The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1883-06-28

W. D. Sem. Fossils.
J. 7. Hunter, Courageous Working.
W. W. Berley. .."..:..I Ideals.
E. O. Counts, Survival Of the Fittest.
We do not intend merely to adopt
the set phrase, with which reports
like this are usually made pleasing,
when we say that these speeches
were fine. The graduating class,
though ssaafl, was composed of
young men in whom fine elements
of character, and noble qualities are
happily blended. And we do not
hesitate to say that these young
gentlemen may take their place,
without discredit, beside the
graduates of our best colleges. We
can only express the hope that their
success in winning college honors,
may be an earnest of the success
with which they will be crowned in
life.
MEDALS AND DEGREES.
After the speeches, came the
awarding of medals and comforting
of degrees.
The Jacob f. Schirmer prize in
history, given by the Rev. f. 7.
Horn, was presented to Sidney I.
Riser, as that member Of the Junior
class, who had stood the best exam
nation on Green's "The Making of
England" The prize consists of
SIS worth Of books.
AEgolden medal, given by Maj.
G.. II. Suber, was awarded to W.
W. Berley, for the best Senior essay
on THE True Gentleman
A gold medal, given by Coils. ASS
man and Holloway, was presented
to T. H. Dreher, by the Rev. Broad
dus. for excellence in Sophomore
Greek.
A medal for excellence in Fresh
man mathematics, given by Messrs.
VIM. Haltiwanger and J. N. Huff
man, was presented to Williams
Welch.
President Holland announced
that the Board of Trustees had con-
ferred the degree Of Doctor of Di-
vinitv upon the Rev. H. w. Kuhns,
in view Of "his eminent services to
Newberry College, and the church,
that they had conferred the degree of
A. NJ, III course, upon Messrs. E. H.
Aull, A. J. Bowers, J. B. Jones,
NJ. 0. j. Kreps, B. j. Ramage, Jr.,
B. B. Ramage, and j. W. Sheppard ;
that they had conferred the degree
of A. B. upon those three members
Of the graduating class who finished
the regular course, and q certificate
of proficiency upon Mr.. Hunter,
who did not complete the course
in greek and mathematics. He an
nounced that the first honor had
been awarded to E. O. Counts; the
second to W. D. Sem; and dis
tinction to Mr.. Berly, who stood
close beside the honor men, in the
examination.
After addressing some earnest
and fitting remarks to the graduates,
and the other students, the Presi-
dent announced that the regular
commencement exercises were at
an end.
We join the President in saying,
that those who witnessed the efforts
Of the young gentlemen, during
these exercises, can not doubt the
thoroughness Of the work done at
Newberry College.
A brilliant entertainment was
given at the college last night, in
honor of the graduating class.
There was delightful mingling
and commingling Of beauty and
gayety-wit and wisdom-fun and
fancy y-ice-crcam and lemonade ;
and sail went merry asa college
entertainment.
The next session Of the college
will open on the first of October.
COLUMBIA, June 21.-The Gov
'ernor to-day appointed Col. D. P.
Duncan, of Union, to the office of
railroad commissioner made vacant
by the death of Ex-Governor Jeter.
Governor Thompson has devoted
much time and inquiry to the effort to
make the very best selection he could
for the position, and those who
know the difficulties of his situa-
ton, with his choice bounded by
geographical lines and by the de,
sire to combine several interests in
one appointment, will admit that
his decision has been excellent.
Col. Duncan is young, energetic
and progressive. He is, as presi-
dent of the State Agricultural and
Mechanical Society ,an excellent rep.
resentative o: the great agricultural
interests of South Carolina, and he
has the capacity which is necessary
for the Intelligent discharge of the
duties of the office. 1t was desired
to combine in the appointee a
thorough knowledge of railroad
business with a representation of
agricultural interests; but although
the applicants were many this COM
bination Yves impossible. Cover
nor Thompson has done well, and the
commission as renewed will be as
harmonious as it was before.
The railroad commission expect
to place the last Of their work, COM
prising classification, tariff and