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 this video are students giving presentations on a number of Elon topics. These presentations occur at the end of Danieley"s course. Specifically, in this video the students give a 10 minute presentation on major topics that include: Elon Athletics; rules for student conduct throughout Elon"s history; in the early years of Elon, the faculty did want the students to focus on the Christian values; this meant paying attention to religion and academics, not such things as playing cards, dancing, horse racing, and gambling; one of the big issues on the campus was the male and female interactions because faculty felt that this would distract the students from their academic studies; the two genders had two separate entrances into the library and different stair entrances into all of the buildings and had to sit on separate sides during Chapel or Sunday School; it was considered not good conduct for a female to be seen with a male student in public without a chaperone; in the early 1900"s, a couple eloped from Elon College"s campus to get married; no dancing of any kind was acceptable on campus because faculty believed it would lead to social down fall especially of women; faculty found quotes from women in Chicago, Illinois and New York, New York that dancing destroyed their lives; the male students debated the dancing issue with the faculty and went to the president and dean, and the male students stated that they would rather dance alone than not at all; these Elon College men wrote an amendment called the "Stag Amendment" that stated how badly they wanted to dance by themselves; in 1921, both genders served on the Student Government which allowed the males and females to discuss the dancing topic; Danieley says that in the early 1940s, dancing was still prohibited, but the students could have social parties and could dance but NO ONLY dancing parties; in the early years of Elon College there was a uniform for both men and women; the women wore black dresses with any accessories; men had to wear black suits which was not really enforced; the reason for uniforms to be worn was to focus and concentrate on academics rather than fashion; this dress code and social protocol was modeled at Elon College after many Southern Christian Churches; the student male constitution stated a male student could participate in athletics; the males received letters for their athletic accomplishments; the males wanted women to wear their letter and the rule stated that the male could only let one woman wear his "E" (Elon) letter with the signature from the woman, president, and dean; if another women was found to be wearing the same male letter, she could be expelled from Elon College; the domestic science club was for women to teach them how to cook, clean, and do domestic home chores; the women"s basketball and tennis teams wore long dresses when they played games; in the early days of Elon College, freshmen were obligated to learn the pep songs and sing the songs at the athletic games; in the 1950"s, traditions began to change between student males and females, such as students holding hands and sunbathing on the campus lawn, freshmen requirements for wearing freshmen beanies, knowledge of all Elon songs, no walking on the grass of Elon College, required to attend all pep meetings and athletic contests, wear their name tags while attending college events, and were given a test on the student handbook; Danieley says, the freshmen stopped wearing the Elon beanies after World War II; if freshmen were not involved in the literary society, they were required to write a 1,000 word essay in two weeks; Baccalaureate service is a sermon worship that happens the day before graduation at Elon; the first Baccalaureate sermon was given in 1891 by Reverend Charles (CJ) Jones from Norfolk, Virginia; there has been a Baccalaureate sermon given at Elon every year with speakers arriving from Washington State to right here in Burlington, North Carolina; up to the 1930s, the Baccalaureate sermons were given to graduates and their families twice a day, one sermon at 11am in the morning and the other at 8pm in the evening; the first Baccalaureate Service was more of a religious sermon and the second evening Baccalaureate Service was an address to the senior class; the Baccalaureate sermons were read from the scripters, contained songs, hymns, preludes, and an anthem; after the 1930s, the Baccalaureate Service was reduced to once a day before the graduation; in 2001, The Reverend Peter J. Gomes from Harvard University was the speaker at Baccalaureate; in 1997, the speech for the Baccalaureate Service was to be given by former President of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, North Carolina, Samuel DeWitt Proctor; however, he passed away of a heart attack (May 22, 1997) the day before Elon"s Baccalaureate Service and Richard McBride called J. Earl Danieley to give the Baccalaureate Sermon; the next student presentation was regarding the Elon Board of Trustees; in 1882 at the Southern Convention, it was determined if you are going to create a higher education institution the school would need people to governor business affairs and 15 people were appointed which included the president, the treasurer, and business administrator that would be the three consistent individuals on the Board of Trustees; the other individuals elected to the Board of Trustees with 2/3 of the individuals had to be stock holders and members of the Southern Christian Church; of the 1/3 selected, they would hold office for 2 years, 1/3 for four years, and 1/3 for six years. Some of the Elon"s first 15 Board of Trustees included: Emmett L. Moffitt, James Smith, J. H. Harden, F.O. Moring, and S.P. Reed, served the two year service, E.T. Pierce, Willis J. Lee, Peter (P.J.) Kernodle, J.F. West, E.E. Holland served for four years, and William W. Staley, J.W. Wellons, William S. Long, George S. Watson, and M.L Harley all served for a six year term. In 1909, an amendment was made to the Elon Charter to increase the number of individuals serving on the Board of Trustees from 15 to 18; in 1969, another Elon Charter changed to include two Elon Alumni to join the Board of Trustees, Jerry S. Oxford and W. Park Harbor were elected; two big decisions made by the Board of Trustees included the decision to increase the building from one to five after the 1923 fire; the second major decision was made in 2000, Elon College"s transformation into Elon University. The next presentation was about famous Elon Alumni-Dr. Martin Loss who taught Oceanography at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington, North Carolina; Kenneth (Keith) Utt who was born in Winston Salem, North Carolina; after earning a bachelor's degree from Elon College in Elon, North Carolina, Utt won a scholarship to the Juilliard School, where he trained to become an opera singer. During World War II Utt served in the Army Air Corps with the ""Winged Victory"" entertainment unit headed by Moss Hart. Utt had major acting parts on Broadway and was the first associate producer for the Ed Sullivan show called Toast of the Town; and first movie that Utt produced was called Midnight Cowboy; Utt went onto produce Silence of the Lambs (winning for Best Picture) and Philadelphia; and in 1992 Utt was named a distinguished alumni; Utt passed away in January 1994 after battling bone cancer; and Martin Ritt (1936) Director of Oscar-winning film Norma Rae and 26 other films. Some notable names include: J. Earl Danieley, Peter J. Gomes, Richard McBride, Samuel DeWitt Proctor, Alonzo L. Hook, Jason Socks, Kenneith (Keith) Utt, Moss Hart, Angie Henry Utt, Martin Ritt, Emmett L. Moffitt, James Smith, J. H. Harden, F.O. Moring, S.P. Reed, William W. Staley, J.W. Wellons, William S. Long, George S. Watson, M.L Harley, Jerry S. Oxford, W. Park Harbor, Martin Loss, E.T. Pierce, Willis J. Lee, Peter (P.J.) Kernodle, J.F. West, E.E. Holland, and Martin Ritt.