Elon University - Phi Psi Cli Yearbook (Elon, NC)

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The Phipsicli The citizens of Alamance County, led by Col. R. L. Holt, of Burlington, N. C, came to the rescue by pledging $100,000 for a new administration building. The Carlton family — Mr. L. E. Carlton, Mr. H. A. Carlton, Mr. P. J. Carlton, and Mrs. T. S. Parrott — always staunch friends of the college, donated a splendid new library building. Messrs. ]. B. and B. N. Duke, sons of Artelia Roney Duke, who was born in Ala- mance County, paid fitting tribute to the memory of their mother by donating the Duke Science Building. Among many others, Hon. William Frank Corwith gave generously to the college. Mr. J. M. Darden made possible the building of Whitley Memorial Auditorium. Mr. Michael Orban, of Whittier, California, erected the Mooney Religious Educa- tion Building in memory of his father-in-law. Rev, Isaac Mooney. The sole purpose of this building was to train men and women in Religious Education. The third floor is equipped for an integrated and graded Church school program. This building is said to be the only one of its type on a liberal arts campus. So, out of the ashes there arose a new Elon — five buildings in place of one, all fire- proof, completely adequate, and beautiful. Elon was admitted into the Southern Association of Colleges in 1926. Following President Harper ' s resignation in 1931, Dr. L. E. Smith, Pastor of the Christian Temple, Norfolk, Virginia, became president. Elon, like all other institutions, suffered during the recent financial depression. Elon lost her membership in the Southern Association of Colleges in 1932, but the literary approval remained the same. Parallel with the improvement of the economic situation of the Southland, President Smith has been able to reduce substantially the indebtedness of the institution. At the same time, the student body has materially increased. Page Twelve 1937

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The Phipsicli on the third floor of the Administration Building and the young ladies occupied East Dormitor} ' . Rev. W. W. Staley, of Suffolk, Va., succeeded Dr. Long as president in 1895 and served as non-resident president for eleven years, with Dr, Newman as his dean for nine years and Dr. J. O. Atkinson, the other two years. Upon Dr. Staley ' s resignation in 1906, Dr. E. L. Motfitt became president. During his administration West Dormitory and the Power Plant were built, and light, heat, and water were provided. Dr. Moffitt resigned in 1911, and Dr. W. A. Harper, then a member of the faculty, was elected in his place. His first project was the raising of the Alumni Building fund, generously donated by Elon Alumni. The boys ' dormitory and gymnasium were erected in 1913. His second project was to get Elon accredited. This was accomplished in 1915. In 1919 Dr. Harper undertook to raise the S125,000 standardization fund as per- manent endowment for the college. The culmination was a fund of $380,000. Other buildings added to the campus during these years were: the Ladies Hall, the Men ' s Club, the West End Hall, and the Laboratory Building (known now as the Publish- ing House) . Early in the morning of January 18, 192S, the Administration Building, nucleus of all college activities, was burned to the ground. This fire proved a real challenge to the constituency and friends of Elon College. The challenge was nobly accepted, and a building program was launched immediately. Page Eleven 1937

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