The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-06-09
ELOQUENT SPEAKERS
TO LARGE AUDIENCE
BACCALAUREATE SERMON BY
DIR CHAS. S. ALBERT.
Sermon Sunday Evening by DR.. w.
w. Daniel-Sophomore Declaim-
ers' Contest Attractive
Program Through
out. -.

Bringing to close by far the most
successful session in the history Of
the institution, the fifty-sccond an
nual commencement of Newbcrry col
lege began on Sunday morning with
the bacralaurcatc sermon by DR..
Charles s. Albert, editor Of the pub
ication department Of the general
synod, with headquarters in Phila-
delphia.
No pretticr or more typical COM
menccmcnt Sunday morning could
have been desired. and the opera
house, where the exercises were held,
was filled by an audience which i'll
cluded the people of Ncwbcrry and
of Ncwbcrry county, and many for.
mcr students and alumni and alrmnae
and friends of the institution from
different parts Of South Carolina and
many other States.
The people of Ncwberry and the
friends OF the institution throughout
the United States share with the
officers of the college in deep appre-
citation Of the work of the past ses-
sion. The session has been signalized
not only by a large increase in the
endowment, but by unusual diligence
and propricty Of behavior on the part
l, of the students. 244 in number against
222 last year. In making out the re-
"4orts last Saturday the faculty were
gHtificd to note the solid work that
had been done by parge proportion
Of the students. Action will be taken
looking to the raising of the stand
ard and strict enforcement Of the
curriculum regulations on the books
Through the earnest efforts of the
president of the college, Dr. James A.
B. Scherer, assisted by devoted
friends of the institution, the en-
dowment has now reached in round
numbers $4,000, and it is hoped
with tire maturing Of the plans now
in view, that this amount will in the
very near future be increased to more
than $190,0O0. The plant is now one
of the best equipped in the southern
States. The history of The erection
within the very recent past of the
new main building, known as Hol-
land hall, and of the gymnasium
building and the building for the
chronological department, has al
ready been told. The building for
many years used as the main build
ing-for recitation rooms and So
ciety halls--has now been relegated
to use for dormitories, and the hand
some Keller Memorial hail, a portion
of which it was formerly necessary
to nse for chapel exercises, is now
used by the science department.
The college has entered upon new
and extremely encouraging period Of
its career Of more than half a CEN
tury. The untiring labors Of its found.
crs and Of those who succeeded thcm.
and Of those nov in charge, are bear.
Ing, rich fruit, and Ncvbrrrv college
is today not only the pride of the
'''PtHSli IIlll HtEuI fUllFplI. Dlll OIL all
friends Of ducaion-bccausc while
Newbcrry college is Il Lutheran insti-
tuition, it is broader than Il dcnomina
tional institution, and it's work and
its influence for good are confined to
no particular denomination.
The commencement program is un-
usually attractive. 4 new feature con-
sists in the gymnasium drill, which
was given in the gymnasium Satur-
day night, under the direction Of the
drill master, Mr.. Rudolph Habcnicht.
The baccalaureatc sermon on Sun
day morning was by one Of the most
distinguished literary men in the
American church. DR.. Albert, who,
as stated, is editor of the publication
department of the general synod,
With headquarters in Philadelphia,
was for many years the successful
and truly beloved pastor Of the most