This video is part of a series of videos that document James Earl Danieley lecturing during the class he teaches each winter term at Elon University called Elon: Past, Present, and Future. Included in all the videos in the collection, he discusses a number of topics that relate to the history of Elon University. In this video he discusses major topics that include: Danieley talking about being the oldest child and growing up on a farm and learning how to cook. He later became the household cook when he got married and had children. Danieley also discusses the publication of the Elon College: Its History and Traditions in 1982, written by Durward T. Stokes. Danieley mentions the importance of the senior oak tree on campus prior to its death in 1981. Danieley continues to discuss that in 1911, Robert Doak taught English, Latin, and Math, and began coaching the athletic teams until he accepted an offer in 1916 to coach at Trinity College (Duke University). Danieley mentions how North Carolina athletics did not agree with the academic philosophy of Elon College. C.C. (Jack) Johnson replaced Doak with the title of Director of Athletics and taught no courses. Danieley explains how connected Elon College faculty and staff were to politics in the Town of Elon. In 1913, Walter B. Fuller was elected Chief of Police while studying to become a minister in the Christian Church. Danieley discusses the various changes in the Elon College charter over the years. In 1916, an endowment campaign was launched. Some notable names include: J. Earl Danieley, Verona Daniels Danieley, Durward T. Stokes, Robert Doak, C.C. (Jack) Johnson, Oma Utley-Johnson, and Walter B. Fuller.