The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-06
NEWBERRY COLLEGE.
THE LARGEST ENROLLMENT In THE
HISTORY OF THE INSTITUTION.
Il Most FIatt ring Opcning-Thc EnrDll-
mont Reaches 1O1--SoVcral hd-
dresses by Prominent Men

informal opening Of Ncwberry College
on Monday morning and stated that the
enrolment would exceed that of any
previous session, but little did we think
the number would reach l6l.
Morday and Tuesday were taken up
in examining and classifying new stu
dents and examining the old students
who had to leave college last session
before the examinations.
The formal opening took place We'd
nesday morning, and several prominent
men Of the city, and friends Of the col
lege, were present by invitation to
speak words Of welcome, encourage
ment and warning to the young gentle
men aud ladies.
The friends of the college rcjoiccd
last year at the largs number Of stu
dents in attendance, and thooght that
the high water mark had been reached,
but the record is broken as the follow
ing figures will show, which we're read
out in the chapel Wednesday morning
by President Cromcr:
ing post graduate students, l54; total
enrolment including post graduate
students, and several students who will
return to college shortly, 1Gl; highest
enrolment previously made in college
classes, III; present enrolment in col
lege classes, l23; young ladies in col
lege, Is.
1t was an inspiring sight to see the
chapel filed with so many bright and
manly young men and promising young
women seeking an cducation-a Chris
tian education.
After the usual morning exercises,
Scripture reading and prayer by Rev.
j. l.. Williamson, President Cromer
said that as it had been customary, and
as there were several prominent gen
tlemen present, they would have some
short addresses to the students and
called first on DR.. f.. p. McClintoclS, Of
the A. r.. p. church.
We shall attempt only short synop-
sis, couchcd in our own language, Of
what each speaker said, which cannot
do Justice to them. The talks were all
wcll-timed and eloquent, and were fire.
quently appluudcd by the students.
DR.. McClinto: k said that it was graf
flying to him to see SO many present,
and that he congratulated the president
and faculty, and rejoiccd with them in
having the largest enrolment they had
ever had. II deemed it an cXtraordi-
nary privilege to attend college at this
time. The saddcst hearts today are
those that have not these opportuni-
ties, and you should take advantage OF
and faithfully improve your college op-
portunities. You bring here to place
under the tuition of these teachers
your mental training and moral powers,
which is most important Of all, and
which sometimes is overlooked, and
you must remember and keep in mind
that you come to improve and develop
your moral as well as your mental pow
ers. Woe be to those who go through
to the neglect Of this. That is the rca-
son this is u Christian institutions; why
these professors are here, they would
not be here but for their qualifications
when the vision presented itself to your
worthy president, lovely as it was, if it
had been to come here to train your in
tellectual and mental powers, he would
have been over yonder winning laurels
in another profession. He saw that if
he came here he could influence the
youth-thcir moral characters, that is
what drew him. That motive prOmpt-
ed him to give up more remunerative
calling to come here. That animated
the professors also more than any other
reason. He said, let me insist that you
take this thought-that your president
| and faculty are ycarning that the STU
dents of this college be as much trained
| in moral as in intellectual and mental
training. In your recitation rooms
don't cheat and take advantage Of each
other; this would pain your teachers
| and cast disgrace on your college. Be
men and women-carnest, pure, moral,
Christian characters.
Rev. w. l. Herbert was next called
on. He said that he wanted the boys
to know him---and he wanted to know
the girls. 1t had not been long since
| he was in the condition OF those
present in the largest class, not so long
that he had forgotten 1t, and what he
said was to the youngest present He
said, we read in the Bible that God is
the same yesterday, today and forever
Each of us have our yesterday, our to-
day, and our forever. What we need
for our yesterday is pardon, for our to-
day is purity, and our tomorrow and al
time is power. Pardon, purity, power
Sine pardoned, life purified, Christ
within me, the power to live right. /
you are entering the Freshman class
settle the question now that your lift