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Baffling Is the Question — VOLUME XIII Petition Registering a Kick Donated Trustees BUT WHAT IS IT? Disagree on What It Is Kicking About, But Its Influence Is Thrown Against Binford BY AN UNKNOWN AUTHOR But Several Good Surmises as to Its Ma ture Backers Are in the Air Along With Conflicting Reports On Wednesday, February 16, a peti tion carrying the signatures of 22 students was presented to the Board of Trustees of the College at the semi annual meeting of that body. The ex act import of the petition has not been determined since the Secretary of the Board is not inclined to submit a copy for publication. Nor has an extended inquiry amongst the reputed signers of the document brought forth any clear idea as to its contents. Some of those who signed stated that they thought it had to do with conditions in the dining room, others that it affected athletics, while still others thought that it pre sented a good opportunity to register a kick against the faculty members. The Board of Trustees, however, it is alleged, considered the petition a re quest from the student body that a general investigation in affairs of the college be conducted. The Greensboro Daily News reports that it was a request from the student body of Guilford Col lege that the resignation of the Presi dent be secured. An investigation as to the originator and author of the document seems to have been as fruitless as the effort to determine its import. The President of the Men's Student Council reports that no such document originated in that body nor did it come before the Council for consideration. The President of the Women's Student Council reported that not only had the document not been presented to the women, but that so far as she knew the members were ig norant of the existence of such a docu ment. Extended inquiry amongst the signers of the petition points to the (Continued on Page Four) PROF. FRANKLIN DAVIS SPEAKS FROM GENESIS Fourteenth Chapter Peculiar in That Abraham Plays Role of Mili tary Leader COMES FROM UNKNOWN SOURCE Professor J. Franklin Davis spoke in chapel here last Thursday morning on the fourteenth chapter of Genesis. In the beginning of his talk Mr. Davis Btated that lie had made a similar talk in chapel twenty-five years ago and that he was giving it again as a lesson in method. The fourteenth chapter of Genesis is peculiar because it represents Abraham playing the role of a military leader; it is also peculiar because it comes from an almost unknown source. This chap ter tells of a war between four kings of the East and five kings of the West. Scholars throughout the ages have been puzzled when they have tried to get the Biblical history and secular history to coincide. In Biblical history the move ments of these kings are so vague that some people think it is a story to show how God rewarded the faithful. The closing words of Mr. Davis prob ably point out why Biblical and secular history do not coincide. He said, "The fact that Abraham was called a Hebrew shows that the story came in late, for in that period these people were not known as Hebrews but as Israelites." GUILFORDIAN Dr. Perisho Leaves For Perquimans Co. Dr. Elwood C. Perisho left Guil ford Thursday afternoon for Per quimans county to attend the East ern Quarterly Meeting of Friends to be held at Upriver, near Belvi dere. Dr. Perisho was scheduled to speak Friday at Piney Woods church, one of the oldest Friends churches in the state, on the sub ject of "Religious Education." He has been invited by the county su perintendent of schools to visit and lecture at a number of the county high schools. He will speak at the Hertford High School Monday morning. It is very possible that Dr. Perisho will extend his visit in order to give a few more lectures. MADAME HOFFMANN AND DR. RUSACK ARE CITIZENS Are Naturalized at Federal Court in Greensboro—Doctor Binford and Dr. Perisho "Affirm" AFFIRMING RARE COURT EVENT Even though their Quaker friends would not "solemnly swear" in the court room but would only "affirm," Dr. Hedwig Hoffmann Rusack and Madame Colette De Duras-Hofifmann of Guilford College were both recognized as American citizens, February 22, in the Federal Court Room at Greensboro. Dr. Raymond Binford and Dr. Elwood C. Perisho went along to identify the two applicants before the representa tive who came all the way from Wash ington for the purpose of examining Dr. Rusack and Madame Hoffmann and several other applicants for citizenship. When called to the stand and asked "Do you solemnly swear that you know these two women?" President Binford and Dr. Perisho gently corrected the representative by the statement "We solemnly affirm that we know these two women." The examiner very graciously asked to be pardoned and excused him self on the grounds that Quakers so seldom appear in the court room that he had forgotten their attitude concern ing this particular point. "ROMANCE OF SULPHUR" IN EDUCATIONAL MOVIE Second Motion Picture Given by the Chemistry Department This Spring FILMED BY U. S. MINE BUREAU The story of sulphur was the very interesting movie given for the chemis try department last Wednesday eve ning. Besides being entertaining the movie was valuable from an educational viewpoint. It showed how the sulphur is forced from the deep well#, refined and stored in vats ready for shipment. It also gave an idea as to the vast amount of sulphur consumed and proves that this product is far from being the least important of the min erals. This is the second movie that has been given by the Chemistry Club this spring. Mrs. Perisho's Mother Visits Here Mrs. Leola F. Beebe, of Ipswich, S. D., is making a trip in the East and is at present visiting her son-in-law and daughter, Dr. and Mrs. Elwood Perisho, at Guilford College. She has just come from St. Augustine, Florida. 2y THE GUILFORD COLLEGE, N. C., MARCH 2, 1927 MILO HINKLE GIVES ILLUSTRATED TALK IN MISSION SCHOOL Shows Slide Pictures of Jamai ca Where He Was Mission ary—Many Attend FOURTH SCHOOL WEEK Rev. Milo Hinkle of the Asheboro Street Friends' Church gave an illus trated lecture on Jamaica at the School of Missions here, last Sunday evening. Mr. Hinkle has spent six years in Jamaica as a missionary under the auspices of the American Friends Board of Foreign Missions. Jamaica is an island, about one hun dred and fifty miles long and forty nine miles wide, which belongs to Great Britian. The people of this island are mostly negroes of varying degrees of darkness. George Fox visited Jamaica and preached there during his life time. However, the real movement of Friends did not commence until about 1890. There are, on the island today, ten es tablished Friends meetings; eleven elementary schools; one well developed high school; and two orphanages. Many of the buildings in these schools have been built through the sacrificial work of the natives. Mr. Hinkle showed a number of colored slides which pictured sunsets over the Carribean Sea; groves of tropi cal trees, including the various species of palms; groups of natives in their daily walks of life; and a number of buildings belonging to the Friends' Mission Board including churches, dor mitories, orphanages and hospitals. The explanation of these pictures was filled in by the personal experiences of Rev. Hinkle. He also mentioned a num ber of missionaries who have been prominent in missionary work in Jamaica. Probably the most important among these are Arthur H. Swift, whom the natives love second only to Christ; and Jennie Hoover, cousin of Herbert Hoover, who has been doing a wonder ful work at Orange Bay for the past ten years. INTERCLASS BASKETBALL AROUSES ENTHUSIASM Freshmen Defeat Juniors in a Hot Con test —Seniors Win Over Sophomores SOPHS DEFEATED BY FRESHMEN The interclass basketball games began last Monday, February 21, with the Freshman opposing the Juniors. This game was a close affair, the score being tied 10-10 at the end of the first half and 25-25 at the end of the second half, making an extra period of play neces sary. The Freshmen finally won 27-26. The playing of Haworth, who scored 18 points for the Juniors, featured. Spivey and Sink played best for the Freshmen. On Tuesday afternoon the Seniors de feated the Sophomores in a one-sided game which ended with the score 22-10. Accurate shooting and good teamwork on the part of the Seniors marked the contest. The Sophomore team was somewhat disorganized throughout the game. Thursday afternoon the Freshmen won from the Sophomore 29-14. The first half ended with the score tied 10-10, but the Freshmen took the lead in the second half and scored 19 points while the Sophomores scored only four points during the last half. Cannon with 11 points and Spivey with 10, led the scoring for the Freshmen. Whisen hunt, with nine points to his credit, was high scorer for the Sophomores. Guilfordian Honored Rational (Collryr Press (Congress .Amarii The Guilfordian is one of the few col lege papers in the state to receive this national recognition. ORCHESTRA, GLEE CLUB IN CONCERTS Glee Club Sings One Number and Orchestra Renders Sever al Alleged Popular Pieces BOTH WELL RECEIVED The Orchestra and Glee Club made their first authorized public appearance in chapel, Thursday, February 24. The Glee Club sang, "The Clang of the Forge," a part song for men's voices. They carried the parts easily in har mony, and the variations and tones were smooth and finished. The audi ence was delighted by the professional atmosphere of their Glee Club's per formance. The Boy's Orchestra entertained with a repertoire of popular music including, "Breezing Along," "If You'd Say 'I Love You,"' "Some Day," "She's Still My Baby," and "Somebody's Lonely," to the profound enjoyment of the student body, who received these evidences of the collegiate orchestra talent with al most unprecedented enthusiasm. The chapel program was of especial interest since it gave the student body its first opportunity to judge what progress the Glee Club has made this year. Many apprehensions as to the success of the Glee Club, handicapped as it has been by unfortunate circum stances, were dispelled by the excel lence of the performance. The active Glee Club season will open early in March and will include a trip of more than a week, to fill various engagements. WORK OF WASHINGTON RELATED BY HAWORTH Present Generation Knows More of Washington Than Was Known Fifty Years Ago NATIONS ARE MUCH NEARER NOW Prof. Samuel Haworth made a short talk in chapel Tuesday morning on the character and work of George Washing- "We now know more about Washing ton than our forefathers did fifty years ago," he said; "the halo of glory that has encircled his head for man5 r years has been somewhat dimmed by the mod ern critics." Washington belonged to a large and fine family. He was one of the wealthiest men of his time. Although he quit school when he was only 15 years of age, he had developed a fine form of English and was rather good in arithmetic. His great love for all out doors, probably had much to do with the building up in him of a tremendous physical nature. He was a man of strong courage and fairmindedness, and was very modest in his estimate of his own abilities. Two qualities which he possessed—namely, his unselfishness in doing things which he thought ought to be done, and his disposition to harmon (Continued on Page Two) What Means the Petition? QUAKER MORALISTS WIN ONE AND DROP TWO AS YEAR ENDS Defeat Catawba 35-17 in Good Game in Which Griffin Stars. Moore and Coble Star ELON WINS FAST GAME High Point Defeats Quakers 30-18 in Game at Local Gym Closing 1927 Basketball Season The Quakers broke loose on Catawba College last Monday night and captured the tilt 35-17. Catawba was out-played during the greater portion of the game. After the first few minutes of the game, which was a draw as far as points were concerned, Guilford showed Catawba likely to threaten. It was the first ten minutes that looked dark for the Quakers. Catawba opened up with fight that was entirely unexpected and she played some real basketball. The first half ended 19-12. Moore, Griffin and Coble led the scoring for the Quakers, Moore scoring 11 points while Griffin and Coble tied at 10 points. Credit is due E. Peeler and Sufrit, of Catawba, for the Indians' showing, scor ing eight and six respectively. The game was a fast one and held the crowd interested throughout. All in all (Continued on Page Three) "BURDENS" THE SUBJECT PROF. HAWORTH'S TALK Every College Student Should Try to Avoid the Tendency to Ride Ponies CO-OPERATION ESSENTIAL IN LIFE "Bear ye one another's burdens" was the text from which Prof. Samuel Haworth spoke in chapel last Friday morning. Mr. Haworth began his talk by defin ing burden. There are two words in the Greek which both mean burden in English. They have distinctly differ ent meanings. One meaning is weight and the other is load. God has given each of us our proper load. No one can live without it, for it is a blessing and must be carried. When a person lies down under his load he does him self an injustice. In college and in life everyone has his own proper load, and should bear it alone. Some try to get all sorts of ponies in life, but every time one rides a pony he will surely get left behind. Each person must be independent and not ask for help until it is absolutely necessary. "Shoulder your own load, look through your own eyes, hear with your ears, speak through your mouth, use your brains, and success awaits you," said Mr. Haworth. Happy is the man who helps one bear his load. The fun damental thing in life is cooperation, and the only way to progress is by helping one another. An Invitation The Websterian Literary Society in vites the students of Guilford College to attend its annual Oratorical Contest held at Memorial Hall, Saturday eve ning, March 5, at 8 p. m. The speakers of the evening are Gur ney Collins, Wilmer Steele, Paul Swan son and Paul Jassimedes. All of these speakers are students of good standing at Guilford and they have prepared ora tions on present-day conditions and problems. NUMBER 20
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