THE ELON COLLEGE WEEKLY.
VoL IIL New Series. Greensboro, N. C., Friday, Sept^'mber 20, 1912 No 18
and Hon College, V. 0.
LOCALS AND PERSONALS
School opened September 4, with the
largest enrollment it has ever had. Two
hundred and seventy-tive have matriculat
ed. All here arc delighted with tlie larjre
enrollment and we believe all the friends
of the College are rejoicing with us. With
such a beginning we are sure we will
have a glorious year together.
All the niembens of the Senior t'lass have
or expect to return. The old members are
not only glad to be here, but are glad to
welcome Mr. Surratt, Jackson Hill, N. C.,
as a member of the class.
The annual reception for the students
was given Friday night at West Dormi
tory. Tlie Seniors did their best to get
the old and new students aciiiiainted with
each other as well as with our Faculty.
From the way tlie couples lingered, it is
believed the evening was pleasnatly spent.
Mrs. Battle opened the Club House for
meals Monday with twenty-four young
men.
The Senior Class met Friday of last
week and elected: for president, Mr. A.
L. Hook, Winchester, Va.; for Vice Pres
ident, Mr. Staley Wicker, Elon College,
N. C; for Secretary and Treasurer, Miss
Viola Frazier, Elkton, Va.
Misses Mary and Beulah Foster. Bes
sie McPherson, Bessie Holt. Sadie Fon-
villc. Messrs, George Iseley, Marvin Mc-
rson and Vitus Holt attended the re-
ci-|i|ion Friday night.
■Miss (Jrace Khodes, who accompanied
lier sister. Miss Bruce, to school, left
this week for Hi^h Point and Asheboro,
where she will visit relatives.
Messrs, R. I.. Walker and \’itus Holt
were visitors here Sunday.
Dr. Harper delivered an excellent ad
dress to the student body Sunday at 11
A. M., using for his subject “The Use
of Talents.”
Messrs. W. I.. Anderson and W. H.
Fleming, both of Class 1012, are our pleas'
ant visitors
Mrs. J. P. Barrett, of Dayton, Ohio,
is spending some time with her daughter,
Miss Kthel, at West Dormitory.
Mr. Charlie Hines, Greensboro, N. C.,
Kev. I. W. Johnson, Sulfolk, Va., and
Rev. W. T. Walters, Winchester, Va.,
were on the hill Wednesday, seeing to the
building of the Publishing House.
Miss Myrtle McLeary and Mr. Wood
ard spent Sunday at Burlington with Mrs.
J. W. Page.
Miss Cecil Holt of Burlington has been
visiting Miss Ruth Hall for a few days
at West Dormitory.
Of the ('lass of 1012, Mr. J. S. Fleming
is at Sandersville, Ga., where he is prin
cipal of the school. Mr. W. H. Fleming
will begin his work the last of this month
as Superintendent of Robbinsville school.
Miss Mabel Farmer has charge of the
seventh and eighth grades at Ramseur, N,
C. Mr. Jim Rickey is taking his M. A.
degree at Elon. Mr. W. L. Anderson
ex}>ects to teach in Rockingham County.
Mr. E. T. Hines, of Class 1911, was an
Elon visitor Wednesday.
Mr. J. J. Ingle, ’11, arrived in town to
spend a few days before going to New
Haven, where he expects to enter Yale
University for graduate work. Mr. Ingle
spent the past winter at Greenfield, Tenn.,
as Professor of Greek and Latin in the
Military Institute of that place.
Mr. H. C. Loudermilk of the Univer
sity of Arizona, spent Sunday on the Hill
with his uncle. Prof. W. P. Lawrence, eu
route to Oxford, England, where he will
enter Oxford T’niversity. Mr. Loudermilk
won a Rhodes scholarship while at Ar
izona and in addition to his record as a
scholar in the heavy departments of the
University was editor of the Arizona
Weekly Life, his college paper, with which
the Weekly has enjoyed a pleasant and
profitable exchange.
Mr. A. L, Lincoln, ’10, who has been
secretary to the President for the past
several years and teacher of French, left
for his home in Lacey Spring, Va., Fri
day evening, where he will spend two
weeks before entering upon his course
of study at Johns Hopkins University
of Baltimore, looking toward a degree in
medicine.
His many friends both in the College
and community have nothing but the
lieartiest of sincere good wishes for suc
cess which we feel sure will be his.
Rev. W. T. Walters of Winchester, Va,.
was in tuvvn durinsr the week cm business.
Mr, J. P. Farmer of News Kerry, Va.,
formerly a student here, spent Sunday
with his brother, J, L„ of the ('ollege.
BUILDING
Work on the new Gymnasium is being
puslied rapidly along. It is ex|iecteil that
the brick work will be finished by Nov.
1st, that the carf>enfering and inside work
will be completed and that the apparatus
will be installed by .Tanuary first. In
the meantime young men and young la
dies will use the same room for work.
Young men on Monday, Wednesday, and
Friday afternoons, with outside work,
cross country runs etc., on Tueslay, Thurs
day, and Saturday, on which days young
ladies will have use of the gym.
Mr. J. B. Gerringer is rapidly bringing
his new home on West Haggard Ave. to
completion, and expects to occupy about
November fifteenth. The building is a
handsome eight-room. structure and will
add very materially to the village.
Mr, .J, S. Ward, father-in-law of Dr,
T. C. Amick of the faculty, has just begun
work on his residence a short distance
west of that of Dr. Amick. Material in
large quantities for the building has been
delivered to the site and construction
will be begun. This building will be a
modern structure of the Bungalow type
and is welcomed by all.
Another building project was launched
recently in town growing out of a need
on the part of the Southern Christian
Convention for a publishing house either
owned by the Conference or controlled by
members of the church, which house
should publish The Christian Sun and do
such other work of that line as the Con
ference might have need for. Whereupon
certain members agreed among them
selves that such a thing could be done
and appointed Dr. J. 0. Atkinson, Elon
College, N. C., Dr. W. C. Wicker, of the
College also, and Rev W. T. Walters, of
Winchester, Va., as a committee to select
a suitable site. The committee at its
recent meeting decided to erect a two-
story brick structure with glass front on
the first floor. Rooms for students and
(illices will occupy the second lloor. Work
is to be begun immediately and it is hoped
that a few’ months will find it completed.
SELF GOVERNMENT CLUB OF EAST
DORMITORY
Report of the Self Government Club
for September 10, 1012.
There was a call meeting of the Self
Government Club and the report of the
faculty on the appointment of officers and
the nominees for the Board of Gover
nors was submitted to the club by Prof.
Campbell.
Those elected by the faculty were:
President—A. L, Hook.
Vice President—F. F. Myrick.
Secretary—P. D. Tillett.
Treasurer—W. T. Scarboro.
Those who were nominated by the fac-
idty and elected by the club were the
Beard of (iovernors as follows;
.\iinex—Mr, Bonen,
1st Floor—Mr. Fulghum.
2nd Floor—Mr. Fuller.
.'ird Floor—Mr. Rountree.
Ad. Building—Mr. Purcell.
By motion the club adjourned.
A. L. Hook, President,
P. 1). Tillett, Secretary.
YOUNG MEN’S CLUB
The Young Men’s Club met in the Pres
ident's office with Dr. Harper presiding
on Tuesday evening last for the purpose
of organization. A constitution and set
of by-laws were drafted and adojited. Of
ficers were elected as follows:
President, W. T. Lewis.
\'ice President, A. C. Bergeron.
Secretary. L. W. Kogleman.
Manager-Treasurer, F. W. Ford.
Bookkeeper, C. B. Rildle.
Stewardess, Mrs. Battle.
The club opened for business innnedi-
ately and has already about thirty mem
bers.
LADIES’ HALL
I’nder the management of .Mrs. Sadie
.Tones is open also with about fifteen
young ladies in the house recently vacated
by Rev. C. (). DuRant or known to many
as the Harper House. Excellent accom
modations are provided here and all are
satisfied with their new home.
BARNES-HERNDON
On Wednesday evening, September 11,
at the home of the bride's parents in
Henderson, N. C., Miss Sara Helen Barnes
became the bride of Mr. W. Carl Hem-
(
don, formerly of Elon College but al pres
ent a member of the bar at Zei)ulon,
X. ('. The wedding, which was a quiet
affair, was witnessed by relatives and
friends of the contracting parties.
Mr. and Mrs. Herndon left the follow
ing morning for Elon (’ollege, ,and spent
the week-end with Dr. and Mrs. Herndon,
parents of the groom.
The happy couple left Elon Monday for
Zebulon and will be at home tliere after
October 1st.
Mrs. W. Karr Scott, of Winston-Salem,
N. C., sister of the groom, accompanied
them to Elon.
MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION
The ministerial association held its first
meeting of the session Wednesday night.
Though it was the first meeting of the as
sociation there was a good attendance,
especially of the new men, there being
twelve new members to join the associ
ation.
Mr. .1. V. Knight was leader, choosing
as his subject the fourth verse of the
ninth chapter of St. ,Tohn. After giving
a short but helpfn! talk the meeting was
opened for all who wished to take part
either on this or any other snb'^-t. Sev
eral gave interesting talks urging us to
work ' our youth in order that we might
finish our ta.'-k l>efore the night comes,
when no man can work.
On account of the business meeting the
religious meeting was shorter than usual.
The following men were elected act
ive memers of the association. Messrs.
R. F. Brown, J. Bascon Keerley, Dem
etrius F. Carlton, F. ('. Lester, Claudius A.
Long, AV. Ij. Monroe, Fred W. Ford, B. M.
Williams, J. S. Short, H. L. Smith, K.
S. Rainey. As Mr .lohn G. Truitt, Sec
retary of the Association, was out of
school, Mr. S. S. Myrick was elected to
fill the vacancy.
The by-laws of the association were read
for the benefit of the new members. Mr.
B. J. Karp closed the meeting with a
short ])rayer.
S. S. Myrick.
A DOZEN PROVERBS
Do what you can today.
Curses come home to roost.
He who has but a single virtue has
none.
He is not wealthy who is not healthy.
There is a way to get along with every
body.
He who irives grudgingly does not give
at all.
Who buys on tick will bear watching.
One talent improved is worth five un
used.
Generosity is sometimes better than jus
tice or honesty.
The philosopher's stone may be only
a loaf of bread.
He who casts stones at another usually
has a hard heart.
If you have never made a mistake you
can censure others.