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. Specifically, in this video he discusses major topics that include: James Earl Danieley's education; courtship and marriage to Verona Daniels in 1948; President Leon Edgar Smith (served as Elon’s President from 1931-1957) wanting James Earl Danieley (served as Elon’s President from 1957 to 1973) to become the next Acting Dean of Elon College in 1953; George D. Colclough asking James Earl Danieley to become the next Elon College President in 1957; James Fred Young becoming President in 1973 (served as Elon’s President from 1973 – 1998); Elon students protesting James Earl Danieley not attending homecoming in the 1960's; Fred Young and Jo Watts Williams asking James Earl Danieley to become the leader of Planned Giving; mentioning how Walter Franklin who was an Elon 1889 alum, and Sidney Jackson gave to Elon Scholarships; and James Earl Danieley and William Wesley Staley becoming President Emeritus in 1992. Some notable names mentioned in this video include: William Samuel Long, William Wesley Staley, Emmett Leonidas Moffitt, William Allen Harper, Leon Edgar Smith, James Earl Danieley, James Fred Young, George D. Colclough, Walter Franklin, Sidney Jackson, and Leo Michael Lambert.