The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-06-04
&'ummerl;nti College Commencement.
Nay -. 1918.

body of which she is proud. and the
student body is equally proud of Sum
merland.
Commencement proper began with
the expression recital OF Friday even-
ing, May "a. This recital was termed
by many the best ever held at Sum-
'mefland.
On Sunday morning. DR.. R. L. Fritz,
President of Lenoir College, gave the
baccalaureate sermon. The theme OF
his discourse was the abundant life,
| based On the text 81 am come that you
may have life, and that you may have
| it more abundantly." DR.. Fritz's mes
! sage was most helpful and inspiring.
Sunday evening DR.. J. D. Kinard OF
Greenwood, S. c., delivered the ad
dress to the missionary society. The
missionary phase of the Transfgura-
| ton as shown in the impracticabilitr
of remaining on the mountain top
and the necessity Of returning to the
valley to serve humanity, was we'll
adapted to the occasion. The contri-
[ button was credited to the college
missionary society.
Monday morning at 9 o'clock the
board Of trustees met in annual ses-
sion. This was full and harmonious
meeting, only two members of; the
board being absent.
Class day exercises were held at
! Grey Rock Springs on Monday morn
ing at 11:3O. The most attractive fea-
! ture of the occasion was the Ivy
Chain Procession. From the college
| to the Springs, the seniors marched
between the two ivy chains carried
by members of the other classes. Col
leee songs were sung as the student
body thus marched along. The pro-
gram was as follows:
| College songs; Class History, Evan
geline Dantzler; Class Prophecy, Lot
tie Sanders; Class Poem, Vanie Lake;
Puns, Juanita Epting; Glass WILL
Rosabel Thompson; Gifts, Carrie Dele
Huffman; Presentation Of the In
sigma, Ozelia Harman; Class Songs.
The art exhibit was held at 4:5o
o. m. The art room was also open to
visitors after the musical recital IN
the evening.
The annual recital given by the
music students was held at 9 O'Clock
Monday evening.
Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock, the
graduating exercises were held. Ine
two graduates of the music depart
ment appeared in several musical
numbers. The salutatory was given
by Lottie Sanders, and the Naledictory
by Evangeline Dantzler. Prof J. f.
swearingen, State Superintendent or
Education, delivered the graduatlns
address, which was able and master
lly.
The medal for the highest average
in mathematics during the Freshman
and Sophomore years. offered bv hon.
and Mrs. Arthur Kibler, was deliver
ed bv Prof. swearingen to Annie Ras'.
Mr. Andrew Yonce offered medal Tor
teeneral excellence This medal was
|.presented by Col. Hobbs, of New YORK.
TO Florence Rast.
Announcements were made for the
following year. The entire faculty OF
the Literary Department Will return
n continue the work. The Depart
ment of Music will be under the oi-
roction of Miss Marjorie Shaner, grad
Nate Voice and Piano from the new
ENGLAND Conservatory, and MISS Dora
E. Shmidt, graduate in voice anu
Piano from the American ConserVa-
torv. Chicago. Miss Gertrude Green
is we'll equipped to take the ART De-
partment and the Expression depart
ment, being graduate OF the Emer-
son School of Expression, Boston:
To the following were granted d'-
:n1omes with the degree of Bachelor OF
Arts: Evange'ine Dantzler, Juanlta
Epting, Ozelia Harman, Carrie Dele
Huffman, Liela Jones, Lila King
vanie Lake, Lottie Sanders, lAnnle
Shealy, Rosabel Thompson. Certln-
Gates in Art were presented to Vldes-
!! ga Brvan and Lillian Smith; certln-
Gates in English to Lizzie Dukes and
J. Lou Mailman; diplomas in Music
TO Kathleen Counts and Corrie Hot
man: diploma in Expression to ozeha
Harman
Summerland college will open Tor