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: after Graham High School was destroyed by fire, it was to become a preparatory school; William S. Long acquired property to build another college to be known as Elon College; Verona Daniels Danieley took business classes at Elon; Verona was making $75.00 a month being President Leon Edgar Smith’s secretary; faculty teaching at Elon during the 1930’s-1950’s; blind student who attended Elon, Frank Rogers; the loss of Elon men and woman due to Pearl Harbor; Bibles becoming a tradition as a commencement gift in 1892 and ending in the late 1950’s due to lack of funding; oyster supper club on campus; three Literary societies; the first purchase of the Tora for Jewish students; and Danieley’s debate team. Some notable names mentioned in this video include: William S. Long, James Earl Danieley, Verona Daniels Danieley, Leon Edgar Smith, W.W. Howell, Jimmy Stewart, Frank Rogers, Alonzo L. Hook, John U. Newman, and T.B. Dawson.