The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-06-09

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opening of the college in September.
Last Wednesday at half past twelve
O'Clock at the opera. house Rev. l.,
P Boland pronounced the benediction
and the 1915-16 session of NeWDerry
college passed into history, and the
class of 1916 sent out into the world
2e young men and women who have
been taught to make the world bet
ter for their having lived in it.
This is a large class and has made
an enviable record for department as
we'll as displaying degree OF intel
1ectual lowers much above he aver
age class. There are three handsome
and highly accomplished young ladies
in the class who have contributed
langely to the general high standing
OF the class and VINO have lent a
charm and set an ideal for the 2S
young men of the class to follow DUR.
ing their years course. These
young ladies are: Annie Bessie Lake,
:daushter Of DR.. W. E. Lake OF the city;
Miss Estelle Caldwell, daughter OF
Mr.. ]. A. CALDWELL of the suburbs OF
the city and Miss Nancy Werts'
daughter og Mr. r. I'M. 'Werts OF Gary.
The commencement exercises began
last Saturday night with contest IN
defamation followed by the bacca--
laureate sermon on Sunday morning
by DR.. ]. H. Harms, the sermon Sun
day night to the Y. NJ. c. A. by Rev.
P E. Monroe of Summerland and
Monday morning, class day exercises
at the college.
On Monday night the Junior cl"ss
contest in oratory took place at the
opera house. The house was literal
II packed and the young men acqu1t-
ted themselves with much credit to
themselves and to the college. The
Young men who spoke and their sub
jects follow.
The Great Army-W. H. Wicker.
The New Preparedness-R. NJ. Pool.
The Revival Of National Conscience
S. VI. Derrick.
Lest We Ferget-E. W. Fisher.
The Conservation of Natural Re
sources-v. C. oxner.
The Mantle of the Pioneer-E. 4.
B9die.
The Dream That Will Come True
a. yigodsky
The Man Who Knows-o. B. Mayer
5r.
Rev. F. f. Dibble, one of the judges,
appeared on tre stage at the close OF
the contest and presented the medal
in a happy manner to MIR. S. N. Der
rick.
On Tuesday morning the alumni
association was addressed by J. B.
Hunter, Esq, on the subject, 'New-
berry College-Her Needs Ar.
Hunters address was timely and
practical as it dealt with the prob
lens confronting the college and why
and how they should be solved. Mr.
Hunter is a good lawyer and man OF
large business CAPACITY as well as OF
sound judgment.
Immediately after Mr.. Hunters ad-
dress the association went into
business session concerning the needs
and affairs of the college. Mr.. Rufus
III, Monts of Cochran, Ca, was
chosen as the next alumni orator. All
Nof the officers were reelected, as fol-
lows: B. v. Chapman, president;
Charles sP. Barre, vice president; A.
J. Bowers, Jr., secretary and DR.. Z.
B. Settler, treasurer.
The address to the literary socle-
ties. of which there are three, was
to nave been made, as usual, on Tues
day night but the electrical storm and
the rain about half an hour before the
exercises were scheduled to start, in
terfered and the address was post
poned to Wednesday. In spite of the
inclement weather a small crowd
had gathered and waited patiently un-
ii! 9 o'clock when DR.. Harms appear
ed on the stage and announced that
on account Of the small attendance