The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-06-17
UNIVERSITY ENDS coon iEIl.
OVER ONE HUNDRED YOUNG
MEN AND WOMEN RECEIVE
DEGREES.
Rev. Il. H. Bennett OF Emory Univer.
sity Delivers Literary Address
Presents Strong Appeal for Life
Plan Built Upon High Ideals.

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Columbia. June 15.-The 111th
year Of the University of South Caro-
lima came to an end yesterday with
the annual graduating exercises in
the morning and the June bail last
night.
The Rev. r. H. Bennett, d. D., of
Emory university presented a strong
lesson in his literary address before
the graduating classes. II am going to
give you a few arrow heads pointing
to success" said DR.. Bennett, and he
urged that the young men and young
women go forth on the battlefield ot
life with fixed purpose. with a fixed
motive. with the idea of service secure
~ lodged in their minds. with an ever
lasting determination to succeed, re.
gardless Of obstacles, and always re-
membering that only a pure character
Is strong one.
THE successful life must have a
purpose" said DR.. Bennett. He urged
the graduates to aim for the top of the
mountain. having fixed motive for
reaching that lofty point. 'The top
OF the mountain belongs to you." he
said. but In climbing to the top re-
member always that the great exem-
plar Is Jesus Christ"
For man to plan his life for him
self alone would be for that man to
deliberately waste his powers. accord
Ing to DIR. Bennett.
DR.. Bennett urged his hearers not to
make wealth the prime objective OF
their lives. He said that making d
living should not be ones ambition.
but rather making life. and that If
life was made. the living would fol-.
low. He stressed his appeal not to
make the dollar the mountain to
climb. .ps
Two of the senior speakers, d. s.
Polier and H. c. Brearley. did not de-
liver their orations, the first having
been excused at his request for satis-
factory reasons. the latter suffering
with sore throat. ]. D. Featherstone OF
Greenwood, graduate Of the aca-
demic school and Of the law school,
spoke on "The Call Of the Times" and
J. l.. Love Of York.. a graduate Of the
law school, spoke on ''The Lawyer as
a Public Servant" The veladictorian
was j. McB. Dabbs of Mayesville.
The Josepb Danlel. Pope medal for.
the best essay on Equity written by
a member of the senior law class. was
won by Shannon Wallace. The presen-
tation was made by ]. Nelson Frier-
son. professor in the school Of law.
Two honorary degrees were con-,
ferred. Prof. James I. Mccain of
Erskine college was given doctor of
letters. and Prof William Cain of the
University Of North Carolina was
given doctor of laws degree.
William Spencer Curreh, president
of the University. said that he could
not let the fine body of young men and
young women leave the Vuniversity
without final word from him, and he
paid tribute to their work and to their
part IN making this year at Carolina
what 1t has been.
DR.. Currell announced that here
after students would be admitted on l2
units but that the other two to make
a total of IA units must be made up in
the college in addition to the regular
college work before a degree would
be conferred. In case q student comes
from a school Of IA or more units.
then IA units will be required for en-
trance. DIR. Currell announced that
the university would reopen Septem-
ber 20. 49,.
Degrees of bachelor OF arts, bach
cior Of science. bachelorsof. laws, civil
engineer. master of arts. and licentiate
OF instruction were conferred upon
more than one hundred young ladies
and gentlemen for successful work.
The degree Of bachelor of arts was
conferred upon Harrington Cooper
Brearley Of st. Charles and j. Mob.
Dabbs of Salem. p