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fK - historical society. 1956. Southern ..onveat/^n of Cj/sgregdtionai CMnstian Chj THE ELON COLLEGE WEEKLY. Vol. IIL New Series. Greensboro^ N. C.^ Friday, Juie J4, 1912 and Elon College, N. 0. No. 16 ELON’S TWENTY-SECOND COM MENCEMENT. Tlie rreatest event in the College year is the annual commencement. It occurr ed this year from June 1-5, and was the most lar;ely attended of all the coni- ineneements ?'Jon has held. Every exer cise was thronsred with appreciative friends and every number of the long jirofrrani was perfectly rendered. Thert was not a hitch nor a jar in the entire series. The Weekly is frlad to ffive be low a rather meaare detailed account of this splendid educational pasreant. First Day. T!ie 22nd annual commencement oj>en- ed June 1, at S p. m. with class day exer cises. The class had seventeen members to receive A. 15, or Ph. B. decrees, seven to receive A. deirrees. and fourteen others to receive dijilomas or certificates for su|>erior work in the Music, Art, E.x- pre.'siim, and Commercial Departmentts of (lie ('olleje. Class Exercises. The opening number of the class exer cises was the address of welcome piven l)v the T’resident of the Class, Mr. W. H. Fleminir, Oroenville, Ohio. The class his tory was rend by Miss M.-irijaret -Jewel Michael, the class poem b, ,\Ir. J. Lee Johnson, (a real poem it was, too. and not mere vcrsilication) Mis,-. .Maryarelte Jseley pave the class Prophecy, many of whose items brousrlit forth rounds of ap plause. Miss Myrtie Cox read well many class cuts ,ind witticisms, while the pal mistry of the class was set forth delight fully by Miss Etiiel DuRant. Mr. J. A. Fojjleman read the Last Will and Testa ment, bequeatliing the many valuables,in- cludina: the good looks of the class, to those to whom they most appropriately beloni'ed. Mr. .1. S. Fleming presented to each of his classmates a trophy of great value, much to the enjoyment of the audience. iMnsical renditions were given by Misses liuby Michael, Lois Da vidson, and Ethel DuRant. The Mantle Oration was delivered by JFr. J. S. Tru itt and acce|ifed by the Junior Class through Mr. C. T. Rand. The class Oration was delivered by Mr. J. ( . Stuart, who was elofjuent in his treatment of the theme: The Vicarious Life, and said in substance that “in man ifold wax's nature and life witness to thr universality of \icarious service and suf- ferin:;. The greatness of one life rests upon the achievements of another. In the intellectual world we are rich only be cause the scliolar for others makss him self poor. Our social treasure is the result of vicarious suffering. The awful sacrifice of life in the destruction of the Titanic will serve to prevent such trage dies and diminish the risks of ocean tra vel. In exchange for the great princi ple of freedom, blood has flowed like riv ers and thousands of lives ha\e been sac rificed. As a result we have the insti tutions most eminent and excellent in our day. e are the heirs of the ages be cause of the sacrifices of our forefathers to exalt us. The real, helpful life is the vicarious .life, and in becoming martyrs to others’ good we realize our noblest and best selves.” x\t the conclusion of the regular pro gram, the president announced that the young ladifs of the class had made their memento gilt to Alma Mater in sharing the expense recently incident in refitting . the College Auditorium and that the young men of tlie class had given a beau tiful electric fixture for the rostrum of the Auditorium. The other members of the class spoke on Commencement Day. Second Day—The Sermon. The baccalaureate sermon by Rev. J. I". Burnett, I). I)., Sec. of the American ('hristian Convention which has its head offices in the city of Dayton, 0., and which has under its control all Christian church es ?n the United States and Canada, op erating extensive mission stations in Ja- I'an, Porto Rico, South America, and has un.der its control also the educational, I>ublishing and missionary interestsofthe Christian denomination, occurred on the morniug of June 2 at 11 iliO o’clock. Dr. Burnett had come all the way from cen tral Iowa to deliver his message to the members of the Senior Class. His com ing had been looked forward to with iren- uine pleasure by all those who knev hi-- power as a pulpit orafur. Dr. Bu.'-Aelt chose as his text Tim. 4:l(i and spoke in part as follows: “The successful life is one that recog nizes its unity. Paul understood (he uni ty of life and said “this one thing I do.” Tliere are two words of the text that should be especially emphasized: Thyself and Heed. There is a personality of which every normal life is fundamental success. The nwds, take heed, ordinarily mean to listen, to look, but in this con nection it means to grip, to grasp, to hold. The illustration is that of a far mer who is inexi)erienced and when he is about to begin a furrow an old expe- rienc.ed farmer says, “Young man, the surface of the ground is uneven; get a firm hold upcm the plow handles.” That is the philosophy of the text and the ad vice of the good and wise Paul, and I ha\e (‘ome to vocalixe and emphasize in the most practical way the sound advice of this old Hebrew. “Thera are two spheres in which this personality may find opportunity of ex pression. ^ne of these spheres is the world of flesh and things into which wo are born w’ithout any conscious knowledge upon our part, and the other is the world of spiritual verities into which we are born ith our full knowledge and consent. Our birth into this world gives us a right to api>ropriate all the blessings of the world, and the same is true of the birth into the kingdom of spiritual life. “There are three great laws which must be applied to life in both these spheres if life is to reach its best. The law of suppression must be applied to all the functions of the soul, w’hich lie beneath the spiritual birth line, such as combative ness, acquisitiveness, self-esteem and oth ers of like character. The law of culti vation must be ap]ilied to all the nobler (jualities of life and to those hor>i with our birth into the spiritual king dom. The law of iui[)artation must be ap plied to all the powers of life by which we are mude cajiable of serving. The law of freely gi\ing because of having freely received is absolute and univer sal. It is the law of.God in all things.” Baccalaureate Address. On the e\ening of this day President Harper delivered his l)accalaureate ad dress from ]?om. 12,11, deducing as the theme of the occasion: Life’s Basic Prin ciples. which be regarded as Attention to Business, Enthusiasm in Service, and Dedication to Ood. As the Faculty ha\e decided to print this address in the Vacation Number of the Bulletin, we do n(jt give a synopsis of it here. Third Day—Board of Trustees. The third day of (-ommencement, -Tune ■T, was given over to the sessions of tho Board of Trustees, whose members are as follows; W. Harj’er, president, ex-officio; Dr. P. H. P’lemin'r. secretary. Oreenville, O.; a. W. Truitt, Suffolk, Va.; J. Beale John son and Kemp B, .Johnson. Carrletics, V, ' : Rev. J. W, W'fllcus and Dr. ([. S. M’atson, Flon Colle/e. N. C.; Dr. R. M. Morrow, Burlington, N. C.; Senator J. E. West, Suffolk. Va,; John A. Mills, Ral- ei7h. N. C.; A. T. Holland and Wm. II. Jones, Jr.; Suffolk, Va.; Dr. J. Pressley Barrett, Dayton, Ohio; Dr. W. W. Sta ley, Suffolk, A a.; Rev. W. G. Clements, .Morrisville, N. ('.; C. A. Shoop, Suffolk, A'a.; Congressman E. E. Holland, Wash ington, 1). I), s. F'armer. News Ferry, Va: and Capt. Willis J. Lee, Norfolk, Va. The president’s report was read and showed the college in most excellent con dition financially. During the year the Special Fund of Fifty Thousand Dollars was completed, and besides special do nations amountino- to $4,925 for current- evj)eii'es se\'er;.I minor improvements were made. The total disbursements for the current expenses of the year were shown to be •1-'45,2ll2.7,’i. The Treasurer's re- ])ort showed all accounts paid in full, and that there were no outstanding bills. The president's report showed the total en rollment to be for the year as follows: Graduate students, 2.'!; undergraduates, 22S; normal pupiKs, 17; total. 2G.S—the largest enrollment in Elon's history. These students represent the following states and countries: North Carolina. 197; Vir- "■inia, .52; Alabama, 2; Tennessee, ,3; West Virdnia. 1; Pennsylvania, 2; Ohio, 4; Texas. 1; (ieorgia, Maryland, 1; Dis trict of Columbia, 1-, Cuba, 1. Society Representatives. The evening of the third day was taken up with the or-itions and essays of the three literary society representatives, who were as follows: the Psiphelian Society, Miss Virgie Estelle Beale, Windsor, Va., and Miss Pearle Fogleman, Burlington, N. C.; the Philologian Society, Mr. J. F. Morgan, Spies, N. C. and Mr. A. T. Banks, McCullers, N. C.; the Clio Society, Mr. F. F. Myrick, Bennett, N. C., and Mr. C. W. Rountree, Cypress Chapel, Va. Miss Virgie Beale was the first speaker, subject: Mafgaret Junkin Preston—An Aiijireciation. She showed great famil iarity with her subject and spoke in sub stance as follows: “In the greenest of \ irginia valleys is situated the town of Lexington, where is located Washington and Lee University. In 1S4S Dr. George Junkin came to assume the presidency. His daughter, Margaret, was highly edu cated, |iossessing a noble and admirable disposition, combined with many other ex cellent qualities and characteristics, “She was a talented poet, ranking with I anier, Hayne, and Timrod in culture, imagination, and fertility, and mastery of the tei'hni(|ue of her art. She possess ed lare rythmical melody of expression and an exquisite ear for music in the hi'O'best S)iirifual sense. “In memory and recosnition of her ■ delicate and rigorous work and delightful delicate and vigorous work and delight ful gift, some old .Mortality might fit tingly select three of the loveliest words in our language and write them on tab lets of Parisian marble: Woman, Poet, Saint." ,r. (iiarii s We Rountree, rep- reseniing tlie Clio Society, spoke from the theme: Itefeating (Oneself. He spoke of the conditions of permanent success at length. .Mr. Rountree said in jiart; “The world has long since learned that it has no need for a man who fights him self. Many a man has missed his chances in the business world by being afraid he couldn’t do the tasks in hand, and by try ing to make the job fit him rather than make himself fit the joh. The world needs m.en who are not expecting some thing to turn up. but men who have ini tiative. tact, skill, inventive ingenuity, and men who can make things turn up, re-.'ardless of the opposition of the mul titude. One defeats himself when he be- I'ins to harbor in his mind thoughts of doubt and despondency.” Oman’s Rights were not without an advocate, their movement receiving an inipassioned presentation in a beautiful e.'^say entitled “Beyond the Door Y'ard,” ')v Miss Pcarle Fogleman, whose essay was vigorously applauded, when she in- dul'2-ed in such epigrams as these: “Hav ing started the business of human service, woman is still awake to her opportuni ties. to her responsibilities, to mankind. She is now ijiore interested in the wel fare of her fellow beings than in the shape of skirts, decreed by Paris, and new'est problems in bridge, I.arge-brain- ed, m.otherly-hearted women are steadily .nsserting their power to extend house keeping beyond private door-yards. For instnnce, -the prime factor in the Child Labor Movement is Woman. Mrs. Mack- ay has been a striking figure in this eam- paism. Armed with the Mackay millions, a clever wit and considerjible originality, how eagerly she is striving for the edu cation and protection of poor, dirty, half- Continued on page two.
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