The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-06-10
CoMMENoEMENr NExr.
It OpSns at Nswberry College on Sunday
Something About tho Speakers
"a FOR tho Week.

L
ate sermon. The exercises will be
held In the opera house, and on Sunday
morning and evening all the churches
In the town will close and participate
In tho commencement, as has been Gus.
tcma"y for years. There ie nothing to
prevent large attendance at all the
exercises. No new cases of smallpox
have developed and nearly all our peo.
plc have been vaccinatcd. We would
be glad to see our friends from tho
county and surrounding country pres
ent. We have not quarantined against
any place, and we now have no case of
smallpox In the town. So come right
along to commencement. IF any new
cases should develop we will make the
fact known promptly.
THE BACoALAUREATE SERMON
this year will DO preached by tho Rev.
J. A. Sligh, OF this county. He has
been lifelong friend of the college,
and for the past fifteen years has been
president OF the board of trustees.
While he Is not an alumnus OF the COL
lego, he received his education there.
He has served one congregation in this
county for more than quarter Of q
century, and this congregation has
given to the college more students and
moro ministers have gone out from it
than any other one congregation in the
same time In the Lutheran Church in
South Carolina. Mr.. Sligh is an able
preacher and will give the young gen
| tlemen good sermon.
| SUNDAY NIGHT ADDRESS
will be delivered by President Henry
S. Hartzog, OF Clemson College. Mr..
| Hartzog is young man, q graduate Of
the Citadel Academy ut Charleston in
tho class OF 1886. He entered the Cos.
pei ministry OF the Baptist Church, but
has spent most Of his life up to this
time in teaching. Ho built up large
school at BambCrg, where he taught
| for several years. He later went to
Johnston, where his school work was
eminently successful. His election as
| President of Clemson College IL year
ago was a surprise as we'll as pleasure
to many Of his friends. The able man.
ner In which he has discharged the
many and arduous duties incumbent
upon him us president OF one of the
largest institutions in the country has
demonstrated the wisdom displayed by
the board in placing him At it's head,
and has allayed all criticism on account
of the election of young man. Since
he has taken charge the college has
moved along smoothly and in harmony
and good results are following. Mr..
Hartzog is pleasant speaker and will
give you something worth listening to.
| JUNIOR MEDAL CONTEST.
On Monday night will be held tho
medal contest In oratory by members
OF the Junior class. 1t is required of
each member OF the class to enter tho
contest and make speech. Two or
three have joined the army and Of
course will not be present. The fol-
lowing Is the list of speakers aud their
SUBJECTS:
j. G. Busby-"Higher Ideals"
j. G. Dominick-Our Government.
B. B. Hare-Thc New Patriotism.
G. w. Jenny--"Wc Build the Ladder
by Which We Climb"
II. p. John ,on---The American Ma.
tion.
| j. W. Neasc--E Energy.
d. A. Quattlebaum--Pric Of Great
| Success.
w. a. Rast-The Unconquered South.
| j. Il. Education Requisite
to National Greatness.
| NJ. J.. Wheelcr-Ambition.
ADDRESS BEFORE THE LITERARY So
CIETIES
will be delivered on Tuesday morning
at half past ten o'clock by the Hon.
| w. N. Sheats, who is q native of GeOr-
gia and tho son Of Methodist minis-
ter. He moved to Florida when quite
n boy. Afterwards he returned to his
native State and graduated from Emo.
ry College. About l8 years ago he was
elected as Superintendent of Education
of Alachua County, Fla, and was 80
| successful in the work that after hold
ing the Office for about 8 years he was
called to the Office of State Superin.
teDdent OF Education and is now filling
his second term in said office. In the
year 1897 the presidency of the State
Agricultural College OF Florida WAS
made vacant by the resignation of
President o. Clute, and Mr.. Sheats
was honored with the offer OF the pres
idcncy OF said college, but decming the
work hs had in hand of moro impor.
tance, he declined tho offer. MIR.
Sheats Is man Of pleasing appearance,
high literary and intellectual ability,
and fine orator. Those who como
out Tuesday morning may expect lit
erary treat.
r.. ALUMNI ADDRESS.
The address before the Alumni Asso.
citation will be delivered by Mr.. T.. II.
Aull, OF Newberry. He was a member