The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-01

ELoN COLLEGE, n. c., August 81.
I-1'wenty-two years ago Elon College
was rensoved from Graham. n. c., TO
its present site. While at Graham the
college was vartousiy known az Ora
ham Collegiate institute, Graham coli
iege. and Graham Normal college, and
was established there In 1852. But
the real origin OF Eion college was
twenty six years further back. VIII III
| In 1895 Daniel Wilson Kerr. ore OF
the abiest educators Of hts day. cstao-
lished the Wake Fore { Pleasant Grove
academy. in Wake county. n. g. on
the oxford read, iwelSe miles isxth
! OF Raleigh.
Locally. Mr.. Kerr o school has per-
retuated itself In Wake Forest col
iege, and in Alamance county OF the
Same State has a daughter in Zion
college. the school having been trans
ferred from its original site to Junto
| academy. near Hillsboro. y. c., then
To Ptttsboro, then to Graham, and
finally to Elon college. where a mod
ern plant has been constructed and
large and growing institution estab-
fished, drawing its patronage from
twtlve States and from three foreign
Countries with faculty Of seventeen
specialists and Curriculum that adj
mits its graduates to the graduate de-
partments Of the great universities
without examination. and whose repu-
tation for scholarship. healthfuiness,
beauty Hnd Observation-Disclosures quaf-
tiles cannot be surpassed.
Elghty-Stx Years Young.
Elon college - therefore. as col
leges nowadays reckon their age.
eiKhty-six years old. but Is a vigorous
infant for that length Of years, The
purpose OF the college. as stated in its
charter. Is ITO furnish tho highest type
cf intellectual development under
positive Christian Influenza, Another
aim has been to keep the cost of the
very best intellectual training down
| to a r minimum -Tnesa three aims
have been wofthily met and with erni-
nent success and to the entire salts
faction OF constantly growing con-
stituency.
Tho High Tone OF the College.
The moral bono OF the college. the
Christian atmosphere that surrounds
It, Is one Of the ingredients Of the
Zion life. OF which all the graduates
and students are pardonahly. proud.
Hazing IN inconsistent with the Eion
spirit, and 90 there Is no hazing A
visitor " at once impressed with the
fact that he - In an atmosphere tense
with high purpose and saturated
with genuine Christian influences.
Mr.. Karl Lehman. interstate Sec
rotary Of Christian Endeayor. whose
business II ID to travel all over the
United States and especially TO visit
colleges, said that "of all the colleges
I have visited In my six years as an
Endeavor field! secretary. want 10
say that the spirit OF Elon college
seems to mo to, be the most genuinely
Christian"
Il would be dificult to and higher
words OF praise than the words OF
this eminent Christian worker Of this,
Thoroughly Christian institution OF
learning ana culture.
Uon,n Fine Plant.
Tho Zion college plant physically 10
modern In every respect and repre-
SCENTS an outlay Of more than quarter
| Of q million dollars according to the
inventory Of tho board Of trustees
taken In June. 1919. Every modern
tconvenience In the way OF steam heat,
}c3cctric itghte, sbAths.~sewerage. - fna-
nished and q rare combination OF the
advantages Of city and country life
| Il provided.
Tho college u now equipping an
up to- date gymnasium for young la
dies In it, west dormitory. cut Of
which 10 shown In this article and
terecting sixty by ono hundred and
Twenty foot thrss-story brick young
mems gymnasium. The young mems
[gymnasium WIN contain also nifty DOR
mitory rooms. Il win be completed
|by November the drst. and Win contain
lackeEa heths faaM hest slAcfric