THE GUILFORDIAN
VOLUME V.
FRESHMEN WIN
INDOOR MEET
Annual Event Bouses Much Enthusi-
asm and Class Spirit.
The third annual indoor track
meet was held last Saturday night in
the Gym. and proved to be an un
qualified success. For the first time
this year the classes met each other
in friendly but fervent rivalry and
class spirit was developed to a de
gree hitherto unknown. The feats
of the performers were worthy of the
vociferous adulation received. Nev
er was there 6een such hopping, wob
bling, chewing, pushing, pulling and
throwing. The events permitted any
one who had any kind of a talent
whatever to put it on view before the
applauding audience. Lip work, arm
work, leg work, feet work, all re
ceived an equal share of attention.
The first event was a throwing
contest for girls. The boys were
astonished at the speed and accuracy
of the throws and the baseball train
ing of the participants was much in
evidence. Every contestant scored
at least one bull's-eye. iLulu Raiford
'2l, mound artist for the 'Crimson
base ball team, came first with a
score of 65, while Nell Carroll, '22,
star twirler of the Greys, was second
with 55.
In the human wheel barrow race
which followed there were a good
many breakdowns due to tire and
engine trouble, while some of the
difficulties could be plainly traced to
the inexperience of the chauffeurs.
Non-skid noses will be used next
year. In this event, Raiford, '2l,
and B. L. White, '2l, won by a nose
while Macon, 'l9, and J. White, 'l9,
came in second.
In the three-legged race the value
of cooperation was demonstrated. It
may be true that "united we stand"
but the proverb doesn't apply to run
ning for "united" a good many fell.
The three-legged race for girls was
won by Harmon, '2 2, and E. Raiford,
'22, with D. Mcßane, '2O, and V. Mc-
Bane, '2O, second. In vo, N three
legged race for boys G. Mctsane, "22,
and Hodgin, '22, came first, and H.
Raiford, '2l, and B. L. White, '2l,
second.
If the girls showed ability at the
masculine sport of foot racing the
boys showed equal skill in the fem
inine art of threading a needle. The
girl held the needle while the boye
put the thread through or at least at
tempted to do so. Here the Seniors
proved to have the steadiest hands.
K. Smith, 'l9, and J. White, 'l9,
coming in first, while D. White, '2O,
and D. Mcißane, '2 0, held second
place.
In the girls' nail driving contest
the feminine ability at knocking was
amply demonstrated. Esther White
'22, succeeded in sinking her three
nails into the board first. Ruth Col
trane, 'l9, a former champion in this
event, would probably have won had
not she mistaken her thumb nail for
the other nail. As it was she came
in a close second.
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GUUiFORD COLLEGE, N. 0., NOVEMBER 20, 1918.
DR. FEW DELIVERS
INSPIRING ADDRESS
President of Trinity Creates in Stu
dents a Desire to Sacrifice.
Dr. W. uP. Few, president of Trin
ity College, spoke at Guilford on
Thursday evening, November 14, in
the interest of the United War Work
campaign now being waged.
Dr. Few said that there are many
important considerations in connec
tion with the gifts we are going to
make. These funds are to be used
to keep up the morale of the army
and to make soldiers by first making
men. It is the morality back of
force that makes force victorious.
The United States went into the war
in defense of those things that make
life worth while. It will be neces
sary to keep a million or two of men
in France for some time yet and the
work henceforth will be more trying
on their morality and more than ever
are they going to need the help that
we can give.
The amount of reconstruction
needed is beyond our comprehension
and no one can face the question of
reconstruction in any spirit other
than one of aggressive co-operation.
Soldiers have had no such care in
other wars as in this. The ministry
of helpfulness has been carried on
right behind the front lines. This
has been of the utmost importance
both in the interest of war and in the
interest of morality. We should
consider the opportunity to contrib
ute an opportunity to express our
gratitued to all the forces that have
brought the war to an end. Contri
butions should be made as a sort of
Thanksgiving offering. We here have
done little and have made very few
sacrifices. Now is our chance to deny
ourselves some genuine and legiti
mate pleasure. The heroic self-sac
rifice and self immolation of the
youth of America deserve our grati
tude and thanksgiving. They have
given their lives for causes which
they justly counted more precious
than their lives. They have died
that we might live. Belgium's was
the first of the great sacrifices that
saved humanity. This kind of sacri
fice as well as that of our youth
should make every one not steeped
in selfishness eager to show his grat-
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FOOTBALL SEASON CLOSES.
As the new outbreak of influenza
and the re-establishment of the quar
antine has made it highly improba
ble that any more football games
can be played, Captain Stafford has
discontinued practice and is collect
ing all suits and paraphernalia. Man
ager Taylor has canceled the Thanks
giving game with Virginia Christian
College. It is a great disappoint
ment to the men that the epidemic
has so seriously interfered with the
schedule but the practice this fall
will be" of much use next season.
Basket ball practice has begun in
earnest and prospects for a good
team are excellent.
PHILOMATHEANS
ENTERTAIN THE CLAYS
"The Southland" Presented in
Unique and Artistic Manner.
Last Friday night, Nov. 15, record
ed a most memorable occasion for
the Henry *Clay Literary Society.
They had the delightful pleasure of
being the guests of their sister Phil
omatheans.
At 7:30 o'clock the Clays were
escorted into the auditorium of Me
morial Hall, which was beautifully
decorated with luxuriant cedars,
where they were most royally enter
tained by a unique yet exquisite pro
gram of "The Southland" and assur
edly, the heart of every Clay was
transported into a realm of fantasy
and joy. It was a program rendered
by the talented Philomatheans
whose untiring perseverence makes
everything they undertake, a suc
cess. It was full of mirth, joy, loy
alty, patriotism and love and every
Clay wishes to express his grateful
appreciation for such splendid enter
tainment. The program was as fol
lows:
1. The Old South. •
2. An Evening on the Old Planta
tion.
Scene I.—Neighborhood gossip
Scene 2—Mammy's Chil'ens.
Song—Sweet Miss Mar> —Neid-
linger.
Scene 3—Memories.
Song—Mammy's Song—Ware.
Scene 4—By the moonlight.
Every number was so thoroughly
appreciated that it would be hard to
decide which was the best.
Every Clay was the proud pos
sessor of a beautiful little program
representing a log cabin, on the in
side of which was written the pro
gram and menu and on the back
was writtne the possessor's name and
also the name of some popular old
Southern home as "Grey Plape,"
"Collingswood," "Redwood," "Drel
incourt," etc. Each name represent
ed a family to which each Clay be
longed. After the program was ren
dered each group assembled and
journeyed to the parlors at Pound
ers, which were beautifully decora
ted in purple and white and with
ferns. There they entered Into
hearty merry making. The follow
ing menu afforded much curiosity
and questioning:
Ole Plantation Favorite
Aunt Chloe's Delight
Log Cabin Dainties
Missus Relish
Rastus Reliable Pickaninny Joy
On receiving the dainties, curios
ity fled and contentment and appre
ciation reigned for "Ole Plantation
Favorite" was transformed into
chicken salad, "Aunt Chloe's De
light" into hot rolls, "Log Cabin
Dainties" into delicious sandwiches,
"Missus Relish" into stuffed olives,
"Rastus Reliable" into coffee, and
"Pickaninny Joy" into mints.
Of all happy times this reception
was the happiest. When at 11
o'clock the guests departed, every
Clay knew that his love for the Phil
omatheans had increased a hundred
fold.
GUILFORD MORE THAN
DOUBLES QUOTA,
United War Work Campaign Inspires
Much Sacrificial Giving'.
Following Dr. Pew's address last
Thursday night a thorough canvas
of the student body and faculty was
made for funds. The committee con
sisted of Kate Smith, Anne Sham
burger, Ruth Coltrane, Georgiana
Bird, Alma Chilton, Nell Carroll,
Hugh Moore, Leslie Barrett, Jim
Barnard, Tom Anderson, David
White and Clarence Macon. Prof.
Brinton acted as faculty manager.
The quota assigned Guilford by the
state committee was S3OO. After a
canvas lasting only a little more
than an hour the committee reported
pledges amounting to $7 05.00. A
good many SIO.OO gifts were receiv
ed. The contributions on the whole
represented a very real sacrifice on
the part of the givers. All those
who have not yet paid over their
gifts are urged to give the amount
to Miss Gainey as soon as possible.
No payments later than Dec 10th
can be received.
SCIENCE CLUIi TAKES A
TRIP THRU HYPER-SPACE
At the meeting of the Science Club
held last Wednesday night, Prof.
Brinton discussed the conception of
space and the means by which other
spaces than the one we know by ex
perience can be mathematically con
structed. He first showed that dif
ferent interpretations of Evelid's
parallel postulate led to a variety
of geometries and thus introduced
the notion of space as curved and
not of infinite extent. By comparing
a two dimensional and three dimen
sional geometry he was able by an
alogy to show what was possible in
a fourth dimensional geometry.
Thus any one could get out of an
enclosure in two dimensions by
using a third, so a three dimensional
enclosure such as a closed room
could be gotten "over" in the fourth
dimension.
He then showed some of the scien
tific results secured by a four dimen
sional geometry in which time was
the fourth dimension. This, togeth
er with the demonstrated invariant
velocity of light led to a revision in
our ideas regarding mass. Mass
could no longer be considered a con
stant as it was by Newton but as de
pendent on relative velocity. The
results deduced entirely by mathe
matics had been verified by experi
ments on the velocities of electrons
in vacuum tubes.
Among the first evidences to us
that the war is over, has been the
appearance of several of Guilford's
service men, on the campus the past
week-end. Sgt. H. N. Williard from
Camp Sevier; Paul V. Fitzgerald of
the Naval Hospital at Norfolk, and
Nigal Marlette of the Aviation corps,
now in training in Michigan, have all
been present. Guilford gladly wel
comes these men back and hopes to
have them on her campus as students
at an early date.
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