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ELON COLI.EGE. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER
1924
NUMBER I
Elon’s Thirty Fifth Session
Opens With Large Gathering
Students and Friends Here
m, STALEY HERE
r
Former President Attends His
rFirst Opening of College. Was
President Eleven Years.
WELCOME BY DR. HARPER
Crood Music is Rendered by Miss Nolan,
Head of Organ Department.
Others Take Part.
This nioi'ning at 9:00 A. M., the 35th
session of Kloii Colli’j^e was fornially
opened.
The Whitley Memorial Building in
which the oijeniog exercises were held
was almost filled with students and
friends of the College.
The progran). was very inispiring.
Miss Katherine Nolan, head of the
Organ Department, played a very beau
tiful selection on the new Skinner or
gan as the gathering tiled into the beau
tiful auditorium.
Dr. J. 0. Atkinson led the meeting
in prayer.
Dr. W. A. Harper in a few well cho
sen words welcomed the students to the
college.
The audience w'as then favored by an
organ solo by Miss Nolan. This was a
“Little Cradle Song/' by Clarence
Dixon. This piece w’as beautifully ren
dered and brought out the soft tones of
the great organ.
Dr. Harper then introduced Dr. W.
W, Staley, of Suffolk, 'V'a.
Dr. Harper stated that Dr. Staley
was for eleveji years non-resident presi
dent of Elon, and had been a trustee of
the College since its foundation, but
that this was the first opening Dr.
Staley had been privileged to attend.
Dr. Staley brought to the students a
fine message. He urged tliem to give
their best to the College. He appealed
to them to keep the spiritual life alive
find to prepare themselves to go out
into the w^orld for real service. Dr. W.
S. Alexander, tlie new College pastor,
read the spripture and lead prayer.
The meeting was closed by the sing
ing of the College song ‘‘Here's to
Dear Old Elon.” Tliis was led by M.
Rhodes, '23, author of the song, who
was present for the opening.
The opening day indicates a good
•year for the College.
The enrollment will probably reach
four hundred. Students are arriving
on every train.
Today will be given over for regis
tration. Classes will start tomorrow
morning.
ELON COLLEGE
FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
FOR 1924
Oct.
Oct.
Sept. 20—Davidsoji at Davidson.
Sept. 27—Clemson at Clenisou.
Oct. 4—Lynchburg at Elon.
18—Hanipden-Sidney at H. S.
25—En)ory and Henry at
Emory.
1—Trinity at Durliam.
8—King at Elon.
15—Wake I’orest at W. F.
22—Guilford at Siler City.
Nov.
Nov.
Nov.
Nov.
BLUE eiDGE GATHEeii
IS UBGELy miENOEO
MAIfy NEW MEMBEfiS
ON COLLEGE EUCyLTK
Eleven New Members Will be on Teach
ing Force—Strong in Their
Respective Fields.
POPyLAB ELOtl COUPLE
ABE MABBIEO IN JUNE
Mary Swanson, ’23 Marries Sion M.
Lynam, ’24. Beautiful Wed
ding at Wilkesboro Home.
Misses Mamie Sockwell, Lillie Horne
and Ruby Rowland Represent Elon
at Student Conference.
V
dormitories have
BEEN renovated
During the vacation period a new
floor has been laid in the West Dormi
tory and other renovating improve
ments made. Tlie former piano depart
ment studios have been made into a
double parlor. The n)usic practice
rooms have been male into dormitory
ami guest rooms.
The Alumni Building and East Dor
mitory have been extensively over
hauled. Tlie Ladies’ Hall too has been
renovated in many particulars.
These improvements to the dormitory
facilities of the College will add ma
terially to the enjoyment and comfort
of the students during 192-i-2f5.
W. D. Lambeth will be principal at
Bethany Consolidated School. He will
have wtih him, B. H. Gunn, J. M. Me
Adams and Della Cotteo.
(By Mamie Sockwell)
The Southern Student Conference,
which was held at Blue Kidge, N. C.,
from June 6-1.6 under the auspices of
the National Board of the Y. W. C. A.
was largely attended. There were rep
resentatives from most all of the col
leges in the ten Southern States. Ap
proximately five hundred students were
enrolled. Eloji College -was represent
ed by Misses Ruby Rowland, Lillie
Horne and Mamie Soc'kw^ell.
The aim of tliis conference is to help
s-tudcmtsr to discf)VT?r hcrvv"tltey may
]iv§ unreservedly Jesus’ law of love in.
evej’y relationship and so to know Goil.
Eor tliis jjurpose the program provided
for study and discussion groups and
platform addresses; of the unsolved
problems which present themselves be
fore the students of today. Among
these problems were the ever-x-iresent
question of race friction, aiut whether
one may ignore it, tlie responsibility of
the college girl toward the girl who
produces the community’s wealtli at the
price of her own youth in the factory,
the question of one’s attitude toward
war and of what one may do to estab
lish fellowship with the new youth of
Europe and China.
Dr, A. Bruce Curry, Jr., of the Bib-
lic-al Seminary, New York City, w’as
t)ie princi])al lecturer. His lectures
were based chiefly on the life and
•woj'ks of Jesus. He pointed out how
the solution of those issues may yet
be found through the mind ami spirit
of Jesus.
The problems of the local Y. W. C.
A’s were presented and much informa
tion was received as how to carry on
the work of the Y. W. C. A. in the
college.
The rei-reational side of the confer
ence is always an interesting part on
the ]>rogram. The mornings and even
ings were devoted to tlie work of the
Conference, and the afternoons were
given over to rec-rca,tion. Provisions
w’ere made for swimming, boat-riding,
tennis, horseback-riding and- hikes.
Many students whi.le there visited
Asheville. Chimney Rock, Mt. Mitchell
and other nearby points of interest.
To understand the ‘'Blue Bidge
Spirit.’-' one must experience it. As
has been said, “There is a blend of
friendship, inspiration, truth and joy
ous comradeship with all the world.
Its brightest spots may be intensely
quiet—a moonlight evening when all is
calm and still and from a distance
voices singing, ‘Swing Low\ Sweet
Chariot,’ a sunset borne upon the crest
of a hill.
MISS MARY E. SCULLY
who will head the department of
Flxpres.'iion and Physical Culture.
Miss Scully is a graduate and
post-g'raduate of King's School of
Oratory, Pittsburgh, Penn.
She conies to Elon highly re
commended for her wprk. .‘^he
comes to T^lon enthusiastically
e.xpecting a great year. Her
training in one of the best schools
of the country justify the highest
expectations.
NEIiH SKINIEB OBGAN TO
BE OPEIEO TO PUBLIC
for Recital
Company Presents Artists ^01
Friday Night, invitations Have
Been Sent. Public Invited.
'^riie following invitation from the
Skinner Organ (’ompany has been re
ceived here, and lias been sent to
frioids of the college and citizens of
Alamance county: ‘‘The Skinner Or
gan Company jiresents Mr. Louis Pot
ter, Organist to the Presidents, assisted
by Mr. C‘. Ashbury Gridley, Southern
represeiitative of Skinner Organ Co.,
at Elon College Auditorium on Septem
ber 5. 192^, at 8;00 P. M. On this
occasion the largest Skinner Organ in
any Soutliern College will be formally
opened to the public of music-lovers.
At the suggestion of Elon (College you,
with your family and friends, are cor
dially in\'ited to lionor this great mu
sical event with your presence. "We
promise you a concert you will never
forget. (Signed) The Skinner Organ
Co., by G. O. Kingsbury. Secretary
Skinner Organ Co., Boston, !Mass.
'riio Elon College faculty will show
ma)iy new faces tliis year. Tliere are
eleven new members to take regular
Tilaces and additions on the faculty.
Tlu'y art' as follows:
Miss Katherine Nolan will be head
of the Orgaji Department. She comes
highly recommended for this position
from the New England Conservatory
of Music.
Rev. T. E. White, A. B., and returned
missionary from Porto Rico, becomes
Professor of Spanish Language and
Literature.
Prof. Leo D. Martin, M.A., Elon, Ujii-
versity of North Carolina and Yale, be
comes Professor of ?Iistory and Social
Science.
T’rof. Simon A. Bennett, M.A., IT. C.
College and Chicago, becomes Profes
sor of Religious Education.
Prof. J. W. Barney, M.A., Elon and
Columbia, becomes Professor of Phil
osophy and German and English Lan
guage.
Dr. "W. S. Alexander, M.A., Elon and
Columbia, and Chicago, becomes College
Pastor and Professor of Church History
and Polity. Dr. Alexander has been
President of XTnion Christian College.
Miss Ethel Fielding gives up her
position as teacher in the New England
Conservatory to become head of the
Voice Department in Elon.
"Miss Pauline Nelson returns to Elon
after several years’ teaching at Mere
ditli College to become head of the Vio
lin .Department.
Miss !^ila C. Newman, Elon and Co
Inmbia, becomes head of the Fine Arts
Department.
!Miss Mary E. Scully, graduate and
post-graduate of King’s School of Ora
torv. Pittsburgh, Penn., becomes head
of the Expression and Physical Culture
Department.
Mrs. Frances J. Ring, well-known to
Elon students, returns after two years
absence to become matron and resident
nurse.
Wednesday, June 18th, at 10 o’clock
A. M., a beautiful wedding was solemn
ized at the liome of Mr. and Mrs. L, B.
Swanson, Wilkesboro, N. C., when their
daughter, !Mary Elizabeth, w'as married
to Re^■. Sion !M. Lynam, of Elon Col
lege, N. C.
The marriage vows were spoken be
fore an impro\'ised altar in the liviog-
oom, which was tastefully decorated
in green and white. The wedding mu
sic was rendered by Mr. J. C. Holbrook,
cousin of the bride, and Mrs. R. E.
Prevette. ]^Irs. Holbrook sang sweet-
ly, “Oh! Promise Me,” by Neviu, and
‘‘The Sweetest Story Ever Told,” by
Stults. During the ceremony, Mrs. Prev
ette played “Venetian Love Song,^^
bv Nevin.
The following Elon people will be on
the Moncure H. S. faculty this year
H. G. Self. Daisy Lee Northcutt, Sula
Patterson, and Alice W’’eber.
O. C. Johnson and. Lucy Austin will
teach at Alamance school in Guilford
countv.
Dr. W'. A. Harper preached at the
Reformed church. Burlington, Sunday
On The Threshold
We are on the threshold of a new College year. Three of
our new buildings ;ire completed and ready for our i;se. The
other two will be ready early in the fall. The concrete walks, the
driveways on the campus, and our wall wall shortly be ready.
The dormitories have been thoroughly renovated for the present
student body. From the standpoint of physical equipment, a most
liappy and prosperous year awaits us.
But happiness and prosperity are n)ore than |)hysical. They
are spiritual too. Our ultimate achievements this year will de
pend upon the spirit of co-operation and mutual helpfulness with
which we approach the duties, privileges, and problems of our
College life. The heart’s attitude is life's barometer for register
ing spiritual achievements in every realm of experience.
On the threshold J give each and every student cordial wel
come and hearty greeting to Elon. Lot us imlividually and
unitedly set our hearts to the high purpose of making 1924-2.'5 the
greatest year iu the annals of Alma Mater’s history.
A. HARPER.
Rev. Milton McNeil, great-uncle of
the bride, performed the marriage ser
vice, the ring ceremony being used.
The wedding ring has been iu the
groom’s family through four genera
tions, this being the fifth bride to re
ceive it. The flower girls—Beatrice
Swanson, sister of the bride, and Vir
ginia Swanson, the bride’s niece—were
daintily dressed in wdiite organdy and
carried baskets of sweet peas. The
ringbearer, little Thomas Swanson,
brotlier of the bride, carried the ring
on a white-satin pillow. The bride, a
beautiful brunette, was lovely iu her
wedding gown of w'hite duchess satiu,
witli rose point lace trimming and tulle
veil, with orange blossoms. Her only
ornament was a platinum bar pin, the
gift of the groom.
Immediately after the ceremony, a
buffet luncheon was served the guests,
there being present only members of
tlie immediate families and a few in
timate friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Lynam left at noon for
Goldston, N. C., where they will*sperid
the .summer. After September 15th,
they will be nt home in Wadley, Ala.,
where they will both be members of
the faculty of Bethlehem College.
^frs. Lynam, the oldest daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Swanson, of Wilkes-
boro, is an A. B. graduate of Elon Col-
lege, class of ’23, and for tlie past
year has been a member of the faculty
of the W^ilkesboro High School. She
is a young woman of unusual intellec
tual gifts and a most pleasing person-
r.lity.
M}'. Lynam, son of Mr. and Mrs. G.
H. Lynam, of Durham, N. C., is an A.
M. graduate of Elon College, an able
minister of the Christian denomination,
and a gifted writer. At present he is
news editor of The Christian Sun,
S. M. LYNAM HAS POEM
IN POETS NEW VOLUME
Rev. S, M. Lynam, former editor of
Maroon and Gold, and familiarly
known to the old students as the poet
of Elon, has again been represented iu
the anthology of poems, “Poets of The
Future,” published by Stratford Co.,
Boston, !Mass. Mr. Lynam is represent
ed this time by his poem “To Those
Who Sleep.” He was represented in
this same work in the 1922-23 volume
by two of his poems.
Former coach of athletics, C, C. John
son of Boulder, Colorado, visited the
college during the summer and ex
pressed great satisfaction over the im
provements and rebuilding work at the
college since he eoaehed here. He
especially pleased with the layout of
the buildings and grounds.