February 23, 1923
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EVER SO LONG AGO
(At the last College Day exercises in
Suffolk, ‘S. 10. Everett, ’03. introduced
speaker, Dr. h. E. Smith, ’10, of Norfolk
with the following remarks.)
I cannot take part in this occasion
without thinking of many things in the
past that we might say are responsible
for this galhoring. I take it that I am
permitted two or three minutes to refer
to some important things of the past
that I think would ho appropriate for
this occasion.
We speak of 0‘Kelly as tho Father of
the Christian CMmrch. ''J'his thought was
interrupted by the War between the
States and the destruction of property
and homes, but the principal did not
(lie and it >'as nursed and developed by
that great statesman and preacher, Dr.
W. B. Wellons. assisted by his co-worker.
B. \V. Beall', the pione*'r organizer of
the Christian ('hurch of tlie South, the
organizer of the Sntfolk (,'ollegiate In
stitute, a church school, and A\ho is by
many given credit as being the father of
the Farmers Jiank of Nansemond, one
of the strongest state institutions in
America.
Just after the Civil War we had only
two church schools in the South, and you
might say they were private schools. One
was the Suffolk (Collegiate Insiitute and
the other Graham College, In 1887 it
was planned to consolidate these two
.schools into one, which w’as at Elon, and
in 1890. September 2, Elon College was
opened.
I was one of the /irst students who
registered at this college this year. It
has turned out graduates every yoar since
18JX), thi’ee tlie first year and one the
second, and there has been an increase
until the total number of graduates today
is 441. an average of about 15 per year.
At the opening of Elon College in 1890
the ministerial graduates of the Chris
tian church vvei*e less than the fingers of
one hand. 1 feel tluit I can safely say
that the educators of the Christian church
have come from the Long family through
the sons of Jacob Long. ^Vhen I look
back and see the little home of Jacob
I.oiig on the top of tlie hill near Hall
River and look down at the foot of the
hill anl see the giant beech tree that
proudly stretches its branches over a
spring thivt freely gives its pui-e water to
the household and then makes its way
through the quaint little milk-house and
the pasture where the hoj'ses. cattle sheep
and lambs drink refreshingly, it is not
strange to me that the sons of Jacob
Long, especially Dr. W. S. Long and Dr.
D. A. Long built colleges and churclies
in their minds and afterwards had the
rourage and |)ersevernnce to make their
iireams a reality.
I’eople in this fast a;^-‘ spend their
time on sysUnn ajid monry making and
business hut after all, things that bring
about permanent progress and happiness
o'‘iginate in solitude, around the hill
sides, in the fields of work, and beside
quiet wat*j‘s in the secluded spots of the
world.
S. Tjong foinvV'd lOlou ('ollege.
I). A. Long, his bro;her, has been
■>ne of th(‘ great ed;ieai‘>rs and is one
of the most briilinnt men in America.
At the time of the ofM.^ning of Elon
College \vf* w.-re a sjtiall peoj>le but the
foundation then had been laid l)y these
Kreat men 1 have referred to and by
their olTorrs and our own we have
l^rought tlic church and colh'go up to \\hat
they are today.
It is fresh in my mnul today how w’e
3ifl when we entered that c'ollege the first
year. Instead of having iieated rooms,
I'ot water, electric lights, etc.. we cut our
Own wood, made our own fii’cs, washed
o«r Iani|)s and trijnmed our wit-ks. Not
(lid we do this but without compen
sation we willingly took our axes. M'hen
the day’s h»svs0ns were over, our grub
bing hoes and our sj)ndes and to»k ii]»
stumps from the eampus. And the
beautiful girls of lSi)(» followed us with
thoij- rakes aiui l)uskets ;jnd picked uii
the chips and dragged the ground, pre
paring and leveling the land for spring’s
green jacket. Happiness was our re
ward. It meant something to all of us
to be helpful in this w-ay. Somehow
we were unconsciously realizing the ideas
of those wdio had labored and prayed
for the success of this institution.
I shall never forget what I heard a
famous maji say in one of his lectures
in SutTolk: “The only cost of education
is the desire and. the price of religion is
willingness.”
are to have the jileasure today
of hearing my friend, Dr. L. PI Smith,
who will make the address on this oc
casion and when you have heard him
I am sure you will be delighted with
hint and that you will think my remarks
inadeiuate in describing to you the
merits of this great young mai’..
Miss Mary Leo Foster spent the week
end with Mrs. Marvin IMcPherson at
her home in Burlington.
Miss Jennie Gunter spent the week
end with Miss Moffitt at her home.
WILL ERECT ByiLDIi
J. W. stout Gets Contract for New
Building—Construction to
Begin at Once.
ALFRED MIROVITCH WILL
GIVE CONCERT HERE SOON
(Continued from page one)
At a meeting of tlie Elon Collcfve
building committee Tuesday tlie con
tract w’as aw'arded for the erection of
the new administration building, which
is to be known as “Alamance Hall.’*
This contract went to Joe W. Stout and
Company, of Sanford, N. C., and work
on the new^ building will begin at once
and is to be completed by September 1.
In Burlington yesterday afternoon
the building committee, composed of
W. A. Harper. C. D. Johnston, M. M.
Morrow, D. R. Fonville, R. L. Holt and
F. L. Williamson, met at 4 o’clock in
coin]>any with the architect, Herbert B.
Hunter, and went over preliminary
plans for the layout of the campus and
the construction of the new' adminis
tration building. Several proposals
w'cro received from contractors nnd sub
contractors, and after careful consid
eration it w'as voted unanimously to
award the contract on a cost plus fce |
basis to Joe W. Stout and Company.
Messrs. Stout & Co. have had con
siderable experience in this state in
building high class buildings of brick
and reinforced concrete, which is to
be the material out of which the new
structure is to be erected.
By constructing the building on a
cost plus fee basis it is expected that
from :^0 to 00 days will be saved in
tlic time recjuired to construct the build
ing, and it is also expected to be a
money-saver to tlie college. ^^tessrs.
Stout and Company were communicated
wiMi over long distance phone imniedi-
atclv aftf'r the meeting of the building
committee and acccpted the contract.
Mr. Stout will arrive at the college
this week to go over plans in detail
and next week will begin the work of
removing the debris from the present
site and making preparations for th‘
construction of the new building. Ttie
cost of the proposed building is $150.-
000.
It is expected that work will progress
rapidlv enough so as to allow the laying
of the corner stone of Alamance hall
in connection with the commencement
nette Essipoff. He induced her to hear
him play, after which she immediately
accepted him in her class of artist pu
pils. During the six years which ho
studied w'ith hcr^ he w'as known as her
star pupil, and played at conccrts
throughout Russia. Seven years after
entering the Conservatory, he graduat
ed with the highest honors, winning
the gold modal and the Rubenstein
prize, which was a concert grand piano
with a silver plate engraved with his
name and ho}iors. He is the only con-
cert*pianist of the Essljioff school now
in this country.
For a time after his gradii
lived fjuietly preparing for concert work.
Then for several years he traveled,
studying the music of Spain, France,
Italy and other I'Juropean countries.
Later, he toured Germany in a series of
concerts, followed by tours of Finland
and the Scandinavian nations. At Hel
singfors he conducted a master class in
music. A sccond tour of Germany, with
concerts in Denmark, Xorw'ay and Swe-
lien, with freijuent calls to Russia to
fill important engagements, followed.
Jn 1914, when the World War start
ed, he was on tour in Siberia. All fu
ture European concert engagouents
were cancelled, and he embarked on
an impromptu concert tour of the Far
East, where he remained for five years,
appearing ^n over 400 concerts and
recitals in that period. After the war,
the call came from American managers
for him to come here. During the sea
son of 1920-1921, his first in America,
he appeared as soloist at two of the
concerts of the National Symphony Or
chestra with Willem Mengelberg con
ducting, and with the Detroit Sym
phony Orchestra, besides four recitals
in New York and one each in all prin
cipal cities.
FOURTH LYCEUM NUMBER
IS GIVEN IN BURLINGTON
(Continued from page one)
this spring.
Hon. E. S. Parker, of Gra
ham, has agreed to be the orator lor
thifi’ occasion and Alamancc citizens
from every rtircetion will be exrocto.l
to attend and view the work they arc
helping to construct.
Septoni'bor 1 is the time limit set for
the completion of the new building- in
time for the opening of the school year
next session.
ing of the ‘‘Arabesque.’’ It was dash
ed off with a clearness and charm that
only an artist can. The “Allegro Ap-
pasionata ” was very woll done and
proved her a technician of high order.
She gave Olsen’s “Papillons” as an
encore. This is a charming number and
is too seldom heard by concert artists.
Mr. Tollefaen played “Call of the
Plains,” by Rubis Goldmark; “Ber
ceuse,’’ by Arensky, and “Zephyr,”
by Hubay. He was not as happy in
his renditions as the other two artists.
His tone was often harsh, and his play
ing W’as mechanical at times. A too
much use of the mute brought monot
ony to his playing. When it is used
twice in succession, one W'^onders what
the trouble is!
He did good work in “Zephyr,” jday-
ing with much more authority than in
the other numbers. He gave “Liebes-
freud” by Kreisler as an encore.
The trio in A minor op. 50 by Tschai-
kowsky was the high w'ater mark of
tlie o'x eniug. Tschaikowsky is probably
tlie greatest conversationalist of the
Russian composers, and ho certainly
proves himself a master of the musical
language in this trio.. He expresses
all the emotion, from the happiest to
the most tragic. It is built upon a
Russion folk-song of simple beauty ami
treated as only a genius can.^ Mr. Tol
lefsen’s remarks j)rior to the rendition
made it much more enjoyable. It is a
j)ity that more artists do not give a
few remarks before numbers, especially
when needed. They would find a closer
union and sympathy with the audience.
Tlie Trio rendered this number witli
con sujn mate skill and .interpretation,
creating an atmo.^pliere that electrified
the audience.
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.\risscs Gladys Holland and Vallie
Dillon, of Greensboro, spent the 22nd
on tlie Hill witli friends.
Kent Patton and P. P. Hatley enter
tained friends yesterday.
Miss Margaret Moring is spending a
few davs at her home in Durham. Her
friends wil be glad to hear that she is
recovering from her illness and expects
to return in a short time.
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with college and society seals—at
the College Store.