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The Younger Generation
In the January 14th issue of
Collier's we ran across an inter
esting discussion in an article by
Don Juan. An old timer was doing
a bit of philosophizing. The fol
lowing is a quotation:
"And there's one or two very
embarrassin' questions which this
here present Younger Generation
could ask the Older Generation, if
1 hey wasn't too good-natured to do
it. Such as:
" 'Who was it let the world get
into the fix it is in now? You,
with all your wisdom and advice?
or me, who wasn't born yet when
civilization tripped 011 somethin'
and tell down the cellar steps?
" 'Who spent all the world's
money on a free-for-all tight, and
expected its children and grand
children to foot the bills? You. or
met
" 'Who is settin' around in
circles right now, powwowin' and
advisin' like it was still the year
1900 instead of the year 1933?
" 'ls there any good reason you
should be elickin' your false teeth
in condemnation at us, se.'in' as
how you're largely responsible for
the mess we find ourselves in?
We're gonna clear that mess up
our way; and mebby if you don't
stop elickin' them teeth at us we'll
take 'em away from you and put
you on gruel.
" 'We don't claim we know any
more'n you do. But we don't see
how anybody could set up a rea
sonable claim to know less.'
"Suppose the Younger Genera
tion was to devote all its time to
firin' questions like that at us—
well, I, for one, wouldn't hardly
know where to start fish in' round
for answers.
"But the fact is, they're a darn'
sight more lenient and respectful
than we deserve. They're goin'
right ahead tryin' to pick up the
pieces and patch things together
again, because they're a set of good
game kids.
"And it makes me kind of sore
to hear some people always sayin'
they're hard!
"Hard! Great Jehosaphat!
Hard? Of course they're hard!
They gotta be hard. They've had
to learn to take it on the chin even
before the whiskers began to sprout
there."
This is about the finest bit of
writing in defence of our genera
tion that it's been our pleasure to
read, and we pass it on to you for
what it is worth.
►+*
Useful Criticism
The staff that has produced the
(fnn.FOHDiAN for the past year has
undoubtedly been criticizing nearly
every phase of our college life and
activity. We do not offer an apol
ogy, but will try to show those who
have been subject to this criticism
why we have taken this stand.
Guilford takes pride in being a
liberal arts college. It is not the
ultimate intention of the curricu
lum to give the student a profes
sion or to prepare him for a job.
The purpose of a liberal arts col
lege is to give a liberal education.
In acquiring a liberal education
the points stressed by the student
should be an acquisition of culture
and a questioning mind. What we
want to stress here is the why and
wherefore of this questioning spirit.
In this time of depression this
spirit has been more or less forced
upon all of our institutions and
systems. People are asking why
they cannot obtain jobs and make
living wages. They want to know
what our government is doing to
better conditions and are question
ing everything that did not seem
to interest them a few years ago.
It is only natural that college
men and women should take the at
titude and use it in bettering their
own situation. Why not tackle
our campus problems with a feel
ing of freedom, expressing our own
views, and thereby obtaining ex
perience which will prepare us to
meet the problems of this hard, cold
world as well as bettering our col
lege.
We have institutions and organi
zations here at Guilford that are
probably as old as the college. Dur
ing their time they have served
their purpose well and may in some
cases continue to do so, but there is
need of changes as in the case of a
man going through life, who needs
to change the style of his clothes
and the size of his shoes. Although
lie does not realize it, he is adapting
himself when it is necessary. It is
the same with institutions.
There is no reason to doubt that
we have institutions and organiza
tions which have outlived their
purpose or have had 110 purpose at
all. Without suggestions for im
provement we would go on sup
porting these, at the same time
harming something more valuable
which should be supported.
We realize that not all of our
criticism has value but we hope
that in time we will see some im
provements which were instigated
by our comments. In this way we
will be rewarded for our efforts.
THE GUILFORDIAN
QuAKEE-QuiPa
Well, well. Buck to the old column!
After till this time, it seems sort of out
of place to say we hope you all had a
swell vacation. And New Year's Eve—
did you celebrate? At the stroke of 12
we were perched in n kitchen chair
with a crossword puzzle, struggling over
a four letter word meaning an ancient
Celtic divinity. (We still don't know
if!)
• * *
Now that the exams are over maybe
we can Ret to work 011 several of our
pet projects—such as the writing of
the (treat American short story.
# • •
This war debt question worries us.
(Attention, Mr. Suiter.) The terms call
for payment in 1". S. sold coin, gold
bullion, or I'. S. bonds. Now, all the
gold in tile world wouldn't pay the debt,
and if the l". S. was paid all the other
countries had and the rest in bonds,
what would the foreigners use to till
their teeth with?
♦ • *
We noticed this announcement in one
of the newspapers: "Heels of Women's
Shoes to He I.ower This Spring—•
Tongues Coining Back." Tongues com
ing back? If the women have been with
out them, it surely hasn't hampered
their linguistic ability.
* * *
And now the Carolina theatre an
nounces that "The Sign of the Cross"
is to be shown there in the near future,
and are you the lucky children? We
had the pleasure of seeing it during
Christmas vacation and it's the best
show out. This Charles Lnughtou, the
English importation, gives the sweetest
piece of acting since Eniil .lanniugs
in "The Way of All Flesh." I>on't miss
it!
Attention all you Garho fans. Greta
says, "Aye ban tank aye go back to
America," or words to that effect. She's
applied for her transport papers. Maybe
the depression will end now.
* * *
And, as W.W. would say. "An orchid"
to WLW of Cincinnati .for their pro
grams for the Rhythm Club, where Fats
Waller holds sway from 10:30 till 11
on Monday nights and from 11 till 11 :3li
011 Wednesday nites. The other hot
negro hands could take lessons from
that crowd.
# * *
Now get a load of this. "Goat" MOOll
- big moment up in the Garden State
sent hira a pair of the most beautiful
green rubber gloves to use while wash
ing dishes to keep those nice hands soft
and lovely. Tsk ! Tsk!
The choir will be demanding a Euro
pean tour when they read this. It's also I
a jolt to the Yanks, but Mecca has more
tourists than Atlantic City.
* * *
We remember that not so long ago
the boys in New North helped one of
their members celebrate his birthday.
And so. what? Simply that w'd like to
help the festivities along by announcing
that one of the more prominent seniors
in that section will be one year older
on February 20.
* * *
And we bet you didn't know that
Harry Brown was called an "infant
prodigy" in liis high school annual and
that Erv Werner was the "prettiest
boy" in some class. Well, well, how
those things will get out.
♦ *
And here is a little paragraph that
we found in the lovelorn column of a
Camden, New Jersey, paper. It's the
answer to a letter written by some
young man. —"11. A. P.: It is apparent
she doesn't want you for her hoy friend
any longer, so you'd better begin to for
get her. Looks to me as though she is
playing you for a good thing. And you
COLLEGE NEWS
Woman is a peculiar animal. A girl
will feel flattered when you say, "Time
stops when I look at your face." Yet,
she would he insulted if you said, "Your
face would stop a clock."— Annapolis
Ton.
The following is told on a Washing
ton and Lee social highlight. It seems
that his girl who lives in Roanoke, was
attending one of the V. M. I. dances
last Thanksgiving. Deciding that he
must talk to her, he called the V. M. I.
gym 011 the phone and asked the limn
who answered to page his girl for him.
111 the course of the conversation, he gave
a minute description of the young lady.
It appears that a telephone operator
with a sense of humor connected liini
with the V. M. I. stables instead of the
gym, and all the paging the stable at
tendant could do was to 110 avail as
fiir as the Washington and Lee man
was concerned.— The White Topper.
A Colgate professor once required his
students to sleep in ills psychology class.
The object of his experiment was to de
termine the correct pitch for 1111 alarm
clock.— The Lenoir Khpnean.
A winning football team tends to
make its coach popular with many
groups, and occasionally this recogni
tion is expressed in a very attractive
way.
Coach 11. B. "Fuss" liidd, one morn
ing last week found upon his desk an
attractively wrapped package marked,
"Fragile. Special Delivery," and all of
those things. He quietly opened the
bundle 11s if it were some football equip
ment. The smile which spread across
his face, as he looked upon the contents,
well suggested the article contained in
the heavy wrapping paper; and now 011
his desk there sits the picture of Jean '
Harlow bearing tile words, "As Ever,
Your Jean."— The Viriiinia Teeh.
Japan reminds 11s of a ten year-old
bully who thinks he has a large brother
around the corner who can handle the
situation if lie can't. — The Flat llul.
A sophomore at Colorado had the un
fortunate idea that it might he a good
plan to bet 011 Hoover. As a result he
spent the whole of one afternoon direct
ing traffic. Clad only in shorts and a
sleeveless undershirt. He was arrested
for impersonating an officer, but was
released almost immediately oil the
grounds that 110 self respecting police
man would appear for duty in such an
attire.— The Itinii-tiirn I'lii.
seem quite willing to play. Better he a
bit more indifferent toward her. She
may find then that she does want you
and will come to herself."
(I'urnell is going to have a jolt clear
ing himself of this one.)
* * *
Charlie Milner almost let his thoughts
get the better of him the other day
when he was scheduled to go to Liberty
anil instead started absentmindedly for
Albemarle.
* * *
We see now that the captain of the
basketball team is getting fan mail
again. (Two bits lie cuts this out when
he takes the paper to press In his ca
pacity of Business Manager.)
* * *
Eil Shaen has a sticker 011 his car
which says "1 drive safely." Ask the I
boys who rode home with liiiu Ninas |
about the way Eil lias of unloading the 1
suitcases a la trash wagon.
Meet Her at the
Greene Street Drug
Friendly, Courteous, Efficient Service
WELCOME, STUDENTS
124 South Greene Street Greensboro, N. C.
February 1, 1933
Did You Know—
Dil I/011 knoir tluit the other morning
in chapel n nieniler of the administra
tion made the following statement con
cerning the Centennial program :
"'Guilford will be able to carry out
the Centennial program in the next
hundred years."
Why not hegin now and do something
besides beating around the bush?
Did I/011 1, -now that Burns who wrote,
"I am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang,"
was captured December 14. 1032 in
Newark, X. J. Governor Moore refused
to honor tile extradition papers from a
certain state and Burns is a free man
as long as he stays in the state of New
Jersey.
Iliil //on knoic that the f":otbail club
at Sin;; Sinn "University" cleared
$10,500 on ate receipts lake?] in on
football during the past season. We're
wondering if they granted the fellows
their letters and also sweaters for their
athletic achievements?
Dili I/011 knoir tluit Gladys Bryan cer
tainly can roll those big brown eyes
of hers when looking at big burly foot
ball men. That isn't all either, she
really can blush, and how!
Dili I/011 A now Hint three of the fel
lows all rushed the same gal before
Xnias. The flauie has now flickered and
completely died out. What is the mat
ter, fellows? Iliil you forget your chew
ing gum.?
Did I/011 know that a certain prof
was late to class the other morning and
of course the members of that illustri
ous class decided lie wasn't going to he
present, when a little feminine voice
in the backseat chimes in by saying, "I
know he won't, he was out with ine last
night."
Of course the prof walked in about
that time with a big broad smile. Who
knows!
Dili I/011 knoir tliiil a certain ill lie
red-hetuled freshman can ask the
darnedest questions, also that he's try
ins: to grow a soup strainer.
Dill l/ou It' II ml' llinl Bob (ItillaHhor
lias kind of lost out with "His Woman."
Iliil I/011 knoir llmt "Brick" Gouger
lias been absent from the campus the
last few days on a visit. We're not say
ing where, but in all probability lie's
a nightly caller at "Itosie's" house.
Dili I/011 knoir thill the fellows have
finally gotten the lowdown on Ed
Shaen. lOddie's one and only is "Bare
Foot Betty." More power to you
"Butch."
Dili I/011 knoir thill Bill Siebol who
played tackle, for the Quakers the sea
son before last, had his "snozzle"
broken playing semi-pro football this
past season. When Bill played for Guil
ford it was just like committing suicide
to tap him on his Itoninn Projection.
Iliil I/011 knoir Hint the present senior
class offered only one suggestion to the
proposed Centennial program. What's
the matter, Seniors?
Dili I/011 knoir tluit Professor Pan
coast is a blond.
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