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

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I do wish that our academic program could become so stimuiiting that a great number of students would study on weekends, and that was the case just a few decades ago. I think that would be a more productive use of weekend time, but I see no more reason why a student should stay on campus and party than party at home. Now, we have offered a wide variety of activities on the weekend. The Stu- dent Government has tried and tried to have weekend activities, and I think that is all that can be done to make a reasonable number of activities available for those students who are interested. YEARBOOK. Do you see visitation as a good thing? PRES. YOUNG. I think it was time to make the step. I think many of us have reservations about it, but 1 think it was time and I recommended it. It will be good for the college. Visitation will be controlled and limited to certain hours of the weekends. I think it will encourage more students to stay on weekends. It will need to be closely managed because it could have some ill effects. We don ' t want some of the negative results that I have seen on other campuses where there is a great deal of irresponsibility. But, considering the age and maturity of most of our students, it was a proper thing to do. Visitation will be good for the future, and I don ' t see any changes in it in the future.

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President Young role on campus? Do you envision a fraternity row? PRKS. vol NG. I see some form of fraternity housing. I ' m not sure I see a fraternity row. Fraternity rows have as many problems as the current housing. This institution seems to me to have a long and good history with social fraternities. I think they are good because they encourage leadership. The fraternities provide a great number of worthwhile activities on campus. The fraternities also cause a great number of problems. It seems that some of them insistently put their worst foot forward by giving uncontrolled parties, vandalizing houses, and em- barrassing us at athletic competitions through unruly conduct. With a little more self-discipline and a little better leadership in being more responsible towards their own housing, they can overcome this problem. But, yes, I do feel that they have a long-term future working for Elon ' s benefit. And I hope that we ' ll have more substantial housing for them. YEARBOOK. Elon is seen as a suit- case college. Do you see a change in the future? PRES. YOUNG. I reject the idea that Elon is a suitcase college. Several things have changed colleges. There are no Saturday classes and about 85% of Elon students live within commuting distance for the weekend. There are a great number of cars. It is natural that students are more likely to go home and party. But I think that ' s no more true of Elon than of other institutions of the same stature. Is that good or bad? I really don ' t know.

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History of Elon College Dr. Durvvard T. Stokes, retired history professor and current college historian, is writing a book on the history of Elon College. In 1889, the Christian Church, (known today as the United Church of Christ), decided to build a liberal arts college. Dr. William Samuel Long, an educator and minister, suggested a co-educational college. The sight chosen was Mill Point (currently known as Elon College), a railroad stop for the mill located at Altamahaw-Ossipee. The sight was located in a dense grove of oak trees; thus the name Elon was chosen, since it is Hebrew for oak. The first building stood where Alamance stands now. The men were housed on one of the floors of the building and the women had to stay in the town of Company Shops (currently known as Burlington). Later, East building was built as a women ' s dor- mitory. The school opened in Septem- ber, 1890, and the enrollment was seventy-six. The school was first organized to be a preparatory school and a four year liberal arts college. It was also one of the earliest colleges in the state to be co- educational. Dr. Stokes feels that Elon College has an excellent future. The college shows a personal interest in its students. Also, the college has managed to main- tain financial stability.