THE GUILFORDIAN
VOL. X
HIGH SCHOOL ORATORS
AND SPRINTERS TO MEET
AT GUILFORD APRIL 26
Plans for Annual High School
Day Are In Hands of
L. L. White
Saturday, April 2(>, has been
chosen for the 14th annual Guil
ford high school day. Professor
L. L. Y\ bite, who is in charge
of the day, has invited lIT
high schools to participate in
the track events for boys and
the recitation and declamation
contests for the boys and girls.
The committee under the di
rection of Professor White is
already preparing for the enter
tainnient of the visitors. Sat
urday morning will be taken up
with the preliminaries frr the
speaking contests while Saturday
afternoon will be full of exciting
athletic events. The team win
ning the most points in the ath
letic events will be presented with
a silver loving cup, while the win
ning declaimer will receive a gold
medal, the winner of the recita
tion contest will be awarded a set
of books.
There are in all thirteen possi
bilities for a track team to win.
The events are: 440 yard dash;
220 yard dash; 100 yard dash; j/>
mile run; 1 mile run; mile relay;
running broad jump; running
high jump; low hurdles; pole
vault: 1 *211") shot put; discus and
javelin throw.
In the evening a reception will
be held for the high school stu
dents in the library and at Found
ers Hall.
This promises to be the biggest
high school day that has yet taken
place on the Guilford campus.
Screen Version "David Copper
field" Entertains
Humor, pathos, and delightful
mush made up the Saturday night
movie at the college, the screen
version of "David Copperfiled."
The film was a faithful reproduc
tion of parts of the novel, but
whole threads of the plot were
left untouched. Students doing
parallel reading in English appre
ciate that comparatively little of
any of Dicken's classics could be
treated in seven reals
TEAPOT DOME QUESTION
REVIEWED BY PERISHO
Dr. Elwood Perisho, in his
chapel talk of February 11, de
scribed the Teapot Dome situa
tion as one of the burning ques
tions of the day. He stated that
it was at the suggestion of ex-sec
retarv of the navy Josephus Dan
iels that President Wilson or
dered a survey of the oil fields to
be made in order that the best oil
region of the country might be
reserved for the use of the navy.
The result was that in accordance
with the geological survey recom
mendation ex-President Wilson
declared the Teapot Dome Oil
region a National reservation to
remain forever for the use of the
American navy.
However in 1922 the oil reserve
was turned into the hands of sec
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Guilford Outclasses N. C. State 35-28 in
Basketball Tussle; Defeat William and Mary
35-31; Fall Before Wake Forest Delegation
SENIORS DELVE INTO LAB
AND LIBRARY FOR THESES
Class of '24 Begin Work On
Dissertations for Bachelor's
Degree
Senior table discussions have
recently assumed an air of litera
ry browsing and scientific prowl
ing unheard of in tlie annals of the
(dining room. No more jokes; no
more juggling of intimate re
marks! I lie Seniors are taking
Aristotle with their pancakes and
| will soon give Darwin the cold
shoulder in the light of late re
search.
For the season of the thesis has
arrived; the dissertation which
marks the close of four years of
! study, and which will crown with
glory the head of the writer, and
' clothe his intellect in sheepskin
forevermore.
Three of the seniors have chos
en subjects pertaining in particu
lar to North Carolina. Elizabeth
llrooks is collecting material 011
"Authors of North Carolina," and
somewhat related to this subject
is that selected by Marie Beaman
and entitled "Contemporary Poets
of North Carolina."' Leora Slier
ill's topic "North Carolina Folk
Lore" also sounds suggestive of
in interesting thesis.
Louise Winchester, who is ma
joring in mathematics, is writing
"The Histor of Arithmetic." Some
phase of Home Economics will
be dealt with by Virginia ()sbome
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LENOIR GUILFORD TO ~
DEBATE IMMIGRATION
The Lenoir-Cuilford forensic
contest will take place probably
lon April 15. At a recent meeting
of the inter-collegiate debating
council it was decided that the
querv "Resolved , that the sixty
eighth congress should re-enact
the three percent immigration act
for a period of two years,' should
be debated. Tryouts will be held
on February 28; judges selected
to choose the debating team from
the contestants are Prof. F. C.
Anscombe, Dr. 10. C. Perisho, and
Prof. R. 11. Dann.
The meeting of Guilford
and Lenoir in a debate this year
will make the first meeting of
these two colleges of North Caro
lina, who stress to a large extent
debating among their students.
J. W. BAILEY INSTITUTES
WOOLMAN ESSAY PRIZE
J. W. Bailey, democratic candi
date for governor of North Caro
lina, has offered a prize of ten dol
; lars to the Guilford student who
before April 1. 1!>24, writes the
| best essay on "The Influence of
John Woolman."
Mr. Bailey stipulates that each
contestant must read John Wool
man's Journal. The condition im
i posed by the college is that there
'must be at least five contestants.
GUILFORD COLLEGE, N. C. February 13, 1024
Two Wins and a Loss in Home
Games With Strong
Opponents
QUAKERS IN FINE FORM
Close Scores and Hard Playing
Mark Each Game
(iuilford cagers added two more
victories and one defeat to its
season's record during the last
week, coming out at the big end
of the score with N. C. State and
the William and Mary Club but
falling before the attack of the
smooth running Wake Forest
machine. Each game was marked
by hard playing and close scores.
The Quakers were in good form
and gave their supporters a dem
onstration of high class basket
ball. Scores were: N. C. State
28-35; William and Mary 31-35;
Wake Forest 45-35.
The game with the Tech men
was a hair raising scrap. At no
time during the game were the
scores more than six points apart,
the Quakers holding the lead most
of the time. The Tech men threw
a scare into the (iuilford sidelines
in the beginning of the second
half, when they saged a rally
that gave them a temporary lead
of six points.
The line-up and summary:
Guilford Pos. N. C. State
J. W. Frazier rf 1 )uls
R.Smith If Wray
11. Tew c Correll
J. G. Frazier rg Beattv
Thomas lg Wallis
Substitutions, (iuilford; Cum
mings for Smith. State; Johnson
for W allis. Field goals: Guilford;
I \\ . brazier 2, R. Smith 3, Cum- 1
mings 1. Tew 1, J. G. Frazier i.
Thomas 2; N. C. State: Duls 2.
Wray •">. Correll I. Foul goals:
Guilford; J. W. Frazier 4, Thom
as I: State: Wray 3, Correll 1.
Referee Stuart.
William and Mary
A rally in the last two or three
minutes of the game, defeated
William and Mary to the tune of
35-31. The Indians led during
most of the last half by a margin
of eight points until J. G. and J.
W . Frazier began to pierce the
hoop and put their team in the
lead. J. G. brazier as usual led
the scoring of both teams.
Line-up and summary:
Guilford Pos. W. & M.
J. W. Frazier rf Hicks
R. Smith If. Cafer
Tew c Sexton
J. G. Frazier rg J. Todd
Thomas lg L. Todd
Substitutions: Guilford, Cum
mings for R. Smith, A. Smith for
Tew. William and Mary; Matsu
for Cafer. Field Goals: Guilford:
J. G. Frazier 7, J. W. Frazier 7,
A. Smith 1, Cummings 1; William
and Mary; Hicks (5, Cafer 2, Mat
su, Sexton 3, J. Todd 2. Foul goals
Guilford; J. W. Frazier 1, J. G.
Frazier 2. Referee Stuart.
Lose to Wake Forest
The Quakers lost to Wake bar
est in a hard fought and well play
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CAMPAIGN TO END WITH
ALUMNI SUBSCRIPTIONS
Recent Donations Bring Goal In
Sight. Alumni Subscribed
30 per cent. Strong
Dr. Perisho, director of the cam
paign, and his associates are vig
orously pushing their work with
the hope of reaching the goal of
their efforts at an early date. Last
week two thousand dollars came
in from Greensboro and several
thousand- from Philadelphia. A
few more thousand will be se
cured here and there but for the
most part the success of the. cam
paign awaits the action of the
alumni—upon those who have re
ceived the benefits of the College.
Now as never before the future
of the College awaits upon its
graduates and former students.
They have it within their power
easily to save the day if all will
act together in this critical hour.
Many have responded, some in a
really sacrificial manner, but
many have not yet put their
shoulders to the wheel.
Forty have sent their subscrip
tions in response to the recent
letters sent out. These forty have
subscribed over $(>,000.00, which
is an average of $150.00 for each
subscriber. The average for the
SO who subscribed before the let
ters were sent out was over S4OO
each. The alumni have now giv
en nearly $40,000,00, but this rep
resents only about 125 out of the
more than 100 graduates.
BASKETBALL QUINT TO
ENTEB STAE TOURNEY
The (iuilford College basketball
team will take part, with six oth
ers. in the state championship
tournament which is to be held in
Raleigh, March (i-8. The tourna
ment will be under the direction
of North Carolina State College
Athletic Committee.
I'lie competing teams come
from the seven leading colleges of
the state, namely: Guilford, State.
Carolina, Wake Forest, Davidson,
and Elon. Three games of the
series will be played on the first
night, March >. The odd team
which did not play the first night,
and the three winning teams will
play on the second night. March
i and the two winning teams will
play for the championship on the
third night, March 8.
CLASS OF 1926 ELECTS
SPRING TERM OFFICERS
At a regular meeting of the
Sophomore class, Tuesday even-!
ing, February 12, the following
officers were elected for the spring
term: president, Harvey Dinkins;
secretary, Elton Warrick; mar
shal, Otis Burke.
The class editor of the annual,
Mr. Dinkins, reports that the
sophomore material is ready to
go into the hands of the Editor
in-chief.
MfSS RUTH FRY, HEAD
ENGLISH FRIENDS RELIEF
WORK, VISITS COLLEGE
Speaks in Chapel, of Economic
Conditions of Germany
and Russia
Miss Ruth Fry, executive sec
retary English Friends' Relief
Work, spoke to the students and
faculty at the chapel period,
Thursday, February 14.
Miss Fry mentioned the begin
ning of this relief work in 1914 in
France recalling the difficulties in
j carrying on an international task
i like this.
"In 101(5," said Mis Fry, "relief
work was commenced among the
j Polish refugees who were fleeing
from Russian Poland into inter
ior Russia. Terrible suffering
was experienced by these refugees,
many of whom went to the dis
trict of Samara in Russia. I>y 1920
the French people required less
! care than did others, so work in
France was transferred to other
countries, chiefly Russia and Ger
many."
Miss Fry stated that she helped
carry on the work in Russia fur
two years. She told of the fail
ure of two consecutiv harvests in
1920 and 1921 and the terrible
famine that followed.
! "Iy the aid of the American
English Relief Corps," said Miss
Fry, "350,000 persons were red.
At the present time, although
there was a fair harvest in 1923,
a malarial plague is raging, which
incapacitates the people for work.
Nearly all the farm animals were
killed and eaten during the famine
period, but the relief workers were
able to purchase 1100 horses at a
price of five dollars each, thereby
to some small degree aiding the
1 situation."
"The Polish refugees, on re
turning to their homes found their
villages destroyed. They are now
living in caves and old army dug
outs. There are many Polish or
| phans."
"In Germany, conditions are
worse than they were in 1923. The
'situation is depressing and over
whelmingly sad. it is hardest to
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DR. HQBBS LEADS MEN'S
THURSDAY PRAYER MEETING
Dr. L. L. Hobbs was leader of
the Young Men's Christian Asso
ciation last Thursday evening.
The theme of Dr. Hobbs dis
cussion was the nearness of God
to man. He said he could not im
agine man and God being separ
able, and for man to be conscious
of God's nearness he must obey
all His great commandments
He quoted Jesus' answer when the
lawyer asked him what was the
jgreat commandment: "Love the
; Lord thy God with all thy heart
with all thy mind and with all
thy soul and thy neighbor as thy
| self."
The speaker stressed the im
i portance of one's loving his neigh
| bors, as it is written : Inasmuch as
ye have done it unto one of the
least of these, my brethren, ye
have done it unto me.
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