THE GUILFORDIAN
VOL. X.
ZATASIAN SOCIETY
ENTERTAINS CLAYS
Zays Give Novel Egyptian Pro
gram at Inter-society Banquet
Bth BIENNIAL RECEPTION
The splendor of old Egypt, the
Egypt of Pharaoh and Tut, was
brought to life and accurately por
trayed by the Zatasians, royal en
tertainers of the Henry Clays, at the
eighth biennial reception of the
Zatasian literary society last Friday
evening.
As the guests entered Memorial
Hall they were given miniature
Egyptian pyramids in purple and
white, complimentary to the Henry
Clay colors, on which were carved
an Egyptian program and Egyptian
menu, remaining to be translated as
the evening progressed.
The prologue to the program, by
Geneva Highfill. was an excellent
original lyric in blank verse, which
led the attention back three thou
sand years to the Nile Valley, and
gave the correct Egyptian atmos
phere for the program.
"Court Recreation" revealed a
dazzling princess, played by Mary
Webb Nicholson, reclining in a lux
urious lapartment where attendants,
Sarah Jinette and Jennie Howard
Cannon, anticipated her wants, and
where the maids of the court gave
her novel entertainment. This was
a graceful court dance led by Ruth
Stephens, in which Julia Wolfe, Ruth
McCollum, Inez Blanchard, Alvin
Stone, Gertrude Atkins, and Grate
Kimrey took part. All were in
quaint, characteristic costume.
The "After the Banquet Scene"
from Eber's "Egyptian Princess,"
was read by Margaret Levering as
the second number on the program.
Miss Levering's interpretation of the
scene was effective, and her enuncia
tion of the formal court language
was good.
The third number, Friml's "Egyp
tian Dance," was well played by
Mildred Townsend. Beulah Allen
gave an original paper entitled "Dig
ging Back 3000 Years," which de
picted the pleasurable work of the
explorers of Tut-Ankh-Ainen's tomb.
The final number consisted of
local prophecies given by three
characteristically costumed mum
mies, impersonated by Carrie Nor
man, Jewell Edwards, and Margaret
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FLIT OOP C. PERISHO SAYS:
"Every week the Guilford Cam
paign comes closer and closer to
its final goal. It is the wish
of the College that the graduates
may quickly make their final
pledges.
"The colleg • is justified in plac
ing its financial hope f;r the suc
cess of the campaign in the mem
bers of the Alumni Association and
former students.
"This hope b not without proper
justification f r none of the friends
of Guilford have received so much
real value from the institution as
those who have attended the col
lege.
"As quickly as the returns are
in from the graduates and old stu
dents there will be given an oppor
tunity for the present student body
to have the pleasure of giving the
last push in bringing the campaign
to a successful close."
COLLEGE CONFERENCE
MEETS AT GREENSBORO
President Binford Presents
Report on College Entrance
Requirements
The North Carolina College Con
| Terence held its meeting at the
0. Henry Hotel. Greensboro, N. C.,
lon March 21 and 22. At this
meeting, composed of North Caro
lina College Presidents, many new
! matters concerning rules and regu
! lations of colleges in this slate
J were brought up by the various com
mittees appointed at a previous ses-
I sion.
Two questions which provoked
much discussion were the recommen
dations regarding the control of in
ter-collegiate athletics in North
Carolina Colleges and the question
of uniform entrance examinations
for non-accredited high school
graduates.
The recommendations regarding
inter-collegiate athletics were
adopted with some modifications.
Dr. Raymond Binford, Chairman
of the Commission on uniform en
trance examinations presented the
following report:
"That the examination be held in
June in the office of the county
superintendent in each county where
such examinations are desired by
students, and that a fee of $5.00 be
charged.
"That a comprehensive examina
ation be given in algebra, plane
geometry, history and whatever lan
guage and sciences the student may
have had.
"That no college admit a student
who does not pass the examination
in three years of English, two of
mathematics, two of foreign lan
guage, one year of history, and
seven yetirs' work in addition to
this.
"That, the colleges, may conduct
entrance examination at the openings
of their sessions, charging a fee of
55.00."
The report presented by Preside it
Binford was adopted; however, it
will not go into effect until 1925. ,
C. E. SCORES SUCCESS AT
CHURCH OYSTER SUPPER
The St. Patrick's day oyster sup
per held by the Guilford Christian
Endeavor society in the basement
rooms of the church on Tuesday
evening from 5 to 8 o'clock was
decidedly a success.
Although the supper, which in
itself consisted of a delicious menu
of fried oysters, oyster stew, potato
salad, rolls, saltines, and coffee, was
the main attraction, there were other
important features which made it
the succes it was. The main dining
room was decorated in that shade of
green peculiar to St. Patrick, and
the booths and tables were made to
harmonize in green and white. Then
there were little private rooms, beau
tifully decorated, for admittance to
which couples had to pay ten cents.
Needless to say, many disappointed
couples were driven from their in
viting doors, and someone was heard
to remark that a fortune could be
made if there were a dozen more of
these rooms at the disposal of the
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GUILFORD COLLEGE, N. C. MARCH 26, 1924
ALGIE I. NEWLIN. GUILFORDIAN
TO BE ON 102425 FACULTY
SAMUEL P. HAWORTH SECURED
|
Mile. Hoffmann Receives Teach
ing Position at Columbia
Severn 1 changes have been made
in the faculty list for the coming
year. Three new members have al
ready been added to the Guilford
faculty, and there are several more
, that have not been definitely decided
upon as yet.
Madame BoleUe de Duras Hoff
mann will be head of the Romance
language department, taking the
place of Mile. Hedwig H. Hoffmann.
Mile. Hoffmann is planning to go
abroad this summer, accompanied by
' her mother, Madame Hoffmann, and
Miss Elizabeth Parker, to gather
material for her doctor's degree.
After October she will be a member
of the Banard faculty, at Columbia
University. She will probably re
| turn to Guilford in the fall of 1925.
Miss Alfred C. Elliott, a class
mate of Mile. Hoffmann and a tal
ented linguist will assist Madame
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MR. PEELE READS ENOCH
ARDEN" MISS BYRD PLAYS
STRADSS ACCOMPANIMENT
On Wednesday evening, Rev.
Joseph H. Peele gave, before one
'of the largest audiences assembled
in Memorial Hall this year, a read
ing, Tennyson's " Enoch Arden,"
with musical accompaniment played
by Miss Beatrice Lynn Byrd.
Mr. Peele, who was Professor of
English here for several years, and
who has studied Oratory for a num
ber of years, proved his ability as a
reader. If " Enoch Arden ' had not
been loved before, it is now, for the
reader was so much in sympathy
with the poem that the story was
burned into the memory of all pres
ent, as it was interpreted by the
expression of Rev. Peele. He was
particularly effective in the descrip
tion of the beach, the initial setting
of the poem, and in the dramatic
scene between Anne and Philip.
The musical setting was written by
Richard Strauss, conductor of the
Royal Opera, Berlin. Mr. Strauss
j showed his understanding and sym
pathy by his translations of the
vital parts of the story into music.
Miss Byrd added much to the read
ing by her able accompaniment.
GUILFORO TRACK TEAM
TO ENTER TOURNAMENT
The Guilford track team will en
ter the meet to be held at Chapel
Hill, April 12. This is a quadrang
ular affair, including as contestants
Carolina, Wake Forest, Elon and
Guilford. This four-fold arrange
ment gives the smaller colleges a
chance of capturing some events.
Guilford is not expecting to enter a
full team in every event.
The cinder path is in daily use
now, land it is the opinion of the
track mentor that the Quakers will
make no mean showing at the Uni
versity.
GLEE CLUB SUCCESSFUL
IN TWO INITIAL CONCERTS
Pleasant Garden and Vienna
High Schools Welcome Guil
ford Musical Club
The Glee Club in excellent form
played twice last week to appreci
| ative audiences. Despite the heavy
iain, many came to the concert at
Pleasant Garden, Thursday evening,
while at Vienna High School the
whole country side "turned out" to
hear the joy makers. There were
about six hundred persons present.
At Pleasant Garden the string sex
tet and the humorous reading by
Joyce gained the roaring applause
of the small audience while the
Robin Hood quartet was much
appreciated.
Rocking the house with applause,
the six hundred in the audience at
Vienna, Saturday night, provided the
most appreciative listeners that the
Guilford entertainers have faced this
year. Between numbers one could
hear bursts of favorable comment.
There was no number which escaped
a call for encore. The house
drank in Schubert's "Ave Maria," the
violin solo played by Pamplin, and
when the last strain had died away
spontaneously called for another ren
dition.
The humorous reading by Joyce
set the house reeling with laughter,
while the quartet had to respond to
several encores.
The wooden soldeirs in their me
chanical parade and with their uni
que costumes charmed the audience
with their numbers.
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FRAZIER AWARDED GOLD
RASKETRALL BY SENIORS
Team Receives Stars and Mono
grams at Close of Record
Season
Amidst cheers from the students
John Gumey Frazier, one of the best
forwards in North Carolina, and
mentioned in one instance as a can
didate for the All South Atlantic
basbetball team, walked to the front
of the student body Friday morning
|at the chapel hour and received a
miniature gold basketball, as a
gift from the senior class, at the
hands of Prof. L. L. White, gradu
ate manager of the Athletic Asso
ciation.
John Gurney has played his last
basketball as a Guilford student,
and the senior class and student
body took this opportunity to ex
press their thanks for the years of
hard and brilliant work he has put
out on the Guilford quints.
Mr. White then delivered the
monograms and stars for meritorious
service in basketball. J. W. Fra
zier and Fred Thomas received stars,
indication of over one year's ser
vice. Earl Cummings, Rufus Smith,
and Henry Tew received G's, this
having been their first year of ser
vice on the team. To the follow
ing men Mr. White extended tht
thanks of the association for good
work on the scrub line-up: Richard
Ferrell. French Smith, Gilmer Spar
ger, Gray Herring, Albert Smith,
and John Reynolds.
NEW HORSEHIOE RE
CRUITS HELP MAKE
FAST BASEBALL TEAM
Mcßane, Lindley, Ferrill, Smith,
Frazier, Smithdeal may
get Varsity Berth
Another week of baseball practice
has revealed to Coach Doak some
hitherto undiscovered baseball ma
terial. Clyde Mcßane from Whit
ney High School of southern Ala
mance finds favor in the eye of the
Guilford baseball mentor as a bright
prospect for strengthening his pitch
ing staff. Mcßane is a raw re
cruit, but his pitching for the scrubs
against the varsity last week proved
that he had the "makin's" of a
pitcher.
Wade Lindley,. practically a "dark
horse" as a catcher, is showing up
well behind the bat. He is a
strong candidate, and is giving Rick
Ferrell, the present back stop favor
ite, a close race for this position.
Lindley hails from Liberty, and this
is his first year under Doak's tute
lage.
Rufus Smith's appearance on the
mound for the scrubs has upset no
previous "dope" concerning his
prowness as a pitcher. His left
handed curves have retired to the
bench a number of the hard hitting
varsity players by the three-swing
route.
Either J. W. Frazier or French
Smith is expected to join "Block"
Smith and Frank Smithdeal in the
outfield. Charles Frazier will take
his brother's old place at the third
station.
These new finds, together with the
old regulars, are expected to open
the season against Trinity at Dur
ham. April 2, with a stiff line-up.
Physics Prof: "You see,
L lass, when you get this in
your head you will have it in a
nut shell."
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j BASEBALL SCHEDULE, SEASO.\
of 1924.
| April 2—Trinity at Durham.
" 3—Carolina at Chapel Hill.
1 " 4—N. C. State at Raleigh,
j " s—Wake Forest at Wake
Forest.
. " B—W. S. League at Win
ston-Salem.
I " 10—Greensboro League at
Guilford.
1 " 11— Lenoir at Hickory,
j " 12— Davidson at Davidson.
15— N. C. State at Guilford.
1 " 17—Greensboro League at
Greensboro,
j " 18—High Point League at
High Point.
J " 19—High Point League at
High Point,
j ' 21—Elon at Greensboro.
I " 23—Atlantic Christian Col
lege at Guilford (pend
ing).
" 26—Lenoir at Guilford.
" 28—Lynchburg at Lynch
burg.
" 29 Hampden-Sydney at
I lampden.Sydney.
" 30—Richmond University at
Richmond.
May I—William and Mary at
Williamsburg.
" 2—Richmond Blues at
Richmond (pending).
" 3 Randolph-Macon at
Ashland (pending).
" 6—Elon at Elon (pending).
| "9 Hampden-Sydney at
Guilford.
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