THE GUILFORDIAN
VOLUME VII
PHILOMATHEANS
GIVE HENRY CLAYS
ROYAL RECEPTION
INDIAN PROGRAM GIVEN
On Friday night, November 12, the
Philomathean Literary Society gave
a royal reception in honor of the
Henry Clay Society. The boys as
sembled in the Henry Clay Hall sev
eral minutes before time to appear at
Memorial Hall, where the Literary
program was given. Each member
of the Henry Clay Society received
a program in the form of a miniature
Indian canoe. This gave to the young
men a clue as to what the nature of
the program would be. But each one
taxed his own guessing ability and
possibly the patience of a few of his
neighbors, trying to get some clue as
to what fair damsel would row the
canoe which was to bear him through
the reception after the literary prog
ram.
A temporary partition was built
across Memorial Hall, leaving a
space near the stage just large enough
to seat the members of the two soci
eties and several members of the
Faculty. The visitors occupied the
middle row of seats.
In giving their program the Philo
matheans followed their regular or
der of business. The literary program
was an Indian program from be
ginning to end and contained the six
following numbers:
I. Reading—"The Famine"—Miss
Madge Coble.
11. Quartette —"The Indian Trail"
—Misses Griffin, Watkins, Perry and
Kerfees.
111. Piano Duet —"Souix Scalp
Dance"—Misses Grace Stone and
Ruth Reynolds.
IV. "Wooing of Hiawatha"—Miss
es Ruth Outland, Okie Raiford, Hel
en Bostick, Esther White and Edna
Raiford.
V. Vocal Solo—"From the Land of
the Skv-Blue Water"—Miss Hope
Motley.
VI. F rom the Bow and Arrow—
Misses Mary Dixon and Dovie Hay
worth.
The stage had been artistically ar
ranged and decorated to suit the prog
ram. A small Indian wigwam, with a
stood in the midst of a forest. The
scene at Hiawatha's home and that at
the home of the "Ancient AVrow
Maker" were very attractive.
The amusing part of the program
was the last number. Mary Dixon
and Dovie Hayworth, two forest
dwellers, dealt in futures for several
minutes and gave bits of history that
remain to be made by the members
of the two societies. Many of the shots
were fired straight from the shoulder
into the faces of blushing maidens
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GUILFORD COLLEGE, N. C., NOVEMBER 17, 1920
CREATING
THE NEW LIFE
EXCELLENT SUBJECT PRESENTED
TO THE YOUNG WOMEN
BY MISS ROBERTS
Miss Roberts conducted a very in
spiring Y. W. C. A. meeting last
Thursday evening basing the thought
for her discussion of the work of the
I"riends in France on John 15: 1-5,
the parable of the true vine.
I he theme of the message was that
the new spiritual life for the war
stricken people of France can best
be created by ministering to their
material needs. The great need was
clearly shown in the poem which
Miss Roberts read describing France
as a nation so deeply buried in sor
row that she cannot pray.
The poem relates the story of some
children standing in the streets of a
town near the war front. At the
bursting of a shell near them they
all clung to one small girl, a little
older and larger than they. She, like
a little mother, took them with her
to the wayside cross which for some
unknown reason had escaped the fire,
and knelt before it. They began to
pray the Lord's Prayer. When they
came to the sentence, "Give us this
day our daily bread and forgive us
our trespasses—" they could go no
farther. A passing soldier, who was
King Albert, of Belgium, came along
and finished the prayer for them.
The young children wore mourning
and were not allowed to play, and
all homes were desolate. The Friends
Mission Workers held a peculiar
place in being permitted to teach
them to play their games once more
and to give them such aid as they
could afford for their schools. The
supplies which they distributed en
abled many to make their bare huts
more pleasant. In closing she read
"Vive La France," a short poem
showing the splendid spirit of the
mother who, hearing of the death of
her husband, before the flag dedica
ted her infant son to the service of
her country, saying, "Vive La
France."
SCRUBS DEFEAT
LEXINGTON HIGHS
SCORE 21 TO 20
Coach Doak's scrub team met the
Lexington High School eleven last
Thursday, November 11, at Lexing
ton. The game began with Guilford
kicking to Lexington. By means of
line plunges and short end runs Lex
ington succeeded in scoring the first
touchdown of the game, but failed
to kick goal. Guilford then received
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HAMPDEN-SIDNEY
HOLDS GUILFORD
SCORELESS
QUAKERS LOSE 10 TO 0
The Guilford football team, great
ly handicapped by the loss of five
of its players, suffered defeat at the
hands of Hampden-Sidney College in
Danville on Saturday, November 13.
The final score was 10 to 0. Although
out-weighed the Quaker team put up
a scrappy fight and threatened sev
eral times to score. In the fourth
quarter it carried the ball to Hamp
den-Sidney's three-yard line, but a
series of penalties pushed it back
until the Virginians' line was no
longer in danger. On one occasion
the park fence prevented intercep
tion of what would probably have
been a fruitful pass.
Britton scored Hampden-Sidney's
one touchdown in the first period on
a cleverly executed forward pass
near the Guilford goal line. In less
than forty-five seconds before the fi
nal whistle blew Day registered for
the Virginians their other three
points by a drop kick from the 25
yard line. Much ground was gained
by both teams in the second half by
good end running and effective for
ward passing. Twice Guilford got
off passes for forty yards but failed
to tally. For Hampden-Sidney, Smith,
Day and Britton were the outstand
ing figures, while for Guilford B. L.
White and Stout played the best of
fensive ball.
LINE-UP:
Hampden-Sidney Guilford
Britton LE Rolison
Adams LT E. Mcßane
Fuqua LG Williams
Sands C L. Tremain
Lyle RG Alexander
Seager RT B. Shore
Benaman RE C. Shore
Fleming Q R. Tremain
Day RH Stout
Smith LH B. L. White
Johnson FB Raiford
LARGE CROWD ATTENDS
LYCEUM
MRS. FRANCESKA K. LAWSON
ENTERTAINS GUILFORD
PEOPLE
The third number of the Lyceum
Course was given Wednesday even
ing, November 10. This was a song
recital by Mrs. Franceska Kaspar
Lawson, accompanied by Miss Beat
rice Lynne Byrd. Mrs. Lawson is
from Washington, D. C. Miss Byrd
teaches piano at the College.
Although the weather was very un
favorable the auditorium was filled.
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APPROACHING
OPPORTUNITY
MRS. BINFORD TALKS TO STUDENT
GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
Mrs. Binford reached the hearts of
the girls Thursday evening, Novem
ber 11th when she discussed the sub
ject of "Approaching Opportunity."
The following is the substance of
Mrs. Binford's talk:
You have seen a child who, when
someone wished to take him up from
the floor, would sit there as if glued,
offering no help whatever; you have
seen the child who does not care
whether or not he is lifted up; then
you have seen the child who responds
readily to your offered help and
leaps up with a bound, or if too
small for that, who stretches forth
his hands to meet any assistance.
In any group you may find these
three types of people: First, the ob
stinate; second, the indifferent; third,
the eager.
When the obstinate girl goes to
college, since she is naturally pre
judiced, she becomes antagonistic.
She explains to one group that cer
tain features of administration were
done so differently at her home; she
points out to another group that only
her way of thinking is correct. When
her teachers do not always grade her
work according to her standard of
merits she considers herself unap
preciated and slighted. She does not
give the teacher a chance to prove
his friendliness. Over here this ob
stinate person sees someone whom
she envies because of her capable
manner. Out of envy and jealousy
suspicion grows. She feels that she
can perform certain duties better than
another; the other person performs
them while she kicks. How much bet
ter it would be if she would kick
nothing until she has done her best
and then kick only herself! The ob
stinate person is snobbish and little.
In her superiority she waits until
she is behind a person's back and
then she begins to talk. Her unkind
ness mars the harmony of the whole
group.
Next there is the indifferent girl.
She does not care what she does nor
how she does it. She, as a time-wast
er, wastes not only the time of her
self but also the time of everyone
with whom she associates. There is
the possibility that the seeming indif
ferent girl is diffident and timid. It
then becomes her duty and task to
awaken her own self-consciousness
and confidence. For this awakening
of powers there is no better place
than the college. If the diffident girl
does not awaken she is hindering the
progress of her college. The awak
ening, however, though it may be in
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