The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-06-29

tear or drop flower on his grave. The
time has come, and. I rejoice to say it.
that when on Commemoration Day our
people deck the graves of our dead who
died in battle they drop flower also on
the graves of those who fell on the
other side.
You live in the same world Saul lived
in, and three thousand years have not
served to lessen its temptations. The
important question is not. What are
your impulses? but, What are your
principles? Impulses are like the leaves
of the tree that move and quiver in sym
pathy with the passing breeze; princl-
Piles are like the roots that strike deep
down into the earth.
THE CONTEST FOR THE PRIZE MEDAL IN
ORATORY
came off Monday night. The contest
ants were Edward J. Houseal and Gus
tavus E. Werber, of the Senior Glass,
and VIM. D. Sem and Thos. B. Huff
man, of the Junior Glass. Mr.. Sem
had for his subject, Industry ESSENTIAL
to success" Mr.. Houseal, The beauti-
ful and sublime in nature;" Mr.. Wer-
Der, Power of Opinion;" Mr.. Huff
man, The strife for supremacy" The
speeches were original; the com IMPOSITION
and delivery were good. The follow
ing gentlemen formed the committee to
pass upon the merits of the speeches
and award the medal: G. Fl. Suber.
ESQ, Rev. L. Broaddus and Rev A. j.
Stokes. The committee awarded the
medal to MIR. Edward J. Houseal. and
it was presented to him by MIR. Suber
in a short and pleasant speech.
THE ALUMNI ADDRESS
WAS delivered Tuesday morning BY
Rev. j. H. Wilson, of Early Branch. S.
C, u graduate of 1877. He began by
relating that when Cicero consulted the
Delphic Oracle as to what calling to
pursue in life, the reply was. that be
should follow the bias of his own mind.
If one does this, and cultivates his dis
tinctive talents. be may rise to emf
nence. Those who attempt to succeed
in several fields fritter away their ener-
gies and accomplish nothing, Up to
this poipt-about FIVE minutes from the
start-the speaker did very yell; but
here he began to ramble, and soon lost
himself in a maze Of platitudes about
politics and patriotism. He did not an
nounce bis subject; and his speech fur
nished no clue to it. The speech bad
the merit of being short. In other re-
spects it was failure. And the fail
ure was wholly unnecessary; for the
gentleman evidently has ability and
some oratorical powers. The failure,
no doubt, lay in the fact that he had not
giyeR the matter the thought and at;
tention the occasion deserved and de-
manded.'
THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
met Tuesday afternoon. and elected the
following officers for the ensuing year
President, G. B. Cromer; Vice-Presi-
dent, Rev. H. S. Wingard; Treasurer,
C. w. Welch; Secretary, E. H. Aull.
J. Emlon Houseal, of Cedartown. Ga,
the first graduate of tie College, was
chosen to deliver the Alumni Grafton
at the Commencement of 1888; G. NJ.
E6rd. of Lexington, alternate.
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
met Tuesday afternoon. and again yes.
terday. Rev. E. T. Horne was elected
President of the Board; Hon. Z. J.
Pope, ,Vice-President; Rev. is. Wing.
ard, Secretary; D. B. Wheeler, Esq,
Treasurer. The Board authorized the
Faculty to confer the degree Of Doctor
of Divinity upon Rev. j. Hawkins, ci
Prosperity, and Rev. J. R. Riley, OF
Adger College, Walballa; and the de,
gree of Master Of Arts upon tue follow
| ing graduates of three years: Prof. F
H. Aull, DR.. j. e. Berley. J. ". Dan,
iels. w. W. Daniels, J. +. Hobbs, S. o.
Kaminer and Prof. C. w. Welch.
THE LITERARY ADDRESS
before the Excelsior and the Phrena.
kosmian Societies was delivered Tues
day night by Col. John r. Abney, ol
Columbia, bis subject being THE Flu.
/ ture Of South Carolina" The address
/ occupied fifty-6Ye minutes. and was lis:
| tened to throughout with interest and
pleasure. A short (and imperfect) syn
opsis is all that our space will admit
He said that South Carolina had much
to be proud of in her history. Wher
men were forced to leave the homes
and the graves of their ancestors in the
old world they found freedom of thought
and liberty of opinion over here; many
| in South Carolina. She passed throagt
many vicissitudes until the revolution
when she responded to the call of 8
neighbor and Joined her in resisting the
tyranny of the mother country. Agar
she applied herself to the arts of peace,
and her institutions were the results O.
fruitful'minds and virtuous hearts. Hel
best men sat in the national councils
/ and their influence was felt and recog
nized. Again that neighbor's voice wa!
heard, but this time in q tone 80 bittcl
and pnreleating that it goaded her te
arms; and she was laid low by the iror
hand of war. Her institutions were
laid low--among these l do not include
slavery; it was an exotic, and its de
ssruction none regret. Not only wa
the State laid low; she was bound likt
Prometheus. and her yitals were torn
from her; the orphans of those wh<
had perished in her defense were de
spoiled; the homestesds of her people
were taken By strangers; her legisla
tive halls were filled by tyrants igno
norant and knavish, and the very Tenn
pie of Justice was made the bureau o
villainy. Through all her sons clung
to her. The older men of the State VIII
belong to the old school, and who pre-
served her purity and inculcated th'
principles of her exalted civilization ar
passing away. They might have beel
expected to give up in despair; but no
80. When hopes are thus withered
is hard for the Judgment to control to
heart; harder still when thus tbwarte'
to adapt oneself to the new order G
things. When Athens was conquere
those who did not flee were destroye'