The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-06-07
.SCARLET-GREY BANNER
WILL FLOAT PROUDLY
PARADE TO CELEBRATE
VICTORIES OF COLLEGE.
Biggest Commencement College Has
Had viii Begin Sunday Morn
ing-The Program.

The Scarlet and Silver Grey banner
of Newberry college will float over
Newberry next week. 1t will be flung
proudly to the breezes for on it is writ
ten the magic word, Victory"
The big victories Newberry college
has won during the past scholastic
year will be celebrated in a mo..ster
parade on Tuesday evening, after the
literary address on in the opera house.
The alumni, students and friends OF
the college are expected 10 be in nne.
The parade will be headed by the
Newberry Concert band. 1t will start
and end in the public squire, and
when the line of march is G:sbanded
there will be speeches in which the
successes of the college will be ac-
! claimed And everybody will be noisy,
and everybody will be very happy, and
everybody will feel better for the ex-
uberance of spirit that will be mani
fest. And the college will be clC:er to
the hearts of the people, and ti2re
will be renewed energy and a new de-
termination to do bigger things for
the college.
The Newberry college commence
ment begins Sunday, June 9. The
,baccalaureate sermon will be preach
ed Sunday morning at the opera
house, the exercises beginning
promptly at II o'clock. Rev. Robert
L. Patterson, D. D., Of Charlotte, N.
c., will deliver the sermon to the
class of 1912.
The services Sunday evening will
be under the auspices of the Young
Mems Christian association of the col
lege. Rev. H. A. Mccullough, class of
'93, of Columbia, will make the ad
dress. The hour is $50 promptly.
Monday morning the Sophomores
will engage in the annual declama-
ton contest, in Holland hall at the
college, promptly at 10. A medal given
by the literary societies will be pre-
sented to the winner Several young
men have entered the contest.
Monday afternoon the standing COM
mittee will meet at 2.30, and the board
of trustees at o'clock, in the presi-
dents offices in Holland hall Base
ball games are also being arranged
for Monday and Tuesday afternoon.
Monday night, promptly at $50
O'Clock, the annual junior contest in
oratory will be held at the opera
house
Tuesday morning at 10 O'Clock the
annual address to the alumni associa-
ton will be delivered by C. ]. Ram
age, class of '95, Of Saluda. The an
nual meeting of the Alumni associa-
ton will follow thSaddress.
Tuesday night at $50 the address
to the three literary societies of the
college will be delivered by the Hon.
M. L. Smith, of Camden.
Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock
the graduating exercises will be held
at the opera house.
Indications are that an unusual
crowd of visitors will attend COM
nenc this year. Citizens are
earnestly requested to help entertain.
the guests, and those who will open
their homes to the visitors will send
word at once either to Prof S. J. Der
rick or President J. Henry Harms.
Varsity VS.. Alumni.
The alumni are going to try to take
the measure" of the 1912 champion
ship baseball team during commence
ment. Games have been arranged for
Monday and Tuesday afternoons. The
alumni lineup will be selected from
the following players:
Pitchers, Ruff, j., Derrick and Hat
ton; catchers, Hazel, Ruff, W., and
Neel; first base, Wright; second base,
Fisher and Johnstone; third base,
Boozer and Wessinger; shortstop,
Wicker; felders, Havird, Smith,
Scurry, Chapman, Aull, and others.
From the above list of players, it can
be seen that a good game may be ex-
pected and that the varsity will have
to hustle to maintain its record.
The games will begin at 4 o'clock.
The price Of admission will be 25 and
15 cents; ladies will be admitted free
to the grand stand All are invited to
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