The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-06-15
THIRTEEN GRADUATES .
~. THIRTEENTH DAY
GREAT DAY I'm THE HISTORY
OF THE COLLEGE.
Honors and Medals Galore.-"Onl
Superstitious Folks and Fools
%rE2 Believe In LUCK q Says
DR.. Scherer. 49,:


With high hopes and strong resolves
eleven young men and two young
women went Forth from Newberry
college Wednesday morning to take
up the stern battle with life. The
Semi Centennial exercises have
given them inspiration which should
count for much in tie years to come.
In fifty years Of sacrifice and strug-
gle, and achievement, Newberry col
lege has. had no more auspicious COM
merlcement.s Outdoors the clouds
were dark and the rain was falling,
but there we're only sunshine and
gladness In the hearts Of the friends
Of NeWberry college. a.>. a. ~. e.. So
The exercises Wednesday morning
were attended by an audience which
taxed the capacity Of the opera house
and there were music and flowers
and applause and well wishes for
each of the young people who today
stood on the Threshold of life, with
the training of historic institution
behind them, its diploma of duty
well done in their hands, and with
the future stretching broad and in
viting before them. 4 "'.h 81! '."s"
Those who received diplomas
we're: Bachelor Of Arts-Silas Mar
ion Busby,, Joseph Ernest Cannon
George Miller Eleazer, James Terrell
Owen, Perry Olonzo Schumpert.
Bachelor of Science--William Hear
vey Cabaniss, George Waddell Har-
mon, Samuel Roy Jones, Mary Eliza.
beth Lester, Sarah Elizabeth Rawl.
Bachelor Of Philosophy-Byron WV
ian Chapman, Edward Bennet Hou-
seal, Dewey Whitfield Moose.
Six members of the class had been
selected to represent the class in the
delivery Of graduation orations this
morning. They, with their subjects,
were:
w. H. Cabaniss-"The Modern
Fairy-Land.'
E. B. Houseal-"Ubi solitudinem
faciunt, pacem appellant.
j. 7. Owen-Purity in Politics."
., B. V. Chapman-"Southward
Ho!"
G. w. Harmon-"E Engineers"
j. e. Canpon-" Altruism."
The speeches were we'll written
and well delivered. The notable fea-
ture of the whole exercises was the
note of confidence in the future
sounded in the orations. With little
exception, there, was no note Of pes
simism. "IIabor Omnia Vincit' is
the motto Of the class Of 1906, and
their orations today we're true to the
motto which they had chosen:
There was mot sthe usual saluta-
tory <5by# the Il second {, honor
man, and jvaleaistory BY the recipient
of the first honor. q Only first honor
was conferred in the class Of 1906,
and it was equally bestowed upon
; two young men, without distinction
between them, &Messrs. William Har-
vey Cabaniss and Joseph Ernest
Cannon. ..'tE s. ~
After the conclusion Of the gradua-
ton orations came the award Of
medals. In addition to the ora
torical medal which was awarded on
Monday night several gold medals
had been offered to the students. of
the various classes and were award
ed today.
,.,. The medal offered by DR.. 0. B.
Mayer to that member Of the senior
class who shall pass the best examina-
ton in an assigned course, Of reading
in history was presented by Rev. j..
3. Derrick, of the class Of '01, is
now Of Augusta, Ga, to Mr.. Dewey
Whitfield Moose, of Mt. Pleasant,
IN. G.
81 The Science medal offered by Mr..
j. M. Long, Of Colgate, CAL, to that
student who shall have maintained
the best standing in Physics, Chemis-
try and Geology, during the course
Of two years, was presented by the
Rev. G. p. Boozer, of the class Of
1870 ia. Mr.. W. II. Cabaniss, Of New
berry. ....... ".
The George S. Mower Senior es'