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HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 1956. Southarn Crnvontion of ;:)-.g-a^ationaf C>ir,.c;{m THE ELON COLLEQE WEEKLY Vol. III. New Series. Greer^;^oro, N. C.^ Friday, November 8, 1912 S and Elon College, N. 0. No 25 TO FRIENDS AND ALUMNI. * We are sending you this week a * popy of The Weekly with the hope * that you will send us your subscrip- * tion. We believe you are willing to * help us now, and NOW of all times, * we need your lielp. 50 cts sent to us to-* day will bring the Weekly one year, * thus keeping you in touch with Elon * and what she is doing. Help us in- * crease our circulation now. Thank * you. • The Managers. * Klon ('ollefrc, N. C. Nov. 6, 1912. TO THJE! PATRONS OF ELON COLLEGE We are sending a copy of tlie Weekly to all [latrons of the College this week, for we feel that parents and friends will be interested in reading a few lines of tlie happenings where their son or daugh ter may be. The Weekly rej>resents the spirit of Elon and endeavors to keep the public in touch with what goes on liere. We main tain tlie publication for the interest of the ('ollege and by no means realize any remuneration for our work. We believe vou will be willing to give .>0 cents to keep in touch with Elon for the next year. Therefore we are asking you if you will not s*nd us your suliscription and let us start vinir pai>er now. Won’t ym? Thanl 1 )u. Vours very sincerely, 1!. Kiddle, Business Mgr. Elou College, .V. ('.. Nov. (i, IfU'i. NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS. We have been called o^J by the Third Assistant Postmaster General to make statement under oath in regard to our subscription list. The law does not al low any publisher the advantage of a pound rate on subscriptions that are over one year in arrears. We have a number of friends that we must cut off at once in order to take the oath and make tne statement. However, we have decided to ])ut off making the reijuired statement till Nov. 1.5th in order to give many and all the op;>ortunity of renewing.. We trust no one will allow us to drop his name from our list. L()( AJ.S AM) PEIISOXJIS. Misses Annie Bagwell, V’era Gay, Vir- gie Beale are spending the week-end with Miss Madge .Motlitt in her home at Ham- seur. .Miss Lillie Dalryniple attended the fun eral of Mrs. I’ritcliett at Berea church on Friday, last. .A isses I’itt. Clements and Barnes were (ileasant callers on .Mrs. U. .1. Kernodle at Durham for a while recently. Miss Eula Long of the Art Depart ment is s|iendiiig Saturday and Sunday at her home in (iraliani. An a|)preaching wedding of unusual in terest to Elon folks is that of Miss .Jen nie Lee Williams of Snflfolk. Va., to Mr. Harry Doss of the same city. The event will occur Thii.^Idy, October 21. Miss Mary Williams, sister of Miss Jennie Lee, has left for her home to be present and Miss (.'leni#iits will leave on Wednesday coming to sing for the occasion. Mr. and Mrs. K. Elliott have the sympathy ^f their many friends here and elsewhere in the loss of their young son, Saturday. Kev. Jas. L. Foster attended the Ea.st- ern Virginia Conference in the interest of the Orphanage. Dr. Harper was pres ent also, and brings the report of an e.xcellent meeting. •Mr. J. W. Lawrence of S. C., nephew of Mrs. Sallie Holland, was a pleasant visitor in Elon Sunday. Mrs. E. G. Lowderniilk, of Liberty, N. spent some time re(*ntly with her ' uncle, Dr. T. C. Amick; accompanying her was her sister, .Miss (’ausey, who en- lered College. Enrollment .'iOG. .Mr. O. B. Barnes was taken suddenly ill at Huffines Hotel on Friday evening; since that time he has been confined to his room and bed, but under the care or an excellent ))hysician and the vigilance of his son Henry who has been with him constantly, all hope to .see him restored to his usual health, which, from present indications, will be soon. Dr. Wicker, Presiilent Harper. Dr. At kinson, Kev. .1. W. Patton and. “I'ncle” .lini Foster altended the K:: lern Caro lina Conference at Pleasant Hill church near Lillington during the past week. Mi.ss Viola Frazier has been elected superintendent of the .Junior Christian EndeavoT’ here. The local society has de cided to furnish pulpit carpet for the church al Ponce, Porto Kico. Kev. John Blood of Kiegelsville, New .Tersey, called at West Dormitory Wednes day evening. On Thursday morning he made a most inspirational address to the stiident body. While here he was the guest of Uncle Wellons. Mr. J. O. Snttcni has resigned his position as agent here for the Southern Railway and accepted (Uie with the Nor folk and Western. His successor is Mr. W. V. Woodward foruu^rly of Burling ton. He will bring his wife of a few weeks with him to live in the village. Mrs. Woodward was formerly Miss Boore of Gibsonville. Miss Annie Lee Clymer, of Greensboro, visited Miss Thelnui, lier sister, at West Dormitory, Wednesday morning. Miss Myrtle Moser visited her parents ill Burlington Sunday. DKPAHTKI). On Wednesday evening, November lith, one of the saddest messages wire ever bore came to the college to the effect that Mrs. t'. AL Pritchett of Altamahaw, N. ('., had died suddenly during the evening. Even within a very few minutes of the time of the final summons all seemed well in the We of the most higlily respected and uni versally loved mother. The call came without the warning of l)rotracted or even tenijiorary illnetis, thus nmking it all the harder to bear. Miss Mabel, daughter of the deceased who is a student of the College, was call ed hcmie as a result of the bereavement and the hearts of lier many warm and cordial friends here beat with tenderest sympathy for her in this hour of grief and sorrow. The Kev. J. (). Atkinson, D. D., con ducted the funeral services which were held at Berea church on Friday after noon. I'liarlottesville, Va., Xovember 1!(12. To Elon College Weekly, Elon College, N. (\ I wish to thank my fellow-students and the various organizations for the many kind letters of symi)athy and comfort sent me during the darkest hours of my life, following the death of the pride of my life, my younger sister, in the river two miles from the city. I wish 1 could grasp each one by tlie hand, but as I shall not return to ('ollege, and my heart being too wounded ai'd broken to do a greal deal of corresjionoence, 1 take (his method of returni'ng thanks, and re(|iiest- ing the prayers and sympathy of all the students of the College. All the letters I have received have asked for inforniation dire^'t from me. in re*.rarl to the ti'agedy whi‘li has left us broken hearted and aghast, and for fenr of the sensational newspapers which have spread the news all over Virginia, I shall try to tell all who wish to know. On the night of October 2!), about P. Jl. she left home, [)utting on an old dirty dress and wearing no bat and going straight to the river. A search by the police was iiistiTuted as soon as she was missed, hut to no avail. Her body was fcnind Weilnesday night about seven o'clock by two boys out fishing. She was lying on lier left side with one arm under her head. She carefully fold ed her coat, placed it on the river bank, and left upon it a beautiful white crys- anthemiim and a note saying she would tell every one on the Judgment Day why she left. The note was not signed, and I am not jirepared to give oath that the writing is hers, thouirh it shows a very close resemblance. We buried our precious darling in Louisa where we were reared, under the shade of the great oaks in the City of the Dead, to rest till we meet around the eternal throne of God. The great mystery puzzles us all and I guess will never be solved. All that we know is, we liave lost the sunshine from our home, and deepest gloom and sorrow walk through our doors. Our hearts are broken, but in our great sorrow, we look to the great eternal God for sti’engtb to bear us through. Fred Forl. ELON COLLEGE AS SEEN BY FOR MER PRESIDENT W. W. STALEY. In this country emphasis is laid more and more on physical and scientific edu cation ; hence the necessity for religious training increases year by year. It was this fault that wrought the downfall of Greece, and Christianity only saved Rome from a similar fate. Everywhere new school buildings are erected according to improved designs, and the nation is taxing itself liberally to provide for the educatim of the rising generation. Gymnasiums and mental athletics deveIo|) the body and mind, and often leave the heart shriveled and un trained. The next generation will need stronger character foundations than the past generations, and church schools oc cupy the place of largest opportunity for rounding out educational processes into full-orbed men and women. College men and women naturally be come the teachers, exemplars,and leaders of human society, and they should b« strong in body, mind, and heart. Elon College undertakes the herculean task of developing the whole being of students and training them for work,citizenship, and Christian service. A new dormitory and standard gym nasium. combined, is under course of con struction; new club houses for cheaper living for male and female students are alread.N in successful operation; thirteen new pianos have been jdaced in the Music Department; Library and Reading Rooms have been greatly improved; Literature Ilalls and classrooms are' in cimveiiient and elegant condition; the Faculty is competent, devote.-l to the work, and loyal to the President; the stu dent body of three hundred is well be haved and studi(ms; the church services and religious organizations are active and spii’itual; a homogeneous community is grouped around the institution; and all these furnish ideal conditions for young life and complete education. The-Fifty-ThouSand-dollar special fund referred to in our last report has been fully subscribed, and is being paid by an nual installments, but the erection of two new buildings, one of which is Sixty by one hundred and twenty feet, three sto ries high, and containing gymnasium and dormitories for men. will probably cost more than •tl.'),l)0().00; so necessities arise with new contributions, but the liberality of the church increases and the outlook briglitens. ‘'The love of God is broader Than the measure of man’s mind.’’ .1/. C. A. FdH yo \ KM HE It. N'ovemher 2—C. W. Koiintree. Xovember 0—E. T. Carlton. Xovember Iti—H. S. Smith. Xovember 2i—W. S. Wicker. Xovember 30—B. M. Williiims. ‘‘If care you've got to carry. Wail till 'tis at tlie door. For he who runs to meet it Takes up the load before.”
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