#!/usr/bin/perl

use Data::Dumper;

$hall_name="Foo's Hall";
$contact_name="Prof Bar";
$contact_email="profbar\@fooshall.edu";
$contact_telephone="1'234'567'8901";

my @elements = (
        \$hall_name,
        \$contact_name,
        \$contact_email,
        \$contact_telephone
);

my @elems2 = (
        $hall_name,
        $contact_name,
        $contact_email,
        $contact_telephone
);

map { $$_ =~ s/'//g } @elements;
print Dumper(\@elements);

map { $_ =~ s/'//g } @elems2;
print Dumper(\@elems2);

__END__
#Output looks like:
$VAR1 = [
          \'Foos Hall',
          \'Prof Bar',
          \'profbar@fooshall.edu',
          \'12345678901'
        ];
$VAR1 = [
          'Foos Hall',
          'Prof Bar',
          'profbar@fooshall.edu',
          '12345678901'
        ];

# As you can see the first one contains the references, 
# And the second does not.