This video is part of a series that documents J. Earl Danieley lecturing during the class he teaches each winter term at Elon University called "Elon: Past, Present, and Future." Danieley discusses a number of topics that relate to the history of Elon University. In this video, J. Earl Danieley discusses the events at Elon College during World War I; Elon students signing up for Officer Training on campus; some of the Elon Military Officers being allowed to graduate in absentia; and posthumously. In addition, Captain W.W. Alder (Class of 1910) came to visit Elon College and was greeted by Julia Mae Oxford (Dean of Woman) who he later married. In the fall of 1917, President William A. Harper went to Washington, D.C., to confer with the United States Assistant Secretary of War, Benedict Crowell (1917-1920), and other U.S. Officials in an attempt to get an instructor in military science to join Elon College and teach. This request was rejected. The Elon faculty provided military training at their own expense to the men who would stay at Elon. The Elon College students wore their own uniforms, used wooden guns, and many of the men volunteered during the year. The students were able to get military science credits because of the training at Elon College. On the eighth of May, Elon College received a letter from the United States Assistant Secretary of War, Benedict Crowell, stating government funding would be provided for students who underwent military training. The U.S. government would furnish the equipment and instruction. The college began a program called Student Army Training Corps (SATC) to prepare men to join the Army. Elon College planned to have the SATC program active for the fall of 1918. Just before the fall of 1918, Elon College organized a military celebration; however, this event was cancelled due to an outbreak of the Spanish Flu. Male students who became ill were put on cots in Alumni Gym. Some of the very sick students went to President William A. Harper"s house until they were fully recovered. It is at William A. Harper"s house where student Modesto Lopez died. Lopez was from Cuba via Spain. Modesto Lopez was buried in Magnolia Cemetery in Elon, North Carolina. Another student who died at President William A. Harper"s home was named Clarence A. Sechriest. The brother of Clarence, Earl Sechriest, came back from serving in the military overseas and attended Elon College. Earl Sechriest declared chemistry as his major and lived in Birmingham, Alabama, after he graduated from College. In addition, Annie Floyd died from Spanish Flu. Thyra Swint (Annie Floyd"s sister) was a widow with a son named Job (Henry) Swint who went on to be a history professor at Vanderbilt University. Years later, Thyra Swint was hired by J. Earl Danieley to create the first United Church of Christ history archives room. In addition, there were several students (such as M.J.W. White and J.V. Dick) who looked after students who had come down with the Spanish Flu. In summary, J. Earl Danieley said the Spanish Flu came, spread, infected, and then was gone. Several Elon faculty members became very ill with the Spanish Flu but none of the faculty died. Regarding classes, the administration never made a decision to cancel classes during the Spanish Flu epidemic. The U.S. Government stopped supporting the military science classes on college campuses at the end of World War I in 1918. Some notable names include: J. Earl Danieley, William A. Harper, W.W. Alder, Julia Mae Oxford, Benedict Crowell, Alonzo L. (A.L.) Hook, Thomas E. (T.E.) Powell Jr., Thomas Amick, Modesto Lopez, Clarence A. Sechriest, Earl Sechriest, Annie Floyd, M.J.W. White, J.V. Dick, Job (Henry) Swint, Thyra Swint, and Francis Paschal.