The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-07-03
TILE Ti!nRS"EII. OHPiIANAGF.
iw"niy.hfth Anniversary OF the lnstIiuiIon
Nltrrn Two Hundred IHiIdrrn prr
clothed, Fed nud Educ"i,d.
commencement EArr.
ciScn- SIX IourE
GraduWtCE.
( Special TO News ana Courier J

lllth anniversary OF tho establishment
Of tho Thornwell Orphanasc was eel
chratea this week. Tho modest work
that tho Rov. w. p. jacobs began
has boon Il source Of countless bless
inSs to many; tho crowning Gloly of
the fc,long lahorS Of noblo heart.
ca, self faacri"inG mnu. The value
of this good work cannot ho csti-
mated, and it. is gratifying to 500
that its usefulness is steadily in
crrasing. This institution is now to
he rcck"ncd not only us an exponent
Of III" tcndcrcst and purrst Christian
:.jlanthrory, but its management
aud growth Sivo il even greater
r::.ims upon tho consideration Of
>, 1ud people everywhere. 1t has tho
light to DO included among tho i'm
portant educational institutions Of
South Carolina.
Orphans from any county and from
amy denomination arc hero given a
home, and arc cared for, trained and
educated. There arc two hundred
here, and they hail from Sweden,
Cuba, and all ovor tho South.
The course OF study is thorough,
boSinning 1t tho primnry depart
ment, continuing about twelve years,
and ending with a. B. degrees, nr,
Ter graduating i'll Literature, Latin,
Greek, French, German and Biblo
study.
On Sunday, Juno 2Ilh, tho bacca,
laureate sermon was preached by tho
Rov, IL. l.. lloyt, D. D., Of Georgia.
The exercises Of tho Euphlamion
Literary Society wcro held Oh Mon
day evening, and on Tuesday nora
ing tho commencement exercises Of
tho Mission Training College wore
held. Tho annual meeting of
tho board Of visitors was hold Tues
day afternoon. This was largely at =
tended, and tho spirit and progress
Of tho work wcro admirably shown.
Tho presidents report Of tho work
done brought tears Of gratitude and
pleasure to many, and tho satisfac
too Was ovcn increased by tho fact
that cash balance Of $1,000 was
now on hand.
On Tuesday evening tho gradu.
ating class Of Thornwell Seminary
were presented with their diplomas.
The exercises woro FREQ from formal
ity and wero most interesting. Five
young ladies and ono young gontlo'
man road graduating essays rs fol
lows:
j. Dawson Honory, Charleston -
"Optimism.'
Miss Rosa llipp, Lnurcns-"Men
Thou Pendulum 'Twixt Il Smile anG
Tear"
Miss Marian Norris, Anderson
"NIusic rs an Educator"
Miss Bcrnico Simpson, Ridgoway-
"Paths that Roach tho Mountain To|
are Steep"
Miss julia Whitman, Tennesseo
"Io that Hath Ono Aim May Hope
to Attain It."
Miss Dora Patton, Nowberry-
"Tho Cry Of tho Children"
Thcso essays wcro fully up to the
average standard and wcro we'll dc
livcrcd. Mr.. lIcncry is u natura
and fluent speukcr, and Mics Pattor
rs valcdictorian Of her class spok
elfcctionutoly and with easy grace
Tho Hon. Nj. i. Anscl was ami
vcrsary orator and his subject wa
'IooliiDg forward and Looking Up
ward" Mr.. Anscl ia n plcasan
speaker, and he met ell requirement
of tho occasion in first class style
He took occasion to look backwar,
also during his remarks, and III
clear cut thought and even clcnro
expression claimed tho individual at
tcntiOn Of all.
Tho Thornwoll medal for nn cssa
Of not less than fifty pages on "Kcrr'
History Of the Presbyterian Church
WAS won by Miss Mattio lIipp, an
DR.. Thornwell, in prcsouting thi
medal, certainly held his audicnc
well. a prize was also offered 70
tho Ocst report Of twenty sermon:
this prizo to be competed for by tn
| oraduatinr class. Tho rccOrtl bor