The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-06-02
DUE WEST SCHOOL
CLOSES SESSION
Many Andersen PeopFs VIII At
tend Commencement Ezer-
cises This Week

Due West. May 29.-All the friends
and wei: w::hoTs of the educational
institutions at Due West are look
ing forward to the approaching COM
mencemcnt as by far the greatest and
best in the history OF the colleges. AS
a kind OF prelude to these exercises
and what may fairly be called a part
Of them were the graduating recital of
Mis- Elizabeth Staley on Tuesday
evening, May 10, that OF Misses Mary
Stevenson and Rachael Boyce on Sat
urday evening. May %. and of Misses
May Phillips and Gladys Wilson
Tuesday evening, May 26. Com
mencement proper opens on Saturday
evening, May 30. and cx.ends through
the following Wednesday. June 3,
There dates include the commence
ment exercises Of all three institu-
tions located In the town of Due West.
and they came In the order named:
That of the ETskine seminary, follow
ed by the commencement of Er5kine
college and ofthe Woman's college.
hC eLduelIhb CACl Cl-Co VI TIC bSu1-
mary will be held in the A. r. p.
church on the evening of May 80.
These exercises consist of these from
the different students of the gradual
ing class, an address by the president
Of the seminary, the Rev. F. Y. Press
ly, D. D. LII. D., and delivering of GER
tificates 10 the members of the grad.
uating class. May 81, at IL o'clock, the
baccalaureate sermon will be preach
ed to the graduating classes of Ersk-
inc and the Women's college by the
Rev. David James Burrell. d. D., pas,
tor Of the Marole Collegiate church,
New York city. At p. m. DR.. Burrell
will preach tho annual sermon before
the students OF the seminary.
Joint Celebration.
On Monday evening, June 1, at
o'clock, the regular joint celebration
of the literary societies will be held, in
which all three socicties will take
part. AT this meeting two cups will
be awarded: the Darlington debaters'
cup and the Roddey scholarship cup.
The Eupheniian ana the Philomathean
societies will debate for the Darling
ton cup. Society spirit and interest
always run high in this contest, but
this will be especially true this year,
as it is the third year the trophy has
been given, each society having won
one year. At commencement 1912 1t
was awarded to the Euphemian society
and last year to the Philomathean.
The participants In this contest: P. 70.
Bryson, IL, and c. IT. Stewart, 10,
representing the yEuphemian society,
aud w! WI Parkinson, II, and r. 4.
Nelson, 10. representing the Phiio-
matheans. are putting forth their
very best efforts in preparation for
the contest. .r
All three societies are eligible to the
Roddey scholarship cup, This is
cup given by Capt. w. r. Roddey of
Rock Hill, anil as its name implies
is given to tho society making the
highest general average in scholarship
during the year. 1t was awarded for
the first tinle last year ana was IT
that time giveii TO tho Cailinpean So
ciety. The general averages Tor this
year In the societies are runriag
close. and at present 1t would be ~
together conjeetnre, to say which so.
ciety will win this cup. A lot of in
terest is being shown In this con-
test also, and especially is this true
on the part OF the Ciailiopean society.
In the event the CalIiopeans win again
this year J J.. Derlt1gton, LII. ID. of
Washington has promised them 81 900
toward the etact'Jn of new society
hall on the calAppz
pel:f ef - Diplomas.
b Another Ia.1Ere of interest In the
programme or the evening will be the
delivering OF society diplomas to the
members OF the graduating clas.- For
quite a number of years IL has been
the custom OF both the Euphemian and
the PhilomatheHn societies to place In
the. hands NJ all n1e3t,hf1,a JvIr, ,sray1,,
respective societies. and for the last
few years this has been true of the
Calliopean society also. Part OF the
object OF this Joint celebration is to
carry out thescustoin. and true to the
custOm the president OF each of the
eocieties will place I'm the hands of it's
graduates q sshespekfn' In recognition
of the faithful performances of society