VOLUME in
FRESHMEN IN
ANNUAL SESSION
Miss Hayworth Awarded Class 1005
Medal.
Saturday evening at 8 p. m. the
Freshman contest was held in Me
morial Hall.
■Prof. Partington, as head of the
English department, presided, with
Leonard Byrd, president of the
Freshman class, acting as secretary.
There were six contestants partici
pating and they interpreted their dif
ferent themes in a splendid and cred
itable manner, reflecting credit on
themselves and on their class.
Tho each speaker rendered his
part in a splendid style, it was decid
ed that Miss Dovie Hayworth by her
almost perfect interpretation of
"Mammy's Little Boy," had won the
prize.
The judges for the evening were
Mrs. Meredith, Profs. Edwards and
Balderston.
The music furnished by Misses
Moton, Clark and Goldo added much
to the occasion.
The entire program was as fol
lows:
Music—'Misses Moton and Clark.
The Gypsy Flower Girl —Juanita
Reece.
The Rider of the Black Horse —
Frances Moore.
The Famine from Hiawatha
Bonnie Mae Barnes.
Music—Misses Goldo and Clark.
American Universities Norman
Fox.
Mammy's Little Boy—Dovie Hay
worth.
The Forgotten Man —Arthur Line
berry,
Music—Misses Moton, Goldo and
Clark.
SCIENCE CLUB.
At the last meeting of the Joseph
Moore Science Club Professor George
talked on the subject of "Radium
Rays and Parthenogenesis. In the
course of his talk he reviewed the re
cent work done in the Anatominal
Institute of the University of Berlin
upon the reactions of animal germ
cells when treated with radium rays.
It has been found that moderate radi
ation causes the production of ab
normal embryos while prolonged
radiation results in the production
of normal embryos, which Oscar
Hertwig interprets as being parthen
ogenetic individuals.
JUNIORS ENTERTAINED.
Dr. and Mrs. Newlin very delight
fully entertained the Juniors on the
evening of the 20th from 6:30 til 8.
Immediately after supper t'he repre
sentatives of 'lB wended their way
over to President cottage with fun
and good spirits very much in evi
dence. The time was most pleas
antly spent with music and college
jokes and delicious refreshments
were served, consisting of fruit sal
ad, cake, coffee and mints. Each
Junior came away voting President
and Mrs. Newlin the ideal host and
hostess.
(jkulfnrtoatt
GUILFORD COLLEGE, N. C., MARCH 28, 1917.
Haverford and Guilford Engage
in Initial Base Ball Game
The Pennsylvania Quakers Are Defe a ted in Their First Game of the
Southern Trip by the Score of .'i to I—Guilford Shows Up Well
—Murchison Strong in Box.
For the first time in the history of
the two colleges, Guilford and Hav
erford met as friendly rivals on the
athletic field, Cone Park, Greensboro
being made the scene of the initial
base ball game between the institu
tions on Saturday afternoon. The
result of the first contest was a 3 to
1 victory for the Carolina Quakers.
Despite the heavy rains of the pre
ceding night which had so thoroly
soaked the grounds as to make fast
playing an impossibility, the game
was far from a mediocre exhibition
of the national sport, and the loyal
fans who journeyed out to see the
curtain rise on the 1917 season were
Svell repaid (for their trip. Both
teams showed the absence of thoro
training which has been forestalled
by the late spring, but considering
the training of the teams and the
condition of the grounds the game
was a splendid prelude to the 1917
season.
Both teams were a bit weak with
the stick, a total of nine hits being
all that was secured during the en
tire nine frames. Of these Guilford
secured five and Haverford four.
The slow ground, it is to be added,
saved the pitchers from having sev
eral other safeties recorded against
them. On a hard ground, Guilford
would easily have secured seven and
possibly eight hits. Tiie Quakers
were hitting the pill with some fierce
ness but were able to total only five
clean safeties. The Pennsylvania
Quakers, to differentiate, were a bit
weak with the stick in the first part
of the game, but as the contest waged
cn considerably improved and the
four hits which are placed in their
column were of the clean, immacu
late variety.
The game from a fielding stand
point produced nothing unusual.
The Crimson and Gray were chalked
up with only one miscue, an over
throw to first. Haverford was guil
ty of four errors which were due to
the fact that it was her first fielding
practise this season, the weather
condition in the keystone state hav
ing been so bad that not a single out
door practise had been made possible
until the North State was reached.
The fielding of Cochran, despite
these conditions, was really the only
fielding feature of the game.
The game was characterized more
particularly by the pitching of the
afternoon. Murchison, Guilford's
southpaw, was strong, striking out
fourteen men and allowing four hits.
His benders and speed were too
much for the Scarlet and Bla-ck.
Morris, who twirled for Haverford,
also pitched a strong game. The for
mer Guilford pitcher and outfielder
held his old teammates to five hits
and struck out six men. He seemed
to be particularly cruel to his old
roommate as he made Reddick fall
twice before his benders. His wild
ness, however, was costly and con
tributed to Guilford's scores. All in
all Fred Morris pitched a good game.
The scoring started early in the
gatne, Guilford being successful in
crossing the plate in the second in
ning. It came as follows: Reddick
walked, was advanced to second by
Armstrong, and on a passed ball
went to third when Newlin scored
hi ill on a sacrifice fly to left field.
Our next score was added in the
fourth frame when "Newlin first up
drove out a three-bagger and scored
later on an error by Lester. The
final score came in the seventh as a
result of a screaming two-bagger by
Murchison, a fielder's choice, and a
hot drive by Garner which Morris
was unable to handle. These were
all the scores which Guilford secured
but at a number of times the bases
were chucked with men. In the
first inning the locals were victims
(Continued on page four)
NIGGERS ON THE ROAD.
Athletic Cabinet Orders Car Load of
Coons; First Shipment Arrived
Friday Night.
"Ye Old Niggers" are to meet on
Saturday, April 21st, says the Ath
letic Cabinet, and the annual min
strel with all its trappings will again
be perpetrated on a suffering but
thoroly pleased public. Committees
have been appointed and plans are
being perfected for a grand jubilee
of nigger wit and humor. The music
for the evening is receiving special
attention and will doubtless equal,
if not surpass, that of other occa
sions. The try outs for end men and
countless other features of the pro
gram was held Friday evening,
March 23rd, and as some thirty fel
lows entered the trial make-ups, the
competition produced some real tal
ent. Yes, it is needed this year.
There is a dearth of experienced tal
ent; some of the old niggers of im
mortal fame passed away last year.
There is "Tambo" Futrell, who once
climbed that slick column on the
Memorial hall stage, and there is
"Bones" Budd, noted for his "Romeo
and Juliet" performance and an
adept at local adaptation; both died
of old age at the minstrel last spring.
"Rastus" Redding also passed away
we are sorry to say. So, we are a
bit shy of old age material.
Those who should know, however,
say that there is a bunch of young
niggers comin' on who are just as
smart as any of their forebears and
with "Snowball" to daddy the bunch
a big minstrel is expected. Keep
your eyes on the Guilfordian for la
ter press dispatches; and in t'lie
meantime put the date on your cal
endar of required subjects, April 21,
1917, Saturday before the third
Sunday in April, got me, Steve?
NUMBER 24
GUILFORD REPRESENTED
AT Y. M. G. A. CONFERENCE
An officers' training conference
was held at the State College, Ral
eigh, on March 23, 24 and 25th.
Eight colleges of the state were rep
resented, being State College, Caro
lina, Wake Forest, Trinity, Trinity
Park, Davidson Elon and Guilford.
The object of the meeting was to
train next year's officers for their
duties especially the president and
treasurer. It was held under the
auspices of the Y. M. C. A. of A. &
E. College.
The speakers for the occasion
were: Messrs. Bergethold, secretary
of the North and South Carolina
Association; Trawick, member of the
Interstate Committee; Elliot, Inter
national Secretary; and Poteat, mis
sionary leader of the Carolinas.
It is to be hoped that much perma
nent good may be achieved from this
conference and that the different col
lege Y. M. C. A.'s of the state may
be linked closer together for a com
mon good. The new officers who at
tended should certainly bring the
advice which they received to their
respective colleges and let them get
the benefits of it.
The delegations consisted of two
men, with the exception of A. & E.
and the University who had nine and
five respectively. Guilford's dele
gates were Shields Cameron, presi
dent, and Sherley White, treasurer.
MISS GRACE TAYLOR GIVES RE
CEPTION TO HAVERFORD "f>."
On last Saturday evening from 9
to 10:30 Miss Grace Taylor, 'l7, very
delightfully entertained her class,
having as guests of honor the llaver
ford baseball "9."
The students' parlor and the Za
tasian Society Hall were very artis
tically decorated in red and black
and navy blue and orange, these be
ing the Haverford colors and the
Senior class colors. Miss Marguerite
Tuthill, a student of the Greensboro
College for Women, assisted Miss
Taylor in receiving'. At the door
Miss Dorothy Faucette presided very
gracefully at the punch bowl. Miss
Clara Blair, assisted by Misses De
borah Brown, Willie Finch, Mildred
Clark and Isabell Goldo, served re
freshments consisting of ice cream,
cake, coffee and mints.
Music was furnished thruout the
evening by the Victrola and not a
few of the guests tendered selections
at the piano. The Haverford boys
very successfully gave some of their
college songs and yells. Souvenirs
consisting of a small baseball with a
card attached inscribed with the
word 9, "Haverford '9' and Guilford
'l7" were presented to each guest.
Miss Taylor is to be congratulated
on her successful performance of the
role of hostess.
More Rumors About Prof. George.
Prof. George has just paid a week
end visit to Lynchburg. He reports
a very pleasant time.
Mr. David White and Mrs. Hack
ney paid a visit here Sunday after
noon.