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.AIDAY. JUNEf f5 19049 4 . . J. - 1 VOLVT LIT. KO. 49~ ____NEW flzuut. S. 0. FLIDAY. JUNE 15. 190%, TWIOE A WEEK. St1.50A THIRTE, GRAiGRDUATS THIRTEENTH DAY GREAT DAY IN THE HISTORY OF THE COLLEGE. Honorr and Medals Galore.-",Only Superstitious FlkV and Fools eve iti inok," Says t Dr. Scherer. 2 With high iopes and strong resolves eleven youqg inen and twor young c women w4ht Idth from Newberry college W04neday .morning to take up the' stern batti with:,life. The Semi-Centeinial' e'e elTes have given them,J141rtyon hich should count for much mi ihe years to come. In fifty years of sacrifice and strug- j gle, and a'chievement, Newberry col lee bisfhad no m6e alispiious coM- , vneft'edont. Outdoors, the clouds were dark and the rain was falling, i but there were only sunshine and gladness in the hearts of the friends e of Nelvb.rry college. . The .xerdises Wednesday mqrning t were attended by an audience'*hich taxed the capacity of the opera house and there were music and flowers and applause and well wishes for each of the young people who today I stood on the threshhold of life, with the training 'of' a historic institution behind them, its diploma of duty t well done in their hands, and with the" future stretching bioad and in viting before them. Those who received diplomas were: Bachelor'bf Arts-Silas Mar ion Busby,- Joseph Ernest Cannon,' George 'Milief, lFleazer,' Jaines Terrel c Owen, Perry Olonzo Schmpert. t Bachelor of Science-William Hear vey Cabaniss, George Waddell Har mon, Samuel Roy Jones, Mary Eliza-, b beth Lester, S,arah Elizabeth' Rawl. Bachelor of Philosophy-Byron Viv ian Chapman, Edward Bennet Hou seal, Dewey Whitfield Moose. Six membeis of the class had been selected to represent the class in the delivery of graduation orations this morning. They, with their subjects, t were: W. H. Cabaniss-"The Modern t Fairy-Land." a E. B. Houseal-''Ubi solitudinem .h faciunt, pacem appellant.'' a J. T. Owen-Purity in Politics." a B. V. Chapman-" Southward s Hot" G. W. Harmon-''Engineers.'' .1. E. Canlon.-''Altruism.'' t The speeches were well written and well delivered. The notable fea- I ture of the whole exercises was the i note of ooifidence in the future t sounded in the orations. With little I exception, there, was no note 'of pes- 0 simism. ''Labor Oninia Vincit'' is 0 the motto of the class of 1906,, and 1 their orations today were true to the a1 motto wNhich they had chosen. There: was *.not;thie musuaf saluta- t tor'y b;t ebonil 31~onor I *man, d ple bt Iy she recipient I . of tied .Onlyf1frst honor b was conferred in the elass of 1006, t and it was equally bestowed upon C tWo yoing nien,M.tithoiut distinction botween tlhem,Mehsrs. William Har- f vey Cabaniss and Joseph Ernest e Cannon. g After the concluision of the gradua tion orations came the saward of u medals. In addition to the era torical medal which was- awvarded on Monday night several gold medals had been offered to the students, of the various classes and weie award- I ed today. SThe. medal offered .by Dr', 0. B. Mayer to that member of the senior class who shall pas the be'st exainn- ~ 'tion in an psgigned course of i'eading vi history .va presented by Rey. J. .f Dorrik, 'of 'the class of '01,2who is 9owv of Augusta, Ga., to Mr. Dewvey h~1itfield Moose, of Mt. Pleasant, .C. The Science medal offered by Mr. S. M. Long, of Colgate, Cal., to that 4ttudent who shall have maintained the best standing in Physics, Chemis-t try and Geology, during the course *o,f two years, was presented by the Rev. C. P. Boozer, of the class of 870 to Mr. WV. H. Cabaniss, of New ;ay medal was presbnted by Dr. J. of EI. Wilson', of the class of 1877, to J diiss Mary Elizabeth Lester, of th 3ouknight's 'Ferry, S. C. The sub- 'to ect this year, designated by the ye 'aculty, was "The Fall of Port Ar- ai hur." The essay is a requisite for mi raduation. ' mI The Sophmore Greek medal offer- w4 d by the Rev. C. Pi Boozer and W. yo k. Moseley, Esq., was presented by thi he Rev. J. J. Long,'of the -class of Gi .895, to Mr. V. B. Sease, of Little he fountain, S. C., with honorable th nention to Mr. Thos.- Roy SumvA'r, sa f Newberry. to The John M. Kinarl Freshman as aedal was presented by' the Rey. J. be ). Bowles,' "one of. the Lexington br loys,". to Mr. Charley Paqqual Barre,; fr< f Prosperity, S. C.. Hoo.iable men- w< ion was made of Miss Anne Jones, f Newberry. th In honor of. the sainted memory of is kresident Geo. W. Holland, the' Geo. inj V. Holland philosophy medal has up cen instituted by the Hon. A. Frank pp Aever and C. J. Ramage, Esq. This va iedal was presented to 'Mr. J. Jpl . Cannon of. Little Muntain, 'un hp presentation being makf by the of [on.- C.- W. Moore,' of the, class of in( 875. th, The German medal offered by the ill tev. C. E. Weltner, was presented iy Dr. A. G. Voigt, dean of the The- lie logical Seminary, Chiarleton, and mi ormer professor in Ne vberry college, is Mr. J. E. Cannon also. a .The faculty have established a yO eholarship, cov,ering tl)e tuition fees of an entire session, to be awai'ded to > that member of the .Freshman, to, ophoipore, or Junior class who shall in ntribute tIe best originill counposi- of on to the Newberry Stylus during ic college yqqr. The contribution Ia mIst be anonynfous, and the decision thi made just before . comneneembnt- ti y a committee selected by the facul 7 'ed The scholarship was presented s y Col. John F. Hobbs,- of til 'ew York City to Mr. James Wil- be amson, of Newberry. Mr. William- C >n was not in the opera house at tiu ie time. ' S President Scherer announced that SI ie University of Virginia had made l n offer to Newberry college, which ad been accepted by the college, of scholarship which includes all th eademic fees and half the univer- s ity fees, to any student of Newber- tr y college sent to the University of t 'irginia from Newberry college with t bte recommendation of the faculty. sl 'his scholarship is given to few col )ge, and the basis of its bestowal o the standing of the graduates of n lie college upon which it is bestowed. s t was largely through the influence f Dr. E. B. Setzler, a former stud nt of the University of Virginia., y nd an almnus of Newberry college, o nil for several years past a member f f the faculty of Newbe.rry college, hat this scholarship. w as se'ured. 'rof. Satzler has recenftly * resigned a is position ,on the faculty af New- n' erry college, having accepted 'a posi-l lon in the faculty of the University o" f Virginia. . ti di The following degi'ess were con- o erred in addition to the degree onf'erred upon the mnbers of the t raduating class: . The degree of doctor of divinity th pon the Rev. R. El. Campbell, of TI Few York City. er' The degree of Ph.D. upon the it rev. H. W. Elson, of Athens, Ohio. ye The degree of Lit. D. upon Stan- thi ope Sams, of Columbia. is The degree of LL. D. upon Dr. El. is .Horn, of Reading,. Pa. . k Tfhe' degree of LL. De upon Dr. J. he . Butler, of Washington. re 'The egree o~f-A. R Ipon the Dev. wVI I. Pr' Kooh anid ri L. M.1Bodkni ht,' a! hiesb" geistlemen having finished te eo rescribed course for this degree.. of In his address to the gradtiating w lass Dr. Scherer began. by la clieverig the 'diplomas, with of he announcement of the degrees eon- ye erred upon each. There were thir- ki een dilpomas. Dr. Schprer said : .ca ''Thir~teen I And the thirteenth dayye f.June I But only sup)erstitiouIs elks and fools believe in luck. The uekiest man that this institution has , iver turned out was born on the 13th~ a lay of June. This is the birth-day :~ Ig: John F. 4otps, our royal alumnu. .am glad that this class believes at' an. ounce pf plick is worth a nl of luck; that yI hYve: chosen as ur motto, ''Labor omnia vineit. I a glad to be abje to say to every amber of this .audience that every 3mber 6f this class knows how to )rk, and is not as1med of It-the ung ladies, too, ; Olive always in e wokds of. that *great American, over Cleveland, that h6nor lies fit nest toil. Whph you go back tW d farms whih At' your homes this miner take f yotir coats ahd go work, and keep at worik. Be not hamed of thie sweat of the bro*, cause thereby man not only winS ead, but honors, deserved honor,. )m all'in whose opinion honor is >rth anything. "There is a. higher toil, howevet, an the toil of the hands, and that toil of the mind. The farmer toil g in his field looks with contempt on the artist seated under a tree inting pretty pictures upon cin es, and lie thinks the artist is Idl g. But that man seated in the shade der the- tree, can put.into one hou' work more energy, more vitalitf, )re mind force and soul force than e manual laborer can expend dur a year of toil. "And so you have been brought re .to this institution that your ids may be trained to work. This commencement day, but it Will be day vain and idle for you unless u go out to use your minds as tools your soul, to.make character with, better the world with them; as 3ls, in loyal, hard honest service, good hard work, to be not afraid the sweat of the brow. "There are the thiec grades of bor; Physical labor, the labor of e mind, and, finally, the labor of e soul. "The men who have really bless mankind have suffered in thier uls, and labored in their souls, un death, for the sake of the truth, ing true to the truth. Gallile and >lumbus in their dungeons, Mar i Luther on his dying bed of pain, 'eat Keats, with broken heart, and takespeare, with his pathetic son t beginning, W'hIen in disgrace with fortune and 1m's. eye," ese have all suffered. They have 'eat soul sweat for the sake of Ath, for the sake of service. Even oses was shut out from that land which lie had led his followers, ut out hiniself, in agony, and irst shed, at it were, great drops blood because his soul was sick li unto death with toil for the ke of the world. Oh, young men, young women, utm glad, I praise you today because A have chosen as you motto, "Lab omnia vincit."' May you be faith I to thit, motto forever. ''In Fairmount Park,. Philidelphia, ere is a great picture called labor, gigantic - picture which attracted y attenti,on. You see there, with s back turned to you, the figure a peasant resting heavily upon e ,handles of his plow, one foot agging itself wearily after the her. But his head is thrown back Ld his face is towards the sunset, wards the shinming sun, shining up him from far away and through e murky clouds, but still shining, ie ground is hard and stony and nech. There is scarcely any soil on at all. But you- know, although u can't see his face, that back in ose deep, wveary,hiollow eyes there the light of hope, because his face towards the sunshine, and you ow in his peasanit, aching heart, is thinking beyond the sunset 's ddened glowv, there is a brighter rhd, I knowv. His toi. is endurable d~ blessed to him because lie has me to that one who. is, the Master tha~t toil, that one ivhose sweetest rd is, Come unto me all ye that bor; take my yoke.uponi you; learn me, and ye shall fiu)d rest, unto ur souls. The~ brother of toil, the ng of men; choose hirp as your ptain; take his yoke upon you, and shall find rest until your souls.'' The Banquet. Thme banquet given by the' local utmni to the visitig qlunii was rvedl on Wbdnesday night in thme eminasium biuilding. .Plates were rad for 275 uests, but owing to o rain there were not exceeding 00 present. It was a season of good cheer and every one seemed to' be delighted With himself and the world around. The local alumni not only furnish- i ed the banquet to their visitors but 0Iso furnished the eloquence for the Occasion. Congressman Lever was I unavoidably absent which left only three regular toasts. That of Capt. A. P. Pifer, who for several years in the early history of the college was one of the faculty. He told in t -'very pleasant manner reminiseen- I bes of those times. Dr. Kibler spoke 9 of our alma mater and her mission, N and Dr. Houseal of the importance of E physical training, both very excellent 3 addresses. - Important talks were made by e Prof. C. W. Moore, of the county; l Col. W. H. Hunt, of Newbei-ry; Hon. V George S. Mower, of'Newberry; and I Mr. E. B. Houseal, of the class of e '06 and also of Newberry. t President Scherer announced that I a little more than $20,000.00 had I been secured on the Pearson offer aid announced that Col. John F. 3 Hobbs had given $1,000.00, and Mrs. I Habenicht, of Columbia has also 4 given $1,000.00. r Thus the exercises incident to the r semi-eentennial commencement of i Newberry college were brought to a 8 close. C LETTER FROM CAPT SELLERS. Says Mr. Earhardt Voted Against The Dispensary And for Mor gan Bill. Mr. J. W. Earhardt has received tie following letter from Repr'esen tative John C. Sellers of Marion county: Sellers, S. C. June 11,1906. Hon. John W. Earhardt, Newberry, S. C. Dear Sir:-I have just read your statement in the newspapers in re ference to the testimony of Mr. Davis before the ifivestigating committee, wherein it was alleged that Iuh Evans had said the present delega tion from Newberry was the cheap est lot lie ever bought, &c., and I am sure that no one who knows your position on all the proposed legisla tion on the dispensary situation last w'inter, as I do, would for one mom ent believe any such dirty insinua tion could have any reference to you or your colleague Mr. Taylor. You and Mr. Taylor were as consistent and as firm in your opposition to the state dispensary monstrosity as I and the seventy other members who sought so diligently to rid the state of this admitted evil. Like myself, you voted agaipst the Manning-Ray sor bill, for the reason that it was a weak and transparent attemplt to continue and perpetuate this same evil. With me, you both voted for the Morgan bill, with every ''' (lot ted and every ''t'' crossed. While all this proposed legislation was going through the house it was well known that Mr. Evans was an open and avowed candidate for chair man of the very board we were do ing our very best to destory. WVere Morgan, OLts, Nash, Sandlers, Brown ing, Ashley, Rucker, Whaley, Ardrey, Dabbs, Foster, Nicholson and all the rest of us ''bought'' too? Such an insinuation is absurd and ridicuhous I on its face.. You may have made a mistak.e in voting for' Mr. Evans, but I have no dloubt you had satisfactory andl lhon orable reasons for so doing. H-e was your own county man, and we do' not knowv what local personal reasons may have actuated you. I may have made a mistake in voting for Mr. Rawlinson-time alone can tell-any way, we were shut. up to' a choice be tween these twvo. I have not yet received the jour nal of the house and therefore can not speak definitely ats to the posi tion of Mr. Higgins; but I am clear as to you and Mr.. Tfaylor, and no one who knows you both as I do would, believe for one momuent, that you could be bought by Mr. Evans or any one else. With best wishes, I am,t Yours truly, John C. Sellers. IR L. W. BOYKIN WRITES A LETTER !ELLS THE COMMITTEE HE WANTES TO APPEAR. [is defense Not Ready Yet-Mr. Towill is in the Same Position as Mr. Boykin. The members of the former State oard of directors of the dispensary ave not appeared before the investi ating committee in answer to the in itation of the committee, says. The tate. Mr. L. W. Boykin was present esterday, but did not go on the tand. Col. Jno. Bell Towill was pres nt the day that Mr. C. C. Davis of Fewborry testified to the matters rhich have'excited so much comment. fr. H. H. Evans has taken appar ntly little intevest in the' investiga ion, as he has not been in Columbia ecently. -No' return was made by im -yesterday through hi3 attorneys. At the meeting of the committee ,esterday afternoon, Mr. R. H. Velch of the law firm of Bellinger b Welch appeared and presented a eturn for Mr. Boykin and a separate eturn for Mr. Towill. The two are dentical in language, but are not igned jointly. Following is a copy of ne of the returns: Columbia, S. C., June 16, 1906. Ion. J. T. Hay, chairman, and other members of the committee ap pointed to investigate the affairs of the State dispensary. Gentlemen: In response to your in 'itation, if I so chose, to appear be ore your committee today for the mrpose of making any statement hat I desire to make concerning my lormer connection with the State lispensary I beg to say that I pro :er that your investigation should >roceed uninfluenced by any state nent thati might make. The more horough and searching the investi -ation is made, the more certain will he correctness of my conduct be de nonstrated. I am not only anxious o see the investigation proceed in lie most rigid manner but I should >e much disappointed if it did not do o. Indeed, humiliating as it might ie. I challenge the closest scrutiny if my conduet before any tribunal lefore which it ean be made. I have Il> fear that those who :now me will believe that I have done nything that has been either illegal r immoral. Instances in which hon-: rable men might differ with me in udlgment may, and perhaps will be liscovered. Wrong cannot be, for it loes not exist. While I have keenly elt the inijustice and the cruelty of ome of the suggestions which have ieen made in relation to my former onnection with the dispensary, I m1 confident that when the f4critiny as been made complete that even hose wvho. (10 not knowv me will reach like conclusion (vith those whlo (10. At a future (lay [and when it can ave no influence uploni the action of our committee it is my purpose to endi you a wvritten -statement cover ng the matters that I deem of con equence, wvhich I shall ask you to re ~ard as part, of this communication ud whichm I shall ask you to file as a art of your report. Very resp)ectfully, L. WV. Boykin. After presenting the communica ion, Mr. Welch asked the committee ot to adjourn sine die until these ecntlemen named could have an 0op tortunity to prepare a dlefense. As or himself he would have a great enl to (do on account of the illness f Mr. Belliniger, but he madec t,his *ppeal to the committee in good aith niot to ad1journi until his clients 01uld have a hearing. The committee did not signify its ntentions at the time. This will all te settled today peOrhaps, when the ub committee will present a written eport of its visit to Louisville and sincinnati andi will make certain re ommendations to tihe main commit ee as to the payment of claims held LI) by the committee. It in said that ome of these liquor housen actually old the committee thiat they would ather lose $50,000 or $75,000 dure hem by t.he dlispensary tIhan to anvn the committee inApect their book:. The subcomitte iay take the'posi tion that such stubborn houges may become more tolerant if the State board will hold up their payment awhile longer. The liquor houses are represented by good lawyers here as well as at home, one firm having employed ex Gov. Bradley of Kentucky, who re spectfully informed the subcommit tee that thete was nothing doing in the way of information around the shop where he was attorney. Yester day ex-lov. J. C. Sheppard of this State appeared before the committee as the attorney for S. Grabfelder & Co., and asked -for a settlement of the account of his client. The com mittee will be in a position today to discuss the disposition of the claims as a whole or in part after hearing the report of the subcommittee. ' ews From Excelsior. Excelsior, June 14.-We have had nice rains and crops are in good con dition and growing nicely. Mr. Ira Nates of Columbia, is home on a few days visit. Miss Mamie Counts is home from school to enjoy vacation. Prof. J. S. Wheeler attended the picnic and closing exercises at the Hartford school on Saturday. Mrs. J. 1). Stone and ehildren vis ited her sister near Newberry last week. The grain inl this sec(ion has been gathered and made a good yield. Some few oft our )eople attnded commencement in your city this week. Mrs. Claud Counts has been con fined to her room for several days quite sick. The farmiers ass4ociation will meet in the school house next saturday afternoon at, 2 o'clock sharp. Let each member be present. Glad to see the familiar face of otir friend Dr. R. C. Kibler of Atlan ta in our section again. Mr. Kibler's home is in Atlanta but he says there is no place like his old home and he is right. The eight months ol little daugh ter of Mr. and MI's. Geo. Ricliard son died at their home here on Wed nesday afternoon after several days illness anld was laid to rest in the cemetery at St. Pauls church on Thursday afternoon. We extend our sympathy to the bereaved parents in their sore oreaivement. The patronls of Excelsior school held a meting on Saturday afternoon an( elected Miss Estelle Stewart of Plrosperity as teaehler of said school for the next scholastic year. The summer session of the school will opIl oil Moiday ilonlilg tle 9th of July. Sigma. Junior Medal Oontest. The annual contest for Junior medlal in oratory was held in the oper'a house Monday night. This is always one ot' the most interesting occasions of thle whole comnmencemen t exercises, and( the opera house was crowded Monday night by people from throughout the State and other States to hear the effort of the young In a pre'liminar'y contest held sev eraol (lays ago the following young men had been selected to contest for the medal MA)nday night: .J. W. Bal lentino, J. D). Cappelmann, E. L. E. Monts. All the young men acqtuitted them selves with credit, and there we:ro flowers and applause andl praise for each. The medal was awarded to L. E. Long, of P'rosperity. Theb following gentlemen acted as judges: Rev. Wmn. Hlayne Leavell, of Houston, Texas; Col. HI. H. Wat kins, of Anderson; Col. J. B3. Win gard, of Lexington; R1ev. N. D,. Bodie, of Salisbury, N. C.; Prof. RI. A. Abrams, of Staunton, Va. Trhe an nouncieent of the decision of the commit tee was made by Dr. Leavell. R?ev. L. B. White, pastor' of West End First Baptist chn'rch, will begin a series of meetings in his church next Sunday. The pr1eaching will be dlone by the Rev. N. A. Hemrick, of Columbia. The meetinig will be con tinued thr'ough next week. The pub lie is cnordially invited.1