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Page Two THE GUILFORDIAN Published weekly by the Zatasian, Henry Clay, Philomathean, and Web sterian Literary Societies. Editorial Staff Byron A. Haworth .... Editor-in-Chief Joseph J. Cox Managing Editor Frances Osborne Associate Editor Ira G. Newlin Associate Editor Miss N. Era Lasley Alumni Editor George P. Wilson Faculty Adviser Reporters Marie Barnes Ruth Malpass Alice Hazard Edwin Rozell Reginald Marshall Alma Hassel Sudie Cox Paul Reynolds Business Staff A. Scott Parker, Jr., Business Manager Thelma King Circulation Mgr. Address all communications to THE GUILFORDIAN, Guilford College, N. C. Subscription price $1.50 per year Entered at the post office in Guilford College, N. C., as second class mail matter. Member of North Carolina Collegiate Press Association. PARAGRAPHICS Thanks to the hydro-electric de velopment recently completed, the danger of getting lost on the cam pus at night has been reduced to a minimum. Hard, cruel fate! Hast thou no mercy? Couldst thou not spare the one thing dearest to our hearts? The "Old Ship of Zion," which escaped the cruel death of being "lynched" has had another mirac ulous escape from being burned at the "stake." Would that some inventor would try his hand at a piano that would sound the same to the one playing it as it does to the neighbors. A few of the girls would prefer H new kind of telephone—one that •could in some magical way tell who was on the other end of the phone before answering. While inventing is still in style a few of the athletically inclined professors would like for some kind inventor to contribute a golf ball with a talking machine attachment that will sing out, "Here 1 am." If the one who removed the screen from THE GUILFORDIAN room window would kindly return it there would probably be less "buggy" material published. Isn't there some . loyal Guilfordian who would like to see a better GUIL FORDIAN ? Though Guilford audiences are poorly educated musically, the re ception given Miss Yocum in her piano recital Saturday night proved that those present could ap preciate well played classical music. It lias been rumored that Noah Webster has changed his definition of dietition to "one who officially requires fasting.'' The shortest 10 minutes we know is the interval between 7 and 7 :10 in the morning. With the improvement through superior leadership in the musical department, we hope that the movement will be continued in the other weak departments. Binford Football No subject is so overworked but what new liglfts can be turned on it. The presence of over one hun dred men who gathered in memo rial hall Saturday morning to hear a much discussed subject ap proached in novelty form proved that there is general concern among the Guilford College men to in terest the whole college in ath letics. Dr. Binford presented a plan that possesses the first require ments of a good one—that is, it sounds well. Whether it will work out in practice is yet to be seen. Ilis scheme of putting on a mass football game, or a wild west game in which lassoing will take the place of tackling, or some other such novelty exhibition of mass participation, to take place be tween halves of a real game, should attract general interest and create a desire for many to go out for some kind of exercise who at pres ent take little or none. But Dr. Binford's idea of work ing up such an exhibition to be advertised and given publicity in Greensboro with admission charges appears to be a little far-fetched. To the average observer, seeing 50 or 100 Guilford men in such an affray in Greensboro as a public entertainment would tend to mark Guilford College as a lunatic asy lum rather than a high class edu cational institution. However, such a scheme well worked out, merely for exercise and as a pastime to entertain be tween halves of some real game played on home ground possesses several valuable points, provided a sufficient number of men could be presuaded to participate, and that should be no problem. Athletic teams of Guilford suf fer for lack of money, struggle for enough men to make a good team, and often lack support from the student body, alumni, and neigh boring towns. Guilford College makes athletes, never hires them. If the before mentioned plan were adopted it would necessitate several black board lessons in football in order that everyone who took part would know something of the game, since it is impossible to modify satisfac torily before learning the real thing. There is little doubt, there fore, but what more men would be inspired to try out for varsity teams, making it possible to build stronger ones with less struggle for material. Stronger teams, if noth ing more resulted, would demand support from the students, alumni, and neighboring cities. After winning or after losing, athletes deserve some manifesta tion of appreciation from their fel low students, and appreciation should not be determined by the record scores turned in or the string of victories they have run up, but by moral success and abil ity to accomplish it. We should help our athletes to win success only by clean playing, and to be able thoroughly to appreciate their viewpoints we must experience, to some extent, the same problems. If Guilford College is to build up a bunch of true-blue sportsmen, who never have to rely on the rule book for their spirit, it seems that some form of novelty mass partici pation would be beneficial. THE GUILFORDIAN Oh, Liberty! "Oh, Liberty! Liberty! How many crimes are committeed in thy name!" It has been said that liberty is like fire; when wisely controlled it is a blessing of in estimable value, but if uncontrolled it is an agent of appalling distruc tion. Sudden freedom from ac customed control is all too often disastrous. Liberty to the unac customed is as intoxicating as a good stiff drink of corn liquor. The first swig is usually enough to knock the props from underneath him who once thought himself the most sophisticated. Each year the college campuses of America have literally swarms of young men and women turned loose within their border to think and act for themselves. Most of them come from homes where a guiding hand has ever been ready to assist and where they were care fully guarded and constantly watched. Incredible as it may seem, many of these young people prove them selves to be absolute failures. They follow the line of least resistance, and in the newly found freedom fail to recognize the danger signs of the channel along which they are drifting. Young collegians who at home abhorred the idea of puffing ciga rette smoke, soon purchase a pack age of Camels or Chesterfields and suck the dainty symbols of new found freedom with impunity, blowing smoke here and there, ut terly regardless of anyone else. The girl with mother's guilding hand removed, purchases at once a box of orange 01* lavender rouge, a lip-stick, eyebrow pencil, rolls her hose, bastes up the hem of her dress, and thanks her lucky stars that at least she has gained free dom from old-fashioned, and fogy ideas. Acting on this same im pulse to take advantage of liberty, classes are cut, preparation of les sons ignored, and each new slang expression is soon adopted, until the regulation college vernacular is acquired. Students who come to college and willingly exchange their indi viduality and personality for a much vaunted freedom, and refuse to be in any way suject to author ity, are the ones who bring dis credit upon themselves and to their college. They are the ones who have brought down scathing criticism upon the heads of the present gen eration and have caused the ques tion to be raised, "What ails our youth?" "License" they mean when they cry "liberty," and something really ails them. Perhaps when the searchlight of a few more years of experience has revealed their true position, they will see them selves as they are now seen, not as persistent champions of freedom, but merely as the years pennant winner in the Jackass League. It's hard to imagine where any one got his grounds for complaint about somebody's breaking the training rules: at least not here at Guilford. Binford football, a new game to most of us, should not be turned down before given a trial, unless something better can be offered in its place. 1 FRESHMAN EPISTLES \ By IRA NEWLIN j Dear "Pa:" The longer I stay at Guilford the more peculiar everything seems. To day is Sunday, but I wouldn't know it if I didn't have a calendar or keep up with the time myself because there are more noises in the air now than there are through the week. The clattering of typewriters can be heard all through the dormitory, and behind the dormi tory one would think from the sound that an inter-collegiate tennis match was being played. Pa, you know that chief, who was leader of the hike the night the Sopho more boys entertained the freshman boys, well some of the fellows, who ap pear to be truthful boys, have been trying to tell me that that chief is a preacher. Some of the boys around here don't have any politness at all. About five days ago, I went out to learn to play football and when I was running across the field a fellow ran right into me and knocked me down and he didn't even say "excuse me." Tell Ma the next time she bakes any cookies to please send me a box full. Sometimes we have sufficient food to keep hunger from gnawing with any great amount of rage, but a few morn ings ago I -woke up very hungry, and little bells and big bells seemed to be ringing everywhere. I lay in bed for several minutes expecting someone to call me to breakfast but the expected call did not come, so I got up, hurriedly dressed, and ran over to the dining room. Upon reaching the door, I found it locked. The rattle of silver against china could be heard from the inside and occasionally the sound of voices passed through the cracks of the door but no one answered my knock. Al though I had paid the board bill which the treasurer carefully figured to the exact penny, I had to turn my hungry form back toward my room. Upon passing a large red oak, a merry little squirrel peeping from behind the body of the tree greeted me with a sympathe tic little chatter. Pa, I never knew be fore that animals could become so in telligent. The squirrels are very thoughtful. They have learned to gath er the nuts before they fell because otherwise the college will pick them up. How are the shoats and hogs growing and fattening? I hope that some of them will be fat enough to kill before Christmas because I am starving now for a liunk of "backbone and spare ribs" and some of that good greasy gravy like ma always makes. I must close now, Pa. Kiss Ma and sister for me. Your dutiful son, ARCHIE. GUILFORD STUDENTS NEED MENTAL BATH (Continued from Page One) "Until this student body knows true salvation, they can never go out into the world and make a success." In his concluding remarks, the speaker urged that upper classmen might experience salvation and straight thinking in or der to render the proper influence up on those who are to follow. PEOPLE WE COMMEND FOR LYNCHING All pedestrians (when we ride). All tourists (when we walk). 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