THE GUILFORDIAN
VOL XI.
FOOTBALL SEASON IS SEVENTEEN GAMES IN
CLOSED WITH DEFEATS BASKETBALL SCHEDULE
FIVE AND VICTORIES ONE ~,,, ~ „ (JRE ,; A „,;r,. EN „ IN ,;_„, i:N
M. WHITE AND ROBERTSON OUT
STANDING NEW MEN; WARRICK
HARRELL, SMITH, THOM
AS AND FRAZIER
COMMENDED
By Kenneth A'eese
(Now that the dull thug of the pad
ded shoulders and the smack of the
booted pigskin is no longer heard on
Hobbs athletic field the time has come
for the Guilford 1924 football season to
pass 111 review.
From the standpoint of games lost and
won the season has not been a success.
Defeat at the hands of Trinity, Wake
Forest and Lynchburg in their respec
tive camps was onl> the fulfillment of
expected outcomes but defeats by Lenoir
and Hampden-Sidney were matters to
be taken more seriously. Only one
game was chalked up in Guilford's win
ning column and that was against the
Meethodist Protestant High Point col
lege. Guilford took the big end of a
75-0 score in this game.
Lenoir's victory over Guilford by the
aid of ineligible players worked bad
ly on the moral of the team. It is
the candid opinion of many supporters
of the Crimson and Gray that the score
in this game did not represent the re
spective merits of the two teams.
The Quakers' ability to score on the
strong Trinity team in the opening
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SEVEN STARS AND SIX
LETTERS ARE AWARDED
The 1924 football season at Guilford
lias closed. But not without bringing
honor to those men who faithfully and
constantly fought on the gridiron. Sev
en men of the squad Won stars, six won
letters and five received honorable men
tion.
Those who won stars are: Charles
"Block" Smith (Captain) L. E. War
rick, Jack Harrell, Gray Herring, John
W. Frazier, Fred Thomas and Frank
Casey.
These men were able to win stars not
because of their length of service but
because of the interest and fight they
put into the game. The 1925 team
will. miss the ardent support of its
former captain, "Block" Smith, quar
terback, J. W. Frazier and halfback J.
F. Casey.
The following men won letters: Mur
ray White, Hardin Kimrey, Walter Rob
erson, William Hammond, Jr., Floyd
Pate, and Clyde Mcßane. Honorable
mention is given to: Henry Tew", Wade
Lindley, Paul Holt, Joe Welborne and
Carey Reese.
SOPHOMORE GLASS GIVES
FOLK PLAY AT CHAPEL
The Sophomore class presented at
chapel Thursday, Dec. 4 a Carolina folk
play entiteld "Peggy" by Harold Will
iamson. The play portrays the tragedy
of tenant life in North Carolina. The
Sophomores are to be complimented on
their selection and presentation of the
Play-
Annie Wagoner won her adience by
the ease and skill with which she de
picted the atmosphere of the modern
tenant home. She appeared a typical
tenant housewife. Virginia Galloway,
acting t he part of Peggy, the pretty
daughter won the sympathy of the audi
ence by artfully revealing herself as a
noble soul being bound down.
Raymond Thomas, Peggy's brother,
added much life to the scene. Gray
Herring, as Jed, was the lover of Peggy
and the final savior of the family.
Gilmer Sparger, the tyrannical father
Kenneth Neece, the strictly business
landlord, and Ernest Macon, the young
college aristocrat, all very ably played
their respective parts.
GLILFORD COLLEGE, N. C„ DECEMBER 10. 1921
WITH RICHMOND BLUES ON
HOME FLOOR
The basketball season is almost here
and Manager Warrick has the schedule
complete with the exception of two
games pending with High Point Col
lege and one with Lynchburg. Also
practice games w ill be arranged from
time to time with different Y.M.C.A.
teams. And there is a possibility of
arranging two games with Uon, for
"athletic relations have not been sev
er ed, officially," between the two in
stitutions. Coach Doak's squad is prac
ticing regularly and are getting in shape
for the stiff schedule which they wiP
ered, officially," between the two in
have to face this year. Every college
in the state will be met (with the pos
sible exception of Elon). There will be
many hard battles, the most outstanding
will probably be the Wake Forest,
Carolina and Richmond Blues games. It
will be remembered that the latter nam
ed team defeated Guilford on the home
floor but in turn was defeated by a one
point margin at Richmond.
The Carolina and Trinity games are
scheduled for the first part of the
season. This is generally conceded to
be unfortunate for the Quakers for the
squad hardly has time to get into tip
top trim by this time. Many of the cag
ers play on the football squad and it re
quires some little time for them to re
cuperate.
The team journeys into Virginia on
February 2 and returns on the 6th.
We wonder if Guilford will upset
iheir basketball equilibrium as it
did last year for it will be remembered
the Richmond papers carried the an
nouncement last spring, "that if another
J. G. Frazier journeyed into Virginia
they would have to re-adjust their
basketball teams. That of all the sur
prises of the season the Quakers brought
the biggest."
BAKING CAMPUS LEAVES
IS A POPULAR SPORT
According to the concensus of opin
ion around the campus arising out of
long discussions among the leading
thinkers of the student group, a small
college holds the honor of being the
busiest place in the world. There are
only two exceptions to this condition in
'lie school year, and they don't amount
to a great deal. They are the Christ
mas holidays when the young people
leave the campus for two weeks and give
the janitors time to clear away the
scraps of bark, so to speak, which have
been skinned from off the tree of
knowledge and to set the stage for re
m. ing the climb after the holidays.
Later at Easter a breathing spell is
allowed for about five days which tides
iny intellect which may be flagging,
over to commencement.
There are numerous factors which
are in part responsible for this hurry
and hustle. Among these are class at
tendance, church attendance, sleep, and
the three daily calls of the hash ham
mer.
Another factor has recently forced it
self upon the attention of the students
at Guilford. This is the necessity of
attending the many programs for en
tertainment which are put on at the
local auditorium. Out of this arises a
problem. The ratio of boys to girls at
Guilford is 121-146. In other words,
when it comes to young men and young
women associating together at Guil
ford, the young men are at a premium
of about 20% above par!
Gunlford, being an orthodox Quaker
institution, and in no way affiliated with
the Mormons finds it hard to cope with
this problem. At every public program
after the 121 young men have purchased
tickets for 121 young ladies there re
mais 25 ladies minus a courteous gen
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BASKETBALL SCHEBULE
Jan. 10—Richmond B ucs at Guilford
Jan. 15—Trinity at Trinity.
Jan. 16— U. N. C. at Chapel Hill
Jan. 22—Lynchburg: at Guilford
(pending)
Jan. 31— N. C. State at Guilford
Feb. 2 —Richmond Blues at Rich
mond.
Feb 3—U. of Richmond at Rich
mond.
Feb. 4—W. & M. at Williamsburg
Feb. s—RVhmond Med. College at
Richmond
Feb. f-Wako Forest at Wake For
est
Feb. 7—N. C. State at Raleigh
Feb. 14—Win. and Mary at Guilford
Feb. 18—Davidson at Guilfoul
Feb. 21—Lenoir at Guilford
Feb. 25—Wake Forest at Guilford
Feb. 26—Lenoir at Hickory
Feb. 27—Davidson at Davidson
Two games pending with High
Point College.
ONE-ACT PLAYS IN FINAL
STAGES OF REHEARSAL
COSTUMES ELABORATE FOR "ARIA
UNIQUE SETTING TO
BE USED
With final rehearsals only a matter ol
three or four days, all three of the
plays are being rapidly rounded into
shape. The casts are being fever
ishly worked into the wee small hours
of the night; Posters and programs are
being mailed out to all the alumni and
friends of the college; and Miss Kopf
is working on a mass of costumes —
Huffy tulle and clown suits, and endless
stage decorations. All of which is but
a preliminary to announce the fact that
on next Saturday night, Dec. 13th, the
Dramatic Council is presenting three
delightful and well known one act
plays, which no one can afford to miss.
There's the "Aria Da Capo" for in
sstance, the charmingly pathetic fantasy
that Will open the program. The cur
tain rises slowly on a gay stage of black
and white, set for a Ilarliquinade. At
the table in front are Pierrot and Col
umbine —avowed lovers who are ex
changing the usual banter and snatches
of wit. Columbine's costume is all
pink and fluffy, waist and skirt of pink
satin, and over that endless ruffles and
fluffs of pink tulle—so that when she
dances she can hardly seem to stay on
the floor. Pierrot will wear traditional
except in respect to color, which on this
occasion will be lavender, a wide ruff
around his neck and a small skull cap
on bis head—all parts of that whim
sical fantasy, "Pierrot and Columbine"
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ELTON WARRICK ELECTED
CAPTAIN OF FOOTBALL
L. E. Warrick was elected captain
nf the football team at a recent meeting
of the squad. Warrick hails from
Coldsboro, and as a member of the
Coldsboro high school team he won the
honor of All State Tackle. One of his
•earn mates Barney Rackley, who made
•til state quarterback and now holds
the same honor with the Wake Forest
team.
Warrick began his football career at
Guilford by shifting from tackle to
center. It is a well known fact that
the position of center is not a spectacu
lar one. But "Chunkum" has made
many spectacular plays by breaking
ihrough the opponent's team and getting
'lie man with the ball before the play
gets off. He plays the game for the
game's sake. Every tackle means some
thing to him and lie puts his whole soul
into the game.
Warrick is possessed with unusual
ability as a leader. He is always mas
ter of the situation and can put pep
into a team and keep them fighting
against odds. He never loses his head
and can be depended upon to run the
game as it should be. The fact that he
is a clean sport, a good winner and a
good loser has won for him the respect
of all the men he has ever played
against.
"That good center of Guilford's," as
he is known, after four years of fighting
on the gridiron has become "everything
a center ought to be."
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
STAGE ONE-ACT PLAYS
•SPIRIT OF PLAY" AND "NEIGHBORS"
PRESENTED UNDER DIREC
OF MARY GREEN
The Guilford College Parent-Teach
ers Association presented to the public
Saturday night at Memorial hall the
Graded school in "The Spirit of Play"
and the High school in "Neighbors."
"The Spirit of Play," a one act play
by Prof. H. D. Meyers of the Univer
sity of North Carolina, related the vis
itation of "Spirit of Play" with her
fairies, Fun, Frolic, Tick-tock, Sun, and
Kain, who danced before the sleeping
Father, who had harshly ordered his
children to bed when they had wanted
to play. The lesson is taught and when
the children come in to say good-night
the Father very clumsily joins in some
games with them. The dancing of
Virginia Elkins as "Spirit of Play" and
the children in the three fairy dances
were\the delightful hits of the evening.
'"Neighbors" by Zona Gale was the
one act play presented by eight of the
high school students. The action cen
tered about the coming of a little orphan
nephew to live with one of the neigh
bors. The event of course, was the
"talk of the town" and also the means
of uniting the very bashful and tongue
tied lover with the sweet young tiling
who laughed at him and cried "Oh,
Peter!"
The Virginia Robins orchestra play
ed while the crowd was assembling and
again during intermission between the
plays. Miss Mary Green, from N.C.C.
\V., directed the plays and the pianist
for the "Spirit of Play" was Mrs. Car
roll Atkisson of Guilford College high
school.
EDGAR NICHOLSON SPEAKS
ON WORLD FRIENDSHIP
S. Edgar Nicholson, a prominent In
diana Friend who in 1923 and 'till the
spring of 1924 was head of the Friends
relief work in Russia, addressed the
faculty and students last Monday morn
ing during the chapel. Mr. Nicholson,
who is a prominent member of the !N|a
tional Council for tlie Prevention of
War attended the Yearly Meeting at
Guilord College and delivered an ad
dress. In his speech at chapel lie dis
cussed the two great principles which
govern persons in their relation with
their fellow men. He mentioned that
Senator Underwood in a speech in the
U. S. Senate a few years ago predicted
Christian idealism will eventually rule
the world, while another Senator in
ridicule of Underwood's statement said
that war would always continue.
The speaker maintained that the ar.
gument that because war has always
existed it will continue io exist is a
poor argument. "War," said he, "has
repeatedly failed to settle difficulties.
They should have been settled around
• lie council table in the first place, for
that is where they will eventually be
settled."
The speaker then presented two gen
eral laws that have governed humanity
as: the law of personal liberty, "which
is the selfish interest of an individual or
small groups, and really means the sur
vival of the fittest through struggle;"
and the law of public necessity. "The
latter principle has increased and ex
panded until governments began to rule
and govern citizens by laws of justice."
This, said the speaker, has led to poli
cies of mediation and arbitration. In
accordance with this principle has grown
up The Hague court and still later has
arisen the World Court of Internation
al Justice.
"The tendency," said he, "has been
for interests of the larger group, those
of the greater number of people to be
stressed. No individual has the right
to do as he pleases if he interferes with
the peace and happiness of others."
The speaker next discussed family
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THE ORCHESTRA SCORES
BIG SUCCESS IN ITS
FALL ENTERTAINMENT
VISION OF SALOME AND DOUBLE
QUARTET ARE HITS OF
THE EVENING
On Wednesday evening, the third of
December, the Virginia Robins orches.
Ira gave its concert in Memorial hall,
numbers to the latest popular music.
The entire orchestra played four num
bers. The best of these was "The Vis
ion of Salome," which was done with
precision and feeling, although all of
them showed commendable work.
Several solo numbes were given, all
of which were excellently done. The
double quartette, selected from the
Glee club, deserves special credit for
its fine interpretation of "Over the
Ocean Blue," by Petrie.
When Frank Casey sang "Memory
Lane" he captured the audience.
Two members of the orchestra, Sam
uel Keen and Paul Reynolds, have ac
complished much in the way of improv
ing the organization. Mr. Reynolds
showed his ability in a piano solo,
''Rustles of Spring," while Mr. Keen is
an exceptionally good flute player. His
solo was Goddard's "Minute Waltz."
Frank Crutchfield sang, "The Van
guard of the King." Mr. Crutchfield
is also a member of the Glee club, as
as well as of the orchestra.
J. Gurney Briggs of High Point,
must be given special mention for his
success in bringing the orchestra into
shape for the preesent concert. He has
worked continuously with them since
September. He himself sang during
the intermission and was enthusias
tically applauded by the audience.
Elberta Hudson, who is the only girl
in the orchestra, has been elected first
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LAST TOUCHES BEING
GIVEN HEATING PLANT
At last Cox hall is properly and beau
tifully heated. The first conies from
i lie I act that thp new boiler and rebuilt
lurnace has begun to function properly,
whenever fired, and the valves have been
thoroughly gone over thereby insuring
a generous supply of whatever steam
there may exist. The beautiful arises
from the fact that the radiators have
been bronzed a delightful shade of
biilliant hue and in the dark recesses of
the room make a certain aeesthetic ap
peal. The heat is the thing though.
Ihe new boiler and piping was in
stalled by W. \\. Dick of Greensboro
when it was found that Cox hall would
not be large enough to hold the num
ber of boys desiring to enter Guilford
this fall, and it would be necessary to
re.o en Arc'dale hall. Archdale has
no heating plant, and the heating power
of Cox hall had to be increased to take
care of the requirements.
MRS. J.G. GRAY DIES AT
HER HOME NEAR COLFAX
Margaret Peele Gray 09. died at her
home near Colfax, Friday night, De
cember 5. Her death followed a severe
case of pneumonia, contracted some ten
days ago. She is survived by her hus
band, J. Curtis Gray, three children,
and one brother, Rev. Joseph If. Peele,
of Gulford.
Mrs. Gray, after graduation in 1909
taught in the Guilford high school, and
following her marriage taught at Spring
Hope, and lately at Colfax. She moved
her membership from New Garden
Monthly Meeting of Friends to Shady
Grove Methodist within recent years,
for as she herself remarked, she felt
that her service in life colud be greater
if she were affiliated with her home
church.
She was buried at Shady Grove Cem
etery on Sunday afternoon, December
7, 1924.
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