The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-06-20
Commencement Closes
At .Ne1uberry College

felt on all sides, and President Der
rick and his colaborers in the faculty
should be encouraged and go for
ward with bouyant spirit into their
work. President w. H. Hunt, or we
should say DIR. Walter H. Hunt, has
aroused the Newberry County Col
lege club into real living and act
ing thing, and it only shows what can
be done when you have the right
kind of leadership. The club had
much to do with the wonderful sue
cess of the commencement just clos
ed. The board Of trustees has caught
the spirit of the age, and the in
crease in the salaries of the profes-
sors and the determination to re-
model the dormitory and make it a
worth while place in which to live,
is only some slight evidence OF the
interest of this governing body. But
this story is meant to be continuing
account of the commencement.
Junior Contest in Oratory.
This interestinly event was held on
Monday evening and the large aud
ience was only another symptom OF
the interest in the college. There
were six young men in this contest
and they were selected by the fac
ulty and did not enter of their own
volition. In the old days this con-
test was open to the entire college,
but then we did not have so many
students and there was not much
danger of the number being too
great. And it is not an empty COM
pliment when we say that this was
as good average contest as we have
ever heard on similar occasion. All
did remarkably well. The following
were the entries and their subjects:
j. Esrvigodsky, Newberry, "The
Shrine of Civinization."
+ Q. b. Long, Little Mountain, "The
Good Citizen"
. W. n. Begick, Little Mountain,
Bnder One Flag
J. c.. oxner, Leesville,, ssThe New
Terror =. = !
! j, d. Lane, Lee county, 'sThe Pal
metto States Dark Shadow"
B. c. Bishop, Orangeburg; Garry
On"
The committee consisting OF A. j.
Bowers, 2. F. Wright and Alan john
stone awarded the medal to Mr.. j.
D. Lane and the presentation was
made by DR.. Bowers.
Alumni Address and Meeting.
The alumni address was delivered
by Alan tombstone, Esq, OF Rich
mond, Va, on Tuesday morning. He
spoke of the world war and the work
done in that coflict by our soldiers
and Of the reconstruction period
which is to follow the war. The
speaker was introduced by Rev. c. j.
Shealy president who happened also
to be q classmate Of Mr.. Johnstone.
His address was we'll delivered and
we'll received.
Following the address the nnual
meeting of the association was held
and it was the largest in attendance
in several years. There was not much
business to be transacted. The debt
which the association has owed for
several years was reported as paid in
full. And that was enough to sat
isfy at one time. A new constitution
was adopted and the following Of
ficers elected for two years:
]. B. Hunter, president; j. j. Long,
vice-president; C. M. Wilson, secre-
tary; B. V. Chapman, treasurer; G.
B. Cromer, S. J. Derrick, Arthur
h1Dler, y. NJ. hlDlSi, w. V. AAooSSe@A'
executive committee.
The following committee on me-
moirs was appointed: c. j. Shealy,
j. J. Long, R. NJ. Monts.
On motion is was made the duty OF
the faculty to notify the committee
of the death of any alumnus Of the
college.
]. Lawson Goggans, of Texas, was
elected the orator for next year.
The association then adjourned.
Alumni Luncheon.
At 1:30 the Newberry College
club rendered the visiting alumni
and former students luncheon and
there were nearly 800 who sat down
to eat and renew old acquaintance.
The luncheon was served by the la
dis and they had barbecued hash and
barbecued meat and accessories and
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