The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-10-01

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the hurch Of Ascension in Savannah.
Only three Of them were LETT. DR..
Cromer spoke Of the early struggles
Of the college. At one time, he said,
it was proposed to turn it over to the
iaealty to let them make what they
could out of it. At another time
It was proposed to make it a high
school-a feeder for the other col
leges. But there were men on the
board Of trustees who had faith in
God, faith in themselves, and faith in
their fellow-men, and the college was
maintained. He spoke Of the growth
o. the college. and the demand even
ROW for larger equipment. notWljh-
Standing the fact that two or three
Years ago there was vacant room IN
Holland hall. which had recently been
erected. A library building and a new
Gormitory were now demanded. he
Said-and they would come, He sad
that he was proud this morning of
this exhibition Of numbers, and Of
quality as we'll. He spoke Of the
sue" SIS Of Joseph J. Darlington, Of
Va ington, and Of Joseph T. john
soH, now in Congress-both Of whom
are Erskine college men-holding up
their success, reached by overcoming
great difficulties, as an inspiration to
the young people before him. They
had two things, he said, and they
were capital Of high sort. They had
heads on them, and they had oharae-
ter. The latter, he said, no college
eoald give. Character the students
must bring to college with them. Dar
lington and johnson were patriotic,
ineorruptible, men of integrity as
well as ability. Courage, grit, pluck
snd confidence in ones self, he
stressed as prerequisites to success.
Hs spoke Of the difference between
being educated and merely getting
diploma, saying that it was surpris-
ing how many people went through
college and were graduated without
being educated. First Of all and last
Of all, he said-next to that thing of
character, (which you must bring to
ddllege with you"-the best thing
of all was thoroughness. eco to the
bottom Of fsomethingbesides your faith
er's pocket" he urged. "Know
thoroughly"
DR.. w. G. Houseal.
During the past session, said Pres
ident Harms, the college had gone
through a period which might ap-
propriately be termed "measly''
tirme-referring to the epidemic of
measles in the college last session.
During that time, he said, DR.. ". G.
Houseal was friend of the students,
and he wanted him to tell them this
morning how to cure homesickness.
Dr.. Houseal gave work as an anti
aete for homesickness. Hard work
hard study-he said, was the best
care. It had been about twenty-eight
years, he said, since he came to New
berry college as student under DR..
Cromer. At that time the college was
where Salter's Art gallery now IS.
He recalled, he said, that when he
came to college he Joined the Ex-
eslsior Literary society-out Of SYM
pathy, mostly, the old Excelsior hav-
ing so few members. During the
four years he was at college he doubt
cd if there were more than four meet
ings in which he did not take part
either in the debate or making an
address-the membership being so
small that all the members were
pressed into service at practically ev-
cry meeting. He said that he could
have made a speech had he
been called on then-23 or "a years |
ago, but he was not prepared this
morning, having had no intimation
anat he would be called on, and his
work for the past number of years
having been in line where talking
was not necessary, and IN which |
many Of his patients became very
with these Introductory
remarks DR.. Hpuseal proceeded to
make an excellent talk, urging the
students to take advantage Of the op-
portunities which were theirs-whlch |
had come to many Of them as result |
Of great sacrifices on the part Of
those at home. The eyes of many |
were on them, he said-not only the
eyes Of the faculty and of their fel- |
9ow-stuSants, but the eyes Of the |
community generally, and upon the
record which they made here would
depend to great extent their sue
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