Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-05-21
THE sc C.. c. 1.
COMMENCEMENT

cadet Edens Nj. was awarded the
medal, and for the best drilled pri
vate, cadet Crosby received the
award. The no ,rs were presented
by Mr.. O. She
Con meucen = Exercises.
On Monday evening in the col,
lege auditorium the last class to
graduate from the S. c. C. l. re-
ceived their diplomas, and this elias:
will always deem it a great priyi
lege and a great stroke of good for
tune that they who composed i,
had been enabled to complete the
course and receive diploma on
that deeply interesting occasion
On the platform appeared the board
of trustees of the college property
Hon. J. c. Sheppard, A. S. Tomp
kins and J. L. Minis, the othel
trustee Mr.. w. w. Adams being
i'll at his home, President F. N. h
Bailey, Rev. E. G. Bailey, and
Major Lyon. President Bailey had
charge of the exercises and called
upon Rev. E. C. Bailey to lead in
prayer, after which the graduating
exercises began. The first paper
was read by Miss Ruth Cain of
Sumter county on the unique sub.
ject oe Margins.
This was followed by Miss kath.
ryn Campbell of Augusta, her sub.
ject being Mirrors" Miss nellie
Jones read a we'll written essay on
Music" " and Miss Ida Lou Morgan
a paper of splendid merit. The
class orator was cadet Burroughs
who had as his subject, The future
of South Carolina" The fact that
cadet Burroughs was honored By
being accorded the place Of class
orator was sufficient to recommend
him, but he was equal to the occa'
sion, and made a good impre ssion
on a large audience.
The baccaluareate address by
Hon. B. E. Nicholson was an inspi,
ration to the members of the grad
uating class, as well as to every
person in the audience. His ar.
of his discourse made it
very effective and suggestive to the
younger generation, of which he
himself is a member, and to whom
we may very reasonably look for
the solution of some of the very
problems of the age to which he re-
ferred. Each felt that out of the
recitation of the many varied and
needs of the age, that
each one might find place and an
opportunity to serve the world.
The diplomas were presented by
Hon. j. G. Sheppard who spoke
words of wisdom and admonition
to this class of future historic in
ferest, as he has done each year
since. the institution was established
in our town. Mr.. Sheppard spoke
very appropriately and very feeling
" of this farewell commencement
evening, and of Col. Bailey's loss
to US, and of his beneficial work
among the people. As he spoke
there were those in the audience
who took comfort in the thought
that while Col. Bailey departs from
to Greenwood, the power
Of his influence already exerted and
crystalized in our educational and
moral interests has become so mex
tricably woven in the fabric of
county life, that he will
still live in that greater and nobler
sense among us.
Col. Bailey, as a climax to this
beautiful and touching ccasion
spoke few words of kindly fare
we'll to the people of Edgefeld Sc
many of whom were represented in
the audience before him. Among
other things, be assured The
alumni association that
hey need not ssregard their alma
mater as having ceased to exist,
because the charter of the present
institution will be merged into the
Bailey Military Institute at Green
wood with the co-educational fea-
ture eliminated. The school will
be the same, and will recognize the
former students as of yore, as the