The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-09-24

the baseball team with Smeltzer for
the past three years, and | have never
seen a man who loved his team and
who loved the game as much as ne
did and then play such a fair and clean
game as Back" always did. If we
were winning or if we were losing he
was the same cool and level headed
Smeltzer. Never did he seem to get
excited or disheartened but was al
ways ready to say a word OF encour-
agement to his teammates.
"Newberry college will miss him,
athletics will miss him, and the base
ball team will miss him.
Though his life was short, he at
tanned much. Newberry college is bet
ter because he has lived, and many of
us who were his friends are better
because of his influence. So we ara
all proud of him.
Mr.. Jesse Mayes spoke as follows:
Friends, we have assembled mere
today to pay tribute to one whom New
berry college highly honored, our late
friend and fellow student, j. Bachman
Shelter, young man from Coli .
bia, entered NewOerry college about
four years ago. He took up his stu
dies with interest and from the very
beginning worked hard. At the end
of the year he stood among the first
in his class, and kept this place
throughout his college course.
During his college career he became
one of the leading men in all athletics.
He was a leader among his friends and
was always respected. In every con-
test he entered he was among the
first. Never, or very rarely, was he
known to have made an enemy among
his acquaintances. A Christian, a
gentleman and friend to every one
he knew.
"Bachman left this college with as
bright prospects as any man that Went
before him or that will follow him. ,
His death has caused deep sorrow
in the hearts of every Newberrlan. All
his fellow-students are grieved, and
many college men throughout the en-
tire State were shocked by the sudden
ress of his death. We, his college
mates, who knew him in his every day
life, do deeply feel his loss. The grlef
caused by the death of this young man
is equalled only by that of our beloved
DR.. Holland. Memory of Bachman
Smeltzer will be lasting in the his
tory of our college.
"A Christian gentleman; no better
words can be said Of any man, and
these can be said OF John Bachman
Smeltzer."
Mr.. w. A. Reiser offered the fol-
lowing:
"In the midst of life we are IN
death" How often have we heard
these words, yet how seldom have we
thought on them. Within the last
week this sentence has been lllustrat-
ed to us only too we'll. Brought home
to our very doors we were, at hrst'
unable to believe the sad news OF his
untimely and sorrowful death. At first
we could not believe it, and again we
read the message to make sure OF no
mistake. Satisfied that there could be
no error we turned our thoughts to
his life among us, and this morning
we are not able to realize that ne is
forever taken from our athletic fleld'
our class room, and our student Dooy.
His place on the athletic field was
one of high rank. For four years ne
worked with untiring effort to win
honors for his class. Day after day ne
was on the field in uniform ready for
work. In time he won position on
the baseball team and filed the same
with credit. His character and ability
so clearly shown in his work, won Tor
him the confidence Of his teammates
and caused them to trust their destiny
in his hands. He again displayed MS
manhood. On the tennis court he won
lasting honor for his alma mater ana
for himself. In basketball he was. re-
garded as one of the best in the State:
His positions on these teams called
fer What was high and noble in man
and he answered each call fairly ana
Suuarely. With a deep sense OF SAD
ness, and yet a feeling OF pride we
leave his record as an example 10
others. In the classroom we find the
same spirit admired, honored ana
trusted by the entire faculty. He won
a place of much endearment and last
ing remembrance in the hearts OF MS
professors and classmates
"Yonder in the dormitory is a room
popular from the fact that he was
there. Today he is missing. Never to
be forgotten are the days of our asso-
ciaticn. in the old building. Many
places on the campus have been in
delibly impressed upon our memories
bv some act of his. Ever present with
US IS his force of character and moral
uprightness.
Touched with sadness, and feeling
keenly the loss of a strong support, We
repeat with the poet these sad lines:
Strong Son of God, immortal Love,
Whom we, that have not seen they face,
Ry faith, and faith alone, embrace,
believing where we can not prove.