The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-09-29
FITTING SCHOOL OPENING.

,:tTTING SCHOOL OPENING.
Welcome Addresses-Large Enrolment Strong
Faculty-Outook Most Prosperous.
On last Wednesday morning this most
excellent institution in our midst began
its thirteenth session. Headmaster Hugo
G.. Sheridan read a selection from the
Bible, which was followed by song, and
then Rev. NJ. W. Hook. pastor of the
Methodist church, led in a very earnest
prayer. Mr.. Jno. R. Bellinger was intro.
duced at the conclusion of the religious
services, and in an inspiring, appealing,
eloquent manner he welcomed every
member of the school into our midst, urg-
ing every student to choose the highest
conceptions of duty for an ideal, to
develop the three-fold man, to make
the most out of himself. Mr.. Bellinger's
talk was to the point, and fully appreci-
ated by every member of the school. He
is looked upon as a warm friend of the
school, fully in sympathy with the great,
the noble work being done by this school.
Rev. Mr.. Hook was next introduced to
the new boys and girls-he needs no in
PRODUCTION to any one who has been
connected with the school since his pas
torate here, for every one who thus knows
him loves him. MI. Hook was practical
in his advice, earnest in his exhortation,
eloquent in speech, sincere in manner.
His words sank deep into the hearts of all
who heard him, and his hearty welcome
extended in behalf of his church, and
personally, met a responsive chord from
every one. 1t is the great regret of all
that this is Mr. Hooks last year here, &C.
cording to the rules of the Methodist
church. He is a sincere friend of the
school-a friend to every boy and every
girl and every teacher.
Headmaster Sheridan's words of well
come to the new pupils who have left
home to come into our midst for the first
time, and to those old pupils who have
been home for the vacation, were assuring,
full of kindness, sympathetic, and kindly
affectionate, making even the worst home
sick boy feel that he had come to second
home, and that in every teacher, matron,
and member of the school, he had warm
friend who desire to do him good, to help
him.
Upon the conclusion of Mr.. Sheridan's
remarks, the visitors were thanked for
their presence, the audience was dismissed,
and the school organization begun. By
now the school work is well under way,
and every one is beginning to get &C.
customed to the regular work and are
doing fine work.
The attendance this year is good. Sixty
pupils enrolled the first day, and others
have been coming in nearly every day
since. There are still Others TO come, and
the present indications point to
very profitable and most successful year.
Some changes have been made in the
faculty. Profs. Sheridan and Owen re-
main from last year. Prof. Hardin takes
Prof. Redmon's place in the ancient lam
guage department, and Miss Maud Ker-
naghan has charge of the music and elo-
cution department. Miss Pet Stephens
will not return.
1t is useless to speak of Prof. Hugo G.
Sheridan. For twenty-four years he has
been teaching, and he has worthily borne
the reputation made by his father and
himself in their classical institute at
Orangeburg and their work here. All
parents may entrust their children to
him with the full assurance that they are
iu the hands of one of the most competent
teachers and most perfect gentlemen in
the State.
Prof. W. c. Owen is graduate of Wof-
ford college, '03, is now doing post-grad-
uate work, and after year of most sue
cessful teaching, fully measuring up to his
scholarly record in college where he grad
uated as class president, having won dis
tiuction in every department during his
college course, he returns to accomplish
most profitable years work in his de-
partment of English and History. During
the summer he took special work in these
departments. Prof. Owen returns with
most excellent hclpmeet in the person of
his charming wife, he having Joined the
order of Benedicts during the vacation
period. He and Mrs. Owen have charge
of the girls hall, where they, with Miss
Bessie Warn, most competent ,matron,
will do everything for the best welfare of
the girls. Miss Warn is well-known in
Bamberg, having been matron at the boys
hall and housekeeper for the Cope hotel
during the past year.
Prof. E. K. Hardin, Jr., a graduate of
Woford college, '04, has charge of Greek
and Latin. While at Wofford Prof. Har-
din made record of which any graduate
would be proud. He made distinction in
all studies, completing most remarkable
record while in college, graduating as his
class president. Prof. Hardin is taking
ost-graduate work, and, though this is
his first year in teaching, he is so well
fitted that it is safe to predict successful
years work in his department. 1t will be
recalled that he won the State 1nter-Col-
legiate cratorical contest, and as State
representative at Monteagle, Tenn, this
summer he Won second place, and would
have won first had not the rules been
broken in permitting an ineligible man
to speak.
Miss Kernaghan is graduate of Co.
lumbia College, '01, and has very success
fully taught for the past two years. She
comes with an enviable record as stu
dent at Columbia, and as teacher, and
already her pupils and all who know her
have been drawn to her by her charming
manner.
All in all, this bids fair to be one of the