The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-06-02
COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT.
Exercises Begin On Sunday Morning
Large Crowds Expected in the
City During Week.

While college does not adjourn un-
til next Wednesday today (Friday) is
the last day of lecture room work
for the present session. The students
with few exceptions are remaining
over to witness the commencement
exercises and make part Of the
crowd that usually gathers in New
berry at this time.
Ushers have been appointed for all
the meetings and all details arranged.
Last year the various exercises began
on time, as announced, and this year
similar promptness in the schedule
will be observed.
Sunday morning at II o'clock the
baccalaureate sermon will be preach
ed by Rev. l.. B. Wolf, D. D., of Balti-
more, Md. The class will assemble
on the campus at 1890 with the facul-
ty and march in body to the services.
The Orpheus club of Newberry will
furnish special musical program at
both the morning and evening ser
vices.
Sunday night the exercises are held
under the auspices of the Y. NJ. G. A.
of the college. The students will oc-
cupy reserved seats. Rev. William
Hoppe, of Savannah, Ca, will make
the address, exercises beginning at
SIS o'clock.
Offerings will be taken at morning
and evening services for the benefit
Of the college. Our people will be
glad to contribute literally as they
know the good the college means to
the community. Special interest at
taches to the collection in the evening,
as it will be used by the Coed Campus
association to beautify the campus of
the college.
The sophomore contest for the med
al in defamation will be held at Hol-
land Hall at 1890 Monday morning |
All are invited. The medal is pre-
scented by the literary societies of the
college.
All Newberry college coeds, whether
graduates or not, will meet at the
home of President Harms immediate
ly after the sophomore contest
Monday afternoon at $50 o'clock the
board of trustees of the college will
meet in the presidents Office.
Baseball games between The alumni
and the varsity will be played on Mon
day and Tuesday afternoon on the col
lege field.
The junior oratorical contest will
be held at the opera house Monday
night at SIS. Judge Y. J. Pope and
Col. o. L. Schumpert, who gave this
medal for many years, have passed
away during the year, but the medal
is continued by their families.
Prof. C. W. Welch, of Houston, Tex,
class of '79, will make the annual |
alumni address on Tuesday morning
at 10.:30 O'Clock. Immediately after |
the address, the Alumni association
will hold it's regular annual meeting
The officers are: President, DR.. W. G.
Houseal; vice president, James D.
Kinard; secretary, Prof. S. J. Derrick;
treasurer, Prof. o. B. Cannon.
The annual literary address will be
delivered on Tuesday evening at SIS
o'clock in the opera house by DR.. H.
N. Snyder, president of Wofford COL
lege.
Graduation exercises and final an
nouncements Wednesday morning, be-
ginning promptly at 10 o'clock.
The Senior Orators.
The following seniors were selected
at the preliminary contest yesterday
afternoon to deliver orations on We'd
nesday morning in additiin to tho
first and second honor men-Messrs.
Hipp and Barre:
W. G. Cobb-"Capable of Drudgery."
W. B. disarmament"
R. W. Houseal-"Do the Fittest Sur
vive"
C. H. Kreps-'The Age and the Op-
portunity."