The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-06-11
CLEMSON GRADUATES.
Fifty-Nine Young Men Equipped for
Battle of Life.

Battle ofLife.
The regular graduating exercises
and delivery Of diplomas at Clemson
College took place Saturday morning.
Quite large audience was present.
The board had selected Col. N. L.
Donaldson to officiate, and he per-
formed, his duties in most pleasant
manner. First on the programme
was the grafton of Mr.. W. G. Temple
ton of Abheville, who spoke upon
The Industrial Progress and Posi-
biliticS Of tho SoU%h.'' His theme was
eEccil' ni, andl Il and his style of
:ciiveiT ~ attractive. Following
l;a w. ,,.:r. j. Z. Zeig;cT uf Orange
!.uT@: v - delivered an excellent ora
tiUI i'il G:e:nSul,'s Place in the Edu-
+ca!ioI sy;S;::G of the State After
these tH" Icpr saDtat!yes OF the class
had spoken. Col Donaldson spoke hap
pill. in his remarks to the class Incl
dent to the delivery Of diplomas. The
following 80 graduates received their
diplomas:
TEXTILE INDUSTRY.
Il. Barrett. YORK: j. H. Brown.
Oconec: W. z. Clapnau, Greenville:
". +. Cole. l;ocHin ghani. \. c.; w.
Z. Cochran, Green|opd: B. C. Gro
mer, AndersOn:J J. Z. Gettys, York;
D. Jennings, Cnarleston: II. B. Jen-
nings, Charleston: d. kohn, Orange
burg: H I Little. Spartan6urg; FE
Pearman. Anderson: W T Prescott,
Edg.ield. T c Shaw. A5bevilIe: J Fl
Spencer. York: r B Spencer, York; W
G. Templeton, Abbeville.
MECHANICS AND ENGINEERING.
G. e. Bamberg. Bamoerg; B. b.
Barre, lexington: E. &. Campbell,
Charleston: H. r. CanteV, Clarendon;
4. b. Carr. Richland: G. B. Clink-
scales: Spartanbprg: W. w. Coleman,
Aiken; T. Crawford, P;ckens: c. Z.
Dolthit, Anderson: C Earle, Ander-
son: C n Gignilliat, Oconee: f NJ
Gunby, Orangeburg; F N Jordan,
Oconee; E J. Larsen, Colleton; G. T.
McGregor, Richland; J d Meador,
Union; T H Munro, Union: T r Phil
lips, Orangebarg: H T Fee, Greenville;
c L Reid, York: J NJ Rodger, Union:
C H Seigler, Aiken; NJ A Stitton, An
derSon; W F Sneed, Charleston; S C
Stewart, Pickens: II G Stokes, Hamp-
ton; D a ] Sullivan, Charleston: S NJ
Ward, Jr., Georgetown; J B Watkins,
Saluda: Fl a Wilson; Sumter.
CHEMISTRY AND AGRIcULTURE.
EB Boykin, Darlington; E Brock
mann, Jr., Richland: J NJ Burgess,
Clarendon: G H Hardin, Oconee; ] E
Martin, Jr., Charleston: G F Mitchell
Charleston, L H Mccullough, VIII
liamsburg; F < Norris, 0fangburg;
S N Robertson, PickenS; D Fl Sally,
Aiken: J B Tinsley, Union; NJ e
Zeigler, Orangeburg.
After the awarding Of diplomas,
Prof. G. NJ. Furman of the depart
ment Of English was presented by COL
Donaldson. Prof. Furman had the
pleasant duty of awarding several
medals, which duty he performed in a
graceful and pleasant manner.
The presidents medal, awarded by
President Hartzog annually to the stu
dent who writes the best essay on q
given subject, was given to Mr. II. c..
Tillman Of the junior class. The sub
ject of this essay this year was The
Relation Of Faculty and Student
Mr.. Tillman also won the essayists'
medal offered in the Calhoun literary
society by Maj. E. NJ: Matthews Of
last years class. An elegant set Of
drawing instruments given for the
proficient craftsman was awarded to
w. E. G. Black. These instruments
are given by the manufacturers from
whom the college buys its supplies of
drawing equipments. Prof. Furman
then proceeded to award the "Chro-
nicle" medicals, offered oy the Glenn
son College Chronicle for the best
poem, and the best story published
during the current year.
The medal for the best essay was
given to Mr.. G. F. Norris; for the best
poem to Mr.. E. E. Miller; for the best
story to Mr.. D. H. Salley of Aiken.
After these presentations the exer-
cises were concluded by the Rev. Mr.
Beard of Pendleton.