The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-06-06


to the contrary, but that on the 9TH
er hand he was owned himself. He
said that man could not own because
he cannot create. We can change
| the form of material but we cannot
create. s'The earth is the Lords and
the people that dwell therein" The
speaker declared that if we would
learn that lesson we would be get
ting to the heart of one of the great
est dangers confronting our govern
ment to-day, and one that would help
us to understand our relation to God
and man. We cannot own anything
but are owned ourselves
with great price.
DR.. Daniels two sermons made a
profound impression.
Monday evening, in the school au-
ditorium, the graduating exercises
took place, and, Notwithstanding the
rain, large audience was present
The following program was carried
out:
Chorus-'The Star Spangled Ban-
ner."
Prayer-Rev. W. R. Mcmillan,
pastor of the Bamberg Baptist
church.
Solo-Children' March 'The
Joyous Pheasant Virgie Folk.
Address before the Literary Soci-
ties-Hon. M. L. Smith, of Camden,
S. c., Speaker of the House of Rep
resentatives.
Chorus Lovely Night
Glass Poem-Willie Hodges.
Glass Prophecy-Miss Elizabeth
HERS.
Valedictory-Miss Sallie Kellam.
Duet-"At the Village Black
smiths 's'-Misses Mildred knight
and Nell Black
Presentation of Certificates to Grad
ating Class by Headmaster Guilds.
Statements of Board of Control
made by Rev. w. H. Hodges, in the
absence of Presiding Elder M. L..
Banks, chairman of the board, who
was forced to return home Monday
afternoon, although he spent the day
in town to attend a meeting Of the
board.
Parting Song"
The marshals for both Saturday
and Monday evenings were. Leonard
Andrae, chief; Sheridan Literary So
ciety, Louis Mcconnell, Charlie Sta
ley; Kilgo Literary Society, Clement
Browning, Frank Mears.
The graduating class was composed
of William Hodges, Misses Lessie
Edwards, Elizabeth HERS, Lessier
HERS, Sallie Kellam, Lila McCue,
Lurene Wolfe, and Kate Livingston.
! In presenting to these their certif1-
Gates of graduation Headmaster
! Guilds spoke earnestly and with
deep feeling of the interest the school
| would have in their future. He
stated that this had been one of the
most successful years in the history
of the school, not only in point Of at
tendance but in the standard Of
scholarship maintained and the work
done by the students.
Mr.. Smith addressed the audience
on the subject of 'Patriotism," than
which he could have selected no more
timely subject at this time. True
patriotism does not consist in dying
on the battle field at the cannon's
mouth, but in living a life of peace
and devoting ones talent and energy
to the upbuilding of society and the
inculcation of lofty ideals and living
In his opening remarks Mr.. Smith
alluded to Napoleon and his state
ment to his troops when assailed by
the Mamelukish forces at the battle
of the Nile. In closing he said that
he would not have the young people
to take the life of Napoleon as
model, but he commended to them as
a worthy example that grand man
from whom the school took it's name.
His closing words were most elo-
quent tribute to the life and charac-
ter of DR.. James H. Carlisle.
Mr.. Smiths address was most
eloquent one, and he sounded
warning which should be needed by
thinking people. Not pesslmist,
but as a citizen who loves his coun-
try he laid bare the harmful tenden-
cies of the times, and there is no
doubt but that his address made
profound impression upon his hear