The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-06-20
COMMENCEMENT CLOSES.
ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT OF NEW
BERRY .OLLEGE.
Exercises Largely Attended a BILE Addresses
by Prominent Gen Ali
dresses by TIE Young Men.

berry College for 1902 closed WedneS-
day morning. A large and appreciative
audience greeted the young graduates
on their commencement day. The grad
uating class this year is composed Of
eleven members, one of whom is a
Young lady. At a preliminary contest
five were selected, together with the
valedictorian, to represent the class and
deliver addresses this morning. They,
with their subjects, are:
w. F. Bedenbaugh, Prosperity, s.
C.-Compulsory Education.
C. D. Elmore, Oglethrope, Ga. Sid
ney Lanier.
H. A. Fulmer, Chaplin, S. C.-Cecil
c. L. Wessinger, Fairbanks, S. c.
Wade Hampton.
J. K. Au1l, Newberry, S. C.-Vale-
dictory.
The other graduates are: M: P.
Lindler, Chaplin, S. c.; VIM: c: Sum-
mer, Newberry, S. c.; l.. D. Wilson,
Columbia, S. c.; ]. M. Johnson, New
berry, S. c.; Ruth Wells, Newbery,
S. G.
DR.. Cromer's parting talk to the
graduating class was a gem. He is
known throughout the State as one OF
it's best speakers, and he was at his
best Wednesday morning. The address
was full Of feeling, of power, OF
thought, and of good advice.
The medal offered to that member of
the graduating class writing the best
ESSAY on subject assigned by the fac
uItv was awarded to j. K. Aull, New
berry, S. C.. The subject this year was
''Dreamers. " The presentation was
made by Rev. w. L. Seabrook. :,
The Senior History medal was award
ed to J. NJ. Johnson, of NeWberry, 5.
C. The award mas made by Mr.. }. B.
Hunter.
The Sophomore Greek medal to Miss
Lola Lake, of Newberry, S. c. Pre-
sentation by Hon. Geo. E. Prince.
The Medal for the best Freshman eX-
animation for entrance to the Sopho-
more class was awarded to John {.
Hipp, of Newberry, S. G.. Presentation
by Hon. w. J. Stribbling.
THE ANNUAL ADDRESS
was delivered by the Hon. W. J. Strib:
bling, of Walhalla, who was introduced
by his former collegemate, the Hon:
C. M. Efrd, in a very pleasing anc
happy manner. Mr.. Stribbling was
member of the class of 1876 and gradu,
ated from the college while it was 10,
Gated in Walhalla. 1t was only a short
time ago that he was asked to take the
place Of the principal and deliver this
address. Mr.. Stribbling is a lawyer OF
large practice and very popular among
the people of his own county.
His subject was ''The Christian Edu,
cation of Our Youth the Only Hope OF
Perpetuating Our Institutions. He
said that about quarter of century
ago, while an undergraduate of New.
berry College, he had been selected
publicly to debate the question, "Re-
solved, that the United States is the
best government the world ever saw.
He had succeeded in convincing him
self at least that the affirmative of that
question was true. And IN his youth,
full ardor he had no doubt but that it
would endure forever. And that the
leaven of it would gradually permeate
the body polite of all other govern
ments and result ultimately in its be-
coming universal. What a splendid
form of government! What beauti-
fuf system! Would it accomplish its
purposes and stand the tests of time
and be able to resist the greed and sell
fshness of man. In his youthful lgnor,
ance. innocence and ardor he did not
for moment doubt it.
But since that time he had come tc
the conclusion that Congress nor Execu'
tives, nor Courts, nor written Constl
tutions, either one or all put together
are to be relied on to preserve oul
ideals of government. We have al
these in force at the present moment
and vet we have but to take up oul
morning papers and read there of the
progress of a war of subjugation ever
now going on under the Stars anc
Stripes. With all the progress that
this country has made in century anc
a quarter have we discovered the right
to reverse the eternal principles of nu
man freedom and justice? In the Con
stitution we find Congress clothed with
the power ''to lay and collect taxes,
duties, imports, and excises, and tc
provide for the common defense anC
the general welfare of the United
States? Do you see anything amblgu'
Gus in that language? Do you see any
thing in that language authorizing che
| imposition of taxes for protecting g
small class of persons who may happer
| to be manufacturing a particular class
of goods, in order that they may sci
their goods to their fellow-citizens, the
great mass of the American people, al
enormously higher rate than they coulc
otherwise get them for?
Again, Congress is given the power
s'to regulate commerce with foreign
nations" This power is now being eX
ercised by paying immense sums OF
! money as bonus to owners OF steamship
lines to induce them to buy their ships
from the American steel producers anc
shipbuilders who already have more
work than they can do, and who are SC
immensely rich now that they are ac
tually puzzled to find ways and means
to spend their money.
Avei But the Courts, says some
one, can be relied on promptly to cor
rect such fragrant violations Of the Con
stitution. A perusal of the bred Scott
case, and the recent cases involving the
status of the Pacific and Atlantic
Oceans that have recently fallen under
our jurisdiction will show that after al
our Courts are composed of men, not
angels!
# Congress and Courts cannot be re,
lied on to perpetuate our institutions,
how, then are we to do? In my judg'
ment there is but one answer to the