The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-09-25
FIFTY.THIRD OPENING
OF NEWBERRY COLLEGE
BRIGHT PROSPECTS FOR A sue
CESSFUL SESSION.
Enrolment Larger Thai at Any Pre-
xious 0pening-Students Send
Telegram to DR.. Scherer.

Telegram to DR.. Scherer.
With appropriate exercises, includ,
ing addresses by Chief Justice Y. j.
Pope, of the supreme court of South
Carolina, the pastors Of the various
Newberry churches, and DR.. George
B. Cromer, former president Of the
institution, the fifty-third session of
Newberry college was formally be-
gun on Wednesday morning. The
enrolment on Wednesday morning
was considerably larger than on the
opening day Of any previous session,
and all indications point to the most
successful session in the history Of
the college. Most Of the students
who had been enrolled had already
arrived, and the auditorium Of Hol-
land hall was filled with the students
and friends of the college.
DR.. Jas. A. B. Seherer, who some
time ago resigned the presidency Of
the college, left on September Is for
his new field of labor in Pasadena,
California, as president Of Throop
Institute. The new president, the
Rev. J. H. Harms, of Chambersburg,
Pa, will not reach Newberry until
October 7. In the meantime DR.. A.
Bowers, Of the faculty, is the act
ing president, and he was in charge
of the exercises.
DIR. Geo. B. Cromer, former presi-
dent of the college, was the last
speaker on Wednesday morning, and
he was unanimously requested by the
student body. to send telegram to
DR.. Scherer, in California, telling DR..
Scherer that the students missed
him. The following telegram, in ac-
accordance with this request, was for
warded by DR.. Cromer:
"Dr. J. A. B. Scherer,
"Throop Institute,
"Pasadena. Cal.
"We miss you this morning. God
bless you and yours.
"Students Newberry College,"
DR.. Scberer was missed. The col
lege's loss in his resignation was more
keenly felt on Wednesday morning
than at any other time since his re-
signation was rendered, because the
fact that the college and Newberry
and the State had lost him was for
the first time brought directly home to
the students and alumni and friends
of the college. Having resigned af-
ter the commencement in June. and
having left before the opening of this
session, the exercises on Wednesday
morning were the first in which his
absence was noted since his resigna-
ton. During his administration the
college experienced remarkable
growth. and there are three hand
some buildings on the campus which
will stand as monuments to his exc
cutive ability and his remarkable
personality and his conservation, and
to the loyalty Of those whose faith
in these qualities in him was not
misplaced.
The Rev. J. H. Harms will prove a
worthy successor to DR.. Seherer. A
graduate Of the college, and man
who has achieved rapid distinction in
the Lutheran ministry since he left
the college, large results are expect
ed Of him. He has executive ability
Of a high order. and he knows New
berry college and her needs. The
Rev. Mr.. Harms claims Newberry as
his second home, having married here,
and he has many warm personal
friends in Newberry. as elsewhere
throughout South Carolina and many
other Southern States, from which
Newberry college draws most Of her
students.
The members Of the faculty were
all present on Wednesday morning.
including the Rev. Gilbert P. Eoigt.
of Charleston. who was recently
elected to the department of English
and German.
The exercises were opened with
PRAYER by the Rev. Monroe J. Ept-
ing, pastor Of the Second Lutheran