The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-06-14
COMMENCEMENT CLOSES.
Graduates Receive Their DIPLOMAS
Address Before Literary Societies
... Board Trustees Meet.

Address Before Literary Societies
w., Board Trustees Meet.
The close Of the Newberry COM
mencement on Wednesday brought
the usual large crowds to the opera
house. The threatening appearance
Of the elements Wednesday morning
did not dampen the ardor and the en-
thusiasm Of those who were bent on
attending the closing exercises, and
long before the hour to begin, the
large opera house was almost uncom-
fortably seated by the friends Of
Newberry college.
The graduating class this year
numbers nineteen, six young ladies
and thirteen young men. Of these
nineteen six were selected who made
graduating speeches.
.Th following is the program Of
these speeches and the subjects, and
also the class roll:
Edgar L. Halfacre, Newberry, S.
C.,-The Debt Of this Generation to
America.
w. Frank Hipp, Newberry, S. c.,
From Clod to Conscience.
Odus G. Kibler, Newberry, S. c.
The Hague Conference.
I. E. Long, Prosperity, S. C.,-The
Substance Of Things Hoped For.
w. Edw. Monts, Prosperity, S. c.,
Transition Of the South.
P. e. Shealy, Prosperity, S. c.
Rail Roads at Bay.
Glass Roll-Arthur Wellington
Ballentine, Miss Mary Ethyl Bowers,
Jacob Forest Crouch, Miss Lucille
Dickert, John Oliver Havird, Odus
Clyde Kibler, Wilbur Edward
Monts, Perry Edgar Shealy, Robert
Lee Swittenberg, Miss Nora Lee
Buckley, John Dedrick Cappelman,
Jr., Miss Myrtle Roberta Dennis,
Edgar Lee Halfacre, William Frank
lin Hipp, Irving Ernest Long, Gednie
Willis Nichols, Miss Mary Alice
Swittenberg, Miss Mabel Bates Tar
rant, Thomas Paysinger Wicker.
At the conclusion of the speeches
the medals, which are given, were
presented as follows:
w. F. Hipp, philosophy medal
presented by Col. John F. Hobbs, and
history medal, presented by Rev. j.
j. Long.
Miss Mary Alice Swittenberg, Ger
man medal, presented by Rev. V. Y.
Boozer.
"A. W. Ballentine, best examination
in three years course in Science, pres
ented by Col. w. H. Hunt.
I. E. Long, English essay medal,
presented by Rev. Henry Harmes.
B. Il. Mills, Sophomore Greek med
al, presented by Rev. w. P. Cline.
Best contribution in Stylus, J. B.
Moose, presented by Prof. w. A..
Stuckey.
Alan Johnstone, best Freshman
examination, presented by Rev. J. D.
Kinard.
The diplomas to the graduating
class were delivered by DR.. A. J..
Bowers, Of the faculty, who is acting
as president in the absence of Presi-
dent Scherer. DR.. Bowers, in present
ing the diplomas, delivered am earn
est and touching address in parting
with the class of 1907.
There was no reception at the COL
lege this year and the exercises in the
opera house brought to a close the
commencement Of 1907.
Alumni Address.
The address before the Alumni as
sociation was delivered Tuesday
morning by the Rev. V. Y. Boozer, of
Concord, N. c., and a member Of the
class Of 1891. Mr.. Boozer is a native
Of this county and has many friends
here. His address was a most thought
full and eloquent presentation Of the
value and Importance, and, in fact,
the crying need Of Christian educa-
ton. He also laid very much stress
upon the obligations which rest upon
those who have had the advantages
Of christian training. He said that
higher education had ever been the
potent factor III the development Of
nations, and the needs of these times
were men who had received such
training; there was demand for
broad-minded intellectual mon. whose