COME OUT FOR
DEBATING
VOLUME XVII
DR. BINFORD PLACES
HOPES FOR 1931 IN
CENTENNIAL PROGRAM
Achievements Of the Committee
Reviewed By President
In Interview
PROJECTS OF EXPANSION
Recent Reorganization Of The
College Life Adds To
New Outlook
During a recent interview, President
Binford expressed his hopes for the
advancement of the college thiough
the coming year in a survey of the
work and expectations of Guilford's
greatest project—the Centennial Pro
gram.
"Concerning the Centennial Pro
gram—a Centennial Committee was
appointed by the Board of Trustees,
with members chosen from the Advis
ory Committee, the faculty, and the
alumni. That was done in 1927. During
that year, this committee met several
times to consider what might be ac
complished as a fitting climax to our
100 years' service, which is to be cele
brated in 1937—the hundredth year.
At first the committee thought that
it might be able, within two years,
to raise enough money to complete
King Hall. The initial efforts, how
ever, did not meet with very great
success. This, together with the fact
that it was necessary to build a cen
tral heating plant in 1927, caused the
committee to give up the idea of the
immediate completion of King Hall.
The Advisory Committee and the
Guilford College Club have been ac
tive during the past three years in
raising money to improve Founders,
Archdale, the Auditorium, Memorial
Hall, and the Music Hall. Their next
project was to have been the raising
of funds for a pipe organ for the au
citroium, but an opportunity to secure
money for the library—provided cer
tain improvements were made in the
building—caused them to turn their
attentions to this undertaking.
As a result of their efforts we have
the additional shelves in the library,
and an appropriation of eight thous
and dollars from the Carnegie Corpo
ration, two thousand of which is to be
spent each year for four years. The
first installment of books will prob
ably be coming in within the next two
months. When they are received, a
trained assistant-librarian will be se
cured to help with the library work.
We are now trying to secure money
to re-arrange the lighting in the li
brary reading-room, so that it may be
used at night. These movements will
tend to make the library more and
more the center of the intellectual life
of the college. Around the facilities
in the library practically all of the
courses of study will be organized.
Students will be led more and more to
read the great authors and study the
original experiments in science, rather
than to depend so much on informa
tion received from teachers and text
books. A list of the books which all
students should read, and an outline
of the achievements which every col
lege student is supposed to complete
during the college course will be out
lined.
Outside of these achievements by
the Guilford College Club in coopera
tion with the faculty, very little was
done on the Centennial Program until
the fall of 1929 when negotiations
were started for the opening of an
office in New York City. On January
8, 1930, a contract was made with Ed
win W. Vose to represent Guilford
College, in an effort to secure funds
to complete various projects which
had been outlined by the president
of the college, from time to time.
These projects consisted of: the
raising of $25,000 each year to help
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Several Trustees
Are Dinner Quests
Dr. and Mrs. Binford were host and
hostess to Mr. and Mrs. Jefferson
Penn and several members of the
Board of Trustees at dinner in Found
ers Hall, on Friday evening. Mr. and
Mrs. Richard Hollowell, Mr. and Mrs.
Paul C. Lindley, with Mr. and Mrs.
Hole and Dean and Mrs. Milner were
at dinner. And Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
I. Cox and Mr. David White were
guests at the illustrated lecture which
Mr. Penn presented in Memorial Hall.
t/ THE \,
GUILFORDIAN
MRS. MENDENHALL
LEAVES MANY FRIENDS
The funeral services of Mrs. An
nie Mendenhall, who died at the
home of her son in Westtown, I'a.,
were held on Monday afternoon at
New Garden Meeting House. The
services were conducted by Rev.
I'eele, assisted by Rev. Lewis Mc-
Farland. Interment was made in
the church cemetery. Miss Eva
Campbell and Professor Reynolds
sang a duet, accompanied by Miss
Josephine Kimrey.
Mrs. Mendenhall, a sister of Mrs.
I'eele, has long been active in the
work of the Friends, and Deborah,
a daughter, was a former Guilford
student.
Vocational Dept.
Offers New Ideas
For Future Work
Scholarships, Applications, And
Teaching Fellowships
Are Available
MRS. MILNER AT HEAD
Mrs. Ernestine Milner, supervising
head of the Vocational Department,
met with the Seniors on last Thursday
morning and discussed with them the
possibilities for future work. She has
collected applications and information
concerning several scholarships for
graduate work, teaching positions, and
Civil Service examinations.
Interest is high in the possibilities
of Civil Service work. Several mem
bers of the student body are planning
to take the examinations as they of
fer a wide variety of opportunities.
There are openings for work in Chem
istry, Physics, and other sciences, as
well as the need for translators, ad
visors in Indian reservations, and oth
er positions of management. The
scholarships cover a broad area also.
There is interest in the usual Haver
ford and Bryn Mawr work, and also
requests for study in drama and journ
alism. The Guidance Department is
anxious to satisfy the wider interest
and Mrs. Milner has extended an in
vitation for personal conferences in
regard to plans for a vocation. She is
also arranging a shelf of books which
will help in putting present-day con
ditions before the students. These will
be available within the next few days.
High Spots Of Year 1930
Take The Li
As the new year begins its youth
ful activities, it is well to look back
ward and be able to say that the fight
has been a good one. A brief review
of the outstanding events on our cam
pus during the past year indicates
that our fight was partially won by
contacts with the cultural and intel
lectual achievements of our study out
side the classroom.
The Musical Art Quartet of New
York appeared in Memorial Hall.
Dr. Henry T. Hodgkin, internation
ally known lecturer, educator, and
medical missionary spent several days
visiting the campus. He and Mrs.
Hodgkin later took up their duties as
leaders of Pendle Hill.
The Spring play, "Skidding," was
presented in the auditorium.
Miss Catherine Cox presented her
graduating recital in piano.
The Hampton Quartette gave its
annual program here.
Frederick J. Libby, executive sec
retary of the National Council for
the Prevention of War, spoke before
the student body.
Dr. Elbert Russell, Dean of Religi
ous Education, Duke University, and
Dr. John R. Jester, pastor of the
First Baptist Church of Winston-
Salem, delivered the graduation ad
dress and baccalaureate sermon, re
spectively, to the graduating class of
Guilford College in their commence
ment exercises.
In the graduating class of 1930
there were twenty-eight members.
Arthur Henderson, a prominent
member of the English Parliament,
spoke in Chapel on September 14,
1930. The speaker took for his sub
ject, "The Political Situation in Great
Britain."
Dean Lindley of High Point College
spoke before a joint meeting of the
Christian Associations in Memorial
Hall. He chose as his subject "Marks
GUILFORD COLLEGE, N. C., JANUARY 14, 1931
MR. HAWORTH TELLS
OF VACATION IN CUBA
Economic Conditions Revealed
Internal Feeling of the
Natives of Isle
REVOLUTION PREDICTED
In the first chapel meeting of the
year, Professor Haworth met the stu
dents and discussed his recent visit
to Cuba. He told of the beautiful scen
ery of the island and of the recently
constructed highway which has added
so much to the economic value of the
country. He discussed the feeling of
unrest among the natives because of
the apparent overstepping of the
wealth of the people in the various
governmental undertakings for im
provements. The ambitions have out
run the economic income of the island
and many seem dissatisfied.
During his visit, Mr. Haworth ob
served many features of interest. He
was fortunate in having as a driver of
his car the secretary to the ambas
sador to Cuba, and in the early part
of his trip h e was introduced to the
unique combinations of the old and
the new in the Cuban life: The mag
nificent highway, which stretches
across the entire island is not entire
ly complete, but it heralds the way for
the flying machine and the increased
traffic of the tomorrow. And at the
unfinished points of the road, where
river-fording is necessary, the oxen,
symbol of the old, is master of the
situation. Throughout the island may
be seen the introduction of new things
along with the old.
A marvelous palace has been erect
ed for the president at Havana. The
rooms are filled with artistic evidence
of the attempt to achieve the mag
nificent. In spite of the fact that the
government has the everything well
in hand, and has wonderful plans for
future development, there is much
dissatisfaction over the present cir
cumstances. Revolutions usually fol
low dissatisfaction, and such a thing
is brewing in Cuba. If the army con
tinues to back the president, things
will continue to run smoothly, but
even now certain people are viewed
with suspicion and many disappear—
no one knowing where they go. A
revolution is coming, it is said. And
since the Cuban people depend pri
marily on their sugar production, un
less the United States takes a differ
ent stand Cuba is ruined—and there
is no end to what might happen.
of Good Citizenship," and presented
to the student body a number of ex
cellent points for good citizenship.
Rev. Ronald J. Tamblyn, pastor of
Grace Methodist Church in Greens
boro, addressed the assembled stu
dents during chapel, using as a topic,
"Old Faiths in a New World."
William P. Bryn, student pastor of
Princeton University, met the stu
dents in chapel.
Georgia Fulk, pianist, gave her Jun
ior recital. Miss Fulk, was assisted by
Glenn Robertson, tenor.
The Guilford College Dramatic
Council presented "It Won't Be Long
Now."
On November 7, we had with us
during chapel period, Marshall L.
Mott, an evangelist of Winston-Salem.
Mr. Mott spoke on "Christ the Pow
er of God."
Rev. Tom A. Sykes of High Point
presented an illustrated lecture on
"The American Beautiful Movement."
This was the first of a series of pro
grams, in charge of local leaders,
which will take the place of the reg
ular College Lyceum Course.
The High Point Trio presented the
second program of the lecture series,
and the first program in a concert
series.
A cast of faculty members present
ed to a large audience Sir J. M. Bar
rie's play, "What Every Woman
Knows," in the college auditorium.
The students of Guilford College
who are studying piano and voice un
der Miss Gail Wilbur and Max Noah,
gave a recital in Memorial Hall.
Mr. Robert Frazier, lawyer in
Greensboro and former student of
Guilford College, spoke in chaped on
"Diplomatic Service."
Rev. Eddy, of Richmond, Indiana,
and Clerk of the Five Years Meeting
of Friends in the United States, spoke
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EXAMINATIONS AT HALF
TO FURNISH BIG MOMENT
Students Attempt To Achieve
What They Came To
College For
WATERLOO IS JUST AHEAD
Nap's Waterloo came at the psycho
logical moment—for those other fel
lows who supposedly wear monocles
and take three days to catch the point
in a Pat and Mike joke. It may not
be the psychological one, but a big
moment is just dawning—for all the
long-suffering students who get ex
ams crammed down them (and they
cram for), twice each scholastic year;
then too, there should be a laugh in
it for all of us who realize just how
many papers one exam makes for
someone to grade; so it seems as
though it's going to be a Waterloo for
both parties.
Anyway, the exam schedule has
been posted several days and the stu
dents ar e awakneing to the fact that
they came to college to accomplish
something. The electric meters haven't
been checked yet, and they probably
won't take such an awful upward hop
until about the evening before the first
examination is scheduled. But then —
all this conversation about burning
midnight oil that we've heard our
predecessors talk about won't compare
at all with the watts and amperes
which will be consumed.
The recent scholastic record has
been higher, in general, than in prev
ious years, but there is still lots of
room for "excelsioring." And there
are lots of us who just can't seem to
catch that divine inspiration until the
day before reckoning, so to these we
dedicate this ode (or is it an ode?):
"Ah, well for students some hope lies,
Deeply hidden from teachers eyes,
And during this week cramming may
Roll the darkness from our minds
away."
(Apologies to J. G. W.)
Mr. Furnas Meets
With LanguageAs'n
Convention In Washington Had
Interests In Several
Literary Fields
On December 29, 30, and 31, 1930,
the Linguistic Society of America held
a joint meeting with the Modern Lan
guage Association in its forty-seventh
assembly. The meeting, which Prof.
Furnas attended, was held in Wash
ington, D. C. He was interested in
those meetings dealing with various
phases of the English language and
literature, and with research in this
field. Among these meetings were
classes on the "Period of Spenser;"
"Critical Study of Romanticism;"
"Shakespeare;" "Wordsworth and His
Contemporaries;" "Ballads;" and
"Slavonic Languages and Literature."
Mr. Furnas also had the opportunity
to examine a collection of Serbian
ballads and literary works in the Li
brary of Congress. He is very great
ly interested in this language and peo
ple, since he spent some time in that
country and speaks their language.
Among those attending the conven
tion were professors of modern lan
guages from all over the United
States. Mr. Furnas enjoyed meeting
such people as Murdock, of Harvard;
J. D. Rea, of Miami University, an
old teacher of his and a recognized
authority on the romantic movement;
Starck, of Harvard, also a former pro
fessor; Clark, of Amherst; Goez, of
Duke; and Bradford, of Cornell. Mil
ton Davis, former professor of Ger
man at Guilford, was at the conven
tion, and Mr. Furnas enjoyed several
pleasant experiences with him. They
visited the German embassy in Wash
ington where tea with rum was serv
ed. (This reporter was carefully told
that the rum was left untouched, but
we are wondering what happened to
the beer which was served for refresh
ment.)
A visit to the Library of Congress
was included in the convention. On
exhibition there were a set of rare
books, called "incunabula," printed be
fore 1000 A. D. At the Library, Mr.
Furnas talked with a man in the em
ploy of the government, who makes
accurate mechanical references of folk
ballads. This man, Robert W. Gor
don, is anxious to find people knowing
actual ballads which he may record
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Mr. Jefferson Penn Visits
College And Gives Lecture
MR. W. H. ELLINGTON
DIES OF PNEUMONIA
Mr. W. H. Ellington, well-known
florist of High Point, died of pneu
monia at his home near Archdale
on December 31. His death came
most unexpectedly and followed an
illness of only about forty-eight
hours.
Mr. Ellington is survived by his
widow and five children, one of
whom, Nell, is at present a Fresh
man at Guilford College.
New Year Opened
ForY.W.ByMrs.
Binford's Address
"Things I Would Like To Do If
I Had Time" Is Subject
Given To Girls
NOW IS TIME TO BEGIN
Very fitting for the beginning of a
New Year was Mrs. Binford's talk on
"Things I Would Like to do if I had
Time," given at the regular meeting
of the Y. W. C. A., Thursday even
ing. According to the speaker, the be
ginning of a New Year is an excellent
time to begin to form new impres
sions. Thus it is a good time to list
for our own good, some of the numer
ous things we would like to do if we
had the time to do them. This was the
suggestion which she passed on to
her group as a New Year's help.
Mrs. Binford presented a list of
some of the things she would like to
do if she only had time to do them.
Among them were: associate with her
children more; spend a great deal of
time with music, especially the piano
and pipe organ; read more, study
some of the foreign languages, which
she does not know; associate more
with friends; form more intimate
friendships, and other things of a
helpful and practical nature.
The speaker impressed upon her
group the idea that if we want to do a
thing we must start now to cultivate
for it. Delay is never of any value.
Likewise if we wish to be like a per
son whose charm and personality are
striking, we must start at once, and
the thing we seek will later be its own
reward.
Regular Meeting
Of Student Affairs
The Student Affairs Board held its
regular meeting on last Wednesday
evening. Questions concerning the
Quaker were of chief interest. A re
quest that the students be classified
in the year book according to the
number of years they have been on
the campus instead of by class stand
ing and number of hours passed was
put before the group and accepted,
tentatively. The vacancy of the posi
tion of business manager for the an
nual was also discussed and several
names were suggested for approval.
The definite election of a manager
will be done at an early date.
The Board has functioned efficiently
in the distribution of the Activities
Fee to date, and high hopes are held
for the remainder of this scholastic
year.
Members of the Board and the or
ganization they represent are: Y. M.
C. A., George Allen; Guilfordian,
Dorothy Wolff; Women's Student
Government, Katy Stuckey; Dramatic
Council, David Parsons; Men's Ath
letic Association, William Alley;
Philomathean Society, Louise Mel
ville; Henry Clay Society, Eugene
Eagle; Zatasian Society, Lottie Staf
ford; Y. W. C. A., Alice Conrad;
Quaker, James Harper; Men's Stu
dent Council, John Love; A'Capella
Choir, Marvin Lindley; Women's Ath
letic Asso., Eleanor Bangs; Debating
Council, Glenn Robertson; Freshman
Class, John Hugh Williams; Sopho
more Class, Frank Allen; Junior
Class, Imogene Strickland; Senior
Class, Granville Alley.
SUPPORT
BASKETBALL
NUMBER 9
Lantern Slides of World-Wide
Scenes Are Presented
DOUBLE QUARTET SINGS
World Travels Brought Before
Capacity Student Group
And Friends
Mr. Jefferson Penn of Chinqua-
Penn Plantation, near Reidsville, N.
C., delivered an illustrated lecture to
an appreciative audience which over
flowed Memorila Hall, Friday even
ing, January 9. The pictures, collect
ed by him and Mrs. Penn from all
parts of the earth, were very enter
taining and instructive. They showed
the beautiful, the historical, and the
cold realities of "how the other half
lives."
Mr. and Mrs. Penn are world travel
ers, and in the course of their travels
they have collected many valuable ob
jects and curios, and have become fa
miliar with the unique, beautiful, and
interesting of many lands. As they
take great pleasure in sharing the
benefits of their travels with others,
they kindly consented to conduct a
world tour for students and friends
of the college. Preceding the lecture,
Mr. and Mrs. Penn were the guests of
the faculty, and several members of
the ti'ustees, at dinner in Founders
Hall.
The double quartette, a new venture
of the Music Department, opened the
program with two numbers which
were effectively given. Then, after a
few introductory remarks, the trip
was on. The first stop was made in
Southern Europe, where we viewed
the beautiful fountains and statuary
of Italy, glanced at a well-preserved
street in Pompeii, saw Mt. Vesuvius
in action, and then hastened to see
that emblem of strength, the Rock
of Gibraltar. The Holy Land was next
visited and we saw many scenes lit
tle changed since the time of Christ.
Egypt with its pyramids, camels, and
palms were admired for a moment as
we hurried on to India. When we ar
rived in this large country, we gazed
upon the most beautiful and impres
sive sight of the whole journey, the
Tap Mahal, a mausoleum of white
marble built by Slah Jahan for his
favorite wife. The superstitious re
ligion of the people was in evidence
everywhere. Over the Wall of China
we saw a dense population whose lives
were closely related to rice and bam
boo; while the Wisteria and cherry
trees in full bloom captivated us in
Japan. We were impressed in the
Far East, with the condition in which
the lower class live and work, the pre
dominance of superstition, the magnif
icence of their holy temples, and the
proximity of the crude and ancient to
the modern and efficient.
On our way back we saw the trop
ical fruits growing; luxuriously in the
decayed volcanic lava of Hawaii. We
arrived in Califorian in orange blossom
time, and then took a short trip to
the Panama Canal to see that great
engineering feat.
The arrival home was made reluct
antly. The pictures were extraordi
nary in their educational value and
Mr. Penn presented them in such a
way that the difficult was easily
achieved. He interested an audience in
things which he alone had seen.
Dean Milner Meets
With Young Friends
Hoard of Five Years Meeting
At Pendle Hill During
The Holidays
Dean Clyde Milner, chairman of the
Board of Young Friends Activities of
the Five Years Meeting, attended a
conference at Pendle Hill during the
recent vacation. Tile meeting was a
brief one concerning the problems of
the Board at present, but the visit to
Pendle Hill was an enlightening one
for the group.
Pendle Hill, a graduate school spon
sored by Friends, is modeled on an
English plan, and has as its leader
Dr. Henry Hodgkin, who visited the
campus earlier in the year. The school
is rapidly developing and the influence
of its leaders is being felt more wide
ly than just in the student group.