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2 (gmlfarbum GUILFORD COLLEGE, X. C. PUBLISHED WEEKLY BOARD Itimous T. Valentine. Editor-in-Chief John Henry Beeson. . .Business Mgr. Bernice Pike Secretary Prof. J. B. Woosley. .Alumni Editor Prof. H. H. Brinton. Faculty Adviser Prof. Mark Balderston Faculty Adviser ASSOCIATE EDITORS Sallie McGehee Robert Frazier Jones Smith Ethel Speas Grace Taylor Slierley White Deborah Brown Rliesa L. Newlin Mary Ina Shamburger Address all communications to THE GUILFORDIAN, Guilford College, N. C. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE SI.OO PER YEAR COLLEGE MARSHALS Laurence Grissom, Chief. Bernice Pike Deborah Brown Ira Hinshaw Jones Smith CALENDAR. Wednesday, 6.30: Sophomore class meeting. Wednesday, 7.00: Literary Club meets. Thursday, 6.30: Y. M. C. A. meet ing, Prof. W. C. George leader. Thursday, 6.30: Y. W. C. A. meet ing. Friday, 7.00: Literary Societies meet. Sunday, 11.00 and 7.30: Preach ing. Monday, 7.00: Chorus meets. Tuesday, 6.30: Junior class meet ing. The Guilfordian offers its columns to the alumni and invites them to write letters upon any subject of in terest to the students and friends of the institution. These will be pub lished signed or unsigned according to the desire of the writer. In this issue we are publishing the first of a series of articles from the pens of the various professors. The one appearing this week has for its subject "The Rules of Revised Spell ing" by Professor Davis. For thirty years Professor Davis has been agi tating the promotion of principles that would tend to put the spelling of English upon a common sense basis, and we assure all our readers that they will find this article to be both interesting and entertaining. WHERE TROUBLE STARTS. There is nothing that will lower the standing of an athlete more quickly than unsportmanlike con duct upon the play ground. Take for instance, the rudely trained man who slugs his adversary in a football game or jumps off side just because he happens to find that no officer is looking in his particular direction. Such a person is creating for himself an unpleasant atmosphere among the better element of his own associates and is moulding for himself an un enviable reputation in the hearts of all refined observers that will live and flourish until its progress defies counteraction. It therefore becomes the duty of every person to subject his life to the most severe test in or der that he may ascertain whether he is doing unto others as he would have them do unto him. The practise of "striking below the belt" or taking undue advantage, by some individuals, of the authority vested in them, either by position or seniority, is far more pronounced at Guilford than violations of the rules of manly sportmanship, and it is to this trouble fostering menace to hu man happiness that we want especial ly to call attention hoping that we may help to remove all possibilities of unkind thrusts which are fre quently made under protection of po sition or gender. Let there be no person so wise in his own conceit or so far above the latitude of mortal domain that he is not willing to make a careful survey of his own conduct to see if he is not circumscribing some other life with the evils of his own foul play. WHY NOT? Since the opening reception, which was given September 9th by the two Christian Associations in honor of the new students, there has been a succession of Saturday night socials. It is now October 7th. Socials at Guilford form a sort of halo for some of the most lasting and pleasant memories. This is especial ly true of such events as 'the track evening; however too many socials in such swift succession followed by a long privation may prove disas trous to verdant inexperience. It may, possibly, add a few strict en forcements to that multitude always in sway. Next spring—long, drowsy days, and then sleepless nights. Why? It is the season of contests. These are almost symbolical of the struggles which foreshadow Seniors prior to the glories of graduation. There is every sort of contest from high school and freshman inspiration on thru the realms of peace until the Websterians, Philomatheans, Henry Clays and Zatasians began their agi tations after which if there ever was such a thing as peace it is forgotten. An earnest advocate for the cause of expression finally restores and leaves this Quaker principle in the minds of the compulsory audience. Contests are intellectually eleva ting; socials are essentially uplifting. There are certainly not too many of either; but to get the best results why not have a few socials in the spring and part of the contests in the fall? THOUGH OR THO. Professor Davis Writes Entertaining ly on Simplified Spelling. To the Editors of The Guilfordian: It has occurred to me that the Guilfordian might do a real service in the line of educational progress by giving practical encouragement to the cause of simplified spelling. A few of the members of the college faculty who hav held their positions here continuously since the Simpli fied Spelling Board was organized, promiest adherence to its principles and practices, but no general adop- THE GUILF ORDI AN tion of the propaganda of the Board lias ever been attempted. I do not know what may be the attitude of the new members of the faculty to wards the reform, but I apprehend that if the Guilfordian staff felt enuf interest in the subject to adopt some or all of the proposed rules for amending English orthografy, there would be no serious objection to it on the part of the administration or of the new heads of departments. Personally I am in favor of the most thorogoing reform, and am not afraid to spell in any Avay that is rea sonable, whether such spellings are according to the proposed rules or not; but as a matter of expediency, I think it is better to be moderate, and in public print to adhere pretty strictly to the procedure suggested by recognized authority. The lists of words and general rules that hav been proposed by the Simplified Spoiling Board hav the backing of the highest authority in the English speaking world. There is nothing that can be said against them either logically or philologically. It is only the inertia of innovation that has to be overcome, and the possible slight inconvenience of the want of a stan dard of uniformity, if these simpli fied spellings were allowed in college exercises. But for a college publica tion there need be no further com plication than that the staff agree upon the extent of the reform which they are willing to advocate or bet ter to practice, and possibly to print such lists or rules, as a guide to edi torial writers and contributors. Such rules at the head of the edi torial column might be necessary for the sake of the printers who often feel under obligation to correct the supposed bad spelling of contribu tors. Such a step on the part of the edi torial staff of he Guilfordian might be the most practical manner of se curing the general adoption of the reform for all college exercises. J. FRANKLIN DAVIS. ARCADE BARBER SHOP BENBOW ARCADE. Expert Barbers, best service in the city. 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