THE GUILFORDIAN
VOL. X
GUILFORD MEETS OVERWHELMING DEFEAT IN
OPENING GRIDIRON BATTLE WITH TRINITY, 68-0
Crimson and Gray Warriors
Fight Gamely Till Last
Whistle
MANY SUBSTITUTES
"Block" Smith and Capt. Mcßane
Get Quaker Honors
Fighting against tremendous odds,
Guilford went down to an honorable
but overwhelming defeat before the
vicious attack of the Trinity war
riors, 68-0. The score does not tell
how bitterly the Crimson and Gray
fought back, nor how gamely they
threw themselves before the merci
less drives of Blue and White bat
tlers.
Touchdowns in First
Quarter
Through the first quarter, although
having green material in her lineup,
Guilford fought doggedly to hold
off the inevitable. During this period
Trinity threw her best into the game
and managed to make two touch
downs over the fighting Quakers.
At this point Coach Steiner, of
Trinity, saw fit to make substitutions
at the record rate of two a minute.
Trinity's Fresh Men
It might have been this stream of
fresh material that proved disas
trous to the Crimson and Gray.
Battered and bruised, the tired Guil
ford line could not hope to hold
against the drives of fresh recruits
that were now pouring in from a
seemingly inexhaustible supply. That
the Quakers gave ground is seen by
the score, and that they gave it:
grudgingly, and fought bitterly foi j
every inch, is granted by all who
saw the game.
Stars for Trinity
Starring for the winners were
Shipp, Bull ock, Lagerstedt, in the
backfield, and in the line, Simpson.
Carter, and Gregg. Much credit is
due theo~. men, and football mentors
are confident that before the curtain
drops 011 the 1 023 season, these
players will have been heard of
many times.
Work of "Block" Smith
For Guilford, Charles Smith,
"Block," carried of the highest
honors. He is of that type which
does not know when it is beaten,
and which fights hardest against
the greatest odds. It seems, that to
him, all football players, whether
they are McMillans or not, are just
players. Against all lie apparently
plays alike, that is, his very best.
Capt. Mcßane, along with his
entire team, should be given special
credit for the plucky fight. Although
meeting heavy defeat in their initial
contest, they displayed undefeatable
roirage which is expected to do
much toward making Guilford
known, later on in the season.
The line-up at the start follows:
Trinity Position Guilford
Huckley I.e Poole
Hatcher l.t Shore
Taylor l.g Herring
Simpson, captain ....c Wasrick
Griggs r.g Harreil
illiarns r.t Reese
Garter, R. r.e Smith, C.
Smith, F q.b SVlcßane, Capt
Lagcrsteilt l.h Woody
Boswell r.h English
Bullock f.b Lassiter
FIRE-THEN THE CAMPUS
GETS INTO EARLY STIR
Fire! Fire! Fire! Was it a dream. J
a joke, or new method of getting
the students up for breakfast?
Neither. No one could think for a
moment that it was a joke after
seeing Professor Landis' mad dash
across the campus, which caused
squirrels to drop their breakfast,
and scamper back into their holes.'
As to its being a dream, that
was a good conjecture, for truly
all shade and shapes of dream
children, ghosts of the wildest
nightgowns were seen hopping, skip
ping and jumping from Founders,
the cottage, and Cox hall. Their
dress too, was convincing, for every
country, from Honolulu to the Arctic
region, was represented in that
dreamy group that gathered around
the White Cottage. What have they
in their hands? some one asked.
A group at the left had forks,
dishes, and white coats, brought
with them from their late work of
setting the tables. Over on the
right were figures holding shoes,
collars, shirts, and what not, still
half asleep and wondering why they
were out of bed. In the center of
the tumult stood a math Professor,
calm and serene, a physics book
under his left arm and in his
right hand a college algebra which
was opened at probabilities and
chance.
What in the world was all the
fuss about? It was not a joke, nor
dream, nor a new way to awake
old students. The sum total of it
all was, a lighted match came in
contact with some carelessly spilled
oil, causing a feeble flame to burn
under the stove of Prof. L. L.
White. Damage; one handful of
flour, several shocked maids, more
colds from undue exposure, and
forty blinks of sleep.
FACULTY ADDITION HOLDS
TWO HARVARD DEGREES
Milton C. Davis, who comes to
Guilford this year to teach part of
the German and Latin is another
strong addition to the Guilford
faculty. A native of Long Island.
New York, he holds both Bachelor's
and Master's Degrees from Harvard
University and has completed the
residence for Doctorate. In his three
and a half years of graduate study
he specialized in classical philology
and is considered one of the best
equipped men in Latin and Greek
teaching in the South.
While a graduate student at Har
vard in 1917 he first came in
contact with the Society of Friends
of which he has been a member
since 1918. Early in 1919 Mr. Davis
went to Europe to help in the re
construction of the destroyed re
gions of France under the auspices
of the American Friends Service j
Committee and remained overseas
thirteen months in this work.
GI'ILFORD COLLEGE, N. C. OCTOBER :i. 19
FIGHT 'EM, GUILFORD!
Guilford's grid warriors
are going to Wake Forest
Saturday. Get behind them,
student body. They fought
this same crowd to a stand
still last year, leaving the
count 0-0. What has been
done, can be done.
These Quaker lads are go
ing to have the Baptists and
a good scrap in front of
them. See that they have
245 students, with a faculty
thrown in, and plenty of
peppy yells behind them.
EACH GLASS OPEN TO FIRST
YEAR STUDENTS IS INCREASED
AT LEAST THIRTY PER CENT
The suddenly increased number of
freshmen registered at Guilford
confronts the directors of the college
with a problem here-to-fore not en
! countered. Each class open to fresh
men has increased at least thirty
per cent, thereby necessitating a
i slight re-arrangement and division
of classes. The new three-hour
schedule which was installed last
year, helps greatly in the adjust
ment. All chsses except those im
mediately attendant to science have
! been reduced to a three-hour course
with recitations running up to Satur
day noon. This increases the actual
number of classes and offers more
opportunities to the students for their
electives.
The preparatory department,
which was officially chopped from the
catalogue last year and which will,
if plans are carried out, be dropped
entirely from the college at the end
of this year, was diminished to a
small item. The present number
of students who are actually taking
all preparatory work numbers about
fifteen. However, this number does
not include those who have come
to the college from high schools,
whose standards do not meet the
requirements of the college, and who
yet have .o take a prescribed sub
ject. There are some fifteen of
these.
Regardless of the fact that the
number of preparatory students has
decreased, there has come a large
number of college students, to take
their places. Last year the chemis
try I class had forty students. This
year the class numbers sixty-five.
The history classes enrolling fresh
men last year has increased from
about ninety to one hundred and
fifteen. The. biology roll listed
forty freshmen last year. This year
the total has swelled to fifty-five.
The physics class, which here-to-fore
has been open only to sophomores
and upper classmen, was opened this
year to freshmen and the number has
increased .0111 sixteen to forty. The
various other departments of the col
lego show an coual increase. The
numbers climbing up at a thirty per
cent growth.
It is reported that there is being
shown a iendencj to elect scientific
courses. Some students speak quite
often of taking a "pre-med" course.
This tendency is attributed to the
brilliant prospects for those going
into the medical profession.
DRAMATIC COUNCIL IS AT
WORK TO CHOOSE PLAY
Mile. Hoffman, the coach of the
dramatic council, reports that the
first meeting of the council took
place in the Gwilfordian room on
last Monday night, September 24.
After discussing the types of plays
suitable to present in the college it
was decided to discard Shakespear
ean dramas for the more modern
ones. Several of these have been
ordered from the University of
North Carolina Community Service
' Bureau. The members of the council
j voted against the ultra-modern play,
but the medieval costume plays
are being seriously considered. "The
Man Who Married a Dumb Wife,"
by Anatole France, is an excellent
example of this type.
On account of former trouble in
shifting stage scenery, this year's
council is working to find a good
play with only one or two scene
changes. If this can be done, the
long waits will be eliminated from
the dramatization, and the smooth
ness of the story will not be inter
rupted.
As the plays which have been
ordered have not arrived, the real
choosing will not begin until the
latter part of this week. Mile.
Hoffman, however, has given each
member of the council a play to
read and criticize. The best of
these will be put aside for consider
ation along with the new plays.
"Grumpy," "Come Out Of the
Kitchen," and "Polly's First Play"
are among those being considered 1
Mile. Hoffman says that the mem
bers of the council are putting them
selves wholeheartedly into their
work, and as she herself is en
thusiastic, Guilford may look for
ward to the presentation of a play
which has 1 >een selected 011 account
of its superior merits from all points
of view.
HORSON GIVES PICTURED
LECTURE ON WEED EVIL 1
Ihe student body of the college,
together with the townspeople, en
joyed a powerful and instructive
lecture on the "Tobacco Evil" bv
Evangelist rilman Hobson, who is
conducting a series of meetings here.
Introductory to his talk Mr. Hobsen
related some of his experiences as
a lecturer during the world war
with this same topic, which he called
"Over the Top for I nele Sam."
He gave this same lecture in many
camps, and also in high schools
and colleges.
Mr. Hobson illustrated his points
by stereopticon slides, showing the
deplorable results of the use of
nicotine and its hold on the American
people. He quoted many statistics
and the leading men of the country
to show the sad results—death in
many cases—that grew out of this
habit. One good example was that
of a brass monkey run by mechanism
in the show window of a large
tobacco concern. It smoked cigar
ettes as an advertisement and a
drawing card. Pretty soon," said
Mr. Hobson, "the monkey refused
to function, and an expert was called
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$240,000 MARK PASSED
IN GUILFORD COLLEGE
ENDOWMENT CAMPAIGN
Dr. Perisho Works in East
ern Carolina and Virginia
GUILFORD CLUBS FORMED
Alamance Campaign to Be Made
At An EaUly Date
[ | The Endowment Campaign for
. Guilford College, which was begun
| :in Greensboro last spring, and ex
tended to other centers, is being push
; ed forward by those in charge. The
. total amount subscribed to date is
something more than 5210,000 of
the $375,000 which was the amount
required' > n order to secure the
SIOO,OOO from the General Edu
cation Board.
Visits Eastern Carolina
During the months of June and
July Dr. Perisho worked very dili
gently in the interest of the Cam
paign. During this time he visited
several counties in Eastern Carolina
and Virginia. Among the counties
visited in Eastern Carolina are the
following: Northampton, Bertie, Per
quimans and Chowan, and in Virgi
nia, Southampton and Nansemond.
In some of these counties including
Wayne and Perquimans, Guilford
College Club meetings were held, at
which, Dr. Perisho presented the
[Guilford situation to the alumni and
old students, as well as other friends
of the College.
Forsythe County Work
During July Dr. Perisho also
helped to organize campaign work
lin Forsythe county. The Forsvthe
county campaign was officially
launched at a dinner given at the
Robert E. Lee Hotel in Yi inston-
Salem. Many of the alumni and
old students were present on this
occasion and very enthusiastically
pledged thier loyal support in the
work of increasing Guilford's en
dowment. Since that time the work
has been carried on steadily in that
city under the auspices of the alumni
and old students. Its leaders are:
Colonel William A. Blair and Mr.
C. C. Smithdeal, two most loyal
Guilfordians, and a great success is
predicted.
Organization Work
A Guilford Coll ege Club was also
organized in Davidson eountv dur
ing the month of August, the initial
meeting being held at Lexington,
N. C.
Arrangements are now beii.g made
to put on a campaign in Alamance
county and also to complete the
work which was begun bv >!)r.
Perisho in Randolph and Wayne
counties. Later on organization
work will be done *n Halifax,
Hertford, Bertie, Yadkin, Surry,
Stokes and Rockingham counties. It
is the purpose of the College to give
every alumnus and old student an
opportunity to make contributions to
the Endowment Campaign. The
goal for North Carolina is approxi
mately .$200,000.
Letters from Philadelphia Friends
tell of their plan to launch a Guil
ford Endowment campaign in that
city during the month of October.
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