The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-02-07
FOUNDERS DAY AT
NEWBERRY COLLEGE
DIR. C. ARMAND MILLER SPOKE OF
GREATNESS"
Field Day Exercises Z. L. Barre
Goes to GreenwoOd-ImpOrtant
Meeting of Trustees.

Founders day at Newberry college
is February 4. The observance OF the
day with appropriate exercises by the
students of the college, was lnaugu-
rated a few years ago under the prasl-
dency of DR.. J. A. B. Scherer, and the
nroner observance of the day has been
continued.
This wear the exercises were nelo
On Friday, February 3. The addr SIS
was delivered by DR.. c. Armand Mil
Ter, pastor of st. Johns Lutheran
church, of Charleston, S. c.
Meeting of Trustees.
This is also the occasion OF the
meeting of the board Of trustees OF the
COLLEGE. The board met Friday morn
ing and transacted business OF I'M
portance. Resolutions Of respect to
the memory of Rev. J. S. Blmore ana
Col. O. L. Schumpert, members OF the
board who have died recently, were
read by Rev. J. D. Kinand, secretary
of the board Of trustees.
Petition for Football
A matter of much interest to the
students was a petition on their part
to be allowed to play football with
other colleges. 1t was signed by all
the students, and endorsed by the
faculty. A year ago such a petition
would have been hopeless, but I'M view
of the great revision in the rules OF
tho game almost all of the danger
connected with the game as formerly
nlaved has been eliminated, while the
good features have been retained.
Definite action on the petition mas
been POSTPONED until the meeting IN
J,,ne. In connection with this subject
q company was appointed to report at
tho next meeting On the employing OF
a gymnasium director for. the college.
Want College Completely Coeduca'
tiOnal.
Pressure is being brought upon the
college to make it completely coeou-
cational in character. At present the
college admits young ladies as day
students only. The board will deal
wisely in this matter and committee
was appointed to report on the ad-
visibility of this scheme at the next
meeting.
The members of the board sp vt
some time in examining the buildings
and walking through the grounds OF
the college. They expressed them
selves as being pleased with the caro
that is being taken of the buildings,
grounds, and equipment Of the COL
lege. The faculty of the college met
with the board at dinner at the board
ing hall, and spent an hour OF pleas
ant social intercourse together.
Field Day Exercises.
Field day exercises by the students
of the college were held in the after
noon On the college athletic field. The
presidents banner for field contest
was awarded to the freshman class at
the exercises in Holland hall on Fri
day evening with an appropriate ad-
dress by Prof. S. J. Derrick. The
Junior class was given second place
and the sophomore class third place
in the contest. The seniors did not
enter team.
The highest individual score was
made by Jesse Mayes of the class of
1914; the second by J. B. Smeltzer,
of the class of 1912 The running high
jump record for the college was brok-
en- by L. NJ Wise, OF the clase Of 1912.
The standing high jump record was
beaten by Jesse Mayes, cf the class
of 1914
Mr.. Barre to Greenwood.
The exercises comm memorating
Founders day were held in Holland
hall Friday evening: President Harms
announced that Mr.. Chas. P. Barre,
of Prosperity, would enter the inter-
collegiate oratorical contest at Green
wood, and that Mr. Robert W. Houseal
had been appointed for alternate.
Dr. Miller, who delivered the Foun-
ders' day address, is one of the most
scholarly men of the Lutheran church
Of the South, and his address on Fri
day evening was most excellent and
eloquent tribute to the founders of
the college. He said that they should
be our ideals Of great men because
they fulfilled the four requirements
of q great man, which he held were