THE GUILFORDIAN
VOL XI.
October 28,1924 f
* - Mr. James B. Joyce, +
Manager Football, X
" [ Guilford College, N. C. T
- • My dear Sir:— y
.. Winston-Salem will be satis- X
*• factory to us as the place for our X
" 1 football game. T
■" As to the guarantee, according y
. ► to the former agreement, we were y
to receive $400.00 and local en- X
' I tertainment for the game at Siler I
"* City. However, we will play you y
- - at Winston-Salem for SIOO.OO and +
.. pay for our own entertainment. X
" 1 Awaiting your early reply, I X
' • am, y
- > Very truly yours, ♦
(Signed) J. If . Barney, X
'" Faculty Manager Athletics T
J.W.8.-s |
GUILFORD FALLS BEFORE
GKEENSbUKU "T" UAIiERS
THOMAS AND SMITH IN GOOD FORM;
NEW MATERIAL SHOWS
UP WELL
Thee Greensboro Y.M.C.A. basketball
team triumphed over a team represent
ing the College, Friday night, by the
score of 47 to 34. The team represent
ing Guilford was a picked team from
the non-football men. However, several
of Coach Doak's varsity men played
and showed up very well. The game
was somewhat slowed up by the lack
of practice on the part of both teams.
This pre-season game will, however, ma
terially help in lining up the team for
the coming season.
For Guilford "Rick" Ferrell was the
leading scorer, caging five field goals and
doing some splendid floor work. Cap
tain Thomas also played a good game.
For the visitors Jennings was clearly the
outstanding star of the game. He scor
ed fourteen goals from the floor.
SUNFLOWER PERISHO
MAKES HIT WITH BOYS
Sunflower has a most flattering affec
tion for the boys of Cox hall. Mrs.
Perisho arrived in all her glory Satur
day night, much to the joy of everybody,
including the jovial Doctor, and brought
with her a gaily colored bewhiskered,
animal of the feline species, countless
ancestors of known name and most
sparkling eyes. In common words it
i 9 an Angora cat of yellow hue, which
to Doctor Perjsho suggests nothing but
sunflowers and so Sunflower she was
christened. And so Miss Sunflower
sits in the window of the corner room
of Founders and makes eyes at the boys
as they pass to and frooin the dining
room, and t! ••> poke bits of food
through the screen. That they have won
faver with the IViisho's is evidenced
by the fact that Miss Sunflower Per
isho has take to visiting Cox hall quite
often and much to the pleasure of the
men, and much to the distress of Mrs.
Perisho, who finds it necessary to rescue
the popular one.
MISS LOUISE RETURNS
AFTER LONG ILLNESS
After nearly eight weeks spent in
Long s hospital, in Greensboro, where
she went for an operation for appendi
citis, i\!i=s Louise"' is again back on
the campus. This was perhaps the
longest periol of time during actual
school months that she has spent off
the campus in her many years as Dean
of women at Guilford.
Although she is not Well enough to ;
take up her regular work, her medical
attendants consider herr recovery as
only a matter of time and rest. She has
been able to be up a part of the time
for some time, but waited until Satur
day to return in order to be more sure
of avoiding a relapse.
During Miss Louise' absence, Miss
Ricks has serveed as dean of women.
GUILKOKD COLLEGE. N. C., NOVEMBER 26. 1924.
THE POT BOILER CHOSEN
AS THIRD ONE-ACT PLAY
PLAY F,LEVEN SATIRE ON PLAY-.
WRITING WILL OFFER COMEDY
FOR EVENING
"The Pot Boiler" by Alice Gersten
berg will be the third of a bill of one
act plays scheduled for production by
the Dramatic Council on December 13,
for the benefit of the Y.W.C.A. Coupled
with O'Neill's ''Dreamy Kid," a realis
tic tragedy of negro characterisation,
Millay's fantastic and clever tragedy
vvithin -a-comedy, done with futuristic
setting, Gerstenberg's satire on play
writing offers the comedy for the pro
gram. "The Pot Boiler"' is farce, al
most burlesque, done in double quick
time, climactic effects, and ends with a
bang. A pistol shot to be exact, unless
the stage directions are changed. There
should be something on this bill to
please even the most critical.
John Reynolds, one of the tragic
shepherds of the "Aria" will essay tie
leading role of the play, that of a
temperamental playwright with troubles
and much iritation.
The play is a clever satirization on
dramatic construction, bringing into its
range of scorn the most approved meth.
ods of securing a laugh. Mr. Sud, the
playwright, explains to a novice the
mechanics of play construction by let
ling him observe a dress rehearsal of
his last play "The Pot Boiler." All of
the type characters are present: The
romantic hero, brave, dashing and ter
ribly heroic, portrayed by Wilmer
Steele; a deep dyed villian of most vil
lainous mustaches, and an insatiable
desire for stirring up trouble (Gilmer
Sparger) ; a heroine (Elbcrta Hodson),
j cool, pure, and sacrificing; the woman
(Continued on pace 3)
N. ERA LASLEY ATTENDS
REGISTRAR ASS'N MEETING
I N. Era Lasley, registrar of the college,
attended the annual meeting of the
North Carolina Registrars' Association
held at North Carolina College for Worn
in, Greensboro, Friday and Saturday,
November 14th and 15th. Fourteen
colleges were represented. The meet
| ing was very informal, and each rep
resentative was free to take a part in the
discussions.
The session on Friday afternoon was
laken up for the most part with a dis
j Mission led by Dr. T. J. Wilson, Jr.,
from the University of North Carolina
and E. B. Owen from State College on
Registration and Classification of Stu
dents on the opening day of the term.
Both Mr. Wilson and Mr. Owen told
in detail of the methods used in the in
s.itulions which lliey represented. Rep
resentatives from the smaller colleges
told of the ir methods which were more
simple, perhaps, but better suited to
their needs.
011 Friday evening, following an ad
dress on the Value of Intelligence Tests
in Classifying New Students by Dr. J.
A. Highsmith of the department of Ed
ucation ot N.C.C.W., Dr. Paschal of
Wake Forest College gave a report of
the Chicago meeting of the American
Association of Collegiate Registrars.
111 making his report, Dr. Paschal stres
sed the fact that the position of the Reg
istrar is no longer that of an office
clerk but is one of importance and re
sponsibility.
Marion Blair of Salem College opened
the Saturday a. m". session with a talk on
Reports from the Registrar. Following
her talk a general discussion was held
ami ideas exchanged concerning re
ports sent to students, to parents, to
the Deans and the Presidents.
The meeting closed with a short
business session in which Dr. T. J.
Wilson, Jr., from the University of
North Carolina, was re-elected presi
dent and Mary T. Moore, of N.C.C.W.,
was re-elected secretary for the coming
year.
CANCELLATION BY ELON
PUTS GUILFORD IN A
VERY AWKWARD POSITION
ELON BREAKS ACGREEMENT BY FAIL
ING TO MEET QUAKERS AT
WINSTON-SALEM
By Kenneth Neese
Why did Elon refuse to play Guil
ford at Winston-Salem 011 Saturday,
November 22? This is the question the
supporters of the Quaker team are ask
ing. This is the question that many
disappointed followers of the pigskin
in Winston-Salem are asking. Guil
ford wishes to make her position in
this affair, which caused so many dis
appointments, clear to everyone whom
it concerns.
At the close of school last spring there
had been no game scheduled with Elon
for this fall. Elon and Guilford decid- ,
ed on some other place than Greensboro |
for their annual clash, and at the close
of school the authorities had been un
able to agree upon a place for the game, j
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ENVIRONMENT DISCUSSED
DY SAMUEL HAWURTH
"Environment, the second great law
of life,"' was the subject of Prof. Samu
uel Ilaworth's address Tuesday morn
ing. Mr. Haworth recounted some of
the facts in the life of Edward Bok and
his ancestors, and recommended that
all read at least the introduction to
"The Americanization of Edward Bok."
Prof. Haworth quoted the words of
Edward Bok's grandmother to each of
her sons when they left their islaud
home for the larger world: "Make the
world a little more beautiful because
you have lived in it."
The speaker emphasized the power
of the factors of heredity and environ
ment in moulding one's life.
'"Environment has something to do
with the shaping of life," said he, "na
ture has much to do, but environment
more. God is the greatest personality.
He is everywhere, his life, power, love
are ever pressing in upon us."
"Childhood," asserted the speaker,
"and early youth have much to do with
the formation of physical habits. One's
(Continued on page 3)
MARY HENLEY HAS CLEVER
ATICLE IN CAROLINIAN
1 here is a number of the Carolinian
magazine in the library just now that
should be of interest to some 011 the
campus. The magazine is one of the
best published at the university, and
is noted for the high literary standard
it maintains. The copy for this month
lias two articles in it by a former Guil
ford student, Mary Cal Henley. One
is a short story, quite good, and the oth
er is a clever take-off of a review of
"Romeo and Juliet." (Freshmen read
ing this article are warned not to take
it literally.) Those who remember and
joyed Miss Henley's clever work on
the Guilfordian staff will surely appre
ciate this.
SENIORS DOING PRACTICAL
WORK AT HIGH SCHOOL
I lie seniors in Home Ecomoniics class
class have begun practice teaching at
the High School. Two girls work to
gether, each teaching for five weeks,
under the direct supervision of Miss
Kopf. The class at present numbers
thirteen and Miss Kopf, the head of
the department of Home Economics re
ports that they are enthusiastic in their
work. At present Bessie Phipps and
Olive Jinnette are teaching and have
started their classes in sewing and
cookery. Besides doing the regular
class room work they have had two
candy sales, the receipts of which were
given over to the Home Economics class.
COLLEGE ENTERTAINED BY
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
The first lyceum of the season took
place at Memorial hall last Thursday
night when Guilford College was en
tertained by Richmond's Little Sym
phony Orchestra, of Boston.
The program was for the most part
a classical one, although a few southern
folk songs and a popular waltz were |
played. It consisted of an overture, !
well-known drawing room pieces, duets,
quartets and solos. It was a Lyceum
number really worth while.
The orchestra ensemble played the
'"Raymond Overture" by Thomas and j
"Barcarolle," from "Tales from Hoff.
Mann," by Offenbach, "Sextette," from |
"Lucila di Tammermoor," by Doni
zett i, "Hungarian Dances," Brahms'
"Hungarian No. 5," and Moskowski's 1
"Spanish Dance.'"
"Gypsy Airs" by Sarsati was played
effectively by the leading violinist and ;
the artist of the evening. Mac Dowell's
''To a Wild Rose" and "Old Black
Joe" were played as stringed quartet
numbers by violins, viola and a 'cello.
A strikingly original arrangement of
"Quartet from Rigolettifi" by Vardi was
one of the piano solos. A variation of
"Wliat'll I Do" was played as an en
core number.
DR. WEBB OF DELLBUCKLE
SCHOOL SPEAKS IN CHAPEL
L)r. Wiliam R. Webb, founder and
bead of the famous Webb school for
boys at Bellbuckle, Tennessee, gave an
inspired address at the chapel period i
Wednesday. I)r. Webb is native son
of North Carolina. He was born in
Alamance coynty, November 11, 1842,
was a Confederate soldier, and after
wards a teacher in the state till 1870,
when he moved to Tennessee, and found
ed the private school which bears his
name.
In his address he gave many remin
iscences of the past, but stated this is
the most miraculous period of the
world s history. He mentioned the high
ideals and lofty standards of Guilford
as necessary to any institution that wish
es to grow. He contrasted the log cabin
schools of an early day with the fine ,
school buildings of the present, men.
tioning the fact that many changes and
improvements have occurred during his
sixty years of teaching.
"Bricks and mortar do not make a
school, said he, "but personality is 1
the requisite. 1 have never seen any
-1 body who couldn't get an education
is he wanted it. If one properly uses
his life, he will live a large lif-—a life
of unselfishness.
To clinch his statement that one can
obtain an education if he really de
sires it, he cited the east; r I a boy who
, boarded himself on sls a year. He aUo
mentioned the struggles of W. W. i i t
son for an education. His was an ex
ample of an untrained mind "grasping
for the truth" for he was 21 years old
when be entered the Webb school, but
while there there lie led his classes,
was a leader in debates, and today is
a great author, speaker and minister,
to him being due the origin of the Cen
tenary movement in the Methodist
church.
"Heredity and environment," said Dr.
1 Webb, "are not the greatest factors
in education. It is individual personal
ity that counts in this world. What
choice lias ignorance in choosing a pro
fession? The advice of a psychologi
cal expert may not help in choosing the
proper occupation for a child, for no
one can determine how the personality
will develop."
Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Hodson and
daughter, Orpha, were the guests of
their daughter, Elberta, Monday and
Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. White, of Franklin,'
Va., were the week-end guests of their
daughter, Nancy.
► NOVEMBER 22, 1924
The following students made
.. all A's but one:
*' Edwin Brown, '26
"' Edward Holder, '25
" James Howell, '25
• > Maude Simpson, '26
X No students made straight A's.
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MILLAY S ARIA DA CAPO' IS
TRAGEDY WITHIN COMEDY
PATHETIC STORY OF TWO SHEPHERDS
HEIGHTENED BY SUPERFICIAL
COMEDY OF PERIOT—COL
UMBINE HARLEQUINADE
Edna St. Vincent Millay's "Aria Da
Capo" is a fantastic tragedy, in no way
like either of the other two plays. It is
so ethereal that it baffles analyzing. All
that one can say is that it has charm—
and that doeesn't describe it. There is
laughter and wit; sadness and tragedy,
and yet while we laugh we see the pa
thos of its story. It is a tragedy with
in a comedy.
The setting should delight someone,
for it goes beyond ordinary stage sett
ing. It is a gay black and white futur
istic setting. Pierrot and Columbine
dance and tantalize each other with
charming bits of repartee and wit.
(Continued on pag3 liurt
OR. HOODS DISCDSSES
LEA6DE OF NATIONS
Dr. Hobbs gave an interesting dis
cussion on the League of Nations dur
ing the chapel period on last Monday
morning. He presented the League as
a great and growing force for the pre
servation of peace. The speaker men
tioned the attitude of the present ad
ministration toward the League, but he
s'.ated that very few nations except the
United States maintained this policy of
aloofness. There are 58 nations in the
League. Said the speaker; "'the nations
outside being the United States, Tur
key, Russia, probably Mexico, with a
few smaller nations.
In discussing the work of the League,
lie said that many serious disputes be
tween nations have already been settled
by its influence. There are other ways
of settling disputes than by war meth
od. In Enforcing its decisions the
League does not need to resort to the
use of armies and navies, for it can de
clare an economic blocade against a
recalcitrant nation. The time will come
when the moral force of the League ex
erted against a rebellious naiion will
gain its cooperation to insure peace."
Eight hundred paid officials, the
speaker declared, constitute the secretar
ial of the League, thus it is well equip
ped to carry on its task.
J. RUSSEL WINSLOW DIES
FROM INJURIES BY SHARK
J. Russell Winslow, husband of Mrs.
Winslow, head of the Music depart
ment, died in Porto Rico, Thursday
from injuries sustained by an attack
from a shark. Mr. Winslow was in
bathing on the beach when attacked
by a shark which bit bis arm off. A
desperate effort was made to save bis
life. Blood from two of his friends
was transfused into his body, but the
efforts availed nothing and he died two
hours later.
Mr. Winslow was a graduate of Karl
ham College and at the time of his death
was a professor at the University of
Porto Rico.
Mrs. Winslow immediately following
notification of her husband's death left
for Cleveland, Ohio, where she will
await the arrival of Mr. Winslow's body.
He will be buried at Carthage, Indiana.
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