Foundation Is
Set,
Let's Build!
VOLUME XIII
GUILFORD IS RECOGNIZED
Now a Member Southern
Association of Colleges
PRESIDENT BINFORD
SUCCESSFUL IN HIS
TOIL FOR GUILFORD
Association Meeting At Jack
son, Mis., Admits the Qua
ker Institution
MEANS HIGHER STANDING
Eligibility Made Possible by Persistent
Constructive Work of President
Binford and Patrons of College.
Convening at Jackson, Mississippi*
November 30 and December 1, the As
sociation of Colleges ami Secondary
Schools of the Southern States admitted
Guilford College into full membership
to the Association, in recognition of
the high standard work being done by
this college. Election into membership
of this association gives Guilford Col
lege national recognition as an educa
tional institution as the Southern Asso
ciation of Colleges and Secondary
Schools is a nationally recognized cred
iting agency.
This" is an honor for which Guilford
has been striving for several years,
and membership has been realized only
after much efficient and constructive
work. President Raymond Binford has
been bettering the teaching staff and
raising the standards of the College for
some time with the intention of being
able to qualify for membership to this
exclusive organization at a future date.
No one thing can be pointed out as
being responsible for Guilford's quali
fying for membership for it has been
a process of gradual development.
Guilford,* for some time has been
meeting the requirements of the South
ern Association as to the efficiency in
her work. Non-entrance has been due
to the low funds on which it has been
necessary to operate the college. The
payment of the generous pledges made
by the many friends of the College
helped to ( make membership possible.
Professor Hill Turner, who presented
Guilford's case before the Association,
reports that Dean Wannaniaker of Duke
University, who visited Guilford Col
lege as a representative of the Southern
Association, wrote a splendid letter rec
ommending that Guilford College be
admitted into membership.
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PROF. TRUEBLOOD VISITS
GUILFORD FOR TWO DAYS
Prof, and Mrs. Edwin P. Trueblood
of Earlham College, who are on their
way to Florida, stopped at Guilford
December 3, for a five day visit.
Prof. Trueblood is the head of the
public speaking department at Earlham
College and has proved himself to be
one of the best debating coaches in
the state of Indiana.
While here he will visit some of his
old pupils who have made quite a suc
cess at debating since they left Earl
ham.
He plans to visit C. ('. Ha worth,
Superintendent of Burlington City
Schools before leaving for Florida.
Mr. Haworth debated on the Earlham
team for four years and has since
coached two teams which won the N. C.
debating championship. Other students
trained under Prof. Trueblood have
done equally as well.
GUILFORDIAN
Cast of Play
Elijah Quimby Reuben Bundy
Mrs. Quimby Annie Wagoner
William Magee Stanley Moore
John Bland Wilmer Steele
Mary Norton Ruth Farlow
Mrs. Rhodes Naomi Myrick
Lou Max Robert Ayers
Thomas Bayden .... Howard Cannon
Jimmie Cargan Walter Davis
Myra Thornbill Esther Reece
Peters Ira Newlin
Jiggs Kenedy Ed Moore
Owner of Baldpate. . . .Leslie Murphy
Policeman Floyd Pate
LORENA BOOKER IS
WINNER ZAY PRIZE
Frances Osborne and Mary
Ellen Lassiter Are Other
Contest Participants
MISS CAMPBELL SINGS
The eighteenth annual Oratorical
Contest of the Zatasian Literary So
ciety was held in Memorial Hall Satur
day evening, December 4. Lorena Book
er, Mary Ellen Lassiter, and Frances
Osborne were the speakers for the eve
ning. Miss Booker was winner of the
prize.
After an address of welcome by the
President of the Society, Ailene Beeson,
Lorena Booker spoke on the question,
"Shall we abandon the Eighteenth
Amendment?" Miss Booker gave sev
eral examples of the condition in the
country before prohibition, aiul said
that prohibition is here to stay. "It is a
good law made by good people, and is be
coming more effective. Put politics out
of its enforcement, and let the state
and nation co-operate in enforcing
heavier penalties on the boot-legger.
We will then have a dry land for the
future," said Miss Booker.
Mary Ellen Lassiter, second speaker,
made a very interesting talk, "United
States and the World Court." She
said that the World Court is an im
portant factor in the civilization of
the world, and since the United States
is one of the most important nations
of the world, it should be a member of
this court. Although the United States
is jiot' a member of the world court, it
I has a judge on the bench of the court.
Miss Lassiter ended her talk by saying
that the United States, as one of the
greatest nations, should join the court.
"Relation of the Whites and the Ne
groes in the South" was the topic of
Frances Osborne's speech. Miss Os
borne began her speech by giving some
facts about the social conditions and
relations of the whites and negroes in
the days of slavery. She said that be
fore the freedom of the slaves these two
races mingled socially, but were not so
cially equal. Today even the relation
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Come and See
"SEVEN KEYS TO BALDPATE"
TBRILLING MYSTERY PLAY
Memorial Hall Dec. 11th
Seats Reserved SI.OO or 50c
THE
GUILFORD COLLEGE, N. C., DECEMBER 8, 1926
ANNUAL PLAY WILL
BE PRESENTED THE
COMING SAT. NIGHT
"Seven Keys to Baldpate" Will
Be Presented by Strong Cast
Saturday, Dec. 11
TO BE AT MEMORIAL HALL
Thrilling Mystery Drama Will Be Fall
Presentation of Dramatic Council..
For Benefit of Y. W. C. A.
"There are keys and keys but I like
my little key best of all." A mystery
play, "Seven Keys to Baldpate," will be
presented Saturday evening, December
11, 1920, in Memorial Hall at 8 p. m.
The play will leave you with mingled
feeling of joy and anticipation, sorrow
and pathos.
The hero, a New York novelist, is
driven almost to desperation by the
varied experiences but at all times he
holds the upper hand. He learns what
real mystery is. It is not so different
from these sensational melodramas he
has produced, but the realism grips him,
ensnares him and he is submerged. He
learns what "love at first sight is." He
believes in it. He lives in hopes of win
ning the girl.
The Hermit of Baldpate will make
you cringe with his realism. The her
mit enacted by Ira Newlin will live in
your memory long after the rest are
forgotten. He is ugly. He is spell bind
ing. He is entrancing yet is at times
almost repulsive. The hermit is a grip
ping character.
The comedy that enters in is a subtle
type, and is supplied by the old couple
who act as caretakers for the Inn. As
the hero makes his appearances the
couple furnish some excellent character
study.
For real thrills you need to see this
play. The suave Bland, a dandy among
the under world circles. The scheming
Jim Cargan, a rascal politician, and the
mayor of the nearby town of Reuton.
Then the "pure and simple" black mail
er, if there be such a thing, Myra
Thornton. These people with the iow
down cringing coward Lou Max will
play upon your emotions.
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LAURA WORTH ATTENDS
MAYFLOWER SOCIETY
Miss Laura D. Worth, Matron of Guil
ford College, was present at the second
annual meeting of the Society of the
Descendant of the Mayflower in Ashe
ville at the George Vanderbilt Hotel,
November 20.
The records of the society show a
membership of 83, 32 of whom were
present. Besides Miss Worth, who is a
life member of the society, the follow
ing Guilford College jieople were pres
ent ; Mrs. Edward Winslow of Tarboro,
Mrs. Roderick B. John of Fayetteville,
Mr. George W..Wilson of Gastonia.
While at Asheville Miss Worth was
the guest of Burnhain Staiulish Col
burn, of Biltmore Forest, who was elect
ed for his third term as governor of
the North Carolina Society.
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President Raymond Binford, who deserves niueli credit tor Guilford's mem
bership in the Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools of the Southern
States.
CLAYS ENTERTAINED
BY PHILOMATHEANS
Conservative and Modern Ideas
Interestingly Contrasted in
the Program
JO PAUL MODERNIZES
At the semi-annual reception Friday
night the Philomathean Literary So
ciety, in old fashioned Quaker dresses
and bonnets, and with long hair done
up 011 top of their heads, entertained
the Henry Clay Society. The program
carried the audience back to the roman
tic days of strict conservatism when
boys and girls were scarcely allowed
to look at one another. At this time
the girls' society was called the Philo
garian Society while the boys' was
called the Websterian.
The program was divided into two
parts, the first being a regular meet
ing of the Philogorean society, Decem
ber 1 SIX). The first number on the
I program was a debate, Resolved: That
intemperance is a greater evil than
war. This question was threshed out
by tlie little Quaker maiden's, but was
left to the chairman to decide whether
or not the query was true or false.
Those appearing in the debate were:
affirmative, Elizabeth Braswell and Ra
chel Ives; the negative was represented
by Nell Thomas and Pauline Chafiin.
The second number, "Woman's Prep
aration for Life's Work," was given by
Ruby Hall.
As the last number Annie Wagoner
read a number of current events from
"The Friend."
The second part of the program was
a meeting of the Philomathean Liter
ary Society, December 3, 192(5. As the
first number, .lo Paul read an interest
ing paper on the characteristics of the
modern girl and told of the advantage
of the modern girl.
Chandos Kimrey entertained with a
vocal solo.
The program ended with a reading
selection by Sallie Wilkins. President
Chandos Kimrey then extended to the
Henry Clay guests a hearty welcome.
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Raymond Binford
PRESIDENT BINFORD
PLANS FOR FUTURE
Says Guilford Is to Build on
Foundation of Membership
In Association
1937 IS CENTENARY GOAL
In Chapel, Wednesday, December 1,
President Binford announced to the stu
dent body at large that Guilford has
been accepted as a member of the
Southern Association of Colleges. With
this step, Guilford formally takes her
place with nationally recognized grade
"A" colleges. Entrance into the Asso
ciation marks the beginning of a new
era for Guilford. "On this higher
foundation we will build the new super
structure Ave have laid out for our
selves," Doctor Binford said.
It is gratifying to realize that Guil
ford's academic standard is now ac
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MUSIC STUDENTS SHOW
TALENT INA PROGRAM
Catherine Cox and Jo Paul Are Enjoyed
in Piano and Vocal Presentation
Thursday at Chapel.
UNDER DIRECTION MISS YOCUM
In the regular chapel period on
Thursday morning Miss Yocum pre
sented two pupils of the musical de
partment in program.
Miss Catherine Cox, pupil of Miss
Bertha Yocum, played a Brahm's Valse
in A flat. She showed a great ability
on interpretation as well as a good
solid technical foundation /or a student
of her accomplishment.
Miss Josephine Paul, pupil of Mr.
j White, sang a group of songs which
were of a lyric type, especially suited
to her voice. The Spanish song was
received best by the student body.
These chapel musical programs are
not only entertaining, but are showing
from time to time the improvement
which is made in the pupils snd what
the music department is really doing.
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