90th Anniversary
Founders’ Day
celebration
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inductions
Sunday Marcli 4
Second floor McEwen
4:00
Volume V Number 18
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March 7 is Founders’ Day
This year marks the 90th
anniversary of the founding
of Elon College, and many
special events are planned for
the celebration. The original
date was March 11, 1899.
Beginning on March 6,
Founder’s Day starts with an
anniversary dinner in both the
Harden and McEwen dining
halls at 4:30 p.m., topped off
with a huge 90th birthday
cake. At 8 p.m. the anniver
sary Lyceum Program fea
tures William Stokes playing
the pipe organ and his wife
Ann the cello in Whitley
Auditorium.
The Founder’s Day Convo
cation follows the next day,
in the Memorial Gymnasium.
The faculty will proceed into
the gym at 10:30 that morn
ing dressed in full academic
regalia. Governor James B.
Hunt will be the chief speak
er, amid other political, civic
and educational leaders from
throughout the state.
Elon College will present
Governor Hunt with an hon
orary doctor’s degree. The
Eion College Choir perform
ance will feature the playing
of the new pipe organ. Col
lege program credit will be
given to students for attend
ing this event. Classes will be
dismissed that day from 10-12
and all students are en
couraged to attend.
On March 12 the 90th ann
iversary of Elon’s magnolia
tree will be planted at 3 p.m.
opposite the existing magnolia
tree in the quadrangle be
tween the Alamance and
Long Student Center build
ings. The existing tree was
planted during the 40th anni
versary of Founder’s Day
back in 1929. At 3:15 a
coffee, open to the general
public, will be held at the
West Lounge following the
planting.
The McEwen Library now
has a display featuring Elon
College and how it has pro
gressed through the years. In
all, this year’s Founder’s Day
promises to be one of the best
ever.
A native of Wilson, Gov
ernor Hunt received his B.S.
degree in agiicultural educa
tion and M.S. degree in agri
cultural economics from
North Carolina State Uni
versity. He was awarded his
J.D. degree from the Uni
versity of North Carolina
Law School.
While at NCSU he served
two terms as student gov
ernment president.
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feet higher but signifying the same unity that our founding
fathers displayed 40 years ago.
Photo by Mark Richards
90th anniversary to bring Hunt
Gov. James B. Hum Jr.,
will speak at Elon College
Founders Day ceremonies
March 7 at 10:30 a.m. in the
Alumni Memorial Gymnas
ium as the college celebrates
its 90th anniversary.
“We are extremely honored
that our governor would take
time out of his busy schedule
to honor Elon College and
help us celebrate this import
ant date in our history,” said
Dr. J. Fred Young, president.
Vandalism spreads
Workshop on careers
Would you be interested in
a career awareness workshop?
If so, mark your calendar for
March 15 from 1:45 p.m.
This is to give every student a
chance to talk informally with
a representative from every
"lajor sector of business and
government that offers job
opportunities to Elon grad
uates says S.A.M. and BSCC.
Representatives from per
sonnel management, market
ing, insurance, banking, real
estate, CPA firms, the IRS,
state auditing, retailing, in
dustry, local government, re
tail food and fast food chain
business, outside sales, ad
ministrative secretarial posi
tions, and health and agency
administration will be present.
There will be more infor
mation available as soon as
all plans and commitments
are completed.
by Bob Henritze
Vandals have struck Elon
College again. Last Thursday
night the attack was aimed at
the Alamance Building. Add
ing to the previously damaged
poster boards and windows
were the offices of Dean
W.G. Long and Dean Frank
Rhodes as well as the business
offices.
“1 think it is more van
dalism than theft we are deal-
with here, and it must
said Dean Long. The
recent damage was a
break-in to both the Dean’s
offices resulting in minor theft
but a considerable amount of
scattering of files and papers.
The thieves also broke in
ing
stop,
most
across the hall in the business
offices, taking a calculator, a
clock radio, and disarranging
files and desks.
Dean Rhodes, the first staff
member to arrive on Friday,
discovered the broken door
glass and called the police.
Chief Jerry Mitcham of the
Elon College Police Depart
ment is investigating the
break-in.
“It costs money to repair
the damage, money we could
use elsewhere,” said Dean
Long. “People must know
about this and should help
stop it,” Dean Long aded.
These costs always, in the
long run, come back to the
students, he points out.
“His commitment to higher
education in North Carolina
and his dedication to new
educational concepts on all
levels provide an atmosphere
of pride among educational
leaders and concerned citizens
in our state.”
Governor James B. Hunt
Jr., will receive the honorary
degree of Doctor of Laws
when he participates in teh
90th anniversary of Elon Col
lege’s Founders’ Day.
The event will be held
Wednesday, March 7, begin
ning at 10:30 a.m.
In addition to Gov. Hunt,
the convocation program lists
other participants which in
clude Calvin Michaels, presi
dent of the Elon College
Alumni Association; M. Rob
in Moser, president of the
Elon College Student Govern
ment Association; James A.
Moncure, vice president of
the college; and James H.
Lightbourne Jr., conference
minister of the Southern Con
ference of the United Church
of Christ.