THE GUILFORDIAN
VOLUME VII
CLOSING EXERCISES OF COM
MENCEMENT HELD IN MEMO
RIAL HALL.
19 Members of the Senior Class Re
ceive Bachelor Degree.
The closing exercises of the college
commencement were held in Memo
rial Hall, Tuesday Morning, May 31.
This being the most important time
of commencement, many of the par
ents, relatives, of the graduating
class were assembled and were given
reserved seats in the auditorium. At
9:30 o'clock the procession, consist
ing of the alumni, faculty, trustees,
graduating class, and speakers for
the day, filed slowly down the isle of
the chapel. The seats on one side
of the chapel had been reserved for
the Alumni. Trustees, and faculty and
the graduating class anvi speakers
for the morning were seated on the
stage. After all were seated the
girls chorus sang "List the Cherubic
Host" after which Professor
An-scombe offered a prayer. Dr. Bin
ford then made a short talk about the
progress of the college in the past
year. He told how the spirit of
cc-operation was reigning on the col
lege campus, of the gifts that the
college had received during the past
year, and of the bright hopes for
future of Guilford.
He conferred the Bachelor degree
upon Francss Williard Bulla, Robert
Chapman Bulia, Ivlauge Albright
Coble, Myrtle Roela Cox, Mary
Dixon, Clara Barton Farlow, Dovie
Hepler Hayvvorth, Edward Lewis Hoi
lady, Florence Nightengale Mai'tin,
Aria Leu McCracken, Agia Innman
Newlin, Herman Clyde Raiford, Okie
Ir ne Raiford, Esther Thomas Stuart,
Grace Treman, Ravvleigh Lewis Tre
main, Berry Lee White, and Marjorie
Williams.
Announcment was made of the
scholarships and prizes that had boen
awarded during the school year.
When this was finished James Wes
ley White, the college Voice instruct
or, Sar:g "God Is My Strong Salva
tion."
The College was extremely fortu
nate in securing to make the annual
address this year a man of wide rep
utation, a man who has been legal
advisor of the Chinese Government,
for two years, a man who is an
authority on international questions
—William Cullen Dennis.
The subject upon which he spoke
was "The Problems of the Pacific,"
and it is one upon which he was es
pecially fitted to speak since he has
been closely associated with the
eastern people. He told of the
strained rleations between Japan and
China and of the part that the U. S.
should take in alleviating them. The
United States and Japan are con
fronting each other across the Pa
cific and whether or not war will
be precipitated will depend to a large
extent upon the attitude that the
United States adopt in dealing with
the Eastern problem. The people of
the audience showed by their close
attention that they were delighted
with this interesting and instruct
ive address.
After Professor Dann delivered thei
benediction the audience remained
standing until th graduates passed
out.
GUILFORD COLLEGE, N.C, JUNE 1, 1921
DEATH CLAIMS GULIFORD
ALUMNUS
On Friday, May 20, Joseph G. Red
dick died in Mount Airy after sever
al days of severe illness from ty
phoid fever. His death was a shock
to all the Guilford students and
members of the faculty who knew
him. His pleasing and congenial
disposition had won for him a big
place in the affection of his fellow
students.
His very active college life made
him a leader among the students. He
stood high in scholarship, and in
society work and in athletics. During
his Junior year Joe was a member
of the Y. M. C. A. cabinet and Basket
Ball manager. During his senior
year he was president of the Athletic
Association, Business Manager of
the Guilfordian, and President of his
class. For two years he was one of
the most valuable men on the foot
ball team, for one year he played
varsity basket ball and for three
years he was a member of the base
ball team.
Since his graduation, Joe has
taught school at Trinity High School 1 ,
served several months in the United
States army when he died was head
of the English department of Mount
Airy High School, and had just been
.levied principal of that school for
next year.
The brief characterization given
him by his Class Book gives a good
picture of the Joe whom his college
friends know. "Joe is one of the
favorites of the class of 'lB, and is
noted for his ready wit, jolly good
humor and athletic feats. He has
entered into every form of athletics,
and has left a record seldom sur
passed. He is always courteous,
frank, and is a true, sincere friend.
He thinks that the world is a
pretty nice place after all, and never
is his face darkened by a frown of
ill humor, or a cloud of pessimism."
The funeral services were helel at
the Reddiek home in Trinity, N. C.
and the body interred at Thomasville.
TO GUILFORDIAN READERS,
To complete the Library file of the
Guilfordian we are needing
Volume V. Nos. 1 and 23—that is,
September 18, 1918, and April 9,
1919.
Please oblige us by giving us
yours—Julia S. White.
DR. CARROLL ADDRESSES
CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATIONS
Gives Splendid Talk on Subject of
"Dollars and Ideals"
The Y. M. and Y. W. Christian
Associations were very fortunate in
having Dr., D. D. Carcll. Dean of the
school of Commerce of the Univei'-
sity of North Carolina, to deliver the
annual address, Sunday evening, May
29.
Dr. Carroll gave a very practical
and inspiring talk. His subject "Dol
lars and Ideals" was fittingly intro
duced by a few verses of scripture
telling how Judas sold his Master
for thirty pieces of silver. The
speaker began by saying that the
average person does not sell right
eousness directly for money, but
since life is indh'ect, people often at
tempt to decide the values of their
ideals in dollars, and thereby sell the
best that life holds for them. "Judas
was not as bad as we sometimes
think. Christ was his Ideal and
while he betrayed Him for money,
he still thought that Christ would
save himself. In reality we do the
same thing when we sell our best
ideals for money and seek to retain
them. We resolve to work for money
now and Christ later. The great
loss for Judas was that after he
sold his Lord he could not regain
Him. He realized this terrible loss
and returned to the temple wun the
silver, but his Ideal was gone and
life was not worth living. Isn't our
experiences the same? Are we not
apt to labor for dollars rather than
to render service? When we allow
ourselves to be drawn by money
alone and judge our success by the
accumulation of wealth we are acting
a Judas. Later when we realize our
loss, we like Judas attempt to re
deem our ideals but find that our
power to redeem is lost, therefore
humanity is saying the same thing as
Judas.
On the other hand John on the
Isle of Patmos stood by his Lord,
served his Ideal and gave greatest
foresight ever written. The choice of
life may not appear as distinctly as
that between John and Judas, yet the
human soul is not to be bought and
sold. The life that is worth living
is the life of ideals and of service."
JUNIORS ENJOY PICNIC
Twenty jolly Juniors with Miss
Louise went for a picnic on Tuesday
afternoon, May 17. The location
chosen for the occasion was a beauti
ful green knoll surrounded by woods.
It seems no more lovely place could
have been found for a picnic. Every
one was so well pleased with sur
roundings that the first hour was
spent in exploring the unknown part
of the country. Material for a camp
fire was then collected from every
direction and and huge blazes were
soon seen reaching to the tree-tops.
Then came the part not least enjoyed.
Many kinds of sandwiches, pickles,
stuffed eggs, coffee, cream, biscuits
and "Hot dogs'' were eaten by this
hungry crowd. Until about, eight
thirty conversation and singing were
enjoyed around the camp-fire. Nine
o'clock found the juniors back at
Founders Hall. Tired but not once
regreting they had been on a picnic.
DR. KELSEY PREACHES
Baccalaureate Sermon
Delivers Forceful Message oil
Wisdom.
The annual Baccalaureate service
was attended by a large congrega
tion. After the inspiring song "O
Worship the King," the local pastor,
Rev. J. Edgar Williams, read as the
scripture lesson the twenty-eighth
chapter of Job. Professor Anscombe
then lead the congregation in prayer,
following which President Raymond
Binford introduced the speaker for
the morning, Dr. Raymond W. Kelsey
of Haverford Cohllege. Dr. Kelsey
used for his subject, "Wisdom" and
based his address on the theme of
the chapter read in Job, using
as his text, "The fear of the Lord,
that is wisdom and to depart from
evil is understanding."
Dr. Kelsey proceeded making ap
plication for this truth first to groups
and then to individuals. The need
of all ages is wisdom but . this
age is in more need of it than any
ether. Various means have been
taken by all peoples to acquire the
higher wisdom of the Gods. This
desire for a greater wisdom lead to
the oracles and legendary customs
cf the more ancient peoples. A
greater wisdom is needed today for
great problems confront people to
day which are too hard for them to
solve with mere knowledge. The
problems are great and intensely
vital because; first, the changes of
this period in world affairs are more
rapid than that of any other time
and, second, a greater percent of
the population of the world has the
responsibility of the solution of these
problems. During the past ten years
the number of voters of the world
has been more than doubled.
There are two types of problems,
namely, Social and economic and In
ternational. Dr. Kelsey believes there
is no system that will serve as a
panacea and usher in a golden age.
There is great injustice throughout
the whole economic system. Some
receive maximum wages while others
are forced to seek the twelve
o'clock bread line because of lack
of work. Nothing short of wisdom,
the wisdom that is greater than
rubies, can heal these sores of in
justice.
Austria is an example of the con
sequence of the sin of a nation. It is
now known that Austria was the
most guilty of all nations in bring*-
ing on the Great War. Concealing
the reports that proved that Austria
had no case with Serbia, she plunged
into a sinful conquest. As a result,
see her today.
In speaking of individuals the fact
that a nation is made up of individu
als was emphasized. The speaker
aptly used a number of quotatFons
and illustrations in applying the truth
of wisdom to the individuals, one of
the most forceful being "what is more
important than what we are going to
do in lffe is what kind of life are
we going to live. In closing, Dr.
Kelsey efficiently used these words,
"Choose ye this day whom ye will
serve but in choosing I beg of you to
use wisdom, the wisdom that can
not be gotten for gold."
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