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THE ELON COLLEGE WEEKLY
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Vol. IV. New Series. \^reensboro, N. C., Friday, March 14, 1913 i\o. 4
and Elon College, N. 0.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL. S. E. E\f^ETT HONORED. To those who are not in favor of our The business men of this Indiana county
Hon. S. E. &,-'Nett, A. B. 1903, LL. B., boys ;i paying ball on account of, what showed their interest in the seliool indus-
Mrs. Grace Conelly of Chicago, 111., is University of Vii4™ii>, whose home is now you say the influence and tendency to use trial exhibit by furnishing prizes for the
spending the while with Mr. and Mrs. Me- in Suffolk, Va., has recently been made profanity, let me ask you this: Are you best products in each class. The first
Nally. Mrs. Connelly, who is a sister of Commonwealth Attorney of Nansemond 'n favor of men developing their minds? prize for the best loaf of bread baked by
Mr. MeXally, is accompanied by her County. For sixteen years Mr. Everett favor of men developing their a sciiool girl was a gold ring, and the sec-
daughter. has practiced law in his home city, prin- spiritual side of life? Then it is needless end an Axminster rug. The girl who
W. R. Roberson, former student here cipally defensive work, in wliich he has the use of mind and soul served the most delicious luiicheon of four
but at present engaged in the wholesale been eminently successful, and we predict W'lthout a body. dishes was rewarded with a “savory
grocery business at Wasiiington, N. C., similar successes as a prosecutor. channel of advertisement for roaster.” Boys from the high school ^o
spent Wednesday on the hill renewing old t*'-® college is thru’ and by athletics. Then showed the most business-like commercial
acquaintances. ’ PHIPSICU. foster them? In the short life paper—checks, notes, etc.—and wrote the
The Rev. J. C. Roberson and Mr. Gran- The material already at the printer o'**" Gymnasium we begin to have hest composition on “What a high-school
ville Holland of Suffolk, Va., were pleas- and that part of our work off our hands some idea what it will mean to us in the graduate should know and be able to do,”
ant callers here on Wednesday last. Rev. we can now turn our attention to the sub- near future. hen Guilford and were presented with subscriptions to local
Roberson conducted chapel services AVed- scription de]>artment which means so Trinity were contemplating playing a newspapers. The winners of the corn club
nesday morning and made a most xecellent much to the publication. Without this of basket ball for the champion- exhibit were given the privilege of a two-
but brief talk to the student body on the not only a college annual will fall 'but 'i''! they consider playing the jayg> jj-jj, Purdue University; and there
value of spiritual training along with any .other publication will not stand as our floor? other premiums awarded for
mental and physical. this is the jjrincipal source from which man who represents his institu- actually made or grown by the
Mr. W. C. Purcell went to Greensboro the cost of the publication is derived. We when^ off with the team on a trip school children of the county during the
Sunday morning to visit his mother, who are looking to the patrons and friends of ®*'ould and will carry himself commenda-
was taken to St. Leo's Hosjiital on Thurs- I’,Ion College to upliold us in this and we ^'’6'^y body
day. We are glad to report Mrs. Purcell feel sure that you will as you have al- "“'t'^bes each movement of a young man plans for giving credit in some way
improving. ways come to the rescue of Elon in any tnnes out of a hudred our produced as a result of the edu-
Mr. and Mrs. AVard, parents of Mrs. thing that she has found a necessity. The institution is judged by our conduct, pative process but not actually done in
T. C. Amick, have moved into their new sutscrijiion price is only $2.50 and we Therefore, the necessity of watching gpi,ool are reported from many localities,
residence near that of Dr. Amick. would thank every alumnus and friend of our.sel\es so that we may not be talked Massachusetts home-project work in
Mrs. M. A. Atkinson entertained the the College for your subscription. We ''sard some team “You agriculture is one of the most successful
Book Club Saturday afternwn. Follow- have tried with all our power to make to watch this bunch or they will attempts to correlate school and home. By
ing the usual literar\- feast, rhat sort of thig one of the finest avenues of adver- J’’*'® ^ this plan the pupil is re|uired to do home
a feast which we all c.m enjov was en- tisynent the collere has evor hod t is ^to be a fact for I was nt — Rpjiyoi program,
joyed. now look to the sup^)orters of Elon for *■'’ and a portion of this work is done during
Mrs. Compton, mother of Mrs. .7. C. the result that it shall bring. Will you *he Hotel at — it gp|,oo| hours. The Oregon plan of school
McAdams, is ill at the home of her daugh- not .ioin with us and let’s make this one simp y scandalous what I saw. ’ credit for home duties, where the idea is
ter. • of the most successful of any first edi- ‘ of extended to include the widest possible
Dr. W. I. Herndon was called to Zeb- tion. that it may be successful and con- ions a >on us in this man- activities has been tried
ulon recently to see his son, Carl, who tinue to be publislied from year to year ® ® where succcss in many schools.
was at that time ill with pneumonia. Dr. and prove a blessing to the college. Any ’:>ur tripS;
Herndon has returned to the village now comm'unication should be addressed to ” An interesting plan is reported from
and reports his son convalescent. the editor or business manager, who will conceining . on s team for 1913 as County, Wisconsin. The superin-
Miss Myrtie Cox is visiting her parents, promptly give any information desired. out ook and are receiving 2q per cent
„ 1 T T • n congratulations and praises even before
Rev. and Mrs. L. I. Cox, m the \illage. Editor. opened geography on the eighth-grade
\ T XI 1 nr examinations for a scale map showing the
FBO^WTION. CONDUCT IN ATHLETICS. . A. L. Hook, Manager. schools and
Mr. Roy W. Malone, of Burlington, N. By the pressure of current news at SCHOOL INDVSTT^J AT ’’y^iene for keep-
C., former studen^ of ,the college and home and abroad I am compelled to write ^YORK *
member of the College baseball team, has this article. It comes from the views of i/-> , , „ „■ i, ' 1 n . ^''lture for selecting, drying, and testing
just been promoted to the position of the management of Athletics and applies ‘ ’ ‘ the seed corn for the farm, anff for keep-
Listant cashier of «,e First National di.ctly to the base ball department. e r:;,l 7^0^ hr e" e ™ of at least four
Bank of Burlington. This note will be Some „.eople have it in their heads, and wheat largest IZ “
welcomed by his friends here especially >011 can t reason with them, that ath- cabbage.” ’This%i.mifies for letters written at home. Sac
and all generall}', as a proof that not are detrimental to an institution. « i,, i , i'" 14- ■ County, Iowa, allows credit for re^-ular
every one who plays, or has during his They say that a young man who plays ^ schirixMMt^r'a ""coTtVwhere chicLns,
past life, played^^ the bad. ^^all will always u. P- -e sweeping^he floor, splitting kindjings et«.
, , ' frainino- in tho niiblin o.hnnl= onri Ihree Missouri counties show their faith
m. J. J. SVMMERBELL GONE -n ed by prizes at the end of the ear T^e ^ ^y asking the parent to
There was and is general sorrow felt work is done at home under th; direction '“-d ‘he child’s
throughout the Cd ege community on ac- ^ of parents as well as teachers, according to work
count of the death of one of our best ^ not aLrove of information received at the United States sweeping, dnsting, dishwashing,
and most respected friends. Dr. J. J. Sum- P “"e ^o not appro^e of Education “setting” the fireless cooker, feed-
merbell,.of Dayton, Ohio. This scholar -y ;^o.ng this; and are doing all we
and gentleman has, since he very con- ■ j , . it” recently held at Goshen, Ind., where Purpose is to vitalize the
ception of the Idea which led to t^he es- jentim^is^a^^^^ it ^oth parent and child by show-
tabl.shment of Elon College, stood bj her ^ ^ -use'Ian movement that connection between edu-
and by those who fought for her as few ^ej^oes^noj^ ^^e^L^ll “ the i::; ™ on vigorously in many parts of and the daily life of the rndividual.
Dr. Summerbell is gone. But his noble ^“^ty. Tf a man is a gentleman he will YOU CAN GET ON without a DAILY
‘ ^ . . , . j 1 I _ not do anvthincr hnf re^np^f fir«f interest in industrial training: tliat
work, inspiring books and pleasant mem- ■ , , . . • has eome to sunulement not sunolant the hut if you are a thinking: man,
cries of his Christ-like, Christian life will second, his institution; and, has cnme to supplement, no supplant, tl^e ^ K
th rd the QnepfntnrQ traditional work or the public schools. It ^ \j^yj±±L i\r. oenu uve aoi-
hve on and on to ess an «P * ^ ose means closer connection than ever before KaUtgh Times for a year,
of us who a
rent of life.
, , We qfani^ for plpfin vra means closer connection than ever betore ^
of us who are yet battling the steady cur- ^ stand^for athletics, and we are ^