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Page Two THE GUILFORDIAN Published weekly by the Zatasian, Henry Clay, Philomathean, and Web sterian Literary Societies. Editorial Staff Joseph J. Cox Editor-in-Chief Ira Guthry Newlin ... Managing Editor Edwin Rozell Associate Editor Robert Atkinson Associate Editor Miss N. Era Lasley .... Alumni Editor Miss Dorothy Gilbert .. Faculty Adviser Byron A. Haworth Contributor Reporters Ora Melvin Sara Edgerton Gurney Collins Gertrude Hinshaw Reginald Marshall Leslie Murphy Paul Reynolds Rachel Ives Deborah Harvey Ruth Outland Eugene Hire Sinclair Williams Business Staff Robert Griffin Business Manager Moore Rabb .. Ass't. Business Manager Alice Hazard Secretary Thelma King Circulation Mgr. Wilmer Steele ..Ass't Subscription Mgr. Address all communications to THE GUILFORDIAN, Guilford College, N. C. Subscription price $1.50 per year Entered at the post, office in Guilford College, N. C., as second class mail matter. Member of North Carolina Collegiate Press Association. It is perhaps fortunate that we don't know enough about football to offer suggestions. We have a training and fighting team with a coach that has turned out championship elevens else where. It does seem a singularly pecul iar coincidence, however, that such a large percentage of our oppon ents' touchdowns have been direct outcomes of intercepted passes. • It has been said that the team which takes advantage of the breaks of the game usually wins. Our defeats are not due to any definite inferiority, but to the fact that the other side took .the breaks. Wake up, Guilford ! We have been behind you all the year, and we still are. Literary Societies In a recent issue of the GUIL FORDIAN we were indiscreet to the extent of quoting a reliable and unbiased, conservative and inter ested alumna and ex-faculty mem ber of Guilford College in a state ment concerning the antiquity of the local type of literary society. We sincerely beg our misquoters, who accused us of recommending the abolishment of the local politi cal machines, to re-read our para graph on the disputed subject. We feel that there is no organi zation on the campus that is as val uable and beneficial along some lines as a literary society. Some type of fraternal organization is needed on every campus; and in this respect the two men's societies are howling successes. The howls may be equally divided between po litical activity and fraternalism, however. Our contention always has been that the present dead type of pro grain should give way to the more educational and up-to-date form of open forum or parliamentary body. The arguments on the proposed re modeling have but resolved them selves into faction warfare. At the present writing there are only four constitutional members of one of the men's societies, ac cording to the treasurer. The other can claim only seventeen, ac cording to its treasurer. We are looking forward to the time when literary societies at Guil ford will catch the spirit of the age and become literary and educa tional in value as well as political. In a small school it is impossible to escape "personalities" in ques tions of dispute; but we hope that ensuing arguments will be as near to the point as possible. POWYS LECTURES TO GUILFORD STUDENTS ABOUT SELF-CULTURE (Continued from Page One) culture is invaluable. It develops one's personality and fosters genius and in dividuality. Mr. Powys defines the art of self-culture as "the art of becoming more and more sensitively and imagi natively aware of what it is to be alive upon the earth." It is plain that that does not include all phases of life and it isn't essential to one's existence. Without a doubt, one can get to heaven and not know the meaning of the phrase. Those who have made their aim in life that of being good, or earn ing money, or ferreting out truths, very likely will not have much time left for the art of self-culture. St. Francis of Assissi was too busy thinking good thoughts, as he wandered through the woods, to know whether the sun was shining or the rain descending, and foi st. Francis that was all right. Charles Darwin very probably didn't know there was such a thing as self-culture, so intent was he in finding truths, and for him that was all right. There are those, however, for whom self-culture is the very thing; Mr. I'owys says that he himself was made for literature and self-culture, and it is to such people that his remarks are directed. Life is made up of the good, the true, and the beautiful. These three are often merged into one and it is not the wish of anyone to separate them, but self-culture deals with the third in par ticular. The cult of the beautiful in cludes a large scope. A sense of humor may be beautiful, or terrible things may be so perfect as to be beautiful. A cultivation of the senses to appre ciate the beauties of nature, the abil ity to sense the lovely in mere lights and shadows shifting around us all the time, is an essential of true self-cul ture. Anyone who requires a sunset or sunrise, the Grand Canyon, or the Alps, before lie can really get a thrill is hopeless. The reason we meet such terrors while traveling is because it is just these people who require a terri ble shock before it "registers" at all, who are continually globe-trotting for a kick. Everyone should know a little of all the phases of nature, enough astrono my to be half-way intelligent on the subject of the solar system, and enough botany to know a maple from an oak. A subtleness of feeling, a sensuous ness, should be cultivated so that ev erything we do is done as a satisfac tion of our jcsthetic senses. The very habit of eating should, under proper circumstances be a beautiful thing. Mr. Powys says that to him certain foods are more aesthetic than others. One cannot but agree. Another earmark of a self-culturist is his love of solitude. A true self culturist is never completely happy un less he is by himself. According to the speaker, none but numbskulls and dumb bells run in crowds. "Hail-fellow-well mets" are doubtless all right, at any rate, they are in no danger of death because they never lived. If you would practice self-culture, read, and walk by yourself. Escape family and friends some of time. The busiest of us is not busy every minute, for everybody has some margin, and this margin is the opportunity of self culture. As a beginning, create your own philosophy, reverently but skep tically, or if you already have a vague one, bring it to the surface and polish THE GUILFORDIAN it up. Never argue with people or be self-assertive, but whisper conclusions. A chattering, superficial cleverness is a decided enemy of true self-culture. A proper combination of child-likeness and sophistication, analytical-minded ness, and sensitiveness should be your goal. Books which Mr. I'owys recommend ed as having helped him are Matthew Arnold's poetry, "Swans Way,"by Mar cell Proust; Walter Pater's "Gaston de la Tour," Dante's "Inferno," and Goethe's "Faust." •+* THE QUAKER ELEVEN DEFEATED BY ELON AND A. C. C. GRIDDERS (Continued from Page One) Robertson Munn Quarterback Newlin, B. (iillett Left Half Moore, S. Riggon Right Half Wildman Meekins Fullback Elon Game Using a dazzling aerial attack that completely baffled the Guilford team, the Fighting Christians passed their way to a 81-13 victory on Ilobbs field October 21). Elon kicked to start the game and Captain Robertson of Guilford returned the ball fifteen yards before being downed. For about ten minutes the two teams fought in the middle of the field, both using straight football, and neither showing any superiority over the other. Then Elon let loose a for ward pass attack that soon brought the Christians within striking distance of the goal. Then the Elon warriors pounded the line four times and 011 the fourth down Walker took the ball over. Elon kicked off again and by a va ried assortment of passes and end runs, with Walker and Waggoner carrying the ball, the Christians accounted for three more touchdowns in the first half, making the score 2.">-0 at the end of the half. The last half was an entirely dif ferent story, with Guilford taking the offensive and Elon assuming the de fensive role. Elon kicked off and Wildman returned the ball about ten yards before being down. The Quakers lost the ball on an intercepted pass which Walker converted into a touch down for Elon. After this break Elon did not threaten the Quaker goal again. The Guilford team took the offensive and by passes and end runs, with an occasional line play for variety, ad vanced to within striking distance of the Elon goal and in a short time Rob ertson took the bit 11 over for a touch down and S. Moore kicked the extra point. Again Elon kicked and Guil ford's passing combination, Robertson to Marshall, began to function, three being completed in rapid succession and another touchdown soon followed. In the closing minutes of the game Mar shall again took the ball over the goal line on a pass, but this was disal lowed as Guilford was off-sides. The game ended with the ball in Guilford's possession on Elon's 15-yard line. Elon has a star player in Walker, who can and did pass with remark able precision and make ground around ;-T -- QUALITY JEWELERS' GREENSBORO, N. C. s ■ —- cS chif^an's * end at will. For Guilford the run ning and tackling of Wildman featured and the tackling and receiving of pass es by Marshall was the topic of much favorable comment. The lineup: Guilford (13) Position Elon (31) Ilolt Bromer Left End Murphy Smith Left Tackle Houle Nelson Left Guard Trivette Hardy Center Beainon McCanly Right Guard Moon Eflrd Right Tackle Marshall Zeigler Right End Robertson Walker Quarterback Moore Cogglns Half Back Wildman Bock Half Back I'arrish Waggener Fullback CROSS-COUNTRY RUN TO BE NOVEMBER 23 The Athletic Association is Offering a Silver Trophy to the Man Who is First to Finish Contest Through the .co-operation of Scliiff man's Jewelry store in Greensboro, the Athletic Association is offering a silver trophy to the man finishing first, and ribbons to the next three men in the cross-country run which will be a con test between the four classes as well as an individual contest at Guilford Col lege. The cross-country run will take place Wednesday, November 23 at 4:1." p. 111. The first three men of each class to finish make up a team; the men will score in the order in which they finish, and the class team with the lowest score will be awarded five points 011 the big athletic cup that will be given later. Each class will be awarded one-lialf point toward the athletic cup for each man that finishes within five minutes of the winner. The course will be approximately two miles, and will start and finish on the track. * * STRATFORD-W EATHERLY DRUG CO. "We Always Sell the Best" College Headquarters in Greensboro ♦ -8- * * CRUTCHFIELD PLUMBING COMPANY' GREENSBORO, N. C. * * W. I. Anderson & Go. Wholesale FRUITS AND PRODUCE Greensboro, N. C. * GREENSBORO HARDWARE GO. Hardware OUR STORE WELCOMES YOU 221 S. Elm Street Greensboro, N. C. SCHOOL SUPPLIES A full line always on hand for your selection. WILLS BOOK & STATIONERY CO. GUILFORD LUMBER MFG. 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