THE GUILFORDIAN
VOLUME VIII
COLLEGE PRESIDENTS
CONFER AT GREENSBORO
Dr. Binfrd Presidet of
Organization
Realizing that the colleges of
North Carolina have something in
common, Dr. Binford recently put
himself in touch with several col
lege presidents of this state. He
was encouraged by fourteen of them
to call a conference to consider six
practical points:
1. The adoption of a uniform
Hank certificate for admission to
college. Such certificates printed in
large numbers would greatly reduce
their cost and simplify the work of
principals in the high schools.
2. A co-operative plan for securing
information concerning seniors in
the high schools of the state. This
would save the colleges the necessity
of each writing to the high school
principals for information.
3. The question of scholarships.
The customs followed by the colleges
of North Carolina, and the extent to
which scholarships are used for un
dergraduate work in the state.
4. The consideration of plans for
co-operative propaganda for higher
education.
5. The utilization of the liberal
arts colleges for training teachers.
6. The consideration of propositions
from the State Superintendent of
Public instruction concerning stand
ards for the certificates of teachers.
The conference was called to meet
on October 7 and 8 ad the O. Henry
Hotel in Greensboro. Each president
of a college was invited to come
and bring with him a member of
his faculty. The conference met
in three sessions, Friday afternoon,
Friday night, and Saturday morn
ing.
When: Dr. Binford called the meet
ing to order Friday afternoon every
college in the state was represented.
Superintendent E. C. Brooks, A. T.
Allen and J. H. Highsmith of the
State Department of Education, and
Dr. George A. Zook of the U. S.
Bureau of Education were present.
The conference l organized by electing -
President Binford as chairman and
Professor N. W. Walker as secre
tary. The work was outlined am!
statements were made of the var'ous
issues that were to be considered.
The State Departmert cf Educa
tion through Superintendent Brooks
and Messrs. Allen and Highsmith,
presented some of the difficulties it
is facing in regard to higher educa
tion and teachers' certificates. Dr,
Brooks showed the need and urged
that a definite standard be set for
the college and the college year,
because certificates and salaries of
teachers are based on these facts.
Wide discrepancies were shown in
the work of the college, especially
the smaller ones. Dr. Zook, in his
address, said frankly that the prob
lems of fixing a standard year for
the college was a very difficult one
to solve. Mr. Highsmith urged
more uniformity in college require
ments for entrance and described a
new plan of high school inspection
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by which certain counties have been
allotted to some of the colleges,
which will co-operate with the state
in this work. The counties which
have been placed under the super
vision of Guilford are Surry, Stokes,
Yadkin and Davie.
The old issue of scholarships in
state and church institutions was re
ferred, after long discussion to the
committee to report at the next
meeting. The state schools argued
that the state should extend finan
cial aid in scholarships only to
state institutions.
The committee reports adopted in
cluded a recommendation that all
scholarships in colleges should be
awarded on the basis of one year at
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C. W. ROBERTS SPEAKS
TO GOILFORD STUDENTS
Secretary of Greensboro Chamber
of Commerce discusses
"Citizenship"
"Responsibility of citizenship" was
effectively discussed by Mr. C. W.
Roberts, secretary of the Greensboro
chamber of commerce, in a chapel
talk Wednesday morning, October 5.
"Every American citizen should
vote and pay tax, but that alone
doen't make a citizen." The speak
er then showed that it is the
duty of every citizen to make the
world a better place to live by put
ting something more into his own
community than he takes out of
it; otherwise he has failed in the
commission of life.
The world needs people who can
think, and who have initiative and
creative ability. Men should dream
of, and see visions of better churches
and educational institutions, greater
industries, more wealth, more beau
tiful playgrounds and parks, fairer
cities, and more homes where laugh
ing children play, and then get up
before sunrise to put such noble
visions into action.
Great opportunities are open to
the person who acts. Action gives
health, gives knowledge, gives wis
dom. The world honors the one who
acts; love chooses him; God blesses
him, and eternity crowns him. Above
all things do not be a knocker, for
he is the commonest of God's cre
ation. Be a booster, there are
opportunities today which have never
been presented before. The bad con
dition in Europe increase the oppor
tunities for those who are willing to
take the initiative and assume the
greater obligations of citizenship.
MANY FRESHMEN OUT FOR
GIRLS' BASE BALL.
Soon after the four o'clock bell
rings in the afternoon the girls'
athletic field is as thick with girls
as a Kansas wheat field with grass
hoppers. Much interest and enthu
siasm is being shown by the girls,
both old and new. Some of last
year's star players are back but
the new girls are showing up well
and there will be considerable brav
ery for positions on the team. Nell
Carroll, the main stay pitcher for
the past two years, is lack in her
old position, while Patsy Lowe and
Bertha Zachary are trying out for
the freshmen team. Both are prov
ing to be very efficient.
The freshman class has so many
girls out for base ball that it is
planned to have a public game in
which the freshman girls will play
the other girls of the college. This
game will be played some time within
the next two weeks. So far the
freshmen have had the stronger
team but probably due to the fact
that many of the other girls who
play have been busy and haven't
attended the practice games regu
larly.
Volley ball is being played now in
the gymnasium classes and it is
played later in the season. The
tennis players are getting in good
practice and the tournament will
begin soon.
SENIORS ELECT OFFICERS
At the regular by-weekly meeting
of the Senior class, held last Tuesday
evening, the following officers were
elected: president, Ralph Farlow;
secretary, Eurie Teague; marshal,
Alta Zachary.
SOPHOMORE CLASS MEETING
The Sophomore class met on.
Wednesday, October 5 and elected as
officers for the fall term:
President, Hersal Macon. Secre
tary,, Virginia Osbane; treasurer,
Luna Taylor; marshal!, Marie Bea
man.
GUILFORD COLLEGE, N. C., OCTOBER 12, 1921
TENNIS
The Athletic Association of Guil
ford College offers to the student
body various forms of exercises in
order that the students may keep
their bodies in the best possible
condition. Amang the various forms
of exercise are foot-ball, basket-ball,
base-ball, volley-ball and tennis, and
the industrious student has his pref
erence in participating in any of the
above athletics sports. It is consid
ered not only as a duty but also as
a privilege to avail oneself of this
physical culture.
To be an efficient player in any
one of the athletic sports necessarily
brings into play not only muscular
acting but mental activity as well.
A good foot-ball player must know
the art of tackling, plunging the
line to the best possible advantage,
accurate calculations of a forward
pass, and many other phases if he
ever expects to be successful in this
sport. In basket-ball and base-ball
a thorough knowledge of the game is
absolutely necessary if they are to
be considered in the future as in the
past, major sports.
The above mentioned sports have
all the fascination and thrills of an
cient days when fights of various
nature were staged in the collissium
at Rome. These games have al
ways been considered as the major
sports and justly so but this does
not detract from the merits of
the so-called minor sports.
Tennis is claiming the attention
of the American people today more
than ever before. Tilden and John
son rank in fame and popularity
with Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb. Paul
B. Williams, Field Secretary of the
U. S. Town-Tennis association, esti
mated two years ago that about one
million persons played this game in
the United States. Thus we see that
tennis may be classed as a major
sport for the fascination of this game
lias led thousands to engage in this
form of exercise.
In the past at Guilford College,
tenn's has not played an important
role in the field of inter-collegiate
activities, but this is ro reason why
t should not be put on the map
n the future. Since the beginning
of the last collegiate year a grad
ual increase of interest has been
displayed in this sport until there
ue at present over twenty (20)
Participants among the boys Messrs,
Z a chary, Gloff, Tatum and Merrimon,
the last year's varsity team are all
back in school again and are doing
effective tennis playing this year.
Also Harris, M. Shore, Joyce and
Thompson, four other old men are
working hard to make the first team.
Among the new men who are
showing up well are Brown and
Reynolds, who seem to have fair
prospects of becoming real tennis
players.
A tournament is being planned this
week for the purpose of determining
who shall be on the varsity team
to represent Guilford in inter-colle
giate contests this year. Arrange
ments have already been made for
two inter-collegiate contests this fall,
one at Guilford with Trinity on the
21st and 22nd of this month and one
on the 29th at Elon. Although lasv
year's record is not the best we were
successful over Elon and Lenoir and
the prospects are even better this
year. Realizing the interest mani
fested in this game, may every stu
dent lend his heai'tiest support in
order that a creditable record in
tennis may be made this year.
CALENDAR
Tues. 6:30 p. m.—Junior Class
meeting.
Thurs. 6:45 p. m.—Y. M. and Y.
W. C. A. Prayer Meetings.
Friday 7:00 p. m.—Literary Soci-
Saturday 8:00 p. m.—Movie—"Lit
tle women."
Sunday—Usual Sunday Services
GUM TO MEET
LYNCHBURG SATURDAY
Quakers Preparing for Battle With
Virginians
Next Saturday the Guilford team
will meet the strong Lynchburg
College eleven on the latter's grid
iron. All indications point to a hard
contest. At the opening of the sea
son, Trinity College was only able
to defeat Lynchburg by the small
margin of one point on her own
ground. Elon has also suffered de
feat at the hands of the Virginians.
Coach Doak is expecting his team
to encounter considerable opposition
in attempting to cross Lynchburg's
goal line and is doing everything
possible is being done to have the
team in prime condition.
The team was idle last Saturday
with two weeds' of training in prep
aration for the Lynchburg game,
there is no reason why the team
should not acquit itself well. All
those who were injured in the lineup,
with the exception of Stafford Fra
zier, who sustained a slightly injured
knee, are expected to report for
practice this week. An injured leg,
which Williams suffered in a scrim
mage before the opening game is
rapidly improving but will probably
keep him out of the game for some
time.
Some of the scrubs are showing
up so well that they are going to
push some of the regulars, for var
sity berths before the end of the
season. Pringle is proving himself
a dangerous man in the line. Purvis
is exhibiting considerable driving
power in the backfield. Both of
these men will probably get a chance
in the Lynchburg game.
The whole squad is undergoing
strenuous practice. Some new for
mations are being tried out, in hope
of increasing the ostensive power
of the team. The opening game
found the team weaker on the offense
than the defense. The new forma
tions, with daily scrimmages are
expected to equalize the team to
such an extent that Lynchburg's
will meet an aggressive foe when
she faces Guilford Saturday.
SCRUBS DEFEATED BY DURHAM
HIGH SCHOOL.
Second String Men Lose After
Good Start.
Guilford's second team was de
feated by the Durham High School
eleven, October 7, on the latter's
hoire ground.
The High School boys stagged a
rally in the faces of overwhelming
odds, and took the ball across for
two touchdowns, snatching a 13 to 6
victory from what seemed certain
defeat.
Guilford's tally came early in the
first quarter. After being checked
in her first march down the field on
Durham's one yard line by a fum
ble, the ball was again quickly ad
vanced within a few yards of the
goal line by a series of line plunges.
A pass from Taylor to Edgerton
was completed, resulting in the
touchdown.
Purvis proved to be the most suc
cessful ground gainer for Guilford.
His line plunging rarely failed to
net good gains. For the Durham
boys, White seemed to be the out
standing star, his work being respon
sible for several long runs through
the line at times when gains meant
a touchdown.
First Quarter.
The first quarter, without doubt
belonged to Guilford. The game
opened with Sykes kicking off to
Guilford. Guilford received the ball
on her 35 yard line and returned
it 10 yards. The ball was carried
40 yards on four successive first
downs. After a series of line
plunges Guilford had the ball on
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GUILFORD STUDENTS
HIKE TO BATTLEGROUND
Entire College Turns Out for Visit
to Historic Spot.
On Saturday, Oct. 8, every able
bodied Guilforian gathered in front
of Founders Hall at 12:15 p. m.
with exuberant spirits for the pro
gram for the afternoon consited of
a hike to the Guilford Battleground.
After a few group pictures were
taken, the faculty and students
started off in "sheep fashion" in
groups of two's and three's, with a
wagon containing the eats and those
who preferred to ride, bringing up
the rear. About every mile or so
a whistle was blown and word passed
down the line that each person was
to change partners. Some, however,
were so deeply engrossed in conver
sation that they failed to heed the
suggestion and at the end of the
hike found themselves with the same
charming companions with whom
they had started. When everyone
had come in sight of the Battle
ground the line began to divide and
the couples to scatter, some to see
the monuments, some to the lake,
seme to the spring, and others to
the store.
At four o'clock the crowd gather
ed again near the spring where a
camp fire was built and hot coffee
and marshmallows served in abund
ance. soon the marshmallows were
toasting over the fiire while the
various groups were relating the ex
periences of the day and comparing
notes concerning the historic grounds.
As soon as everyone had satisfied
his hunger, so far as marshmallows
can satisfy, the journey home was
arranged. The majority preferred
to ride back either in automobiles
or in the wagon, but several consid
ered a job not well done until thoi*-
oughly finished, so completed it by
hiking the four miles back, coming
in with smiling faces although tired
and dusty. The latter feeling was
forgotten, however, when the dining
room was reached for the hot bread,
steak, and fried potatoes won every
heart that was not won on the hike.
NOTES FROM THE HOME ECO
NOMICS DEPARTMENT
The Department of Home Eco
nomics is beginning an auspicious
year, with the largest enrollment
since its organization five years ago.
An attractive feature this year is
the Practice Cottage which will
serve to make the work in all the
classes more interesting and prac
tical than it could be otherwise.
The senior class has continued
the work in the Modern Health
Crusade with the Graded School Chil
dren which was begun by last year's
senior class. Their efforts this fall
have been centered mainly upon
a Health Pageant, given by third
and fourth grade children, as the
opening feature of the State Anti
Tuberculosis Convention in Greens
boro on October 6th and 7th and
upon a series of Health Posters exhib
ited at the same convention. These
posters were made by the nine chil
dren from the Graded School who,
last year, met all the requirements
laid down by the Modern Health
Crusade.
Miss Noles spent two clays of last
week in Greensboro, where she at
tended the Anti-tuberculosis Conven
tion as one of the delegates from
this community.
NEW GARDEN SENIORS ENTER.
TAIN BOYS OF '22.
The Senior girls of New Garden
Hall entertained the Senior boys
at dinner, Sunday, October 9th. The
visitors were delightfully served with
a delicious three course dinner.. A
short social hour followed which
was immensely enjoyed by all pres
ent. The hostesses then carried
the party on a kodaking tour in the
vicinity of New Garden.
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