THE GUILFORDIAN
VOL. X.
DR. ELWOOD G. PERISHO GIVES
EXPLANATORYLEGIURE
ORIGIN OF THE EARTH
Presents Three Concepts of
Creation, Based on Bible,
Mythology, and Science
EARTH NEVER MOLTEN
One of the most interesting
and comprehensive lectures of
the year was given by Dr. El
wood C. Perisho in .Memorial
Hall Saturday evening, upon the
"Origin of the Earth."
Dr. Perisho based his lecture
upon three explanations of the
earth's origin—mythological, Bib
lical. and scientific —placing chief
emphasis upon the latter. By
way of introduction, the speak
er gave various interesting my
thological ideas of the earth's
formation, mentioning especially
those held by the Egyptians, the
Scandinavians, the Greeks, and
the Romans.
On taking up the Biblical ac
count of the creation, the speaker
greatly praised the beauty and
verity of the opening chapter of
Genesis. This chapter, he said
tallies exactly with the great
geologic records of the world.
The six periods of creation there
referred to specify, not days, but
eras in the earth's formation.
Scientific explanation of the
origin of the earth does not con
flict with the Bible. No one
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GUILFORD TRACK MEN
TAKE DAILY WORKOUT
The Quaker cinder path ar
tists are out daily now on the
track back of the Y. M. C. A.
building, looking forward to the
time when the track team will
be picked. At this time there is
no assurance that there will he
an intercollegiate meet with
Guilford participating, but Man
ager Everette Mcßane says that
probably negotiations can be
started which will give the
Quaker sprinters at least one
chance to try their legs against
another college.
About 14 men are now taking
a dailv workout. F'or speed on
short distances up to the half
mile. Vivian White is the best
bet that Guilford has. He has
made himself locally famous in
the distances that he is able to
put between himself and other
class track runners.
Other short distance runners
who can put up a nimble chase
include Smithdeal. Rrown, Clyde
Mcßane. and Rufus Smith. The
long distance runners have as
candidates for monograms, John
Cude, Marvin Shore. Harvey
Dinkins. F.bert and R. R. Bran
son. There are three applicants
for the high jump and pole vault,
who follow: Frank Casey,
Glenn Lassiter, and Floyd Pate,
The most promising prospects
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SAVE THE DATE FOR THE "DOVER ROAD"
THE DOVER ROAD PROMISES
TO BE SUPER PRODUCTION
Miss Hoffman Highly Enthusi
astic Over Cast and
Stage Setting
Miss Hedwig H. Hoffman,
who is coaching "The Dover
Road"—the play that is to be
given March 29th under the aus
pices of the Young Men's Ath- 1
letic Association, is brim full of
enthusiasm a,nd reports that
with such a cast, and such a
play, and lastly such lighting
effects, the Dover Road can't
help but be the finest play yet
staged by the Dramatic Coun
cil. With final rehearsal only a
week away, the play is assum
ing quite a professional tone.
Such engrossing questions as
high lights, make-ups, overhead
light, interior settings and cos
tumes are now occupying atten
tion, and Frank Crutchfield has
consented to work the lights
that will be used for the differ
ent scenes. ,
Marshall Suave and Urban
Robert Marshal as the urban
and suave Latimer, is already
dominating the play as well as
Anne and Leonard and various
domestics, By the way, he
wears a monocle and makes a
specialty of dramatic entrances.
Of course, all this takes with a
woman, and Anne, alias Ethel
Watkins, is already showing an
unmistakable preference for his
society; while Latimer, wary
and wise in the ways of women
as he is, seems to have fallen a
victim to her wiles or—her eyes
—whichever it is that does the
trick.
"They Go Wild" Over Fred
Fred Winn, who is having to
play the rather arduous role of
lover to both Anne and his wife
Eustasia at one time, is fast be
coming assimilated to married
life or at least to honey-moon
ing*. He hints moodily that he
he is the victim of a plot and
that all the unnecessary and
annoying things happen to him.
At present time he is being re
galed with having extracts of
Gibbons' Roman Empire read to
r him nightly.
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J MEMORIAL HALL |
* SATURDAY NIGHT, MARCH 29,1924, 8:15 O'CLOCK 2
\ The Dramatic Council Submits for Your Approval \
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, A. A. Milne's Absurd Comsdy of Superb Elopments 2
I "THE DOVER ROAD"
✓ ADMISSION SI.OO ALL SEATS RESERVED £
✓ Tickets on sale at the Door, or ✓
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✓ Mail orders filled by Edward M. Holder ✓
| GUILFORD COLLEGE \
i TO BOOST THE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION £
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GUILFORD COLLEGE, N. C. MARCH 19, 1924.
GUILFORD LENOIR
DEBATE
Affirmative Team
John Webb Cannon
.Hershel L. Macon
Alternate, Fred Winn
Negative Team
William Blair
Fred Smith
Alternate, Ernest Cnde
John Cannon, Hershel Macon,
French Smith, and William
Blair, have been selected by the
judges of the Debate Council,
Dr. E. C. Perisho, Prof. F. C.
Anscombe, and Professor Dann,
to Represent Guil|ford in the
Lenoir-Guilford debate. Fred
Winn and Ernest Cude won
places as alternates.
The question is, "Resolved
that the present Congress re
enact the Per Centum Limit Act
for a period of two years." The
Guilford affirmative team, com
posed of John Cannon and Her
shel Macon, with Fred Winn as
alternate, will meet the Le
noir negative team at Guilford,
while William Blair and French
Smith, with Ernest Cude as
alternate, will defend the affirm
ative for Guilford at Lenoir.
1924 QUAKER MATERIAL
IN HANBS OF ENGRAVER
Senior Book Takes Six Weeks
Sojourn With Printer
While Editors Rest.
The fate of the "Quaker" now
rests with the printer. T Terst I
Macon has breathed a sigh o
relief over the last page of ma-,
terial and has enveloped it ii j
manila for its long trip north
ward. Now we hope that th ]
look of grim determination tlia !
has so long bound the counto
nances of our grave seniors wil
be displaced by one of peacefil
relaxation.
Indeed they have worked per
severingly. Every senior ha
been an integral part of the forcj
that has made this work possible
And to see the heads of the dif
ferent divisions of the work ex
erting every ounce of driving
force they possessed in an ef
fort to keep the ball rolling
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BASEBALL SQUAD BEGINS
FIELB AND GYM PRACTICE
Coach Doak's Willow Wielders
Warming Up For April
Schedule.
Coach Doak is losing no time
in rounding the baseball aspir
ants of the college into shape
for the battles of the approach
ing season. Even the inclement
weather fails to stop the daily
practice, for when the snow
drives the husky squad from
Hobb's Athletic field they game
ly resume their "warming up"
in the gymnasium.
With nearly every man of last
year's line-up back to don the
crimson and gray uniform the
Quakers should be well repre
sented in the national pastime.
Captain J. W. Frazier reports
that the stick work of some
of his men is of the "bust the
old ball" variety.
New Material Shows Up Well
There is a likely bunch of new
material to fill up the gaps in the
squad. Together with the old
men they number twenty-eight
that have reported thus far and
are practicing regularly
Of last year's pitching staff
"Babe" Shore and Ray Burge
are back getting ready to hurl
the sphere across the plate. It
is also thought that Everette
Mcßane, will be a possible
moundsman for this season.
The new men who are ex
pected to strengthen the pitch
ing staff are Rufus Smith and
Flovd Gray. Smith comes to
' Guilford with a Pennsylvania
j prep school record of having
struck out 97 men in a fifteen
i inning came. Gray also has had
i t
I high school pitching experience.
! Richard Farrell, a new man, will
j fill the gap on the receiving end
of the battery made by the de
parture of Orvie TTayworth. Roy
Boose, also a new man of some
experience, will likely aid Far
■ rell behind the bat.
Eight Candidates For Infield
Fred v Winn. Nereus English,
Earl Cummings, and J. W. Fra
zier, last year's dependable in
j field combination, are all back,
and are showing up in good
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STUDENT VOLUNTEERS
MEET AT CHARLOTTE
Guilford Sends Fifteen Dele
gates to Annual Confer
ence of N. C. Chapter
The thirteenth annual confer
ence of the North Carolina Stu
dent Volunteer Union, was held
in Charlotte, N. C.. on March 7,
8 and 9. Every college in the
State was represented at the
Conference, the number of reg
istered delegates being 197. Of
these fifteen were from Guil
ford: Inez White, Inez Rlanch
ard, Margaret Townsend, Mil
dred Townsend, Margaret Lever
ing, Sylvia White, Sidney Win
slow, Virginia Osborne, Her
sal Macon, Lalah Cox, Harvey
White, Maie Hollady, William
Blair, Cordia Thompson and
Vivian' White.
At the first meeting of the
Conference Dr. Frazier, Presi
dent of Queens' College, made
an address of welcome.
One of the most outstanding
speakers of the Conference was
Robert P. Wilder of New York
City, General Secretary and
Founder of the Student Volun
teer Movement. "Father Wild
er" as he is familiarly called by
Volunteer Students, conceived
the idea of such a movement
, thirty-nine years ago while a
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TRUSTEES PLAN SUMMER
SESSION FOR FRESHMEN
Guilford College is about to
launch a project which she has
never attempted before. At the
Trustees' regular meeting, last
Saturday, a summer sesison of
the college was authorized. As
yet the plans for the summer
school have not been completed,
but a part of the present Guilford
faculty will be in charge of the
work. The session is designed
to take care of those students
who wish to enter college here
in the fall but lack something
in preparation. The college has
felt the need for something of
this kind this year, having
adopted the regulation of ad
mitting only those students who
are prepared to take up college
work. The summer session will
also take care of students who
wish to make up back work.
At this meeting the Board of
Trustees also made out the bud
get for the coming fiscal year.
This budget was somewhat dif
ficult to arrange due to the fact
that its expenditures comes at a
time when the college is passing
from the support of the old sus
taining fund to that of the new
endowment which has not yet
been invested. However, Dr. Bin
ford says that there will be no
lessening in the total and that
the college will sufifor no lack of
funds. The faculty for the next
year, according to Dr. Binford
will be at its present strength.
No. 22.