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

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L. E. Smith Oim I ' UESIDENT To the Class of 1951: Before the wounds of the last war had had time to heal, you entered college. ' ou were more fortunate than you knew. Now the rumors of war are heard again in our land. Be- tween the two conHicts you have been permitted to secure an education. Should you be called into service, you will have the benefit and the satisfaction of being a college graduate and ill be better prepared to protect yoursehes and render a more effecti e service for your country. I want you to know how glad we are to have had you at Elon and that we. wish for ou every possible success in life and the happiness that you so richly deserxe. L. E. Smith, Presidmt.

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To our frwnd James Lofton hernodle, M.D. lYl rs. Alma Albright Kernodle, widow of the late Dr. James Lofton Kernodle, and their daughter, Mrs. Atrice Kernodle Manson, now deceased, are benefactresses of Elon College. Before Mrs. Manson ' s death, she and her mother bequeathed to Elon Clollege the Manson building located in Burlington, currently valued at $70,000. This bequest was to establish the Dr. James Lofton Kernodle Foundation for the improvement of pre-medical instruction in Elon Clollege and to pro ide scholarships for worthy and needy young men pre- paring for the practice of medicine. Dr. Kernodle was graduated from the Unixersity of North Carolina and was awarded his degree in medical science by the University of Maryland. He was born and reared in North C arolina. and prac- ticed medicine in Alamance County for twenty years. Dr. Kernodle died February 18, 1933. Mrs. Manson died . pril 14, 19.S0. With Mrs. Kernodle ' s consent, and because- of the interest of these good people in jur college as expressed in such generous terms, we the class of 19.S1 take threat plea.sure in dedicating our annual, thi ' I ' m Psr Ci.i, to the memory (jf Dr. Kernodle and Mrs. Manson and to the htjnor of the w lie and mother. Mrs. James Lofton Kernodle.

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ADMINISTRATION TO THE SENIORS: TO THE SENIOR CLASS OF 1931 Greetings: With pride we send you lenth into graduate schools, business, the teaching profession, homeniaking, and many of you to the Armed Forces of our Nation. You carry with you our blessings and best wishes; may your years be many, and may they bring you wisdom, strength and courage for living abundantly. Sincerely yours, D. J. BOWDEN, Dean of the College My sincere good wishes to you ! The world you enter is troubled, insecure, in the process of change. As Elon College graduates you will have a part in shaping the world of tomorrow. You will want a vi.sion of the kind of world needed in the future and the courage to bring it into being. I hope your years at Elon have given you both the vision and the courage and also the will to endure. May God bless and keep you ! Best regards, Eliz. ' beth Bolton Dean of Women