Alumni Buy a
1927
Quaker
VOLUME XIII
Trustees Indorse
General Administration Policy
SUPPORT PRESIDENT
IN REQUIREMENT OF
ATHLETIC STUDENTS
Is Answer to Petition Asking
Trustees For Investigation
of Condition and Policy
MEETING IN GREENSBORO
Anti-Binford Activity Has Practically
Disappeared and Constructive
Movements Are Begun
The Board of Trustees of Guilford
College, meeting last Thursday after
noon, March 10, at the office of the sec
retary, Mr. David White, of Greensboro,
made a public statement in which they
declared themselves strongly in accord
with the policies of administration of
Dr. Raymond Binford, especially in
reference to athletics, which have been
under lire since the circulation of a pe
tition some time ago asking for the re
moval of the President.
The following statement was pub
lished in the Greensboro Daily Sews of
March 11:
"The trustees of Guilford College
have given patient and careful con
sideration to the complaints which
were made by a group of students con
cerning certain phases of the college
administration. It appears that the dif
ficulty had its origin largely in differ
ences of opinion concerning athletics.
Some other matters became confused as
a result of the misinterpretation of the
president's strong position on athletic
standards. The trustees fully indorsed
President Binford's position in the mat
ter and extended him their hearty sup
port in his policy of raising the stand
ard of the college all along the line."
"Under Dr. Binford's administration
Guilford College has moved to the fore
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DR. EDWINE. SLOSSON
TO BE HERE THURSDAY
Chemist-Novelist is to Speak at Memo
rial Hall Thursday, March 17,
to Student Body
CREATIVE CHEMISTRY BEST WORK
Edwin E. Slosson, chemist, author
educator, and editor, will lecture to the
Guilford students as a lyceiun number
Thursday evening, March 17. Dr.
Slosson has been asked to lecture on
"Creative Chemistry," which is an ac
count of the recent achievements in
industrial chemistry.
Having made chemistry his life's
study, he has been able to learn the
fine points of the cause, and he conies
to Guilford with the reputation of be
ing an absolute master in his field of
study.
Dr. Slosson has lectured extensively
in practically every state in the union
and lias spent much time studying and
lecturing abroad.
As an author probably his best know
work is "Creative Chemistry." It ex
plains in a popular way the applica
tion of chemistry to industry and daily
life, and has had a wider circulation
than most novels. It was adopted by
the Chautauqua Institution as one of
the four required books of its home
reading course and is included in
library lists of the hundred best books
of popular science.
Qy THE
GUILFORDIAN
Dramatic Council Chooses "Grumpy" For the
Spring Play and Commences Choosing the Cast
The Dramatic Council has se
lected "Grumpy" as its spring pro
duction. "Grumpy" is a comedy in
four acts and has been a favorite
vehicle for amateur production for
several seasons.
The character, "Grumpy," alone
will furnish amusement for an au
dience. lie is a shrewd old retired
criminal lawyer who apparently
dozes in his big arm-chair the
greater part of the time, but dur
ing and between naps he unravels
a baffling case dealing with his own
immediately family, having as his
only clue a "camelia," and these
flowers all look alike.
The dual love of Virginia, the
heroine, adds to the interest and
would lead one to thing that women
are fickle, while Susan, the wise lit-
QUAKER PRINCIPLES
REVIEWED IN TALK
Richard J. M. Hobbs, of Gas
tonia, Speaks on Beliefs of
and Work of Friends
AT SCHOOL OF MISSIONS
"The forces that rule the world to
day are the same as they have always
been," said Richard J. M. Ilobbs, at
torney of Gastonia, N. C., in his ad
dress on "Quakerism" to the school of
Missions. Sunday evening, March 13.
Mr. ilobbs clearly outlined the prin
ciples and forces that are governing
the world at present. Friends combat
the wrongs of politics, international af
fairs, personal contacts, and religion
with prayer and earnest self-seekings
to discern the true way of life accord
ing to the principles laid down by
Jesus.
Quakerism began at a time when
England was in the throes of a civil
strife. There was at the time an urgent
need for a fuller, better way of life.
The fundamental basis of Quakerism is
the seeking after truth. Fox, as
founder of Quakerism, began preach
ing the evils of the political and war
spirit prevalent under Cromwell.
"There is one, even Christ Jesus, that
can speak to thy condition," reported
Fox in telling of a visitation of the
Inner Light, "That light which light
eth every man."
Out of these conditions came a sect
that grew and dominated the minds
of the disgruntled folk who were tired
of the everlasting round of duty im
posed on them by the Church and
State. The Inner Light is that pe
culiar sense that shows us our way and
God's way for us to follow. For God
to speak, we must listen and in order
to hear Him we must attune our ears
to his voice as manifest by the Inner
Light. Silence is the background of
this light and the presence of God, the
basis of Quaker belief and worship.
The Friends testimony against the
use of oaths and other than plain lan
guage is one of the most fundamental,
forgotten, testimonies of Friends in
the present day.
Their testimony in behalf of Peace
has found expression in recent years,
especially since the Great War, that
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GUILFORD COLLEGE, N. C., MARCH 16, 1927
tie maid, plays an important part
in unraveling the mystery,, and
Jaris —but to tell what Jaris is
would not be fair yet.
The past week has been given
over entirely to try-outs and the
task of picking the cast has almost
been completed. It has been ru
mored that much hidden talent has
been found among the students and
the council is well pleased with
the number who have been suffi
ciently interested to try out.
The play will be coached by Dr.
Busack, who has very successfully
coached some former plays. As
usual, the council will supervise
the costumes and staging.
The date for the production has
been set as April 30. The cast will
be completed early this week and
practice will begin immediately.
COLLEGE PURPOSES
TOPIC DR. UPHOUSE
The Greatest Duty of a College
Is to Aid Students to Adjust
Themselves For Life
GOD FUNDAMENTAL AID
Dr. W. E. Uphouse, head of the de
partment of Religious Education in the
Southern College, was a welcome
speaker in chapel last Thursday
morning. "What Is College For, or
What Is College All About?" was the
subject of his talk.
The colleges are being criticized a
great deal today. Some critics are
optimistic; others pessimistic. Never
theless, a college helps a man or wom
an to become adjusted in life. The
greatest care of a college is adjust
ment which means mental and spir
itual death if it does not come; its
chief aim is to help students to adjust
themselves to that thing of which they
are a part.
To make themselves efficient, is the
student's purpose in attending college.
Social efficiency is a large part of col
lege life; it is also a knowledge of the
trials and inspirations of the hardships
of life. College is not a four-year vaca-
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A JOINT DINING ROOM
COMMITTEE CREATED
The student body of Guilford has
entered into a new dfegree of co-opera
tion with the faculty in meeting cam
pus problems, in the new Dining Room
Committee, which lias been formed.
Last year the Dining Room Commit
tee, which was to discuss and to take
action to solve any problems which
might arise in connection with meals
and mealtime conduct, was exclusively
a faculty organ. This year tlie mem
bers of this committee, Miss Ricks, Miss
Worth. Miss Meredith, and Professor
I'ancoast. invited the House chairman
of Founders and the President of the
men's student body, with three addi
tional representatives chosen by these
students from the senior, junior, and
sophomore cfosses in each body, to
meet and discuss dining room condi
BYRON A. HAWORTH
IS WINNING ORATOR
Wilmer Steele, Paul Swanson
and Gurney Collins Also De
liver Good Orations
STATE CONTEST MAR. 25
The State Orotorical Contest, to be
held at Raleigh, N. C., March 25, 1927,
has aroused much enthusiasm among
the boys of Guilford College. This was
proved Wednesday evening, March 9,
when four of the best orators of the
college came before an audience com
posed of college students, to test their
oratory and their fitness to represent
the school in the coming contest. Even
though it was a preliminary contest, it
possessed all the qualities and charac
teristics of a real contest.
There was a wide variation of the
subjects discussed, from peace and love
of a home to peace and international
relationship. Again prison reform
found its way into the discussion, and
was discussed with all the good quali
ties of oratory.
Wiliner L. Steele spoke on the sub
ject, "The Queen of Today," of which
lie discussed the love of a mother and
the ties that hind human affection.
Byron liaworth used as his theme,
"America First," giving a great deal of
his time to peace and the place that
America holds with the other nations
of today. He was able to captivate the
judges to such an extent that he won
their decision.
Paul Swanson discussed "Capital
Punishment" from the viewpoint of
morality and social effect.
Gurney Lee Collins spoke 011 "Peace,
an Evolutionary Ideal," in which he
idealized peace as the keynote to fu
ture international prosperity. He
spoke rather fluently, setting forth
peace as a world ideal and reality.
These speakers should be commended
011 the interest they have shown in
preparation for this preliminary con
test. It is their desire to put Guilford
at the head in state-wide oratory.
It is realized that oratory is not bor
rowed from rhetoric, but something one
feels and believes with the greatest
sincerity. Evidently these men were
inspired with this feeling and belief
when they came before their audience.
The judges for the preliminary were:
Dr. Elwood Perisho, a prominent mem
ber of the Guilford College faculty; Dr.
X. A. Fox, a local physician, and Miss
Ida Mil lis, a teacher in the Guilford
public school.
tions.
The committee meets periodically to
consider conditions in the dining room
and complaints or suggestions relating
to such conditions as may exist or
arise. The idea of a joint student and
faculty body, is to make improvements
effective by appealing tlieni to the stu
dent bo'dy as a whole with its own rep
resentatives rather than to have fac
ulty members deal with conditions at
each table. The committee receives at
tentively such suggestions as may come
from either students or faculty. It is
a force for adjustment and improve
ment in atmosphere. It will act as a
clearing house for complaints and as
a channel for the introduction of de
sirable innovations in the established
order and customs.
Students Buy a
1927
Quaker
GLEE CLUB DEBUT
AT VIENNA SCHOOL
WALKERTOWN HIGH
Club Gets Annual Big Meal at
Vienna and Plays Before a
Large Audience
AT RAMSEUR THURSDAY
Season Opened Successfully at Walker
town and Ex-Members Commend
Musical Program
The Glee Club began its spring con
cert season with a concert at Walker
town on Friday evening, March 11, and
at Vienna High School. Saturday night„
March 12.
As per custom, the dress rehearsal
Thursday night given before a select
group went rotten, but the two first
concerts were better than the usual be
ginning. This first program will be
changed a bit before the next concert,
which will be at Ramseur, Thursday
evening, the 17th.
The concert at Walkertown was
given before an audience of about 300.
Although two chorus numbers went a
little worse than usual, the special
numbers and quartettes went over so
well that they made up for the lack of
good chorus work. The encore to the
quartet and Mr. Hendriekson's popular
solo numbers won the most applause
from the audience.
About 400 people listened appreci
ateively to the program at Vienna High
School on Saturday. The program
showed much improvement in chorus
work but the special numbers were not
so good as the night before. Here the
orchestra featured, and Mr. Cox and
Mr. Ilendrickson received lots of ap
plause for their popular solos. This
was the fifth time the club has been
to Vienna, and besides having a good
audience the fellows look forward to
the dinner which is always served
them by the Home Economics Depart
ment of the high school.
GIRLS' CONTEST CLOSES,
SOPHOMORES WINNING
Interciass Basketball Tournament Pro
vides a New Afternoon Amuse
ment —Some Good Games
FLUNK-OUTS PLAY CHAMPIONS
The girls' basketball tournament lias
come to an end, with the underclass
men carrying off the honors. The
sophomores were winners of the tourna
ment, not having last a single game,
and the freshmen were runners up.
The series was conducted on the basis
of each class team meeting every other
class team twice. The entire list of
games with their respective scores, are
as follows: Freshman-Junior, 45 to 15,
and 37 to 25; Sophomore-Senior, 40
to 13; Junior-Senior, 0 to 45, and 11
to 34; Freshman-Sophomore, 23 to 28
and 18 to 41 ; Sopliomore-Jnnior, 51 to
2!> and 29 to 12; Freshman-Senior, 31
to 21 and 24 to 14.
Outstanding players were Lassiter
and Kay, for the freshmen; ,T. Me-
Bane, Ilollowell, and Osborne, for the
sophomores; Kendall and Futrell, for
the juniors, and A. Reeson and Marsh-
Imrn, for the seniors.
Inasmuch as the rules governing
girls' athletics do not permit any girl
to be on a class team unless she lias
passed 12 hours' work, there were sev
eral good players who failed to make
a team. Consequently, they made lip
a team among themselves and chal
lenged the sophomores for a game Fri-
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