Readings by Professor
Balderston and Singing Conducted by Miss Rudisill
Instead of the lecture that the Guilford College students
were expecting on Saturday evening, October 18, a unique program consisting of
a collection of reading sand songs was given.
In the first part of the evening Prof. Balderston
entertained the audience with a variety of readings. The first of these was
“The Cremation of Sam McGhee” by Robert W. Sewise. Next the spectators were
held spellbound by “The Trials of a Bachelor.” After an indefinite number of
fruitless efforts, the bachelor finally succeeded in sewing on a button, and
while the look of triumph was still on his face discovered to his utmost horror
that the button was on the wrong side. A collection of the poems of Vachel
Lindsay, “The Flower of Mending,” “Hone Sampson Boose Among the Gates of Gaza,”
and “Two Old Crows” followed. The first part of the program was ended with a
poem by Alfred Noyes entitled “The Barrel Organ.”
The remaining portions of the evening was spent in singing.
Under the capable direction of Prof. Balderston and Miss Rudisill this feature
was one very much enjoyed by all. Everyone seemed to enter heartily into the
spirit of the singing. Rounds, Guilford songs, songs of the Old North State and
the national hymns were entered into with a hearty zest. Just a few of the more
modern songs were sung at the request of some of the members of the audience.
Even when “Hail Dear Old Guilford,” which was to be the
closing song, was finished the crowd seemed loathe to take its departure, but
kept starting other songs. At last when these no longer seemed to be any excuse
for staying, a reluctant band its steps homeward, but it was not until long
after the music loving throng had reached the various dormitories that the last
notes died away.
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