The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-06-10
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mtnt OF Clemson college came to Il
brilliant close yesterday. II was free
~ stated by President Riggs and
those in position TO judge that this has
hcrn The most successful conc. cement
exercise ever conducted i'v The col
lrgu. The attendance vi ..v ..,u.:lni
nj the institution has been Il record
breaker. as has been the great crowds
OF visitors. The greatest huinor pre-
vailed during the commencement and
nothing occurred tn mar the pleasure
of the occasion. There has been no
accident nor Incident connected with
the presence oi the great crowds .nat
will in the least be regarded rs re-
prrhcnSiblc.
The work uf the college for the year
just closed has been Oi the highest
order. The officers and teachers have
given their best To make The year Il
signal success. ard their efforts have
hccn seconded by the student body.
AS Col. Alan Johnstonc remarked. the
members Of the graduating class have
kept the faith and have done their
hes; to llaintnin the rules and esprit
dc corps OF the institution. The same
can be said Of the members Of the
other CLASSES.
The criticism has becn made that
, Clemson college while purporting to
be an agricultural college. has been
, turning out more graduates for the
other professions than that of ugricul-
turc. Such criticism, If ever correct.
! cannot be made OF the present class.
Or the rs members to receive diplo-
mas yesterday. ~ of thnn were grad
yates of the course in agriculture.
while - OF them took the course in
mechanical and electrical engineer
ing. Five graduated in civil cngi-
snuoldlp poA!ooaL InoJ pun 5uILoeu
in the textile course
Yesterdays Program.
The program iOr the day began at
1890 Yesterday morning with music
by the cadet band After Il selection
had been 'derod and the opening in
vocation pi 'ounced. President Riggs
no presided over the exercises. III
troduced President w. .. Thomson.
-, d., LII. d.. of the Ohio State Uni
vcrsi'y. who for nearly an hour held
his audience under tho spell OF
his fcrvid oratory.
Senior Glass Speakers.
AT the conclusion of DR. ThOmp-
sons address the senior class speak
crs were introduced. These young
gentlemen are both gifted in the arts
of the speaker and their addresses
showed careful preparation and were
logical and forcefu in reasoning
With the confidence in themselves of
much older and more experienced or
ainrs, these young gentlemen were en-
t.rcly unabaahed as they faced the
large audience.
The subject chosen by Cadet r. A.
Boyd. of AbhevilIc was "Why Power
~ Prevails Amid the Greatest Abun-
dance" That OF Cadet r. G.. Haddon
of Greenwood county was Awakened
Youth is the Need OF To-day" These
speeches will he published in full
in an early issue Of The Intelligent
Ger.
Chairman Johnst0ne Speaks.
Senator Alan Johnstone. chairman
OF the board of visitors OF the COL
lege. congratulated the graduates up
on having finished their course in col
lcgc and assured the fathers and mo-
theirs Of these Young men that they
have kept the faith and have mater
tally assisted the officers and faculty
Of the college in carrying out their
plans and the purposes of the COL
legc. lie bade the candidates to go
out In friendly rivalry with the alumni
of other institutions feeling that they
have nothing to fear and harbOring
no jealousy. He assured them that
he believed that they were az we'll
equipped as any graduates Of any
other ca!l"gc or university to meet the
conditions existing in this State or in
the nation. "'rhe Board Of TTu::ues
will watch with pride the progress
made by the members OF this gradual
ing class" said Mr.. Johnstone. He
told them they had but to z forward,
following the examples of their ia
theirs. resting assured that heir re-
ward will be ample and sufficient.
Diplomas Presented.
At the conclusion of Chairman john
stones address. the graduating class
were called upon the stage AMI given
their diplomas by President Riggs.
AS each name was called the audience
applauded aKa nj he conclusion the
satisfaction and pleasure OF the au-
dieDce was Expressed by continued ap-
plause. Flowers and presents were
showered upon the graduates.
Medals Presented.
Among the most pleasant events of
the day was the delivery of the Trus-
tees and Norris medals to the win
ners. The Trustees medal for the
best speaker from the literary So
cieties was won by Cadet Audley Hoff-
man Ward. one OF the Palmetto liter
ary society. and presented In neat
Ilcr