VOLUME in
Y. M. G A.
RAISES
$130.00
In the First Meeting Held in the
Renovated Y. M. C. A. Hall.
The regular meeting of the Y. M.
C. A. last Thursday evening was held
for the first time during -the collegi
ate year in the Y. M. C. A. hall. The
raising of money to buy chairs for
the room and to pay for the heating
apparatus was the primary object
of the meeting.
Treasurer D. D. S. Cameron made
his report which showed that $292.-
49 had been received and that $278.-
93 had been paid out leaving $13.56
in the treasury.
Of the amount received Prof. J. S.
Downing gave $10; J. Hoge Hicks
and R. P. Dicks $5.00 each; J. Gur
ney Briggs, $2.50; E. H. Mcßane, H.
A. Carroll, J. P. Parker, Dr. Ray
mond Binford, Gilliam Grissom, $2.00
each; J. M. Purdie, $1.75; R. J. Da
vis, $1.50; Lea White, M. T. Chil
ton, Gertrude M. Mendenhall, R. L.
Tremain, Irvin T. Blanchard, Mary
M. Petty, K. T. Futrelle, H. S. Saw
yer and O. P. Moffitt, 1.00 each. This
money has been well invested and
every member af the Y .IVT. C. A. is
thankful for these contributions.
The Y. W. C. A. also took pity on
our homeless condition and gave us
$20.00, for which we are very grate
ful and we wish .o express our ap
preciation to the girls for the work
which they had to do in order to get
this money.
After several short talks a chance
was given to each member present
to subscribe any amount to* the Y.
M. C. A. $101.25 was subscribed
and after the meeting a canvass of
the boys' rooms brought the amount
up to $130.25. Three members sub
scribed $lO each; three $5 each; one
$3.25; four, $3 each; two, $2.50
each; four, $2 each; one, $1.75; five,
$1.50 each, and forty-two, $1 each;
other subscriptions brought the
amount up to the $130.25.
We feel proud of our new home
and to every one who has helped us
in the work we send our thanks, but
we still need at least SIOO.OO more
for our heating arrangements have
not been paid for, neither have the
chairs been bought which we must
have. If there be any who can still
help us in our work by sending a
check they may rest assured that it
will be appreciated and will be used
in helping develop strong and pure
young men.
Mr. A. K. Moore, 'll, who has had
charge of the realty department of
the Guilford Insurance and Realty
Co., has recently been made secre
tary and treasurer of the reorgan
ized and progressive firm. "Aky"
is proving his worth as a business
man. He also claims to have the
finest little girl at his house that the
state boasts of.
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GUILFORD COLLEGE, N. C., JANUARY 10, 1917.
SENIORS
DEFEAT
FACULTY
B,V a Score of 10-7—Many Casualties
Feature Exciting' Game.
When Referee Dalton Smith's
whistle brought to a close the facul
ty-'Senior basketball game and the
awed spectators wrought to frenzied
state of excitement by the frantic ef
forts of the combatants waded over
the gory floor to seek beyond the
door a relief for their strained
nerves beneath the peaceful moon
light, another great event had passed
into the annals of Guilford athletics.
After the red cross assisted by a
corps of physicians and undertakers
had carried what was left of the
doughty warriors to their dressing
rooms and Prof. White, anxious to
sell a few cemetery lots, had been
refused admission to the casualty
wards, nought was left on the scene
of the fray except a few human frag
ments which the janitor thoughtful
ly presented to the Biology depart
ment.
The affair can be compared only
to the gladiatorial combats of anci
ent Rome. As the contestants took
their places the air was charged (for
even that is charged at Guilford)
with excitement. The faculty had
never practised, but never the less
had made some preparation. Prof.
Balderston had calculated the exact
velocity the ball would acquire if
thrown from the centre at an angle
of 36 degrees with a force of 2000-
000 dynes. Prof. Woosley had read
up all the important battles in his
tory. Prof. George had determined
the exact amount of metabolism un
dergone by the muscular tissue in
throwing a field goal the entire
length of the room. Prof. Brinton
had thrown out of his library all the
Quaker works on peace and had
spent the previous day on the flooor
with a surveyor's transit and chain
plotting all the strategic positions.
Coach Doak had got out an entire
new set of rules never heard of be
fore. The warning given the Seniors
that if they wished to pass the mid
year exams., they knew what they
would have to do, had no apprecia
ble effect on the result. Confident
that they had Valentine to fall oack
on in case of emergency they threw
all their energy into the fray. Gar
ner, bitten on the arm, threw the
first field goal. Woosley, after an
imitation of Pickett's charge, in
spite of a skinned knee, tied the
score with another. Garner replied
with two more and Brinton answer
ed with one. Doak threw a foul and
the first half ended with the score
6 to 5.
Soon after the beginning of the
second half the faculty secured a
lead of one point by throwing two
foul goals but toward the end Gar
ner and Moore each secured a field
goal and the victory.
The closing moments portrayed
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"NATIONALISM
IN AMERICAN
POETRY"
Subject of Delightful liecture ly
Professor George.
Saturday evening Prof. George
gave a very interesting lecture on
"The Spirit of Nationalism in Ameri
can Poetry," particularly in Lowe'.l
and Whitman.
Prof. George spoke in a general
way of the much discussed Ameri
canism, the meaning of which is only
an effort to find the collective soul
of the nation. Then he took up the
poetry of Lowell. By several illus
trations he showed that this poet
manifested an intense love for his
country. Despite the fact that Low
ell first advocated abolition, and aft
er his hopes were realized there he
earnestly sought to heal the wound
between the North and South, his
nationalism was distinctly New Eng
land.
Such cannot be said of the "Citi
zen Monarch of America,'' Walt
Whitman. He could catch the un
dertone of the vibrations of the
heart of America.
"I hear America singing, the va
ried carols. I hear those of the me
chanics. each one blithe and strong;
the carpenter singing his as he meas
ures his plank or beam. * * * *
The delicious singing of the mother,
or of the young wife at work, or of
the girl sewing and working, each
singing what belongs to him or her,
and to none else." This quotation
characterizes the spirit of all Whit
man's poetry. He labored to create
such a spirit of comradeship that
would bind the citizens of a demo
cratic country together. Surely
Whitman believed that the problem
of the melting pot would be solved
by the spirit of democracy which
he found living in our soul.
Prof. George compared Walt
Whitman to that American of all
Americans, Abraham Lincoln, and in
closing read Whitman's beautiful
tribute to that rugged statesman
who loved the Union.
WEBSTERIANS DEBATE CAPITAL
PUNISHMENT.
The Websterian Literary Society
held its regular meeting Friday
night. The meeting opened in the
usual manner. After the appoint
ment of judges, Robert H. Frazier
was appointed to act as critic.
The literary program for the even
ing coneisted of a debate on the
question, "Resolved, That the next
legislature should enact legislation
for the abolishment of capital pun
ishment." Messrs. H. N. Wijliard
and Babb advanced the affirmative,
while Messrs. Bowman and Yow up
held the negative. Both sides gave
excellent talks and produced good
arguments. The Bible was frequent
ly quoted by the speakers. The de
cision of the judges was in favor of
the affirmative. R. A. Lineberry
closed the program with an excellent
declamation.
NUMBER 14
Y. W. C. A.
TOLD TO
THINK
The first Y. W. C. A. meeting of
the new year was* held Thursday
evening with Mary Ina Shamburger
as leader. The subject of the splen
did talk made was "Thinking," and
so practical and so timely were her
remarks that this will be a meeting
long remembered by those who at
tended.
The speaker first described that
famous piece of statuary, The Think
er, which is the image of a man with
his chin on his hand, his every mus
cle tense, his every nerve centered
around some mental problem, as "he
works out his questions for himself."
We, since childhood have been ad
monished to think, think, think—of
raincoats, books, rubbers or ribbons,
yet now we forget objects and also
forget to. think when we speak or
act.
Continuing, Miss Shamburger said
that some college girls were so in
tent on learning tomorrow's lesson
that they forgot to think of their
health; some others who never think
why they are here, or what they will
do when they leave here. Neverthe
less, it is very true that unless we
can think right thru and beyond our
problems, we can never hope to live
beautiful and broad lives.
In conclusion, the leader urged
that we, in the new year, think more
—and leave off the little careless
words and deeds; think more—more
of our friends and our work, and less
of ourselves and our idle fancies.
For during this period of life-prep
aration, we are forming intellectual
habits. Here Miss Shamburger read
that beautiful little poem by Sam
Foss, which ends thus:
"He saw the boundless scheme dilate,
In star and blossom, sky and clod;
And as the universe grew great,
He dreamed for it a greater God."
CLAYS MEET IX NEW HALL.
Loyal Responses Made to .Appeal for
Money.
The first meeting of the Henry
Clay Literary Society for the year
1917 was held in their new home in
the Y. M. C. A. building on the night
of January sth. The meeting, an in
formal one, was well attended and
there seemed to be a feeling among
the men which presaged better soci
ety work in the future, whether on
account of a New Year's resolution
or on account of the fact that they
now had a home of their own.
An innovation was introduced in
the Society by the appointment of a
chaplain, R. L. Newlin, and a censor,
R. C. Kiser.
Mr. Valentine, the president, open
ed the program by giving a splendid
address. Mr. H. Budd, a Clay of 'l6,
followed him and showed that he,
after being a Clay for four years,
left the Society with an excellent
forensic ability. Among his remarks
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