THE GUILFORDIAN
VOL XI.
THIRTY MEN ARE FIGHTING
FOR A PLAGE ON THE 1925
QUAKER BASEBALL TEAM
Eight Letter Men Are Back—
Ferrell and Smith Strongest
Battery—Griffin, Robertson,
White, Hughes, Sherrill,
Taylor and Brown Are
Showing Up Well
By Nereus English
Basketball has been pushed aside for
a while and baseball has taken the lead,
in the realm of college sports. Hobbs
field is again astir. Not a gridiron
scene with its clash of padded shoulders
and thug of inflated ball, but instead
echoes and re-echoes from the crack of
the bats and the "pop" of the mit.
There is indeed a peppy bunch of base
ball aspirants on Ilobbs field every
afternoon for daily workouts. The ]
Squad will approximate 30 of which 8
are letter men.
Coach Doak is loosing no time in
rounding the squad into shape for the
battles of the aproaching season. With
the first game less than two weeks off,
every effort is being made by both old
and new men to show Coach their
ability as baseball players.
Four letter men are missing from last
year's squad, but with eight letter men
back to don the crimson and gray uni
form the Quaker team promises to be
strong. The writer is making no pre
dictions about the outcome of the pres
ent season, but it can be counted an
definitely that Guilford will be repre
sented by a well seasoned team, prob
ably as strong as the last champion
ship team. Of the last year's pitching
staff only one regular returned, this
regular is ''Shirt'' Smith. The pitch
ing burden will rest mainly on his
shoulders. "Lefty" Smith is counted on
by all sport writers to be one of the
leading pitchers of the state. Floyd
Gray, also of the last year squad, who
has had some experience is slated to
help bear the pitching burden. Clyde
Shore, the only right bander on the
squad, can be counted on to win a
number of games before the season
closes. These three Will probably com
pose the pitching staff unless some
freshman shows undiscovered talint.
The "receiving department" will be
well taken care of by Captain "Rick"
Ferrcil of last year's squad, while
Hughes and Sherrill will be ready to
relieve him. The infield combination as
it now stands is, Lindley, first base;
Kendall, second base; J. W. Frazier,
short stop and "Nee" English, third
base. However, the above varsity wil l
have a hard time to keen their posi
tions for the following men are scrap
ping for varsity infield berths: Taylor,
Griffin, Brown, Robertson, Kimrey,
White, Stewart, Hodgin and Morse, the
most prominent of which is Murray
White, Taylor and Griffin.
The outfield will be well taken care of
by threa letter men, Charles Smith,
Frank Smithdeal and French Smith.
This trio makes a combination that is
as strong as any college outfield in the
state. However, new men are pushing
these men for their positions; Russell,
Mcßane, Newlin and Adams promise
to be good material. With the eight
letter men back and their likely array
of new material there is no doubt that
Guilford will be well represented in the
1 e e baseba 1 realm.
N. ARNOLD RICKS VISITS
MISS KATHERINE RICKS
R. Arnold Ricks, of Richmond, Va.,
visited his sister, Miss Katherine Ricks,
librarian, during the past week end.
Mr. Ricks was graduated from Guil
ford in 1906, one year following his
brother. Hage Ricks, present judge of
the Juvenile court, Richmond, Va., and
two years after Miss Ricks' graduation
in 1904.
GUILFORD COLLEGE, N. C.. MARCH 18. 1921
Richard Ferrell
Rufus Smith
• Richard Ferrell, who was recently
elected captain of the Guilford baseball
team, and Rufus Smith star pitche of
last year. These men will make up the
strongest Quaker battery.
TENNIS PRACTICE REGINS
WITH STRONG COMPETITION
Four Old Men and Much New
Material
Warm weather and manager J. Otis
Bucke's enthusiasm has aroused a keen
interest for spring tennis. Already the
four courts behind Cox hall have been
worked up into shape and the tennis
aspirants play every afternoon that the
weather will permit. Aji extensive
state trip and probably an out of the
state trip is the foremost incentives
that are making the many candidates
work for the regular team.
The team this spring will not be lack
ing in experienced material for there
will be many experienced players wear
ing the white ducks. Ed Brown, J. O.
Burke, James Joyce, Morris Trotter all
of the last fall's team will be out again.
Baseball has claimed English and Grif
fin but J. Reynolds, A. Peele, Parker
and Holder will make strong bids for
the regular team.
MINNEAPOLIS FBIENDS
VISIT GUILFOBD COLLEGE
Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Truman of Min
neapolis, Minn., are spending a few
weeks in Creensboro at the home of
Miss Mary M. Petty.
Mr. and Mrs. Truman are delighted
with ihe North Carolina climate. They
are members of the Friends church and
are very much interested in the work
Guilford b doing. They are frequently
seen on the Guilford campus looking
over the buildings and grounds and
studying the historical background of
the College.
Mr. Truman is Boy Scout commis
sioner for Minneapolis and part of bis
work is the guidance of the scouts in
nature study.
FRESHMEN DEBATERS
WIN OVER SOPHOMORES
IN INTER-GLASS DERATE
Weir and Haworth, Freshmen
Win Over Sparger and
Winslow, Sophorrores
Those pessimists who were of the
opinion that the art of debating was
about to become a thing of the past at
Guilford College, were in a fair way to
be convinced of their error in thinking
Wednesday night when Charles Weir
and Byron Haworth, representing the
class of '2B, defeated Sydney Winslow
and Gilmer Sparger, of the class of
'27 in the annual forensic contest.
The freshman team argued the affir
mative side of the question, "Resolved,
That, the United States congress should
be empoweerd through constitutional
amendment to enact uniform marriage
and divorce laws."
Charles Weir started the contest with
an array of "cold, hard" facts. He
called the attention of the judges to
the fact that this was more important
than flowery oratory or rhetorical
flourishes. He argued that the present
laws of the states are behind the times,
that they are too lax and that uniform
marriage laws are necessary for the
good of future generations. He em
phasized the fact that in 19 states of the
union people who are closely related
can marry. Moreover, he stated that
thousands of people go to the states
where laws are the slackest in order to
obtain a divorce.
His collegue, Byron Haworth, estab
lished the fact that the states cannot
hope to cope with the difficulty singly
for they have not done so up to the
present time. He further stated that
such a law would not be a violent step
toward centralization.
Winslow, first speaker of the negative,
was the orator of the contest. He tore
into the heart of the question by stating
that the evils of marriage and divorce
question are greatly exaggerated. He
argued that there are biological reasons
why there be a difference in the laws
concerning marriage and divorce. He
stated that the increase in divorces are
not due to the lack of laws but rather
partly to a betterment of social condi
tions. He stated that woman is coming
into her sphere and refusing to live in
conditions under social evils where her
respectably cannot be maintained.
This he said was also true of men.
Gilmer Sparger followed the argu
ment of his partner with the statement
that a workable uniform law is im
possible in a country of such a varied
and heterogenous people. He showed
that at present most of the state laws
are essentially the same. He conclus
ively showed that because of the bio
logical differences between the states
there cannot be an uniform law that
would be just. As a clincher for the
argument produced he stated that law
making bodies have already pronounced
the task advocated by the affirmative as
an impossibility.
EDGAB PEABSON SPEAKS
AT CHAPEL EXEBCISES
Mr. Edgar Pearson, a student of New
Garden Boarding school and a graduate
of Earlham college, spoke in chapel
Monday morning on the Progress of the
Society of Friends in the Nineteenth
Century.
Mr. Pearson based his talk upon the
great work of the two great Quakers,
Joseph John Gurney and Eliza Coffin.
"It is time for the Society of Friends
to know how to again evangelize," he
said. "There are soon, 1 believe, going
to rise up great evangelists from this
institution. Christ was equal to the
conquest of the nineteenth century. 1
am sure he is equal to that of the twen
tieth century."
"'The Society of Friends must work
as they have in the past to help evange
lize the world and to accomplish great
things," said Mr. Pearson.
CONSTITUTION RATIFIED BY
MEN'S STODENT BODY
Council of* Nine to Be Voice of
Body—Robert Marsall Head
At a mass meeting on Monday
morning the men of Guilford College
unanimously accepted a constitution
which will weld them into an effec
tive group for deciding matters of in
terest to them. The accepted consti
tution provides for a Council of nine
to act as an official voice for the men.
Robert Marshall was elected chairman
of the new organization.
The council which is officially
named, "Men's Student Council" is
composed of nine members, two from
each class, will act as an executive
board. The constitution reads; "The
powers of this council shall be only as
an official voice of the Men's Student
body." The representatives on this
Council will be elected annually by
the classes which they are to repre
sent. The chairman is to be elected
by the entire men's student body. A
Council proposed at this meeting was
instituted officially by the men, and
w T ill serve until April 29th, on which
date new elections will be held.
This is the first time in recent years
that the men of Guilford College have
reached an agreement that approaches
organization. However, this organiza
tion does not partake of the nature of
student government but rather of stu
dent cooperation in the discussion of
matters concerning the .welfare of the
men of the college. As the organiza
tion now stands it has none of the gov
erning features. It is merely an in
strument through which an ascertain
ment of public opinion may be arrived.
The organization arose out of the
very obvious need of some medium
through which the whole of the men
of the college might work in an efiort
to accomplish an end desired by the
group as a whole, Several weeks
ago a mass meeting was held to dis
cuss what was to be done. At this
meeting an agreement was reached to
allow each class to elect two represen
tatives who were to meet and decide
upon measures to offer for the consider
atioq of the group.
After careful deliberation this body
decided upon a set of 20 articles which
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NEW OFFICE HOURS ARE
ESTABLISHED BY DEAN
The Madam Deaness has a new shade.
Shades of horrors. She also has new
office hours. That worries everybody.
Heretofore, Miss Lasley has kept open
office from 8:00 o'clock until 5:00
o'clock, and all who had burdens on
their soul or on their permanent records
looked through the glass door, per
ceived the lady at leisure, or at least
alone, and entered.
But the Maram Deaness has a new
shade and she draws it down at cer
tain periods of the day in order that
she may work. Office hours, or rather,
shade-up hours, read 9:CO a.m. to
11:10 a. m. and 3:05 p. m. to 4:00 p.m..
and no amount of thumping will get
the lady to raise the shade one inch,
even for a sly peep at the thumper. It
is rumored that if she should peep and
see the President of the institution,
she would weaken and let him come
in for consultation, hence the ironclad
rule against peeping, not even the Presi
dent is admitted between 11:10 a.m. and
3:05 p.m. The Madam Deaness must
Work. It is only rumored Miss Lasley
will not admit the President.
It is further rumored that those who
have burdens to unloaad, call between
9:20 and 11:10 a.m., or 3:05 and 4.30
p.m. as tea is served at that time. Every
body, of course, brings their own tea
and sugar and lemon if desired; the
Madam Deaness only furnishes facts as
to grades, and courses offered, but of
course, in between time you might take
your tea and the delightful conversation.
CLARA COBLE AND JOHN
REYNOLDS ARE TO HEAD
"SMILIN'THROUGH" CAST
Annie Wagoner Also Men
tioned for Cast. Mr. Hodgin
and Miss Kopf Busy on
Staging
Work has begun on the spring Dra
matic Production of "Smilin' Through"
under the capable direction of S. Glad
stone Hodgin, and the play is gradually
assuming shape. All the important
character parts have been chosen,
though one or two minor roles are still
open.
Clara Coble Will play the double
role of Kathleen, the young ward of
John Carteret, and Moonyeen, his sweet
heart of long ago. This is Miss Coble's
first appearance in any of the dramatic
productions of the council, but her
work in minor plays and concerts shows
good promise.
The part of John Carteret, the crab
bed, yet favorable old bachelor of the
play, will be taken by John Reynolds,
who will be remembered by his fine
work in "The Pot Boiler'' of last fall.
Annie Wagoner will probably take
the part of Ellen, the old and trusted
servant of the Carterets.
Elaborate stage effects, and lighting
fixtures are being planned, the latter
being under the charge of Elwood Peele.
A back drop, picturing the old English
garden of fifty years ago is being spec
ially painted for the occasion. Entranc
es will be from the wings instead of
door entrances. Miss Kopf has been
gettng in touch with costumers for the
costumes that will be used in the anti
bellum setting of the second act.
This act will be one of the lovliest in
setting ever staged at the College, or
so it is predicted. The scene is a
moonlit garden of the middle of the
19th century, set for a wedding. The
gay lanterns, and laces and tulle of the
women, and the Beau Brummel suits of
the men, all aid in making this scene
of one scenic beauty.
The costumes will probably be made
for the occasion by the students of the
Home Economics department.
At present the play is scheduled to
be given on April 25th, but this date
may be moved forward later, depend
ing on how fast the work progresses.
"Why is a flapper like a bungalow?"
Answer—-"'Front painted, back shin
gled, and no upper story."
"How did you lose your tooth?"
"Shifting gears on a prune."
Baseball Schedule
March 28, High Point at High
Point, (pending).
April 2, N. C. State at home.
April 4, High Point at home
(pending)
April 8, U. N. C. at Chapel Hill.
April 9, A. C. C. at Wilson
(pending)
April 11, Wake Forest at Wake
Forest
April 13, Lenoir-Rhyne at
Hickory.
April 16, Duke University at
home.
April 23, Davidson at Davidson.
April 25, Wake Forest at home.
April 29, Davidson at home.
April 30, Lenoir-Rhyne at home.
May 2, Hampden-Sidney at
Hampden Sidney.
May 4, Quantico Marines at
Quantico, Va.
May 5, Georgetown University at
Washington, D. C.
May 6, Richmond Medical Col
lege at Richmond, Va.
May 7, Univ. Richmond at Rich
mond, Va.
May 8, William & Mary at Will
iamsburg, Va.
May 9, N. C. State at Raleigh.
May 16, Duke University at
Durham.
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