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VOL XLV NO, 90 NEWBERRY, S. C.. TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 10. 1908. TWJOE A WEEK. $1.50 A YEAR
CITIZENS' MEETING.
Primary Fixed and Rules Ad.pted
Assessment of Can
didates.
The adjourned meeting of the De
mocratic party of the town of New
berry was called to order in the coun
cil chamber at 8 p. m., Thursday
evening, by Dr. 0. B. IMayer, chair
man.
Senator Blease moved that the pri
mary system be adopted and that the
same rules, as last year, with the nee
essary changes as to dates and offices,
be adopted. The motion was carried.
The following were elected to serve
on the executive committee for the en
suing year:
From the town at large: Dr. 0. B.
Mayer, Dr. George B. Cromer.
Ward 1-J. W. Earhardt.
Ward 2-I. H. Hunt.
Ward 3-Dr. P. G. Ellesor.
Ward 4-John C. Goggans, Jr.
Ward 5-W. H. Hardeman.
Senator Blease made the following
motion which was adopted: '"That it
is the sense of the Democracy of the
town of Newberry, that the city coun
cil take such steps as may be neces
sary to establish the office of record
er.''
Mr. J. W. Earhardt moved: 'That
the city council be requested to an
nounce through the newspapers
where the survey for the proposed
sewerage extension may be found and
inspected." The motion was adopt
ed.
The meeting adjourned.
Rules.
Section 1. An election within the
Democratic party shall be held in the
Town of Newberry on Tuesday, No
vember 24th, 1908, to select candi
dates for mayor and aldermen to
serve for one year; trustees of the
graded schools for ward 1, ward 2
and ward 3 to serve for two years,
and one commissio'ner of public works
to serve for six years; the polls to be
opened at 8 o'clock a. m.. and to be
closed at 4 o'clock p. m.; one voting
precinct to be in each ward. and the
executive committee shall have
charge 'of locating same.
Section 2. All Democrats who
have duly registered for the munici
pal election of 1908 shall be allowed
to vote. In case the right to vote is
challenged, the person chaltenged
shall be required to establish his
right to vote before the manage*s by
the vouching of three Democrats,
provided, that in the nomination of
aldermen and trustees of the graded
school, from the respective wards, on
ly qualified electors from each warsi
shall be permitted to' vote for alder
men and trustees of the graded school,
from that ward.
Section 3. The candidates receiv
ing the majority of 'all votes cast for
the said offees of mayor. .aldermen,
and trustees of the graded school,
and commissioner of public works, re
spectively, at said election. shall be
declared the nominees of the Demo
e ratie party of said town: provided
that on or before twelve o'clock noon,
on Friday, November 2Ofh, each of
such candidates shall h'ave left a
written statement with the chairman
of the execntive committee that he is
a e,andidate and that he will a%ide the
result of such election. No vote shall
be counted for any candidate who has
not so pledged himself; and p)rovided,
further, that if no candidate either
for the offie of mayor or for alder
man or for trustee of the graided
school in a ward, or for commnission
er of publie works, shall have receiv
ed a majority of votes at such elee
tion, a second eleetion for the nomi
nation of mayor and for aldermen
and for a trustee of the graded school
and for commissioner of linblie works,
as the case may be. shall he held on
Friday. November 27th, under these
rules, at which second election only
the two candidates, who received the
highest vote at the former election
for the respective offices. shall be
voted for: and provided, further, in
the event there should be a tie at the
second primary for mayor and alder
men and trustee of the graded school
or commissioner of public wvorks.'
then a third primary shall be held on
Mondar. November 30th, 1908.
Section 4. 'When the votes shall
have been dulyconted, the managers
shall immediately certify the same t<
the executive committee, which com
mit.tee shall constitute a board of can
vassers, declaring the result of thi
election and hearing all contests ani
protests that may arise, whose actioi
in canvassing shall be final, provid
ed. that no member of the executiv(
committee shall be a candidate al
such lection, and provided, further
that the. said executive committeo
shall meet in the mayor's office at ter
o'clock a. m., on Wedneday, Novem
ber 25th; and in the event of a seconi
election, at ten o'clock a. m., Satur
day. Nov. 28th; and in the event of
third election, at ten o'clock a. m.
Tuesday, December 1st, to declare th(
said election and to hear any contesi
or protest in regard to same.
Section 5. The citizens' meetins
that shall adopt rules for hfie prsimarN
election shall elect an executive com
mittee of seven members, two frorr
the town at large and one from eael
ward, and this committee shall havE
the po.wer to fill vacancies in its mem
bership.
Assessments.
The executive committee of thE
town of Newberry iet and organized
by electiig Dr. 0. B. Mayer, chair
man; and I. H. Hunt, Esq., secretary
and treasurer.
It was moved and carried that tne
candidates be assessed as follows:
Mayor.............j.. ..$10.00
Aldermen ..... ... ... ..... 3.00
School Trustee ............3.00
Commissioner of Public Works 3.00
TYPHOID AT WINTHROP.
Three Cases Well Advanced and Sev
en Other Sick Students Under
Suspervision.
Columbia, S. C., Nov. 5.-The au
thorities of iWnthrop college, where
500 girls from all parts of the St.te
are at school, are much %vorried orei
an outbreak of typhoir fever. i le
contaminating source of which they,
have after several days of painstak
ing investigation been unable t, 1:
cate. There are three well-advanced1
cases in the college hospital with' anl
extra trained nurse on duty and sev
en other suspected eases whibc have
not yet been finally diagnosed as
typhoid. In -addition to these one
patient went home bofer the disease
was too far advanced on her to pre
vent travel.
State Health Officer, Dr. C. Frea
Williams, of Columbia. is on hand
making a thorough investigation with
the local health board -and the locai
members of the board of trustees,
and will not leave until he gets sat
isfying results. Not only is all the
food .supply being scientifically look.
ed into but every servant that comes
on the premises is being investigated.
Sample water from every spigo,t On
the premises in additi-on to the prin
ipal source of drinking water and
the water supply at the college dairy
were sent on to Ch'arleston today foi
analysis. Even the boxes of food
sent to girls from home are being in
vestigated. A sample of the main
drnking water was sent on to Balti
more some days ago, and the authori
ties there have just telegraphed that
it is pure and contains positively no
traces of infection of any kind..
There is no typhoid, it is said, in the
eity of Rock Hill, and -it is probable
that the college will get its watei
fromv the city water works until the
troub)le is over, if any reason is founa
fori sulspecting the p)resenlt supply.
A perplexing feature of the situa
tion. is that the cases on hand repre*
sont all the different dormitories anti
denairments of the college, and froa
different rooms in these dormitories.
%o f'ir the auithorities ha:ve nt been
able to uncover a suspicious citrcum
stanc-e that lerads to a discovery 0t
th!e cause. The college ha.s been open
now two months and it is thought un
likelv that :any of the eases startea
f,ire the naltienlts left home.
President Johhnson has been absent
everal weeks on his Europe.an trip,
and is to remain till Christmas.
As soon as more definite informa
tion can be olbtai ned. probably ina
dayv or so. a statemnent will be givet
ont from the co'llegeC f r publicati'on
fully and fr-ankly set t in1 forth the
true facts.
This is the first tronble of the kina
Beautiful anc
Ceremonie.
PRESIDENT J. H. HARMS
FORMALLY INAUGURATED
REPRESENTATIVES OF OTHER
COLLEGES TAKE PART.
South Carolina Synod Present in Body
-A. R. P. Synod Has Represen
tatives-The Speeches.
Under most favorable and auspici
ous surroundings and conditions Rev
John Henry Harms. was on last Fri
day morning formally inaugurated as
head of Newberry college. The cere
monies being conducted in Holland
hall at ten thirty o'clock in the pres
ence of a large assemblage of visi
tors and friends of the college, in
cluding the South Carolina Synod of
the Lutheran church and a delegation
fiom the A. R. P. Synod.
Everything seemed to favor the oc
casion and it was indeed a very pleas
ant one, and marks an epoch in .the
history of that institution. Promptly
at the hour set the students marched
into the hall to the strains of splendid
music furnished by the college orches
tra under the leadership of Prof. Roy
Z. Thomas. Indeed the music was
among one of the many enjoyable
features of the morning's exercise.
Hon. Geo. S. Mower, the genial
vice-president of the board of tru.
tees of the college, presided over the
e%ercises, which were opened with
prayer by Rev. Geo. A. Wright. Rev.
Edwin Fulenwider then gave out the
opening hymn, "Come thou almighty
king."
Dr. A. J. Bowers' Address.
The first speaker was Dr. A. J.
Bowers, of the faculty and chairman
of that body. In substance Dr. Bow
ers said: "It may not be the fourth
of March, nor is his name Bryan, but
he is a democratic president. A stud
ent. I understand, asked President
Harms when he was to be 'dedicated.
and a gentleman on the street a little
while ago asked me 'Will the presi
dent be installed or inaugurated?'
Tnstall has a mighty good sound. We
speak of stall-fed cat-tie. It is the
purpose of this board of trustees, and
this faculty, and this audience, and
this town to put Mr. Harms into a
stall. It is a good idea. A place for
good things, a place for high things,
a place to feed well, to en.jor your
self, and to grow large and fat, and
fine looking. We will install him1.
For myself I nrefer the other word
'to inaugurate.' The ancient augu1i
was a man to foretell the future and
to see what a gentle providence had
in store for -those who waited upon
him. The gods, the minds of the gods,
were revealed by ancient augurs.
"Today is an opportunity and a
chance for us to express to one an
other wha: the future holds now for
him and for us, for this school, for
this town, for -the Synod of South
Carolina, for the State of South Car
olina. What is the augury this morn
ing? The answer, the omen, the
sin? In the name of the faculty
I am glad to be able to say to this
audienee on this auspicious occasion
they are on this day quite fine. And
excellent things they prediet for him
and for us. Tt may not be told by the
examination of the entrails of vic
tims on the :altar, or by the examina
tion of the flight of birds in the air,
but it is told by the call, the signifi
eanen' of th eenll, of the board ot
trustees of this Senod represented by
them, and the call of the .hurch and
'f Glod to this von man. That is
the war i-t is deeinhered. Nlot -in
ancient Hebrew signs but hr this
wood tw'en tieth century movement,
the call of the man, the high call of
the man to be president of young
men. aInd to lead them.
"'Fi:st he is a young man. Look
how votnne he is. or at least how
voune he looks. Tt takes a young
'Vt'n~ to sho'ler thne icre in-aihilities
of thci- work w-ho - willing- to herme
.o t-ireet and i< v:il!!n-r to he shot at.
W\ho is willing to take a' high place
andl carry the hurtlen. It takes a
Touching
at Newberry
young man. In 1893 he went away
much younger than he is and he comes
back now still a young man, but
broader and wider and ready to hear
this call, the call of his brethren, as
well as his alma. mater. While a
young man we congratulate him more.
"Second, he is an alumnus of this
school. Some of us tried to teach him
in the years that are gone, and he
sat at the feet of that good man, Dr.
Holland, in whose footsteps he is pri
vileged to walk in -these latter years,
and I doubt not he will be able to
follow in the footsteps of this good
man. He is a good man. He has
got the spirit of Newberry college,
and the spirit of the Lutheran
church, and when the opportunity
came this was recognized. We will
not forget the boys who go out from
here, who spent four years with us,
and on good opportunity we will use
them again and call them back, and
train them for. position in this very
place in which they were born to high
impulse and endeavor. I was once on
the streets of Atlanta and a fellow
ran out of a place and zrabbed me
by the arm and held me up. I did
not know what had happened for
sometimes men are held up in the
streets of Atlanta, but I recognized
him quickly for he was a man that
went through Newberry college and
I had lost sight of him. He had got
ten to be at the head of the advertis
ing department of one of the big daily
papers in Atlanta. He said he
would introduce me to John Temple
Graves. who is my boss, and he show
ed me one of the ugliest men I ever
saw. In speaking of the young man
Graves said: 'He is from Newberry
and a gradua-te of Newberry college.
He tells me he spent four years in
Newberry college. I tell you one
thing about him that young man is a
glutton for work.' And the young
man said to me as I came down:
'Professor, I do not know whether
you will believe me or not. You did
not always believe me, I am sure. but
I want you to believe this-what I
am or expect to be I owe to Newberry
college.'
''In the third place he is a Chris
tian gentleman. There is .an old pro
verb that says, ''The ,teacher is born~
not made,'' and I have tried to im
prove on -that proverb. ''The teach
er must be born again.'' The teach
er must be born but he must be born
again. The successful teacher novw
must be a Christian man. It takes
grace. How could he otherwise? How
could he take hold of young men for
four years and not have the grace, the
high grace. to shape the destiny of
young men. 'He must be borni
again.
There is another~ proverb that says:
'The teacher must show the young
idea how to shoot,' and T have also
tried to improve on that ''He must
show the ynne~ idea ho"' to shoot
straight.'' He will shoot all right.
Whether he will shoot straight or not
that is his busines-- now anid ours,
-a every teachers' bulsinese who
raises his hand with kindly keeping
unfOnl thec hearts of von men and
shows them to shoat straiwht and high
for humanity and fe. 'ed."
Mr. Mower then said: ''We are
very hanpy this morning that the Sy
nod under whose auspices this eollege
is conducted has accepted the inwita
tion to be uresent at this time. We
are glad so many of yon were able
to come and we feel sure that von will
he renaid for vour trouble. On this
or-reasion there will he an address also
on behalf of the Synod by the presi
(lent of the South Carolina Synod,
TN M. Cr. Cr. Scherer. whom I now
take pleasure in introducine.'
Dr. Scherer's Address.
Rev. M. CT. CG. Seherer, nresideit of
the South Carolina Synod, said:
''IT has been the custom of men of
all ages, as has been said to Von,~ to
bein importoni enternPrise sneh' for
iiiInce a- the frmndation of "ities
Or of temn ien or to indn* ~et men in
a , always considered a most n
hs3y iing to have the an1eur pres
ent and after they had consulted, the
answer, if they deemed the signs fav
orable, they so announced, and this
declaration comoleted the ceremonies
of inauguration. The augur has
spoken. These ceremonies,- however,
are not yet over. We are here this
morning, the synod of South Caro
lina. the board of trustees of New
berry college, the faculty, the stud
ents, and the citizens of this dear old
town to inaugurate the newly elected
president of Newberry college. Not
with such ceremonies as those which
have been referred to but with cere
monies more in keeping with our
Christian ideas and with our advanc
ed stage of civilization.
"My part in these exercises is to
speak not in an individual capacity
but as the mouthpiece of the synod
of South Carolina, expressing an in
dividual interest and personal inter
est, and endeavoring also with a fee
ble voice, not nearly so strong as oth
ers of those in the South Carolina
Synod and with a tongue not nearly
so eloquent as others of those in the
South Carolina Synod. the interest of
our church of South Carolina in the
prosperity and progress of Newberry
college.
"Our presence here, Mr. Harms,
must impress at least one or two
thoughts deeply upon your mind.
Thoughts to which I shall endeavor
briefly to give expression in words,
and one of these thoughts is on the
surface to be seen at once. by any and
everyone with one eye. The great im
portance which the synod of South
Carolina attaches to your office and
the work to which you have been
called. It is not necessary that I
speak of the great importance of
Christian education. It ic not neces
sarv 'that I remind you of the respon
sible duties which shall be laid upon
vou. Our very presence implies the
importance which we attach to these
things. We came many of us many
miles to attend the session of the
South Carolina synod, great and im
portant questions are before us
awaiting our deliberations and our
conclusion. We laid them aside and
we rose early in the morning and
took the train and came from the
neighboring town of Prosperity, to
show yon as one man we are interest
ed in this work, and we realize the
great importance of it. If it were not
that .the synod of South Carolina rea
lizes this great work of yourself as
one of first importance we would not
have done this. Great work and, sir,
we desire that you should have a sim
ilar view of your- officee and of your
work as that which the South Car
olina synod has. We do not desire1
that you should feel that this is a lit
tIe work. We want .you to feel that
it is a great position, one of great dig
nity, one of high .honor, one, of tre
mendous responsibilty, one of im
mense opportunity. We want you to
feel that. Anud we want you to feel
that in order to fill this position'you
have got to be a mighty big man, and 4
we have confidence as our presence
here indic"tes, that yo will fill the I
position. Another thing whieh out
presence signifies is this that you
shall have the assurance of the loy
altv' a- I-earty m:t or it of th: Souith j
Carolina synod in this great work to
which you have been called. It is noi:
necessary that I should on.ioin upmi]
you how the South Carolina synod
regards this matter. Other men have
gon-e before you. Other men have
had ii office which vou take up to
day. They, were made great in the]
insitiont which you occupy today.
Made great. And for their greatness
and for their success they' are not in
debted solely to their native ability~
and po~wer, but they were and are in
debted to the support of the South1
Carolina synod and what the South
Carolina synod has done for them it
comnes to vou this morning and will doI
for vou. Now with these words this
morning of the high importance we
attack to your work, and helping you
if necessary to realize the import- 1
anee and greatness of the position to
wh'li(h vou have heeni called. and imn
nrn voin with the great work
!! &s before yon. we hI)d yo
VTice-President Geo. S. Mower Speaksc
Mr. Mower. acting chIairmani1 as 0l
stated,. said that it was ''a matter o1lh
great reret that on this accosion a i t
very warm friend and tried friend of
Newberry college on account of phy
sical disability is unable to be pres
ent with us. I refer to the Rev. J. A.
Sligh, for many years president of
the board of trustees. For near half
a century Mr. Sligh has been on the
board. I know it is a matter of great
regret to him that he is unable to be
present .as I know it is a matter of
regret on our part.
"On this occasion as vice-presi
dent of the board of trustees," Mt.
Mower continued, "it has fallen to
my lot to preside on .this occasion. I
had the confident belif .that Mr.
Sligh would be able to be present.
You know the wish is always the
father of the thought, so I suppose
that is largely the basis of my be
lief. It was on the program that I
would make an address. I wish to
disabuse your minds of .any impris
zio- that you may have received of
that kind. So I will proceed with
what I deem my duty on this occas
ion, and will express myself as brief
ly a spossible."
Mr. Mower then in his characteris
tic manner, full of earnestness and
goodwill for his fellowman, and with
the life long desire and purpose of
his noble heart telling in each accent
of his voice that he did wish both the
college and President Harms un-'
bounded success formally turned over
to the new president 'he charge of
Newberry college. Among the ap
propriate remarks of Mr. Mower, and
they were all appropriate, he said:
"This work of Newberry college I
f'irmly believe has had resting upon it
the blessing of God. Dqiring the
thirty years of which I have had op
portunity on account of my close ob
servation and connection with the
college, I have been convinced that
the blessing of God has rested upon
this institution. During that period
there have been many discourage
ments, many disappointments, and
many crises. have arisen. but as I
,aid a moment ago I believe the bless
ing of God is resting upon this col
lege rand is guiding and directing
'hose who have charge of the direc
tion of the college."
He paid a loving tribute to those
nen who had stood by .the college la
lays not so prosperous as these lat
:er days, and in speaking to Mr.
Earms he said: "The board of trus
:ees of the college, the voice of the
ynod have all pointed to you as the
nan for this place. I have no
loubt but that you will worthily and
~uccessfully fill that place. You
ome into it with the assurance on
lhe part of :the .trustees, and as has
een before stated, of the South Car
ling~ synod, that you have the pray
ars and hearty support of both. I
iow have the pleasure of presenting
:o you the president of Newberry col
ege. Rev. J. H. Harms.''
Everyone in the hall rose as a
treeting to President Harms, and he
tracefully and smilingly acknowi
~dged the greetings and the honorm
which were his during this happy
iOur.
Address of President Harms.
The address of President Harms
vas the event of -the morning, a few
?xtraets of which .are here given:
Dr. Harms said that ever since the
L5th day of July, I857, when the Rev.
D)r. John Bachman stood yonder, in?
he name of the South Carolina sy
'iod. and laid the corner-stone of the
>rigin.al building that adorned these
>remises. Newberry colle<ze has not
aeked for friends. Its friends have
ot been limited to the people of its
Eraith. *** Of the host of loyal and
li.sinterested friends we have no finet
ilustration than that of the presiding
fficer..tihe Hon. Geo. S. Mower. New
erry college has a glorious ancient
md a brilliant modern history. * **
rhis morning I ask your attention to
study of " The Ideal College.'' I
an hope to only touch a few of the
nore important and salient features
f a college thlat can fairly claim to
>e ideal, a place of adequate insp-a
ion for our youth as they face the
luties and -the difficulties of life.
"Let me name but three of the
>haracteristics of the ideal school.
me as to its size, one as to its system,
me -as to its spiri.t. This is an age of
iig 'things. Bigness is the watch
vord of the 1l)ur. Everywhere the
net of bignnes s being pot to inetits