VOLUME in
GUILFORD CLAIMS
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
Perfect Record Makes Other College
Records Dim by Comparison.
The baseball season has been
brought to an end somewhat abrupt
ly by the cancellation, on the part of
the rival colleges, of the larger num
ber of the scheduled games.
Guilford has combatted nine clubs
for honors, each time emerging from
the affray with a wreath of laurels.
She has contested the strongest
teams in the State—A. & E., Wake
Forest and Trinity, and was and is
willing to pit herself against the oth
er college nines. Davidson and the
University of North Carolina called
off their games, and for this reason
the Crimson and Gray has not bat
tled with these colleges.
Nine games without a defeat! So
the god of fandom of the National
sport has decreed? This is a record
to be envied by any club. Not only
bringing tnto submission the college
teams, against which she has gone
up, Guilford humbled the "Twin
City" leaguers by the score of 5 to 2.
Since this record can not be sur
passed or even equalled by any col
lege in the State Guilford should and
does stand as the unchallenged
champions of the State. If any col
lege in North Carolina denies this
fact, the Guilford team stands ready
to play any challenged games for the
State championship in baseball.
At the beginning of the season the
outlook for a strong team was not
doubted, but only as time has ad
vanced has the fact been substanti
ated, that Guilford has amassed the
fastest aggregation of the pastime
she has possessed in many years.
Had not the fate of war interrupted
the schedule, no doubt the Crimson
and Gray would have given even bet
ter exhibitions of her prowess.
The close of the season saiw Cap
tain Garner, a man who has con
tributed more to baseball than any
other man, play his last college
game. The entire club has played
the very classiest sort of ball, and has
hit the "pill" very well considering
the fact that all the games which
have been played were staged before
the weather permitted much prac
tice. Murchison leads in batting
with an average of .545. Marlette
follows with a .343 average. The
average of the entire team is .201.
The batting of the entire club is
as follows:
Murchison, p 454
Marlette, s.s 343
Newlin, 3b 310
Massey, cf 285
Duncan, l.f 285
Zachary, p. . 214
Garner, r.f 193
McPherson, l.f 143
Reddick, lb 129
Armstrong, 2b 125
Pinch, p 125
Ballinger, c 000
Westmoreland, c 000
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GUILFORD COLLEGE, N. C., MAY 2, 1917.
LISTEN TO YOUR INNER SELF
Professor Partington Advises Y. M.
C. A.
"Be a man and obey that impulse
to do what is right" was the keynote
of Professor Partington's earnest ap
peal to the young men on Thursday
night.
Commencing his talk with a brief
description of Jesus' courage and
manhood before the Jews and Pilate
and contrasting this with the failure
of Pilate to dare the disapproval of
the mob and obey his impulse to do
right, Prof. Partington followed up
with numerous illustrations which
served to drive home more forcibly
the principles of Christian life.
"Is Pilate dead?" he asked, and
then went on to answer this by say
ing that we all have our moments of
indecision when right and wrong
struggle together ad sometimes
wrong triumphed. If our wrong-do
ing and selfishness however only af
fected ourselves it would not be so
serious, but our lives are so bound
up with others that such is impossi
ble.
He touched upon a problem which
is now being presented daily to every
young American. Tlie question as to
whether one's duty was first to his
country or to those who are depend
ent upon him.
"In the present crises let each man
do what he thinks best for himself,"
he said.
"Men come by thousands to offer
their lives for their country, while
only a few offer themselves for
Christ," he continued and then pro
ceeded to make a few comparisons
of the number of English soldiers
now going to the trenches with the
number that went to the foreign field
before war was declared.
For the last few meetings the boys
have been congregating around the
organ immediately after the meet
ing and singing some of the popular
Blue Ridge Conference songs. Mr.
Bergetholdt, of the State Y. M. C. A.
has also promised tc send us some
slide pictures showing Blue Ridge
scenes. These will be shown at the
first meeting after they arrive.
The Y. >l. C. A. Cabinet Entertains
in Honor of the Visiting Y', W.
President.
In order that the visiting Y. W. C.
A. presidents and secretaries might
meet the Y. M. C. A. cabinet, an in
formal reception was given on the
campus Saturday afternoon from 4 to
5.30, the local Y. W. C. A. cabinet
also being present.
The Y. M. cabinet proved to be
very entertaining and congenial
hosts, and in a very interesting man
er showed the visitors over the cam
pus. As a refreshmet, punch was
served.
Y. W. C. A. PRESIDENTS'
COUNCIL MEETS
Delegates From Several irls' Col
leges Entertain Here.
On Friday afternoon, April 28th,
the Guilford Y. W. iC. A. girls were
all hurry and excitement. Just be
fore each train two or three could be
seen clambering into a car which
hurried .to the station, and when it
returned there could be distinguish
ed some unfamiliar faces. Then one
heard 'murmured the word—"dele
gates." Then when asked what the
delegates were coming to, immedi
ately there came the answer—Presi
dents' Council. And thruout all the
buzzing one heard the names of Miss
Flenniken and Miss Young most of
all, .they being two of the Student
Secretaries of the South Atlantic
Field, who were here to train the Y.
W. C. A. Presidents of the colleges
•represented.
The first service was held Friday
evening at 7:30. Miss Flenniken
presided using the first few minutes
for intercession in which she spoke
on "Our Scale of Values." Then
there followed a get together time,
and everybody found out who every
body else was. After a short ex
planation of the programs for ensu
ing meetings the council adjourned.
Saturday morning Miss Young
gave the girls a splendid talk on
ideals in personal living. Space will
not permit that we mention all the
good things which were said during
this meeting, but Miss Young's heart
to-hear talk centered mostly around
this main thought "what you think
is what you are." She said, "Let me
know what you think when alone
with your conscience and I will tell
you what you are." Miss Young also
reminded us that it is, after all, the
things we laugh at which betray our
standards. No really Christian girl
can enjoy an unrefined joke or a
witticism which may cause another
pain.
Miss Flenniken then took up the
question of cabinet and committee
policies, enumerating the principles
which a thoroly efficient policy
should contain.
Saturday afternoon the topic for
discussion was Ideals in Relation
ship. This was lead by Miss Young.
She said that one cannot possibly be
Christian in one's thinking if one
confines one's thinking to oneself. A
follower of the Master has also infin
ite respect for the personality of an
other.
The speaker touched on the real
meaning of friendship and advised
every girl present .to read Miss Ber
tha Caude's book, "The Business of
Being a Friend." Miss Flenniken
here took charge of the meeting
pointing out the ways in which the
Y. W. C. A. may be made a vital
force on the college campus. Fol
lowing this, Miss Young in a few
well chosen remarks pointed out the
(Continued on page four)
SUNDAY SERVICES
Conducted by Dr. Howard E. Roiul
tlialer.
One of the best services of the
President's council was the 11
o'clock service Sunday. The theme
of Dr. Rondthaler's sermon was tak
en from Matthew's version of the
Master's mission, which is, "He came
not to be ministered unto, but to
minister."
By repeated illustrations Dr. Rond
thaler showed that Christ came to
?erve and that his followers in their
desire for their own efficiency forget
that He is waiting to serve them.
From the very first the speaker
emphasized how easy it has always
been for Christians to be confused
by the paradoxes in the life and
teachings of Jesus. The crown* of
thorns and robe of mockery are il
lustrations of this.
In conclusion Dr. Rondthalc-r said
that the highest mission of Christ is
not as a friend and companion but
that this leads to that greater one
c •' a Savior triumphant over death
and eternal in the resurrection.
DR. RABR ADDRESSES STUDENTS
Dr. Maurice J. Babb, of the mathe
matics department of the University
of Pennsylvania, gave an interesting
chapel talk last Monday morning on
mathematics. He discussed some of
the least known phases of the history
of that subject and illustrated some
of the peculiar methods of multipli
cation used by the Roumanians and
Russians. He also outlined the most
famous unsolved mathematical prob
lems. Dr. Babb, during a leave of
absence from the University, is tak
ing and automobile trip throu the
South and was a visitor at the college
for several days.
ZATASIAN SOCIETY NOTES.
Last Friday evening the Zatasians
wer.i honored with a very interesting
program. The first number was a
recitation by Euna Seal, after which
Sara Goldo rendered very beautifully
Mazurca by Chopin. The next num
ber was a reading by Alma Chilton:
then Vera Mcßane conducted an in
teresting contest, the questions of
i which were to be answered with the
name of a cloth.
Under miscellaneous! biiness,
Bernice Pike, Gertrude Cronk and
Susan Gantry were elected as mem
bers of the Guilfordian b'lird for the
coming school year.
? A very good critic's report was
given by Isabel Goldo.
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