The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-06-09

do LIES battles seventeen young me-
and four young womeu.
The graduates are: Degree of A. E
-Cnarles Paschal Barre, Prosperity
William Gorley Cobb, McLeansville, n
c.; George Ernest Finck, Augusta
Ca; Nevins Byford Hendrix, Lees
vile; Gray Hayne Hipp, Newberry
Bernice Boyd Hoof, Newberry; Rober
Wright Houseal, Newberry; Clifton
Holland Kreps, Columbia; Josephine
Paysinger, Newberry; Maxwell Ern
est Roberts, Marion; Alan Worthing
: ton Spearman, Newberry; Ellen Rosa
lie Wheeler, Slighs; Robert Dunlap
Wilson, Orangeburg. Degree Of B
S.-Herbert Ehrhardt, Ehrhardt;
Joseph Terrell Goggans, Newberry
Clarence Alonzo Kinard, Sumter; Lii
Illus DeKalb Simpson, Prosperity; Carl
Marks Simpson, Prosperity; Edward
Roland Wood, Columbia. Select
Courses Aull, .Newberry; Henry
<Gustave Ado1ph Boldt, Charleston.
The class day exercises, which
were held in the opera house on Wed
nesday morning, and which were at
tended by the largest crowd OF COM
mencement week, brought to>a close
a most successful and delightful COM
nencement. The attendance o. H4sl-
tors has been unusually large, includ-
ing alumni and friends of the college
from many States. The review Of the
affairs Of the institution BY the trus-
tees has shown healthy and prosper
Gus condition in all departments, and
the continued growth and larger acti-
Witty of the college in a broader field
are assured.
Six Of the graduates had been Sc
Iected to deliver orations Wednesday,
and the young orators acquitted them
selves with great deal of credit. Fol-
lowing their speeches came the part
= ing words of President Harms and the
presentation Of the diplomas and Of
the various medals. President Harms
charge to the graduates was q liter
ary gem.
According 70 custom, the honor men
this morning delivered the salutatory
and the valedictory-the first honor
man, Mr.. NSrady Hayne Hipp, of New
berry, speaking the valedictory and
the second honor man, Mr.. Charles
Paschal Barre, Of Prosperity, the sa-
lutatory
The other speakers and their SUD !
.jeocs were:
W. G. Coob, Jr.. McLeansville n C.
-"Capable of Drudgery"
N. B. Hendrix, Leesvi'le- -"Disar-
mament.'
R. W. Houseal, Newberry-"Do the
Fittest Survive?"
C. H. Kreps, Columbia 1.-The Age
and the Opportunity"
The senior essay medal, offered by
George S. Mower to that member of
the class who has written the best
essay on subject designated by the
faculty, was awarded to Charles P.
Barre, of Prosperity. Presentation by
Dr.. A. G.. Voigt Subject assigned by
the faculty this year was sThe New
Nationalism."
The medal offered by the Rev. c. P.
Boozer and ". R. Moselay, Esq, to
that junior who has sustained the best
examination in the Greek language at
the end of the course, was awarded {
to Henry S. Petrea, of Concord, with |
honorable mention of J. 3. Smeltzer, {
OF Columbia Presentation by Dr. A.
!. Bowers. ]
The medal offered by DR.. o. B. May {
er to that member of the senior class {
who shall pass the best examination Y
on the assigned course of reading in
history, was awarded to Grady Hayne (
Hipp. of Newberry. with honorable t
of Robert ". Houseal, of c
Newberry. Presentation by President G
Harms.
The medal offered by Mr.. John NJ '
Kinard to that Freshman who has the I
oest standing for admission into the t
class was awarded TO Carl t
Monts Counts, of Little Mountain. h