The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-06-20
PROGRESS At ELON
Southern Christian Conven-
ton to Raise $4,000
Endowment.
Additions Of Capable Men to The Faculty. New
Teachers Chosen. The Outlook For the
College is Most Hopeful.
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EIon College, \. c.. June ID. II.
Fleming. former efficient secretary
of the Board of Trustees Of Elon Col
lege. resigned his position and mem
bership because Of his health and the
demands upon his time; and +. l..
Moffitt was chosen as his successor.
The terms of office of five members
Of the Board having expired. the fol-
lowing old members were re-elected
Rev. w. S. Long, and Dir. &. ). Wat
son; and the following new members
were chosen: Messrs. &. w. Truitt, of
Suffolk, Va. and X. b. Johnson, of
Raleigh. n. c. These gentlemen will
serve till 1906.
The old Executive Committee. con
sistino of Rev. j. w. Wellons, Rev.
p. r. Knapp, and f. L; Moffitt, was
reelected.
Committees were appointed to look
after the lighting and sanitary con
ditions Of the college.
Prof. S. A. Holleman was reelected
Treasurer.
The privilege of arranging inter-
collegiate games of base ball. under
direction of the faculty was accorded
the young men for another year.
The selection Of an assistant music
teacher was left with the Executive
Committee.
The following faculty was chosen
for the ensuing year: Rev. W. w.
Staley. d. d.. President; Rev. j. L.
Newman. Phi. d., Chairman and Pro
fessor of Greek and Biblical Litera-
ture: S A. Holleman, NJ. A.. Professor
of Mathematics: p. j. Kernodle. NJ. A..
Professor of Latin and Principal of
Commercial Department; Rev. j. O..
Atkinson. NJ. A. Professor of SOciol-
ogy, Mental and Moral Science: How
ard b. Holmes. a. b.. Professor of
English; S. NJ. Smith. A. B.. Professor
Of Natural Sciences: Miss Florence NJ.
Wilson. Principal Music Department:
Mrs Bertha Moring Roberts. Principal
Art Departments: Miss Belle Gaines.
Matron; and w. p. Lawrence. Ste
ward of the young ladies' dormitory
President Staley, in his report gave
a very encouraging review of the re-
suits of last wears management and
work in the college and at the young
ladies' dormitory. Both have been
twenty-nine students matriculated
during the year; and the young la
dies dormitory more than paid eN-
penSeS.
Forty-four students took music in
addition TO THEN literary courses.
The new professors. Holmes and
Smith. are both personally and edu-
cationally we'll qualified for their po-
Ia
perience in teaching. and will prove
to be strong additions to the faculty.
Prof. Holmes is an honor graduate
of the University of North Carolina.
and Professor Smith is an old Elon
graduate who has been growing in
his profession since leaving college
several wears ago. The old
members of the faculty need no rec
ommendations-the excellent work
in the past shows them to be among
the finest educators in the State
In recognition of the magnanimous
act of the Southern Christian con-
vention in its recent session al Frank
lin, Va. the board unanimously adopt
the following resolution
''Resolved. That the board of trus-
tees express its appreciation and rec
ord its endorsement of the recent ac-
ton of the Southern Christian con
vention in setting on foot a plan for
raising $4,000 as a free-will Twentieth
Century Thank Offering for Elon Col
lege. We regard it as a matter Of SUI
preme importance TO the college and
the church. and we urge our friends
of the institution to do everything
in their power to secure the full
amount asked for by the convention.
The board regards the present con-
dition and outlook of the college as the
most hopeful of its history, and
ready. liberal response to the Tween
tieth Century Offering will wipe out
every dollar of debt. and give MS a
handsome sum for new and much
needed improvements to meet the de
mands of an increasing patronage and
q larger growth along all lines of col
lege work.
f. i. MOFFITT.
Secretary. Board of Trustees.
June 16. 1900.