THE GUILFORDIAN
VOL XI
BASKETBALL PRACTICE
BEGINS WITH PROSPECTS
FOR TEAM LOOKING GOOD
FIVE LETTER MEN BACK; MUCH NEW
MATERIAL TO PICK
FROM
Now that the stage is cleared of foot
ball, the athletic aspirants have turned
their attention to the basketball court.
Every day these scantily clad figures can
be seen running toward the "gym," and
in a few minutes the outburst of enthu
siastic shouts from the players accom
panied by the rushing and jumping of
these candidates and the slapping and
rebounding of the ball from the goal,
tells that the basketball practice has
started off with a snap. It appears to
the silent observer as he watches these
active, agile, goal tossers race up and
down the court and note the accuracy as
they loop the basket, that Guilford has
the material from which she can build
as strong, if not stronger team than last
year's team. A team which made a
record that was a credit to Guilford.
The absence of one of the state's best
basketball players (in the person of
John Gurney Frazier) from the Guil
ford court is very noticeable to the old
students, and he, with "Goat" Cum
mings, both of last year's squad, will
doubtless be missed. However, Coach
has at least a half dozen old "vets" and
a goodly bunch of last year's scrubs
from which to pick a well rounded team
which should be able to keep up the
splendid record which the last year's
team made.
,J. W. (Shorty) Frazier, Rufus Smith,
Fred Thomas, Henry Tew and Richard
Ferrell is a favorite quintette of last
year's regulars who are back to don the
crimson and gray uniform. J. W. Fra
zier was a regular forward with John
Gurney last year in piling up scores
against opponents. Great things are
also expected of Rufus Smith and Rick
Ferrell. Captain Thomas and Henry
Tew are dependable and experienced
guards.
MISS EMMA KING ARRIVES
Miss Emma King, of High Point, an
alumna of Guilford, arrived at the
College Saturday to take up her duties
as assistant to Miss Louise Osborn, Dean
of Women, who is recuperating from
an operation Miss King will also
compile a complete record of the con
tributors to the Endowment Campaign
while here at Guilford. For several
years she was dean of Women at N.C.
C.W. and retired on account of ill
health.
GIRLS AID COMMITTEE
MEETS AT NEW GARDEN
The Girls' Aid commiltee met Satui
day afternoon at 4:00 o'clock at New
Garden hall and were entertained at
supper by the New Garden girls. While
at New Garden an inspection of the
building was made to see the results of
the recent repairs and to find out what
the additional needs are. Those attend
ing the meeting were Mesdames Simeon
Ifodgin, Chester Haworth, Samuel Ha
worth, Raymond Binford and Miss Ida
Millis. *
FACULTY LITERARY CLUB
MEETS AT MRS. BHD'S
The Faculty Literary club held its
regular meeting at the home of Dr.
and Mrs. Bin ford on last Thursday eveti
irT. In addition to the regular mem
bers, the teachers from both the graded
and high schools were invited. Milton C.
Davis had charge of the program and
made a very interesting talk on Pet
rarch. Following the regular program
a general discussion of the College
Lyceum course took place. An effort is
being made to secure the best coopera
tion between the College and communi
ty people in the selection of lyceum
numbers.
GUILFORD COLLEGE. N. C.. DECEMBER 17, 1924
DR. BINFORD REPORTS
THAT HE HAS RECEIVED
FROM THE GENERAL EDU
CATION BOARD A CHECK
FOR 134,173.50 AS THEIR
FIRST PRO-RATA PAYMENT
ON THE SIOO,OOO PROMISED
BY THEM TO GUILFORD
COLLEGE.
6. W. ORR, WINSTON-SALEM
LAWYER, SPEAKS AT MEM,
REGULARITY, GOOD APPEARANCE,
MENTAL GROWTH AND SPIR
ITUALITY REQUISITES
FOR SUCCESS
George W. Orr, a leading business
man of Winston-Salem, gave an inter
esting nad inspiring address to the stu
dents and faculty of Guilford College
last Wednc day evening. Mr. Orr spoke
mainly on success—a success in terms
of higher values than that of money
earning. The speaker asserted that
though this is "a wonderful, unpara
lleled age,' w itil the privileges and re
sponsibilities of the time unsurpassed,
yet there are disquieting influences,
He cited the political unrest in India,
the sweep of Bolshevism in China, the
recent labor movement in England, the
socialist gains in Germany as examples
of these disquieting influences. In
spite of the excesses that occur the
speaker said that people desire to see
the light into a finer, nobler world.
Social turmoil, in the opinion of th&
speaker, is evidenced in the religious
world, for people are groping, trying
to place their hands on the truth. There
are more thinkers today interested in
the political and social situation than
ever before; there are more Christians
and they are more united; the churches
are closer together than at any other
time. Science has brought the world
together, so it has become a great
whispering gallery. The world is now
knitted into one solid mass—there is
no isolation.
"In gaining success," said Mr. Orr,
".technical training is necessary, but
it alone is not sufficient, for success
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DR. RINFORD OUTLINES
PLANS FOR THE COLLEGE
lir. Binford in leading chapel last
Monday presented some interesting sta
tistics in regard to the growth of Guil
ford College nad gave some proposed
plans for the future. He maintained
that three hundred students is consider
ed the proper number for a small col
lege, as a student is not able to per
sonally know all the students in a
larger institution. Furthermore he
stated that the average college organiz
ation can be conducted efficiently in a
college of that size.
The speaker then with various other
statistics contrasted the 183 Guilford
students in 1901 (60 college students)
With the 279 college students of 1924.
I his trend toward an ever increasing
number of college students has been
greatest from 1919 to 1924. In 1910
there were twice as many girls as boys,
during the war period the number of
boys decreased till in 1920 the number
of girls outnumbered the boys but the
number of boys is again nearly as large
as that of the girls.
Among the plans for the future the
speaker mentioned the building of a
new $60,000 gymnasium, the spending
of $50,000 to complete King hall, and
the expenditure of a large amount for
faculty salaries. Already SIO,OOO has
been expended in remodeling Archdale
hall and putting in a new heating sys
tem.
PHILS ENTERTAIN WITH
FOLK PLAY AND MUSIC
HENRY CLAY LITERARY SOCIETY
ENTERTAINED IN ANNUAL
RECEPTION
By Harvey Dinkins
In spite of the rush and hurry pre
ceding the holidays, the Philomathean
literary society and the Henry Clay
literary society forgot the cares of work
ind the imperative call of dull books at
the Phil-Clay reception Friday evening.
The literary program was an interest
ing discussion of playwriting and play
presentation, with especial attention to
the Carolina playmakers of North Caro
lina university. The last number was
a splendid presentation of Pearl Set
ter's "The Black Rooster," one of the
North Carolina folk plays. The singing
of "From the Land of the Sky Blue
Water" and "Ole Carolina" by Miss
Louise Frazier received the usual re
sponse.
"The Little Theatre as a National
Movement," a paper read by Annie
Wagoner, and "The Little Theatre in
North Carolina," presented by Alice
Thompson, gave a splendid background
for the staging of "The Black Rooster."
All of the characters were there even
to a most noisy black rooster from
Prof. Pancoast's chicken yard. Lalah
Hassell, bent with rheumatism, or poss
ibly lumbago, played the part of Mark
Dellinger. She was given hearty sup
port in her every effort to get her daugh
ter Rose (Clara Coble) to marry
George Whisnant (Sallie Pearson).
Janie Mae Mae Butler made the pres
ence of Jack Rudisill very real by her
impersonation of him. Elma Jones for
the time being, lived over an episode in
the life of "Tommy" who had a con
suming affection for his big, black,
broken legged rooster. The play, well
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HOCKEY SEASON ENDS
WITH SOPHS AS VICTORS
The first hockey season ever held at
Guilford has ended very successfully,
with prospects for a good team next
year. Hockey enthusiasts are looking
forward especially to the time when in
tercollegiate matches may be arranged.
In the interclass games the Sopho
mores came out the victors, winning
from the Juniors in a close game, while
the Juniors ran a close second, dinning
from the Freshmen by 5-0. Although
the Senior-Sophomore game was can
celled, the Seniors have been doing good
ork, having tied two games this season.
The honorary hockey team has been
chosen, which is as as follows:
G. Nixon C. F.
fc). Been L. T.
J. Wolff R. I.
1. Blanshard R. W.
C. Norman L. W.
R. Hodges C. H.
A. Beeson L. H.
R. McCollum R. H.
B. Zachary R. F.
L. Moore L. F.
E. Ward Goal
The registration for basketball and
indoor gym work has been completed.
Seventy-five girls are out for basket
ball this season.
J. ELWOOD COX WHILE IN
NEW YORK VISITS MR. DUKE
J. Elwood Cox, president of the
Board of Trustees, recently attended the
banquet in New York City at the Wal
dorf Hotel. The purpose of this meet
ing was to discuss the relation of the
American Bankers to the Dawes plan.
While in iNlew York he had an inter
esting visit with Mr. Benjamin Duke.
Mr. Cox reports that he found him very
much interested in Guilford and that
he spoke very pleasantly of the days
when he was a student here.
Dramatic Council Scores Artistic
4
Success with Three One-Act Plays
S. L. HAWOBTH ATTENDS
CONVENTION AT ATLANTA
CLARA I. COX AND HENRY WHITE
OTHER DELEGATES FROM
FIVE YEARS MEETING
Samuel L. Haworth was one of six
representatives to the Federal Council
of Churches of Christ in America from
the Five Years Meeting of Friends.
Along with Mr. Haworth were two other
representatives from North Carolina
Yearly Meeting, namely: Clara I. Cox
and Henry A. White.
The Federal Council held its meetings
at the Central Presbyterian church of
Atlanta, Ga., from December 3-9.
The council is composed of repre
sentatives appointed by various Protes
tant denominations. At present there are
twenty-eight (28) constituent bodies,
one of which is the Five Years Meeting.
In round numbers there were five hun
dred (500) representatives chiefly min
isters and church officials. The num
ber of representatives is determined by
the total membership. The Five Years
Meeting is entitled to six (6) repre
sentatives appointed at large by the
Executive committee.
The purpose of the Council is to co
ordinate as fully as possible the activi
ties of the various denominations.
Matters were brought before the
Council by reports of Commissioners by
special addresses. There were three
matters of chief concern:
1. Evangelism.
2. Proper adjustment of social and
industrial relations.
3. A Christian solution of inter
racial and international problems.
Some of the chief speakers were:
Robert E. Speer, ex-president of the
Council; S, Parks Cadman, newly elect
ed president; Bishop William McDow
ell, of Washington, D. C.; and Bishop
Francis J. McConnell.
Speeches on war, its outlawry, and
the problem and solution of war and
peace were made by: Wm. Jennings
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OR. RERISHO SPEAKS ON
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
Dr. Perisho, who led chapel Tuesday
morning spoke on the Constitution,
the actual amendments to the docu
ment and those proposed. He asserted
that during the campaign of 1924 re
publican and democratic speakers alike
stressed the danger of interfering un
necessarily with the Constitution, for
it is "little less than a sacred docu
ment." He then quoted Mr. Gladstone's
statement: "The American constitution
with the Declaration of independence
is the most remarkable document ever
written by human pen." "But," said the
speaker, "the constitution can be amend
ed when necessary by a bill containing
some specific amendment receiving a two
thirds vote in each house of Congress,
and then being ratified by the legisla
tures of three-fourths of the states."
Then the speaker mentioned the nine
teen existing amendments detailing the
time when ratified and the reasons for
each, and finally touched upon the
pending Child Labor amendment.
Next he gave the proposed amend
ments in regard to changing the date
of meeting of Congress, and the in
auguration of the President. These
amendments were introduced by Sena
tor Norris, of Nebraska. While under
the present system Congress begins
its work thirteen months after it is
elected, under the proposed amendment
it would meet one month after the
election under the proposed plan. The
President instead of being inaugurated
on March 4 after his election in Nov
ember, would take his place the third
Monday in December after the election
in November.
CHARLES SMITH, JANIE MAE BUTLER
AND JOHN REYNOLDS INDI
DUAL STARS
"ARIA DA CAPO" BEAUTIFUL
With the presentation of the three
one-act plays, given here last Saturday
night under the direction of S. G. Hod
gin and Mrs. Milton C. Davis, the
Dramatic Council has entered upon a
new phase of work, and has shown con
clusively that short plays, well given
and well directed, may become just as
fine and entertaining as the customary
long plays.
All three plays were well known and
were by accepted and widely recognized
authors. They ranged from fantasy and
farce to realistic tragedy. All of them
were exceedingly well worked out: the
"Aria"—fanciful and delicate, with its
lovely shading lights and gay colors;
"The Pot Boiler," a satire on dramatic
construction and "The Dreamy Kid"
which was perhaps—taken all in all,
the finest piice of dramatic work given.
"Aria Da Capo"
When the curtain rose on the gay
black and white setting for the ''Aria
Da Capo," by Edna St. Vincent Millay,
subdued murmurs of delight were
heard in the audience. The setting was
for a Harlequinade; back drop silver
and black, with white panels running
to the top of the stage, caught the vari
colored lights which shimmered softly
on the black and white thrcne, table,
and high back chairs, and made one of
the most fantastic and effective stage
settings seen at Guilford in many,
many years.
Perriot and Columbine played the
traditional farce that fate had decreed
for them, obvious to any sorrow in the
world. But they were soon forced froiij
the stage that a tragedy might also be
enacted. Two little shepherds came in,
and played a game in which they built
a wall of tissue paper—just to play a
game. But in their intensity it ceases
to be play-pretense, and in their hate
and envy they killed each other. And
then as the title ''Aria Da Capo" means
song of repetition Columbine and Pier
rot re-enter, kick the bodies under the
table and begin their farce again, un
mindful of the tragedy just ended, sym
bolizing that life goes endlessly on—
comedy and and tragedy,with the actors
helpless in the hands of destiny.
Robert Marshall as Pierrot, and
Chandos Kimrey as Columbine, did
splendid acting. They seemed to have
caught the spirit of carnival and of
nonsensical play pretense. Columbine,
with her absurdly charming ruffles and
ami fluffs and her delightful dancing,
and Pierrot, who was the heroic clown
in his gay lavender and red suit, made a
stage picture that will not soon be for
gotten. The shepherds, as played by
Robert Griffin and John Reynolds, fitted
exceedingly well into their parts, and
did good acting. The scene where they
strangle each other was especially real
istic. Randolph Snider played the grim
Masque of fate quite effectively.
"The Dreamy Kid"
Perhaps the best play, from a dra
matic standpoint, was "The Dreamy
Kid," by Eugene O'Neill. The acting
in it was of high order. Charles Smith,
as the Dreamy, did some of the best
acting seen at Guilford in the past two
years. He was "Dreamy," in hiding
from the police and expecting capture
at any moment and he made the scene
actually live. Janie Mae Butler, as
Irene, also acted splendidly, and helped
highten the emotional excitement of the
play. Mammy Saunders, as played by
Lola Beeson, was convincingly realistic,
while Bertha Zachary played a most
sympathetic Ceely Ann.
The setting was simple and given a
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