THE GUILFORDIAN
VOLUME VIII.
GUM DEFEATS
ELON IN OPENING GAME
Fast Game Won by Quakers
38 - 25
Guilford handed Edon a smashing
defeat here January 31, in the open
ing college game of the basketball
season. Guilford took the lead early
in the game and from then on kept
a safe margin between the visitors,
the final score being 38 - 25.
The game was hard fought from
the beginning and numerous fouls
were called on both teams. Guilford's
passing game was more successful
than the visitors'. Most cf her goals
were made as the result of clever
floor work which maneuvered the
ball within easy pocketing dis
tance of the goal. Elon showed
speed in handling the ball in the
center of the floor, but her passing
game broke down completely under
the Quaker defense, which allowed
her few open chances. The visitors'
team was heavy and rangy but they
were no match for the speed of the
locals. The Quaker team played
consistently and the team work they
displayed was wholly responsible for
the scoring rather than any brilliant
work on the part of any one man in
playing the ball for an occasional
long shot.
For Guilford Jack Frazier lead
in scoring field goals, having six
marked to his credit. "Shorty''
showed the improvement made by
last year's experience. J. G. Frazier
came next with five field goals.
In addition he safely stowed away 6
foul goals. His floor work was gootl.
Mackie, at center, seems to have
found himself in this game. Pitted
against a much taller man he was
able to hold his own in tipping the
ball and his shooting was accurate
and effective. Newlin who started
the game at guard worked efficiently.
He was taken out early in the game
for fouls. T. Mcßane, suts:ituting
for Newlin, played a gieat guarding
game. Lindley's floor woik was
good. The air fight work of the
Quaker guards prevented E on from
finding the goal with any degiee of
system or regularity.
Fix played the best game for the
visitors. Captain Perry and Brown
also played a hard game. Perry wa
able to make more cf his free shots
good than Frazier, getting 9 out of
15.
Line Up
Guilford Elon
Lindlc-y r.f. Newman
J. W. Frazier 1. f. Fix
Mackie c. Brown
J. G. Frazier(Capt) r. g. McAdams
Newlin 1. g. Perry (Capt)
Referee—Stuart.
PLANS SET FOR GUILFORD
ELON DEBATE
The final arrangements for the
Guilford-Elon debate are now being
pushed to a finish. Tryouts for plac
es on the team were held just pre
vious to the Christmas holidays. An
enthusiastic group of men went out
for this preliminary, and from among
these men L. L. Williams, J. C. New
lin, J. Spot Taylor and S. G. Hodgin
"were selected for the regular places
while Wolff and Macon were selected
as alternates. Newlin and Hodgin
were members of last year's team.
Williams was an alternate last year,
and each of the other men have had
experience in interclass debating.
The debate is to be a dual contest,
two teams meeting at each institution
on the same date. Although the date
has not been definitely decided upon
it is expected to take place some time
during the latter part of March.
The question to be debated is, Re
solved: that the treaty making power
of the United States should be placed
in the executive department of gov
ernment.
ENGLISH WINNER IN
WEBSTER RAIN CONIES!
All Three Orations Delivered
In Creditable manner.
On Saturday evening, January 21,
the Websterian Literary society held
its thirty-sixth annual oratorical con
test in Memorial Hall. The orators
for the evening- were Messrs. C.
English, W. J. Rudd and Thomas R.
English.
"The Spirit of the Lord in which
We Live'' was given by Mr. Nerius
English. He first spoke of the pa
triotism that our forefathers had
during the past wars, and how the
seed of Americanism was sown.
Now it is our duty, said the speaker,
to dedicate their same patriotism
to the upbuilding of a new nation of
justice, peace and opportunity. Then
the appearance of our flag abroad
will bring to mind that nation that
fought in order that democracy
might be saved from autocracy, that
militarism might forever be banished,
that liberty, freedom, justice and
right might become a world ideal and
democracy might not perish from
the earth."
Mr. W. L. Rudd in "The Waste
|of War—The Economy of Peace"
, pictured to us the country in time of
1 peace. The nation was making prog-
I ress. Every one was happy. Then
I suddenly the war alarm was sounded,
homes were wrecked and every one
i felt the horror of war. The speaker
pictured the horrors of war; not only
in life but also in property, time
I ar.d money.
Mr. Thomas English's oration on
"American Politics and Future Im
migration' - was very effectively de
livered. He showed where America
stands in statesmanship and wealth
among the nations of the world. He
spoke of ways in which the immi
grants were influenced to vote and
not being left to their own judg
ment. "We need'ar.d must have a
bioader statesmanship, a deeper and
truer patriotism, and a citizenship
with more conscience and highe'
ideals than have yet manifested
themselves in our political creeds an:!
platforms." In conclusion the speaker
said that "for America to presume
her distnct American type, English
speech, the representative home and
the sacred ballot-box, she must in
sist on a purer and more sincere
citizenship."
Each oration was delivered in a
creditable manner and all deserve
praise for their splendid subject
matter.
Misses Clara Henley and Josephine
Mock accompanied by Miss Lloyd
Merriman, delighted the audience
with a duet.
Sam Harris presided and William
Fishel was chief marshal being as
sisted by J. W. Frazier. Geo. T.
Kinney, Jack Ragsdale and Addison
Smith.
The Society was fortunate in se
curing for judges Miss Aline Polk,
Dr. L. L. Hobbs and Mr. W. E.
Blair. After a very appropriate
speech Mr. Blair delivered the prize
to the winner.
Miss Marianna White has been at
her home in High Point since last
Thursday.
Mr. Frank McGee spent last week
end at his home in Germanton.
Misses Kathleen Riley and Bertha
Neal spent last week end at their
respective homes.
Misses Luara and Etta Neeee were
called home on account of illness
in the family, last week-end.
The student body, and the Guilford
ian Board are sorry to learn that
William Fishel has left school. He
plans to return to college a yeat
hence.
Mrs. Annie Williams entertained
at two delightful parties last week.
On Wednesday night she gave a
"Candy Pullinp" Party for the Sen
ior boys and the neighborhood girls
and on Saturday evening a dinner
paity for the Volunteers.
GUILFORD COLLEGE, N. C.. FEBRUARY 2, 1922
OR. PERISHO IN
EASTERN CAROLINA
Speaks before Chamber of Commerce
of Perquimans County
For the past two weeks or more,
Dr. Perisho has been in the eastern
part of North Carolina. He has been
actively engaged in visiting schools
and addressing public gatherings.
His efforts are doing much to pop
ularize Guilford in that section of
the state.
He was present at the weekly j
meeting of the Chamber of Com
merce of Perquimans County and his
address before that body was given
much publicity. The Hertford Her
old has the following to say in
regard to it:
Dr. Perisho spoke with great
power to the chamber of commerce
on the questions that are engaging
the attention of every real civic or
ganization in this country at this
time. He told of the work of such
organizations as this chamber of com
merce. It is not to advance the in
terest or earning power of any
individual, except in a general way
of advancing the interests of all.
He spoke of the poverty of the
millions and the unwieldy wealth of
the few. Every unduly large for
tune had to impoverish others to be
accumulated by one man. "In your
community, he said "no man can be
come a millionaire without doing
harm to many others. And the
millionaire can not do for himself
good in proportion to the harm he
has done to his community in accu
mulating his million. Every man
who takes from those with whom he
deals more than is just for the ser
vices he renders has injured his
victims and has not secured for him
self a benefit in proportion to the
injury done."
He said that no community can be
great unless all its people share in
and contribute to that greatness.
One millionaire and call the rest of
the community downtrodden with
poverty is a poor community, The
one millionaire can not save it from
its degradation. Communities do not
derive their strength from their pros
perity nor their standing from one in
dividual, but from the mass of its peo
ple, Thus, when one man or a dozen
men sap a community of its wealth and
concentrate it in themselves, that
community automatically becomes
rated according to the poverty, ignor
ance, distress that has followed the
concentration of wealth. A power
ful community is the one where weak
and strong, rich and poor, ignorant
and learned have united and carried
out the common purpose to make the
whole prosperous, free from oppres
sion and educated; where all classes
and degrees unite to promote the best
that can be attained for the whole
people of the community or county.
Dr. Perisho said there is great
poverty in this country, and yet this
country is leading all the big coun
tries of the earth in the matter of
wealth, individual and national. But,,
because European countries are fac
ing absolute bankruptcy is no reason
that we should shut our eyes to
actual conditions in this country.
We, too, are facing bankruptcy, and
there is wider spread poverty than
we are aware of. The poverty In
America, he said, and the danger to
the American people, is because we
are spending too much money for
things that are not needed. And
these useless things do not include
chewing gum, cigarets, cigars and
soft drinks. This country spent for
its participation in the European war,
$25,000,000,000, We are now paying
those bonds. Every dollar of- the
money has been spent and we have
not today a tangible dollar to show
for the expenditure.
The college is very fortunate in
having Mrs. Ellwood Perisho here
the remainder of the semester.
HEAVY FIGHTING ON
QOAKER FRONT
Saturday's Battle Featured by
Hand-to-hand Methods
The peaceful quiet of Quaker en
virons was disturbed Saturday after
noon, January 28, between three and
four o'clock, when the boys and girls
of Guilford met in fierce conflict, —by
permission from the faculty. A
terrific battle ensued, with white
missies formed from snow flying in
the general direction of one's face.
The combat was not a notable exam
ple of military science, for couples
joined promiscuously in skirmishes,
inconsiderate of friend or foe.
Scientific methods of handling snow
balls were demonstrated by faculty
members. In spite of the thermom
eter's record, the weather was made
exceedingly warm for several enter
prising couples. Not a few were
persuaded by emphatic arguments to
retire from the field. A noble snow
image vaguely resembling the Venus
de Milo came from the hands of one
amicable couple to adorn the scene.
Immense snowballs, formed by the
herculean labors of yelling Guilford-
I ians. lent imposing dignity to the
snowcape. Quite a number of stu
dents, desiring that their beauty be
| perpetuated, yet fearful of having
i to pay damages on somebody's cam
era, gained temporary satisfaction
by falling face downward in the
defenseless snow, thus obtaining an
impression of features classic or
otherwise, mostly othewise. Others,
more considerate of future gener
i ations, permitted themselves to be
) photographed by camera. Field Mar-
J shal Osborne encouraged the noisy
! crowd to battle. The most striking
j features of the hour were hard mas
ses of snow aimed at antagonistic
heads; The whole scene remided
one of the quiet woods in May,—
it was so different. At four o'clock,
| with fighting ardor somewhat dimin
ished by cold hands and feet a truce
was declared, and the valiant com
batants retired from the field, to
watch a basketball game between the
varsity and the scrubs in the gym.
GUILFORD LOSES TO WiNSTON
SALEM T IN PRACTICE GAME
Guilford was defeated by the Win
ston Y. M. C. A. team January 18,
&n the latter's floor. The game was
a preliminary contest for the Qua
kers preparatory to the opening of
the collegiate schedule, and was lost
to the Winston boys by a score of
30 to 35.
The game was played on a wet
floor which made the footing so in
secure that speed was impossible.
The " boys gave a good account
of themselves in the first half, piling
up a safe lead which Guilford was
not able to overcome during the
rest of the game.
The Winston team is composed
entirely of excollege stars and fo>-
this reason is unusually strong.
Martin, Ferrell, and Hathaway a*e all
Trinity men, and have played four
years University ball for that in
stitution. In addition to this they
have had two years experience with
the Winston squad. Jones (is a
Guilfordian who made a good record
in basketball while here, while Doug
las is a Carolina man.
Guilford's team is composed entire
ly of men of last year's squad.
Frazier and Hayworth played for
wards, with Newlin and G. Mcßane
guard, and Mackie center. Newlin
from his position at guard played a
good offensive game, scoring eight
of the total number of points made
by Guilford. Frazier, prevented from
doing much field work by the close
guarding of Martin, made a good
showing tossing fowls. He was able
to make eight of his nine chances
good.
Referee: Romfeldt, Davidson.
IMS STIRRING
APPEAL PGR WORKERS
Miss Butterfield Addresses the Chris
tian Associations on Condition and
Needs in Palestine
At a joint meeting of the Y. M.
and Y. W. C. A., Miss Butterfield,
a missionary from Palestine now on
furlough, gave an appealing address
on the "need of men" in mission
fields.
Miss Butterfield is a member of
the "Christian Missionary Alliance,"
and has been doing missionary work
among the natives of Palestine. Th 6
cciiool in which she teaches is located
at Jerusalem.
The speaker gave a brief descrip
tion of the country around Jerusaelm.
She spoke of the Mt. of Olives, which
is, by the way, only a hi l !, the
river Jordan, which is only a brook,
the fertility of the soil and how re
markably the soil produces, consider
ing the way it is tilled. Particularly
the same types of tools are used
as in Bible times.
Following this brief description of
the country the speaker proceeded
tc describe the people with whom she
had to deal. About four-fifths of
the population consists of Mohamme
dans, one tenth Assyrians, and one
tenth Jews. The customs of the
people prohibits the intermingling of
opposite sexes. For the most part,
the women are treated as though
they were dogs. They are married
at the age of eight, and bear chil
dren when only thirteen years of
age.
Every Palestinian professes to b&
a Christian. As a matter of fact,
they are not. because they do not
believe that Christ died, but that
he was taken to heaven alive, and
that Mohammed was left for them to
worship untill Christ should return
to earth.
The greater part of the people of
Palestine are absolutely ignorant.
As a result of this, the churches
are ornamented on the inside with
elaborate portraits of the Virgin
Msry, Jesus and the like, which may
teach a story to the ignorant. By
looking at the carved images and
pictures on the walls of the church 63
is the only way most of the people
can benefit by goir.g to church, be
cause the language of the masses
is rarely spoken during the service.
If a Mohammedan confesses Christ
and is "born again," the penalty
is death. If a Jew professes saving
faith in Christ his kins-folk pro
nounce him dead and perform a fic
titious burial ceremony, and banish
him from the country. Because of
this many Palestinians are scattered
in other countries of the world in
order to maintain their Christian
belief.
The speaker then passe 1 on to
her missionary work in Palestine.
To be sure, stated the speaker, it is a
joy to be in Palestine, and to visit
the places where Christ has been,
but it is rnusch more joveus to be
where Christ is.
It is. a difficult task to change the
people of Palestine frcni their pres
ent standards, which we are trying
our utmost to establish there. It
i? all the more difficult since the
Palestinian believes that he is born
a Ch:istian, and that his ancestors
were all born Christians. The diffi
culty of changing his belief, lies in
the fact that he does not believe in
the saving power of Jesus Christ.
Our object, stated the speaker, is
to give them the Gospel. As an
aid in doing this we have established
schools for the purpose of training 1
the youth of that country. At pres
ent the schools correspond to the
graded schools and high schools of
this country. We are teaching them
the Bible and are getting splendid
results. There are quite a number
of the natives of Palestine who are
anxious to become converted and real
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