The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-09-20
FlFTY-SEVENTH SESSION
NEWBERRY COLLEGE
FINE BODY OF YOUNG MEN AND
YOUNG WOMEN.
Formal Opening Thursday Morning
Address by Hon. c. NJ. Efird-
Greetings From Pastors.

in Holland hall on Thursday morning,
under most favorable auspices. The
attendance was unusually large, the
faculty and student body in the best
of spirit and the entire atmosphere
and all surroundings of college hill
were most auspi' Gus for pleasaEF
and successful year
The college dun ing the last, session,
came out victorious in every contest
in which il entered, both literary and
athletic, and the faculty and student
body all realize that if this record is
to be kept up they must, during, the
coming year, IS one of the speakers
said on Thu. ;day, morning, git up
and git"
The studen have been coming in
during the We Elk, and while it was i'm
possible THU sday to secure an ac-
curate list of the various classes, 1t
was evident from the number who
were present at the opening exercises
on Thursday l>orning, that the enrol
ment was already larger than usual
and very satisfactory to the frounds
of the college. The young men, i'm
mediately after the exercises Thurs
day morning, as an evidence Of their
fidelity and loyalty to the college, and
their intention to do things the COM
ing session, assembled in Holland hall,
and, together with the young and en-
thusiastic president, gave the college
yells. with a force and determination
which means that they intend to keep
up the record that has been made by
their predecessors.
On Wednesday evening in the Y. M.
C. A. auditorium; the Y. NJ. G. "a ten
dered a reception to the new students,
which was attended by about two hum
dred. Mr.. ]. A 'Shealy, president of
the association, presided, and short
addresses of welcome and greeting to
the students were made by DR.. Geo.
B. Cromer, DR.. ]. Henry Harms, DR.. A.
]. Bowers, Prof. S. ]. Derrick and Rev.
Edw. Fulenwider About seventy-flve
new member were taken into the asso-
giatiol and a general acquaintance
and social meeting was held.
The opening exercises On Thursday
morning, in accordance with custon
which has prevailed since the college
vas relocated in Newberry, were at
tended by the pastors of the city
churches, who were invited to make
short talks of welcome to the students,
and in accordance with a custom OF
more recent date, Hon. c. NJ. Efrd, OF
Lexington, was invited to make the
main address on Thursday morning.
1t was noticed by some of the older
persons who attended the exercises On
Thursday morning that there was an
absence of familiar faces, and familiar
voices. In fact, most of the pastors
low in the city, have been here for
only short time, and those citizens
who have been attending these open
ing exercises could not help silent
comment on the absence of Rev. E. F:
McClntock, Rev. George A. Wright,
and Chief Justice Y. ]. Pope, who, for
at least twenty-five years, never miss
ID one of these opening exerciss, and
lever failed to have word OF good
advice and welcome for the student
body. DR.. .McClintock and Judge Pope
nave passed 10 the great beyond, and
Rev. Mr.. Wright is now living at
Johnston.
President Harms presented, as the
main speaker on Thursday morning,
Ioa. C. NJ. Efrd, of Lexington, S. C.,
j member of the class of 1875, and for
number of years member OF the
BOARD of trustees of the college. Nj.
Gfrd stated that he was both happy
nd sorry to be present,-happy be-
ause he loved to come back to his
lima mater, and renew his, youth, and
o ningle with the young men and
oung men of the college community.
lrd 10 ia with and imbibe part OF
he happy spirit which always charac-
-erizes the college boy. He was sorry
ecause he felt that on occasions like
his there should be something OF the
literary polish to any address which
vas to be delivered, before college
students. That for many years he
lad been talking straight from the
shoulder and stating plain, practical
ruths, in plain, practical language.
lie had a brief message, he said, how
ever, which he would like to leave
with the young men and young women
of Newberry college. If they had come
here only to skip, hop and jump FROM
baseball to tennis, and then to other
athletics, it would be better for them,
at the beginning to hop on the train
and return home Not that he under
valued the importace of play, but it
was their duty, if they expected to
make a success of their college course.
and a success in life, after they !eft
college, to have a definite and fixed
purpose, and to exert every effort and
energy in the accomplishment of thai
purpose Mr. Efrd brought home the
ideas he carried in his message Dy
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