The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1921-06-01
NEWS OF BATESBURG


nual commencement Of Summerland
college began on Friday evening,
May %, with contest in the express
sion department, under Mrs. ]. D. I
Carroll. The medal was won by Miss |
Ruth Counts of Harelson, Ga, by a |
close margin over several competi-
tors. The baccalaureate sermon was
preached by Rev. J. L. Morgan.
president of the United Lutheran /
church Of North Carolina. Rev. H. S.
Petres of Aiken delivered most ef-
fective sermon to the missionary So
ciety Sunday evening on the subject,
'"Personal Evangelism Tuesday
morning at 10 o'clock the formal
graduating exercises were held in the
college auditorium. The degree of
a. B. was conferred upon eleven. The
following young women received
their diplomas: Misses Elizabeth
Black, Sallie Lee Cromer. Bertha
Crooks, Eve Dominick, Marie
Eargle, Annie Florence Fender, Flor
ide Hendrix, Mary Ann Hitler, Eloise
Lowman, Louise Shearouse and Ina
Wertz. The graduating address was
delivered by Sister Elizabeth, a
deaconess in ST. Johns Lutheran
church. Charleston. The address
was full of wisdom and excellent ad-
vice and greatly enjoyed by the stu
dents and large audience present.
DR.. P. E. Monroe. president Of the
Fcollege, delivered the following med
ais: Scholarship, Miss Sadie Lang
ford mathematics. Miss Carrie Folk;
expression. Miss Ruth Counts; his
tory, Miss. Ina .Wertz short story
Miss Myrtle Hendrix.
Rev. P. D. Risinger Of Ehrhardt,
president of the board Of trustees.
gave a most gratifying report of the
work of the college during the past
year, showing that less than $40 had
been paid by the students during the
past session for medical treatment,
which speaks for the high standard
of health. for which this community
is noted. Mr.. Risinger also empha-
sized the fact that during the past
session the college had been self-sus-
tanning from a financial standpoint,
(which but very few other institutions
of learning all over the United States
bad been able to do.<; The next ses-
I|sion Of the college will open Septem-
Der Il. The trustees have planned
to enlarge the college by means of a
new dormitory which will likely be
erected sometime during the next
year.
Revival services have been held
during the past week at the Christian
Echurch in this town and at the Mid
dleburg Baptist church. All these
services were well attended and much
interest manifested.
Messrs. w. 4. COoner. H. I.
Wright and DR.. f. c. Ridgell attend
&c the Union meeting at Ward Sun
dav as delegates from the Batesburg
Baptist church.
Drn Tim, G1, n ~
Lexington was here on business Mon
day.
Mrs. Mary 3. Zimmerman and
little son of Pleasant Lane; in Edge-
field county. are visiting Mrs. Tim
meruan's father. Dr. r. H. Thinner
man.
Rev, and Mrs. O. B. Shearouse OF
Lexington were visitors to our section
during the commencement exercises
of Summerland college.
Hon. !. William Thurmond. United
States district attorney for the Wes-
tern district of South Carolina, was
/, here on legal business Tuesday Of
last week.
DR.. and Mrs. G. F.. Strother of
Johnston were the guests Of relatives
in town one day last week.
Miss Mary Eva Hite. a teacher in
the graded school near Sally in Aiken
comfy. returned home last week
after a successful years work. Miss
Hite will leave for Rock Hill next
week. where she has been engaged to
teach in the Summer school Of Win
throp college.
The Batesburg pOstoItice has been
advanced to the second class. effec-
tive July. l. Mr.. W. S. Hitc, our eff
cient and accommodating postmaster,
has been untiring in his efforts to ad-