The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-03-24

get a great deal of benefit from such
a meeting even if they do not hear
lecture, the contact with others in the
same work is always helpful to those
engaged in it. And then several OF
our teachers took advantage Of going
the day before and attending some
of the class rooms of the city of Co.
lumbia schools and observing the
work in thes schools.
Several Of the colleges held meet
ings of the alumni and former stud
ents of the institutions who are EN-
gagged in teaching and formed organ
izations of the members of the state
teachers association of the alumni
and former students of the institu-
ton. Newberry college organized
such club and Mr.. G. Miller Eleazer
was elected president and F. O. Black
vice president, Joe H. Shealy secre-
tary and treasurer and these with S.
J. Derrick and J. E. Long to consti-
tute the executive committee. We
had gathering of members of the
association of alumni and former STU
dents of Newberry and it was a de-
lightful meet and will great deal
of good. It helps to keep up the touch
of the Newberry boys and girls and
they naturally will feel closer to New
berry oy this touch.
spent a part of Friday afternoon
in a drive over the city of Columbia
with my son and his wife, Mr.. and
Mrs. John K. Aull. a. We drove around
through Wales Garden and out to
Ridgewood and all about the city. l
enjoyed it very much. had not seen
much of Columbia outside of Main
street since I was there in the govern
or's office some twenty years ago. The
city has made wonderful growth since
those days. 1t hardly seems possible
that there should be so many hand
some residences out at Wales Garden.
and that the swamps and the rugged
hillsides could be transformed into
such a beautiful place as it is now,
and when the trees put on their foil
age it must be lovely out this side.
Columbia is the most beautiful city
in all the country, especially in the
spring time when the trees put on
their robes of green and the flowers
bloom. The streets are wide and the
driveways are fine. l could rot help
compare the great activity on all sides
with conditions twenty years ago.
Now all the streets are alive with men
and women and autos, and then at
this season of the year there was
scarcely any moving about at all.
have looked up Main street from the
state house many day at 2 o'clock
and there would not be any one NOV
ing about at all, and now the street
lis lined with autos parked on either
side all day long so that you can
scarcely find a place to park your
car or to get from the street to the
sidewalk except at the street cross
ings. l am pleased to see the 9evel-
opment and activity of the capital
city of South Carolina. There have
been many other changes since those
days Then the building of the Ma
tional Loan and Exchange building
was just started. Now there are sew
eral buildings in Main street that are
larger than this one and taller. SO
far as I recall there are only two oc-
cupants of the state house who held
positions there then, Sam Carter, the
state treasurer, and Miss Walker, in
the office of the secretary of state.
Many of them have passed over.
Those were good days, but / do not
suppose any better than these days.
1t all depends upon the individual af-
ter all.
I came home Saturday morning so
as to be here at least for part Of the
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