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THE ELON COLLEGE WEEKLY Vol V. New Series. Greensboro, N. and Elon C M Friday, May 23, 1913. N. 0. No* 10 THE SENIOR CLASS OF 1913 ’Tis the sweet strains of music I hear And the melody of voices near That make a thousand thoughts come to my mind, And how many have been left behind, Who four years ago began the tight But are not seniors to-ni^t. From the Freshman Class large and gay Many Have fallen by the way. Only' to miss the reception to-night With those who have won the tight. And to fill a lesser life and smaller space Than those who have won the race. Sixteen hearts, young, happy and gay Are about to meet the pnriing way To try a life of dreams and fancies sought, That four years theyVe daily bought; Bought with toils, tasks and pains, But for it all 1 hear the musical strains. All honor to those who’ve been true And each day did the buttle renew; Who fought the fight with courage strong; Who stood for right and foe to wrong. “Honor to w'hom honor is due” Is why, dear Seniors, I sing for you. May those who have not reached the top Catch tite musical strains and stop And vow to ever upward climb, Till they the happy pUre find And raise aloud their voices cleqr lij tifc .-lame iuufii »u iibrti. 10-.30 P. M., Thursday, May 15, 1913. ■ [The above lines printed under protest of the writer were written when the writer chanced to pass President Har, e/s home during the hours of the senior reception on May 15th. The music of the occasion suggested the thoughts. Mr. C. B. Riddle is author.] row upon the posterity of the whale, in that he once had legs, which he now lost from disuse and once he could live off the luscious fruits and the savory meats of the animals of the earth, but now he has to lit'e off the smallest creatures in the sea and consumes all his time in obtaining The women of the Christtan Church ' Mrs. (?. H. Rowland, Franklin, Va., is ‘hem. Herein we see that examinations South will meet here on Tuesday morn- president of the Women’s Home and ‘o the world of men and ing for a two days session in a mission,'- Foreign Mission Convention under whose t'le kingdom of animals, ary rally. Delegates from Virginia, auspices this rally is to be held. The Now we shall show to our satisfaction North Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama rally will not be merely a mass meeting, examinations are m direct opposi- will be present and an interesting ses- but a seminary for the discussion of plans *o nearly all the Laws of Moses, an and the adoption of measures relative ‘‘''e therefore oi most danger to nations Women in ^s'lsslONARY RAUi.Y. GREAT MEETING TO BE HELD HERE THE COMING WEEK. >1 sion is expected. The speakers of the program are Mrs. to the.missionary work as welil. W. A. Harper, Mrs. W. H. Carroll, Miss Bettie Stephenson, Mrs. W. T. Wal.'ers, Mrs. W. H. Denison, Mrs. C. H. Rowl,.rid, Mrs. H. E. Rountree, Dr. Warren H. Denison, Dr. A. B. Kendall, Dr. J. 0. At kinson and others. which have them in their bounds. “Remember the Sabbath day to keep HAPPENINGS AT YOUNG LADIES’ HALL. Miss Myrtle Moser spent Saturday and Sunday at her home near Burlington. Miss Blanche Teague spent Sunday in Burlington with friends. Misses Lug'erty Carter and Una Al bright went home last Thursday, to at tend the Cane Creek High School Com mencement, returning Sunday; they re port a pleasant time. Mr. L. 0. Sharpe, of Durham, N. C., visited his niece. Miss Clara Sharpe^ Thursday. Miss Sharpe accompanied him to his home Friday, where she spent a few days. Miss Emma Hobson spent the week end in Burlington Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. Sadie Jones, Matron, is spending a few days with friends and relatives in Wake County. Y. Wl C. A. We feel our Y. W. C. A. meeting held Sundy afternoon was an improvement on some of the previous ones. The subject, “The Famous Women of Long Ago,” was skilfully and effectively treated by Miss Myrtles Lawr’ence. Her lives of Ruth, Es- Tfie ladies of the Elon College commu lity will give the visitors a reception and saith the Holy Book. Ihough we ,'cquaintance meeting in the parlors of violate this commandment I he W.test Dormitory of the College on “prima facie” because of examinations, londay evening, the first session of the y***- thinking of them on the I ally occuring on Tuesday morning at ten Seventh Day and thus the day is robbed ' of its spirituality and is desecrated. “Thou shalt not kill.” But we all :— — — - - —* • :— murder pencils, assassinate the questions, ther, Hannah and Sarah were well ren-. A CALL TO ARMS. and try with our most mighty efforts to dered by some of our most active mem- In this argument, student friends, we “^kill” the professor, bers. Miss Gertrude Miison also fa ired ; I'e going to’try to show’ to the world at “Thou shalt not covet.’ Still we' go Us with a beautiful vocal solo, “I a.n a I rge that there is no need for examina- to the prgfesEor and try to “pump” as Stranger^ 1 am a Pilgrim.” After Uich tiptis, especially, college examinatio>‘s;l much out of him as we can, because of Mrs. Rowland, of Franklin, Virginia, gaVe I'lat they have through the ages had a bad our covetousness of what he knows, us a very interesting talk. We indeew feel 1 story and that instead of being benefi- “Honctr thy father and thy mother, greatly benefited when one so interested i al, they are ri ally against the major- hen examinations come on we fail to in our association has been among us. i^v of tlie l.*aw«; o-f the Decalogue, which write to our parents (except on a cash ba- Presiiie«iaS^^§^fe>*i- lirinw d.'struction to any si.-l. and ve even’forget them, and there- ^ people or natio:'. that disoVieys them. fore ‘‘our days will not be long in the LIFE AT ELON. The first examination of which we have land which the Lord our God giveth,us.” any authentic record was the one made by “Thou shalt not steal.” But we have to The life of a College, as of every other Sister Eve in the Garden of Eden. There steal paper and ink if w’e would have place, is the product of its spirit. This is she examined the fruit of the forbidden enough of these necessities to irake the notably so of the life at Elon College. Th^f Tree of Life, being prompted as we are coveted seventy and that without com- delightful location of the College, in the in the present day to make the examina- phmentary conditions, famous hill country of Western North tion for the purpose of obtaining knowl- We have shown how these hated exam- Carolina, makes it a desirable seat for an edge. Every one of us knows this exam- inations violate five of the Old Testa- institution of learning. The buildings are ination was the beginning of human mis- ment rules and we can certainly with ut- ample, modern, home-like. The grounds ery ®ud that we today, seven thousand most truth say that they violate the other are peculiarly charming in their native centuries after the examination, are still five fin just as great a degree. Now that simplicity and beauty. The climate is suffering because of her iniquity, which these examinations are so undesirable, so mild, the water is pure and invigorating, was the direct result of an examination, fatiguing to the flesh, such a worry to the the healthfulness unsurpassed. Given Thus we can readily see that tie insti^ mind, and so detrimental to the interests these advantages and the spirit that con- tution of examinations was one of the of mankind; let patrons, professors, stu- trols the actions and relations of faculty greatest blunders ever committed by man- dents—the whole world arise and with and students towards each other, and the kind. fl's slogan, “Away with fjxaminations, only kind of life to be expected would Now to another instance: when Noah free this country of one of the greattest be one of simple earnestness and buoy- the patriarch was on his cruise in the curses it has ever had. ant hope. Students of former days look Ark, one of the whales (whales lived on “Claudius,” back to their days of preparation here as land before the Flood) wanted to make not only a preparation for life, but as in examination for the purpose of obtain- —James Bryce, British ambassador at a very real sense life itself. With all the ® knowledge of the contents of the Washington, formally presented his letters advantages of city life as to equipment, w-ater and also to find out what effect the of recall from the London government to convenience, and accessibility and with water would have on the appearance of President Wilson and took his leave. As a none of its distractions and allurements, his skin. Finally sunmioning up all the diplomat in this country he has been un- and witl} consecrated and learned instruc- courage he could master, he leaped out of usually popular. He has always shown tors, in a community famous for its beau- the fop window of the Ark into the surg- great interest in the United States and his t^ and healthfulness, with a spirit such '' g billows of the mighty deep. Ever famous work on “The American Common- as inspires and moulds character of the since that time he and his kind have had wealth” is the best and most sympathetic noblest type, surely life under these con- t ; 'i''® the sea and have been bereft of study of our institutions now in existence, ditions must be* at its best and it is. tie beauties of God’s country. Here we Just why he is to be superseded is not One needs only to be a student or res- seo two representative cases: the first known. ident here to wish even to make this place caused untold suffering and banished • — one’s permanent habitation. Paradise forever from the face of the The house of contentment is not known earth, thus to the great discomfort and by the turrets. The heat of anger was neyer known to eternal loss of the descendants of Adam You cannot retraje crooked steps; the boil the kettle. /^/ ^>nd Eve; the second brought great sor'. path of reform is straight.
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