Homecoming 20 years ago
Katie Nash October 17, 2011 “Mardi Gras at Elon” was the Homecoming theme in 1991. Prior to Homecoming week, a few events were scheduled which included Skit Night in Whitley Auditorium, and the infamous Homecoming float competition that took place on Haggard Avenue. The Homecoming floats were created by a number of student organizations. The float competition preceded the Elon football game, in which the Fightin’ Christians played the Bulldogs of Gardner-Webb (and Elon lost). Other events that took place during Homecoming included a penny drive to benefit the United Way and a carnival.
Read MoreRacial Integration at Elon
Jess McDonald ’12 August 19, 2011 Paul de Montaigne was the first black student to attend classes at Elon College. Paul was a faculty member of Palmer Institute and, although he was not seeking a degree, he attended evening classes at Elon in the spring of 1963. Paul was from Martinique and, accordingly, his first language was French. Some argue that Paul was viewed predominantly as a foreigner rather than as black, and that (combined with his taking only evening classes) certainly eased his entry into Elon College.
Read MorePhi Psi Cli yearbook archive hits cyberspace
Eric Townsend-University Relations Dec. 21, 2009 Elon University’s entire collection of yearbooks, from Phi Psi Cli’s debut in 1913 through its 2009 edition, is now available to view online with search functions that allow users to locate specific names and organizations in a given year.
Read MoreFirst Japanese student graduated from Elon in 1920
Pam Richter – Class of 2011 Dec. 3, 2009 In about one month, I will be boarding a plane to Japan. Not only will this be my first-ever study abroad experience with Elon, it will be my first time traveling out of the country. It is an exciting moment for me, but also for study abroad at Elon, since it is the first time Elon students and faculty will be traveling to Japan for the winter term class – Japan Media and Culture. Since I am traveling to Japan shortly, I found it interesting to learn that the first Japanese student graduated from Elon in 1920. Her name was Toshio Soto and came to Elon from Kobe, Japan. In 1920, she earned a Bachelor of Philosophy degree, in addition to receiving a diploma in art in 1919, and a certificate in art in 1918.
Read MoreClass ring from 1899 donated to Elon
Katie Nash Nov. 18, 2009 An 1899 class ring worn by Everett Doggett Summers was recently donated to the Archives and Special Collections. Anna Lois Bulla (the niece of E.D. Summers) remembers wearing the small gold ring as a child, with the inscription “99” on the outside of the ring and her uncle’s initials on the inside. Bulla, 90, of Concord, N.C., said, “I liked to wear it to school because I didn’t have any rings, and the other kids thought it was special.” The class of 1899 had 12 members, and the class photograph shows the male students wearing the ring on their pinky fingers. The graduating class of 1899 included: Walter Monroe Brown, John Turrentine Cobb, Jennie Pretlow Holland, David Jennings Sipe, Anna Elizabeth Pierce, David Palmer Barrett, Charles Everett Newman, Ada DeWitt Michael, Estelle Walker, Ned Faucette Brannock, and William Allen Harper. The ring will be on…
Read MoreElon Homecoming 30 years ago
Pam Richter – Class of 2011 Oct. 21, 2009 During the weekend of October 23-25, 2009, thousands of alumni will be returning to Elon’s campus for Homecoming events. They will reminisce on some of their best and most cherished moments here at Elon. The weekend’s festivities will be highlighted by the football game on Saturday as well as the crowning of the Homecoming king and queen during halftime of the game. The year 1979 was a groundbreaking year for Homecoming festivities at the university. Mary Carroll was the first African American named to the court, when she was crowned Homecoming Queen in 1979. Carroll graduated Elon University in 1981 and was a Human Services major. “There were no expectations, there was never any thought of what if I win because you never expected to win you know,” said Carroll in an interview with L’Tanya Richmond in December of 2004. Shortly…
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