THE GUILFORDIAN
VOL XII
Lenoir Rhyne and Elon Fall Before
Fighting Quake r Basketeers In Too
Fast And Hard Fought Cage Games
Guilfordians Come From Behind To
Defeat Lenoir Rhyne In The Last
Kew Minutes Of Play
GAME IS THRILLER
Team Id Invade Virgina Territory
During This If eek
The "Fighting Quakers'' turned the
tables on two aggregations during the
past week—Lenoir Rhyne and Elon
College. Both games were well played
and exciting. Next week the team
makes an extended trip through
Virginia, playing six games, includ
ing Willam and Marv and University
of Richmond.
LENOIR RHYNE DEFEATED
Lenoir Rhyne was defeated Thurs
day night in a hard fought game by
a score of 32 to 28. The game was
devoid of all room for criticism by
the thrill seeker. Coming up from
a 19-10 defeat at the end of the half,
the Fighting Quakers came through
in the last three minutes with a rush,
scoring ten points in this interval.
At the outset of the game, the
boys from Hickory apparently, had
the game won. Hodge and Moose
caged a shot apiece and Spurlock
petted two points. A foul brought
the score to 7-3 Lenoir Rhyne leading.
From then until the end of the half,
Guilford seemed completely out
classed.
With the beginning of the second
half. Guilford's skill seemed rather
slow, but about half way through,
the redoubtable Smith-Ferrell com
bination began to function normality
with a tie at 26-26 as a result. Moose
put the Lutherans in the lead by a
snappy goal a moment later. This
however, was the last score for Lenoir,
while Guilford chalked up six more
points.
For Guilford,, the work of Moore
Smith and Ferrell was of high
collegiate character. For Lenoir Uhvne
Moose s' arret I with Hodge running
a close second.
During the intermission for half |
an added attraction in the form of a
wrestling match entertained the j
audience. Fred Dunnerman of Greens- j
boro and John R. "Swede" Hughes
of Guilford College were the partici
pants. Dunnerman, a more experi
enced wrestler, naturally had an edge ;
on Hughes, but the "Fighting Swede"
held him to a no-decision match.
Lineup and Summary:
Guilford Lenoir
Ru s sell Hodge (11^
R. F.
Ferrell (111 Karriker (21
L. F.
Moore (2) Moose (12)
c.
Smith (15i Spurlock (2)
R. G.
Coltrane Overcash (1)
L. G.
Substitutions:
For Guilford:—Griffin (2) for
Russell; Coble (2) for Griffin; Mar
shall for Coltrane.
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JUNIORS OFFICERS ELECTED
FOR COMING SPRING TERM
At the regular meeting of the Junior
Class last Wednesday night. February
10th, officers were elected for the
coming term. Sdinev Winslow was
elected president and Julia Wolfe,
vice-president. To serve with them
the following were lected: Louise
White, Secretary; Theadore Doub,
treausurer, and Raymond Thomas;
marshal.
The meeting was then turned into
and informal discussion and adjourn
ed at eight o'clock.
GUILFORD COLLEGE, N. C., FEBRUARY 17. 1926
FRESHMAN QUINT DROPS A
FAST GAME TO OAK RIDGE
In one of the fastest and best frame
tliev have playeil so far this year,
Guilford's Freshman Basketball team
was defeated at the hands of Oak
Ilidge Institute by the score of 35 to
20. The game was hotly contested
throughout, lip through the end of
the first half both teams seemed about
evenly matched. The score at the
end of the first half was 15 to 11
in favor of Oak Ridge.
Tn the second half of the game.
Oak Ridge showed itself the better
team. Their pa a sing and accurate
shooting soon gave them a comfor
table lead. They made practically
every free try for the goal count,
this being responsible, in a large
measure, for their high score. In
this half the Freshmen did not work
very well together. Their pawing
was bad and they resorted to long
shots with no success. They were
also unsuccessful in their attempts
to shoot foul shots.
The line up:
Guilford Oak Ridge
Foberson Kirkman
R. G.
Pringle Reynolds
L.G.
Rabb Pierce
C.
A yers Morton
R. F.
Marshall Rand
L. F.
Substitutions for Guilford: Mays
for Roberson; Holt for Rabb. For
Oak Ridge: Rand for Kirkman; Swift
for Rand.
EAST DEND DEFEATED
RY FRESHMAN GAGERS
Coming from behind afler a
rather bad start during the fi.s'
(|uarter the Guilford Freshman basket
ball team defeated the East Bend
High School team by the score of 38
to 16. East Bend started the scor
ing and managed to keep several
points ahead of the ■ Freshmen dur
ing the first quarter. Marshall, how
ever, came through in the pinch and
put his team in the lead by shoot
ing two field goals. These were
quickly followed by numerous shots
by May. After this the Freshmen
were never in danger.
The game was featured by the
numerous long shots made by Coram
of East Bend who was responsible
for 14 of his team's points. May of
Guilford was the high scorer for
the Freshmen with a total of 21
[loints.
SOUTHERN TRIP PLANNED
RY EARLHAM GLEE CLUR
IT ill Come To Guilford And G'boro
Last Monday morning Mr. Herman
O. Miles, financial secretary of Earl
hamCollege, a sister Quaker institu
tion. was a visitor on Guilford campus
for short time. The object of his
visit was to be come better aquainted
with Guilford and her activities. Mr.
Miles is also attempting at this time
to arrange a tour through the Quak
er centers of this State for the Earl
ham College Glee Gub. He talked
with The Guilford Glee Club officials
about sponsoring one of the concerts
either here or at' Greensboro. Tn
the event that such an arrangement
could be made, he pledged his sup
port to help the Guilford Club plan
a return trip through the Friend
centers of Indiana in a year or so.
Nothing definite could be decided
upon at this time but action will be
taken on the matter in near future.
DURGLAR ATTEMPTS TO
LOOT TREASURERS SAFE i
EARLY MONDAY MORNING
Awakens The Night Watchman Who
Frustrates The Thug In
Dead Of Night
Harvey Dinkins, the night watchman
ill tlie college book store at Guilford
College, has a creepy story to tell of
a visitor lie entertained Sunday night
about 2:00 o'clock. The visitor was
none other than a nice refined burg
lar who had the book store cash draw
er and the desk change in the Treas-
urer's office in view as prospective
source of swag.
Evidently Mr. Dinkins. member of
the vigilante committee, was pretty
dead to the world under the spell
of Morpheus. The gentleman on the
ou,tside had attempted to jimmy he
window leading to the safe in the
treasurer's office which, by the way,
was warmly lined with "long green"
which a few days ago had lined the
pocket of tlie local student body.
His efforts here had not awakened the
sleeping sentry. The window open
ing into Miss Maud L. Gainey's office,
however, is so barred that it presents
about as many difficulties to passage
as the barbed wire entaglements
'skirting "'no man's land"'. So the
energetic looter became disgusted in
his efforts there and moved his little
step ladder over the next window.
Here he was engaged in clipping
away the creeping ivy that clung "to
the moldering wall", when the man
on the inside, according to his story,
"became involved in a rodeo with a
nightmare". Perhaps it was due to
(lie influence of the 38 Colt gun
which he was using as a pillow. He
said he rode the nightmare around
lor a few shorts seconds and was
awakened with a strong desire to take
the Colt out for a little sure-enough
airing. By this time the bold intrud
er hail flashed a light inside but had
•verlooked the bed of the sleeper at
'ic far end of the litttle po*-t-office
■m next to the treasurer'c office.
Hy this 'ime. according to the story
>f Mr. Dlnkins. things had gone en
rely too far for matter on a well reg
ulated night watchman's beat. The
Colt was straining at the bit and long
ing to snort.with warhorse fury
The intruder was just fixing to step
inside the window when he was ac
costed and questioned as to what he
desired which the man on the inside
could help him to However, at this
juncture,, the dark visitor suddenly
remembered that, according to the law
of chance, hemmed night-watchman
shoot to hit once in about ever so
often. So waiting for no second po
lite overture for conversation from
the sleepy host inside he left his little
ladder by the wall and betook him
self to his limousine which was park
ed a couple of hundred yards away.
Mr. Dinkins was so engrossed with
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u IN GREENSBORO SOON
Musical.
February 17.
Fritz Kreisler at National
, Theatre.
March 3.
John Philip Sousa and his
band at National Theatre.
March 8.
Florence Macbeth. Soprano,
at Odell Memorial Hall.
Cinema
February 22, 23.
Harold Loyd in "Hot water" [
at National Theatre.
February 24, 25.
John Barrymore in "Sea
beast" at National Theatre.
March 8. 9, 10.
Lon Chaney in "Phantom of
the Opera" at National Theatre.
i . .
| CAMPUS CALENDAR j
i Feb. 18. Freshmen \s. State j
I Freshmen i ,
i Feb. 20. Guildersleeves' Recital t
f Feb. 22. Richmond Blues Game f
iFcb. 24. N. C. State Game f
Feb. 25. Wake Forest Game I
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"CAPITAL PUNISHMENT" IS
SURECT OF CHAPEL TALK
Reverend H. P. Marley, pastor of
the Elam Street Christian Church,
Greensboro, spoke for a few minutes
in chapel last Thursday morning
about capital punishment. At the
beginning to his talk, he made the
statement that "some authorities hold
that we have to have capital punish- .
ment. because the people demand it." i
He soon proved that this was the
wrong view point and that the ma
jority of our population is willing to
abolish a punishment, so harsh and :
unfair..
"It was a system of injustice even
in early times," he said. "If a man
killed his servant, nothing was done
to him; but if he killed one of his
neighbors, he suffered the supreme
penatly ." There are now many of
fences of which the penatly is capi-
tal punishment. North Carolina has
four; in many other states this num
ber is greatly exceeded.
The only way to abolish this form
of inflicting punishment is to arouse
and agitate public sentiment. Capi
tal punishment is now being debated
in high schools throughout the states;
the press and moving picture* are ex
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SAMUEL HAWORTH SPEAKS
ON BUILDING A CHARACTER
Wednesday morning professor Sam- |
uel Haworth gave an interesting and
well illustrated chapel talk on the
value and benefits of thorough work,
"whatever the task may be.
Professor Haworth began his talk
by portraying the scenic beauty of a
noted drive in France which from the
City of Niemes winds its way
around the hills and through the
valleys of the country along the
river Card. A traveler who follows
this drive for some few miles outside
the city, upon passing around a sharp
bend in the river, suddenly comes
upon the scene of one of the most
astounding pieces of Roman architec
ture namely, the ancient Roman
aquaduct which crossed the river
valley.
The piers of this structure are
about eighty feet apart and are one
hundred feet high. "So well shaped !
and fitted," said Mr. Haworth, "were
the massive stones in this aquaduct
that the structure has, during all these j
centuries, withstood weathering, storm
and he shock of battle."
Professor Haworth emphasized the
fact that as it took the Roman builders
ages to construct this famous struc
ture, which has withstood the agea,
just as true it is that it takes time
to mould a character worth while, or
master a cause of study.
"It is possible," continued professor
Haworth, "to cram enough just before
an examination to pass the test but
the true benefits of the course are
not derived."
In his closing remarks the speaker
stressed the fact that it is not neces
sary to go to some distant country to
build a piece of architecture, "every
student at Guilford has the oppor
tunity to build a great structure name
ly. a good character."
MRS. K. G. BENBOW AND
GURNEY BRIGGS PLEASE
APPRCIATfVE AUDIENCE
as By Far The Best Vocal Pro
gram Of Year
Wednesday evening. February 10,
Mrs. K. C. Benbow, of Greensboro
and Mr. J. Gurney Briggs of High
Point gave one of Ihe most classical
musical performances that has been
given at the college this year. Un
fortunately this concert was not on
tie regular lyceum course and the
audience was not so large as was
expected.
It had been announced that Miss
Edith Moore of High Point was to
sing with Mr. Briggs, but due to ill
ness she was not able to fill the en
gagement. Mrs. K. C. Benbow, So
prano soloist at West Market Metho
dist Church in Greensboro took Miss
Moore's place in the concert. Mra.
Benbow sang with great ease and ex
pression. Her interpretation of the
''Aria" from "La Traviata" captivated
her audience. From her first appear
ance to the last she commanded
rapt attention. In responding to
calls for encores she sang. "Passed
by Your Window" by Brake, and
Deilmunts "Such a Lil' Fellow."
Mr. Briggs. lyric tenor, who was
director of the Guilford Glee Club
last year and was instrumental in
putting it through a most suctessful
year, retained all reputation which
jhe had. His numbers consisted of
old classics and songs of the modern
school. He was best received in his
song. "There is no Death," by D,Hara.
He, too, was called for encores, for
which he sang. "The Star" by Rogers.
Miss Helen Glenn Rankin, organist
at the West Market M. E. Church
accompanied Mrs. Benbow and Mr.
| Kriggs. The entertainment was spon
sored by the Glee Club.
The program as follows:
I. Caro Mio Ben—Giordani
Total Eclipse (Sampson)
Mr. Briggs.
IT. The Answer—Terry
Aria from La Traviata —Verdi
Mrs. Benbow
111. Your Spirit Dwells with me—
Penn
Esctacy—Scott
IV. Song of India—Rim?ky Kor
sokom
Will 0' the Wisp—Spross
Mrs. Benbow
V. Spirit Flower—Campbell Tipton
There is no Death—D'Hara
Mr. Briggs
VI. The Swallow—Del'acqua
At Eventide—Grey
Mrs. Benbow
Storms on the Atlantic and near
(he coast have resulted in many S. 0.
S. calls, wrecks ant( loss of lives.
The latest disaster near the Jersey
coast claims three barges with eight
lives.
MISS BENBOW, MATRON OF
GUILFORD, RETURNS HOME
Miss Sallie Benbow, matron of Guil
ford College has returned, after spend
ing ten weeks in the hospital.
"Miss Sallie after a few days of
illness was taken to the Wesley Long
Hospital in Greensboro. It was
necessary for her to be examined
several times before they found out
that she had the same trouble that
ten other Guilfordians have had this
year, appendicitis. After an opera
tion she began to recover immediately.
Miss Benbow has served as matron
;of Guilford for over 22 years. During
, her first years here, her duties were
1 much heavier than at present. She
i planned all the meals, hired most of
the help, and acted as nurse for all
lof the college: besides performing
the many duties of a matron.
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