The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-10-01

this institution, are now (l692) IN Cne
sophomore class of Newberry college,:
Richard H. Hipp, Henry c. Holloway.
Robert H. Welch.
1t is due to Prof. D. B. Busby to say
that he taught this school several
years, and that he prepared for col
lege all the graduates mentioned to
1856, including also some who were
not graduates of Newberry: w. c.
Dreher, once professor in Roanoke
college and recently engaged in liter
ary work in New York; Paul D. Hy-
ler, who went to Wofford, afterwards
studied law and died soon after en-
tering upon the practice of his pro-
fession; L. B. Folk, who entered the
junior class in South Carolina college,
but left college, read medicine and is
now practicing physician in Colum-
bia. To Prof. Busby is due also the
credit for the greater part of the
school work done here, and I feel
sure that a grateful people will re-
member him always kindly for the part
he took in moulding the minds Of their
children, not only through the books
used and taught, but also for his in
fuence in helping them to high plane
of character and sense Of honor.
Of the teachers of the school emu
merated above in the Annals, the fol-
lowing have died since the book was
published: Miss E. A. Souter, Capt.
John F. Banks. Prof Busby now lives
in Saluda county. Prof. Holloway is
now principal of the high school at
Newberry. Prof. Sigh is now in Jack
sonville, Fla, and engaged in real es-
tate business and also editing a news
paper. Prof. Jonnstone is now a
member of the faculty of Clemson co..
lege. We do not know whether Miss
league has married or not, and neither
do we know whether Miss Shirley is
living.
We have not list of the otner
teachers, but the last two before
INC building of the rural graded school
were Miss Lucy Ligon, now Mrs. ]. K.
Linn and missionary to Japan, and
Miss Lottye Lee Halfacre, at present
the teacher at the jolly Street school.
Of the graduates of Newberry col
lege mentioned in the Annals, Rev.
BusbS is now dead Col. Hobbs is a
publisher and editor in New York city.
C. tx. Welch is in Houston, Texas, and
conducts fine private school in which
young men are prepared for college.
Rev. H. P. Counts is dead. Rev. NJ j..
Epting is pastor of fourishing Lu-
tneran congregation in Savannah, Ga.
There have been practically no
changes in the work of the others, ex-
cept that Mr.. E. o. Counts is at pres
ent farmer at Prosperity.
The young men named as beins in
college are now in the active duties
of life. Mr.. +. H. Hipp is a prosper
Gus and progressive merchant Of our
own, town. Mr.. Henry C. Holloway is
a successful lawyer at Newberry and
the efficient attorney for the county.
Mr.. Robert H. Welch is a prominent
and successful lawyer at the Colum-
bia bar. Mr. William C. Dreher is
still engaged in literary and newspaper
work, but now in Berlin, Germany.
There have been quite number OF
boys and girls who have gone out
from this school in recent years to the
various colleges of the State and who
are holding up the reputation of the
old Mt Bethel as a fine preparatory
school,
1t is hoped that the school will grow
SO rapidly that it will be necessary in
the near future to complete the build
ing as planned, so as to require the
use Of the four additional rooms. I'm
der the management of Prof. Ben M.
Settler this hope is not a mere day
dream, but is possible of realization,
The school spirit pervades to large
extent the citizenship Of the entire
community and it is expected that some
of the adjoining school districts may
soon see the advisability and the ad-
vantage of annexing to the Pomaria
district At least portion of some of
these adjacent districts would find it
to their advantage to unite with Po-
would CT die