The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-06-15
MEETING OF THE BOARD.

MEETING OF THE BOARD.
Thd Board of Trustees met on Monday
Rev. J. 4. Sigh was reelected Preslden
and Geo S. MOwsr Nice-President. Geo
! B. Cromer was rechosen Secretary anc
D. B. Wheeler Treasurer. President Hol
! land made his annual report, which was
adopted. We give the following summa
~ from the report: The health of the stu
dents has been good. and they have beer
faithful in the performance OF duty as
signed and exemplary in conduct. The
attendance in the collegiate department Is
the largest in the history OF the college
The enrolment has been 66-Senlors. .;
Juniors. II; Sophomores, II. and Fresh
men. 81; Preparitorians, II, and Post
graduates, making the total enrolment
%.
The interest on the Bachman endow-
meDt fund has not been promptly paid in
MANY cases. and the Treasurer is author
lied by the Board to foreclose deferred
payments and relnvest the funds. A slight
change in the course of study was recon-
mended. Besides the degrees to be con-
ferred on the graduating class the degree
of A. NJ. will be conferred. on Rev. N. NJ.
Kinard,. Prof. W. K. Sh.. ID and Mr.. G. T..
Folk. and the degree of D. D. on Rev. S.
w. Owen, Of Hagerstown, Nd. 1t was
also recommended that q mess-hall be
built on the college campus, not to exceed
in cost 800. and the recommendation was
adopted, Dr.. OBJ. Mayer and DR.. W. e..
Houseal were elected as lecturers on
Physiology, Anatomy and Hygiene, and
suitable resolutions were adopted N ref
erence to the death of DR.. O. B. Mayer,
ST., a Professor in the college from its Or
eanization, and Major G. Leaphart, for
many years member of the Board. Mr..
Arthur Kibler, who has filled the chair IN
the college for the past six months made
vacant be the resignation of Rev. A: j..
Bowers, did not apply for the position,
and Mr.&Bowers was elected. 1T IS
thought that he will accept, as the work
in Savannah is too heavy for his physical
strength. ~ -'.-..
ALUMNI GRAFTON.
: The annual Alumni Grafton was de-
livered on Tuesday morning by W., ).
Cherry, Esq, of Rock Hill, q member
Of the class of 1881. The audience was
small as it usually is on these occasions.
Why it is we do not know, for surely
the young men have always acquitted
themselves with credit.
MIR. Cherry had carefully prepared
speech, his subject being "Our heritage
and it's attendant duties" His apos-
trophe 10 his alma mater in closing was
touching and beautiful.
Immediately after the speech the as:
sociation held its annual meeting and
elected the following officers: E.. 0.
Cunts, President; w. K. Sigh, Vice
President; J. H. Mcintosh, Secretary;
Z. F. Wright, Treasurer; annual orator
for 1893, Rev. B. B. Ramage, of Nash.
Vile, Tenn, with E. O. Counts, OF
Prosperity, as alternate. .s>-5a--
THE ADDRESS BEFORE THE LITERARY
SOCIETIES ,',
was delivered last night by Rev. L. +.
Busby, of Eeesville. He spoke of the
educational problem in the South: a
plea for universal education" He out
lined the evils Of the educational sys-
tenn of the past two hundred years IN
the South and the causes producing
these evils. The result of this system
was the great proportion of ignorance
among our people. He compared the
settlers of New England to those Of
the Southern tier of States; how the
former adopted the system Of popular
education aud the latter depended on
the individual, which has resulted in
keeping a large proportion of the
masses in ignorance.
He offered as a remedy for this state
of affairs the following: l. Federal
aid in the shape of the Blair educa-
tional bill, although he did not press
that point. 2. TO diversity as we'll as
intensity our industries and vocations.
8. TO cheaper the means Of obtaining
an education. The channels Of extrava-
gance must be filled up. 1. Inaugurate
thorough system Of apprenticeship IN
all occupations. 5. Additional taxa
ton.
Zach proposition was sustained by
clear-cut argument.
But, said the speaker, to inaugurate
these measures a complete revolution
of sentiment must take place and he
thought the climactric period had been
reached.
1t was practical speech, clear cut
and we'll delivered, but the space at
our command does not permit full
synopsis.
Mr.. Busby has a good delivery. His
accommodation and articulation are
almost perfect. He speaks with dis
tinctness and clearness and forcibly.
COMMENCEMENT.
This morning the graduates will
make their speeches and the degrees will
be conferred and medals awarded. The
following will be the order Of speaking:
S. J. Derrick, Salutatory; r. L. Gunter,
unseen forces;" s. A Merchant,
"Mounds and mound builders" J. P.
Neel, ''The Worlds Columbian Expo
sition;'' J. o. Wells, "Arbitration;" +.
L. Wessinger, Records of the ice;;" J.
w. Wessinger, National unrest" E..
B. Settler, Valadictory.
And tonight, "Strife" at the Opera
House and the reception in Mr.. B. +.
Griftin's grove.