THE GUILFORDIAN
VOLUME IV.
STATE WIDE REPRESENTATION
AT GUILFORD COLLEGE
Many Counties and Several States
Send Delegations—Quakers
Predominate.
Prom Cherokee on the west to Per
quimans on the east, from Scotland
on the south to Rockingham, Surry
and Stokes on the north, the State of
North Carolina has sent delegations
to Guilford College. Guilford county
has a big lead in the enrollment with
a present total of 58. Randolph fol
lows with 18 and Alamance is a close
third with 14. Much honor is due to
Perquimans, who in spite of her dis
tance, sends 10. Rockingham and
Chatham tie for fifth place with 7
each. Wayne, Davidson and Forsyth
contribute half a dozen apiece. There
are 8 who can sing "Carry me back
to Old Virginny," and one who took
"the midnight choo-choo" from "Ala
bam." Guilford is not too cold for
one Cuban, nor too hot for one Ca
nadian. Illinois and South Carolina
both say "present" when the roll is
called.
The number of students Is steadily
increasing and has now reached a to
tal of 17 0. When the country recov
ers from the disorganization due to
the draft and the unusual labor con
ditions, further additions are expect
ed. The unusual condition now pre
vails that the number of girls and
boys is nearly equal. The new stu
dents are on the whole better pre
pared than usual and the percentage
of preparatory students is smaller
than for some time past.
In the race for denomiational hon
ors the Quakers won by a good mar
gin, there being 77 disciples of Geo.
Pox present. The Methodists came
in second with a score of 47. Last
year this race was much closer, there
being then "68 Friends and 64 Metho
dists. The denomiational affilations
are:
Friends 77
Methodists 47
Baptists 10
Presbyterians 6
Lutherans 2
Episcopalian 1
Moravian 1 *
Christian 7"! ... . 1
Catholic 1
No membership 22
The new students were asked to
give their ages, and although the
fair sex could have legally claimed
their traditional privilege to state the
facts conservatively it is generally
believed that a good deal of truth
came out. One new student is 14
years old, four are 15, twelve are 16,
nine are 17, fifteen are 18, thirteen
are 19, seven are 20, one is 21, one
is 22, and Guilford has waited 23
long years for another.
The enrollment by counties fol
lows:
Alamance 14
Buncombe 2
Caswell 2
Caldwell 1
Chatham 7
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GUILFORD COLLEGE, N. C., SEPTEMBER 2 (i, 1017
HARD PRACTICE
FOR A. & E. GAME
Coach Doak Gradually Getting Elev
en in Shape—Soccer Schedule
to Be Arranged.
With but a few days between him
and the .first game of the season,
/Coach Doak is fast rounding out his
varsity eleven. In the opening game
on Sept. 29, the Guilford eleven will
meet the strong A. & E. representa
tives on the "gridiron" of the State
college. The State college eleven has
had much experience, with an ad
mirable reputation behind it, and to
meet such a team in an lionorable
fight, the Guilford boys must during
the remaining time undergo the most
thorough drilling. Throughout the
past week every member of the
squad has had a good chance to show
the mettle that is in him.
Assistant Coach Rogers has had
charge of the scrubs for the past
few days. Saturday's scrimmage
though a one-sided affair, showed
that Rogers has some valuable ma
terial working in his eleven. From
the scrub line and back field Coach
Doak will select a number of men as
reserves for the varsity eleven. John
son, Newbold, Cameron, Wilson, Tre
main and Finch all have a good
chance of being chosen.
Two new men, Barnard and Tay
lor, who were late in entering col
lege, will probably be valuable as
ends. Both of these men made ex
cellent records with the Asheville
Highs.
SOCCER.
This year soccer football may be
introduced as a college sport. Many
students either cannot or do not care
to play basketball during the winter
months. An effort will be made to
find some sport for them that will
be more recreative than close com
munion with a radiator. Last year
the students showed much interest
in soccer and this year a schedule
may be arranged with some of the
Southern colleges.
ZATASIAXS DEVOTE
EVENING TO MUSIC
The Zatasian Society enjoyed an
interesting variation in the literary
program on September 21st, when a
musical program was given. Every
selection was well rendered, but that
which was especially enjoyed was
the musical contest given by Una
Seal. The program was as follows:
1. Instrumental Solo—Lillie Wil
liamson.
2. Musical Contest—Una Seal.
3. The Origin of Favorite Songs—
Katherine Campbell.
4. The Soul of the Violin—Juanita
Reece.
5. Quartette.
The following were gladly received
into membership: Elmer McVey, Jos
ephine McVey, Clara Belle Edgerton,
Blanche Farlowe, Florence N. Martin,
Rubie Worth, Marjorie Williams,
Eleanor Grantham and Hattie Rayle.
NEW INTEREST AROUSED
IN COMMUNITY SINGING
PROF. BROWN DIRECTS
On Saturday evening, September
22nd, the Guilford College people
had the opportunity of taking part
in the "Community Sihging." After
a few introductory remarks, Profes
sor Brown, of the State Normal Col
lege, conducted the singing of many
well-known songs. Between each
number he made humorous criticisms
or related anecdotes connected with
the songs.
"There is a wave of feeling going
throu the country," said Professor
Brown, "that we shoulfl get together
and learn the old songs. Most people
do not know more than a verse or
two of our State or National song.
There is more in getting together
and singing than we think; it gives
us a more wholesome and sociable
feeling for each other. Not only will
we get together for singing, but foi*
other things as well. It will make us
more democratic."
"America" and "Carolina" were
the first songs to be sung. Professor
Brown commended the way the audi
ence took part but accused several
people of not singing. He declared
that ninety-nine per cent. of the
American people are able to sing and
that adenoids and diphtheria are the
only legitimate, excuses for not sing
ing. Guilfordians then learned how
to sing the "Star-Spangled Banner"
in the new way approved by the Na
tional Board of Education. The sing
ing of an old-fashioned round lent
variety to the program. The audi
ence was divided into four sections
each of which sang in its "own way":
"Row, row, row your boat gently
down the stream;
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
life is but a dream."
The most enjoyed number was
"Annie Laurie," sung by Mrs. Brown.
At the end of the program the
community sentiment was expressed
by a strange figure which appeared
upon the screen to say: "We are
soitenly much obliged to Professor
and Mrs. Brown and the accompan
ist." Another cartoonist's creation
bid the audience "Good-night."
GUILFORD COLLEGIAN NUMBERS
WANTED.
Since the fire of 1908 the library
has still failed (after repeated at
tempts) to complete its file of the
Collegian. We still want in Volume
XIIII, Nos. 4 and 5, and we also wish
to know if there were more than
six issues to Volume XV. This was
in 1900, 1903, and we hope those
who read this and were influential
in the Collegian work at that time
will please tell us what they know.
There was a censored number some
where along there and perhaps one
of those numbers may have been the
fated one. Who knows? And who
has the wanted numbers? Will you
please send the same to Julia S.
White, so that the Collegian file may
be perfect.
HELP OTHERS .
SAYS MRS. HOLEY
Opportunity Spells Responsibility.
The Y. W. C. A. was much pleased
to have Mrs. Alice Woody Lindley
lead prayer meeting on Thursday
evening, September 20. Mrs. Lind
ley chose as her Scripture reading a
few verses from the 10th chapter of
Matt, and laid especial emphasis on
the last part of the Bth verse, "free
ly ye have received, freely give."
"There are so many, beautiful
things around us which we never
see," said Mrs. Lindley. "An artist
once painted a very beautiful picture,
when he showed it to a lady who did
not travel "very frequently, he
aroused in her a desire to travel and
see the beautiful things for herself.
She felt much humiliated when she
was told that the picture was a scene
from her own back door. We do not
realize what lies around us, what
blessings we have worthy of our
thanks. Christian homes from which
we come, our Christian training, and
the Christian nation in which we
live. Those who are not in college
are watching us and wondering what
we will have to give to others —won-
dering if this expenditure of time and
money will pay.
"Dr. Gordon tells in his vision of
Heaven how the angel Gabriel met
Christ on his return from earth and
asked him to tell about his stay
there. Christ told him of his lowly
birth in the manger, his youth and
education as a carpenter, his minis
try, his persecutions, and last of all
the mockery and the crucifixion,
which he endured, of his resurrection
on the third day. The angled Gabriel
asked if lie left any records on earth,
and Christ answered, 'No.' Then
what were your plans for the salva
tion of the world? Christ told him
that he left twelve disciples on whom
he thot he could depend to tell oth
ers, and then others were to tell oth
ers on down thru the ages. The an
gel Gabriel asked what would happen
if some one failed to tell others, and
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PUNCH FOR A DOLLAR.
Friday evening, 21st, a very unique
social was held at New Garden. The
Y. W. C. A. treasurer thot that a so
cial to which the girls could come
and bring their fees would save both
the girls and Treasurer much trouble.
The Y. W. cabinet formed a receiv
ing line from the front door into the
parlor, and the girls each in turn
passed down this line, paying their
fees to the treasurer who was seated
at a table in the parlor. Punch was
then served on the north end of the
porch. The girls afterwards gather
ed together to listen to a reading,
humorous recitations and a solo.
The separation from our dollars
was thus made much less heart rend
ing than usual, and with apologies to
Ingersoll the girls decided that this
was the social that made the dollar
famous.
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