The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-06-11

ing:
Andrew jackson Bedenbaueh,
Slighs. S. c.; Maggie Ethel !ickley,
Helena, S. c.; Frank Oscar Black,
Wards, S. c.; Tencht Quitman Booz-
er, Newberry, S. c.; Ivan Samuel
Bowers, Epworth, S. C; John S. Rem
wick Carlisle, Newberry. S. C: Mary
Agnes Chapman, Newberry, S. c.;
Willie Haskell Derrick, Hilton, S. c.;
Arthur William Fisher, Mt. Pleasant.
n. c.; Percy Lee Geiger, St. Mat
thews, S. c.; Paul Spencer Halfacre,
Newberry, S. c.; Willie Darr Haiti
wanger, Chapin, S. c.; Henry Benja-
min Hare, Leesville, S. c.; Anne Dun
bar Jones, Newberry, S. c.; Moses
Lee Kester, Salisbury, n. c.; William
Lorick Kibler, Sighs, S. c.; Ernest
Sam Kohn, Prosperity, S. c.; George
Edward Lever, Peak, S.. c.; John
Wilbur Mack, Lone tar, S. c.; Claude
Benjamin Mills, Newberry, S. c.;
Baxter Cress Monroe. Salisbury, N.
c.; Smiley Livingstone Porter, New
berry. S. c.; Grover Oscar Richie,
Concord, n. c.; Grin Delma Ritchie,
Richfeld, n. c.; Laura Settler, New
berry, S. c.; Jacob Omerle Singley,
Slighs, S. c.; John Peter Wagner,
Elon College, n. c.; John Keifer
Wicker, Newberry, S. c.; Ernest Le-
Roy Young, Fairfax, S. c.
President Harms presented the di-
plomas and in doing so he stated that
the occasion was fraught with both
pleasure and sadness. In his own
practical. manner he urged upon the
graduates the responsibility that rest
ed upon each of them in performing
the small details Of duty which would
come into their work, and his last
message to the graduating class of
1909 was to give them a word to hate
End abhor and thet word was
"shirk.'' He said man or woman
who shirFs in the duties Of life was
tie most into!erable creature to be
found.
The es LAY medal was delivered by
Hon. Thomas G. Mcleod who in
very happy presentation speech be
slowed it upon the winner, Mr.. Ar
thur ". Fisher, of Mt. Pleasant, n.
.C. Honorable mention was made of
ACr. John Peter Wagner. of Elon Col
lege, N. C. The theme Of Mr.. Fish
er's essay was "Publieity" and was
the one chosen by the faculty, in ac-
cordance with the conditions Of the
swarder of the medal, Hon. Geo. S.
Mower, Of Newberry, that the sub
jet or the theme of this essay medal
each year, shall be chosen by the fac
ulty Of the college.
The Greek medal was won by Mr..
c.. J. Shealy, of Georgia, who has
sustained the best examination in this
language as a junior; with honorable
mention Of Messrs. H. B. Schaefer
and Nh. H. A. Lubs, Of Savannah,
Ga. This medal is given by Rev. c.
P. Boozer, of Saluda, and W. A.
Moseley, Esq, of Prosperity.
The German medal was won by Mr..
B. C. Monroe, Of Salisbury, N. Co.
with honorable mention made Of Mr..
D. B. Ritchie, of Richfeld, N. G..
This medal is offered by Rev. c. E..
Weltner, Of Columbia, to that stu
dent who maintains the best standing
in German during the course of two
years.
The Freshman medal offered by Mr..
John NJ. Kinard, Of Newberry, to that
Freshman who has the best standard
! for admission into the Sophomore
! class was won by two young men and
for this reason two medals had to be
given. These two fortunate Fresh
men were Mr. Robert Hamilton Folk,
OF NewbeYry county. and MI. John
Baxter Smeltzer, Of Columbia, with
honorable mention made Of Mr.. Law
son McFall Wise, Of Prosperity. and
Miss Tilla West, of Newberry.
Dr.. @. B. Mayer, Of Newberry, Of
fers a medal to that member of the
senior class who shall pass the best
examination on the assigned course
Of reading in history. This medal
was won by Mr. Paul S. Halfacre,
Newberry, the honor graduate of the
class Of 1909.
Hon. A. F. Lever and c. j. Ramage
give each year a medal, in memory
of that sainted President of Newber-