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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