THE GUILFORDIAN
VOLUME IV.
GUILFORD AGAIN
WINS CHAMPIONSHIP
Title to Both \ortli and South Caro-
lina Claimed by Quakers with
Average of .840.
Fourteen games, two defeat©, one
tie, is the record that Bob Doak's
hustling Quaker boy's made for the
season that came to a close on May
4, a record that gives to Guilford the
same honors she 'bore last year, the
State championship. Guilford lost a
five-iinning game in a rainstorm to
Wake Forest by a score of 1 to 0.
The two Easter games at Winston-
Salem were the worst games of the
season. In one unlucky inning the
University of North Carolina piled
up a sufficient score to defeat the
G'uillford team ,by a one-run margin.
The success of the Guilford team's
one week in South Carolina was such
as to give to Guilford without ques
tion the championship of that State
alsio. South Carolina fell two days
in succession before the masterful
twirling o,f Zachary. Newlberry was
defeated. Clemson, the strongest
team of that State, succumbed twice
in succession to the fast-going Quak-
Aside from the Ave games taken
from South Carolina colleges, Guil
ford won six games from North Car
olina institutions. The team ended
the season iwith the remarkable aver
age of .84 6. The following taible in
dicates the superiority of the Quaker
lads over the teams that have faced
'them during the season:
Stolen
Runs. Hits. Errors. Bases
Guilford ..73 106 35 26
Opponents 24 77 47 13
From this table it is seen that
Guillford sicored three times as many
runs diuring the season as her oppo
nents, and made an average of five
runs per game.
From the championship team of
1917 Coach Doak had five men on
duty thi6 year: Zachary, pitcher;
Ballinger, catcher; Marlette, short
stop; A. I. Newlin, third base, and
Reddick, first base. The entire out
field was nrade up of new men: C.
Nqwlin and Fitzgerald, 1. f.; Johnson
centerfield, and Boren, r. field.
Hublbard and Fox from last year's
scrulb team occupied second base;
Kendall, a 1917 sicrub twirler, made
an excellent record on the mound
this ye/ar. He faced some of the
strongest teams of North and South
Carolina in the three game 6 he
pitched, and won every one.
Captain Zachary was for Guilford
team the outstanding star. Of the
fourteen games of the ee'ason Zach
ary .pitched ten, struck out 84 men,
and allowed only 43 hits—'an aver
age of eight strike out outs and only
four hits per game. The most won
derful part of "Zach's" record is his
hitting. A pitcher's batting average
is usually the lowest of any on the
team, but "Zach" with faithful "old
Lize" blistered the infield and made
the outifield e;cho with his bat drives,
and ended the season leading his
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GUILFORD COLLEGE, N. C„ MAY 15. 1918
BIG CROWD EXPECTED
ON THE 25TH OF MAY
Many Alumni Late With Their Ac-
ceptances.
The committee in charge of the
arangements for the meeting of Guil
ford Alumni, old students and
friends of the college ha 6 been much
encouraged by the many expressions
of hearty approval of the project
which have been heard on every
hand., Some from quite a distance
have signified their intention to be
present; and the alumnus who can
be here and won't is yet to be found.
A good many however who expect to
be here have not sent to the col'lege
office the return cards inclosed in the
announcements and unless these are
sent in in good time a good deal of
difficulty will be experienced in mak
ing plans for the dinner. It only
takes a/bout 30 seconds to paste a
hwo-cent stamp on the post card. If
this is done it will relieve the com
mittee of many times 3 0 seconds of
anxiety.
Representative alumni, old stu
dents, and members of North Caro
lina Yearly Meeting will make
speeches. Isaac Sharpless, the great
est educator in the Society of Friends
and a life long friend and helper of
Guilford College, will be there with
his dry wii and sound wisdom. Isaac
Sharpless once guided Haverford Col
lege through just such a condition of
affairs as now confronts Guilford,
and wiLl give us the benefit of his ex
periences. There is also a good pros
pect that President Edwards of Earl
ham, Will be here in his capacity as
President of the Educational Board
of the Five Years Meeting.
President Edwards raised $400,-
000 for Penn College.
The meeting will be a "get to
gether" meeting in the interests of
the college. Plans will be formula
ted for removing the debt and put
ting the college on its feet to stay.
If sufficient enthusiasm can be
aroused there will be no doubt about
the result.
l>ll. GRANT SECURED
FOR BAOCALAUREATE
Dr. \ aim Will Address Christian
Associations.
Dr. Elihu Gi'ant, professor of Hav
enford College and for many years
professor of Biblical Literature at
Smith College, will deliver the bac
calaureate sermon on Sunday morn
ing, May 26th. Dr. Grant has ac
quufcu. a great reputation along the
lines in which his specialty lies and
of much charm and
power. The college has been for
tunate in securing him.
Dr. Richard T. Vann, ex-ppesiident
of Meredith College and now secre
tary of the Baptist Mission Work,
will speak to the Christian Associa
tions on Sunday evening. Much
pleasure and profit may assuredly be
expected from uis speech.
ORATORICAL CONTEST
WON BY SHELTON
On last Saturday evening, May 11,
the Henry Clay Literary Society held
its thirty-second annual oratorical
contest in Memorial Hal'l. The audi
ence was well entertained by five
magnificent orations on present-day
topics of vital import. Each con
testant showed that he had sDent
much time in composing and pre
paring litis oration and each deserves
praise for upholding the high stand
ard of contests established and main
tained iby the Henry Clays. Charles
Shelton Was the lucky contestant
carrying off the prize, outdoing the
oratorical achievements of H. W.
Moore by a slight margin.
J. Benbow Jones officiating, made
a gracious speech of welcome follow
ed by the following program:
Piano Solo—Harriet Crutchfield.
I. The Russian Woman—Paul W.
Toiwnsend.
11. The Nation and the War —
Harry L. Johnson.
111. The Crucial Test—'Charles B.
SheTton.
Piano Solo—Harriet Crutchfield.
IV. The ureatest Problem—John
G. White.
V. The Soldier's Safeguard—
Hugh W. Moore.
Duet—The uuitarre—'Hammond.
Norman Pox and Luby Casey.
The society was quite fortunate in
having for judges, T. J. Covington,
Charles F. Bettbow and T. F. Bulla,
all former Clays. The last named
delivered the medal.
A. & E. AND GUILFORI) UNABLE
TO AGREE ON DEBATE DATE
The debate between A. & E and
Guilford had ibeen postponed so
many times that in the final weeks
of the academic year, with the press
of many affaire, it was found to be
impossible to arrange a date satis
factory to both sides. The debate
accordingly will not take place this
year. In the lasi contract drawn up
it was specified that the debate take
place during April and Guilford pro
posed the 20th. A. & E. toward the
latter part of April proposed the 4th
of May. This was impossible for
Guilford who in turn proposed the
11th. A. &E. refused the 11th, but
later accepted it. This acceptance
came too late for Guilford to alter
her plans and m'ake the necessary ar
rangements and accordingly the de
bate was declared off.
COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM
Saturday, 8 p. m., May 25—Ban
quet of Alumni Old Students and
friends of the college.
Sunday, 11 a. m., May 2 6—Bacca
laureate sermon, Dr. ELihu Grant.
Sunday, 8 p. m.—Y. M. and Y. W.
C. A. address, Dr. Richard T. Vann.
Monday, 5 p. m., May 27—Class
)ay exercises on the green.
Monday, 8 p. m.—Aluaini business
meeting.
Tuesday, 10 a. m., May 28—Com
mencement exercises, conferring of
degrees. Address, Gov. T. M. Bickett.
Y. W. C. A. CABINET
AT "THE OAKS"
The Annual Picnic Much Enjoyed.
To those of ue who have enjoyed
several trips to "The Oaks" the last
a I'wiays seems the oest yet. And cer
tainly conditions could not have been
more ideal than on last Friday after
noon when fifteen light-hearted girls
and two equally Light-hearted chap
erons (Miss Os'borne and Mies Julia
White) set out on the annual Y. W.
J. A. cam'ping trip to "The Oaks."
The May day was one of cloudless
sunshine, Mr. Wakefield's truck ha'd
been padded to a doiwny softness, and
every one was in the picnic frame
of mind.
A few of our numlber demonstra
ted their ability in making graceful
descents from moving vehicles, sev
eral found it difficult to rescue turant
headgear and thu6 beat down upon
their uncovered heads much good
advice as to the advisability of using
hatpins. Contrary to all the laws of
physics some among us discovered
that in cases of great stress two
bodies might occupy the same space
at the same time. And, alas! on or
two unfortunate cups formerly bereft
of handles lost their lives entirely
in one of our extra fine dawn hill
stunts.
But enough. It would never do to
consume too much time in the trip
over. For as usual the culmination
of our pleasure came when we pitch
ed camp. Each then followed her
own inclination going wherever fan
cy or desire lead her. Some elected
themselves hewers of wood, others
became drawers of water, and still
others inclined to less active pursuits
were soon absorbed in the pages of
some magazine or novel. Some of
our campers, who Iby the way
shall be nameless here, found it im
possible to resist the lure of Deeip
River's icy coolness and even a vet
eran duck would have been put to
shame.
As the shadows grew longer and
the stars began to peep down at us
through the oak branches our bright
ly glowing camp fire cast a friendly
glow over tired, but happy faces.
The long walks and the setting up of
camp justly famed for creating a"
appetite had not failed this time, and
the generous supplies of sandiwichee,
tlie steaming coffee and tea disap
peared before the onslaught with a
'•ap.idity well nigh magical.
Supper over we settled ourselves
once more for the evening com
munion hour, and after the first
burst of joking, singing and story
telling was over we were all some
how strangely silent—the whippoor
will came out and gave us his bless
ing, the little night bugs concerted
for our benefit— and there under the
wiitohery of the night time, each girl
wias busy with her own thoughts.
Our sleeping apartcnents were
many and varied, terra firma being
perhaps the favorite resting place.
The hammocks were not slighted and
even the porch floor served as a
couch. The morning sun found each
of us refreshed and ready to begin a
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