The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-06-06
COMMENCEMENT At
NEWBERRY COLLEGE
FORTY GRADUATES IN THE
CLASS FOR THIS YEAR
One of the Largest in the History of
College-This Has Been Sue
cessful Year at Newberry

lege. 1t has not Deen SO MANY yeai@
since forty in all the college classes
was not considered so bad, and a to-
tai enrolment of 100 was very good.
It shows that the people generally are
taking more interest in the education
of their children, and also that New
berry college is growing in the popu-
lar favor as high grade educational
institution.
Somehow, however, to one Of the
older graduates of the college, COM
mencement does not seem what 1t
was in the early days Of the college
a. Newberry, but that no doubt IS al
together due to the viewpoint, and we
know that the people of NeWDerry
have the same abiding interest IN the
success of the college that they have
ALWAYS had, and will ever have. 1t is
one of the big assets Of the town and
county of Newberry.
The sermon to the graduates was
delivered BY DR.. H. A. Mccullough,
the pastor of st. PauPs Lutheran
church in Columbia and himself an
alumnus of the college, and son OF
Newberry county. He emphasized. the
importance in the life of the young
man or young woman starting out
en- the journey to have as the stan
dard of conduct prin "iple, founded
upon the teachings of the Great
Teacher and drew many excellent les
sons which will be helpful to the
young graduates, and to all OF US.
The following young men and
Young women are the members of the
graduating class for this year:
Misses Abbie Merchant Gaillard,
Newberry; Florence Azile Livingston,
Prosperity; Ruby Mae Merchant
Newberry; Banna Annie Neel, New
berry; Mary Ernestine Payslnger'
Newberry; Sue Ella Peterson, New
berry; Olivia Carolyn Stuart, New
berry; sybil Marguerite Wertz, New
berry; Ethel saner, Prosperity; and
Messw. Willie Lee Singley, Kinards;
Hugh Bernell Betchman, Chaplin, 5.
c.: Leon David Black, Ridge Spring,
G.. Lerov Emerson Blackwelder,
Concord, N. c.; Andrew Barney
Chapman, Ward, S. c.; James Frank
Davenport, Kinards, S. c.; Rassom
Omar Derrick, Leesville, S. c.; Le-
ROY Bryan Eargle, Leesville, S. c.;
Charles Holmes Epting, Chapin, S.
c.; John Clinton Eudy, Cabarrus, n.
c.: William Leonard Haltiwanger,
Newberry; Erwin Olin H u, New
berry; James Smith Herlong, Saluda,
S. c.; Bernard Mccullough Houck,
Elloree, S. c.; Karl William Kinard,
Johnston, S. c.; James Frank Kneece,
Pel;on, S. c.; Benjamin Osborne
Long, Silverstreet; Olin Sigh Long,
Prosperity; Cornelius Eugene Nc
Cartha, Leesville, S. c.; Carl Web
ster McCartha, Leesville, S. c.; John
Thompson Norris, New0erry; Claren-
don Etheredge Oxner, New Brook
land, S. c.; Hesse Maybank Rast,
Holly Hill, S. c.; Edwin Lake Setz-
Ter, Newberry; John Harold Shealy,
Ballentine. S. c.; Michael Clifton
shealy, Prosperity; Willie Frank
shealy, Chapin, S. c.; Claude Mower
singley, Prosperity; Eugene Dram
Unger, saluda, S. c.; Voigt' Earle
Wessinger, Leesville, S. c.; Perry
Franklin Chapman, Irmo, S, c.; Mar
vim Luther Chapman, Little Noun
tain, S. c.
The address at night was delivered
by DR.. ]. L. Oates of the A. R. P.
church of York, and soon to be, pas
tor of the church in Columbia. He
drew many helpful lessons from The
life of Joseph and his address was
inspiring and helpful and excellently
delivered.
The defamation contest by the
sophomores was held at the college
in Holland hall on Monday morning
at 1890 and the following entered
the contest:
V. L. Cannon with the subject,
The United States and Universal
Peace.
T. Y. Derrick, A Felon's Cell.
G. H. Hipp, Defeated-Yet Victo-
r;ous.
Marion H. Weeks, The Woman of