THE GUILFORDIAN
VOLUME I.
Mr. Van Noppen at Guilford
Mr. Leonard ('. Van Noppen,
one of Guilford's most prominent
alumni, a member of the ( lass of
181)0, which was I lie second class
to graduate from Guilford, was
our distinguished visitor on Thurs
day alien when he delivered
his most entertaining and instruc
tive lecture on "The Dutch Re
naissance." Mr. Van Noppen pre
faced his lecture with some very
interesting reminiscences of life
al Guilford. He spoke in high
lerms of the value of his work
here. "To Dr. Hobbs and Profes
sor Davis who instructed me in
It in and Greek he
said, "I owe more than lo any of
my later teachers my desire for ex
cellence and thoroughness of schol
arship."
Mr. Van Noppen then spoke of
the work of the Quakers as pion
eers in the peace doctrine. The
Quakers, he asserted, are the only
denomination which has unflinch
ingly and uncompromisingly op
posed war and the world is just
now coming around to their view
point. And after this present con
llict is over a more lasting and
permanent peace will he establish
ed, he prophesied.
With these preliminary observ
ations Mr. Van Noppen then pro
ceeded with his lecture. He treat
ed of the Dutch Renaissance from
its many aspects—painting, poli
tics, literature, art, and govern
ment. In his clear and elegant
delineation of Dutch history he
portrayed in figurative language
the position of Holland as a world
influence in the several channels
of art, literature, painting and
politics. To the Dutch scholar
Erasmus he ascribed the stimula
tion of the humanistic movement.
Erasmus, while he wrote liltle.
created a love for the classics.
Grot ius and Vondel among other
great Dutch men of letters were
presented and the striking com
parison of Vondel with Shake
s pea re as writers who made the
ideal the practical, was very splen
didly drawn.
In the field of Dutch painting
Mr. Van Noppen spoke of Keni
brand! and others who painted
life in wonderful originality. The
contributions of the Dutch to the
science of politics he noted briefly,
in Holland as early as the 17th
century religious freedom, local
self-government, and the secret
ballot, were all in force. From
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GUILFORD COLLEGE, N. C., APRIL 28, 1915.
THE VIRGINIA TRIP
Guilford Loses Four Out of Five—Second Team Wins
Two.
The baseball team on (lie Vir
ginia trip was defeated in all the
games save one. Onr team on the
whole made a creditable showing
and with the exception of stick
work played good ball. Being nn
able to hit at the proper times
gave us the little end of the score.
On Tuesday afternoon we met
the Winston League team and
were defeated by the tune of l'i to
1. The leaguers found no trouble
in hilling the offerings of Zach
ary, and Groome, who was sent in
at the seventh inning, for a try
out, did but little better. The
pitching of Meador and the bat
ling of Barber for Winston fea
tured. Garner led with a single
and double for Guilford and Fu
trell also hit a two bagger.
The game with Koanoke College
was featured by strike outs, both
pitchers having 12 batters to fan
the air in vain. The game was
not free from errors and this help
ed the opponents considerably.
The home run of Tavenner of lioa
noke in the eighth featured. With
the exception of the second in
ning Mnrchison pitched good ball,
ball.
The tii-st game with V. I'. T. was
lost through inability on our part
to connect with Bibb's offerings
at the proper time. He struck out
10 men. Short, who pitched it
steady game for Guilford, fanned
7, The V. P. I. team was especial
ly strong in hitting. Bruce secur
ed a bonier, a two-bagger ami
three singles out of live trips to
the plate. Dixon also got a
homer. Short and Zachary each
hit for three bases, but only the
latter drove in runs. Guilfor I
scored three runs in the fourth in
ning when it looked like victory,
bnl our boys were unable to keep
the pace.
In the second game, Guilford
got three hits in the lirst inning,
one of these being a three-bagger
by Moore, which scored three runs.
After this, Treakle held the boys
to no hits and struck out 11 men
ill the following innings. Mnr
chison was wild, due partly to a
slippery field, but after the first
three innings he pitched good bail.
Davis played a fast game at short
and broke up several would-be
hits. The game was called after
the seventh on account of dark
ness.
The only victory of the trip was
won when we defeated Kinory and
Henry College in a fast, clean
game. The opponents scored their
only run in the first inning and
after this Short let them down
with two hits, striking out S men.
The team work and support given
him were of big league style. Fu
trell hit for two donbles, while
(Jroome led with .'5 singles. The
score by innings and batteries of
all the games are as follows:
B. H. E.
Guilford 1 4 G
Winston 1(5 14 2
Batteries : Zachary, (iroonie and
Futrell; Meador, Foley and Byrd.
Two-base hits, Futrell. Garner,
Barber (3).
B. 11. E.
Guilford . . 000 200 001—3 (5 2
Roanoke . . 030 000 02x—5 7 5
Batteries: Murchison and Fu
trell; Tiffany and Haslet. Two
base hit. Short; three-base hit.
Haslet; home run, Tavernier;
struck out by Murchison 13, by
Tiffany 12; bases on balls, off Mur
chison 1, off Tiffany 1.
B. H. E.
Guilford . 000 301 000— 4 > 5
V. P. 1. . . 201 312 Olx—lo 13 2
Batteries: Short and Futrell;
Bibb, Gaines and Ooffenberg.
Two-base hits, Garner, Powell.
Williams, Bruce; three-base hits.
T. Short, Zachary, Williams, Lo
gan; home runs, Bruce, Dixon;
struck out, by Hibb 111. by Short 0.
B. H. E.
Guilford. . . 300 000 o—:{ :{ 4
V.P.I 201 002 o—s 8 1
Batteries; Murchison and Fu
trell; Treakle and Coffenberg.
I'wo-base hits, Gould man, Wil
liams; three-base hit, Moore;
struck out, by Murhison 3, by
Treakle II ; bases on balls, oil'
Murchison -1, Treakle 1.
B. 11. E.
Guilford . . 010 002 010 4 8 2
Em. & Hen'y 100 000 000—1 :} l
Batteries: Short and Futrell;
Dyer, Withers, Hurley and Jack
son. Two base hits, Futrell (2),
W. Short, Stuart; struck out, by
Short 8. by Dyer 3, by Withers ,
by Hurley 3.
Second Team Takes Two.
The Guilford second team won
NUMBER 24
Zatasian Contest
The seventh annual oratorical
contest of the Zatasian Literary
Society was held on Saturday
evening, April 24, 101 i). The pro
gram was as follows:
The Swalls, by Corven —Solo hv
.Mrs. .Marguerite 'art land Kernel-.
The Ked Cross Movement—-Lola
Kd wards.
Our Life-Savers —IJernice I'ike.
Moonlight Schools Eugenia
l'ayne.
Will o' the Wisp, hy Spross—
Solo by Mrs. Farguerite Cart land
Iverner.
The Social Duty of the Church
—Ethel Speas.
Our ludiitu Relics—Ethel Whit
man.
Sandman Am A-Softly Comin".
hy J)oorak—Trio hy Speas, l)ix,
and Pike.
All of the orations were good
and each girl did decided justice
to herself and Society. The prize,
a complete set of Shakespeare,
was awarded to Eugenia Payne.
Mrs. Iverner sang in a most
beautiful and charming manner.
The songs were a special feature
of the programe. AVe hope that
we may have the pleasure of hear
ing her again.
The program, too, would have
been quite incomplete without
Miss Dawson's delightful accom
paniments.
The judges for the contest were
Miss Mary Petty, of Greensboro,
and Messrs. Leroy Miller and J.
F. Spruill, of Lexington, X. C.
Mr. Spruill delivered the prize.
from Monticello High School at
Mont icello on last Wednesday
evening. The game started nicely,
both teams plaving good ball.
Monticello scored tirst when in
the second inning an error, two
hits, and a sacrifice fly netted
them one run. Guilford followed
suit in the third inning by scor
ing two and again in the sevent'i
they connected \tfith Ohristnion
for seven safeties which netted
them six runs. Two more tallies
were added in the eighth.
The feature of the game was the
heavy hitting of the (ill i I ford bo vs.
Miller starred with the willow se
curing four safeties out of four
times up. The score follows:
K. 11, !•:.
Monticello 010 000 000— 1 ~> (i
Guil. 2nds 002 00(5 (IL'O—1(1 14 2
IJatteries: Monticello, Christ
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