Guilford College - Quaker Yearbook (Greensboro, NC)

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DR. RAYMOND BINFORD PRESIDENT EMERITUS OF THE COLLEGE B.S., Earlham College; M.S., Unive iity of Chicago; Ph.D., Johns Hopkii University.

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Or,. Maymoed Bimford DR. BINFORD came to Guilford College, as Professor of Biology and Geology, immediately after his graduation from Earlham College in 1901, where the sci- entific exactness of his mind together with his capacity for work had won for him the honor of wearing a Phi Beta Kappa key. In 1906, he received his master ' s degree from the University of Chicago, and in 1912 was granted a Doctor ' s degree from Johns Hopkins University. He then returned to Earlham College as Professor of Zoology; four years later he was elected President of Guilford College. He at once set himself to the task of building up the faculty by seeking capable men and women, and encouraging all to seek advanced training. He also set a goal of in- creasing faculty salaries, which has not yet reached the mark he set up, but which has been greatly improved. In 1919, he began a campaign to increase the financial back- ground of the college to a million dollars. By 1926 the endowment of the college had been raised from 181,000 to 600,000. One of the greatest contributions he has made to the college has been his part in the creation of the new course of study, which took literally years of labor and thought to work out and put mto effect. The task was actually begun in 1925, and in 1932 the first class graduated under the provisions of the new curriculum. Due to the increase in endowment and salaries, better trained faculty, and better physical equipment, Guilford was accepted as a member of the Southern A;sociation of Colleges and Secondary Schools in 1926. Outstanding among the achievements of his administration is the centennial program launched last January thirteenth, at the Charter Day celebration, and which is to be carried out by 1937, Guilford ' s hundredth anniversary. In 1913, Dr. Binford was married to Helen Titsworth, a graduate of Earlham Col- lege. Everyone is aware of the many personal sacrifices she, too, has made in the in- terests of the college, and that she has stood so loyally by him and by Guilford at times when everyone else seemed discouraged. In 1905, Dr. Binford was recorded a minister by the New Garden Monthly Meet- ing. This son of a long line of Quaker ancestry has taken great interest in the church, and in Quakerism in general. From the beginning, he has given encouragement to re- ligious life on the campus, and the fact that a scientific mind — so keen and exact — could still keep such a deep spiritual outlook has been a steadying force to many students when conflicts have arisen. His personality includes infinitely more than many see who meet him only in th classroom. He represents every phase of college life. Being an athlete himself, he has always taken a keen interest in all sports, and has advocated athletics for everybody. He has been deeply interested in the cultural developments of the students, and has done much to bring speakers and lyceum programs to the campus. To him, the college owes much — more than anyone is now able to see — and only at a greater distance with the passing of time will his real worth be fully appreciated.

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