THE GUILFORDIAN
tI.UME VIII.
GUILFORD FOOTBALL TEAM
SCORES 10 TOUCHDOWNS
AND BLANKS LENOIR
QUAKERS SCORE AT WILL BY
SMASHING LINE AND CIRC
LING ENDS. SECOND
TEAM MEN GET IN
GAME
Score 6610
Guilford came to her own here
Friday, October 22, and swept thru
the Lenoir College team 66 to 0. Al
though the visitors put up a plucky
fight they were powerless before the
Quaker machine, and were simply
outclassed in every feature of the
game. Guilford scored at will
breaking great holes in the line
which opened the way for long gains,
and outstanding the lenorians around
ends for repeated touchdowns.
Guilford made many substitutions
throughout l the game. Practically
the entire squad was given a try
out, and several new men showed un
expected strength and ability to gain
ground.
Although Guilford was at no time
given strong opposition, the game
afforded an opportunity to test the
speed of the team. On this feature
of the work marked improvement
was evidenced over earlier games.
The speed on the back field was so
great that at times the line line
seemed hardly able to get out of
their way.
Guilford assumed the offensive
throughout the entire time so that
the team was given little chance for
defensive work. When the visitors
did take the ball, however, they were
unable to advance. Lenoir made
only one first down during the en
tire four periods and this came as
the result of a penalty.
On Guilford's hack field with the
splendid interference of G. Mcßane
Newlin and Purvis, White ran
up the greatest number of yards gain
ed, and headed the list with four
touchdowns. His great speed en
abled him to go through for long
gains again and again. At one time
he cleared the opposing line and
raced 70 yards for a touchdown and
a little later duplicated the latter in
a run nearly as long as the first.
G. Mcßane was the only Varsity
man that was kept in the back field
throughout the entire game. He con
sistently smashed the line for good
gains whenever called upon and his
toe sent the ball hurling square be
tween the goal posts for six exrtra
points. Purvis did great work in
running and carried the ball for
numerous gains of 5 to 15 yards
Du ring the second quarter he tore
off 40 yards through the line in
two successive runs. Captain
Newlin handled the team well and
from the position as quarte-back
added a number of valuable gains.
Although the task confronting the
line was not particularly difficult
the forward men played great ball
and never failed to open the way for
the backfield. Among the reserves
tried out Woody showed most prom
ise.
GAME BY PERIODS
First period
Lenoir kicked to Guilford's 50
yard line. After an attempt through
the line by Mcßane, White carried
the ball 45 yards for a touchdown
G. Mcßane added the goal. Lenoir
kicked to Newlin on Guilford's 40
yard line who returned the ball 10
yards. Two plunges through the
line by White net small gain. Guil
ford lost 4 yards on a fumble by
Purvis and Lassiter punted to Le
noir's 15 vard line. Lenoir made 6
Vards through the line in th
and then punted to her 35 yard line.
A rush through the line by White an' 1
(prickly followed by one by G. Mc-
Bane made first touchdown. Newlin
circled left end for 20 yards and G.
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES
MAKE AMAL VISIT
TO THE COLLEGE
CONFER WITH ADVISORY
BOARD, ALUMNI AND FAC
ULTY COMMITTEES.
The joint conferen e of the Board
of Trusteees tf>f Guilford College,
Alumni Committee on Policy and En
dowment met to consider the prob
lems of the colleg in a very thor
oughgoing manner fjn Wednesday,
October 19.
The future of the preparatory de
partment was discussed. It is believ
ed that it will be possible to increase
the number of college students suf
ficiently to fill the dormatories in
the next two years. This will make
possible the dropping the prepara
tory department from the catalogue
and only such high school subjects
will be given as will be neeeded to
prepare any deficient high school
stMdents for carrying the work of
Biblical Literature and Religious
Education will probably still fie of
fered to those who have come from
small high schools.
The matter of scholarship and
free tuition were discussed and it was
decided that the college should fol
low the practice adopted by the
North Carolina College Presidents'
Conference, which was recently held
in Greensboro. This Conf'eren-e
recommended that all scholarships
should be awarded to worthy stu
dents for one year at a time, that
they should be withdrawn entirely
from high school and I hat colleges
should award them through a com
mittee which has no connection with
the recruiting agencies of the college.,
The attendance of young men in
college was considered and a com
mittee was appointed to provide fur
ther means by which boys may earn
a part of their expenses while at
college.
Dr. Binford announ ed that tV
first half of the $5,000 gift from the
General Education Board has been
received. Under the discussion of the
financial situation, a committee war
appointed which shall make plans
Tor increasing the endowment thre
hundred thousand dollars this year,
thus making (the total endowment
$500,000. There are encouraging
prospects of some large donations
for this purpose.
The short course will again be of
fered during the first month of the
se'ond semester of the college year
Following the conference the fa
culty entertained the visitors by a 4
o'clock tea and a 'pleasant social
hour was spent in the Founders' Hall
parlors, which were decorated with
autumn leaves.
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS CLUB
The International Relations Club
of Guilford College held its' first
meeting for the purpose of reorgan
ization Wednesday evening, October
19. The following were elected, Fa
cutlv advisor. Professor Anscomb:
Se retary, Edna Raiford.
Arrangements were made for a
thorough discussion of the events
leading up to , and the issues facing
the Disarmament Conference which
will meet at Washington, Novem
ber 11.
The members of the four literary
societies were divided into si: groops
representing the United States, Eng
land, France, Italy, Japan, and Chi
na, which are the nations to be
rerpesented at the Conference. The
groups from each society represent
ing a certain nation will organize
and study the issues concerning their
respective nation.
It was decided that the club should
hold regular meetings each Wednes
day evening. Plans are being made
also for a stage representation of
the conference later on in the dis
cussion.
GUILFORD COLLEGE, N. C., OCTOBER 26, 1921
GUILFORD LOSES TO
TRINITY IN TENNIS
TOURNAMENT
EVERY MATCH WON BY VISIT
ORS. GUILFORD PLAYED
WELL AT TIMES.
Guilford lost her first inter col
legiate tennis tournament of the sea
son to Trinity on the home courts
on Oct. 21. The excellent team which
Trinity possessed succeeded in taking
every match both singles and doub
les. However, Guilford put up a stiff
fight and the visitors victory was
secured only through a hard fought
game.
Trinity's team consisted of the fol
lowing fie men: Powell, Tabor, Lef
ler, Turrentine, and Summers. Those
who represented Guilford were Mer
rimon. Zachary, Winn, Gloff and
Tatum. There were five singles and
two doubles matches, ea"h singles
match counting thity points and the
doubles, forty. The singles were
played first and much interest was
manifested in several of the matches
In the singles Merrimon played Pow
ell; Zachary, Tabor; Winn, Lefler;
Gloff, Turrentine and Tatum, Sum
mers. Merrimon fell down in the
first set but in the second put up a
stiff opposition in which twelve
games had to be played before the
winning of the match by Trinity. In
the match between Zachery and Ta
bor it became necessary to play three
sets before it could be determined
who should win. Tabor won first
set but Zachery succeeded in winning:
the second by large margin and for
a while Guilford's prospects were
favorable in carrying off one of the
matches. However, in the third Ta
bor, through persistent efforts, de
feated Zachery and thus the match.
1 1 the third match, although Winn
did not succeed in winning any
games, yet in several cases many
points had to be played before the
winning of them by Lefler. Gloff did
creditable playing in the fourth
mat"h against Turrentine as did Ta
tum against Summers in the fifth.
However, as a whole Trinity proved
o have the better team.
In the doubles Merrimon and
'i hery of Guilford played Tabor
id Powell of Trinity. Trinity won
l oth sets and displayed a better
vorHne team although Merrimon
md Z'-i'-harv did creditable playing.
In the se-ond doubles Winn and Gloff
showed up well against Turrentine
md Summers and for a while Guil
ford's prospects seemed favorable
Tri-ity won the first set but Guilford'
outclassed them in the second. Trini
ty rallied in the third and thus wo'i
the matches of the tournament.
Although Guilford has lost the
Irst intercollegiate tournament of
the season much good ,'should he
gained from this experience and with
concentrated efforts in practice this
week prospects seem favorable for
the tournament against Elon on
the 23th.
The results of the tournament are
as follows:
Singles
Powell vs Merrimon 6-0: 7-5.
Tabor vs Zaehary 6-1; 2-6; 61
Lefler vs Winn 6-0; 6-0
Turrentine vs Gloff 6-3; 6-1
Summers vs Tatum 6-1; 6-1
Doubles
Tabor and Powell vs Merrimon and
Zacharv 6-2; 6-3
Turrentine and Summers vs Winn
and GlofT 6-3; 2-6; 6-1
Referees: J. W. Pancost, J. 11.
White, E. P. Brown and E. L. Hol
lady.
Nearly every third farm in the
United States had at least one auto
mobile on the first day of last year.
Of the G,488,366 farms in the United
States. 1.979,564, or 30.7 per cent,
reported having automobiles to the
number of 2.146,512.
DEATH OF EULA DIXON IS GREATLY
MOURNED BY MANY FRIENDS
LOSS OF A WOMAN ACTIVE IN BUSINESS AND EDUCATIONAL
PROMOTION KEENLY FELT
When the great prophet of the exile
wrote the beautiful chapters of the
latter part of Isaiah, Jerusalem was
a ruin and Palistine a waste. To en
courage his people and revive in
their souls the belief in Jehovah as
their God and protector, he repre
sents him as assuring them "that the
glory of Lebanon shall come unto
thee, the fir tree, the pine and the
box-tree together to beautify the place
of my sanctuary and I will make the
place of my feet glorious."
He did not say that all this would
come to pass without the most hearty
co-operation on the part of those who
longed for the restoration of their
Zion, but held it before his people as
an incentive and an example for
them to imitate . Calling upon them
to make wrong things right and with
their own hands, under the blessing
of their God, to build again the waste
plain and make the land his sanc
tuary, and all countries a Holy Land.
To those who rightly appreciate this
fact their own locality becomes the
place of his feet as well as their
own, and any effort to improve it
becomes a sacred service.
I know of no one who has more
literally carried out through her
life this sublime idea of transforma
tion than Eula Dixon, so dear to all
of us who know her. Before the war
of the Revolution her ancestors were
already established /on the fertile
lands of Cane Creek. I can not give
names and dates nor do I think it
necessary in such a paper as this.
What I would gladly do is to demon
strate the power of her character,
which is a personal force reaching
into eternity. For a little while it
cleft our earthly space and flashed
upon us with a radience truly divine
And now she who is the embodiment
of this ministry, is beyond our mor
tal vision, but still a luminous soul
in realms we know no yet.
As a girl in college she was stu
dious and diligent, and though not
even then very strong, she took a
leading: part in all college activities
and left a very distinct impress upon
her fellow students. Compelled on
account of poor health to abandon
the prospe-t of graduation, she did
not give up scholarly pursuits, but
always manifested (lie keee'est in
terest in literary and s ientific sub
jects.
Her occasional contributions to
periodicals were always clever and to
the point, and her influence in such
organizations as had the welfare of
humanity as a motive, were a steady
power.
Her father, one of the leading far
mers and business men of this com
munity, was a man who manifested
the same spirit which became the
ruling power in his daughter's life.
He had a variety of business interests,
and in some way, upon his death it
developed upon Eula to manase his
affairs. She became president of the
wollen mills in which he had been
i leading partner, and manned it suc
cessfully.
In this she had the assistance and
co-operation of a very efficient man
who had for years worked with her
father; but on the large farm which
had been a source of great pride and
pleasure to him, she did not have
much help and was compelled to
launch out independently.
She was not willling to abandon
this nor to have it suffer from ignor
ance and neglect. The only thing
which could satisfy her was to make
a farmer of herself. In pursuance of
lhi plan she spent several months
in the College of Agriculture and En
gineeering at Raleigh. Thus equip
ped she commenced the operation of
the farm.
The thing that impressed me is
that instead of leaving home after
the death of her parents, and seeking
occupation or entertainment else
where in places more accessible and
offering greater opportunities for a
life of ease and culture, she deter
mined to use her influence in helping
to make her own community a pro
gresssive center of intelligence.
She saw that it is human life which
is the most valuable asset, and that
work anywhere for the uplift of
men and women and more especially
children is a mighty and a far reach
ing service. Finding herself of neces
sity at the head of her father's bus
iness, she did not shrink the conse
quences which kept her at her post;
but the fulfillment of these duties
did not meet her own requirements.
To make the place of ones feet
glorious, much more than good busi
ness ability is necessary. The home,
the church, the schools, the commun
ity and the more extensive concerns
of state and nation must receive at
tention. Each of these became of
such interest to Eula that in talking
with her upon one of them you might
easily conclude that this was her
chief study., so well informed, so full
of wise thought and care in regard
to every one. She was quick and
eager to put into practice theories
which appeared to her as sound.
The house was improved both
without and within, water works in
stalled and every thing made con
venient and as attractive as possible.
The home had always been full of
generous hospitality and this, her
sister Florence and she were carefull
to maintain.
She gave time and thought and
constant effort to strengthening the
Friends Church at Cane Creek, of
which she was a devoted member.
The Sunday school and the other or
ganizations of the church claimed
her constant care, but perhaps the
place where her greatest energy was
manifest was in uniting with her
neighbors in building up a fine high
school in the time-honored Sylvan
Academy. She became a member of
the school board and no one served
with greater efficiency and a wider
comprehension of the needs and pos
sibilities of such an institution.
Her tireless energy and unda :nted
determination made me wonder then
and fills me with admiration now.
How she did rejoice to see those bivs
and girls press forward in t'leir
school work, and how full of cticour
agement and helpfullness she was in
advising them to go to college.
Nor were her efforts confined to
her own community. They extend to
the educational movements in \orth
Carolina Yearly Meeting, and Guil
ford College had no better friend
than she nor a more readv advocate
None upen whom the Alumni Asso
ciation has bestowed honorary mem
bership was more deserving such
honor than she.
Many a man and woman can rif'e
and call her blessed because of the
kindly personal interest which she
extended to them as boy-? and girls.
She was forward in pressing the cause
of temperance, active >v. the W. C. T.
U. and in all means for reaching the
young with information upon this
subject ind in winning them to total
abstinance. Recause she saw the im
perative need af woman's influence
in the various political interest- of
the state, she was an earnest advo-
cate of woman's suffrage.
What North Carolina would be
had all her sons and daughters de
cided as Eula Dixon did. "Here or
nowhere in American here is need,
here is opportunity this is the place
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