The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-06-10
COMMENCEMENT
COMES TO CLOSE
ONE OF MOST DELIGHTFUL IN
HISTORY OF COLLEGE
Over Three Hundred Attended Lun-
heon. Large Audiences at all
Public Exercises

college is always day of keen inter-
est and much anticipation in Newber-
ry among the townspeople who realize
the value of Newberry college to the
town and are ever interested in it's
welfare. The day was ideal for the
closing events of the college, begin
ming with the graduation exercises
followed by the alumni luncheon, at
the close of which a meeting of the
alumni association was held.
The impressive graduation exercis-
es were held in the opera house Tues
day morning beginning at ten o'clock,
in the presence of a vast audience of
friends, relatives and former students
of the college from far and near.
DR.. S. j. Derrick, president of the
college presided over the exercises in
his inimitable manner, and the pro-
gram was interspersed with orchestral
music.
The 1921 graduates in Their caps
and gowns, and the trustees of the
college were seated on the plat
form where roses and daisies were
arranged in vases, and stately palms
lent dignity to the scene. The por-
trait of G. w. Holland, with his last
words, "God bless Newberry college"
was in evidence, as was the portrait
of Martin Luther.
The invocation was made by DR..
Monroe and the first speaker was the
second honor graduate of the class,
C. L. Epting of Chaplin, S. C., on the
subject, '.our College" Mr.. Epting
said that the primary purpose of this
college is to instill Christian princi-
Piles and ideals into the minds and
hearts OF it's graduates and he pointed
to the vast throng of Christian edu-
Gators and prominent men in all pro-
fessions who have gone out from its
walls to serve humanity.
"Roads and Civilization was the
subject on which D. o. Holman of FL
loree, S. c., spoke. He said that
roads mark the progress of time and
he compared the road system of our
country with that Of France, which
has been highly developed and which
was great aid to France during the
war. He spoke of the natural beau
ties of America which are unsurpass-
ed by those of any other country,
their inaccessibility being the only
drawback. He told of the advantages
to civilization Of good roads, saying
that not until = net work of good
roads covers our country will Amerl-
ca realize her dream-the vanguard
of civilization.
I. N. Merchant Of Newberry, who
was winner of the Sophomore de-
claimers' medal in 1919, had as his
subject in the graduation exercises,
'Not by Bread Alone" In his address
Nr. Merchant said that those nations
which strive for material gains alone
will fail as did the empires Of ancient
Greece and Rome and modern Ger
many. He reviewed the passage of
Scripture in which Christ, when temp
ted, said, "Nan cannot live by bread
alone" and said that the greatest
need Of the hour is for ten world to
be guided by the spirit OF Him who
came to minister and not TO be min
istsrsd unto.
c.. J. NJ. Blume Of Concord, n. c.,
who waa winner in the Junior orator.
cal contest last year and who repre-
sented Newberry in the state orator.
cal contest at Greenwood this year,
gave the same address which he made
on the latter occasion, the subject
being Greater Americanism." Mr..
Blume compared the two types OF
Americanism of today as represented
in the Republican and Democratic
parties. He said that the so-called
one hundred per cent Amerlcanlsm
of today is simply one hundred per
cent selfishness, which strives for in
dividual aims and not for the good OF
the whole nation. He said that the
best definition of the greater type OF
Americanism is found in the famous
words: "We decline to sacrifice prin-
ciples or deform our souls for selfish
purposes" He told briefly Of Amer
ica's part in the war, saying that her
task was not yet completed and closed
with the lines from the immortal poem
by McRae, the soldier-poet who gave