popular. He was cap
tain of the basket ball team of 1916
and one of the best all around play
ers on the team. Dalton Smith will
be sorely missed by his many friends
and by none more than by those who
knew and loved him at college.
It is interesting to note the renew
ed interest in the outside world due
to the partial lifting of the quaran
tine—especially that of Mr. Guev
chenian and Frank Minims.
Behold the latest on the campas!
Girls residing at Cox Hall. The ar
rangement was necessary because of
that quarantine!
STUDENTS HEAR
LECTURE ON TOLSTOY
Groat Russian Ably Depicted by
Prof. Anscoinbo.
On Saturday evening, the 9th, the
student body listened to an unusual
ly interesting lecture on Tolstoy by
Prof. Anscombe. Russia is a very
much talked of country at the pres
ent time, and the lecture was made
all the more interesting on this ac
count.
Prof. Anscombe commenced by
giving something of the early life
and ancestry of Tolstoy. His father
died when the boy was quite young
and left him immense wealth. At
the outbreak of the Crimean war he
went to a distinguished leader and
wanted a place to ,rork with the
army. He wrote songs and told tales
so that his fame preceded him to his
home. He proved thru his literary
productions to be the first Russian
realist.
Tolstoy then went to the universi
ty but failed to get }iis degree. He
was too much interested in himself
and would not pin himself down to
his work. Great thots were arising
in hifti. He did not xnow to whom
to go to get help in nrs difficulties.
The boy told his older brothers that
there was no God. This was settled
in his mind. He then began to drink
and gamble. He said, "Why am I
not happy, I have all that I need, I
can go where I please, still I'm mis
erable." His friends told him to
study great movements and peoples.
He set out to do this and started to
school again. He read books and
learned many languages, but this did
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GIRLS BAT 'EM OUT
LIKE VETERANS
Grays Defeat Crimsons 22-14 in
Thrilling Contest.
Last Saturday afternoon Hob be
field was the scene of an interesting
innovation, a girls' baseball game.
This being the first public game of
baseball ever played among the girls
during the history of the college, an
interesting contest was expected, and
there was no failure on the part of
the girls in making it so. From the
time that Miss Louise had promised
a public game, every girl was prompt
in getting into her station on the
field and displaying an unusual
amount of interest and enthusiasm,
in order to be eligible to play in the
final game.
Lula Raiford was oil the mound
for the Grays and allowed the Crim
sons only three hits in the first in
ning, and no one succeeded in cross
ing the home plate. When the Grays
came to the bat the first time they
were puzzled and excited by the
curves and speedy balls twirled by
Nell Carroll. The score of both
teams was even in the fifth inning.
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