Guilford College - Quaker Yearbook (Greensboro, NC)

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EDUCATION Isham Cox, kept the school m run ning order in those tremendously hard times of the Civil War During the war, Francis T. King of the Baltimore Association to Advise and Assist Friends of Southern States come to North Carolina. He stay- ed, to become the leader of the movement for financial aid to New Garden Boarding School, As Mr, King helped with expansion of the school facilities and financial needs. Dr. Lewis L, Hobbs and Dr. Joseph Moore developed the liberal arts and sciences within the school Thus, in 1889, New Garden Boarding School was able to become Guilford College, Dr Lewis L, Hobbs was the first president. He and his wife, Mary Mendehall Hobbs, ex- panded Guilford College into a vig- orous and enterprising institution The whole of Dr. Hobbs ' administra- tion was a building period. Memor- ial Holl, Mary Hobbs Hall, the Li- brary, King Hall, and Cox Hall were built between 1897 and 1912 Dr, Hobbs became president Emeritus in 1915, after having established Guilford College upon a firm foundation, Dr Thomas New- lin became president He was short- ly followed by the distinguished Dr Raymond Binford. It was under Dr Binford that Guilford developed its new curriculum. The three-course curriculum, which was started with the college, blossomed forth into a new and broader program of study From this evolved the present core curriculum, which is the basis for the brood, liberal education one re- ceives at Guilford College today In 1934, Dr Clyde Milner be- came President of Guilford College Under his able leadership, Guilford College has strived to meet the dif- ficult challenges of the modern world There has been a great dea of transition and growth over the past two decades New buildings, financial aid, on apt faculty, worthy and responsible trustees, plus a student body with inquiring and stimulated minds, have made Guilford College an institution worthy of praise THE TOP.

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127 YEARS OF CONTINUOUS Guilford College has had a long and memoroble history in the 127 years that it has been in existence. It IS fitting that we Look back on some of the notable events of the post which have made Guilford college the thriving, liberal arts institution that it is today. The original name of Guilford College was New Garden Boarding School Nathan Hunt and Jeremiah Hubbard were the instigators of the construction of the school, which was sponsored by Yearly Meetings in the United States and England. The charter stated that there should be coeducation, teacher training, provisions for scholarships, and a selected student body In 1837, the construction of Founder ' s Hall was completed There were two superintendents and three teachers to instruct the limited number of students It was a small, but significant beginning. In the early days, Nathan Hunt brought the school financial and spiritual aid, Dougan and Asenath Clark (Superintendents) brought it well being, and Nereus Mendenhall brought it intellectual eminence, There were many near economic disasters to New Garden Boarding School. However, someone was al- ways there to rescue the institution from despair. The valiant efforts of Jonathan and Elizabeth Cox, and PLACES GUILFORD AMONG THOSE AT

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louring its ' l years ot continuous educational octtvity the leaders of builtord Coilege hove emph distinctive Americon libera! arts opprooch and they continue the behet thot liberal arts training is the basis upon which specialtzed, professioool, and indeed all future learning rests. This educational concept is concerned with the development of the total personality and includes at least five areas of the learning process: To make the student aware of the historicol orientation of man ' s intellectual end spiritual achievements ... to introduce him to bosic recurring ideas and problems confronting him and to the attempted solutions that man has given to his intellectuol and spiritual queries ... to inform the student concerning the basic scientific methods and dato thot have been collected about nature and man ... to cultivote contmuolly on appreciation of his rich and significant aesthetic heritage ... to teach him to ottain on ever deepening insight into his moral ond spiritual nature. Learning and the complete growth of students Qre greotty focilitoted when the community of teachers and scholars IS relottvely small and where the individuol can be identified and made a responsible creative unit of the fellowship. Today great stress is being placed on excellence. For this to be more than a mere slogon it must be achieved through high intellectual, social, morol, and spiritual performonce. This excellence is also reflected m the quolity of the fellowship and in the mutual acceptonce of the high purposes and goals of the community of scholors, and finolty attested by the developed high-mindedness of the olumni of the liberal arts college. Mony yeors ago a motto was chosen for the college and it is impressed on every document thot uses the officiol seal of the institution. The motto is: I am applying myself to wisdom and virtue. It has always been and still is the high hope that eoch Guilfordion will give evidence of the penetrating influence of this motto on his life. Clyde A. Milner President, Guilford College