VOLUME 111
Page Addresses
Guilford Audience
Delivers Masterly Defense of Demo
cratic Administration at Wilson
Day Celebration.
On Saturday evening, October 28,
the Wilson-Bickett Club of Guilford
College duly celebrated Woodrow
Wilson day by having as speaker for
the occasion, Honorable Robert N.
Page, for the last fourteen years Con
gressman from the Seventh district, a
leader in the House of Representa
tives and a brother of Walter H.
Page, Ambassador to Great Britain.
Dr. L. L. Hobbs read the special
message of Woodrow Wilson, after
which I. T. Valentine introduced
Charles A. Hines, of Greensboro, who,
in a few fitting words, introduced the
speaker for the evening.
Mr. Page delighted his audience
with a strong and appealing address,
based on the issues of the present
presidential campaign. In the very
beginning he proclaimed his pride in
being a Democrat—in being a mem
ber of the only national party in ex
istence. The Democratic party, he
said, was born within the Republic.
Next he spoke of the attitude of
the two parties towards sectionalism.
Thousands of Republicans, he said,
are being brot into the Democratic
party because Hughes, for the first
time in years, has unfurled and wav
ed the "bloody shirt." The Republi
can party is based on sectionalism.
Its principle has always been the
class against the mass.
Mr. Page began his discussion of
the legislative record of the Demo
cratic administration with a review
of the financial and banking history
of the past fifty years. He explained
how the Republicans, under the exi
gencies of a war had passed a nation
al banking act in 1864 which provid
ed for the issue of paper money based
on government bonds, or the national
debt. This system allowed for no
expansion of the currency when ex
pansion was necessary, nor contrac
tion when contraction was desirable.
It was responsible for the so-called
"Cleveland" panic of 1893, and also
the panic of 1907, which the Repub
licans are wont to forget. When the
Democrats were given the reins of
government the party, under the
leadership of Woodrow Wilson, with
in nine months after the installation
of the president, had written on the
statute books, the most constructive
currency legislation this nation has
6ver seen.
The Federal Reserve Act, instead
of basing the currency on the debt of
the government, bases it on the as
sets and thus secures elasticity. Be
sides it has freed American business
and enterprise from the domination
of the money monopoly by establish
ing twelve regional banks over the
country whose function it is to pro
vide ample currency for industrial
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GUILFORD COLLEGE, N. C., NOVEMBER 1, 1916.
Zatasians Entertain Websterians
Witches Dance, Owls Hoot and
Ghosts Walk at First of the
Season's Receptions.
The first of the year's intersociety
functions occurred on Friday evening
when the Zatasians entertained the
Webs at a very pleasing reception in
their rooms at Founders following a
well executed Hallowe'en program in
Memorial Hall.
Memorial was tastefully decorated
in blue and yellow, a color scheme
which was carried out in the gowns
of the officers, Miss Mary Ella Cope
land, president, and Miss Gertrude
Cronk, secretary.
The witch scene from Macbeth was
well rendered by Misses Faucette,
Burke, Steele and Stout. The ranc
ous soprano tones of Misses Faucette
and Burke aided by the basso pro
fundo of Miss Steele, as they perform
ed their weird incantations about the
flaming caldron, were calculated to
chill the blood of the veriest ration
alist. Miss Stout as Hecate ended the
ceremonial and the scene closed with
a weird dance by eight black gowned,
peaked hatted witches.
During the intermission which fol
lowed Miss Isabella Galdo gave a
pleasing violin solo accompanied on
the piano by her sister, Miss Teresa
Galdo.
The curtain rose again on the New
Garden cemetery in 1975. Promi
nent in the foreground was a granite
slab upon which was carved Remains
of Guilford College. Flanking it on
either side were stones marking the
last resting places of prominent Web
sterians, each with a suggestive epi
tajph. In the background the cres
cent moon shone through the
branches of a cedar tree and two owls
of heroic size with huge blinking eyes
and weird tremolo voices conversed
together and informed the audience
that this was All Hallowe'en and that
the spirits of the dead would rise at
midnight and call back memories of
the past. A bell pealed out the witch
ing hour and slowly from behind the
stones white sheeted ghosts arose and
Miss Bernice Pike as First Ghost read
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LIGHT RAYS DISCUSSED IX
SCIENCE CLUB.
The Scientific Society last Wednes
day night heard Prof. Balderston's
discuss the history of the theory of
optics. He devoted part of the time
to an outline of the various subjects
which might be taken up in a general
study of electro magnetic waves, such
as "wireless" waves, radiant heat,
visual light, ultra-violet light and X
rays. He then discussed from an his
torical point of view various theories
in regard to light and ended by pro
jecting a spectrum on the screen and
locating the ultra violet light by
means of a fluorescent screen. The
following were received into member
ship: Addie Morris, Rodger Kiser,
Paul Fitzgerald, Joe Reddick and
Jessie Cox.
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MISS MAUDE LASSITER
Sergeant-at-Arms to the Hughes-Linney-
Grissom Club
Guilford Loses to Woflord, 31-0
The Palmetto lioys Prove Too Strong
for Inexperienced Quaker Clul).
At Sparatanburg, S. C., on Satur
day, the Crimson and Gray went
down to defeat before the Woflord
eleven by the score of 31 to 0. How
ever, the score does not indicate the
strength of Guilford's squad, as it
was, in athletic phraseology an "off
day," while on the other hand luck
seemed to favor the opposing grid
ironers.
The Quakers at times made good
gains, but when within a few yards
of a touchdown fumibled and dispel
ed all hopes of scoring. It was large
ly due to repeated fumbles tlvat the
Crimson and Gray was not able to
register a touchdown.
On the whole Wofford's line was
firmer and more aggressive than
Guilford's. By end runs she made
the majority of her advances. The
Quakers were unable to gain by end
runs, excepting one by Armstrong for
fifteen yards around left end, but did
perform several forward passes in ex
cellent style.
So far this season, Guilford has
broken even in games, winning two
and losing two. Since this is her
first year in football since 1905 when
the sport was discontinued, the ad
herents of the game should not, and
do not, feel discouraged for the show
ing made. As is a well known fact
it requires more than one year to de
velop a gridiron machine able to cope
with strong college aggregations, and
this fact alone should be a stimulus
for future developmenr in this favor
ite sport.
Score by quarters:
Wofford 14—0—10—7—31
Guilford 0— 0— o—o 0
Line up for Guilford: Center, Fort;
right guard, Beeson; left guard,
Lloyd; right tackle, Garner; left tac
kle, Zachary; right end, Jones; left
end, Stafford; full back, Newlin;
quarterback, Copeland; left halfback,
Jonas; right halfback, Armstrong.
Substitutes for Guilford: Hollowell
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Guilfordians Hear
Judge Bynum
Noted Republican Addresses Student
I tody oil the Issues of the l)uy
On Tuesday afternoon, October 24,
Judge W. P. Byuuni. or Greensboro,
was the distinguished guest of the
local Hughes-Linney-Grissom Club.
In a few appropriate remarks, Mr.
Clifford Frazier, of the Greensboro
bar, presented Judge Bynuni to his
audience, which consisted of practi
cally the entire student body and fac
ulty, regardless of party lines. Tho
not a professional politician, but a
lawyer of wide repute. Judge Bynum
is recognized as one of the most able
speakers in the state.
In the beginning of his address,
the speaker reminded his audience
that the political problems of today
are peculiarly the inheritance of the
college men and women, and it be
hooves the student to consider seri
ously the issues, if he would vote in
telligently.
The United States is and always
has been a nation of party govern
ment. Today, in mental efficiency,
the representatives of the two lead
ing parties are practically the same,
altho their methods of thought and
actions are radically different. But
more important than the personality
of the m>an is the party pledges upon
which liis claim to support is based.
The Democratic platform of 1912
pledged a decrease in tariff rate
which would accomplish three things.
First, it would provide ample revenue
to pay running expenses of the gov
ernment; second, it would stimulate
legitimate business; third, it would
reduce the cost of living.
But a review of the present admin
istration shows that the Underwood
tarlfl bill has failed to provide for
the running expenses of the govern
ment and has necessitated a special
war tax; that during the ten months
which intervened between the enact
ment of the law and the beginning of
the European war, it had a depress
ing effect upon all business interests
and that only the outbreak of war
saved us from serious industrial stag
nation; that in spite of the low tariff
rates, the cost of the necessities of
life is higher than during the previ
ous administration.
Turning again to the Democratic
platform of 1912 Judge Bynum call
ed attention to the provisions con
tained in it regarding the second con
secutive presidential term; the Pan
ama canal tolls; the civil service sys
tem, and the protection of American
citizens. The attitude of the admin
istration toward these issues lias been
so changeable and conflicting that a
violation of the platform pledge has
resulted in every case.
Since tlie platform is the only
pledge of faith between the party and
the army of voters, and the present
administration has broken its solemn
promises to its supporters, how can
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