The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-09-17
NEWBERRY COLLEGE
The Prospects for Fine Opening Aus,
picious-Some New Teachers
New Boarding Hall.


fifty years. Many Of our youn2 men
and young women have been c,lucat-
ed there and hundreds from differ
cnt parts of South Carolina have
come and spent from one TO five years
with Us and thus were formed Ties
which are binding and from far and
near there is living active interest
in Ncwbcrry college.
1t is gratifying to learn that the
prospects for the opening NOW so
H"pr II! hand are 50 auSpiciou> and
that we are to have 30 able n faculty
INTO whose lands will. be placed the
traEin:: of :" n,ny lonng minds.
The following in regard to the
opcnin" was received by The Herald
and News the day it appeared in the
daily papers and we take great
pleasure in giving it place in our col
umn' even though several days after
lis appearance in The daily papers:
OWN" to his inability to secure
his immediate release from his posi-
ti"n as vice-principal Of the Leland
Stanford preparatory school at Palo
Alto. Cnl, Prof. Otto II. Patzwald
Will moi he able to assume his dutirs
- professor Of English and Modern
Languages at Newbcrry college until
the beginning Of the second term,
January |, 1908. The standing COM
mittee Of the board of trustees has
been fortunate in securing to services
of DR.. Edwin B. Settler for the in
tcrim. Dr.. Setzler filed this position
himself for number Of years. and
Spcr' last SO Isinn at work in his lam
"ua"c Spt" ,':::cs ut tn" Univc,.isv Of
Virginia. from which he 10 .e,,td the
''"lH "i' Doctor Of Phi o>opl:y some
lime ago. lie intends to acquir, adj
dltl"nal university training, and is at
present rn.r"cd in Il w,rk on Enm
!l$h I'ros"dy. t" supplement his
scientific treatment Of English vcrsi-
!i"ali"n alrcrdy published. The col
lr:r Is IN tnnate in the fact that tho
na;n'; CT his elga!; 'lLcnls permits
t"ac.!r so thoroughly capable, and so
loyal to his alma mater, to serve as a
Substitute in these bl" is important
branches.
Prof. Roy Il. Thomas, ph. d.. has
already arrived with his family, to
take charge Of The science DEPART
mrnl. which will be correlated with
the school Of Technology, to the bet
trrmcnt of both departments. The
entire faculty will be on the campus
next Monday. to prepare for the
"p"nin" on Wednesday. Sept tcmbcr
18th. At Il. M, on the following Fri.
day, the formal opening exercises
will he held in Holland Hall, To which
all friends Of the college are invited.
Greetings will be extended to the
students by members of the faculty
and by representatives Of the New
berry churches. On Friday evening
The usual reception will be given by
the College Christian Association,
which has already presented every
prospective student with neat and
Instructive handbook. President
Schrrcr has just completed the sum-
m"r canvass by Il visit to North Car
"lina which will rank next TO thi.
state in the number of new students
next session.
Everybody connected with the coll
lc"c rc.ioccs in the fact that the hand
some new boardiu" hall, just complet
ct, will be in charge Of Mr.. and Mrs.
John y Summer. who have been as
S"rlatrd with the hospitalilics of
Ncwbcrry college for years. Nothing
could better guarantee the successful
management of the boarding accom-
modations for the students. Another
welcome piece of news for the dormi-
tory students, at least, will be found
IN the announcement that ihc hall
ways OF the three stories will be sup
piled with electric lights. The wiz
ing Tor this purpose will be suffi.
GENTLY heavy to carry lights for ev-
cry room in the building if this shah
be deemed advisable at some future
time. The old boarding hall will be
temporarily utilized as an additional
dormitory, on account of the over
flow of applicants. Every effort will
be made by the authorities to accom-
modatc the unusually V large BODY of