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, 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: William Wesley Staley from Suffolk, Virginia is becoming the second President of Elon College; Staley remains living in Suffolk, Virginia, as he maintained his Presidency at Elon College; James Earl Danieley talking about how William S. Long needed accreditation and affirmation from other colleges and universities for his private high school in Graham for credibility; Long received good recommendations letters from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Duke University, and Wake Forest University; Long was communicating to others that there was a need for a college in the Graham area; in 1882, during a Southern Conference meeting, the establishment of a college in Graham was voted upon; stock shares were selling at $25.00 per share and other fundraising continued through 1886; on July 3, 1888, William S. Long visited three sites in the area (Burlington, Mill Point, and Hillsborough) and decided on the Mill Point area as the place where the new college would be located due to the railroad depot and the post office; the new college was called Elon (Hebrew for the word oak); there were 31 species of oak trees on the 86 acres; the North Carolina legislator charters Elon in 1889; Founders Day celebrations; the Mill Point land was being purchased at a total of $286.00 for the deed of the land; on April 7, 1893, Elon College the town was incorporated; Danieley calling the Brannock sisters (Edith and Mary) and finding out that the brick was made on the north side of the railroad rather than the west side of the college. Some notable names mentioned in the video include: James Earl Danieley, William Wesley Staley, Braxton Craven, William S. Long, David Jones, Edith Brannock, Mary Brannock, Durward T. Stokes, Christian Sun, and Glimmer Newspaper.