The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-06-08
COMMENCEMENT CLOSES
AT NEWBERRY COLLEGE

The commencement at NeWberry
college came to close on Wednesday
when the diplomas were given to the
graduates by President Harms and
the medals and fonors were announc-
ed. There were 81 in the class to re-
ceive diplomas. m"king it one of the
IaI gest classes III lie history vi iue
college.
Three of the members of the class
were absent having already joined the
army and DR.. Harms announced the
diplomas to these and had them tied
with long streamers of the national
colors. They were: Proctor, Fisher
and Oates.
Gotschall and Leland Shealy have
gone into the navy yard at Charleston.
Proctor has enlisted in the army.
Another member was absent having
accepted position which he had to
take before the commencement, Mr.. E..
T. Cronk.
The following were given the A. B.
degree:
Ben Tillman Bodie, Batesburg.
Earle Kennan Bodie, Granite Quar-
ry, N. C.
Ralph Gilbert Bodie, Granite Quarry,
N. c.
Jay Lewis Cress, Concord, n. C.
Samuel Melanchton Derrick, Chaplin.
Ebert Jackson Dickert, Newberry.
Julius Joseph Dreher, Irmo.
Marion Rebecca Earhardt, New
berry.
Anne Catherine Efrd, Lexington.
Harry Daniel Epting, Little Noun
tain.
Henry Thomas Fellers, Silverstreet.
Edgar Walter Fisher, Salisbury,
N. C.
James Y. C. Gaillard, Newberry.
Harry Christopher Gotschall, Mar
ion, Ind.
Lucille Gruber, Newb rry.
Amelia Klettner, Ne erry.
Herman Sterling LaIgford, New
berry.
Orlando Benedict Mayer, Jr, New
berry. IS
vannoir cleveland Oxner, Kinards.
Robert Mclaughlin Pool, Newberry.
William Jasper Proctor, Rocky Mt,
N. C. a;s
Margaret Renwick, NeWberry.
Ralph Willard Sease, Little Noun
tain.
Abraham Vigodski, Newberry.
Amy Alice :iWerts, Newberry.
William Henry Wicker, Newberry.
Sara Williamson, Newberry..
The following were given the B. S.
degree:
Earle Tabor. Cronk, Prosperity.
George William Hantske, Columbia.
William LaVerne Oates, Lamar.
Leland Alvin Shealy, Little Noun
tain.
The following medals were announc-
ed by President Harms and presented
to the successful contestants:
Philosophy medal to the senior class
given by A. F. Lever and G. J. Ram
age was awarded to S. M. Derrick Of
Lexington.
Essay medal open to the senior class
given by George S. Mower was award
ed to S. M. Derrick of Lexington.
Mathematical medal open to the SEN
ior class given by T. H. Dreher was
awarded to Leland A. Shealy of Lit
tie Mountain.
First hoonr medal open to the SEN
ior class given by ]. H. Summer was
awarded to ]. J. Dreher of Lexington.
The German medal open to the
junior class given by the Rev. C. Z.
Weltner was awarded to Miss Teresa
Maybin of Newberry.
Freshman medal given by John NJ.
Kinard was awarded to Willie Hack
Derrick of Little Mountain.
The history medal open to the SEN
ior class given by DR.. o. B. Mayer was
awarded to j. J. Dreher of Lexington.
The first honor of the class went to
J. J. Dreher and the second honor TO
S. NJ. Derrick both of Lexington.
The valedictory of the first honor
man, Mr.. ]. J. Dreher, was read by his
classmate, Mr. Herman, S. Langford,
Mr. Dreher being crippled.
The following degrees were confer
red: D. D., the Rev. H. A. Mccullough,
Columbia; the Rev. ]. D. Kinard,
Greenwood; the Rev. ". Y. Boozer,
Leesville; A. NJ, the Rev. W. E. Pugh,
Lakesland, Fla; James C. Kinard.
Newberry; Lift. D., the Rev. George
T. Rygh, Columbia.
The first contest of the commence
ment was the contest by eight of the
members of the Sophomore class for
the gold medal in defamation. The
medal was awarded to H. M. Kyser Of
Lexington.
Monday morning class day exercises
were held on the campus at 1880
o'clock. This is very interesting
part of the program and the follow
ing was rendered:
Song, commencement Day"
"Our Past Revealed" Miss Amy
Werts.
Our Future Foretold,', Miss Kath-
crime Efrd.
Quartet, Misses Williamson and
Renwick and Messrs. Derrick and Eel