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MAROON AND GOLD
September 12, iq^.I
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JAKE BLAKE
SAYS:
Kissin’ a man wid a
moustache am kind er
ticklish business.
A GREAT ADDRESS
Dr. Harper’s opening address
before the students last Sunday
morning was a great address. He
has said the thing which students
of the College have for so long
needed to have said to them. We
are carrying this address in full
in this issue of Maroon and Gold,
and it is our earnest hope that
many' students will preserve a
copy of it.
Dr. Harper, in some small part
at least, has given expression to
the Elon Spirit, Spiritual forces
are real forces, and there is such
a force here. We believe that
President Harper has rightly stat
ed the chief qualities of this spirit.
When we think of the Elon Spir
it we need a concrete definition of
this invisible force which makes
itself felt so potently in the life
of our College. Dr. Harper has
given such a concrete definition,
and too much cannot be said in
praise of his address.
There is a home atmosphere in
our college, a reverent scholarship
permeates all the teaching of the
College, through all the sport life
of the College there runs a love
for fair dealing and clean play, the
social life of the College is a
healthy and normal social life, and
all these thiiigs enter into the
crowning factor of the Elon Spir
it,—Christian character. These
five factors, as Dr. Harper points
out, make up what we are all so
proud of,—the Elon Spirit. It is
this Elon Spirit which has made
Elon College the dearest place on
earth to. those who have come to
love it through contact with all
that the college stands for, and by
contributing to the College some
thing which has entered into the
spirit of the place.
No buildings, however efficient
or imposing; no curriculum, how
ever broad or adaptable; no fac
ulty. however consecrated or
learned, can ever endear a college
to the hearts of men and women.
It is the spirit which dwells with
in and above all, which clasps in
sacred bonds the whole; it is such
a spirit which endears a college
to those whom it trains. It is not
things, but spirit, which lives on
and motivates life.
“AN EXCELLENT SPIRIT” IS THE
THEME OF PRESIDENT HARPER’S
ADDRESS TO STUDENT AUDIENCE
(Continued from Page One)
pretation of a spirit is not only difficult,
but sometimes dangerous. The beauty
of the flower is in its wholeness of im
pression and not on its parts. So the
beauty of the Elon spirit is in its unitv
and not in i^s ingredient principles. I
can only hope and pray that the beauty
of what you have already begun to ex
perience may not be marred for you by
the analysis to which we shall now
subject it. I sliall speak of only five
constituent elements of it. There are
others which you wmII yourselves add
to the list, but these five all will agree
stand out on the horizon of the Elon
spirit like Pike’s Peak in the Rockies.
“And first among tnese constituent
elements of our College spirit I would
place tlie atmosphere of the home which
pervades our instituti;on even as the
aroma of the flowers pervades the air
we breathe, borne in to us on the gen-
ile zephyrs of the spring. Elon is a
college with the home quality aui’’ it
takes this quality to ripen youth into
manhood and w^omanhood ready to grap
ple with and solve the complex prob
lems of life. As go the homes, so goe«>
the nation. Manifestly a college wi;h
the home atmosphere is a primary need
in the life of any people. So many
times young people from good homes
lose themselves w’hen they go off to
college. They miss the cheering, saving
atmosphere of home and fall almosu
unconsciously into linbits undermining
character. To move among those who
know us intimately, appraise us char
itably, and love us devoutly is the
strongest character-making influence
touching our lives in the fateful days
of youth. Here we are all members of
the same family. The professors stand
in loco parentis to you and your fellow
students are your brothers and sisters
in the college household. It becomes
each of us to contribute all w’e can
to tlie success and happiness of our
home. ‘Mother Elon’ the alumni af
fectionately style the college of which
you are now a part. Love her as you
would your mother. She will be to you
all a mother can be, and through the
encroacliing ye-ars you wnll ever recur
to the days spent in the atmosphere of
your college with pleasant memories as
sociated with ideals that have meant
your life’s success.
“But a college is a place for study,
a place to face the questions and prob
lems and facts of life. The Elon spirit
is in this regard permeated with the
attitude of reverent scholarship, of rev
erent search for truth. JSTo half-truths
are taught here and none are safe here.
All sham and pretense are sure to be
exposed. Every realm of knowledge
is subjected to most painstaking ana
lysis and only that which can stand
the test stands. There is only one ques
tion we are unprepared to examine aft
er this manner and that is the exist
ence of God. Elon is" a Christian Col
lege. Just as the chemist assumes his
electron and the physicist his molecule,
so we assume God as the synthesizing
fact of the universe. We just cannot
get along without God here and we
make that assumption and offer no ex
cise for it. The Bible assumes tliat
God is and labels him a fool w-ho denies
it. That is our position. It would be
}>resumptuous to undertake to discuss
a spiritual concept here today without
taking for granted that the Father of
'•pirits actually is. We do not object
to -yoxiT using every means you can con
ceive of to prove or disprove this as
sumption, but we are convinced thal
you will if you are wise and honest nec
essary arrive at our axiomatic attitud'',
tliat all in vanity without God and thf;t
nil is reality with Him. Elon takes her
stand here and, God helping her, can
do no other. This assumption lies &i
tJie basis of all Christian colleges. It
nmst lie there, else why maintain such
colleges at all?
“You can see now’ wdiat we m^'an h}’
saying .that Elon is characterized ly
trie reverent search for truth. We
inoan being firmly convinced that God
is and that the spiritual life is a real
life, we are w’illing to investigate any
problem, question, theory or fact and
to render verdict respecting it in terms
of our fundamental conception of God
as the source and author and synthe
sizer of all truth. Elon is not afraid
to teach geology. What is geology?
Xothing more nor less than the effort to
learn how' God made the w^orld. We
are not afraid to teach biology. What
is biology? Xothing more nor less than
the effort to find how* God made our
bodies and how life goes on in them.
We are not troubled about evolution
nor about the hgiher critics. We exam
ine their theories, but we cannot accept,
any mechanical origin for the world, be
cause w^e know' that God is our Father
and we constantly find Him present as
the creative and directive spirit in ev
ery science, in all pliilosophy, in all art
and history. We are convinced that
there is nothing to fear from science
and that there can be no conflict be-
tw^een science and religion. God is the
author both of scientific and of relig
ious truth and God is not inconsistent
w'ith Himself. When science and relig
ion seem to conflict, we hold fast to our
fundamental concept and know it will
come out all right. We do not know
enougli of any science yet to be dog
matic about its conclusions, nor has
God ceased yet to speak to His chil
dren new conceptions of His spiritual
truth. Jesus told His disciples He had
things to say to them that they could
not bear and promised that the Holy
Spirit would lead ua into all truth; all
truth, that is it, and trusting such a
leader we cannot greatly err even mo-
nientarily, and ultimately we shall not
err at all. With God all is well: with
out Him all is ill. So let me repeat that
this college is permeated w’ith the spirit
of reverent scholarship, a scholarship
that takes its point of departure from
the settled convi'ction that God is our
Father and that He is the author of all
truth. Such scholarship has in each
recurring age made tlie universe more
and more the servant of the life of man
and such scholarship shall in the fulness
of time make this world the Kingdom
of our God; Be earnest and faithful
in the .service of such scholarship during
your college days. You will never re
gret it.
“You have already seen the Elon
spirit displaying itself in athletics.
Wholesome sport and recreation are car
dinal principles of the Elon spirit. The
human body is the temple of the living
God. As such it demands every con
sideration at our hands. We dare noi
desecrate it. We are to use and develop
it; yes, beautify it. But we are ever
to keep in mind that it is a Christian
temple. High sanction by this concept
is given to sport and athletics. Every
student here is required to engage in
some form of physical exercise under
trained direction and supervision. This
is a Christian duty and no Christian col
lege can shirk this duty and please God.
But our athletic teams are not ours in
spirit when they resort to un-Christian
methods to win victories. We rejoice in
victories, as much so as any college. We
want to win, but we w^ant no victory
at the expense of Christian character.
The wholesome principles of co-opera
tion and sacrifice, other names for Chris
tian brotherhood, are the very heart of
college athletics. As such we w'elcome
athletics to our college life and dulv
honor those who w^ear Maroon and Gold
on the gridiron, the diamond, the court
and the track. We make no apology
for the high estimate we place on ath
letics here. But we do not oppose ath
letics to scholarship. We believe in and
aim at the scholarly athlete and are
never happier than wiien Elon produces
an athletic scholar.
“Elon is a co-educational college. It
w'ould not be other and be a college
W’ith the home atmosphere, for sons and
daughters with fathers and mothers
make up our homes. Equal education
w'ithout restriction or distinction grow
ing out of sex is natural education, is
Christian education. But since Elon is
a co-educational college the social ques-
tian becomes an important item in the
college life and spirit. This is natural
and right and Christian. Young men
canot sin in the presence of a pure
Christian young woman. That is why
gentility, refinement, courtesy, frater
nity loom large in the Elon atmosphere.
To be sure social restrictions are neces
sary to keep the social nature in proper
relation and proportion to the other in
terests and concerns of the college life,
but wholesome social intercourse is ur
gently desired and definitely planned
for here. A cynic recently found fault
W’ith Elon as a courting school. Well,
courting has to be done and I do not
know a better place to do it than in
the delightful atmosphere of the Chris
tian college W’ith proper supervision.
There are other aims in social inter
course, howeved, than the directly and
intimately personal one of courting.
Learn to love the association of clean,
pure, high-minded young people of the
oposite sex as well as of your own sex,
my young friends. Place this associa
tion on the high idane of Christian bro
therhood. The world stands sorely in
need of this spirit today. Let not class-
ism and the clan spirit sully your social
life. Be a brother and sister to all.
Such is the basis on w^hich the entire
social fabric of your College is created.
It is a safe and sane basis for you to
build the edifice of your character upon.
“And this brings me to the final in
gredient, of our excellent Elon spirit
about wiiieh 1 am to speak at this time,
the ingredient of Christian character.
When I say this I say all. The eml and
aim and purpose of education is the pro
duction of character and the only en
during, satisfying character is Chris
tian character. Your college motto is,
‘Christian character first and always
at Elon,’ and around the hope of real
izing tliis splendid product in the live.-i
of those who resort here for study all
the activities and life of this College
are organized and on it focussed. Tf
Elon fails here lamentable w’ill be her
plight. She will have failed in her
major purpose. It is the earnest, prayer
ful, expectant hope' of this Christian
faculty and of these Christian trustees
that no student should leave these walU
consecrated to God and the young life
of the world w’ithout having definitely
and personally dedicated himself or her
self to the program of Jesus. Strong
and courageous and consecrated Chris
tian manhood and womanhood is Mother
Elon’s aspiration for each of you. The
world needs you and the service of
your promising lives motivated in terms
of Christian idealism.
“An excellent spirit is this of our
Elon in the joyous presence of which
you now find yourselves with a year of
hopeful endeavor challenging you. Be
brave and strong as Daniel was. He
purposed in his heart not to defile him
self. Make this same splendid resolu
tion here and now^, young friends, on
the threshold of your college year. You
too, then, like Daniel, w'ill come to a
place of high and helpful service if
like him you cherish an excellent spirit
like the Elon spirit as the guiding hope
and inspiration of your college days.
I congratulate you on coming under the
beneficent influence of such an excel
lent s.pirit and I congratulate Elon ou
the privilege which is hers to bring
her spirit to bear upon your young lives
radiant w’ith hope and big with possi
bilities as they are for God and broth
erhood. Happily are you and the Elon
spirit met. Happily may you dw’ell to
gether and unitedly may you rejoice
over the good consequences of your mu
tual contact and association together.
May God bless you and Elon in the
days and months and years that lie
ahead.”
RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES
ORGANIZATIONS MEET
(Continued from Page One)
Dean A. L. Hook spoke for the fac
ulty, saying that the faculty was readv
and willing at any time to help or con
sult with the students.
Dr. W. A. Harper gave a brief his
tory of the Religious Activities Organi
zation and otld its purpose. The an
nouncement that a recent large gift
made the Religious Education building
a certainty was w’elcomed by all.
Everyone then sang the college song.
“Here’s to Dear Old Elon,” after
which Rev. J. H. Dollar pronounced the
benediction.
‘‘Grandpop, what kind of time did
the stage coaches make in the old
days?”
“It all depended, son.”
‘‘On how dry the road W’ere, I sup
pose?”
“And how dry the driver was.”—
Louisville Courier-Journal.
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