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1 served continuously as a member of that ird until his death. I served with him for 34 irs and can testify of my own personal wiedge to his loyalty to the church, his hfulness in service, and his commitment lis faith. You could count on his presence I his participation. He was a Christian 1 in his profession and in his daily life. was a Rotarian. joined the Burlington Rotary Club in 1920 i had a record of perfect attendance at 3kly meetings of the club for most of the years until just before his death. Monday hts at 6:30 p.m. belonged to Rotary. He 3 past president of the club and was long ive in the program which brought interna- tional students to Elon and other colleges in District 771. His life personified the Rotary motto: vice Above Self. ' Ser- His daily decisions deemed always in keep- ing with the fourway test. Is it the truth? Is it fair to all concerned? Will it build good will and better friendships? Will it be beneficial to all concerned? He was an integral part of the college. As alumnus, faculty member, registrar, chair- man of the faculty athletic committee, Dean of Men, Dean of the College, and Dean Emeritus, he was thoroughly Elon. The week before he died he told me: I had five children ... my four daughters and Elon College, He was a man who could do almost anything and was called upon to do more different things than anyone else in the college ' s his- tory When the combination of the safe wouldn ' t work, we called Hook. When we needed to know something special about an electric line, or the location of a water or steam line, or some special piece of equipment, we called Hook. When we built Alumni Memorial Gymnasium, it was Hook and some of his students who wired the building. When the clock or the signal system for changing classes needed repair, we called Hook, When we wanted new lamps along the sidewalks, it was Hook who obtained the lamps from the City of Burlington and surper- vised their installation. When there was a problem concerning the eligibility of some athletes, we called Hook. When I left the deanship for a one-year leave of absence and someone had to serve as dean. Hook was called. As president, when I faced a particularly diffi- cult decision I called Hook. He was, as our daughter commented when I told her of his death, a person we assumed would always be there. He was truly a great man and a vital part of the institution he loved and served. It was my special joy to recommend to the Board of Trustees that they recognize him by naming the Hook Dormitory and by conferring on him the honorary degree of Doctor of Science. It was a highlight of my presidency to confer that degree on a highly worthy recipient. Teacher, administrator, Mr. Elon, Col- league, and Christian friend. What a man he was! We are not likely ever to see another like him. — They just don ' t make them like him, and, frankly, with rare exception, they never did. Thank God that there was this special one and that he invested his life here at Elon. D. J. Earl Danieley, president of Elon College from 1958-1973, is Thomas E. PowellJr., pro- fessor of Chemistry.
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Preface Reprinted with permission from The Pendu- lum 9 8 83 By Dr. J. Earl DanJeley On Monday evening, May 23, 1 stood for two hours at the north door at Ala- mance Building greeting friends who came to pay their last respects to our depart- ed friend and colleague, Dr A. L. Hook, The flags were at half mast and his body was lying in state in the rotunda just outside of the room where he had his office for many of the years dunng which he was the registrar of the college. His passing marked the end of an era in the history of the college. He came to Elon Col- lege in 1909 and, except for time away for graduate study at the Johns Hopkins Univer- sity, was always at Elon. I knew Professor Hook for almost 42 years. I ' d like to share with you some of the ways in which I knew him. He was a family man. One of the joys that all Elon people exper- ienced was the strong bond of respect, love and affection which he shared with his wife, Jessie. They celebrated their 68th wedding anniversary in August, 1982. Their four daughters, their 14 grandchildren, and their 17 great-grand-children were a source of great pride and joy for them. He was a lover of nature. His keen interest in beekeeping, his satisfac- ALONZO LOHR HOOK, A.B. Faint heart ne ' er won fair lady. Philogian; Class Treasurer ' 11 ' Society Debater ' 12; Chapel Monitor ' 13, President of Y.M.C.A ' 13; Business Manager of Athletic Association ' 13; President of Self-Government Board ' 13; Baseball Manager ' 13; Class President ' 13; Senior Debater Junior-Senior Debate ' 13; Business Manager of PHI PSI CLI ' 13 tion in tilling the soil and bringing in the pro- duce from his garden and his fruit trees were interests which we had in common. We en- joyed sharing our experiences and he fre- quently shared with me his ideas and the results of his labors. He was a teacher. Although I had the physics course with an- other teacher, I did have the pleasure of hav- ing him as my teacher in calculus, meteorol- ogy, navigation, civil air regulations, and gen- eral maintenance and service of aircraft. The latter four courses were taught by him for students who wanted to qualify for the private pilot ' s license. I took all of these courses without having actually boarded an aircraft. I served as a lab instructor for him in the general physics course. Since he was the registrar of the college he would sometimes be a few minutes tardy in coming to lab. I looked forward to his tardi- ness, because it gave me the opportunity to explain the lab to the students and this was something I was really enjoying doing. He sensed that desire on my part and began to plan to come in a few minutes late in order to provide me the practice teaching expe- rience which I enjoyed so much. It was hi keen insight into my thinking and his desin to encourage and assist me toward my goc of being a teacher that motivated him to cc operate with me in this special way. i His classes were interesting, stimulating and thought provoking. He had a specie knack of asking the right question, of leadinj you in your thinking, of assisting you to learn He was a model teacher. He was a churchman. He was named to the Board of Deacons o the Elon College Community Church in 1921
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