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Page Two THE GUILFORDIAN Published weekly by the Zatasian, Henry Clay, Philomathean, and Web ■terian Literary Societies. Editorial Staff Byron A. Haworth .... Editor-in-Chief Joseph J. Cox Managing Editor Frances Osborne .... Associate Editor Ira G. Newlin Associate Editor Miss N. Era Lasley Alumni Editor George P. Wilson Faculty Adviser A. I. Newlin Faculty Adviser Reporters Charles Weir .Marie Barnes Willia|m Tomlinson Ruth Malpass Alice Hazard Edwin Rozell Regin. Id Marshall Alma Hassel Virginia Pamperin Paul Reynolds Sudie Cox Business Staff Edwin P. Brown Acting Bus. Mgr. Thelma King Circulation Mgr. Address all communications to THE GUILFORDIAN, Guilford College N. C. Subcription price 51.50 per year Entered at the post office in Guil ford College, N. C., as second class mail matter. Member of North Carolina Collegi ate Press Association. CUSSIN' We are told that by the selection of virile adjectives our powers of ex pression are measured. Regretable to say, there are those who confine themselves to a paltry half dozen words so that the same few expressions serve to describe everything within the realm of their knowledge from a dead cat to the season's snappiest game of basketball. SI. 50 per year There are some who upon enter ing college, in order to show a cos mopolitan training with its implied experience, seem to feel that one must immediately give up his entire vocabul ary of usable descriptive terms and limit himself to a few cuss words that have probably been in use since Noah issued forth from the ark and went on a spree. If childish attempts at "Wicked cussin'" would work an ex ample in college algebra then one could well - fford to cultivate the prac tice until it became an art, but when one must work the problem ; s well as swear about it. it rather seems as if the energy wasted in the latter effort might better have been expended on the former, so that perchance fail ures would he less plentiful. It is quite generally conceded that morons and often those who class as low as imbeciles become the most adept, artistic. nd picturesque of "cussers." so that after all swearing is not an accomplishment that would indicate an extraordinarily high I. Q. j Why then are some so proud of their shrunken vocabularies? There is a distinction between the parrot-like cursing as those who indulge experi ence it. end the appearance of the same practice in the eyes of other people. Almost everyone finally tires of hearing those without originality ring the changes on the same hackney ed expressions. After all. a strong and effective vocabulary, unhampered and unretarded in its growth by reli ance upon a few worn out cuss words sometimes proves a strong rsset in life. HELL Just what is meant by this word "Hell?" They say sometimes, "It's a cold as Hell Sometimes they say. "It's hot as Hell;" When it rains hard, "It's Hell they crv;" It's also Hell to see it snow; It's a Hell of a wind when it starts to blow. Now hnw in the Hell can anyone tell What in the Hell they mean by "Hell." Thi? married life is Hell they say; When he comes in late there is Hell to pay. It's Hell when the kid you have to tote. . When he starts to yell, it's a Hell of a note. It's Hell when the Doctor send his bills For a Hell of a lot of trips and pills. When you get these words you will know real well, Just what it meant by this word "Hell." "Hell, yes' "Hell. No," and "Oh! Hell" too, "The Hell you don't" and "The Hell j you do," \nd "What in Hell" and "The Hell I it is," "To Hell with you." and "To Hell | with his," I Now "Who in the Hell do you think or care," Bui. "The Hell of it is." "It's sure as Hell," We don't know "Wh; t in the HELL j is HELL." —College Humor. (leorge Ade said. "Walt Mason is the high priest of horse sense." And in turn the latter s; id, "And men whose language is decayed, who make ' prof nity a trade, are like the jackal i ! .if the wild, Ihat hunts around for things defiled. In all your rounds ' you'll never find a healthy, clean and genlle mind possessed by any son of wrath whose language needs a Turkish bath. On great occasion there's ex- j cuse for turning ring-tailed cuss words loose Great men, beneath some awful stroke let loose remarks that fairly smoke, and we forgive them as we write the story of their deeds of : might. But little men, who swear, and swear, and thus pollute our common I air. are foul and foolish as the frogs I that trumpet in their native bogs." Guard your influence. After it goes fut, you can never catch up with it. j ' j "The reckless untamed tongue is j i like a runaway horse or a rudderless ! ship." - " ' I Cussin' de weather, is mighty po' farmin.' American Negro Adage. Genet' I Washington, in an order issued August 3, 1776. said, "The General is sorry to be informed that ihe foolish and wicked practice of pro- , fane cursing and swearing—is grow ing—Every man of sense and chara cter detests and despises it." Habits of speech are wonderfully sullen and stubborn. The man can sc rcely unlearn the oaths he learned as a youth. —James Wells. LOYALTY When "Hail Dear Old Guilford is sung any truly loyal alumnus or stu dent of Guilford rises. However, it seems that some of our alumni do not wish to stand in respect to Guilford. The Glee Glub in its initial concerts has closed its program with "Hail Dear Old Guilford." The alumni and students in the audience rather ' nlacidly retaineil their seats, or in a few instances, with an unsteady ef fort. got to their feet by grasping the so t in front of them (after looking iround to see if they would be aloneK then stood on one leg and sank back into their seats at the conclusion with an air of humiliation. Alumni of Guil ford are always so loyal supporting . t other times that it is hard to discern ! the reason for this apparent laxity. If our own alumni do not have enough respect and pride in their col lege to stand when "Hail Dear Old Guilford" is sung, what kind of an ■ impression must it give to the re mainder of the audience —probably r containing prospective Guilford stu dents? The average high school has enough school spirit and enthusiastic i loyalty to rise when their school song is played or sung. When ex-students I of a college, a type of institution that ' is supposed to function largely on school spirit and the loyalty of its alumni, do not show their loyalty to 1 the extent of rising and standing for a few moments 'with a sense of pride, . not duty, for their alma meter, what f right have we to expect these high school students to be interested in s Guilford even though it is the besi small college in the state. ~ iJ.J- c. THE GUILFORDIAN CAN YOU SPELL Can you spell? How well can you spell? Are students, as a whole, poorer spellers now than they were twenty years ago? A few years ago it was one of the prime requisites of a scholar to be able to spell well. Ilis range had to extend over all fields of knowledge . ml even into a smattering of foreign languages. He must know how to spell "incomprehensibility," the long est word in Webster's old "blue back" [spelling book and he could not be | short on knowledge when he had to ! do orthographical gymnastics with the two letter words that have caused cross word puzzle friends to tear their | hair. In short, a mastery of the choice of letters ;nd their sequence in Words was a sort of "Open Sesame" to lb. t semi-exclusive few in society styled the well read. These remarks apply especially to the rural com munities. At present, since attention lias been turned to other branches of study, the art of spelling lias had a chance to go down among students. Whether it lias or not is an open question. Cer tainly there are instances enough to be seen in every periodic; 1 and every book that would indicate that either, the public is ai poorer speller, or it does more spelling and consequently makes more errors. The weight of evidence seems to be on the side of the former assumption. An interesting movement has been launched by The Charlotte Observer in which it is evident that much in terest is going to be shown. The Observer is sending out information about its proposition describing it as ( a competitive Spelling Bee in which all the schools in the state are in- [ vited to take r. part. The winner will receive a considerable cash prize while runners up will also receive smaller sums. It ought to be an interesting affair. ALUMNI NOTES 1909. Mrs. Agness King Hassler 09 has moved from Port Neches, Texas, to Dayton, Texas. Her husband. W. E. | Hassler is a Methodist minister and at the annual conference of the Me thodist Church held last November at Jacksonville, Texas, lie and Mrs. j Hassler were appointed to go to Day ton and build a parsonage anil a $30.- 000.00 church 1911. Annie B. Benbow 'll underwent an operation for appendicits at the Clinic Hospital in Gerensboro about | two weeks ago. Miss Benbow has been j for several years connected with the | office of Huntley-Slockton-Hill Co.. j of Greensboro. 1921. Dovie H worth "21 is teaching ; Geography in the Grammar Grade J Department of the White Oak School, I Greensboro, N. C. She has held this ; postion since her graduation from Guilford College in 1921. Miss Hayworth took the western trip to California during the summer of 1925. 1921. I Berry Lee White '2l principal of ihe Newland High School. Elizabeth City, N. C. R. No. 4 Mr. White has held this position since the fall of 1923. Willie Lee Rudd '22 is teaching Science and coaching athletics in the public schools at Inverness, Fla. Everette Hollady '22 is located in the same town. He and his father are doing construction work there. 1923. Helen Bostick "23 is teaching French and Science in the high school at Wilkesboro, N. C. Mi=s Bostick's home addrses is 613 Park Ave., Greens boro, N. C. 1924. Elizabeth Brooks recently had an operation for rppendicitis at the clinic Hospital, Greensboro, N. C. Miss Brooks is a member of the teaching staff of the South Buffalo High School, near Greensboro. The person who 1 gleefully and ex ulting boasts what he would have done,—had he been in your place. JWmiIMMUIIIIIIM^ 1 Shoes Styles to Suit Any Man Who Walks. S You young men want Style as well as quality. You get J B both when you buy your Shoes from Hendrix. "RED" HUGHES is our representative at Guilford. It will B 1 pay vou to talk the matter over with him. J M.HENDRIX&CO. | 223 S. Elm St. Greensboro, N. 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