The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-06-11
NEWBERRY BRINGS
SESSION TO CLOSE
CLASS DAY EXERCISES HELD on
WEDNESDAY,
Hon. A. +. Lever Speaker Tuesday
Night-Medals and Prizes
Awarded.

The commencement at NeWberry
college came to close On Wednesday.
The weather has been ideal. Not too
cool and just cool enough to
be pleasant. The visitors from
abroad possibly have not been
as many as on other occasions.
The farmers were busy killing the
grass and gathering their grain, but
the opera house has been filled for
each of tie occasions and the exer-
cises have all been of nigh class and
above the average.
The Herald and News Of Tuesday
published the list of speakers in the
Junior oratorical contest. The young
men all did remarkably we'll and the
contest was of high order The judges
awarded the medal to Mr.. Jas. c. Kin
ard of Newberry, the presentation be-
ing made by the Rev. F. B. Clausen.
The literary address was delivered
on Tuesday evening by Hon. A. F.
Lever, an alumnus of the college and
also member of congress. Every
one in Newberry knows Frank Lever
and we are always glad to near him.
He spoke on farm economics and his
address was practical and well de-
livered. 1t will be printed in full in
The Herald and News and therefore
no synopsis of it will be undertaken.
Mr.. Lever was accompanied to New
berry by Mrs. Lever and there was
general regret that they could not re-
main longer but Mr.. Lever is making
speeches in different parts of the State
and had to leave early Wednesday
morning to keep an appointment for
that evening. Despite his national
reputation as leader in the national
house of representatives he is the
same Frank Lever that ne was 20
years ago to his friends and old school
mates. He is always welcome visi-
tor in Newberry.
Mr.. Lever was gracefully and hap
PLY presented to the audience by Mr..
I. H. Hunt.
Class day exercises on Wednesday
morning brought the usual crowd and
the program was entered upon
promptly at 10 o'clock as ANNOUNCED.
President Harms always starts
promptly on the hour announced. The
following is the program of speeches
of the graduating class. These were
selected from the 25 in the class to
represent tie class.
Music
Prayer.
Music.
Salutatory-Miss Leila Dennis.
The Leniency of Law. P. Derrick.
Endowing Men-F. B. Lingle.
Farm Tanancy-J. l.. Long.
The Mission of the Christian Col
lege-W. l.. Mills.
Waledictory-T. F. Suber.
Delivering of Diplomas.
Awarding Medals and Honors.
announcements.
Benediction.
At tie conclusion of the salutatory
DR.. Harms presented the diplomas to
the class in that happy and forceful
and impressive manner of his. His ad-
dress was brief but to the point and
full of meat. He said to the young
graduates in part:
What does this mean? What are
t.ese rights, titles, privileges" we
talk about? What is that piece of
parchment worth? Really very lit
tie! You could not sell it for thirty
cents. 1t gives you nothing. 1t is a
symbol-the symbol to you and all the
company of your friends of
something you already have. 1t means
that you have fought a good fight, fin
ished course, kept faith.
Your faculty sends you forth today
with these counsels-work hard, play
fair, live a clean life. These are brief
and simple conditions of a successful
life.
Never forget your college! Love it!
Serve it! Never forget the Fair
Mother" yonder fostered youi Fare
ye forth. And farewell!
The following prizes and medals
were awarded
A gold medal, given by ]. H. Sum
mer, to Thos. F. Suber; gold medal
given by DR.. w. G. Houseal for ex-
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