The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-06-14
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and of we'll wishes, which appealed to
the hearts of the large audience as well
as directly to the class.
The Presidents Farewell.
DR.. Harms said in part:
Live a big life.
"It so often happens even among
college men, men and women pred IN
classic halls, with all the inspiration
of college life behind them, that men
choose the path of least resistance,
elect to do the thing that's easy. The
paths of time are strewn with human
wrecks, of souls who fell and ignom-
iniously failed, because they did not,
in the solemn hour of their choosing,
whip their powers up to high and
honorable achievement.
"You are looking out today, more
seriously perhaps than you ever look
ed before, upon a life career. You are
asking, more solemnly perhaps than
you ever asked before God, what wilt
thou have me to do? :" One by one you
are conjuring up, out of the depths of
that dim future that stretches before
your feet, the possibilities of now one
and then another career Or occupation.
"This is what l want to say. God
forbid that any one of you should Sc
lect task for no other reason than
that it is easy, that the thought OF
failure should frighten any one of you
from that career for which your t;
ents appear to fit you.
1--WE have not trained you for paltrl-
ness. We have trained you to live
big life, big with purpose, big with
courage, big with high determination
to add, to the limit of your capacity,
something to the worlds wealth of he
roism and high endeavor.
"We send you forth today, not to
join the idlers, but the toilers, not
the hypocrites, but the honest men
and women of the world. We send you
forth, not to strike hands with that
misery-fated mob who petulantly ex-
claim, "The world owes me living,
but rather to strike hands with that
noble company of the kings and queens
of earth, who exclai:n, II owe the world
life, and by the help of God I'll pay
the debt"
Live big life. Pick out a big job
and go at it-a job so big that it will
ring a challenge to every power of
your soul to be up and doing while it
is today, for the night cometh on
apace when doing shall be done, and
achieving shall be no more.
1--WE give you back your life, that
tender untutored life you committed
four years ago to our trust and train
ing. Take it and make it big with
good, and may you never do so great
a crime either against your conscience
or your college as to fail to measure
up to the standard God has set for
you in your native gifts and talents.
"'Neyer forget the "fair mother"
yonder that has never forgotten you
and never will. Say a good word,
Go good deed, live a good life, for
your alma mater.
Finally, study to show thyself a
workman that needeth not to be
ashamed. Fare ye we'll, my young
friends of the Glass of Twelve Fare
ye forth, and may Almighty God speed
Eou on your way!"
Medals Awarded.
The gold medal offered by George
S. Mower to that Senior who has writ
ten the best essay on a subject desig-
mated by the faculty, was awarded to
H. S. Petrea, of Concord, n. c., with
honorable mention of Arthur L. Gun
ter, of Wagner. Presentation by Rev.
H. A. Mccullough, of Columbia.
The medal offered by Rev. c. P.
Boozer and W. A. Moseley to the Jun
ior who has sustained the best Greek
examination at the end of the course
was awarded to G. B. Settler, of Po-
maria. Presentation by DR.. A. j..
Bowers.
The medal offered by DR.. o. B. May
er to the Senior passing the best eX-
animation on assigned course of his
tory reading was awarded to Arthur
L. Gunter, of Wagner, with honorable