A week-long trivia contest that tests knowledge of Elon’s history gives students, faculty and staff a chance to win prizes.
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Thursday:
In what year was the Maynard House, home of Elon’s president, gifted to the university by Reid and Grace Maynard’s son?
In honor of Founders Day 2013, each day this week a new trivia question will be posted on E-Net before 10 a.m. All Elon students, faculty and staff are welcome to submit one answer to eheiser@elon.edu, and at the end of each day, all correct answers will be pooled and a winner chosen at random.
Today’s prize: A $25 gift card for The Root.
For help finding the answers to the trivia questions, visit a display in Belk Library on Founders Day 2013 honorees Reid & Grace Maynard. Answers may be submitted until 6 p.m.
A special College Coffee and tree planting was held Tuesday, March 12, and a special Numen Lumen program will be held Thursday, March 14, to honor the Maynards.
About Founders Day:
On Sept. 14, 1939, Elon established Founders Day to honor significant figures from its then 50 years of existence. Today, the annual Founders Day celebrations continue to commemorate the lives of administrators, faculty and trustees who impacted the growth of the institution.