The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-15
RECEPTION CLOSES
5. A. |. c. At El0N

Especial to The Richmond yireinian.)
Zion College, n. C.. Dec. 13.~-The
students army training corps, of Elon
college, passed into history Wednesday
night at $3.50 o'clock when Captain
Lord presented to each of the liz men
who were enlisted in 1t here certiti-
Gates of honorable discharge. The col
iege IL very happy- thar every man in
it's unit deserved and received such a
+certihcatey-aHd -aLnnt- Melpe-nf-t the
meH. which they were given their GER
tiheates were greeted by TIL command
Ing officer with the words. For good
and faithful service when he handed
them their discharges.
The ceremony OF discharging the
men was held IN competition with an
informal reception given in honor of
the s. A. II. G. men in the west oormi
tory, The reception was attended by
the faculty, the military officers. and
the student body and was sponsored
by 4he class OF 10. who had arranged
the details and did the serving of the
refreshments Promptly at O'Clock
the company bugler sounded assembly
and the men in khaki left the sides
of the young ladies with whom they
were husily engaged IN Il social way
and fled into the dining hall of the
west dorpitory. which had been espe-
ciafiy prepared for the occasion and
their ardent admirers. as each man $
name was called he filed through the
ranks, saluted the commanding Off
GER, received his certificate of honor
able discharge, saluted again and with
true military dignity returned 10 his
place in the ranks. 1t was a simple
yet dignified ceremony and an impress
siVe scene which terminated the active
service OF the Eion :. A. T. G. men
The >, a. r. G.. here is undoubtedly
popular at this time, bat there was II
time in it's history when this was not
the case, aud when faculty and stu
dents alike would have been glad 10
have seen 1t removed II was due to
a misunderstanding of the ideals which
such a unit should bear in relation to
a Christian college. The officer IN
command at that time regarded the
campus a cantonment but when his
successor arrived on the hill in the per
son OF Captain Franklin 4 Lord all
was changed, and from the day of his
arrival until now military training on
this campus has been steadily growing
in favor.
Forty-six Elon men who were
anxious to enter the unit because OF
The failure OF their induction papers
10 arrive and the early closing of the
war, were denied this privilege
1t is understood that the college
VIII prepare a special service flag for
the =, A r c. to he permanently pre-
served IN honor of the men who en-
tered the service Of their country
through The Unit here
IL is not known definitely how many
of the men of the unit can resume
their studies after the Christmas va
cation They wili begin to leave for
their homes today. and Will not return
until January 6 for the resumption OF
work
e The common impression on the hill
both by students and faculty ~ that
the college made nc mistake in assum
ing the possibilities involved IN
placing Il preliminary. training camp
for officers on its campus, and many
have eN pressed their regret a it's early
passing before they really had eppor-
tunitH To demonstrate its real worth.