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THE GUILFORDIAN
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EDITORIAL COMMENT
Now that Dec. 1 has come and
gone and all subjects for senior
theses are supposed to have been
decided upon and handed to the
proper authorities, we wonder what
these subjects suggest to those who
look at them. We wonder just what
each senior had in mind when the
subject was decided upon.
Probably the main idea in the
minds of some was, the easiest way
to get by. Perhaps it was selected
from a group of subjects, all equally
attractive, on the basis of the amount
of material in the librai-y directly
on the subject, or possibly it was
selected from the particular line of
work in which the student is most
interested. The last is cei'tainly the
most appealing one to those who re
alize the significance of a thesis.
In addition to the above points
of the third type of thesis, it should
repi - esent as much as possible the
work of the individual. At the most
we do not put much originality into
the work that we do. Doubtless most
of us feel our part of that rare
element to be limited to a very
small amount; and today when most
of the subjects which we study are
those which have already been to a
great extent thought out by those
before us, it is quite the usual way
to consult books for the things that
we wish to know, rather than to
work them out oui'selves. But a
senior thesis should contain some
originality at least, else it is not
much of a farewell contribution. And
unless it is a contribution, it is not
worth the time that it takes to
produce it.
Certainly no one would condemn
the wise references and quotations,
many of these are sometimes necess
sary; but when the whole thesis or
a majority of it is nothing more
than a facsimile of the pages of
some book on the subject, thesis
writing has come to a disgraceful
point and ought to be discontinued
along such lines.
It would be well if all theses
were bound and placed on a reserved
shelf in the library. Not that anyone
is particularly anxious to have his
thesis read, but that it will be
known whether or not Guilford
alumni worked on them. Perhaps
it would be somewhat of an in
centive to those in the future, to
put real work into the senior the
sis.
Among the many needs of our
college, there is one that ought to
be supplied which we believe could
be if some one would take the initia
tion of starting and the responsibil
ity of keeping the thing going.
This particular need is that of an
orchestra.
Guilford had an orchestra at one
time, but for some reason it disband
ed. It is doubtless true that this
is one of the mast difficult organiz
ations to keep going, but if other
colleges no larger—probably not as
large as Guilford, and even numbers
of high schools can produce orches
tras of as considerable merit as some
have, it does seem that something
along this line could be done. There
are numbers of occasions where its
need is particularly noticeable. At
many of the public affairs held in
Memorial Hall, a few good selections
would add much to the program.
For example, before, after and be
tween acts of plays. At banquets
and receptions nothing is quite to
enlivening as music from an orches
tra. Other colleges make use of
them at their athletic contests and
no one can deny but that they do
help to put spirit into the game.
There is talent at Guilford, for a
thing of this kind, and it would be
to our advantage if it were develop
ed. Here's a chance for some en
terprising persons to make a valu
able contribution to Guilford. It will
take consistent work, but it will
be worth while. It is altogether
probable that the music department
would be glad to co-operate in a
movement of this kind.
GUILFORD FOOTBALL SEASON
CLOSES
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year have all been prominent in
Guilford's foot ball records for the
past three years. Captain Newlin
served one year with the scrubs and
three with the varsity. He started
in the line where he proved him
self a rangy and efficient end. At
the beginning of this season he was
shifted to the back field where he
directed the team from quarter. G.
Mcßane is known to all Guilford's
opponents as a hard hitting ground
gaining back. Mac has played four
years in the game, the first two with
the scrubs and the latter with the
varsity. His services have been an
important factor in many of Guil
ford's victories.
White has played four years with
the squad and this year receives his
second star for his third year as a
varsity man. "Boney," as he is
better known to Guilfordians, is also,
a backfield man of smashing power
and speed. His big form will be
missed next year when the team
lines up for the first whistle.
Elon College, N. C., November, 29.
—The Philologian Literary Society
of Elon College gave its annual en
tertainment here on the evening of
Thanksgiving day. A cast of talent
ed comedians and actors from the
Phillologian society presented to a
large audience the comedy entitled
"The Morning After." This society
has been noted in the past for giving
good entertainments but many of
those who enjoyed the two hours and
a half of fun and laughter last even
ing, declared that the program was
even better than former programs
given by the society.
THE GUILFORDIAN
ALUMNI NEWS
Mr. Henry Davis, 'O9, is with
the Friends Service Committee doing
did reconstruction work in France
during the war and has had a great
deal of experience in work of this
kind. He has been made manager
of a district of occupied territory
on the Rhine and supervises the
distribution of goods and clothing
in that district. He is located at
Frankfurt ore mine.
Mr. Frank Benbow, for many years
an attorney in Franklin, N. C., is
now practicing law in Winston-Sa
lem. Mr. Benbow has six stalwart
sons, all of whom he says are fut
ure Guilforilians.
Mr. Alzanon E. Alexander, '9l. and
his sister, Miss Ida Alexander, an
old student of Guilford, are very
successful merchants in High Point.
Mi\ Charles Tomlinson, '93, has
recently been re-elected president
of the North Carolina Furniture
Dealers' Association.
Mr. Joseph Peele, '9l, is living in
Pasadena, Calif. Mr. Peele is pas
tor of the Friends' church of Pasa
dena.
Mr. Arthur Lyon, '9l, has been
re-elected Manager of the High Point
baseball team.
Mr. and Mrs. Edd Benbow, both
old students of Guilford, have been
spending a number of years on the
Benbow Farms in Florida but pro
pose to return to their home in
North Carolina soon.
Mrs. Delia Raiford Winslow, 'O3,
is postmistress at Belvidere. Mrs.
Winslow attended the postmaster's
convention in Washington recently.
Mr. Paul S. Kennett, 'l3, is Prof,
of History at Elon College. Mi*.
Kennett has been elected faculty
sponsor for the class of 1925.
Eugene Coltrane, 'O7, at the North
Carolina Teachers' Assembly in ses
sion at Raleigh during Thanksgiving
was elected president of a section
of the city superintendents. He
read before the Assembly a paper
on the Junior High School and dis
cussed the project method in high
school. Within the past few months
Mr. Coltrane has effected the com
plete re-organization of the Roanoke
Rapids schools by putting in the
Junior High School.
A DREAM OF FRESHMAN
ENGLISH
A dome of darkening clouds o'erhang
A gloomy sky and gray;
I have presentiment of ill,
I'm out of luck today.
I go to Freshman English class
With trembling and with fear.
I find a quiz upon the board;
For home I shed a tear.
I read the questions one by one
With sadly puzzled mind:
"Which would you have your hired
man,
Or cultured or refined?"
"From whence does this quotation
come:
'Than this no more can be?'
And how does Doctor Wise explain
'From knowledge we should flee?'"
And so I read and try to write,
But words can not express
The terror that envelops me
When failure I confess.
Yet still the worst is yet to come;
For me there is no ease.
"IH read a poem and you will write
A reproduction, please."
"The whichness of thusness is e'er
sublime,
To every nation, every time;
Impossibility is to man
Etherial as a tomato can."
"For next assignment I will give
The Copperhead's Ideal."
I groan and wake. 'Twas but a
dream;
But oh! how like the real.
—A Freshman.
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