THE ELON COLLEGE WEEKLY.
VOL, IL New Series*
LOCALS AND PERSONALS.
Greensboro^ N. C.^ Wednesday, May 31, I9H
and Elon College, N. C.
No. 16
—Miss Josie McCullers of McCullers is
visiting: her sister, Mrs. Hobby, near here.
—Mrs. Cora Miller Teague of Greensbo
ro spent Friday with Mrs. T. C. Amick.
—Miss Mary Hobby of Raleigh is vis-
itinir her sister, Mrs. Mose Atkinson.
—Mr. T. W. Trofrdon of Burlington
spent Sunday with Dr. MofBtt.
—Mr. R. II. McCauley left Saturday for
his home in Chapel Hill, he will attend
the University commeneement while
away.
—Mrs. M. A. Reitztl who has been
teaching: at Boone, N. C., for the past j-ear
visited friends here a few days last week.
—Mr. A. C. Hall, of the class of ’10,
visited friends here Monday. Mr. Hall
has been teaching at Calhoun, Ga., for
the past year.
—Mr. S. M. Atkinson who has been
teaching at Meridian, Miss., is visiting
Dp. and Mrs. .T. 0. Atkinson.
—Misses Bryan, Griffin, and Williams
left Monday for Chapel Hill to attend the
University commencement.
—Mrs. Curtis and childien from Greens
boro, visited Miss Richardson Sunday
—Mjss Sadie Fonville led in Y. W. C.
A. Sunday afternoon. Subject: The Best
in College.
—Misses Pitt, Barnes, Clements, Bryan,
(iiifSn. Mi’Pheison, and Williau»s spent
Saturday afternoon in Burlington shop-
ping.
■—Misses McPherson, Beulah Foster,
and Messis Marvin McPherson and Jen
nings Lincoln spent Sunday in Haw River.
—Miss Sadie Fonville spent Monday
night and Tuesday at her home in Bur
lington.
—Misses Bessie MjePherson, and Beu
lah Foster spent Tuesday morning in Buiv
lington shopping.
—Mrs. Irene Johnson Cook visited
friends here Monday and Tuesday.
—Mr. John R. Foster, Miss Stafford and
Miss MacDowell were visitors here Tues
day afternoon.
—Miss Erin Gardner left for her home
at Lakeview, N. C., Wednesday morning.
—Miss Gladys left Wednesday morning
for her home at Creedmore, N. C.
COMMENCEMENT.
The twenty-first commencement of Elon
College will e.xtend from Saturday, June
3rd, until Wednesday, June 7th, and with
sixteen graduates in the bachelor courses
and two in minor ones, this promises to
be a gala week for the friends of our in- ■
stitution. This commencement marks the
close of the best year in the history of
th& college both in attendance, deportment
and in grade of work done, as well as in
number of graduates.
The Program;
Saturday evening, June third, at eight
o’clock in the chapel, the class day ex
ercises will be held according to the fol
lowing :
Welcome Address, A. Hall.
Chonus, Gaudamus, Class.
Class History, Miss Mary Foster.
Piano Solo, Dream.s—J'rysinger, Op. 30,
Miss Allene Patton.
f^ration, R. L. Walker.
Prophecy, M. W. McPherson*
Vocal Solo, A Summer Night—Goring-
Thomas, Miss Sadie Fonville.
Toast to the Faculty, Miss Jewell Mi
chael.
Class Cuts, Miss Lila Newman.
Reminiscences. Miss Sudie Lyerly.
Class Poem. E. T. Hines.
Class Will, ^liss Bessie McPherson.
Mantle Oration. W. L. Wells.
Trophies, H. E. Truitt.
Class Song, Farewell, Elon.
Sunday morning, June fourth. Bacca
laureate Sermon, by Rev. P. H. Fleming,
D. D„ of Burlington, N. C.
Monday, June fifth, at eight o’clock. So
ciety representatives:
W. L. Anderson, Burlington, N. C.,
(Philologian) subject, Greater and Better
Things.
W. H. Fleming, Burlington, N. C.,
fPliilologian) subject. The L^nsolved Prob
lem.
Miss Maggie Tseley, Union Ridge, N. C.,
essay. (Psiphelian) subject, The Noblest
of Professions.
Miss Mabel Farmer, News Ferry, Va.,
essay, (Psiphelian) subject. The Fountain
of Youth.
J. A. Dickey, -Tr., Burlington, N. C.,
(Clio) subject. Universal Brotherhood.
C. J. Felton, Suffolk, Va., (Clio) sub
ject, Personal Elongation.
(Th« order in which these appear will
be determined by diaw).
Tuesday, A. M., at eleven-thirty, An
nual literary address, by the Hon. Walter
Clark, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
of North Carolina.
Three, P. M., Elocution Recital.
Prog: am:
Cutting from Hiawathi Longfellow.
Miss Maggie Iseley.
(a) My Ships Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
(b) The Quarrel Selected.
Miss Lillian Johnson
The Uncertain Age Fannie H. Lea.
Miss Sudie Lyerly.
An Obliging Little Sister, Selected.
Miss Blondiei Kernodle.
(a) Woodman, Spare that Tree, Morris.
(b) In The Usual Way, Selected.
(c) A Thankful Soul, F. Stanton.
Mr. B. F. Earp.
The Problem, Bitney.
Miss Viola Frazier.
(a) Back in Sqnashville, Bitney.
(b) A Boy’s Wonden, Selected.
(c) Job's Crime, Fort.
Miss Mray Foster.
Cutting from the Courtship of Miles
Standish, Longfellow.
Miss Bessie McPherson.
Tuesday at eight P. M., annual concert
by the department of music under the
direction of Miss Florence Wilson of the
Faculty. The following will participate:
Miss Kathleen Long, Graham, N. C.,
Soprano.
Mrs. J. L. Foster, Elon College, Con
tralto.
Mr. Campbell, College, Baritone.
Mr. Hines, College, Tenor.
Miss Fonville, College, Alto.
■Mr. 0. M. Barnes, College, Bass.
Miss Lois Baird Davidson, College, Pi
ano.
Miss Beulah Foster, College, Piano.
Miss Ethel DuRant, College, Piano.
Miss Mabel Farmer, College, Piano.
Miss McNeill, ('ollege. Piano.
Miss Alene Patton, College, Piano.
Miss Hattie Belle Smitli, College, Piano.
•Tune seventh at eleven o’clock A. M.,
gi'/aduating exercises. Six members of the
class have been chosen by the faculty to
speak at this time whose names are: J. J.
Ingle. Elon College, N. C. Subject, The
Greatest American Educator.
J. S. Lincoln, Wakefield, Va. Subject,
Hitch Your Wagon to a Star.
Miss Beiilali Foster, Burlington, N. C.,
(essay). Subject, The Merchandise of
Melody.
Miss Affle Griffin, Liberty, N. C., (es
say). Subject The Personal Appeal of Cul
ture.
R. A. Campbell, Hagerstown. Md. Sub
ject. The Unseen.
A. C. Hall, Burlington, N. C. Subject,
The Divinity of Business.
Presentation of Bibles to the Class by
Rev. C. K. White, Missionary to Por^.o
Rico.
Presentation of Medals, by Mr. DeR^V
Ransom Fonville, Esq., Charlotte, N. C.
Presentation of Diplomas, by President
Moflitt.
Benediction.
Three P. M. Society reunion in their re
spective halls.
Four, P. M., Art Exhibit; first floor ad
ministration building.
Eight P. M., Alumni Address, Prof. W.
A. Harper, M. A.
Nine P. M., Alumni Banquet inWest
Dormitory dining hall.
The Weekley takes great pleasure on
behalf of the faculty and class of nine
teen hundi’ed and eleven in extending to
all the friends of the college a cordial in
vitation to be present with them on this
commencement occasion.
THE CONSOLATION CLUB.
While sleep, nature’s gentle nurse,
steeped in forgetfulness the senses of all
who would yield to .her gentkwooing,the
“Consolation Club,” of “West Dormito
ry,’’ again met in regular session. All
the members answered to the roll call, and
after attending to some few items of min
or importance, the “Club” turned its at
tention to the purpose for which it was
organized.
Some of the members were in unusually
good spirits. You know the “rules” were
off Sunday, and some of these despairing
maids had truly been fortunate enough to
have the pleasure of looking at close
range into a pair of masculine eyes for
an all-too-brief two hours. Vera, Sudie,
and Mary were among the number who
were, so rejoiced. Their stream of blis=
seemed ready to overflow and engulf all
in its mighty flood. Vera, who had fallen
in the dim light of a long and treacherous
Hall, ’ was i>icked uj> somewhat hurt
but rejoicing by a certain “Farmer.”
The bright eyes of Sudie had attracted
out. of our “Freshmen” to her shrine, and
the Sunday afternoon aiti liad echoed with
the ringing laugh of Mary as she chatted
with a certain well-nigh famous “cor-
netist. ”
-llie (liib’' was of the success
lhe.se fair ones were ha\iug, foi they be
gan to feel that there was yet a possible
chance for the rest of them awaiting in
the nearby future'. However, it was not
conside:ed a complete victory and the
Club deemed it wise to place the above
mentioned members on jirobation, their
honorable dismis.sal to be subject to their
continued success. May all the joys of
the victor be tlieirs.
Following this a rare ti-eat was given
the “Club” in the form of an essay read
by Bessie on the subject, “How Boys
Should Treat Giils. ” The essay is given
in detail:
“\ou are all familiar with the many
foolish things that you have seen boys
and girls engaged in. I judge a bov al
most entirely by tht way he treats girls,
for the soul within him is meascred by
his relation to the girls of his acquain
tance. A boy should treat every girl
jnst as he would want any boy to deal
with hi. sister. Boys Miuul,: keep llieir
hands off girls. They should never catch
hold of a girl’s arm or take other simi
lar liberties. A girl of the sensible sort
will not allow a boy such familiarities,
and if she is thus foolish it is the duty
of the boy to let her know that some boys
have self-respect enough not to consider
girls as a sort of toy.
But g,irls, the responsibility is largely
with you. Usually a girl gets the treat
ment sh« deserves. You mean more to
boys than you realize, foil the standards
you set may make or mar the destiny of
your boy friends. Members of the Club,
I take consolation in th« fact that our
lives may count for much in shaping the
destiny of the boys about us. Some poet
has said:
^*0, wasteful woman, she who mav
On her sweet self set her own price.
Knowing he cannot choose but pay.
How she has cheapened paradise!
How sold for naught her priceless gift,
How spoiled the bread and spilled the
wine,
Which, spent with due respective thrift.
Had made brutes men. and men divine.”
This essay was thought to be very ap
propriate to the occasion as all present
were still hoping to have some dealings
with the hoys. May that horie- be not in
vain and mav these girls be worthy of
the prize which they all desire.
As the “Club” had been so interested
in the tpnic of the hour, the swift-flving
minutes had pa.ssed by unnoticed, but
when the attention was called to the fact
that the time for adionmment had ar
rived. a motion prevailed to that effect.
And thus another meeting of the "Con
solation Club” is known only in the mem
ories of the past.