The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-06-12
Junior OiatOrical Contest.

Junior Oratorical Contest.
The contest by the members of the
Junior class for the gold medal given
each year by Messrs. Y. ]. Pope and
O. l.. Schumpert to that member of the
class producing the best Grafton, took
place on Monday night. The exercises
| were attended by the largest audience
of the week filling the opera house to
it's capacity.
By unanimous decision of the commit
tee, the medal was awarded to Mr. C.
w. Riser, of Etherldge, Saluda county.
Eight members of the class to take
part in this contest had been selected by
the faculty at preliminary contest
held in college chapel. They, with
| their subjects, were as follows:
H. j. Black, Dupont, S. c., "Peace-
full Conquest.
| l.. M. Bouknight, Irmo, S. c.,
whats the Use?'
H. Fl. Haltiwanger, Chaplin, S. c.,
"Our Nations Flag"
E. w. HERS, Weimer, S. c., "The
Ascendancy Of Man."
T. X. tombstone, Newberry, S. c.,
"Robert f. Lee--His Deeds Are His
l Monument.
j. r. McKittrick, Kinards, S. c.,
"Heights Attained by Others Challenge
U.s."
C. w. Riser, Leesville, S. c., Lead
ers of Men,"
w. B. Seabrook, Newberry, S. c.,
'The Eternal City,"
The following gentlemen acted as a
committee of judges: Hon. A. F. Lever,
DR.. Jas. P. Kinard, of Winthrop, the
Rev. S. H. Zimmerman, Messrs. F. L.
Bynum, w. H. Wallace, and M. A. Car
Isle.
The medal was presented to Mr.. Riser
| by Hon. A. f. Lever. Cong ressr1an
Lever congratulated all the young gen
tlemen, saying the contest had been
Unusually good. He hoped for the sue
cessful one, who had been awarded the
| decision by unanimous vote, that this
would be only the beginning for him as
an orator. The taking of this media
must not be the ending, he said.
AS Mr.. Lever said in his presentation
speech, the contest was unusually good
\ All the young gentlemen acquitted them.
| felves with credit, and received the close
attention Of the large audience.
The Alumni Address.
The annual address before the Alumn
Association was delivered on Tuesda.
morning by Mr.. Jno. r. Leavell, O
Greenwood, who graduated from New
berry College in the class of 1881.
The exercises were opened witt
prayer by the Rev. P. H. e. Derrick
The speaker was introduced by Hon
Arthur Kibler, President of the Alumni
Association.
Mr.. Leavell announced as his theme fo
the occasion, "A Study of the Times.
; Trusts, strikes, the differences betwee
capital and labor, are some of the mos
l important of the problems which cor
front us today, said the speaker. A
must be adjusted in accordance wit
; the most advanced ideas of right an
. justice.
The speaker first took up a study G
the political situation. Money is power
= so influential that courts and legislato,
{ are swept before it even as chaff befol
the wind. The final result is an etern
fight between capital and labor, maxim
l the rich richer and the poor poorer, grint
ing into the dust with it's iron heel tt
> laboring classes, who are The mainsts
and support of this nation. If our state
men are to shape the destiny Of tn
State SO as to add to her strength ar
g glory they must be men of high mora
o ity, having the highest respect for tt
Q moral law. Along with our rapid strid
d in commercial and industrial progress
It we need the moral and intellectual d
70 velopment, which alone can give hon'
y and glory to our nation.
e The speaker next took up study
is the physical view, saying that there CO
% be no objection to the study of physic
ID culture in our colleges, SO long as
.; does not become the principal stud
When athletic exercises interfere wi
B. the students routine work, howeve
8, they should be confined to more narrC
es limits.
id The speaker strongly condemned sor
as points in the States common scht
ul educational system, saying that t