THE GUILFORDIAN
VOLUME IV.
FOOD CONSERVATION
A MORAL NECESSITY
IN A PATRIOTIC ADDRESS MR.
THOMPSON URGES INDIVID
UAL RESPONSIBILITY.
Mr. R. L. Thompson, of Greens
boro, lectured here Saturday evening,
Nov. 10th, on "Food Conservation."
He omitted statistics for they are
always more or less dry and uninter
esting and reviewed the situation in
generalities, setting forth clearly the
fact that "one moral necessity out
weighs all statistics."
Mr. Thompson pointed out that
since the cultivation of the soil is
almost wholly neglected in the bel
ligerent countries the situation is*
necessarily desperate for our allies
who have been in the struggle for so
long a time. Germany has by her
ruthl&ss submarine warfare helped
to make the conditions more serious;
and she is herself probably better
supplied with food stuffs than any
other nation involved in the conflict,
with the exception of t'he United
States.
It is entirely probable that the
Central Powers have been preparing
for this situation for at least fifteen
years, and in their insatiable thirst
for power, and yet more power, they
have deliberately brot this calamity
upon the earth. The Teutonic na
tions are absolutely under the influ
ence of Prussianism; they are con
verted to the Prussian form of gov
ernment, and they believe in it be
cause it is the most efficient govern
ment in existence. According to their
view it is always right to do inter
mediate wrong in seeking a desired
end.
"Frederick the iGreat," said Mr.
Thompson, "represented the attitude
of the present Kaiser Wilhelm in his
purpose of pursuing and fostering
autocratic ideals. The Powers of
Europe must be made envious of each
other, declared this great autocrat.
The speaker read several other quo
tations from Frederick the Great,
which gave that statesman's idea of
alliances between countries, treaties
between nations, etc.—mere 'scraps
of paper.' Others of these were:
'The sovereign who remembers that
he is a Christian is lost.' 'There is
no such thing as peaceful rivalry be
tween nations, and peace should be
only a time of preparation for war.' "
Mr. Thompson declared that th>?
German idea of patriotism is abso
lutely different from ours inasmuch
as they believe that the people are
created solely to serve the state, and
in order that this policy may be car
ried out they endeavor to develop the
highest amount of subservience in
every individual. They spare no
amount of patience and perseverence
to bring about this end.
We of America do not believe in
the German ideals but we do need to
learn the lesson of individual re
sponsibility and to recognize the fact
that each man embodies in his own
attitude the success or failure of his
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GUILFORD COLLEGE, N. C., NOVEMBER 14, 1917
HARD PRACTICE FOR
EMORY AND HENRY GAME
On Thanksgiving Day Guilford will
play the concluding game of the sea
son with Emory and Henry College
at Bristol, Tenn. Coach Doak has
been getting the team in shape for
this event and the chances are that
it will be in the best form it has
shown this season. Recent compara
tive scores show the Guilford aggre
gation to be stronger than even it 3
friends suspected. It was unfortun
ate that the game with t'he University
of South Carolina was cancelled and
that the "informal" team of the Uni
versity of North Carolina disbanded
before the game scheduled with Guil
ford could be played as these two
games would have enabled the col
lege team more easily to keep in train
ing until the end of the season. The
team will probably line up against
Emory and Henry the same as it did
against Presbyterian College.
Reddick, the star end, who was in
jured in the Presbyterian game and
has accordingly been out of practice
since, will be back at his old place
again in better form than ever. Mar
lette, who had his arm broken early
In the season, is again out for prac
tice and will add considerably to the
strength of the team. Fort has beeu
suffering With a sprained shoulder
but is rapidly improving. Port has
outclassed by a big margin every cen
tre he has played against and it is a
source of satisfaction to know thai
Elbert will be right there when the
whistle blows. Manager Hinshaw is
trying to get another game for thoy
scrubs, probably with Greensboro
High.
REI) CROSS HEADQUARTERS
FORMALLY OPENED.
On last Friday afternoon from 4.30
to 5.30 the classes in Home Econom
ics were at home in their new Red
Cross headquarters to those girls who
are interested in Red Cross sewing.
As groups of girls came they were
greeted by members of the Domestic
Science department. Some of these
girls exhibited surgon's caps while
others explained how these caps were
made, and still others were serving
tea and wafers.
Permanent Red Cross headquar
ters have been established in Found
ers Hall in a room appropriately dec
orated with flags, pennants and Red
Cross posters and exhibits.
The girls are asked to give as many
hours to thie work each week as
their schedule will permit. Much in
terest is evident and already more
than three dozen of the 100 surgeon's
caps assigned to the Guilford girls
for preparation by the Greensboro
Chapter have been completed.
Mr. Francis Semans, a former stu
dent here, who is a cadet in the New
York naval training school, visited
friends at the college on Saturday
and Sunday and told of thrilling ad
ventures aboard coastwise steamers.
He is hoping to qualify at an early
date for a berth as deck officer in the
transport fleet.
PROGRESSIVE TENNIS
HAPPILY INAUGURATED
On last Saturday afternoon from
3 to 5 o'clock the first progressive
tennis tournament of the year took
place on the courts back of Cox Hall.
The day was fine, the four courts
were in better shape than they had
ever been and all conditions so com
bined that tennis enthusiasm reached
its high water mark for the season.
The sixteen participants were Clara
Blair, Addie Morris, Beatrice Lewal
len, Tlielma Cloud, Lulu Raiford.
Anne Shamburger, Miss Edwards,
Miss Roberts, Marlette, Townsend.
Pox, S. Newbold, Dorsett, Hubbard,
Guess, Brinton. Courts and partners
for the first round were determined
by lot. Every ten minutes a bel]
would ring. The winners would then
progress to t'he next court, the losers
remaining where they were. Part
ners were changed at each progres
sion. Each player carried a card
whereon was recorded by a punch
the number of games won. Clara
Blair for the girls and Paul Town
send for the boys made highest
scores.
MISS MOTON TALKS TO Y. W. C. A.
The Thursday evening prayer
meeting was in charge of Totten Mo
ton, who opened the meeting by read
ing a part of the 21st chapter of
Luke.
"Perhaps you all know the story
of Edith Cavell, who was killed by
the German authorities August 1915
for what they considered treason,"
said the speaker. She was assisting
English and Belgian soldiers to es
cape. Up to this time the Germans
had not punished this kind of crime
with death, but they gave Miss Cavell
a hasty and unfair trial, and con
demned her to be shot. The inter
esting point about the affair is the
way in which she met her death. Sh 3
did not fear death and if she had her
life to go over she would repeat the
deed for which she was being shot.
In the study of great characters
we see how they have stood out fo"
what they thot right, and it gives us
high aspirations.
"In this time of crisis we must sac
rifice, and it calls for bravery," said
Miss Moton. "Unselfishness is the
keynote of sacrifice. We mu6t fres
ourselves from unselfishness, and do
our work each day thinking of oth
ers, and patterning our lives after
Christ's."
Miss Moton then closed her inter
esting talk with this poem:
Is your place a small place?
Find it with care
He set you there.
Is your place a large place?
Guard it with care
He set you there.
Whate'er your place, it is
Not yours alone, but his
Who set you there.
Uncle Rufus King visited at the
college last week and spoke in chape]
Monday morning.
BUGS AND EATS
JOYFULLY COMBINED
BIOLOGY CLASS TAKES A FIELD
TRIP TO THE BATTLE
GROUND.
History now claims two instances
of pleasure accompanying the ac
quirement of knowledge. The first
was when Plato taught his pupils ir.
the grove, and the second when Pro
fessor Rogers took his biology class
to the Battle Ground.
On Wednesday morning, November
7, the biology classes collected in front
of "Mem" Hall to await the transpor
tation chariot. It was a eight worth
seeing when the wagon, filled with
human specimens attired in their
worst, biology nets, strange apparat
us, glass jars, and eats, rolled out
the gate.
The wagon stopped at Leonidas
Springs and here the biological pic
nickers enjoyed lunch. As soon as
their repast was over the group went
to the lake to collect specimens.
With an improvised submarine Pro
fessor Rogers captured rare creatures
with odd names as yet only known
to their capturer. Then the members
of the classes divided into small
groups and with nets raked mud,
dead leaves, and bugs out of the wa
ter, carefully placing them in jars for
future use.
After the students had seen many
marvellous things, had disturbed the
peace of many innocent beings, and
had caused the transmigration of
many undeveloped souls, they noisily
tramped back to the springs for sup
per. The boys built a camp fire, Miss
Sdwards told fortunes, and Miss
Gainey made coffee—but no supper
appeared. Wtih faith equal to that
of Elijah, the hungry crowd waited
to be fed. Finally Mr. Farlow, play
ing the part of the raven, brough
food. Every one devoured "hot dogs"
and rolls to the limit of his capacity.
As the shadows grew longer, the
embryonic biologists piled into the
wagon and all the way back to the
college showed their overflowing
good spirits by college yells and
songs. To those who enjoyed this
outing, biology will have some pleas
ant memories.
CONE PARTY.
On last Friday night Miss Pap
worth tendered a unique and most
thoroly enjoyable "cone" party to
the girls who rendered the cantata,
"A Lady of Shalott" at a recent musi
cal. At her invitation the twelve
girls met Miss Papworth immediately
after supper, and a very jovial party
wended its way to the little store.
When "Hodgin's Best" had been free
ly proffered and gladly accepted, the
spirit of song welled up in the hearts
of the guests and found expression
in a cheer for the hostess. Return
ing to Memorial Hall, Miss Papworth
in the few minutes remaining before
the society bell very kindly gave the
girls all the "roses" which she had
been able to gather since the per
formance of a week ago.
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