The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1904-11-23
CENTENNIAL OF THE $. c. coLLEeE

CENTENNkAL OF THE 8. g.. COLLEGE
VIII be Held In January, Beginning
Monday, the 9th.
The approaching centennial OF the
South Osrolins Colleg, will b, the
greatest eveut In South Caro)inl for
many u Year. The occaeicn Is OF State
Importance and OF national interest.
The presence of rep. essntatives of &, Q
universities of all the Soutl eru States
and of some OF the older MOI thern In
stitutions, such as Union, Brown and
Princeton, will attract the attention OF
tho entire academic world. South Car
olira College, tho City of Columbis,
and the State of South Can o ina, will be
in the public eye as not before in de-
cadcs. Considered from tho lowest
plane OF self interest, the celebration
wi bs inv. luao'c In it., advertisement
of the State, the Capital City, and the
College-scon to DO the University
All If the colleges, academies and
graded schools within The State will be
invited to send representatives. n,
guests Of the South Carolina College
and the city OF Columbis. Each of the
forty -One counties viii thus attend ia
the per,Cns of scAo i men ia charge of
the more important educational inter
ests OF he county, as well as In the
persons of the alumni If the College,
who are useful men in every walk Of
life. The gathering will be unique in
it's r, presentation of the great force.
for progress In the State, now thor
oughly reCuperated from the ruin of
war and reconstruction, and entering
upon an era promising unprecedented
prosperity. Alumni, occupying leading
positions in nearly every State in the
Union, will revisit their alma mater
and the Capital ity, some for the first
time since the sos and 90s when Col.
umbia was comparatively small and
devo d of enterprise:-and some for the
first time since the proud days hofore
the war or the sad dals of She,man's
raid. Though for some there will be
melancholy memories, the occasion for
all will be most glad. Foremost in
every mind w II be the sentiment, "a
great college for a g'e eat State"
Following fitting usage, the South
Carolina College will signal.
ize it's C ntennial celebration by con-
ferrlng honorary degrees upon q num-
ber OF men (chiehy residents of the
State) whose achievements In the
worlds work deserve some marked re-
cognition On the part of organized soci-
e,y-tbe State, through its leading ac-
ademic institution. At comparatively
recent commencement, the South
Carolina College has conferred, though
sparingly and with proper di>crimina-
lion, the degree of Doctor of Laws up
on such men as Edward McCrady,
Hugh S. Thompson, Asbury Coward,
Henry Mclver, Joshua Fl Hudson,
William A. Courtenay;7th the degree Of
Doc or of Letters upon President Henry
N. Snyder; the degree Of Doctor of
Divinity upon such men as Bishop Cap
era and the Revs. Lucius Cu,hbert and
John A Rice. On this, her oue hum
dredth birthday festivity, the College
will endeavo. to bestOw with liberality,
tempered by due discrimination, the
marks of her "well done" upon many
friends and guests in all walks of life
who have by notable achievements de-
.erved we'll of the State. The program
for Monday, the 9th of January pro-
vides for the "conferring of honorary
degress," after the addresses by the
President of the College. the Governor
| of the State and the Mayor OF the City
and the Responses by designated in
vited gnes's.
AS to the propr!ety of the policy of
comforting honorary degree or degrees
for other considerations than pure
scholarships (Which is not universally
approved by university men) the fol-
loving ,otation from The Saturday
Eveuing Post of Juno 18th is 20 the
po'nt:
"In general, honorary degrees do
| represent certain worth, even if not
| high scholastic or other attachments.
They may not signify that one is
learned Ia the doctrine of divinity,
but they do serve TO Indicate th"t one
is Clergyman of public efficiency or
denominatiopal zeal. They may not
signify that one is learned in either the
civil or the canon law, bat they do tend
to prove that one has made worthy
contribution for the betterment OF
men. = (From "The State" Nov, 8.
| l904")
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