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THE GUILFORDIAN m. XII Dramatic Council Delights Small Audience With The Presentation Of Farce Comedy, "Adam and Eva" Stages Bolton And Middleloris Three-Acts Drama, Rabh And Paul Talcing Leading Parts ALL STAR CAST "Adam Takes Big Bite of Magic Fruit and Falls For The Charming Eva The Dramatic Council at Guilford another feather to their cap last Sat urday night in its presentation of Grey Bolton and George Middleton's well known farce "Adam and Eva," which was staged at Memorial Hall before an apprectiative audience of students and visitors from nearby towns. In one sense, this was the most difficult play attempted here in the last two years, in that it was an all star production, and therefore allowed for no weak acting on the part of any character. JO PAUL CHARMS Josephine Paul gave a winsone and clever impersonation, as the hero ine, Eva, who exercised a younger daughter's priviledge of wheedling her •father into almost anything she wished. Miss Paul's vivacity gave a vibrant, exuberant feeling to the whole play, and her tactics, though differing in some respects from her well known prototype, kept Adam quite as help lessly enthralled as one could have wished for. She wore lovely costumes which might be partly responsible for Adam's fall. While, most likely that apple played an important part as it once did in another play. But there again Lord Andrew was right when he said, that "no one could help fall ing in love with Eva." Chandos Kimrey made a charming, though somewhat pampered elder daughter, who devoted her life to "Clinnie" and his interest. As the happy married couple of the play, they were on object lesson in matri mony, and never failed to draw appre ciative laughter from t'-e audie ic?. Miss Kimrey gave an exce'lent inter pretation to this part, by her quick ness, and volubility and made an ad mirable foil for Eva. Burgess Plays Well Chinnie, alias Oscar Burgess, was one of the comedy hits of the even ing, but though one laughed at his devotion to Julie, still he showed that he was one of use in crises. And when under pressure of necessity, he came through nobly, even to the extent of becoming a salesman of tie-clips and other gents jewelry. The dignified and aristocratic aunt, Mrs. Abby Rocker, was cleverly inter pereted by Doris Tew. She gave a serious note to the play by her dignity of bearing, and made a delightful pic ture of a cultured matron. Corinthia, as the maid, was too pretty for that position in a real family, and it seemed too bad that Adam couldn't fall in love with her, especi ally since Eva had so many prospects. Esther Reece, gave a piquant character ization to this role. Rabb Stars as Adam Adam, as played by Moore Rabb, was undeniably the surprise of the evening, and most especially to the King family. From the romantic and rather practical business manager of the King Rubber Factory, he climbed quickly into the position of a shrewed man of business, and to an understand ing of human psychology. Mr. Rabb rose from a rather stiff beginning in the last two acts. He held the sympathy of his audience throughout the play by his natural attitude and mannerisms. Mr. Rabb (Continued on pace 8.) CUfLFORO AGAIN ACCEPTS CHALLENGE FOR DEBATE AGAINST LENOIR-RHYNE The Guilford College Debating Coun cil vi ted to accept the challenge of I-f n ir-R':yne College to u iluel debate. I v Mcli will probably take place during l he lalter part of Januarj or the first I of February. This debate should be of great in terest to all those who heard the Guil | ford.Lenior-Rliyne Debate last year. I Guilford's affirmative team composed of I Russell Branson and Byron Haworth I won the unanimous decision of the | judges. Giliner Sparger and James , Ilowell of the negative, debated at I Lenior-Rhyne and lost by a two to one vote. i The Council is trying to decide on a question immediately, in order that I Guilford may select her debating team I efore the Christmas holidays. A great many of the Guilford men have ex pressed their detrmination to work for a place on the team tins year. With the material Guilford has this year and the attitude that exists, Guil ford should be able to put out a debating team capable of giving Pitts burgh University whose challenge Cuilford has also accepted, an inter esting debate this spring. VOLLEY BALL TOURNAMENT WON BY THE SENIOR TEAM For once in the history of an in. stitution of learning, those who ra-ik highest in learning have also held first place in a contest calling for hardened muscles, trained faculties and skilled "appendages." At least the Seniors of Guilford College are cerdited with having won the champi >n ship in volley ball. These dignitaries won six ga:nes J out of the nine which they played. Their nearest rivals the Sophomores and Juniors, only won five games each out of the nine played. The Fresh men, true to tradition and lack of experience, won only two granes | out of the whole series of contests. There was much class spirit shown, both on the part of the men and the women. As the contests waxed hotter and the series drew to a close, stud ents turned out in large numbers to see the games and to root for their favored side. This tournament is the first of a series of contests that will be staged between classes in an effort to estab lish a class championship. The class winning the highest number of points will receive a cup. As the rating now stands, the seniors are ahead. The standings are as follows: Seniors. 166 Juniors. 139; Sophomores 139; Fresh men. 055. FORDS AND CADS WILL SOON SLEEP TOGETHER No longer will the Fords and the Cadillacs of the faculty stand out in the rain and sleet. No longer will the large oaks on the campus be priviledge to serve as garages which shelter the velicles of the Kingly for now the faculty i- building a large hollow tile garage which will house their shiny chariots. This garage will have ten stalls, each a separate com partment, where the Royal Cars may be housed and protected. The approxi mate cost of the building will be SIOOO. The faculty members pay rent to the extent of two dollars a month for the stall. At any time when there are vacant compartments students may secure them at the same rate which the faculty pays. GUILFORD COLLEGE, N. C., DECEMBER, 16. 1925. STUDENTS OF MISS HUTH GIVE CLASSICAL RECITAL Se'er'ions From IT or!d Famous Com ; osers Played Before Appreciative Audience The Students of Miss Mari Louise llutli gave a piano recital to a very appreciative audience in Memorial llall last Wednesday evening. Preced ing the recital Miss Hutli told her audience some interesting facts about the great composers of music and how they came to write their masterpi ces. The program as a whole was of a high order and those who took part showed that Miss Huth was doing worthwhile work. Paul Reynolds and Lilian Buckner who played a duet by Mozart were masters of the instruments as well as masters of their audience. Mildered Townsend who appeared in two numbers, one by Bach and one by Beethoven played in her usual precise and exact way which always receives the hearty applause of the audience. The program was as follows: Joliann Sebestian Bach (1685-17501 a. / antasia C Minor—Mildred Townsend b. Invention F Major—Esther Reece c. Invention B flat Major—Lillian Buckner Georg Friedrich Handel (1685-1759) a. Corrente —velrna Holladay b. Giga—velma Holladay (Continued from page 2.) FRESHMEN TO HAVE A FAST BASKETBALL TEAM I his year Guilford will be repre sented by a Freshmen basketball team Guilford athletics have always been handicapped to a certain extent by r.ot having enough experienced material •o fa'l back on. rins year it is hoped to partly overcome this obstacle by >: ganizing a Freshmen basketball team. Vkhr.ugh this project is an experiment J I rigns seem to point to a successful iso'i. Several games are being sc!:. 'uled wiih vatious High Schools over the state and is expected that the 'cam may have achance to go against on e college Freshmen teams latter. ! f Fresh nen athletics can be made a ermanent affair at Guilford it will go ,i long way toward giving Guilford good varsity teams. The prospects for a fast team seem to be good. Since Jhanksgiving there have been several promising candidates out to the re gular practice. Coach Doak is rapidly working this material into a team that shows every sign of making a good showing. NEW GARDEN HALL IS SCENE OF LARGE BAZAAR Those who were at New Garden Hall ■ast Thursday night were conscious of a feeling of being in Cairo, Egypt 'i-:it that where there are so many bazaars?) Anyway the dining room at New Garden was just filled with tiny little "bazaar-ettes" in which there were offered for sale many and divers things calculated to prick the ' vanity of anyone who had a pocket full of money and nothing to spend it for. There were doll bazaars, sil houtte bazaars, stationery bazaars, bun barzaars, and coffee barzaars—that is, there was one of each of these. An they all sold out. Following the sales period of social gayety in which wily sorcerers glided about among those present and ex hibiting a jar or leans offered to sc" guesses at the unmber of beans (for a nickel a guess). The enticing thing about the bargain was the fact that the one who guessed the nearest to the correct number was to receive a Grand Prize. The prize was a paste board, pug-nosed pup. Harvey Din kins became master of the pup. Guilford Letter Men's Club Decides Something Must Be Done To Build Up Athletics MURRAY WHITE TO LEAD FIGHTING QUAKER SQUAD if ill Succeed Ellon ff'arrick ,4s Captain Of Football Team Murray M. White, of High Point, has just been elected by his teammates ;as captain of the Quaker Football | tea::i for 1926. He succeeds Elton Wan ich. of Goldsboro, who has been one of the best players on the varsity | for the last four years. Indeed he lias done excellent work for the locals ever since he entered as a "prep" i student five years ago. I The new captain. White, has just j finished his second year of creditable | grid work here and is fully abreast |of the leaders i:i '.he movement that i is being launched to build up a win i ning Guilford Football team. During ] his first year he played end most of the time. However, during the past I season he has been transferred to the j backfield where he has been respon sible for much of the gains that have been made in the games in which he participated. He was out of the line-up during the last three games of the season, due to injuries sustained jin the Davidson-Guilford game. In the same meeting of the Athletic Association, RoLe.t Griffin, of Wood land. was elected as manager of the Football team for the coming season. He succeeds Raymond Thomas, of King in this capacity. "UNWRITTEN HISTORY" DISCUSSED IN CHAPEL Thuesday morning Dr. Elwood C. Perisho gave an interesting chapel talk jin which he presented a bit of un written history concerning the French debt to the United States. In beginning his talk, Dr. Perisho outlined briefly the origin of the flame which started the actions of the Great World War. In this outline he men tioned the main events from the assass ination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand, jin (he streets of Sarajevo on June 28, 1914, to the declaration of war on Germany by the United States. Dr. Perisho then recounted the story jof a private meeting of the Way and l Means Committee at the time the United States was about to enter the struggle. The purpose of this meeting was to discuss possible remedies for so r.e of the existing entanglements. This discussion was unexpectedly in terrupted by a French caller, Viviano. | who. after extending the greetings and friendship of France, ask that the United States loan France fifty millions of dollars and fifty thousand men. Dr. Perisho mentioned the fact tlu>t, (Continued on paKe 4.) CLAYS HEAR DERATE ON ELECTION OF PRESIDENT Three new members of the Henry Clay Literary Society took part in the discussion of a proposition favoring the election of the President of the United State by direct vote of the people as it was conducted Friday night. Two of these men, Norman i Osborne and Ralph Smitherman, who sponsored the affirmative side of the question, won the decision of the judges | over Worth Mackie, another new mem ber, and Rodolph Snider, who entered the society last year. The debate was followed by a read ing by Dewey Sheffield, entitled, "A Ficticious Story and Some Adven tures from Life." Three new members were admitted into the society, Dorland Osborne, Moyer Sink and Alexandre Pavlov. Adopts Set of Resolution IP hich will Aid In Promoting Better Sports Here DOAKS SPEAK ( The Club If ill Finance a Number Of Games To Be Played In Greensboro Next Year | At the meeting of the Letter Men's j Club. of Guilford College, which was i held here last Saturday afternoon, a determined spirit was manifest on the part of the members to remedy the athletic situation that exists here and j change Guilford College from a col lege that is a "good loser" in football to an institution that must be reckoned | with inter-collegiate games, and also jto advance the other major sports. Many members of the Club, who have Keen on teams that have won \ championships for Guilford in the past, j were present and spoke their sentiments upon the situation. It was generally recognized that Guilford, which at one time ranked with any college in | the state in all the major sports, and I has lately been on the decline along this line and is at present facing a particularly in football, crisis in which i something must be done. Principals I among these speakers, were Coach Robert Doak, Coach Charlie Doak, of State College, Prof. Robert Wilson, of Duke University and Ed Mcßane, of j Graham, President Binford and D. Riley Ilaworth,. of the present Guilford , faculty, with a number of the present student body, supplemented the speech es that were given. The consnsus of opinion semed to be that something must be done to ' induce a better class of athletes to I come to Guilford and that along with 1 this, better coaching facilities should be arranged. It has been suggested that with assistant coaches, who should Ido part time class work. and with | better athletes recruiting the present i teams, the situation would soon assume ! a different hue. However, the method jof getting better athletes was the pro | blem that called forth the greatest (Continued on page 3.> APPRECIATION OF FINEST THINGS IN LIFE IS TOPIC OF SPEECH OY KAWORTH Last Thursday morning Professor 1 Samuel Haworth gave what was termed j by many as being the best chapel talk jof the year. He spoke of the apprecia tion. or the attempt at appreciation, iof the finer things in life such as art and music. He also treated the old problem of inattention and disturbance a! lectures with forceful tact and thought. While 1 was in Europe, "said Mr. j Haworth," I had the privilige of visit | ing many great art galleries. I looked at the great masterpieces there ; but T could not see them as others see them. I could not see the beauty in them that others could see because T was colorblind. But I made an attempt to see the beauty that I j knew to he there. I saw this beauty, not in its entirely to be sure, but I ' saw the beauty of the proportions and the figures and outlines. I tried to see the beauty and saw it. Nature did not hold me responsible for not seeiing the beauty of the colors but she would have held me responsible if I had not made an attempt to under stand them. In the case of classical music we can at least attempt to understand and appreciate it. We may not be able to; but we should attempt to educate ourselves to ita level." NO. 12
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