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Eton College Has History Of Accomplishments Wo rth Preserving Fqr All Future By SION M. LYNAM The Elf”' college building program , t on, e the largest- and . most phenomenally successful -which anyt southern denominational college has , Pt undertaken. When on January 24th j,nard of trustees outlined their alkaline program for building and en dowment, many were free in their ex pressions of surprise and openly doubted the possibility of its realiza tion They did not believe that so vast a program could be carried to completion by a college so small as Elon and yet within less than six months of "its creation the program is far toward completion. Doubts have been turned into confidence, and Elon ’ bas become one of the best known col leges of the south. ippm program grew out of the burn lnCT of the Elon college administra tion building on January 18th. Out . „f that smouldering mass of ruins which faced students, and faculty on that i mgi” morning it has come. The building' program of the college. On January 18th the administration building was a heap of ashes and smouldering- ruins. There was pain in ti,„ hearts of students and, faculty nlilte. and there were tears in the voice'of President Harper as he faced his students ,1ust following the lire ami sounded even in the shadows of the calamity the high note of confi ,i,inrP and hope- which he has made a n-ality in so short a while. There must he reasons for this rapid recovery of 'this little denominational college. Pain does not become ecstatic joy nor tears turn songs without a cause. Ther® is po one single man of wealth to whom the success of th® program may lie directly traced. Two theife are who have made large‘Contributions, It is true, hut even they could not be said to have made the program the success which it has been. Mr. J. M. Darden of Suffolk, Va., and P. J. Carl ton of Richmond -have given fifty thousand dollars each to the recon struction program. The .real secret lies deeper yet, and is traceable only t0 the love and loyalty of the small brotherhood who built and consecrated the college by which they now stand so untinchingly in its crucial hour. The Christian church founded Elon college 33 years ago, and dedicated It to a high and holy purpose. That church has stood steadfastly by its college from the hour of its birth, and has lent to it all the strength of a, small, but valiant people. They built the building so lately a mass of ruins brick by brick with terrible sacrifice. They built It with sacrifice that most of men would tremble at. Men and women have saved and con tributed to its building whose own boys and girls could never hope to obtain a college course." Its first presi dent sold his own cows to complete the roof of the burned building that the college might open. It is out ol such foundations of love and with such sacrifices that Elon college has grown, and there lies more than half the secret of its marvellous achievements , at the present time. The building program of the college Includes seven buildings, five of which it was the intention of the board to build without delay. These buildings include an administration building I which the people of Alamance county | In which tihe college is situated are giving as a token of their high ap- | predation of the work of the college j in their midst, a science building which will adequately house the de partments of science of the college, and give them space and facilities to function in the largest way possible; an auditoroium building, the Igift of J. M. Darden of Suffolk, Va„ and which will be the most beautiful audi torium building standing on the cam pus of any college in North Carolina. There will be also a library build ing, the gift of P. J. Carlton of Rich mond, Va., and a religious building. The administration building, Ala mance hall, given by the people of Alamance county to show their ap preciation of the line work of Elon stands at the center of the quadrangle. It Is larger than the burned building, and will far more adequately care for the needs -of the college. That which impresses one about this building is the source from which it came, comes to the college from the hearts of the surrounding people, from those who have grown up with the college and who know its work. They know its failings and its achlevings, and they appreciate the fidelity which it has kept to the high purpose to which its' founders dedicated it. The true worth of an individual or an institu tion is the esteem in which the neigh bors bold him or it, and the true worth of Elon is amply attested , by this gift of a hundred thousand dollar build ing by its neighbors. Col. R. L. Holt, long a friend of the college, began the movement, and it was highly approved by the citizens of the county. The excellent example set by Col. Holt and the citizens of Alamance county has done much to aid Elon elsewhere. This fine gift of the county with the two large gifts of indlvduals -has been the whole of the large financial gifts which the college has received. The others have come as the gifts for the erection of the cflrst building came by the sacrifices of a loyal people. Dr. Harper declared, as he faced the students on the morning of tihe fire that the college was more than its buildings, it was a spirit, and he has gone on declaring and believing this. “I had rather have th® spirit of the Elon students on the morning of January 18th, than to' have the ad ministration building,” fee told the people of Burlington and Alamance county, and it is this spirit which the whole church has, and it is such a spirit which causes It to stand so un swervingly behind its college In any stress however terrible. It is notable that. In spite of the fact, that the building which housed nearly the whole of the equipment of the college as well as the study halls of the college, lay in ruins, not one student left the campus because of 1t. They stood by their college in the darkness as they had stood by It In the hashing glory t>f its late success ful football season. Tbey carried into their work the same sort of spirit^ which they had eanried into their play, and which had made them winners In contests against teams which sur passed them in strength. The science hall, and the auditorium building, (the Whitley Memorial build ing which Mr. Darden has* given the college) yin stand fit the two south ern corners of the quadrangle. Both of these buildings * are now being erected, and construction is being pushed rapidly forward. The buildings of the quadrangle will all be of similfir design, and will carry out a complete design. The science hall will house the science departments of Che college. Physics, chemistry, geology, and biology will find a place In the build ing. The building Is being so con structed that laboratories and class rooms will be united, this will great ly facilitate the teaching of the sciences, since it will allow demonstra tions during recitations which was not possible before in so large a way. The best science buildings all over the country Ihave been studied, and the best points have been incorporated In the new science building at Elon." The professors of the various departments have outlined the floors which they will occupy after a careful study of the needs of their departments. This arrangement will give Elon one of the most up-to-date science buildings in the state. The auditorium building will have a capacity of one thousand seats, and will house the large music department of the college. Much stress is laid on the music department and adequate facilities are to be furnished in the new busildings. Studios and practice rooms have been carefully planned for convenience and the best work. On the north of the quadrangle will stand ' the library, (the Carlton Me morial building) and the Religious building. The Carlton Memorial/ building is to have a capacity of one hundred thousand volumes, and reading rooms adequate for a much enlarged student body are to be equipped. Every library need has been carefully studied in the drawing of the plans for the Carlton building, and no feature which would add to the efficiency of Uie Jxnlding has been omitted. v In the religious activities building Elon will have a distinctive feature. For two years the religious organiza tions of the college have been correlat ed and so co-ordinated as to achieve the greatest results with the least use of time and energy. The religious edu cation programs which the organiza tion has already put on, causes those in charge of the work to feel there are great possibilities for the movement. The religious activities building will care for these needs. It will provide space and equipment for the entire re ligious education program. The leaders in religious education In the United States and Canada have been consulted in the drawing of the plans, and they have highly approved the scheme. So far no college in America has Just such a building, and the Idea is original with the Elon re ljgious education department. The work of the religious activities organization has served as a labora tory of religious education for the past two years, and the new building will make the religious education depart ment one of the leading departments of the kind in America. It will be able to successfully give laboratory work in connection with the study, and will give to the church leaders equal to the task of facing the great need of the "church at the present time. The other two buildings included in the architects plan are dormitories, and will he constructed as they are needed to care for the 6tudent body. The whole program includes a large expenditure of money. That which is to be completed at the present time will cost three hundred thousand dol-. lars, and an equal amount will be add ed to the endowment fund of the col lege. A large .part of this money has already been, subscribed, and payments are being made rapidly so that the college can pay as it goes in the con struction of the buildings.’ The construction Is in the hands of J. W. Sto'ut and company “of Sanford, N.» C. The contractors express a con fident hope of completing at least two of the new buildings by the open ing of the fair term of the college, and others will rapidly follow. Dr. W. A. Harper, Elon’s well known jpresident, has given himself unre servedly to the great program which the board of trustees has outlined, and is bending every energy to its success. A large share of the success which the program has attained is due to his untiring efforts, and the fine way in which he has managed the cam paign. While church and state marvel at the unparalleled achievement of this small denominational college, there is A confident assurance in the hearts oi those who are guiding its destiny that the success of the program is a cer tainty. They feel that all which has gone before but presages a brighter day of usefulness to the church which supports it, to the county and state within whose borders it stands, and to the nation and the world is breaking In a resplendent dawn. They know that this new day brings to it new tasks, and they have dedicated themselves anew to the high and holy purpose on which the founders built the college thirty-three years ago. They will go on building men and wo men with stalwart Christian charac ters, competent to lead in civic and religious growth in any community in which they live. Its record in the past hhs Justified this expectation, and the improveu facilities which have arisen from the ruins of the building which cost so much of sacrifice makes certain the possibilities which await the com ing Elon. An atmosphere of joy and prosperity prevades the campus, the community and the church. Where tears were on January 18th are Songs today, and despite the tired lines on the face of the president, lines which have„oome in the past few months, there Is joy in jiis heart. He will not mind these, if the years will make his dreams of a larger and more service able Elon a reality. .---——-o NEW INSTITUTION FOR WILMINGSTON The School of Music and Languages opened by Prof. Lescale less than six months ago, has grown and is still growing to such an extent as to neces sitate the purchase of another piano. Besides, Prof. Lescale Is now negoti ating with competent teachers on the various instruments, and in a very few weeks will boast a faculty of at least four or . five more teachers for the string instruments, reed Instruments and vocal department. A campaign Is now on for “a new pupil every day,” so that in a few days the scholarships will have grown sufficiently to warrant en gaging additional teachers. Therefore, "Register Now.”—adv. 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