The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-03-13
FACULTY OF COLLEGE
HAS BEEN INCREASED
THE REV. GILBERT P. VOIGT
ELECTED.
DR.. John Bachman's Birthday NAM
cd AS Founders Day-:Mcdal
Given by Daughters of
Confederacy.

AZ Il meeting or the standing com
mittce of the board of trustees Of
Newberry college, held here on Tues
day, the Rev. Gilbert p. Voigt, Of
Charleston. was chosen an additional
member Of the faculty; February 4,
the birthday of the Rev. John Bach
man, d. D., Ill. d., was established
rs "I'ounlrHS' Day.' and an offer
from the Daughters Of the Confcdcr-
ary of Il gold medal to be awarded to
that student "ivin" evidence Of the
most effective research into Confcd-
crate history WAS accepted.
The Rev. Gilbert p. Noigt, who was
chosen Il member of the faculty. his
duties To begin with the next session.
will fill the chair Of English T~itcra-
turc and German. DR.. f.. B. Settler
Ter, who now fills The chair Of Eng
fish Literature and Modern Lan@ua-
@cs. will be retained IN the chair Of
Philolo@y and French. thus giving an
additional professor in one Of the
most important departments Of the
college work. The Rev. Mr.. Voi.t is
Il son Of DR.. a. G. Noigt. dean of The
Lutheran Theological Seminary. To-
Gated ut Mt. Pleasant. Charleston. Hc
is an honor graduate Of the %colleyc in
the class Of 1908. Since leaving col
l"gc h. has hal special training.
both in this country and in Germany.
in the branches whicn he will teach.
and is we'll prepared for the position.
Before going t" Germany to pursue
his studies further he graduated nj
the T~hcoln"ical Seminary at MI.
Pleasant. His father. DR.. \. G.. Noi"t.
was il member of the Faculty Of New
berry college when he waS connect
rd with the Seminary during lis Local
ton in Nrwbcrrv.
It is probable that the medal Of.
f'rrd by the Draytnn Rutherford
Chapter Daughters Of the Com
fedMWcv for the most effective re-
search in Confederate history. will be
AWARDED on each memorial day for
tho best essay giving evidence Of
such research.
The fourth of February. which ha,
been established us "FounderS' Day'
will be observed each year with APP
propriate exercises, communicating
the labors and the sacrifices of the
founders and early benefaclorS of
the institution. who made possible
It's success in later years and the
glorious work which it is accomplish
IN" today. 1t was fitting that tn,
birthday Of the Rev DR.. John Bach
man should be chosen as "Foundcrs'
Day. lie WIS the chairman Of the
first board Of trustees Of the i%nStitu-
ton, the charter having been grant
ed by the South Carolina legislature
in 1896. with the following trustees:
John Bachman, d. ID. Lii. d.: Rcvs.
f.. b. Hort. N. Aldrich, r.. S. Boin-
est. j. p. 'Msr@Wrt and j. III. Bailey,
and Messrs. G. Muller, W. X. Bach
man. j. X. Schumpert, NJ. Barre,
Patrick Todd, Henry Summer, y. a.
Hunter, a. G.. Darlington, ]. p. Aull,
Simeon Fair and J. p. Kinard. The
corner stone Of the projected new
building was laid with imposing ccre-
monies on the 18th day July, 1857.
addresses being made by Rev. j. j.
Brantley. Gen. A. G. Darlington. and
the Rev. DR.. John Bachman. The
first president Of the college was the
Rev. Il. Stork, d. D., and the Rev.
DR.. Bachman's name appears as a
member of the first faculty. filling
the chair of lecturer on natural his
tory.
Many were the consccratcd men in
the early days of the history Of New
berry college WHO gave their supper;
and thcir lahorS to the institution,
because they loved the work Of the
church, and because they realized the
Importance Of Christian education.
OF these zone took a deeper interest
in the college than the Rev. DR..
Bachman..
lie was born in Duchess county,
New York. February 4, 1890. On Jan
uary TO. 1915. he arrived in Charles
ton to take charge rs pastor Of st,
johns Lutheran church. and the re-
maindcr Of his life was spent in
Charleston in the service Of this
church. He was recognized as ONE
Of the leaders in the Lutheran min.
istry, and was prominently identified
with tbn o,,owtb n0H 6avnloOmnpf nj