THE GUILFORDIAN
VOLUME VIII.
THE GUILFORD FACULTY
ENTERTAINS STUDENTS
Feature is Christmas Edition of
Guilford Chronicle— Funny
and Serious Toasts
PLAN GREATER GUILFORD
On the evening of Dec. 17, at 6:30
o'clock the faculty of Guilford col
lege entertained the student body
with the faculty-student banquet
which occurs annually on the last
Saturday preceeding the Christmas
vacation. One innovation of this
year's banquet growing out of last
year's celebration, was the invitation
to representatives from a number of
the alumni organizations which have
recently been formed in various
counties.
The merriment began with the as
sembling of the students by classes
and the singing of class songs adopt
ed for the occasion as they filed into
the spacious dining room of Found
ers' hall, which had been beautifully
the spacious dining room of Found
decorated with Christmas greens.
i\or did it cease until the evening
was drawing to a close and the toasts
began to assume a more serious tone.
Programs bearing the heading,
"Christmas Edition of the Guilford
Chronicle" were another unique fea
ture of the evening. Dean Balder
ston, who acted as toastmaster, to
gether with the program committee,
devised the scheme of presenting the
toasts in the form of newspaper re
ports for a special edition of the
college paper. The editorial staff
■was as follows: Dr. Raymond Bin
ford, president, f)r. Elwood Perisho,
editor, Professor Mark Balderston,
managing editor, Miss Mary Aline
Polk, city editor.
The assignments reported upon
were: woman's realm, Miss Osborne:
comic section, sophomores; local
news, Junior —reporter, Ruth Rey
nslds; elassifiied advertising, prepar
atory department; mercantile adver
tising, freshmen—photographers, Ed
win Brown, John Reynolds: sporting
page, seniors—reporters, Marianna
White, Curtis 'Newlin; foreign news,
alumni representatives; editorial. Dr.
Perisho; feature articles, Dr. Hobbs,
Dr. Binford.
Especially clever and amusing was
the report submitted by the social
editor, Miss Osborne, for the woman's
realm. Announcements of recent
and impending weddings of former
students and faculty, comments upon
the recent college play, and pertinent
personal notes kept her audience in
a wave of hilarity.
Equally entertaining were certain
of the comic features, notablv "The
Psalm of Rats," a take off on the new
students by Eva Holder, and "Bring
ing Up Richard," in which Sam
Harris appeared as Dr. Binford,
1-thel Watkins, as Mrs. Binford, Vir
ginia Osborne as Anna Naomi Bin
ford, and William Blair as Richard
Binford.
Ruth Reynolds, reporting the local
news for the juniors, made a plea
'hat the campus clean-up day, which
\vas inaugrated last year, be estab
lished as a permanent, annual col
lege custom. Curtis Newlin for the
seniors, reviewed the past athletic re
cord of the college and commented
upon Guilford's athletic standards
and ideals.
The program however, reached its
height in the speeches of Dr. Hobbs.
Dr. Binford and Dr. Perisho. Dr.
Binford gave a brief but masterly re
view of the past history of the college,
its development and accomplish
ments, together with a statement of
his hopes for its future development
m its special sphere of usefulness
as a small college, naming as goals
'o be attained in the next few years,
a considerable increase in endow
ment, additions to King hall and
founders' hall and the building of
a new gymnasium.
Dr. Perisho's editorial was built
(Continued on page 4).
VOICE PUPILS GIVE RECITAL
All of the Eight Numbers Well Sung
An excellent song recital was given
by a number of the voice pupils of
Prof. James Westley White at Mem
orial Hall on Wednesday evening.
Dec. 14. Several of the singers
made their first appearance in public,
at that time yet each of them sang
in a very creditable manner. Misses
Hcnl ey and Motley deserve special
mention.
The program ran thus:
I. (a I Heart of Gold. C. F. Man
ney, lb) The Quiet Road. O. Speaks;
John Reynolds.
11. (a) Eventide, R. Coverley, (b)
O for a breath o' the Moorlands, W
A. Fisher; \ era Farlow.
111. (a) Take but a Thought, R
Coverley, (b) Wings, H. Johnson -
Marguerite Stuart.
IV. (a White As the Rose, R. Cover
ley, (b) In Absence, G. C. Baker:
Josephine Mock.
\. (a) Lilac Time, W. C. Steere, lb)
Four-Leaf Clover, C. W. Combs:
Louise Frazier.
VI. (a) White Lilies, B. Hamlin, (b)
June, W. A. Thayer, Esther White.
VII. A September Eve, B. Crist;
Hope Motley.
VIII. A Garden Idyl, O. Speaks:
Clara Henley.
THE SWING OF WORLD
OPINION
The opinions of Senator Borah
are entitled to great weight at this
particular time, and Senator Borah
says the navy-scrapping program
is in the main the result of public
opinion. No man in the senate clid
more than the Idaho statesman to
create the public opinion to which
he refers. In these momentous days
in which the attention of the world
is focused on the events transpiring
in Washington, the insistent cry is
for peace—for such a peace as it
is believed will be possible if the
great Conference registers the heart
throbs of the world.
When the great column moved
down Pennsylvania Avenue and on
to the National Cemetery at Arling
ton, and as the services were held
that consigned to sacred American
soil the precious remains of the
unknown soldier, there was rekindle 1
in the hearts of millions of people
a burning flame that will not bs>
extinguished until the world has
made itself safe against any nal'o"!
fearing to inforce its superior
arbitrary will upon any other nation
through the hideous processes of war.
As the President spoke at Arlington
his voice was heard clearly in New
York, in San Francisco, and in in
termediate points, where perhaps a
million people participated directly in
the Arlington funeral, and sang in
unison the national anthems of then
country; bowing too, as they joined
in prayer while the principal ser
vice was going on at Arlington.
This great achievment was made
possible by the American Telephone
and Telegraph Company, and it
stands forth as a great contribution
of science to the Arlington ceremo
ny. As the nation consciously pai'-
ticipated in the burial of the un
known soldier, it also quite uncon
sciously placed itself squarely behind
the momentious plan outlined by Sec
retary Hughes on the following day.
In wartime everyone has seen how
sentiment and passion has been play
ed upon, in order to line up the
country behind its military leaders;
but it is unusual outside the excite
ments of rare political campaigns,
to find public sentiment crystalized
so suddenly, when the object is world
peace. It is a long jump from the
grim mood for war which so recently
gripped the nation. But this senti
ment which we all recognize today
is far different from political en
thusiasm, or a war fever, since it
represents the highest moral qualities
of humanity in expsessing the Chris
tian spirit of love for our fellowman.
GUILFORD COLLEGE. N. C.. JANUARY 11,1922
FEDERATION OF COUNTY CLUBS
HOLDS FIRST BUSINESS MEETING
Plans Drafted for Com ng Year
A meeting of the Federation of
County Clubs was called on Wednes
day evening, January 4, for the pur
pose of electing Officers and of mak
ing plans for club work during the
remainder of the year.
Fred Winn was elected to succeed
Spot Taylor as president and Sal lie
Wilkins to succeed Edna Raiford as
secretary.
The work that the County Clubs
did last spring in giving entertain
ment, writing letters and sending
Guilfordians to high school seniors,
was reported at the beginning of the
meeting as a background for this
year's plans. Dr. Binford reported
the local clubs that have been organ
ized and Dr. Perisho gave an enthu
siastic account of the club at Burling
ton which he helped organize during
the Christmas holidays.
The Federation felt that more
should be done this year in the way
of publicity than has been done here
tofore. If Guilford is to hav; three
hundred students next year, as it is
hoped she will have, not only the col
lege but also some of the actual work
that is being done here, must be made
more widely known. Plans were
made by which the people of the state
may learn something of Guilford.
This is to be done through the Coun
ty clubs here in cooperation with the
local organizations. A publicity
•ommittee, composed of Miss Polk,
Ruth Outland, Dewey Crewes and
William Fishel, to arrange for sup
plying such college news as would be
of interest to the various county pa
pers throughout the state.
IMPROVED FARM LANDS
A statement from the agricultural
Department says: "The acreage of
improved farm land per capita has
declined at an ever-increasing rate
since 1800. This situation presents
the national problem of how best to
ise drainble, irrigible, cut-over, and
lands of inferior quality that here
ofore have been rejected as unsuit
able—whether they should be brought
under the plow or reserved tempo
arily or permanently for forests or
vrazing. The rate of expansion of
mr national area also is an impor
tant factor for consideration. De
spite the impending demand for a
large expansion of the land basis of
American agriculture, there are naany
rsasons why we should consider
most carefully before encouraging
any considerable expansion of land
under cultivation during, say, the
next three years. The shrinkage in
the volume of farm exports, the
many indications of a probable in
crease of agricultural imports into
this country, and the present de
pression in the developed agricul
tural areas rafre a serious question
as to the wisdom of an immediate
policy of stimulating the expansion
of farm acreage."
TWENTY FOUR MILLION HOMES
The total number of homes enum
erated. in 1920—identical with the
number of families—was 24,351,676.
Of this number, 12'.943,598 were rent
ed and 10,866,960 were owned by
their occupants, and for the remain
ing 541,118 die facts as to tenure
were not ascertained by the enumer
ators. Of the owned homes, 6,522,-
119 were free from encumbrance and
4,059.593 were encumbered, while
for the remaining 285,248 the status
as to encumbrance was not reported.
In computing percentage the relative
ly small number of homes for which
the facts as to ownership or encum
brance were not ascertained by
the census enumerators were appor
tioned by the bureau among the rent
ed, owned-free, and owned-encumber
ed groups in the same proportion as
the homes for which reports as to
ownership and encumbrance were
made.
SENIOR CUSS MEETING
VISITED BY SANTA CLAUS
OJI Tuesday evening, December 13
the Senior Class distinguished itself
by inviting "Old Santa" to be pres
ent at the last meeting of the year.
The old gentleman was received into
a room which had been completely
transformed. From each corner of
the ceiling were fastened the bright
colors of the season, while in the
center of the room there hung a bir
bunch of insitletoe which caused no
small amount of fun and jollity. In
the corner stood a beautiful tree
whose branches were already loaded
with many valuable and useful pres
ents.
To do the occasion honor, the fol
lowing program was given:
Music, Esther White and Lula Rai
ford ;Christmas in other Lands, Alta
Zachary; Recitation—A visit to Santa
Claus by little Emily Virginia Lev
ering, a guest of the evening; Vocal
trio, Everette Hoi lady, Lyndon Wil
liams and Hugh White; Christmas
Spice, Eurie Teague.
Then Santa made the children very
happy by giving all of them a lapful
of presents, toys of various kinds and
nuts, oranges and apples. When the
time for departure came, the hearts
of the Seniors grew sad for now they
must throw away their childish ways
and assume once more their tradition
al dignity.
PRIMITIVE LAND OF ALBANIA
Conditions There Today Much as
They were at the Beginning
of Civilization
Albania belongs to a time as far
back as the annals of the world can
reach and is primitive as if it were
in Central China, almost as difficult
to penetrate as Tibet itself. It is a
land unfamiliar to the traveler and
shunned by the tourist of today.
If the three or four centers of pop
ulation in southern Albania are a
little disappointing as cities, this is
not true of the country or of the
picuresque villages which gather like
gray splashes upon the grayer hills,
where they appear to have nestled
since the beginning of time. Rough
stone huts they are for the most
part, with flat stone roofs. For
purposes of defense, they are usually
situated half way up the lower hills,
and the houses and outbuildings are
often surrounded by strong stone
walls.
The valleys are rich and well culti
vated chiefly by the women, but pre
sent a desolate, deserted appearance,
except in the daylight working hours.
Not a farmhouse nor a stable is
to be seen amidst all the fertile
acres. The crops cannot be stolen;
no bandit would think of destroying
them, and so they are left unguarded.
—National Geographic Society Bulle
tin.
Denmark's Motor Car Census.
A Danish motor vehicle census was
held on September 1, 1920, and show
ed that on that date there were
in the country 11,594 private pas
senger cars, 2,276 motor cabs and
omnibuses, 3,787 motortrucks and
12,182 motorcycles. The rapid in
crease in the number of cars and
trucks in Denmark during the past
three years is noteworthy. The
increase was especially great in the
country districts.—Scientific Ameri
can.
The automobile production in july,
was 163,998 passenger cars and 10,-
761 trucks. In August there were
166,393 passenger cars and 13,076
trucks, while in September, there
were 143,797 passenger cars and
13,645 trucks.
M. Breguet, celebrated French air
plane designer, predicts the early
development of an airplane that,
flying at a high altitude, will encircle
the earth in 24 hours.
MARIE OE KYZER IN A
MAGNIFICENT RECITAL
She Completely Charmed a Large
Audience in Memorial Hall
Possessed of one of the most
beeiautiful voices ever heard in this
vicinity and with a program of rare
artistic and musical merit, Marie
de Kyzer, the celebrated soprano of
New York, completely charmed the
large audience which greeted her in
her first recital in the south. Satur
day evening in Memorial hall.
One was prepared to expect good
singing from the knowledge of her
fame which had preceded her, hut the
brilliancy and beauty and scope of
her voice and artistry, came as a sen
sation to those who were fortunate
enough to hear her.
With a group of old Italian num
bers at the opening of the program
she followed with classics, Handel
and Haydn and their school, then a
group of modern French and two
proups of English, in all the artist
projected a wealth of beautiful sing
ing and sympathetic and musicianly
understanding of the content of all
of her songs. Her diction was ad
mirable, but whether she sang in the
vernacular or not it was all of such
sheer beauty that the audience was
entranced.
Of gracious and winsome presence
she responded to the hearty and
spontaneous applause with many en
cores and the audience was loath to
let her retire. The concert and voice
will long live in the memory of those
present.
Mortimer Browning, formerly of
Greensboro, but now living in New
ork, was with Marie do Kvzer as
accompanist. He acquitted himself
in a most splendid manner. Mr.
Browning shows marked advance
ment in his art and his friends are
happy to know that he is succeeding
in his chosen field in New \ork and
elsewhere.
After the recital an informal recep
tion was held on the stage in Mem
orial hall, when many of the students
had the pleasure of meeting the two
artists.
The following numbers were sung:
a. Porgi Amour, Mozart, b. O
Del Mio Amato Ben. Donaudv. e.
La Colomba—Tuscan Folk Song,
Arr. by Kurt Schindler, d. Allelu
ja, Mozart.
a. O Sleep, Why Dost Thou Leave
Me, Handel. b. The Shepherd's
Song, Haydn, c. Meet Me in the
Willow Glen, Old English, d. A
Legend, Tschaikowsky. e. On
ings of Song, Mendelsshon.
a. Carnaval, Fourdrain. b. J'ai
Pleure en Reve, Hue. c. En Bar
que, Pierne. d. Bergerettes of the
loth Century, Arr. by \\ eckerlin. la)
Bergere Legere. (bl Chantons, Les
Amours de Jean.
a. Sunset, Russell, b. Pale Moon,
Logan. c. Twenty-Eighteen, Arr.
Deems I aylor. d. Love Sends a
Gift of Roses, Openshaw. e. Hay
fields and Butterflies, Del Riego.
GUILFORD JOINS. INTERCOL
LEGIATE DISARMAMENT
ASSOCIATION
The proposition was made to the
student body that Guilford should
join the Intercollegiate Disarmament
Asociation. A vote was taken and
the proposition passed with 144 stu
dents voting for it and 26 against. J.
Spot Taylor was cho6en as. the rep
resentative of the College n the
Association.
The duration of life in America
has been ncreased by five years
since 1909, according to the findings
of the Committee on Elimination of
Waste in Industry of the American
Engineering Council appointed by-
Herbert Hoover. Morbidity surveys,
it is stated, show an economic gain
to the nation of many millions
through lessened disability and sick
ness.
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