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Guilford's Trustees, A Profile
The intention of this letter
is to bring to the students of
Guilford College some brief
background information
concerning the trustees of the
school. Guilford students, in
general, know very little about
their trustees and tend to view
them as rich folks sitting in
ivory towers, who are com
pletely out of touch with the
student body. These concep
tions are very inacurate, in fact
the Trustees have expressed a
unanimous interest in break
ing down these imaginary
walls and establishing closer
liaison with the students.
The following information is
designed to begin this
process. It is sincerely hoped
that in the future the students
of Guilford will, through
Senate, clubs and various
organizations or as individuals
will be able to work with the
Trustees in an earnest effort to
achieve some form of unifica
tion between the two groups.
The Trustees are interested
in you as a student and wish
to become more closely tied to
the student body, so please
make an effort to help them do
so whenever possible,
thank you I
The following is a brief
profile of each of Guilford's
Trustees.
William L. Beamon of
Burlington, N.C., appointed
counselor in 1967 and as trustee
in 1969. Mr. Beamon is a
Realtor and former mayor of
the city of Burlington. He is
one of our non-Quaker trustees.
Edwin A Bescherer of
Greensboro, N.C., is a non-
Quaker trustee having been
appointed in 1971. He is
retired from Bell Laboratories.
Walter P. Blass resides in
Warren, New Jersey, and is
Director of Corporate Planning,
New York Telephone Com
pany, New York City. Mr.
Blass is a Quaker and was
appointed trustee in 1975.
Dorothy H. Brown of
Murfreesboro, N.C. and
Greensboro, N.C. is a Quaker
and was appointed trustee in
1972. Mrs. Brown is widow
of Edwin P. Brown who was
chairman of the Guilford
College Board of Trustees at
the time of his death in 1972.
Son Andrew Brown is a
Guilford graduate.
Joseph M. Bryan, Jr. of
Southern Pines is a Guilford
graduate, a non-Quaker and
appointed in 1973. Joe has
been very active as an alumni,
helping with the Loyalty
Fund and has worked closely
with the Development Office i
other areas, particularly the
new field house project.
Stanley Frank of Greens
boro is a non-Quaker and was
appointed trustee in 1969. He
is associated with Carolina-By-
Products, Inc. and is a
member of the Greensboro-
High Point Airport Authority.
William G. Guthrie, of
High Point, is a Guilford grad
uate, a Quaker and is minister
of High Point Friends Meeting
in High Point. He was ap
pointed trustee in 1977. His
daughter, Betsy, has been
accepted for the 1978-79
academic year here at Guilford.
Byron A. Haworth of High
Point is a Guilford Graudate, a
Quaker and is retired from a
District Court Judgeship. He
is now a practicing attorney in
High Point. His children, Allan,
Anne (Haworth Harris,) and
David Haworth are Guilford
graduates.
Howard Haworth, of
Morganton, N.C., is a Guilford
graduate, a Quaker and is an
executive with Drexel Heritage
Furnishings, Drexel, N.C. He
was appointed to the Board of
Trustees in 1977.
Helen Hole of Providence,
R. 1., is a widow, a Quaker and
was appointed to our Board in
1975. She taught at West
town School and was an
English Professor at Earlham
College. Also served for two
years as Provost of Earlham.
William P. Kemp, Jr. OT
Goldsboro, N.C., is a Guilford
graduate, is a Quaker and was
appointed to the Board of
Trustees in 1966. He is the
owner of Kemp Furniture
Company. His son Bill, 111
is also a graduate.
Seth C. Macon of Greens
boro, N.C. is a Guilford
graduate, non-Quaker and
was appointed Counselor in
1967 and as Trustee in 1969.
He is an executive with
Jefferson Standard Life Insur
ance Company. Both his
daughter and his son are
Guilford graduates.
Charles A. McLendon, of
Greensboro, N.C. is a non-
Quaker and was appointed
trustee in 1970. He is an exec
utive with Burlington Industries
Inc.
Ed Mendenhall of High
Point, N.C., is a Quaker and
was appointed to the board in
1962. He is a realtor. He
was High Point's Man of the
Year in 1973. He was appointed
by President Ford to the
Federal National Mortgage
Association in 1975.
David R. Parker, Jr. of
High Point, is a Guilford
graduate, a Quaker and was
appointed to the board in 1967.
The Gui/fordian
He is an executive with the
Hattaras Yatch Company. His
mother was also a Trustee.
Joseph J. Cox of High i
Point is a widower from High
Point and a Guilford graduate.
Appointed Trustee in 1966, he
is a Quaker and is retired from'
the furniture industry. He has
plans to move into Friends
Homes Apts. in the near future.
Dr. William B. Edgerton,
of Bloomington, Indiana, is a
Quaker, a Guilford graduate
and has served on the Guilford
faculty. Appointed Trustee in
1969, he is now teaching at
the University of Indiana.
Mrs. Marietta M. Forlaw
of Greensboro, is a Quaker
and was appointed Trustee in
1972. She is one of our
civic leaders in Greensboro.
Elizabeth G. Parker of
George N.C., is a Quaker, a
Guilford graduate, and was
appointed as a Trustee in 1971.
She has two sons and one
daughter who are also Guilford
Graduates. Her son Elwood
Parker is a professor of
mathematics at Guilford
presently.
Herbert T. Ragan of High
Point, is a Guilford graduate, a
Quaker, and was appointed to
the board in 1970. He is in the
hardware business in High
Point.
Dr. J. Paul Reynolds of
Wilmington, N.C. is a Quaker,
a Guilford graduate, and was
appointed to the board in 1964.
He is a retired Dean of UNC
Wilmington and is still very
active with The Southern
Association of Colleges and
Schools. He was also a
Biology professor at Guilford
at one time.
Dr. Eldora H. Terrell, is
a Guilford graduate, a Quaker
and was appointed to the
Board in 1976. She is a
practicing physician with her
husband and brother in High
Point. She has a daughter
who is a Guilford graduate
and a son currently a student
here.
Sidney H. Tomlinson, Jr.
of High Point, is a Quaker,
appointed to the Board in
1964 and is in the furniture
business, Tomlinson of High
Point.
Rufus White of Greensboro,
N.C. is a Quaker, appointed
to the Board in 1963. He is
a retired executive with Pilot
Life Insurance Company. His
daughter is a Guilford alumna.
Respectfully submitted for
The Guilford Student Senate
by
David T. Hooks
New Athletic Facility
Important to
Liberal Education
As President Grimsley
Hobbs sees it, Guilfordj
College is, for the first
time in its long and distin
guished history, on the verge
of being able to offer "a
truly liberal education."
And, surprising as it may
sound, the realization hinges
on completion of Gulford's
proposed new Physical
Education Center.
"Guilford College believes
that the idea of a liberal
'education combines not only
an education for the mind
and the character, but
for the body as well," he
explained.
"We cannot fulfill the
obligation of education for
the body in Alumni Gymna
sium," he continued. "It
was built almost 40 years ago
when the student body
numbered only 600.
"Today, we have almost
three times that many
students, what with the full
time equivalency in the
Urban Center for Continuing
Education," he said. "Space
and facilities are woefully
lacking."
Besides the obvious
result of increased numbers
of students and a static
amount of space, the situation
has become more critical
because sports participation
at Guilford has risen drama
tically in recent years, both
in women's sports and in
intramurals, he noted.
"Involvement in sports
has given many Guilford
women a new view of them
selves," he said. "Yet,
the great increase in the
number who want to partici
pate has caused a severe
shortage in the facilities avail
able to them.
"The fact of the matter
is that facilities are inade- 1
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quate for all of our students
who wish to participate in
athletics at various levels.
For the first time, the Physical
Education Center will fulfill
a legal and moral obligation
by providing equal facilities
for both men and women.
"Then, too, exercise has
become a part of American
life. Recreation is no longer
regarded as just a pleasant
pastime. People want to
participate, to benefit from
daily exercise, to develop
physically in order to reach
their full potential mentally.
The new center will be for
participation, not just
spectators. For the first time,
we can emphasize sports for
the many, not just the few,"
he declared.
Dr. Hobbs comented that
Guilford sees itself as part
of the community. "Yet, the
nearby community has inade
quate facilities for recreation."
he noted. "The Physical
Education Center will be so
versatile that arrangements
are being made to offer use
of the center, when available,
to the community at large
during evenings and other off
hours.
"For hundreds of youngsters
and adults, this can mean a
clean, well-lighted place to
play," he pointed out.
President Hobbs revealed
that because of present
inadequate facilities, Guilford's
physical education program is
in danger of losing its accred
itation.
"The Physical Education
Center will eliminate this
possibility by providing a
major academic program
with a home, and a learning
laboratory for physical educa
tion students," he said.
He could have added: "At
last!"