THE GUILFORDIAN
VOLUME VI
Coming! - - - The Minstrel - - - Coming!
PHILOMATHEANS ENTER
TAIN WEBSTERIANS
I'HILOMATHEANS ENTERTAIN
WEBSTERIANS
Delightful Irish Program Rendered
In Celebration of St. Patrick's Day
The inter-society receptions are al
ways looked forward to as among the
brightest spots of Guilfor dsociety
life and it is safe to say that ithe
Friday night reception of the Philo
matheans at Memorial Hall in honor
of the members of the Websterian
Literary Society fully lived up to the
expectations.
The guests were met at the door
by the marshal and ushered into
the hall, of which a part had been
screened off so as to leave just space
enough for the gathering. The
guests were given the seats of honor
in the center. The hall was taste
fully decorated in the green sym
oolic of St. Patrick and the Irish.
The program was a continuation of
the same idea and very cleverly
carried out.
Miss Edna Raiford as an introduc
tion to the program of the evening,
told in a clear, simple manner some
of the legends of concern
ing their patron saint. "A Little
Bit of Heaven" was ithen rendered
quite effectively by Miss Clara Hen
ley. This is one of the old Irish
melodies that one never grows tired
of hearing and Miss Henley put the
expression necessary in her song to
make it appreciated.
A lively debate between Misses
Ru h Outland and Isla Thompson of
the affirmative and Misses Ruth Rey-
nolds and Nell Schoolfield of 'the
negative, on the question that Eng
land should now grant Ireland her
independence, was won affirmatively.
The question was well developed and
debated on both sides. The rebuttal
were specially spicey and exciting.
A piano solo, "Evening Chimes,"
by Miss Thelma Cloud, was heartily
applauded. Misses Carroll and Hay
worth then gave a clever Irish char
acter sketch in costume. With real
Irish wit they scored nearly every
one present in one manner or an
other.
A few words in appreciation of
their hostesses' hospitality were
then spoken by ithe guests. Miss
Elsie Clegg, as President of the So
ciety, responded to these. After the
rendition of a very clever report by
the critic, Miss Gertrude Hobbs, the
Society adjourned to the Society
halls in Founders, where the cul
inary skill of ,the hostesses was
shown in the following delightful
menu:
Fruit Cocktail
Chicken Salad
Saratoga Chips, Pickles
Saltines Mint Punch
Pistachio Cream C*k*
Mints
At a late hour the Websterians
departed voting the Philomathean to
be jolly hostesses and delightful en
tertainers.
GUILFORD COLLEGE, N. C., MARCH 24, 1920
CURTAIN RISI
NIGHT AT 8
The curtain is all set to rise Sat
urday night at 8 p. m. on "Mistah
Johnson" and his gang of niggers.
Rastus and Bones have just gotten
in a. new barrel of jokes from Pro
fessor Brinton out on the Pacific
coast, and are working them over as
fast as possible. Sambo and Sugar
foot have disappeared clear off the
earth. At last reports Mistah John
son was looking for them under
"Mem" Hall with a four-horse wagon
whip in his hand. It is unknown
whether they were looking for hen
roosts or family skeletons, probably
Guilford Girls Repre
sented At Raleigh
Y. W. C. A. Training Council Held
At Meredith
The Y. W. Cabinet members of
Guilford enjoyed a pleasant week
end at Meredith College, Raleigh,
when the annual Y. W. C. A. train
ing council was held March 12, 13
and 14. The colleges represented
were Elon, Greensboro College for
Women, Guilford, Meredith, Peace
and Trinity. The leaders of the
council were Miss Mary L. Cody,
executive secretary of National Ed
ucational Department, Y. W. C. A.,
Pearl Forsyth, secretary of Educa
tional committee, South Atlantic
Feld, Adele Ruffin, colored secretary
of South Atlantic field, Elsie Heller,
student secretary, Willie Young, also
student secretary, and Madge Sills,
undergraduate field representative,
Greensboro College for Women.
The opening meeting of the coun-
cil was held Friday evening at 8:301
and the program for the regular
meetings was decided upon. Satur
day morning President Brewer wel
comed the delegations at chapel, and;
Aliss Young then talked concerning;
the attitude of students toward'
world-wide problems. The import-;
ant issues of the Cleveland Conven-I
tion were brought out, and the vital
need for clear thinking concerning!
the votes was especially emphasized.
Miss Forsyth, the chief speaker at
the council, lead three discussions on
Christian fundamentals. Such ques- j
tions as ''Would there be any knowl-;
edge of Christianity should we be
born again and never hear nor know
the meaning of the word God?" and
"What is religion?" were ably dis
cussed. Miss Ruffin brought a won
derful appeal for her race before the!
council as to a better race and in- i
dustrial understanding. Madge Sills
brought the message of a more
(Continued on page four.)
Hear that ragtime band and all
those Southern harmonies!
S SATURDAY
00 O'CLOCK
both. The management is not wor
rying very much about them though,
as they have a reputation exceeding
that of the Katzenjammer Kids for
getting out of trouble.
Quaker feet are getting limbered
up as "Kat" jazzes out the notes.
Tambourines have had the dust
shaken off them. Ragtime has
chased Mozart off the stage tem
porarily. Till after Saturday night.
A. surprise spectacle in last act! Do
you know who is going to sing?
And what? Come see!!
OPENING BASEBALL GAME WITH
LENOIR COLLEGE.
On Thursday afternoon, March 25,
Coach Doak will put his baseball
forces to the first test of the season
by matching them with the Lenoir
College aggregation. Lenoir played
the first game of her schedule last
Monday, meeting A. and E. in West
Raleigh. The relative strength of
the two teams cannot be stated yet.
as Guilford has not played any
games.
The Guilford line-up for the game
is as yet rather uncertain. One of
the "Shore" boys will very likely
occupy the mound and either Kiser,
Gilbroth or Stanfield will be at the
receiving end. The infield will be
filled up by four men from the fol
lowing list: Morlette, Frazier, "Jim"
Newlin, Stout and Fox. It seems
now, that Johnson, Cummings and
J. C. Newlin will occupy the out
posts.
Meet your old classmates at
"Mem" Hall Saturday night, anmini!
MISS HAZLETT, A SECRETARY
OP STUDENT VOLUNTEER
MONUMENT VISITS
GUILFORD
A Report of Davidson Conference
Given In Chapel
Guilford students were glad to wel
come Miss Hazelett as their visitor
on Monday and Tuesday, March 16
and 17. While here, she gave two
inspiring talks to the whole student
body and held conferences with
many students who are considering
the foreign mission field as a pros
pective field of work.
On Monday evening, Miss Hazlett
based her talk on the subject, "Why-
One Should Be a Volunteer for For
eign Service." She showed clearly
that no student should be satisfied
with the plan for his life until he
has considered all fields of work, in
the light of the high standard of
service. Life work should be chosen
in the field of greatest need. After
the need is seen clearly and even
(Continued on page four.)
"Gentlemen He Seated."
NUMBER 22
GUILFORD REPUBLI
CANS ORGANIZE
The Republicans of Guilford Col
lege amid much enthusiasm and
speech-making, organized into a
working body here Monday after
noon, March 15.
The meeting was carried on in true
convention style. Algia I. Newlin
as temporary chairman, made the
keynote speech of the convention,
outlining the principles upon which
the Republican party stands and de
fining the main issues of the coming
campaign. The convention was
then thrown open for the election of
a permanent chairman. Leslie H.
Barrett was unanimously chosen for
this position. Mr. Barrett, in his
speech, appealed ito the Republicans
of today to continue the principles
of our great Republican leaders, Lin
coln, McKinley and Roosevelt, and to
reinstate those principles into our
government at the coming election.
Miss Ruth Outland, who is the chief
leader of the G. O. P. faith among
the girls of the college, was elected
secretary of the club. H. L. John
son was elected a member of the
National Executive Committee and
3. Gladstone Hodgin, chairman of
the State Executive Committee.
In a hotly contested election the
following were chosen as delegates
at-large to attend the National Re
publican Convention in Chicago:
Mark C. Mills, J. T. Maddox, J. C.
NeWlin and Eleanor M. Gifford. Each
of these delegates was in turn called
to the floor and wave after wave of
applause rolled through the conven
ion hall, as they ftrea the people
with principles of Republicanism.
The committee on platform sub
mitted a platform embodying the
principles and issues adopted by the
Republican State Convention. In
discussing the various planks special
emphasis was laid upon the extrava
gance of the present administration
and ithe North Carolina Revaluation
Taxation Act was heavily scored.
Planks embodying many needed lo
cal reforms were also incorporated
in the platform. The convention
soes on record as supporting Henry
Cabott Lodge and his associates for
their stand concerning the present
international situation.
The Republicans are up and do
ing. Speakers of note are scheduled
to speak here this spring and stu
dent political debates are antici
pated.
Bring your girl and friends along.
They'll enjoy the jokes and ragtime.
Charles M. Woodman, pastor of
the West Richmond, Ind., Friends
Meeting, spoke at the regular chapel
hour Friday of last week. Mr. Wood
man spoke on world relationships
and the student's place in them. The
bassaulureate sermon this spring
will be delivered by Mr. Woodman.