Let's Get
Lynchburg
VOLUME XIV
CRAWFORD'S ELEVEN
STAGES GOOD SCRAP
IN LOSS TO ERSKINE
Meets One of Strongest Teams
in South Carolina and Loses
by an 18 to 0 Score
FRESHMEN ARE BARRED
Ruling Takes Several Regulars Out of
the Lineup—Coach Hopes to
Improve Team by Saturday
On u field that was more like the
quagmire of an old fishing pond, than
a football field, Pat Crawford's grid
ironers were beaten by the score of
18 to 0, by Erskine.
It was a hard fought game from the
beginning and the teams were not as
unevenly matched as the score would
indicate. Guilford showed much im
provement over the previous week-end,
her line having much more drive than
they have shown before. Erskine scored
in the first, second, and third quar
ters. The first touchdown was the re
sult of a series of end runs and line
plunging. The second touchdown was
carried over on a reverse end run.
Even though Guilford did not score,
she fought with great vim. A pass of
Robertson to Marshall put the ball on
the eight-yard line. A fumble at this
time after the hall was apparently
over, proved costly.
After running; the kick-off back a
good distance, followed by off-tackle
plays, the ball was again in the scor
ing position. The necessary drive was
lacking and no score resulted.
For the third time, Guilford came
within the shadow of the goal line as a
result of passes and oflj-tackle plays.
The opposition seemed too great and
the boys could not get the ball across.
No scoring was done in the last quar
ter. It was during this period that
the Quakers showed they knew how
and could play football. The ball was
kept in Erskine territory and in the
possession of the Quakers most of the
time.
The outstanding stars of the game
were: for Erskine, Harkinson and
Mac Mackin; for Guilford there were
110 outstanding players
DR. PERISHO LECTURES
TO COLLEGE STUDENTS
"Get Ready to Serve the Public," Says
Dr. I'erisho as He Encourages
Students to Be Teachers
BEGIN TO BUILD FOR THE FUTURE
Dr. Perisho had "Getting Ready to
Serve the Public" as the theme of his
chapel talk Thursday morning. lie be
gan by asking the question: "What
would you do if you could do what
you want to do ?" He answered it by
saying that you can do what you want
to with good grit, determination, and
fine will-power.
Other thoughts brought out were:
We need not expect to awake and find
ourselves famous without paying the
price of fame. We must get ready,
while here in college, to do what people
want done. Will coming to college in
crease our opportunity for a position ?
There are continuous demands for
teachers for various departments in the
best high schools of the state. How
ever, many of the Guilford graduates
do not teach. Several were named as
heads of some of the large concerns of
the state. In closing, Dr. Perisho said:
"The secret of success lies in learning
to do the things that you want to do."
THE
GUILFORDIAN
LYNCHBURG GAME
Lookout Lynchburg! After an
other week of consistent practice
watch Guilford go over the line to
victory in the game with Lynch
burg here next Saturday. Coach
Crawford is working the men hard
in order to rub out the wrinkles
that allowed Erskine to defeat us
last Saturday.
The Quaker team is planning to
play havoc with the spectacular
passing of the Grant Brothers,
which was instrumental in the de
feat rendered by Lynchburg last
year. This team is noted for its
accurate passing and hard line hit
ting. For this reason the Quakers
are preparing themselves to hinder
such playing. This is the first
scheduled game for Hobbs Field
and it is the aim of the Quakers
to show their patrons that they
still possess that old fighting
spirit.
VOCATIONS SUBJECT
OF TALK BY TURNER
Using Freshman Statistics, Prb
fessor Turner Speaks on
Choosing of Vocation
TEACHING LED THE LIST
In connection with the newly or
ganized vocational guidance committee,
Mr. F. Hill Turner, business man
ager of the college, gave ail interest
ing chapel talk concerning the voca
tional ambitions of the students, es
pecially the freshmen, of Guilford Col
lege. lie gave the following statistics
of the freshman class, which prove that
the professional field of the future will
lie composed of women as well as men.
Teaching led the list of a.'i, while only
one of the class had the calling of a
farmer. Out of the class there is hut
one studying for the ministry. Two
are studying medicine and five intend
to enter business. The class has two
landscape gardeners, one charity work
er, two who intend to take up pro
fessional chemistry, one librarian, three
electrical engineers, one civil engineer,
one nurse, one musician, one physical
director, two lawyers, one journalist,
one secretary, and L'(i who are as yet
undecided. There are also three who
have decided to become the heads of
families and be blessed by the ties of
matrimony.
"Choosing your profession before en
tering college lias many advantages as
it allows the student to take courses
most suitable for his profession," said
Mr. Turner, "but if you haven't chosen
your work, make your decision and
stick to it."
NEW BRICK PORCH AND
COLUMNS FOR LIBRARY
Columns Are to Be Stuccoed and
Mounted on a Granite Border,
Porch Floor to Be Tile
Among the many improvements
which are in progress here at the pres
ent time is the remodeling and rebuild
ing of the front of the Library build
ing. A new porch with a tile floor is
being constructed. New columns of
brick are to be erected. These columns
are to be stuccoed and mounted on a
granite border. The library building,
which was erected in 1919, is still in
good shape, but the columns and porch
were in need of repair. When present
plans for improvements are completed
the library will be one of the most
beautiful buildings 011 the campus.
GUILFORD COLLEGE, N. C., OCTOBER 12, 1927
ANTI-SMOKING RULE
SUBJECT DISCUSSION
Many Think Present Rule Is Unenforcible and Should Be Modi
fied While Dean Trueblood Agrees That Unrespected Rule
Breeds Disregard for Other Rules But Thinks That
Ideas of College Founders Should Be Respected
Agitation on a small scale has
been making itself felt around the
campus lately. The burning sub
ject of said agitation is that of
smoking. True to its policy of
shedding light on subjects that
seem to lie close to the rim of
shadowy doubt, the Guilfordian has
interviewed several people around
the campus with the object of get
ting pro and con views 011 the use
of tobacco 011 the campus.
Paul Reynolds, senior, says: "I
see no use in having a rule against
smoking when it cannot be en
forced. The men are old enough
to be allowed to smoke if they want
to." And Moore Rabb, junior,
voices practically the same senti
ment: "I am in favor of doing away
with the rule against smoking. It
is better to have no rule at all than
one that is being broken constant
ly."
Bob Griffin, another senior, states
his views thusly: "I believe that
the students should lie allowed to
smoke in their rooms, for now they
are practically law-breakers 011 a
small scale." Howard Trivette,
president of the senior class, tells
CLASS OF '3O ELECTS
OFFICERS FOR TERM
Robert Van der Voort, of Pittsburgh,
I'a., Chosen President and Annie
Ray to Serve as Secretary
HOWARD CANNON IS VICE-PRES
At the first regular meeting of the
sophomore class, which was held Tues
day night, October 4, the class officers
were elected for the present term. Rob
ert Van der Voort, of Pittsburgh, Pa.,
was elected president; Howard Cannon,
Guilford College, vice-president; An
nie Ray, Gibsonville, secretary and
treasurer, and George Yelverton, Fre
mont, marshal.
The retiring officers are Ilale New
lin, president; Currie Spivey, vice-pres
ident ; Eunice Lindley, secretary and
treasurer, and Edward Moore, marshal.
The class of '3O is looking forward
to a good year. The members consider
themselves very fortunate in having so
capable a man as Mr. Van der Voort
for president. The class hopes by mu
tual friendship and co-operation to ad
vance, according to its motto, "On
ward and Upward."
E. C. PERISHO SPEAKS
TO COMMUNITY GROUP
Gives Opening Address at the Reynolds
Memorial High School to Large
Group of Community Folk
At the opening of the Nancy Jane
Cox Reynolds Memorial High School
last Monday morning, Dr. Perisho de
livered an address before a large
crowd of community folk and students.
This school was built by the Reynolds
tobacco men of Winston-Salem in mem
ory of their mother.
On this occasion there had been a
deluge of rain falling all day but it
did not keep the community folk from
coming out in great numbers to hear
Dr. Perisho's speech.
By ERVIN LEMONS
us: "The students are going to
smoke anyway, and it is better for
them to smoke openly than secretly.
I think the rule should be lifted."
Dean Trueblood thinks this way:
"The people who endowed this in
stitution are against smoking,
and we should abide by their wish
es since we are the recipients of
their generosity. But it is a bad
thing to have a rule that is not en
forced ; broken rules breed disre
pect for other rules. I do not be
lieve that smoking in moderation
will not hurt a man to any great
extent, and my objection to smok
ing is because of the rules made by
the trustees, not on account of
smoking itself."
Among these few, the concensus
of opinion seems to be in favor of
allowing smoking since the men
should know for themselves wheth
er they want to smoke or not.
Almost everyone admits that the
present rule is non-effective. We
might mention in passing that the
great majority of colleges have no
rule against smoking. In fact,
there are very few colleges that
do have such a rule.
HAWORTH GIVES FIRST
STUDENT CHAPEL TALK
Speaks on Loyalty to One's Alma
Mater—Mentions Marked Improve
ment in Faculty and Students
TO BE SERIES OF STUDENT TALKS
This year there are to be a series
of chapel talks by the students. This
plan is different from that followed in
other' years. Byron Haworth was the
first student speaker.
He told of a man whom he knew
who was dissatisfied because his state
did not have good roads, and when it
acquired them he kicked because the
taxes were higher. Mr. Haworth stated
that at the close of his freshman year
some people had asked him whether
he believed Guilford could last another
year or not. "An alumni member of
Guilford College had been known to
advise some high school students not
to enter this college. Does this sound
like loyalty to one's alma mater?"
asked Mr. Haworth. "Certainly not,
and it is such people as the above who
are making it hard for Guilford to
keep 011 her feet.
"This year Guilford lias one of the
finest faculties she has ever had and
it is up to the students to back them
up."
"It is up to the college students," he
continued, "to advertise the true char
acteristics of their school. This can
he done by writing brief snatches of
praise in their letters home and by be
ing courteous to the people who visit
the college. If you see a visitor on
the campus and he has a rather lost
appearance, it won't hurt you to ask
his name and to see if you can assist
him. Give him a chance to know that
we have a real student body here."
Edith Macon, '25, was married to
James T. Bowman on Thursday, May
5, 1927. Mr. and Mrs. Bowman are liv
ing at Liberty, N. C.
Let's Back
The Quaker
COMMUNITY CHORUS
IS ORGANIZED AT THE
COLLEGE BY MR. NOAH
About 150 Reported for First
Rehearsal Held Tues
day Evening
WILL MEET EACH WEEK
Each Student Who Is Also a Member
of Either of the Two Glee Clubs
to Receive One Credit Hour
Guilford College has not in the past
l>een noted as a singing institution, but
after seeing the enthusiastic and gigan
tic response made when Max Noah,
head of the department of music, sug
gested the idea of a College and Com
munity Chorus, one might be led to
believe that the Guilford community
had always been a musical Utopia.
Such an organization as the Com
munity Chorus has been discussed for
some 3-ears, but the specific and direct
organization of it has been waiting for
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TWO ATHLETIC CUPS
OFFERED THIS YEAR
One Trophy Is Given by Alumni
Association and the Other
by Professor Pancoast
TENNIS CONTESTS START
In order to increase enthusiasm, and
a greater student participation in ath
letics, two attractive cups have been
offered. The plans are rapidly being
formulated and a more definite pro
gram of intra-mural sport is under
way. To help foster this cause the
alumni association is donating a large,
beautiful silver cup to the class win
ning the most points in intra-mural
sports. There will be class competition
in basket ball, baseball, volley ball,
tennis and track. Each class is already
boosting its athletic timber, and since
some of the games cannot be played
until spring the suspense runs high to
know what class shall be first to have
its memorial engraved on the cup. Last
year it was a close contest, the odds
being between the sophomore and
senior classes. Therefore, we would
predict an easy victory for the present
junior class since the class of '27 will
not enter the contest.
The boys' tennis tournament is now
in full progress. The elimination
matches are being played. When all
but eight contestants are eliminated
there will be a round between each of
the final contestants. The mail win
ning the highest percentage will re
ceive a beautiful cup generously do
nated by Prof. J. Wilmer Pancoast. At
present a great deal of interest is being
shown in athletics. The large fresh
man class has brought in some good
material that will push the old team
rather hard.
Professor Pancoast, the donor of the
cup, has done much since he has been
at Guilford in the line of tennis. He
is not only interested in tennis but
after much experience on the track at
Cornell he shows a great interest in
track here.
From the semi-final the winners will
play members of the old team; namely,
Robert Van der Voort, Stanley Moore,
Worth Mackie and Charles Coble. In
some cases professors will have to sub
stitute for members of the team that
graduated last year.
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