THE GUILFORDIAN
VOL. XII
FRANCIS T. KING FOUNUED
ASSOCIATIONS THAT HELPED
GUILFORD IN CRITICAL TIME
Baltimore Association Founder By
Him Did Much Good In
North Carolina
Started First Normal School In
This State
Many times during the Civil War a
certain individual at Washington City
wrote eight letters at the end of short
documents which served to make some
unfortunate individual a free man
instead of a prisoner of war that he
had been before the issuance of the
document.
Exactly 61 years ago Abraham Lin
coln wrote a terse little note to the offi
cers of the Grand Army of the United
States and gave it to a man who was
preparing to make a trip to North
Carolina. Today this note hangs in
East Parlor at Founders Hall. The
note read as follows: "Allow Francis
T. King, of Baltimore, to pass with
the English Friends through our lines
to North Carolina. October 25th, 1864.
A. Lincoln."
This pass allowing Francis T. King
to pass into North Carolina, was an
indication of only one of more than
thirty times he came to North Carolina
in the interest of education. Guilford
students perhaps do not realize and
appreciate the fact that had it not
been for the work Francis T. King
there would probably be no such in
stitution as Guilford College today, and
it is quite likely that the Society of
Friends would have passed out of exist
ence in North Carolina.
A memorial to ''Francis T. King of
Baltimore, Maryland," gives a short
but comprehensive outline of his Work
among Friends in this state.
At the close of the Civil War he
visited the Monthly Meetings of North
Carolina and saw the terrible condi
tions that existed. The Friends and
every other denomination were leaving
by the train load because there were
no schools and no teachers. The sad
dest part about llie situation was that
the people were so poor during the
administration of the carpetbaggers
that they unable to support schools
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RAIN PREVENTS SGRUR
GAME WITH OAK RIDGE
Due to a pelting rain and soggy
field, the annual clash between the
Guilford reserves and the Oak Ridge
"Cadets" was called off early Saturday
afternoon by the two managers. Con
sequently, Guilford was without a
sports event for the week end. The
Guilford team was keenly disappointed
by the cancellation, the game being the
first of the season for the reserves.
The next "scrub" game, however,
comes soon, being with Alexander
Wilson High School on Saturday, Octo
ber 31. The Varsity has a clash
scheduled with Wake Forest College on
Friday, October 30.
GIRLS' Y. HUT PORTRAYED
AS DREAM OP THE EUTDRE
The Y. W. C. A., looking forward
to the lime when it shall have a
new building in which to carry on its
activi'.ies, presented in chapel on Thurs
day a well-planned pageant showing
the ideal Guilford Y. W. C. A. Hut
of 1929. The Hut represented, was
appropriately arranged and equipped
for the accommodation of members
who wish to spend a few minutes of
their spare time in friendly chats
and lively group discussions.
The particular topic under discus
sion in the pageant was Personality.
This topic was approached from every
side anil angle by twelve girls who
discusseil it in an informal and natural
way.
GUILFORD'S TRUSTEES
PAY TRIBUTE TO DUKE
Hoard Offers Memorial To Memory
Of Late Friend Of Education
Ever since James B. Duke anil his
brother Benjamin N. Duke, left the
New Garden Boarding school, where
they received the scholastic training
that fitted them for the great place
that they were to hold in the business
world, they have both manifested a
sympathetic interest in the institution
which later became Guilford college.
11l fact their interest has been more
manifest sine the school has had the
status of a college. It was in view
of this fact and also in view of the
interest Mr. Duke took in education
at large that prompted the expression
which the board made in the memorial
which was prepared for the occasion.
The memorial follows:
"It is with much sorrow and regret
that we note the passing our dis
tinguished and esteemed friend,
James B. Duke. We wish to convey
to Mrs. Duke and daughter and his
brother and other friends an expression
of our high appreciation of his remark
able life, and of his unbounded inter
est in the welfare of the people of
North Carolina. It was he, equally
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PROSPECTS FOR VOLLEY
BALL TEAM IMPROVING
Little-noted Sport Comes In For An
Unusual Amount Of Interest
Guilford's Volley Ball team suffered
a great loss this year when the Russell
twins, Allison White, Ralph Landis,
Earnest Macon and Charles Friddle
did not return to school. The only
men on the scene now of last year's
varsity are Sidney Winslow and Ray
mond Thomas. There will be much
difficulty in filling positions held by
those men who did not return. How
ever, there are several participants who
show up well as prospective varsity
men. Among these are Wilmer Steele,
Harvey Dinkins, Otis Burke, Elwin
White and Everette Beamon.
The interest taken in this sport this
year is unusually great. In order to
accommodate the enthusiastic "smack
ers" it lias been necessary to construct
a second court. It is expected that an
indoor court will be provided in the
near future. Each evening finds both
courts occupied by men who are fight
ing eagerly for posilions on the team.
The varsity team has not yet been
chosen, but it will be in a few days
and officers will be elected.
The Quakers are expecting to play
llie following teams during this season:
Greensboro Y. M. C. A., Proximity,
White Oak and High Point Y. M. C. A.
However, a schedule has not yet been
arranged. The Quaker "smackers"
haven't met any of the above teams
before with the exception of Greens
boro Y. Last year the Guilford team
invaded the Greensboro floor and won
a decisive voctory. It is the opinion
of the home club that the "Y" team
seeking revenge as they seem anxious
for a game with the Quakers.
MRS. WHITE GONDUGTS A
LARGE GLASS IN WEAVING
Considerable interest lias been shown
in the class in Art Weaving which
Mrs. Sara White, of Greensboro, organ
ized here Oct. 8. So far, 21 students
have enrolled for the course.
The weaving, for the most part,
will be done in a room in Archdale
Hall. In some cases the students
will have looms of their own and
will do their work in their rooms.
The class will meet on Tuesday of
each week, when Mrs. White will offer
instruction and help in getting the work
well under way. Mrs. White expects
to give an exhibit in Greensboro as
soon as the students have woven
sufficient articles.
GUILFORD COLLEGE, N. C.,OCTOBER 28, 1925.
THE DEBATING COUNCIL
LOOKING FORWARD TO A
NUMBER OF ENCOUNTERS
Triangular Debate With State And
Davidson A Possible Arrangement
The Debating Council, composed of
three members from each of the boys'
literary societies and three faculty
members, has been chosen. The
following were appointed to serve on
the Council: Byron Haworth, Joseph
Cox and Howard Trivette, represent
ing the Henry Clay Society; Otis
Burke, Charles Weir and Jack Matlock
representing the Websterian Society.
Prof. A. I. Newlin, Prof. George P.
Wilson and Doctor Elwood C. Perisho
are the faculty members.
At a recent meeting of the Debat
ing Council, Byron Haworth was
elected secretary. It is the secretary's
duty, with the advice of the rest of the
Council, to arrange the different
debates which will be held during the
year.
The prospects this year for a good
debating team are encouraging.
Although only one member of last
year's team returned this year, there
are plenty of other debaters who are
prepared to fill the vacant places. A
number of the Freshman men are
making a splendid showing.
The secretary of the Council has re
ceived a letter from the University of
Pittsburg challenging Guilford to a
debate sometime before Christmas.
This challenge will probably be
accepted unless Guilford can enter a
triangular debate with State College
and Davidson College. The latter is
more desirable and it is the opinion
of the Secretary that such a debate
can be arranged.
Y. M. C. A. TO GIVE A
THANKSGIVING PLAY
The Y. M. C. A. will give a Thanks
giving play on the 19th of November
for more students will be here on this
date than on the Holiday.
The Program Committee has chosen
a short imaginative play entitled "The
Tragedy of the Thanksgiving Feast,"
to give at this time. It is a play
which depicts the point of view
of the various characterized articles of
food that are about to be eaten for
a Thankgiving dinner. These different
characters try to orginate some manner
of escape from the cook. In the end
[hey are successful much to the dis
may of the hostess and guests at the
dinner. Musical accompaniment will
add to the effectiveness of the staging.
Rev. Joseph Peele will direct the
play as soon as the characters have
been chosen.
The Y. W. C. A. will be invited to
attend the play as guests of the
Y. M. C. A.
NEW GLASSROOM EQUIP
MENT BEING ARRANGED
Where was much speculation among
the students Thursday, when they saw
carpenter Blalock making peculiar and
strange looking structures. Soon a
black-hoard with music notes was in
serted in one of the frames. Still all
was dark. Then a blackboard with dia
grams of the instruments which Were
used in the pursuance of the freshman
course, "outlines of civilization," was
put on one of the frames. Light dawn
ed upon the students, when this was
done. These frames were constructed
to hold blackboards which are used in
the teaching of the freshman course,
and the idea is to have them portable
so that they may be moved and changed
to any place or to any angle.
We suspect a lot of fellows are sur
prised that they get along as well as
they do.
Anyone who waits for times to get
normal before doing something will
•lever do anything.
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CLASS OF TWENTY-SIX
ENJOYS ANNUAL PICNIC
Last Monday afternoon the Senior
Class, armed with provisions, coffee
pots, frying pans and "weenies"
abandoned the thought of coming
studies and sports, and hiked in a
body from Founders Hall to seek a
suitable spot for their long discussed
picnic.
Being warned that they would have
to cross barbed-wire fences and wide
streams, and perhaps run from unruly
cows, every one had dressed for the
occasion in knickers and heavy sweat
ers, and when assembled on Founders
porch made quite a noticeable display.
About four-thirty o'clock the crowd
began to leave in couples and three
and fours for Ballinger's Hill, about
a mile west of the college. Those in
charge of culinary arrangements had
gone on before, so the arriving group
found camp pitched beside a brook in
a meadow, under a protecting oak
tree, and a good sized camp-fire was
soon blazing.
Eggs were scrambled in large fry
ing-pans over the fire, anil bacon was
broiled over hot coals near by. A
large kettle of coffee was started, which
turned out to be excellent, although
some had predicted that Miss Gainey
alone could make successful camp
coffee.
Every one sat around the fire and
indulged in the luxury of eating more
scrambled eggs, bacon, "weenies" and
hot coffee than was good for them,
after which bananas were passed as
a sort of dessert.
Ghost stories, songs and jokes en
livened the evening until eight o'clock
when everyone suddenly remembered
that they were supposed to return
to the college and study.
The boys put out the fire while the
girls packed the kettles and pans and
the crowd wended its Way homeward
through the woods, singing college
songs.
FIRST FREE MOVIE VARIES
WEEK-END ENTERTAINMENT
The entertainment for the student
hotly Saturday evening proved to be
instructive as well as entertaining.
Four educational pictures, released by
the Department of Agriculture, wen
shown.
In "When The Elk Comes Down,"
one was shot by a poacher in order
to get two of its tusks. But the game
wardens were on the spot and the rest
of the elk were saved and the poacher
wa~ thrown into prison.
\ young college graduate returned
home to the old farm and was through
villi farm life. After taking a morn
ing off to go horseback riding through
the woods with his girl and her father
lie decided to plant trees and reforest
the state. A forest fire lent color
to the scenes and after a daring rescue
by the "reforester," the new home
was built of white pine from the Pacific
coast, but the "Trees of Tomorrow"
were planted.
It had been whispered that "Cassina''
was to be a picture of peanut cultiva
tion, but it turned out be that
"Cassina" is the name given to the
dwarf holly when the leaves are used
to make beverage.
TRUSTEES AND ADVISORY
ROARD CONVENE IN THEIR
ANNUAL JOINT SESSIONS
Hear President liinford's Report— To
Push Endowment Collections
The board of trustees, the advisory
board, representatives from the Alumni
association and representatives from
j the faculty of Guliford college met in
! annual joint meeting here Wednesday,
and heard a report of President Ray
j mond Binford setting forth the splendid
conditions existing in the institution.
He made the statement that during the
last three years, Guilford's endowment
[ has been increased to two and one
half times its size at the beginning of
that period. Conditions other than
J financial were also reported as being
I good.
The board made plans for vigor
ously pushing the collections of the
pledges which were made three years
ago to the college endowment. This
work must he done within the next
year as a part of the requirements
made by the general education board
of New York when it made Guilford
the conditional gift of SIOO,OOO three
years ago. So far, the general educa
tion board has paid to the college a
percentage of the 1100,000 equal to
the percentage collected on the
pledges.
Prof. D. D. Carroll, of the Univer
sity of North Carolina, and President
Binford were appointed as a com
mittee to make application for mem
bership in the Southern Association of
Colleges and Secondary Schools. In
the past, the main obstacle that has
kept Guilford out of the association
was her lack of sufficient endowment.
However, President Binford expects to
collect enough on the outstanding
endowment pledges this fall to remove
this difficulty.
The sale of the Franklin Frazier
farm, between High Point and Ashe
boro was reported, involving the sum
of 810,150. Other property that was
sold with the farm amounted to ap
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THE "OLD SHIP OF ZI0N"
MAKES HER LAST CRUISE
HAS BRAVED MANY VOYAGES
For many days, beneath the spacious
firmament above, stood quietly and
peacefully the "Old Ship of Zion"
beside Archdale Hall. She stood day
and night, rain or shine, without a
murmur and without a sound except
when gentle breeze crept under the
old Weather-beaten top, causing a rustl
ing sound like that of the sails of an
old ship that had passed through both
battle and storm. Her once smooth,
shining fenders are now wrinkled and
brown, her back once straight now is
bent.
Not a single student on the campus
is ever in too great a hurry in passing
to cast a glance of respect on this
old College Ford. The Freshmen know
her only as she now stands but gradu
ates and upper classmen knew the old
ship in her prime. Many can still
hear the musical purr of the little
motor whose power carried the vener
able o'.il chariot with such swiftness
that at a distance she might have been
mistaken for a low-flying bird.
After having served President Bin
ford and llie College for a number of
years under strenuous service as taxi,
milk wagon, and grocery truck, the
time finally came when this loyal Guil
fordian should retire for a rest.
A few days ago this historic old Ford
probably made its last earthly tour
when three or four boys, in a funeral
like procession, pushed her into the
woodshed.
Is the old Ford dead forever?
No, for sometime she may be seen
speeding along the beautiful streets
of Heaven with some saintly hand on
the wheel, her back straight once more
and her fenders shining with gold.
NO. 5.