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Page Two S^aroon anl) (^olti viember of the North Carolina Colle giate Press Association Published Weekly by the Students of ELON COLLEGE iotered at the Post-Offlee at Elon Col lege, N. C., as secoud-class matter. Two Dollars Per CoUege Year Sion M. Lyiiain Editor VV. B. Terrell Alaiiaging Editor W. C. Elder Business Manager R. W. Utley Ass’t Business Mgr. Ourtis Price Advertising Manager 0. Atkinson, Jr. . . Ass’t Adv. Mgr. W. J. Hooks Circulation Manager G. L. Williams ... Ass’t Cir. Manager Kate Strader Ass’t Cir. Manager R. D. Clements Publicity Editor r W. Hook Editor for the Alumni Advertising Rates Upon Request A GREAT COMMENCEMENT The late comnieiieement was one of the greate.st in the history of the college. We feel that we would be safe in saying that it was the most outstanding close to which any year of the college has come. This is not due so mncli to tlie fact that it was held under trying conditions, but it is true because of the high notes whi^'h were struck by the comineneement speakers. it is a great day in the history of any nation when a nation’s in stitutions of higher learning open ly stand f(u- the best things in life. From the colleges come th(' leaders for the nation, and they load as they are taught. Let the teaching lead where it will. It is notable that Governor Trinkle of the Old Dominion de clared, in his address, that ‘'Edu cation must be wrapped around with religion.” These things com ing from the lips of one of the great leaders of the day are judica tive of the tendency of American thinking. The Alumni Address delivered by Rev. Stanley C. Harrell was another forward looking utterance. It was in full accord with the words of the governor of Virginia, and these men were speaking the thoughts of the best of American leaders. It was a siguiflcant commence ment season through which we have just passed, and presages for our college a larger usefulness in the day now so brightly dawning. Elon has ever stood for the larger things and has sought to give a full education, but with this com mencement season she has set her self to the task witli renewed faith in the work slie is under- takhig to do. It is these things whi h lend distinct'on to the com mencement just passed. HIGHER EDUCATION H?ven tlousand five hundred young people were graduated from North Carolina high schools this sprhig. These young people are ready to cross the threshold of some college. Many of them will register somewhere this fall. A larger percent will do this than would have done so five years ago, but all too few of them will do it now. IIigh:>r education used to be ex clusive ; today it is no longer so. If they will, there is a chance for every one of these five thousand young people to enter college sr:mewhere. Tie time was when a college education wa!i not imperative, but today it is. Without a college education a young man or wo nan is seriously handicapped; life is complex, and daily it grows more so. The lack of h’gher education is a serious handicap no matter what field is entered, and no young man or woman des^'ing to ac’iieve anything worthwhile can afford to neglect the preparation which our colleges offer. Financial gain and service are the two objects either one or both of w'hieh dominate all w’ork. Lack of a college education makes the attaiinuent of either object diffi cult. A young man may succeed wdth- ont a collea'e education. Many do, but somewhere there is something missing, and his attainments are not e(|iial to his possibilities. All of us want to live the largest possible lives, and to do it we must properly e((uip ourselves. The world makes laige demands upon all who call upon it to suri-ender its best, and none of us w'ould care to content ourselves with less than the best, and none of us would wish to be found unequal to the task impos'd. Higher education pre pares for tasks, and opens larger avenues for service. It makes pos sible the living of a full life. High er educat'on, therefore, merits the careful consideration of every young jierson. The college train ed man or woman has more than an e|ual chance to achieve and to serve. The world needs producers. It has consu-uers enough already, and a college education brings with 't a large responsibility. It makes the utilization of opportunities im perative, and rei|u:res that W’e live up to our powers and possibilities. V collcg' education demands that we achieve not so much for our selves, but for the whole of man kind. It gives a larger outlook on the world, and invites us to partici pate ill the larger interests. Higher education makes produc- ;'ton more produet'Vf ; service more serviceable, and life more livable'. Ill tbis a-;'e of stress no high school graduate can afford to remain a high school graduate. The world needs better trained leaders, and every high school graduate has the opportunity of becoming one of these leaders. s. C. HAEEELL DELIVEES GREAT ALUMNI ADDEES3 (Continued from Page One) nnd \vall in tlie wa.vs i>f riulitf^oiisness Ibal they would jirosper." "'I'liere arc no reasonable grounds up on which to queKtion the claim that the I'nited States is today one of the rich est, and one of the most influential na tions of the world. l,ut, what made the I’nited States tlie power that it is to day'/ It owes its power, its wealth, its industry, aiul its influence to the power of relifiiou which controlled the hearts of the men and women who laid tlie foun dations of our nation. Why has Xorth Carolina outstrijiped her sister states u t’u' race fir agricultural honors? The Xorth Carolina are cultivated by the sons of the men who came to this coun- ;ry serkiu;^: religious freedom and (xod. "These things that the political .scien tist holds uji to us as the producers of wealth are but tiols. Their \alue as ])rodneers depends upon the character, njiou the S|)irit, upon the purpose, or call it by its true name, upon the re- lifrion of the men and women that use them. "If time permitted we iniaht so on pil- :njr U)) evidence of tiie verity of the law that risliteou'iness is the true producer of rieh.^s. But we venture the prediction that just as surely as there has ne\'er been formnhited a code of civil law that ;,uaranteed true liberty and justice to humanity, that was not founded upon the Iteealosue: just so .surely will there ' e fonunl'ited no true science of poli tical eeonom.v. but that it will have for its foir.ulation the law. tint rigliteonsness is tlie true proihicer of wealth. Xor will ■luy community, jieople. or nation enjoy Mie full nieas-.ire of material pros]ierity. b">t a divine pro\'i(lence intended for them to enjoy, until their candnct. poli- c'es. and praclices, are motivated and controlled bj- the i)rinciples of rishteous- 'less laid down in t'.ie religion of .Vlaiifrhty ■Jod as y'iven in the (iospel of llis Son. ■lesns Christ." Dr. P. Lawrence and family are ‘-pending a week in Franklin. ^'irKinia, with Dr. C. II. Rowland. MAROON AND GOL DR. W. T. WALTERS Cliairiiiaii of the Board of Religious Education, uiidev whose supervision the Chautauqua and School of Meth ods is to be coiiditctcd. CHAUTAUQUA AND SCHOOL OF METHODS TO BE HELD HERE (Continued from Page One) Tlie tirst session of the Chautauqn.’i was held in 193 4, and for the live years following met there in the Baptist tab ernacle. The 1920 session was not held on account of economic conditions, and the 1921 session was held at Ocea:i View. At the meetmg of the Southern Chris tian Convention at Suffolk in 1922, the Cliautauqiia and School of Methods was placed in charge of the Board of Relig ious Education, and after a conference with the college faculty it was decide ' to hold the 1922 session at Elon College August 28 to September 3. The initial s?Fsion held here convinced leaders that Elon was the logical place for the gath ering, and accordingly plans were madv' for a bigger and better session in 1923. Rev. W. T. Walters, T>. D., of Rich mond, Xn., is chairman of the Board of Religious Ed.ucation, and chairman of the program committee. Dr. Walters is an alumnus of Elon College, having graduated in the class of 1903. He is intensely interested in-work with young people, and as well as being chairman of this work in the South, he is a mem ber of the Board of Christian Educa tion of the General Convention of the Christian church. Other members of the program com mittee are Mr. C. H. Stephenson, oP Raleigh, North Carolina, and Miss Lucy M. Eldredge, of Richmond. Mr. Steph enson is a business man of Raleigh and president of the North Carolina Sunday School and Cliristian Endeavor Conven tion. Miss Eldredge has been for two years Field Secretarv of Religious Edu cation of the Southern Convention. Other members of the Board of Relig ious Education who 'ire vitally inter ested in the Chautaiifjua are Mrs. J. W. Patton, of Elon College; Rev. J. F. Mor gan, of Winchester, Va.; P. T. Hines, of Raleigh; E. T. Holland, of Holland. Va., and Rev. R. F. Brown^ formerly of Columbus, Ga. The program of the Chautauqua in cludes mornings devoted to class and lecture work, afternoons of re(‘refit:pn. nnd evening programs of music and in spirational lectures. The opening ses sion on July 30 will be Barliiigton Night, when the Burlington choir will have charge of the music. Each morning Rev. C. H. Rowland, of Franklin, Va., will have charge of the morning devotions, from 8;30 to 9 o'clock. Dr. Rowland will make these moments a time of great spiritual uplift. A variety of classes will be offered during the morning, including the fol lowing: Children’s Work, by Miss Em ma G. Lemen, of Philadelphia, Pa. Voung People’s Work, by Hermon Eld redge, of Erie, Pa.; Sunday School Or jjanization and Administration, by Rev. E. B. Flory, of Norfolk, Va.; Social Service, by Dr. W. A. Plarper, of Elon College; Pastors’ Work, by Dr. W. W. D Staley, of Suffolk, Va.; Content Course for Young People, by Rev. James Light- bourne, of Plollandj Va.j Missions, Mrs. M. T. Morrill, Defiance, Ohio; Steward ship, by Dr. J. 0. Atkinson, of Elon College; Christian Endeavor, by Rev. J. 1’. Morgan, of Winchester, Va. Lectures inclutie three on ‘‘Evangel ism” by Dr. Eoy Helfenstein, of Dover, Del., and lectures by Kev. John G. Tru itt, Dr. 1. W. Johnson, Rev. W. D. Parry, Dr. J. O. Atkinson, and others. Music will be led by Rev. J. F. Morgan, who will have charge of the evening music lionr on tlie campus, the “Happy Hour” of the day. M.iss Pattie Coghill will have charge of the afternoon recre ation program. Miss Eucy M. Eldreilge will have charge of the Daily Vacation Bible School for children two hours each niorning, assisted by an able corps of young people. Every, church should be represented by one or more representatives. Every pastor should endeavor to be there. The committee is especially anxious that numbers of the young people of the church will attend the Chautauqua tliis year that they may come to kn.jw Elon better, as they are preparing for more efficient service to their local churches. LARGE COMMENCEMENT AUDIENCE HEARS 'VIEGINIA GOVEKNOE on EDUCATION (Continued from Page One) had toward cdueation today compared wilh that of a few years ajio. anil urged individual responsibility on the part of the citizens in seeing that adequate edu cational opportunities were offei-ed the boys and girls of this country, lie also spoke highly of the influence the denonii- national collefi'e inis in ouv nation. I'resident Harper exjn-ossed apprecia tion on the part of the college and citi zens of North (’arolina at having his excellency's presence in this state and at the Elon commencement. It was announced at tliis time that honorary degrees had been conferred as follows: on Dean E. \j. Lawson. Defiance ('ollcgc. Defiance, Ohio, the Lit. 1>. de- I gree. on ('aptain Evan W. Scott, ('hief of the Navy (’haplains, Washington. D. 0.. the D. D. degree, on ('ol. John T. Axton, ('hief of the Army (,'haplains. Washington. D. V.. the D. D. degree, and on Dr. J. Uainey Parker, Burlington, X. C., the Lit. D. degree. AN'inners of the medals and scholav- ■hii)s were also announced at this time. Herbert Scholz. Jr.. Macon, X. win ning the J. W. Wellons Scholarship medal j>resented by General Julian S. ('arr: Mai’v Swanson, the Morrow Thes is medal: II. L. Scott, Richmond, Va.. the Stanford Orator's medal given by Col. S. I4. Adams: Pattie Lee ('oghiil. Hen derson. X. (the Mofhtt Essayist med al. and Alice Weber the J. J. Sununer- hell scholarship. Bibles were presented to the niend)ers of the Senior '('lass by Dr. E. L. Mof- lit, Ashehoi‘0, X. ('.. a member of the Board of 'Trustees and former president of tilt* college. 'I'he cou(duding item was the valedictory address by U. Scholz. Jr.. who bade his classmates and faculty a farewell. 'riiose to receive the degrees were; Bachelor of Arts—Thomas Harold An drews. Elon College, X. : Lloyd Jones Bray. Cliarlotte. X. ; (Jrady Ander son Brown, Saxainihaw. X'. ('.; Eiise Virginia Caddell, Elon ('ollege, X. (: Pattie Lee Coghill, Henderson, X. (’. ; Bertie Doyle ('rutchfield, EHand. X. ; Marion Ivey ('rutchfield, Efiand. X. ('. Stuart Columbus Deskins. Danville, Ky. : Minnie Laura Edge. Buffalo, Ala.; Esth er Emily Farmer. News Ferry. Va.: John ]\[el\in L'armer. Xews Ferry. \’a.: John M(‘(]r('e Fix, Burlington, X. (’,; Irene (4off, Falcon. X. (\ ; Uoy Slyvester 'lelms. Monroe, X. (’.; Margai-et Edna Homewood. (Jrahani, X. ; Lance Wood Jennings, Gibsonville. X. (’.: Wade .•]lmer Marlerte. Saxapahaw. X. (’.: Mar garet Joyner Moring, , Durham. X. (’, ; Robert Van Morris. Denton. X. : Lindseay .f. 1’ei‘ry. Wingate. X. : An- lie L'uira Phillips. Lumherton, X. C. : (rracc* ^IcElroy Rainey. (iordonsvilie, Va.: Markwood Zirkle Rhodes. Dayton, \'a.: Herbert Scholz, Jr., Macon, N. C.: Henry Lee Scott, Richmond. Va.; Wil lie Garland Stoner, (xreensboro, X. June I, IQ2J Mary P31izabeth Swanson, Wilkesboro, X. C.; (Jeorge Dewey I'nderwood, Youngs- ville. X. (’.: Elward Carl White. Wav- erly. \'a.; Matthew James Walter White, Jr.. Xorfolk, \'a. : William Lawton Wood- ie. Furches. X. ('. Bachelor of Philosophy—Xonnie Laura l’>ailey, Riverview. Ala.; John Brooks, Burlington. X. (J.; Helen Parkerson Caa- non. Elon College. X. ('.; Mary Xell Holland, Holland, Va.: Lois Maie Hol land. Holland, Va.; Victor Manuel Ri- vera. Porto Rico, Agnes Margaret Whitt, Xathalie. A'a. ; Worth B. Wicker, Elon ('ollege. X. C. liachelor of Music—Mildred Louise Kirkland. Elon ('ollege, X. C. .Master of Arts—John Virgil Dabbs, Mississippi: Donnie Rich Patton. Elon College, X. E. S. PARKER SPEAKS AT LAYING OR CORNERSTONE (Continued from Page One) might be benefitted by it in the coming years. Lion. E. S. I'arker then delivered the oration of the afternoon after being in troduced by Col. Holt. He gave a brief history of the creating and naming of Alamance county, and its growth, nam ing Edwin il. Holt as the first manu facturer of the county and the man who started its industrial growth. In pass ing over the period of the Battle of Ala mance he declared: ”We know that the first armed resistance to British force— tlie fir.st real stroke for American liberty was when a group of sturdy patriots, led by Herman Husbands, defied Eng land's power, first at Hillsboro, and then fought a real battle in the forks of the two streams known in early history as “Big Alamance’’ and ”I/ittle Alamance," and that battle in history is knorwn as the Battle of Alamance. He spoke of Col. R. L, Holt as being the descendant of Edwin M. Holt, and how fitting it was that he should be in charge of tliis corner stone laying. lie also spoke of Dr. W. S. Long, now of Chapel Hill, who founded Elon College and thereby brought into realTry xhe dream of the (’hristian Church for its institution for higlier learning. Call ing attention to the rapid growth and influence of tlie college during tlie past ten years, he ga\e credit in a large measure to the present head of the ih- stitntion. Alamance,” Mr. I’arker continued, ■‘and the people of Alamance have in these years learned to ajtpreciate Elon College and what Elon College stands for, and while I don't believe I would have had the courage to have stood be fore the President, the faculty and the students of Elon (’ollege on the moru- ing after that fire that destroyed their building, and have told them that that visitation was a blessing, but I believe 1 could do so today. They realize what we of Alamance think of them. We of Alamance realize what Elon means to us. It is. it must go forward to greater things. "With the material of young lives' that comes to it from nifiny states, it builds and builds for the future, and builds upon a rock. It is good that this Iniilding shall be h(‘re and it is good that it shall be known as the Alamance Building, and it is an honor and a credit to have had some part in putting it here.” Dr. W. \V. Staley of the Board of Trustees then expressed to Mr. Parker and (’ol. Holt the appreciation of the faculty and trustees for the assistance Alamance county had rendered in the time of Elon's crisis. Without further ceremony the corner stone was put in place and Dr. Thomas F. Opie ]>ronounced the benediction. SCOTT AND COLCLOUGH WIN SOCIETY MEDALS On the afternoon of May 2S the rej)- reseiitatives of the three societies spoke. The medals wer> awarded to W. 'L Scott, Philologian, and (Jeorge D. CoP dough. Clio. The Psijdielians have no contest, bnt give their representative^! society pins. Tln*re were six si)eakers, two from each society, and the contest was a spiritel one. For the most part the speeches were excellently written, and well livered.
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