This video is part of a series of videos that document J. 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: one of the important items that an institution needs is a statement of academic freedom; in the last 60 years a faculty member has not gotten in trouble for speaking their own mind at Elon for their teaching methods; Danieley believes that a faculty member should have the right to teach the way he/she sees the subject; Danieley refers to 1940"s academic statement adopted by the American Association of University Professors; upon Elon"s review of the 1940 academic statement, Danieley felt Elon should re-adopt the same statement because they could not improve upon the original statement; when the faculty by-laws were written on May 1, 1970 (this included the 1940 academic statement) they were passed by the faculty; Danieley discusses the idea of Elon having a marching band during his presidency; Jack O. White was the first Elon College marching band director; Jack O. White developed a marching band, a concert band, a stage band, and a jazz band known as the Emanons; the word Emanon means "no name spelled backwards;" in 1964, the Emanons played at the World Fair in New York; the Emanons along with Jack O. White toured the United States Organizations (USO) programs throughout Europe; in 2001 the Emanons were still traveling; in 2001, the Roman Catholic faith was the largest religion group on campus with 26 percent of the students being Catholic; President Leon Edgar Smith employed a Roman Catholic religion piano teacher and when he found out she was Roman Catholic, Smith did not renew her contract for the next year; Edward F. (Reb) Shaw graduated in the Class of 1942 under the Smith administration; Edward F. (Reb) Shaw called Danieley when he was president to ask him if he would hire a Roman Catholic who was Vatican educated; Edward F. (Reb) Shaw knew of a gentleman who was departing the priesthood to get married; Edward F. (Reb) Shaw thought very highly of this man, John Sullivan, and felt Elon College should hire this man as a faculty member; in two weeks J. Earl Danieley meet with this gentleman on a Saturday morning and they spoke for four hours; his education was in philosophy and Elon College had no openings in this department; Danieley came up with an idea to have this gentleman teach these relevant social, economic, and political topics; Danieley made this man a faculty member and offered the position to John Sullivan; John Sullivan accepted the faculty position; John Sullivan was a senior and well awarded & distinguished faculty member at Elon College and Elon University who moved into the philosophy department a few years after his arrival; John Sullivan received his PhD from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Some notable names include: J. Earl Danieley, Leon Edgar Smith, Edward F. (Reb) Shaw, Jack O. White, and John Sullivan.