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 (Continued on page four.) 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 (Continued on page four.) 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 Concluded on Page Four.

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