The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-09-27
OPENING NEWBERRY COLLEGE.
More Than Two Hundred Students
Enrolled-Speeches Of Wei
come.

land Hall Wednesday morning at 8
O'Clock. 1t is matter Of sincere con-
graduation to the friends Of New
berry college, not only in Newberry,
but throughout South Carolina and
North Carolina and Georgia, as we'll,
that the college has opened under such
auspicious surroundings.
Newbcrry college, while the proper
ty of the Lutheran church Of South
Carolina and under the control and
direction of that denomination, is ir
no sense sectarian institution. The
people Of Newberry without regard
to the UNCONVENTIONAL lines feel
Just pride in the institution and take
as much interest in it as if it were
not a Lutheran college, and really
feel and show by their actions that it
is their college.
The fiftieth anniversary of the col
lege was celebrated in 1906. For q
few years, from 1869 to 1877, the col
lege was located at Walhalla, but ev-
en- during these years it remained
Newberry college. In the fall of 1877
it was relocated at Newberry and at
that time there we're no buildings on
the campus and for a few months
the exercises Of the college were con-
Quoted over the store Of Mr.. j. j.
Dean in the rooms now occupied by
Mr.. j. q. Salter as his photograph
gallery. BY the first Of the year 1873
what is known now as Smeltzer Hall
was sufficiently completed to be oc-
cupied by the college and recitations
were taken up in that building. At
that time there we're only DR.. George
w. Holland, Prof D. Arlington,
George D. Haltiwanger and George
B. Cromer as members Of the faculty
and the enrolment was less than one
hundred. These men wdre faithful
teachers and did good work. The in
stitution has grown in material pros
perity and now the campus has three
professors houses, the Keller Memor-
ial, Holland Hall, the archaeological
building, the Gymnasium building
and a modern and up-to-date board
ing hall, which has been erected dur
ing the past year. The property is
easily worth 100000. The enroll
ment has also gradually grown and
Wednesday morning there were more
than two hundred and twenty-five
young men and young women matri-
culated for this school year. The ia
Guilty has also grown in number until
now there are twelve regular profess
sors besides Doctors Mayer and Hou-
seal, who lecture on Physiology and
Hygiene. They, however, can never
excel the small faculty Of 1877 in
devotion to duty and in the conscien-
tious work which they did.
1t should be mentioned that in 1877
until his death DIR. o. B. Mayer, the
father Of the present DR.. Mayer, lect-
ured regularly TO the student body.
The faculty at present is composed
Of Rev. James A. B. Scherer, Pn.D.,
LII. D., president and professor Of
Psychology and Philosophy and
Ethics. DR.. Scherer is a graduate Of
Roanoke college and has done post
graduate work with Pennsylvania
college and has had twelve years ex-
perience in teaching besides expert
ence in the pastoral work and for ten
years as missionary Of the Lutheran
church in Japan.
Rev. Andrew J. Bowers, A. NJ, D.
D., is professor of Ancient Languages
and Literature and graduate Of
Newberry college and has been con-
neeted with the faculty Of the COL
lege for nearly twenty years.
Roy 2. Thomas, A. NJ, Ph.D., is a
new member Of the faculty and comes
from Missouri. He will fiji the chair
Of Natural Science, which was occu-
pied by Prof. Powell for fifteen
years.
Otto Patzwald, Of the Leland STAN
Ford University, Of California, has
been elected as professor Of English
and Modern Languages, but was ur
aDle to come at the opening Of the
session, and DR.. E. B. Settler, grad
uate Of Newberry college and also of
the University of Virginia, will fiji