THE GUILFORDIAN
VOLUME VI
THE GYM A SCENE OF
MUCH MERRIMENT
Beautiful Decorations and Varied
Costumes Characterize Hal-
lowe'en Social.
With merry hearts and smiling
faces Guilford students gathered in
the Gymn last Saturday evening to
commemorate Halowe'en. To de-
scribe the Gymn would be an im-
possible task. It seemed that Mother
Nature herself must have sent ;n
her elves and fairies to transpose
it into a place of beauty. The glory
of Autumn, with .ill her varying
shades of gold, yellow and brown,
was found there. At every step
from the wierd Chamber of Horrors
to the minutest Jack-o-Lantern one
was reminded of All Hallows Day.
Nor did anyone escape the Chamber
of Horrors. Ghosts saw that each
person was escorted through it, and
although the skeleton, corpse and
wild talking of the ghosts did fright
en some all managed to come
through.
After the horrors of the Hall of
Fame, it was indeed: pleasant to
step into the world again, which, as
guest after guest arrived in cos
tume, took on the aspect of a ver
itable fairyland. It would take too
much time to describe each costume
or even to give a list of the various
representations. It is sufficient to
say that they ranged from fairy-like
creatures to gawky country lads. In
spite of the fact that there were
many original costumes the judges
decided that Mr. and Mrs. Jiggs and
daughter, portrayed by Leslie Bar
rett and Edith Macon and Mary
Ellen Griffin deserved the prize.
An ice cream booth soon began
to attract some, while the attention
of others was drawn toward the
side shows. Thus, the crowd was
kept in a turmoil and the ghosts
silently flitting about added just the
right touch to the occasion. The
side shows were original. On enter
ing the one called "Bridal Scene"
each spectator was dumbfounded to
see only a bridle hanging there.
Eagerly each one entered the one
called, "Guilford Freaks," but was
immediately filled with consterna
tion when he beheld his own reflec
tion in the mirror. Yet these two
were not sufficient to arouse the
suspicion of the crowd and hardly
anyone failed to enter the third,
"Swimming Match," to get bit again
by seeing onyl a match floating in
water.
Quite a number tried the fortune
telling boo.th, and although many
found that their lives would be
spent in single blessedness, there
were found to be many also who are
soon to settle down in homes of
their own. i
* After all costumes had been dis
played and all side shows viewed,
the usual thing happened. Couples
were seen seeking inviting retreats,
where ithey might have a few mo
ments' tete-a-tete. Father Time was
not Idle, however, and soon the
lights were winking and it was time
to go.
GUILFORD COLLEGE, N. C„ NOVEMBER 5, 1919
NEW GARDEN SENIORS
ENTERTAIN CLASS MATES
Wednesday night the Senior girls
of New Garden Hall were hostesses
to the other members of their class
and several members of the faculty.
The guests on arriving at New Gar
den were reminded of the near ap
proach of All Saints holiday by a
ghostly figure who beckoned them
to follow it. This they did and
soon found themselves in the base
ment, which was most artistically
decorated with autumn leaves, grin
ning goblins, wierd shapes, bones
and lights further carried out the
Hallowe'en effect.
Bobbing for apples formed the
first contest of the evening. In this
contest the boys naturally came out
ahead. The group then gathered
around in circles and listened to
ghost stories by Prof. Balderstron,
Miss Osborne, Thelma Cloud and
others. Ghostly figures served re
freshments characteristic of the sea
son. Story-telling finally waning,
in interest, various games were
played. Being shut off from the
grave eyes of the Freshmen for a
short while dignity was relaxed and
the games of their far distant child
hood were entered into with zest.
As a finale plates of hot candy
were brought in for each member
to pull and cool for his own use.
MR. C. R. WHARTON
ADDRESSES Y. M. C. A.
Subject, "Three of the World's
Greatest Teachers."
The Y. M. C. A. was very fortu
nate to have Mr. C. R. Wharton, a
prominent young lawyer of Greens
boro, to address the last meeting.
After reading the fifteenth chapter
of St. John, he began his address by
telling of the lift of a man who lived
in Greece about three thousand
years ago. He was conspicuous
among his fellows for two reasons:
First, because he was ugly; second,
because he was brainy, crowds would
gather around him to listen to him
talk; third, he was put in jail be
cause they said he excited riots.
His friends tried to get him out, but
he preferred to stay in jail and drink
his own poison, for in so doing his
message to the world would live.
Thus ended the life of Socrates. But
his message, "Know thyself," still
lives. It is important that we know
ourselves, in order that we may be
able to conquer weakness. We must
know ourselves in the physical, in
the business, and in the moral world.
Unless we know ourselves we cannot
combat those weaknesses which keep
us from being serviceable.
The next message given by a Ro
man, Marcus Aurelius, was "Control
thyself." That which is not under
control is not only valueless but
is a terror. Take a chauffeur or ail
engineer. If he cannot control his
machine he endangers human lives.
A young man who cannot control
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LYNCHBURG WINS
FROM GUILFORD
Fumbles and Bad Head Work No
ticeable.
On Friday, October 31, the Guil
ford College football team was de
feated by the Lynchburg College
eleven, in Lynchburg, 13 to 0.
Throughout the first two periods
the Tar Heels clearly outplayed the
Virginians on straight football.
Twice they convinced the Virgin
ians that a touchdown was in sight
straight through their line. No
spectacular gains were made by tha
Guilford backs, but gains of five or
six yards were made almost at wiU.
The Lynchburg gains were made
principally around ends, while those
of the Guilford team were made
through the line.
The defeat of the Quakers, after
showing themselves in the first half
to be equal if not superior to their
opponents, can be attributed to bad
generalship and fumbling. These \
two causes were evident in the first
two periods of play, once in the first
quarter and once in the second when
the ball was lost on Lynchburg's
ten-yard line.
The game began with Guilford
kicking to Lynchburg, Barnard send
ing the ball into the contest. Lynch
burg was forced to punt. Guilford
was penalized for roughing the kick.
The ball changed side twice without
any marked gain by either side.
Then the Quakers ripped the Lynch
burg line for good gains until the
Virginians' 30-yard line was reach
ed, where the ball was lost on a
fumble. The quarter ended after
two rushes with the ball in Lynch
burg's possession and fourteen yards
to make.
In the second quarter the Guil
ford line held and Lynchburg was
forced to punt. Tho Guilford backs
again got busy and tore the Lynch
burg line for Ave successive first
downs and lost the ball within the
shadow of the goal posts. The sec
ond quarter ended after an exchange
of pnts with the ball in Guilford's
possession.
In the third quarter B. Mcßane
received Lynchburg's punt and ad
vanced to the 30-yard line. Guil
ford failed to gain and was forced
to punt. After an exchange of punts
Lynchburg began gaining steadily
until the ball was placed within one
yard of the goal Ivne, where the
Guilford defense held firm for three
downs. On the fourth down the
pigskin was forced over by a margin
of only a few inches. Lynchburg
failed a goal.
The fourth quarter began with
the ball in Lynchburg's possession
near the middle of the field. Gains
around Lynchburg's right end were
made, but the ball was lost on a
fumble on the Quaker's ten-yard
line. Guilford advanced to their
thirty-yard line and lost the ball.
A thirty-yard dash around Guilford's
left end netted the Virginians their
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ENDOWMENT CAMPAIGN
GOES FORWARD
At a recent joint meeting of the
board of trustees the advisory com
mittee and the campaign committee
of the college it was decided to brin
the campaign launched last to a
close by the first of January. A.
Wilson Hobbs, D. Ralph Parker,
Joseph D. Cox, Oscar V. Woosley,
Alma T. Edwards and Ernest Shore,
together with the committee ap
pointed by the Alumni, consisting
of S. A. Hodgin, Virginia Ragsdale
and D. D. Conrad, are to have
charge of the further solicitation
of the Alumi who have not yet sub
scribed. This committee has been
assigning these persons to various
solicitors and will soon be bringing
the whole flock into the fold. One
hundred and thirty-one members of
tue association ha\e respondel to
the work of the captains of the
classes and have subscribed $13,-
435.00. If to that is added what
the Alumni on the board of trus
tees have subscribed, we have $17,-
385.00 from 135 members of the
association.
There are thirty congregations of
Friends in North Carolina yet to be
canvassed and another committee is
organizing this work.
Many difficulties have been en
countered in carrying forward th**
campaign, but now in the final ef
fort >to complete it a loyal response
is anticipated and the needs of the
college are sure to be met by its
many" devoted friends.
MRS. ANSCOMBE PROVIDES
RENDEZVOUS FOR FACULTY
On Friday evening several mem
bers of the faculty enjoyed for the
second or third time this year the
gracious hospitality of Mrs. Ans
combe. There was a knitting con
test between Miss Edwards and Miss
Miss Gifford and Miss Rudisill each
excelled at the piano. Mr. Pan
crast displayed his culinary art. Mr.
Balderston and Mr. Mills appreciated
the confectionery thus evolved. As
a prevailing and permeating atmos
phere were the good cheer of Mr.
Anscombe and the graciousness of
Mrs. Anscombe.
WEBSTERIANS DEBATE
THE LABOR QUESTION
The attendance at the regular
Friday night meeting o the Web
sterian Literary Society was rather
small on account of so many of the
members being away with the foot
ball team. Nevertheless a spirited
program was put on that served to
reward the faithful few for their at
tendance.
Samuel Harris and Calvin Plunk
unsuccessfully debated the affirma
tive side of the question giving la
borers the right to demand an eight
hour law. Dabney White and Wil
liam Fishel were on the winning
team.
John Dorsett gave an excellent
speech on the subject of "Morale."
The society was glad to welcome
as a candidate for membership
Hoyt J. Paul.
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