The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-10-02
FORMAL OPENING.
Newberry College Starts With Over
Two Hundred at Opening Day
Cheering Words.


session of 1906 under very flatterine
prospects. The enrolment this week
is upwards of two hundred, which
is the largest number for the first
week i'll the history of the institution.
Under the changes which have been
made in the curriculum there was de-
lay in making assignment, but on
Friday 2l2 had been enrolled. Practi-
cally all OF the old students have re-
turned and with them come naSsy
new ones. The college classes are all
full and in the graduating class thers
will be about thirty or forty. Alto
gethcr the prospects for the institu-
tion III the first year Of the second
century Of its existance are very en-
couraging.
Twenty-nine years ago when the
college returned to Newbcrry, after a
sojourn at Walhala for about eight
years, there was not building OH the
campus, and the first few months Of
the school were taught in the upper
story OF store room in the town. At
that time there were only two pro-
fessors in the college proper, and two
III the preparatory department. who
were adjunct professors for the college
classes. The total enrolment amounted
t" about sixty, and five to seven was
considered Il fairly good graduating
class,
Before the end of the first year the
main building on the college grounds
was completed and the sessions were
held there. DR.. Geo. w. Holland end
Prof. Dan Arlington did the greater
part Of the teaching and it was we'll
done. for both Of them were equipped
to teach any branch in the curriculum.
Even then the course of study was az
far advanced as it is now and the
y"un" men who went out from the in
stitution were well drilled.
Gradually and steadily the college
hns grown, not only with the Luth-
cran denomination in this state to
which it belongs, but with the people
OF Ncwberry Of all denominations
VIII" feel that ia is their col
iege in II peculiar sense, and while
the institution IS the property of the
Lutheran church, it is in no sense Sec
tartan. This is realized by the peo-
pie Of this community, for whenever
" call for help is made the response
comes from all classes of our people,
Only last year, when Mr.. Carnegie
made his offer of 100000 on con-
dition that similar amount be rails
ed, it took only few hours to meet
the conditions and the money was
raised right here among the friends
Of the institution.
The faculty now numbers some
fourteen professors, and there are fiv
handsome buildings on the campu>
used for the work of the college and
three residences for professors. The
gymnasium building is just complet-
cd and the new technical building,
made possible by the gift of Mr..
Carnegie, is near completion.
The formal opening of this session
was held III the college auditorium
Friday morning. The main address
was made by Rev. w. H. Greever,
editor of the Lutheran Church Visit
or. Columbia, S. G.. Mr.. Greever spoke
OF the ideal purpose of education. Tn
the first place he said that the first
ideal was to help student to find
himself. to give him self-conscious-
IS to fill his pace in the world. He
spoke The Importance of self
knowledge, 50 that one would not
over estimate himself or his ability,
nor would he mdervalue his capacity.
IN the second place he referred to
the true life purpose, and said it must
include God and his glory. Another
idea Gysof2 education was to help the
individual to find the true life pur-
pose, IN th"r words, help him find his
calm. Another purpose Of the ideal
education was to acquaint the indivi-
dual with his inviruments. Every in
flnence which surrounds us in life is
either help or hindrance, and the
ideal education would acquaint one
with his environments, so that these
Influences might be helpful. The
ideal aim Of education, however, is to
equip the individual for his life work,
taking into account his strength and
his weakness. He concluded by ad-
monishing the student body that there
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