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THE ELON. COLLEGE WEEKLY Vol V. New Series. *;reensboro, N. C., Friday, May 30^ 1913. and Elou CoUega, N. 0. No. I4 LOCALS AND PERSONALS. Mijs Alma Newman returned to her home Sunday night, after teaching in Pineapple, Alamance, for the past winter. Miss Nannie Emma Farmer class liJlO i« visiting- her cousin, M.rs. Joe Farmer. iJ» figures\iiss Helen Siilmions of Uraham, N. C., b \ club„[ient Sunday with M.iss Blanche New- • I- ^ ' cian at V" ;st l)i)rmitory. it Miss Miamie Holland of Suffolk, Vir- ^ of t ginia, is visiting her sister, Miss Thomp- Ay pitcbi g-c. West Dormitory. T y*o* 1 » .did. Miss Sallie Foster speni a few days this week at her home in Burlington. Mits Virgie Beale and Pearl Tuck spent Tues0.ay shopping in Greensboro. Mr. fieorge ('arringtim, student at the Uni\ersity, of North Carolina, s])ent Wed nesday On the ‘ ‘ H'ill.' ’ Miss Bertie Brown is spending a few days with Mli&s Mary Williams at West Dormitory on her way to Asheville from Mereditli ('ollege where she has been in school for the past year. Miss Ruth Hall spent a few days this week at her home in Burlington. Miss Stagg from Norfolk is visiting her sister, Mrs. W. C. A\V"ker. Mrs. McCleary, land daughters Mliss Myrtle, and Esther, and Miss Helen Law rence spent Monday in Greensboro. Miss Eula Long spent Saturday and Sunday at her home in Graham. Mr. F. S. Fosdeck from Norfolk was a i.ieasant visitor n the “Hill’’ Saturday I Biid i^nnday. Mr. J. H. Oldham has bought the res idence used this session as Ladies’ Hall from president Harper and will move his family into it as soon as commencement passes and the girls vacate. At present i'.e is occupying the building used as mens’ club. Mr. Oldham comes from the Whitsett community, is a man of some means, to DR. OH.\S. W. KENT, Professor of English Literature in the U. of Vrt. _ Who will delivci' the Hnnual Literary Address on Tuesl;iy iiiornmg, June 3rd. PROGRAM OF THE ELON COLLi-lGE deliver the Literary Address before the societies, using as his theme Lincoln and I)a\is, it being the anniversary of the birtli-day of President Jefferson Davis of the Confedaracy. Dr. Kent will be heard with gladness on that theme. That after noon will occur the business meeting of the Alumni Association, and the recital The 24th annual commencement exer- cf the Department of Expression, and COMMENfCBMENT'. DISTINGUISH ED ISPEAKERS. INTERESTING EXERCISES. FIFTY TWO WILL RECEIVE DIPLO MAS AND CERTiri- CATES. received the welcome of Elon College sises of Elon College will begin on Sat- tliat evening the Annual Concert of the townsmen. urday evening of this week With the Se- Music Department will take place. Mrs. Sadie Jones returned Monday nior Class Day Exercises. These exer- The great day of the entire season will from a visit to her people at Raleigh, N. cises will continue till Wednesday evening be the tinal da. next Wednesday, when C. of next week, and promise to be of un- the graduating class will have its final Mr. R. S. Doak attended the finals at common interest. exercises at 10:00 o'clock. At this time Guilford College during the week. The baccalaureate sermon will be de- tifty two persons will receive degrees, livered on Sunday morning at 11 :.'!0 diplomas, and certiticates, the largest REMARKABLE RECORD, o’clock by Dr. W'^rren H. Penison, Nor- number to be so honored at any com- , Miiss Viola E. Frazier, Elkton, Va., who folk, Va., whose subject is to he Life’s u'.encement up to this time, is a member of the Senior Class has made Great Rule. T.he Art Exhibit will be given in the a most wonderful record during the four President Harper of the College will West Dormitory Annex on the afternoon years of her college course; having at- deliver the baccalaureate address that of this day and the evening will be ta- tended every chapel exercise and without evening, using for his theme Life's Essen- ken up with the Alumni Address by Mrs. being absent from a single class. tial Ingredients. , .1. K. Reuhus, Dayton, Va., whose theme The three literary societies will give will 'be Universal Democracy. Following WHERE WE BELOJ^G the program of their representatives on M.rs. Reubush’s address will occur the Monday evening, at which time also the annual Alumni Banquet in the College “0 Holy Will! I belong to Thee!” cries Board of Trustees will meet in annual Dining Hall. out S. Francis of Sales, in one of his session. The meeting of the Building meditations. There is such security and (^ommittee of the Board, which has had —Esperaritfi is a practical universal joy in finding where we belong! To be charge of the erection of the new gym- language in the sense t'bat a number,of exiled, is to be unhappy. To find the cen- nasium, will occur Monday at noon and business houses having international re- ter of all our true relationships, is to be the committee will make its final report to lations issue catalogues and carry on brave and happy. We belong to God, and the Board of Trustees that evening. correspondence it it, and there are about therefore to His will. We are restless ITnesday morning Mr. .Charles W. a hundred perodicals published in to. apart from that centre; we are at peace Kent, of the University of Virginia, and Many nations, states and cities have in- when we rest in God.—Zion’s Herald. one of tTie South’s famous scholars, will troduced' it intp their public schools. DR. WARREN II. DENISON. ELON COLLEGE AND VILLAGE WEL COME LADIES OF THE CHURCHES. The first mass meeting of the women of the !>outhern; Christian Conventipn v\as held at Elon College May 27, 28. Monday evening the executive board com- i>osed of Mrs. C. H. Rowland, of Frank lin, Va.; Mrs. W. H. Carroll of Bur- lii-gton, N. ('.;Mrs. W. T. Walters, of Wfinchester, Va.; Miss Bettie Stephenson, tf Roanoke; Mrs. L. F. Johnson, of Raleigh; H. W. Elder, of Richland, Ga.; and Mrs. W. A. Harper, of Elon College, N. C., m?t and made plans for conven tion. , the convention was c.iUed to order in the college auditorium, by the president, Mrs. C. H. Rowland. Addresses were made by Mrs. W. A. Harper, Mrs. W. H. Carrold, Dr. J. 0. Atkinson and Mrs. J. P. Barrett of iDay- ton, Ohio. In the addresses missionary questions were discussed that had never been before. Tuesday afternoon was well spent in the hearing of reports from the different committees, These reports were all good and showed that there was growing in terest among the missionary, women of the South. Tuesday evening the delegates were,, highly entertained with an address given by Rev. \V'. H. Denison, of Norfplk, Va. The, closing, session was held Wednes day morning. The concluding reports and n i?ctilai|(eous work were completed. I'leeling that the missionary (|uestion was more alive than ever, most of. the dele gates left on morning train for Burling ton, to attepd the Yonnj' People’s Con vention. T3E DEVIL’S ADVERTISEMENT. Johnson the drunkard, is dying today, With traces of. sin on his face; He’ll be,missed at the club, at the bar, at the play; Wanted-r-a bqy for his place, Sin^ons, the gamblpr, was killed in a fight; He died wjthout,pardon or grace, Some one must train for,his burden and blight; W^^nted—a boy, for^,his,place.
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