THE GUILFORDIAN
VOLUME 11.
THE ANNUAL MINSTREL, Sat., Mar. 18,8 p.m.
BASEBALL
Since the beginning of the base
ball practice Guilford's prospects
for a winning team have been
somewhat strengthened. Some
new men who were not in the fall
practice have come out and are
showing up well in uniforms. Be
cause of the large number of va
cant places to he filled and the
large number of applicants for
these places, quite a few have not
yet been decided upon. Captain
Short, a varsity man for the last
three seasons, will direct the team
from the third base. His sound
head-work and hitting ability will
be of telling effect when the sea
son opens.
Emmett Edgerton and .l>e
Reddiek are both working hard
for the tirst base, and by the open
ing of the season they will have
developed into good men for the
initial sack. Win. Futrell is back
again this year and is doing the
work behind the bat. Futrell has
been a varsity man for three years
and his knowledge of baseball and
keen eye to judgi a man make him
a very valuable man to the team.
Royal, John Morris, Armstrong
and Johnson are also being tried
out in the infield. Morris and
Royal handle themselves well at
the second base, Armstrong and
Johnson show marked improve
ment at short. There are quite a
few trying out for the outfield.
Among whom are Garner, Miller,
Riddick, Fitzgerald, and Clark.
Of these men Garner and Riddick
are last year's varsity men and
their worth has to be considered.
Miller and Fitzgerald are last
year's scrub men who are making
a fine showing. Clark, a new man,
handles himself like a ballplayer,
and hits the pill with slugging
force.
There are no less than five or six
trying for the pitching start'.
These men have shown marked
improvement in the last few warm
days, and we believe that by the
opening game they will have de
veloped such speed and curves
that the strong opposing teams
will have something to reckon
with. Zachary, the big left band
er, and F. H. Morris, of last year's
squad, are making rapid improve
ment and will be of much value to
the team. Finch, Worth and Fort
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GUILFORD COLLEGE, N. C., MARCH 15, 1916.
PHILOMATHEANWEBSTERIAN SOCIAL
A GREAT SUCCESS AND UNIQUE PROGRAM—A
HEARTY WELCOME FOR WEBSTERIANS.
Founders Hall, on last Friday
evening was the scene of one of
the most enjoyable social events
of the year, when the Philomathe
an Literary Society entertained
the Websterians.
Upon entering the hall the Web
sterians were greeted with a jolly
song, "Heigh-Ho! For a Hus
band," given by the Philomathean
chorus. As soon as every one was
seated, Miss Worth, Ihe president,
called the house It) order and gave
Ihe Webs, a hearty welcome, after
which began a most appropriate
and unique program.
The genius and greatness of
that master of English literature,
William Shakespeare,was brought
afresh to the minds of those pres
ent. As one saw the bust of the
great dramatist gazing upon the
scene from a corner behind the
president's chair, and heard the
program frought with the spirit
of his works, one seemed to be
transported back into the days of
three hundred years ago into the
court of the English nobility.
The program consisted of the
following numbers, each being
either quotations of the writer, or
some truths about him presented
in an artistic manner.
I. a. Prologue, Shakespeare's
Appeal to Students —Mary I.
Shamburger.
b. Special, Benedict and He
at rice.
Miss White Entertains
The girls of 1 lie Junior-Senior
Bible class enjoyed a delightful
little party given by Miss Julia
White at "Honiewood" last Mon
day afternoon.
Attractive booklets, Poems of
girls decided from the length of
the character who was placed aft
er Poems of , that it must
be Longfellow. The guests were
surprised too that they conld not
name more of the poems of this
DON'T FORGET THE MIN
STREL ON SATURDAY EVEN
ING!
11. a. Sllakes]tealean Wit —Ju-
liette Ballinger.
b. Solo, "Who is Sylvia?"—
Carrie Yates.
111. Court Scene, Merchant of
Venice.
IV. Chorus, "Sigh No More
Ladies."
V. Epilogue, "Hamlet" —Hazel
Armstrong.
The paper on "Shakespeare's
Appeal to Students," beautifully
portrayed those parts of Shake
speare's works, which appeal par
ticularly to students. The special
scene of "Benedict with Beatrice"
was well presented. Miss Ballin
ger showed well the wit of the
dramtist, and the addition of per
sonal touches made it doubly in
teresting and amusing. The touch
of the dramtic was added when a
number of the young ladies pre
sented the trial of Antonio from
"The Merchant of Venice." The
practical side of his works was
shown in the Epilogue from
"Hamlet." Polonius' advice to
Laertes by Miss Armstrong. The
musical numbers above were beau
tifully rendered and delighted the
audience. The literary exercises
ended with a neitly turned critic's
report by Miss Morris.
Immediately following the ] >i*>-
gram, IJnineo began his search for
Juliette and likewise Juliette for
Romeo. Hut soon the couples
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author, for when the test came
they were puzzled over illustra
lions of the poems.
The following menu was served:
Fruit salad Wafers
Sandwiches Cheese straws
Olives
Gelatine Cake
Coffee Mints
Every girl went away knowing
that she had had a very good time.
Coach Fox and William Futi'ell
spent tlio week-end visiting fi lends
away from the college.
DON'T FORGET THE MIN
STREL ON SATURDAY EVEN
ING!
NUMBER 22
THE MINSTREL
When the curtain in Memorial
Hall rises on Saturday evening,
March 18th. promptly at 8 o'clock,
"Ye Old-time Niggers" will lx
present to greet you. "Tambo,"
"Bones," "Kastus," and "Snow
hall," all black and shining, have
left the army corps in Mexico in
order to be present on this occa
sion. Others niggers from rag
time town have been ordered out,
and are said to be making forced
marches to Dixie-land. Just what
this combination will do to "Mr.
Johnson," the college, state and
nation on this particular occasion
is absolutely beyond prediction,
but the situations produced will
hardly resemble a funeral proces
sion. Suffice it to say that "Tam
bo," alias "Bill" Futrell, around
whom Guilford minstrels have
centered for the past quarter of a
century, is still here and is said to
be charged and surcharged with
jokes and witticisms. "Bones,"
alias Harrell Budd, "Tambo's"
running mate for the several sea
sons past, is also 011 deck with
abundant orders from the captain
to watch for German submarines.
Other niggers, new only to Guil
ford gatherings, are arranging
their kinks, and as to the rest—
why, come and see.
Siwash Defeats Peedunk.
Last Saturday night a very in
teresting game of basketball was
played in the gvinnasiuin between
the two college teams, Siwash and
Peedunk. The girls are allowed
only one public game during the
season, so quite a crowd attended
and aided the players by their
cheering and yells.
The game was very one-sided in
the first third when the Siwash
forwards dropped in one goal
from the field and one foul goal,
and prevented the Peedunk for
wards from throwing a single
goal. In the second third, how
ever, the Peedunk team rallied
considerably and scored three
points to their opponents three.
When the Peedunks went on the
floor for the final third, they went
with an aim and succeeded in
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