The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-09-27
NEWBERRY COLLEGE.
Formal Opening on Last Friday
Morning-Prospects Of Most
Prosperous Session.


college was held in the new auditor
jun Friday morning. Many students,
alumni, friends and patrons Of the
institution were present and listened
with interest to the remarks Of the
different speakers for the OCCASION:
Never in the history of the college
has there oeen a more ausplc1ous
opening.
After the reading of scripture and
the offering of prayer, President }.
A. B. Scherer announced the regular
custom of the institution to have
number of representative citizens as
sembled at the beginning Of each year
to welcome the students into the life
OF the community. Time was short,
he said, but he felt that each speaker
of the morning would crowd as much
welcome into five minutes as could be
put into half hour under ordinary
circumstances.
Chief Justice Y. J. Pope was intro
duced and said in part: "A goodly
number of our citizens have come out
to greet you this morning. 1t would
be well to state that we also desire
to pay every mark Of respect to the
distinguished new presidnt OF this
college, whose labor among us we
trust and believe will be both pleas
ant and useful. l have prepared no
elaborate set of remarks this morning
but simply come to show my great
regard for all things connected with
Newberry college. I was highly
gratihed to read in the issue of yes
terday's Evening Telegram that SIX
ty new pupils had been enrolled, and
I congratulate you. Some days ago
I wrote to a worthy young man, a
student of the, college who will not
return this year, and my advice to
YOU is The same as that which l gave
to him. Read a great deal. Read
primarily English history but take
I'D also the broader study of the
worlds history. Read good poetry.
but few novels, the novels during
vacation if possible. Light reading
during study hours will take too much
valuable time from work. But the
college education means not only
book learning but the expansion OF
character. I was pleased TO see that
the president of Wofford college re-
Gently published letter most beartl'
full in spirit enlarging on the great
Importance of such expansion. 1t
will crown man or woman with
glory, the only glory that can come
in the human life. pure and broad
ened character" Chief Justice Pope
continued his remarks along the same
line and advised every student, If pos
siole to read the letter from Wo1-
lords president. 1t was charming
and showed the line to pursue and
the things to be most cherished by
those who are working for the future.
In the college education,. he said, the
benefit is not derived altogether from
what the student learns; it is the et-
feet on the mind that counts the op-
portunity to expand and to e1nbody
in the expansion correct principles
and high ideals Where such prln-
ciples were embodied in life, he said
the correct man or the correct wo.
man must be the result. This was
the ideal toward which all should
strive
The Rev. Mr.. Beard, OF the Meth
>odist church was next introduced and
expressed his pleasure in welcoming
the students to the historic halls OF
Newberry college. to the life OF the
community. and into the hearts and
homes Of the citizens. Entering col
lege, he said, was a great event in
the life of any person. The result
of such step is a sealed book. and
only the work OF hours and days and
months will break the seal and spread
It oDen to the world emblazoned with